BMS 38 1-7 SubInd 1.

Bulletin of Materials Science Volume 38, January–December 2015

SUBJECT INDEX

0.25Ca0.8Sr0.2TiO3–0.75Li0.5Nd0.5TiO3

Effects of LiF on microwave dielectric properties of

0.25Ca0.8Sr0.2TiO3–0.75Li0.5Nd0.5TiO3 ceramics 1223

4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate

Synthesis and characterization of castor oil-based polyurethane

for potential application as host in polymer electrolytes 1155

4H-SiC

Interface behaviour and electrical performance of ruthenium

Schottky contact on 4H-SiC after argon annealing 711

12-Montmorillonite

Synthesis of poly(furfuryl alcohol)/montmorillonite nanocomposites

by direct in-situ polymerization 57

AC conductivity

CoCl2 reinforced polymeric nanocomposites of conjugated

polymer (polyaniline) and its conductive properties 1195

a.c. conductivity

Synthesis, characterization and electrical properties of visible-

light-driven Pt-ZnO/CNT 995

AC electrophoretic deposition

Electrospun TiO2 nanofibre-based gas sensors fabricated by

AC electrophoresis deposition 209

Acalypha indica

Biosynthesis of Yttrium oxide nanoparticles using Acalypha

indica leaf extract 945

Activated carbon

Synthesis of iron/GAC catalyst for wastewater treatment using

heterogeneous Fenton reaction 1039

Activation energy

Acoustic relaxation of some lead niobium tellurite glasses 119

Growth kinetics of boride layers formed on 99.0% purity

nickel 1113

Effect of Ca doping on thermally activated flux flow in the

Y3Ba5Cu8O18 superconductor 1231

Non-isothermal crystallization kinetics and thermal behaviour

of PA12/SEBS-g-MA blends 1315

Additives

Sintering of magnesia: effect of additives 1499

Adhesion

Corrosion, haemocompatibility and bacterial adhesion behaviour

of TiZrN-coated 316L SS for bioimplants 951

Adsorption

Cost effective and shape controlled approach to synthesize

hierarchically assembled NiO nanoflakes for the removal of

toxic heavy metal ions in aqueous solution 271

Poly(propylene carbonate)/exfoliated graphite nanocomposites:

Selective adsorbent for the extraction and detection of

gold(III) 327

Synthesis of MgAl-LDH/CoFe2O4 and MgAl-CLDH/CoFe2O4

nanofibres for the removal of Congo Red from aqueous

solution 1757

AFM

Friction-reducing micro/nanoprotrusions on electrodeposited Ni–

Co alloy coating surface fabricated by laser direct writing 173

Experimental and quantum chemical studies on corrosion inhibition

performance of fluconazole in hydrochloric acid solution 499

STM-induced light emission from vacuum-evaporated gold

film 1271

Ag nanoparticles

Simple fabrication of Ag nanoparticle-impregnated electrospun

nanofibres as SERS substrates 267

AgI

Study of electrical percolation phenomenon from the dielectric

and electric modulus analysis 1597

Air permeability

Insights into the effect of structure-directing agents on

structural properties of mesoporous carbon for polymer

electrolyte fuel cells 451

Al alloy

Electrochemical behaviour of superhydrophobic coating fabricated

by spraying a carbon nanotube suspension 579

Al2O3–40% TiO2 coating

Hot corrosion performance of LVOF sprayed Al2O3–40% TiO2

coating on Superni 601 and Superco 605 superalloys at 800 and

900°C 1679

Al2O3–LaPO4 composite

Reactive alumina–LaPO4 composite as machinable

bioceramics 975

Algae extract (ulvans)

