Table of Contents PART 1. Chapter 1: Processing and Manufacturing. Preface

Table of Contents Preface v PART 1 Chapter 1: Processing and Manufacturing Influence of Raw Material Ratio of Ba/Ti on Fabrication of Nanocrystalline BaTiO 3 Powder H. Zhang, X.H. Wang, Z.B. Shen and Y.N. Hao... 3 Hydrothermal Synthesis of Spherical Bismuth Titanate Crystals X.N. Feng, W. Zhao, H.X. Wang, W.Y. Jiang and Q. Li... 7 Fabrication and Characterization of AgCoO 2 Delafossite by Cation Exchange Process X.L. Feng, X.J. Liu and Y.Q. Yuan... 11 Effects of ph on Preparation and Properties of CaTi 2 O 4 (OH) 2 by Hydrothermal Method W.X. Dong, G.L. Zhao, X.Y. Gu, B. Song and G.R. Han... 15 Solvothermal Synthesis and Characterization of Lithium Tantalate Nanoparticles L.Q. Gao, H.Y. Chen, Z. Wang and X. Zou... 19 Effects of Single-Substitution and Co-Substitution on BiFeO 3 Nanoparticles X.A. Li, W.W. Mao, X.F. Wang, X.W. Wang, Y.T. Li, T. Yang and J.P. Yang... 23 Growth and Characterization of LaFeO 3 Crystals W.L. Liu, X.J. Zeng, S.Q. Liu, Y.F. Zhu and A.H. Wu... 27 Luminescence Behavior of Tm 3+ Activated GdAlO 3 Phosphors Synthesized Using Solid-Reaction Method N. Wu, X.D. Li, S.H. Liu, Y. Dong, J.G. Li and X.D. Sun... 32 Preparation of Nano ZnO Particles by Microwave Assisted Hydrothermal Method and its Toxicity to Microalgae H.Y. Yu, Z.J. Dong, Z.Q. Chen and S.S. Luo... 38 Synthesis and Photo-Catalytic Properties of M O O 3 Nanosheets L. Zhang, Y. Tu, J.H. Cui, W.C. Shi and Q. Li... 42 Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Gas-Sensing Performance of Hollow-Spherical WO 3 Nanocrystals L. Yin, G. Shao, B.B. Fan, D.L. Chen and R. Zhang... 46 Synthesis and Characterization of WO 3 /S Core/Shell Nanoparticles by Thermal Evaporation J.W. Qian, Z.J. Peng, D.Z. Wu and X.L. Fu... 51 Modulating Release of Metoprolol Tartrate with Nanostructured Silica Particles X.Y. Jia, Y.Z. Wu, Q. Cai, X.P. Yang, D.P. Liu and Y.H. Lin... 55 The Microemulsion Method for Preparing TiO 2 Coated SiO 2 Core-Shell Particles J. Xie, L.F. Mei, L.B. Liao, G.C. Lv, Z.G. Xia and G.X. Du... 59 Preparation of Hollow Silica Microspheres with Nanoporous Shells by Soft Template Method X.Y. Sui, J. Xu, C.H. Wang, C.L. Zhou and R.X. Liu... 63 Synthesis of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Y.Z. Wu, X.Y. Jia, Y.H. Lin and D.P. Liu... 67 Synthesis of High Crystallinity Zeolite P from Stellerite C.Y. Zhang, N.C. Chen, X.H. Zhang and F. Zhan... 71

viii High-Performance Ceramics VIII Phase-Structure Transformation in Low-Si/Al-Ratio Geopolymers Y.P. Wang, Y. He, J. Liu and X.M. Cui... 76 The Preparation and Characterization of Geopolymer Based Inorganic Membranes J. Liu, Y. He, Y. Yuan, J.L. Huang and X.M. Cui... 80 Preparation of Light-Weight Ceramic Microsphere by Dolomite and Gangue X.W. Cao, Y.G. Liu, Z.H. Huang, M.H. Fang and R.L. Wen... 84 Preparation of α-al 2 O 3 Powder by Microwave Pyrolysis H. Chen, B.B. Fan, X. Zhang, X.X. Pian and R. Zhang... 88 Synthesis and Characterization of γ-al 2 O 3 Nanowires by a Surfactant Assisted Precipitation Method F.C. Meng, C. Liu, X.L. Zhang, H.S. Ren and T.K. Jia... 93 Preparation and Characterization of Nanocrystalline CaO-ZrO 2 Powders by Microwave Pyrolysis B.B. Fan, K.K. Guan, H. Chen, X.X. Pian, C.Y. Wang, Q.N. Mao, L.N. Miao, F.L. Tong and H. Wu... 97 Acid-Washing Behavior of TiB 2 /MgAl 2 O 4 /MgO Composite Powders M.Y. Wang, F. Zhao, J.S. Li, S. Li and X.J. Wu... 101 Effects of CaO Additives on the Phase Evolution of ZrO 2 -SiC Composites from Zircon by Carbothermal Reduction Z.L. Wu, M.H. Fang, Z.H. Huang, Y.G. Liu, Y.G. Xu, X.W. Wu and B.L. Liu... 105 Synthesis of YAG Powders by Co-Precipitation Method Y.J. Li, Y.C. Zhang and J.X. Leng... 110 Dispersion Behavior of Silicon Carbide Whisker L.L. Zhang, Y.H. Chen and L.M. Qi... 114 Microwave Synthesis of Silicon Carbide Nano Powders with Silicon and Carbon Y.J. Lu, H.F. Shen and S.W. Guo... 118 Preparation and Characterization of Ultra-Fine ZrB 2 by Sol-Gel Method L. Jing, L. E, E.Y. Wang and X.Y. Mi... 122 Preparation and Properties of Aluminum Silicate Fiber Mat Impregnated Silica Sol H.R. Sun, S.C. Zhang, Z.W. Deng, G.H. Wang, Y.F. Chen and K. Fang... 126 Synthesis of Porous Ti 2 SnC from TiH 2 -Sn-TiC/Graphite Powders in Tube Furnace Z.Y. Li, L.B. Wang, G.C. Zhong, S.S. Li and A.G. Zhou... 130 The Effect of Sucrose on Adsorption Properties of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Powders N. Zhang, T.T. Fu, F.Y. Yang, H.M. Kan, X.Y. Wang and H.B. Long... 134 Combustion Synthesis of Porous Si 3 N 4 Based Ceramics with Glass as Additives W.K. Li, F.Y. Chen, L. Huang and H.R. Zhuang... 