aForeword by C. Cros
Foreword by G.A. Slack
Preface
1. The Early Development of Inorganic Clathrates
2. Solid State Chemistry of Clathrate Phases: Crystal Structure, Chemical Bonding and Preparation Routes
3. Synthetic Approaches to Intermetallic Clathrates
4. Semiconductor Clathrates: in situ Studies of Their High Pressure, Variable Temperature and Synthesis Behavior
5. Chemistry and Physics of Inversed (Cationic) Clathrates and tin Anionic Clathrates
6. Inorganic clathrates for thermoelectric applications
7. High Pressure Synthesis of Superconducting Silicon Clathrate and Related Compounds
8. Light Element Group 13-14 Clathrate Phases
9. Structural and Physical Properties of Rare-Earth Clathrates
10. Mechanical Properties of Intermetallic Clathrates
Index.