Effect of organic modification on the thermal transformations

of abentonite during sintering up to 1250°C 357

Aligned nanoparticle aggregates

Formation of rod-like nanostructure by aggregation of TiO2

nanoparticles with improved performances 1617

Alignment

Nanoscratch technique for aligningmultiwalled carbon nanotubes

synthesized by the arc discharge method in open air 875

Alloys

Effect of nickel content on the anodic dissolution and

passivation of zinc–nickel alloys in alkaline solutions by

potentiodynamic and potentiostatic techniques 379

i

Alq3Electroluminescence and negative differential resistance studies

of TPD:PBD:Alq3 blend organic-light-emitting diodes 235

Alumina + zirconia multilayers

HRTEM investigation of phase stability in alumina–zirconia

multilayer thin films 401

Alumina

Electrophoretic deposition and reaction-bond sintering of Al2O3/

Ti composite coating: evaluation of microstructure, phase and

wear resistance 351

Aluminium

Effect of nanocrystalline surface of substrate on microstructure

and wetting of PEO coatings 935

Aluminum alloys

Use of sodium salt electrolysis in the process of continuous

modification of eutectic EN AC-AlSi12 alloy 373

Positron annihilation and tribological studies of nano-embedded

Al alloys 1141

Amorphous zones



Anionic surfactant

Contribution of sodium dodecyl sulphate and sodium lauric

acid in the one-pot synthesis of intercalated ZnAl-layered

double hydroxides 1079

Annealing temperature

Synthesis and resistive switching behaviour of ZnMnO3 thin

films with an Ag/ZnMnO3/ITO unsymmetrical structure 105

Annealing

Synthesis of Cu-Al-Zn-O nanocomposite: effect of annealing

on the physical properties 1821

Anodic dissolution




Anodic oxidation

Studies on the preparation and the photoelectrochemical

properties of the nanoporous titania films attached with and

without photosensitizer TCPP 847

Anomalous property

Anomalous properties of chloroborosilicate glasses in the K2O–

BaO–Al2O3–B2O3–SiO2–BaCl2 system 1487

Anorthite

Anorthite porcelain: synthesis, phase and microstructural

evolution 551

Antibacterial activity





Antimicrobial

Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles synthesized by Aspergillus

flavus and their antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxicity

properties 639

Antimicrobial activity

Biological synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles

using Eclipta alba leaf extract and evaluation of its cytotoxic

and antimicrobial potential 965

Antioxidant



properties 639

Antioxidant activity

Biological and electrical properties of biosynthesized silver

nanoparticles 1253

Anti-oxidation

Influence of heat treatment temperature on bonding and oxidation

resistance of diamond particles coated with TiO2 film 1263

Applications

Studies on thermo-optic property of chitosan–alizarin

yellow GG complex: a direction for devices for biomedical

applications 1639

Aqueous electrolyte

High-performance aqueous rechargeable batteries based on zinc

anode and NiCo2O4 cathode 1435

Arc discharge



Arsenomolybdate

Synthesis and structural characterization of new inorganic–organic

hybrid: arsenomolybdate compound with cytosinium cations 13

Aspergillus flavus



properties 639

Asymmetric Co(II)phthalocyanine

Characteristics of CoPc/CdS hybrid diode device 1439

Atom radical polymerization reaction

Efficient functionalization of poly(styrene) beads immobilized

metal nanoparticle catalysts for the reduction of crystal

violet 629

Au

Facile fabrication of highly flexible graphene paper for

photocatalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol 1457

Au film


film 1271

Au nanoparticles

Viscoelastic nature of Au nanoparticle–PDMS nanocomposite

gels 817

Au(III)


