Kunihito Koumoto & David P. Norton 
Developments in Strategic Materials, Volume 29, Issue 10 

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.

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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-Zn O (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 (Yujiro
Nakatani, Takahiko Shindo, Kengo Wakamatsu, Takehisa Hino, Takashi
Ohishi, Haruo Matsumuro, and Yoshiyasu ltoh).

Transport Properties of Sn, P, Br, and Sn,
, Zn, P, , Br, (Stevce Stefanoski, Andrei V. Shevelkov, and
George S. Nolas).

Temperature Impact on Electrical Conductivity And Dielectric
Properties of HCI Doped Polyaniline (Shuo Chen, Weiping Li,
Shunhua Liu, William J. Craft, and David Y. Song).

GEOPOLYMERS.

Preparation of Ceramic Foams from Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer
Gels (J.L. Bell and W.M. Kriven).

Preparation of Photocatalytic Layers Based on
Geopolymer (Z. Cerny, I. Jakubec, P. Bezdicka, V. Stengl,
and P. Roubicek).

Characterization of Raw Clay Materials in Serbia 0.063mm Sieved
Residues (Snefana Devic, Milica Arsenovic and Branko
Zivan Cevic).

Fireproof Coatings on the Basis of Alkaline Aluminum Silicate
Systems (P.V. Krivenko, Ye.K. Pushkareva, M.V. Sukhanevich,
and S.G. Guziy).

Determining the Elastic Properties of Geopolymers Using
Nondestructive Ultrasonic Techniques (Joseph Lawson,
Benjamin Varela, Raj S. Pai Panandiker, and Maria
Helguera).

Bi-Axial Four Points Flexural and Compressive Strength of
Geopolymer Materials Based Na20-K, O-A1, O3-Si O2 Systems (C.
Leonelli, E. Kamseu, and V.M. Sglavo).

A Study on Alkaline Dissolution and Geopolymerisation of
Hellenic Fly Ash (Ch. Panagiotopoulou, T. Perraki, S.
Tsivilis, N. Skordaki, and G. Kakali).

Role of Oxide Ratios on Engineering Performance of Fly-Ash
Geopolymer Binder Systems (Kwesi Sagoe-Crentsi).