1. Structural, thermal and optical properties of \({\hbox {Cu}}^{2+}\) doped methacrylic acid–ethyl acrylate (MAA:EA) copolymer films

   • Y Madhava Kumar
   • N O Gopal
   • S C Sharma

   OriginalPaper 16 August 2017 Pages: 877 - 886

   

2. Structural, microstructural and optical properties of \(\hbox {Cu}_{2}\hbox {ZnSnS}_{4}\) thin films prepared by thermal evaporation: effect of substrate temperature and annealing

   • U Chalapathi
   • S Uthanna
   • V Sundara Raja

   OriginalPaper 05 August 2017 Pages: 887 - 895

   

3. Anisotropic optical properties of ZnS thin films with zigzag structure

   • Seyyed Zabihollah Rahchamani
   • Hamid Rezagholipour Dizaji
   • Mohammad Hossien Ehsani

   OriginalPaper 18 August 2017 Pages: 897 - 905

   

4. Electro-optical properties, decomposition pathways and the hydrostatic pressure-dependent behaviours of a double-cation hydrogen storage material of \(\hbox {Al}_{3}\hbox {Li}_{4}(\hbox {BH}_{4})_{13}\)

   • Mehmet Şimşek

   OriginalPaper 16 August 2017 Pages: 907 - 915

   

5. Synthesis, structural and dielectric properties of 0.8PMN–0.2PT relaxor ferroelectric ceramic

   • M V Takarkhede
   • S A Band

   OriginalPaper 29 August 2017 Pages: 917 - 923

   

6. Structural, dielectric and piezoelectric study of Ca-, Zr-modified \(\hbox {BaTiO}_{3}\) lead-free ceramics

   • H Msouni
   • A Tachafine
   • M Daoud

   OriginalPaper 22 August 2017 Pages: 925 - 931

   

7. Role of MnO in manganese–borate binary glass systems: a study on structure and thermal properties

   • T Lewandowski
   • M Łapiński
   • L Wicikowski

   OriginalPaper 30 August 2017 Pages: 933 - 938

   

8. Formation of \(\hbox {Mg}_{2}\hbox {C}_{3}\) phase in N220 nanocarbon containing low carbon MgO-C composition

   • Satyananda Behera
   • Ritwik Sarkar

   BriefCommunication 18 August 2017 Pages: 939 - 943

   

9. Influence of nanotube content on the mechanical and thermo-mechanical behaviour of –COOH functionalized MWNTs/epoxy composites

   • S Saha
   • S Bal

   OriginalPaper 05 August 2017 Pages: 945 - 956

   

10. Poly(acrylonitrile-co-itaconic acid)–poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) and poly(3-methoxythiophene) nanoparticles and nanofibres

    • Havva Baskan
    • Cem Unsal
    • A Sezai Sarac

    OriginalPaper 28 August 2017 Pages: 957 - 969

    

11. In-situ microfibrillar PP–PA6 composites: rheological, morphological and mechanical properties

    • Ali Safaei
    • Mahmood Masoomi
    • Seyed Mohammad Reza Razavi

    OriginalPaper 23 August 2017 Pages: 971 - 982

    

12. Fabrication and enhanced photoluminescence properties of \(\hbox {NaLa}(\hbox {MoO}_{4})_{2}\): \(\hbox {Sm}^{3+}\), \(\hbox {Bi}^{3+}\) phosphors with high efficiency white-light-emitting

    • Xingshuang Zhang
    • Guangjun Zhou
    • Jie Zhan

    OriginalPaper 29 August 2017 Pages: 983 - 990

    

13. Optical spectroscopy of rare earth-doped oxyfluoro-tellurite glasses to probe local environment

    • Gajanan V Honnavar
    • K P Ramesh

    OriginalPaper 16 August 2017 Pages: 991 - 997

    

14. A comparative property investigation of lithium phosphate glass melted in microwave and conventional heating

    • Avik Halder
    • Biswajit Mandal
    • Ashis Kumar Mandal

    OriginalPaper 16 August 2017 Pages: 999 - 1006

    

15. Structural and magnetic studies on copper succinate dihydrate single crystals

    • M P Binitha
    • P P Pradyumnan

    OriginalPaper 21 August 2017 Pages: 1007 - 1011

    

16. The use of biodegradable polymers for the stabilization of copper nanoparticles synthesized by chemical reduction method

    • Ali Olad
    • Mahnaz Alipour
    • Rahimeh Nosrati

    OriginalPaper 03 August 2017 Pages: 1013 - 1020

    

17. Effect of the method for producing \(\hbox {Cu}\)–\(\hbox {Cr}_{3}\hbox {C}_{2}\) bulk composites on the structure and properties

    • M A Eryomina
    • S F Lomayeva
    • E P Yelsukov

    OriginalPaper 30 August 2017 Pages: 1021 - 1028

    

18. Ultra-low friction and excellent elastic recovery of fullerene-like hydrogenated carbon film based on multilayer design

    • Yanshuang Meng
    • Xiaolong Jia
    • Junyan Zhang

    OriginalPaper 24 August 2017 Pages: 1029 - 1034

    

19. Investigation of capacitance characteristics in metal/high-k semiconductor devices at different parameters and with and without interface state density (traps)

    • S Hlali
    • N Hizem
    • A Kalboussi

    OriginalPaper 21 August 2017 Pages: 1035 - 1041

    

20. Mathematical model of Boltzmann’s sigmoidal equation applicable to the set-up of the RF-magnetron co-sputtering in thin films deposition of \(\hbox {Ba}_{{x}}\hbox {Sr}_{1-{x}} \hbox {TiO}_{3}\)

    • J Reséndiz-Muñoz
    • M A Corona-Rivera
    • V M Ovando-Medina

    BriefCommunication 18 August 2017 Pages: 1043 - 1047