Selective adsorbent for the extraction and detection of gold(III) 327

Austenitic steel

Role of boron addition on the consolidation and properties of

steel composites prepared by SPS 1831

Avrami



ii Subject index

Back contact

Fabrication of back contacts using laserwriter and photolithography

for inscribing textured solar cells 191

Low resistivity molybdenum thin film towards the back contact

of dye-sensitized solar cell 1891

BaF2 phosphor

The effects of Tb3+ doping concentration on luminescence

properties and crystal structure of BaF2 phosphor 805

Ball milling time

Effect of milling time on the formation of carbon nanotube by

mechano-thermal method 857

Bandgap

Effects of metal doping on photoinduced hydrophilicity of

SnO2 thin films 203

Lowtemperature synthesisofnanocrystalline scandia-stabilizedzirconia

by aqueous combustion method and its characterizations 1473

Optical analysis for few TMDC materials 1791

Band gap

Effect of electron beam irradiation on the structure and optical

properties of nickel oxide nanocubes 825

Band gap reduction

Enhanced thermo-mechanical performance and strain-induced

band gap reduction of TiO2@PVC nanocomposite films 283

Banded structure

Effect of cooling rate on the microstructure and mechanical

properties of a C–Mn–Cr–B steel 531

Barium strontium titanate

Effect of working pressure and annealing temperature on

microstructure and surface chemical composition of barium

strontium titanate films grown by pulsed laser deposition 1645

Batch method


Selective adsorbent for the extraction and detection of gold (III) 327

Bentonite and modified bentonite



Bioactive glass

Bioactivity and mechanical behaviour of cobalt oxide-doped

bioactive glass 957

Bioactivity and biocompatibility studies


bioceramics 975

Biocompatibility

Heating ability and biocompatibility study of silica-coatedmagnetic

nanoparticles as heating mediators for magnetic hyperthermia and

magnetically triggered drug delivery systems 1633

Biohydrogen production

Phytosynthesized iron nanoparticles: effects on fermentative

hydrogen production by Enterobacter cloacae DH-89 1533

Biomaterials

Phase stability of silver particles embedded calcium phosphate

bioceramics 525



Biomedical

Studies on thermo-optic property of chitosan–alizarin yellow GG

complex: a direction for devices for biomedical applications 1639

Biomedical applications

Influence of thermo-mechanical processing on microstructure,

mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of a newmetastable

β-titanium biomedical alloy 247

Biomimetic

Fabrication of worm-like Ag2S nanocrystals under mediation of

protein 1665

Biosynthesis



Biphasic calcium phosphate

Biphasic calcium phosphate–casein bone graft fortified withCassia

occidentalis for bone tissue engineering and regeneration 259

Bismuth borate glasses

Ultrasonic investigations of some bismuth borate glasses doped

with Al2O3 241

Blends

Nonisothermal crystallization behaviour of poly(ρ-dioxanone)

and poly(L-lactic acid) blends 517

Bond strength

Synthesis and evaluation of effective parameters in thermal

expansion coefficient of Ln0.6Sr0.4Co0.2M0.8O3−δ (Ln = La,Nd

and M = Mn,Fe) perovskite oxide 1009

Bone graft



Bone regeneration

Fabrication and characterization of PDLLA/pyrite composite

bone scaffold for osteoblast culture 811

Boride layer


nickel 1113

Boron





Braking performance

Processing and study of the wear and friction behaviour of

discrete graded Cu hybrid composites 753

BTNC

Synthesis, characterization andmagnetic property of 3D flower-like

nickel sulphide nanocrystals through decomposing bis(thiourea)

nickel(II) chloride crystals 95

Caffeine

A new green approach for the reduction of graphene oxide

nanosheets using caffeine 667

C-AFM

Study of influence on micro-fabricated resistive switching

organic ZrO2 array by C-AFM measurement 1055

Subject index iii

Calcination

Synthesis, characterization, scale-up and catalytic behaviour of

Co3O4 nanoparticles 297

Capacitance

Multi-walled carbon nanotube-coated cotton fabric for possible

energy storage devices 169

Capping agents

Effect of capping agents on optical and antibacterial properties

of cadmium selenide quantum dots 1247

Carbon fibre

Magnetic properties and microwave absorption properties of

short carbon fibres coated by Ni–Fe alloy coatings 1673

Carbon nanofibre

Effect of carbon nanofibre addition on the mechanical properties

of different Vf carbon-epoxy composites 309

Carbon nanotubes





Carbon-epoxy composite laminates



Cassia occidentalis



Castor oil



Catalysis

Microwave-assisted facile green synthesis of silver nanoparticles

and spectroscopic investigation of the catalytic activity 659

Catalytic



Catalytic properties

Fabrication ofMgAl2Si2O8 :M0.01 (M =Ni2+, Cu2+, Pd2+, Pt2+ and

Ru3+): catalytic effects for the reduction of 2- or 4-nitroanilines

in water 1651

Cation doping

Synergetic action of doping and coating on electrochemical

performance of lithium manganese spinel as an electrode

material for lithium-ion batteries 141

CaZrO3:Eu3+

Facile combustion synthesis of novel CaZrO3:Eu3+, Gd3+ red

phosphor and remarkably enhanced photoluminescence by

Gd3+ doping 215

CCT diagram



CdS


CdZnS

Synthesis and characterization of Sn-doped CdZnS

nanoparticles 1277

Cell culture



Cell viability

Carbon nanotube-based coatings on titanium 1339

CeO2

Facile hydrothermal synthesis of CeO2 nanopebbles 1135

CeO2–TiO2 thin films

Spray deposited CeO2–TiO2 counter electrode for electrochromic

devices 483

Ceramics

Mechanical, microstructure and electrical properties of ternary

ZnO–V2O5–Mn3O4 varistor with sintering temperature 773

Fabrication and characterization of hydroxyapatite-coated

forsterite scaffold for tissue regeneration applications 1367

Low temperature synthesis of nanocrystalline scandia-

stabilized zirconia by aqueous combustion method and its

characterizations 1473

Study of dielectric and ferroelectric properties of five-layer

Aurivillius oxides: A2Bi4Ti5O18 (A = Ba, Pb and Sr) synthesized

by solution combustion route 1881

Cerium

Photocatalytic activity of Ce-modified SBA-15 for the degradation

of isoproturon 227

Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide–silica membrane

Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide–silica membrane for seawater

