PrefaceChapter 1: Polymers and CompositesCarbon Black Doped Graphite Composite Bipolar Plate Compounds for Improving ConductivityEffects of Hydrolysis Ratio on the Structure and Adsorption Properties of Porous StarchProperties and Mechanism of Al2O3- Al Composite Powder Prepared by Hydrothermal MethodFrictional Performance of Polyphenyl Ester Modified PolytetrafluoroethyleneManufacture and Performance of the Al2O3/Al Compound Powder and Cermet with the Powder MetallurgyThe Effect of Phosphotungstic Acid Filled on Carboxymethyl Cellulose/Polyvinyl Alcohol Matrix as the Polymer Electrolyte MembraneThe Effect of Drying Temperature Variations of Biodegradable Plastic Porang (Amorphophallus oncophyllus) with Glycerol Plasticizer on Mechanical and Thermal PropertiesMechanical Characterization Of Composites Reinforced By Corn Husk Fiber (Zea mays) Waste and Coffee Husk Fiber (Coffea arabica L)Chapter 2: Special and Functional MaterialsPhotocatalytic Activity of CoO/ZnO Nanocrystalline for Dye Wastewater Treatment under UV LightVarious Low Magnetic Field Effect on Electrochemical Performance of Asymmetric Supercapacitor MnO2- Carbon-Based CompositesSynthesis of Iron Nanoparticles Capped by Citric Acid or Citrates and its CharacterizationsMicrostructure and Hardness Properties of Hardfacing Overlays Deposited by Shielded Metal Arc Welding on Low Carbon Steel PlateChapter 3: Functional CeramicsPhase Composition, Crystal Structure and Microwave Dielectric Properties of Nb-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet CeramicsRKKY Interaction in Spin Valve Structure with LaAlO3 SpacerThe Distorted Octahedral and Magnetocrystalline Anisotropy of FeMnO3 by Stoner-Wohlfarth ModelCrystal Structure and Magnetic Properties of SrCoO3-δ with Oxygen Deficiency (δ ≈ 0.23)Chapter 4: Materials for Optical ApplicationsThe Effect of Alkali-Fluoride on the Photoluminescence Properties of Tb3+ Doped on Phosphate Glass MediumThe Effect of NaF on the Photoluminence Properties of Sammarium Ion Doped on Fluoro-Borophosphate Glass MediumPhysical and Stimulated Emission Cross Section (SEC) Properties of Nd3+ Doped Lithium Fluorophosphate (LFP) Glasses