Functional Materials And Processing Technologies

Materials with multified coupling properties are an important aspect of modern science and technology with applications in many industrial fields. This book is a collection of papers concerning key engineering materials and solid state phenomena. The book is intended for researchers, engineers, designers and students interested in the investigation and practical use of functional materials in engineering.

Special topic volume with invited peer reviewed papers only

Functional Materials Processing for Switchable Device Modulation focuses on the advances of nanofabrication that underpin emerging technologies, including electronic devices. The book provides readers with a broad view of the materials’ perspectives, including historical context and background, along with future opportunities for smart electronic and switchable devices. A major focus in the book is on the research and development of synthetic materials for spectroscopic analysis which broadly deals with science and technology of materials on the atomic and molecular scale. The book reviews the materials and advances in research for switchable electronics for bioelectronic, sensing and optoelectronic applications. In addition, key challenges and emerging opportunities in innovations in surface modification and novel functional materials device implementation for industrial scale reproducibility are discussed. The book covers the applications and market potential for a variety of media, including mirrors, glazing/coatings, and display products. The physics, electrochemistry, device design and materials are detailed, with performance compared between the most relevant and emerging switchable technologies. Addresses the most interesting advances in switchable devices for bioelectronics, electronics, optoelectronics and sensing applications Includes a special emphasis on materials design, processing and fabrication of switchable devices to realize large-scale industry applications Compares the performance of existing innovative switchable devices Reviews the remaining barriers to commercialization, along with opportunities to address these challenges

Functional materials have assumed a very prominent position in several high-tech areas. Such materials are not being classified on the basis of their origin, nature of bonding or processing techniques but are classified on the basis of the functions they can perform. This is a significant departure from the earlier schemes in which materials were described as metals, alloys, ceramics, polymers, glass materials etc. Several new processing techniques have also evolved in the recent past. Because of the diversity of materials and their functions it has become extremely difficult to obtain information from single source. Functional Materials: Preparation, Processing and Applications provides a comprehensive review of the latest developments. Serves as a ready reference for Chemistry, Physics and Materials Science researchers by covering a wide range of functional materials in one book Aids in the design of new materials by emphasizing structure or microstructure – property correlation Covers the processing of functional materials in detail, which helps in conceptualizing the applications of them

Handbook of Research on Functional Materials: Principles, Capabilities and Limitations covers a broad range of modern materials and provides industry professionals and researchers in polymer science and technology with a single, comprehensive book summarizing all aspects involved in the modern materials production chain. The book focuses on industr

This three-volume set addresses a new knowledge of function materials, their processing, and their characterizations. "Functional and Smart Materials", covered the synthesis and fabrication route of functional and smart materials for universal applications such as material science, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, metrology, nanotechnology, physics, chemical, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, and food science. "Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Technology" covers the advanced manufacturing technologies includes coating, deposition, cladding, nanotechnology, surface finishing, precision machining, processing, and emerging advanced manufacturing technologies for processing of materials for functional applications. "Characterization, Testing, Measurement and Metrology" covered the application of new and advanced characterization techniques to investigate and analysis the processed materials.

Special topic volume with invited peer-reviewed papers only

The 3rd International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials (ICAFM, San Francisco, California, USA) was a platform for academics, researchers, and practical engineers from around the world to present and disseminate their research outcome, to exchange innovative ideas and information on many branches of materials science: applied materials chemistry and physics with its functions, crystal growth, solid state sciences, solid state electronics, coatings and surface engineering, solar cells development, thin films, nanoscience, nanotechnology, as well as materials processing technologies. We hope this book will be useful for many specialists from the area of materials science.