desalination through pervaporation 565

Chain length

Analytical calculation of chain length in ferrofluids 221

Chalcogenides

Short-range order of germanium selenide glass 111

Photoelectrochemical studies on aqueous suspensions of some

nanometal oxide/chalcogenide semiconductors for hydrogen

production 303

Crystal structure of the quaternary compounds CuFe2AlSe4 and

CuFe2GaSe4 from X-ray powder diffraction 1061

Lattice dynamical properties of MnTe, HgTe and their mixed

semiconductor MnxHg1−xTe 1765

Chalcogenide glasses

Space-charge-limited conduction in Se90Sb4Ag6 glassy alloy:

observation of Meyer–Neldel rule 41

Characterization

Growth, characterization and dielectric studies of gadolinium

fumarate heptahydrate single crystals 73

Synthesis, characterization and magnetic property of 3D

flower-like nickel sulphide nanocrystals through decomposing

bis(thiourea) nickel(II) chloride crystals 95

Characteristics of bulk liquid undercooling and crystallization

behaviors of jet electrodeposition Ni–W–P alloy 157

iv Subject index



NiCrxFe2−xO4 ferrite nanoparticles and their composites with

polypyrrole: synthesis, characterization andmagnetic properties 915

Preparation and characterization of zinc and cobalt (II, III)

oxides mixture and direct red 23 diazo dye heterogeneous

photocatalysis 1087

One-step synthesis of samarium-doped ceria and its CO catalysis 1149

Growth and characterization of nonlinear optical single crystals:

bis(cyclohexylammonium) terephthalate and cyclohexylammonium

para-methoxy benzoate 1291

Physicochemical, electrical and optical studies of methyl-3-(2-

furylmethylidene) carbazate single crystal 1411

Charge ordering

Electronic transport and magnetoresistivity of La0.4Bi0.1Ca0.5−xSrxMnO3 (x = 0.1 and 0.2) 1449

Chemical bath deposition

Shape tunable synthesis of Eu- andSm-dopedZnOmicrostructures:

a morphological evaluation 1519

Synthesis and characterization of Sn-doped CdZnS nanoparticles 1277

Chemical expansion




Chemical precipitation



Chemical reduction

Preliminary comparison of different reduction methods of

graphene oxide 7

Chemical synthesis

Influence of dysprosium addition on the structural, morphological,

electrical and magnetic properties of nano-crystalline W-type

hexaferrites 1



Optical and magnetic properties of Yb ion-doped cobalt-based

ZnO nanoparticles for DMS applications 1389

Preparation, characterization and electrical study of gum arabic/ZnO

nanocomposites 1609

Fabrication of MgAl2Si2O8 : M0.01 (M = Ni2+, Cu2+, Pd2+, Pt2+

and Ru3+): catalytic effects for the reduction of 2- or 4-

nitroanilines in water 1651

Synthesis and optical study of heat-treated ZnO nanopowder

for optoelectronic applications 1851

Chemical vapour deposition

Facet-dependent study of efficient growth of graphene on

copper by ethanol-CVD 1723

Chemical vapour transport technique

Preparation and characterization of Bi2S3 compound

semiconductor 83

Chemisorption



Chemoresistive

Detection of methane using multi-walled carbon nanotubes 909

Chinese herbal medicine



Chitosan



Chitosan–alizarin complex


complex: a direction for devices for biomedical applications 1639

Chloroborosilicate glass



Chlorophyll

Synthesis and characterization of a binary oxide ZrO2–TiO2

and its application in chlorophyll dye-sensitized solar cell with

reduced graphene oxide as counter electrodes 1129

Chloroprene rubber

Effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized by a precipitation

method on mechanical and morphological properties of the CR

foam 1033

Clay mineral

Instrumental characterization of the smectite clay–gentamicin

hybrids 1069

CO oxidization

One-step synthesis of samarium-doped ceria and its CO

catalysis 1149

CO2 uptake

Interaction of pristine hydrotalcite-like layered double hydroxides

with CO2: a thermogravimetric study 1783

Co3O4 nanoplates

Facile synthesis of porous Co3O4 nanoplates for supercapacitor

applications 1171

Co(OH)2 nanoplates


applications 1171

Coating



Preparation and characterization of electroless Ni–B/nano-SiO2,

Al2O3, TiO2 and CuO composite coatings 761

Cobalt chloride hexahydrate



Cobalt ferrite



solution 1757

Cobalt oxide



Subject index v


bioactive glass 957

Cobalt oxide nanoparticles

Cobalt oxide nanoparticle-modified carbon nanotubes as an

electrocatalysts for electrocatalytic evolution of oxygen gas 135

Cobalt sulphide

Synthesis of Co9S8 and CoS nanocrystallites using Co(II)

