Advanced Materials Forum II

<ul><li>Preface</li><li>Advances in Electrochromic Materials and Devices</li><li>Physical Properties of Sputtered ITO and WO₃ Thin Films</li><li>ZnO:Ga Thin Films Produced by RF Sputtering at Room Temperature: Effect of the Power Density</li><li>Effect of Thermal Treatment on the Properties of Sol-Gel Derived Al-Doped ZnO Thin Films</li><li>KrF Laser CVD of Chromium Oxide by Photodissociation of Cr(CO)₆</li><li>Deposition of SiO₂ and SiO₂:Ge Films for Optical Applications in a Matrix Distributed Electron Cyclotron Resonance Reactor</li><li>Structural and Dielectric Characteristics of Ba₂MeWO₆ (Me=Mg, Ni, Zn) Double Perovskites</li><li>Microstructure and Electrical Properties of SrBi₂Ta₂O₉ Ceramics Processed by Templated Grain Growth</li><li>Structural and Dielectric Properties of Mg-Doped Strontium Titanate Ceramics: Dependence on the Materials Processing</li><li>La(Mg_1/2Ti_1/2)O₃ - Based Materials for Microwave Applications</li><li>Lead Zirconate Titanate Thin Films Prepared with Different Types of Seeds: A Comparison Study</li><li>The Use of Thin Silicon Films in Flat Panel Displays</li><li>Improvement of Field-Effect Mobilities in TFTs: Surface Plasma Treatments Vs Stack Dielectric Structures</li><li>Sputtering Preparation of Silicon Nitride Thin Films for Gate Dielectric Applications </li><li>MIS Photodiodes of Polymorphous Silicon Deposited at Higher Growth Rates by 27.12 MHz PECVD Discharge</li><li>Characterization of Polymorphous Silicon Thin Film and Solar Cells</li><li>Stacked a-SiC:H Optical Transducers: the Influence of the Sensing Material</li><li>Dynamic Characterization of Large Area Image Sensing Structures Based on a-SiC:H</li><li>High Sensitive Image Sensors Based on a Tandem Laser Scanned Photodiode</li><li>Effect of Annealing on Gold Rectifying Contacts in Amorphous Silicon</li><li>Composition, Structure and Optical Characteristics of Polymorphous Silicon Films Deposited by PECVD at 27.12 MHz</li><li>Batch Processing Method to Deposit a-Si:H Films by PECVD</li><li>Influence of the Rapid Thermal Annealing on the Properties of Thin a-Si Films</li><li>Role of Substrate on the Growth Process of Polycrystalline Silicon Thin Films by Low-Pressure Chemical Vapour Deposition</li><li>Spiral Inductors on Silicon for Wireless Communications</li><li>Silicon Etching in CF₄/O₂ and SF₆ Atmospheres</li><li>Optimisation of a Home-Made RIE System - Effect of SF₆ Plasma on the Properties of Partially Etched a-Si:H Films</li><li>Optical and Morphological Properties of Annealed PbS Thin Films Obtained from a Chemical Solution.</li><li>Absolute Scale Reciprocal Space Mapping on X-Ray Diffractometers Incorporating a Position Sensitive Detector: Application to III-Nitride Semiconductors</li><li>Recent Advances in Spintronics. Half-Metal Ferromagnets: Their Role in Spintronics</li><li>An Approach to the Magnetic Disaccommodation in Nd Doped Yttrium Iron Garnets</li><li>Magnetocaloric Effect in Manganites: Ferromagnetism and Charge-Ordering Effects</li><li>Study of Giant Magnetoimpedance in Amorphous Wires by Means of the Complex Impedance Phase Analysis</li><li>Donor/Acceptor Substituted Oligothiophenes: Synthesis, Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Properties</li><li>Structure of Cellular Cordierite Foams</li><li>Aqueous Tape Casting of Low-k Cordierite Substrate: The Influence of Glass Content</li><li>Crushing Behaviour of Cellular Cordierite Foams</li><li>Fabrication of Cellular Cordierite Foams</li><li>Thermal Expansion Behaviour of P₂O₅-Doped Sol-Gel-Derived Cordierite</li><li>Synthesis and Characterization of SrBi₂Nb₂O₉ Powders Prepared by a New Chemical Method</li><li>Combustion Synthesis Ternary Carbide Ti₂AlC_1-x Powders</li><li>Characterization of Glassy Phase at the Surface of Alumina Ceramics Substrate and its Effect on Laser Cutting</li><li>Thermal Cycling Life of Plasma Sprayed Alumina Coating on Cast Irons</li><li>Effect of Nitrogen Pressure and Additives on Combustion Synthesis of Rod-Like Yttrium ?