Thermal Analysis. From Introductory Fundamentals to Advanced Applications

Table of Contents

1. Definitions2. Instrumentation of DSC and DTA3. Differential photo-calorimetry (DPC)4. Pressure differential scanning calorimetry (PDSC)5. Effect of different atmospheres6. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)7. Thermomechanical analysis (TMA)8. Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA)9. General thermodynamic relationships10. Applications11. Thermal Analysis in Materials Science12. Some Developments in TA13. Thermal Analysis in Studying the Phase Problem

Authors

El-Zeiny Ebeid Professor, Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Egypt. El-Zeiny M. Ebeid is a Professor of Physical Chemistry, Tanta University, Egypt. He received his PhD under joint supervision between Tanta University and UCW, UK in 1980. He was a Visitor to the University of Kent at Canterbury and Kon-stanz Universities. He won the Egyptian National Academy of Science Award. He co-authored several published books including the book Photophysical and Laser-Based Techniques in Chemistry, Biology and Medicine, Book Surge Publisher (2006), USA. He is a Member of the American Nano Society. He has more than 80 publications in international scientific Journals. His areas of interest are in the fields of laser chemistry, solid state chemistry, and nanomaterials. Mohamed Barakat Zakaria Lecturer, Physical Chemistry and Researcher, International Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitechtonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan. Mohamed B. Zakaria is a Lecturer of Physical Chemistry, Tanta University, Egypt. He received his BSc in Chemistry and MSc in Physical Chemistry from Tanta University and his PhD (2016) in Engineering from Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. He did his postdoctoral research at National Institute for Materials Science as a JSPS Fellow from 2016-2018. He is a research Fellow of National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan; and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland (UQ), Brisbane, Australia. Mohamed was awarded a Humboldt Research Fellowship in March 2020 at Ruhr University Bochum and Fraunhofer UMSICHT, Bochum, Germany. He's received many awards including IAAM Young Scientist Prestigious Medal (2018) and IAAM Lecture Award (2020), best posters award of Energy & Environmental Science and APL Materials journals (2015). He has published 50 articles in the fields of Nanostructured Materials Engineering for Energy Storage and Conversion, Catalysis & Electronics