thiosemicarbazone complexes as single-source precursors 1843

Co-doping



Coherence length



Colour analysis


devices 483

Combustion synthesis

Magneto-structural properties of Ni–Zn nanoferrites synthesized

by the low-temperature auto-combustion method 1465




Combustion synthesis and preliminary luminescence studies of

LiBaPO4 : Tb3+ phosphor 1527

Composites



Effect of ECAP and extrusion on particle distribution in Al-nano–

Al2O3 composite 1205



Composite materials

Optical and morphological investigation of aluminium and

nickel oxide composite films deposited by spray pyrolysis

method as a basis of solar thermal absorber 319

Preparation and investigations of thermal properties of copper

oxide, aluminium oxide and graphite based on new organic

phase change material for thermal energy storage 343

Effect of Zn(NO3)2 filler on the dielectric permittivity and

electrical modulus of PMMA 417

Fabrication of CdSe quantum dots/permutite luminescent

materials 1443

Composite membrane

An investigation of proton conductivity of binary matrices

sulfonated polysulfone/polyvinyltriazole after doping with

inorganic acids 573

Compressive strength

Effect of sintering temperature and time on themechanical properties

of Co–Cr–Mo/58S bioglass porous nano-composite 1239

Computer simulations

The general mechanisms of Cu cluster formation in the processes

of condensation from the gas phase 701

Concentration quenching



Luminescent properties of red-light-emitting phosphors

CaWO4 : Eu3+, Li+ for near UV LED 1867

Condensation



Conductivity



Impedance spectroscopy studies on (Na0.5Bi0.5)0.94Ba0.06TiO3

+ 0.3 wt% Sm2O3 + 0.25 wt% LiF lead-free piezoelectric

ceramics 731

Conductivity studies on microwave synthesized glasses 985

Congo Red



solution 1757

Contact resistivity

Characterization of electroless nickel as a seed layer for silicon

solar cell metallization 197

Conventional solid-state reaction

Correlation between temperature-dependent permittivity dispersion

and depolarization behaviours in Zr4+-modified BiFeO3–BaTiO3

piezoelectric ceramics 1737

Copolymer

Analysis of P(VdCl-co-AN-co-MMA)-LiClO4-EC triblock

copolymer electrolytes 183

Copper

Effect of electro-co-deposition parameters on surface mechanical

properties of Cu–TiO2 composite coating 335



Co-precipitation

Co-precipitation synthesis and upconversion luminescence

properties of ZrO2:Yb3+-Ho3+ 1875

Cordierite

Processing and characterization of pure cordierite and zirconia-doped

cordierite ceramic composite by precipitation technique 679

Sintered gahnite–cordierite glass-ceramic based on raw materials

with different fluorine sources 1731

Core–shell




Corrosion


mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of a new

metastable β-titanium biomedical alloy 247

Effects of crystalline growth on corrosion behaviour of

nanocrystalline NiAl coating 895



vi Subject index

Corrosion inhibition

Experimental and quantumchemical studies on corrosion inhibition


Corrosion resistance

Structure, morphology and corrosion resistance of Ni–Mo+PTh

composite coatings 695

Influence of silicon addition on the mechanical properties and

corrosion resistance of low-alloy steel 1687

Cotton fabrics



Counter electrode


devices 483

CNT layers


CR foam



foam 1033

Critical current density

Effect of Er doping on the superconducting properties of

porous MgB2 89

Critical size

A thermodynamic approach towards glass-forming ability of

amorphous metallic alloys 1693

Critical temperature

First-principle calculations of the structural, electronic, thermodynamic

and thermal properties of ZnSxSe1−x ternary alloys 365

Crosslinking


gels 817

Cr(VI) removal

Studies on Cr(VI) removal from aqueous solutions by

nanotitania under visible light and dark conditions 393

Crystal growth

Growth of 2-amino-5-chlorobenzophenone single crystal by

Microtube Czochralski method and its characterization 45

Crystal morphology

Effect of pH on the morphology, mechanical and optical

properties of L-arginine monohydrobromide monohydrate

(LAHBr) single crystals 1419

Crystal phase

Room temperature synthesis of crystalline Sb2S3 for SnO2

photoanode-based solar cell application 493

Crystal structure

Synthesis and structural characterization of new inorganic–organic

hybrid: arsenomolybdate compound with cytosinium cations 13





Synthesis of functionalized pyrazolopyran derivatives: comparison

of two-step vs. one-step vs. microwave-assisted protocol and X-ray

crystallographic analysis of 6-amino-1,4-dihydro-3-methyl-4-

phenylpyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole-5-carbonitrile 1119

