Kevin G. Ewsuk is a Principal Member of the Technical Staff in the Ceramic Processing and Inorganic Materials Department at Sandia National Laboratories, where he is responsible for ceramic processing and process modeling R&D, advanced composite processing and characterization, and characterizing and modeling powder compaction and sintering. Dr. Ewsuk received his PhD and MS degrees in Ceramic Science from the Pennsylvania State University and his research interests are in powder processing, process characterization, and sintering science and technology.

• Preface xiiiJOINING TECHNOLOGY FOR NEW METALLIC GLASSES AND INORGANIC MATERIALSThe Structure of the Welded Zone and Phase Transformation Behavior of Ni-Based Bulk-Glass Forming Alloy 3D.V. Louzguine-Luzgin, G. Xie, T. Tsumura, K. Nakata, Y. Murakami, H.M. Kimura, and A. InoueBrazing of Advanced Ceramic Composites: Issues and Challenges 9Mrityunjay Singh and Rajiv AsthanaDevelopment of a Variable Temperature UHV-Laser Microscope Combined With a Pulsed Laser Deposition for In Situ Studies of Ceramics/Metallic Glass Interfaces 15Yuji Matsumoto, Takuma Obata, Miki Hiraoka, and Masao KatayamaStress Analysis of Geometrically Complex and Ultra Large Scale Model by Fractal Multi-Grid Method 21H. Murakawa, H. Serizawa, M. Tejima, K. Taguchi, and S. ItohInfluence of Grain-Grain Interfaces on Heat Transfer in Dense and Porous Oxide Ceramics 27D.S. Smith, C. Poulier, B. Na'ft-Ali, A. Michot, and J. AbsiFabrication of Colloidal Photonic Crystals from Submicron-Sized Spheres 33Daisuke Nagao, Mitsuaki Hirose, Ryoji Kameyama, Hideki Matsumoto, Yoshio Kobayashi, and Mikio KonnoSpark Plasma Sintering of Al203 Particulate Dispersed Zr55Cu30AI10NÍ5 Metallic Glassy Matrix Composite 39Guoqiang Xie, Dmitri V. Louzguine-Luzgin, Akira Okubo, Hisamichi Kimura, and Akihisa InouePorous Bulk Metallic Glass Produced by Spark Plasma Sintering of Gas Atomized Zr55Cu30AI10Ni5 Glassy Powders 45Guoqiang Xie, Wei Zhang, Qingsheng Zhang, Dmitri V. Louzguine-Luzgin, Akira Okubo, Hisamichi Kimura, and Akihisa InoueMechanical Properties of Friction-Stir Welded Titanium Joint 51Hidetoshi Fujii, Hideaki Kato, Kazuhiro Nakata, and Kiyoshi NogiSilica-Coating of Barium Titanate Particles 57Hideki Matsumoto, Daisuke Nagao, Yoshio Kobayashi, and Mikio KonnoDissolution of Hydrogen into Tungsten Phosphate Glasses through Palladium Coating 63Hiromasa Tawarayama, Hiroshi Kawazoe, Shouichi Sugata, Futoshi Utsuno,Hiroyuki Inoue, and Hideo Hosono Properties of Metallic Glass Coatings on an Aluminum Alloy Substrate Produced Using a HVOF Spraying Process 69Hyun-Guen Kim, Kazuhiro Nakata, Takuya Tsumura, Masaharu Sugiyama, Takanori Igarashi, Masahiro Fukumoto, Hisamichi Kimura, and Akihisa InouePhotoelectron Spectroscopic Study of Energy Level Alignment at C12A7:e~ / Alq3 Interfaces 79Ki-Beom Kim, Maiko Kikuchi, Masashi Miyakawa, Hiroshi Yanagi, Toshio Kamiya, Masahiro Hirano, and Hideo HosonoDevelopment of Nanoceramics: Application to Diffusion Bonding 85Michiyuki Yoshida, Yutaka Shinoda, Takashi Akatsu, and Fumihiro WakaiInfluence of Friction Stir Welding Parameters on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AA2024-T3 Aluminum Alloy 91Saad Ahmed Khodir, Toshiya Shibayanagi, and Masaaki NakaEffects of Processing Temperature on Bonding Behavior of Hydroxyapatite Ceramics and Titanium by Hydrothermal Hot-Pressing Method 97Takamasa Onoki, Tomoaki Watanabe, Eiichi Yasuda, Masahiro Yoshimura,Toshiyuki Hashida, and Yasuhiro TanabeOrientation Distribution in Friction Stir Processed A6061 Aluminum Alloy 103Toshiya Shibayanagi and Takamasa MatsumotoWeldability and Mechanical Property of Ni53Nb2oTi10Zr8Co6Cu3 Metallic Glass Foil by Laser Welding 109Takuya Tsumura, Katsunori Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Nakata, Natsuki Yoneyama,Taichi Murakami, Hisamichi Kimura, and Akihisa InoueGlass Transition Phenomena and Heat Capacity of Zr0.55"'o.1oNlo.05(-'Uo.3o 117Yosuke Moriya, Takahiro Yoshida, Hitoshi Kawaji, Tooru Atake, Mikio Fukuhara, Hisamichi Kimura, and Akihisa InoueDevelopment of Fiber Laser Aided Spot Heating System and its Application to Control of Microstructure in Pure Aluminum 123Toshiya Shibayanagi, Masahiro Tsukamoto, Nobuyuki Abe, Nobuyuki Matsuda, Yukihiro Soga, and Takamasa MatsumotoPreparation of an MTES Hybrid Bioactive Coating on Metal Surfaces Using the Sol-Gel Method 129Yasuto Hoshikawa, Eiichi Yasuda, Takamasa Onoki, Masaru Akao, and Yasuhiro TanabeSynthesis of Si02-Coated Magnetite Nanoparticles