Advances in Ceramics for Environmental, Functional, Structural, and Energy Applications II: (Ceramic Transactions Series)

This proceedings contains a collection of 22 papers presented at the 2018 Materials Science and Technology Meeting (MS&T'18) held in Columbus, Ohio, October 14-18, 2018. Symposia topics included in this volume are: Advances in Dielectric Materials and Electronic Devices Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses and Composites International Symposium on Ceramic Matrix Composites Materials for Nuclear Applications and Extreme Environments Nanotechnology for Energy, Environment, Electronics, Healthcare and Industry Processing and Performance of Materials Using Microwaves, Electric and Magnetic Fields, Ultrasound, Lasers, and Mechanical Work – Rustum Roy Symposium Additive Manufacturing of Composites and Complex Materials Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Ceramics

Table of Contents:
Preface ix Advances in Dielectric Materials and Electronic Devices Effect of Atmosphere on Dielectric Properties of Calcium Copper Titanate Ceramics 3 Disna P. Samarakoon, Nirmal Govindaraju, and Raj N. Singh Integrated Piezoelectric and Thermoelectric Sensing and Energy Conversion 15 Bryan Gamboa, Maximilian Estrada, Albert Djikeng, Daniel Nsek, Shuza Binzaid, Samer Dessouky, Amar S. Bhalla, and Ruyan Guo Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of Stacked Piezoelectrics for Mechanical Energy Harvesting 23 Bryan Gamboa, Ruyan Guo, and Amar S. Bhalla Temperature Dependent Measurements of Dielectric Properties for Sugary Carbonated Solutions Prepared in Various CO2 Pressure Conditions 31 Carlos Acosta, Amar Bhalla, and Ruyan Guo Pyrolytic Graphite-Copper Thermocouple for Non-Invasive Direct Temperature Measurement 39 Abdul-Sommed Hadi, Jonathan Lann, Tyler Fricks, and Bryce E. Hill Development of Ferroic and Multiferroic Nanomaterials for Drop-on-Demand Microfabrication 49 Brandon D. Young, Bryan Gamboa, Denise Alanis, Luiz Cotica, Amar Bhalla, and Ruyan Guo Synthesis of High Curie Temperature La2Ti2O7 Piezoceramic by Mechanochemical Activation: A Preliminary Investigation 59 Kaustubh Ramesh Kambale, Ajit R. Kulkarni, Narayanan Venkataramani, Amruta Vairagade, and Sandeep Butee Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses and Composites Morphological Transition and Evolution of Shapes in Glassy State; Barium Strontium Titanate Dielectric Capacitor Material 69 N. B. Singh, Ching Hua Su, Fow-Sen Choa, Brad Arnold, Lisa Kelly, K. D. Mandal, Narayan Singh, S. Pandey, and Christopher Cooper International Symposium on Ceramic Matrix Composites Advanced Environmental Barrier Coatings for SiC CMCs 83 Larry Fehrenbacher, David Kroliczek, Jeffrey Kutsch, Igor Vesnovsky, Erik Fehrenbacher, Anindya Ghoshal, Michael Walock, Muthyvel Murugan, and Andy Nieto Materials for Nuclear Energy Applications Density Functional Theory Modeling of Cation Diffusion in Bulk Tetragonal Zirconia 97 Yueh-Lin Lee, Yuhua Duan, Dane Morgan, Dan C. Sorescu, Harry Abernathy, and Gregory Hackett Identifying a First Principles Descriptor for Tritium Diffusivities in Lithium Metal Oxides for Tritium Producing Burnable Absorber Rod Applications 111 Yueh-Lin Lee, Caroline Fedele, Hari P. Paudel, Dan C. Sorescu, Yuhua Duan Optimizing Processing Conditions for Thorium Dioxide Using Spark Plasma Sintering 121 Anil Prasad, Linu Malakkal, Lukas Bichler, and Jerzy Szpunar Nanotechnology for Energy, Environment, Electronics, Healthcare and Industry Applications The Development and Characterization of Mechanically Exfoliated Graphite Based Counter Electrode for Natural Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) 135 M.U. Manzoor, M.T.Z. Butt, M.S. Dar, M.H. Ashraf, T. Ahmad, and M. Kamran Processing and Performance of Materials Using Microwaves, Electric and Magnetic Fields, Ultrasound, Lasers, and Mechanical Work -- Rustum Roy Symposium The Effects of Microwave Radiation on the Digestion of Gibbsite by Sodium Hydroxide 143 Ben Dillinger, Carlos Suchicital, David Clark, Andrew Batchelor, Chris Dodds, and Sam Kingman Effects of Pore Size and Heating Method on Drying Porous Fused  Silica 157 Peter W. Loomis and David E. Clark Microstructure and Microtexture of Induction Sintered Copper-based Powder Metal Parts 167 Daudi Waryoba Interpreting Non-Thermal Microwave Effects on Materials Process Enhancements – A Straightforward Irreversible Thermodynamic Approach 181 Boon Wong Biofilm Formation Behaviors Formed by E.Coli Under Weak Alternating Electromagnetic Fields 195 Hideyuki Kanematsu, Takaya Katsuragawa, Dana M. Barry, Keiya Yokoi, Senshin Umeki, Hidekazu Miura, Koji Suzuki, Akiko Ogawa, Nobumitsu Hirai, Takeshi Kougo, Daisuke Kuroda, and Stefan Zimmerman Advances in Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Materials Evaluation of Durability of Hydraulic Concrete with Colombian Aggregates: An Industrial Byproduct and a Mitigating Addition of The Reaction Alkali-Silica 213 Guilliana Agudelo, Carlos A. Palacio, and Henry A. Colorado Mechanical and Physical Characterization of the Natural Fiber Luffa Cylindrica for Its Possible Use in Contact Sports Equipment: 1st Stage 225 Alejandro Restrepo Carmona, and Henry A. Colorado Waste Tire Rubber in Calcium Phosphate Cement Blends 237 Carlos F. Revelo, and Henry A. Colorado Fabrication by Additive Manufacturing of Clay with Electric Arc Furnace Steel Dust (EAF Dust) 249 Edisson Ordoñez and Henry A. Colorado