-SiAlON Crystals</li><li>Effect of Magnetic Field on the Crystallization Behaviour of Fe Containing Pb and Ba Borate Glasses</li><li>Crystallization of a Borosilicate Glass during Sintering Studied by Dilatometry and XRD Analysis</li><li>Effect of Different Oxide Additives on Colloidal Processing and Sintering of Alumina</li><li>The Use of Electrophoretic Deposition for the Fabrication of Ceramic Matrix Composites</li><li>Complete Densification of Si₃N₄ - SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC's) by a Pressureless Sintering Route</li><li>Porosity Assessment of ?-Spodumene/Glass Matrix Composites by Small Angle Neutron Scattering</li><li>Torsion of Cork under Compression</li><li>Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Fe40Al/TiC Composites with Low Content of Intermetallic</li><li>Strengthening in a Copper Based Nanocomposite</li><li>Bentonite Clays from Paraiba State, Brazil: Effects of Na and Mg Compounds in the Rheology of the Dispersions</li><li>Recent Developments in the Powder Metallurgy Processing of Steels</li><li>Processing Effects on the Characteristics of the In-Situ Formed Al₃Ni Reinforcement in a PM Al Matrix</li><li>Study of Transformations in a Cu-9Ni-6Sn Alloy by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)</li><li>Tungsten Carbide Powder Inserts in Ductile Iron</li><li>Evolution of the Recrystallization Texture in an IF Steel</li><li>Contact Fatigue Behaviour of Artificially Indented Austempered Ductile Iron Discs</li><li>Microstructural Plastic Behaviour of AISI 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel</li><li>Thermal Behaviour of Nanostructured Intermetallics Synthesized by Mechanical Alloying and Coated with Metallic Elements</li><li>Soft Annealing of High Chromium White Cast Iron</li><li>Study of Sintering Variables of Tungsten Carbide Particles Sputter-Deposited with Stainless Steel </li><li>Defects Formation in Friction Stir Welding of Aluminium Alloys</li><li>In-Phase Multiaxial Fatigue Analysis of Tubular AlMgSi Welded Specimens</li><li>Effect of the Bi Content on the Mechanical Properties of a Sn-Zn-Al-Bi Solder Alloy</li><li>Effect of Cooling Rate on the Microstructure and Hardness of Austenitic Stainless Steel Welds</li><li>Corrosion Resistance of Two Ternary Mg₈₈Ti₅Si₇ and Mg₆₀Ti₁₀Si₃₀ Alloys Synthesised by Mechanical Alloying</li><li>Characterization of Glassy Phase at the Surface of Alumina Ceramics Substrate and its Effect on Laser Cutting</li><li>In Situ XRD Study of the Graphite Surface Layer Formation during Thermal Cycling of Cast Iron</li><li>Cyclic Deformation Behaviour of Copper Polycrystals Pre-Strained in Tension</li><li>Microstructure and Thermo-Mechanical Properties of NiTi Shape Memory Alloys</li><li>In-Situ GIXRD Characterization of the Crystallization of Ni-Ti Sputtered Thin Films</li><li>Effect of Thermal Cycling on the Transformation Temperatures of a Ni-Ti Shape Memory Alloy</li><li>Preparation of Porous Hydroxyapatite Particles to Be Used as Drug Delivery Systems</li><li>Production of Porous Hydroxyapatite with Potential for Controlled Drug Delivery</li><li>Influence of Characteristics of the Starting