and Immobilization of Proteins on Them 135Yoshio Kobayashi, Mayumi Yoshida, Daisuke Nagao, Yasuo Ando,Terunobu Miyazaki, and Mikio KonnoNANOPARTICLES AND POWDERSFabrication of Textured Alumina-Mullite-Silicon Carbide Nano-Composites 145Yoshio Sakka, Sho Saito, Atsushi Honda, and Tohru S. SuzukiColloidal Consolidation of Mixed Powders of the Alumina/Indium Tin Oxide System 153Naoki Matsunaga, Shinji Ueno, Yosuke Tanaka, and Yoshihiro HirataImprovement of Silica Particle Dispersability in Xylene Using Surface Modification 159Chika Takai, Masayoshi Fuji, and Minoru TakahashiSelf-Dispersible Silica Nanoparticles Modified with Aminoalkylsilane 165Toshio Kakui, Mitsuru Ishii, Sayaka Sato, Masao Ishiguro, and Koji HisanagaLow Temperature Co-Fired Ceramics (LTCC)—Design and Characterization of Interfaces 173Torsten Rabe, Markus Eberstein, and Wolfgang A. SchillerControlling Interfacial Chemistry During the Processing of Micron Scale Surgical Instruments 179Nicholas Antolino, Gregory Hayes, James H. Adair, Christopher Mühlstein, Mary Frecker, and Eric MockensturmDevelopment of Nanoencapsulated Curcumin in Chitosan for Cosmetic Use via Evaporation of O/W/O Emulsion 185W. Tanthapanichakoon, N. Sowasod, and T. CharinpanitkulStructural and Morphological Study of Nanoceramics Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis 193L.S. Gómez, M.E. Rabanal, J.M. Torralba, L. Mancic, and O. Milosevic Influence of Water Content of Starting Powder Mixture on the Mechanochemical Synthesis of StrontiumDoped Lanthanum Manganite 199Jintawat Chaichanawong, Kazuyoshi Sato, Hiroya Abe, Makio Naito, Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, and Wiwut TanthapanichakoonCarbon Nanotubes as Photocatalytic Carriers 205Georgios Pyrgiotakis and Wolfgang SigmundAnisotropie Sintering Shrinkage and Grain Growth for Spherical Alumina Powder Compacts Aligned in High Magnetic Field 211Anze Shut, Lingke Zeng, Yanchun Liu, Atsushi Makiya, and Keizo UematsuEffect of Mo Powder Surface Condition on Fabrication of Mo-Si02 Functionally Graded Materials with Slipcasting Method 219Ayumu Umemoto, Koichi Hayashi, Kyoko Hayano, Noritaka Saito, Kenji Kaneko, and Kunihiko Nakashima A Mechanically Synthesized La08Sr02Mn03 Fine Powder for the Cathode Material of an Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (IT-SOFC) 225Kazuyoshi Sato, Akira Kondo, Hiroya Abe, Makio Naito, and Jintawat ChaichanawongHydrothemal Synthesis of Nanostructured Bi2Te3 Powder 231H. Kaga, Y. Kinemuchi, and K. WatariInfluence of Nanoporous Structure on Silane Coupling Surface Modification Behavior and Adhesion Properties of Spherical Silica Particles 237Toshiyuki Kani, Maki Tamonoki, Takahiro Suzuki, Mayumi Tsukada, and Hidehiro KamiyaEffect of Magnetic Field on Orientation of Diamagnetic Ceramic Particles Dispersed in Slurry 243Satoshi Tanaka, Atsushi Makiya, Keizo Uematsu, and Yutaka DoshidaMicro-Patterning of Tin Oxide by Micro-Molding in Capillaries 251Junko Imasu, Hiroshi Fudouzi, and Yoshio SakkaGelcasting Formulation of Alumina Slurry Offering Some Advantages in Ceramic Shaping 257Ruben L. Menchavez, Masayoshi Fuji, Hiroaki Takegami, Tomohiro Yamakawa, and Minoru TakahashiEffect of Surfactants on the Formation of Hollow CaC03 Particle by Bubble Template Method 263Yong Sheng Han, Li Wei Lin, Masayoshi Fuji, Takeshi Endo, Hideo Watanabe, and Minoru Takahashi A Facile Method to Synthesize ZnO Tubes by Involving Ammonia Bubbles 269Liwei Lin, Yongsheng Han, Masayoshi Fuji, Takeshi Endo, Hideo Watanabe, and Minoru TakahashiRapid Drying Technique for Slip Cast Body 275Takashi Shirai, Masaki Yasuoka, Yoshiaki Kinemuchi, Yuji Hotta, and Koji WatariINTERFACE CHARACTERIZATION AND CONTROLImprovement of Molten-Metal Wettability on Ceramics by Micro-Macro Level Morphology Control 283Hideki Kita, Hideki Hyuga, Katsumi Yoshida, and Naoki KondoCeramic Surface Roughness Modification Using a Polymethylsilsesquioxane and Silicon Oxycarbide Film Coating 289Manabu Fukushima, Seiji Nakano, and Hideki KitaAn AFM Study of the Interaction Between an a-Alumina Particle and a Flat Sapphire Surface in High Ionic Strength Electrolyte Solutions 295Huseyin Yilmaz, Kimiyasu Sato, and Koji WatariENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTCohesive Dust Cake Formation on a Ceramic Tube Filter as the Main Cause of a Pressure Drop Increase in a High Temperature Gas Cleaning Process 303Nobuhiro Misawa, Hiroshi Sasatsu, Shinichi Sakuno, and Hidehiro KamiyaSimulation of the Filtration Process for a Flat