Structure and Bonding in Solids

Pairs of silicon atoms separated by only 0.78 A are clearly resolved in this ultrahigh-resolution electron microscope image. 

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Ladd, M. F. C. (1979). Structure and Bonding in Solid State Chemistry. Wiley, New York. An excellent book on solid-state chemistry. 

Pauling, L. (1960). The Nature of the Chemical Bond, 3rd ed. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY. A classic book that presents a good description of crystal structures and bonding in solids. 

Burdett, J. K. (1995). Chemical Bonding in Solids. Oxford University Press, New York. An advanced book that treats many of the aspects of structure and bonding in solids. 

Because a book of this size could not cover all topics in solid state chemistry, we have chosen to concentrate on structures and bonding in solids, and on the interplay between crystal and electronic stracture in determirring their properties. Examples of sohd state devices are used throughout the book to show how the choice of a partictrlar solid for a particular device is determined by the properties of that solid. 

Fig. 4.2 Unil cells of two zinc sulfiide (2 2) structures circles in order of decreasing size are and Zn (a) wurtzite, hexagonal, space group P6 mc (b) zinc blende, cubic, space group F43/it. [From Ladd, M. F. C. Structure and Bonding in Solid State Chemistry, Wiley New York. 1979. Reproduced with permission.]...

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