Dr. Narottam P. Bansal is a Senior Research Scientist in the Ceramic Branch, Materials and Structures Division, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH. He received his Ph. D. in 1973. He held post-doctoral research appointments at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Troy, NY. He has carried out research in a number of areas such as: solid oxide fuel cells, fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites for high-temperature structural applications in turbine engines, fiber-matrix interface, thermal and environmental barrier coatings, high-temperature superonductors, sol-gel Processing, refractory glass-ceramics, crystallization kinetics, phase transformations, IR-transmitting materials, electroanalytical techniques, ionic diffusion in melts. Dr. Bansal is a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society. He is recipient of NASA's Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievements (1998), R & D 100 Award (2001) and Hind Rattan Award (1993) from NRI Society of India. He has also received numerous Innovative Technology Development Awards and Tech Brief Awards from NASA. He has been listed in more than 30 different Who's Who in the U.S. and abroad. So far, he has been organizer and Program Chair of 31 International Symposia and editor of 23 Conference proceeding volumes. He is author/co-author of 4 books, 6 invited book chapters, 3 review articles, 8 NASA Tech Briefs, and 215 research papers including 92 peer-reviewed journal articles. He has been awarded seven U.S. Patents, so far. Dr. Bansal has also served on the international advisory boards of a number of international conferences. He was a member of the Technical Committee 18 of International Commission on Glass and Chair of its subcommittee on Diffusion in Glass Forming Melts. He is a member of the Technical Committee V.8.1 of International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). He is an active member of the American Ceramic Society since 1982. As a member of the Engineering Ceramics Division, Dr. Bansal has served as chair of the Awards and Scholarship Committee. He is a past chair of the Northern Ohio section of the American Ceramic Society. J. P. Singh is a senior scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois. Currently, he is on assignment as a Program Manager with US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)/Asian Office of Aerospace R&D (AOARD). He received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Utah in 1979. Prior to joining Argonne in 1983, he held positions at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, and McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. He has worked in the area of structural ceramics and composites, high temperature superconductivity, solid oxide fuel cells, thermal and environment barrier coatings for advanced turbine systems, and refractories for coal gasifiers as well as steel and glass manufacturing. Dr. Singh has received numerous awards including the1988 R&D 100 Award for "Neutron Stress Monitor for Composites Constituents," Argonne Director's Award (1991) for the fabrication of a first-of-a-kind high temperature superconducting current lead, 1992 Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer, and 2004 James Muller Memorial Award from the Engineering Ceramics Division of the American Ceramic Society. He was the chair (1997-1998) and counselor (1998-2000) of the Engineering Ceramic Division of the American Ceramic Society. His research interests include fracture and thermomechanical behavior of ceramics and composites. He has published more than 180 papers, edited over 20 books, holds 5 patents, and organized over 20 international conferences in the area of ceramics and composites. He is a fellow of the American Ceramics Society.Tatsuki Ohji is a principal research scientist of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan. He earned his BS and MS from Nagoya Institute of Technology in mechanical engineering and Ph. D. from Tokyo Institute of Technology in inorganic materials engineering. He was a visiting scientist at University of California, Berkeley during 1991-92. His research interests include mechanical and other characteristics of ceramics, ceramic composites and porous materials. Fellow of the American Ceramic Society and recipient of the Academy Award of the Ceramic Society of Japan, he has authored or coauthored more than 250 papers. He is serving as associate editors of Journal of the American Ceramic Society and International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. He is recognized as the most highly cited author who has published papers in Journal of the American Ceramic Society from 1999 to 2004.

