The proceedings of the November 1990 symposium, held in conjunction with the PAC RIM Meeting, comprise papers organized under five headings: overview (5 papers); ferrites and titanates (13 papers); varistors and conductors (9 papers); high-temperature superconductors (4 papers); and processing and c

One of the key technologies needed to understand and develop the mechanical and electrical properties of ceramics is the field of grain boundary engineering. This book covers new developments in this important field and addresses topics from grain boundary phenomena to grain boundary quantum structures, including the development of new techniques such as multifunctional electronmicroscopes, various kinds of spectroscopic analysis, and first principles calculations. Proceedings of the Japan Fine Ceramics Center Workshop, March 15-17, 2000, in Nagoya, Japan; Ceramic Transactions, Volume 118.

This symposium and therefore this proceedings was organized to bring together worldwide expertise in grain boundary and interfacial phenomena in electronic ceramics. These issues are key to understanding technological advances in fields as diverse as ferroelectrics, sensors, PTCRs, packaging ceramics, varistors, thick films, magnetic ceramics, titanates, capacitors, and multilayer and composite materials. Interfacial phenomena often determine the sintering and densification behavior of ceramics, as well as contact and joint functionality.