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1 Membrane Thin Film Preparation and Applications
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Preparation of Ceramic Membranes
1.3 Preparation of Metal Membranes
1.4 Applications to Separations and Reactions
1.5 Summary
References
2 Sol-Gel Thin Films Synthesis and Properties of Sorbents and Catalysts
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Sol-Gel Derived Materials for Adsorbents and Catalysts
2.3 Sol-Gel Granulation Process
2.4 Sol-Gel-Derived Granular Adsorbents/Catalysts
2.5 Conclusions
References
3 Ferroelectric Thin Films and Applications
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Charge Displacement and Spontaneous Polarization
3.3 Hysteresis
3.4 The Curie Point and the Phase Transition
3.5 Ferroelectric Thin Films for DRAM and NvRAM
3.6 Deposition of Ferroelectric Thin Films
3.7 Summary
References
4 Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition of Ferroelectric Thin Films
4.1 Overview of Precursor Compounds
4.2 Theoretical Possibility of Autostoichiometric Vapor Deposition
4.3 Stoichiometry of Vaporization Processes
4.4 Autostoichiometric Vapor Deposition
References
5 Functional Nanocomposite Thin Films by Co-Sputtering
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Classification of Nanocomposite Films, Their Properties and Applications
5.3 Optical Properties of Small Particles Embedded in Different Matrixes
5.4 Electronic Transport Characteristics of Nanocomposites
5.5 Quantum Size Effects of Small Metal Particles
5.6 Preparation of Nanocomposite Thin Film by Co-Sputtering
5.7 Microstructure, Optical and Electronic Transport Properties of Si-Ag Nanocomposite Thin Films
References
6 Strength and Toughness of Functional Ceramic Matrix
7 Applications of HRTEM in Functional Materials
8 Applications of Convergent-Beam Electron Diffraction in Materials Microcharacterization
9 Numerical Simulations for Micromechanical Analyses of Fiber-Reinforced Composites, Thin Films and Coatings
Index