Characterization and Control of Interfaces for High Quality Advanced Materials III

Preface. JOINING TECHNOLOGY FOR NEW METALLIC GLASSES AND INORGANIC MATERIALS. Devitrification Behavior and Crystal-Glassy Mixed-Phase Structures Observed in Partially Crystallized Cu-Based Glassy Alloys (D. V. Louzguine-Luzgin, G. Xie, Q. Zhang, and A. Inoue). Direct Bonding of Copper to Alumina and Its Characterization (Wei-Hsing Tuan and Shao-Kuan Lee). Synthesis and Characterization of Materials Harmonized with the Environment--Proton Conductive Silica-Based Hybrid Membranes for Fuel Cells at Intermediate Temperatures (Masaki Kato, Junji Umeda, Masashi Suzuki, Makoto Moriya, Wataru Sakamoto, and Toshinobu Yogo). Formation of Bone-Like Hydroxyapatite on Surface-Modified Bulk Metallic Glass Using a Hydrothermal-Electrochemical Method (Nobuhiro Matsushita, Naota Sugiyama, Sayaka Maruyama, Rieko Ito, Kenichi Katsumata, Masahiro Yoshimura, Masahiro Tsukamoto, Xinmin Wang, Takeshi Wada, Akihisa Inoue, and Kiyoshi Okada). Low Temperature Bonding of Bulk Metallic Glass Using an Ultrasonic Process (Hiroshi Nishikawa, Krit WongPiromsarn, Hiroya Abe, Tadashi Takemoto, Masao Kubo, Yoshiharu Sanagawa, Takamasa Sakai, Mikio Fukuhara, and Akihisa Inoue). Microstructure and Properties of a Ni-Based Metallic Glass Coating Produced by Gas Tunnel Type Plasma Spraying (Akira Kobayashi, Toshio Kuroda, Hisamichi Kimura, and Akihisa Inoue). Tensile Behavior of Zr-Based Bulk Metallic Glass in High-Speed Tensile Tests (Yoshihiro Sakino, Toshio Kuroda, and You-Chul Kim). Microstructure Formation on a Titanium-Based Bulk Metallic Glass Plate by Femtosecond Laser Irradiation (Masahiro Tsukamoto, Togo Shinonaga, Nobuhiro Matsushita, Xinmin Wang, Takeshi Wada, and Nobuyuki Abe). Laser Butt Welding of Mg-Based Metallic Glass (Takeshi Terajima, Kazuhiro Nakata, Hisamichi Kimura, and Akihisa Inoue). Terahertz Wave Properties of Micro Patterned Titania and Metallic Glass Particles in Hexagonal Tablets Fabricated Using Microstereolithography (Soshu Kirihara, Naoki Komori, Maasa Nakano, Noritoshi Ohta, and Toshiki Niki). Thermal Stability of Zr55Cu30Ni5Al10 Metallic Glass in Contact with Aluminum (Masakatsu Maeda, Yasuo Takahashi, and Akihisa Inoue). Laser Welding of Zr55Cu30Al10Ni5 Bulk Metallic Glass (M. Ashour, S. Katayama, T. Kuroda, and H. Kimura). NANO-PARTICLES AND POWDERS. Nanostructured (Y1-xGdx)2O3:Eu3+ Powders Obtained through Aerosol Synthesis (Katarina R. Marinkovic, LidijaT. Mancic, Maria Eugenia Rabanal, Luz Gomez, Miroslav Dramicanin, and Olivera B. Milosevic). A Simple Approach to Form Hydrothermally Stable Templated Hollow Silica Nanoparticles (Raymond V. Rivera Virtudazo, Hideo Watanabe, Masayoshi Fuji, and Minoru Takahashi). Photocatalytic Properties of Titania/Silica Composite Nanoparticles and Gels (Masanori Hirano, Keisuke Ota, and Shunsuke Oya). Pressure Filtration of Phenylalanine-Adsorbed Submicrometer Silicon Carbide Particles (Shinichi Baba, Yoshihiro Hirata, Naoki Matsunaga, and Soichiro Sameshima). Characterization of the Tribological Interface in Low Wear Magneli Type Ceramics (Rolf Waesche, Mathias Woydt, and Birgit Rehmer). Dispersion Behavior and Surface Interaction