Advanced Composite Materials (Advanced Material Series)

"This book provides a compilation of innovative fabrication strategies and utilization methodologies which are frequently adopted in the advanced composite materials community with respect to developing appropriate composites to efficiently utilize macro and nanoscale features"-- Abstract: Composites materials is basically the combining of unique properties of materials to have synergistic effects. A combination of materials is needed to adapt to certain properties for any application area. There is an everlasting desire to make composite materials stronger, lighter or more durable than traditional materials. Read more... 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. Composites materials is basically the combining of unique properties of materials to have synergistic effects. A combination of materials is needed to adapt to certain properties for any application area. There is an everlasting desire to make composite materials stronger, lighter or more durable than traditional materials. Carbon materials are known to be attractive in composites because of their combination of chemical and physical properties. In the recent years, development of new composites has been influenced by precision green approaches that restrict hazardous substances and waste created during production. This book ranges from the fundamental principles underpinning the fabrication of different composite materials to their devices, for example, applications in energy harvesting, memory devices, electrochemical biosensing and other advanced composite-based biomedical applications. This book provides a compilation of innovative fabrication strategies and utilization methodologies which are frequently adopted in the advanced composite materials community with respect to developing appropriate composites to efficiently utilize macro and nanoscale features. The key topics are: Pioneer composite materials for printed electronics Current-limiting defects in superconductors High-tech ceramics materials Carbon nanomaterials for electrochemical biosensing Nanostructured ceramics and bioceramics for bone cancer Importance of biomaterials for bone regeneration Tuning hydroxyapatite particles Carbon nanotubes reinforced bioceramic composite Biomimetic prototype interface "This book provides a compilation of innovative fabrication strategies and utilization methodologies which are frequently adopted in the advanced composite materials community with respect to developing appropriate composites to efficiently utilize macro and nanoscale features"-- Provided by publisher