Materials Under Extreme Conditions: Recent Trends and Future Prospects analyzes the chemical transformation and decomposition of materials exposed to extreme conditions, such as high temperature, high pressure, hostile chemical environments, high radiation fields, high vacuum, high magnetic and electric fields, wear and abrasion related to chemical bonding, special crystallographic features, and microstructures.
The materials covered in this work encompass oxides, non-oxides, alloys and intermetallics, glasses, and carbon-based materials. The book is written for researchers in academia and industry, and technologists in chemical engineering, materials chemistry, chemistry, and condensed matter physics.
1. 1. Introduction - p. 2 2. 2. Experimental and Theoretical Methods to Study Materials at High Pressure - p. 6 3. 3. Diagnostics - p. 12 4. 4. Some Case Studies - p. 14 5. 5. Future Prospects - p. 39 6. Chapter 2. Materials Under Shock Waves - p. 49 7. Chapter 3. Materials for Hostile Corrosive Environments - p. 91 8. Chapter 4. Materials for Hostile Chemical Environments - p. 129 9. Chapter 5. High Performance Polymer Nanocomposites for Structural Applications - p. 159 10. Chapter 6. Glasses and Glass-Ceramics for Vacuum and High-Temperature Applications - p. 195 11. Chapter 7. Natural Glasses Under Extreme Conditions - p. 235 12. Chapter 8. Protective Hard Coatings for Tribological Applications - p. 259 13. Chapter 9. Intermetallics and Alloys for High Temperature Applications - p. 293 14. 1. Introduction - p. 294 15. 2. Intermetallics - p. 296 16. 3. Silicides - p. 319 17. 4. High-Entropy Alloys - p. 324 18. 5. Summary - p. 327 19. Chapter 10. Synthesis and Characterization of Borides, Carbides, and Nitrides and Their Applications - p. 337 20. 1. Introduction - p. 338 21. 2. Phenomena - p. 341 22. 3. Theoretical Concepts - p. 343 23. 4. Synthesis - p. 348 24. 5. Characterization Techniques - p. 353 25. 6. Properties - p. 356 26. 7. Applications - p. 362 27. 8. Conclusions - p. 366 28. Chapter 11. High-Temperature Ceramics - p. 377 29. Chapter 12. Cold Plasma Processing of Materials for Extreme Conditions - p. 411 30. 1. Introduction - p. 412 31. 2. The Role of Plasma in Chemical Vapor Deposition - p. 412 32. 3. Plasma Sources for Chemical Vapor Deposition Applications - p. 413 33. 4. Plasma-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition - p. 420 34. 5. Conclusions - p. 463 35. Chapter 13. Tailored Thermal Expansion Material for High-Temperature Applications - p. 471 36. Chapter 14. Materials Under Intense Laser Irradiation - p. 501 37. Chapter 15. Laser-Induced Vaporization–Mass Spectrometry Studies on Refractory Materials at Ultrahigh Temperatures - p. 533 38. Chapter 16. Nanoclusters Under Extreme Ionization Conditions - p. 575 39. 1. Introduction to Clusters - p. 576 40. 2. Different Methods for Preparation of Clusters - p. 578 41. 3. Characterization of Cluster Source - p. 580 42. 4. Instrumentation - p. 581 43. 5. Clusters Under Extreme Ionization Conditions: Interaction With Lasers - p. 583 44. 6. Different Studies Related to Interaction of Laser With Clusters - p. 588 45. 7. Applications - p. 603 46. Chapter 17. Materials Response Under Irradiation - p. 615 47. 1. Introduction - p. 615 48. 2. Irradiation – Processes Leading to Extreme Situations - p. 617 49. 3. Irradiation Using Different Incident Beams - p. 620 50. 4. Defect Dynamics in Materials Under Irradiation - p. 620 51. 5. Irradiation-Enhanced Diffusion - p. 625 52. 6. Irradiation-Induced Segregation - p. 626 53. 7. Radiation-Induced/Enhanced Phase Transformation - p. 630 54. 8. Influence of Radiation-induced Microstructure on Mechanical Properties - p. 635 55. 9. Multiscale Modeling to Predict Irradiation Behavior of Materials - p. 640 56. 10. Future Trends - p. 642 57. 11. Summary - p. 642 58. Chapter 18. Radiation–Matter Interaction and Radiation-Tolerant Oxides - p. 651 59. Chapter 19. Diamond-Based Radiation Detectors for Applications in Highly Corrosive Solutions and High-Radiation Fields - p. 683 60. Chapter 20. Severe Plastic Deformation of Materials - p. 717 61. Chapter 21. Materials in a High Magnetic Field - p. 755 62. Chapter 22. Properties of Materials Under High Electric Field - p. 791 63. Index - p. 825
Materials Under Extreme Conditions: Recent Trends and Future Prospects analyzes the chemical transformation and decomposition of materials exposed to extreme conditions, such as high temperature, high pressure, hostile chemical environments, high radiation fields, high vacuum, high magnetic and electric fields, wear and abrasion related to chemical bonding, special crystallographic features, and microstructures.