Fabric Filter 309Yuping Yao, Ning Mao, Masashi Wada, Hidehiro Kamiya, and Chikao KanaokaEvaluation of the Long Term Stability of LSM/ScSZ Composite Powder Materials for SOFC Cathodes 317Akifusa Hagiwara, Natsuro Hobara, Hiroyuki Shimada, Koichi Takizawa, Kazuyoshi Sato, Hiroya Abe, and Makio NaitoA Novel Concept and Approach to Fabricate Protective KB/PVdF Composite Films on Metallic Bipolar Plates for PEM Fuel Cells 325Jingtian Yin, Takehisa Fukui, Kenji Murata, T. Hirabayashi, S. Yamamuro, M. Matsuda, and M. MiyakeStudy of an Alum-Ceramic Heat Storage Material 333Xuetan Ren, Anze Shui, Lingke Zeng, Yanchun Liu, and Junsheng WuDevelopment of Filtration Technology for PM2.5 in Diesel Exhaust 339Masahiro Yoshikawa, Tomihiko Uemura, Daiki Kan, Takehisa Fukui, Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, Makio Naito, and Wiwut TanthapanichakoonSMART PROCESSING TECHNOLOGYNanoscale Particle Processing Through Aerosol Routes 347Olivera B. Milosevic, Lidija T. Mancic, Maria Eugenia Rabanal, Luz Gomez, and Jose Manuel TorralbaA Treatment of Carbonaceous Waste Containing Metals by Steam Plasma 353Hiroshi Nisikawa, Sumihiro Higuchi, Manabu Tanaka, and Tadashi TakemotoEffect of Ultrasonication on Dispersion and Aggregate Size of Ti02 Nanoparticles in Concentrated Aqueous SuspensionKimitoshi Sato, Ji-Guang Li, Takamasa Ishigaki, and Hidehiro KamiyaInvestigation of Bonding Mechanism Between Plasma Sprayed Al203 Top Coating and Ti-AI Undercoating on Steel Substrate 369Shinichiro Adachi and Kazuhiro NakataMechanochemical Synthesis of Barium Titanate From Nanocrystalline BaC03 and Ti02 375Akira Kondo, Kazuyoshi Sato, Hiroya Abe, Makio Naito, and Hirofumi ShimodaThe Effect of Direct Diode Laser Beam Size in Heat Conduction Lap Welding of a Thin Film on a Thick Substrate 381Nobuyuki Abe, Naoyuki Nakamura, Yoshinori Fuñada, and Masahiro TsukamotoMictostructural Characterization and Mechanical Properties of Plasma Sprayed Hydroxyapatite Coatings 389M. F. Morks and Akira KobayashiMeasurements of Cathode Surface Temperature of Plasma Torch 395Shinichi Tashiro, Hiroshi Nishikawa, and Manabu TanakaTopology Analysis of the Cu3Sn Phase in Electronic Interconnections 401Feng Gao, Hiroshi Nishikawa, and Tadashi TakemotoFreeform Fabrication of Photonic Crystals with 3-Dimensional Diamond Structure by Micro-Stereolithography 407Weiwu Chen, Soshu Kirihara, and Yoshinari MiyamotoProperties of Inductivety-Coupled RF Plasmas Sustained with Internal Antenna for Deposition of Carbon-Related Films 413Kosuke Takenaka, Yuichi Setsuhara, Kazuaki Nishisaka, and Akinori EbeMATERIALS DESIGNCharacteristics of ITO Films Deposited by dc Magnetron Sputtering Using Various Sintered Indium-Tin-Oxide Targets 421Joon Hong Park, Sang Chul Lee, Jin Ho Lee, and Pung Keun SongSintering and Enhanced Mechanical Properties of Densified Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube/TiN Composites 427Lian Gao and Linqin JiangCharacterization of the Surface Morphology of Organic and Inorganic Hybrid Thin Films—A First Step to Fabricate an Artificial Cell Membrane 433Wakako Manabe, Hiroshi Takano, and Masayuki Itoh Ion Permeability and Membrane Potential of Organic and Inorganic Hybrid Thin Films-Characterization of Artificial Cell Membrane 439Ryuji Okamura, Masayuki Itoh, and Hiroshi TakanoCorrosion Resistance of TiAIN/CrN, TiAIN, and CrN Coatings Prepared By RF Magnetron Sputtering 445Dong Hwan Song, Woo Yang Jang, and Jong Kook LeePlasma Thermal Deposition of Aluminum on Mg-Li Work-Hardened Alloy 453Masato Tsujikawa, Shin-ichiro Adachi, Kazuhiro Nakata, Masaichiro Kamita, and Sachio OkiBehavior of Superficial Oxide at Diffusion-Bonded Interface of TiN and its Influence on Bond Strength 461Shinji Koyama, Makoto Takahashi, and Kenji IkeuchiThe Effects of Functional Groups of Surface Modifier on Internal Friction and Young's Modulus of Ceramic Composites 467T. Shimazu, N. Isu, M. Miura, and E.H. IshidaAuthor Index 473

Kevin G. Ewsuk is a Principal Member of the Technical Staff in the Ceramic Processing and Inorganic Materials Department at Sandia National Laboratories, where he is responsible for ceramic processing and process modeling R&D, advanced composite processing and characterization, and characterizing and modeling powder compaction and sintering. Dr. Ewsuk received his PhD and MS degrees in Ceramic Science from the Pennsylvania State University and his research interests are in powder processing, process characterization, and sintering science and technology.

