Zirconia

Zirconia: Properties, Synthesis, and Applications is a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the research in the field of zirconia-based materials. Zirconia displays a unique combination of mechanical, thermal, electrical, and optical properties, and this book focuses on the growing number of applications of zirconia-based materials, including their usage in biomedical, energy, and environmental applications. In addition to zirconia’s properties, synthesis, and applications, a brief historical introduction is provided to give users a background, and a final chapter addresses future perspectives and outlooks to stimulate future research. The book will be of interest to a broad audience, including students, academics, and industrial researchers working in materials science, chemistry, and physics.

• Covers a wide range of applications of zirconia-based materials, including catalysis, photocatalysis, energy production and storage, sensors, biomedical applications, and radioprotection, among others
• Provides the fundamentals of zirconia-based materials and cover synthesis methods, crystal structure, phase transitions, materials properties, surface chemistry, and toxicology
• Includes nanostructured zirconia-based materials and a discussion of future prospects