Structure of Materials
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Structure of Materials

An Introduction to Crystallography, Diffraction and Symmetry

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Structure of Materials

An Introduction to Crystallography, Diffraction and Symmetry

About this book

This highly readable, popular textbook for upper undergraduates and graduates comprehensively covers the fundamentals of crystallography and symmetry, applying these concepts to a large range of materials. New to this edition are more streamlined coverage of crystallography, additional coverage of magnetic point group symmetry and updated material on extraterrestrial minerals and rocks. New exercises at the end of chapters, plus over 500 additional exercises available online, allow students to check their understanding of key concepts and put into practice what they have learnt. Over 400 illustrations within the text help students visualise crystal structures and more abstract mathematical objects, supporting more difficult topics like point group symmetries. Historical and biographical sections add colour and interest by giving an insight into those who have contributed significantly to the field. Supplementary online material includes password-protected solutions, over 100 crystal structure data files, and Powerpoints of figures from the book.

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Table of contents

  1. Structure of Materials
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface to the second edition
  7. Preface to the first edition
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Figure reproductions
  10. Symbols
  11. 1 Materials and material properties
  12. 2 The periodic table of the elements and interatomic bonds
  13. 3 What is a crystal structure?
  14. 4 Crystallographic computations
  15. 5 Lattice planes
  16. 6 Reciprocal space
  17. 7 Additional crystallographic computations
  18. 8 Symmetry in crystallography
  19. 9 Point groups
  20. 10 Plane groups and space groups
  21. 11 X-ray diffraction: geometry
  22. 12 X-ray diffraction: intensities
  23. 13 Other diffraction techniques
  24. 14 About crystal structures and diffraction patterns
  25. 15 Non-crystallographic point groups
  26. 16 Periodic and aperiodic tilings
  27. 17 Metallic structures I: simple, derivative, and superlattice structures
  28. 18 Metallic structures II: complex geometrically determined structures
  29. 19 Metallic structures III: quasicrystals
  30. 20 Metallic structures IV: amorphous metals
  31. 21 Ceramic structures I: basic structure prototypes
  32. 22 Ceramic structures II: high-temperature superconductors
  33. 23 Ceramic structures III: terrestrial and extraterrestrial minerals
  34. 24 Molecular solids and biological materials
  35. References
  36. Index