Applied Inorganic Chemistry: Volume 2 From Energy Storage to Photofunctional Materials

Many Elements And Inorganic Compounds Play An Extraordinary Role In Daily Life For Numerous Applications, E. G., Construction Materials, Inorganic Pigments, Inorganic Coatings, Steel, Glass, Technical Gases, Energy Storage And Conversion Materials, Fertilizers, Homogeneous And Heterogeneous Catalysts, Photofunctional Materials, Semiconductors, Superconductors, Soft- And Hard Magnets, Technical Ceramics, Hard Materials, Or Biomedical And Bioactive Materials. The Present Book Is Written By Experienced Authors Who Give A Comprehensive Overview On The Many Chemical And Physico-chemical Aspects Related To Application Of Inorganic Compounds And Materials In Order To Introduce Senior Undergraduate And Postgraduate Students (chemists, Physicists, Materials Scientists, Engineers) Into This Broad Field. Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- List Of Contributors -- 5 Energy Storage And Conversion -- 5.1 Battery Materials -- 5.2 Magnetocaloric Materials -- 5.3 Materials For Thermoelectric Devices -- 5.4 Hydrogen Storage Materials -- 5.5 Solar Cell Materials -- 5.6 Thermal Energy Storage Materials -- 5.7 High-energy Materials -- 5.8 Nuclear Materials -- 6 Ionic Solids -- 6.1 Resources: Minerals, Recycling And Urban Mining -- 6.2 Phosphates -- 6.3 Borate Applications -- 6.4 Slags As Materials Resource -- 6.5 Salts In Nutrition Products -- 6.6 Fertilizers -- 6.7 Natural And Synthetic Gemstones -- 7 Catalytic And Active Framework Materials -- 7.1 Homogeneous Catalysis -- 7.2 Heterogeneous Catalysts -- 7.3 Zeolites For Ion Exchange, Adsorption And Catalysis -- 7.4 Metal-organic Frameworks -- 8 Photofunctional Materials -- 8.1 Solid-state Lighting Materials -- 8.2 Upconverters -- 8.3 Organometallic Ir(iii) And Pt(ii) Complexes In Phosphorescent Oleds: An Industrial Perspective -- 8.4 Luminescent Thermometry Materials -- 8.5 Crystals For Solid-state Lasers -- 8.6 Nlo Materials -- 8.7 Excimer, Mercury And Sodium Dischargers -- 8.8 Inorganic Scintillators -- Subject Index -- Formula Index Ed. By Rainer Pöttgen, Thomas Jüstel, Cristian A. Strassert. Issued Also In Print. Mode Of Access: Internet Via World Wide Web. In English.