This book offers a timely and complete overview on chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and its variants for the processing of nanoparticles, nanowires, nanotubes, nanocomposite coatings, thin and thick films, and composites. Chapters discuss key aspects, from processing, material structure and properties to practical use, cost considerations, versatility, and sustainability. The author presents a comprehensive overview of CVD and its potential in producing high performance, cost-effective nanomaterials and thin and thick films.
Features
Provides an up-to-date introduction to CVD technology for the fabrication of nanomaterials, nanostructured films, and composite coatings
Discusses processing, structure, functionalization, properties, and use in clean energy, engineering, and biomedical grand challenges
Covers thin and thick films and composites
Compares CVD with other processing techniques in terms of structure/properties, cost, versatility, and sustainability
Kwang-Leong Choy is the Director of the UCL Centre for Materials Discovery and Professor of Materials Discovery in the Institute for Materials Discovery at the University College London. She earned her D.Phil. from the University of Oxford, and is the recipient of numerous honors including the Hetherington Prize, Oxford Metallurgical Society Award, and Grunfeld Medal and Prize from the Institute of Materials (UK). She is an elected fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, and the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Author Biography:
Kwang Leong Choy [DPhil (oxon), DSc, FIMMM,
FRSC, CSi] is a professor of Materials Discovery
and Director of the UCL Institute for Materials
Discovery. She has pioneered the novel electrostatic
spray-assisted vapour deposition (a variant of
CVD) technology, which is not only low cost, ecofriendly,
and energy efficient, but also enhances
coated product performance. Her contributions to
the understanding of interactions between gaseous
chemical species and solid substrates enables the
control of the nucleation and growth of materials
with a well-controlled structure and composition
at the molecular level. This has led to the
creation of high-performance ceramic films and
new nanocomposite coatings. This technology has
been successfully translated from the laboratory to
industry, with the creation of two spin-off companies,
and has led to Professor Choy being awarded
the Grunfeld Memorial Award and Medal by the
Institute of Materials for recognition of her professional
contributions which have had significant
impact on engineering applications.
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Many of her advanced nanostructured ceramic
coating materials and CVD-based coating technologies
have led to significant impact and been exploited
for industrial applications. These include ceramiccoated
fibre-reinforced composites, ceramic thermal
barrier coatings, superthin film inorganic
transparent conducting films for displays and thin
film solar cells, as well as multifunctional nanocomposite
coatings for tribological applications.
She has authored over 250 peer-reviewed publications,
including 5 books and 20 patents in
nanomaterials, superthin/thin/thick films, and
nanocomposite coatings for structural, functional,
and biomedical applications. She has also
contributed to the Handbook of Nanostructured
Materials and Nanotechnology by Academic Press
(2000), which received an award of excellence
from the Association of American Publishers.
She has given over 150 plenary/keynote papers/
invited lectures. She is a fellow of the Institute for
Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3), a fellow
of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC),
and is a Chartered Scientist, CSci. She has been
awarded Guest Professorships at the University of
Uppsala (2001/03), Ningbo Institute of Materials
Technology and Engineering (NIMTE, 2010/2012),
and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Visiting Professorship for Senior International
Scientist (2011/2013). She also participates in developing
the European materials research roadmap
and represents the UK in the Materials Experts Task
Forces for High Level Group of EU Member States
and H2020 Associated Countries on Nanosciences,
Nanotechnologies (2016/17).
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Professor Choy’s work has led to her participation
in numerous large research programmes.
These include EU, EPSRC, and government flagship
grants, as well as research contracts and collaboration
to develop new engineering products with
particular characteristics with industrial companies
such as Rolls Royce, Aero Engine Control,
EADS, PVi, QinetiQ, DSTL, BG/Advantica, and
IMPT. She has been the international expert
reviewer for Ontario Research Fund, Hong Kong
Productivity Council, and Greek Ministry of
Education/European Commission. She has been
awarded Guest Professorships at the University of
Uppsala (2001/03), Ningbo Institute of Materials
Technology and Engineering (NIMTE, 2010/2012),
and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Visiting
Professorship for Senior International Scientist
(2011/2013).