• Preface ix Chemical Vapor DepositionHigh Speed Deposition of YSZ Films by Laser Chemical Vapor Deposition, Teiichi Kimura, Takashi Goto 3Preparation of Ru-C Nano-Composite Films and Their Electrode Properties for Oxygen Sensors, Teiichi Kimura, Takashi Goto 13Combustion SynthesisSynthesis of Sm[subscript 0.5]Sr[subscript 0.5]CoO[subscript 3-x] and La[subscript 0.6]Sr[subscript 0.4]CoO[subscript 3-x] Nanopowders by Solution Combustion Process, Narottam P. Bansal, Zhimin Zhong 23Chemistry Purification of Titanium Diboride Powder Synthesised by Combustion Synthesis Processes, Wang Weimin, Fu Zhengyi, Wang Hao 33Reaction FormingFabrication of Silicon Carbide From Bamboo Carbon Templates, Yung-Jen Lin, Yi-Hsiang Chiu 45Effects of Process Parameters on Post Reaction Sintering of Silicon Nitride Ceramics, Toru Wakihara, Junichi Tatami, Katsutoshi Komeya, Meguro Takeshi, Hideki Kita, Naoki Kondo, Kiyoshi Hirao 57Polymer ProcessingSynthesis of Carbon/Fe-Ni-Cu Alloy Composite by Carbonization of Organometallic Polymers and Their Magnetic Properties, Yukiko Uchida, Makoto Nakanishi, Tatsuo Fujii, Jun Takada, Akinori Muto, Yusaku Sakata 67Electochemical DepositionFabrication of YSZ Thin Films in an Aqueous Solution by Electro-Chemical Deposition, Atsushi Saiki, Hiroki Uno, Satoka Ui, Takashi Hashizume, Kiyoshi Terayama 77Plasma SynthesisPreparation and Characterization of Epitaxial Fe[subscript 2-x]Ti[subscript x]O[subscript 3] Solid Solution Films, Tatsuo Fujii, Hideki Hashimoto, Yusuke Takada, Makoto Nakanishi, Jun Takada 87Solid Freeform FabricationMicrotomography of Solid Freeform Fabrication, Jay C. Hanan, James E. Smay, Francesco DeCarlo, Yong Chu 97Floc-CastingFabrication and Evaluation of Transparent Amorphous SiO[subscript 2] Sintered Body Through Floc-Casting, D. Hiratsuka, J. Tatami, T. Wakihara, K. Komeya, T. Meguro, M. Ibukiyama 107Solution DepositionYttria Stabilized Zirconia Thin Films Formation From an Aqueous Solution by Mist Deposition, Atsushi Saiki, Yukimine Fujisawa, Takashi Hashizume, Kiyoshi Terayama 115Nanopowders and NanorodsSynthesis and Structural Characterization of Nanoapatite Ceramics Powders for Biomedical Applications, Kanae Ando, Mizuki Ohkubo, Satoshi Hayakawa, Kanji Tsuru, Akiyoshi Osaka, Eiji Fujii, Koji Kawabata, Christian Bonhomme, Florence Babonneau 125Novel Process of Submicron-Scale Ceramic Rod Array Formation on Metallic Substrate, Kazuya Okamoto, Satoshi Hayakawa, Kanji Tsuru, Akiyoshi Osaka 133Coatings and FilmsNovel Process for Surface Treatment of AIN - Characterization and Application, Takehiko Yoneda, Motonobu Teramoto, Kazuya Takada, Hiroyuki Fukuyama 141Novel Process for Surface Treatment of AIN-High-Temperature Oxidation Behavior of AIN, Hiroyuki Fukuyama, Tetsuharu Tanoue, Kazuhiro Nagata 149MYCRONID Based Long-Lasting BN Hardcoating as Release Agent and Protection Against Corrosion for Aluminum Foundry Applications, Jochen Greim, Martin Engler, Krishna Uibel, Christoph Lesniak 159CompositesA Study into Epoxy Composites for High-Voltage Device Encapsulation, Ammer K. Jadoon, John C. Fothergill, Andy Wilby 169GeopolymersAdvances in Understanding the Synthesis Mechanisms of New Geopolymeric Materials, Kenneth J.D. MacKenzie, Dan Brew, Ross Fletcher, Catherine Nicholson, Raymond Vagana, Martin Schmucker 187Author Index 201

Dr. Narottam P. Bansal is a Senior Research Scientist in the Ceramic Branch, Materials and Structures Division, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH. He received his Ph. D. in 1973. He held post-doctoral research appointments at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Troy, NY. He has carried out research in a number of areas such as: solid oxide fuel cells, fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites for high-temperature structural applications in turbine engines, fiber-matrix interface, thermal and environmental barrier coatings, high-temperature superonductors, sol-gel Processing, refractory glass-ceramics, crystallization kinetics, phase transformations, IR-transmitting