Synthesis, Properties, and Crystal Chemistry of Perovskite-Based Materials

Winnie Wong-Ng is the editor of Synthesis, Properties, and Crystal Chemistry of Perovskite-Based Materials: Proceedings of the 106th Annual Meeting of The American Ceramic Society, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 2004, published by Wiley.Amit Goyal is the Director of the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary RENEW Institute at SUNY-Buffalo in Buffalo, New York. He is also Empire Innovation Professor at SUNY-Buffalo.Ruyan Guo is an electrical engineer and the Robert E. Clarke Endowed Professor at the University of Texas, San Antonio. Guo was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in 2013 for his contributions to the understanding of polarization phenomena in ferroelectric solid-solution systems.Amar S. Bhalla is the editor of Synthesis, Properties, and Crystal Chemistry of Perovskite-Based Materials: Proceedings of the 106th Annual Meeting of The American Ceramic Society, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 2004, published by Wiley.

• Preface viiNovel Applications of Perovskite MaterialsBismuth-Based Perovskite Structure Solid Solutions with Ferroelectric Morphotropic Phase Boundaries for Piezoelectric Applications 3L.E. Cross and J.ChengThe Wagon Wheel Transducer as a Vector Sensor and a Directional Projector 17A.-C. Hladky-Hennion, J.K. Cochran, Jr., R. Meyer, D.C. Markley, and R.E. NewnhamEffect of Cathode Materials on the Performance of Single Chamber Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Module 39F. Dogan, T. Suzuki, P. Jasinski, and H.U. AndersonPerovskite Type Buffers for YBCO Coated Conductors 49M.P. Paranthaman, T. Aytug, H.Y. Zhai, A.A. Gapud, P.M. Martin, K.J. Leonard, A. Goyal, and D.K. ChristenPolarization Dynamics Over Broad Time and Field Domains in Modified Ferroelectrics 59C. Jullian, J. Li, and D. ViehlandBa(ZrxTi1-x)O3:MgO Composites for Field and Frequency Tunable Applications 67G Y. Li, E. Alberta, Z. Yu, R. Guo, and A.S. BhallaProcessing, Texture and Grain Boundaries in PerovskitesMicrostructural Aspects of Inclined Substrate Deposition Templates for Coated Conductors 79D.J. Miller, S. Trasobares, R. Koritala, B. Ma, K. Uprety, and U. BalachandranTwins in Superconducting Melt-textured Grown Y-Ba-Cu-O as Related to Critical Current Densities 87S.-W. Chan and L. MeiCharacterization of Lanthanum Chromite Powders Obtained by Combustion Reaction 93A. Franco, Jr. and C.GV. NetoThe Effect of Processing Conditions on the Dielectric Properties of Lead Magnesium Niobate-Lead Titanate Ceramics 101B.A. Bender and M.-J. PanAn Investigation of Electric Field-Induced Microcracking and Toughening in Piezoelectric Crystals 111Z. Xu and Y. ZhangCrystal Chemical and Physical Related Issues, Synthesis and Crystal GrowthHomogeneity Region and Crystal Structure of Sr and Mg Containing LaGaO3 at Temperatures between 1100°C and 1500°C in Air 121P. Majewski, M. Rozumek, and F. AldingerPhase Equilibria of the Lead-Magnesium-Titanate and Lead-Niobium-Titanate Systems at 1000°C and 1 atm 139R. Mangham and W.T. PetuskyFerroelectric Behavior in the Aurivillius Phase Bi3Ti1.5W0.5O9 151N. C. Hyatt and K. S. KnightElectric Field-Induced Intersections of 90° Domain Walls in Tetragonal Ferroelectric Crystals 161X. Tan and J.-K. ShangStructural Transformations in Bismuth Titanates 171S. Mallick, K.J. Bowman, E.B. Slamovich, A.H. King and J.L. JonesDielectric Property of Oxynitride Perovskites Containing Ta5+ 179Y.-I. Kim and P. M. WoodwardHigh Energy Density Ferroelectric Glass-Ceramics 187M.-J. Pan, M. Lanagan, B.A. Bender, and C.-T. ChengIncongruent Vaporization of AgNbO3 195L.P. Cook, W. Wong-Ng, and Z. YangAuthor Index 207Keyword Index 208