This publication focuses on the structural and chemical characterization of interfaces and their kinetic, mechanical and electrical properties. The size of the volume, consisting of almost 200 papers and over 900 pages, reflects the great current interest in the field.

Table of Contents:
Preface Why Should we Be Interested in the Atomic Structure of Interfaces? Orientation Imaging Microscopy: Applications to the Characterization of the Grain-Boundary Network Quantitative High-Resolution Electron Microscopy of Interfaces Calculating and Understanding the Structure of Interfaces Electrical Resistivity and Grain Boundaries in Metals Lines of Grain Boundary Phase Transitions in Bulk Phase Diagrams Chemical Aspects of Metal-Ceramic Interactions Atomic-Scale Investigation of Grain Boundary Segregation in Astroloy with a Three Dimensional Atom-Probe Influence of Hydrogen on the Stacking-Fault Energy of an Austenitic Stainless Steel Structure and Composition of a Special Twin Boundary in a-Al2O3 Importance of Non-Central Interatomic Forces in Atomistic Studies of Grain Boundaries A Direct Method for Density Matrix Calculation: Application to Si Grain Boundaries in the Tight-Binding Scheme Interface Diffusion under an Electric Field. Interface Evolution Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Dislocations in {10¯12} Twins in Zinc TEM Characterization of Invariant Line Interfaces and Structural Ledges in a Mo-Si Alloy Orientation Relationship in Large Mismatched Bicrystals and Coincidence of Reciprocal Lattice Points (CRLP) Grain Boundaries of Finite Extent Pressure-Thermodynamic Study of Bi Segregation at ZnO Grain Boundaries Investigation of Grain Boundary Migration in Al-Bicrystals by Continuous Tracking with X-Rays Control of Nanoscale Interphase Boundaries by an Electron Beam Theoretical Considerations about Grain Boundary Migration in FCC Metals Zirconia-Titanium Joint Interfaces Kelvin Microprobe Investigation of the Surface Potential across Charged Grain Boundaries in Silicon Grain Boundary Fracture and Plasticity in ?=25 Bicrystals of Silicon Grain Boundary Thermodynamics, Structure and Mechanical Properties Structure of Carbon 60 Grain Boundaries and Carbon Nanotube Buckled Interface and the Composite Plasticity Effects of Element Segregation on Nanometer Grain Boundary Sliding in Copper Diffusion Induced Grain Boundary Migration in Cr-Doped Alumina during Internal Reduction Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Self-Driven Solid State Amorphization at Ni/Zr Interfaces Structural Characterization of SiC Platelet-Reinforced Al2O3 Matrix Composites before and after Creep Deformation Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy at Cu/Al2O3 and Ti/Al2O3 Interfaces The Interface Structure during Solid State Reactions and Its Influence on Reaction Kinetics and Reaction Mechanism Computer Simulation and Particular Properties of ?=3n Boundaries and Their Groups Carbon Precipitation in a ?=5 Tilt Boundary in Molybdenum Structural Evolution with Thickness of Largely Strained Multilayers: Au/Ni System Misfit Dislocations Associated with Ultrathin Twins along a Ni3Al / Ni3Nb Interface Structure and Chemistry of Grain Boundaries in Ytrria Doped Aluminas The 112 Lateral Twin Boundary in FCC Materials HRTEM and LACBED Analysis of Strain Fields Induced by the Precipitation of Chromium in Alumina during Internal Reduction Growth, Structure and Interfaces of Cu and Cu/Ti Thin Films on (0001) a-Al2O3 A Candidate for Grain Boundary Pipe Diffusion and Intrinsic Electrical Activity in Silicon Atomistic Simulation of Grain Boundaries in Alumina Grain Boundary Structure in Ni3Al Epitaxy of Deposited a-Fe Films on High-Index Cu Substrate Planes Interfaces in SiC/C CVD Multilayers Atomic Structure of the Interface between Epitaxial Niobium Films and a-Al2O3 Substrates Determination of the Atomistic Structure of the ?3 (111) Twin Boundary in NiAl Direct Free Energy Estimates along a Real Path by Means of