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<p>Introduction xi</p> <p><b>Synthesis Methods for Powders</b></p> <p>Freeze Casting as a Nanoparticle Material-Forming Method 3<br /><i>K. Lu and X. Zhu</i></p> <p>Preparation of a Nanoscale/SOFC-Grade Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Material: A Quasi-Optimization of the Hydrothermal Coprecipitation Process 13<br /><i>Y-C Chang, M-C Lee. W-X Kao, and T-N Lin</i></p> <p>Synthesis of Nanosize Tin Dioxide by a Novel Liquid-Phase Process 25<br /><i>Y. Zhou, N. Dasgupta, and A. Virkar</i></p> <p>Fabrication of Nanocomposite Powders of Carbon Nanotubes and Montmorillonite 29<br /><i>J. Feng and Q. Wang</i></p> <p>Synthesis of Highly Dispersed Barium Titanate Nanoparticles by a Novel Solvothermal Method 33<br /><i>X. Wei, G. Xu, Z. Ren, Y. Wang, G. Shen, and G. Han</i></p> <p>Continuous Production and Harvesting of Inorganic-Ceramic Nanoparticles 37<br /><i>S.A.E. Abdulla, P.A. Sermon, M. Worsley, and I.R. Collins</i></p> <p>Nanocrystalline Scandia Powders Via Oxalate Precipitation: The Effects of Solvent and Solution pH 49<br /><i>Z. Xiu, J-G. Li, X. Li, D. Huo, X. Sun, T. Ikegami, and T. lshigaki</i></p> <p>A Pulse Combustion-Spray Pyrolysis Process for the Preparation of Nano- and Submicrometer-Sized Oxide Particles 53<br /><i>W. Widiyastuti, Wei-Ning Wang, Agus Purwanto, 1. Wuled Lenggoro, and Kikuo Okuyama</i></p> <p>One-Step Synthesis of Luminescent Nanoparticles of Complex Oxide, Strontium Aluminate 61<br /><i>C. Li, Y. Imai, Y. Adachi, H. Yamada, K. Nishikubo, and C-N Xu</i></p> <p>Nano a-Al,O, Powder Preparation by Calcining an Emulsion Precursor 65<br /><i>Y-C Lee, S-B Wen, L. Wenglin, and C-P Lin</i></p> <p>Lanthanum Strontium Manganite Powders Synthesized by Gel-Casting for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode Materials 71<br /><i>L. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhen, and S. Jiang</i></p> <p>Preparation of Matrix-Type Nickel Oxide/Samarium-Doped Ceria Composite Particles by Spray Pyrolysis 77<br /><i>S. Suda, K. Kawahara, M. Kawano, H. Yoshida, and T. lnagaki</i></p> <p>Novel Low-Temperature Synthesis of Ferroelectric Neodymium-Doped Bismuth Titanate Nanoparticles 85<br /><i>P. Prakash, A. Garg, M. Roy, and H. Verma</i></p> <p>Hydrothermal Synthesis of CdMoO, Nano-Particles 89<br /><i>X. Jiang, J. Ma, B. Lin, Y. Ren, J. Liu, X. Zhu, J. Tao, Y. Wang, and L. Xie</i></p> <p>Chromium-Doped Forsterite Nanoparticle Synthesis by Flame Spray Pyrolysis 93<br /><i>T. Tani, S. Saeki, T. Susuki, and Y. Ohishi</i></p> <p>Formation of AI₂O₃-Tic Composite Nano-Particles Synthesized from Carbon-Coated Precursors 97<br /><i>H. Kaga and R. Koc</i></p> <p>Synthesis of Sm_0.5Sr_0.5CoO_3-x and La_0.6Sr_0.4CoO_3-x Nanopowders by Solution Combustion Process 103<br /><i>N. Bansal and Z. Zhong</i></p> <p>Colloidal Processing and Sintering of Nano-ZrO, Powders Using Polyethylenimine 113<br /><i>Y. Hotta, C. Duran, K. Sato, and K. Watari</i></p> <p>Synthesis of High Purity p-SiAION Nanopowder from a Zeolite by Gas-Reduction-Nitridation 123<br /><i>T. Yamakawaa, T. Wakihara, J. Tatami, K. Komeya, and T. Meguro</i></p> <p>A Novel Supercritical CO, Synthesis of Amorphous Hydrous Zirconia Nanoparticles, and Their Calcination to Zirconia 129<br /><i>M-H Lee, H-Y Lin, and J. L. Thomas</i></p> <p>Praseodymium-Doped Photo-Luminescent Strontium lndate Nanoparticles by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis 137<br /><i>S. E. Lin, K. Borgohain, and W. C. J. Wei</i></p> <p>Nano-Blast Synthesis of Nano-size