Why does a permanent magnet attract a piece of iron? What happens when substances are divided into a very small size? How are high-temperature materials made?
Our research interests are in the fabrication and characterization of magnetic materials (particularly nanoparticles and nanocomposites) and non-oxide ceramics like silicon carbide for ultra-high temperature usage. The magnetic nanoparticles and nanocomposites are formed by either solution-phase or powder metallurgical processes. Incorporating structural and/or elemental heterogeneities into these nanomaterials is a promising way of giving rise to superior magnetic properties that cannot be seen for single-phase materials. The non-oxide ceramics, on the other hand, are made by either microwave heating or organic-to-inorganic conversion processes. All of these specimens formed are characterized in terms of their crystal structures, nanoscale structures, and magnetic properties.
Major Field :Nanomaterials (Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites), Magnetic materials, Ceramics
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