Global Roadmap for Ceramic and Glass Technology

Preface xiii

A Global Roadmap for Ceramics 1
Stephen Freiman

PART 1. INTERNATIONAL TRENDS AND BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES

International Trends and Business Perspectives Overview 15
Jeffrey D. Smith

Ceramic Technology Development at Kyocera 19
Kazuo Inamori

Kyocera’s Vision for the Future 23
Rod Lanthorne

The New Global Business Model for Technology Companies 29
Henry Kressel

Research and Development of Fine Ceramics—Roadmaps in Japan and Strategies in NIMS 37
Eiji Muromachi and Teruo Kishi

Programs and Progress of Advanced Ceramic Materials Research and Development in China 49
Jianbao Li

The UK’S Structural Ceramics Network 63
Julie A Yeomans

Industrial Ceramics—History, Trends, and Implications for the Future 67
Rakesh Kapoor and Kevin J. Gray

Perspective from the Association of American Ceramic Components Manufacturers 77
Lora Cooper Saiber

Prospects for Ceramic Technology in United Technologies Corporation 81
Jodi Vecchiarelli

PART 2. INNOVATION AND INVENTION

Innovation and Invention Overview 85
John R. Hellmann

Measurement Science and Technology for Ceramics Innovations 89
Debra L. Kaiser and Robert F. Cook

Opportunities for Ceramic Education in a Materials World 117
K. T. Faber

Ceramics at the National Science Foundation (NSF)—Trends and Opportunities 127
Lynnette D. Madsen

Linking Productivity Analysis and Innovation for Materials and Energy—A Common Platform Approach 143
J. A. Sekhar, C. Yerramilli, and John Dismukes

Patenting Ceramic-Related Inventions in the United States and Internationally in the Twenty-First Century 161
Robert J. Sayre

Innovative Technology from Promising to Practical—The Role of Standards 175
Stephen Freiman and George Quinn

PART 3. BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

Ceramics in Biology and Medicine Overview 183
Linn W. Hobbs

Challenges for Bioceramics in the 21st Century 189
Julian R. Jones and Larry L. Hench

Applications of Photonics and Ceramics to Health Care—The Future Has Begun 197
Grady White

Laser-Assisted Rapid Prototyping of Dental Components in the SiO2–Al2O3 System 211
André Gahler, Jens Günster, and Jürgen G. Heinrich

The Future of Glass–Ceramics as Biomaterials 225
W. Höland and V. Rheinberger

Bio-Prosthesis—A New Concept Based on Hybrid Composites 231
Anna Tampieri

Bioactive Glass Tissue Scaffolds and Their Three-Dimensional Characterization 249
Julian R. Jones

PART 4. CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Consumer Products Overview 263
John R. Hellmann

Future for Ceramics for Consumer Products 267
Somnuk Sirisoonthorn

Importance of the Ceramics Industry in Mexico 275
Yoshito Mitani, Jose Antonio Salas-Tellez, Jose Manuel Juarez-Garcia, and Froylan Martinez-Suarez

PART 5. ELECTRONICS

Electronics Overview 289
Martin L. Green and Robert F. Cook

Integration and Process Strategies for Ceramics in Advanced Microsystems 293
Duane B. Dimos, Nelson S. Bell, Joseph Cesarano III, Paul G. Clem, Kevin G. Ewsuk, Terry J. Garino, and Bruce A. Tuttle

Nonvolatile Memory and Recent News of RFCPU on Glass Substrate 311
Shunpei Yamazaki

Trends in Research and Development on Microwave Materials for Low-Temperature Co-Fired Ceramics 325
Hiroshi Tamura, Jun Harada, and Yasutaka Sugimoto

Semiconductor Processing—The Use of Advanced Ceramics 337
Donald Bray

Ceramic Technology and Nanotechnology Combine 353
Alan Rae

Present and Future Challenges in Multilayer Ceramic Devices 361
C. A. Randall, G. Yang, E. Dickey, R.E. Eitel, T.R. Shrout, M.T.Lanagan, D. Kwon, E. Semouchkina, G. Semouchkin, A. Baker, H. Nagata, J. Wang, S. Trolier-McKinstry, and S. Rhee

Trends in Ferroelectric/Piezoelectric Ceramics 381
Nava Setter

Ceramics in Packaging 397
Brian Sundlof and Benjamin Fasano

Nanoparticle Engineering For Next-Generation Poly Isolation Chemical Mechanical Planarizaion in ULSI Process 419
Sang-Kyun Kim and Ungyu Paik, and Jae-Gun Park

PART 6. ENERGY

Ceramics in Energy Applications Overview 433
Mrityunjay Singh

Background and Progress of Silicon Nitride Ceramics for Bearing Applications 437
Katsutoshi Komeya and Junichi Tatami

