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Table of contents :
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of contributors......Page 12
Foreword......Page 14
Preface......Page 16
Acknowledgements......Page 17
Objectives and state-of-the-art of nanocomposites......Page 18
Laser synthesis of nanosized powders......Page 23
Thermal behaviour of as-formed silicon-based nanopowders......Page 42
Thermal behaviour in a high-temperature graphite furnace......Page 43
Thermal reactivity of silicon-based nanopowders......Page 58
Structure of some nanopowders and micro/nano composites by transmission electron microscopy......Page 71
From short- to long-range order......Page 127
Chemical order studied by solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance......Page 128
Paramagnetic defect states in silicon-based nanopowders......Page 156
Electronic structure studied by X-ray photoemission (XPS) and soft-X-ray (SXS) spectroscopies......Page 170
Local order in Si/C/N nanopowders studied by X-ray absorption spectroscopy: study at the Si;K edge......Page 199
Neutron and X-ray diffraction applied to the study of the medium-range order in SiCN nanopowders......Page 228
Conductivity and dielectric properties of Si/C nanopowders......Page 244
Processing and tailoring of Si/C/N-based nanocomposites......Page 255
Mechanical properties......Page 281
Theoretical investigations of Si/C/N-based alloys......Page 299
Index......Page 316