Hydroxyapatite Powders and of Deagglomeration Procedure, on Rheological Behaviour of HA Suspensions</li><li>Effect of the Enzyme Concentration on the DIRECT Coagulation Casting of Hydroxyapatite-Alumina Bodies</li><li>Medical Applications of Bonelike^(R) in Maxillofacial Surgery</li><li>Bonelike^(R)/PLGA Hybrid Materials for Bone Regeneration: In Vivo Evaluation</li><li>Effect of Human Serum Proteins on Pure Hydroxyapatite and Silicon Substituted Hydroxyapatatite: AFM and SEM Studies</li><li>Network Connectivity and Bio-Mineralization of 0.45SiO₂-(0.45-x)MgO-xK₂O-0.1(3CaO:P₂O₅) Glasses</li><li>Synthesis and Characterization of Amorphous Silica Modified with Organic Ligands</li><li>Mechanical Characterization of Dental Restorative Composite Materials</li><li>Protein Adsorption Effect on In Vitro Acellular Biodegradation of CaO-P₂O₅ Glass Ceramics</li><li>Early Steps of Orthophosphate Crystallisation in a Ca-Mg-K Phosphosilicate Glass Frit</li><li>Bioinspired Macromolecular Actuators</li><li>A Piezoelectric Pseudo-Composite Polymer Film for the Detection of Proteins</li><li>Novel Bioresorbable Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) and PLGA/Bioglass ^(R) Composite Tubular Foam Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications</li><li>Capacitance Response of Polysiloxane Films with Interdigital Electrodes to Volatile Organic Compounds</li><li>Hydrophilic - Hydrophobic Polymers Based on Poly(L-lactide) and Poly(2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate)</li><li>Enzymatic Degradation of Starch Based Thermoplastic Compounds Used in Protheses</li><li>Swelling and Tribological Properties of Poly (HEMA) Hydrogels</li><li>Miscanthus x Giganteus: Contribution to a Sustainable Agriculture of a Future/Present - Oriented Biomaterial</li><li>Electrical Charge Injection/Ejection and Transport at Moderate Fields in Low-Density Polyethylene</li><li>The Influence of Water on Direct Current Conductivity of Cork</li><li>Isothermal and Non-Isothermal DC Measurements to Analyze Space Charge Behavior in Polyamide 11</li><li>Spectrophotometric and Electrokinetic Characterization of Dye Sorption on PA 6</li><li>Correlation between High Power Proton T₂ NMR Relaxation and Macroscopic Viscoelastic Properties</li><li>TGA as a Tool for Studying the Thermal Stability of Polymeric Materials</li><li>Comparative Study, by Optical Techniques of the Interface Polymer/Steel in Replication Conditions</li><li>Residual Strength in Adhesive Joints with a Natural Fibber Reinforcement Interface Layer</li><li>PP/LCP Blends: Influence of the LCP Content on the Mechanical, Rheological and Morphological Properties</li><li>Effect of Experimental Conditions on the Grafting of Maleic Anhydride onto Polyethylene in Extruders</li><li>Electrochemical Synthesis of Polythiophene Coatings on Zinc and a Zinc Alloy in Organic Media</li><li>Polypyrrole Coated Galvanized Steel by Electrochemical Polymerization in Aqueous Electrolytic Medium</li><li>Performances of Paint Systems Proposed for Atmospheres with very High Corrosivity Category</li><li>Production of a Copper- Iron Carbide Nanocomposite Via Mechanical Alloying</li><li>Process Development of ?