CeO₂-Gd₂O₃ Powders 141<br /><i>Oleg Vasylkiv, Yoshio Sakka and Valeriy V. Skorokhod</i></p> <p>Sol-Gel Processing and Characterization of Phase-Pure Lead Zirconate Titanate Nano-Powders 147<br /><i>Yasir Faheem and M. Shoaib</i></p> <p>Synthesis of AIN Nanopowder from -y-Al,O, by Reduction-Nitridation in a Mixture of NH₃-C₃H₈151<br /><i>Tomohiro Yamakawa, Junichi Tatami, Toru Wakihara, Katsutoshi Komeya, Takeshi Meguro, Kenneth</i> <i>J. D. MacKenzie, </i><i>Shinichi Takagi, and Masahiro Yokouchi</i></p> <p><b>Membranes, Films, and Coatings</b></p> <p>Microporous ZrO₂ Membrane Preparation by Liquid-Injection MOCVD 159<br /><i>S. Mathur, E. Hemmer, S. Barth, J. Altmayer, N. Donia, 1. Kumakiri, N. Lecerf, and R. Bredesen</i></p> <p>Growth of Barium Hexaferrite Nanoparticle Coatings by Laser-Assisted Spray Pyrolysis 169<br /><i>G. Dedigamuwa, P. Mukherjee, H. Srikanth, and S. Witanachchi</i></p> <p>Two Phase MonaziteKenotime 3OLaPO4-7OYPO, Coating of Ceramic Fiber Tows 179<br /><i>E. Boakye, R. Hay, P. Mogilevsky, and M. Cinibulk</i></p> <p>Template-Free Self-Assembly of a Nanoporous TiO₂ Thin Film 189<br /><i>Y. Gao, M. Nagai, W-S Seo, and K. Koumoto</i></p> <p>Nano-Sized Hydroxyapatite Coatings on Ti Substrate with TiO₂ Buffer Layer by E-beam Deposition 197<br /><i>S-H Lee, H-E Kim, and H-W Kim</i></p> <p>Sol-Gel Routes to Nanostructured Patterned Ferroelectric Thin Films with Novel Electronic and Optical Functions 205<br /><i>M. Kuwabara, Y. J. Wu, J. Li, and T. Koga</i></p> <p>Preparation and Properties of Hydrothermally Stable y-Alumina-Based Composite Mesoporous Membranes 215<br /><i>Md. Hasan Zahir, Koji Sato, Hiroshi Mori, Yuji Iwarnoto, Mikihiro Nornura, and Shin-ichi Nakao</i></p> <p>Synthesis and Tribological Behavior of Silicon Oxycarbonitride Thin Films Derived from Poly(Urea)Methyl Vinyl Silazane 223<br /><i>T. Cross, R. Raj, T. Cross, S. Prasad, and D. Tallant</i></p> <p>Synthesis and Tribology of Carbide-Derived Carbon Films 237<br /><i>A. Erdemir, A. Kovalchenko, C. White, R. Zhu, A. Lee, M. J. McNallan, B. Carroll and Y. Gogotsi</i></p> <p><b>Nanotubes, Nanorods, and Nanowires </b></p> <p>Design, Fabrication and Electronic Structure of Oriented Metal Oxide Nanorod-Arrays 249<br /><i>L. Vayssieres</i></p> <p>Electrospinning of Alumina Nanofibers 257<br /><i>K. Lindqvist, E. Carlstrorn, A. Nelvig, and B. Hagstrorn</i></p> <p>ZnO Nanofiber and Nanoparticle Synthesized Through Electrospinning and Their Photocatalytic Activity Under Visible Light 269<br /><i>H. Liu, J. Yang, J. Liang, Y. Huang, and C. Tang</i></p> <p>Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes and Silicon Carbide Nanofibers as Composite Reinforcing Materials 275<br /><i>H. Li, A. Kothari, and B. W. Sheldon</i></p> <p>Polymer Fiber Assisted Processing of Ceramic Oxide Nan0 and Submicron Fibers 283<br /><i>S. Shukla, E. Brinley, H. J. Cho, and S. Seal,</i></p> <p>Growth of Quasi-Aligned AIN Nanofibers by Nitriding Combustion Synthesis 295<br /><i>M. Radwan and Y. Miyamoto</i></p> <p>Synthesis and Optical Properties of Mullite Nanowires 301<br /><i>H-K Seong, U. Kim, M-H Kim, H-J Choi, Y. Lee, and W-S Seo</i></p> <p>(Na_0.8K_0.2)_0.5Bi_0.5Ti0₃ Nanowires: Low-Temperature Sol-Gel-Hydrothermal Synthesis and Densification 305<br /><i>Y-D Hou, L. Hou, T-T Zhang, M-K Zhu, H. Wang, and H. Yan</i></p> <p>Synthesis and Characterization of Ce_1-_χGd_χO_2-_δ Nanorods 311<br /><i>J. S. Lee and S. Kim</i></p> <p>Synthesis and Characterization of Cubic Silicon Carbide (p-Sic) and Trigonal Silicon Nitride (α-Si₃N₄) Nanowires 