Download or read book Crystal Engineering: The Design and Application of Functional Solids written by Kenneth Richard Seddon and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1999-09-30 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crystal engineers need an understanding of bonding theory, computational chemistry, applied spectroscopy, structural methods, synthesis strategies, and applications of custom-designed solids. This book contains chapters on all these topics, written by internationally recognized experts, plus contributions from leading researchers in the field.