Novel Processing of Ceramics and Composites [Paperback]

This book provides a state-of-the-art collection of recent papers presented at the 6th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology in September 2005. Topics include combustion synthesis, reaction forming, polymer processing, solid freeform fabrication, chemical vapor deposition, electrochemical and solution depositions, plasma synthesis and floc-casting for fabrication of nanopowders, nanorods, electronic ceramics, composites, thin films, and coatings.Preface ix

Chemical Vapor Deposition

High Speed Deposition of YSZ Films by Laser Chemical Vapor Deposition, Teiichi Kimura, Takashi Goto 3

Preparation of Ru-C Nano-Composite Films and Their Electrode Properties for Oxygen Sensors, Teiichi Kimura, Takashi Goto 13

Combustion Synthesis

Synthesis of Sm[subscript 0.5]Sr[subscript 0.5]CoO[subscript 3-x] and La[subscript 0.6]Sr[subscript 0.4]CoO[subscript 3-x] Nanopowders by Solution Combustion Process, Narottam P. Bansal, Zhimin Zhong 23

Chemistry Purification of Titanium Diboride Powder Synthesised by Combustion Synthesis Processes, Wang Weimin, Fu Zhengyi, Wang Hao 33

Reaction Forming

Fabrication of Silicon Carbide From Bamboo Carbon Templates, Yung-Jen Lin, Yi-Hsiang Chiu 45

Effects of Process Parameters on Post Reaction Sintering of Silicon Nitride Ceramics, Toru Wakihara, Junichi Tatami, Katsutoshi Komeya, Meguro Takeshi, Hideki Kita, Naoki Kondo, Kiyoshi Hirao 57

Polymer Processing

Synthesis of Carbon/Fe-Ni-Cu Alloy Composite by Carbonization of Organometallic Polymers and Their Magnetic Properties, Yukiko Uchida, Makoto Nakanishi, Tatsuo Fujii, Jun Takada, Akinori Muto, Yusaku Sakata 67

Electochemical Deposition

Fabrication of YSZ Thin Films in an Aqueous Solution by Electro-Chemical Deposition, Atsushi Saiki, Hiroki Uno, Sal#