EDITORIAL REVIEWS -
CERAMIC MICROSTRUCTURES
BOOKNEWS
The 86 papers report both experimental and theoretical research in which the
atomic-scale or near-atomic length scale is of particular relevance to ceramic
microstructures. After introductions and overviews, they cover microstructures
and interfaces, sintering and grain growth, ceramic-metal interfaces, special
techniques and novel processes, colloidal processing, glasses and ceramic
coatings, nanostructured materials, electric properties, ceramic composites, and
mechanical properties. Within these sections, the topics include the nature of
thin intergranular films in structural and electronic ceramics, characterizing
physical and chemical grain boundary widths, the role of interphases and
atomic-level interactions in composites and ceramic-metal systems, and the
growth of textured thin films on both solid