Edited by
Karl Gschneidner Jr., B.S. University of Detroit 1952
Ph.D. Iowa State University 1957, Iowa State University, Ames, USA
Jean-Claude Bünzli, Diploma in chemical engineering (EPFL, 1968)
PhD in inorganic chemistry (EPFL 1971), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL),
Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Lausanne, Switzerland. Diploma in chemical engineering (EPFL, 1968), PhD in inorganic
chemistry (EPFL, 1971)
Vitalij Pecharsky, B.S./M.S. L'viv State University, 1976
Ph.D. L'viv State University,, Iowa State University, Ames Laboratory, Ames, Iowa (USA). M.S.
in chemistry (L'viv State University, 1976), PhD in crystallography (L'viv State University, 1979)
Description
The rare earths play a unique role in science. These seventeen related elements afford a panoply of subtle variations deriving from the
systematic development of their electronic configurations, allowing a test of theory with excellent resolution. In contrast they find
widespread use in even the most mundane processes such as steel making, for polishing materials and gasoline cracking catalysts. In between
are exotic uses such as TV screen phosphors, lasers, high strength permanent magnets and chemical probes.
This multi-volume handbook
covers the entire rare earth field in an integrated manner. Each chapter is a comprehensive up-to-date, critical review of a particular
segment of the field. The work offers the researcher and graduate student alike, a complete and thorough coverage of this fascinating
field.
Included in series
Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths
Audience:
Researchers working on rare earth materials, Rare earth industry and University libraries.
