Surfaces and Interfaces of Ceramic Materials. Programme.

摘要

Partial contents; Materials science of ceramic interfaces; Atomic structure of ceramic surfaces; Structure and microstructure of grain boundaries in ceramic materials; Ceramic-metal interfaces; The role of surfaces in ceramic processes; Segregation at ceramic surface and effects on mass transport; Grain boundary diffusion; Thermodynamics and chemistry of ceramic-metal interfaces; Intergranular phases in polycrystalline ceramics; Microstructure of composite interfaces and its relation to interfacial s strength; The role of grain boundaries and interfaces on superconductivity; The theory of dopant and impurity segregation in ceramic oxides; The role of defects in the electronic structure of and chemisorption on oxide surfaces; Solid-gas and solid-solid interactions of ceramic materials at high temperatures; Structure of ceramic oxide-water interfaces Reactions of ceramic oxides with aqueous solutions (including dissolution); Ionic conductivity and the role of surfaces and interface in ceramic electrolytes; Interfacial tension and contact angle in immiscible systems; Residual stresses in porous plasma-sprayed alumina coatings on titanium alloy for medical applications; Physical and chemical properties of sillicate materials; Characterization, properties and processing of ceramic powders; Sintering processes. Keywords: Symposia. (AW)