1. Preparation and characterization of various morphologies of SrFe₁₂O₁₉ nano-structures: investigation of magnetization and coercivity

   • Kambiz Hedayati
   • Zahra Behesht-Ara
   • Davood Ghanbari

   OriginalPaper 05 August 2016 Pages: 1 - 9

   

2. Isotropical conductive adhesives with very-long silver nanowires as conductive fillers

   • Y. H. Wang
   • A. Huang
   • J. Z. Li

   OriginalPaper 04 August 2016 Pages: 10 - 17

   

3. Thermal stability and fire behavior of aluminum diethylphosphinate-epoxy resin nanocomposites

   • Liqiang Gu
   • Jianhui Qiu
   • Eiichi Sakai

   OriginalPaper 11 August 2016 Pages: 18 - 27

   

4. Structural, optical, photocurrent and mechanism-induced photocatalytic properties of surface-modified ZnS thin films by chemical bath deposition

   • Yangyang Li
   • Zhao Liu
   • Tingzhi Liu

   OriginalPaper 22 August 2016 Pages: 28 - 42

   

5. Characterization of quaternary AlInGaN films obtained by incorporating Al into InGaN film with the RF reactive magnetron sputtering technology

   • Kaifan Lin
   • Dong-Hau Kuo

   OriginalPaper 10 August 2016 Pages: 43 - 51

   

6. Optical properties of nanostructured ruthenium dioxide thin films via sol–gel approach

   • Farid El-Tantawy
   • Ahmed A. Al-Ghamdi
   • Omar A. Al-Hartomy

   OriginalPaper 11 August 2016 Pages: 52 - 59

   

7. ZnO nanostructures for efficient perovskite solar cells

   • Jinxia Duan
   • Qiu Xiong
   • Jinghua Hu

   OriginalPaper 06 August 2016 Pages: 60 - 66

   

8. Structural and electrical properties of Bi_1/2Na_1/2TiO₃–BaTiO₃–Sr₃CuNb₂O₉ lead-free piezoelectric ceramics

   • Hao Zhang
   • De-yi Zheng
   • Liang-liang Li

   OriginalPaper 12 August 2016 Pages: 67 - 74

   

9. Investigation of physico-chemical properties of conductive Ga-doped ZnO thin films deposited on glass and silicon wafers by RF magnetron sputtering

   • B. Khalfallah
   • F. Chaabouni
   • M. Abaab

   OriginalPaper 06 August 2016 Pages: 75 - 85

   

10. Synthesis, structure and photoluminescence properties of (Sr,Ca)AlSiN₃:Eu²⁺ phosphor for white light emitting diodes with controllable optical performance

    • Yanjie Zhang
    • Han Zhang
    • Guanying Cao

    OriginalPaper 08 August 2016 Pages: 86 - 93

    

11. Wettability of SACR–xNi solder alloy on Cu leading wire with no-clean flux

    • Yaoli Wang
    • Zonghui Fang
    • Keke Zhang

    OriginalPaper 09 August 2016 Pages: 94 - 99

    

12. Influence of Sn substitution on microwave properties of lead calcium iron niobate

    • Shalini Bahel
    • Maalti Puri
    • Kunal Pubby

    OriginalPaper 13 August 2016 Pages: 100 - 104

    

13. Effects of Al, Pr additions on the wettability and interfacial reaction of Zn–25Sn solder on Cu substrate

    • Xi Niu
    • Kwang-Lung Lin

    OriginalPaper 10 August 2016 Pages: 105 - 113

    

14. Synthesis, characterization, and investigation of magnetic and photocatalytic property of YbVO₄ nanoparticles

    • Mahshid Goudarzi
    • Ali Abedini

    OriginalPaper 12 August 2016 Pages: 114 - 119

    

15. Temperature-dependent electrical properties and impedance response of amorphous Ag _x (As₄₀S₃₀Se₃₀)_100−x chalcogenide glasses

    • Kristina O. Čajko
    • Dalibor L. Sekulić
    • Dragoslav M. Petrović

    OriginalPaper 10 August 2016 Pages: 120 - 128

    

16. A new rare-earth borate K₃LuB₆O₁₂: crystal and electronic structure, and luminescent properties activated by Eu³⁺

    • Dan Zhao
    • Fa-Xue Ma
    • Ying-Jie Li

    OriginalPaper 11 August 2016 Pages: 129 - 136

    

17. Effect of (Co_1/3Sb_2/3) complex doping on the structure and electrical properties of 0.96(K_0.49Na_0.51)(Nb_0.97Ta_0.03)O₃–0.04Bi_0.5Na_0.5ZrO₃ lead-free piezoelectric ceramics

