Covers methods for synthesizing solid state compounds, including high temperature ceramic and hydrothermal methods, and the challenges of avoiding volatile reactants.
Explores the historical significance of the 1983 CECAM workshop on the free-energy of solids and its impact on developing free-energy methods for hard-core models.
Explores intermolecular electron delocalization in solid-state materials, focusing on molecular orbital interactions and resulting electronic coupling.
Explores diffusion mechanisms in solids, including simple, vacancy, and interstitial mechanisms, cubic and non-cubic structures, and the calculation of diffusion coefficients.
