Ceramic Microstructures: Control at the Atomic Level

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Structure and Composition of Interfaces in Ceramics and Ceramic Composites....Pages 1-12
Making the Connection Between Atomistic Modelling of Interfaces and Real Materials....Pages 13-22
Local Chemical Bonding at Grain Boundary of Si 3 N 4 Ceramics....Pages 23-34
Design and Life Prediction Issues for High-Temperature Engineering Ceramics and Their Composites....Pages 35-64
Wetting and Work of Adhesion in Oxide/Metal Systems....Pages 65-82
Interface Materials for Oxide Composites....Pages 83-93
Near Atomic Scale Nanochemistry and Structure: Ceramic Grain Boundaries and Interfaces....Pages 95-106
Anion Segregation at Si 3 N 4 Interfaces Studied By High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy and Internal Friction Measurements: A Model System....Pages 107-114
Testing Induced Nanoscale Instabilities of Secondary Phases in Si 3 N 4 , the Tem Approach to High-Temperature Microstructures....Pages 115-122
Grain-Boundary Films in A Silicon Nitride Ceramic at High Temperatures....Pages 123-130
Microstructure and Intergranular Phase Distribution in Bi 2 O 3 -Doped ZnO....Pages 131-147
Thin Intergranular Films In Ceramics: Thermodynamic Calculations and Model Experiments in the System Titania-Silica....Pages 149-160
Atomic Structure of the ∑5 (210)/[001] Symmetric Tilt Grain Boundary in Yttrium Aluminum Garnet....Pages 161-168
Synthesis and Microstructure of Mullite Fibers Grown from Deeply Undercooled Melts....Pages 169-176
The Cubic — To — Hexagonal Transformation to Toughen Sic....Pages 177-190
Morphology and Microstructure of A1N Single Crystals on Si (111): A Combination of Surface Electron Spectroscopies and Transmission Electron Microscopies....Pages 191-198
Nanometer Level Characterization of Rapidly Densified Ceramics and Glass-Semiconductor Composites....Pages 199-207
Accommodation of Volume Changes During Diffusion-Controlled Metal Precipitation Inside an Oxide Matrix....Pages 209-219
Control of the Microstructure of Polycrystalline Diamond And Related Materials Via an Enhanced Cvd Process....Pages 221-227
Microdesigned Interfaces: New Opportunities for Studies of Surfaces and Grain Boundaries....Pages 229-238
Effect of Packing Structure of Powder Particles in A Ceramic Green Body on Microstructure Development During Densification....Pages 239-246
Influences of Interparticle Stresses on Intermediate-Stage Densification and Grain Growth....Pages 247-254
The Al 2 O 3 -Sio 2 System: Logical Analysis of Phenomenological Experimental Data....Pages 255-262
Sintering Behavior, Microstructure and Properties of Fine Silicon Nitride Ceramics....Pages 263-275
Simulation of Anisotropic Grain Growth by Ostwald Ripening....Pages 277-284
Mullitization Behavior of Alpha Alumina/Silica Microcomposite Powders....Pages 285-301
Processing of Textured Ceramics by Templated Grain Growth....Pages 303-310
Characterization of Second Phases in Translucent Alumina by Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy....Pages 311-322
Origin and Control of Abnormal Grain Growth in Alumina....Pages 323-329
The Origin and Growth Kinetics of Plate-Like Abnormal Grains in Liquid Phase Sintered Barium Titanate....Pages 331-338
Microstructural Control of Zinc Oxide Varistor Ceramics....Pages 339-348
Metal/Oxide Interfaces: Chemistry, Wetting, Adhesion, and Oxygen Activity....Pages 349-358
Ceramic/Metal Reactions and Microstructures in Ceramic Joints....Pages 359-368
Joining Technology for Ceramic/Metal Composite Structures....Pages 369-376
Microanalysis of Buried Metal/Ceramic Interfaces Using Neutron Reflection....Pages 377-384
Recent Progress in Surface Activated Bonding....Pages 385-389
Ceramic-Metal Interfaces in Electronic Ceramics —Interface Between Ain Ceramics and Conductors....Pages 391-397
Densification of Tungsten Conductors in Cofired Aluminum Nitride Multilayer Substrates by the Addition of Manganese Oxide....Pages 399-406
Wettability of Cu-Based Alloys on Alumina and Joining of Alumina with Microdesigned Nickel-Chromium Alloy Interlayer....Pages 407-414
Interface Nanostructure of Brazed Silicon Nitride....Pages 415-420
The Impact of Interface Nonstoichiometry on Gas/Solid Kinetics....Pages 421-428
Reactions at Nanometric Solid-Liquid Interfaces Influenced by Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields And Micro-Structure Development of the Precipitates....Pages 429-436
