Main Group Elements and Their Compounds: Perspectives in Materials Science, Chemistry and Biology

ISBN-13: 9783642524806 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 506 str.

Kumar V. G. Das

Opis

The book highlights some of the important present day roles played by Main Group Elements as well as their emergent new roles in the fields of materials science, chemical synthesis and structure, and biological-cum-environmental aspects. Rarely can one find a single book on Main Group elements that comprehensively discusses their impact on fundamental and applied sciences with a multidisciplinary flavour, while catering for the special interests of a wide cross-section of readers.

Spis treści

From the contents: The book covers the following broad areas: films & coatings, semiconductors, photovoltaic technologies, superconductors, ceramics and polymers, materials characterization, catalysis, biomaterials, biological and environmental chemistry aspects, and new insights into chemical synthesis, structure and bonding.

O autorze

Main Group Elements and their Compounds gives a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals and the new role these compounds play in materials science, chemical synthesis and bio-environmental sciences. For scientists and graduate students in bioinorganic / inorganic chemistry, materials science and environmental sciences.