Constrained Molecular Dynamics Faceted Voids and Grain Orientation at Solid State Diffusion Bonded Interfaces between Cu and Single Crystal Cubic ZrO2 Analysis of Symmetric Triple Junctions Tight-Binding Calculation of Grain Boundaries in Diamond Theoretical Study of Grain Boundaries in Silicon: Features of Atomic and Electronic Structures Ab Initio Calculations for SiC-Al Interfaces Structure Analysis and Interfacial Dislocations of (01¯12) Twins in Zinc Comparison of Different Empirical Potentials for Energy Calculation of Grain Boundaries in Silicon at OK Experimental Study by Transmission Electron Microscopy of Antiphase Boundaries in Fe-Al27% Close to the DO3?B2 Order Phase Transition Planar Defects in Epitaxial GaAs Meeting in the Interfacial Region GaAs / (001)Si Identification of the Reference Structure for a High Angle Grain Boundary in Titanium XPS Study of Ni Layers Deposited on 6H-SiC Critical Wetting of Interfaces in Ordered CuPd(17%) Very Close to Tc Branching Rule of Coincidence Boundaries in Cubic Polycrystals Atomistic Simulation of Grain Boundary Structure in a Series of B2 Intermetallics Quantitative HRTEM of the ?3 (111) Grain Boundary in NiAl High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope Investigations of Phases, Domains and Interfaces in Ti50.5Al46.5Cr3/TiB2 Composites Study of the Structure of Ferroelectric Domain Walls in Barium Titanate Ceramics Strengthening Effect due to Quasiperiodic Grain Boundaries in Crystals Coincidence-Site Lattice Boundaries in a Zr-2.5 Nb Alloy Twins of Quasicrystals and of Rational Approximants Limitations of the Structural Unit Model Prediction of the BCC Structure in a Cu ?3-84° <211> Tilt Grain Boundary and its Confirmation by HRTEM Diffraction Contrast Measurements of Body Translation Vectors in Pseudo-Symmetric Crystals Grain Boundaries in Bamboo Structures Progress on Tight-Binding Calculations of Silicon Grain Boundaries Containing Nickel Impurities Atomic Structure of a ? = 9 <011> Si3N4 Tilt Grain Boundary Interphase Boundaries between SiC and Si3N4 HRTEM Observations of a Cu-MgO Interface Investigation of Nanocrystalline Fe by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Orientation Relationships and Transformation in Iron Oxides Investigation of Triple Junction Defect Structure Validity of the Coincidence Site Lattice Model Applied to Grain Boundary in a Non-Cubic Material: An Experimental Demonstration Structure of Twin Boundaries in YBa2Cu3O7-d Superconductors About Oxygen and Carbon Segregation in a Molybdenum Grain Boundary: Static Simulation Using N-Body Potentials A New Method for Characterizing Equilibrium Pore Shapes in Ceramics Grain Boundary Segregation in Pure and Boron Doped Cobalt Monosilicide (CoSi) Surface Segregations in Light Random Alloys Interfacial Segregation of Antimony in Steel Interfaces between Al and a-Al2O3 in Melt-Infiltrated Alumina Computer Simulation Study of the Precipitate-Matrix Interface in an Fe-Cu System Variation of Energies of Aluminum [001] Boundaries with Misorientation and Inclination Symmetry and Phase Transformations of Grain Boundary Structures Grain Boundary Structure and Composition in Strontium Titanate Reactivity and Wettability of SiC by Ni and Ni-Si Alloys Atomic Scale Studies of Silver Segregation at {222} MgO/Cu Heterophase Interfaces Work of Adhesion and Orientation Relationships at the Solid Cu/Al2O3 Interface Grain Boundary Wetting Phase Transitions on the Al-Sn and Al-Sn-Pb Systems The Study of Phosphorus Segregation on the Grain Boundaries of Steels by X-Ray Electron Spectroscopy Influence of Grain Boundary Structure on Bubble Formation Behaviour in Helium Implanted Copper A Solute-Segregation Induced Structural Phase Transition at a Twist Boundary Grain Boundary Segregation, Carbide Precipitation and Intergranular Embrittlement in Nickel-Base Alloys Type Inconel 600 and Inconel 690 Stress Distribution and Mass Transport along Grain Boundaries during Electromigration Two