Novel Processing of Ceramics and Composites

Chemical Vapor Deposition

High Speed Deposition of YSZ Films by Laser Chemical Vapor Deposition, Teiichi Kimura, Takashi Goto 3

Preparation of Ru-C Nano-Composite Films and Their Electrode Properties for Oxygen Sensors, Teiichi Kimura, Takashi Goto 13

Combustion Synthesis

Synthesis of Sm[subscript 0.5]Sr[subscript 0.5]CoO[subscript 3-x] and La[subscript 0.6]Sr[subscript 0.4]CoO[subscript 3-x] Nanopowders by Solution Combustion Process, Narottam P. Bansal, Zhimin Zhong 23

Chemistry Purification of Titanium Diboride Powder Synthesised by Combustion Synthesis Processes, Wang Weimin, Fu Zhengyi, Wang Hao 33

Reaction Forming

Fabrication of Silicon Carbide From Bamboo Carbon Templates, Yung-Jen Lin, Yi-Hsiang Chiu 45

Effects of Process Parameters on Post Reaction Sintering of Silicon Nitride Ceramics, Toru Wakihara, Junichi Tatami, Katsutoshi Komeya, Meguro Takeshi, Hideki Kita, Naoki Kondo, Kiyoshi Hirao 57

Polymer Processing

Synthesis of Carbon/Fe-Ni-Cu Alloy Composite by Carbonization of Organometallic Polymers and Their Magnetic Properties, Yukiko Uchida, Makoto Nakanishi, Tatsuo Fujii, Jun Takada, Akinori Muto, Yusaku Sakata 67

Electochemical Deposition

Fabrication of YSZ Thin Films in an Aqueous Solution by Electro-Chemical Deposition, Atsushi Saiki, Hiroki Uno, Satoka Ui, Takashi Hashizume, Kiyoshi Terayama 77

Plasma Synthesis

Preparation and Characterization of Epitaxial Fe[subscript 2-x]Ti[subscript x]O[subscript 3] Solid Solution Films, Tatsuo Fujii, Hideki Hashimoto, Yusuke Takada, Makoto Nakanishi, Jun Takada 87

Solid Freeform Fabrication

Microtomography of Solid Freeform Fabrication, Jay C. Hanan, James E. Smay, Francesco DeCarlo, Yong Chu 97

Floc-Casting

Fabrication and Evaluation of Transparent Amorphous SiO[subscript 2] Sintered Body Through Floc-Casting, D. Hiratsuka, J. Tatami, T. Wakihara, K. Komeya, T. Meguro, M. Ibukiyama 107

Solution Deposition

Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Thin Films Formation From an Aqueous Solution by Mist Deposition, Atsushi Saiki, Yukimine Fujisawa, Takashi Hashizume, Kiyoshi Terayama 115

Nanopowders and Nanorods

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Nanoapatite Ceramics Powders for Biomedical Applications, Kanae Ando, Mizuki Ohkubo, Satoshi Hayakawa, Kanji Tsuru, Akiyoshi Osaka, Eiji Fujii, Koji Kawabata, Christian Bonhomme, Florence Babonneau 125

Novel Process of Submicron-Scale Ceramic Rod Array Formation on Metallic Substrate, Kazuya Okamoto, Satoshi Hayakawa, Kanji Tsuru, Akiyoshi Osaka 133

Coatings and Films

Novel Process for Surface Treatment of AIN - Characterization and Application, Takehiko Yoneda, Motonobu Teramoto, Kazuya Takada, Hiroyuki Fukuyama 141

Novel Process for Surface Treatment of AIN-High-Temperature Oxidation Behavior of AIN, Hiroyuki Fukuyama, Tetsuharu Tanoue, Kazuhiro Nagata 149

MYCRONID Based Long-Lasting BN Hardcoating as Release Agent and Protection Against Corrosion for Aluminum Foundry Applications, Jochen Greim, Martin Engler, Krishna Uibel, Christoph Lesniak 159

Composites

A Study into Epoxy Composites for High-Voltage Device Encapsulation, Ammer K. Jadoon, John C. Fothergill, Andy Wilby 169

Geopolymers

Advances in Understanding the Synthesis Mechanisms of New Geopolymeric Materials, Kenneth J.D. MacKenzie, Dan Brew, Ross Fletcher, Catherine Nicholson, Raymond Vagana, Martin Schmucker 187

Author Index 201