Solid state chemistry has been driven by the dream of attaining apparently unreachable goals, and doing it by identifying, for example, how to make use of parts per million or less non-stoichiometric defect chemistry; the high-resolution integration of transition states and diffusion kinetics; non-equilibrium phase transformations; and, coupling the concepts of atomic-scale quantum states with macroscale physical properties. The impact of the evolution of the resulting science and technology over the past 50 years has been of the highest magnitude, as evidenced by commercial global applications such as the transition of the early transistors to the current nanoscale computer chips; the conversion of high-cost incandescent lighting and displays to energy-efficient LED technology; the development of high-turnover, efficient catalysts for high-volume chemical transformations; energy storage and conversion capabilities that are predicted in California to give us an all-electrical transportation system by 2050; and, the tools needed to monitor and to hopefully mediate ongoing global climate change. This has been done, as promoted by the Materials Genome Initiative, by the creation of large database approaches utilizing high throughput and artificial intelligence to facilitate the transition from concept to application. The solid state chemists of the American Chemical Society have been, and are, an important part of this revolution in science and technology.

Solid state chemistry: Infinite compositions, properties, and applicability

ACS Spring 2022

The official archive and repository for all ACS Meetings & Expositions abstracts and select posters or presentations.