Advanced Ceramics for Versatile Interdisciplinary Applications

Advanced Ceramics for Versatile Interdisciplinary Applications describes recent progress in ceramic synthesis and their applications in areas of catalysis, lithium-ion batteries, microbial fuel cells, and biomedical applications. Advancements in ceramic syntheses, such as laser additive manufacturing technologies are also discussed, as are developments in magnetic-based, doped and piezoelectric ceramics and their applications. Other sections cover mixed ionic-electronic conducting ceramic membranes for electrochemical applications, ceramic separators for microbial fuel cells, ceramic polymer composites for lithium-ion batteries, and hybrid ceramic nanocomposites for catalysis applications.

The use of metal and metal oxide nanostructures as antimicrobial agents offer a wide range of advantages, ranging from straightforward synthesis to less prone towards resistance development by microbes. Finally, the development of biocompatible ceramic materials, mechanical and chemical properties, and applications are discussed in detail. The book will be useful for new researchers, academics and postgraduate students all working in the area of ceramics and their potential applications.

1. Existence of advanced ceramic materials in human life
2. Recent Advances in Structural Ceramics
3. Laser additive manufacturing of SiC ceramics
4. Nanoporous metal and metalloid carbide aerogels
5. Photoluminescent properties of rare-earth doped perovskite calcium silicates and related systems
6. Formation of magnetite based Ceramic Materials and their photocatalytic applications
7. Doped zinc oxide nano-ceramics for the enhancement of optoelectronic properties
8. Piezoelectric Ceramics: Advanced Applications in Electrochemical Field
9. Potential of polymer-ceramic based solid composites as potential electrolytes for Lithium-ion batteries
10. Lithium ion conductive glass ceramics: The robust materials for electrochemical and electronics application
11. Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conducting (MIEC) Ceramic Membranes for Electrochemical Applications
12. Ceramic separators for application in microbial fuel cells: a new class of low-cost cation exchange membrane
13. Recent trends and developments in H2 gas production using binary and ternary hybrid ceramic nanocomposites as active and efficient catalysts
14. Trends, Technology and Future Prospects of Bioceramic Materials
15. Invertebrate Derived Bioceramics: An Effective Alternative Source for Biomedical Applications
16. The Piezoelectric Ceramics for Regenerative Medicine
17. Advances in the Synthesis and Antimicrobial Applications of Metal Oxide Nanostructures
18. Ceramic Doped Liquid Crystals: A Review of Material Properties for Display Applications
19. MXenes: A review on state of art, synthesis, properties and applications

Dr. Shiv Singh is currently working as a scientist and assistant professor in CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal, India. He received his Ph.D. (2015) in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. He has expertise in the synthesis of novel carbon-based nanomaterials for energy application. During his Ph.D. (development of metal nanoparticles dispersed carbon micro and nanofibers for biochemical and energy applications), he gained expertise to synthesize inexpensive, chemical vapor deposition grown graphitic carbon materials (CNF/CNT/CNP/Graphene) for biochemical and energy applications. He also had one year's post-doctoral experience at the Korea Institute of Materials Science, South Korea where they synthesized ultrahigh temperature ceramic composites via polymer infiltration and pyrolysis, and the chemical vapor infiltration process. Currently, he is working on electrode materials for bio/electrochemical reduction of CO2 to value-added products and bioenergy and H2 generation from wastewater. He has more than 30 publications (in high-impact international journals) a few book chapters and one listed patent. Dr. Singh also received the Seal of Excellence certificate from Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions call H2020-MSCA-IF-2018/19 the European Commission.
Dr. Pradip Kumar is currently working as a Senior Scientist in CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal, India. He received his Ph.D. (2012) in Physics from the School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. He was a BK21 postdoctoral fellow at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and a visiting scientist in the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea, where he did innovative research on the fabrication of 2D materials and composites for ultrahigh thermally conductive, EMI shielding and catalysis applications by using low-temperature chemical reduction. Later, he joined the prestigious DST Inspire Faculty Position at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India. Before joining CSIR-AMPRI, he was an Assistant Professor (DST Inspire Faculty) at the Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India. Throughout his research career, he has published one patent, two book chapters and over 32 peer-reviewed papers in high impact international journals.
Dr. D. P. Mondal is currently working as a Chief Scientist in CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal, India. He gained his Ph.D. (1994) in metallurgical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. He has more than 25 years' experience in large scale synthesis ceramics, porous metals such as aluminium, titanium, copper, and magnesium foams and metal matrix composites for structural, energy absorption, EMI shielding and biological applications. Dr. Mondal has a good knowledge of interdisciplinary research and has published more than 150 papers and three book chapters.