Ceramics Science and Technology

Preface PART I: Introduction MODERN TRENDS IN ADVANCED CERAMICS Advanced Ceramics Conventional Synthesis and Processing of Advanced Ceramics Molecular Routes for the Synthesis and Processing of Advanced Ceramics Methods for Characterization of Advanced Ceramic Materials Applications of Advanced Ceramics Outlook PART II: Structure of Ceramic Materials: Atomic Level MODELING AMORPHOUS CERAMIC STRUCTURES Introduction Computational Approach Results Summary and Conclusions STRUCTURAL CHEMISTRY OF CERAMICS Introduction Crystal Chemistry of Binary Oxides Complex Oxide Structures Nitrides and Related Materials DIFFUSION IN CERAMICS General Introduction Simple Oxides Diffusion in Complex Oxides Diffusion in Non-Oxide Ceramics STRUCTURES OF CERAMIC MATERIALS: THERMODYNAMICS AND CONSTITUTION Introduction Experimental Phase Studies Methods of Computational Thermodynamics Case Studies PART III: Structures of Ceramic Materials: Microstructural Level MICROSTRUCTURAL DESIGN OF CERAMICS: THEORY AND EXPERIMENT Overview An Introduction to Ceramics Determinants of Ceramic Microstructure Factors in Microstructural Design Amorphous Phases in Ceramics Silicon Nitride Ceramics: A Model System Theory and Modeling of Ceramics A Case Study in Theory and Modeling: Intergranular Films in Silicon Nitride Outlook MESOSCOPIC CERAMIC STRUCTURES IN ONE, TWO, AND THREE DIMENSIONS Ceramics at the Mesoscale Synthetic Routes to Mesoscaled Ceramic Structures One-Dimensional (1-D) Ceramic Structures Two-Dimensional (2-D) Ceramic Structures Three-Dimensional (3-D) Ceramic Structures BULK CERAMIC NANOSTRUCTURES Introduction Materials and Related Nanocomposites Formation of Nanoinclusions Materials Preparation Properties of Ceramic Nanocomposites High-Temperature Properties Electrical Properties GLASS CERAMICS: SILICA- AND ALUMINA-BASED Introduction Theory of Nucleation and Crystal Growth Glass Ceramics with Low Thermal Expansion Coefficients Glass Ceramics for Mechanical Applications Bioglass Ceramics Oriented Glass Ceramics Nano Glass Ceramics CELLULAR STRUCTURES Introduction Structure Properties Fabrication Methods Applications Summary CERAMIC THIN FILMS Introduction Fundamentals of the Chemical Solution Deposition Process Structure-Property Relationships The Application of CSD-Derived Ceramic Films Conclusions MULTIPHASE FIBER COMPOSITES Introductory Remarks Fibers for Ceramic Composites Processes to Fabricate Ceramic Fiber Composites Non-Brittle Composites and Associated Mechanisms Properties of Ceramic Fiber Composites Applications of Ceramic Fiber Composites