138 Combustion Synthesis and Infrared Characterization of TiB 2 S. Li, J.S. Li, F. Zhao, M.Y. Wang and X.J. Wu... 142 Evolution of Composition and Structure of Poly[(alkylamino)borazine] to Boron Nitride Ceramic during Pyrolysis Process C. Deng, M.F. Zhu, H.B. Su, X.D. You and P. Chen... 146 Preparation of High-Performance Continuous Boron Nitride Fibers from Boracic Acid C.S. Li, R. Li, X.Y. Du, M.X. Zhang, J. Tang, J.X. Tang, C.L. Zhou and C.H. Wang... 151 Effect of ph Value of the Broth on the Gelled Microspheres Containing Zirconium Prepared by Internal Gelation Process Y. Gao, J.T. Ma, X.Y. Zhao, S.C. Hao and C.S. Deng... 155 New Low-Toxic PEG(200)DMA/AM Gel System for 3YSZ Gel-Casting H.Y. Wu, H. Lu, Z.J. Liao, F. Xia and J.Z. Xiao... 159 Novel Direct Coagulation Casting of Alumina Suspensions Using Y 3+ -Ion Releasing Substances as Coagulant Y. Dong, X.D. Li, S.H. Liu, J.G. Li and X.D. Sun... 164

Key Engineering Materials Vols. 602-603 ix Consolidation of Aluminium Oxynitride Powders Using Hydrolysis of Aluminium Nitride M.M. Bućko, J. Domagała and R. Lach... 170 Influence of Performs Structure on Liquid Molding SiO 2f / SiO 2f Composites Q.H. Wei, C.H. Wang, H.S. Wang, L. Li, R. Liao and B. Dong... 175 Synthesis and Microstructure of Porous Ceramics Made from Industrial Solid Residues Y.J. Di, B. Jia and J. Wang... 179 Preparation of Porous Carbon Preform by Casting Camphene Based Charcoal Slurry C.Q. Hu, C.P. Wang, H.L. Liang, Y.L. Huo, X.T. Huang and J. Tang... 184 Effect of Different Fluxing Agents on Basic Performance of Quartz Porous Ceramics for Molten Salt Infiltrating Spontaneously T. Liu, Y.M. Li, Z.X. Xie, Z.M. Wang and Y. Hong... 188 Effect of Composite Sintering Additive on Al 2 O 3 Ceramic Foam Y.X. Chai, X.G. Zhou and H.Y. Zhang... 192 The Effect of TiC on the Liquid Phase Sintering of SiC Ceramics with Al 2 O 3 and Y 2 O 3 Additives H.Q. Liang, X.M. Yao, H. Zhang, X.J. Liu and Z.R. Huang... 197 Pressureless Sintering of Boron Carbide with Al 2 O 3 and SiC as Sintering Aids X.G. Li, D.L. Jiang, J.X. Zhang, Q.L. Lin, Z.M. Chen and Z.R. Huang... 202 Effect of Pore-Forming Agent on Porous Mullite Ceramics from Pyrolysis of Alumina Powders Filled Silicone Resin Q.S. Ma, H.J. Peng, L.Q. Duan and Z.H. Chen... 208 Synthesis and Characterization of Yttria-Doped Mesoporous Zirconia R.P. Liu and C.A. Wang... 212 Low-Temperature Sintering of SiC Reticulated Porous Ceramics Using Al 2 O 3 -SiO 2 as Sintering Aids J. Zhao, H.Q. Ru, W. Wang and X.Y. Yue... 216 Fabrication of Carbon Nanofiber and Silicon Carbonitride Ceramic Nanomposites by In Situ Growth during Ceramic Formation M.Y. Liu, Y.L. Li, S.X. Qu, S.S. Han and S.H. Wang... 221 Preparation of γ-alon Transparent Ceramics by Pressureless Sintering F. Chen, F. Zhang, J. Wang, R. Tian, J. Zhang, Y. Sun, H.L. Zhang, Z. Zhang and S.W. Wang... 226 Effect of Potassium Carbonate Addition on the Sintered Properties of Coal Fly Ash W. Li, B.B. Fan, B.B. Wang, B. Sun, L. Zhang, X.X. Pian, H. Chen, C.Y. Wang, B. Zhao and R. Zhang... 230 Influence of Sintering Temperature on Phase Behavior of Products from Rutile and Quartz by Aluminothermic Reduction Nitridation L. Zhu, K. Chen, Z.H. Huang, M.H. Fang, Y.G. Liu, X.W. Wu, D.X. Yang and B.L. Liu... 234 Influence of CeO 2 Additive on the Phase Transformations of Zirconia from Zircon Ore by Carbothermal Reduction Process T.Y. Wang, Y.G. Xu, Z.H. Huang, M.H. Fang, Y.G. Liu, X.W. Wu, L. Yin, B.L. Liu and X.Z. Hu... 238 Fabrication of Yb:YAG Transparent Ceramics Using Stearate Melting Derived Ultrafine Powders J.S. Li, X.D. Sun, S.H. Liu, D. Huo, X.D. Li, J.G. Li, Q. Zhu and M. Zhang... 242 Preparation and Properties of B 4 C/Graphite Neutron Absorption Ball T. Guo, C. Wang, L.M. Dong and T.X. Liang... 248 Large Scale Al 2 O 3 -ZrO 2 (Y 2 O 3 ) Eutectic and Hypereutectic Achieved by Combustion Synthesis in High Gravity Field X.B. Lu, H.B. Liu and Y.F. Zhang... 252 Preparation of Anti-Static Ceramics by Fe-Infiltration on Sintered Zirconia Body X.F. Yang, Y. Li, X.W. Xu and Z.P. Xie... 258 Preparation of High Strength and Lightweight Wall Materials Using Oil Shale Ash as Raw Materials L. Ning, J.H. Li, Q. Zhang and T.T. Qian... 262

