| Part I. Electron states |
| 1. The quantum-mechanical basis |
| A. Quantum mechanics |
| B. Electronic structure of atoms |
| C. Electronic structure of small molecules |
| D. The simple polar bond |
| E. Diatomic molecules |
| 2. Electronic structure of solids |
| A. Energy bands |
| B. Electron dynamics |
| C. Characteristic solid types |
| D. Solid state matrix elements |
| E. Calculation of spectra |
| Part II. Covalent solids |
| 3. Electronic structure of simple tetrahedral solids |
| A. Crystal structures |
| B. Bond orbitals |
| C. The LCAO bands |
| D. The bond orbital approximation and extended bond orbitals |
| E. Metallicity |
| F. Planar and filamentary structures |
| 4. Optical spectra |
| A. Dielectric susceptibility |
| B. Optical properties and oscillator strengths |
| C. Features of the absorption spectrum |
| D. chi subscript 1 and the dielectric constant |
| 5. Other dielectric properties |
| A. Bond dipoles and higher-order susceptibilities |
| B. Effective atomic charge |
| C. Dielectric screening |
| D. Ternary compounds |
| E. Magnetic susceptibility |
| 6. The energy bands |
| A. Accurate band structures |
| B. LCAO Interpretation of the bands |
| C. The conduction bands |
| D. Effective masses |
| E. Impurity states and excitons |
| 7. The total energy |
| A. The overlap interaction |
| B. Bond length, cohesive energy, and the bulk modulus |
| C. Cohesion in polar covalent solids |
| 8. Elasticity |
| A. Total energy calculations |
| B. Rigid hybrids |
| C. Rehybridization |
| D. The Valence force field |
| E. Internal displacements, and prediction of c subscript 44 |
| 9. Lattice Vibrations |
| A. The Vibration spectrum |
| B. Long range forces |
| C. Phonons and the specific heat |
| D. The transverse charge |
| E. Piezoelectricity |
| F. The Electron-phonon interaction |
| 10. Surfaces and defects |
| A. Surface energy and crystal shapes |
| B. Surface reconstruction |
| C. The elimination of surface states, and Fermi level pinning |
| D. Adsorption of atoms and the 7 x 7 reconstruction pattern |
| E. Defects and amorphous semiconductors |
| F. Photothresholds and heterojunctions |
| 11. Mixed tetrahedral solids |
| A. Tetrahedral complexes |
| B. The crystal structure and the simple molecular lattice |
| C. The bonding |
| D. Bands and electronic spectra |
| E. Mechanical properties |
| F. Vibrational spectra |
| G. Coupling of vibrations to the infrared |
| Part III Closed-shell systems |
| 12. Inert-gas solids |
| A. Interatomic interactions |
| B. Electronic properties |
| 13. Ionic compounds |
| A. The crystal structure |
| B. Electrostatic energy and the Madelung potential |
| C. Ion-Ion Interactions |
| D. Cohesion and Mechanical Properties |
| E. Structure Determination and Ionic Radii |
| 14. Dielectric properties of ionic crystals |
| A. Electronic structure and spectra |
| B. Dielectric susceptibility |
| C. Effective charges and ion softening |
| D. Surfaces and molten ionic compounds |
| Part IV Open-shell systems |
| 15. Simple metals |
| A. History of the theory |
| B. The Free-electron theory of metals |
| C. Electrostatic energy |
| D. The empty-core pseudopotential |
| E. Free-electron energy |
| F. Density, bulk modulus, and cohesion |
| 16. Electronic structure of metals |
| A. Pseudopotential perturbation theory |
| B. Pseudopotentials in the perfect lattice |
| C. Electron diffraction by pseudopotentials |
| D. Nearly-free-electron bands and Fermi surfaces |
| E. Scattering by defects |
| F. Screening |
| 17. Mechanical properties of metals |
| A. The band-structure energy |
| B. The effective interaction between ions, and higher-order terms |
| C. The phonon spectrum |
| D. The electron-phonon interaction and the electron-phonon coupling constant |
| E. Surfaces and liquids |
| 18. Pseudopotential theory of covalent bonding |
| A. The prediction of interatomic matrix elements |
| B. The Jones zone gap |
| C. Covalent and polar contributions |
| D. Susceptibility |
| E. Bonding properties |
| F. Ionic bonding |
| G. Interfaces and Heterojunctions |
| 19. Transition-metal compounds |
| A. d States in solids |
| B. Monoxides: Miltiplet d States |
| C. Perovskite structures; d Bands |
| D. Other compounds |
| E. The Perovskite ghost |
| F. The chemical grip |
| G. The electrostatic stability of Perovskites |
| H. The electron-phonon interaction |
| 20 Transition metals |
| A. The bands |
| B. The electronic properties and density of states |
| C. Cohesion, bond length, and compressibility |
| D. Muffin-Tin Orbitals and the Atomic Sphere Approximation |
| E. d Resonances and transition-metal pseudopoten |
| F. Local moments and magnetism |
| Appendix A. The One-electron approximation |
| Appendix B. Nonorthogonality of basis states |
| Appendix C. The overlap interaction |
| Appendix D. Quantum-mechanical formulation of pseudopotentials |
| Appendix E. Orbital corrections |
| Solid state table of the elements |
| Bibliography and author index |
| Subject index |