Advanced Ceramic Coatings for Energy Applications

1st Edition - February 16, 2024
Editors: Ram Gupta, Amir Motallebzadeh, Saeid Kakooei, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Ajit Behera
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 6 2 0 - 4
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9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 6 2 1 - 1

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Advanced Ceramic Coatings for Energy Applications covers recent developments in conducting electrodes, photovoltaics, solar cells, battery applications, fuel cells, electrocatalysts, photocatalysts, and supercapacitors. The book is one of four volumes that together provide a comprehensive resource in the field of Advanced Ceramic Coatings, also including titles covering: fundamentals, manufacturing, and classification; biomedical applications; and emerging applications. These books will be extremely useful for academic and industrial researchers and practicing engineers who need to find reliable and up-to-date information about recent progresses and new developments in the field of advanced ceramic coatings.

Smart ceramic coatings contain multifunctional components are now finding application in transportation and automotive industries, in electronics, and energy, sectors, in aerospace and defense, and in industrial goods and healthcare. Their wide application and stability in harsh environments are only possible due to the stability of the inorganic components that are used in ceramic coatings.

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Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
List of contributors
1. Ceramic coating materials: introduction, materials and characterization techniques
Abstract
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Materials for polymer-based ceramic coatings
1.3 Methods for fabrication of polymer-based ceramic coatings
1.4 Methods for characterization of polymer-based ceramic coatings
1.5 Results obtained from the characterization of polymer-based ceramic coatings
1.6 Conclusion
References
2. Advanced processing and characterization of ceramic-based multilayers
Abstract
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Advanced processing of ceramic multilayers and microcomposites
2.3 Advanced characterization techniques of ceramic multilayers and microstructures
2.4 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
3. Materials and components used for supercapacitors
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Electrodes material used for supercapacitors
3.3 Electrolytes
References
4. Optically transparent ceramics for flexible electronics
Abstract
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Results and discussion
4.3 Conclusions
Acknowledgment
References
5. Smart ceramic thin films
Abstract
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Shape memory ceramics
5.3 Ceramic piezoelectric material thin film
5.4 Ceramic dielectric thin film
5.5 Ferroelectric ceramic thin films
5.6 Summary and future prospects
References
6. Ceramic-based smart thin films
Abstract
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Preparation method
6.3 Performance of smart film
6.4 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
7. Challenges in the synthesis of ceramic nanoparticles and its applications in the energy sector
Abstract
7.1 Introduction to ceramic nanoparticles
7.2 Advantages of ceramic nanoparticles
7.3 Main methods employed for synthesis of ceramic nanoparticles
7.4 Application of ceramic nanoparticles in the energy sector
7.5 Key challenges and limitations in the synthesis of ceramic nanoparticles
7.6 Conclusion
References
8. Methods of application of thermal barrier coating on gas turbine components
Abstract
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Materials for thermal barrier coatings
8.3 Methods of application of ceramic coating on gas turbine components
8.4 Characterization
8.5 Mechanisms of TBC failure
8.6 Case study: magnesium zirconate as a coating material for gas turbine blades for aerospace applications
8.7 Conclusion
References
9. Advances in photocatalytic ceramic coatings
Abstract
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Synthesis of coatings of ceramic oxides
9.3 Photocatalytic activity of some ceramic oxides
9.4 Conclusion
References
10. PEO-coated aluminum alloys with good thermal conductivity for TES applications
Abstract
10.1 Thermal energy storage—significance and its challenges
10.2 Advantages and challenges of using aluminum
10.3 Advantages of plasma electrolytic oxidation process
10.4 Strategies to improve performance in thermal energy storage applications
10.5 Discussion and conclusions
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 11. Ceramic-based coatings for photocatalysis
Abstract
11.1 Introduction
11.2 ZnO/TiO2–(r)GO composite thin films for photocatalytic processes
11.3 Novel path for deposition TiO2/ZnO–(r)GO composite thin films
11.4 Future perspectives
11.5 Concluding remarks
Acknowledgments
References
12. Application of Bimodal stuructured thermal sprayed coatings in power plant components
Abstract
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Failure modes of components at high temperature
12.3 Performance of some ceramics at elevated temperatures
12.4 Some studies related to bimodal structures
12.5 Conclusion
References
13. Ceramics-based antiwear coatings for friction stir welding tools: A review
Abstract
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Collection of data and the methodology
13.3 Bibliometric analysis
13.4 Different types of coatings used on FSW tool
13.5 Conclusion
References
14. Mg-doped ZrO2 ceramic nanoparticles for thermal barrier coating and optical applications
Abstract
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Materials and methods
14.3 Results and discussion
14.4 Thermal performance of an IC engine by coating of Mg-ZrO2 NPs
14.5 Photocatalytic dye degradation analysis
14.6 Conclusions
References
15. Future perspective of ceramic coating
Abstract
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Market value of ceramic coatings
15.3 Various demandable ceramic coatings in market
15.4 Key factors of ceramic coating market dynamics
15.5 Challenges in the ceramic coating market
15.6 Various potential advanced ceramic coatings
15.7 Application of ceramic coating for future generation
15.8 Summary
References
Index