materials, electroanalytical techniques, ionic diffusion in melts. Dr. Bansal is a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society. He is recipient of NASA's Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievements (1998), R & D 100 Award (2001) and Hind Rattan Award (1993) from NRI Society of India. He has also received numerous Innovative Technology Development Awards and Tech Brief Awards from NASA. He has been listed in more than 30 different Who's Who in the U.S. and abroad. So far, he has been organizer and Program Chair of 31 International Symposia and editor of 23 Conference proceeding volumes. He is author/co-author of 4 books, 6 invited book chapters, 3 review articles, 8 NASA Tech Briefs, and 215 research papers including 92 peer-reviewed journal articles. He has been awarded seven U.S. Patents, so far. Dr. Bansal has also served on the international advisory boards of a number of international conferences. He was a member of the Technical Committee 18 of International Commission on Glass and Chair of its subcommittee on Diffusion in Glass Forming Melts. He is a member of the Technical Committee V.8.1 of International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). He is an active member of the American Ceramic Society since 1982. As a member of the Engineering Ceramics Division, Dr. Bansal has served as chair of the Awards and Scholarship Committee. He is a past chair of the Northern Ohio section of the American Ceramic Society. J. P. Singh is a senior scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois. Currently, he is on assignment as a Program Manager with US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)/Asian Office of Aerospace R&D (AOARD). He received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Utah in 1979. Prior to joining Argonne in 1983, he held positions at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, and McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. He has worked in the area of structural ceramics and composites, high temperature superconductivity, solid oxide fuel cells, thermal and environment barrier coatings for advanced turbine systems, and refractories for coal gasifiers as well as steel and glass manufacturing. Dr. Singh has received numerous awards including the1988 R&D 100 Award for "Neutron Stress Monitor for Composites Constituents," Argonne Director's Award (1991) for the fabrication of a first-of-a-kind high temperature superconducting current lead, 1992 Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer, and 2004 James Muller Memorial Award from the Engineering Ceramics Division of the American Ceramic Society. He was the chair (1997-1998) and counselor (1998-2000) of the Engineering Ceramic Division of the American Ceramic Society. His research interests include fracture and thermomechanical behavior of ceramics and composites. He has published more than 180 papers, edited over 20 books, holds 5 patents, and organized over 20 international conferences in the area of ceramics and composites. He is a fellow of the American Ceramics Society.Tatsuki Ohji is a principal research scientist of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan. He earned his BS and MS from Nagoya Institute of Technology in mechanical engineering and Ph. D. from Tokyo Institute of Technology in inorganic materials engineering. He was a visiting scientist at University of California, Berkeley during 1991-92. His research interests include mechanical and other characteristics of ceramics, ceramic composites and porous materials. Fellow of the American Ceramic Society and recipient of the Academy Award of the Ceramic Society of Japan, he has authored or coauthored more than 250 papers. He is serving as associate editors of Journal of the American Ceramic Society and International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. He is recognized as the most highly cited author who has published papers in Journal of the American Ceramic Society from 1999 to 2004.