-TiAl Based Alloys and their Consolidation </li><li>Fretting Wear of Sputtered W-Si-N Coatings against Steel</li><li>Behaviour of Nanocomposite Coatings of W-S-N/C System under Pin-on-Disk Testing</li><li>Nucleation and Crystallization of Titania Nanoparticles in Silica Titania Planar Waveguides: a Study by Low Frequency Raman Scattering</li><li>Novel Microporous and Layered Luminescent Lanthanide Silicates</li><li>Growth of Polymorphous/Nanocrystalline Silicon Films Deposited by PECVD at 13.56 MHz</li><li>Effect of Dopants on the Dynamic of Powder Formation and the Properties of Polymorphous Silicon Thin Films</li><li>Structural Characterization and Luminescence of Ge/Si Quantum Dots</li><li>Active Nanocrystals in Erbium-Doped Silica-Titania Sol-Gel Films</li><li>Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Ceramic Materials</li><li>Hydrothermal Fabrication of Rod-Like Rutile Nano-Particles</li><li>Activated Sintering of TiC-TiB₂ SHS-Powders</li><li>Nanosized Photonics and Magnetism in Organic-Inorganic Hybrids</li><li>Preparation of New Materials Containing Diazoalcene Molybdenum Complexes in Pillared Clays</li><li>Preparation and Characterization of Polymer Nanoparticles for Hybrid Silica-Latex Aerogel Foams </li><li>Thermal Conductivity and Thermal Stability of Zirconia and Hafnia Based Thermal Barrier Coatings by EB-PVD for High Temperature Applications </li><li>Zirconium Oxide Modified Sulfonated Poly (Ether Ether Ketone) Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Applications</li><li>The Influence of Reducing Agents in the Performance of the Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell</li><li>Preparation and Characterization of a Novel Polymer Electrolyte Based on Lithium Hexafluoroarsenate</li><li>Dielectric Breakdown Statistics of Polyethylene for Progressively-Censored Data</li><li>Turning of CFRC Composites Using Si₃N₄ and Thin CVD Diamond Coated Si₃N₄ Tools</li><li>Cutting of Free Standing CVD Diamond Films by Optical Fibre Guided Nd:YAG Laser </li><li>New Multilayer Coatings for Secondary Wood Products Cutting</li><li>Near-Surface Studies on Low-Energy Ion Irradiated Ni Using a Positron Beam</li><li>Deposition of Titania Washcoat Membranes on Stainless Steel Plates through Sol-Gel Method</li><li>Effect of Quaternary Ammonium Hydroxides on the Stabilisation of Al₂O₃ Aqueous Suspensions </li><li>Contribution of the Phase-Matrix Interface to the Behaviour of Aluminium Filled Epoxies</li><li>Interfacial Reactions, Thermodynamics and Kinetics in Doped Aluminosilicate Ceramics/Liquid Al-Alloy Contacting Systems</li><li>Tensile Testing and Dislocation Glide in Liquid Foams</li><li>Effects of Triple Grain Junctions on Equilibrium Boundary Angles and Grain Growth Kinetics</li><li>Characterization of TiAl Alloys by Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry</li><li>Ellipsometry to Access Structural Information of Electroactive Polymer Films</li><li>Effect of Substrate Preparation Conditions on the Morphology of Polypyrrole Coatings on Copper - an AFM Study</li><li>Spectral Imaging for Visualization of Distribution of Nd³⁺ Ions in CaTaO₆ Fibre</li><li>Minimum Surface Energy of Self-Assembled Two-Dimensional Cells of Equal Area </li><li>Statistical Evaluation of the Adequacy of a Mixture of Two Weibull Distributions to Model Strength and Fracture-Strain of Carbon Fibres</li><li>Examples of Model Validation for Foundry Processes Virtual Prototyping</li><li>An Investigation of the Influence of Strength Mis-Matching and HAZ Width on the Fracture Behaviour of Welds with Cracks in the WM/HAZ Interface</li><li>Confrontation of Two Solidification Simulation Software to a Particular Use into Foundry Industry</li><li>Numerical Simulation of Ultramicrohardness Tests in Thin Films</li><li>The Use of Thermal Analysis Techniques into the Prediction of Shape Factor of Graphite</li><li>Observations Concerning Relaxation Parameters for Polarisation Decay and their Distributions in the Range of Glass