Grain Boundary Engineering in Ceramics: From Grain Boundary Phenomena to Grain Boundary Quantum Structures

Grain Boundaries in Metals: Current Understanding and Some Future Directions (A.P. Sutton).

Recent Progresses in the Electronic Structure Theory of Complex Ceramics (W.Y. Ching, S.D. Mo, L. Ouyang and Y.N. Xu)

Tight-Binding Molecular Dynamics of Ceramics Nanocrystals Using Parallel PC Cluster (K. Tsuruta, H. Totsuji and C. Totsuji).

First-Principles Study of Ceramic Interfaces: SiC Grain Boundaries and SiC/Metal Interfaces (M. Kohyama and J. Hoekstra).

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Surfaces and Grain Boundaries in Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia (C.A.J. Fisher and H. Matsubara).

Atomistic Computer Simulations of Amorphous Silicon Nitride Based Ceramics (K. Matsunaga and H. Matsubara).

Ab Initio Calculations of 3C-SiC(111)/Ti Polar Interfaces (S. Tanaka and M. Kohyama).

Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Fracture Toughness of Silicon Nitride Single Crystal (N. Hirosaki, S. Ogata and H. Kitagawa).

Variable-Charge Molecular Dynamics of Aggregation of TiO₂ Nanocrystals (S. Ogata, H. Iyetomi, K. Tsuruta, F. Shimojo, R.K. Kalia, A. Nakano and P. Vashista).


Diffusion and Transformation.

Anisotropic Grain Boundary Properties for Modeling Grain Growth Phenomena (D.J. Srolovitz and M. Upmanyu).

Computational Modeling of Ceramic Microstructure by MC and MD Methods (H. Matsubara, H. Nomura, A. Honda and K. Matsunaga).

Rheology of Grain Boundary Network Systems (Y. Enomoto and T. Mitsuda).

Microstructural Development in α-Al₂O₃ (M. Ruhle, R.M. Cannon, M. Gulgun, R. Voitovych and E. Bischotf).

Grain Boundary Faceting Transition and Abnormal Grain Growth in Oxides (D.Y. Yoon and C.W. Park).

Effects of Different Additives on Densification and α - β Phase Transformation in Si₃N₄ Ceramics (J. Yang, T. Ohji, Z. Deng and K. Niihara).

Precise Shape Function for Interparticle Necks Formed during Solid-State Sintering (Y. Tagami).

Diffusional Relaxation around 9R Cu Martensite Particles in an Fe Matrix (R. Monzen).

Isothermal T-to-M Transformation Nucleated at Grain Boundaries in Zirconia-Yttria Ceramics (H. Tsubakino, N. Matsuura and Y. Kuroda).

Interface Characterization of α - β Phase Transformation in Si₃N₄ (Transmission Electron Microscopy by T. Saito, Y. Iwamoto, Y. Ukyo and Y. Ikuhara).

AEM Study of Interface Structures Related to Cubic-to-Tetragonal Phase Transition in Zirconia Ceramics (N. Shibata, J. Katamura, Y. Ikuhara and T. Sakuma).


Electronic Ceramics.

Possible Center for Polar Cluster in Lead Magnesium Niobate Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃ (J. Zhu, S. Miao, H. Sin, X.W. Zhang and Z. Cheng).

Segregation of BaZrO₃ in Melt Textured Yba₂Cu₃O_7-x (F. Dogan, J.D. Reding and J. Awano).

Microstructure Control in BaTiO₃ Sinters by a Small Amount of Dopants (T. Yamamoto, Y. Ikuhara, K. Hayashi and T. Sakuma).

Grain Boundaries in Strontium Titanate (F. Ernst, O. Kienzle and M. Ruhle).

Electronic Structure Calculation of Symmetric Tilt Boundaries in ZnO (F. Oba, I. Tanaka, S.R. Nishitani and H. Adachi).

Atomic and Electronic Structure Analysis of Coincidence Boundaries in B-SiC (K. Tanaka and M. Kohyama).

Evaluation of Optically Active Cr Ion in the Cr:Al₂O₃ Ceramics by SNOM (H. Murotani, M. Wakaki, Y. Narita and S. Teruyama).

Electronic Conduction through a Grain Boundary in BaTiO₃ Positive Temperature Coefficient Thermistors (K. Hayashi, T. Yamamoto, Y. Ikuhara and T. Sakuma).

Interference of Electron Waves and its Application of Visualize Electromagnetic Microfields (T. Hirayama, K. Miyashita and T. Saito).

Electron Transport across Boundaries in Nb-Doped SrTiO₃ Bicrystals (T. Yamamoto, Y. Ikuhara, K. Hayashi and T. Sakuma)


Structural Ceramics.

High-Temperature Properties and Grain Boundary Structure in Silicon Nitride Based Ceramics (M. Mitomo, T. Nishimura and Y. Kitami).

The Influence of Grain Boundaries and Interphase Boundaries on the Creep Response of Silicon Nitride (D.S. Wilkinson).

An Approach to Grain Boundary Design Using Ceramic Bicrystals (Y. Ikuhara, T. Watanabe, H. Yoshida, T. Yamamoto and T. Sakuma).

Mechanical Properties and Thermal Stability of Oxide Eutectic Composites at High Temperatures (Y. Waku, S. Sakata, A. Mitani and K. Shimizu).

Micromechanics of Viscous Slip along Ceramic Grain Boundaries (G. Pezzotti).

