Advances in Electronic and Electrochemical Ceramics

Faith Dogan is the editor of Advances in Electronic and Electrochemical Ceramics: Proceedings of the 107th Annual Meeting of The American Ceramic Society, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 2005, published by Wiley.Prashant N. Kumta is the editor of Advances in Electronic and Electrochemical Ceramics: Proceedings of the 107th Annual Meeting of The American Ceramic Society, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 2005, published by Wiley.

• Preface viiElectronic Ceramics for Extreme EnvironmentsExtreme Environment Potential of Diamond Derived Devices 3R.S.Takalkar, P. Hamari, J.L. Davidson, W.P. Rang, P.Taylor, and Y.M.WongDielectric Powder/Polymer Composites for High Energy Density Capacitors 17Lynell J. Gilbert.Thomas P. Schuman, and Fatih DoganBarium Strontium Titanate Glass Ceramics for High Energy Density Capacitors 27E.P. Gorzkowski, M.-J. Pan, B. Bender, and C.C.M. WuImproved Electronics Reliability using Thin Film Smart Materials for Mitigating Harsh Vibrational Environment 35W.D. Nothwang,M.W. Cole, J.D. Demaree, J.K. Hirvonen, S.G. Hirsch, C. Hubbard, and E. NgoAluminum Nitride Dielectrics for High Energy Density Capacitors 45Kevin R. Bray, Richard L.C. Wu, Sandra Fries-Carr, and Joseph WeimerHigh Temperature Piezoelectric La2Ti207 57Ali Sayir, Serene C. Farmer, and Fred DynysThermophysical Properties of Perovskite Type Alkaline Earth Hafnates 69Takuji Maekawa, Ken Kurosaki, Hiroaki Muta, Masayoshi Uno, Shinsuke Yamanaka.Tetsushi Matsuda.and Shin-ichi KobayashiThermophysical Properties of Sintered SrY204 and the Related CompoundsApplicable to Thermal Barrier Coating Materials 77Takanori Tanaka, Ken Kurosaki.Takuji Maekawa, Hiroaki Muta, Masayoshi Uno, and Shinsuke YamanakaElectrical Properties of Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposited Diamond Thin Films 85R. Ramamurti, R.N. Singh, and P.B. KoselDielectric Properties of Suspensions Containing BaTi03 Particles 93Abhishek A. Manohar and Fatih DoganEnhancement of Crystal Growth in Melt Texturing Ca-Doped Y-Ba-Cu-O Superconductors 103Oratai Jongprateep and Fatih DoganMicro-Raman Spectroscopy of a Vickers Indent on Soft PZT 109Jacob L. Jones and Mark HoffmanR-Curve and Stress-Strain Behavior of Hard and Soft PZT Ceramics 115Jacob L. Jones, Mark Hoffman, and William F. Shelley IIFuel Cells and Related SystemsFabrication of SOFC Electrodes by Impregnation Methods 123Yingyi Huang, John M. Vohs, and Raymond J. GorteInvestigation of Nd06Sr04CO[ My038(M = Fe and Mn) as Cathode Materials for Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 131K.T. Lee and A. ManthiramAnode Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Improved Cathode/Electrolyte Interface 139D. Montinaro, S. Modena, S. Ceschini, M. Bertoldi.T. Zandonella, A.Tomasi, and V. M. SglavoLong-Term Effects in Ag-CuO Brazes under Dual Reducing/Oxidizing Gas Conditions 149K. S. Weil, J. Y. Kim, and J. S. HardySelf Healing Glass Seals for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells 157Shailendra Parihar and Raj N SinghNovel Sol-Gel Synthesis and Characterization of High-Surface-Area Pt-Ru Catalysts as Anodes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells 165Moni Kanchan Datta, Jin Yong Kim, and Prashant N. KumtaGrain Boundary Segregation and Conductivity in Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia 173Monika Backhaus-Ricoult, Michael Badding, and Yves ThibaultOther Electronic Ceramic ApplicationsElectrically Conductive Mechanisms for Al203-C-TiCN Ceramics 195Hiroto Unno, Jun Sugawara, and Toshio MukaiDielectric Properties of High-K LTCC Materials 207Jean-Pierre Ganne, Michel Pate, Olivier Durand, and Claude GrattepaiMonolithic Integration of Nonlinear Ba^Sr^TiOj Thin Films with Affordable Silicon Substrates for Frequency Agile Microwave Device Applications 215M.W. Cole,W.D. Nothwang, and R.G. GeyerIndex 227