1. Featured issue: Zinc Oxide

   • Arthur Willoughby

   Editorial 16 December 2012 Pages: 1 - 1

2. The sensitivity of the steady-state and transient electron transport within bulk wurtzite zinc oxide to variations in the crystal temperature, the doping concentration, and the non-parabolicity coefficient

   • Walid A. Hadi
   • Michael S. Shur
   • Stephen K. O’Leary

   OriginalPaper 21 June 2012 Pages: 2 - 12

   

3. Electrical and optical studies of Ga-doped ZnO thin films

   • Hsiu-Ling Hsu
   • Ching-Been Yang
   • Chun-Yao Hsu

   OriginalPaper 29 April 2012 Pages: 13 - 19

   

4. Synthesis and optical characterization of ZnO nanoparticles capped with 2-aminothiols

   • Shashi B. Rana
   • Vimal K. Bhardwaj
   • Navneet Kaur

   OriginalPaper 29 May 2012 Pages: 20 - 26

   

5. Effect of erbium on varistor characteristics of vanadium oxide-doped zinc oxide ceramics

   • Choon-W. Nahm

   OriginalPaper 08 June 2012 Pages: 27 - 35

   

6. Flower-like and hollow sphere-like ZnO assisted by microorganisms and their UV absorption and photo catalytic performance

   • Ming Zhou
   • Wei Lv
   • Yaping Wang

   OriginalPaper 03 June 2012 Pages: 36 - 43

   

7. Structural and optoelectronic characterization of prepared and Sb doped ZnO nanoparticles

   • Shashi B. Rana
   • Amarpal Singh
   • Navneet Kaur

   OriginalPaper 23 June 2012 Pages: 44 - 52

   

8. Preparation and properties of surface textured ZnO: Al films by direct current pulse magnetron sputtering

   • Ying Wang
   • Hualin Wang
   • Weiping Chai

   OriginalPaper 15 July 2012 Pages: 53 - 57

   

9. A study of structural, optical and magnetic properties of Cr, Ce co-doping in ZnO diluted magnetic semiconductors

   • Hui Lian Liu
   • Lian Hua Fei
   • Xu Zhang

   ReviewPaper 22 July 2012 Pages: 58 - 63

   

10. Room temperature magneto-optics of nanostructured ZnO:Mn thin film grown by spray pyrolysis

    • M. Ebrahimizadeh Abrishami
    • S. M. Hosseini

    OriginalPaper 03 August 2012 Pages: 64 - 69

    

11. Varistor characteristics of vanadium oxide-doped zinc oxide ceramics modified with bismuth oxide

    • Choon-W. Nahm

    OriginalPaper 09 August 2012 Pages: 70 - 78

    

12. Stress dependent properties of Ga-doped ZnO thin films prepared by magnetron sputtering

    • Ying Li
    • Qin Huang
    • Xiaofang Bi

    OriginalPaper 11 August 2012 Pages: 79 - 84

    

13. Morphology and properties of ZnO nanostructures by electrochemical deposition: effect of the substrate treatment

    • Sujuan Sun
    • Shujie Jiao
    • Shichen Su

    OriginalPaper 21 August 2012 Pages: 85 - 88

    

14. Photocatalytic behaviors of porous ZnO hierarchical structures fabricated via a precursor-pyrolyzing route

    • Yanhua Tong
    • Feng Cao
    • Paul K. Chu

    OriginalPaper 29 September 2012 Pages: 89 - 95

    

15. Influence of Co-doping on the structural, optical and magnetic properties of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized using auto-combustion method

    • R. Elilarassi
    • G. Chandrasekaran

    OriginalPaper 04 October 2012 Pages: 96 - 105

    

16. Optical and magnetic properties of copper doped ZnO nanorods prepared by hydrothermal method

    • Arun Aravind
    • M. K. Jayaraj
    • Ramesh Chandra

    OriginalPaper 06 October 2012 Pages: 106 - 112

    

17. High quality ZnO:Al thin films deposited by using initial sputtering condition

    • Deok Kyu Kim
    • Hong Bae Kim

    OriginalPaper 23 October 2012 Pages: 113 - 117

    

18. Effect of sintering temperature on electrical properties, dielectric characteristics, and aging behavior of ZnO–V₂O₅-based varistor ceramics modified with Bi₂O₃

    • Choon-W. Nahm

    OriginalPaper 30 October 2012 Pages: 118 - 124

    

