Developments in Strategic Materials [Hardcover]

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.Preface.

Introduction.

OXY NITRIDE GLASSES.

Developments in Oxynitride Glasses: Formation, Properties and Crystallization (Stuart Hampshire).

THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS FOR POWER CONVERSION APPLICATIONS.

Thermoelectric Properties of Ge Doped In,O, (David Berardan, Emmanuel Guilrneau, Antoine Maignan, and Bernard Raveau).

Transition Metal Oxides for Thermoelectric Generation (J.P. Doumerc, M. Blangero, M. Pollet, D. Carlier, J. Darriet. C. Delmas, and R. Decourt).

Deformation and Texture Behaviors of Co-Oxides with Misfit Structure under High Temperature Compression* (Hiroshi Fukutomi, Kazuto Okayasu, Yoshirni Konno, Eisuke lguchi and Hiroshi Nakatsugawa).

Fabrication of High-Performance Thermoelectric Modules Consisting of Oxide Materials (Ryoji Funahashi, Saori Urata. and Atsuko Kosuga).

Influence of Grain Boundary on Textured Al-ZnO (Yoshiaki Kinemuchi, Hisashi Kaga. Satoshi Tanaka, Keizo Uematsu, Hiromi Nakano, and Koji Watari).

Evaluation on Thermo-Mechanical Integrity of Thermoelectric Module for Heat Recovery at Low Temperature (