Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

1. Introductory discussion of the perovskites -- 2. Review of the quantum mechanics of N-electron systems -- 3. Empirical LCAO model -- 4. LCAO energy band model for cubic perovskites -- 5. Analysis of bands at symmetry points -- 6. Density of states -- 7. Optical properties of the d-band perovskites -- 8. Photoemission from perovskites -- 9. Surface states on d-band perovskites -- 10. Distorted perovskites -- 11. High-temperature superconductors -- App. A. Physical constants and the complete elliptic integral of the first kind -- App. B. The delta function -- App. C. Lattice Green's function -- App. D. Surface and bulk Madelung potentials for the ABO[subscript 3] structure.

The perovskite family of oxides includes a vast array of insulators, metals, and semiconductors. Current intense scientific interest stems from the large number of diverse phenomena exhibited by these materials including pseudo two-dimensional electronic energy bands, high temperature superconductivity, metal-insulator transitions, piezoelectricity, magnetism, photochromic, and catalytic activity. This book is the first text devoted to a comprehensive theory of the solid-state properties of these fascinating materials. The text includes complete descriptions of the important energy bands, photoemission, surface states, and the chapter on high-temperature superconductors explores the electronic states in typical copper-oxide materials. Theoretical results are compared to experiment and discussed throughout the book. With problem sets included, this is a unified, logical treatment of fundamental perovskite solid-state chemistry which will appeal to graduate students and researchers alike.