19. Photoluminescence and photoconductivity studies of ZnO nanoparticles prepared by solid state reaction method

    • Sheo K. Mishra
    • Rajneesh K. Srivastava
    • S. G. Prakash

    OriginalPaper 31 October 2012 Pages: 125 - 134

    

20. Enhancement in the electrical and antibacterial properties of sprayed ZnO films by simultaneous doping of Mg and F

    • S. Snega
    • K. Ravichandran
    • K. Thirumurugan

    OriginalPaper 01 November 2012 Pages: 135 - 141

    

21. Effects of annealing and deposition temperature on the structural and optical properties of AZO thin films

    • I. Kars Durukan
    • Y. Özen
    • S. Özçelik

    OriginalPaper 04 November 2012 Pages: 142 - 147

    

22. Study on the structural, electrical, optical, adhesive properties and stability of Ga-doped ZnO transparent conductive films deposited on polymer substrates at room temperature

    • Li Gong
    • Jianguo Lu
    • Zhizhen Ye

    OriginalPaper 08 November 2012 Pages: 148 - 152

    

23. A study on electrodeposited zinc oxide nanostructures

    • M. R. Khelladi
    • L. Mentar
    • A. Azizi

    OriginalPaper 16 November 2012 Pages: 153 - 159

    

24. Influence of the PZT film thickness on the structure and electrical properties of the ZnO/PZT heterostructure

    • Xiangqin Meng
    • Chengtao Yang
    • Jiancang Yang

    OriginalPaper 23 November 2012 Pages: 160 - 165

    

25. Characterization of aluminum-doped zinc oxide thin films by RF magnetron sputtering at different substrate temperature and sputtering power

    • Hung-Wei Wu
    • Ru-Yuan Yang
    • Chien-Hsun Chu

    OriginalPaper 26 May 2012 Pages: 166 - 171

    

26. Reliability behavior of lead-free solder joints in electronic components

    • Liang Zhang
    • Ji-guang Han
    • Yong-huan Guo

    Review 19 April 2012 Pages: 172 - 190

    

27. Effective dielectric response of polymer composites with ceramic coated silver flakes

    • S. Rajesh
    • K. Sonoda
    • H. Jantunen

    OriginalPaper 04 April 2012 Pages: 191 - 195

    

28. Preparation and dielectric properties of BaTiO₃-based X8R ceramics co-doped with BIT and CBS glass

    • Guo-hua Chen
    • Yun Yang
    • Chang-rong Zhou

    OriginalPaper 03 April 2012 Pages: 196 - 202

    

29. Influences of ZrO₂ nano-particles on the microstructures and microhardness of Sn8Zn1Bi–xZrO₂/Cu solder joints

    • Changfei Peng
    • Jun Shen
    • Henggang Yin

    OriginalPaper 10 April 2012 Pages: 203 - 210

    

30. Effects of Zn addition on electromigration behavior of Sn–1Ag–0.5Cu solder interconnect

    • H. Y. Liu
    • Q. S. Zhu
    • J. K. Shang

    OriginalPaper 10 April 2012 Pages: 211 - 216

    

31. Formation of AuSn_x IMCs in Sn3.5Ag0.75Cu micro-solder joints fabricated by laser and hot air reflow processes

    • Wei Liu
    • Yanhong Tian
    • Lining Sun

    OriginalPaper 22 April 2012 Pages: 217 - 223

    

32. Effect of Bi₄B₂O₉ addition on the sintering temperature and microwave dielectric properties of BaO–Nd₂O₃–4TiO₂ ceramics

    • Xingyu Chen
    • Weijun Zhang
    • Shuxin Bai

    OriginalPaper 18 April 2012 Pages: 224 - 229

    

33. Investigation of indentation size effect (ISE) and micro-mechanical properties of Lu added Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_y ceramic superconductors

    • O. Ozturk
    • M. Erdem
    • C. Terzioglu

    OriginalPaper 22 April 2012 Pages: 230 - 238

    

34. Magnetoresistivity study on Cr added Bi-2212 superconductor ceramics with experimental and theoretical approaches

    • Y. Zalaoglu
    • G. Yildirim
    • C. Terzioglu

    OriginalPaper 18 April 2012 Pages: 239 - 247

    

35. Effect of chemical substitution on the morphology and optical properties of Bi_1−xCa_xFeO₃ films grown by pulsed-laser deposition