• Preface xiiiJOINING TECHNOLOGY FOR NEW METALLIC GLASSES AND INORGANIC MATERIALSThe Structure of the Welded Zone and Phase Transformation Behavior of Ni-Based Bulk-Glass Forming Alloy 3D.V. Louzguine-Luzgin, G. Xie, T. Tsumura, K. Nakata, Y. Murakami, H.M. Kimura, and A. InoueBrazing of Advanced Ceramic Composites: Issues and Challenges 9Mrityunjay Singh and Rajiv AsthanaDevelopment of a Variable Temperature UHV-Laser Microscope Combined With a Pulsed Laser Deposition for In Situ Studies of Ceramics/Metallic Glass Interfaces 15Yuji Matsumoto, Takuma Obata, Miki Hiraoka, and Masao KatayamaStress Analysis of Geometrically Complex and Ultra Large Scale Model by Fractal Multi-Grid Method 21H. Murakawa, H. Serizawa, M. Tejima, K. Taguchi, and S. ItohInfluence of Grain-Grain Interfaces on Heat Transfer in Dense and Porous Oxide Ceramics 27D.S. Smith, C. Poulier, B. Na'ft-Ali, A. Michot, and J. AbsiFabrication of Colloidal Photonic Crystals from Submicron-Sized Spheres 33Daisuke Nagao, Mitsuaki Hirose, Ryoji Kameyama, Hideki Matsumoto, Yoshio Kobayashi, and Mikio KonnoSpark Plasma Sintering of Al203 Particulate Dispersed Zr55Cu30AI10NÍ5 Metallic Glassy Matrix Composite 39Guoqiang Xie, Dmitri V. Louzguine-Luzgin, Akira Okubo, Hisamichi Kimura, and Akihisa InouePorous Bulk Metallic Glass Produced by Spark Plasma Sintering of Gas Atomized Zr55Cu30AI10Ni5 Glassy Powders 45Guoqiang Xie, Wei Zhang, Qingsheng Zhang, Dmitri V. Louzguine-Luzgin, Akira Okubo, Hisamichi Kimura, and Akihisa InoueMechanical Properties of Friction-Stir Welded Titanium Joint 51Hidetoshi Fujii, Hideaki Kato, Kazuhiro Nakata, and Kiyoshi NogiSilica-Coating of Barium Titanate Particles 57Hideki Matsumoto, Daisuke Nagao, Yoshio Kobayashi, and Mikio KonnoDissolution of Hydrogen into Tungsten Phosphate Glasses through Palladium Coating 63Hiromasa Tawarayama, Hiroshi Kawazoe, Shouichi Sugata, Futoshi Utsuno,Hiroyuki Inoue, and Hideo Hosono Properties of Metallic Glass Coatings on an Aluminum Alloy Substrate Produced Using a HVOF Spraying Process 69Hyun-Guen Kim, Kazuhiro Nakata, Takuya Tsumura, Masaharu Sugiyama, Takanori Igarashi, Masahiro Fukumoto, Hisamichi Kimura, and Akihisa InouePhotoelectron Spectroscopic Study of Energy Level Alignment at C12A7:e~ / Alq3 Interfaces 79Ki-Beom Kim, Maiko Kikuchi, Masashi Miyakawa, Hiroshi Yanagi, Toshio Kamiya, Masahiro Hirano, and Hideo HosonoDevelopment of Nanoceramics: Application to Diffusion Bonding 85Michiyuki Yoshida, Yutaka Shinoda, Takashi Akatsu, and Fumihiro WakaiInfluence of Friction Stir Welding Parameters on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AA2024-T3 Aluminum Alloy 91Saad Ahmed Khodir, Toshiya Shibayanagi, and Masaaki NakaEffects of Processing Temperature on Bonding Behavior of Hydroxyapatite Ceramics and Titanium by Hydrothermal Hot-Pressing Method 97Takamasa Onoki, Tomoaki Watanabe, Eiichi Yasuda, Masahiro Yoshimura,Toshiyuki Hashida, and Yasuhiro TanabeOrientation Distribution in Friction Stir Processed A6061 Aluminum Alloy 103Toshiya Shibayanagi and Takamasa MatsumotoWeldability and Mechanical Property of Ni53Nb2oTi10Zr8Co6Cu3 Metallic Glass Foil by Laser Welding 109Takuya Tsumura, Katsunori Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Nakata, Natsuki Yoneyama,Taichi Murakami, Hisamichi Kimura, and Akihisa InoueGlass Transition Phenomena and Heat Capacity of Zr0.55"'o.1oNlo.05(-'Uo.3o 117Yosuke Moriya, Takahiro Yoshida, Hitoshi Kawaji, Tooru Atake, Mikio Fukuhara, Hisamichi Kimura, and Akihisa InoueDevelopment of Fiber Laser Aided Spot Heating System and its Application to Control of Microstructure in Pure Aluminum 123Toshiya Shibayanagi, Masahiro Tsukamoto, Nobuyuki Abe, Nobuyuki Matsuda, Yukihiro Soga, and Takamasa MatsumotoPreparation of an MTES Hybrid Bioactive Coating on Metal Surfaces Using the Sol-Gel Method 129Yasuto Hoshikawa, Eiichi Yasuda, Takamasa Onoki, Masaru Akao, and Yasuhiro TanabeSynthesis of Si02-Coated Magnetite Nanoparticles and Immobilization of Proteins on Them 135Yoshio Kobayashi, Mayumi Yoshida, Daisuke Nagao, Yasuo Ando,Terunobu Miyazaki, and Mikio KonnoNANOPARTICLES AND POWDERSFabrication of Textured Alumina-Mullite-Silicon Carbide Nano-Composites 145Yoshio Sakka, Sho Saito, Atsushi Honda, and Tohru S. SuzukiColloidal Consolidation of Mixed Powders of the Alumina/Indium Tin Oxide System 153Naoki Matsunaga, Shinji Ueno, Yosuke Tanaka, and Yoshihiro HirataImprovement of Silica Particle Dispersability in Xylene Using Surface Modification 159Chika Takai, Masayoshi Fuji, and Minoru TakahashiSelf-Dispersible Silica Nanoparticles Modified with Aminoalkylsilane 165Toshio Kakui, Mitsuru Ishii, Sayaka Sato, Masao Ishiguro, and Koji HisanagaLow Temperature Co-Fired Ceramics (LTCC)—Design and Characterization of Interfaces 173Torsten Rabe, Markus Eberstein, and Wolfgang A. SchillerControlling Interfacial Chemistry During the Processing of Micron Scale Surgical Instruments 179Nicholas Antolino, Gregory Hayes, James H. Adair, Christopher Mühlstein, Mary Frecker, and Eric MockensturmDevelopment of Nanoencapsulated Curcumin in Chitosan