Preface ix
Introduction xi
MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
Oxynitride Glasses as Grain Boundary Phases in Silicon Nitride: Correlations of Chemistry and Properties 3
Stuart Hampshire
Preparation and Properties of Aluminosilicate Glasses Containing N and F 15
Michael J. Pomeroy
Comparison of Conventional and Microwave Sintering of Bioceramics 23
Anne Leriche, Etienne Savary, Anthony Thuault, Jean-Christophe Hornez, Michel Descamps, and Sylvain Marinel
A Novel Additive Manufacturing Technology for High-Performance Ceramics 33
Johannes Homa and Martin Schwentenwein
Characterization of Matrix Materials for Additive Manufacturing of Silicon Carbide-Based Composites 41
Mrityunjay Singh, Michael C. Halbig, and Shirley X. Zhu
An Industrial Microwave (Hybrid) System for In-Line Processing of High Temperature Ceramics 49
Ramesh D. Peelamedu and Donald A. Seccombe Jr.
Comparison of Properties of YSZ Prepared by Microwave and Conventional Processing 61
Kanchan L. Singh, Anirudh P. Singh, Ajay Kumar, and S.S. Sekhon
Diffusion Bonding and Interfacial Characterization of Sintered Fiber Bonded Silicon Carbide Ceramics using Boron-Molybdenum Interlayers 73
H. Tsuda, S. Mori, M. C. Halbig, M. Singh, and R. Asthana
Mechanical Behavior of Green Ceramic Tapes used in a Viscoelastic Shaping Process 81
Ming-Jen Pan, Stephanie Wimmer, and Virginia DeGiorgi
Mechanical Behavior of Foamed Insulating Ceramics 89
Vania R. Salvini, Dirceu Spinelli, and Victor C. Pandolfelli
Stress Estimation for Multiphase Ceramics Laminates during Sintering 101
Kouichi Yasuda,Tadachika Nakayama, and Satoshi Tanaka
Advanced Measurements of Indentation Fracture Resistance of Alumina by the Powerful Optical Microscopy for Small Ceramic Products 107
Hiroyuki Miyazaki and Yu-ichi Yoshizawa
The Microstructure and Dielectric Properties of Sm2O3 Doped Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3-MgO Compound for Phase Shifters 115
Xiaohong Wang, Mengjie Wang, and Wenzhong Lu
Dielectric Properties of BaTiO3 Ceramics and Curie-Weiss and Modified Curie-Weiss Affected by Fractal Morphology 123
NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS
Understanding Diamond Nanoparticle Evolution during Zirconia Spark Plasma Sintering 137
Kathy Lu, Wenle Li, and George Li
Influence of Ti4+ on the Energetics and Microstructure of SnO2 Nanoparticles 145
Joice Miagava, Douglas Gouvea, Ricardo H. R. Castro, and Alexandra Navrotsky
Annealing Effect on the Structural, Morphological, and Photovoltaic Properties of ZnO-CNTs Nanocomposite Thin Films 153
Huda Abdullah, Azimah Omar, Izamarlina Asshaari, Mohd Ambar Yarmo, Mohd Zikri Razali, Sahbudin Shaari, Savisha Mahalingam, and Aisyah Bolhan
Investigation of Multilayer Superhard Ti-Hf-Si-N/NbN/Al2O3 Coatings for High Performance Protection 163
A. D. Pogrebnjak, A. S. Kaverina, V. M. Beresnev, Y. Takeda, K. Oyoshi, H. Murakami, A. P. Shypylenko, M. G. Kovaleva, M.S. Prozorova, O. V. Kolisnichenko, B. Zholybekov, and D. A. Kolesnikov
Influence of the Structure and Elemental Composition on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of (TiZrHfVNb)N Nanostructured Coatings 173
A. D. Pogrebnjak, I. V. Yakushchenko, O. V. Bondar, A. A. Bagdasaryan, V. M. Beresnev, D.A. Kolesnikov, G. Abadias, P. Chartier, Y. Takeda, and M. O. Bilokur
Effects of Mg Contents on ZnAl2O4 Thin Films by Sol Gel Method and Its Application 185
Huda Abdullah, Wan Nasarudin Wan Jalal, Mohd Syafiq Zulfakar, Badariah Bais, Sahbudin Shaari, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, and Sarada Idris
Synthesis and Characterization of Si-Doped Carbon Nanotubes 197
Qi Zhen, Shaoming Dong, Yanmei Kan, Yue Leng, Jianbao Hu
Structural and Morphology of Zn1-xCuxS Films as Anti-Reflecting Coating (ARC) Affected the Cell Performance 205
Huda Abdullah, Ili Salwani, and Sahbudin Saari
Nanoceramics Processing: Revolutionizing Medicine 213
Qi Wang and Thomas J. Webster
Author Index 219
