Basic Solid State Chemistry (Paperback)

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"..an excellent text for undergraduates specialising in the area..cannot be beaten for its informed coverage of a key subject area.", Professor Mark Weller, Head of the Inorganic Materials and Solid State Chemistry research group at the University of Southampton, The Alchemist, Augst 1999# --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

Basic Solid State Chemistry, Second Edition is a thorough revision of this best selling introductory text. This new edition provides the reader with an up to date account of the essential topics in this exciting and developing area. Whilst the structure of the first edition has been retained, introducing topics in a logical and coherent way, the text has been revised to include latest developments and concepts. There is a new chapter on Synthetic Methods covering solid state, precursor, chemie douce, intercalation, gas phase (MOCVD, vapour phase transport), hydrothermal and other methods. In addition there is new material on fullerenes, spinels and applications of phase diagrams. The coverage of solid solutions has been expanded and many of the diagrams have been considerably improved, as have the examples and problems.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (August 10, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471987565
• ISBN-13: 978-0471987567
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #217,572 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Basic Solid State Chemistry, August 8, 2008

By	Kathryn Geppert (St. Louis) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This was a good book for the class I took, Solid State Chemistry. It went well with the lectures and gave pretty good examples. However, I wouldn't recommend it for someone interested in the subject and not taking a class. I did need lectures and supplemental notes to help understand a lot of the subject matter. Also, it doesn't give solutions to the problems in the back of the book.

8 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent source of crystal chemistry material, June 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: WIE Basic Solid State Chemistry Abridged (Paperback)

Professor West's magnum opus:

This book was the bible in the inorganic chemistry department of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, where Prof. West taught during my undergraduate years.

He was/is a very likeable man, always helpful to his undergraduate and postdoctoral students, and the presentation is user-friendly and clear. The department is world-class, and again, it is hard to outdo this book for clarity and scope of inorganic/crystal chemistry.

Topics: crystal structure, crystallography, phase diagrams, electrical properties, magnetic/optical properties, etc...

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a good book with a detailed explanation of theories, February 8, 2008

By	Li Jing "zimoutianduo" (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

this is the required textbook of my solidsate material course. it is a very good book with a lot of detailed explanation of theory and lots of examples. it is suitable for graduate and senior undergraduate students.

the only withdraw, I think, is that it does not provide answer key.
And, of course, I wish it to be more cheaper.