x High-Performance Ceramics VIII Optimal Preparation and Characterization of Sputtered Y 2 O 3 Films on Sapphire Substrates G.G. Wang, H.L. Qian, Q.T. Li, G.S. Qin and L. Luo... 266 Si/SiC-Based Layer Deposited on Boron Carbide Particles via CVD Y.F. Xu, H.Q. Ru and X.Y. Yue... 270 Wetting Behaviors of Nickel-Based Alloys on Sintered Silicon Carbide Ceramics H. Zhang, Y. Liu, Y.J. Yan, H.Q. Liang, X.J. Liu and Z.R. Huang... 274 Effect of Heat-Treatment in Ar Atmosphere on Pore Structure of Carbonaceous Materials from Polysiloxane L.Q. Duan, C.C. Zhang, Q.S. Ma and Z.H. Chen... 279 Study of Al/SiC Package Substrate for High Power LED S.X. Wang, G.S. Liu, J.Y. Yan and J.X. Ye... 285 Ceramizable Composites for Fire Resistant Applications Z. Pędzich, D.M. Bieliński, R. Anyszka, R. Lach and M. Ziąbka... 290 Morphology Controlling of CaCO 3 in 3D Bacterial Cellulose Nanofibres Z.Y. Li, L. Xing, J.H. Xiang, C.L. Zhao, H.Z. Sai and F. Li... 296 Surface Functionalization of Ordered Mesoporous Carbon by Immobilization of Diamine for Cobalt-Ion Adsorption S.Y. Geng, L.M. Dong, C. Wang and T.X. Liang... 300 Study on the Variety of Rheological Properties and Thermal Analysis of Modified Coal Tar Pitch with 1,4-Benzenedimethanol W.C. Shi, L.M. Dong, Q. Li, C. Wang and T.X. Liang... 304 The Formation and its Related Mechanism of Lu 2 Ti 2 O 7 Octahedrons Grown from Molten Salt K.H. Yan, C.F. Zhao, Z.W. Yang, D.Y. Liu and B.R. Li... 308 Application of Improved Back-Propagation Neural Network to the Technologic Processing of Korshunskite Whiskers Q.L. Ren, Q. Luo and M.M. Yang... 312 Chapter 2: Structural Ceramics High Temperature Micro Structural Evolution of ZrO 2 Fibers Thermal Insulation Materials G.H. Wang, H.R. Sun, C.P. Wang, J. Zhou, Y.L. Huo, S.C. Zhang and Y.F. Chen... 319 Preparation of Industrial Watchcase of 5Y-Tetragonal ZrO 2 by Microwave Sintering X.X. Pian, B.B. Fan, X. Zhang, H. Chen, C.Y. Wang, B. Zhao and R. Zhang... 323 The Effect of Nano-Al 2 O 3 on Sintering Behavior and Mechanical Property of ZrO 2 Ceramics Z.Z. Yi, H.Y. Sun, B. Wang, F.R. Zhai and Z.P. Xie... 327 Synthesis of Mullite Using Low-Grade Bauxite and Coal Gangue C.Y. Zeng, Z.H. Huang, M.H. Fang and Y.G. Liu... 331 Influence of Adding ZrO 2 on the Properties of La 2 Zr 2 O 7 Ceramic S.Z. Zhu, L. Chen, Q. Xu, L. Liu and Z. Ma... 335 Chemical Stability of (Sm 1-x La x ) 2 Zr 2 O 7 and Al 2 O 3 at High Temperature L.R. Cui, S.Z. Zhu, Q. Xu, L. Liu and Z. Ma... 340 Preparation and Mechanical Properties of ReAl 11 O 18 Ceramics J.D. Zhang, M.H. Fang, Z.H. Huang, Y.G. Liu, X. Min and X.W. Wu... 345 Property Changes of SiO 2 Aerogel on Insulation Performance under Different Time and High Temperature Condition J. Yang, J. Liu, X.Y. Sui, R.X. Liu, C.L. Zhou, Y.H. Lv, S. Wang, S.X. Wang and M.L. Wei... 349 Homogeneous Microstructure of ZrO 2 -BN Composites with In Situ Synthesized BN L. Chen, Y.J. Wang, K. Hammadi and Y. Zhou... 353 The Effect of ph of the Aging Solution on Microstructure of Silica/Zirconia Aerogel J. He, X.L. Li, H.M. Ji and Q.P. Wang... 358

Key Engineering Materials Vols. 602-603 xi Microstructure of Hydrated Magnesia and MgAl 2 O 4 Spinel Layer between Magnesia and Alumina C.L. Lu, W.K. Peng, H.X. Zhu, C.J. Deng, W.J. Yuan and J. Li... 363 Oxidation Behavior of Amorphous Nano-Si 3 N 4 Powders J.B. Wen, S. Huang and H.J. Wang... 367 Study on Porous Si 3 N 4 Material with Hexagonal BN R. Liao, J. Liu, H.S. Wang, C.H. Wang, Q.H. Wei and B.X. Zhu... 371 Properties and Processing of Porous Si 3 N 4 Ceramics X.T. Zhao, H.L. Wang, W. Shang, J.B. Chen, H.L. Xu, H.X. Lu, D.L. Chen, B.B. Fan and R. Zhang... 375 Preparation and Properties of β-sialon-cbn Composites Using Y 2 O 3, B 2 O 3 and Al as Additives C. He, X.F. Shi, X.Y. Yue, J.J. Wang and H.Q. Ru... 380 Fabrication of Macroporous SiCN Ceramics from Mixed Polysilazanes D. Su, X. Yan and F. Hou... 384 Studies on the Pyrolysis Kinetic Behaviours of Polycarbosilan H.P. Qiu, M.W. Chen, J. Jiao, X.Q. Li, Y. Wang and S.Y. Gao... 388 Preparation and Thermal Cycling Resistance of SiBCN(O) Coating Z.L. Feng, Z.M. Guo, B. Lu and Y. Zhang... 393 Synthesis and Characteristics of Porous Silicon Carbide Ceramic Reinforced by Silicon Carbide Whiskers X.X. Liu, H.S. Zhao, H. Yang, K.H. Zhang and Z.Q. Li... 397 Preparation and Properties of In Situ Formed YAG Bonded Porous SiC Ceramics S.B. Li, J.G. Song and H.Y. Ru... 403 Effect of Rare-Earth Oxides Additive on Liquid Phase Sintered SiC Y.H. Chen, L. Jiang, L.L. Zhang, Z.K. Huang and L.E. Wu... 407 Preparation and Characterization of SiC Coating on Graphite Substrate Y.L. Huo, S.G. Chen, H.L. Liang, C.P. Wang, J. Zhou, C.Q. Hu, H.L. Liu and G.H. Wang... 412 Studying SiC/SiC Composites by X-Ray Tomography X.G. Zhou, S. Zhao, P. Mummery and J. Marrow... 