for Cosmetic Use via Evaporation of O/W/O Emulsion 185W. Tanthapanichakoon, N. Sowasod, and T. CharinpanitkulStructural and Morphological Study of Nanoceramics Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis 193L.S. Gómez, M.E. Rabanal, J.M. Torralba, L. Mancic, and O. Milosevic Influence of Water Content of Starting Powder Mixture on the Mechanochemical Synthesis of StrontiumDoped Lanthanum Manganite 199Jintawat Chaichanawong, Kazuyoshi Sato, Hiroya Abe, Makio Naito, Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, and Wiwut TanthapanichakoonCarbon Nanotubes as Photocatalytic Carriers 205Georgios Pyrgiotakis and Wolfgang SigmundAnisotropie Sintering Shrinkage and Grain Growth for Spherical Alumina Powder Compacts Aligned in High Magnetic Field 211Anze Shut, Lingke Zeng, Yanchun Liu, Atsushi Makiya, and Keizo UematsuEffect of Mo Powder Surface Condition on Fabrication of Mo-Si02 Functionally Graded Materials with Slipcasting Method 219Ayumu Umemoto, Koichi Hayashi, Kyoko Hayano, Noritaka Saito, Kenji Kaneko, and Kunihiko Nakashima A Mechanically Synthesized La08Sr02Mn03 Fine Powder for the Cathode Material of an Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (IT-SOFC) 225Kazuyoshi Sato, Akira Kondo, Hiroya Abe, Makio Naito, and Jintawat ChaichanawongHydrothemal Synthesis of Nanostructured Bi2Te3 Powder 231H. Kaga, Y. Kinemuchi, and K. WatariInfluence of Nanoporous Structure on Silane Coupling Surface Modification Behavior and Adhesion Properties of Spherical Silica Particles 237Toshiyuki Kani, Maki Tamonoki, Takahiro Suzuki, Mayumi Tsukada, and Hidehiro KamiyaEffect of Magnetic Field on Orientation of Diamagnetic Ceramic Particles Dispersed in Slurry 243Satoshi Tanaka, Atsushi Makiya, Keizo Uematsu, and Yutaka DoshidaMicro-Patterning of Tin Oxide by Micro-Molding in Capillaries 251Junko Imasu, Hiroshi Fudouzi, and Yoshio SakkaGelcasting Formulation of Alumina Slurry Offering Some Advantages in Ceramic Shaping 257Ruben L. Menchavez, Masayoshi Fuji, Hiroaki Takegami, Tomohiro Yamakawa, and Minoru TakahashiEffect of Surfactants on the Formation of Hollow CaC03 Particle by Bubble Template Method 263Yong Sheng Han, Li Wei Lin, Masayoshi Fuji, Takeshi Endo, Hideo Watanabe, and Minoru Takahashi A Facile Method to Synthesize ZnO Tubes by Involving Ammonia Bubbles 269Liwei Lin, Yongsheng Han, Masayoshi Fuji, Takeshi Endo, Hideo Watanabe, and Minoru TakahashiRapid Drying Technique for Slip Cast Body 275Takashi Shirai, Masaki Yasuoka, Yoshiaki Kinemuchi, Yuji Hotta, and Koji WatariINTERFACE CHARACTERIZATION AND CONTROLImprovement of Molten-Metal Wettability on Ceramics by Micro-Macro Level Morphology Control 283Hideki Kita, Hideki Hyuga, Katsumi Yoshida, and Naoki KondoCeramic Surface Roughness Modification Using a Polymethylsilsesquioxane and Silicon Oxycarbide Film Coating 289Manabu Fukushima, Seiji Nakano, and Hideki KitaAn AFM Study of the Interaction Between an a-Alumina Particle and a Flat Sapphire Surface in High Ionic Strength Electrolyte Solutions 295Huseyin Yilmaz, Kimiyasu Sato, and Koji WatariENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTCohesive Dust Cake Formation on a Ceramic Tube Filter as the Main Cause of a Pressure Drop Increase in a High Temperature Gas Cleaning Process 303Nobuhiro Misawa, Hiroshi Sasatsu, Shinichi Sakuno, and Hidehiro KamiyaSimulation of the Filtration Process for a Flat Fabric Filter 309Yuping Yao, Ning Mao, Masashi Wada, Hidehiro Kamiya, and Chikao KanaokaEvaluation of the Long Term Stability of LSM/ScSZ Composite Powder Materials for SOFC Cathodes 317Akifusa Hagiwara, Natsuro Hobara, Hiroyuki Shimada, Koichi Takizawa, Kazuyoshi Sato, Hiroya Abe, and Makio NaitoA Novel Concept and Approach to Fabricate Protective KB/PVdF Composite Films on Metallic Bipolar Plates for PEM Fuel Cells 325Jingtian Yin, Takehisa Fukui, Kenji Murata, T. Hirabayashi, S. Yamamuro, M. Matsuda, and M. MiyakeStudy of an Alum-Ceramic Heat Storage Material 333Xuetan Ren, Anze Shui, Lingke Zeng, Yanchun Liu, and Junsheng WuDevelopment of Filtration Technology for PM2.5 in Diesel Exhaust 339Masahiro Yoshikawa, Tomihiko Uemura, Daiki Kan, Takehisa Fukui, Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, Makio Naito, and Wiwut TanthapanichakoonSMART PROCESSING TECHNOLOGYNanoscale Particle Processing Through Aerosol Routes 347Olivera B. Milosevic, Lidija T. Mancic, Maria Eugenia Rabanal, Luz Gomez, and Jose Manuel TorralbaA Treatment of Carbonaceous Waste Containing Metals by Steam Plasma 353Hiroshi Nisikawa, Sumihiro Higuchi, Manabu Tanaka, and Tadashi TakemotoEffect of Ultrasonication on Dispersion and Aggregate Size of Ti02 Nanoparticles in Concentrated Aqueous SuspensionKimitoshi Sato, Ji-Guang Li, Takamasa Ishigaki, and Hidehiro KamiyaInvestigation of Bonding Mechanism Between Plasma Sprayed Al203 Top Coating and Ti-AI Undercoating on Steel Substrate 369Shinichiro Adachi and Kazuhiro NakataMechanochemical Synthesis of Barium Titanate From Nanocrystalline BaC03 and Ti02 375Akira Kondo, Kazuyoshi Sato, Hiroya Abe, Makio Naito, and Hirofumi ShimodaThe