Introductory Statement; The Influence of Crystal Chemistry on the Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Properties of Perovskite Ceramics; Influence of Structural Defects on Properties of Zirconium Titanate Based Microwave Ceramics; Simulation of the Dielectric Function of Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3 from the Superparaelectric Model; Chemical Synthesis and Processing of Bismuth Titanate (Bi4Ti3O12)Electroceramics in Thin-Layer Form by a Sol-Gel Method; Sol-Gel Ferroelectric PZT Thin Films for Non-Volatile Memory Applications
Summary
Proceedings of the Symposium held as part of the Condensed Matter and Materials Conference in 1993. Contents include: ferroelectric thin films for integrated device applications; effect of thermal processing conditions on the structure and properties of sol-gel derived PZT thin layers; citrate gel-route processing of ZnO varistors; development and evaluation of oxide cathodes for ceramic fuel cell operation at intermediate temperatures; monitoring the integrity of MOS gate oxides