Josef Matyas & Andrew Gyekenyesi 
Ceramic Materials for Energy Applications IV [PDF ebook] 
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

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 Li Co O2 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-x Fex O2 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 Ca0.9Yb0.1Mn O3 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 Ti O2 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