Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths

Including Actinides

J.-C. G. Bünzli, Vitalij K. Pecharsky

• Publisher: North Holland
• Year: 2012
• Print ISBN: 9780444595362
• eBook ISBN: 9780444595348
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Inorganic Chemistry

The rare earths represent a group of chemical elements, the lanthanides, together with scandium and yttrium, which exhibit similar chemical properties. They are strategically important to developed and developing nations as they have a wide variety of applications in catalysis, the defense industry, aerospace, the materials and life sciences and in sustainable energy technologies. The Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of the Rare Earths is a continuing authoritative series that deals with the science and technology of the rare earth elements in an integrated manner. Each chapter is a comprehensive, up-to-date, critical review of a particular segment of the field. The work offers the researcher and graduate student a complete and thorough coverage of this fascinating field. - Individual chapters are comprehensive, broad, critical reviews - Contributions are written by highly experienced, invited experts - Gives an up-to-date overview of developments in the field

Contents of Volumes 1–42

VOLUME 1: Metals

1978, 1st repr. 1982, 2nd repr. 1991; ISBN 0-444-85020-1

1. Z.B. Goldschmidt, Atomic properties (free atom)

2. B.J. Beaudry and K.A. Gschneidner Jr, Preparation and basic properties of the rare earth metals

3. S.H. Liu, Electronic structure of rare earth metals

4. D.C. Koskenmaki and K.A. Gschneidner Jr, Cerium

5. L.J. Sundström, Low temperature heat capacity of the rare earth metals

6. K.A. McEwen, Magnetic and transport properties of the rare earths

7. S.K. Sinha, Magnetic structures and inelastic neutron scattering: metals, alloys and compounds

8. T.E. Scott, Elastic and mechanical properties

9. A. Jayaraman, High pressure studies: metals, alloys and compounds

10. C. Probst and J. Wittig, Superconductivity: metals, alloys and compounds

11. M.B. Maple, L.E. DeLong and B.C. Sales, Kondo effect: alloys and compounds

12. M.P. Dariel, Diffusion in rare earth metals

Subject index

VOLUME 2: Alloys and intermetallics

1979, 1st repr. 1982, 2nd repr. 1991; ISBN 0-444-85021-X

13. A. landelli and A. Palenzona, Crystal chemistry of intermetallic compounds

14. H.R. Kirchmayr and C.A. Poldy, Magnetic properties of intermetallic compounds of rare earth metals

15. A.E. Clark, Magnetostrictive RFe2 intermetallic compounds

16. J.J. Rhyne, Amorphous magnetic rare earth alloys

17. P. Fulde, Crystal fields

18. R.G. Barnes, NMR, EPR and Mössbauer effect: metals, alloys and compounds

19. P. Wachter, Europium chalcogenides: EuO, EuS, EuSe and EuTe

20. A. Jayaraman, Valence changes in compounds

Subject index

VOLUME 3: Non-metallic compounds – I

1979, 1st repr. 1984; ISBN 0-444-85215-8

21. L.A. Haskin and T.P. Paster, Geochemistry and mineralogy of the rare earths

22. J.E. Powell, Separation chemistry

23. C.K. Jørgensen, Theoretical chemistry of rare earths

24. W.T. Carnall, The absorption and fluorescence spectra of rare earth ions in solution

25. L.C. Thompson, Complexes

26. G.G. Libowitz and A.J. Maeland, Hydrides

27. L. Eyring, The binary rare earth oxides

28. D.J.M. Bevan and E. Summerville, Mixed rare earth oxides

29. C.P. Khattak and F.F.Y. Wang, Perovskites and garnets

30. L.H. Brixner, J.R. Barkley and W. Jeitschko, Rare earth molybdates (VI)

Subject index

VOLUME 4: Non-metallic compounds – II

1979, 1st repr. 1984; ISBN 0-444-85216-6

31. J. Flahaut, Sulfides, selenides and tellurides

32. J.M. Haschke, Halides

33. F. Hulliger, Rare earth pnictides

34. G. Blasse, Chemistry and physics of R-activated phosphors

35. M.J. Weber, Rare earth lasers

36. F.K. Fong, Nonradiative processes of rare-earth ions in crystals

37A. J.W. O’Laughlin, Chemical spectrophotometric and polarographic methods

37B. S.R. Taylor, Trace element analysis of rare earth elements by spark source mass spectroscopy

