Complex Metallic Alloys: Fundamentals and Applications Book

FOREWORD

I. INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENCE OF CMAS Brief History of the Field Definition of CMAs Phase Selection and Stability Unexpected Transport Properties Plasticity and Metadislocations Outlook at Potential Applications

II. PHYSICS OF CMAS: THEORY AND EXPERIMENTS Electronic Structure Chemical Bonding Effects Cluster Based Solids Physics Transport Properties: Inverse Matthiessen Rule, Wiedemann-Franz Law Phenomenological Approaches Hierarchical Scales in Reciprocal Space Anisotropic Physical Properties of CMAs: Electrical and Thermal Conductivity, Magnetic Susceptibility, Hall Coefficient, Thermoelectric Power

III. SURFACE SCIENCE OF CMAS Stability of Alloy Surfaces Structural Determination of CMA Surfaces Electronic Structure Thin Film Growth on CMA Surfaces Adhesion, Friction and Wetting Properties of CMA Surfaces

IV. METALLURGY, PREPARATION AND PROCESSING, THIN FILMS Introduction to Thin Film Science Deposition by MOVCD Deposition by PVD Structural Properties Mechanical Properties

V. SURFACE CHEMISTRY OF CMAS Introduction Surface Chemistry of CMAs under UHV Environment Surface Chemistry of CMAs under Environmental Conditions Surface Chemistry and Reactions in Aqueous Solutions High-Temperature Corrosion

VI. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF CMAS Introduction to CMAs Designed for Mechanical Applications: Structure and Properties, Possible Applications, Single-Phase CMAs and CMA-Reinforced Composites Processing and Mechanical Properties of CMAs: Solidification, Glassy Precursors, Powder Metallurgy The Sintering Route Surface Mechanical Testing and Potential Applications

VII. THERMOELECTRICITY, THE GRAAL OF CMAS Materials Properties Applications/Demonstrators

VIII. CATALYSIS CATALYSIS ON INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS

IX. CMAS: FROM BASICS TO PRODUCTS