Turning Points in Solid-State, Materials and Surface Science

by Harris, Kenneth D. M.; Edwards, Peter P.

• ISBN13: 9780854041145
• ISBN10: 0854041141
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-01
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Summary

The scientific exploration of solid materials represents one of the most important, fascinating and rewarding areas of scientific endeavour in the present day, not only from the viewpoint of advancing fundamental understanding but also from the industrial perspective, given the immense diversity of applications of solid materials across the full range of commercial sectors.

Table of Contents

Curriculum Vitae, Awards and Honours of Sir John Meurig Thomas	p. xx
Contributors	p. xxv
Introduction
Voyages with the Master	p. 3
Inorganic Solid State Chemistry (Nanoporous Solids, Complex Oxides, Zeolites, Minerals, Non-Stoichiometry, Computation and Modelling)
Multifaceted Studies of Zeolites and Other Catalytic Materials	p. 13
The Deductive Approach to Chemistry, a Paradigm Shift	p. 22
Future Energy Materials: Three Challenges for Materials Chemistry	p. 51
Structural Diversity and Potential Applications of Metal-Organic Coordination Polymers	p. 76
Elucidating Crystal Growth in Nanoporous Materials: The Importance of Microscopy	p. 95
Exploration of New Porous Solids in the Search for Adsorbents and Catalysts	p. 123
Concerning the Solid State Packing of [(ButCO2)3M2]2 (¿-9, 10-anthracenedicarboxylate) Compounds (M = Mo or W) and Other Matters	p. 138
High Pressure and High Temperature Oxidation in the IrSr2RECu2O8 Family of Cuprates: The Disordered Multiple Perovskite (A1/3 A'2/3) (B1/3 B'2/3)O3-x Phases	p. 151
Melting and Amorphisation	p. 165
Computer Modelling in Solid-State Chemistry	p. 180
Towards a Catalogue of Designer Zeolites	p. 208
Discovering New Crystal Architectures	p. 221
Chemical Modulations in Pb-Bi Sulfosalts: A Glimpse at Minerals in Solid-State Chemistry	p. 239
Complexity: In the Eye of the Beholder (This Beholder is a Crystallographer)	p. 250
Synthesis and Characterization of Zn-T-Sites in Mazzite	p. 258
Anything Protons Do, Muons Do Better!	p. 271
Organic Solid State Chemistry
Molecular Cohesion and the Structure of Organic Crystals	p. 285
Aperiodicity in Organic Materials	p. 302
From the Synthesis of Acetylenic Natural Products to Seeing the Light with Polymers	p. 334
Molecular Recognition within One-Dimensional Channels	p. 346
FTIR Study of Short Range Mobility in Some Crystalline Peroxides: Solid-State Rotational Isomerism of CO2	p. 362
Solid Catalysts, Surface and Materials Science
From 'Nature' to an Adventure in Single-Site Epoxidation Catalysis	p. 385
A Comparison between Enzymes and Solid State Catalysts	p. 396
Zeolite Modelling: Active Sites in Different Framework Structures and in Different Crystallographic Positions	p. 441
Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A New Window on the Catalyst Operating in the Reactor Environment	p. 457
Dissociative Chemisorption of Hydrogen Chloride at Cu(110): Atom-Resolved Time-Dependent Evidence for Transient States in the Formation of the "Final State" Stable Chloride Overlayer	p. 479
Recent Advances in Single-Site Photocatalysts Constructed within Microporous and Mesoporous Materials	p. 492
Structural Organization of Catalytic Functions in Mo-Based Selective Oxidation Catalysts	p. 507
Designing Active Sites for Surfaces: From Tightly Bound to Loosely Anchored	p. 519
Polynuclear Transition Metal Cluster Complexes Containing Tin Ligands: Precursors to New Heterogeneous Nano-Catalysts	p. 534
Selective Oxidation Using Gold and Gold-Palladium Nanoparticles	p. 550
Electronic Factors in Hydrocarbon Oxidation Catalysis	p. 568
The Importance of Selectivity in Ammoxidation Catalysis	p. 577
The Mysteries of Water in Catalyst Preparation: Solvent or Much More?	p. 588
Solid Acid Microporous H-SAPO-34: From Early Studies to Perspectives	p. 604
Strategically Designed Single-Site Heterogeneous Catalysts for Clean Technology, Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development	p. 623
Catalysis by Lewis Acids: Basic Principles for Highly Stereoselective Heterogeneously Catalyzed Cyclization Reactions	p. 639
Recent Advances in XPS of Non-Conductors	p. 651
Electron Microscopy and its Contribution to Chemistry and Material Science
Electron Microscopy Studies of Structural Modulation in Micro- and Meso-Porous Crystals	p. 667
Extrapolating from Fifty Years of Dislocation Imaging-Reaching into the Core	p. 687
Turning Points in Understanding the Emission of Brilliant Light from Highly Defective GaN-Based Materials and Devices	p. 698
Electron Tomography: A 3D View of Catalysts and Nanoscale Structures	p. 711
Nano and Mesoporous Materials: A Study by HREM	p. 727
In Situ Direct Observation at Atomic Scale Twinning Transformations and the Formation of Carbon Nanostructures in WC	p. 745
A Survey of the Bi2O3-MoO3 Binary System	p. 754
An Investigation of the Surface Structure of Nanoparticulate Systems Using Analytical Electron Microscopes Corrected for Spherical Aberration	p. 778
Design and Chance in My Scientific Research	p. 795
Appendices: Tributes to Sir John Meuring Thomas
Tribute to John Meurig Thomas on the Occasion of His 75th Birthday	p. 853
John Meurig Thomas and the Royal Institution	p. 855
Sir John Meurig Thomas: An Unforgettable Person	p. 856
John Meurig Thomas on His 75th Birthday	p. 858
Remembering a Period of Work with Sir John Meurig Thomas	p. 861
Reflections on John Meurig Thomas on the Occasion of His 75th Birthday	p. 863
Bangor 1966-1969; Aberystwyth 1969-1973; Some Fond Reflections	p. 866
Aberystwyth 1970-1973. Reflections and Lessons Learnt	p. 868
Molecular Modelling Input to Organic Solid State and Zeolite Chemistry: Reminiscences (1975-84)	p. 872
Reflections of a Cambridge Undergraduate	p. 876
Sir John Meurig Thomas	p. 879
Getting the Details Correct	p. 881
Tribute to Sir John Meurig Thomas on the Occasion of His 75th Birthday	p. 883
Solid State Chemistry and the Edward Davies Chemical Laboratories	p. 885
Subject Index	p. 887
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