Advanced Ceramic Materials

Content: Cover
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Contents
 Preface
 Part 1 Design, Processing, and Properties
 1 Development of Epitaxial Oxide Ceramics Nanomaterials Based on Chemical Strategies on Semiconductor Platforms
 1.1 Introduction
 1.2 Integration of Epitaxial Functional Oxides Nanomaterials on Silicon Entirely Performed by Chemical Solution Strategies
 1.2.1 Integration of Piezoelectric Quartz Thin Films on Silicon by Soft Chemistry
 1.2.2 Controllable Textures of Epitaxial Quartz Thin Films
 1.2.3 Integration of Functional Oxides by Quartz Templating
 1.2.4 Highly Textured ZnO Thin Films. 1.3 Integration of Functional Oxides by Combining Soft Chemistry and Physical Techniques1.4 Conclusions
 Acknowledgments
 References
 2 Biphasic, Triphasic, and Multiphasic Calcium Orthophosphates
 2.1 Introduction
 2.2 General Definitions and Knowledge
 2.3 Various Types of Biphasic, Triphasic, and Multiphasic CaPO4
 2.4 Stability
 2.5 Preparation
 2.6 Properties
 2.7 Biomedical Applications
 2.8 Conclusions
 References
 3 An Energy Efficient Processing Route for Advance Ceramic Composites Using Microwaves
 3.1 Introduction
 3.2 Historical Developments in Materials Processing by Microwaves. 3.3 Introduction to Microwave Heating Process3.3.1 Microwave-materials Interaction Theory
 3.3.2 Microwave Heating Mechanisms
 3.4 Heating Methods by Microwaves
 3.4.1 Direct Microwave Heating
 3.4.2 Microwave Hybrid Heating
 3.4.3 Selective Heating
 3.4.4 Microwave-assisted Processing of Materials
 3.5 Advantages/Limitations of Microwave Material Processing
 3.5.1 Highly Energy Efficient Processing Method
 3.5.2 Better Quality of Processed Materials
 3.5.3 Cleaner Energy Processing
 3.5.4 Compact Processing Unit
 3.5.5 Restriction in Processing of All Varieties of Materials. 3.5.6 Restrictions in Processing of Complex Shapes3.5.7 Non-uniformity in Heating
 3.5.8 Human Safety Issues
 3.6 Application of Microwave Heating in Composite Processing
 3.6.1 Recent Review of Work Carried Out in MMC/CMC/ Alloys/Ceramic Processing by Microwaves
 3.6.2 Microwave Melting/Casting of Metals/Metal Matrix Composites
 3.7 Future Prospectives
 3.8 Conclusion
 References
 Part 2 Ceramic Composites: Fundamental and Frontiers
 4 Continuous Fiber-reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites
 4.1 Introduction
 4.2 Parts of a CMC
 4.2.1 Fibers
 4.2.2 Interphase
 4.2.3 Matrix. 4.3 Modern Uses of CMCs4.4 History
 4.5 Ceramic Fibers
 4.5.1 Oxide Fibers
 4.5.1.1 Alumina Fibers
 4.5.1.2 Stabilized Alumina Fibers
 4.5.1.3 Alumina Silicate Fibers
 4.5.1.4 Other Oxide Fibers
 4.5.2 Non-oxide Fibers (SiC)
 4.5.2.1 Oxidation
 4.5.2.2 Irradiation
 4.5.2.3 Sintering
 4.5.3 Carbon Fibers
 4.5.3.1 Polyacrylonitrile
 4.5.3.2 Pitch
 4.6 Interface/Interphase
 4.6.1 Requirements
 4.6.2 Non-oxide
 4.6.3 Oxide
 4.7 Matrix Materials
 4.7.1 Carbon
 4.7.2 Silicon Carbide
 4.7.3 Oxides
 4.8 Matrix Fabrication Techniques
 4.8.1 Polymer Impregnation and Pyrolysis.