1. Improving functional properties of ZnO nanostructures by transition-metal doping: role of aspect ratio

   • Faheem Ahmed
   • Nishat Arshi
   • Bon Heun Koo

   Original Paper 05 June 2014 Pages: 1 - 7

   

2. Preparation and characterization of anticorrosion Ormosil sol–gel coatings for aluminum alloy

   • Xiaoming Pan
   • Junsheng Wu
   • Xiaogang Li

   Original Paper 07 June 2014 Pages: 8 - 20

   

3. Thickness–concentration–viscosity relationships in spin-coated metalorganic ceria films containing polyvinylpyrrolidone

   • A. Calleja
   • S. Ricart
   • X. Obradors

   Original Paper 07 June 2014 Pages: 21 - 29

   

4. Dielectric properties of Ni-doped Ba_0.5Sr_0.5TiO₃ ceramics prepared with hydrothermal synthesized nanopowders

   • Ekaphan Swatsitang
   • Thanin Putjuso

   Original Paper 10 June 2014 Pages: 30 - 36

   

5. Sol–gel preparation and characterization of Bi₄(Si_1−xGe_x)₃O₁₂ solid solutions

   • Huidong Xie
   • Fei Li
   • Xuebo Zhu

   Original Paper 11 June 2014 Pages: 37 - 42

   

6. Formulation and evaluation of thermoreversible, mucoadhesive in situ intranasal gel of rizatriptan benzoate

   • Amolkumar Kempwade
   • Ashok Taranalli

   Original Paper 13 June 2014 Pages: 43 - 48

   

7. Synthesis of mesoporous Stöber silica nanoparticles: the effect of secondary and tertiary alkanolamines

   • Sayani Nandy
   • Debtosh Kundu
   • Milan Kanti Naskar

   Original Paper 13 June 2014 Pages: 49 - 55

   

8. Microwave assisted non-aqueous sol–gel synthesis of LiNiPO₄ and its copper doped analogues

   • Misbah Mumtaz
   • Naveed Kausar Janjua
   • Sana Sabahat

   Original Paper 14 June 2014 Pages: 56 - 62

   

9. Junction properties of In₂O₃:Al₂O₃ composite on p-type silicon by sol–gel method

   • A. A. Hendi

   Original Paper 14 June 2014 Pages: 63 - 66

   

10. Effect of titanium isopropoxide addition in low-temperature cured TiO₂ photoanode for a flexible DSSC

    • Hohyoung Kim
    • Taejin Hwang

    Original Paper 17 June 2014 Pages: 67 - 73

    

11. Photovoltaic properties of Pt/BiFeO₃ thin film/fluorine-doped tin oxide capacitor

    • Yin’e Zhou
    • Benfang Yu
    • Songliu Yuan

    Original Paper 18 June 2014 Pages: 74 - 79

    

12. Preparation and properties of a fullerene/polysiloxane hybrid from chemically modified fullerene and polymethoxysiloxane

    • Takahiro Gunji
    • Kengo Hirama
    • Yoshimoto Abe

    Original Paper 18 June 2014 Pages: 80 - 84

    

13. A biofriendly sol–gel route to new hybrid gels for enzyme encapsulation

    • Guan-Hai Wang
    • Li-Ming Zhang

    Original Paper 19 June 2014 Pages: 85 - 91

    

14. Synthesis of ZnO/Cu₂S core/shell nanorods and their enhanced photoelectric performance

    • Keying Guo
    • Xuhuang Chen
    • Zhifeng Liu

    Original Paper 21 June 2014 Pages: 92 - 99

    

15. Template-directed synthesis of ordered iron pyrite (FeS₂) nanowires and nanotubes arrays

    • Yi Li
    • Zili Han
    • Yexiang Liu

    Original Paper 22 June 2014 Pages: 100 - 105

    

16. A novel pH-responsive controlled release system based on mesoporous silica coated with hydroxyapatite

    • Liru Cui
    • Huiming Lin
    • Fengyu Qu

    Original Paper 24 June 2014 Pages: 106 - 113

    

17. Investigation of visible light active Ag sensitized mixed phase TiO₂ photocatalyst for solar energy application

    • B. M. Rajbongshi
    • A. Ramchiary
    • S. K. Samdarshi

    Original Paper 01 July 2014 Pages: 114 - 121

    

18. Formation and surface properties of raspberry-like silica particles: effect of molecular weight of the coating poly(methacrylic acid) brushes

    • Yanghua Liu
    • Yifeng Zhou
    • Pengpeng Chen

    Original Paper 01 July 2014 Pages: 122 - 129

    

19. Preparation of zirconium diboride ultrafine hollow spheres by a combined sol–gel and boro/carbothermal reduction technique

    • Ying-Nan Cao
    • Shuang Du
    • Xian-Gong Deng

    Original Paper 02 July 2014 Pages: 130 - 136

    

20. In₂O₃/ZnO heterostructured nanotubes: electrospinning fabrication, characterization, and highly enhanced photocatalytic properties

    • Fei Zhao
    • Qifang Lu
    • Cuiqing Wang

    Original Paper 04 July 2014 Pages: 137 - 143

    

21. Sol–gel derived ion-imprinted silica-supported organic–inorganic hybrid sorbent for selective removal of lead(II) from aqueous solution

    • Hong-Tao Fan
    • Xiao-Tong Sun
    • Wen-Xiu Li

    Original Paper 04 July 2014 Pages: 144 - 155

    

22. Effects of Cu addition on the structure and magnetic properties of L1₀-FePt nanoparticles prepared by sol–gel method

    • Yang Liu
    • Yuhong Jiang
    • Yongsheng Yan

    Original Paper 08 July 2014 Pages: 156 - 160

    

23. Synthesis of Ag/NiO composite nanosheets and empty microspheres and their highly effective electrocatalytic properties

    • Lu Pan
    • Shanshan Ma
    • Yonghong Chen

    Original Paper Open access 08 July 2014 Pages: 161 - 170

    

24. Preparation, characterization, catalytic performance and antibacterial activity of Ag photodeposited on monodisperse ZnO submicron spheres

    • Yanyan Zhang
    • Shaobo Guo
    • Hongguang Ge

    Original Paper 08 July 2014 Pages: 171 - 178

    

25. Rhodamine B nanocrystals: elaborations, characterizations and functionalizations for biosensing applications

    • Emilie Dubuisson
    • Laëtitia Marty
    • Alain Ibanez

    Original Paper 08 July 2014 Pages: 179 - 188

    

26. Sol–gel synthesis and characterization of SiO₂–Tac nanocomposites with controlled volume fraction

    • Trisita Chatterjee
    • Kaustav Bhattacharjee
    • G. C. Das

    Original Paper 19 July 2014 Pages: 189 - 196

    

27. Erratum to: Sol–gel synthesis and characterization of SiO₂–TaC nanocomposites with controlled volume fraction

    • Trisita Chatterjee
    • Kaustav Bhattacharjee
    • G. C. Das

    Erratum 05 August 2014 Pages: 197 - 197

28. Rice husk ash nanosilica to inhibit human breast cancer cell line (3T3)

    • R. Yuvakkumar
    • A. Joseph Nathanael
    • S. I. Hong

    Brief Communcation: 12 August 2014 Pages: 198 - 205