Ceramic Materials for Energy Applications -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- CARBON MATERIALS AND FUEL CERAMICS -- Irradiation-Induced Dimensional Change and Fracture Behavior of C/C Composites for VHTR Application -- R&D and Irradiation Plans for New Nuclear Grade Graphites for Application to VHTR -- CRYSTALLINE, AMORPHOUS, AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR WASTE IMMOBILIZATION -- Functionalized Silica Aerogels: Advanced Materials to Capture and Immobilize Radioactive Iodine -- Layered Double Hydroxides for Anion Capture and Storage -- Bottom-Up Design of a Cement for Nuclear Waste Encapsulation -- FUEL CERAMICS AND IRRADIATION EFFECTS -- Microstructural Analysis of Secondary Phases in Silicon Carbide Fabricated with SiC Nano-Powder and Sintering Additives -- Measurements of Irradiation Creep Strain in Silicon Carbide Irradiated with Silicon Ions -- JOINING AND INTEGRATION OF CERAMIC STRUCTURES -- Preliminar Results on Joining of Thin SiC/SiC Composites by Silicides Compounds and Local Heating -- Joining of NITE SiC/SiC Composite and Tungsten for Nuclear Applications -- PROCESSING -- Integrated R & D of SiC Matrix Ceramic Composites for Energy/Environmental Application -- Effects of Two-Step Sintering on Densification and Performance of Near-Net Shaped NITE-SiC/SiC Composites -- CERAMICS FOR ELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATION, STORAGE, AND DISTRIBUTION -- Ceramic Processing for Dense Magnesium Diboride -- Investigation on Phase Transformation of YBCO-ln2O3 Composite Superconductor Cooled Down via Different Routes -- Morphologies and Electrochemical Capacitor Behaviors of Co(OH)2/Polyaniline Composite Films -- Optimization of Spark-Plasma-Sintering Conditions for Maximizing Figure of Merit of La-Doped SrTiO3 -- ADVANCED MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES -- Design of (Thio) Phosphates for High Performance Lithium Ion Batteries.

Lithium Ion Conductive Solid Electrolyte with Porous/Dense Bi-Layer Structure for All Solid State Battery -- Autogenic Reactions for Fabricating Lithium Battery Electrode Materials -- Author Index.