Developments in Strategic Materials

Preface. Introduction. OXY NITRIDE GLASSES. Developments in Oxynitride Glasses: Formation, Properties and Crystallization ( Stuart Hampshire ). THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS FOR POWER CONVERSION APPLICATIONS. Thermoelectric Properties of Ge Doped In,O, ( David Berardan, Emmanuel Guilrneau, Antoine Maignan, and Bernard Raveau ). Transition Metal Oxides for Thermoelectric Generation ( J.P. Doumerc, M. Blangero, M. Pollet, D. Carlier, J. Darriet. C. Delmas, and R. Decourt ). Deformation and Texture Behaviors of Co-Oxides with Misfit Structure under High Temperature Compression* ( Hiroshi Fukutomi, Kazuto Okayasu, Yoshirni Konno, Eisuke lguchi and Hiroshi Nakatsugawa ). Fabrication of High-Performance Thermoelectric Modules Consisting of Oxide Materials ( Ryoji Funahashi, Saori Urata. and Atsuko Kosuga ). Influence of Grain Boundary on Textured Al-ZnO (Yoshiaki Kinemuchi, Hisashi Kaga. Satoshi Tanaka, Keizo Uematsu, Hiromi Nakano, and Koji Watari). Evaluation on Thermo-Mechanical Integrity of Thermoelectric Module for Heat Recovery at Low Temperature ( Yujiro Nakatani, Takahiko Shindo, Kengo Wakamatsu, Takehisa Hino, Takashi Ohishi, Haruo Matsumuro, and Yoshiyasu ltoh ). Transport Properties of Sn,P,Br, and Sn, ,Zn,P,,Br, ( Stevce Stefanoski, Andrei V. Shevelkov, and George S. Nolas ). Temperature Impact on Electrical Conductivity And Dielectric Properties of HCI Doped Polyaniline ( Shuo Chen, Weiping Li, Shunhua Liu, William J. Craft, and David Y. Song ). GEOPOLYMERS. Preparation of Ceramic Foams from Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer Gels ( J.L. Bell and W.M. Kriven ). Preparation of Photocatalytic Layers Based on Geopolymer ( Z. Cerny, I. Jakubec, P. Bezdicka, V. Stengl, and P. Roubicek ). Characterization of Raw Clay Materials in Serbia 0.063mm Sieved Residues ( Snefana Devic, Milica Arsenovic and Branko ZivanCevic ). Fireproof Coatings on the Basis of Alkaline Aluminum Silicate Systems ( P.V. Krivenko, Ye.K. Pushkareva, M.V. Sukhanevich, and S.G. Guziy ). Determining the Elastic Properties of Geopolymers Using Nondestructive Ultrasonic Techniques ( Joseph Lawson, Benjamin Varela, Raj S. Pai Panandiker, and Maria Helguera ). Bi-Axial Four Points Flexural and Compressive Strength of Geopolymer Materials Based Na20-K,O-A1,O3-SiO2 Systems ( C. Leonelli, E. Kamseu, and V.M. Sglavo ). A Study on Alkaline Dissolution and Geopolymerisation of Hellenic Fly Ash ( Ch. Panagiotopoulou, T. Perraki, S. Tsivilis, N. Skordaki, and G. Kakali ). Role of Oxide Ratios on Engineering Performance of Fly-Ash Geopolymer Binder Systems ( Kwesi Sagoe-Crentsi ).