Thesis (Ph. D.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 186-194). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1970. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 31).

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1995. / Typescript. Bibliography: leaf 61.

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Thesis (M.A.)--香港中文大學. / Manuscript. / Includes abstract in English. / Includes bibliographical references(leaves 345-392). / Thesis (M.A.)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue. / 前言 / Chapter 第一章 --- 中國陶瓷工業的發展與現況 / Chapter 第一節 --- 陶器的起源與演進 / Chapter 第二節 --- 陶瓷器的過渡 / Chapter 第三節 --- 瓷器的發明與演進 / Chapter 第二章 --- 原料、燃料與生產技術 / Chapter 第一節 --- 原料與燃料 / Chapter 第二節 --- 燒製技術 / Chapter 第三節 --- 原料、燃料與技術對工業之影響 / Chapter 第三章 --- 陶瓷工業的組織 / Chapter 第一節 --- 個體生產與家庭協作 / Chapter 第二節 --- 家庭協作與作坊生產 / Chapter 第三節 --- 作坊與工場生產 / Chapter 第四節 --- 資本主義工場與國營現代企業 / Chapter 第四章 --- 工業區位及其變遷 / Chapter 第一節 --- 陶器發展期個體零星散佈 / Chapter 第二節 --- 陶瓷過渡期小型作坊聚集 / Chapter 第三節 --- 瓷器發展期作坊與工場區域分佈 / Chapter 第四節 --- 國營企業與地方工業網路組合 / Chapter 第五章 --- 陶瓷的運銷 / Chapter 第一節 --- 國內運銷 / Chapter 第二節 --- 對外輸出與貿易 / Chapter 第三節 --- 中國陶瓷對外之影響 / 結論 / 參考文獻 / 英文摘要 / 附錄

by Fung-luen Kwong. / Thesis submitted in: August 1998. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 130-131). / Text in English; abstract also in Chinese. / by Fung-luen Kwong. / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Development of ceramic materials --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Alumina-Zirconia advanced ceramics --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- About this thesis --- p.3 / Chapter 2 --- Related work and Motivation --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2 --- Powder synthesis --- p.7 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Mechanical milling --- p.7 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Sol-gel methods --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- CVD methods --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Hydrothermal processing --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Wear of Zr02 milling media --- p.14 / Chapter 2.3 --- Powder fabrication --- p.14 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Dry pressing --- p.14 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Isostatic pressing --- p.19 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Hot pressing --- p.23 / Chapter 2.4 --- Sintering mechanism --- p.26 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Solid state sintering --- p.26 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Liquid state sintering --- p.36 / Chapter 2.5 --- Toughening mechanism --- p.39 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Stress-induced transformation toughening --- p.39 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Microcrack toughening --- p.42 / Chapter 2.6 --- Motivation --- p.42 / Chapter 3 --- Experiments --- p.45 / Chapter 3.1 --- Methodology --- p.45 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Procedures --- p.45 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Verified parameters and potential difficulties --- p.53 / Chapter 3.2 --- Instrumentation --- p.56 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Electronic balance --- p.56 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Instron 4486 loading machine --- p.60 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- High temperature furnace --- p.63 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Scanning electron microscope (SEM) --- p.65 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Hardness tester --- p.67 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- X-ray powder diffraction --- p.69 / Chapter 4 --- Results ´ؤ The effects of conditions in fabrication --- p.71 / Chapter 4.1 --- Wet chemical reaction --- p.71 / Chapter 4.2 --- Pressure dependence analysis --- p.75 / Chapter 4.3 --- Sintering behavior --- p.80 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Sintering temperature analysis --- p.80 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Sintering duration analysis --- p.85 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Program for counting pores --- p.94 / Chapter 5 --- Results ´ؤ The effects of Additives to Al203 - ZrO2 --- p.96 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.96 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Effects of adding metal aluminum --- p.97 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Effects of adding magnesium oxide --- p.103 / Chapter 6 --- Conclusions --- p.108 / Source code of the programs for counting pores --- p.111 / TIFF 6.0 --- p.124 / Bibliography --- p.131

Europium-doped-fluorochlorozirconate glass ceramics, known as ZBLAN, were produced in a glove box which has a controlled environment of argon gas. For imaging applications BaCl2 is used instead of BaF2. Their properties after different thermal processing and different amounts of europium-doping were investigated. After annealing the ZBLAN glass, BaCl2 nanoparticles are precipitated in the glass matrix. These glass ceramic storage phosphors are strong candidates for replacing traditional x-ray screen film system and commercial storage phosphors such as Agfa MD-30. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used to determine the crystallization temperature of the hexagonal phase of BaCl2, and orthorhombic BaCl2 this in turn determines the subsequent annealing temperature. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and photoluminescence (PL) show that the hexagonal phase of BaCl2 was formed upon annealing at temperatures between 250 °C and 280 °C for 5 minutes. The orthorhombic phase of BaCl2, which has storage properties, was formed at higher annealing temperatures, at approximately 290 °C and above. Secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS) was used to determine adsorbed/diffused oxygen content of the glass. The weight loss of fluorine and chlorine is 3-5 % and was determined using ion chromatography (IC). The concentration of other cations was determined using inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy (ICP). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to take high resolution pictures and verify the composition of BaCl2 nanoparticles. The relative concentration of Eu2+ to Eu3+ of heated EuCl3 and ZBLAN was studied using Mössbauer spectroscopy. The oxidation of Eu2+ to Eu3+ was also observed during the experiment. This study has reinforced the strong potential for application of glass-ceramic storage phosphors for medical imaging.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2002. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 240-248).

Thesis (MFA)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1989. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 41).

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 2008. / Typescript. Accompanying CD-RW contains a PDF of the images referred to in the thesis, including images of sculptures from the artist's thesis exhibition. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 25-26).