Chemistry of Non-Stoichiometric Compounds

As inorganic materials are put to more and more practical uses—mainly in electric, magnetic, and optical devices—materials scientists must have an increasingly sophisticated understanding of the chemical and physical properties of inorganic compounds. This volume—the first of its kind in twenty years—provides a unified presentation of the chemistry of non-stoichiometric compounds based on statistical thermodynamics and structural inorganic chemistry. Four modern examples of non-stoichiometric compounds—ionic conducting compounds, hydrogen absorbing alloys, magnetic materials, and electrical materials—are discussed in detail. Students and researchers in structural inorganic chemistry, crystallography, materials science, and solid state physics will find this much-needed book both practical and informative.