Advanced composite materials

Content: Cover
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Contents
 Preface
 1 Composite Materials for Application in Printed Electronics
 1.1 Introduction
 1.2 Filler Materials
 1.3 Conductive Polymers
 1.4 Preparation of Electronics Materials for Printing
 1.5 Overview of Application Fields
 1.5.1 RF Applications
 1.5.2 Sensors
 1.5.3 Electrodes
 1.6 Conclusions
 References
 2 Study of Current-limiting Defects in Superconductors Using Low-temperature Scanning Laser Microscopy
 2.1 Introduction
 2.2 Introduction of Low-temperature Scanning Laser Microscopy and Its Application in Defect Studies in Superconductors. 2.2.1 Basic Principle of LTSLM2.2.2 Visualization of Defect-induced Dissipation and Spatial Jc Distribution
 2.2.3 Thermoelectric Responses from LTSLM
 2.2.4 Experimental Setup of LTSLM System
 2.3 Case Studies of Using LTSLM to Study Defects in Superconductors
 2.3.1 REBCO-coated Conductors Based on Rolling-assisted Biaxially Textured Substrate
 2.3.2 MOCVD/IBAD REBCO-coated Conductors
 2.3.3 Polycrystalline Iron-based Superconductor
 2.3.4 The Application of LTSLM in Study of Grain Boundaries in Superconductors
 2.4 Conclusions
 Reference
 3 Innovative High-tech Ceramics Materials. 3.1 Introduction3.2 Ceramic Structure
 3.2.1 Oxide Structures
 3.2.1.1 Rock Salt Structure
 3.2.1.2 Wurtzite Structure
 3.2.1.3 Zinc Blende Structure
 3.2.1.4 Spinel Structure
 3.2.1.5 Corundum Structure
 3.2.1.6 Rutile Structure
 3.2.1.7 Cesium Chloride Structure
 3.2.1.8 Fluorite Structure
 3.2.1.9 Antifluorite Structure
 3.2.1.10 Perovskite Structure
 3.2.1.11 Ilmenite Structure
 3.2.2 Silicate Structures
 3.2.2.1 Orthosilicates
 3.2.3 Clay Minerals
 3.2.4 Other Structures
 3.2.4.1 Gibbsite
 3.2.4.2 Graphite
 3.2.4.3 Carbides
 3.2.4.4 Nitrides
 3.2.5 Glasses
 3.3 Raw Materials. 3.4 Processing of Ceramics3.4.1 Forming and Firing
 3.4.2 Melting and Solidification
 3.4.3 Newer Fabrication Techniques
 3.5 Properties
 3.6 Some Important Advanced Ceramics
 3.6.1 Insulating Ceramics/High Thermal Conductive Ceramics
 3.6.2 Semiconductive Ceramics
 3.6.2.1 PTC Thermistors
 3.6.2.2 NTC Thermistors
 3.6.2.3 Ceramic Varistors
 3.6.3 Ionic Conductors/Oxygen Sensors
 3.6.3.1 Oxygen Sensors for Automobiles
 3.6.3.2 Thick-film-type Oxygen Sensor
 3.6.3.3 Universal Exhaust Gas Oxygen Sensor
 3.6.3.4 NOx sensor
 3.6.3.5 Oxygen Sensors for Industry
 3.6.4 Ceramic Fuel Cells. 3.6.5 Piezoelectric Ceramics3.6.6 Dielectric Ceramics
 3.6.6.1 Ceramic Capacitors
 3.6.7 Magnetic Ceramics
 3.6.8 Optoelectroceramics
 3.6.9 Superconductive Ceramics
 3.6.10 High-temperature High-strength Ceramics
 3.6.11 Porous Ceramics for Filtration
 3.6.12 Ceramic Bearing
 3.6.13 Cutting Tools
 3.6.14 Ceramics for Biomedical Applications
 3.6.14.1 Ceramics for Artificial Joints
 3.6.14.2 Ceramics for Artificial Bone
 3.6.14.3 Bioactive Cements
 3.6.14.4 Ceramics for In Situ Radiotherapy of Cancers
 3.6.14.5 Ceramics for In Situ Hyperthermia Therapy of Cancer
 3.6.15 Decorative Ceramics.