Essentials of Inorganic Materials Synthesis

<p>Author Biographies vii</p>
<p>Preface ix</p>
<p>1 Introduction 1</p>
<p>2 Common Reactions Employed in Synthesis 7</p>
<p>2.1 Soft–Chemistry Routes, 12</p>
<p>3 Ceramic Methods 17</p>
<p>4 Decomposition of Precursor Compounds 23</p>
<p>5 Combustion Synthesis 33</p>
<p>6 Arc and Skull Methods 37</p>
<p>7 Reactions at High Pressures 41</p>
<p>8 Mechanochemical and Sonochemical Methods 47</p>
<p>8.1 Mechanochemistry, 47</p>
<p>8.2 Sonochemistry, 50</p>
<p>9 Use of Microwaves 53</p>
<p>10 Soft Chemistry Routes 57</p>
<p>10.1 Topochemical Reactions, 57</p>
<p>10.2 Intercalation Chemistry, 64</p>
<p>10.3 Ion Exchange Reactions, 73</p>
<p>10.4 Use of Fluxes, 78</p>
<p>10.5 Sol Gel Synthesis, 81</p>
<p>10.6 Electrochemical Methods, 86</p>
<p>10.7 Hydrothermal, Solvothermal and Ionothermal Synthesis, 90</p>
<p>11 Nebulized Spray Pyrolysis 97</p>
<p>12 Chemical Vapour Deposition and Atomic Layer Deposition 103</p>
<p>13 Nanomaterials 107</p>
<p>13.1 Nanoparticles, 107</p>
<p>13.2 Core Shell Nanocrystals, 116</p>
<p>13.3 Nanowires, 119</p>
<p>13.4 Inorganic Nanotubes, 133</p>
<p>13.5 Graphene–like Structures of Layered Inorganic Materials, 137</p>
<p>14 Materials 151</p>
<p>14.1 Metal Borides, Carbides and Nitrides, 151</p>
<p>14.2 Metal Chalcogenides, 157</p>
<p>14.3 Metal Halides, 162</p>
<p>14.4 Metal Silicides and Phosphides, 167</p>
<p>14.5 Intergrowth Structures and Misfit Compounds, 171</p>
<p>14.5.1 Intergrowth structures, 171</p>
<p>14.5.2 Misfit Compounds, 177</p>
<p>14.6 Intermetallic Compounds, 178</p>
<p>14.7 Superconducting Compounds, 182</p>
<p>14.8 Porous Materials, 191</p>
<p>14.8.1 Mesoporous Silica Materials, 191</p>
<p>14.8.2 Aluminophosphates, 194</p>
<p>14.8.3 Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), 196</p>
<p>Index 201</p>