Dimensionally constrained materials are at the forefront of current materials research because of their novel and often enhanced physical, chemical and biological properties. These effects are pertinent to all classes of materials: ceramics, metals and polymers. Often times dimensionality effects are manifested as internal structure variations in polycrystalline materials. There are reports indicating that internal microstructural inhomogenities such as grain boundaries and porosity even in nanostructures can further enhance their performance metrics such as gas sensitivity, for...
Dimensionally constrained materials are at the forefront of current materials research because of their novel and often enhanced physical, c...