Engineering applications of surface coatings and f Books

Metal Surface Engineering offers updated and advanced information on tribology for ferrous and non-ferrous materials and discusses the practical application and performance of surface engineering

Sensor Design Guidelines.- Transduction Principles.- Growth and Synthesis of Nanostructured Thin Films.- Integrated Micromachining Technologies for Transducer Fabrication.- Applications of Functional Thin Films and Nanostructures in Gas Sensing.-...

Polarization-Graded Ferroelectrics: The Dielectric Analogues of Semiconductor Junction Devices.- Thermodynamic Theory of Polarization-Graded Ferroelectrics.- Graded Ferroelectric Devices (GFDs).- Trans-capacitive Devices: Transpacitors.- Graded Ferroics...

The Focused Ion Beam Instrument.- Ion - Solid Interactions.- Focused Ion Beam Gases for Deposition and Enhanced Etch.- Three-Dimensional Nanofabrication Using Focused Ion Beams.- Device Edits and Modifications.- The Uses of Dual Beam FIB in...

Heat resistant layers are meant to withstand high temperatures while also protecting against all types of corrosion and oxidation. Therefore, the micro-structure and behavior of such layers is essential in understanding the functionality of these...

The focus of this book is on modeling and simulations used in research on the morphological evolution during film growth. The authors emphasize the detailed mathematical formulation of the problem. The book will enable readers themselves to set up a...

We live in a time of great change. In the electronics world, the last several decades have seen unprecedented growth and advancement, described by Moore's law. This observation stated that transistor density in integrated circuits doubles every 1. 5-2...

Thin Film Metal-Oxides provides a representative account of the fundamental structure-property relations in oxide thin films. Functional properties of thin film oxides are discussed in the context of applications in emerging electronics and renewable...

"... Pour obtenir l'aluminium métallique, M. Wöhler s'adressa au composé qui résulte de l'union de ce métal avec le chlore, c'est-à-dire au chlorure d'aluminium. Au fond d'un creuset de porcelaine il mit quelques fragments de potassium, et par-dessus, un...

This e-book presents a selection of papers focused on some novel aspects of electrodeposited coatings, in particular for medical applications. The biocoatings applied for surface modification of load-bearing implants are still being developed, especially...

This book provides an overview of the latest developments and applications of nanoscale textile coatings. It covers materials used for (creating) these coatings, the different methods of applying them to textiles, and the various ways in which the...

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Future Learning Aspects of Mechanical Engineering (FLAME 2020). This book, in particular, focuses on characterizing materials using novel techniques. It covers a variety of advanced...

This book presents recent material science-based and mechanical analysis-based advances in joining processes. It includes all related processes, e.g. friction stir welding, joining by plastic deformation, laser welding, clinch joining, and adhesive...

Ultra-precision machining is a promising solution for achieving excellent machined surface quality and sophisticated micro/nano-structures that influence the applications of components and devices. Further, given the ultrathin layer of material removed,...

This thesis describes an investigation into homogeneous KN crystalline films grown on Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si substrates, amorphous KN films grown on TiN/Si substrates using the RF-sputtering method, and the ferroelectic and piezoelectric properties of these KN...

This book describes the design, fabrication and evaluation of a polymer-based neural interface for a cochlear electrode array, reviewed in terms of fabrication process, functionality, and reliability. Polymer-based devices have attracted attention in the...

This book introduces recent progress in stimuli-responsive interfaces constructed on colloidal materials such as micelles and vesicles and on solid material surfaces. There is discussion of the effect of stimuli such as light, heat, pH, and electric...

This thesis focuses on the manipulation of sound properties by artificial materials. It elaborates on the fundamental design of acoustic metasurfaces and metastructures as the extension of metamaterials, and their functionality in the manipulation of...

This volume presents essential information on chemical reagents commonly used in flotation processes. It comprehensively summarizes the properties, preparation and applications of collectors, frothers, depressants and flocculants. It also discusses the...

This volume includes 11 contributions to the 23rd Conference of the European Colloid and Interface Society which took in Antalya, Turkey between September 6th and 11th, 2009. The contributions from leading scientists cover a broad spectrum of topics...

Laser Interactions in Nanomaterials Synthesis.- Basic Physics of Femtosecond Laser Ablation.- Atomic/Molecular-Level Simulations of Laser#x2013;Materials Interactions.- Continuum Models of Ultrashort Pulsed Laser Ablation.- Cluster Synthesis and...

Application Example 1: Lateral Resolution of in-Lens SE and High-Angle BSE Imaging at Low Accelerating Voltages, Below 2.0 kV.- Application Example 2: Z-Contrast Sensitivity in Low-Voltage, High-Angle BSE Imaging.- Application Example 3: Information...

- Contents.- Thermodynamics and Phase Separation in IPNs.- Heterogeneous Structure and Morphology of IPNs.- Relaxation Transitions and Viscoelasticity of IPNs.- Chemical Kinetics of IPNs Formation and Phase Separation.- Compatibilization in...