416 Honeycomb Sandwich Structure of C f /SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites Prepared by PIP-CVI X.T. Huang, S.G. Chen, H.R. Sun, Y.F. Chen, H.L. Liang, Y.L. Huo, C.P. Wang and C.Q. Hu... 422 Application Study of C f /SiC Composites Screw Y.Y. Wang, W.W. Wang, C.L. Zhou, C.H. Wang and R.X. Liu... 426 Oxidation Resistant Behaviour of Mullite/Yttrium Silicate Multilayer Coating for C/SiC Composites at 1500 C S. Zhao, X.G. Zhou and H.L. Wang... 430 Mechanical Properties of C f /SiC-ZrB 2 Composites C.L. Zhou, Y.Y. Wang, C.H. Wang and R.X. Liu... 434 In Situ Preparation and Mechanical Properties of (ZrB 2 +ZrC)/Zr 3 [Al(Si)] 4 C 6 Composites L. Yu, J. Yang and T. Qiu... 438 Effect of Molding Process on Properties of Laminated ZrB 2 -SiC-C g Ultra High Temperature Ceramics C.C. Wei, X.H. Zhang, W.B. Han and P. Hu... 443 Processing and Properties of ZrB 2 -Cu Composites Sintered by Hot-Pressing Sintering W. Shang, H.L. Wang, S.J. Zhao, X.T. Zhao, H.L. Xu, H.X. Lu, D.L. Chen, B.B. Fan and R. Zhang... 447 Influence of Coated Composite Powders on the Properties of ZrB 2 -YAG-Al 2 O 3 Ceramics J.G. Song, X.Q. Wang, F. Wang, S.B. Li and G.C. Ji... 451 Effects of SiC on Oxidation Behavior of ZrB 2 -Based Composites with MoSi 2 and SiC Additives S.Q. Guo... 457 Synthesis and Analysis of Carbide-Derived Carbon from TiC by Chlorination J. Jia, Y.Y. Zhu, Y.F. Zhang, R.Y. Chen, B.L. Xing and A.G. Zhou... 463

xii High-Performance Ceramics VIII Effects of Ball Milling Processing on Solidified TiC-TiB 2 Composites Prepared by Combustion Synthesis in High Gravity Field Z.M. Zhao, D.J. Yin, L. Zhang, S.J. Wang and M.Q. Wang... 467 Laminated Composite of Solidified TiC-TiB 2 Ceramic to 1Cr18Ni9Ti Stainless Steel Achieved by Combustion Synthesis in High-Gravity Field H. Zhang, Z.M. Zhao, L. Zhang, N. Ding and W.M. Ye... 473 Microstructures and Properties of Solidified TiC-TiB 2 Composites Prepared by Combustion Synthesis in Enhanced High-Gravity Field Y.L. Song, Z.M. Zhao, L. Zhang and Y.G. Song... 479 Microstructures and Crack Propagation in the Joint of Solidified TiC-TiB 2 to Ti-6Al-4V Prepared by Reactive Fusion Bonding in Ultrahigh Gravity Field X.G. Huang, Z.M. Zhao, L. Zhang and L. Sun... 484 Hot-Press Sintering Densification, Microstructure and Properties of SiC-TiB 2 /B 4 C Composites B.X. Zhu, Y.J. Zhang, H.S. Wang, C.H. Wang and S.S. Yue... 488 Microstructure and Properties of MoSi 2 -RSiC Composites Prepared by PIP and MoSi 2 -Si-Al Alloy Melting Infiltration Composite Process P.Z. Gao, X.L. Zhang, J.X. Liu, S.T. Huang, W. Xie and H.N. Xiao... 494 Synthesis and Decomposition of Ti 3 SiC 2 under 1-5GPa at 1400 C Y.Y. Zhu, S.S. Li, L. Li and A.G. Zhou... 499 Synthesis and Characterization of Ti 3 SiC 2 Matrix Multiphase Ceramic J.S. Li, S. Li, F. Zhao and M.Y. Wang... 503 Friction and Wear of Ti 3 SiC 2 -Ag/Inconel 718 Tribo-Pair under a Hemisphere-on-Disk Contact J.L. Zeng, W.X. Hai, J.H. Meng and J.J. Lu... 507 Variation of Surface Roughness of Ti 3 SiC 2 Disk during Polishing in Water and Alcohols W.X. Hai, J.L. Zeng, J.H. Meng and J.J. Lu... 511 Ti 2 AlC/TiAl Matrix Intermetallic Compound Prepared by In Situ Hot Pressing T.T. Ai, F. Wang and C.H. Yang... 515 Tribological Properties of Ti 3 SnC 2 /Cu Composite Z.J. Zhan, D.D. Zhang, C.H. Guo and W. Chai... 519 Preparation and Properties of Cu Matrix Reinforced with Ti 2 AlN Ceramic Particles D.D. Zhang, Z.J. Zhan, C.H. Guo and G.M. Tang... 523 First Principles Calculations of the Relative Stability, Structure and Electronic Properties of Two Dimensional Metal Carbides and Nitrides D.D. Sun, Q.K. Hu, J.F. Chen and A.G. Zhou... 527 Properties of B 4 C-Based Composite with Layered Structure Z.N. Li, S.Y. Fan, X.Y. Yue, Z.B. Sun, J.J. Wang and H.Q. Ru... 532 Preparation and Characterization of Reaction Sintering B 4 C/SiC Composite Ceramic H.B. Sun, Y.J. Zhang and Q.S. Li... 536 Preparation of 10 B Enriched B 4 C Ceramics by Pressureless Sintering Y.J. Zhang, S.L. Tan, R.B. Wei, S.H. Ai and H.B. Sun... 540 Surface Oxidation Behaviour of Cubic BN Powders X.Y. Yue, Y. Zhang, J.J. Wang, W. Wang and H.Q. Ru... 544 Evolution of Indentation Induced Cracks on WC Ceramic under Cavitation Loading in Water X. Gong, J.S. Han, J.J. Lu, J.R. Wang and J.H. Meng... 548 Fabrication and Ablation Behavior of Plasma Sprayed ZrC-W Composite Coatings D. Lu, Y.R. Niu, X.L. Ge, X.B. Zheng and G. Chen... 552 Phase Composition and Microstructure of Binderless WC-ZrC Cemented Carbides Fabricated by Spark Plasma Sintering X.Y. Ren, Z.J. Peng, H.Y. Rong, Y. Peng, C.B. Wang, Z.Q. Fu, L.H. Qi and H.Z. Miao... 556

