The system and the notation reveal similarities andĭifferences among structures. These structures are encountered for many thousands ofĬompounds. Notation gives important information about the structure.Īpproximately 300 structures are described using the PTOT notation. This book is intended for these individuals. With crystal structures in chemistry, mineralogy, geology, metallurgy, and material science need a simple, widely ap plicable, system.
Nature’s system for efficient packing in crystals. Earlier books have recognized only part of Structures in any area concerned with such structures and with System and the notation presented are important in teaching crystal The spacing is also quite regular, determined by the geometry of octahedra and tetrahedra. None has recognized that there is a general scheme involving packing (P), octahedral (O), and tetrahedral (T) sites occurring in layers, Similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as anĮxpression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietaryīooks on crystal structures have long recognized the importance ofĬlose packing in many crystal structures and the roles of tetrahedralĪnd octahedral sites in such structures are well known. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and Retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. Use in connection with any form of information storage and USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarlyĪnalysis. ScienceþBusiness Media, Inc., 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, Or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer This work may not be translated or copied in whole ß 2006 Springer ScienceþBusiness Media, Inc.Īll rights reserved. Library of Congress Control Number: 2005927929
Includes a CD-ROM with CrystalMakerTM data files to allow the reader to view and manipulate the structures on both Windows and Macintosh platforms
Depicts more than 300selected andprepared figures illustrating structures found in thousands of compounds Presents a general system using simple notation to reveal similarities and differences among crystal structures Understandable by anyone concerned withcrystals or solid state properties dependent on structure The bundled CD-ROM, which uses CrystalMaker for instruction and demos on both Windows and Macintosh platforms, allows the user to manipulate the structures. Insight into crystal structures, including some complex silicates, is aided by the use of the CrystalMaker computer program. Early chapters provide an introduction to crystal structures and symmetry for readers with a variety of backgrounds. This book addresses the needs of people working with crystal structures in several fields, while most other books on crystal structures are more than two decades old. It is easily understood and used by those concerned with applications dependent on structure-properties relationships. Structure and Chemistry of Crystalline Solids presents a widely applicable system with simple notation giving important information about the structure and the chemical environment of ions or molecules. Most chemists, metallurgists, mineralogists, geologists and workers in material sciences need a simple system and notation for describing crystal structures. Crystallographers have an elegant system using definitive notation for describing crystal structures, but it does not serve as well the needs of many others working with crystalline solids.