Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES -- Development of Continuous SiC Fiber Reinforced HfB2-SiC Composites for Aerospace Applications -- Effect of Primary Grain Size of SrZr03/Zr02 Nano-Dispersed Composite Abrasive on Glass Polishing Properties -- Thermal Effect Studies on Flexural Strength of SiCf /C/SiC Composites for Typical Aero Engine Application -- Effect of Phase Architecture on the Thermal Expansion Behavior of Interpenetrating Metal/Ceramic Composites -- High Temperature Interactions in Platinum/Alumina System -- Fracture Mechanics of Recycled PET-Based Composite Materials Reinforced with Zinc Particles -- INNOVATIVE PROCESSING -- Fabrication of GaSb Optical Fibers -- Characterization and Synthesis of Samarium-Doped Ceria Solid Solutions -- Influence of Precursors Stoichiometry on SHS Synthesis of Ti3AIC2 Powders -- Chemical Vapor Deposition and Characterization of Thick Silicon Carbide Tubes for Nuclear Applications -- Uniform Microwave Plasma Pyrolysis for the Production of Metastable Nanomaterials -- Characterization of the Conductive Layer Formed During (µ-Electric Discharge Machining of Non-Conductive Ceramics -- Forming Mullite-Ceramics Reinforced with ZrO2-t Starting from Mullite-ZrO2-t and Kyanite-AI2O3-ZrO2-t Mixtures -- Impact of Nanoparticle-Microstructure on Cosmeceuticals UV Protection, Transparency and Good Texture -- Piezoelectric Thick-Film Structures for High-Frequency Applications Prepared by Electrophoretic Deposition -- Low Temperature Growth of Oxide Thin Films by Photo-Induced Chemical Solution Deposition -- The Effect of Active Species during TiN Thin Film Deposition by the Cathodic Cage Plasma Process -- Cathode Ray Tube Glasses in Glass Ceramics -- Application of Alum from Kankara Kaolinite in Catalysis: A Preliminary Report.

Grain Boundary Resistivity in Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia -- Multiscale Thermal Processes in High Voltage Consolidation of Powders -- NANOTECHNOLOGY -- Nanotechnology Development in Arab States -- Viscosity of Ethylene Glycol + Water Based Al2O3 Nanofluids with Addition of SDBS Dispersant -- Clustering Theory Evaluation for Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Titania Nanofluid -- An Environmentally-Benign Electrochemical Method for Formation of a Chitosan-Based Coating on Stainless Steel as a Substrate for Deposition of Noble Metal Nanoparticles -- Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocrystalline Nickel/Zinc Oxide Particles by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis -- Iron-Nickel-Cobalt (Fe-Ni-Co) Alloy Particles Prepared by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis and Hydrogen Reduction (USP-HR) Method -- ELECTRONIC AND FUNCTIONAL CERAMICS -- Synthesis and Characterization of Polyvinilidene Fluoride (PVDF) Cerium Doped -- Effect of Poling Field on Elastic Constants in Piezoelectric Ceramics -- Energy Harvesting Utilized Resonance Phenomena of Piezoelectric Unimorph -- Internal Strain and Dielectric Losses by Compositional Ordering on the Microwave Dielectrics Pseudo-Tungstenbronze Ba6-3xR8+2xTi18O54 (R = Rare Earth) Solid Solutions -- Characteristics of BaTiO3/(Ba,Sr)TiO3 Superlattices Synthesized by Pulsed Laser Deposition -- Novel Devices using Oxide Semiconductors in Fe-Ti-0 Family -- Fabrication and Improvement of the Properties of Mn-Doped Bismuth Ferrite-Barium Titanate Thin Films -- Correlating the Crystal Structure and the Phase Transitions with the Dielectric Properties of KxBa1-xGa2-xGe2+xO8 Solid Solutions -- The Effect of A-Site Vacancies on Cell Volume and Tolerance Factor of Perovskites -- Sintering Effects on Microstructure and Electrical Properties of CaCu3Ti4O12 Ceramics.

Crystal Chemistry and Phase Diagrams of Three Thermoelectric Alkaline-Earth Cobaltate (Ca-M-Co-O, M=Sr, Zn and La) Systems -- Author Index.