    • Zong-Yang Shen
    • Wan-Cheng Shen
    • Zhu-Mei Wang

    OriginalPaper 11 August 2016 Pages: 137 - 141

    

18. Near-infrared downconversion in Ce³⁺–Yb³⁺ co-doped YAG

    • N. S. Sawala
    • Prakash R. Somani
    • S. K. Omanwar

    OriginalPaper 11 August 2016 Pages: 142 - 147

    

19. Cu and CuO nanostructures: facile hydrothermal synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic activity using new starting reagents

    • Reza Rahmatolahzadeh
    • Majid Aliabadi
    • Kourosh Motevalli

    OriginalPaper 10 August 2016 Pages: 148 - 156

    

20. Surface topography and hydrogen sensor response of APCVD grown multilayer graphene thin films

    • D. Dutta
    • E. Bontempi
    • S. Basu

    OriginalPaper 10 August 2016 Pages: 157 - 166

    

21. Effect of initial particle size on microstructure and dielectric properties of Cr/Al₂O₃ coatings deposited by plasma spraying

    • Liang Zhou
    • Meng Chen
    • Yuxin Wang

    OriginalPaper 12 August 2016 Pages: 167 - 173

    

22. Microwave dielectric properties of Ba[Mg_(1−x)/3Sn _x Ta_2(1−x)/3]O₃ (x = 0–0.25) ceramics

    • Sen Peng
    • Mengqiang Wu
    • Jianhua Zhou

    OriginalPaper 10 August 2016 Pages: 174 - 179

    

23. Investigation of luminescence processes in Li₆Gd(BO₃)₃:Eu³⁺ phosphor

    • Mrunal M. Yawalkar
    • G. D. Zade
    • S. J. Dhoble

    OriginalPaper 12 August 2016 Pages: 180 - 189

    

24. Effect of sintering temperature on thermal stability of Zn_0.2Fe_1.05NiMn_0.75O₄ ceramic materials by homogeneous co-precipitation method

    • Xianxian Xie
    • Junhua Wang
    • Aiming Chang

    OriginalPaper 13 August 2016 Pages: 190 - 196

    

25. Microhardness and shear performance of Fe/Bi-bearing SAC105 solder alloys under high temperature aging

    • Bakhtiar Ali
    • Mohd Faizul Mohd Sabri
    • Iswadi Jauhari

    OriginalPaper 10 August 2016 Pages: 197 - 206

    

26. Magnetic properties of Mo–N co-doped TiO₂ anatase nanotubes films

    • Zhaorui Zou
    • Zhongpo Zhou
    • Haiying Wang

    OriginalPaper 11 August 2016 Pages: 207 - 213

    

27. Nano-scale morphology dependent performance of thin film organic solar cells

    • Mireille M. Tchoukouegno
    • Giuseppe Pellicane
    • Genene Tessema Mola

    OriginalPaper 16 August 2016 Pages: 214 - 221

    

28. Facile synthesis of thin nanosheet assembled flower-like NiO–ZnO composite and its ethanol-sensing performance

    • Chenxi Wang
    • Wen Zeng
    • Ting Chen

    OriginalPaper 13 August 2016 Pages: 222 - 227

    

29. Microwave absorption characteristics of Co²⁺ and W⁴⁺ substituted M-type Ba_0.5Sr_0.5Co_xW_xFe_12−2xO₁₉ hexagonal ferrites

    • Rajat Joshi
    • Charanjeet Singh
    • Jasbir Singh

    OriginalPaper 18 August 2016 Pages: 228 - 235

    

30. Structural and thermoelectric properties of Al-doped ZnO thin films grown by chemical and physical methods

    • Thong Quang Trinh
    • Tinh Trong Nguyen
    • Dang Hai Le

    OriginalPaper 12 August 2016 Pages: 236 - 240

    

31. Novelty characterization and enhancement of magnetic properties of Co and Cu nanoferrites

    • Ebtesam E. Ateia
    • Asmaa A. El-Bassuony
    • Fatma S. Soliman

    OriginalPaper 11 August 2016 Pages: 241 - 249

    

32. Electrochemical properties of core–shell nano-Si@carbon composites as superior anode materials for high-performance Li-ion batteries

    • Hedong Chen
    • Xianhua Hou
    • Kwok-ho Lam

    OriginalPaper 17 August 2016 Pages: 250 - 258

    

33. DNA-hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium chloride complex with enhanced thermostability as promising electronic and optoelectronic material

