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Solution-based processing is an attractive and rapidly growing area in the field of materials due to the possibility of reducing the costs of producing various high-quality functional nanoparticles, thin films, fibres, bulk and porous and finely structured materials and devices using relatively low temperatures. A very effective control of stoichiometry, microstructure and morphology and an extreme flexibility in terms of materials and end-use architectures are among the several advantages of this technique.
This Session will report on recent progress in the synthesis of solution processed ceramic materials and related composites and hybrids by techniques such as sol-gel, hydrothermal and solvothermal processing, co-precipitation, spin-coating, spray pyrolysis, electrolytic deposition, etc., and on exploiting their functional properties in view of the diverse applications.

Suggested session topics:

• Science and technology of solution-based processing of:
  functional nanoparticles
  fibres
  thin film devices, coatings, membranes
  bulk porous and mesoporous materials
  aerogels
  nanocomposite and hybrid structures
• Functional characterisation and application:
  mechanical
  electronic, dielectric, magnetic, optical
  chemical, electrochemical
  biomedical