• Preface ix Chemical Vapor DepositionHigh Speed Deposition of YSZ Films by Laser Chemical Vapor Deposition, Teiichi Kimura, Takashi Goto 3Preparation of Ru-C Nano-Composite Films and Their Electrode Properties for Oxygen Sensors, Teiichi Kimura, Takashi Goto 13Combustion SynthesisSynthesis of Sm[subscript 0.5]Sr[subscript 0.5]CoO[subscript 3-x] and La[subscript 0.6]Sr[subscript 0.4]CoO[subscript 3-x] Nanopowders by Solution Combustion Process, Narottam P. Bansal, Zhimin Zhong 23Chemistry Purification of Titanium Diboride Powder Synthesised by Combustion Synthesis Processes, Wang Weimin, Fu Zhengyi, Wang Hao 33Reaction FormingFabrication of Silicon Carbide From Bamboo Carbon Templates, Yung-Jen Lin, Yi-Hsiang Chiu 45Effects of Process Parameters on Post Reaction Sintering of Silicon Nitride Ceramics, Toru Wakihara, Junichi Tatami, Katsutoshi Komeya, Meguro Takeshi, Hideki Kita, Naoki Kondo, Kiyoshi Hirao 57Polymer ProcessingSynthesis of Carbon/Fe-Ni-Cu Alloy Composite by Carbonization of Organometallic Polymers and Their Magnetic Properties, Yukiko Uchida, Makoto Nakanishi, Tatsuo Fujii, Jun Takada, Akinori Muto, Yusaku Sakata 67Electochemical DepositionFabrication of YSZ Thin Films in an Aqueous Solution by Electro-Chemical Deposition, Atsushi Saiki, Hiroki Uno, Satoka Ui, Takashi Hashizume, Kiyoshi Terayama 77Plasma SynthesisPreparation and Characterization of Epitaxial Fe[subscript 2-x]Ti[subscript x]O[subscript 3] Solid Solution Films, Tatsuo Fujii, Hideki Hashimoto, Yusuke Takada, Makoto Nakanishi, Jun Takada 87Solid Freeform FabricationMicrotomography of Solid Freeform Fabrication, Jay C. Hanan, James E. Smay, Francesco DeCarlo, Yong Chu 97Floc-CastingFabrication and Evaluation of Transparent Amorphous SiO[subscript 2] Sintered Body Through Floc-Casting, D. Hiratsuka, J. Tatami, T. Wakihara, K. Komeya, T. Meguro, M. Ibukiyama 107Solution DepositionYttria Stabilized Zirconia Thin Films Formation From an Aqueous Solution by Mist Deposition, Atsushi Saiki, Yukimine Fujisawa, Takashi Hashizume, Kiyoshi Terayama 115Nanopowders and NanorodsSynthesis and Structural Characterization of Nanoapatite Ceramics Powders for Biomedical Applications, Kanae Ando, Mizuki Ohkubo, Satoshi Hayakawa, Kanji Tsuru, Akiyoshi Osaka, Eiji Fujii, Koji Kawabata, Christian Bonhomme, Florence Babonneau 125Novel Process of Submicron-Scale Ceramic Rod Array Formation on Metallic Substrate, Kazuya Okamoto, Satoshi Hayakawa, Kanji Tsuru, Akiyoshi Osaka 133Coatings and FilmsNovel Process for Surface Treatment of AIN - Characterization and Application, Takehiko Yoneda, Motonobu Teramoto, Kazuya Takada, Hiroyuki Fukuyama 141Novel Process for Surface Treatment of AIN-High-Temperature Oxidation Behavior of AIN, Hiroyuki Fukuyama, Tetsuharu Tanoue, Kazuhiro Nagata 149MYCRONID Based Long-Lasting BN Hardcoating as Release Agent and Protection Against Corrosion for Aluminum Foundry Applications, Jochen Greim, Martin Engler, Krishna Uibel, Christoph Lesniak 159CompositesA Study into Epoxy Composites for High-Voltage Device Encapsulation, Ammer K. Jadoon, John C. Fothergill, Andy Wilby 169GeopolymersAdvances in Understanding the Synthesis Mechanisms of New Geopolymeric Materials, Kenneth J.D. MacKenzie, Dan Brew, Ross Fletcher, Catherine Nicholson, Raymond Vagana, Martin Schmucker 187Author Index 201

Dr. Narottam P. Bansal is a Senior Research Scientist in the Ceramic Branch, Materials and Structures Division, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH. He received his Ph. D. in 1973. He held post-doctoral research appointments at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Troy, NY. He has carried out research in a number of areas such as: solid oxide fuel cells, fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites for high-temperature structural applications in turbine engines, fiber-matrix interface, thermal and environmental barrier coatings, high-temperature superonductors, sol-gel Processing, refractory glass-ceramics, crystallization kinetics, phase transformations, IR-transmitting