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<p>Preface ix</p> <p>Introduction xi</p> <p><b>MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS</b></p> <p>Oxynitride Glasses as Grain Boundary Phases in Silicon Nitride: Correlations of Chemistry and Properties 3<br /><i>Stuart Hampshire</i></p> <p>Preparation and Properties of Aluminosilicate Glasses Containing N and F 15<br /><i>Michael J. Pomeroy</i></p> <p>Comparison of Conventional and Microwave Sintering of Bioceramics 23<br /><i>Anne Leriche, Etienne Savary, Anthony Thuault, Jean-Christophe Hornez, Michel Descamps, and Sylvain Marinel</i></p> <p>A Novel Additive Manufacturing Technology for High-Performance Ceramics 33<br /><i>Johannes Homa and Martin Schwentenwein</i></p> <p>Characterization of Matrix Materials for Additive Manufacturing of Silicon Carbide-Based Composites 41<br /><i>Mrityunjay Singh, Michael C. Halbig, and Shirley X. Zhu</i></p> <p>An Industrial Microwave (Hybrid) System for In-Line Processing of High Temperature Ceramics 49<br /><i>Ramesh D. Peelamedu and Donald A. Seccombe Jr.</i></p> <p>Comparison of Properties of YSZ Prepared by Microwave and Conventional Processing 61<br /><i>Kanchan L. Singh, Anirudh P. Singh, Ajay Kumar, and S.S. Sekhon</i></p> <p>Diffusion Bonding and Interfacial Characterization of Sintered Fiber Bonded Silicon Carbide Ceramics using Boron–Molybdenum Interlayers 73<br /><i>H. Tsuda, S. Mori, M. C. Halbig, M. Singh, and R. Asthana</i></p> <p>Mechanical Behavior of Green Ceramic Tapes used in a Viscoelastic Shaping Process 81<br /><i>Ming-Jen Pan, Stephanie Wimmer, and Virginia DeGiorgi</i></p> <p>Mechanical Behavior of Foamed Insulating Ceramics 89<br /><i>Vania R. Salvini, Dirceu Spinelli, and Victor C. Pandolfelli</i></p> <p>Stress Estimation for Multiphase Ceramics Laminates during Sintering 101<br /><i>Kouichi Yasuda,Tadachika Nakayama, and Satoshi Tanaka</i></p> <p>Advanced Measurements of Indentation Fracture Resistance of Alumina by the Powerful Optical Microscopy for Small Ceramic Products 107<br /><i>Hiroyuki Miyazaki and Yu-ichi Yoshizawa</i></p> <p>The Microstructure and Dielectric Properties of Sm2O3 Doped Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3-MgO Compound for Phase Shifters 115<br /><i>Xiaohong Wang, Mengjie Wang, and Wenzhong Lu</i></p> <p>Dielectric Properties of BaTiO3 Ceramics and Curie-Weiss and Modified Curie-Weiss Affected by Fractal Morphology 123</p> <p><b>NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS</b></p> <p>Understanding Diamond Nanoparticle Evolution during Zirconia Spark Plasma Sintering 137<br /><i>Kathy Lu, Wenle Li, and George Li</i></p> <p>Influence of Ti4+ on the Energetics and Microstructure of SnO2 Nanoparticles 145<br /><i>Joice Miagava, Douglas Gouvêa, Ricardo H. R. Castro, and Alexandra Navrotsky</i><br /><br />Annealing Effect on the Structural, Morphological, and Photovoltaic Properties of ZnO-CNTs Nanocomposite Thin Films 153<br /><i>Huda Abdullah, Azimah Omar, Izamarlina Asshaari, Mohd Ambar Yarmo, Mohd Zikri Razali, Sahbudin Shaari, Savisha Mahalingam, and Aisyah Bolhan</i></p> <p>Investigation of Multilayer Superhard Ti-Hf-Si-N/NbN/Al2O3 Coatings for High Performance Protection 163<br /><i>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</i></p> <p>Influence of the Structure and Elemental Composition on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of (TiZrHfVNb)N Nanostructured Coatings 173<br /><i>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</i></p> <p>Effects of Mg Contents on ZnAl2O4 Thin Films by Sol Gel Method and Its Application 185<br /><i>Huda Abdullah, Wan Nasarudin Wan Jalal, Mohd Syafiq Zulfakar, Badariah Bais, Sahbudin Shaari, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, and Sarada Idris</i></p> <p>Synthesis and Characterization of Si-Doped Carbon Nanotubes 197<br /><i>Qi Zhen, Shaoming Dong, Yanmei Kan, Yue Leng, Jianbao Hu</i></p> <p>Structural and Morphology of Zn1-xCuxS Films as Anti-Reflecting Coating (ARC) Affected the Cell Performance 205<br /><i>Huda Abdullah, Ili Salwani, and Sahbudin Saari</i></p> <p>Nanoceramics Processing: Revolutionizing Medicine 213<br /><i>Qi Wang and Thomas J. Webster</i></p> <p>Author Index 219</p>

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