1. Editorial

   • Nava Setter
   • Hermann Kohlstedt
   • Susan Trolier-McKinstry

   Editorial 09 May 2008 Pages: 1 - 1

2. Ceramic collaborations around the world

   • Lynnette D. Madsen

   OriginalPaper 27 January 2008 Pages: 2 - 7

3. The next generation: Education and broadening participation in science and engineering

   • Lynnette D. Madsen
   • Guebre X. Tessema

   OriginalPaper 29 January 2008 Pages: 8 - 12

   

4. A review on the problems of the solid state ions diffusion in cathodes for rechargeable Mg batteries

   • E. Levi
   • M. D. Levi
   • D. Aurbach

   OriginalPaper 23 December 2007 Pages: 13 - 19

   

5. Effects of the gas flow rate on the ionic conductivity of \({\text{CaZr}}_{0.95} {\text{In}}_{0.05} {\text{O}}_{3 - \delta } \) ceramics

   • Jinduo Han
   • Zhaoyin Wen
   • Xiangwei Wu

   OriginalPaper 19 December 2007 Pages: 20 - 23

   

6. Electrical conductivity of ceria nanoparticles under high pressure

   • H. Takamura
   • J. Kobayashi
   • M. Okada

   OriginalPaper 13 February 2008 Pages: 24 - 32

   

7. Fabrication of transparent ceria films by spray deposition without post firing

   • Ruwan Gallage
   • Atsushi Matsuo
   • Masahiro Yoshimura

   OriginalPaper 04 April 2008 Pages: 33 - 39

   

8. Flame spray synthesis and characterisation of stabilised ZrO₂ and CeO₂ electrolyte nanopowders for SOFC applications at intermediate temperatures

   • Andre Heel
   • Andri Vital
   • Thomas Graule

   OriginalPaper 19 December 2007 Pages: 40 - 46

   

9. Nanoblast synthesis and SPS of nanostructured oxides for SOFC

   • H. Borodianska
   • O. Vasylkiv
   • Y. Sakka

   OriginalPaper 18 December 2007 Pages: 47 - 54

   

10. Properties of B-site substituted \( {\mathbf{La}}_{{0.5}} {\mathbf{Sr}}_{{0.5}} {\mathbf{FeO}}_{{3 - {\mathbf{\delta }}}} \) perovskites for application in oxygen separation membranes

    • Defne Bayraktar
    • Stefan Diethelm
    • Peter Holtappels

    OriginalPaper 07 February 2008 Pages: 55 - 60

    

11. Solid oxide cell R&D at Risø National Laboratory—and its transfer to technology

    • Søren Linderoth

    OriginalPaper Open access 06 March 2008 Pages: 61 - 66

    

12. The effects of LSM coating on 444 stainless steel as SOFC interconnect

    • Hojune Hwang
    • Gyeong Man Choi

    OriginalPaper 05 February 2008 Pages: 67 - 72

    

13. Electrical and optical properties of metal-insulator-transition VO₂ thin films

    • J. Lappalainen
    • S. Heinilehto
    • V. Lantto

    OriginalPaper 08 February 2008 Pages: 73 - 77

    

14. Fabrication of conductive oxide polycrystalline BaPbO₃ films by chemical solution deposition and their electrical resistivity

    • Hiroshi Naganuma
    • Kayoko Yamada
    • Soichiro Okamura

    OriginalPaper 09 February 2008 Pages: 78 - 81

    

15. Structural and electrical properties of Sb-doped p-type ZnO thin films fabricated by RF magnetron sputtering

    • Dong Hun Kim
    • Nam Gyu Cho
    • Ho Gi Kim

    OriginalPaper 28 June 2008 Pages: 82 - 86

    

16. The <00l>-oriented growth of Cu₂S films and its switching properties

    • B. Yang
    • H. X. Guo
    • Z. G. Liu

    OriginalPaper 03 January 2008 Pages: 87 - 90

    

17. Thermoelectric Ca₃Co₄O₉ ceramics consolidated by Spark Plasma sintering

    • J. G. Noudem
    • M. Prevel
    • J. Galy

    OriginalPaper 30 January 2008 Pages: 91 - 97

    

