Science and Materials Engineering IV

Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the Fourth National Congress of Science and Materials Engineering (CNCIM 2013), February 22-28, 2013, Pachuca, Mexico.

The 49 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Synthesis, Obtaining and Materials Modification, Chapter 2: Materials Characterization, Chapter 3: Materials Applications, Chapter 4: New Materials Development and Simulation MaterialsKeyword: Synthesis, Obtaining and Materials Modification, Materials Characterization, Materials Applications, New Materials Development and Simulation MaterialsThe 49 papers, selected from nearly 300 presentations, cover synthesizing,obtaining, and modifying materials; characterizing materials; materials applications; and developing and simulating new materials.

Among specifictopics are the structure and texture of highly porous carbon nanospheres, a synthesis method for obtaining anode-supported tubular solid oxide fuel cellsby slip casting, the microstructure and thermal characterization of copper based composites for thermal management in electronic packaging, cantileverstructures based on piezoelectric materials for harvesting energy from low-frequency vibration, and anisotropic emission in strain-balanced quantum well solar cells.- Energy conversion and storage- Energy engineering- Materials science