Characterization and thermal expansion of Sr2FexMo2−xO6

double perovskites 1603

Crystal violet



violet 629

Crystalline growth



Crystallization

Influence of solvent evaporation rate on crystallization of

poly(vinylidene fluoride) thin films 1093

Crystallization and mechanical properties of biodegradable

poly(p-dioxanone)/octamethyl-polyhedraloligomeric silsesquioxanes

nanocomposites via simple solution casting method 1589

Crystallization kinetics



Cu-Al-Zn-O nanocomposite



Cycling stability

A 1 V supercapacitor device with nanostructured graphene

oxide/polyaniline composite materials 1507

Cytosine

Synthesis and structural characterization of new inorganic–

organic hybrid: arsenomolybdate compound with cytosinium

cations 13

Cytotoxicity



properties 639




Czochralski method



Dark fermentation



DC sputtering



Debye model

First-principle calculations of the structural, electronic, thermo-

dynamic and thermal properties of ZnSxSe1−x ternary alloys 365

Subject index vii

Defects

Influence of growth conditions on microstructure and defects in

diamond coatings grown by microwave plasma enhanced CVD 717

Radiation damage to multi-walled carbon nanotubes and their

Raman vibrational modes 1771

Deformation potential


Delamination



Densification

Reactive alumina–LaPO4 composite as machinable bioceramics 975


Depolarization




Deuteration level

Study of the degree of deuteration on the microhardness of

deuterated potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystals 1049

DFT



Diamine

Synthesis and characterization of thermotropic liquid crystalline

polyimides 1553

Diamond

Microscopic properties of MPCVD diamond coatings studied by

micro-Raman and micro-photoluminescence spectroscopy 537



Diazo dye



photocatalysis 1087

Dicarboxylic acid chloride

Thermotropic liquid crystalline polyesters derived from bis-

(4-hydroxybenzoyloxy)-2-methyl-1,4-benzene and aliphatic

dicarboxylic acid chlorides 1301

Dielectric constant

Silica–calcium zirconate nanocomposite, studying its thermal

and electrical properties 673





Dielectric loss





Dielectric permittivity



Dielectric properties



Influence of substrate and Ca substitution on multiferroic

BiMnO3 thin films 1099



Preparation, characterization and electrical study of gum arabic/

ZnO nanocomposites 1609


Aurivillius oxides: A2Bi4Ti5O18 (A = Ba, Pb and Sr)

synthesized by solution combustion route 1881

Dielectrics

Influences of protective atmosphere on the characterization and

properties of NaSr2Nb5O15 lead-free piezoelectric ceramics by

sol–gel method 1479

Dielectric relaxation



ceramics 731

Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC)



Differential scanning calorimetry

Effect of isochronal annealing on phase transformation studies

of iron oxide nanoparticles 599

PEO nanocomposite polymer electrolyte for solid state

symmetric capacitors 1577

Diffusion

The general mechanisms of Cu cluster formation in the

processes of condensation from the gas phase 701

Diffusion coefficient

Molecular transport behaviour of organic solvents through

halloysite nanotubes filled ethylene–vinyl acetate copolymer 925

Dimensional analysis


Diode


Dipole interaction

Five different colours solid-state fluorescence of azastilbenes: a

new push–pull π-conjugated system 791

Dissolved oxygen

Dissolved oxygen detection by galvanic displacement-induced

graphene/silver nanocomposite 611

DKDP crystal



Domain walls

Nucleation and evaporation of domains due to electric field at

room temperature in BaTiO3 single crystals 1423

Doping


SnO2 thin films 203

Er3+–Al2O3 nanoparticles doping of borosilicate glass 1407

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DOS

Structural, electronic and magnetic properties of MnB2 1065

DPASV




Drug carrier


hybrids 1069

DSC






Spectroscopic characterization of manganese-doped alkaline

earth lead zinc phosphate glasses 475

Synthesis of acrylate guar-gum for delivery of bio-active

molecules 1025



Dye sensitizer

Novel D–π–A dye sensitizers of polymeric metal complexes

with triphenylamine derivatives as donor for dye-sensitized

solar cells: synthesis, characterization and application 467

Dye UV decolourization

Yttrium deposition on mesoporous TiO2: textural design and

UV decolourization of organic dyes 29

Dye-sensitized solar cellsDependence of ZnO-based dye-sensitized solar cell characteristics

