Whereas the first five volumes in the Inorganic Materials Series focused on particular classes of materials (synthesis, structures, chemistry, and properties), it is now very timely to provide complementary volumes that introduce and review state-of-the-art techniques for materials characterization. This is an important way of emphasizing the interplay of chemical synthesis and physical characterization. The methods reviewed include spectroscopic, diffraction, and surface techniques that examine the structure of materials on all length scales, from local atomic structure to long-range crystallographic order, and are written by experts from around the world.Content:
Chapter 1 Measurement of Bulk Magnetic Properties (pages 1–61): Scott S. Turner
Chapter 2 Thermal Methods (pages 63–119): Michel B. Johnson and Mary Anne White
Chapter 3 Atomic Force Microscopy (pages 121–193): Pablo Cubillas and Michael W. Anderson
Chapter 4 Gas Sorption in the Analysis of Nanoporous Solids (pages 195–231): Philip L. Llewellyn
Chapter 5 Dynamic Light Scattering (pages 233–282): Erika Eiser