Effect of Direct Diode Laser Beam Size in Heat Conduction Lap Welding of a Thin Film on a Thick Substrate 381Nobuyuki Abe, Naoyuki Nakamura, Yoshinori Fuñada, and Masahiro TsukamotoMictostructural Characterization and Mechanical Properties of Plasma Sprayed Hydroxyapatite Coatings 389M. F. Morks and Akira KobayashiMeasurements of Cathode Surface Temperature of Plasma Torch 395Shinichi Tashiro, Hiroshi Nishikawa, and Manabu TanakaTopology Analysis of the Cu3Sn Phase in Electronic Interconnections 401Feng Gao, Hiroshi Nishikawa, and Tadashi TakemotoFreeform Fabrication of Photonic Crystals with 3-Dimensional Diamond Structure by Micro-Stereolithography 407Weiwu Chen, Soshu Kirihara, and Yoshinari MiyamotoProperties of Inductivety-Coupled RF Plasmas Sustained with Internal Antenna for Deposition of Carbon-Related Films 413Kosuke Takenaka, Yuichi Setsuhara, Kazuaki Nishisaka, and Akinori EbeMATERIALS DESIGNCharacteristics of ITO Films Deposited by dc Magnetron Sputtering Using Various Sintered Indium-Tin-Oxide Targets 421Joon Hong Park, Sang Chul Lee, Jin Ho Lee, and Pung Keun SongSintering and Enhanced Mechanical Properties of Densified Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube/TiN Composites 427Lian Gao and Linqin JiangCharacterization of the Surface Morphology of Organic and Inorganic Hybrid Thin Films—A First Step to Fabricate an Artificial Cell Membrane 433Wakako Manabe, Hiroshi Takano, and Masayuki Itoh Ion Permeability and Membrane Potential of Organic and Inorganic Hybrid Thin Films-Characterization of Artificial Cell Membrane 439Ryuji Okamura, Masayuki Itoh, and Hiroshi TakanoCorrosion Resistance of TiAIN/CrN, TiAIN, and CrN Coatings Prepared By RF Magnetron Sputtering 445Dong Hwan Song, Woo Yang Jang, and Jong Kook LeePlasma Thermal Deposition of Aluminum on Mg-Li Work-Hardened Alloy 453Masato Tsujikawa, Shin-ichiro Adachi, Kazuhiro Nakata, Masaichiro Kamita, and Sachio OkiBehavior of Superficial Oxide at Diffusion-Bonded Interface of TiN and its Influence on Bond Strength 461Shinji Koyama, Makoto Takahashi, and Kenji IkeuchiThe Effects of Functional Groups of Surface Modifier on Internal Friction and Young's Modulus of Ceramic Composites 467T. Shimazu, N. Isu, M. Miura, and E.H. IshidaAuthor Index 473

Kevin G. Ewsuk is a Principal Member of the Technical Staff in the Ceramic Processing and Inorganic Materials Department at Sandia National Laboratories, where he is responsible for ceramic processing and process modeling R&D, advanced composite processing and characterization, and characterizing and modeling powder compaction and sintering. Dr. Ewsuk received his PhD and MS degrees in Ceramic Science from the Pennsylvania State University and his research interests are in powder processing, process characterization, and sintering science and technology.

• Preface xiiiJOINING TECHNOLOGY FOR NEW METALLIC GLASSES AND INORGANIC MATERIALSThe Structure of the Welded Zone and Phase Transformation Behavior of Ni-Based Bulk-Glass Forming Alloy 3D.V. Louzguine-Luzgin, G. Xie, T. Tsumura, K. Nakata, Y. Murakami, H.M. Kimura, and A. InoueBrazing of Advanced Ceramic Composites: Issues and Challenges 9Mrityunjay Singh and Rajiv AsthanaDevelopment of a Variable Temperature UHV-Laser Microscope Combined With a Pulsed Laser Deposition for In Situ Studies of Ceramics/Metallic Glass Interfaces 15Yuji Matsumoto, Takuma Obata, Miki Hiraoka, and Masao KatayamaStress Analysis of Geometrically Complex and Ultra Large Scale Model by Fractal Multi-Grid Method 21H. Murakawa, H. Serizawa, M. Tejima, K. Taguchi, and S. ItohInfluence of Grain-Grain Interfaces on Heat Transfer in Dense and Porous Oxide Ceramics 27D.S. Smith, C. Poulier, B. Na'ft-Ali, A. Michot, and J. AbsiFabrication of Colloidal Photonic Crystals from Submicron-Sized Spheres 33Daisuke Nagao, Mitsuaki Hirose, Ryoji Kameyama, Hideki Matsumoto, Yoshio Kobayashi, and Mikio KonnoSpark Plasma Sintering of Al203 Particulate Dispersed Zr55Cu30AI10NÍ5 Metallic Glassy Matrix Composite 39Guoqiang Xie, Dmitri V. Louzguine-Luzgin, Akira Okubo, Hisamichi Kimura, and Akihisa InouePorous Bulk Metallic Glass Produced by Spark Plasma Sintering of Gas Atomized Zr55Cu30AI10Ni5 Glassy Powders 45Guoqiang Xie, Wei Zhang, Qingsheng Zhang, Dmitri V. Louzguine-Luzgin, Akira Okubo, Hisamichi Kimura, and Akihisa InoueMechanical Properties of Friction-Stir Welded Titanium Joint 51Hidetoshi Fujii, Hideaki Kato, Kazuhiro Nakata, and Kiyoshi NogiSilica-Coating of Barium Titanate Particles 57Hideki Matsumoto, Daisuke Nagao, Yoshio Kobayashi, and Mikio KonnoDissolution of Hydrogen into Tungsten Phosphate Glasses through Palladium Coating 63Hiromasa Tawarayama, Hiroshi Kawazoe, Shouichi Sugata, Futoshi Utsuno,Hiroyuki Inoue, and Hideo Hosono Properties of Metallic Glass Coatings on an Aluminum Alloy Substrate Produced Using a HVOF Spraying Process 69Hyun-Guen Kim, Kazuhiro Nakata, Takuya Tsumura, Masaharu Sugiyama, Takanori Igarashi, Masahiro Fukumoto, Hisamichi Kimura, and Akihisa InouePhotoelectron Spectroscopic Study of Energy Level Alignment at C12A7:e~ / Alq3 