materials, electroanalytical techniques, ionic diffusion in melts. Dr. Bansal is a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society. He is recipient of NASA's Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievements (1998), R & D 100 Award (2001) and Hind Rattan Award (1993) from NRI Society of India. He has also received numerous Innovative Technology Development Awards and Tech Brief Awards from NASA. He has been listed in more than 30 different Who's Who in the U.S. and abroad. So far, he has been organizer and Program Chair of 31 International Symposia and editor of 23 Conference proceeding volumes. He is author/co-author of 4 books, 6 invited book chapters, 3 review articles, 8 NASA Tech Briefs, and 215 research papers including 92 peer-reviewed journal articles. He has been awarded seven U.S. Patents, so far. Dr. Bansal has also served on the international advisory boards of a number of international conferences. He was a member of the Technical Committee 18 of International Commission on Glass and Chair of its subcommittee on Diffusion in Glass Forming Melts. He is a member of the Technical Committee V.8.1 of International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). He is an active member of the American Ceramic Society since 1982. As a member of the Engineering Ceramics Division, Dr. Bansal has served as chair of the Awards and Scholarship Committee. He is a past chair of the Northern Ohio section of the American Ceramic Society. J. P. Singh is a senior scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois. Currently, he is on assignment as a Program Manager with US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)/Asian Office of Aerospace R&D (AOARD). He received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Utah in 1979. Prior to joining Argonne in 1983, he held positions at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, and McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. He has worked in the area of structural ceramics and composites, high temperature superconductivity, solid oxide fuel cells, thermal and environment barrier coatings for advanced turbine systems, and refractories for coal gasifiers as well as steel and glass manufacturing. Dr. Singh has received numerous awards including the1988 R&D 100 Award for "Neutron Stress Monitor for Composites Constituents," Argonne Director's Award (1991) for the fabrication of a first-of-a-kind high temperature superconducting current lead, 1992 Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer, and 2004 James Muller Memorial Award from the Engineering Ceramics Division of the American Ceramic Society. He was the chair (1997-1998) and counselor (1998-2000) of the Engineering Ceramic Division of the American Ceramic Society. His research interests include fracture and thermomechanical behavior of ceramics and composites. He has published more than 180 papers, edited over 20 books, holds 5 patents, and organized over 20 international conferences in the area of ceramics and composites. He is a fellow of the American Ceramics Society.Tatsuki Ohji is a principal research scientist of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan. He earned his BS and MS from Nagoya Institute of Technology in mechanical engineering and Ph. D. from Tokyo Institute of Technology in inorganic materials engineering. He was a visiting scientist at University of California, Berkeley during 1991-92. His research interests include mechanical and other characteristics of ceramics, ceramic composites and porous materials. Fellow of the American Ceramic Society and recipient of the Academy Award of the Ceramic Society of Japan, he has authored or coauthored more than 250 papers. He is serving as associate editors of Journal of the American Ceramic Society and International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. He is recognized as the most highly cited author who has published papers in Journal of the American Ceramic Society from 1999 to 2004.

