Solid state chemistry is a multidisciplinary field that deals with the synthesis, structural characterization and properties of various solids, and it has been playing a more and more important role in the design and preparation of advanced materials. This book includes the excellent research results recently obtained by a wide spectrum of solid state chemists both from China and from abroad. Among the distinguished contributors are C N R Rao, M Greenblatt and Y T Qian, to name a few. A variety of subjects representing the frontiers of solid state chemistry — which are categorized into solids with electrical, optical and magnetic properties; porous solids and catalysts; hybrid inorganic–organic solids; solid nanomaterials; and new synthetic methods and theory — are presented. This book will benefit readers who are interested in the chemistry and physics of solids, as well as materials scientists and engineers.The proceedings have been selected for coverage in:• Chemistry Citation IndexTM• Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP ROM version / ISI Proceedings)Contents:Plenary Papers:Basic Building Units and Self-Assembly in Inorganic Open Architectures (C N R Rao)Synthesis and Characterization of the Oxygen Deficient Double-Perovskite Sr2CrNbO5.53 (G M Veith et al.)Solvothermal Synthesis of Non-Oxide Nanomaterials (Y-T Qian & Y L Gu)Electrical, Optical, Magnetic Solids and Defects and Mixed Valences in Solids:Covalent Grafting of Luminescent Rare Earth Complex Onto MCM-41 by Postsynthesis (F Y Liu et al.)Topological Properties and Electronic Structures of Compounds with Pyrite-Type Crystal Structures (A C Stückl et al.)Study on Defected YVO4 Crystal (Y-Q Zou et al.)Porous Solids and Catalysts:Novel Framework Aluminium Diphosphonates (M P Attfield et al.)Synthesis of Mesoporous Phosphomolybdic Acid (L Chu & Y-M Zhang)Synthesis and Catalysis of Mesoporous Silica-Heterostructured Materials Based on Montmorillonite (C H Zhou et al.)Hybrid Inorganic–Organic Solids:Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Copper (II) Complex Containing Fluoroquinolone (G P Wang & L G Zhu)Porous Crystalline Materials Constructed by Complex Cations and Bulky Arenedisulfonate Counter Anions (J W Cai et al.)Nano-Materials and Inorganic Films:Characterization of Sputtered Thin Films of Indium Tin Oxide (H-N Cui & V Teixeira)Preparation of Nickel Sulfide Ultrafine Particles by Microemulsion (R Luan & E S Han)Effect of Silicon Dopant on the Microstructure of Titanium Dioxide (Y H Zhang et al.)New Synthetic Methods, Characterization and Theory:Microwave Hydrothermal Particle Growth of Colloidal Silica (C Falamaki)Rheological Phase Reaction Method and Its Application (J T Sun et al.)Nonequilibrium Nondissipative Thermodynamics and Its Application to Modern Inorganic Synthesis (J-T Wang et al.)and other papersReadership: Graduate students, academics and researchers in solid state, inorganic and physical chemistry, as well as materials science.Key Features:Valuable insights from natural, social and computer sciencesAttractive pictures and illustrations enhancing the spirit and beauty of nonlinear science