Ceramic Films and Coatings

Introduction, Generation and Relief of Stress in Ceramic Films, Interphase Carbon Films in Ceramic Matrix Composites: Oxidation Behaviour, Conversion/Coating of Carbon Fibres by Reaction with S i O ( g ), The Protective Properties of Alumina Coatings, Deposited by LP-MOCVD, Against High Temperature Sulphidation of Alloys, The Influence of Fuel Gas on the Microstructure and Wear Performance of Alumina Coatings Produced by the High Velocity Oxyfuel (HVOF) Thermal Spray Process, Fabrication of Ceramic Coatings using Flame Assisted Vapour Deposition, Remote Microwave Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition: Application to Silicon Dioxide and Diamond-like Carbon Layers, The Heterogeneous Nature of Deposits from Hexamethyldisiloxane/oxygen Plasmas, The Potential of N-Propyl Silicate Ormosils as Photonic Materials: Structural Investigation by means of NIR and IR Spectroscopy and BET, The Strengthening of Glass with Epoxy Resin and Ormosil Coatings, An Empirical and Statistical Approach for Characterising Chemical Durability within a Lead Free Glass Enamel Flux Region, Wetting and Adhesion Between Float Glass and Silicon, Sol-Gel Titania Surfaces for Medical Implants, Part 1: Formation and Characterisation; Crystallisation Behaviour of Glass-Ceramic Coating Based on Barium Disilicate, Piezoelectric Thin Films for SAW Devices, Pb (Zr, Ti)03 Thin Films by In-situ Reactive Sputtering on Micromachined Membranes for Micromechanical Applications, Microstructural Characterisation of Pb(Zr,Ti)03 Thin Films Deposited by In-situ Reactive Sputtering, Characterisation of PZT Thin Films Prepared by a Sol-Gel Route, Effect of Microstructure on the Optical Properties of Pyrolytically Deposited Sn02 Coatings on Float Glass, Production of Superconducting Ceramic YBa2Cu3 0 7-5 Thick Films by Reaction of Eutectic Melts with Yttria Substrates, Index

Biography

Professor William E. Lee, Department of Engineering Materials, The University of Sheffield, UK.