Key Engineering Materials Vols. 602-603 xiii PART 2 Effect of Composite Sintering Aids on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Hot-Pressed Aluminum Nitride J.Y. Fu, S.H. Wu, Y.L. Cheng, C.L. Fu, R.J. Wu and Z.Y. Lu... 561 Effect of Silicon Compounds on the Properties of Pressureless Sintered Aluminum Nitride C.L. Fu, S.H. Wu, Y.L. Cheng, J.Y. Fu, R.J. Wu and Z.Y. Lu... 565 AlN/CNT Composites Ceramics by Spark Plasma Sintering H.L. Liang, C.P. Wang, Y.L. Huo, C.Q. Hu, X.T. Huang and J. Tang... 570 Growth of AlN Films on Silicon Substrates by Radio Frequency Magnetron Sputtering J. Huang, K. Tang, H.M. Yang, M.A. Lin, L. Zhang, B. Ren, H.T. Xu and L.J. Wang... 574 Effect of Ni Coated SiC on Mechanical Properties of SiC/Fe Composites B.B. Wang, B.B. Fan, W. Li, C.Y. Wang, B. Sun, B. Zhao, X.X. Pian, H. Chen and R. Zhang... 578 Preparation of SiCp/Al Functionally Gradient Composites J.J. Ma, Y.H. Chen, L.H. Wang and L. Jiang... 582 Effect of Amorphous Phase on Mechanical Properties of SiC/Cu Composites B. Sun, B.B. Fan, C.Y. Wang, B.B. Wang, W. Li, X.F. Li, H. Chen, X.X. Pian, B. Zhao and R. Zhang... 586 Effect of CNTs on Mechanical Properties of SiC p /Cu Composites C.Y. Wang, B.B. Fan, B. Sun, B.B. Wang, W. Li, H. Chen, X.X. Pian, B. Zhao and R. Zhang... 590 Synthesis of Coloured Dental Zirconia Ceramics and their Mechanical Behaviors J. Li, S.M. Liu and Y.H. Lin... 594 One-Step Approach for the Fabrication and Characterization of Hydroxyapatite/TiO 2 Composite Ceramic Coatings by Micro-Arc Oxidation In Situ on the Surface of Pure Titanium W.C. Shi, L.M. Dong, Q. Li, C. Wang, T.X. Liang and J.M. Tian... 598 Effect of Surface Treatment and Resin Cement on Microtensile Bond Strength of Zirconia to Dentin X.L. Feng, R.Y. Liu, Y.L. Zhang, L.J. Chen, Y.K. Zhang and L.Q. Shao... 602 Influence of Different Thickness of Zirconia Core on the Flexural Strength of Bilayered Ceramics in Artificial Saliva Y.L. Zhang, R.Y. Liu, X.L. Feng, L.J. Chen, Y.K. Zhang and L.Q. Shao... 606 Color Reproduction and Shade Stability of Zirconia Ceramics S.M. Liu, J. Liu, X.L. Deng, Y.H. Lin and F. Liu... 610 A Comparison of the Application between Different Proportional nha / PLA in Alveolar Bone Preservation Y. Bai, N. Liu, J.F. Chen, L.S. Zhao, B. Deng, N. Wen and H.C. Liu... 615 Formation Mechanism and its Pozzolanic Activity of Metakaolin M.R. Wang, N. Guo, P.G. He, J.B. Yu and D.C. Jia... 620 Study on Properties and Application of PG/CS Composite PCMs S.C. Zhang, G.H. Wang, W. Wu, Y.F. Chen and H.R. Sun... 624 In Situ Formation of Mullite-Al 2 O 3 Refractory Ceramic from Al-Matrix Mixtures X.Y. Gu, P. Li, W.X. Dong and T. Luo... 628 Effect of Soaking Time on the Properties of Al 2 O 3 -C Refractory Y.L. Huang, H.X. Zhu, C.J. Deng, N. Peng and W.J. Yuan... 632 Synthesis of Mullite-Silica-Rich Glass Using Waste Foundry Sand R.F. Xiang, Y.B. Li, Y.B. Qiu, Y.W. Li, Y.Z. Xu, S.J. Li and S.B. Sang... 636

xiv High-Performance Ceramics VIII Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Electrical Resistivities of Mica Glass-Ceramics with Flake Phlogopite and Waste Glass Y.F. Chen, Y.G. Liu, X.W. Wu, Z.H. Huang and M.H. Fang... 640 Effect of Particle Size on Properties of Novel Thermal Insulation Materials Synthesized by Molten Salt Method X.J. Zhang, J. Ding, H.X. Zhu, C.J. Deng and W.J. Yuan... 644 Preparation of Utralight Alumina Lightweight Insulation Brick L. Jia, Y.B. Li, S.J. Li, Y.W. Li and S.B. Sang... 648 Effect of Water Gap in Delivery System on Twin Roll Strip Caster by Simulation L.C. Yang, H.X. Zhu, C.J. Deng, W.J. Yuan and J. Ding... 652 Structure and Properties of Irradiation Crosslinked UHMWPE H. Lin, L.M. Dong, C. Wang, T.X. Liang and J.M. Tian... 656 Study on Mechanical Property of Silica Glassfiber/Aluminum Phosphate Composite C.P. Wang, S.G. Chen, H.L. Liang, Y.L. Huo, G.H. Wang, C.Q. Hu and X.T. Huang... 