Description
This book contains the papers from The American Ceramic Society's 31st International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, held in Daytona Beach, Florida, January 21-26, 2007. The topics include advances in dielectric, piezoelectric and ferroelectric materials electroceramic materials for sensors thermoelectric materials for power conversion applications and transparent conductive oxides.

Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction

Advanced Dielectric, Piezoelectric and Ferroelectric Materials

1. Lead Strontium Zirconate Titanate (PSZT) Thin Films for Tunable Dielectric Applications

2. Nanosize Engineered Ferroelectric/Dielectric Single and Multilayer Films for Microwave Applications

3. Construction and Characterization of (Y,Yb)MnO[subscript 3]/HfO[subscript 2] Stacking Layers for Application to FeRAM

4. Temperature Dependence on the Structure and Property of Li[subscript 0.06](Na[subscript 0.5]K[subscript 0.5])[subscript 0.94]NbO[subscript 3] Piezoceramics

5. Polar Axis Orientation and Electrical Properties of Alkoxy-Derived One Micro-Meter-Thick Ferro-/Piezoelectric Films

6. Processing of Porous Li[subscript 0.06](Na[subscript 0.5]K[subscript 0.5])[subscript 0.94]NbO[subscript 3]Ceramics and Their Piezoelectric Composites with Hetero-Crystals

7. Electric-Field-Induced Dielectric, Domain and Optical Phenomena in High-Strain Pb(In[subscript fraction12]Nb[subscript fraction12])[subscript 1-x]Ti[subscript x]O[subscript 3] (x=0.30) Single Crystal

8. Effects of Electric Field on the Biaxial Strength of Poled PZT

9. Piezoelectric Ceramic Fiber Composites for Energy Harvesting and Active Structural Control

10.Dielectric Property of Resin-Based Composites Dispersing Ceramic Filler Particles

11.The Effect of Sintering Conditions and Dopants on the Dielectric Loss of the Giant Dielectric Constant Perovskite CaCu[subscript 3]Ti[subscript 4]O[subscript 12]

Electroceramic Materials for Sensors

12.Multifunctional Potentiometric Gas Sensor Array with an Integrated, Heater and Temperature Sensors

13.Prussian Blue Nanoparticles Encapsulated Within Ormosil Film

14.Gas-Sensing Property of Highly Selective NO[subscript x] Decomposition Electrochemcial Reactor

15.The Structure, Electrical and CO-Sensing Properties of Perovskite- Type La[subscript 0.8]Pb[subscript 0.2]Fe[subscript 0.8]Cu[subscript 0.2]O[subscript 3] Ceramic

16. NiCr[subscript 2]O[subscript 4] and NiO Planar Impedance-NO[subscript x] Sensors for High Temperature Applications

Thermoelectric Materials for Power Conversion Applications

17.The Development of Thermoelectric Oxides with Perovskite-Type Structures for Alternative Energy Technologies

18.Power Generation of p-Type Ca[subscript 3]Co[subscript 4]O[subscript 9]/n-Type CaMnO[subscript 3] Module

19.Thermoelectric Properties of Pb and Sr Doped Ca[subscript 3]Co[subscript 4]O[subscript 9]

20.Thermoelectric Properties of Mix-Crystal Compound Mg[subscript 2]Si-Mg

[subscript 3]Sb[subscript 2]

21.Thermoelectric Performance of Doped SrO(SrTiO[subscript 3])n (n = 1, 2) Ruddlesden-Popper Phases

22.Growth of Bi[subscript 2]Ca[subscript 2]Co[subscript 1.69]O[subscript x] Cobaltite Rods by Laser Floating Zone Method

23.Growth and Characterization of Germanium-Based Type I Clathrate Thin Films Deposited by Pulsed Laser Ablation

24.Synthesis and Characterization of Chalcogenide Nanocomposites

25.Anomalous Thermal Conductivity Observed in the Na[subscript 1-x]Mg[subscript x]V[subscript 2]O[subscript 5] Single Crystals

26.Physical Properties of Hot-Pressed K[subscript 8]Ge[subscript 44 square subscript 2]

Transparent Electronic Ceramics

Advanced Indium Tin Oxide Ceramic Sputtering Targets and Transparent Conductive Thin Films

Author Index