Nanoscale Materials & Inorganic Fibre Composites Selected papers from the 12 th International Ceramics Congress, part of CIMTEC 2010-12 th International Ceramics Congress and 5th Forum on New Materials, Montecatini Terme, Italy, June 6-11, 2010

PrefaceCommitteesSECTION I – DISCLOSING MATERIALS AT NANOSCALENanogaps for SensingRare – Earth – Doped Silicate Glass – Ceramic Thin Films for Integrated Optical DevicesEr3+/Yb3+/Ce3+ Co-Doped Fluoride Glass Ceramics Waveguides for Application in the 1.5µm Telecommunication WindowPreparation of PVA/ Sm(NO3)3-Sm2O3 Composites Nanofibers by Electrospinning TechniqueIrradiation of a Nanocomposite of Pseudoboehmite-Nylon 6,12Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes/Gold Nanoparticles Hybrids for Environmental ApplicationsMoO3-x Nanowires as Inorganic Components of Liquid Crystalline Elastomer CompositesXPS Study of In Situ One-Step Amination of Nanocrystalline Diamond FilmsOpal-Type Photonic Crystals: Fabrication and Application Simulation of Complex Dielectric MaterialsThermal Conductivity of Ceramic Nanocomposites – The Phase Mixture Modeling ApproachThe Ballistic Impact Characteristics of Woven Fabrics Impregnated with a Colloidal Suspension and Flattened RollsSECTION II – ADVANCED INORGANIC FIBRE COMPOSITES FOR STRUCTURAL AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONSThermally Controlled Crystallization of Electrospun TiO2 NanofibersSi-C-O Fibres in Gas Reactive AtmospheresDesign and Preparation of Laminated CompositesDevelopment and Characterization of Transparent Glass Matrix CompositesModelling Infiltration of Fibre Preforms From X-Ray Tomography DataSA-Tyrannohex-Based Composite for High Temperature ApplicationsEffect of Surface-Modified Si-Al-C® Fibre Addition on the Mechanical Properties of Silicon Carbide CompositeApplication of Fiber Produced by Plasma Spray Method in Cementitious Complex BinderIrradiation of a Polypropilene-Glass Fiber Composite