Overview
- Helps the reader to acquire basic concepts with its step-by-step descriptions
- Provides details of calculations for most cases that are valuable for further applications
- Widens the reader’s view of the rich world of condensed matter
Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Chemistry (LNC, volume 104)
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About this book
This book fills a gap in knowledge between chemistry- and physics-trained researchers about the properties of macroscopic (bulk) material. Although many good textbooks are available on solid-state (or condensed matter) physics, they generally treat simple systems such as simple metals and crystals consisting of atoms. On the other hand, textbooks on solid-state chemistry often avoid descriptions of theoretical background even at the simplest level. This book gives coherent descriptions from intermolecular interaction up to properties of condensed matter ranging from isotropic liquids to molecular crystals. By omitting details of specific systems for which comprehensive monographs are available—on liquid crystals and molecular conductors, for instance—this book highlights the effects of molecular properties, i.e., the presence of the shape and its deformation on the structure and properties of molecular systems.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Kazuya Saito received his D.Sc. from Osaka University, Japan, in 1986, based on his physicochemical research on molecular crystals. His research interests have covered hard and soft condensed matter, including various mesophases. After holding tenured positions at Tokyo Metropolitan University and Osaka University, he has been a Professor in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences at the University of Tsukuba since 2004 and is currently the Dean. He has published more than 280 articles in internationally renowned journals such as The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and The Journal of Chemical Physics. He is one of the most active researchers of materials utilizing thermal techniques and has edited English and Japanese books in this field. He has more than 30 years of teaching experience at major universities in Japan, including the Open University of Japan.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Chemical Physics of Molecular Condensed Matter
Authors: Kazuya Saito
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Chemistry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9023-8
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-9022-1Published: 10 October 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-9025-2Published: 11 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-9023-8Published: 09 October 2020
Series ISSN: 0342-4901
Series E-ISSN: 2192-6603
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 220
Number of Illustrations: 41 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour
Topics: Chemistry/Food Science, general, Physical Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Science, general, Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry