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J.H. XIA, C.T. HSU and D.D. QIN

Cotton bers nano-TiO2 composites prepared by as-assembly process and the photocatalytic activities . . . . . . . . . . . .
HUI CHAI, XUAN CHEN, DIANZENG JIA, SHUJUAN BAO and WANYONG ZHOU
Flower-like NiO structures: Controlled hydrothermal synthesis and electrochemical characteristic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
M. MEHEDI HASSAN, ARHAM S. AHMED, M. CHAMAN, WASI KHAN, A.H. NAQVI and AMEER AZAM
Structural and frequency dependent dielectric properties of Fe3 doped ZnO nanoparticles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3943

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3952

KOICHIRO HAYASHI, MICHIHIRO NAKAMURA, WATARU SAKAMOTO, TOSHINOBU YOGO and KAZUNORI ISHIMURA
Synthesis and 3D hierarchical organization of 2D structured iron oxide based on enzymatic structure, activity and
thermostability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3959

ZHENXING YANG, GUANGJIAN WANG, YAJIE GUO, FANGFANG KANG, YANHONG HUANG and DONGSHENG BO
Microwave-assisted synthesis and characterization of hierarchically structured calcium uoride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3965

LI LI, FAN YANG, JIE YU, XUEWEN WANG, LINA ZHANG, YAN CHEN and HEQING YANG
In situ growth of ZnO nanowires on Zn comb-shaped interdigitating electrodes and their photosensitive and
gas-sensing characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3971

ZHENGUO AN, JINGJIE ZHANG and SHUNLONG PAN

Synthesis and controlled assembly of -FeOOH and -Fe2O3 nanobelt arrays on hollow glass spheres . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3976

MEHDI MOUSAVI-KAMAZANI, MASOUD SALAVATI-NIASARI and HAMID EMADI

Synthesis and characterization of CuInS2 nanostructure by ultrasonic-assisted method and different precursors . . .

3983

HAILONG LIU, GUANGWEI SHE, LIXUAN MU and WENSHENG SHI

Temperature-dependent structure and phase variation of nickel silicide nanowire arrays prepared by in situ
silicidation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3991

H.M. WIDATALLAH, E.A. MOORE, A.A. BABO, M.S. AL-BARWANI and M. ELZAIN
Atomistic simulation and ab initio study of the defect structure of spinel-related Li0.50.5xMgxFe2.50.5xO4 . . . . . . . . . . . .

3995

T.I. MILENOV, P.M. RAFAILOV, I. URCELAY-OLABARRIA, E. RESSOUCHE, J.L. GARCA-MUOZ, V. SKUMRYEV and
M.M. GOSPODINOV
Magnetic behavior of La2CoMnO6 crystal doped with Pb and Pt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4001

MINHUA ZHANG, DONGYU JIANG and HAOXI JIANG

Enhanced oxygen storage capacity of Ce0.88Mn0.12Oy compared to CeO2: An experimental and theoretical
investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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VOLUME 47
NUMBER 12
DECEMBER 2012

MATERIALS
RESEARCH
BULLETI N
AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL REPORTING RESEARCH ON
THE SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURE, AND PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS

Nanoscale piezoresponse and magnetic studies of multiferroic

Co and Pr co-substituted BFO thin films
Local piezoelectric behavior of films by PFM technique

Piezoelectric and magnetic behavior of the films

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: PROFESSOR MARTHA GREENBLATT

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, WRIGHT-RIEMAN LABORATORY, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, 610 TAYLOR ROAD, PISCATAWAY, NJ 08854-8087, USA.
PHONE: +1 732 645 2999; FAX: +1 732 445 5312; E-MAIL: mrb@rutchem.rutgers.edu

2012

SENIOR EDITOR AND EDITOR FOR NANOMATERIALS: PROFESSOR CHUN-HUA YAN

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PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY, COLLEGE OF CHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR ENGINEERING, PEKING UNIVERSITY, BEIJING 100871, PR CHINA.
PHONE: +86 10 62754179; FAX: +86 10 62754179; E-MAIL: yan@pku.edu.cn