Transition</li><li>Reference Experimental Tests to be Used to Validate Numerical Results in Sheet Metal Forming</li><li>Influence of the Mechanical Microtwinning on the Plastic Behaviour of the AISI 304 Stainless Steel</li><li>Work Hardening Models and the Numerical Simulation of the Deep Drawing Process </li><li>Large Deformation Processes on AA1050-O Aluminium at Elevated Temperatures </li><li>Influence of Metal/Mold Heat Transfer Coefficient on the Inverse Macrosegregation Profile of an Al - 6.2wt% Cu Alloy Unidirectionally Solidified</li><li>Springback Evaluation with Several Phenomenological Yield Criteria</li><li>Numerical Analysis on the Effects of the Friction Coefficient on the Deep Drawing of a Rail</li><li>Mathematical Models for Particulate Filled and Milled Fibre Reinforced Composites</li><li>Modelling Interface-Controlled Strength of Short-Fibre and Particulate Reinforced Composites</li><li>Computing Structural and Transport Properties of C/C Composites from 3D Tomographic Images.</li><li>Effect of Melt Viscosity on the Ejection Force in Injection Moulds</li><li>Creep Behaviour of Viscoelastic Polymer Materials </li><li>Modelling of the Grafting of Maleic Anhydride onto Polyethylene in an Extruder</li><li>Optimising Comfort during Wool and Blended Fabrics Design </li><li>Study of Pilling Formation in Wool and Blended Fabrics Using the Optical Profile Analysis</li><li>The Knitting Thread's Stretch at the Float Stitch with Elasticity of Elongation Only</li><li>The Paper and its Unsuspected Dimensions</li><li>Fibrous Reinforcements for Composite Materials: Producing and Modelling </li><li>Microscopical Examination: The Impact of Different Ionising Radiation Doses over Protective Clothing Used in the Operating Theatre </li><li>Tensile Properties and Fracture of Viscose Yarn under High Speed Impact</li><li>Free Formaldehyde Determination Using HPLC </li><li>Mechanical Behaviour of Cork-Modified Polymer Concrete</li><li>Fracture Energy of Polymer Concrete Reinforced with Short Carbon and Glass Fibers</li><li>The Effect of Holding Pressure on the Shrinkage and Birefringence of Injection Moulded Polypropylene Plates</li><li>Preparation of Mullite Whiskers from Kaolinite Using CuSO₄ as Fluxing Agent</li><li>Manufacture of Ceramic Products Using Inertized Aluminum Sludges</li><li>Microstructural Characterization and Properties of a Glass and a Glass-Ceramic Made from Municipal Incinerator Bottom Ash</li><li>Effect of TiO₂ on the Crystallization of Fly-Ash Based Glass-Ceramics</li><li>Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Tooling Applied in Product Development of Ceramic Components</li><li>Leaching of Brasses in Long-Term Direct Contact with Water</li><li>Morphology of Copper Coatings Electroplated in an Ultrasonic Field</li><li>The Influence of Flame Retardant Agents in the Fire Performance of SMC</li><li>Use of Composite Materials to Renovate a Steel Water Pipe</li><li>Powder Metallurgy: A Major Partner of the Sustainable Development</li><li>The Role of Low Temperature on Mechanical and Fatigue Properties of Different Alloys</li><li>Mathematical Description of the Composition Distribution of Comminuted Polyphase Materials</li><li>Tribocorrosion Studies in Centrifugally Cast Al-Matrix SiCp-reinforced Functionally Graded Composites</li><li>Corrosion / Protection in Interface Equipment of Telecomunication Systems</li><li>Joining Ti-47Al-2Cr-2Nb with a Ti-Ni Braze Alloy</li><li>Effect of Oxygen Doping on the Structure and Photoluminescence of PVD AlN(Er) Thin Films</li><li>Manufacture of a Fin-Box Made by RTM</li></ul>