[eBook Code] Advanced Processing and Manufacturing Technologies for Nanostructured and Multifunctional Materials, Volume 35, Issue 6 (eBook Code, 1st)

Preface ix

Introduction xi

MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Oxynitride Glasses as Grain Boundary Phases in Silicon Nitride: Correlations of Chemistry and Properties 3
Stuart Hampshire

Preparation and Properties of Aluminosilicate Glasses Containing N and F 15
Michael J. Pomeroy

Comparison of Conventional and Microwave Sintering of Bioceramics 23
Anne Leriche, Etienne Savary, Anthony Thuault, Jean-Christophe Hornez, Michel Descamps, and Sylvain Marinel

A Novel Additive Manufacturing Technology for High-Performance Ceramics 33
Johannes Homa and Martin Schwentenwein

Characterization of Matrix Materials for Additive Manufacturing of Silicon Carbide-Based Composites 41
Mrityunjay Singh, Michael C. Halbig, and Shirley X. Zhu

An Industrial Microwave (Hybrid) System for In-Line Processing of High Temperature Ceramics 49
Ramesh D. Peelamedu and Donald A. Seccombe Jr.

Comparison of Properties of YSZ Prepared by Microwave and Conventional Processing 61
Kanchan L. Singh, Anirudh P. Singh, Ajay Kumar, and S.S. Sekhon

Diffusion Bonding and Interfacial Characterization of Sintered Fiber Bonded Silicon Carbide Ceramics using Boron–Molybdenum Interlayers 73
H. Tsuda, S. Mori, M. C. Halbig, M. Singh, and R. Asthana

Mechanical Behavior of Green Ceramic Tapes used in a Viscoelastic Shaping Process 81
Ming-Jen Pan, Stephanie Wimmer, and Virginia DeGiorgi

Mechanical Behavior of Foamed Insulating Ceramics 89
Vania R. Salvini, Dirceu Spinelli, and Victor C. Pandolfelli

Stress Estimation for Multiphase Ceramics Laminates during Sintering 101
Kouichi Yasuda,Tadachika Nakayama, and Satoshi Tanaka

Advanced Measurements of Indentation Fracture Resistance of Alumina by the Powerful Optical Microscopy for Small Ceramic Products 107
Hiroyuki Miyazaki and Yu-ichi Yoshizawa

The Microstructure and Dielectric Properties of Sm2O3 Doped Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3-MgO Compound for Phase Shifters 115
Xiaohong Wang, Mengjie Wang, and Wenzhong Lu

Dielectric Properties of BaTiO3 Ceramics and Curie-Weiss and Modified Curie-Weiss Affected by Fractal Morphology 123

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS

Understanding Diamond Nanoparticle Evolution during Zirconia Spark Plasma Sintering 137
Kathy Lu, Wenle Li, and George Li

Influence of Ti4+ on the Energetics and Microstructure of SnO2 Nanoparticles 145
Joice Miagava, Douglas Gouvêa, Ricardo H. R. Castro, and Alexandra Navrotsky

Annealing Effect on the Structural, Morphological, and Photovoltaic Properties of ZnO-CNTs Nanocomposite Thin Films 153
Huda Abdullah, Azimah Omar, Izamarlina Asshaari, Mohd Ambar Yarmo, Mohd Zikri Razali, Sahbudin Shaari, Savisha Mahalingam, and Aisyah Bolhan

Investigation of Multilayer Superhard Ti-Hf-Si-N/NbN/Al2O3 Coatings for High Performance Protection 163
A. D. Pogrebnjak, A. S. Kaverina, V. M. Beresnev, Y. Takeda, K. Oyoshi, H. Murakami, A. P. Shypylenko, M. G. Kovaleva, M.S. Prozorova, O. V. Kolisnichenko, B. Zholybekov, and D. A. Kolesnikov

Influence of the Structure and Elemental Composition on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of (TiZrHfVNb)N Nanostructured Coatings 173
A. D. Pogrebnjak, I. V. Yakushchenko, O. V. Bondar, A. A. Bagdasaryan, V. M. Beresnev, D.A. Kolesnikov, G. Abadias, P. Chartier, Y. Takeda, and M. O. Bilokur

Effects of Mg Contents on ZnAl2O4 Thin Films by Sol Gel Method and Its Application 185
Huda Abdullah, Wan Nasarudin Wan Jalal, Mohd Syafiq Zulfakar, Badariah Bais, Sahbudin Shaari, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, and Sarada Idris

Synthesis and Characterization of Si-Doped Carbon Nanotubes 197
Qi Zhen, Shaoming Dong, Yanmei Kan, Yue Leng, Jianbao Hu

Structural and Morphology of Zn1-xCuxS Films as Anti-Reflecting Coating (ARC) Affected the Cell Performance 205
Huda Abdullah, Ili Salwani, and Sahbudin Saari

Nanoceramics Processing: Revolutionizing Medicine 213
Qi Wang and Thomas J. Webster

Author Index 219