Electroceramics - Production, properties and microstructures

Introductory Statement; The Influence of Crystal Chemistry on the Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric; Properties of Perovskite Ceramics; Influence of Structural Defects on Properties of Zirconium Titanate Based Microwave Ceramics; Simulation of the Dielectric Function of Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3 )0 3 from the Superparaelectric Model; Chemical Synthesis and Processing of Bismuth Titanate (Bi4Ti3Oi2)Electroceramics in Thin-Layer Form by a Sol-Gel Method; Sol-Gel Ferroelectric PZT Thin Films for Non-Volatile Memory Applications; Effect of Thermal Processing Conditions on the Structure and Properties of Sol-Gel Derived PZT Thin Layers; Ferroelectric Thin Films for Integrated Device Applications; Sol-Gel Derived PLZT Thin Layers Crystallised with Epitaxy on Surface[1]Modified Platinum Electrodes; Thin Films of PZT and Ca-Pt Prepared by a Sol-Gel Method; Aqueous and Sol-Gel Synthesis of Submicron PZT Materials and Developmentof Tape Casting Systems for Multilayer Actuator Fabrication; Dielectric Properties and Ageing of Fe-doped PZT Ceramics Prepared by the EDTA-Gel MethodPreparation of PLZT Powder by a Citrate; Gel Technique; Citrate Gei Route Processing of ZnO Varistors; Suppression of Zinc Interstitial Ion Migration in ZnO Due to the Presence of Sodium Ions; Dielectric Properties of A and B Site Substituted Lead Magnesium Niobate; The Effect of Hot Isostatic Pressing on the Microstructure of Hydrothermally Processed PbTi03 Ceramics; Hot Isostatic Pressing of Aurivillius Compounds for High-Temperature Device Applications; Investigation of High-Temperature Piezoelectric Ceramics; 0-3 Piezoceramic-Thermoplastic Polymer Composites; The Morphology of Barium Titanate Powders Produced by the Barium Carbonate-Titanium Dioxide Reaction; Aqueous Processing of Barium Titanate Powders; The Effect of ZnO Additions on the Structure and Properties of Sr2Nb20 7 Ceramics; Structural and Electrical Characterisation of a New Bismuth Vanadium Oxide; Structure and Electrical Properties of Ceria Based Oxide Ion Conductors Prepared at Low Temperatures; Development and Evaluation of Oxide Cathodes for Ceramic Fuel Cell; Operation at Intermediate Temperatures; Hydrothermal Synthesis of Strontium Hexaferrite: Powder Composition, Morphology and Magnetic Properties; Properties of Reaction Sintered Manganese-Zinc Ferrites; Electrically Conducting Composite Ceramics Produced by Hydrothermal Synthesis; Slass-Ceramic Coatings for Stainless Steel; The Use of Nonlinear Ferroelectric Ceramic Dielectrics in High-Voltage Pulsed P o w e r; O.C. Pre-Breakdown Photon Emission from an Alumina Insulator in Vacuum; Vlonitoring the Integrity of MOS Gate Oxides