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Preface | |
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What is Materials Chemistry? | |
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Historical Perspectives | |
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Considerations in the Design of New Materials | |
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Design of New Materials Through a �Critical Thinking� Approach | |
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Solid-State Chemistry | |
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Amorphous vs. Crystalline Solids | |
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Types of Bonding in Solids | |
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Ionic Solids | |
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Metallic Solids | |
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Covalent Network Solids | |
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Molecular Solids | |
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The Crystalline State | |
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Crystal Growth Techniques | |
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Crystal Structures | |
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Crystal Symmetry and Space Groups | |
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X-Ray Diffraction from Crystalline Solids | |
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Crystal Imperfections | |
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Physical Properties of Crystals | |
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Bonding in Crystalline Solids: Introduction to Band Theory | |
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The Amorphous State | |
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Sol-Gel Processing | |
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Glasses | |
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Cementitious Materials | |
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Ceramics | |
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Metals | |
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Mining and Processing of Metals | |
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Powder Metallurgy | |
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Metallic Structures and Properties | |
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Phase Behavior of Iron-Carbon Alloys | |
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Hardening Mechanisms of Steels | |
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Stainless Steels | |
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Nonferrous Metals and Alloys | |
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Metal Surface Treatments for Corrosion Resistance | |
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Magnetism | |
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Reversible Hydrogen Storage | |
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Semiconductors | |
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Properties and Types of Semiconductors | |
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Silicon-Based Applications | |
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Silicon Wafer Production | |
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Integrated Circuits | |
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Light-Emitting Diodes: There is Life Outside of Silicon! | |
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Thermoelectric (Te) Materials | |
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Polymeric Materials | |
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Polymer Classifications and Nomenclature | |
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Polymerization Mechanisms | |
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Addition Polymerization | |
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Heterogeneous Catalysis | |
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Homogeneous Catalysis | |
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Step-Growth Polymerization | |
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Dendritic Polymers | |
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Polymerization via �Click� Chemistry | |
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�Soft Materials� Applications: Structure vs. Properties | |
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Biomaterials Applications | |
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Conductive Polymers | |
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Molecular Magnets | |
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Polymer Additives | |
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Flame Retardants | |
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Nanomaterials | |
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Nanotoxicity | |
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What is �Nanotechnology�? | |
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Nanoscale Building Blocks and Applications | |
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Zero-Dimensional Nanomaterials | |
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One-Dimensional Nanostructures | |
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Two-Dimensional Nanostructures: The �Graphene Frontier� | |
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Materials Characterization | |
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Optical Microscopy | |
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Electron Microscopy | |
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Electron Sources | |
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Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) | |
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Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) | |
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Surface Characterization Techniques Based on Particle Bombardment | |
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Photoelectron Spectroscopy (PES) | |
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X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) | |
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Ion-Bombardment Techniques | |
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Atom-Probe Tomography (APT) | |
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Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) | |
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Bulk Characterization Techniques | |
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Chemical Vapor Deposition of Carbon Nanotubes | |
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Background Information | |
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Procedure | |
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Supercritical Fluid Facilitated Growth of Copper and Aluminum Oxide NanopArticles | |
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Procedure | |
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Synthesis and Characterization of Liquid Crystals | |
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Procedure | |
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Template Synthesis and Magnetic Manipulation of Nickel Nanowires | |
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Procedure | |
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Introduction to Photolithography | |
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Procedure | |
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Synthesis of Gold Nanoclusters | |
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Procedure | |
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Synthesis of Porous Silicon | |
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Procedure | |
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Solid-Liquid-Solid (SLS) Growth of Silicon Nanowires | |
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Procedure | |
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Synthesis of Ferrofluids | |
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Metallurgy/Phase Transformations | |
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Heat Treatment of Glass Ceramics | |
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Index | |