The crystal chemistry of several layered materials has been explored using a variety of methods, with an emphasis on their structural aspects. In the second part of this work, the structure of several copper oxides that are of significance to the study of superconductors are described.;The crystal structure of Mg(OD);An infrared/Raman study of Mg(OH);For layered crystals, it was found that as the internally fixed layers are moved apart the Madelung energy of the system becomes constant after a very short distance, although not necessarily that of the given crystal's energy at ambient conditions.;The crystal structures of MgCl;The crystal structure of Sr(OD);The crystal structures of SrCuO;The crystal structure of BaCuO... |