18. Microstructure and luminescent properties of Eu₂W₂O₉ phosphors

    • Kyung-Hoon Cho
    • Kyoung-Pyo Hong
    • Soon-Jae Yoo

    OriginalPaper 13 April 2008 Pages: 98 - 104

    

19. Effects of ZnO nanopowder dispersion on photocatalytic reactions for the removal of Ag⁺ ions from aqueous solution

    • Sung Park
    • Ju-Hyeon Lee
    • Jae Chun Lee

    OriginalPaper 16 February 2008 Pages: 105 - 109

    

20. Photocatalytic degradation of TOC from aqueous phenol solution using solution combusted ZnO nanopowders

    • Jae Chun Lee
    • Sung Park
    • Yun-Joong Chung

    OriginalPaper 27 November 2007 Pages: 110 - 113

    

21. Water molecule adsorption properties on surfaces of MVO₄ (M = In, Y, Bi) photo-catalysts

    • M. Oshikiri
    • Mauro Boero
    • Jinhua Ye

    OriginalPaper 22 December 2007 Pages: 114 - 119

    

22. Eliminating chemical effects from thermal expansion coefficient measurements

    • Mirit Ram
    • Yoed Tsur

    OriginalPaper 22 January 2008 Pages: 120 - 124

    

23. Microwave processing of electroceramic materials and devices

    • Chris Y. Fang
    • Clive A. Randal
    • Dinesh K. Agrawal

    OriginalPaper 19 March 2008 Pages: 125 - 130

    

24. ABS-064: Grain oriented (Na_0.5Bi_0.5)_0.94Ba_0.06TiO₃ piezoceramics prepared by the screen-printing multilayer grain growth technique

    • Mengjia Wu
    • Yongxiang Li
    • Qingrui Yin

    OriginalPaper 29 December 2007 Pages: 131 - 135

    

25. The effects of aging and concentration on some interesting Sol-gel parameters: A feasibility study for PZT nanoparticles insertion on in-house prepared PAA matrices via electrophoresis

    • A. Suárez-Gómez
    • José. M. Saniger-Blesa
    • F. Calderón-Piñar

    OriginalPaper 01 December 2007 Pages: 136 - 144

    

26. An integrated microelectromechanical microwave switch based on piezoelectric actuation

    • Carsten Kügeler
    • Alexander Hennings
    • Rainer Waser

    OriginalPaper 12 March 2008 Pages: 145 - 149

    

27. Design and performances of high torque ultrasonic motor for application of automobile

    • Jin-Heon Oh
    • Hae-Eun Jung
    • Dae-Hee Park

    OriginalPaper 05 February 2008 Pages: 150 - 155

    

28. Electromechanical performance of structurally graded monolithic piezoelectric actuator

    • J. Palosaari
    • J. Juuti
    • H. Jantunen

    OriginalPaper 02 March 2008 Pages: 156 - 162

    

29. Lifetime of piezoceramic multilayer actuators: Interplay of material properties and actuator design

    • D.A. van den Ende
    • B. Bos
    • L.M.J.G. Dortmans

    OriginalPaper 16 January 2008 Pages: 163 - 170

    

30. Materials, structures and power interfaces for efficient piezoelectric energy harvesting

    • Elie Lefeuvre
    • Gaël Sebald
    • Claude Richard

    OriginalPaper 22 November 2007 Pages: 171 - 179

    

31. Micromachined piezoelectric structures for high-temperature sensors

    • Jan Sauerwald
    • Michal Schulz
    • Holger Fritze

    OriginalPaper 29 November 2007 Pages: 180 - 184

    

32. Non-linear electromechanical behaviour of piezoelectric bimorph actuators: Influence on performance and lifetime

    • D. A. van den Ende
    • B. Bos
    • W. A. Groen

    OriginalPaper 06 March 2008 Pages: 185 - 191

    

33. Piezoelectric and elastic properties of layered materials of Cu(In,Cr)P₂(S,Se)₆ system

    • V. Samulionis
    • J. Banys
    • Yu. Vysochanskii

    OriginalPaper 23 December 2007 Pages: 192 - 197

    

34. ZnO based surface acoustic wave ultraviolet photo sensor

    • Sanjeev Kumar
    • Gil-Ho Kim
    • R. P. Tandon

    OriginalPaper 17 January 2008 Pages: 198 - 202

    

