The Journal of the American Ceramic Society is among the top sources for ceramic materials science research, providing critically assessed, original research for nearly 100 years. The following abstracts are separated by topics within a given year. Click an article title to review the abstract.

Ceramographic Posters from MS&T

2010 Electrical, Dielectric, Optical, and Magnetic Prop

• Structural and Electrical Properties of Lead-Free Perovskite Ba(Al1/2Nb1/2)O3


• Enhancement of Giant Dielectric Response in CaCu3Ti4O12 Ceramics by Zn Substitution


• Oxygen Diffusivities and Surface Exchange Coefficients in Porous Mullite/Zirconia Composites Measured by the Conductivity Relaxation Method


• Formation of Core-Shell Structure in Ultrafine-Grained BaTiO3-Based Ceramics Through Nanodopant Method


• Microstructure and Electrical Properties of (K, Na, Li)NbO3–Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 Piezoelectric Ceramics


• Microstructure–Dielectric Properties Relationship in Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3–Mg2SiO4–Al2O3 Composite Ceramics


• Microwave Dielectric Properties of (Sr1−xAx)2(Zn1−xBx)Si2O7 Ceramics (A=Ca, Ba and B=Co, Mg, Mn, Ni)


• Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructured Cerium Dioxide Thin Films Deposited by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis


• Na+-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanofiber Membrane for High Speed Humidity Sensor


• Luminescence and Site Symmetry Studies of New Red Phosphors (Ca, Ba)3(VO4)2:Eu3+ Under Blue Excitation


• Influence of Rare-Earth Dopants on Barium Titanate Ceramics Microstructure and Corresponding Electrical Properties



2010 Feature

• Interfacial Kinetic Engineering: How Far Have We Come Since Kingery’s Inaugural Sosman Address?


• Theoretical Defect Energetics in Calcium Phosphate Bioceramics



2010 Glass Science

• First-Principles Calculation and Proton Transfer in TiO2-Modified Porous Glass


• Characterization of Rice Husk Ash and Its Recycling as Quartz Substitute for the Production of Ceramic Glazes



2010 Mechanical, Thermal, and Chemical Properties

• Polymer-Derived SiOC/ZrO2 Ceramic Nanocomposites with Excellent High-Temperature Stability


• Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the Effect of the Composition of the Intergranular Film on Fracture in Si3N4


• Hf3AlN: A Novel Layered Ternary Ceramic with Excellent Damage Tolerance


• CaO Powders from Oyster Shells for Efficient CO2 Capture in Multiple Carbonation Cycles


• Empirical Equation for Calculating the Density of Oxide Glasses


• Elastic Indentation Response of Float Glass Surfaces


• Hot Corrosion Behavior of Barium Aluminosilicate-Coated C/SiC Composites at 900°C


• The Multistep Nature of the Kaolinite Dehydroxylation: Kinetics and Mechanism



2010 Processing Science

• The Effect of Polyvinyl Alcohol on the Microstructure and Permeability of Freeze-Cast Alumina


• Preparation of Transparent Glass Sponges via Replica Method using High-Purity Silica


• Fast and Almost Complete Nitridation of Mesoporous Silica MCM-41 with Ammonia in a Plug-Flow Reactor


• An In Situ Approach to Create Porous Ceramic Membrane: Polymerization of Acrylamide in a Confined Environment


• Iron Nanoparticle-Containing Silicon Carbide Fibers Prepared by Pyrolysis of Fe(CO)5-Doped Polycarbosilane Fibers


• Effect of Europium Concentration on Densification of Transparent Eu:Y2O3 Scintillator Ceramics Using Hot Pressing


• Constrained Sintering of a Glass Ceramic Composite: I. Asymmetric Laminate


• Synthesis and Characterization of Cerium Molybdate Nanocontainers and Their Inhibitor Complexes


• Peptization of Nanoparticulate Titania Sols Prepared Under Different Water–Alkoxide Molar Ratios



2010 Rapid Communications

• Effect of Various Additives on the Oxidation Behavior of ZrB2-Based Ultra-High-Temperature Ceramics at 1800°C


• In Situ study of Nucleation of Zirconia in an MgO–Al2O3–SiO2 Glass


• Effect of Gamma-Ray Irradiation on the Optical Properties of PbO–B2O3–SiO2 and Bi2O3–B2O3–SiO2 Glasses


• Enhanced Quality Factor of Zinc Lanthanum Borates-Based Dielectrics via the Control of ZnO/B2O3 Ratio


• Mechanical Properties of Nanolaminate Ti3SnC2 Carbide Determined by Nanohardness Cartography


• The Emergence of Intergranular Precipitates in TiO2-Doped alpha-Al2O3 Ceramics


• Synthesis and Oxidation Behavior of MgAlON Prepared from Different Starting Materials


• Effects of Poling Process on KNN-Modified Piezoceramic Properties


• Porous Photocatalytic TiO2 Thin Films by Aerosol Deposition


• Low-Temperature Sputtering Deposition of Aligned Polycrystalline CaCu3Ti4O12 Nanorods


• Direct Scanning Electron Microscopy Imaging of Ferroelectric Domains After Ion Milling


• The Influence of ZnF2 Doping on the Electrical Properties and Microstructure in Bi2O3–ZnO-Based Varistors


• Meso/Macroporous Ceria with Enhanced Surface Oxygen Activity via Plant-Leaf Mineralization


• Low-Temperature Sintering and Piezoelectric Properties of (Na0.5K0.5)NbO3 Lead-Free Piezoelectric Ceramics


• Influence of Sintering Temperature on Pore Structure and Apatite Formation of a Sol–Gel-Derived Bioactive Glass


• Processing and Electrical Properties in Lead-Based (Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3, Pb(Yb1/2Nb1/2)O3, PbTiO3) Systems


• Enhanced Visible Light-Driven Photocatalytic Performance of La-Doped TiO2−xFx


• Synthesis of Gamma-AlON Powders by a Combinational Method of Carbothermal Reduction and Solid-State Reaction


• Single-Calcination Synthesis of Pyrochlore Free Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3 Powders Using Particle-Coating Method


• A Rapidly Responding Sensor for Methanol Based on Electrospun In2O3–SnO2 Nanofibers



2010 Structure, Characterization, and Phase Equilibria

• Formation and Stability of Ferroelectric BaTi2O5


• Biomimetic Preparation and Characterization of Bioactive Coatings on Alumina and Zirconia Ceramics


• Effects of Saccharide Set Retarders on the Hydration of Ordinary Portland Cement and Pure Tricalcium Silicate


• Use of Heat-Treated Water Treatment Residuals in Fly Ash-Based Geopolymers


• Spectroscopic Assessments of Domain Texture in Barium Titanate: II. Cathodoluminescence Analysis


• Spectroscopic Assessments of Domain Texture in Barium Titanate: I. Confocal Raman Polarization Analysis


• Doping and Atomic Site Substitution in the Dielectric Ceramics Ti(Al)O2 Rutile and (1−x)Ca2/5Sm2/5TiO3–xLi1/2Sm1/2TiO3 Perovskite

2009 Feature

• Proton Distributions and Hydrogen Bonding in Crystalline and Glassy Hydrous Silicates and Related Inorganic Materials: Insights from High-Resolution Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy



2009 Glass Science

• Tellurium-Based Far-Infrared Transmitting Glasses



2009 Processing Science

• Al3BC3 Powder: Processing and Synthetic Mechanism