Interfaces 79Ki-Beom Kim, Maiko Kikuchi, Masashi Miyakawa, Hiroshi Yanagi, Toshio Kamiya, Masahiro Hirano, and Hideo HosonoDevelopment of Nanoceramics: Application to Diffusion Bonding 85Michiyuki Yoshida, Yutaka Shinoda, Takashi Akatsu, and Fumihiro WakaiInfluence of Friction Stir Welding Parameters on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AA2024-T3 Aluminum Alloy 91Saad Ahmed Khodir, Toshiya Shibayanagi, and Masaaki NakaEffects of Processing Temperature on Bonding Behavior of Hydroxyapatite Ceramics and Titanium by Hydrothermal Hot-Pressing Method 97Takamasa Onoki, Tomoaki Watanabe, Eiichi Yasuda, Masahiro Yoshimura,Toshiyuki Hashida, and Yasuhiro TanabeOrientation Distribution in Friction Stir Processed A6061 Aluminum Alloy 103Toshiya Shibayanagi and Takamasa MatsumotoWeldability and Mechanical Property of Ni53Nb2oTi10Zr8Co6Cu3 Metallic Glass Foil by Laser Welding 109Takuya Tsumura, Katsunori Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Nakata, Natsuki Yoneyama,Taichi Murakami, Hisamichi Kimura, and Akihisa InoueGlass Transition Phenomena and Heat Capacity of Zr0.55"'o.1oNlo.05(-'Uo.3o 117Yosuke Moriya, Takahiro Yoshida, Hitoshi Kawaji, Tooru Atake, Mikio Fukuhara, Hisamichi Kimura, and Akihisa InoueDevelopment of Fiber Laser Aided Spot Heating System and its Application to Control of Microstructure in Pure Aluminum 123Toshiya Shibayanagi, Masahiro Tsukamoto, Nobuyuki Abe, Nobuyuki Matsuda, Yukihiro Soga, and Takamasa MatsumotoPreparation of an MTES Hybrid Bioactive Coating on Metal Surfaces Using the Sol-Gel Method 129Yasuto Hoshikawa, Eiichi Yasuda, Takamasa Onoki, Masaru Akao, and Yasuhiro TanabeSynthesis of Si02-Coated Magnetite Nanoparticles and Immobilization of Proteins on Them 135Yoshio Kobayashi, Mayumi Yoshida, Daisuke Nagao, Yasuo Ando,Terunobu Miyazaki, and Mikio KonnoNANOPARTICLES AND POWDERSFabrication of Textured Alumina-Mullite-Silicon Carbide Nano-Composites 145Yoshio Sakka, Sho Saito, Atsushi Honda, and Tohru S. SuzukiColloidal Consolidation of Mixed Powders of the Alumina/Indium Tin Oxide System 153Naoki Matsunaga, Shinji Ueno, Yosuke Tanaka, and Yoshihiro HirataImprovement of Silica Particle Dispersability in Xylene Using Surface Modification 159Chika Takai, Masayoshi Fuji, and Minoru TakahashiSelf-Dispersible Silica Nanoparticles Modified with Aminoalkylsilane 165Toshio Kakui, Mitsuru Ishii, Sayaka Sato, Masao Ishiguro, and Koji HisanagaLow Temperature Co-Fired Ceramics (LTCC)—Design and Characterization of Interfaces 173Torsten Rabe, Markus Eberstein, and Wolfgang A. SchillerControlling Interfacial Chemistry During the Processing of Micron Scale Surgical Instruments 179Nicholas Antolino, Gregory Hayes, James H. Adair, Christopher Mühlstein, Mary Frecker, and Eric MockensturmDevelopment of Nanoencapsulated Curcumin in Chitosan for Cosmetic Use via Evaporation of O/W/O Emulsion 185W. Tanthapanichakoon, N. Sowasod, and T. CharinpanitkulStructural and Morphological Study of Nanoceramics Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis 193L.S. Gómez, M.E. Rabanal, J.M. Torralba, L. Mancic, and O. Milosevic Influence of Water Content of Starting Powder Mixture on the Mechanochemical Synthesis of StrontiumDoped Lanthanum Manganite 199Jintawat Chaichanawong, Kazuyoshi Sato, Hiroya Abe, Makio Naito, Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, and Wiwut TanthapanichakoonCarbon Nanotubes as Photocatalytic Carriers 205Georgios Pyrgiotakis and Wolfgang SigmundAnisotropie Sintering Shrinkage and Grain Growth for Spherical Alumina Powder Compacts Aligned in High Magnetic Field 211Anze Shut, Lingke Zeng, Yanchun Liu, Atsushi Makiya, and Keizo UematsuEffect of Mo Powder Surface Condition on Fabrication of Mo-Si02 Functionally Graded Materials with Slipcasting Method 219Ayumu Umemoto, Koichi Hayashi, Kyoko Hayano, Noritaka Saito, Kenji Kaneko, and Kunihiko Nakashima A Mechanically Synthesized La08Sr02Mn03 Fine Powder for the Cathode Material of an Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (IT-SOFC) 225Kazuyoshi Sato, Akira Kondo, Hiroya Abe, Makio Naito, and Jintawat ChaichanawongHydrothemal Synthesis of Nanostructured Bi2Te3 Powder 231H. Kaga, Y. Kinemuchi, and K. WatariInfluence of Nanoporous Structure on Silane Coupling Surface Modification Behavior and Adhesion Properties of Spherical Silica Particles 237Toshiyuki Kani, Maki Tamonoki, Takahiro Suzuki, Mayumi Tsukada, and Hidehiro KamiyaEffect of Magnetic Field on Orientation of Diamagnetic Ceramic Particles Dispersed in Slurry 243Satoshi Tanaka, Atsushi Makiya, Keizo Uematsu, and Yutaka DoshidaMicro-Patterning of Tin Oxide by Micro-Molding in Capillaries 251Junko Imasu, Hiroshi Fudouzi, and Yoshio SakkaGelcasting Formulation of Alumina Slurry Offering Some Advantages in Ceramic Shaping 257Ruben L. Menchavez, Masayoshi Fuji, Hiroaki Takegami, Tomohiro Yamakawa, and Minoru TakahashiEffect of Surfactants on the Formation of Hollow CaC03 Particle by Bubble Template Method 263Yong Sheng Han, Li Wei Lin, Masayoshi Fuji, Takeshi Endo, Hideo Watanabe, and Minoru Takahashi A Facile