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Materials Chemistry and Physics 142/2–3 (2013) iii–v
ArticlesNon-isothermal kinetics study with isoconversional procedure and DAEM: Thermal decomposition of LaPO4:Ce,Tb·0.5H2O
Y. Li, Q. Chai, S. Liao, Z. Chen, Y. He, Y. Xia, W. Wu, B. Li . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
Effects of host composition, Al3+ as a sensitizer and SiO2 surface coating on luminescence intensity, color purity of MVO4: Al3+, Eu3+ @ SiO2 (M = Gd, Y and Gd/Y) red phosphors
U. Rambabu, N.R. Munirathnam, D.P. Amalnerkar, T.L. Prakash, B.S. Reddy, S. Chatterjee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459
Lightweight nanocomposites based on poly(vinylidene fluoride) and Al nanoparticles: Structural, thermal and mechanical characterization and EMI shielding capability
J. Arranz-Andrés, N. Pulido-González, C. Fonseca, E. Pérez, M.L. Cerrada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
Annealing temperature dependence of interface characteristic and energy-band alignment in ultra-thin HfLaO/Si and HfLaO/SiGe interfaces
Y. Yang, C.G. Jin, Z.F. Wu, X.M. Wu, L.J. Zhuge, T. Yu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479
Mesoporous CuO–ZnO binary metal oxide nanocomposite for decontamination of sulfur mustardJ. Praveen Kumar, G.K. Prasad, P.V.R.K. Ramacharyulu, P. Garg, K. Ganesan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
Characterization of the phase structure of proton exchanged channel waveguides in Z cut LiNbO3 using wet etching technique
V.I. Kichigin, S.S. Mushinsky, I.V. Petukhov, A.M. Minkin, D.I. Shevtsov, V.A. Oborin, L.N. Malinina, U.O. Salgaeva, A.B. Volyntsev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491
Synthesis of four-fold shape CeO2 dendrites by a reduction routeD. Zhang, F. Li, S. Li, X. Zhang, G. Han, A. Ying, Z. Tong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496
Inhibition of carbon steel corrosion in CO2-saturated brine using some newly surfactants based on palm oil: Experimental and theoretical investigations
H.M. Abd El-Lateef, V.M. Abbasov, L.I. Aliyeva, E.E. Qasimov, I.T. Ismayilov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502
Hybrid self-assembly and fractal dimension dependence of a carboxyl-ended hyperbranched polyester/ferric complexS. Li, J. Li, S. Chen, D. Zhang, T. Li, J. Zhang, S. Chen, A. Zhang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513
Investigation of silver impact on hydroxyapatite/lignin coatings electrodeposited on titaniumS. Erakovic, A. Jankovic, I.Z. Matic , Z.D. Juranic, M. Vukašinovic-Sekulic , T. Stevanovic, V. Miškovic-Stankovic . . 521
Facile preparation of graphene supported Co3O4 and NiO for reducing fire hazards of polyamide 6 compositesN. Hong, L. Song, T.R. Hull, A.A. Stec, B. Wang, Y. Pan, Y. Hu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531
Electrodeposition of high Co content nanocrystalline Zn–Co alloys from a choline chloride-based ionic liquidQ. Chu, W. Wang, J. Liang, J. Hao, Z. Zhen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539
Citrate-assisted one-pot assembly of palladium nanoparticles onto ZnO nanorods for CO sensing applicationP. Rai, Y.-T. Yu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545
Elastic and structural changes of xNa2O–(35 2 x)V2O5–65TeO2 glass system with increasing sodiumM.M. Umair, A.K. Yahya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549
Different aspect of pitting corrosion and interphase corrosion in the weld heat-affected zone of high-nitrogen Fe–18Cr–10Mn–N steel
J. Moon, H.-Y. Ha, T.-H. Lee, C. Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556
Supported manganese oxide on TiO2 for total oxidation of toluene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): Characterization and catalytic activity
A. Aboukaïs, E. Abi-Aad, B. Taouk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564
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Dissolution equilibrium of chromium oxide in a soda lime silicate melt exposed to oxidizing and reducing atmospheresT.K. Abdullah, C. Petitjean, P.-J. Panteix, C. Rapin, M. Vilasi, Z. Hussain, A. Abdul Rahim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572
Influence of ethanol and glycerol concentration over functional and structural properties of zein–oleic acid filmsC. Pena-Serna, J.F. Lopes-Filho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580
Adsorption of l-phenylalanine onto mesoporous silicaJ. Goscianska, A. Olejnik, R. Pietrzak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586
Gas sensing characteristics of low-powered dual MOSFET hydrogen sensorsB.-J. Kim, J.-H. Yoon, J.-S. Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594
Fabrication and metallization of 3D electrospun nanofiberous architecture with gold and silver coating for applications related to electrochemical supercapacitors
K.Y. Park, B. Ramaraj, W.S. Choi, K.R. Yoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600
Effect of thermal annealing on resistance switching characteristics of Pt/ZrO2/TiN stacksJ. Kim, K. Lee, Y. Kim, H. Na, D.-H. Ko, H. Sohn, S. Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608
