Ceramics Science and Technology

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

Ralf Riedel has been a professor at the Institute of Materials Science of Darmstadt University of Technology since 1993. He received his degree in chemistry in 1984, followed by two years of dissertation work with Professor Ekkehard Fluck at the University of Stuttgart. After postdoctoral research at the Max-Planck Institute for Metals Research and the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Stuttgart, he gained his lecturing qualification in the field of inorganic chemistry in 1992. He is a member of the World Academy of Ceramics and Guest Professor at the Jiangsu University in Zhenjiang, China, a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society and a recipient of the Dionyz Stur Gold Medal for merits in natural sciences. In 2006 he received an honorary doctorate from the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia. Professor Riedel has published more than 300 papers and patents and is widely known for his research in the field of polymer derived ceramics and on ultra high pressure synthesis of new materials.I-Wei Chen is currently Skirkanich Professor of Materials Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania since 1997, where he also gained his master's degree in 1975. He received his bachelor's degree in physics from Tsinghua University, Taiwan, in 1972, and earned his doctorate in metallurgy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1980. He taught at the University of Michigan (Materials) during 1986-1997 and MIT (Nuclear Engineering; Materials) during 1980-1986. He began ceramic research studying martensitic transformations in zirconia nano crystals, which led to work on transformation plasticity, superplasticity, fatigue, grain growth and sintering in various oxides and nitrides. He is currently interested in nanotechnology of ferroelectrics, thin film memory devices, and nano particles for biomedical applications. A Fellow of American Ceramic Society (1991) and recipient of its Ross Coffin Purdy Award (1994), Edward C. Henry Award (1999) and

"This book will be a great tool for ceramic engineering students specifically and Materials Science and Engineering students in general. At the same time it will serve as an excellent reference source for industrial researchers." -- Journal of Metals, August 21, 2008

"This book will be a great tool for ceramic engineering students specifically and Materials Science and Engineering students in general. At the same time it will serve as an excellent reference source forindustrial researchers." (Journal of Metals, August 21, 2008)