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Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the Eighth China National Conference on Functional Materials and Applications (NCFMA 2013), August 23-26, 2013, Harbin, China. The 141 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Metallic Materials and Alloys; Chapter 2: Nanoscale Materials; Chapter 3: Ceramic and Inorganic Functional Materials; Chapter 4: Composite Materials, Aerospace Materials, Film Materials, Coating and Surface Technology; Chapter 5: Environmental Functional Materials and Energy Materials; Chapter 6: Biological, Macromolecule and Organic Functional Materials; Chapter 7: Mechanical, Thermal, Optical, Electric, Magnetic Functional Materials and Properties. Keyword: functional materials, material science foundation and application, environmental materials, energy materials, nano materials, smart materials, organic materials, metallic materials, ceramic materials, thin film materials, thermal functional materials, optical functional materials, electrical functional materials, magnetic functional materials One hundred thirty papers gathered for the August 2013 conference present recent research on metallic, ceramic, inorganic, nanoscale, composite, biological, macromolecule, and organic functional materials. Five papers from Yunnan University characterize the effect of silicon spacer-layer on the structure of GeSi quantum dots, the effect of surface passivation on ultrathin silicon nanosheets, and the photoelectric properties of doped silicon with carbon elements. Other topics include tungsten rhenium thermocouple wires, mullite fiber-reinforced SiC porous ceramic, wall insulation made from waste foam glasses, an ultraviolet-enhanced response solar cell, tissue engineered heart valves, and a conductive silver adhesive for transducers. -- Biomaterials-- Ceramics-- Composite materials-- Inorganic materials-- Materials science-- Metals-- Polymers, plastics and rubber.