Synthesis of Inorganic Materials

Ulrich Schubert has been Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the Institute of Materials Chemistry, Vienna University of Technology, since 1994. He received his PhD from the Technical University of Munich, under the supervision of E.O. Fischer. He then worked as a postdoctoral researcher with W.S. Johnson at Stanford University. From 1982 to 1994 he held a chair in inorganic chemistry at the University of Würzburg, as well as various positions at the Fraunhofer Institute of Silicate Research in Würzburg from 1989 to 1994. His research interests are centered around application-oriented fundamental research on solgel processes and inorganic-organic hybrid materials. Nicola Hüsing was appointed Professor of Materials Chemistry at the Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg, Austria in 2010. She received her PhD in 1997. The following year she was awarded a post-doctoral fellowship with C.J. Brinker in Alberquerque, USA. Returning to Vienna, she gained her lecturing qualification in 2003, becoming a full professor of inorganic chemistry at the University of Ulm one year later. Professor Hüsing's research interests focus on the liquid phase synthesis of porous materials, inorganic-organic hybrid materials and mesoscopically organized systems, especially with respect to synthesis - structure - property relations.

INTRODUCTION

SOLID-STATE REACTIONS
Reactions Between Solid Compounds
Solid -Gas Reactions
Intercalation Reactions

FORMATION OF SOLIDS FROM THE GAS PHASE
Chemical Vapor Transport
Chemical Vapor Deposition
Aerosol Processes

FORMATION OF SOLIDS FROM SOLUTIONS AND MELTS
Glass
Precipitation
Biomaterials
Solvothermal Processes
Sol-Gel Processes

PREPARATION AND MODIFICATION OF INORGANIC POLYMERS
General Aspects
Polysiloxanes (Silicones)
Polyphosphazenes
Polysilanes
Polycarbosilanes
Polysilazanes and Polycarbosilazanes
Other Inorganic Polymers
Metal-Containing Polymers

TEMPLATING METHODS
Introduction to Porosity and High Surface Area Materials
Metallic Foams and Porous Materials
Soft Templates/Endotemplating
Hard Templates/Exotemplating
Templating Towards Multiscale Porosity
Incorporation of Functional Groups into Porous Materials

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS
The Origin of Nanoeffects
Properties of Nanomaterials
Synthesis of Nanoparticles
One-Dimensional Nanostructures
Nanometer-Scale Layers

GLOSSARY

INDEX

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