661 Fatigue Crack Initiation and Mechanism of GH4133B Superalloy Used in Turbine Disk of Aero-Engine R.G. Zhao, J.F. Li, Y.Z. Jiang, X.Y. Luo, W. Li, Q.B. Li, Y.F. Liu and Y. Yan... 665 Fatigue Short Crack Growth and Mechanism of GH4133B Superalloy Used in Turbine Disk of Aero-Engine R.G. Zhao, W. Li, Y.Z. Jiang, X.Y. Luo, J.F. Li, Q.B. Li, Y.F. Liu and Y. Yan... 671 Controllable Thermal Expansion in In 2-x Fe x Mo 3 O 12 M.M. Wu and Y.T. Liu... 677 Chapter 3: Functional Ceramics Influence of Phase Composition on Dielectric Properties of Bismuth-Based Ceramics with Scheelite-Type Structure D. Czekaj and A. Lisińska-Czekaj... 683 Synthesis and Microstructure Characterization of Gd- and Sc-Co-Doped BaTiO 3 Nanopowders via Sol-Gel Method D. Yu, Q.L. Zhang, H. Yang and J.H. Zhou... 689 Microstructures and Highly Accelerated Lifetime Test of X5R Type BaTiO 3 -Based Ni-MLCC with Ultra-Thin Active Layers H.L. Gong, X.H. Wang, S.P. Zhang, X.Y. Yang and L.T. Li... 695 Dielectric Properties and Microstructure of Y-Al-Ga-Si Co-Doped Barium Titanate Ceramics M.J. Wang, Q.L. Zhang, X.H. Zhao and H. Yang... 700 Temperature-Dependent Structure of a High-k (Ba,La)(Ti,Ce)O 3 Ceramic D.Y. Lu, Q.L. Liu, Y.L. Dong and W. Cheng... 705 Effect of Mn 2+ Additive on the Sinterability and Dielectric Properties of Ba 0.55 Sr 0.4 Ca 0.05 TiO 3 -MgO Composite Ceramics D.H. Wang, H.M. Ji and Q.Q. Jia... 710 Effect of Al 2 O 3 and MgO Additives on Dielectric Properties of BaZr x Ti 1-x O 3 -Based Ceramics H.J. Feng, H.M. Ji, X.L. Li, J. Wang and D.H. Wang... 714 Effects of ZnO Doping on Microstructure, Dielectric and Ferroelectric Properties of La 2 Ti 2 O 7 Ceramics G. Chen, X.D. Peng, C.L. Deng, C.L. Fu, W. Cai, C.Y. Deng and X.S. Li... 719 Dielectric Properties of BiNbO 4 -Based Ceramic-Polymer Composites with 0-3 Connectivity A. Lisińska-Czekaj, J. Micior, M. Adamczyk and D. Czekaj... 723 Structural and Dielectric Properties of Rare Earth (Y, Ho) Doped Ba 0.95 Ca 0.05 Ti 0.85 Zr 0.15 O 3 Ceramics Z.B. Shen, X.H. Wang, H.L. Gong and L.T. Li... 728

Key Engineering Materials Vols. 602-603 xv Microstructure and Electrical Properties of Al 2 O 3 -Doped Ba 0.9 Ca 0.1 Ti 0.8 Zr 0.2 O 3 Based Dielectric Ceramics Y.P. Wang, X.H. Wang, Z.J. Peng and L.T. Li... 734 Effect of Sintering Behaviors on Microwave Dielectric Properties of (Ca 0.3 Sr 0.1 )Sm 0.4 TiO 3 Ceramics C.H. Hsu, S.H. Tsai, W.S. Chen, C.H. Lai and J.S. Lin... 738 Effect of Calcination Temperature on Microstructure and Microwave Absorbing Property of Ni 0.5 Zn 0.5 Fe 2 O 4 Micro/Nanofibers F. Zhao, J.S. Li, S. Li and M.Y. Wang... 742 Low-Temperature Sintering and Microwave Dielectric Properties of (Ca 0.9 Mg 0.1 )SiO 3 Ceramic with Li 2 CO 3 Addition X.H. Zhao, M.J. Wang, Q.L. Zhang and H. Yang... 748 Low Dielectric Loss Polymer-Ceramic Composites for Wireless Temperature Sensation L. Zhang, Z.X. Yue and L.T. Li... 752 Effect of Ti:Fe Ratios on the Phase Structures and Properties of Iron Titanium Oxides M. Guo, X.R. Xu, X.X. Wang, W. Yu, S.Y. Wang and J.L. Zhao... 757 Preparation and Electromagnetic Wave Absorption Properties of Core-Shell Ni/TiO 2 Microspheres B. Zhao, B.B. Fan, H. Chen, X.X. Pian, B.B. Wang, W. Li, B. Sun, C.Y. Wang and R. Zhang... 762 Structure and Characteristics of ZrO 2 Dielectric Thin Films by Sol-Gel Technique C.F. Tseng, C.Y. Chen and P.W. Huang... 767 Effect of Y 2 O 3 on Phase Transformation and Dielectric Properties of Alumina Ceramics F.L. Qian, Z.P. Xie, Z.Y. He and Q.F. Zhang... 771 Electrical Characteristics in Transparent (Bi 3.25 Nd 0.75 )(Ti 2.9 V 0.1 )O 12 Ferroelectric Thin Films F.W. Yang, C.M. Cheng and K.H. Chen... 777 A Comparative Research on PLMNT Relaxor Ferroelectric Ceramic Prepared by Conventional and Hot-Press Techniques W.L. Ji, X.Y. He, W.X. Cheng, P.S. Qiu, X. Zeng, B. Xia and D. Wang... 781 Effects of Microwave Sintering Time on Microstructure, Dielectric, Ferroelectric Properties of Barium Zirconate Titanate Ceramics W. Cai, C.L. Fu, G. Chen, X.L. Deng and K.H. Liu... 786 Electrical and Physical Properties of Lead-Free (Na 0.5 K 0.5 )NbO 3 - Bi 0.5 (Na 0.90 K 0.10 ) 0.5 TiO 3 Ceramics C.H. Wang... 791 Low-Temperature Sintering and Enhanced Piezoelectric Properties in KNN-LTS Nanopowder Prepared via a Low-Cost Water-Based Sol-Gel Method Y. Huan, X.H. Wang and L.T. Li... 795 Electrical and Physical Properties of (K 0.5 Na 0.5 )NbO 3 Ferroelectric Thin Films M.C. Kuan, F.W. Yang, C.M. Cheng, K.H. Chen and J.T. Lee... 800 Large Remanent Polarization and Low Leakage Current in High-T c 0.2Bi (Ni 1/2 Ti 1/2 )O 3-0.8PbTiO 3 Ferroelectric Thin Films Z.K. Xie and Z.X. Yue... 804 Grain Size Effects on the Properties of MPB-BSPT Ceramics under Uniaxial Compressive Stress and Electric Field S.P. Zhang, X.H. Wang and L.T. Li... 808 Low Temperature Sintering of (Ba 0.98 Ca 0.02 )(Sn 0.04 Ti 0.96 )O 3 Ceramics Using CuO-B 2 O 3 as a Sintering Additive J.Q. Zhou and K.P. Chen... 813 Effect of Uniaxial Compressive Stress on the Partially Fatigued Soft Lead Zirconate Titanate Piezoelectric Ceramics B. Peng and Z.X. Yue... 817

