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An overview is given of recent development of mechanochemical processes for the preparation of advanced ceramics. Some fundamental mechanical effects are firstly compared and discussed. Several important application fields are listed as follow, stemming from oxide materials, non-oxide materials, and composite materials to nano-structured materials.


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Application of mechanochemical synthesis of advanced materials

Show Author's information Hao WUQiang LI*( )
Department of Chemistry, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China

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An overview is given of recent development of mechanochemical processes for the preparation of advanced ceramics. Some fundamental mechanical effects are firstly compared and discussed. Several important application fields are listed as follow, stemming from oxide materials, non-oxide materials, and composite materials to nano-structured materials.

Keywords: composite materials, mechanochemical, advanced materials, nano scale

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Received: 18 September 2011
Accepted: 04 March 2012
Published: 08 September 2012
Issue date: June 2012

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The project is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20671035) and the Open Fund of Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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