Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1: Nanoscale Ceramics -- Introduction -- Confinement and Functional Change in Nanoscale -- Classification of Ceramics -- Rationale of Ceramics for energy, environment and health materials -- Handling and Ethical importance -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 2: Material Characterizations -- Introduction -- Thermal Analysis -- X-Ray Diffraction Analysis -- Transmission Electron Microscopic Analysis -- Particle Size and Surface Area -- Spectroscopy Analysis -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 3: Surface and Suspension Phenomena -- -- Introduction -- Surface Wetting -- Surface Tension -- Colloidal Suspension -- Viscosity of Suspension -- Concluding Remarks -- References Chapter 4: Photocatalytic Phenomena -- -- Introduction -- Photocatalyst for Photodegradation -- Photocatalyst for Photoelectrochemical Cell (PEC) -- Concluding Remarks -- References-- Chapter 5: Magnetics and Piezoelectrics -- -- Introduction -- Magnetic Phenomena -- Piezoelectric Phenomena -- References-- Chapter 6: Mechanical Properties -- -- Introduction -- Elastic Moduli -- Strength -- Weibull modulus -- Fracture Toughness -- Hardness -- Fatigue of ceramics -- Superplasticity -- Friction and Wear -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 7: Nanostructured Ceramics for Renewable Energy -- -- Introduction -- Nanostructured TiO2 for Solar to Electrical Energy (DSSC) -- Nanostructured WO3/TiO2 for H2 gas through H2O splitting (Tandem Cell) -- Nanostructured WO3/TiO2 for solar to electrical energy and harvesting (PSB) -- Nanostructured ZrO2 for gaseous fuel to Electric energy (SOFC) -- Nanostructured BaTiO3 for Mechanical to Electrical Energy (NEMS) -- Concluding Remarks -- References-- Chapter 8: Nanostructured Ceramics for Environment -- -- Introduction -- Nanostructured WO3 for Electrochromic Smart Glass -- Nanostructured WO3-ZnO for pollutant Dye Degradation -- Mechanically induced Waste water treatment -- Purification of high salinity waste water -- Self-cleaning Coating -- Concluding Remarks -- References-- Chapter 9: Nanostructured Ceramics for Health -- -- Introduction -- Nanostructured ZrO2 for Dental Ceramic Blank -- Nanostructured ZTA Femoral Ball Head -- Nano HA-Gelatin Porous Bone Scaffold -- NanostrcutureZnO for Cancer Therapy -- Nanoscale Core-Shell Ferrite for Hyperthermia -- Concluding Remarks -- References-- Chapter 10: Problems and Answers.

This book discusses fundamentals of nanostructured ceramics involving functional, structural and high temperature materials. It provides both solved numerical problems and unsolved problems to enable the reader to envisage the correlation between synthesis process and properties in the perspective of new material development. It serves as a concise text to answer the basics and achieve research goals for academia and industry.Key Features Deals with basic strategy on data interpretation for nanostructured ceramics Proposes to bridge the gap between the nano and bulk properties of nanostructured ceramics Discusses brief schematics and equations to understand the different properties of nano to bulk ceramics Presents mode of data acquisition and interpretation through statistical module and solved numerical Includes unsolved numericals based on properties, data acquisition and interpretation.

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