xvi High-Performance Ceramics VIII Effect of Sintering Temperature on the Structure and Piezoelectric Properties of Lead-Free 0.97K 0.5 Na 0.5 NbO 3-0.03AlFeO 3 Ceramics L. Peng, M.H. Jiang, Z.F. Gu and G. Cheng... 822 The Preparation and Properties of (Na 0.5+x K 0.5-2x Li x )NbO 3 Lead-Free Piezoelectric Ceramics H.Y. Ma, Y.G. Liu, J.Q. Zhao, Z.H. Huang and M.H. Fang... 826 Microstructure and Electrical Properties of Y 2 O 3 and Sb 2 O 3 Co-Doped ZnO-Based Varistors X.L. Fu, Y.X. Zang and Z.J. Peng... 830 Effect of La 2 O 3 Concentration on Electrical Properties of Barium Strontium Titanate Glass-Ceramics J. Zhu, Y. Zhang, W. Tian, X.Z. Song and Q. Zhang... 836 NO x Sensing Performances of Mixed-Potential-Type Gas Sensor Based on Stabilized-Zirconia and La 5/3 Sr 1/3 NiO 4 Sensing Electrode Y. Chen, X.D. Li, F. Xia and J.Z. Xiao... 841 Sensing Properties of YSZ-Based NO Sensors with Double-Perovskite (La 0.8 Sr 0.2 ) 2 FeNiO 6-δ Sensing Electrodes L.H. Zhou, H.Y. Wu, Q. Yuan, X.D. Li, P.W. Xu, R. Wang, F. Xia and J.Z. Xiao... 845 Mg 2 Cu x Fe 1 O 3.5+x Mixed Metal Oxides as Ammonia Sensitive Material of Ammonia Sensors X.D. Li, Y. Chen, L.H. Zhou, F. Xia and J.Z. Xiao... 851 Study on the Conductivity of La 0.4 Sr 1.6 CoNbO 6-δ as an Electrode Material for Symmetrical SOFC J.T. Zhou, X.P. Lin, D.S. Ai, B. Ge and Z.J. Peng... 858 LSGM-Carbonate Composite Electrolytes for Intermediate-Temperate SOFCs H.T. Zhong, D.S. Ai and X.P. Lin... 862 High Performance Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Vacuum-Assisted Thermal Deposition Pt Counter Electrodes Y.X. Wang, H.D. Jiang and J. Sun... 866 Characteristics of Zinc Oxide Film Prepared by Chemical Bath Deposition Method Y.P. Fu and J.J. Chen... 871 Synthesis and Characterization of SnO 2 Nano-Cystalline for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells J.G. Song, L. Hua, Q. Shen, F. Wang and L.M. Zhang... 876 The Synthesis and Properties of the Inverse Opals Structure Used in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Y.L. Zhang, X.Q. Wang, M.Y. Li and J. Wang... 880 Properties and Optimization of Photoanode in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells H.X. Cao, Z. Zhou, X.D. Li, B.Y. Wang, Y.L. Zhang, X.Q. Wang and M.Y. Li... 884 The Preparation of TiO 2 Nanotube by ZnO Nanorod Template Method and Application in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Y.X. Wang, Y.H. Ye and J. Sun... 888 Electrochemical Properties of xlifepo 4 yli 3 V 2 (PO 4 ) 3 /C Nanosized Composite Cathode Materials Prepared by Solid Reaction Method L. Wang, P.Z. Gao, D.Y. Li and G.L. Tian... 893 Zirconia Fiber Separator for Nickel-Hydrogen Battery J. Tang, C.S. Li, X.Y. Du, M.X. Zhang, S.S. Yue, R. Li, C.L. Zhou, C.H. Wang and J.X. Tang... 898 Effect of Sr Doping on Structure and Emittance of La 1 -xsrxmno 3 Smart Thermal Control Films Y.J. Shen, C.B. Wang, L. Li, Q. Shen and L.M. Zhang... 902 Thermoelectric Properties of Ni Doped P-Type BiCuSeO Oxyselenides Y.C. Liu, J.F. Liu, B.P. Zhang and Y.H. Lin... 906 Microstructure and Thermoelectric Properties of B 4 C+TiB 2 Composite by Hot Pressed Sintering Z.Y. Zhu, X.H. Zhang and J.C. Han... 910 Enhancement of Energy Storage Properties in PLZST Cramics with Different Zr/Sn Ratios Q. Zhang, Y. Zhang, X.L. Liu, X.Z. Song and J. Zhu... 916

