Structure of Crystals describes the ideal and real atomic structure of crystals as well as the electronic structures. The fundamentals of chemical bonding between atoms are given, and the geometric representations in the theory of crystal structure and crystal chemistry, as well as the lattice energy, are considered. The important classes of crystal structures in inorganic compounds as well as the structures of polymers, liquid crystals, biological crystals, and macromolecules are treated. This edition is complemented with recent data on many types of crystal structures - e.g., the structure of fullerenes, high-temperature superconductors, minerals, and liquid crystals.
By:
Boris K. Vainshtein,
Vladimir M. Fridkin,
Vladimir L. Indenbom
Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Country of Publication: Germany
Edition: 3rd ed. 2000. Softcover reprint of the original 3rd ed. 2000
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 825g
ISBN: 9783642631702
ISBN 10: 3642631703
Pages: 521
Publication Date: 17 August 2012
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. Principles of Formation of the Atomic Structure of Crystals.- 1.1 The Structure of Atoms.- 1.2 Chemical Bonding Between Atoms.- 1.3 Energy of the Crystal Lattice.- 1.4 Crystallochemical Radii Systems.- 1.5 Geometric Regularities in the Atomic Structure of Crystals.- 1.6 Solid Solutions and Isomorphism.- 2. Principal Types of Crystal Structures.- 2.1 Crystal Structures of Elements.- 2.2 Intermetallic Structures.- 2.3 Structures with Bonds of Ionic Nature.- 2.4 Covalent Structures.- 2.5 Structure of Complex and Related Compounds.- 2.6 Principles of Organic Crystal Chemistry.- 2.7 Structure of High-Polymer Substances.- 2.8 Structure of Liquid Crystals.- 2.9 Structures of Substances of Biological Origin.- 3.Band Energy Structure of Crystals.- 3.1 Electron Motion in the Ideal Crystal.- 3.2 Brillouin Zones.- 3.3 Isoenergetic Surfaces. Fermi Surface and Band Structure.- 4. Lattice Dynamics and Phase Transitions.- 4.1 Atomic Vibrations in a Crystal.- 4.2 Heat Capacity, Thermal Expansion, and Thermal Conductivity of Crystals.- 4.3 Polymorphism. Phase Transitions.- 4.4 Atomic Vibrations and Polymorphous Transitions.- 4.5 Ordering-Type Phase Transitions.- 4.6 Phase Transitions and Electron-Phonon Interaction.- 4.7 Debye’s Equation of State and Griineisen’s Formula.- 4.8 Phase Transitions and Crystal Symmetry.- 5. The Structure of Real Crystals.- 5.1 Classification of Crystal Lattice Defects.- 5.2 Point Defects of the Crystal Lattice.- 5.3 Dislocations.- 5.4 Stacking Faults and Partial Dislocations.- 5.5 Continuum Description of Dislocations.- 5.6 Subgrain Boundaries (Mosaic Structures) in Crystals.- 5.7 Twins 375.- 5.8 Direct Observation of Lattice Defects.- 6. Advances in Structural Crystallography.- 6.1 Development of Structure Analysis. Data Banks.- 6.2 Fullerenes and Füllendes.- 6.3 Crystal Chemistry of Silicates and Related Compounds.- 6.4 Structure of Superconductors.- 6.5 Modular Structures, Blocks, and Fragments.- 6.6 X-Ray Analysis for Studying Chemical Bonding.- 6.7 Organic Crystal Chemistry.- 6.8 Structure Investigation of Biomolecular Crystals.- 6.9 Ordering in Liquid Crystals.- 6.10 Langmuir-Blodgett Films.- 6.11 Photo- and Thermostimulated Phase Transitions in Ferroelectrics.- References.
