Defect crystal chemistry and its applications by R. J. D. Tilley
Abstract
<h2>Acta Crystallographica Section A</h2><h3>Foundations of Crystallography</h3><h3>0108-7673</h3> <h2>book reviews</h2> Volume 43 Part 6 Page 840 November 1987 <h2> Defect crystal chemistry and its applications by R. J. D. Tilley</h2> A. A. Urusovskaya Acta Cryst. (1987). A43, 840 Defect crystal chemistry and its applications. By R. J. D. TILLEr. Pp. viii+236. Glasgow and London: Blackie; USA: Chapman & Hall, 1987. Price £35.00. This is an excellently written introduction to the problem of the real structure of stoichiometric and non- stoichiometric compounds, mainly of oxide crystals. The various types of structural defect are presented, as well as the various theories- largely thermodynamic in nature- which permit quantitative characterization of the defect chemistry. Serious attention is paid to the practical applica- tions of defect chemistry, including the photographic pro- cess, photochromic glasses and fluorites, galvanic cells and sensors, free energy and oxygen meters. A. A. URUSOVSKAYA Institute of Crystallography Academy of Sciences of the USSR Leninsky prospekt 59 Moscow 117333, USSR School of Chemistry University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT England J. H. ROBERTSON