Materials Synthesis and Processing

  1. Solid-State Synthesis Methods
    1. Conventional Solid-State Reactions
      1. Mixing and Grinding
        1. Ball Milling
          1. Mortar and Pestle
            1. Attritor Mills
            2. Calcination Processes
              1. Temperature Selection
                1. Atmosphere Control
                  1. Reaction Kinetics
                  2. Reaction Mechanisms
                    1. Nucleation and Growth
                      1. Interface Reactions
                        1. Diffusion-Limited Reactions
                      2. Mechanochemical Synthesis
                        1. High-Energy Ball Milling
                          1. Mechanical Alloying
                            1. Process Parameters
                              1. Alloy Formation Mechanisms
                                1. Contamination Issues
                                2. Mechanically Induced Chemical Reactions
                                3. Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis
                                  1. Combustion Synthesis Principles
                                    1. Reaction Initiation Methods
                                      1. Wave Propagation
                                        1. Product Characteristics
                                        2. Topochemical Reactions
                                          1. Ion Exchange Reactions
                                            1. Intercalation Reactions
                                              1. Dehydration and Decomposition
                                              2. Solid-State Metathesis
                                                1. Salt Elimination Reactions
                                                  1. Driving Forces
                                                    1. Product Purification

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