pp 1-6 February 2017

Synthesis and photoluminescence study of narrow-band UVB-emitting LiSr$_4$(BO$_3$)$_3$:Gd$^{3+}$, Pr$^{3+}$ phosphor

A O CHAUHAN N S BAJAJ S K OMANWAR

pp 7-16 February 2017

Synthesis, structure and luminescence properties of phosphates A$_{1−3x}$Eu$_x$Zr$_2$(PO$_4$)$_3$ (A—alkali metal)

ANTON KANUNOV BENOIT GLORIEUX ALBINA ORLOVA ELENA BOROVIKOVA GALINA ZAVEDEEVA

pp 17-23 February 2017

Room-temperature ferromagnetic and photoluminescence properties of indium–tin-oxide nanoparticles synthesized by solid-state reaction

S HARINATH BABU N MADHUSUDHANA RAO S KALEEMULLA G AMARENDRA C KRISHNAMOORTHI

pp 25-30 February 2017

Dy$^{3+}$-activated M$_2$SiO$_4$ (M $=$ Ba, Mg, Sr)-type phosphors

ESRA ÖZTÜRK ERKUL KARACAOGLU

pp 31-36 February 2017

Fabrication, characterization and gas sensing properties of gold nanoparticle and calixarene multilayers

IINCI ÇAPAN ASEEL K HASSAN RAJAA R ABBAS

pp 37-43 February 2017

Synthesis and optical characterization of copper nanoparticles prepared by laser ablation

SAMIRA MONIRI MAHMOOD GHORANNEVISS MOHAMMAD REZA HANTEHZADEH MOHSEN ASADI ASADABAD

pp 45-53 February 2017

Synthesis of high-surface-area spinel-type MgAl$_2$O$_4$ nanoparticles by [Al(sal)$_2$(H$_2$O)$_2$]$_2$[Mg(dipic)$_2$] and [Mg(H$_2$O)$_6$][Al(ox)$_2$(H$_2$O)$_2$]$_2$·5H$_2$O: influence of inorganic precursor type

pp 55-66 February 2017

Modelling, structural, thermal, optical and vibrational studies of a new organic–inorganic hybrid material (C$_5$H$_{16}$N$_2$)Cd$_{1.5}$Cl$_5$

MELEK HAJJI CHIRAZ KOURAICHI TAHA GUERFEL

pp 67-78 February 2017

Electrical characteristics of metal–insulator–semiconductor and metal–insulator–semiconductor–insulator–metal capacitors under different high-$k$ gate dielectrics investigated in the semi-classical and quantum mechanical models

SLAH HLALI NEILA HIZEM ADEL KALBOUSSI

pp 79-85 February 2017

Effect of Co substitution on the physicochemical properties of La$_{0.67}$Sr$_{0.22}$Ba$_{0.11}$Mn$_{1−x}$Co$_x$O$_3$ compounds ($0 \le x \le 0.3$)

W CHERIF R BEN HASSINE J A ALONSO F J MOMPEÁN M T FERNÁNDEZ-DÍAZ F ELHALOUANI

pp 87-92 February 2017

Investigations on structural, optical and magnetic properties of solution-combustion-synthesized nanocrystalline iron molybdate

KRITHIKADEVI RAMACHANDRAN SIVA CHIDAMBARAM BALRAJ BASKARAN ARULMOZHI MUTHUKUMARASAMY JOHN BERCHMANS LAWRENCE

pp 93-100 February 2017

Structural, magnetic and photocatalytic characterization of Bi$_{1−x}$La$_x$FeO$_3$ nanoparticles synthesized by thermal decomposition method

S M MASOUDPANAH S M MIRKAZEMI R BAGHERIYEH F JABBARI F BAYAT

pp 101-106 February 2017

Influence of oxidant and fuel on the powder characteristics of LiNbO$_3$ synthesized by combustion method

