Ceramic Materials for Energy Applications IV A Collection of Papers Presented at the 38th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, January 27-31, 2014, Daytona Beach, FL, Volume 35, Issue 7

by Lin, Hua-Tay; Katoh, Yutai; Matyas, Josef; Gyekenyesi, Andrew; Halbig, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781119040279
• ISBN10: 1119040272
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-01-12
• Publisher: Wiley-American Ceramic Society

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

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