Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths: Including Actinides

Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths: Including Actinides is a continuous series of books covering all aspects of rare earth science, including chemistry, life sciences, materials science, and physics. The book's main emphasis is on rare earth elements [Sc, Y, and the lanthanides (La through Lu], but whenever relevant, information is also included on the closely related actinide elements.

Individual chapters are comprehensive, broad, up-to-date, critical reviews written by highly experienced, invited experts. The series, which was started in 1978 by Professor Karl A. Gschneidner Jr., combines, and integrates, both the fundamentals and applications of these elements with two published volumes each year.

Presents up-to-date overviews and new developments in the field of rare earths, covering both their physics and chemistryContains Individual chapters that are comprehensive and broad, with critical reviewsProvides contributions from highly experienced, invited experts

1. Systematics Karl A. Gschneidner Jr. 2. The Rare Earths as Critical Materials Alexander H. King, Roderick G. Eggert and Karl A. Gschneidner Jr. 3. Theory of Rare-Earth Electronic Structure and Spectroscopy Michael F. Reid 4. Ab Initio Calculations on Excited States of Lanthanide Containing Materials Luis Seijo and Zoila Barandiarán 5. Magnetic Bistability in Lanthanide-Based Molecular Systems: The Role of Anisotropy and Exchange Interactions Dante Gatteschi, Roberta Sessoli and Lorenzo Sorace 6. Lanthanide Luminescence: From a Mystery to Rationalization, Understanding and Applications Jean-Claude G. Bünzli 7. Thermoelectric Properties of Zintl Antimonides Nasrin Kazem and Susan M. Kauzlarich 8. Ceria-Based Materials in Catalysis: Historical Perspective and Future Trends Eleonora Aneggi, Marta Boaro, Sara Colussi, Carla de Leitenburg and Alessandro Trovarelli 9. Lanthanide Metal-Organic Frameworks for Luminescent Applications Yuanjing Cui, Jun Zhang, Banglin Chen and Guodong Qian 10. Rare Earth Coordination Chemistry in Action: Exploring the Optical and Magnetic Properties of the Lanthanides in Bioscience Whilst Challenging Current Theories David Parker 11. Lanthanide Nanoparticles: Promising Candidates for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Enhancement Xiao-Yu Zheng, Ling-Dong Li, Ling-Dong Sun and Chun-Hua Yan 12. Expanding the +2 Oxidation State to the Rare-Earth Metals, Uranium, and Thorium in Molecular Complexes David H. Woen and Williams J. Evans 13. Coordination Chemistry in Rare Earth Containing Ionic Liquids Denis Prodius and Anja-Verena Mudring