D H PIVA H BIZ R H PIVA M R MORELLI

pp 107-116 February 2017

Tribological and mechanical behaviour of dual-particle (nanoclay and CaSiO$_3$)-reinforced E-glass-reinforced epoxy nanocomposites

T RAM PRABHU S BASAVARAJAPPA R B SANTHOSH S M ASHWINI

pp 117-128 February 2017

Investigation on mechanical properties of woven alovera/sisal/kenaf fibres and their hybrid composites

K PALANI KUMAR A SHADRACH JEYA SEKARAN K PITCHANDI

pp 129-137 February 2017

Plant-mediated biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles by leaf extracts of Lasienthra africanum and a study of the influence of kinetic parameters

ELIAS E ELEMIKE DAMIAN C ONWUDIWE OLAYINKA ARIJEH HENRY U NWANKWO

pp 139-146 February 2017

Natural fabric sandwich laminate composites: development and investigation

C K ARVINDA PANDIAN H SIDDHI JAILANI A RAJADURAI

pp 147-155 February 2017

Enhanced antibacterial performance of Fe$_3$O$_4$–Ag and MnFe$_2$O$_4$–Ag nanocomposites

U KURTAN A GÜNER M D AM˙IR A BAYKAL

pp 157-162 February 2017

Synthesis of bio-inspired Ag–Au nanocomposite and its anti-biofilm efficacy

S NEWASE A V BANKAR

pp 163-170 February 2017

Optically understanding the dependence of catalysis kinetics on work function of nanocatalyst

HENAM SYLVIA DEVI THIYAM DAVID SINGH HENAM PREMANANDA SINGH

pp 171-175 February 2017

Na-doped LiMnPO$_4$ as an electrode material for enhanced lithium ion batteries

K RAJAMMAL D SIVAKUMAR NAVANEETHAN DURAISAMY K RAMESH S RAMESH

pp 177-185 February 2017

Sensitive amperometric determination of hydrazine using a carbon paste electrode modified with silver-doped zeolite L nanoparticles

NEDA SALEK GILANI SEYED NASER AZIZI SHAHRAM GHASEMI

pp 187-193 February 2017

Sensing of polymeric sensor-based rhodamine B derivative for metal cations in complete aqueous solution

TONG-MOU GENG XIE WANG FENG ZHU HUI JIANG YU WANG

pp 195-199 February 2017

Sub-micron-sized delafossite CuCrO$_2$ with different morphologies synthesized by nitrate–citric acid sol–gel route

SATISH BOLLOJU RADHAKRISHNAN SRINIVASAN

pp 201-212 February 2017

Polysulphone composite membranes modified with two types of carbon additives as a potential material for bone tissue regeneration

ALICJA WEDEL-GRZENDA ANETA FRACZEK-SZCZYPTA MAURICIO TERRONES ANA LAURA ELÍAS MALGORZATA LEKKA ELZBIETA MENASZEK STANISLAW BLAZEWICZ

pp 213-222 February 2017

Improved covalent functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes using ascorbic acid for poly(amide–imide) composites having dopamine linkages

SHADPOUR MALLAKPOUR AMIN ZADEHNAZARI

pp 223-231 February 2017

Rubber composites cured with sulphur and peroxide and incorporated with strontium ferrite

JÁN KRUŽELÁK RASTISLAV DOSOUDIL RICHARD SÝKORA IVAN HUDEC

pp 233-238 February 2017

Dense-plasma-driven ultrafast formation of FePt organization on silicon substrate

ROHIT MEDWAL NEERU SEHDEV WANG YING R S RAWAT S ANNAPOORNI

pp 239-245 February 2017

The effects of lithographic residues and humidity on graphene field effect devices

BEHIYE BOYARBAY KANTAR MUH˙ITT˙IN ÖZTÜRK H˙IDAYET ÇET˙IN

pp 247-251 February 2017

Impact of divalent dopant Ca$^{2+}$ on the electrical properties of ZnO by impedance spectroscopy

TANUSHREE DAS BIKRAM KESHARI DAS S K S PARASHAR KAJAL PARASHAR