Defect Structure in Nanomaterials

<p>List of figures</p> <p>List of tables</p> <p>Preface</p> <p>About the author</p> <p>Chapter 1: Processing methods for nanomaterials</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>1.1 Processing of bulk nanomaterials by severe plastic deformation</p> <p>1.2 Processing of nanomaterials by powder metallurgy</p> <p>1.3 Production of nanomaterials by electrodeposition</p> <p>1.4 Nanocrystallisation of bulk amorphous alloys</p> <p>Chapter 2: Defect structure in bulk nanomaterials processed by severe plastic deformation</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>2.1 Evolution of dislocation structure and grain size during SPD-processing</p> <p>2.2 Comparison of defect structures formed by different routes of bulk SPD</p> <p>2.3 Maximum dislocation density and minimum grain size achievable by SPD of bulk metallic materials</p> <p>2.4 Excess vacancy concentration due to SPD</p> <p>Chapter 3: Defect structure in low stacking fault energy nanomaterialsm</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>3.1 Effect of low stacking fault energy on cross-slip and climb of dislocations</p> <p>3.2 Defect structure developed in SPD-processed low stacking fault energy pure Ag</p> <p>3.3 Effect of low stacking fault energy on defect structure in ultrafine-grained alloys</p> <p>3.4 Grain-refinement mechanisms in low stacking fault energy alloys</p> <p>Chapter 4: Defects in nanomaterials processed by powder metallurgy</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>4.1 Development of defect structure during milling</p> <p>4.2 Defect structure in nanopowders produced by bottom-up approaches</p> <p>4.3 Effect of consolidation conditions on microstructure of sintered metals</p> <p>4.4 Defect structure in metals sintered from blends of powders with different particle sizes</p> <p>4.5 Evolution of microstructure during consolidation of diamond and ceramic nanopowders</p> <p>Chapter 5: Correlation between defect structure and mechanical properties of nanocrystalline materials</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>5.1 Effect of grain size on deformation mechanisms in fcc and hcp nanomaterials</p> <p>5.2 Breakdown of Hall-Petch behaviour in nanomaterials</p> <p>5.3 Correlation between dislocation structure and yield strength of ultrafine-grained fcc metals and alloys processed by severe plastic deformation</p> <p>5.4 Defect structure and ductility of nanomaterials</p> <p>5.5 Influence of sintering conditions on strength and ductility of consolidated nanomaterials</p> <p>Mechanical behaviour of materials sintered from blends of powders with different grain sizes</p> <p>Chapter 6: Defect structure and mechanical properties of metal matrix-carbon nanotube composites</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>6.1 Processing of metal matrix- carbon nanotube composites</p> <p>6.2 Morphology of CNTs and porosity in nanotube composites</p> <p>6.3 Defect structure of metal-CNT composites</p> <p>6.4 Correlation between defect structure and mechanical properties</p> <p>Chapter 7: Thermal stability of defect structures in nanomaterials</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>7.1 High-temperature thermal stability of nanomaterials</p> <p>7.2 Stability of nanostructured Cu during storage at room temperature</p> <p>7.3 Self-annealing in nanostructured silver: the significance of a very low stacking fault energy</p> <p>Chapter 8: Relationship between microstructure and hydrogen storage properties of nanomaterials</p> <p>Abstract:</p> <p>8.1 Fundamentals of hydrogen storage in solid state materials</p> <p>8.2 Microstructure and hydrogen storage in nanomaterials processed by severe plastic deformation</p> <p>8.3 Change of defect structure during dehydrogenation-hydrogenation cycles</p> <p>8.4 Effect of defects on hydrogen storage properties of carbon nanotubes</p> <p>Appendix: characterisation of defect structure by x-ray diffraction line profile analysis</p> <p>Index</p>