Ceramics Science and Technology.Vol.4

PREFACEPART ONE: Structural ApplicationsOXIDATION AND CORROSION OF CERAMICSIntroductionSilica-Forming CeramicsAlumina-Forming CeramicsUltrahigh-Temperature CeramicsOxide Ceramic Degradation MechanismsConcluding RemarksTHERMAL BARRIER COATINGSIntroductionManufacturing RoutesYSZ-Based TBCSNew TBC SystemsSummaryCERAMIC FILTERS AND MEMBRANESCeramics in Hot Gas FiltrationCeramic Membranes for Liquid FiltrationCeramic Membranes for Pervaporation/Vapor PermeationCeramic Membranes for Gas SeparationHIGH-TEMPERATURE ENGINEERING CERAMICSIntroductionEngineering Ceramic SystemsTurbine Engine ApplicationsApplications for Rocket Propulsion and Hypersonic VehiclesFriction MaterialsConcluding Remarks: Barriers to ApplicationADVANCED CERAMIC GLOW PLUGSIntroductionGlow PlugsMetal-Type Glow PlugsCeramic Glow PlugsFabrication Procedure of Heater Elements for Ceramic Glow PlugsMaterial Design of the Ceramic Heater ElementSilicon Nitride CeramicsConclusionsNANOSIZED AND NANOSTRUCTURED HARD AND SUPERHARD MATERIALS AND COATINGSIntroduction: Small is StrongDifferent Mechanisms of Hardness Enhancement in CoatingsMechanisms of Decomposition of Solid Solution and Formation of NanostructureIndustrial Applications of Nanocomposite and Nanostructured Coatings on ToolsConclusions and Future ChallengesPOLYMER-DERIVED CERAMICS: 40 YEARS OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN ADVANCED CERAMICSIntroduction to Polymer-Derived Ceramics (PDCs)Preceramic Polymer SynthesisProcessing of Preceramic PolymersMicrostructure of PDCsProperties of PDCsApplications of PDCsConclusions and OutlookPART TWO: Functional ApplicationsMICROWAVE CERAMICSIntroductionMicrowave Dielectric PropertiesOverview of Microwave Dielectric MaterialsCrystal Chemistry of Perovskite and Tungsten-Bronze-Type Microwave CeramicsMicrostructural Features in High-Q PerovskitesGlass-Free Low-Temperature Co-Fired Ceramic LTCC Microwave MaterialsCERAMIC FUEL CELLS: PRINCIPLES, MATERIALS, AND APPLICATIONSIntroductionFuel Cell Systems Efficiency and the Role

Prof. Riedel has been Professor at the Institute of Materials Science at the Darmstadt University of Technology in Darmstadt since 1993. He received a Diploma degree in chemistry in 1984 and he finished his dissertation in Inorganic Chemistry in 1986 at the University of Stuttgart. After postdoctoral research at the Max-Planck-Institute for Metals Research and the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Stuttgart he completed his habilitation in the field of Inorganic Chemistry in 1992. Prof. Riedel is Fellow of the American Ceramic Society and was awarded with the Dionyz Stur Gold Medal for merits in natural sciences. He is a member of the World Academy of Ceramics and Guest Professor at the Jiangsu University in Zhenjiang, China. In 2006 he received an honorary doctorate from the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia. In 2009 he was awarded with an honorary professorship at the Tianjin University in China. He published more than 300 papers and patents and he is widely known for his research in the field of polymer derived ceramics and on ultra high pressure synthesis of new materials.I-Wei Chen is currently Skirkanich Professor of Materials Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania since 1997, where he also gained his master's degree in 1975. He received his bachelor's degree in physics from Tsinghua University, Taiwan, in 1972, and earned his doctorate in metallurgy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1980. He taught at the University of Michigan (Materials) during 1986-1997 and MIT (Nuclear Engineering; Materials) during 1980-1986. He began ceramic research studying martensitic transformations in zirconia nano crystals, which led to work on transformation plasticity, superplasticity, fatigue, grain growth and sintering in various oxides and nitrides. He is currently interested in nanotechnology of ferroelectrics, thin film memory devices, and nano particles for biomedical applications. A Fellow of American Ceramic