1. Featured issue: zinc oxide

   • Arthur Willoughby

   Editorial 13 January 2012 Pages: 343 - 343

2. Microwave assisted synthesis of flower-like ZnO and effect of annealing atmosphere on its photoluminescence property

   • Prabhakar Rai
   • Seung-Gu Kim
   • Yeon-Tae Yu

   OriginalPaper 04 May 2011 Pages: 344 - 348

   

3. Surfactant mediated growth of ZnO nanostructures and their dye sensitized solar cell properties

   • R. C. Pawar
   • J. S. Shaikh
   • P. S. Patil

   OriginalPaper 01 May 2011 Pages: 349 - 355

   

4. Effects of substrate temperatures on the thermal stability of Al-doped ZnO thin films grown by DC magnetron sputtering

   • Jinhua Huang
   • Ruiqin Tan
   • Weijie Song

   OriginalPaper 29 November 2011 Pages: 356 - 360

   

5. Photocatalytic activity of TiO₂-capped ZnO nanoparticles

   • Aidin Lak
   • Abdolreza Simchi
   • Ziarat Ali Nemati

   OriginalPaper 27 May 2011 Pages: 361 - 369

   

6. Dielectric and optical properties of ZnO and Eu₂O₃ doped Pr_0.22Y_0.78TiTaO₆ ceramic

   • G. R. Remya
   • D. B. Dhwajam
   • Annamma John

   OriginalPaper 18 June 2011 Pages: 370 - 375

   

7. Effect of annealing temperature on the microstructural and electrical properties of epitaxial Ga-doped ZnO film deposited on c-sapphire substrate

   • Zhiyun Zhang
   • Chonggao Bao
   • Shuzeng Hou

   OriginalPaper 16 June 2011 Pages: 376 - 383

   

8. Linear optical properties of ZnO nano particles synthesized by electrohydrodynamics atomization (EHDA) method

   • M. Farzalipour Tabriz
   • H. R. Rezaeian Mehr
   • S. Ahmadi Kandjani

   OriginalPaper 18 June 2011 Pages: 384 - 389

   

9. Spectral properties of aluminium doped zinc oxide thin films prepared by SILAR method

   • R. Chandramohan
   • V. Dhanasekaran
   • T. Mahalingam

   OriginalPaper 26 June 2011 Pages: 390 - 397

   

10. Growth and properties of ZnO nanowires synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method

    • Shr-Nan Bai

    OriginalPaper 24 June 2011 Pages: 398 - 402

    

11. Preparation and properties of Mg_0.2Zn_0.8O:Al UV transparent conducting thin films deposited by RF magnetron sputtering at room temperature with rapid annealing

    • Hua Wang
    • Zhu Huang
    • Shang-ju Zhou

    OriginalPaper 17 July 2011 Pages: 403 - 407

    

12. Power and gas pressure effects on properties of amorphous In–Ga–ZnO films by magnetron sputtering

    • Yuanjie Li
    • Xiaofen Hu
    • Jiangbo Ren

    OriginalPaper 22 July 2011 Pages: 408 - 412

    

13. Preparation of highly transparent conductive Al-doped ZnO thin films and annealing effects on properties

    • Xue-Ran Deng
    • Hong Deng
    • Jin-Ju Chen

    OriginalPaper 04 August 2011 Pages: 413 - 417

    

14. Fabrication of highly c-axis textured ZnO thin films piezoelectric transducers by RF sputtering

    • Min-Chun Pan
    • Tzon-Han Wu
    • Wen-Ching Shih

    OriginalPaper 14 August 2011 Pages: 418 - 424

    

15. Electrical conduction properties of Co-doped ZnO nanocrystalline thin films

    • A. Yildiz
    • B. Yurduguzel
    • F. Iacomi

    OriginalPaper 23 August 2011 Pages: 425 - 430

    

16. Morphology controlled synthesis of ZnO nanostructures by varying pH

    • K. Sambath
    • M. Saroja
    • N. Muthukumarasamy

    OriginalPaper 03 September 2011 Pages: 431 - 436

    

17. The formation of MgZnO luminescent ceramics

    • John L. Morrison
    • Jesse Huso
    • Leah Bergman

    OriginalPaper 21 September 2011 Pages: 437 - 444

    