Control of SiC Nanoparticles in Aqueous Media by Using Polymeric Dispersants (Yosuke Nomura, Motoyuki lijima, and Hidehiro Kamiya). Fibrous Composite Powder Compacts for Thermal Insulation at High Temperature (T. Ohmura, Y. Ito, I. Abe, H. Abe, and M. Naito). Fabrication of Non-Firing Ceramics by Surface Particle Activation Using a Planetary Ball Mill (Apiluck Eiad-ua, Takashi Shirai, Hideo Watanabe, Masayoshi Fuji, Koji Orito, and Minoru Takahashi). Dispersion Behavior of Carbon Black Nanoparticles with a Silane Coupling Agent in an Organic Solvent (Kenji Takebayashi, Yoshinori Tsuji, Shuji Sasabe, Motoyuki lijima, and Hidehiro Kamiya). Morphological Change during Drying in the Synthesis of ZnO Microtubes from an Aqueous Solution (Seiji Yamashita, H. Watanabe, T. Shirai, M. Fuji, and M. Takahashi). Preparation of ZnO/Al2O3 Nanocomposite Particles by Mechanical Treatment (Satoko Tasaki, Junichi Tatami, Hiromi Nakan, Toru Wakihara, Katsutoshi Komeya, and Takeshi Meguro). INTERFACE CHARACTERIZATION AND CONTROL. Thermal Properties of Materials at Interfaces for Electronic Application (Seongjin Hwang, Dongsun Kim, Hyungsun Kim). General Analytical Concept and Design Methodology to Producing a Clay-Based Polymer Nanocomposite (Refat A. El-Sheikhy and Mosleh A. Al-Shamrani). Time Dependence of Contact Angle between Silver-Copper-Titanium Alloys and Boron Nitride (Yoshihisa Sechi, Taihei Matsumoto, and Kazuhiro Nakata). Hard X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Analysis for Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials Formation (Ken Cho, Kosuke Takenaka, Yuichi Setsuhara, Masaharu Shiratani, Makoto Sekine.Masaru Hori, Eiji Ikenaga, Hiroki Kondo, Osamu Nakatsuka, and Shigeaki Zaima). Numerical Analysis of Plasma Keyhole Welding of an Aluminum Thin Plate (Minoru Miyata, Shinichi Tashiro, and Manabu Tanaka). A Simulation Model of a Short Arc Lamp (Y. Tsujimura, K. Yamamoto, and M. Tanaka). ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT. Some Recent Advances in the Understanding of Gas-Solid Interactions during the Gasification of Brown Coal and Biomass (Chun-Zhu Li). Synthesis and Applications of Porous Carbon Materials in Thailand: A Review of Recent Research (W. Tanthapanichakoon, N. Tonanon, A. Siyasuk, P. Poommarin, N. Thongprachan, and T. Charinpanitkul). Modern Real-Time Characterization of Airborne Nanoparticles (Wladyslaw W. Szymanski and Günter Allmaier). Novel Recycling Process of Waste FRP for Advanced Materials (Akira Kondo, Hiroya Abe, Makio Naito, Yasuko Okuni, Masashi Miura, and Norifumi Isu). Numerical Simulation of Flow and NOx Reduction in a de-NOx Catalyst Honeycomb (Kenji Tanno, Ryoichi Kurose, Hisao Makino, and Satoru Komori). Creation of Triple-Phase-Boundary in a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Using a Three-Dimensionally Ordered Structure (Hirokazu Munakata, Masashi Otani, Yuki Katsuki, and Kiyoshi Kanamura). Chemical Reductive Preparation of Ni Decorated Conductive Porous Alumina Composite and Its Electro-Performance in Alkaline Solution (Chunxi Hai, Hideo Watanabe, Takashi Shirai, Masayoshi Fuji, Feng Wang, Jingjun Liu, and Minoru Takahashi). Influence of the Functional Groups