[eBook Code] Proceedings of the 12th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology (eBook Code, 1st)

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MULTISCALE MODELING AND SIMULATION

SYMPOSIUM 2: VIRTUAL MATERIALS DESIGN AND CERAMIC GENOME

D° Ferromagnetism of SiC Ceramics 3
Y. Huang, D. Jiang, and Z. Huang

INOVATIVE PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING

SYMPOSIUM 3: NOVEL, GREEN, AND STRATEGIC PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES

Controlling Factors for Creating Dense SiC-Polycrystalline Fiber 11
Ryutaro Usukawa and Toshihiro Ishikawa

Eco-Friendly Synthesis of Graphene using High Pressure Airless Spray System 23
Karanveer S. Aneja and Anand Khanna

SYMPOSIUM 4: POLYMER DERIVED CERAMICS (PDCS) AND COMPOSITES

Effect of Ion Implantation on a Precursor Polymer for Synthesis of Carbon Material with Catalytic Performance 33
A. Idesaki, M. Sugimoto, S. Yamamoto, and T. Yamaki

SYMPOSIUM 6: SYNTHESIS AND PROCESSING OF MATERIALS USING ELECTRIC CURRENTS AND PRESSURES

Microstructure and Grain Size Distributions in Magnesia-Alumina Spinel Ceramics Prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering 41
T. Uhlíová, V. Neina, Willi Pabst, and P. Diblíková

SYMPOSIUM 7: POROUS CERAMICS

Microstructure Characterization of Porous Ceramics via Minkowski Functionals 53
W. Pabst, T. Uhlíová, and E. Gregorová

Numerical Modeling of Elastic Modulus and Conductivity of Porous Alumina—Effects of Pore Shape, Pore Size Distribution and Pore Distance 65
W. Pabst, E. Gregorová, and T. Uhlí ová

Experimental Investigation and Analysis of Mechanical Properties of Three-Dimensionally Networked Porous Carbon Material 77
Ryo Inoue, Geng Li, Eisuke Kojo, Miki Nakajima, Yuki Kubota, and Yasuo Kogo

NANOTECHNOLOGY AND STRUCTURAL CERAMICS

SYMPOSIUM 10: MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOMATERIALS AND THEIR HETEROSTRUCTURES FOR ENERGY AND SENSING DEVICES

Development of Miniature Generator Combined with Magnetic Ceramic Material and Silicon Micro Air Turbine
K. Mishima, K. Kudo, M. Takato, K. Saito, and F. Uchikoba

SYMPOSIUM 11: ENGINEERING CERAMICS: PROCESSING AND CHARACTERIZATIONS

Temperature Dependence of Young’s Modulus of Silicate Ceramics from the Magnesia–Alumina–Silica System 99
E. Gregorová, T. Smolíková, and W. Pabst

Sintering, Structure and Properties of AlB12–Based Ceramics 111
Prikhna, P. P. Barvitskiy, S. N. Dub, V. B. Sverdun, R. A. Haber, V. Domnich, . V. Karpets, S. S. Ponomaryov, V. E. Moshchil, and V. B. Muratov

High Dielectric Strength Ceramic for Power Tubes 121
D. Hodgeman, M. Habermann, C. T. Lee, and A.K. Bakshi

SYMPOSIUM 12: DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS OF CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES

Microstructural and Mechanical Characterization of Damage Tolerant SiC/SiCN Ceramic Matrix Composites Manufactured via Pip Process 129
B. Mainzer, R. Jemmali, M. Friess, and D. Koch

SYMPOSIUM 13: ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS

Crystal Structure of the Defect Pyrochlore Potassium Tantalate on Ion-Exchanging Dipping in Sodium Aqueous Solution by Rietveld Analysis
Takashi Hashizume, Atsushi Saiki, and Shogo Miwa

SYMPOSIUM 16: GEOPOLYMERS: LOW-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY CERAMICS

Preparation and Structure of Geopolymer-Based Alkali-Activated CFB Ash Composite For Removing Ni2+ from Wastewater 147
M. Król, P. Ro ek, and W. Mozgawa

MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS

SYMPOSIUM 17: ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL CERAMICS AND CRITICAL MATERIALS PERSPECTIVE

Dielectric Properties and Resource Criticality Aspects of Hexagonal Manganite 157
Alexander Ruff, Ziyu Li, Mario Schafnitzel, and Stephan Krohns

