Astract Deadline • October 15, 2017 Perugia - Italy • June 4-14/2018 14th International Ceramics Congress June 4-8/2018 8th Forum on New Materials June 10-14/2018 www.cimtec-congress.org Benedetto Bonfigli, Porta Marzia in Perugia, XV sec. Invitation to Attend! CIMTEC 2018 - 14th International Conference on Modern Materials and Technologies - will be held in Peru- gia, Italy, June 4 to 14, 2018. CIMTEC 2018 will consist of the 14th International Ceramics Congress (June 4-8) and of the 8th Forum on New Materials (June 10-14), each of them including a number of Symposia, Special Sessions, and Conferences. As a major longstanding event for the international materials community, CIMTEC will again gather together a large and qualified audience of materials scientists, physicists, chemists and engineers and of experts of a wide range of the most demanding application areas of modern materials, from the molecular and nanoscales to large complex integrated systems. The National Research Council of Italy (CNR), the Italian National Agency for New Technology, Energy and the Environment (ENEA) will act as major endorsers of CIMTEC 2018 together with the World Academy of Ceramics (WAC), The International Ceramic Federation (ICF) and the International Union of the Materials Research Societies (IUMRS). The Chair, Co-Chairs and CIMTEC 2018 Committees invite you to foster the progress in the field by contrib- uting with your expertise to what promises to be a very comprehensive and exciting meeting, and to enjoy the immense unique artistic heritage and wonderful landscape of Umbria district. Pietro Vincenzini Co-Chairs CIMTEC 2018 General Chair CIMTEC Conferences Gary Messing National Research Council, Italy Penn State University, USA World Academy of Ceramics Takashi Goto Tohoku University, Japan International Ceramic Federation Robert P.H. Chang Northwestern University, USA 2018 International Union CIMTEC of Materials Research Societies CIMTEC 2018 Perugia, June 4-14, 2018 14th International Ceramics Congress 8th Forum on New Materials June 4-8, 2018 June 10-14, 2018 Symposium CA - Progress in Powder Processing Science 2 Symposium FA - Materials Issues in Flexible and 19 and Manufacturing for Advanced Ceramics and Composites Stretchable Electronics Symposium CB - Non Conventional and Emerging Routes 3 Symposium FB - Towards Next Generation Solar Cells: 20 to Advanced Ceramics Emerging Materials, Phenomena and Device Architectures Focused Session CB-8 - Bio-inspired and Bio-enabled 4 Focused Session FB-7 - Perovskite Photovoltaics 21 Processing Symposium FC - Hydrogen Production and Storage 22 Focused Session CB-9 - Additive Manufacturing 4 Symposium FD - Materials Demands Towards New 23 Focused Session CB-10 - SHS Ceramics 5 Generation Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems Symposium CC - Ceramics and Composites for Enhanced 6 Symposium FE - Fuel Cells: Materials and Technology 24 Tribology and Corrosion Performance in High-demanding Challenges Applications Symposium FF - Progress in Materials and Devices for 25 Symposium CD - Joining of Inorganic Materials: 7 Direct Thermal-to-Electric Energy Conversion From Macro- to Nano-length Scales Symposium FG - Magnetic Materials for Energy 26 Symposium CE - Frontiers in Nanostructured, 8 Nanocomposite and Hybrid Functional Materials for Energy Symposium FH - Advanced Photocatalytic Materials for 27 and Sustainability Energy Transition, Solar-driven Chemistry and Environmental Applications Symposium CF - High and Ultra High Temperature Ceramics 9 and Composites for Extreme Environments Symposium FI - Materials and Technologies for Next 28 Generation Solid State Lighting Symposium CG - Progress in Nano-laminated Ternary 10 Carbides, Nitrides and Borides (MAX/MAB) Phases and Symposium FJ - Development and Application of New 29 Derivatives Thereof (MXenes) Functional Transparent Conducting and Semiconducting Inorganic Materials Symposium CH - Ceramic Thin Films and Coatings for 12 Protective, Tribological and Multifunctional Applications Symposium FK - Materials Challenges for Sustainable 30 Nuclear Fission and Fusion Technologies Symposium CI - Porous Ceramics for Environmental 11 Protection, Energy-related Technologies and Advanced Focused Session FK-10 - Materials Issues in Nuclear 31 Industrial Cycles Waste Treatment and Disposal Symposium CJ - Advances in Electroceramics: Processing 13 Symposium FL - Biological, Biohybrid and Bioinspired 32 Structure, Properties, and Applications Materials: From Electronics and Photonics to Medicine Symposium CK - Functional Magnetic Oxides 14 Serial Conferences rd Symposium CL - Inorganic Materials Systems for 15 FM - 3 International Conference 33 Advanced Photonics Emerging Materials, Technologies and Applications for Non- volatile Memory