Complex Metallic Alloys

FOREWORDI. INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENCE OF CMASBrief History of the FieldDefinition of CMAsPhase Selection and StabilityUnexpected Transport PropertiesPlasticity and MetadislocationsOutlook at Potential ApplicationsII. PHYSICS OF CMAS: THEORY AND EXPERIMENTSElectronic StructureChemical Bonding EffectsCluster Based Solids PhysicsTransport Properties: Inverse Matthiessen Rule, Wiedemann-Franz LawPhenomenological ApproachesHierarchical Scales in Reciprocal SpaceAnisotropic Physical Properties of CMAs: Electrical and Thermal Conductivity, Magnetic Susceptibility, Hall Coefficient, Thermoelectric PowerIII. SURFACE SCIENCE OF CMASStability of Alloy SurfacesStructural Determination of CMA SurfacesElectronic StructureThin Film Growth on CMA SurfacesAdhesion, Friction and Wetting Properties of CMA SurfacesIV. METALLURGY, PREPARATION AND PROCESSING, THIN FILMSIntroduction to Thin Film ScienceDeposition by MOVCDDeposition by PVDStructural PropertiesMechanical PropertiesV. SURFACE CHEMISTRY OF CMASIntroductionSurface Chemistry of CMAs under UHV EnvironmentSurface Chemistry of CMAs under Environmental ConditionsSurface Chemistry and Reactions in Aqueous SolutionsHigh-Temperature CorrosionVI. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF CMASIntroduction to CMAs Designed for Mechanical Applications: Structure and Properties, Possible Applications, Single-Phase CMAs and CMA-Reinforced CompositesProcessing and Mechanical Properties of CMAs: Solidification, Glassy Precursors, Powder MetallurgyThe Sintering RouteSurface Mechanical Testing and Potential ApplicationsVII. THERMOELECTRICITY, THE GRAAL OF CMASMaterialsPropertiesApplications/DemonstratorsVIII. CATALYSIS CATALYSIS ON INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDSIX. CMAS: FROM BASICS TO PRODUCTS

Jean-Marie Dubois heads the institute "Jean Lamour" at the University of Nancy, France. He is a Distinguished Research Director at the National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS) in Paris, permanent invited professor of Dalian University of Technology, China, and acting coordinator of the Complex Metallic Alloys Network of Excellence of the European Union. His research interests focus at the interplay between structural complexity in metals and alloys, electronic structure, bulk and surface properties and potential for technology. In recognition of his lifetime achievements in the field of quasicrystals he received, among others, the 2007 Mehl award from the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.Esther Belin-Ferré was a Research Director at the CNRS from where she officially retired in 2005. She currently works at the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry - Materials and Radiation, in Paris. Her research is dedicated to the investigation of the electronic structure of solids, prominently quasicrystals and complex alloys, using a variety of spectroscopy techniques. She has authored more than 200 scientific publications and edited three books.

"Finally, it can be concluded that this book fulfils its goal to provide an overview on the current knowledge about complex metallic alloys. It can be recommended to PhD students and lecturers already working on or just starting these topics." (Materials and Corrosion, 2011)

"Finally, it can be concluded that this book fulfils its goal to provide an overview on the current knowledge about complex metallic alloys. It can be recommended to PhD students and lecturers already working on or just starting these topics." (Materials and Corrosion, 2011)