Transition Metal Oxides 2e Book

	Preface to the Second Edition
	Preface
Pt. I	Structure	1
1	Introduction	3
2	Basic Background Material	4
3	Mother Structures of Some Binary Transition Metal Oxides	29
4	Perovskites and Relatives	38
5	Octahedral Tunnel Structures: Bronzes and Bronzoids	90
6	Octahedral Intersecting Tunnel Structures: Pyrochlores and Relatives	109
7	Octahedral Lamellar Oxides	118
8	Close-Packed Oxides: Spinels, Hexagonal Ferrites, and Relatives	135
9	Three-Dimensional Mixed Frameworks Involving Tetrahedra and Octahedra	153
10	Examples of Unusual Coordination: The Vanadium Oxides	191
11	Shear Structures	194
12	The Highly Complex Structural Behavior of Transition Metal Oxides	205
Pt. II	Properties and Phenomena	227
1	Introduction	229
2	Electrons in Transition Metal Oxides	230
3	Properties of Oxide Materials	240
4	Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Oxides in Relation to Structure	251
5	Mixed Valence	261
6	Metal-Nonmetal Transitions	263
7	Low-Dimensional Oxides	269
8	Superconducting Oxides	270
9	Ferroics	283
10	Results from Empirical Theory	288
11	Understanding Electronic Structures from Electron Spectroscopy Combined with Empirical Theory	292
12	Giant Magnetoresistance and Related Aspects	300
13	Nanomaterials	314
14	Catalysts and Gas Sensors	315
Pt. III	Preparation of Materials	323
1	Introduction	325
2	Typical Reactions	327
3	Ceramic Preparations	328
4	Use of Precursors	330
5	Topochemical and Intercalation Reactions	335
6	Ion Exchange Method	341
7	Alkali Flux and Electrochemical Methods	342
8	Sol-Gel Method	344
9	Reactions at High Pressures	345
10	Superconducting Cuprates	348
11	Arc and Skull Techniques	350
12	Soft Chemical Routes	352
13	Crystal Growth	353
14	Concluding Remarks	358
	Index	365