Theory and Application of Rare Earth Materials (eBook)

This book starts with a theoretical introduction of the rare earth materials, and it subsequently analyzes the essential characteristics of these materials from elements, compounds to physical chemistry and metal materials, etc. Under the supplementary explanation of experimental data and results, the research is gradually guided into the multi-domain application scene. Through extensive analyses, this book displays comprehensively the distinguished values of the rare earth materials and the theoretical, empirical, and practical significance of rare earth materials is unraveled. It also covers an exhaustive review of 17 rare earth elements, their characteristics, and more possibilities in physical chemistry, functional materials, metallurgy, composites and engineering, and their prospects in production and technical applications. In-depth account of the whole spectrum of rare earth material research makes this book a unique reference to academic researchers, students, and engineers.

Professor Changzhen Wang works at the School of Materials Metallurgy of Northeastern University, China, from 1952. She has been Director of the Department of Metallurgical Physical Chemistry for years. Her research expertise falls in the field of metallurgical physics and chemistry with over 60 years of academic and application exploration experience, including thermodynamics of rare earth materials; physical chemistry and application of rare earth elements in iron and steel, nonferrous metals and their alloys; solid-state ion element sensing and applications; and theory and fabrication of sensors such as rare earth (La, Y), calcium, manganese, chromium, oxygen, sulfur, phosphorus, silicon, fluorine, hydrogen, and SO2. Industrial application aspects include exploring development of hydrogen sensor and rare earth sensor, and testing the thermodynamic properties of a large number of compounds, etc.

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This book starts with a theoretical introduction of the rare earth materials, and it subsequently analyzes the essential characteristics of these materials from elements, compounds to physical chemistry and metal materials, etc. Under the supplementary explanation of experimental data and results, the research is gradually guided into the multi-domain application scene. Through extensive analyses, this book displays comprehensively the distinguished values of the rare earth materials and the theoretical, empirical, and practical significance of rare earth materials is unraveled. It also covers an exhaustive review of 17 rare earth elements, their characteristics, and more possibilities in physical chemistry, functional materials, metallurgy, composites and engineering, and their prospects in production and technical applications. In-depth account of the whole spectrum of rare earth material research makes this book a unique reference to academic researchers, students, and engineers.