• Preface ix Chemical Vapor DepositionHigh Speed Deposition of YSZ Films by Laser Chemical Vapor Deposition, Teiichi Kimura, Takashi Goto 3Preparation of Ru-C Nano-Composite Films and Their Electrode Properties for Oxygen Sensors, Teiichi Kimura, Takashi Goto 13Combustion SynthesisSynthesis of Sm[subscript 0.5]Sr[subscript 0.5]CoO[subscript 3-x] and La[subscript 0.6]Sr[subscript 0.4]CoO[subscript 3-x] Nanopowders by Solution Combustion Process, Narottam P. Bansal, Zhimin Zhong 23Chemistry Purification of Titanium Diboride Powder Synthesised by Combustion Synthesis Processes, Wang Weimin, Fu Zhengyi, Wang Hao 33Reaction FormingFabrication of Silicon Carbide From Bamboo Carbon Templates, Yung-Jen Lin, Yi-Hsiang Chiu 45Effects of Process Parameters on Post Reaction Sintering of Silicon Nitride Ceramics, Toru Wakihara, Junichi Tatami, Katsutoshi Komeya, Meguro Takeshi, Hideki Kita, Naoki Kondo, Kiyoshi Hirao 57Polymer ProcessingSynthesis of Carbon/Fe-Ni-Cu Alloy Composite by Carbonization of Organometallic Polymers and Their Magnetic Properties, Yukiko Uchida, Makoto Nakanishi, Tatsuo Fujii, Jun Takada, Akinori Muto, Yusaku Sakata 67Electochemical DepositionFabrication of YSZ Thin Films in an Aqueous Solution by Electro-Chemical Deposition, Atsushi Saiki, Hiroki Uno, Satoka Ui, Takashi Hashizume, Kiyoshi Terayama 77Plasma SynthesisPreparation and Characterization of Epitaxial Fe[subscript 2-x]Ti[subscript x]O[subscript 3] Solid Solution Films, Tatsuo Fujii, Hideki Hashimoto, Yusuke Takada, Makoto Nakanishi, Jun Takada 87Solid Freeform FabricationMicrotomography of Solid Freeform Fabrication, Jay C. Hanan, James E. Smay, Francesco DeCarlo, Yong Chu 97Floc-CastingFabrication and Evaluation of Transparent Amorphous SiO[subscript 2] Sintered Body Through Floc-Casting, D. Hiratsuka, J. Tatami, T. Wakihara, K. Komeya, T. Meguro, M. Ibukiyama 107Solution DepositionYttria Stabilized Zirconia Thin Films Formation From an Aqueous Solution by Mist Deposition, Atsushi Saiki, Yukimine Fujisawa, Takashi Hashizume, Kiyoshi Terayama 115Nanopowders and NanorodsSynthesis and Structural Characterization of Nanoapatite Ceramics Powders for Biomedical Applications, Kanae Ando, Mizuki Ohkubo, Satoshi Hayakawa, Kanji Tsuru, Akiyoshi Osaka, Eiji Fujii, Koji Kawabata, Christian Bonhomme, Florence Babonneau 125Novel Process of Submicron-Scale Ceramic Rod Array Formation on Metallic Substrate, Kazuya Okamoto, Satoshi Hayakawa, Kanji Tsuru, Akiyoshi Osaka 133Coatings and FilmsNovel Process for Surface Treatment of AIN - Characterization and Application, Takehiko Yoneda, Motonobu Teramoto, Kazuya Takada, Hiroyuki Fukuyama 141Novel Process for Surface Treatment of AIN-High-Temperature Oxidation Behavior of AIN, Hiroyuki Fukuyama, Tetsuharu Tanoue, Kazuhiro Nagata 149MYCRONID Based Long-Lasting BN Hardcoating as Release Agent and Protection Against Corrosion for Aluminum Foundry Applications, Jochen Greim, Martin Engler, Krishna Uibel, Christoph Lesniak 159CompositesA Study into Epoxy Composites for High-Voltage Device Encapsulation, Ammer K. Jadoon, John C. Fothergill, Andy Wilby 169GeopolymersAdvances in Understanding the Synthesis Mechanisms of New Geopolymeric Materials, Kenneth J.D. MacKenzie, Dan Brew, Ross Fletcher, Catherine Nicholson, Raymond Vagana, Martin Schmucker 187Author Index 201