315<br /><i>K. Saulig-Wenger, M. Bechelany, D. Cornu, S. Bernard, F. Chassagneux, P Miele, and T. Epiciers</i></p> <p>Synthesis of Boron Nitride Nanotubes for Engineering Applications 323<br /><i>J. Hurst, D. Hull, and D. Gorican</i></p> <p>Novel Process of Submicron-Scale Ceramic Rod Array Formation on Metallic Substrate 331<br /><i>K. Okamoto, S. Hayakawa, K. Tsuru, and A. Osaka</i></p> <p>Tin Oxide Nanoparticle-Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by the Vapor Phase Method 337<br /><i>W. Fan, L. Gao, and J. Sun</i></p> <p>Electrospinning: A Simple and Versatile Technique for Producing Ceramic Nanofibers and Nanotubes 341<br /><i>D. Li, J. McCann, Y. Xia, and M. Marquez</i></p> <p><b>Nanocomposites and Nanostructures</b></p> <p>Chemical Precipitation Synthesis and Optical Properties of ZnO/SiO, Nanocomposites 353<br /><i>H. Yang, Y. Xiao, K. Liu, and Q. Feng</i></p> <p>Low-Temperature Processing of Dense Hydroxyapatite-Zirconia Composites 359<br /><i>Y. Nayak, R. Rana, S. Pratihar, and S. Bhattacharyya</i></p> <p>Synthesis and Characterization of Chalcogenide Nanocomposites 367<br /><i>J. Martin and G. Nolas</i></p> <p>Self Assembled Functional Nanostructures and Devices 372<br /><i>C. S. Ozkan</i></p> <p>Carbon Nanotube (CNT) and Carbon Fiber Reinforced High Toughness Reaction Bonded Composites 377<br /><i>P Karandikar, G. Evans, and M. Aghajanian</i></p> <p>Syntheis, Characterization and Measurements of Electrical Properties of Alumina-Titania Nanocomposites 389<br /><i>V. Somani and S. Kalita</i></p> <p>A New Ternary Nanolaminate Carbide: Ti₃SnC₂401<br /><i>S. Dubois, T. Cabioc'h, P. Chartier, V. Gauthier, and M. Jaouen</i></p> <p>Fabrication of a Nano-Si,N,/Nano-C Composite by High-Energy Ball Milling and Spark Plasma Sintering 405<br /><i>X. Xu, T. Nishirnura, N. Hirosaki, R-J Xie, and H. Tanaka</i></p> <p>Conversion of Bamboo to Biomorphic Composites Containing Silica and Silicon Carbide Nanowires 411<br /><i>T. L. Y. Cheung and D. H. L. Ng</i></p> <p>Novel Processing to Produce Polymer/Ceramic Nanocomposites by Atomic Layer Deposition 417<br /><i>X. Liang, L. Hakirn, G-D Zhan, J. McCorrnick, S. George, A. Weirner, J. Spencer II, K. Buechler, J.</i> <i>Blackson, C. Wood, and J. Dorgan</i></p> <p>Intra-Type Nanocomposites for Strengthened and Toughened Ceramic Materials 425<br /><i>S. Choi, S. Honda, S. Hashirnoto, and H. Awaji</i></p> <p>Prepation and Properties of Mullite-Based Iron Multi-Functional Nanocomposites 433<br /><i>H. Wang, W. Wang, Z. Fu, T. Sekino, and K. Niihara</i></p> <p>Electrospinning of Ceramic Nanofibers and Nanofiber Composites 443<br /><i>J. Yuh, H. Park, and W. Sigmund</i></p> <p>Microstructure and Properties of Spark Plasma-Sintered Zr0₂-ZrB, Nanoceramic Composites 455<br /><i>B. Basu, T. Venkateswaran, and D-Y Kim</i></p> <p>Homogeneous Zr0,-Al₂O₃ Composite Prepared by Nano-ZrO, Particle Multilayer-Coated AI,O, Particles 463<br /><i>Y. Jia, Y. Hotta, K. Sato, and K. Watari</i></p> <p>Preparation of a Highly Conductive AI₂O₃/TiN lnterlayer Nanocomposite through Selective Matrix Grain Growth 467<br /><i>X. Jin and L. Gao</i></p> <p>Preparation and Microstructure of Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes-Toughened AI₂O₃ Composite 471<br /><i>J. Fan, D. Zhao, M. Wu, Z. Xu, and J. Song</i></p> <p>Three-Dimensional Assemblies of Zirconia Nanocrystals Via Shape-Preserving Reactive Conversion of Diatom Microshells 475<br /><i>S. Shian, Y. Cai, M. Weatherspoon, S. Allan, and K. Sandhage</i></p>

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