Synthesis, structure, properties, structure-property correlations and potential applications of crystalline inorganic solid state materials.

Superconductors – (Ba,K)BiO₃, Cuprates, LnFeAsO, MgB₂, CaC₆

CMR materials – La_1-xSr_xMnO₃

Ferroic compounds – BaTiO₃, PbTiO₃, Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂, SrRuO₃

Photoluminescent materials – Lanthanide compounds Porous materials – zeolites, AlPO, MeAlPO, SAPO.

Organic-inorganic hybrid materials – Ruddlesden-Popper (RNH₃)₂A_n-1MX_3n+1 metal halides, MOF compounds

Ionic Conductors – NASICON, AgI, NaAl₁₁O₁₇

Thermoelectric materials – Na_xCoO₂, AgSbTe₂, CoSb₃, Y₁₄MnSb₁₁

Compounds for intercalation and redox reactions – LiCoO₂, LiVS₂, NASICON, Chevrel phases

Other relevant examples from recent literature

Text Books:

1. Rao, C.N.R.; Gopalakrishnan, J. New directions in Solid State Chemistry; Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 1997 (ISBN 0-521-49907-0).
2. Cheetham, A.K. Solid state chemistry: compounds; Oxford University Press: Oxford, 1992 (ISBN: 0198551665, 9780198551669).
3. Lalena, J.N.; Cleary, D.A. Principles of Inorganic Materials Design ; Wiley: New York,  2010 (ISBN: 978-0-470-40403-4).
4. Maier, J. Physical Chemistry of Ionic Materials: Ions and Electrons in Solids; Wiley: New York, 2004 (ISBN: 978-0-470-87076-1).
5. Solid-state Chemistry of Inorganic Materials VI (SYMPOSIUM QQ AT THE 2006 MRS FALL MEETING); Curran Associates, Inc., 2007 (ISBN: 1558997962).