Advanced Materials for Sustainable Developments, Volume 31, Issue 9

Dr. Hua-Tay Lin, Distinguished R&D staff member, Group Lead of Ceramic Science and Technology Group, Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is currently focusing researches on mechanical reliability of ceramic components and electronic devices, high-temperature mechanical performance of ceramics and composites, high-temperature steam effects on mechanical reliability of ceramics and environmental barrier coating systems, and engineering of microstructure and properties of ceramics and composites, and coatings. He has served as a PI on numerous programs sponsored by DOE's Office of Distributed Energy, Office of Electricity Distribution Reliability and Transmission, Office of Transportation Technologies, Office of Industrial Technologies, and Office of Power Technologies with frequent collaborations with researchers at institution in the U. S., Japan, Korea, and Europe. Dr. Lin is the pass Chair of the Engineering Ceramics Division of the American Ceramic Society. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. He is a Fellow of The American Ceramic Society. Dr. Lin holds a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, and a B.S. in Physics from National Central University, Taiwan.

"The current volume represents 15 contributions from the above listed symposia that embody the latest developments in engineering ceramics for energy technologies, thermal management utilizing either highly conductive or insulating materials, as well as advances regarding the utilization of ceramics for sensors." (PR-Inside.com, 28 February 2011)

• Preface viiIntroduction ixDye-Sensitized Solar Cell Based on Anodic Ti02 Nanotubes Produced from Anodization in Fluoride-Free Electrolyte 1Narges F. Fahim and Tohru SekinoSelf-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis of Calcium Cobaltate Thermoelectric Powders 15Sidney Lin, Jiri Selig, Dan F. Smith, Hua-Tay Lin, and Hsin Wang Effect of Rare-Earth Doping on Thermoelectric Properties of Porous SiC Synthesized by Silicon Carbonization Technique 25Yusuke Yamamoto, Hiroshi Mabuchi, and Toshiyuki Matsui Powder Synthesis, Characterization and Sintering Behavior of Lithium Titanate 33Srinivasan RamanathanProcessing of Titania Nanoceramics Via Conventional Sintering, Two-Step Sintering and Two-Step Sintering Assisted by Phase Transformation 41Zohreh Razavi Hesabi and Mehdi MazaheriStrength of N- and P-Type Skutterudites 49A. A. Wereszczak, M. E. Ragan, K. T. Strong, Jr., P. J. Ritt, H. Wang, J. R. Salvador, and J. YangGraphite and Ceramic Coated Particles for the HTR 61Heinz Nabielek and Mark MitchellDevelopment and Characterization of High Conductivity Graphite Foams for Thermal Management Applications 75A. L. Gyekenyesi, M. Singh, C. E. Smith, P. G. Stansberry, M. K. Alam, and D. L. VrableIntegration of Graphite Foams to Titanium for Thermal Management Applications 83M. Singh, Rajiv Asthana, C. E. Smith, and A. L. GyekenyesiFabrication of Novel Heat Insulator using Porous Ceramics Materials 91Kazuma Kugimiya, Mitsue Ogawa, and Hideaki MatsubaraDetection and Classification of Gaseous Compounds by Solid Electrolyte Cyclic Voltammetry Sensors 99Grzegorz JasinskiWireless Chemical Sensor for Combustion Species at High Temperatures using 4H-SÍC 109Geunsik Lim and Aravinda KarHigh Temperature Acoustic Wave Gas Sensor using Langasite Crystal Resonator 119Hongbin Cheng, Lifeng Qin, and Qing-Ming WangSynthesis of (La,Nd):Y203 and (La,Yb):Y203 Laser Ceramics and Their Optical Properties 125Yihua Huang and Dongliang JiangMetal Oxide Nanoelectrodes for Environmental Sensors—ZnO Rods and Particulate Films 131Yoshitake Masuda, Dewei Chu, Xiulan Hu, Tatsuki Ohji, Kazumi Kato, Masako Ajimi, Makoto Bekki, and Shuji SonezakiAuthor Index 139