on the layer depositionmethod 65







Effect of TiO2–graphene nanocomposite photoanode on dye-

sensitized solar cell performance 1177





Dynamic responseDynamic response of multiwall boron nitride nanotubes

subjected to impact 1797

ECAP

Effect of ECAP and extrusion on particle distribution in Al-

nano–Al2O3 composite 1205

Eclipta alba




Efficiency



Elastic moduli


with Al2O3 241

Electric modulus



Electrical and thermal properties

Thermal and electrical properties of 60V2O5–5P2O5–(35−x)B2O3–xCeO2 (1 ≤ x ≤ 5) glasses 557

Electrical conductivity

Factors affecting the pH and electrical conductivity of MgO–

ethylene glycol nanofluids 1345

Effects of reduction time on the structural, electrical and

thermal properties of synthesized reduced graphene oxide

nanosheets 1569

Electrical modulus




Electrical properties

Co-TPP functionalized carbon nanotube composites for detection

of nitrobenzene and chlorobenzene vapours 443

Mechanical, microstructure and electrical properties of

ternary ZnO–V2O5–Mn3O4 varistor with sintering

temperature 773

Synthesis and analysis of Fe3+, Co2+ and Ni2+: PEO + PVP

blended polymer composite films for multifunctional polymer

applications 1015




Electrical resistivity

Impedance spectroscopy studies of surface engineered TiO2

nanoparticles using slurry technique 1399

Evaluation on electrical resistivity of silicon materials after

electron beam melting 1429

Electrocatalysis

Glassy carbon electrodes modified with gelatin functionalized

reduced graphene oxide nanosheet for determination of gallic

acid 1711

Electrochemical analysis

Electrochemical analysis on poly(ethyl methacrylate)-based

electrolyte membranes 151

Electrochemical attaching method

Studies on the preparation and the photoelectrochemical properties

of the nanoporous titania films attached with and without

photosensitizer TCPP 847

Electrochemical capacitors

Mixed valence nanostructured Mn3O4 for supercapacitor

applications 865

Subject index ix

Electrochemical cycling performance




Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

Photocatalytic generation of hydrogen under visible light on

La2CuO4 1043

Electrochemical properties

Hydrothermal synthesis of LiFePO4 nanorods composed of

nanoparticles from vivianite precursor and its electrochemical

performance for lithium ion battery applications 1385

Electrochemical reduction


graphene oxide 7

Electrochromism


devices 483

Electro-co-deposition



Electrodeposition







Electroless Ni–B



Electroless nickel



Electroluminescence

Electroluminescence and negative differential resistance studies


Electrolysis





Electrolyte




Electron beam irradiation



Electron beam melting



Electron diffraction



Electron microscopy












Electron-backscattered diffraction



Electronic and magnetic structures


Electrophoretic deposition

Electrophoretic deposition and reaction-bond sintering of

Al2O3/Ti composite coating: evaluation of microstructure,

phase and wear resistance 351

Electropolymerization



Electrospinning process



Electrospun nanofibres



Energy band structure



Energy density



Energy dissipative analysis



Energy storage devices



Energy transfer



Enhancement


film 1271

Enterobacter cloacae



Epoxy composites

Evaluation on mechanical properties of woven aloevera and

sisal fibre hybrid reinforced epoxy composites 1183

x Subject index

EPR



Ethanol precursor



Eu and Sm ions doping

Shape tunable synthesis of Eu- andSm-dopedZnOmicrostructures:


