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Front Matter i-xiv
Executive Summary 1-6
1 Introduction. 7-8
REFERENCES 9-10
MOLECULAR SYNTHESIS 11-12
REDUCTIVE PYROLYSIS 13-13
GEL SYNTHESIS 14-16
In Situ Composites 17-18
Volatile-Host Method 19-19
SUPERCRITICAL FLUID PROCESSING 20-20
LASER PYROLYSIS 21-21
COLLOIDAL SYNTHESIS 22-24
REACTIVE SPUTTERING 25-26
CRYOCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS. 27-27
CHEMICAL VAPOR SYNTHESIS 28-28
ION-BEAM PROCESSING 29-29
MECHANICAL PROCESSING 30-30
GAS-CONDENSATION SYNTHESIS 31-33
RAPID SOLIDIFICATION PROCESSING 34-34
REFERENCES 35-38
FILAMENTARY STRUCTURES 39-41
Electrodeposition 42-42
Cluster Beam Deposition 43-43
Carbon SiC. 44-44
SiC TiSi2 45-45
MACROMOLECULAR COMPOSITE STRUCTURES 46-48
HETEROGENEOUS NANOCOMPOSITES 49-50
HIGH-SURFACE-AREA MATERIALS 51-51
Bare Metal Clusters 52-52
Zeolites 53-53
MEMBRANES 54-55
REFERENCES 56-58
4 Characterization Methods. 59-59
X-RAY AND NEUTRON SCATTERING 60-61
Structural Imaging 62-62
Analytical Electron Microscopy 63-63
Optical Spectroscopy 64-64
Nuclear Spectroscopy. 65-65
OTHER PROMISING METHODS 66-66
REFERENCES 67-70
Magnetic Properties. 71-72
Densification and Sintering has recently been carried out using the gas-condensation method, and the ... 73-73
Diffusion and Solid-State Reactions 74-76
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES 77-78
CATALYTIC PROPERTIES 79-81
STABILITY 82-85
REFERENCES 86-88
ELECTROCERAMICS 89-90
ULTRASTRUCTURED CERAMICS 91-92
PERMANENT MAGNETS 93-94
POLYMER-SILICA MICROCOMPOSITES 95-95
CERMETS 96-96
REFERENCES 97-98
7 Summary and Recommendations 99-104
Bibliography 105-106
Appendix A Definitions of Acronyms 107-108
Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members 109-111

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Research Opportunities for Materials with Ultrafine Microstructures (1989)

Chapter: Optical Spectroscopy

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Research Opportunities for Materials with Ultrafine Microstructures (1989)

Chapter: Optical Spectroscopy