Advanced Materials for Sustainable Developments, Volume 31, Issue 9

Preface vii Introduction ix Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Based on Anodic Ti02 NanotubesProduced from Anodization in Fluoride-Free Electrolyte 1 Narges F. Fahim and Tohru Sekino Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis of Calcium CobaltateThermoelectric Powders 15 Sidney Lin, Jiri Selig, Dan F. Smith, Hua-Tay Lin, and HsinWang Effect of Rare-Earth Doping on Thermoelectric Properties of PorousSiC Synthesized by Silicon Carbonization Technique 25 Yusuke Yamamoto, Hiroshi Mabuchi, and Toshiyuki Matsui Powder Synthesis, Characterization and Sintering Behavior ofLithium Titanate 33 Srinivasan Ramanathan Processing of Titania Nanoceramics Via Conventional Sintering,Two-Step Sintering and Two-Step Sintering Assisted by PhaseTransformation 41 Zohreh Razavi Hesabi and Mehdi Mazaheri Strength of N- and P-Type Skutterudites 49 A. A. Wereszczak, M. E. Ragan, K. T. Strong, Jr., P. J. Ritt, H.Wang, J. R. Salvador, and J. Yang Graphite and Ceramic Coated Particles for the HTR 61 Heinz Nabielek and Mark Mitchell Development and Characterization of High Conductivity GraphiteFoams for Thermal Management Applications 75 A. L. Gyekenyesi, M. Singh, C. E. Smith, P. G. Stansberry, M. K.Alam, and D. L. Vrable Integration of Graphite Foams to Titanium for Thermal ManagementApplications 83 M. Singh, Rajiv Asthana, C. E. Smith, and A. L.Gyekenyesi Fabrication of Novel Heat Insulator using Porous CeramicsMaterials 91 Kazuma Kugimiya, Mitsue Ogawa, and Hideaki Matsubara Detection and Classification of Gaseous Compounds by SolidElectrolyte Cyclic Voltammetry Sensors 99 Grzegorz Jasinski Wireless Chemical Sensor for Combustion Species at HighTemperatures using 4H-SÍC 109 Geunsik Lim and Aravinda Kar High Temperature Acoustic Wave Gas Sensor using LangasiteCrystal Resonator 119 Hongbin Cheng, Lifeng Qin, and Qing-Ming Wang Synthesis of (La,Nd):Y203 and (La,Yb):Y203 Laser Ceramics andTheir Optical Properties 125 Yihua Huang and Dongliang Jiang Metal Oxide Nanoelectrodes for Environmental Sensors--ZnORods and Particulate Films 131 Yoshitake Masuda, Dewei Chu, Xiulan Hu, Tatsuki Ohji, KazumiKato, Masako Ajimi, Makoto Bekki, and Shuji Sonezaki Author Index 139