Ram Gupta

Dr. Ram Gupta is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Pittsburg State University. He is the Director of Research at the National Institute for Materials Advancement (NIMA). Dr. Gupta has been recently named by Stanford University as being among the top 2% of research scientists worldwide. Before joining Pittsburg State University, he worked as an Assistant Research Professor at Missouri State University, Springfield, MO then as a Senior Research Scientist at North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC. Dr. Gupta’s research spans a range of subjects critical to current and future societal needs including: semiconducting materials & devices, biopolymers, flame-retardant polymers, green energy production & storage using nanostructured materials & conducting polymers, electrocatalysts, optoelectronics & photovoltaics devices, organic-inorganic heterojunctions for sensors, nanomagnetism, biocompatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold & antibacterial applications, and bio-degradable metallic implants.

Affiliations and expertise

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, USA

Amir Motallebzadeh

Amir Motallebzadeh received his Ph.D. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in 2015. During his Ph.D., he studied microstructural characterization and mechanical properties of hardfacing coatings at high temperatures. In 2016, he joined Koç University Surface Science and Technology Center (KUYTAM) as a researcher. His research activities focus mainly on metallic and ceramic thin films, magnetron sputtering, high-entropy alloys, hard facing alloys, surface characterization methods, mechanical properties of coatings and tribology.

Affiliations and expertise

Senior Researcher, Surface Science and Technology Center (KUYTAM), Koc University, Turkey

Saeid Kakooei

Dr. Saeid Kakooei is currently a Senior Research Engineer (Research Scholar) with the School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA He received his PhD in Mechanical (Corrosion) Engineering from University Technology PETRONAS, Malaysia in 2014, MSc in Corrosion Engineering and BSc in Material Engineering from Iran in 2006 and 1999, respectively. His research specialization is Material/Corrosion engineering. He has been involved in several research and consultancy projects related to corrosion problems in the oil & gas industries.

Affiliations and expertise

Senior Research Engineer (Research Scholar), School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Tuan Anh Nguyen

Tuan Anh Nguyen is Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. His research focuses on advanced nanomaterials and nanotechnology for corrosion and materials integrity in transportation systems. His research activities include smart coatings, conducting polymers, corrosion and protection of metals/concrete, antibacterial materials, and advanced nanomaterials.

Affiliations and expertise

Senior Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam

Ajit Behera

Dr. Ajit Behera is an Assistant Professor in the Metallurgical and Materials Department at the National Institute of Technology, India. He completed his Ph.D. from IIT-Kharagpur in 2016. Dr. Behera has received several prestigious awards, including the National "Yuva Rattan Award" in 2020, the "Young Faculty Award" in 2017, and the "C.V. Raman Award" in 2019. His research interests encompass smart materials, additive manufacturing, 3D & 4D printing, NiTi-alloys, plasma surface engineering, nanotechnology, magnetron-sputtered thin film, cryo-treatment, and the utilization of industrial waste. Dr. Behera has also contributed to the field with the publication of two patents related to smart materials.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India