In the filling of the 4f electronic orbitals, the lanthanides defy the elementary aufbau principle that underlies the periodic sequence of the elements. This volume includes chapters that help to unravel some of these, and introduces the basic physics of the orbital collapse leading to the failure.[...]
This volume of the Handbook illustrates the rich variety of topics covered by rare earth science. Three chapters are devoted to the description of solid state compounds: skutterudites (Chapter 211), rare earth -antimony systems (Chapter 212), and rare earth-manganese perovskites (Chapter 214). Two o[...]
Deals with the chemistry, materials science, physics and technology of the rare earth elements in an integrated manner. This work offers the researcher and graduate student coverage of this field.[...]
Focuses on selected chemical aspects of rare-earth materials. This title covers topics that range from a basic treatment of crystalline electric-field effects and chemical interactions in organic solvents, to separation processes, electrochemical behaviors which impact corrosion, oxidation resistanc[...]