37C. R.J. Conzemius, Analysis of rare earth matrices by spark source mass spectrometry

37D. E.L. DeKalb and V.A. Fassel, Optical atomic emission and absorption methods

37E. A.P. D’Silva and V.A. Fassel, X-ray excited optical luminescence of the rare earths

37F. F.W.V. Boynton, Neutron activation analysis

37G. S. Schuhmann and J.A. Philpotts, Mass-spectrometric stable-isotope dilution analysis for lanthanides in geochemical materials

38. J. Reuben and G.A. Elgavish, Shift reagents and NMR of paramagnetic lanthanide complexes

39. J. Reuben, Bioinorganic chemistry: lanthanides as probes in systems of biological interest

40. T.J. Haley, Toxicity

Subject index

VOLUME 5

1982, 1st repr. 1984; ISBN 0-444-86375-3

41. M. Gasgnier, Rare earth alloys and compounds as thin films

42. E. Gratz and M.J. Zuckermann, Transport properties (electrical resitivity, thermoelectric power thermal conductivity) of rare earth intermetallic compounds

43. F.P. Netzer and E. Bertel, Adsorption and catalysis on rare earth surfaces

44. C. Boulesteix, Defects and phase transformation near room temperature in rare earth sesquioxides

45. O. Greis and J.M. Haschke, Rare earth fluorides

46. C.A. Morrison and R.P. Leavitt, Spectroscopic properties of triply ionized lanthanides in transparent host crystals

Subject index

VOLUME 6

1984; ISBN 0-444-86592-6

47. K.H.J. Buschow, Hydrogen absorption in intermetallic compounds

48. E. Parthé and B. Chabot, Crystal structures and crystal chemistry of ternary rare earth–transition metal borides, silicides and homologues

49. P. Rogl, Phase equilibria in ternary and higher order systems with rare earth elements and boron

50. H.B. Kagan and J.L. Namy, Preparation of divalent ytterbium and samarium derivatives and their use in organic chemistry

Subject index

VOLUME 7

1984; ISBN 0-444-86851-8

51. P. Rogl, Phase equilibria in ternary and higher order systems with rare earth elements and silicon

52. K.H.J. Buschow, Amorphous alloys

53. H. Schumann and W. Genthe, Organometallic compounds of the rare earths

Subject index

VOLUME 8

1986; ISBN 0-444-86971-9

54. K.A. Gschneidner Jr and F.W. Calderwood, Intra rare earth binary alloys: phase relationships, lattice parameters and systematics

55. X. Gao, Polarographic analysis of the rare earths

56. M. Leskelä and L. Niinistö, Inorganic complex compounds I

57. J.R. Long, Implications in organic synthesis 335 Errata

Subject index

VOLUME 9

1987; ISBN 0-444-87045-8

58. R. Reisfeld and C.K. Jørgensen, Excited state phenomena in vitreous materials

59. L. Niinistö and M. Leskelä, Inorganic complex compounds II

60. J.-C.G. Bünzli, Complexes with synthetic ionophores

61. Zhiquan Shen and Jun Ouyang, Rare earth coordination catalysis in stereospecific pol...

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Series Page
• Copyright
• Preface
• Contents of Volumes 1–42
• Index of Contents of Volumes 1–43
• Chapter 254. Lanthanidomesogens
• Chapter 255. Recycling of Rare Earths from Scrap
• Chapter 256. Ionic Liquids: New Hopes for Efficient Lanthanide/Actinide Extraction and Separation?
• Chapter 257. Structural Properties of Lanthanides at Ultra High Pressure
• Chapter 258. Selected Values of the Thermodynamic Properties of Scandium, Yttrium, and the Lanthanide Elements
• Author Index
• Subject Index