on Carbon Black Particles on the Zeta-Potential (Masahide Kawaraya, Sumiyo Shimizu, Hideyuki Hisashi, and Hidehiro Kamiya). SMART PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY. Eudragit Polymer Encapsulated Hydroxyapatite Microspheres as a Carrier for the Sustained Release of Small Molecular Drugs (Jianbo Guo, Hui Xu, Shaoning Wang, Sijie Zhang, Hiroya Abe, Xiaoyun Wang, Yanqiu Zhao, and Makio Naito). Preparation of Estradiol Submicron Emulsions to Improve Brain Targeting through the Nasal Route in Rats (Chaoqun Yu, Xiaomei Wang, and Xing Tang). Development of a Combinatorial Plasma Process Analyzer for Advanced R&D of Next Generation Nanodevice Fabrication (Kosuke Takenaka, Ken Cho, Yuichi Setsuhara, Masaharu Shiratani, Makoto Sekine, and Masaru Hori). Spark Plasma Sintering of Carbon Particles Coated with Al2O3 Ceramic (Weiwu Chen, Yoshinari Miyamoto, Taihei Matsumoto, and Tstsuro Tojo). Plasma-Enhanced Nanoparticles-Beam Deposition for High-Rate Formation of Nanocomposite Films (Kosuke Takenaka, Yuki Nakajima, Yuichi Setsuhara, Hiroya Abe, and Kiyoshi Nogi). Microstructures Formed on Stainless Steel by Femtosecond Laser Irradiation (Hiroshi Honda, Masahiro Tsukamoto, Nobuyuki Abe, Togo Shinonaga, and Masayuki Fujita). Fabrication and Densification of SiC Coated Carbon Microparticles (Masaharu Nakamura, Yoshinari Miyamoto, Taihei Matsumoto, and Tetsuro Tojo). Effect of Particle Dispersion on a Gel-Cast Green Body (K. Yoshino, M. Fuji, T. Shirai, and M. Takahashi). Effect of the Polymer Structure in a Gelcast Green Body on Graphitization (Tomoaki Kato, Takashi Shirai, Hideo Watanabe, Masayoshi Fuji, and Minoru Takahashi). Fabrication of Alumina Diamond Photonic Crystals with Twinned Interfaces to Develop Terahertz Wave Resonators (Toshiki Niki and Soshu Kirihara). Fabrication of Alumina Dental Crowns Using Stereolithography (Mitsuyori Suwa, Soshu Kirihara, and Taiji Sohmura). Structure and Photochemical Properties of a TiO2-In2O3-SnO2-Al2O3 Film Prepared by Electrolysis of an Aqueous Solution (Naoki Matsunaga, Keigo Oshiro, Yoshihiro Hirata, Yousuke Fukuda, Soichiro Sameshima, Toshifumi Yoshidome, and Takamasa Ishigaki). MATERIALS DESIGN. Predicting the Reliability of Brittle Materials (S.W. Freiman and Jeffrey Fong). Effective Methods to Determine Hardness and Toughness of Structural Ceramics (R. Morrell). Design and Reliability of Layered Ceramics (Y. N. Kim, H. G. Shin, J. K. Song, M. C. Shin, B. K. Shin, T. M. Noh, and H. S. Lee). Metallic Bonding with the Use of Copper Compound Powders (Kazuaki lhara, Y. Kobayashi, N. Shibamiya, M. Minato, Y. Yasuda, T. Morita, and S. Yamada). Effect of Plasma Spray Coating Parameters on the Microstructure and Performance of an Alumina/Copper Composite (Kuan Hong Lin, Zi Hao Xu, and Shun Tian Lin). Fabrication of Nano-TiO2 Coated Morphgenetic Carbon and Its Photocatalytic Performance (D. Huang, Y. Miyamoto, T. Matsumoto, T. Tojo, T. Fan, J. Ding, Q. Guo, and D. Zhang). Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welded lnconel 718 Alloy (K. H. Song and K. Nakata). In Situ Observation of Phase Transformations in Fe-0.08C Alloy (Di Zhang, Hidenori Terasaki, and Yuichi Komizo). Author Index.