Local Structural Characterisation

Inorganic materials are at the heart of many contemporaryreal-world applications, in electronic devices, drug delivery,bio-inspired materials and energy storage and transport. In orderto underpin novel synthesis strategies both to facilitate theseapplications and to encourage new ones, a thorough review ofcurrent and emerging techniques for materials characterisation isneeded.Examining important techniques that allow investigation of thestructures of inorganic materials on the local atomic scale,Local Structural Characterisation discusses: Solid-State NMR SpectroscopyX-Ray Absorption and Emission SpectroscopyNeutrons and Neutron SpectroscopyEPR Spectroscopy of Inorganic MaterialsAnalysis of Functional Materials by X-Ray PhotoelectronSpectroscopyThis addition to the Inorganic Materials Series provides adetailed and thorough review of these spectroscopic techniques andemphasises the interplay between chemical synthesis and physicalcharacterisation.