Developments in Strategic Materials, Volume 29, Issue 10

by Lin, Hua-Tay; Koumoto, Kunihito; Kriven, Waltraud M.; Norton, David P.; Garcia, Edwin; Reimanis, Ivar E.; Ohji, Tatsuki; Wereszczak, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780470345009
• ISBN10: 0470345004
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-22
• Publisher: Wiley-American Ceramic Society

Summary

This volume provides a one-stop resource, compiling current research on developments in strategic materials. It is a collection of papers from The American Ceramic Society s 32nd International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, January 27-February 1, 2008. Papers included in this issue come from five symposia: "Thermoelectric Materials for Power Conversion;" "Basic Science of Multifunctional Ceramics;" "Science of Ceramic Interfaces;" "Geopolymers;" and "Materials for Solid State Lighting." This is a valuable, up-to-date resource for researchers working in the field.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Oxynitride Glasses
Developments in Oxynitride Glasses: Formation, Properties and Crystallization	p. 3
Thermoelectric Materials for Power Conversion Applications
Thermoelectric Properties of Ge Doped In[subscript 2]O[subscript 3]	p. 13
Transition Metal Oxides for Thermoelectric Generation	p. 25
Deformation and Texture Behaviors of Co-Oxides with Misfit Structure under High Temperature Compression	p. 41
Fabrication of High-Performance Thermoelectric Modules Consisting of Oxide Materials	p. 51
Influence of Grain Boundary on Textured Al-ZnO	p. 63
Evaluation on Thermo-Mechanical Integrity of Thermoelectric Module for Heat Recovery at Low Temperature	p. 69
Transport Properties of Sn[subscript 24]P[subscript 19.3]Br[subscript 8] and Sn[subscript 17]Zn[subscript 7]P[subscript 22]Br[subscript 8]	p. 77
Temperature Impact on Electrical Conductivity And Dielectric Properties of HCI Doped Polyaniline	p. 85
Geopolymers
Preparation of Ceramic Foams from Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer Gels	p. 97
Preparation of Photocatalytic Layers Based on Geopolymer	p. 113
Characterization of Raw Clay Materials in Serbia 0.063mm Sieved Residues	p. 123
Fireproof Coatings on the Basis of Alkaline Aluminum Silicate Systems	p. 129
Determining the Elastic Properties of Geopolymers Using Nondestructive Ultrasonic Techniques	p. 143
Bi-Axial Four Points Flexural and Compressive Strength of Geopolymer Materials Based Na[subscript 2]O-K[subscript 2]O-Al[subscript 2]O[subscript 3]-SiO[subscript 2] Systems	p. 155
A Study on Alkaline Dissolution and Geopolymerisation of Hellenic Fly Ash	p. 165
Role of Oxide Ratios on Engineering Performance of Fly-Ash Geopolymer Binder Systems	p. 175
Alkaline Activation of Volcanic Ashes: A Preliminary Study	p. 185
Multifunctional Ceramics
The Effect of Doping with Titania and Calcium Titanate on the Microstructure and Electrical Properties of the Giant Dielectric Constant Ceramic CaCu[subscript 3]Ti[subscript 4]O[subscript 12]	p. 193
Diffuse Phase Transition in the La and Ga Doped Barium Titanate	p. 203
Pressureless Sintering of Titanium Diboride Powders	p. 211
The Relation between Peierls and Mott-Hubbard Transition in VO[subscript 2] by Tunneling Spectroscopy	p. 223
Influence of Yb[subscript 2]O[subscript 3] and Er[subscript 2]O[subscript 3] on BaTiO[subscript 3] Ceramics Microstructure and Corresponding Electrical Properties	p. 231
Diffusion of Aluminum into Aluminum Oxide	p. 237
Science of Ceramic Interfaces
Evaluation of the Interfacial Bonding Between Cubic BN and Glass	p. 251
Oxidation Behaviour of Hetero-Modulus Ceramics Based on Titanium Carbide	p. 261
Materials for Solid State Lighting
A Potential Red-Emitting Phosphor for UV-White LED and Fluorescent Lamp	p. 279
Coprecipitation and Hydrothermal Synthesis of Praseodymium Doped Calcium Titanate Phosphors	p. 285
Author Index	p. 297
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