Ceramic Materials for Energy Applications IV

A collection of 14 papers from The American Ceramic Society s 38th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, held in Daytona Beach, Florida, January 26-31, 2014. This issue includes papers presented in Symposia 6 - Advanced Materials and Technologies for Energy Generation, Conversion, and Rechargeable Energy Storage and Symposium 13 - Advanced Ceramics and Composites for Sustainable Nuclear Energy and Fusion Energy.

A collection of 14 papers from The American Ceramic Society's 38th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, held in Daytona Beach, Florida, January 26-31, 2014. This issue includes papers presented in Symposia 6 - Advanced Materials and Technologies for Energy Generation, Conversion, and Rechargeable Energy Storage and Symposium 13 - Advanced Ceramics and Composites for Sustainable Nuclear Energy and Fusion Energy.

Preface viiIntroduction ixCERAMICS FOR ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSIONTowards the Conversion of a Solid Oxide Cell into a High Temperature Battery 3C. M. Berger, O. Tokariev, P. Orzessek, A. Hospach, N. H. Menzler, M. Bram, W. J. Quadakkers, and H.-P. BuchkremerDesign and Fabrication of All-Solid-State Rechargeable Lithium Batteries for Future Applications 13Mao Shoji, Jungo Wakasugi, Ryo Osone, Teruaki Nishioka, Hirokazu Munakata, and Kiyoshi KanamuraNanostructured LiCoO2 Cathode by Hydrothermal Process 23Kuan-Zong Fung, Chung-Ta Ni, Su-Yi Tsai, Mei-Han Chen, A. F. Orliukas, and Gunars BajarsThermoelectric Properties of Na0.8Co1-xFexO2 Ceramic Prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering 35Cong Chen, Tianshu Zhang, Richard Donelson, Dewei Chu, Thiam Teck Tan, and Sean LiEffects of Sintering Temperature on Thermoelectric Properties of Nanocrystalline Ca0.9Yb0.1MnO3 Prepared by Co-Precipitation Method 43Rezaul Kabir, Ruoming Tian, Danyang Wang, Richard Donelson, Thiam Teck Tan, and Sean LiEffect of Film Thickness on the Photocatalytic Performance of TiO2 Thin Films Deposited by Spin Coating 51W.F. Chen, P. Koshy, B. Zhu, and C.C. SorrellEffect of Heat Treatment Temperature on Properties of Nanocrystalline, Photoactive, Titania, Thin Films on Polymer and Fused Quartz 61Huynh Chau Pham, Pramod Koshy, Julian Michael Cox, and Charles Christopher SorrellDevelopment of Electro-Optical Single Crystals for Energy Saving 77Kiyoshi Shimamura, Stelian Arjoca, and Encarnación G. Víllora, Daisuke Inomata, Kazuo Aoki, Akiharu Funaki, Tsubasa Hatanaka, Takeshi Kizaki, and Kunihiro NaoeCERAMICS AND COMPOSITES FOR NUCLEAR ENERGYModeling Structural Loading of Used Nuclear Fuel under Conditions of Normal Transportation 95Kenneth Geelhood, Harold Adkins, Scott Sanborn, Brian Koeppel, and Nicholas KlymyshynFlexural Strength of Composite Tubes for SMR Applications using Pure Bending: Draft ASTM Test Method 111Michael G. Jenkins, Janine E. Gallego, and Thomas NguyenHoop Tensile Strength of Ceramic Matrix Composite Tubes for LWRS Applications using Elastomeric Inserts: Draft ASTM Test Method 119Michael G. Jenkins and Jonathan A. SalemCeramic Matrix Composites in Ti-B-Cr and Ti-B-Nb Systems Fabricated "In Situ" by Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis 127Marta Ziemnicka-SylwesterComparison of Shear Strength of Ceramic Joints Determined by Various Test Methods With Small Specimens 139Chunghao Shih, Yutai Katoh, Jim O. Kiggans, Takaaki Koyanagi, Hesham E. Khalifa, Christina A. Back, Tatsuya Hinoki, and Monica FerrarisProcessing and Characterization of Diffusion-Bonded Silicon Carbide Joints using Molybdenum and Titanium Interlayers 151Takaaki Koyanagi, James Kiggans, Chunghao Shih, and Yutai KatohAuthor Index 161