Huimin Xiang & Fu-Zhi Dai 
High-Entropy Materials [PDF ebook] 
From Basics to Applications

1. Introductions to high entropy materials
2. Structural feature and thermodynamics of high-entropy materials
3. Theoretical design in high-entropy materials
4. Synthesis and processing of high-entropy materials
5. Characterization of high-entropy materials
6. Mechanical properties
7. Functional properties
8. Applications of high-entropy materials
9. Challenges and future directions of high-entropy materials

Huimin Xiang is a senior engineer at Aerospace Research Institute of Materials & Processing Technology. He obtained his bachelor degree from University of Science and Technology of China and doctor degree from Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has published more than 90 papers in peer-reviewed international journals with citations 1500 times. His main research interests include theoretical predictions on the properties of ultrahigh temperature ceramics, preparation and characterization of ultrahigh temperature ceramics and high-entropy ceramics.
Fu-Zhi Dai is a senior engineer of state key lab at Aerospace Research Institute of Materials & Processing Technology. He obtained his academic degrees from Tsinghua University, and joined Aerospace Research Institute of Materials and Processing Technology in 2014. He has published around 80 papers in peer-reviewed international journals.
Yanchun Zhou is the deputy director of state key lab at Aerospace Research Institute of Materials & Processing Technology. Having obtained his academic degrees from Tsinghua University and Chinese Academy of Sciences, before moving to Aerospace Research Institute of Materials and Processing Technology in 2010, he was Professor and Director of High-performance Ceramic Division, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science. He has received numerous national and international awards. Zhou has published more than 450 papers in peer-reviewed international journals with citations 17100 times with H-index of 67. He ranked No.167 among the top 2% scientists in the field of materials in 2020 according to Stanford University and was recognized as highly cited authors in China.