DEMET BAYKAN and NURSEN ALTUNTAS OZTAS

Synthesis and characterization of iron orthophosphate by solution combustion method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4013

D. HORLAIT, N. CLAVIER, N. DACHEUX, R. CAVALIER and R. PODOR

Synthesis and characterization of Th1xLnxO2x/2 mixed-oxides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4017

GUODONG WU, WEI ZHAI, FENGQIANG SUN, WEI CHEN, ZIZHAO PAN and WEISHAN LI
Morphology-controlled electrodeposition of Cu2O microcrystalline particle lms for application in photocatalysis
under sunlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4026

HANNA LHRS, REINHARD X. FISCHER and HARTMUT SCHNEIDER

Boron mullite: Formation and basic characterization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4031

G. SREEKANTH, S. CHANDRALINGAM, JACOB PHILIP, M.S. JAYALAKSHMY, REJI PHILIP, KISHORE SRIDHARAN,
R. SANTHOSH KUMAR and GINSON P. JOSEPH
Investigations on the electrical, thermal and optical properties of the nonlinear optical allylthiourea mercury chloride
single crystals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4043

GUAN-NAN HAO, HAO ZHANG, XIAO-HONG CHEN, GAO-PING CAO and YUSHENG YANG
A novel method for preparing pomegranate-structured FePO4/C composite materials as cathode for lithium-ion
batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4048

CHAM KIM, DONG HWAN KIM, YOUNG SEOK SON, HOYOUNG KIM, JAE YOUNG BAE and YOON SOO HAN
Solvothermal synthesis and characterization of a CuInTe2 absorber for thin-lm photovoltaics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4054

YOUNG JUN KWAK, BYUNG-SOO LEE, HYE RYOUNG PARK and MYOUNG YOUP SONG
Hydrogen-storage characteristics of Mg14Ni6Fe2O32CNT prepared by reactive mechanical grinding . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4059

HIROKAZU MASAI, KATSUMI HAMAGUCHI, KENICHIRO IWASAKI, YOSHIHIRO TAKAHASHI, RIE IHARA and TAKUMI FUJIWARA
Effect of melt temperature on the structure of BaOTiO2GeO2 glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4065

LEI CHEN, YAO ZHANG, FAYONG LIU, ANQI LUO, ZHIXIN CHEN, YANG JIANG, SHIFU CHEN and RU-SHI LIU
A new green phosphor of SrAl2O4:Eu2,Ce3,Li for alternating current driven light-emitting diodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4071

MATHIEU HUBERT, LAURENT CALVEZ, FRANCK TESSIER, PIERRE LUCAS and XIANG-HUA ZHANG
Nanoporous surface of infrared transparent chalcogenide glassceramics by chemical etching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4076

NINGNING HONG, WEI YANG, CHENLU BAO, SAIHUA JIANG, LEI SONG and YUAN HU
Facile synthesis of graphene by pyrolysis of poly(methyl methacrylate) on nickel particles in the conned
microzones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4082

KUN ZHENG, AGNIESZKA GORZKOWSKA-SOBAS and KONRAD SWIERCZEK

Evaluation of Ln2CuO4 (Ln: La, Pr, Nd) oxides as cathode materials for IT-SOFCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4089

TAREK A. GAD-ALLAH and FATMA H. MARGHA

Photoactive transparent nano-crystalline glass-ceramic for remazole red dye degradation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4096

HEE UK LEE, YOON SEOK SONG, CHULHWAN PARK and SEUNG WOOK KIM
Development of magnetic luminescent core/shell nanocomplex particles with uorescence using Rhodamine 6G . . . .

4101

AKIHIRO YABUKI and SHUJI TANAKA

Electrically conductive copper lm prepared at low temperature by thermal decomposition of copper amine complexes with various amines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4107

R.K. MISHRA and P.P. SAHAY

Zn-doped and undoped SnO2 nanoparticles: A comparative structural, optical and LPG sensing properties study . . . . .

4112

PAULINA VLAZAN, MIRCEA STEFANESCU, PAUL BARVINSCHI and MARCELA STOIA

Study on the formation of CoxFe3xO4 system using two low temperature synthesis methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4119

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