pp 1119-1127 September 2015

Synthesis of functionalized pyrazolopyran derivatives: comparison of two-step vs. one-step vs. microwave-assisted protocol and X-ray crystallographic analysis of 6-amino-1,4-dihydro-3-methyl-4-phenylpyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole-5-carbonitrile

Paritosh Shukla Ashok Sharma Sumati Anthal Rajni Kant

pp 1129-1133 September 2015

Synthesis and characterization of a binary oxide ZrO₂–TiO₂ and its application in chlorophyll dye-sensitized solar cell with reduced graphene oxide as counter electrodes

Asha R Pai Bipin Nair

pp 1135-1139 September 2015

Facile hydrothermal synthesis of CeO₂ nanopebbles

N Sabari Arul D Mangalaraj Jeong In Han

pp 1141-1148 September 2015

Positron annihilation and tribological studies of nano-embedded Al alloys

Jerzy Dryzek Krzysztof Siemek Krzysztof Ziewiec Henk Schut

pp 1149-1154 September 2015

One-step synthesis of samarium-doped ceria and its CO catalysis

Tian Deng Chongrong Zhang Yuyuan Xiao Anran Xie Yue Pang Yanzhao Yang

pp 1155-1161 September 2015

Synthesis and characterization of castor oil-based polyurethane for potential application as host in polymer electrolytes

S Ibrahim A Ahmad N S Mohamed

pp 1163-1170 September 2015

Synthesis and characterization of silicon-doped polycrystalline GaN films by r.f. sputtering

S Gupta

pp 1171-1175 September 2015

Facile synthesis of porous Co₃O₄ nanoplates for supercapacitor applications

Tao Geng Li Zhang Hongyan Wang Keying Zhang Xia Zhou

pp 1177-1182 September 2015

Effect of TiO₂–graphene nanocomposite photoanode on dye-sensitized solar cell performance

Akbar Eshaghi Abbas Ail Aghaei

pp 1183-1193 September 2015

Evaluation on mechanical properties of woven aloevera and sisal fibre hybrid reinforced epoxy composites

A Shadrach Jeya Sekaran K Palani Kumar K Pitchandi

pp 1195-1203 September 2015

CoCl₂ reinforced polymeric nanocomposites of conjugated polymer (polyaniline) and its conductive properties

M Majhi R B Choudhary P Maji

pp 1205-1212 September 2015

Effect of ECAP and extrusion on particle distribution in Al-nano–Al₂O₃ composite

R Derakhshandeh Haghighi

pp 1213-1221 September 2015

Temperature-dependent ionic conductivity and transport properties of LiClO₄-doped PVA/modified cellulose composites

Sunil G Rathod R F Bhajantri V Ravindrachary P K Pujari G K Nagaraja Jagadish Naik Vidyashree Hebbar H Chandrappa

pp 1223-1229 September 2015

Effects of LiF on microwave dielectric properties of 0.25Ca_0.8Sr_0.2TiO₃–0.75Li_0.5Nd_0.5TiO₃ ceramics

Fei Liu Changlai Yuan Xinyu Liu Jing Jing Qu

pp 1231-1237 September 2015

Effect of Ca doping on thermally activated flux flow in the Y₃Ba₅Cu₈O₁₈ superconductor

Mustafa Akyol Ali Osman Ayaş Gönül Akça Selda Kiliç Çeti̇n Ahmet Eki̇ci̇bi̇l

pp 1239-1246 September 2015

Effect of sintering temperature and time on the mechanical properties of Co–Cr–Mo/58S bioglass porous nano-composite

Majid Taghian Dehaghani Mehdi Ahmadian

pp 1247-1252 September 2015

Effect of capping agents on optical and antibacterial properties of cadmium selenide quantum dots

Deepika Rakesh Dhar Suman Singh Atul Kumar

pp 1253-1258 September 2015

Biological and electrical properties of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles

Madhulika Bhagat Shayana Rajput Sandeep Arya Saleem Khan Parveen Lehana

pp 1259-1262 September 2015

Nb-doped TiO₂ thin films as photocatalytic materials

Catalin Adomnitei Sorin Tascu Dumitru Luca Marius Dobromir Mihaela Girtan Diana Mardare

pp 1263-1270 September 2015

Influence of heat treatment temperature on bonding and oxidation resistance of diamond particles coated with TiO₂ film

Xiao-Pan Liu Dong-Dong Song Long Wan Xian-Bing Pang Zheng Li

pp 1271-1276 September 2015

STM-induced light emission from vacuum-evaporated gold film

J U Ahamed S Katano Y Uehara

pp 1277-1284 September 2015

Synthesis and characterization of Sn-doped CdZnS nanoparticles

R Shrivastava S C Shrivastava

pp 1285-1289 September 2015

Preparation and thermal stability of nickel nanowires via self-assembly process under magnetic field

Hu Wang Ming Li Xiaoyu Li Kenan Xie Li Liao

pp 1291-1299 September 2015

Growth and characterization of nonlinear optical single crystals: bis(cyclohexylammonium) terephthalate and cyclohexylammonium para-methoxy benzoate

P Sathya M Anantharaja N Elavarasu R Gopalakrishnan

pp 1301-1308 September 2015

Thermotropic liquid crystalline polyesters derived from bis-(4-hydroxybenzoyloxy)-2-methyl-1,4-benzene and aliphatic dicarboxylic acid chlorides