Rapid vapor deposition SiO2 thin film deposited at a low temperature using tris(tert-pentoxy)silanol and trimethyl-aluminum
D.-w. Choi, K.-B. Chung, J.-S. Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614
Environment friendly novel piezoelectric 0.94[Na0.8K0.2NbO3]–0.06LiNbO3 ternary ceramic for high temperature dielectric and ferroelectric applications
G. Ray, N. Sinha, B. Kumar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619
Nonvolatile rewritable memory device based on solution-processable graphene/poly(3-hexylthiophene) nanocompositeL. Zhang, Y. Li, J. Shi, G. Shi, S. Cao . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 626
Modification of high density polyethylene by gold implantation using different ion energiesM. Nenadovic, J. Potocnik, M. Mitric, S. Štrbac, Z. Rakocevic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 633
Melt-mixed PA-6/LDPE-g-MA/nanoclay ternary nanocomposite: Micro-mechanisms from post-yield fracture kinetics and strain field analysis
N. Dayma, S. Kumar, D. Das, B.K. Satapathy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640
Heterostructured SnO2-pillared Co-doped tantalotungstate with high photocatalytic activity under visible-light irradiationB. Lin, B. Xu, Y. Zhou, B. Zhu, Y. Chen, B. Gao . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651
Growth, optical, thermal and dielectric studies of a highly polarisable semi organic NLO crystal: Bis d-phenyl glycinium sulphate monohydrate
B. Uma, K. Sakthi Murugesan, S. Krishnan, R. Jayavel, B. Milton Boaz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 659
The accelerated de-dispersion and sedimentation behaviors of multi walled carbon nanotube suspensions using surfactants
L. Jin, Z. Haiyan, L. Ping, Y. Xijiang, L. Aikseng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667
Catalytic oxidation of n-hexane promoted by Ce12xCuxO2 catalysts prepared by one-step polymeric precursor methodV.D. Araújo, M.M. de Lima Jr., A. Cantarero, M.I.B. Bernardi, J.D.A. Bellido, E.M. Assaf, R. Balzer, L.F.D. Probst, H.V. Fajardo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677
Growth kinetics of the intermetallic phase in diffusion-soldered (Cu–5 at.%Ni)/Sn/(Cu–5 at.%Ni) interconnectionsA. Wierzbicka-Miernik, K. Miernik, J. Wojewoda-Budka, K. Szyszkiewicz, R. Filipek, L. Litynska-Dobrzynska, A. Kodentsov, P. Zieba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 682
A comparative study of structural and electrical properties of Ba0.8Pb0.2TiO3 nanocrystalline ceramics prepared by microwave and spark plasma sintering
V.R. Mudinepalli, S. Song, J. Li, B.S. Murty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686
Electrochemical behavior of steel A36 under disbonded coating in the presence of sulfate-reducing bacteriaJ. Xu, C. Sun, M. Yan, F. Wang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 692
Manufacture of optical substrates with high gas resistance as well as antistatic capability and their applications for flexible organic light emitting diodes (flexible OLEDs)
W.-L. Lee, J.-S. Lin, F.-S. Juang, H.-F. Chen, C.-M. Chen, L.-C. Liu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701
Kinetics of glass transition of Ce65Al20Co15 metallic glassB. Zhang, C. Tang, W. Xu, W. Pan, J. Wang, H. Zhou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 707
Patterned TiO2 nanostructures fabricated with a novel inorganic resistG. Perotto, A. Antonello, D. Ferraro, G. Mattei, A. Martucci . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 712
Forming a Cr4+(3d2) spin doped Zr12xCrxO2 (x ≤ 0.2) of small crystallites at moderate pressure: A spin-semiconductorA. Sengupta, S. Ram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717
Physical properties and crystallization behavior of silica particulates reinforced poly(lactic acid) compositesJ.-H. Wu, M.-S. Yen, M.C. Kuo, B.-H. Chen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 726
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Diffuse reflectance and reflective flexible coatings of capped ZnS nanoparticlesS. Kumar, N.K. Verma, M.L. Singla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 734
Synthesis and thermal properties of a novel high temperature alkyl-center-trisphenolic-based phthalonitrile polymerH. Sheng, X. Peng, H. Guo, X. Yu, C. Tang, X. Qu, Q. Zhang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 740
Preparation, characterization and photocatalytic activity evaluation of NaBiO3·2H2O and NaBiO3·xH2O nanosheetsS. Chen, Z. Cao, X. Fu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748
Controlled growth of metal nanoparticles on amino-functionalized polystyrene microspheres and their application in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
W. Wang, W. Cai, Y. Yang, H. Li, M. Cong, T. Chen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756
Optical and morphological properties of infrared emitting functionalized silica nanoparticlesG. Iovino, M.A. Malvindi, S. Agnello, G. Buscarino, A. Alessi, P.P. Pompa, F.M. Gelardi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 763