The Elements of Solid State Chemistry is a comprehensive and updated textbook that describes thoroughly about crystalline structures. The book presents a wide range of the synthetic and physical techniques used to prepare and characterize solids. It includes bonding, superconductivity, and electrochemical, magnetic, optical, and conductive properties. The book also includes a completely new chapter, which examines the solid state chemical aspects of nanoscience. Written from the point of view of the chemist, rather than the physicist, Solid State Chemistry is the first book to emphasise the importance of careful synthesis to understanding the properties of a large number of transition metal oxides and sulfides. It discusses many widely used solid state materials, including high-temperature oxide superconductors, diamond films, catalysts, semiconductors, and magnetic materials. The introductory tutorial section familiarizes the reader with basic elements of crystallography; the electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of solids; and phase diagrams.