Growth of Inorganic Crystals on the Surfaces of two-Dimensionally Assembled Organic Molecules....Pages 437-445
Reactive Coatings on Ceramic Substrates....Pages 447-461
Multiphase Ceramics from Combustion-Derived Powders....Pages 463-470
Absence of Microwave Effect in Ceramics: Precise Temperature, Thermal Gradient, and Densification Determination in A Proportional-Power Microwave Furnace....Pages 471-486
State and Structure of Free Carbon in Dense Sic Developed by Smart Plasma Sintering....Pages 487-493
Colloidal Stability in Complex Fluids....Pages 495-501
High Temperature Colloidal Processing for Glass/Metal and Glass/Ceramic FGM’S....Pages 503-512
Multicomponent Oxide Coatings via Sol-Gel Process....Pages 513-525
Modeling the Structure of Glasses and Ceramic Grain Boundaries (an Interstitial Approach)....Pages 527-533
Interactions Between AL 2 O 3 Substrate and Glass Melts....Pages 535-542
Bioactive Coatings On Ti And Ti-6A1-4V Alloys For Medical Applications....Pages 543-550
Characterization of Alumina/Silicon Carbide Ceramic Nanocomposites....Pages 551-558
Composite Powder Synthesis....Pages 559-565
Synthesis And Characterization Of Ceramic Powders By Dual Irradiation Of CO 2 And Excimer Lasers....Pages 567-576
Ionic Transport to Produce Diverse Morphologies in MgA1 2 O 4 Formations Started from Powders of Varied Physical Nature....Pages 577-588
Microstructure Evolution During Oxidation Of MgO-SiC Composites....Pages 589-596
Synthesis, Tailored Microstructures and “Colossal” Magnetoresistance in Oxide Thin Films....Pages 597-604
Magnetic and Interface Characterization Of Rf-Sputter Deposited Multilayered and Granular Fe/A1N Films....Pages 605-611
Nano-Sized Oxide Composite Powders, Bulk Materials and Superplastic Behavior at Room Temperature....Pages 613-621
Electron Beam Control of Alumina Nanostructure and Al Bonding....Pages 623-627
Microstructure and Properties of SiC/SiC and SiC/III-V Nitride Thin Film Heterostructural Assemblies....Pages 629-636
Correlating Simulation Defect Energy Calculations with Hrem Images of Planar Defects in Electroceramics.....Pages 637-644
Microstructural Studies of Strontium Titanate Dielectric Ceramics....Pages 645-652
Electrical and Optical Properties at the Interfaces of n-BaTiO 3 /p-Si....Pages 653-658
Bulk and Thin Film Properties of (Pb, La)TiO 3 Ferroelectrics....Pages 659-667
Preparation and Properties of PZT/PbTiO 3 Ceramic Composite....Pages 669-677
Growth of Oriented SnO 2 Thin Films from Organotin Compounds On Glass Substrates by Spray Pyrolysis....Pages 679-686
The Energy Barrier At The Interface Of ZnO Contact....Pages 687-694
Fiber Coating Design Parameters for Ceramic Composites as Implied by Considerations of Debond Crack Roughness....Pages 695-703
Interfacial Design and Properties of Layered BN(+C) Coated Nicalon Fiber-Reinforced Glass-Ceramic Matrix Composites....Pages 705-712
Stability of Carbon Interphases and Their Effect on the Deformation of Fiber Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites....Pages 713-720
Thermal Stability of Nextel 720 Alumino Silicate Fibers....Pages 721-729
Textured Calcium Hexaluminate Fiber-Matrix Interphase for Ceramic-Matrix Composites....Pages 731-739
Microstructure Of The Particulate Composites In The (Y) TZP - WC System....Pages 741-748
Reaction Mechanisms and Microstructures of Ceramic-Metal Composites Made by Reactive Metal Penetration....Pages 749-759
Eutectic Structures That Mimic Porous Human Bone....Pages 761-769
Mullite — a Modern Ceramic Material....Pages 771-778
Control of Interface Fracture in Silicon Nitride Ceramics: Influence of Different Rare Earth Elements....Pages 779-786
Microstructural Evaluation of Deformation Mechanisms in Silicon Nitride Ceramics....Pages 787-794
Microstructurally Induced Internal Stresses in the Silicon Nitride Layered Composites....Pages 795-802
Characterization of Microstructure and Crack Propagation in Alumina Using Orientation Imaging Microscopy (OIM)....Pages 803-813
Grain Boundary Chemistry and Creep Resistance of Alumina....Pages 815-822
Fracture of Copper/Alumina Interfaces: the Role of Microstructure and Chemistry....Pages 823-832
Effect of Microstructure and Internal Stress on Mechanical Properties Of WC/Co Doped Al 2 O 3 /TiC/Ni FGMs....Pages 833-842
Back Matter....Pages 843-854