Key Engineering Materials Vols. 602-603 xvii Non-Covalent Functionalization of Graphene and Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Composites for Transparent Conductive Films C.L. Zhao, L. Xing, J.H. Xiang, H.Z. Sai, Z.Y. Li and F. Li... 921 Preparation and Electromagnetic Properties of Al 2 O 3 /Ni Composites Z.X. Qu, Q. Wang, B. Pang, X.C. Hou and W. Pan... 926 Effect of Cd 2+ Substitution on the Magnetic Properties of NiCuZn Ferrites for Low Temperature Firing H. Zhang, X.Y. He, X. Zeng and Y. Shi... 931 Mössbauer Spectroscopy and Magnetoelectric Effect Studies of Multiferroic Ceramics Based on BiFeO 3 E. Jartych, T. Pikula, K. Kowal, A. Lisińska-Czekaj and D. Czekaj... 936 The Influence of Sintering Temperature on the Microstructure and Electrical Properties of BiFeO 3 Ceramics X.L. Deng, X.B. Liu, W. Cai, C.L. Fu and J.M. Huang... 942 Crystal Structure of BiFeO 3 Synthesized Using the Hydrothermal Processing Z. Wang, H.Y. Chen, L.Q. Gao and X. Zou... 947 Structure and Magnetic Properties of Ti-Co Co-Cubstituted Barium Hexaferrite Z.Q. Zhang, Q.L. Xia, G.H. Guo, H.F. Zhang and C.J. Dong... 951 Annealing Temperature Dependent Ferromagnetic Behaviors Observed in Highly Orientated Pure NiO Thin Films Y.J. Zhang, Y.H. Lin and C.W. Nan... 956 Sintering Behavior and THz Absorption Properties of B 2 O 3 Doped Ca[(Li 1/3 Nb 2/3 ) 0.95 Zr 0.15 ]O 3 Ceramics M.Z. Hu, K.J. Mu, Z. Ding and G. Xiong... 960 Properties of ZnS Films Deposited by Radio Frequency Magnetron Sputtering L. Zhang, J. Huang, H.M. Yang, K. Tang, M.A. Lin, B. Ren, K.X. Zhang and L.J. Wang... 966 Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance of Oriented ZnWO 4 Nanorods via Graphene Hybridization F. Zhou and S. Zhan... 970 Numerical Simulations of Optical Absorption and Spectral Selective of Ni Nanowire/AAO Composites X.L. Si, S.L. Wu, B. Yang, G.A. Cheng and R.T. Zheng... 975 Photoelectrochemical Activity of Cu-Loaded TiO 2 Nanotube Arrays by AC Electrodeposition J.L. Zhao, Q.W. Fan, Y.J. Mi, J. Yang and X.X. Wang... 980 Photoelectrochemical Properties of NaTaO 3 Microrods Prepared by Anodization X.X. Wang, J.J. Liu, Z.Q. Fu, S.Y. Yang and J.L. Zhao... 985 Light-Emitting Characterization of Vacuum Plasma Sprayed Silicon Coatings Y.R. Niu, X.B. Zheng, X.Y. Liu, H. Ji and C.X. Ding... 989 Gold Nanorods: From Synthesis to Optical Properties G.J. Ban, X.L. Fu and Z.J. Peng... 993 Lanthanum Dependence of the Electrically Controlled Light Scattering Performances of PLZT Transparent Ceramics X.N. Zhang, X.Y. He, B. Xia, P.S. Qiu, W.X. Cheng and X. Zeng... 998 Effect of Different Oxygen Flow Rate on Physical Properties of ITO Thin Films Deposited by Ion-Assistant Electron Beam Evaporation Y. Qiu, D.Y. Meng, Y.F. Chen and C.K. Zu... 1004 Photoluminescence and Physical Properties of the Nano-Zn 2 SiO 4 :Mn Phosphor Powder under the Nitrogen Atmosphere F.W. Yang, C.M. Cheng and K.H. Chen... 1009 The Effect of Post-Conventional Thermal Annealing Process on the Photoluminescence Characteristics of Si + -Implanted SiO 2 Thin Films F.W. Yang, C.M. Cheng and K.H. Chen... 1013

xviii High-Performance Ceramics VIII Ultra-Large Unilamellar Nanosheets Efficiently Exfoliated from (Y 0.95 Eu 0.05 ) 2 (OH) 5 NO 3 nh 2 O and their Self-Assembly into Oriented Oxide Film with Enhanced Photoluminescence Properties Q. Zhu, J.G. Li, X.D. Li and X.D. Sun... 1017 Synthesis of (La 0.95 Eu 0.05 ) 2 O 3 Red Phosphors with Hydroxide Nanowires as the Precursor: Template-Free Hydrothermal Processing and Photoluminescent Properties X.J. Wang, J.G. Li, Q. Zhu and X.D. Sun... 1021 Co-Precipitation Synthesis and Photoluminescence Properties of Ce 3+ Activated Terbium Aluminum Garnet (Tb 1 -xcex) 3 Al 5 O 12 (0 x 0.05) Yellow Phosphors J. Bi, J.G. Li, W.M. Guan, J.L. Chen and X.D. Sun... 1028 Luminescence Behaviors of the New Upconversion Phosphors of Yb/Ho Co-Doped (Gd 1- xlux) 3 Al 5 O 12 (x=0.1-0.5) Garnet Solid Solutions J.K. Li, J.G. Li, S.H. Liu, X.D. Li, X.D. Sun and Y. Sakka... 1034 Composition, Structure and Electrical Resistivity of TiO x Thin Films Deposited by RF Magnetron Sputtering at Varied Substrate Temperatures H.X. Su, Z.J. Peng and X.L. Fu... 1039 Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Performance of Ag@TiO 2 Nanocrystals: The Effects of Phases and Morphologies Q.Q. Chen, D.L. Chen, L.F. Ge, S.K. Hou and R. Zhang... 1043 The Structure and Electrical Conductivity of the CNTs/PMMA Nanocomposites Foams Q. Shen, H. Yuan, Y.L. Xiong, G.Q. Luo and L.M. Zhang... 1048 Fabrication and Switching Characterizations of Copper Oxide Thin Films for Applications in Resistive Random Access Memory Devices M.C. Kuan, F.W. Yang, C.M. Cheng and K.H. Chen... 1052 Bipolar Switching Properties of the Manganese Oxide Thin Film RRAM Devices M.C. Kuan, F.W. Yang, C.M. Cheng, K.H. Chen and J.T. Lee... 1056 Influence of Reaction Time on Properties of BaTiO 3 Coated Ni Nanoparticles by a Novel Sol-Precipitation Method Y.N. Hao, X.H. Wang and L.T. Li... 1060 Keyword Index... 1065 Author Index... 1073