Devices Symposium CM - Science and Technology for Silicate 17 Ceramics FN - 6th International Conference 34 Novel Functional Carbon Nanomaterials Symposium CN - Refractories: Meeting Refractory 16 Industry Needs of Today and It’s Future Challenges FO - 8th International Conference 35 Science and Engineering of Novel Superconductors Serial Conference th CO - 8th International Conference 18 FP - 12 International Conference 36 Advanced Inorganic Fibre Composites for Structural and Medical Applications of Advanced Biomaterials and Thermal Management Applications Nano-biotechnology Information to Authors & Participants 38 14th International Ceramics Congress June 4-8, 2018 Sol-gel and related processes Symposium CA Freeze drying Hydrothermal and solvothermal processes Synthesis by liquid phase and gas-phase reactions, aerosols Progress in Powder and emulsions Melt quenching Combustion synthesis (flame/solution/SHS) Processing Science Laser/microwave/plasma/mechanical/ultrasound-assisted synthesis and Manufacturing for Electrochemical/photochemical/sonochemical synthesis Template synthesis Advanced Ceramics Powder characterisation Structure Phase composition, chemical homogeneity and Composites Morphology, state of aggregation Packing, flowability, sinterability, reproducibility The classical route based on powder synthesis, processing Surface Properties and sintering keeps up its relevant role in the mass production of advanced ceramics. This despite the increasing palette of CA-2 Colloidal processing available emerging processing methods. Surface chemistry R&D in this area is especially focused on innovative Surfactants, dispersants, complex agents synthesis of high performing (e.g. nano) powders and their Control of interparticle forces processing with highly reliable, predictable, cheaper and Suspension rheology clean production cycles. Slurry technology Novel additive systems Of interest to this symposium, that follows the ones on the Agglomerate softening/removal same subject of previous CIMTEC Conferences, are oxide and non oxide dense or porous bulk materials and particulate CA-3 Shape forming and green body processing and composites that find extensive use in an expanding range of characterization room and high temperature civilian, industrial and defense Surface chemistry in ceramic forming applications. Role of and new processing aids Novel techniques and rational improvements of the Improved mixing/granulation procedures conventional methods for powder synthesis; refined meso- Conventional and microwave drying and nano-scale characterisation of ultra fine powders Advances in shape forming (pressing, moulding, injection coupled with an accurate control of surface chemistry and moulding, slip/tape casting, plastic forming,..) inter particle forces in colloidal processing; advances in Emerging forming methods (freeze casting, gel casting, forming techniques and green body characterisation and additive free forming…) processing; state-of-the-art sintering theory and practice to Forming of large/complex shape components approach a rational design of micro and nano structure for Green body characterisation and processing desired performance in the final products are main topics Debinding processes for this symposium. In all focus areas of interest to this Computer-aided processing symposium, developments in both experimental and theory Modelling and simulation of forming and consolidation and simulations will be the topics of discussion. Innovations in manufacturing allowing a more rational use of raw CA-4 Sintering materials and less labour and energy may also be discussed. Free sintering (solid state, liquid phase, transient-liquid sintering, reactive sintering) Constrained sintering Session Topics Pressure-assisted synthesis (HP, HIP, gas pressure synthesis) Atmosphere-controlled sintering CA-1 Advances in powder synthesis and characterisation Grain growth and micro/nanostructure evolution and Powder Synthesis control Solid state techniques Refined interfaces characterisation Solution processes (coprecipitation, polymer complex High fidelity characterization of the sintered microstructures method, Pechini method, etc.) Control of porosity during sintering International Advisory Board Conveners: Krzysztof HABERKO, Poland Christophe MARTIN, France Rajendra K. BORDIA, USA Juergen G. HEINRICH, Germany Laura MONTANARO, Italy Masahiro YOSHIMURA, Taiwan Yoshihiro HIRATA, Japan Makio NAITO, Japan Junichi HOJO, Japan Willi PABST, Czech Republic Members: Yuji HOTTA, Japan Yoshio SAKKA, Japan Javier ALARCON, Spain Suk-Joong L. KANG, Korea Wolfgang SIGMUND, USA Mari-Ann EINARSRUD, Norway Kazumi KATO, Japan Mikolaj SZAFRAN, Poland Kevin G. EWSUK, USA Frank KERN, Germany Satoshi TANAKA, Japan Gregory K.L. GOH, Singapore Sridhar KOMARNENI,