Polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs) have been intensively studied for nearly 50 years due to
their unique advantages to producing ceramic fibers, coatings, foams, nanocomposites and …

The global demand for ceramic materials with wide-ranging applications in the environment,
precision tools, biomedical, and electronics, and environmental fields is on the increase …

Covalently bonded ceramics exhibit preeminent properties—including hardness, strength,
chemical inertness, and resistance against heat and corrosion—yet their wider application is …

Pressure is a fundamental thermodynamic variable that can be used to control the properties
of materials, because it reduces interatomic distances and profoundly modifies electronic …

Energy storage devices are the key components for successful and sustainable energy
systems. Some of the best types of energy storage devices right now include lithium-ion …

Silicon nitride possesses a variety of excellent properties that can be specifically designed
and manufactured for different medical applications. On the one hand, silicon nitride is …

Nitride semiconductors are attractive because they can be environmentally benign,
comprised of abundant elements and possess favourable electronic properties. However …

▪ Abstract The synthesis of the two currently used superhard materials, diamond and cubic
boron nitride, is briefly described with indications of the factors influencing the quality of the …

The first detailed structural characterisation of a functionalised tri-s-triazine derivative,
trichloro-tri-s-triazine, is reported, which is a promising starting material for numerous …

With the prevailing energy challenges and the rapid development of aerospace engineering,
high-performance thermal insulators with various functions are attracting more and more …