Advances in Energy Materials

This book documents a special collection of articles from a select group of invited prominent scientists from academia, national laboratories and industry who presented their work at the symposia on Energy Materials and Nanotechnology for Power Generation at the 2008 Materials Science and Technology (MS&T 08) conference held in Pittsburgh, PA. These articles represent a summary of the presentations focusing on both the scientific and technological aspects of energy storage, nuclear materials, nano-based sensors, catalysts and devices for applications in power generation, solar energy materials, superconductors, and more.

This book documents a special collection of articles from a select group of invited prominent scientists from academia, national laboratories and industry who presented their work at the symposia on Energy Materials and Nanotechnology for Power Generation at the 2008 Materials Science and Technology (MS&T'08) conference held in Pittsburgh, PA. These articles represent a summary of the presentations focusing on both the scientific and technological aspects of energy storage, nuclear materials, nano-based sensors, catalysts and devices for applications in power generation, solar energy materials, superconductors, and more.

Preface viiINDUSTRIAL PERSPECTIVE OVERVIEWThe Role of Materials and Manufacturing Technologies as Enablersin Gas Turbine Cooling for High Performance Engines 3Ron S. BunkerENERGY MATERIALSSynthesis, Sintering and Dielectric Properties of Nan0Structured High Purity Titanium Dioxide 23Sheng Chao and Fatih DoganSorption/Desorption Properties of MgH,-Oxide Composite Preparedby Ultra High-Energy Planetary Ball Milling 31Y. Kodera, N. Yamasaki, J. Miki, M. Ohyanagi, S. Shiozaki, S.Fukui, J. Yin, and T. FukuiAb lnitio Study of the Influence of Pressure on the HydrogenDiffusion Behavior in Zirconium Hydrogen Solid Solution 41Y. Endo, M. Ito, H. Muta, K. Kurosaki, M. Uno, and S.YamanakaEBSP Study of Hydride Precipitation Behavior in Zr-Nb Alloys51Shunichiro Nishioka, Masato Ito, Hiroaki Muta, Masayoshi Unoand ShinsukeYamanakaFEM Study of Delayed Hydride Cracking in Zirconium Alloy FuelCladding 59Miayoshi Uno, Masato Ito, Hiroaki Muta, Ken Kurosaki, andShinsuke YamanakaThe Effect of Manganese Stoichiometry on the Curie Temperatureof Lao.67Cao,26Sro,07Mn,+Ux0s3e d in Magnetic Refrigeration71Biering, M. Menon, and N. PrydsPreparation of Electrocatalytically Active RuO,/Ti Electrodes byPechini Method 770. Kahvecioglu and S. TirnurThe Myriad Structures of Liquid Water: Introduction to theEssential Materials Science 87Rusturn Roy and Manju L. RaoPreparation of CulnS, Films by Electrodeposition: Effect ofMetal Element Addition to Electrolyte Bath 99Tomoya Honjo, Masayoshi Uno, and Shinsuke YarnanakaPreparation of High-Jc MOD-YBCO Films for Fault Current Limiters109M. Sohrna, W. Kondo, K. Tsukada, I. Yarnaguchi, T. Kurnagai, T.Manabe, K. Arai. and H. YarnasakiNANOTECHNOLOGY FOR POWER GENERATIONModeling of Electromagnetic Wave Propagation of Nano-StructuredFibers for Sensor Applications117Neal T. Pfeiffenberger and Gary R. PickrellIncreased Functionality of Novel Nano-Porous Fiber OpticStructures through Electroless Copper Deposition and Quantum DotSolutions 123Michael G. Wooddell, Gary Pickrell, and Brian ScottThermopower Measurements in 1 -D Semiconductor Systems 135Sezhian Annarnalai, Jugdersuren Battogtokh, Rudra Bhatta, Ian L.Pegg and Biprodas DuttaStructural Changes and Stability of Pore Morphologies of aPorous Glass at Elevated Temperatures 145Brian Scott and Gary PickrellAuthor Index 159