In zwei Bänden dieses ausführlichen Nachschlagewerks erläutern die Autoren in ausgewogener Weise Potenzial und Herausforderungen beim Einsatz dieser Materialien und bieten neue Perspektiven für Forschung und Entwicklung, sowohl im akademischen als auch im industriellen Bereich.

IntroductionVOLUME I - RATIONAL DESIGN AND RELATED PHYSICAL PROPERTIESPART I. METHODOLOGIES IN MATERIAL SYNTHESISFrom Solid State Reaction Methods to Soft Chemistry RoutesMechanochemistrySpray and Flame Pyrolysis RoutesMicrowave-Assisted Methods3D-Ordered Macroporous Materials with Tunable Pore DiametersThin Films and Superlattice SynthesisSynthesis of Organic-Inorganic PerovskitesPART II. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND RELATED PRACTICAL APPLICATIONSSensors and ActuatorsOxide ElectronicsEnergy Harvesting Device ApplicationsPiezo, Ferroelectric Ceramic CompositesMicrowave Dielectric ResonatorsSolar Cells Based on PerovskitesElectromechanical ApplicationsSuperconductivityElectrolyte MaterialsVOLUME II - PEROVSKITE AND RELATED MIXED OXIDES IN CATALYSIS: FROM STRUCTURE TO CATALYTIC PROPERTIESPART III. TOTAL OXIDATIONMethane CombustionTotal Oxidation of Volatile Organic CompoundsTotal Oxidation of Heavy Hydrocarbons and AromaticsSoot CombustionLow Temperature CO OxidationLiquid Phase Catalytic OxidationPART IV. SELECTIVE OXIDATIONDry Reforming of MethaneMethane Activation: Oxidative Coupling, Partial OxidationAutothermal Steam Reforming of Alcohols for H2 ProductionPART V. CATALYTIC DeNOx ABATEMENTThree-Way CatalysisLean Burn DeNOx ApplicationsStationary and Mobiles SourcesCatalytic Abatement of N2O from Stationary SourcesPART VI. MISCELLANEOUSFischer-Tropsch SynthesisCO2 MethanationElectrocatalytic ProcessesPhotocatalytic Assisted ProcessesPART VII. ADVANCED MATERIALSLow Cost Template Based Synthesis of Mesoporous Ceramic MaterialsDevelopment of Robust Mixed-Conducting Membranes with High Permeability and StabilityStable Nanostructure for Stabilization of Noble Metal DispersionPART VIII. DEVELOPMENT OF CHEMICAL REACTORSCatalytic Reactors with Membrane SeparationDual Functional Structured Reactor and Related ApplicationsSingle Brick Solution for Lean Burn DeNOx and Soot AbatementDevelopment of Milli-Structured Reactors for High Temperature and Short Time Contact PART VIX. NEW TECHNOLOGIESDevelopment of Novel Methodologies to Get More Insight into Molecular Description of Perovskite FunctionalitiesPerovskite and Related Oxides for SOFC ApplicationsCeramic Membranes in Carbon Dioxide