Crystallography of Modular Materials

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Giovanni Ferraris (, Faculty of Mathematical Physical and Natural Sciences, University of Turin, Italy) Emil Makovicky (, Mineralogy Department of the Geological Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark)

Crystallography of Modular Materials

Giovanni Ferraris (, Faculty of Mathematical Physical and Natural Sciences, University of Turin, Italy), Emil Makovicky (, Mineralogy Department of the Geological Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark), Stefano Merlino (, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, Italy)

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Oxford University Press
01 May 2008

Condensed matter physics (liquid state & solid state physics); Solid state chemistry; Crystallography; Mineralogy & gems; Materials science

Series: International Union of Crystallography Monographs on Crystallography

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"This is the first book to provide a comprehensive treatment of theories and applications in the rapidly expanding field of the crystallography of modular materials. Molecules are the natural modules from which molecular crystalline structures are built. Most inorganic structures, however, are infinite arrays of atoms and some kinds of surrogate modules, e.g. co-ordination polyhedra, are usually used to describe them. In recent years the attention has been focused on complex modules as the basis for a systematic description of polytypes and homologous/polysomatic series (modular structures). This representation is applied to the modelling of unknown structures and understanding nanoscale defects and intergrowths in materials. The Order/Disorder (OD) theory is fundamental to developing a systematic theory of polytypism, dealing with those structures based on both ordered and disordered stacking of one or more layers. Twinning at both unit-cell and micro-scale, together with disorder, causes many problems, ""demons"", for computer-based methods of crystal structure determination. This book develops the theory of twinning with the inclusion of worked examples, converting the ""demons"" into useful indicators for unravelling crystal structure. In spite of the increasing use of the concepts of modular crystallography for characterising, understanding and tailoring technological crystalline materials, this is the first book to offer a unified treatment of the results, which are spread across many different journals and original papers published over the last twenty years."

By: Giovanni Ferraris ( Faculty of Mathematical Physical and Natural Sciences University of Turin Italy), Emil Makovicky (, Mineralogy Department of the Geological Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark), Stefano Merlino (, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, Italy)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 15
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 561g
ISBN: 9780199545698
ISBN 10: 0199545693
Series: International Union of Crystallography Monographs on Crystallography
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 01 May 2008
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active