Ceramics in Energy and Environmental Applications in Australia 445
Sukhvinder P.S. Badwal, Martin A. Green, Janusz Nowotny, and Charles C. Sorrell

The Ceramic Revolution May Yet Arrive, Ushered in by Nanotechnology 475
Keith A. Blakely

Making Ceramics Ductile and Able to Carry Large Electrical Currents 479
James G. Daley

Prospectus on the Future of High-Critical-Temperature Superconducting Ceramics 489
Victor A. Maroni

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells—The Future of Power Generation 497
Pavadee Aungkavattana

Ceramic Materials and Systems for the Commercialization of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 509
Michael Stelter, Mihail Kusnezoff, and Alexander Michaelis

Fuel Cells—Has Their Time Finally Come? 529
David W. Richerson

The Role of Ceramics in a Resurgent Nuclear Industry 541
John Marra, Jon Carmack, Charles Henager, Jr., William E. Lee, Kurt Sickafus, Chris Stanek, Lance Snead, and Steven Zinkle

Hidden Ceramics in Energy and Transport Sectors—Current Status and Roadmap for the Future 553
G. Sundararajan, U.S. Hareesh, R. Johnson, and Y.R. Mahajan

PART 7. ENVIRONMENT

Environment Overview 597
Costa Sideridis

Product Stewardship—Another Tool For Driving Business Excellence 601
William P. Kelly and Dean E.Venturin

Geopolymers—Low-Energy and Environmentally Sound Materials 623
Dan S. Perera

Development of Photocatalysts for Commercial Application 635
Soo Wohn Lee and Huang Chen

Current and Potential Contribution of Ceramic Technology to Achieving Sustainable Development 643
William E. Lee, Aldo R. Boccaccini, Joao A. Labrincha, Cristina Leonelli, Charles H. Drummond III, and Christopher R. Cheeseman

Photocatalyst Materials for Environmental Protection 663
Toshiya Watanabe and Naoya Yoshida

The Environmental Performances of Modern Ceramic Manufacture and Products, Used as Competitiveness Factors—The Experience of European and Italian Ceramic Tile Industry 681
G. Timellini, C. Palmonari, and A. Fregni, R. Resca

Photocatalysts Working Under Visible Light Irradiation 695
Lian Gao and Songwang Yang

PART 8. GLASS AND TRANSPARENT CERAMIC MATERIALS

Glass and Transparent Ceramic Materials Overview 705
Gary Fischman

Advances in Technical Glasses 709
David L. Morse

Basic Research Benefiting the Glass Industry 715
Hervé H. Arribart

Use of Early “Maps” to Guide Us Along the Road to a Stronger Glass of the Future 725
C.R. Kurkjian and W.R. Prindle

Glass—Introducing Our Society to a New Material Age: Clues to Producing Ultrastrong Glass 749
John T. Brown

Challenges and Future of Glass Melting Technology 765
Helmut A. Schaeffer

E-Field Enhanced Processes for the Preparation of Nanomaterials 777
Rolf Clasen

Development of the HiLight™ Transparent Ceramic Scintillator for Computed Tomography Medical Imaging 797
Steven J. Duclos, Robert Lyons, Robert Riedner, Hauchuan Jiang, and David M. Hoffman

Transparent Polycrystalline Ceramics 803
Marina R. Pascucci

Challenges for Overcoming Brittleness of Glass 811
Setsuro Ito

PART 9. MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS AND PROCESSING

Multiple Applications and Processing Overview 825
Thomas W. Coyle

Innovative Products and Processes Based on Piezoelectric Ceramic Fibers 829
Richard Cass, Farhad Mohammadi, and Stephen Leschin

Nanoceramics—Challenges and Accomplishments 839
Vladimir D. Krstic

Development and Properties of Ultrahigh-Temperature Ceramics—Opportunities and Barriers to Applications 847
Alida Bellosi and Gian Nicola Babini

Progress in Advanced Ceramic Fibers and Their Future Perspective 865
Toshihiro Ishikawa

Prospective and Recent Development on Advanced Inorganic Materials and Their Applications in the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics 885
Hongjie Luo

Low-Cost, High-Performance, Epitaxial Ceramic Films on Artificial Substrates for Energy and Electronic Applications 891
Amit Goyal

Thermal Plasma Deposition of Ceramic Coatings 903
Thomas W. Coyle

PART 10. TRANSPORTATION

Transportation Overview 915
Costa Sideridis

Applications of Ceramics for Gas Turbine Engines 919
Mark van Roode

Ceramic Research and Successes in Diesel Engines 931
Thomas M. Yonushonis, Randall Stafford, William Mandler, and Joe Bentz

Index 943