35. Annealing temperature effect on ferroelectric and magnetic properties in Mn-added polycrystalline BiFeO₃ films

    • Hiroshi Naganuma
    • Jun Miura
    • Soichiro Okamura

    OriginalPaper 09 January 2008 Pages: 203 - 208

    

36. Low temperature cofirable MnZn ferrite for power electronic applications

    • Richard Matz
    • Dieter Götsch
    • Bernhard Siessegger

    OriginalPaper 26 September 2007 Pages: 209 - 215

    

37. Magnetic properties of insulating RTiO₃ thin films

    • S. C. Chae
    • Y. J. Chang
    • C. U. Jung

    OriginalPaper 05 March 2008 Pages: 216 - 220

    

38. Multifunctional SrTiO₃/NiZn ferrite/POE composites with eletromagnetic and flexible properties for RF applications

    • Haibo Yang
    • Hong Wang
    • Xi Yao

    OriginalPaper 04 December 2007 Pages: 221 - 226

    

39. Preparation, thermal stability and permeability behavior of substituted Z-type hexagonal ferrites for multilayer inductors

    • S. Kračunovska
    • J. Töpfer

    OriginalPaper 12 December 2007 Pages: 227 - 232

    

40. Crystal structure and the effect of annealing atmosphere on the dielectric properties of the spinels MgAl₂O₄, NiFe₂O₄, and NiAlFeO₄

    • Jeong Seog Kim
    • Kyoung Ho Lee
    • Chae Il Cheon

    OriginalPaper 16 December 2007 Pages: 233 - 237

    

41. Colossal dielectric permittivity of BaTiO₃-based nanocrystalline ceramics sintered by spark plasma sintering

    • Z. Valdez-Nava
    • S. Guillemet-Fritsch
    • J. Y. Chane-Ching

    OriginalPaper 12 January 2008 Pages: 238 - 244

    

42. Dielectric measurements on a novel Ba_1 − x Ca _x TiO₃ (BCT) bulk ceramic combinatorial library

    • Robert C. Pullar
    • Yong Zhang
    • Neil McN. Alford

    OriginalPaper 08 February 2008 Pages: 245 - 251

    

43. Dielectric relaxation in A₂FeNbO₆ (A = Ba, Sr, and Ca) perovskite ceramics

    • Shanming Ke
    • Huiqing Fan
    • Haitao Huang

    OriginalPaper 30 October 2007 Pages: 252 - 256

    

44. Enhancement of dielectric properties by optimization of sintering condition in tungsten–bronze structured Ba₅SmTi₃Nb₇O₃₀ ferroelectric ceramics

    • Prasun Ganguly
    • A. K. Jha
    • K. L. Deori

    OriginalPaper 14 November 2007 Pages: 257 - 262

    

45. Fabrication and operation limit of lead-free PTCR ceramics using BaTiO₃–(Bi_1/2Na_1/2)TiO₃ system

    • Hiroaki Takeda
    • Takeshi Shimada
    • Tadashi Shiosaki

    OriginalPaper 04 January 2008 Pages: 263 - 269

    

46. Ferroelectric phase transitions in sodium nitrite nanocomposites

    • A. Fokin
    • Yu. Kumzerov
    • M. Glazman

    OriginalPaper 06 February 2008 Pages: 270 - 275

    

47. Ferroelectric properties of SrBi₂Ta₂O₉ thin films on Si (100) with a LaZrO _x buffer layer

    • Jong-Hyun Im
    • Ho-Seung Jeon
    • Chul-Ju Kim

    OriginalPaper 04 December 2007 Pages: 276 - 280

    

48. Ferroelectric single-crystal nano-rods grown within a nano-porous aluminum oxide matrix

    • Doron Yadlovker
    • Shlomo Berger

    OriginalPaper 06 March 2008 Pages: 281 - 284

    

49. Investigation on FTIR spectra of barium calcium titanate ceramics

    • Xueqin Jin
    • Dazhi Sun
    • Juanjuan Qian

    OriginalPaper 03 January 2008 Pages: 285 - 290

    

50. Optimizing design of the microstructure of sol–gel derived BaTiO₃ ceramics by artificial neural networks

    • Huiqing Fan
    • Laijun Liu

    OriginalPaper 23 December 2007 Pages: 291 - 296