Handbook of Zirconia-Based Materials by Singh, Jashanpreet; Vasudev, Hitesh; Sharma, Ankit;

Short description:

Recent decades have witnessed significant progress in zirconia-based materials research. This comprehensive handbook explores the latest advancements and applications of these materials, providing insights into cutting-edge manufacturing and materials science research while covering diverse industrial uses, properties, and synthesis methods.

Long description:

Recent decades have witnessed significant progress in zirconia-based materials research. This comprehensive handbook explores the latest advancements and applications of these materials, providing insights into cutting-edge manufacturing and materials science research while covering diverse industrial uses, properties, and synthesis methods. The handbook is structured into five key sections: I. Fundamentals and Materials Science, II. Industrial and Engineering Applications, III. Energy and Catalytic Applications, IV. Medical and Dental Applications, and V. Emerging Technologies.

Handbook of Zirconia-Based Materials: Manufacturing, Electrochemical, and Biomedical Engineering examines the notable characteristics and wide-ranging applications of zirconia-based materials. Zirconia's distinctive qualities—optical transparency, thermal stability, mechanical strength, and electrical conductivity—have attracted engineers and researchers across numerous fields, including energy production, biomedical engineering, and environmental remediation. These materials find significant applications in environmental protection, sustainable energy advancement, dental implants, solid oxide fuel cells, and catalytic converters.

The handbook thoroughly investigates zirconia's crystal structure, phase transitions, and surface chemistry while exploring synthesis methodologies for nanostructured materials, from conventional to cutting-edge approaches. It highlights the practical industries utilizing zirconia to demonstrate its importance. Targeting industrial researchers, students, professionals, and scholars in manufacturing, materials science, chemistry, and physics, this resource provides accessible insights suitable for readers with varying levels of expertise.

Table of Contents:

Section I. Fundamentals and Material Science. 1. Introduction to Zirconia and Zirconia-Based Materials. 2. Zirconia Nanoparticles as the Strengthening Phase. 3. Synthesis of Zirconia-Based Materials. 4. Elaboration and Characterization of Zirconia and Its Comparison with Other Metal-Oxides: Case Study. Section II. Industrial and Engineering Applications. 5. Applications of Zirconia and Zirconia-Based Materials. 6. ZrO2 Used for Thermal Protection Systems of Ultra-High Temperature Automobile and Aerospace Applications. 7. Zirconia-Based Thermal Barrier Coatings: Advancements in Doped, Nanostructured, Multilayered, and Gradient-Structured Systems. 8. Modified Zirconia as an Efficient Thermal Barrier Coating: A Case Study on ZrO2-Based Coatings. 9. Wear Performance of Plasma-Sprayed Nanostructured Zirconia Coatings on Stainless Steel under Distilled Water Conditions. 10. Case Study on the Erosion Wear Performance of ZrO2-Coated SS-410 Using RSM and TOPSIS. Section III. Energy and Catalytic Applications. 11. Catalytic Wonders: The Power of Zirconium in Modern Chemistry. 12. Zirconia-Based Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage. 13. Zirconia-Based Solid Metal-Organic Framework for Electrochemical Sensors. 14. Zirconium-Based MOFs: Advances in Electrochemical Sensing and Biosensing. Section IV. Medical and Dental Applications. 15. Pharmaceutical and Device Applications of Zirconia. 16. Biological and Biomedical Applications of Zirconia. 17. Influence of Thickness on the Mechanical Strength of Monolithic Zirconia Dental Crowns. 18. Performance of Zirconia Coatings for Dental Applications. Section V. Emerging Technologies. 19. Advancements in Zr and ZrO2 Technologies: Additive Manufacturing and Emerging Fields.