Method to Synthesize ZnO Tubes by Involving Ammonia Bubbles 269Liwei Lin, Yongsheng Han, Masayoshi Fuji, Takeshi Endo, Hideo Watanabe, and Minoru TakahashiRapid Drying Technique for Slip Cast Body 275Takashi Shirai, Masaki Yasuoka, Yoshiaki Kinemuchi, Yuji Hotta, and Koji WatariINTERFACE CHARACTERIZATION AND CONTROLImprovement of Molten-Metal Wettability on Ceramics by Micro-Macro Level Morphology Control 283Hideki Kita, Hideki Hyuga, Katsumi Yoshida, and Naoki KondoCeramic Surface Roughness Modification Using a Polymethylsilsesquioxane and Silicon Oxycarbide Film Coating 289Manabu Fukushima, Seiji Nakano, and Hideki KitaAn AFM Study of the Interaction Between an a-Alumina Particle and a Flat Sapphire Surface in High Ionic Strength Electrolyte Solutions 295Huseyin Yilmaz, Kimiyasu Sato, and Koji WatariENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTCohesive Dust Cake Formation on a Ceramic Tube Filter as the Main Cause of a Pressure Drop Increase in a High Temperature Gas Cleaning Process 303Nobuhiro Misawa, Hiroshi Sasatsu, Shinichi Sakuno, and Hidehiro KamiyaSimulation of the Filtration Process for a Flat Fabric Filter 309Yuping Yao, Ning Mao, Masashi Wada, Hidehiro Kamiya, and Chikao KanaokaEvaluation of the Long Term Stability of LSM/ScSZ Composite Powder Materials for SOFC Cathodes 317Akifusa Hagiwara, Natsuro Hobara, Hiroyuki Shimada, Koichi Takizawa, Kazuyoshi Sato, Hiroya Abe, and Makio NaitoA Novel Concept and Approach to Fabricate Protective KB/PVdF Composite Films on Metallic Bipolar Plates for PEM Fuel Cells 325Jingtian Yin, Takehisa Fukui, Kenji Murata, T. Hirabayashi, S. Yamamuro, M. Matsuda, and M. MiyakeStudy of an Alum-Ceramic Heat Storage Material 333Xuetan Ren, Anze Shui, Lingke Zeng, Yanchun Liu, and Junsheng WuDevelopment of Filtration Technology for PM2.5 in Diesel Exhaust 339Masahiro Yoshikawa, Tomihiko Uemura, Daiki Kan, Takehisa Fukui, Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, Makio Naito, and Wiwut TanthapanichakoonSMART PROCESSING TECHNOLOGYNanoscale Particle Processing Through Aerosol Routes 347Olivera B. Milosevic, Lidija T. Mancic, Maria Eugenia Rabanal, Luz Gomez, and Jose Manuel TorralbaA Treatment of Carbonaceous Waste Containing Metals by Steam Plasma 353Hiroshi Nisikawa, Sumihiro Higuchi, Manabu Tanaka, and Tadashi TakemotoEffect of Ultrasonication on Dispersion and Aggregate Size of Ti02 Nanoparticles in Concentrated Aqueous SuspensionKimitoshi Sato, Ji-Guang Li, Takamasa Ishigaki, and Hidehiro KamiyaInvestigation of Bonding Mechanism Between Plasma Sprayed Al203 Top Coating and Ti-AI Undercoating on Steel Substrate 369Shinichiro Adachi and Kazuhiro NakataMechanochemical Synthesis of Barium Titanate From Nanocrystalline BaC03 and Ti02 375Akira Kondo, Kazuyoshi Sato, Hiroya Abe, Makio Naito, and Hirofumi ShimodaThe Effect of Direct Diode Laser Beam Size in Heat Conduction Lap Welding of a Thin Film on a Thick Substrate 381Nobuyuki Abe, Naoyuki Nakamura, Yoshinori Fuñada, and Masahiro TsukamotoMictostructural Characterization and Mechanical Properties of Plasma Sprayed Hydroxyapatite Coatings 389M. F. Morks and Akira KobayashiMeasurements of Cathode Surface Temperature of Plasma Torch 395Shinichi Tashiro, Hiroshi Nishikawa, and Manabu TanakaTopology Analysis of the Cu3Sn Phase in Electronic Interconnections 401Feng Gao, Hiroshi Nishikawa, and Tadashi TakemotoFreeform Fabrication of Photonic Crystals with 3-Dimensional Diamond Structure by Micro-Stereolithography 407Weiwu Chen, Soshu Kirihara, and Yoshinari MiyamotoProperties of Inductivety-Coupled RF Plasmas Sustained with Internal Antenna for Deposition of Carbon-Related Films 413Kosuke Takenaka, Yuichi Setsuhara, Kazuaki Nishisaka, and Akinori EbeMATERIALS DESIGNCharacteristics of ITO Films Deposited by dc Magnetron Sputtering Using Various Sintered Indium-Tin-Oxide Targets 421Joon Hong Park, Sang Chul Lee, Jin Ho Lee, and Pung Keun SongSintering and Enhanced Mechanical Properties of Densified Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube/TiN Composites 427Lian Gao and Linqin JiangCharacterization of the Surface Morphology of Organic and Inorganic Hybrid Thin Films—A First Step to Fabricate an Artificial Cell Membrane 433Wakako Manabe, Hiroshi Takano, and Masayuki Itoh Ion Permeability and Membrane Potential of Organic and Inorganic Hybrid Thin Films-Characterization of Artificial Cell Membrane 439Ryuji Okamura, Masayuki Itoh, and Hiroshi TakanoCorrosion Resistance of TiAIN/CrN, TiAIN, and CrN Coatings Prepared By RF Magnetron Sputtering 445Dong Hwan Song, Woo Yang Jang, and Jong Kook LeePlasma Thermal Deposition of Aluminum on Mg-Li Work-Hardened Alloy 453Masato Tsujikawa, Shin-ichiro Adachi, Kazuhiro Nakata, Masaichiro Kamita, and Sachio OkiBehavior of Superficial Oxide at Diffusion-Bonded Interface of TiN and its Influence on Bond Strength 461Shinji Koyama, Makoto Takahashi, and Kenji IkeuchiThe Effects of Functional Groups of Surface Modifier on Internal Friction and Young's Modulus of Ceramic Composites 467T. Shimazu, N. Isu, M. Miura, and E.H. IshidaAuthor Index 473