pp 1191-1195 October 2014

Photoluminescent properties of Sr₂CeO₄ : Eu³⁺ and Sr₂CeO₄ : Eu²⁺ phosphors suitable for near ultraviolet excitation

K Suresh N V Poornachandra Rao K V R Murthy

pp 1197-1204 October 2014

Influence of hydrogen on chemical vapour synthesis of different carbon nanostructures using propane as precursor and nickel as catalyst

R K Sahoo H Mamgain C Jacob

pp 1205-1214 October 2014

Synthesis, characterization, photoluminescence and thermally stimulated luminescence investigations of orange red-emitting Sm³⁺-doped ZnAl₂O₄ phosphor

Mithlesh Kumar V Natarajan S V Godbole

pp 1215-1219 October 2014

Improvement in the microwave dielectric properties of SrCa₄Nb₄TiO₁₇ ceramics by Ba substitution

Abdul Manan Yaseen Iqbal

pp 1221-1226 October 2014

Effect of mechanical activation on cordierite synthesis through solid-state sintering method

S K Nath Sanjay Kumar Rakesh Kumar

pp 1227-1232 October 2014

Higher d.c. resistivity of Li–Zn–Cd ferrites prepared by microwave sintering compared with conventional sintering

Mamata Maisnam Sumitra Phanjoubam

pp 1233-1241 October 2014

Relaxor behaviour in BaBi₄Ti₄O₁₅ ceramics fabricated using the powders obtained by mechanochemically assisted synthesis route

Sunil Kumar K B R Varma

pp 1243-1248 October 2014

Comparative study of highly dense aluminium- and gallium-doped zinc oxide transparent conducting sol–gel thin films

Naji Al Dahoudi

pp 1249-1253 October 2014

Synthesis and photoluminescence property of silicon carbide nanowires thin film by HF-PECVD system

Zhang Enlei Wang Guosheng Long Xiaozhu Wang Zhumin

pp 1255-1263 October 2014

Effect of composition on optical properties of GeSe₃–Sb₂Se₃–ZnSe thin films

M R Balboul H M Hosni M A Soliman S A Fayek

pp 1265-1273 October 2014

On the microstructure and interfacial properties of sputtered nickel thin film on Si (1 0 0)

B Geetha Priyadarshini S Aich M Chakraborty

pp 1275-1282 October 2014

Optimization of AZO films prepared on flexible substrates

C C Hu T W Lu C Y Chou J T Wang H H Huang C Y Hsu

pp 1283-1291 October 2014

Influence of substrate on structural, morphological and optical properties of ZnO films grown by SILAR method

F N Jiménez-García C L Londoño-Calderón D G Espinosa-Arbeláez A Del Real M E Rodríguez-García

pp 1293-1299 October 2014

CeO₂ thin film as a low-temperature formaldehyde sensor in mixed vapour environment

R Pandeeswari B G Jeyaprakash

pp 1301-1308 October 2014

Optimization of process conditions for the production of TiO_2–𝑥N_𝑦 film by sol–gel process using response surface methodology

Rui Liu Ching-Shieh Hsieh Wein-Duo Yang Hui-Yi Tsai

pp 1309-1314 October 2014

Heavy lithium-doped ZnO thin films prepared by spray pyrolysis method

M Ardyanian N Sedigh

pp 1315-1320 October 2014

Optimization of compressive strength of zirconia based dental composites

U V Hambire V K Tripathi

pp 1321-1330 October 2014

Promising in vitro performances of nickel-free nitrogen containing stainless steels for orthopaedic applications

Mohd Talha C K Behera O P Sinha

pp 1331-1338 October 2014

Study on osteopotential activity of Terminalia arjuna bark extract incorporated bone substitute

G Krithiga T Hemalatha R Deepachitra Kausik Ghosh T P Sastry

pp 1339-1342 October 2014

Structural properties of BeO at high pressure

Umesh Kumar Sakalle Anita Singh Ekta Sharma

pp 1343-1345 October 2014

High-pressure structural stability of the ductile intermetallic compound, ErCu

S Meenakshi

pp 1347-1351 October 2014

Impurity binding energy for 𝛿-doped quantum well structures

V Tulupenko C A Duque R Demediuk O Fomina V Akimov V Belykh T Dmitrichenko V Poroshin

pp 1353-1367 October 2014

Nanoporous Ag template from partially sintered Ag–Zn compact by dezincification

M Mandal A P Moon S Sangal K Mondal

pp 1369-1373 October 2014

Non-enzymatic hydrogen peroxide sensor based on Co₃O₄ nanocubes

Guang Sheng Cao Lei Wang Pengfei Yuan Chao Gao Xiaojuan Liu Tong Li Tianmin Li

pp 1375-1382 October 2014

Preparation and characterization of Fe–V/TiO₂–SiO₂ nanocatalyst modified by zinc

Mostafa Feyzi Hamid Reza Rafiee Fataneh Jafari

pp 1383-1387 October 2014

Laser-induced transformation of GaS and GaSe nanosheets to onion structures with closed cages