    • Kaveh Ahadi
    • Seyed-Mohammad Mahdavi
    • Ali Nemati

    OriginalPaper 21 April 2012 Pages: 248 - 252

    

36. Controlled synthesis, formation mechanism and lumincence properties of novel 3-dimensional Gd₂(MoO₄)₃:Eu³⁺ nanostructures

    • J. Thirumalai
    • R. Krishnan
    • R. Chandramohan

    OriginalPaper 18 April 2012 Pages: 253 - 259

    

37. Optical properties of nanocrystalline ZnS:Mn thin films prepared by chemical bath deposition method

    • R. Sahraei
    • A. Daneshfar
    • F. Rahimi

    OriginalPaper 25 April 2012 Pages: 260 - 266

    

38. Investigation of surface properties of treated ITO substrates for organic light-emitting devices

    • Aneta Araźna
    • Grażyna Kozioł
    • Wojciech Stęplewski

    OriginalPaper 28 April 2012 Pages: 267 - 271

    

39. Effect of Sb⁵⁺ substitution on the dielectric properties of Ba₃LiTa₃Ti₅O₂₁ ceramics

    • Wei Liao
    • Liang Fang
    • Hui Zhang

    OriginalPaper 08 May 2012 Pages: 272 - 276

    

40. Preparation and electrical properties of nanostructured spinel ZnCr₂O₄ by combustion route

    • S. V. Bangale
    • S. R. Bamane

    OriginalPaper 22 May 2012 Pages: 277 - 281

    

41. Magnetic and dielectric properties of polycrystalline La doped barium Z-type hexaferrite for hyper-frequency applications

    • M. M. Rashad
    • H. M. El-Sayed
    • I. A. Ibrahim

    OriginalPaper 12 May 2012 Pages: 282 - 289

    

42. Characterization of interfacial IMCs in low-Ag Sn–Ag–xCu–Bi–Ni solder joints

    • Yang Liu
    • Fenglian Sun
    • Yang Liu

    OriginalPaper 10 May 2012 Pages: 290 - 294

    

43. Structure and properties of LiNbO₃ doped Bi(Mg_1/2Ti_1/2)O₃–PbTiO₃ ceramics with the morphotropic phase boundary composition

    • Qiang Zhang
    • Zhenrong Li
    • Linhang Wang

    OriginalPaper 15 May 2012 Pages: 295 - 298

    

44. Phase stability, low temperature cofiring and microwave dielectric properties of BaTi₅O₁₁ ceramics with BaCu(B₂O₅) addition

    • Huanfu Zhou
    • Xiaobin Liu
    • Xiuli Chen

    OriginalPaper 15 May 2012 Pages: 299 - 304

    

45. Ferroelectric and pyroelectric properties of rare earth based tungsten–bronze compounds

    • B. N. Parida
    • Piyush R. Das
    • R. N. P. Choudhary

    OriginalPaper 22 May 2012 Pages: 305 - 316

    

46. Influence of annealing temperature on structural, optical and magnetic properties of Zn_0.97Cu_0.01V_0.02O nanoparticles

    • Huilian Liu
    • Xin Cheng
    • Xu Zhang

    OriginalPaper 12 May 2012 Pages: 317 - 323

    

47. Au-modified silicon nanowires for surface-enhanced fluorescence of Ln³⁺ (Ln = Pr, Nd, Ho, and Er)

    • Shujuan Zhuo
    • Mingwang Shao
    • Shuit-Tong Lee

    OriginalPaper 12 May 2012 Pages: 324 - 330

    

48. Phase structures and electrical properties of LiSbO₃ doped 0.994K_0.5Na_0.5NbO₃–0.004K_5.4Cu_1.3Ta₁₀O₂₉–0.002BiMnO₃ piezoelectric ceramics

    • Yaobin Hu
    • Xinyu Liu
    • Xiaowen Zhang

    OriginalPaper 12 May 2012 Pages: 331 - 335

    

49. Phase formation sequence of high-temperature Zn–4Al–3Mg solder

    • Li Li
    • Yongchang Liu
    • Zhiming Gao

    OriginalPaper 20 May 2012 Pages: 336 - 344

    

50. Tuning the microwave dielectric properties of La_0.97Sm_0.03(Mg_0.5Sn_0.5)O₃ by adding Ca_0.8Sm_0.4/3TiO₃

    • Yih-Chien Chen
    • Wei-Cheng Lee

    OriginalPaper 17 May 2012 Pages: 345 - 351