


Three chapters are devoted to the description of solid state compounds: skutterudites (Chapter 211), rare earth-antimony systems (Chapter 212), and rare earth-manganese perovskites (Chapter 214).

This volume of the Handbook illustrates the rich variety of topics covered by rare earth science. Readers of prior volumes of the Handbook will notice that the Preface format has changed with the inclusion of the title and author(s), plus an appropriate figure from each of the chapters, instead of just a brief summary of its contents. Gschneidner, Jr., one of the founding editors of this series, as editors. Pecharsky, Iowa State University, Ames have joined Prof. JeanClaude Bünzli, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, and Vitalij K. With this volume of the Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earth Profs. They stretch like an unknown sea before us – mocking, mystifying, and murmuring strange revelations and possibilities. These elements perplex us in our rearches, baffle us in our speculations, and haunt us in our very dreams. Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths Vol. Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths, volume 33 Elsevier, 2003 Edited by: K.
