Preface
Chapter 1 WHAT IS MATERIALS CHEMISTRY?
1.1 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
1.2 CONSIDERATIONS IN THE DESIGN
OF NEW MATERIALS
1.3 DESIGN OF NEW MATERIALS THROUGH
A CRITICAL THINKING APPROACH
Chapter 2 SOLID-STATE CHEMISTRY
2.1 AMORPHOUS VS. CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS
2.2 TYPES OF BONDING IN SOLIDS
2.2.1 Ionic Solids
2.2.2 Metallic Solids
2.2.3 Covalent Network Solids
2.2.4 Molecular Solids
2.3 THE CRYSTALLINE STATE
2.3.1 Crystal Growth Techniques
2.3.2 Crystal Structures
2.3.3 Crystal Symmetry and Space Groups
2.3.4 X-Ray Diffraction from Crystalline Solids
2.3.5 Crystal Imperfections
2.3.6 Physical Properties of Crystals
2.3.7 Bonding in Crystalline Solids: Introduction to Band Theory
2.4 THE AMORPHOUS STATE
2.4.1 Sol-Gel Processing
2.4.2 Glasses
2.4.3 Cementitious Materials
2.4.4 Ceramics
Chapter 3 METALS
3.1 MINING AND PROCESSING OF METALS
3.1.1 Powder Metallurgy
3.2 METALLIC STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES
3.2.1 Phase Behavior of Iron-Carbon Alloys
3.2.2 Hardening Mechanisms of Steels
3.2.3 Stainless Steels
3.2.4 Nonferrous Metals and Alloys
3.3 METAL SURFACE TREATMENTS FOR
CORROSION RESISTANCE
3.4 MAGNETISM
3.5 REVERSIBLE HYDROGEN STORAGE
Chapter 4 SEMICONDUCTORS
4.1 PROPERTIES AND TYPES OF SEMICONDUCTORS
4.2 SILICON-BASED APPLICATIONS
4.2.1 Silicon Wafer Production
4.2.2 Integrated Circuits
4.3 LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES: THERE IS LIFE
OUTSIDE OF SILICON!
4.4 THERMOELECTRIC (TE) MATERIALS
Chapter 5 POLYMERIC MATERIALS
5.1 POLYMER CLASSIFICATIONS
AND NOMENCLATURE
5.2 POLYMERIZATION MECHANISMS
5.2.1 Addition Polymerization
5.2.2 Heterogeneous Catalysis
5.2.3 Homogeneous Catalysis
5.2.4 Step-Growth Polymerization
5.2.5 Dendritic Polymers
5.2.6 Polymerization via "Click" Chemistry
5.3 "SOFT MATERIALS" APPLICATIONS:STRUCTURE VS. PROPERTIES
5.3.1 Biomatedals Applications
5.3.2 Conductive Polymers
5.3.3 Molecular Magnets
5.4 POLYMER ADDITIVES
5.4.1 Flame Retardants
Chapter 6 NANOMATERIALS
6.1 NANOTOXICITY
6.2 WHAT IS NANOTECHNOLOGY?
6.3 NANOSCALE BUILDING BLOCKS AND APPLICATIONS
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Chapter 7 MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION
APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B
APPENDIX C
Index