Intermetallics: Synthesis, Structure, Function

Description

Intermetallic compounds play an extraordinary role in daily life for construction materials and well-defined functions that are based on their specific chemical and physical properties, e.g. magnetism and superconductivity. High-tech materials are meanwhile indispensable in our technology-driven information society. The Periodic Table comprises more than 80 metallic elements which offer an incredible potential for formation of binary, ternary and even multinary intermetallic compounds with peculiar crystal structures and properties. The present textbook introduces into the basics of intermetallic chemistry with an emphasis on crystal chemistry and selected chemical and physical properties. Introduction to the large family of intermetallics for Master and PhD students Synthesis techniques for intermetallic compounds and systematic description of crystal chemistry Basic chemical and physical properties Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Synthesis 2.1 Starting Materials Crucible Materials 2.2 Phase Diagrams Metallography 2.3 Melting, Annealing and Sintering 2.4 Arc-Melting 2.5 Induction Melting 2.6 Spark Plasma Sintering 2.7 Metal-flux assisted Synthesis 2.8 Salt-flux assisted Synthesis 2.9 Thin Films 2.10 Chemical Vapor Transport 2.11 Crystal Growth Techniques 3. Structure 3.1 The Metallic Elements 3.2 Alloys, Solid Solutions, Compounds 3.3 Ordered Close-packed Structures 3.4 Chemical Bonding 3.4.1 The Metallic State of Matter 3.4.2 Approaches to Electronic Structure and Bonding in Extended Structures 3.5 Hume-Rothery Phases 3.6 Laves Phases 3.7 Zintl Phases 3.8 Group III Elements 3.8.1 Borides 3.8.2 Aluminides 3.8.3 Gallides 3.8.4 Indides 3.8.5 Thallides 3.9 Tetrelides 3.9.1 Carbides 3.9.2 Silicides 3.9.3 Germanides 3.9.5 Plumbides 3.10 Pnictides 3.10.1 Nitrides 3.10.2 Phosphides 3.10.3 Arsenides 3.10.4 Antimonides 3.10.5 Bismuthides 3.11 Chalcogenides 3.11.1 Suboxides 3.11.2 Metal-rich Sulphides 3.11.3 Selenides 3.11.4 Tellurides 3.12 Beryllium and Magnesium Intermetallics 3.13 Zinc and Cadmium Intermetallics 3.14 Amalgames 3.15 Aurides and Platinides 3.16 Hydrides 3.17 Classification/Hierarchy 3.18 Quasicrystals 4. Function 4.1 Magnetic Properties 4.2 Superconductivity 4.3 Thermoelectric Materials 4.4 Battery Materials 4.5 Metallic Glasses Formula Index Subject Index