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This first chapter presents the basic concepts that underly the formation of materials and how the atoms and ions are arranged in solids. Initially we describe qualitatively the various types of atomic bonding: ionic; covalent; molecular, or Van der Waals; and metallic. Then we present the 14 crystal lattices in three dimensions and the crystal structures of some important minerals and materials for electronics. The last section is devoted to a brief description of some features and preparation methods of important classes of materials that are employed in the fabrication of electronic devices.
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W.D. Callister Jr., Materials Science and Engineering, an Introduction (John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2010)
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Rezende, S.M. (2022). Materials for Electronics. In: Introduction to Electronic Materials and Devices. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81772-5_1
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