This book provides a state-of-the-art collection of recent papers presented at the 6th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology in September 2005. Topics include combustion synthesis, reaction forming, polymer processing, solid freeform fabrication, chemical vapor deposition, electrochemical and solution depositions, plasma synthesis and floc-casting for fabrication of nanopowders, nanorods, electronic ceramics, composites, thin films, and coatings.
Table of Contents:
Preface ix 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
