Ceramic Materials for Energy Applications IV

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