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Informationen zum Autor Rajat Banerjee is a Senior Officer (Research and Development) at the Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata, India. Dr Banerjee has undertaken research at the Friedrich Schiller University in Germany, The University of Maryland and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the USA. He published widely in the area of ceramic nanocomposites. He has received an Indo-EU Heritage Fellowship, the best paper award at the XVIIth International Congress on Glass and a Certificate of Appreciation from NIST for his outstanding research on nanomaterials. Indranil Manna is Director of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India. Professor Manna was formerly Director of the Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata. He has taught physical metallurgy at IIT Kharagpur for over 25 years and was a Visiting Professor in Germany, USA, Singapore, Poland, Russia and France. Currently a JC Bose Fellow in India, Professor Manna has written over 250 journal publications and is the recipient of numerous national and international awards, and is a Fellow of all four national academies in India (INSA, IAS, NASI, INAE).
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Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering
Part I: Properties
Chapter 1: Thermal shock resistant and flame retardant ceramic nanocomposites
Abstract:
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Design of thermal shock resistant and flame retardant ceramic nanocomposites
1.3 Types and processing of thermally stable ceramic nanocomposites
1.4 Thermal properties of particular ceramic nanocomposites
1.5 Interface characteristics of ceramic nanocomposites
1.6 Superplasticity characteristics of thermal shock resistant ceramic nanocomposites
1.7 Densification for the fabrication of thermal shock resistant ceramic nanocomposites
1.8 Test Methods for the characterization and evaluation of thermal shock resistant ceramic nanocomposites
1.9 Conclusions
1.10 Future trends
1.11 Sources of further information and advice
Chapter 2: Magnetic properties of ceramic nanocomposites
Abstract:
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Magnetic nanocomposites
2.3 Size-dependent magnetic properties
2.4 Colossal magnetoresistance (CMR)
2.5 Electrical transport/resistivity
2.6 Spin-dependent single-electron tunneling phenomena
2.7 Applications: cobalt-doped nickel nanofibers as magnetic materials
2.8 Applications: amorphous soft magnetic materials
2.9 Applications: assembly of magnetic nanostructures
Chapter 3: Optical properties of ceramic nanocomposites
Abstract:
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Optical properties of ceramic nanocomposites
3.3 Transmittance and absorption
3.4 Non-linearity
3.5 Luminescence
3.6 Optical properties of glass-carbon nanotube (CNT) composites
Chapter 4: Failure mechanisms of ceramic nanocomposites
Abstract:
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Rupture strength
4.3 Fracture origins
4.4 Crack propagation, toughening mechanisms
4.5 Preventing failures
4.6 Wear of ceramic nanocomposites
4.7 Future trends
Chapter 5: Multiscale modeling of the structure and properties of ceramic nanocomposites
Abstract:
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Multiscale modeling and material design
5.3 Multiscale modeling approach
5.4 The cohesive finite element method (CFEM)
5.5 Molecular dynamics (MD) modeling
5.6 Dynamic fracture analyses
5.7 Conclusions
Part II: Types
Chapter 6: Ceramic nanoparticles in metal matrix composites
Abstract:
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Material selection
6.3 Physical and mechanical properties of metal matrix nanocomposites (MMNCs)
6.4 Different manufacturing methods for MMNCs
6.5 Future trends
Chapter 7: Carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced glass and glass-ceramic matrix composites
Abstract:
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Carbon nanotubes
7.3 Glass and glass-ceramic matrix composites
7.4 Glass/glass-ceramic matrix composites containing carbon nanotubes: manufacturing process
7.5 Microstructural characterization
7.6 Properties
7.7 Applications
7.8 Conclusions and scope
Chapter 8: Ceramic ultra-thin coatings using atomic layer deposition
Abstract:
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Ultra-thin ceramic films coated on ceramic particles by atomic layer deposition (ALD)
8.3 Using ultra-thin ceramic films as a protective layer
8.4 Enhanced lithium-ion batteries using ultra-thin ceramic films
8.5 Using ultra-thin ceramic films in tissue engineering
8.6 Conclusions and future trends
Chapter 9: High-temperature superconducting ceramic nanocomposites
Abstract:
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Material preparation, characterization and testing
9.3 Superconducting (SC) properties of polymer-ceramic nanocomposites manufactured by hot pressi