Catalytic Activity of Liquid-Phase Reaction over Perovskite-Type Oxide Catalyst Synthesized From Heteronuclear Metal Cyano Complex Precursor 165
Syuhei Yamaguchi, Daniel Sánchez-Rodríguez, and Hidenori Yahiro

Development of Tunable Devices Using Barium Strontium Titanate Thin Films 179
K. Morito, M. Natsume, and S. Sekiguchi

Proceedings of the 12th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology Dielectric Properties of Confined Ionic Liquids 191
Pit Sippel, Stephan Krohns, Dmytro Denysenko, and Dirk Volkmer

SYMPOSIUM 20: CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS FOR ELECTRICAL, OPTICAL AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

Large Format Li Co-Doped Nai:Tl (NailTM) Scintillation Detector for Gamma-Ray and Neutron Dual Detection 201
P.R. Menge, K. Yang, and V. Ouspenski

Annealing Induced Structural Phase Change of Hexagonal- LuFeO3 Thin Films 209
R. C. Rai, D. Mckenna, C. Horvatits, and J. Du Hart

Processing and Characterization of Zinc Sulfide and Calcium Fluoride Composite Ceramics 217
N. Ku, V. L. Blair, and K. D. Behler

CERAMICS FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

SYMPOSIUM 22: DIRECT THERMAL TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONVERSION MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS

Thermoelectrochemical Cells with Molten Carbonate Electrolytes and Gas Electrodes 227
Geir Martin Haarberg, Sathiyaraj Kandhasamy, Signe Kjelstrup, Marit T. Børset, Odne Burheim, and Xue Kang

SYMPOSIUM 23: MATERIALS FOR SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE

Catalytic SO3 Decomposition Activity and Stability of Supported Molten Vanadate Catalysts For Solar Thermochemical Water Splitting Cycles 235
Alam S. M. Nur, A. Yamashita, T. Matsukawa, T. Kawada, and M. Machida

SYMPOSIUM 25: CERAMICS FOR NEXT GENERATION NUCLEAR ENERGY

Recent Developments on ISOL Targets for the SPES Project for Nuclear Physics and Applications 245
S. Corradetti, F. Borgna, M. Ballan, L. Biasetto, S. Carturan, M. Manzolaro, M.D.M. Innocentini, P. Colombo, and A. Andrighetto

Nuclear Fuel Modelling and Perspectives on Canadian Efforts in Fuel Development 253
M.H.A. Piro, A. Prudil, M.J. Welland, W. Richmond, A. Bergeron, E. Torres, C. Maxwell, J. Pencer, N. Harrison, and M. Floyd

SYMPOSIUM 27: CERAMICS FOR ENABLING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: CLEAN AIR AND WATER

Low-Cost Preparation Method for Anti-Dirt Coating on Concrete Block Using Titanium Oxide Photocatalytic Powder 267
S. Ono, N. Kishikawa, S. Kawase, T. Hayashi, and N. Asano

SYMPOSIUM 29: ADVANCES IN POLAR, MAGNETIC AND SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS: EXTENDING TEMPERATURE LIMITS

Development of Dielectric Materials Based on Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors for High Temperature Applications 279
Jun Ikeda, Shoichiro Suzuki, Toshikazu Takeda, Atsushi Honda, Hiroaki Kawano, Seiji Katsuta, and Harunobu Sano

Towards High Energy Density Glass Capacitors 291
Rudeger H.T. Wilke, Adrian Casias, Carl Fitzgerald, Amanda Gomez, and Robert Timon

CERAMICS IN BIOLOGY, MEDICINE AND HUMAN HEALTH

SYMPOSIUM 32: NANOSTRUCTURED BIOCERAMICS AND CERAMICS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS

Design of Experiment Optimization of Artificial Bone Construct Fabrication via Direct Ink Writing of Hydroxyapatite 301
C. M. Gigliotti, R. W. Marks, Z. R. Wilczynski, G. S. Lewis, H. J. Donahue, and J. H. Adair

3rd INTERNATIONAL RICHARD M. FULRATH SYMPOSIUM ON DISCONTINUOUS PROGRESS FOR CERAMIC INNOVATIONS

Recent Topics in the Field of Ferroelectric Materials for BME-MLCCs 315
Takeshi Nomura, Yukari Sasaki, Atsushi Nemoto, and Yuji Akimoto

YOUNG INVESTIGATOR FORUM: DESIGN AND APPLICATION OF NEXT GENERATION MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

High Temperature Durability of Oxide-Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composites Exposed to Engine Relevant Conditions 331
M.J. Walock, V. Heng, A. Nieto, A. Ghoshal, D. Driemeyer, and M. Murugan