1. Foreword

   • T. L. Prakash
   • N. R. Munirathnam
   • S. B. Krupanidhi

   EditorialNotes Pages: 303 - 303

2. Powder metallurgical processing and metal purity: A case for capacitor grade sintered tantalum

   • G S Upadhyaya

   OriginalPaper Pages: 305 - 307

3. High purity tellurium production using dry refining processes

   • N. R. Munirathnam
   • D. S. Prasad
   • T. L. Prakash

   OriginalPaper Pages: 309 - 311

4. Synthesis and purification of some main group organometallic precursors for compound semiconductors

   • Vimal K. Jain

   OriginalPaper Pages: 313 - 316

5. Application of photoconductivity decay and photocurrent generation methods for determination of minority carrier lifetime in silicon

   • S. N. Singh
   • R. Gandotra
   • B. C. Chakravarty

   OriginalPaper Pages: 317 - 323

6. High purity materials as targets for radioisotope production: Needs and challenges

   • V. Shivarudrappa
   • K. V. Vimalnath

   OriginalPaper Pages: 325 - 330

7. Analytical challenges in characterization of high purity materials

   • K. L. Ramakumar

   OriginalPaper Pages: 331 - 337

8. State-of-the-art in analytical characterization of high purity solid samples by different spectroscopic methods

   • S. S. Grazhulene

   OriginalPaper Pages: 339 - 343

9. Recent developments in analytical techniques for characterization of ultra pure materials—An overview

   • V. Balaram

   OriginalPaper Pages: 345 - 348

10. Growth of high purity semiconductor epitaxial layers by liquid phase epitaxy and their characterization

    • S. Dhar

    OriginalPaper Pages: 349 - 353

11. Progress in III-nitrides: Process issue and purity perspective

    • J. Kumar

    OriginalPaper Pages: 355 - 360

12. Multielement trace determination in high purity advanced ceramics and high purity metals

    • R. Matschat
    • H. J. Heinrich
    • H. Kipphardt

    OriginalPaper Pages: 361 - 366

13. EBIC and DLTS characterization of pure Si crystals

    • E. B. Yakimov

    OriginalPaper Pages: 367 - 371

14. Certified reference materials of trace elements in water

    • A. K. Agrawal

    OriginalPaper Pages: 373 - 378

15. Effect of residual elements on high performance nickel base superalloys for gas turbines and strategies for manufacture

    • O. P. Sinha
    • M. Chatterjee
    • S. N. Jha

    OriginalPaper Pages: 379 - 382