Novel Functional Ceramics
A special issue of Inorganics (ISSN 2304-6740). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 15193
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Interests: SiO2-ZnO materials; oxide systems obtained by sol-gel; ZnO-SnO-based ceramics; hybrid nanocomposites; oxide compounds and materials science
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Interests: advanced nanomaterials; functionalized textiles; coatings for special properties (corrosion resistance, antibacterial, self cleaning, etc); thin films; alloys with special properties and so on
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Dear Colleagues,
There is currently a growing demand for new ceramics for applications in key industrial sectors (e.g., aerospace, semiconductors, clean energy, energy storage, cement, automotive, robotics, medicine). The common feature of these applications is a design strategy that offers high performance and lower energy consumption, which can be directly related to lower carbon emissions and multitasking. The concept applies especially to ceramics and composites.
The topics covered in this Special Issue include oxides in catalysis, microelectronics, energy production, energy storage, medicine and optics—both in pure and doped form, as well as in combination with other oxides. Ceramics with hydrophobic/hydrophilic properties and corrosion-resistant ceramics are also included. New systems with different functionalities, such as polymer/ceramic and ceramic/metal composites, etc. are also accepted.
New additive manufacturing technologies covering different oxide materials, such as 3D printing, selective laser sintering, rapid prototyping, rapid thermal annealing, chemical vapor deposition, and e-gun technology, are also welcome.
Dr. Oana-Cătălina Mocioiu
Dr. Ana-Maria Mocioiu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- oxides
- ceramics
- nanomaterials
- catalyst
- sensors
- semiconductors
- antibacterial
- 3D printing
- SLS
- RTA
- thin-layer deposition
- rapid prototyping
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