6th Forum on New Materials, part of CIMTEC 2014 Proceedings of the 6th Forum on New Materials, part of CIMTEC 2014-13th International Ceramics Congress and 6th Forum on New Materials, June 15-19, 2014, Montecatini Terme, Italy
7th Forum on New Materials (CIMTEC 2016) Proceedings of the 7th Forum on New Materials, including the 5th International Conference “Smart and Multifunctional Materials, Structures and Systems” and the 11th International Conference “Medical Applications of New Biomaterials and Nanotechnology, June 5-9, 2016, Perugia, Italy
7th Forum on New Materials (CIMTEC 2016) Proceedings of the 7th Forum on New Materials, including the 5th International Conference “Smart and Multifunctional Materials, Structures and Systems” and the 11th International Conference “Medical Applications of New Biomaterials and Nanotechnology, June 5-9, 2016, Perugia, Italy
Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 6th Forum on New Materials, part of CIMTEC 2014-13th International Ceramics Congress and 6th Forum on New Materials, June 15-19, 2014, Montecatini Terme, Italy. The 32 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Novel Functional Carbon Nanomaterials, Chapter 2: Transport in Inorganic Materials, Chapter 3: Non-Volatile Inorganic Memory Devices, Chapter 4: Novel Superconducting Materials. Keyword: Novel Functional Carbon Nanomaterials; Transport in Inorganic Materials; Non-Volatile Inorganic Memory Devices; Novel Superconducting Materials This third of four volumes of proceedings covers the conferences on novel functional carbon nanomaterials; mass, charge, and spin transport in inorganic materials: fundamentals to applications; novel non-volatile inorganic memory devices: materials, concepts, and applications; and the science and engineering of novel superconductors. The 32 papers consider such topics as possibilities of graphene application in textronic devices, the elucidation of metal diffusion mechanisms in conducting-bridge random access memory using first-principle calculations, doped hafnium oxide as an enabler for ferroelectric field effect transistors, and critical current density and pinning energy of a partially melted samarium-based superconductor. -- Engineering - Electronics-- Inorganic materials-- Materials science-- Semiconductors.
This book presents the state of the art on thermophysical and thermochemical properties, fabrication methodologies, irradiation behaviours, fuel reprocessing procedures, and aspects of waste management for oxide fuels in general and for thoria-based fuels in particular. The book covers all the essential features involved in the development of and working with nuclear technology. With the help of key databases, many of which were created by the authors, information is presented in the form of tables, figures, schematic diagrams and flow sheets, and photographs. This information will be useful for scientists and engineers working in the nuclear field, particularly for design and simulation, and for establishing the technology. One special feature is the inclusion of the latest information on thoria-based fuels, especially on the use of thorium in power generation, as it has less proliferation potential for nuclear weapons. Given its natural abundance, thorium offers a future alternative to uranium fuels in nuclear technology. In closing, the latest information on conventional uranium and plutonium fuels is also provided.
This volume contains proceedings of the NATO-Russia Advanced Research Workshop on Nanostructured Thin Films and Nanodispersion Strengthened Coatings (December, 2003, Moscow). During this Workshop leading researchers from twelve countries had presented and discussed most recent developments in the fields of plasma physics and surface engineering related to the preparation and applications of nanostructured thin films and nanodispersion strengthened coatings. These presentations are encompassed in 31 individual chapters. The chapters are assembled in five parts in according to the workshop sessions. Part I is a compilation of chapters on hard and tribological coatings. The recent advances in this area are significant in that it is now possible to engineer strong, hard, and tough coatings that can operate at temperatures higher than 1200 ?C and exhibit ‘smart’, adaptive characteristics. These coatings are based on an amorphous matrix, e. g. nitrides, carbides, borides, or carbon, in which there is a controlled nucleation and growth of ultra hard nanoparticles of crystalline carbides, nitrides, borides and oxides. The critical feature is the control of both the particle size, i. e. , less than 10 nm, and interpartical spacing of a few nanometers. The ‘smart’ or adaptive characteristic is engineered into the nanostructures using similar sized (less than 10 nm) particles of metallic chalcogenidese, ductile metals, or glass forming elements to provide high lubricity and chemical adaptation at the environment change, e. g. , high and low humidities and temperatures.
Papers presented at the Seventeenth International Symposium on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Material XVII, held at New Delhi during 15-17 December 2008.