Front Cover -- Ceramic Science and Engineering -- Ceramic Science and Engineering Elsevier Series in Advanced Ceramic Materials Basics to Recent Advancements -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- 1 -- Basics -- A -- Fundamentals of ceramics -- 1 -- Fundamentals of ceramics: introduction, classification, and applications -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Historical evolution and significance of basics in the development of ceramics -- 2. Classification of ceramics -- 3. Applications -- 3.1 Structural applications -- 3.2 Defense/military applications -- 3.3 Cutting and polishing tools -- 3.4 Automobile applications -- 3.5 Refractory applications -- 3.6 Ceramics for energy production (nuclear ceramics) -- 3.7 Biotechnological applications -- 3.8 Electronic, electrical, and magnetic applications -- References -- 2 -- Advanced ceramics -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Synthesis of advanced ceramics -- 3. Advanced ceramic materials -- 3.1 Alumina -- 3.2 Zirconia -- 3.3 Silicon carbide -- 3.4 Calcium phosphate -- References -- 2 -- Advanced research -- A -- Advanced ceramics -- 3 -- Silica optical fibers and their applications in SPR/LMR-based refractive index sensing -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Structural details -- 3. Fabrication process -- 3.1 Halide glass fibers -- 3.2 Chalcogenide glass fibers -- 3.3 Active glass fibers -- 3.4 Plastic optical fibers -- 4. Applications -- 4.1 Silica optical fibers in sensing -- 4.1.1 SPR-based fiber optic sensors -- 4.1.2 Lossy mode resonance-based fiber optic sensors -- 4.1.3 Similarities and differences between SPR and LMR -- 4.2 Performance parameters -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- B -- Bioinspired ceramics -- 4 -- Bioceramics: materials, properties, and applications -- 1. Introduction -- 2. General knowledge on bioceramics -- 2.1 Classification of bioceramics -- 2.1.1 Bioinert ceramics.

3. Nanostructures on BN coating for carbon fibers -- 3.1 Formation of a BN coating -- 3.2 Microstructure and nanostructures of the BN coating -- 3.3 Crystallinity of the BN coating -- 3.4 Purity of the BN coating -- 4. Oxidation and ablation of BN-coated fibers in a Cf/C composite -- 4.1 Oxidation protection up to <1500°C -- 4.2 Oxidation protection up to <2500°C -- 4.3 Development of pores -- 4.4 Ablation of matrix and fiber coating -- 5. Conclusions -- 6. Funding -- Acknowledgments -- References -- E -- Oxide ceramics -- 9 -- Rare earth-doped TiO2 nanoparticles for photocatalytic dye remediation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Metal oxides and photocatalysis -- 3. Crystallochemical characteristics of TiO2 and its scope as a photocatalytic material -- 4. Introduction to rare earth ions -- 5. Effect of RE doping in TiO2 and the associated physical principles -- 5.1 Monodoping TiO2 with RE ions -- 5.2 Co-doping TiO2 with a metal ion and rare earth ion or bi-rare earth ions -- 5.3 Co-doping TiO2 with an anion and rare earth ion -- 6. Conclusion and scope -- References -- 10 -- Zinc oxide nanostructures -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Nanomaterials -- 2.1 Source of nanomaterials -- 2.2 Classification of nanomaterials -- 3. Nanostructures and their classification -- 4. Zinc oxide nanostructures -- 4.1 Zero-dimensional ZnO nanostructures -- 4.2 One-dimensional ZnO nanostructures -- 4.3 Two-dimensional ZnO nanostructures -- 4.4 Three-dimensional ZnO nanostructures -- 5. Synthesis techniques of ZnO nanostructures -- 6. Applications of ZnO nanostructures -- 7. ZnO: structure and properties -- 8. ZnO as biosensor -- 9. Dopants -- 10. Basic apparatus and equipment -- 11. Wet chemical methods for the growth of nanostructures -- 11.1 Coprecipitation method -- 11.2 Hydrothermal method -- 11.3 Sonicated sol-gel immersion method -- 12. Characterization of ZnO nanostructures.

13. Some recent results -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 11 -- Luminescence and photodetection characteristics of rare earth-doped zinc oxide nanostructures -- 1. Nanomaterials -- 1.1 History of nanoscience and nanotechnology -- 1.2 Energy band structures -- 1.3 Density of states at low-dimensional structures -- 1.4 Quantum confinement -- 1.5 Applications of nanomaterials -- 2. Luminescence characteristics -- 2.1 History of luminescence -- 2.2 Types of luminescence -- 2.3 Luminescence in doped semiconductor -- 3. Photodetection characteristics -- 3.1 Fundamental of photoconductivity -- 3.2 Types of photoconductivity -- 3.3 Photodetection Parameters -- 3.3.1 Voltage dependence of photocurrent and dark current -- 3.3.2 Intensity of illumination dependence of photocurrent -- 3.3.3 Spectral analysis of photocurrent -- 3.4 Anomalous/negative photoconductivity -- 4. Nanophosphors: host materials -- 4.1 Zinc oxide (ZnO) -- 4.2 Photoluminescence in ZnO nanostructures -- 4.3 Photoconductivity in ZnO nanostructures -- 4.4 Rare earth elements -- 4.5 Rare earth-doped nanophosphors -- 4.5.1 Dysprosium (Dy) -- 4.5.2 Gadolinium (Gd) -- 4.5.3 Cerium (Ce) -- 4.5.4 Praseodymium (Pr) -- 4.6 Application of ZnO nanostructures -- 4.6.1 Photodiodes -- 4.6.2 Photodetectors -- 4.6.3 Light-emitting diodes -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- F -- Advanced ceramics: Energy storage batteries, fuel cells and photocatalysis -- 12 -- Ferroelectric ceramics and glass ceramics for photocatalysis -- 1. Ferroelectric materials -- 2. Photocatalysis -- 3. Ferroelectric ceramics for photocatalysis -- 4. Ferroelectric glass ceramics for photocatalysis -- 5. Ferroelectric ceramics for piezo-photocatalysis -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- 13 -- Energy storage batteries: basic feature and applications -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Basic feature of batteries -- 2.1 Charge.