Superplasticity and Microstructural Evolution of Yba₂Cu₃O_7-x/25vol % Ag Composites (J.M. Albuquerque, M.P. Harmer and Y.T. Chou).

Role of Grain Boundary Segregation on High-Temperature Creep Resistance in Polycrystalline Al₂O₃ (H. Yoshida, Y. Ikuhara and T. Sakuma).

Anisotropic Thermal Conduction Mechanism of β-Si₃N₄ Grains and Ceramics (K. Watari, B.C. Li, L. Pottier, D. Fournier and M. Toriyama).

Dislocations in Al₂O₃-20wt%ZrO₂(3Y) Ceramics (S.D. De La Torre, H. Kume, Y. Nishikawa, S. Inamura, A. Kakitsuji, H. Miyamoto, L. Gao, K. Miyamoto, J.D. Rios, H. Tsuda and K. Morii).

Enhanced Fracture Resistance of Highly Anisotropicized Porous Silicon Nitride (Y. Inagaki, Y. Shigegaki, N. Kondo, Y. Suzuki, T. Miyajima and T. Ohji).

Processing and Grain Boundary Structure of 3Y-TZP/BaFe₁₂O₁₉ and 3Y-TZP/NaAl₁₁O₁₇ Composites (Y. Suzuki, M. Awano, N. Kondo and T. Ohji).

Atomic Structures and Properties of Systematic [0001] Tilt Grain Boundaries in Alumina (T. Watanabe, H. Yoshida, T. Yamamoto, Y. Ikuhara and T. Sakuma).

Crystalline Orientation Analysis around Stable Cracks in MgO (Y. Takigawa and Y. Tasutomi).

Visco-elastic Analysis of Internal Friction on Engineering Ceramics (S. Sakaguchi).

TEM Studies of Reaction-Bonded Si₃N₄/SiC Composites (K. Kaneko and N. Kondo).


Intergranular Film.

The Effects of Intergranular Films on the Mechanical Behavior of Self-Reinforced Ceramics (P.F. Becher, G.S. Painter and H.T. Lin).

Glass in and on Ceramic Oxides (C.B. Carter, N. Ravishankar and S. Yanina).

Stabilization of Surface Films in Ceramics (Y.M. Chiang and J. Luo).

Adsorption and Wetting Mechanisms at Ceramic Grain Boundaries (R.M. Cannon).

Intergranular Glassy Films in Si₃N₄-SiO₂ Ceramics: Morphology, Chemistry, Atomic Structure and Energetics (I. Tanaka).

Molecular Dynamics Study of Intergranular Glassy Film in High-Purity Si₃N₄SiO₂ Ceramics (M. Yoshiya, K. Tatsumi, I. Tanaka and I. Adachi).

Microstructural Aspects of Superplastic Deformation in a Fine-Grained Silicon Nitride Doped with a Silica-Containing Additive (R.J. Xie, M. Mitomo and G.D. Zhan).

TEM Characterization of Grain Boundaries in Superplastic Silicon Nitride Ceramics (G.D. Zhan, M. Mitomo, R.J. Xie, Y. Ikuhara and T. Sakuma).


Hereto Interface and Others.

Preparation and Structure of Epitaxial CeO₂/YSZ/Si Buffer Layer (N. Wakiya, M. Yoshida, T. Yamada, T. Kiguchi, K. Shinozaki and N. Mizutani).

Reduction of Nitrogen Oxide by an Electrochemical Method Using Proton and Oxide-Ion Conducting Ceramics (T. Kobayashi, K. Abe and Y. Ukyo).

Surface Decomposition Mechanisms on SIC (0001) and (000-1) Faces (M. Kusunoki, T. Suzuki, T. Hirayama and N. Shibata).

Selective Reaction of Titanium with Carbon and Nitride in Zr-Ti-O Oxides (J. Li and Y. Huang).

Observation of Magnetic Interfaces by Electron Holography (T. Hirayama).

Past, Present, and Future of Grain Boundary Engineering (T. Watanabe).

Characteristics of Silicon Carbide Thin Films Prepared by Using Pulsed Nd: YAG Laser Deposition Method (Y. Suda, H. Kawasaki, K. Doi and S. Hiraishi).

Effects of Crystallographic Orientation of Silver Substrate on Crystallinity of YBCO (Y123) Film (Y. Yasutomi and Y. Takigawa).

Interfacial Structures of YbBazCu₃O₇ Superconducting Films Deposited on SrTiO₃(001) Substrates by the Dipping-Pyrolysis Process (J. Shibata and T. Hirayama).

Transmission Electron Microscopic Studies of AIN Films Formed on Off-Oriented R-Plane of Sapphire Substrates by MOCVD (J. Shibata, T. Shibata, Y. Nakamura, K. Asai and H. Sakai).

Aligned Carbon Nanotube Films Self-Organized by Surface Decomposition of SiC (T. Suzuki, M. Kusunoki, T. Hirayama and N. Shibata).

Structure of FCC-Ti/6H-SiC Interface Grown by Electron Beam Evaporation (Y. Sugawara and N. Shibata).

Microstructures of the AIN/TiN/MgO (001) Interfaces (X.L. Ma, Y. Ikuhara and N. Shibata).

Effect of Sintering Atmospheres on Creep Behavior of Dense Al₂O₃ Ceramics (S. Kitaoka, Y. Takegawa and H. Matsubara).

Solitons in the Vicinity of a Martensitic Phase Transition (V.V. Kiseliev).