A comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of non-oxide ceramics with special emphasis placed on the combustion synthesis of group I-VI nitrides and oxynitrides. To ensure the widest possible perspective, the authors are experts in academia, industry, or government research, and each chapter discusses different synthetic methods and process parameters, as well as important material properties and applications.
The result is invaluable reading for researchers and practitioners in the industry as well as those looking for an introduction to the field. It is equally of great interest to chemists and materials scientists as well as engineers working in the area of inorganic and solid-state chemistry, structural and functional materials, catalysis, metallurgy, and electrochemistry.


Alexander A. Gromov is a Humboldt Experienced Researcher and a Visiting Professor at the Georg Simon Ohm Technical University in Nurnberg, Germany, since 2013. Having obtained his academic degrees from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU, Russia), he spent most of his career working for TPU, KIT (Karlsruhe, Germany), Fraunhofer ICT (Pfinztal, Germany), University of Ulsan (South Korea) and the Aerospace Engineering Department at Milan Polytechnic University (Polimi, Italy). He has authored over 150 scientific publications and several books and has received numerous Russian scientific awards, including the Russian Academy of Science Medal in 2009.

Liudmila Chukhlomina is a leading researcher at the Department of Structural Macrokinetics, Tomsk Scientific Center, Russia, since 1989. She graduated from Tomsk State University (Russia) in 1978 and then worked in the Scientific Research Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics by Tomsk State University. Dr. Chukhlomina has authored over 130 scientific publications and several books and is also a reviewer for the Russian Foundation for Basic Research.