Bulletin of Materials Science

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Biomaterials
Adhesive B-doped DLC films on biomedical alloys used for bone fixation
A A Ahmad and A M Alsaad	301
*Characteristics of porous zirconia coated with hydroxyapatite as human bones
V V Narulkar, S Prakash and K Chandra * This paper has been withdrawn by Bulletin of Materials Science as the editor has determined that the material presented in this paper is a complete copy of the material which has been published earlier by another authors in another journals.	309

Thin Films
Optical properties of CeO₂ thin films
S Debnath, M R Islam and M S R Khan	315
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) studies on CdSe thin films electrodeposited from non-aqueous bath on different substrates
Y G Gudage, N G Deshpande, A A Sagade, R P Sharma, S M Pawar and C H Bhosale	321
* Film adhesion in amorphous silicon solar cells
A R M Yusoff, M N Syahrul and K Henkel * This paper has been withdrawn by Bulletin of Materials Science as the editor has determined that the material presented in this paper is a complete copy of the material which has been published by other authors in other journals and reports.	329

Electrical Properties
A re-look at critical factors influencing single-phase formation of Ba₂Ti₉O₂₀ microwave dielectrics
Unnikrishnan Gopinath, Dhanya Chandran, Seema Ansari, Bindu Krishnan, Rani Panicker and Raghu Natarajan	333

Thermal Properties
Thermal decomposition of natural dolomite
S Gunasekaran and G Anbalagan	339
Effect of nickel substitution on thermal properties of Na₀_×9CoO₂
J Meena Devi, N Gayathri, A Bharathi and K Ramachandran	345

Single Crystals
Growth and characterization of pure and lithium doped strontium tartrate tetrahydrate crystals by solution–gel technique
B Suresh Kumar, M H Rahim Kutty, M R Sudarsana Kumar and K Rajendra Babu	349

Composites
*Dielectric, elastic, anelastic and conductivity behaviour of ferroelectromagnetic composites, Ni₀_×5Zn₀_×5Fe₁_×95O_4–_d +* Ba₀_×8Pb₀_×2TiO₃**
N Ramamanohar Reddy, M Venkata Ramana, K Krishnaveni, K V Siva Kumar and V R K Murthy	357

Polymers
Macrovoids formation and light scattering of PMMA
Zhi Hong Chen, Z C Chang and C B Lin	365
Carbon nanotube reinforced polymer composites––A state of the art
S Bal and S S Samal	379
Selective absorption of water from different oil–water emulsions with Psy-cl-poly (AAm) synthesized using irradiation copolymerization method
B S Kaith and Kiran Kumar	387

Alloys and Steels
Separation of matrix alloy and reinforcement from aluminum metal matrix composites scrap by salt flux method
K R Ravi, R M Pillai, B C Pai and M Chakraborty	393
Ceramic coated Y1 magnesium alloy surfaces by microarc oxidation process for marine applications
V V Narulkar, S Prakash and K Chandra	399
Modelling of soft impingement during solidification
K T Kashyap and S Yamdagni	403
Structural phase transitions and piezoelectric anomalies in ordered Sc₀_×5Ga₀_×5N alloys
A M Alsaad and A A Ahmad	407
Interfacial microstructure and strength of diffusion brazed joint between Al₂O₃–TiC and 9Cr1MoV steel
Wang Juan, Li Yajiang and S A Gerasimov	415

Coals
XRD and FT–IR investigations of sub-bituminous Assam coals
Binoy K Saikia, R K Boruah and P K Gogoi	421