    • Jacek Nizioł
    • Joanna Fiedor
    • I. V. Kityk

    OriginalPaper Open access 20 August 2016 Pages: 259 - 268

    

34. Application of a niching genetic algorithm to the optimization of a SiC crystal growth system

    • Xuejiang Chen
    • Juan Su
    • Yuan Li

    OriginalPaper 31 August 2016 Pages: 269 - 275

    

35. Variation of optical, structural, electrical and compositional properties of thermally evaporated CdTe thin films due to substrate temperature

    • P. K. K. Kumarasinghe
    • Amila Dissanayake
    • B. S. Dassanayake

    OriginalPaper 06 September 2016 Pages: 276 - 283

    

36. Engineering functionalized PS/mSiO₂ composite particles with controlled meso-shell thickness for chemical mechanical planarization applications

    • Ailian Chen
    • Jiawei Qin
    • Yang Chen

    OriginalPaper 10 August 2016 Pages: 284 - 288

    

37. Enhanced photo-catalytic degradation of naphthol blue black on nano-structure MnCo₂O₄: charge separation of the photo-generated electron–hole pair

    • Mohammad Hossein Habibi
    • Payman Bagheri

    OriginalPaper 12 August 2016 Pages: 289 - 294

    

38. Crystal structure and magnetism of BiFeO₃ nanoparticles regulated by rare-earth Tb substitution

    • QiaoXia Xing
    • Zhonglin Han
    • Shifeng Zhao

    OriginalPaper 12 August 2016 Pages: 295 - 303

    

39. Mesoporous architecture of TiO₂ microspheres via controlled template assisted route and their photoelectrochemical properties

    • T. S. Bhat
    • S. S. Mali
    • P. S. Patil

    OriginalPaper 16 August 2016 Pages: 304 - 316

    

40. Effects of B-site substitution and annealing on the structural and microwave dielectric properties of CaTiO₃ ceramics

    • J. S. Chen
    • G. H. Chen
    • C. R. Zhou

    OriginalPaper 12 August 2016 Pages: 317 - 322

    

41. Facile one-step synthesis, structural, optical and electrochemical properties of NiCo₂O₄ nanostructures

    • M. Silambarasan
    • P. S. Ramesh
    • D. Geetha

    OriginalPaper 16 August 2016 Pages: 323 - 336

    

42. In situ preparation of high quality BaTiO₃ dielectric films on Si at 350–500 °C

    • Yiqun Gao
    • Meiling Yuan
    • Jun Ouyang

    OriginalPaper 12 August 2016 Pages: 337 - 343

    

43. Thermal and dielectric properties of multi-walled carbon nanotube–graphene oxide composite

    • T. Kavinkumar
    • S. Manivannan

    OriginalPaper 13 August 2016 Pages: 344 - 353

    

44. Facile synthesis of GO/ZnO–Ag nanocomposite and evaluation of rhodamine B dye under sun light

    • P. Govindhan
    • C. Pragathiswaran
    • M. Chinnadurai

    OriginalPaper 01 September 2016 Pages: 354 - 362

    

45. Characterization of a new system of NTC temperature-sensitive ceramics based on Al/F modified NiO simple oxides

    • Gaomin Wang
    • Hong Zhang
    • Zhicheng Li

    OriginalPaper 12 August 2016 Pages: 363 - 370

    

46. Influence of the spray distance to substrate on optical properties of chemically sprayed ZnS thin films

    • Ahmad M. Al-Diabat
    • Naser M. Ahmed
    • Khaled M. Chahrour

    OriginalPaper 12 August 2016 Pages: 371 - 375

    

47. Enhanced dielectric properties of Zn and Mn co-doped CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂ ceramics

    • Zunping Xu
    • Hua Qiang

    OriginalPaper 11 August 2016 Pages: 376 - 380

    

48. Luminescence properties of violet-blue emitting Ca₂MgSi₂O₇:Ce³⁺ phosphor prepared by solid state reaction method

    • Ishwar Prasad Sahu

    OriginalPaper 12 August 2016 Pages: 381 - 393

    

49. Synthesis and characterization of TiO₂ photoanode treated by tetrabutyl titanate sol for DSSC application

    • Jifu Zhao
    • Guilin Chen
    • Zhigao Huang

    OriginalPaper 16 August 2016 Pages: 394 - 398

    

50. Temperature effects on the structural, optical, electrical and morphological properties of the RF-sputtered Mo thin films

    • N. Akçay
    • N. Akın
    • S. Özçelik

    OriginalPaper 12 August 2016 Pages: 399 - 406