Types of Grain Boundaries in Deformed Materials Orientation Dependence of 195Au and 64Cu Diffusion along Symmetric [001] Tilt Grain Boundaries in Cu On Mean Square Penetration Depth in Grain Boundary Diffusion Modeling of Interphase Boundary Movement in a Mixture of Amorphous and Crystalline Structures Grain Boundary Diffusion of Copper in Aluminium Bi-Crystal after Laser Fusion Simultaneous Determination of Grain Boundary Diffusion Coefficients and Segregation Factors of Solute Atoms in Cu and Ag Polycrystals from Diffusion Measurements in Different Kinetic Regimes The Formation of Grain Boundaries during Plastic Deformation of LiF Single Crystals Application of HREM in Situ Heating Experiments to the Study of Dynamical Behaviour of Grain Boundaries at Very High Temperatures Bulk Diffusion-Induced Grain Boundary Migration due to Elastic Anisotropy Diffusion Induced Grain Boundary Migration in Hexagonal Materials A Model of Accelerated Diffusion along Triple Junction of Grain Boundaries The Independent Determination of the Interface Core Width and the Diffusion Coefficients in the Ion Hyperconductivity Zone Computational Methods for Propagating Phase Boundaries Diffusion Coarsening of Lamellar Structure in Two-Phase Intermetallic Alloys Precipitate Free Zones at Grain Boundaries in the Nickel-Base Superalloy Nimonic PE16 The Influence of Grain Boundaries on the Stored Energy of Cold-Work and Recrystallization Kinetics High Temperature Diffusion in a NiO Tilt Grain Boundary: A Molecular Dynamics Study Monte Carlo Simulations of Particle/Boundary Interactions Diffusion and Correlation Effects in Periodic Grain Boundaries The Mechanism of Grain Boundary Migration in Aluminum Bicrystals Strain-Induced Prosesses in Grain Boundaries Investigation of Mechanisms of Grain Boundary Diffusion Crystallographic Analysis of Grain Boundary Vibration Induced by Electron Beam Irradiation in CuGa2 On the Generation of Twinning Dislocations in HCP Twin Boundaries The Onset of Abnormal Grain Growth in Al-Ga Polycrystals Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Irradiation-Induced Grain Boundary Migration Depending on Orientation Grain Boundary Grooving in Polycrystalline Oxides and Surface Diffusion Coefficient in Polycrystalline Alumina Grain Boundary Motion in Idealised Models Low Temperature Brittle Fracture in C-Mn Weld Metal Effects of Intragranular Deformation on Grain Boundary Sliding in Zinc Bicrystals Dislocation/Grain Boundary Interactions in Ice Crystals under Creep Conditions An Example of Dynamic Embrittlement: Oxygen-Induced Cracking of a Cu-Be Alloy at 200°C Study of Doped-Intrinsic Interfaces in Amorphous Semiconductors Using Doping Multilayers Modelling Intergranular and Cleavage Fracture in Polycrystalline Materials The Influence of Interfacial Layers on the Ultimate Shear Strength of Copper/Sapphire Interfaces Microstructure Evolution, Interface Distributions and Mechanical Behaviour of Austenitic Stainless Steels Elastic Behaviour of Screw Dislocations near Triple Junctions of Interphase Boundaries Fatigue Crack Propagation and Grain Boundary Interfaces and Ductility-Toughness in TiAl Intermetallic Compounds EBIC and DLTS of the Electrical Activity of Fe-Contaminated Silicon Bicrystals Gettering Efficiencies of ?=25, ?=13 and ?=9 Silicon Bicrystals Characteristic Features of Grain Structure and Electron Properties of Thin Bismuth Films Grain Boundary Premelting in Plastically Deformed Bicrystals and Polycrystals of Some FCC Metals Segregation Effect on Grain Boundary Diffusion in Oxides Low Attenuation of the Supercurrent by High Angle Grain Boundaries in YBa2Cu3O7-x Ceramics The Influence of Planar Compositional Modulation on the Anisotropic Behaviour of TlBiSe2 The Effect of Phosphorous and Arsenic on the Fracture Behaviour of a 2,25% Cr - 1% Mo Steel Correlation between Intermediate-Temperature Embrittlement and Grain-Boundary Energy Embrittlement of Low-Alloyed Steels due to Impurity Segregation at Intergranular Boundaries Theoretical Study of Atomic and Electronic Structures of Grain Boundaries in Silicon Molecular Dynamics Simulation for Deformation of Nanocrystals Effect of Twist Angle on Properties of Diffusion Bonded Joints Using Ni-Base Single Crystal Superalloy Influence of the Annealing Temperature on the Precipitation of Nickel in a ?