Ceramic Materials for Energy Applications IV -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Ceramics for Energy Storage and Conversion -- TOWARDS THE CONVERSION OF A SOLID OXIDE CELL INTO A HIGH TEMPERATURE BATTERY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Working principle -- Operating Conditions -- THEORY -- EXPERIMENTAL -- RESULTS -- CONCLUSION & OUTLOOK -- ACKNOWLEGEMENTS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF ALL-SOLID-STATE RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERIES FOR FUTURE APPLICATIONS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- NANOSTRUCTURED LiCoO2 CATHODE BY HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE -- 2.1. Preparation of LiCoO2 Films using Hydrothermal Process -- 2.2. Sample characterization -- 2.3. Electrochemical measurements -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 3.1 Effect of pH value on the phase purity and crystal morphology -- 3.2 Electrochemical characterization -- 4. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF Na0.8Co1-xFexO2 CERAMIC PREPARED BY SPARK PLASMA SINTERING -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- EFFECTS OF SINTERING TEMPERATURE ON THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF NANOCRYSTALLINE Ca0.9Yb0.1MnO3 PREPARED BY CO-PRECIPITATION METHOD -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- EFFECT OF FILM THICKNESS ON THE PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE OF TiO2 THIN FILMS DEPOSITED BY SPIN COATING -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Film Thickness -- Mineralogy -- Microstructure and Grain Sizes -- Optical Transmittance -- Photocatalytic Activity -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES.

EFFECT OF HEAT TREATMENT TEMPERATURE ON PROPERTIES OF NANOCRYSTALLINE, PHOTOACTIVE, TITANIA, THIN FILMS ON POLYMER AND FUSED QUARTZ -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE -- Sample Selection and Preparation -- CHARACTERIZATION -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- (a) Film Appearance and Thickness -- (b) Microstructure -- (c) Mineralogy -- (d) Crystallinity and Crystallite sizes -- (e) Crystallography -- (f) Optical Analysis -- (g) BET Surface Area -- (h) Photocatalytic Properties -- (i) Film Adhesion -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRO-OPTICAL SINGLE CRYSTALS FOR ENERGY SAVING -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. β-Ga2O3 AS "NEW" SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL -- 2.1 β-Ga2O3 growth and properties -- 2.2 β-Ga2O3 as substrate for high-brightness LEDs -- 2.3 β-Ga2O3 for power devices -- 3. SINGLE-CRYSTAL PHOSPHORS -- 3.1 Growth and properties of single-crystal phosphors -- 4. MAGNETO-OPTICAL SINGLE CRYSTALS FOR OPTICAL ISOLATORS -- 4.1 {Tb3}[Sc2-xLux](Al3)O12 for IR and visible region -- 4.2 CeF3 and PrF3 for UV region -- 5. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CERAMICS AND COMPOSITES FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY -- MODELING STRUCTURAL LOADING OF USED NUCLEAR FUEL UNDER CONDITIONS OF NORMAL TRANSPORTATION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MODELING APPROACH -- MODELING INPUTS -- Geometry -- Material Properties -- Component Temperatures -- Fuel Post-Irradiation Conditions -- Loading from Rail -- MODEL VALIDATION -- RESULTS OF INITIAL DEMONSTRATION -- SENSITIVITY ANALYSES -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF COMPOSITE TUBES FOR SMR APPLICATIONS USING PURE BENDING: DRAFT ASTM TEST METHOD -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ASTM STANDARD TEST METHOD -- SCOPE AND APPLICATION -- EXPERIMENTAL FACTORS -- TEST SPECIMEN GEOMETRIES -- TEST EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES -- CALCULATION, REPORTING, PRECISION AND BIAS.

CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE WORK -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- HOOP TENSILE STRENGTH OF CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE TUBES FOR LWRS APPLICATIONS USING ELASTOMERIC INSERTS: DRAFT ASTM TEST METHOD -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ASTM STANDARD TEST METHOD -- SCOPE AND APPLICATION -- EXPERIMENTAL FACTORS -- TEST SPECIMEN GEOMETRIES -- TEST EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES -- CALCULATION, REPORTING, PRECISION AND BIAS -- CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE WORK -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES IN Ti-B-Cr AND Ti-B-Nb SYSTEMS FABRICATED "IN SITU" BY SELF-PROPAGATING HIGH-TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- HYPOTHETICAL REACTION MECHANISM -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- References -- COMPARISON OF SHEAR STRENGTH OF CERAMIC JOINTS DETERMINED BY VARIOUS TEST METHODS WITH SMALL SPECIMENS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND JOINING METHOD -- SHEAR TEST METHOD -- Double-Notched Shear (DNS) Test -- Asymmetrical Four-point Bend (A4PB) Shear Test -- Iosipescu Test -- Torsion Test -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Apparent Shear Strength -- Fracture Patterns of Different Test Methods -- Discussion -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCE -- PROCESSING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF DIFFUSION-BONDED SILICON CARBIDE JOINTS USING MOLYBDENUM AND TITANIUM INTERLAYERS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Processing and metallographic examinations of molybdenum- and titanium-joined SiC -- Shear strength evaluation of molybdenum- and titanium-joined SiC -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- Author Index -- EULA.