Defects and Diffusion in Ceramics - An Annual Retrospective VII

This seventh volume in the series covering the latest results in the field includes abstracts of papers which appeared between the publication of Annual Retrospective VI (Volumes 226-228) and the end of July 2005 (journal availability permitting).As well as the abstracts, the issue includes original papers on the topics of &quote;Identification of Mg Vacancy in MgO by Positron Lifetime Measurements and First-Principles Calculations&quote; (M.Mizuno et al.), &quote;Analysis of the Effect of the Oxide Ion Vacancy on the Crystal Structure of La1-xCaxCrO3-? by High-Temperature X-Ray Diffraction under Various Oxygen Partial Pressures&quote; (N.Ohba et al.), &quote;Synthesis and Characterization of Lithium Ion Conductors, Li3InBr6 and their Substituted Compounds&quote; (Y.Tomita et al.), &quote;Oxygen Diffusion in La2-xSrxCuO4-?: Molecular Dynamics Study&quote; (S.N.Savvin et al.), &quote;Stress-Induced Diffusion and Cation Defect Chemistry Studies of Perovskites&quote; (K.Salama et al.), &quote;Transport and Electrochemical Properties of LiyNixMn2-xO4 Cathode Materials&quote; (J.Molenda et al.), &quote;Static and Dynamic Heterogeneities in Supercooled SiO2&quote; (Vo Van Hoang), &quote;Charge Distribution and Magnetic Interactions in PrBa2Cu3O7 with Substitutional Defects and Oxygen Disorder: the ab initio Approach&quote; (M.?uszczek), &quote;Grain Boundary Defects in ZnO Ceramic Doped with Mo&quote; (M.El-Hofy), &quote;Elucidation of Ionic Conduction in Oxide Electrolytes by AC Method (Dielectric Relaxation Processes in La1-xSrxGa1-x+0.1Tix-0.1O3-?)&quote; (E.Iguchi et al.), &quote;Diffusion of Oxygen at Ceramic Interfaces for High-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells&quote; (T.Horita et al.), &quote;Structural Defect Formation in Inorganic Sol-Gel Derived Oxides&quote; (E.V.Frolova and M.I.Ivanoskaya), &quote;High Oxide Ion Conductivity of (Ba1-x-ySrxLay)InO2.5+y/2 Members Derived from the Ba2In2O5 System&quote; (K.Kakinuma et al.), &quote;Germanium in Czochralski Silicon&quote; (D.Yang and J.Chen), &quote;Cation Transport in Stabilised Zirconias&quote; (M.Kilo), &quote;Probing the Effects of SHI and Doping-Induced Defects in Nanocrystalline Spinel Ferrites&quote; (S.Ghosh et al.) and &quote;Size Effect on the Electronic Properties of Doped and Undoped Ceria&quote; (X.D.Zhou et al.).The 17 invited papers and 688 selected abstracts will help to provide an up-to-date insight into current and future trends in ceramics theory, processing and applications as related to diffusional phenomena and defect behavior.