Chemical Approaches to the Synthesis of Inorganic Materials

Chemical approaches to synthesis play a significant role in the development of inorganic materials. Particularly noteworthy are the soft chemical routes which often yield novel, metastable materials. This title outlines the important methods and strategies employed in chemical synthesis of materials. Common Reactions Employed in Synthesis.

Ceramic Procedures.

Precursor Methods.

Combustion Synthesis.

Topochemical Reactions.

Intercalation Chemisty.

Sol-Gel Synthesis.

Ion Exchange Method.

Use of Alkali Media.

Electrochemical Methods.

Nebulized Spray Pyrolysis.

Arc and Skull Methods.

Reactions at High Pressures.

Intergrowth Structures.

Superconducting Cuprates.

Metal Borides, Carbides and Nitrides.

Metal Fluorides.

Metal Silicides, Phosphides, Sulfides and Related Material.

Nanomaterials.

Index.

C. N. R. RAO is Albert Einstein Research Professor at the CSIR Centre of Excellence in Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science and Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research in Bangalore, India.