Lotus Effect: Roughness-Induced Superhydrophobicity.- Gecko Feet: Natural Attachment Systems for Smart Adhesion.- Novel AFM Nanoprobes.- Nanoelectromechanical Systems - Experiments and Modeling.- Application of Atom-resolved Scanning Tunneling Microscopy...

This book is devoted to the emerging field of techniques for visualizing atomic-scale properties of active catalysts under actual working conditions, i.e. high gas pressures and high temperatures. It explains how to understand these observations in terms...

This book focuses on the new direction of magnetic pulsed metal working by attraction of sheet metals. In the first part, the authors focus on the magnetic pulsed pressure for forming of inner angles in the sheet metals. Part 2 of the book presents the...

This book summarizes some of the most exciting theoretical developments in the topological phenomena of skyrmions in noncentrosymmetric magnetic systems over recent decades. After presenting pedagogical backgrounds to the Berry phase and homotopy theory,...

This book describes the latest research on producing functional particles using spray processes. The authors detail micro level elementary processes and phase boundaries, process analysis scaling and modeling, and macro level process functions and...

With contributions by leading international experts, this book presents a detailed compilation of a new and very active field. It is the first book devoted to the covalent coupling of molecular precursors on surfaces that allows the preparation of 0D, 1D...

This book describes wetting fundamentals and reviews the standard protocol for contact angle measurements. The authors include a brief overview of applications of contact angle measurements in surface science and engineering. They also discuss recent...

Chemical structure and bonding. The scope of the series spans the entire Periodic Table and addresses structure and bonding issues associated with all of the elements. It also focuses attention on new and developing areas of modern structural and...

The series Advances in Polymer Science presents critical reviews of the present and future trends in polymer and biopolymer science. It covers all areas of research in polymer and biopolymer science including chemistry, physical chemistry, physics,...

This review book is concerned with the synthesis, charge transport properties and practical applications of poly (o-aminophenol) (POAP) film electrodes. It is divided into three parts. The first one has a particular emphasis on problems of synthesis and...

This book presents the key concepts in  electrochemistry applied to metal corrosion, such as processes at the metal-medium boundary and the role of electrochemical cells in redox reactions. It covers thermodynamic principles, including Gibbs energy,...

This book provides a general overview and current state of the art of different types of metal oxide nanomaterials, either in nanoparticles or thin film structure. It covers from the development and optimization of different nanofabrication/synthesis...

This book explores the physics, technology and applications of particle accelerators. It illustrates the interconnections between applications and basic physical principles, enabling readers to better understand current and upcoming technologies and see...

This book reports on recent advances in the rapidly growing field of high-speed water jet technology, discussing research, developments and applications related to cutting, machining, repair of structures and buildings, cleaning, removal of coatings and...

This book highlights established research and technology on corrosion inhibitors and bio-waste management. It further discusses emerging aspects of utilizing food waste in the field of corrosion inhibition. The topics covered include overview on...

This book introduces readers to interfacial reactions in confinement on stimuli-responsive homopolymer and diblock copolymer films. It also includes investigations concerning the immobilization of (bio)molecules and the fabrication of biomolecular...

This book presents recent advances in nanostructured materials. It describes the characterization of nanomaterials, their preparation methods and performance testing techniques; the design and development of nano-scale devices; and the applications of...

This book is focuses on novel materials for advanced engine design. It includes the study of friction, wear, lubrication, suitable lubricant additives, and durability of different engine components of alcohol/biodiesel fueled engines. The contents...

This state-of-the-art book highlights recent advances and discussions in tribological technologies in sheet metal forming. The contents focus on the fundamentals to the more complex topics such as micro contact and lubricant behaviors, FEM analysis in...

This book presents the proceedings of the '2nd International Conference on Advanced Surface Enhancement', INCASE 2021. It comprehensively reviews the state-of-the-arts in surface engineering related techniques and strategies, towards industrialization...

This book presents selected papers from the 6th International Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing and Plant Engineering (ICMMPE 2020), held virtually via Google Meet. It highlights the latest advances in the emerging area, brings together researchers...

This book presents the proceedings of the first INCASE conference, organised by ARTC at A*STAR, Singapore. It provides a comprehensive review of recent advances in surface enhancement processes and strategies employed to assess their impact on materials...

This thesis considers molecular orientation in thin films and introduces an optical model describing this orientation as applied to organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). It also describes the electronic structure of intermolecular charge transfer...

This book is a manual of measurement of colloids and interfaces designed especially for new researchers who have just begun research on these topics. The book is written by active researchers in the field of colloids and interfacial chemistry, based on...

This book covers the basic principles and application of nanoindentation technology to determine residual stresses in films and coatings. It briefly introduces various detection technologies for measuring residual stresses, while mainly focusing on...