The materials covered in this work encompass oxides, non-oxides, alloys and intermetallics, glasses, and carbon-based materials. The book is written for researchers in academia and industry, and technologists in chemical engineering, materials chemistry, chemistry, and condensed matter physics.
1. 1. Introduction - p. 2 2. 2. Experimental and Theoretical Methods to Study Materials at High Pressure - p. 6 3. 3. Diagnostics - p. 12 4. 4. Some Case Studies - p. 14 5. 5. Future Prospects - p. 39 6. Chapter 2. Materials Under Shock Waves - p. 49 7. Chapter 3. Materials for Hostile Corrosive Environments - p. 91 8. Chapter 4. Materials for Hostile Chemical Environments - p. 129 9. Chapter 5. High Performance Polymer Nanocomposites for Structural Applications - p. 159 10. Chapter 6. Glasses and Glass-Ceramics for Vacuum and High-Temperature Applications - p. 195 11. Chapter 7. Natural Glasses Under Extreme Conditions - p. 235 12. Chapter 8. Protective Hard Coatings for Tribological Applications - p. 259 13. Chapter 9. Intermetallics and Alloys for High Temperature Applications - p. 293 14. 1. Introduction - p. 294 15. 2. Intermetallics - p. 296 16. 3. Silicides - p. 319 17. 4. High-Entropy Alloys - p. 324 18. 5. Summary - p. 327 19. Chapter 10. Synthesis and Characterization of Borides, Carbides, and Nitrides and Their Applications - p. 337 20. 1. Introduction - p. 338 21. 2. Phenomena - p. 341 22. 3. Theoretical Concepts - p. 343 23. 4. Synthesis - p. 348 24. 5. Characterization Techniques - p. 353 25. 6. Properties - p. 356 26. 7. Applications - p. 362 27. 8. Conclusions - p. 366 28. Chapter 11. High-Temperature Ceramics - p. 377 29. Chapter 12. Cold Plasma Processing of Materials for Extreme Conditions - p. 411 30. 1. Introduction - p. 412 31. 2. The Role of Plasma in Chemical Vapor Deposition - p. 412 32. 3. Plasma Sources for Chemical Vapor Deposition Applications - p. 413 33. 4. Plasma-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition - p. 420 34. 5. Conclusions - p. 463 35. Chapter 13. Tailored Thermal Expansion Material for High-Temperature Applications - p. 471 36. Chapter 14. Materials Under Intense Laser Irradiation - p. 501 37. Chapter 15. Laser-Induced Vaporization–Mass Spectrometry Studies on Refractory Materials at Ultrahigh Temperatures - p. 533 38. Chapter 16. Nanoclusters Under Extreme Ionization Conditions - p. 575 39. 1. Introduction to Clusters - p. 576 40. 2. Different Methods for Preparation of Clusters - p. 578 41. 3. Characterization of Cluster Source - p. 580 42. 4. Instrumentation - p. 581 43. 5. Clusters Under Extreme Ionization Conditions: Interaction With Lasers - p. 583 44. 6. Different Studies Related to Interaction of Laser With Clusters - p. 588 45. 7. Applications - p. 603 46. Chapter 17. Materials Response Under Irradiation - p. 615 47. 1. Introduction - p. 615 48. 2. Irradiation – Processes Leading to Extreme Situations - p. 617 49. 3. Irradiation Using Different Incident Beams - p. 620 50. 4. Defect Dynamics in Materials Under Irradiation - p. 620 51. 5. Irradiation-Enhanced Diffusion - p. 625 52. 6. Irradiation-Induced Segregation - p. 626 53. 7. Radiation-Induced/Enhanced Phase Transformation - p. 630 54. 8. Influence of Radiation-induced Microstructure on Mechanical Properties - p. 635 55. 9. Multiscale Modeling to Predict Irradiation Behavior of Materials - p. 640 56. 10. Future Trends - p. 642 57. 11. Summary - p. 642 58. Chapter 18. Radiation–Matter Interaction and Radiation-Tolerant Oxides - p. 651 59. Chapter 19. Diamond-Based Radiation Detectors for Applications in Highly Corrosive Solutions and High-Radiation Fields - p. 683 60. Chapter 20. Severe Plastic Deformation of Materials - p. 717 61. Chapter 21. Materials in a High Magnetic Field - p. 755 62. Chapter 22. Properties of Materials Under High Electric Field - p. 791 63. Index - p. 825