18. Effect of TiO₂ addition on the microstructure and electrical properties of ZnO-based linear resistance ceramics

    • Jian Feng Zhu
    • Yong Zhou
    • Fen Wang

    OriginalPaper 27 November 2011 Pages: 445 - 450

    

19. Electrical and optical properties of transparent conducting tin doped ZnO thin films

    • Vrushali Shelke
    • B. K. Sonawane
    • D. S. Patil

    OriginalPaper 17 July 2011 Pages: 451 - 456

    

20. Effect of sintering process on electrical properties and ageing behavior of ZnO–V₂O₅–MnO₂–Nb₂O₅ varistor ceramics

    • Choon-W. Nahm

    OriginalPaper 07 September 2011 Pages: 457 - 463

    

21. Synthesis and properties of Fe/Fe₃O₄ nanocomposites coated with ZnS

    • Deming Liu
    • Lizhu Tong
    • Hua Yang

    OriginalPaper 10 June 2011 Pages: 464 - 467

    

22. Electrical behaviour of discontinuous silver films deposited on compatible Polystyrene/Poly (2-vinylpyridine) composite

    • Pratima Parashar

    OriginalPaper 29 May 2011 Pages: 468 - 473

    

23. Optically operated La₂CaB₁₀O₁₉: Pr³⁺ polymer nanocomposites

    • A. Majchrowski
    • E. Michalski
    • M. Szota

    OriginalPaper 04 June 2011 Pages: 474 - 477

    

24. Effect of B₂O₃ addition on the microstructure and microwave dielectric properties of Li₂CoTi₃O₈ ceramics

    • Liang Fang
    • Ying Tang
    • Qinwen Liu

    OriginalPaper 10 June 2011 Pages: 478 - 483

    

25. The effects of temperature gradient and growth rate on the microstructure of directionally solidified Sn–3.5Ag eutectic solder

    • Mevlüt Şahin
    • Emin Çadirli

    OriginalPaper 11 June 2011 Pages: 484 - 492

    

26. Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ films prepared by sputtering with a chalcopyrite Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ quaternary alloy and In targets

    • Y. C. Lin
    • Z. Q. Lin
    • Chris Peng

    OriginalPaper 10 June 2011 Pages: 493 - 500

    

27. Structure and piezoelectric properties of K_0.5Na_0.5NbO₃–Bi_0.5Li_0.5TiO₃ lead-free ceramics

    • Dunmin Lin
    • Kin Wing Kwok

    OriginalPaper 15 June 2011 Pages: 501 - 505

    

28. Phase structure and dielectric property of the ZnNb₂O₆–(Mg_0.3Zn_0.7)TiO₃ multiphase ceramics

    • Xiang Chun Liu
    • Jun Ping Deng

    OriginalPaper 15 November 2011 Pages: 506 - 510

    

29. The effect of Pr addition on superconducting and mechanical properties of Bi-2212 superconductors

    • O. Ozturk
    • E. Asikuzun
    • C. Terzioglu

    OriginalPaper 18 June 2011 Pages: 511 - 519

    

30. Impact of various irradiation photon energies and gamma doses on the optical properties of ZnSe nanostructure thin film

    • I. K. El Zawawi
    • N. Rabie Khalil
    • Manal A. Mahdy

    OriginalPaper 18 June 2011 Pages: 520 - 527

    

31. Fabrication and characterization of novel silicon-compatible high-density capacitors

    • Himani Sharma
    • Kanika Sethi
    • Rao Tummala

    OriginalPaper 22 June 2011 Pages: 528 - 535

    

32. Phase, microstructure and microwave dielectric properties of Zr-doped SrLa₄Ti_5−xZr_xO₁₇

    • Yaseen Iqbal
    • Abdul Manan

    OriginalPaper 18 June 2011 Pages: 536 - 541

    

33. Improvement of crystal quality and UV transparence of dielectric Ga₂O₃ thin films via thermal annealing in N₂ atmosphere

    • Yuanda Liu
    • Xiaochuan Xia
    • Guotong Du

    OriginalPaper 16 June 2011 Pages: 542 - 545

    

34. Fluorescent and nonlinear optical features of CdTe quantum dots

    • A. A. Umar
    • Ali H. Reshak
    • K. J. Plucinski

    OriginalPaper 25 June 2011 Pages: 546 - 550

    