=25 Silicon Bicrystal Image Force on a Dislocation due to a ?/?' Interface in a Ni-Based Superalloy Electric Activity of Dislocation Networks in Si and Ge Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties of Fe1-xRuxSi2 The Influence of Dislocation Structure and Intergranular Boundaries on the Character of Fracture in the Low Carbon Steel St3 Structure and Properties of Grain Boundaries in Ultrafine-Grained Superplastic Materials Interface Boundaries Formed during Electrodeposition Annealing Effect of Cu on the Co Structure in Cu/Co/Cu Sandwiches Intergranular Segregation in Cu(Ag) and Ag(Cu) Systems: Analysis of the Driving Force Using a Tight-Binding Scheme Ceramic Thin-Film Reactions a-Si:H on Soda-Lime Glass Substrate: Effect of Film Porosity on the Penetration of Na+ through the Interface Amorphous SiO2 Precipitates at Silicon Grain Boundaries Interface Structure of Co-ZrO2 Produced by Reduction of CoO-ZrO2 Eutectic Grain Boundary Alumina Precipitation during Internal Oxidation of Cu-Al Water Atomized Powders Intergranular Oxidation and Pesting of Intermetallic Compounds Structure and Chemistry of Intergranular Films in Ca-Doped Si3N4 Significance of Faceting on SiC Nanoparticles in Alumina Grain Boundary Void Formation during Oxidation of Alloys and Intermetallics XPS Study of Laser Annealed Ion Implanted InP On the Role of Grain Boundary Plane Orientation in Solute Segregation Phase Boundaries among the Metastable Precursor Phases to a-Al2O3 Glass Crystallization and Interfaces Atomic Resolution Electron Microscopy Studies of Reaction Fronts in Spinel-Forming Solid State Reactions Microstructure of Grain Boundaries and Phase Boundaries in Si3N4-SiC Nanocomposites Silicide Islands Formation during Interface Reactions of Thin Films of Metallic Glasses with Si Substrates Interaction of Lattice Dislocations with a/? Interphase Boundaries Stability of Extrinsic Grain Boundary Dislocations in Nickel Bicrystals Interface Reaction and Bondability of Alumina to Titanium Intergranular Corrision of a Fe-Cr Alloy Surface Enriched in Mo or Ni by Electron Beam Alloying Size Effects and Boundary Phase Transitions during Consolidation of Nickel High Dispersion Powders High Temperature Grain Boundary Internal Friction and Intergranular Precipitates in Ni-Cr Alloys Interphase Cementite and Mechanical Properties of the CO2 Laser Transformation Hardened 55C1 Steel Geometry and Energies of Grain Boundaries as Related to Critical Currents in Superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-x Grain Boundary Electromigration beyond the Diffusivity: Whether Grain Boundary Segregation Can Affect the Driving Force Elementary Excitations of Burger's Model for a Junction between Grains Interaction between Oxidation and Deformation in the Case of Nickel in Creep at 550°C. Relation with Oxygen Diffusion. High Resolution Thermal Diffusivity Measurements in Aluminium Nitride: Effect of Grain Boundaries and Intergranular Phases Grain Boundaries Influence on Strain Hardening of Superplastic Materials Injection Level and Temperature Dependence of the Recombination Activity of Grain Boundaries in Germanium Rotational Space and Coincidence Site Lattices for Icosahedral Symmetry Basic Elements of Interfacial and Joint Defects Induced by Non-Elastic Strain of the Grains in a Polycrystal Molecular Dynamics Investigation of the ?5 Energy Cusp in [001] Twist Boundaries in Cu3Au at T=0 K Evolution of Intergranular Boundary Structure during Severe Plastic Deformation in Aluminium Alloys with Different Initial Grain Sizes Grain Boundaries Structure and Mechanical Properties of Aluminium Alloys