Edited by experts and containing chapters by leading researchers in the field, Chemical Processing of Ceramics, Second Edition uses an interdisciplinary approach to cover topics ranging from starting materials to device applications. The book begins with a discussion of starting material, highlighting how to prepare and modify them in the nanoscale range. The chapter authors explore the synthesis, characterization, and behavior of ceramic powders; the processing of ceramic films via sol-gel technique; andthe fabrication of nonoxide ceramics. They also present coverage of several specific thin films, membranes, ferroelectrics, bioceramics, dieletrics, batteries, and superconductors.