35. Electrochemical migration behaviour of Cu, Sn, Ag and Sn63/Pb37

    • Bálint Medgyes
    • Balázs Illés
    • Gábor Harsányi

    OriginalPaper 19 June 2011 Pages: 551 - 556

    

36. Synthesis and characterization of Ba_0.7Sr_0.3TiO₃, BaZr_0.3Ti_0.7O₃ thin film heterostructures

    • A. N. Tarale
    • S. R. Jigajeni
    • S. K. Deshapande

    OriginalPaper 25 June 2011 Pages: 557 - 566

    

37. Investigation into the thermal annealing effects on CuIn(S,Se)₂ thin films prepared by solution processes

    • Qiang Liu
    • Qifeng Han
    • Guoping Du

    OriginalPaper 23 June 2011 Pages: 567 - 571

    

38. Microwave dielectric properties of Mg(Zr_0.05Ti_0.95)O₃-SrTiO₃ ceramics

    • Hongtao Yu
    • Jilin Cheng
    • Guangliang Xu

    OriginalPaper 07 July 2011 Pages: 572 - 575

    

39. Hydrothermal synthesis and gas sensing properties of different titanate nanostructures

    • Dejun Liu
    • Tianmo Liu
    • Wen Zeng

    OriginalPaper 07 July 2011 Pages: 576 - 581

    

40. Synthesis, structural and magnetic characterization of iron-zinc-borate glass ceramics containing nanocrystalline zinc ferrite

    • Petru Pascuta
    • Adrian Vladescu
    • Romulus Tetean

    OriginalPaper 07 July 2011 Pages: 582 - 588

    

41. Influence of oxygen flow rate on photocatalytic TiO₂ films deposited by rf magnetron sputtering

    • A. H. Chiou
    • C. G. Kuo
    • C. Y. Hsu

    OriginalPaper 07 July 2011 Pages: 589 - 594

    

42. On the compound- LiNi_3/5Fe_2/5VO₄ for dielectric response

    • Moti Ram

    OriginalPaper 07 July 2011 Pages: 595 - 598

    

43. Luminescent properties of Li₂CaSiO₄:Eu²⁺ phosphor

    • Hong He
    • Renli Fu
    • Xiufeng Song

    OriginalPaper 07 July 2011 Pages: 599 - 604

    

44. Annealing effect on the characteristics of La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃ polycrystalline thin films produced by the sol–gel dip-coating process

    • Abdullah Goktas
    • Ferhat Aslan
    • İbrahim Halil Mutlu

    OriginalPaper 16 July 2011 Pages: 605 - 611

    

45. Effects of SrO–B₂O₃–SiO₂ glass additive on the microstructure and dielectric properties of CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂

    • Bo Wang
    • Yongping Pu
    • Ning Xu

    OriginalPaper 17 July 2011 Pages: 612 - 617

    

46. Effect of Cr-doping on the structural and optical properties of CdS nanoparticles prepared by chemical precipitation method

    • M. Thambidurai
    • N. Muthukumarasamy
    • R. Balasundaraprabhu

    OriginalPaper 17 July 2011 Pages: 618 - 624

    

47. Facile fabrication of silver nanoplates via a solvothermal method

    • Dapeng Chen
    • Xingong Zhu
    • Jianguo Chen

    OriginalPaper 15 July 2011 Pages: 625 - 630

    

48. Er–Pr tellurite glasses as promising materials for white light emitting diodes

    • M. Reben
    • J. Wasylak
    • I. V. Kityk

    OriginalPaper 22 July 2011 Pages: 631 - 634

    

49. Synthesis and magnetic properties of conventional and microwave calcined barium hexaferrite powder

    • S. Kanagesan
    • S. Jesurani
    • T. Kalaivani

    OriginalPaper 15 July 2011 Pages: 635 - 639

    

50. Microwave dielectric properties of Ba₂Ti₃Nb₄O₁₈ ceramic doped with ZnO–B₂O₃–SiO₂ glass and its compatibility with silver electrode

    • Xiaobin Liu
    • Huanfu Zhou
    • Liang Fang

    OriginalPaper 16 July 2011 Pages: 640 - 644