K Vasu

pp 1389-1395 October 2014

Synthesis of polyanthranilic acid–Au nanocomposites by emulsion polymerization: development of dopamine sensor

Bhavana Gupta Ambrose Melvin Rajiv Prakash

pp 1397-1402 October 2014

Designed synthesis of tunable amorphous carbon nanotubes (a-CNTs) by a novel route and their oxidation resistance properties

Longlong Xu Yifu Zhang Xiongzhi Zhang Yu Huang Xiaoyu Tan Chi Huang Xiao Mei Fei Niu Changgong Meng Gongzhen Cheng

pp 1403-1409 October 2014

Conductivity study of PEO–LiClO₄ polymer electrolyte doped with ZnO nanocomposite ceramic filler

S U Patil S S Yawale S P Yawale

pp 1411-1418 October 2014

Formation and surface characterization of nanostructured Al₂O₃–TiO₂ coatings

Vairamuthu Raj Mohamed Sirajudeen Mumjitha

pp 1419-1426 October 2014

Wash fastness improvement of malachite green-dyed cotton fabrics coated with nanosol composites of silica–titania

I Kartini I Ilmi E S Kunarti Kamariah

pp 1427-1431 October 2014

Improvement in structural and electrical properties of cuprous oxide-coated multiwalled carbon nanotubes

Shivani Dhall Neena Jaggi

pp 1433-1437 October 2014

Silver nanoparticles prepared in presence of ascorbic acid and gelatin, and their electrocatalytic application

Fereshteh Chekin Somayeh Ghasemi

pp 1439-1445 October 2014

Statistical analysis of thermal conductivity of nanofluid containing decorated multi-walled carbon nanotubes with TiO₂ nanoparticles

Sedigheh Abbasi Seyed Mojtaba Zebarjad Seyed Hossein Noie Baghban Abbas Youssefi

pp 1447-1452 October 2014

Facile synthesis of monodisperse thermally immiscible Ag–Ni alloy nanoparticles at room temperature

S Tabatabaei S K Sadrnezhaad

pp 1453-1460 October 2014

Effect of alloy content on microstructure and microchemistry of phases during short term thermal exposure of 9Cr–W–Ta–0.1C reduced activation ferritic/martensitic (RAFM) steels

Ravikirana R Mythili S Raju S Saroja G Paneerselvam T Jayakumar E Rajendra Kumar

pp 1461-1469 October 2014

Growth and characterization of propyl-para-hydroxybenzoate single crystals

N Karunagaran P Ramasamy R Perumal Ramasamy

pp 1471-1476 October 2014

Electronic structure and first hyperpolarizability of poly(𝜇₂-L-alanine-𝜇₃-sodium nitrate (I)) crystals

A Duarte Moller

pp 1477-1483 October 2014

Boron-doped MnTe semiconductor-sensitized ZnO solar cells

Auttasit Tubtimtae Suwanna Sheangliw Kritsada Hongsith Supab Choopun

pp 1485-1488 October 2014

Preparation and characterization of hydrophobic platinum-doped carbon aerogel catalyst for hydrogen isotope separation

M K Singh R Singh A Singh D K Kohli U Deshpande P K Gupta

pp 1489-1496 October 2014

Enhanced efficiency and improved photocatalytic activity of 1 :1 composite mixture of TiO₂ nanoparticles and nanotubes in dye-sensitized solar cell

D Maheswari P Venkatachalam

pp 1497-1501 October 2014

Thermally stimulated discharge conductivity study of zinc oxide thermoelectrets

Vijaya S Sangawar Manisha C Golchha

pp 1503-1508 October 2014

A novel organic–inorganic hybrid based on Anderson-type polyoxometalate: H(C₅N₅H₅)₂(C₅N₅H₆)₂[Al(OH₆)Mo₆O₁₈].10H₂O

Safa Thabet Brahim Ayed Amor Haddad

pp 1509-1514 October 2014

Influence of Be doping on the characteristics of CdO/p-Si heterojunction for optoresponse applications

A A Dakhel

pp 1515-1518 October 2014

Iron–carbon hybrid capacitor: A proof-of-concept study

V R Chari S R Aravamuthan A K Shukla

pp 1519-1528 October 2014

In vitro corrosion investigations of plasma-sprayed hydroxyapatite and hydroxyapatite–calcium phosphate coatings on 316L SS

Gurpreet Singh Hazoor Singh Buta Singh Sidhu

pp 1529-1533 October 2014

A simple and efficient electrochemical reductive method for graphene oxide

Yanyun Liu Dong Zhang Yu Shang Chao Guo

pp 1535-1542 October 2014

One-step electrodeposition process of CuInSe₂: Deposition time effect

O Meglali N Attaf A Bouraiou M S Aida S Lakehal

pp 1543-1550 October 2014

Electrical impedance spectroscopy measurements to estimate the uniaxial compressive strength of a fault breccia

Sair Kahraman Michael Alber

pp 1551-1561 October 2014

Microstructure and oxidation performance of a 𝛾–𝛾' Pt-aluminide bond coat on directionally solidified superalloy CM-247LC

Md Zafir Alam N Hazari Dipak K Das