In the previous volume of this series, a policy of encouraging authors to
provide critical reviews was introduced. New coverage was also commissioned
encompassing not only spectroscopy of inorganic compounds and
complexes, but also other methods of characterisation relevant to inorganic
compounds and materials. The resulting volume included a diverse range of
topics and placed the content in a critical context.
The majority of articles of this volume cover different fields from volume
40 and provide complementary topics across gas, solution and solid phase
inorganic compounds and complexes, from ceramics to metalloenzymes.
The majority of ‘work horse’ techniques are represented but most are placed
in the context of exciting new developments or applications. Evidently,
there is also a drive to combine techniques to study compounds and complexes
under different stimuli. The continual increase in computing power
and development of theoretical methodology has also resulted in many
empirical studies being supplemented by calculations