Ceramics Science and Technology

Although ceramics have been known to mankind literally for millennia, research has never ceased. Apart from the classic uses as a bulk material in pottery, construction, and decoration, the latter half of the twentieth century saw an explosive growth of application fields, such as electrical and thermal insulators, wear-resistant bearings, surface coatings, lightweight armour, or aerospace materials. In addition to plain, hard solids, modern ceramics come in many new guises such as fabrics, ultrathin films, microstructures and hybrid composites. Built on the solid foundations laid down by the 20-volume series Materials Science and Technology, Ceramics Science and Technology picks out this exciting material class and illuminates it from all sides. Materials scientists, engineers, chemists, biochemists, physicists and medical researchers alike will find this work a treasure trove for a wide range of ceramics knowledge from theory and fundamentals to practical approaches and problem solutions.

Although ceramics have been known to mankind literally for millennia, research has never ceased. Apart from the classic uses as a bulk material in pottery, construction, and decoration, the latter half of the twentieth century saw an explosive growth of application fields, such as electrical and thermal insulators, wear-resistant bearings, surface coatings, lightweight armour, or aerospace materials. In addition to plain, hard solids, modern ceramics come in many new guises such as fabrics, ultrathin films, microstructures and hybrid composites.Built on the solid foundations laid down by the 20-volume series Materials Science and Technology, Ceramics Science and Technology picks out this exciting material class and illuminates it from all sides.Materials scientists, engineers, chemists, biochemists, physicists and medical researchers alike will find this work a treasure trove for a wide range of ceramics knowledge from theory and fundamentals to practical approaches and problem solutions.

PrefacePART I: IntroductionMODERN TRENDS IN ADVANCED CERAMICSAdvanced CeramicsConventional Synthesis and Processing of Advanced CeramicsMolecular Routes for the Synthesis and Processing of Advanced CeramicsMethods for Characterization of Advanced Ceramic MaterialsApplications of Advanced CeramicsOutlookPART II: Structure of Ceramic Materials: Atomic LevelMODELING AMORPHOUS CERAMIC STRUCTURESIntroductionComputational ApproachResultsSummary and ConclusionsSTRUCTURAL CHEMISTRY OF CERAMICSIntroductionCrystal Chemistry of Binary OxidesComplex Oxide StructuresNitrides and Related MaterialsDIFFUSION IN CERAMICSGeneral IntroductionSimple OxidesDiffusion in Complex OxidesDiffusion in Non-Oxide CeramicsSTRUCTURES OF CERAMIC MATERIALS: THERMODYNAMICS AND CONSTITUTIONIntroductionExperimental Phase StudiesMethods of Computational ThermodynamicsCase StudiesPART III: Structures of Ceramic Materials: Microstructural LevelMICROSTRUCTURAL DESIGN OF CERAMICS: THEORY AND EXPERIMENTOverviewAn Introduction to CeramicsDeterminants of Ceramic MicrostructureFactors in Microstructural DesignAmorphous Phases in CeramicsSilicon Nitride Ceramics: A Model SystemTheory and Modeling of CeramicsA Case Study in Theory and Modeling: Intergranular Films in Silicon NitrideOutlookMESOSCOPIC CERAMIC STRUCTURES IN ONE, TWO, AND THREE DIMENSIONSCeramics at the MesoscaleSynthetic Routes to Mesoscaled Ceramic StructuresOne-Dimensional (1-D) Ceramic StructuresTwo-Dimensional (2-D) Ceramic StructuresThree-Dimensional (3-D) Ceramic StructuresBULK CERAMIC NANOSTRUCTURESIntroductionMaterials and Related NanocompositesFormation of NanoinclusionsMaterials PreparationProperties of Ceramic NanocompositesHigh-Temperature PropertiesElectrical PropertiesGLASS CERAMICS: SILICA- AND ALUMINA-BASEDIntroductionTheory of Nucleation and Crystal GrowthGlass Ceramics with Low Thermal Expansion CoefficientsGlass Ceramics for Mechanical ApplicationsBioglass CeramicsOriented Glass CeramicsNano Glass CeramicsCELLULAR STRUCTURESIntroductionStructurePropertiesFabrication MethodsApplicationsSummaryCERAMIC THIN FILMSIntroductionFundamentals of the Chemical Solution Deposition ProcessStructure-Property RelationshipsThe Application of CSD-Derived Ceramic FilmsConclusionsMULTIPHASE FIBER COMPOSITESIntroductory RemarksFibers for Ceramic CompositesProcesses to Fabricate Ceramic Fiber CompositesNon-Brittle Composites and Associated MechanismsProperties of Ceramic Fiber CompositesApplications of Ceramic Fiber Composites