The defect chemistry of metal oxides /

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Author / Creator:Smyth, Donald Morgan, 1930-
Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Description:x, 294 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4337690
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ISBN:0195110145 (cloth)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Reference
  • 2. A Few Useful Crystal Structures
  • Introduction
  • Close-Packed Structures
  • Structures for Eight-Coordinate Cations
  • Structures for Ternary Compounds
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Problems
  • 3. Lattice Defects and the Law of Mass Action
  • Introduction
  • Lattice Defects as Part of the Equilibrium State
  • The Law of Mass Action
  • Another View of Mass Action
  • Lattice Disorder in Elemental Solids
  • Summary
  • References
  • 4. Intrinsic Ionic Disorder
  • Lattice Defects and Reference States
  • Conservation Rules
  • Defect Notation
  • Major Types of Intrinsic Ionic Disorder
  • General Comments on Intrinsic Ionic Disorder
  • References
  • Problems
  • 5. Extrinsic Ionic Disorder
  • Introduction
  • The AgCl-CdCl2 System
  • The CaF2-CaO System
  • The TiO2-Nb2O5 System
  • Summary of Important Points
  • Schematic Representation of Defect Concetrations
  • Summary of Extrinsic Ionic Disorder
  • References
  • Problems
  • 6. Defect Complexes and Associates
  • Introduction
  • Complexes Containing an Impurity Center and an Ionic Defect
  • Intrinsic Ionic Defect Associates
  • The Effect of Impurities on the Concentrations of Defect Complexes and Associates
  • References
  • 7. Ionic Transport
  • Introduction
  • Basic Concepts of Diffusion
  • Ionic Conduction in Crystalline Solids
  • Intrinsic and Extrinsic Ionic Conduction
  • Fast Ion Conductors
  • References
  • 8. Intrinsic Electronic Disorder
  • Introduction
  • The Development of Energy Bonds
  • The Mass-Action Approach
  • The Fermi Function
  • Holes, Waves, and Effective Masses
  • Electronic Conductivity
  • Hopping Mechanisms
  • The Band Structure of Compounds
  • Chemistry and the Band Gap
  • Summary
  • References
  • 9. Extrinsic Electronic Disorder
  • Introduction
  • Interactions with the Gaseous Ambient
  • The Choice of Compensating Defect
  • The Chemical Consequences of Electronic Compensation
  • The Interactions of Impurity Centers with Electrons and Holes
  • The Situation for Compounds
  • Summary
  • References
  • 10. Intrinsic Nonstoichiometry
  • Introduction
  • Nonstoichiometry in Pure Crystalline Compounds
  • Nonstoichiometry and Equilibrium Defect Concentrations
  • The Hypothetical Compund MX with Schottky Disorder
  • Summary of the Kroger-Vink Diagram for MX
  • Conclusion of the Discussion of MX
  • A More Complex Kroger-Vink Diagram
  • Summary of the Kroger-Vink Diagrams for Intrinsic Nonstoichiometry
  • Enthalpy Relationships
  • Conclusion
  • Reference
  • Problems
  • 11. Extrinsic Nonstoichiometry
  • Introduction
  • A Simple Example: Donor-Doped MX
  • Enthalpy Relationships
  • A More Complex Example: Acceptor-Doped M2O3
  • General Considerations
  • Nonstoichiometric Reactions in the Impurity-Controlled Region
  • Problems
  • 12. Titanium Dioxide
  • Introduction
  • The Amount of Nonstoichiometry
  • The Equilibrium Electrical Conductivity of Undoped TiO2
  • The Seebeck Coefficient of Undoped TiO2
  • Ionic Conduction in TiO2
  • The Effect of Dopants on TiO2
  • General Comments on the Defect Chemistry of TiO2
  • References
  • Problems