"Solid-state chemistry, also sometimes referred as materials chemistry, is the study of the synthesis, structure, and properties of solid phase materials."
The study of the synthesis, structure, and properties of solid materials.
Crystal structure: This topic covers the arrangement of atoms in crystalline materials, including crystal systems, unit cells, lattice types, crystallographic axes, and symmetry operators.
Symmetry and groups: This topic deals with the classification of objects according to their symmetries and the mathematical groups that describe these symmetries.
Atomic and ionic radii: This topic covers the size of atoms and ions, which are fundamental to understanding chemical bonding and more complex solid-state phenomena.
Bonding in solids: This topic deals with the different types of chemical bonding that occur in solids, including metallic, covalent, ionic, and van der Waals bonding.
Defects and non-stoichiometry: This topic pertains to the departure of real solid materials from the ideal stoichiometric composition, which can arise from a variety of causes, such as vacancies, interstitials, substitution impurities, and grain boundaries.
Phase diagrams: This topic deals with the graphical representation of the equilibrium relationships between different phases of matter as a function of temperature, pressure, and composition.
Solid-state reactions: This topic covers the chemical reactions that occur in solids, such as diffusion, nucleation, growth, decomposition, and intercalation.
Electronic properties of solids: This topic pertains to the behavior of electrons in solids, including electronic structure, band theory, conductivity, semiconductivity, and magnetism.
Optical and vibrational properties: This topic deals with the interactions of solid materials with electromagnetic radiation and sound waves, including properties such as absorption, reflectance, transmittance, and Raman scattering.
Surface chemistry: This topic covers the properties and behavior of solid surfaces, including adsorption, desorption, catalysis, and surface modification.
Nanomaterials: This topic covers the unique properties and applications of solids with nanoscale dimensions, including quantum confinement, surface effects, and self-assembly.
Computational methods: This topic pertains to the use of computational tools and models to study solid-state materials, including quantum mechanics, molecular dynamics, and thermodynamics.
Crystallography: The study of crystals and their structures.
Solid-state electronics: Involving the properties of materials for electronic devices like transistors, memory devices, and others.
Solid-state spectroscopy: Studying the spectra produced by solids' interaction with light or other forms of radiation.
Thermodynamics of solids: Investigating the changes in chemical and physical properties of solids under different thermal conditions.
Solid-state synthesis: The controlled synthesis of solid-state materials with particular properties.
Solid-state physics: Exploring the properties of solids based on the principles of quantum mechanics.
Defect chemistry: Studying point, line, and planar defects in solids that affect their chemical, electrical, and thermal properties.
Magnetic materials: Studying materials that exhibit magnetic properties and their potential for use in electronics, data storage, and other applications.
Nanoscale materials: Studying materials with dimensions of a billionth of a meter or less and their unique physical and chemical properties.
"It therefore has a strong overlap with solid-state physics, mineralogy, crystallography, ceramics, metallurgy, thermodynamics, materials science and electronics."
"...with a focus on the synthesis of novel materials and their characterization."
"A diverse range of synthetic techniques, such as the ceramic method and chemical vapour deposition, make solid-state materials."
"Solids can be classified as crystalline or amorphous on the basis of the nature of order present in the arrangement of their constituent particles."
"Their elemental compositions, microstructures, and physical properties can be characterized through a variety of analytical methods."
"It therefore has a strong overlap with solid-state physics..."
"...with a focus on the synthesis of novel materials and their characterization, ceramics, metallurgy, thermodynamics..."
"...with a focus on the synthesis of novel materials..."
"It therefore has a strong overlap with... crystallography..."
"...the study of the synthesis, structure, and properties of solid phase materials."
"It therefore has a strong overlap... materials science..."
"Solid-state chemistry, also sometimes referred as materials chemistry..."
"...with a focus on the synthesis of novel materials and their characterization, ceramics..."
"It therefore has a strong overlap... metallurgy..."
"Their elemental compositions, microstructures, and physical properties can be characterized through a variety of analytical methods."
"It therefore has a strong overlap... electronics..."
"...with a focus on the synthesis of novel materials and their characterization."
"Solids can be classified as crystalline or amorphous..."
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