Khudbudin Mulani Mohasin Momin Nitin Ganjave Nayaku Chavan

pp 1309-1313 September 2015

Ionic liquid intercalated V₂O₅ nanorods: synthesis and characterization

K Manjunath V D’Souza J Dupont T Ramakrishnappa G Nagaraju

pp 1315-1327 September 2015

Non-isothermal crystallization kinetics and thermal behaviour of PA12/SEBS-g-MA blends

Khushboo Rinawa S N Maiti R Sonnier J-M Lopez Cuesta

pp 1329-1332 September 2015

Observation of the nano-effect on the SHG in moderately Cu-doped CdI₂ thin nanocrystals

M I Miah

pp 1333-1338 September 2015

Transformation from amorphous to nano-crystalline SiC thin films prepared by HWCVD technique without hydrogen dilution

F Shariatmadar Tehrani

pp 1339-1344 September 2015

Carbon nanotube-based coatings on titanium

Elzbieta Dlugon Wojciech Simka Aneta Fraczek-Szczypta Wiktor Niemiec Jaroslaw Markowski Marzena Szymanska Marta Blazewicz

pp 1345-1357 September 2015

Factors affecting the pH and electrical conductivity of MgO–ethylene glycol nanofluids

Saheed A Adio Mohsen Sharifpur Josua P Meyer

pp 1359-1365 September 2015

Red luminescence from ZnO : Cr³⁺ nanophosphors under visible excitation

N Pushpa M K Kokila B M Nagabhushana H Nagabhushana A Jagannatha Reddy

pp 1367-1374 September 2015

Fabrication and characterization of hydroxyapatite-coated forsterite scaffold for tissue regeneration applications

Roya Saidi Mohammad Hossein Fathi Hamidreza Salimijazi

pp 1375-1380 September 2015

Effect of increasing lanthanum substitution and the sintering procedures on the properties of SrBi₄Ti₄O₁₅ ceramics

A Rambabu K C James Raju

pp 1381-1384 September 2015

Influence of europium (Eu³⁺) ions on the optical properties of silver lead borate glasses

K Keshavamurthy B Eraiah

pp 1385-1388 September 2015

Hydrothermal synthesis of LiFePO₄ nanorods composed of nanoparticles from vivianite precursor and its electrochemical performance for lithium ion battery applications

S Raghupati Rao U V Varadaraju

pp 1389-1398 September 2015

Optical and magnetic properties of Yb ion-doped cobalt-based ZnO nanoparticles for DMS applications

T Thangeeswari M Priya J Velmurugan N Padmanathan

pp 1399-1405 September 2015

Impedance spectroscopy studies of surface engineered TiO₂ nanoparticles using slurry technique

Sasidhar Siddabattuni Sri Harsha Akella Abilash Gangula Sandeep Patnaik

pp 1407-1410 September 2015

Er³⁺–Al₂O₃ nanoparticles doping of borosilicate glass

Jonathan Massera Laeticia Petit Joona Koponen Benoit Glorieux Leena Hupa Mikko Hupa

pp 1411-1417 September 2015

Physicochemical, electrical and optical studies of methyl-3-(2-furylmethylidene) carbazate single crystal

G Gomathi R Gopalakrishnan

pp 1419-1422 September 2015

Effect of pH on the morphology, mechanical and optical properties of L-arginine monohydrobromide monohydrate (LAHBr) single crystals

K Sangeetha R Ramesh Babu K Ramamurthi

pp 1423-1427 September 2015

Nucleation and evaporation of domains due to electric field at room temperature in BaTiO₃ single crystals

C M Dudhe P R Arjunwadkar

pp 1429-1433 September 2015

Evaluation on electrical resistivity of silicon materials after electron beam melting

Hafiz Muhammad Noor Ul Huda Khan Asghar Shuang Shi Dachuan Jiang Yi Tan

pp 1435-1438 September 2015

High-performance aqueous rechargeable batteries based on zinc anode and NiCo₂O₄ cathode

Jun Wang Zhijun Jia Songbo Li Yi Wang Wei Guo Tao Qi

pp 1439-1442 September 2015

Characteristics of CoPc/CdS hybrid diode device

Murat Çalişkan Serço Serkis Yeşilkaya Mevlüde Canlica

pp 1443-1447 September 2015

Fabrication of CdSe quantum dots/permutite luminescent materials

Meihua Yu Yilin Wang

pp 1449-1455 September 2015

Electronic transport and magnetoresistivity of La_0.4Bi_0.1Ca_0.5–𝑥Sr_𝑥MnO₃ (𝑥 = 0.1 and 0.2)

P Subhashini B Munirathinam M Krishnaiah R Venkatesh D Venkateshwarlu V Ganesan

pp 1457-1463 September 2015

Facile fabrication of highly flexible graphene paper for photocatalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol

Hua Chen Guohua Jiang Lei Li Yongkun Liu Qin Huang Tengteng Jiang Xiangxiang Du

pp 1465-1472 September 2015

Magneto-structural properties of Ni–Zn nanoferrites synthesized by the low-temperature auto-combustion method

C O Ehi-Eromosele B I Ita E Ej Iweala S A Adalikwu P A L Anawe