EVA

Molecular transport behaviour of organic solvents through halloysite

nanotubes filled ethylene–vinyl acetate copolymer 925

Evaporation



Evapouration

Role of the vacuum pressure and temperature in the shape of

metal Zn nanoparticles 1777

Exfoliation



Exfoliated graphite



gold(III) 327

Extrusion



Fe2O3

A sensitive nonenzymatic hydrogen peroxide sensor based on

Fe3O4–Fe2O3 nanocomposites 163

Fe3O4



Fenton reaction



Ferrites

NiCrxFe2−xO4 ferrite nanoparticles and their composites

with polypyrrole: synthesis, characterization and magnetic

properties 915

Ferroelectric


microstructure and surface chemical composition of barium

strontium titanate films grown by pulsed laser deposition 1645

Ferroelectrics




Ferroelectricity



Ferroelectric properties


Aurivillius oxides: A2Bi4Ti5O18 (A = Ba, Pb and Sr) synthesized

by solution combustion route 1881

Ferrofluid


Ferromagnetism



applications 1015





FET

Understanding the impact of graphene sheet tailoring on the

conductance of GNRFETs 1705

Fibre volume fraction

Effect of carbon nanofibre addition on the mechanical

properties of different Vf carbon-epoxy composites 309

Fillers

Investigations on the microstructure and mechanical properties

of multi-pass PCGTA welding of super-duplex stainless

steel 837

Films




First-principle

First-principle study on the effect of high Ag–2N co-doping on

the conductivity of ZnO 747

Flexural test



Fluconazole

Experimental and quantum chemical studies on corrosion

inhibition performance of fluconazole in hydrochloric acid

solution 499

Flux processing technique



FP-LAPW

First-principle calculations of the structural, electronic, thermo-

dynamic and thermal properties of ZnSxSe1−x ternary

alloys 365

Friction



FTIR




hybrids 1069

Subject index xi

FTIR spectrometry


bioactive glass 957

FT-IR


molecules 1025

Fuel cells

Electrochemical preparation of nitrogen-doped graphene quantum

dots and their size-dependent electrocatalytic activity for oxygen

reduction 435

Insights into the effect of structure-directing agents on structural

properties of mesoporous carbon for polymer electrolyte fuel

cells 451

Fuel-rich composition



Functional graded composite

Processing and study of thewear and friction behaviour of discrete

graded Cu hybrid composites 753

Functional group

Thromboresistance of functionalized poly(methylmethacrylate):

the effect of surface polarity 769

Gahnite



Gallic acid

Glassycarbonelectrodesmodifiedwithgelatin functionalized reduced

graphene oxide nanosheet for determination of gallic acid 1711

Gamma radiations

Synthesis of graphene using gamma radiations 739

GaN

Defect-assisted tuning of electroluminescence fromp-GaN/n-ZnO

nanorod heterojunction 901

Gas sensor

Gas sensing application of nanocrystalline zinc oxide thin films

prepared by spray pyrolysis 583

Gas-diffusion layer



cells 451

Gd3+



Gd3+ doping 215

Gel polymer electrolyte



Gelatin

Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of palladium-doped

titanium dioxide catalyst 461



acid 1711

Gelcasting process



Gels


gels 817

Gibbs free energy


amorphous metallic alloys 1693

Glass


Glasses




Mechanical, dielectric and optical assessment of glass composites

prepared using milling technique 1003

Glass-polymer electrolytes

Ionic drift velocity measurement on hot-pressed Ag+ ion

conducting glass-polymer electrolytes 1743

GPTMS

Effect of the addition of 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane to

tetraethoxyorthosilicate-based stone protective coating using

n-octylamine as a catalyst 49

Graft copolymerization


molecules 1025

Graphene





The effects of growth time on the quality of graphene

synthesized by LPCVD 707Synthesis of graphene using gamma radiations 739



Investigation of the effects of temperature and time on reduction of

graphene oxide by microwave hydrothermal reactor 1699





Graphene oxide


graphene oxide 7



Synthesis of graphene using gamma radiations 739

A 1 V supercapacitor device with nanostructured graphene oxide/

polyaniline composite materials 1507

Modified structure of graphene oxide by investigation of structure

evolution 1717

xii Subject index

Graphene oxide nanosheets

Effects of reduction time on the structural, electrical and thermal

properties of synthesized reduced graphene oxide nanosheets 1569

Green chemistry



Green



Green synthesis

A green and facile approach for the synthesis of silver

nanoparticles using aqueous extract of Ailanthus excelsa leaves,

evaluation of its antibacterial and anticancer efficacy 625



Group III nitrides

Synthesis and characterization of silicon-doped polycrystalline

GaN films by r.f. sputtering 1163

Growth from solutions

Growth and characterization of nonlinear optical single crystals: bis

(cyclohexylammonium) terephthalate and cyclohexylammonium





Guar-gum


molecules 1025

H2S



Halloysite nanotubes

Molecular transport behaviour of organic solvents through halloysite

nanotubes filled ethylene–vinyl acetate copolymer 925

Hardness





Heat treatment temperature



Heat treatment



Changes in hydroxyapatite powder properties via heat

treatment 1807

Heavy metal ion




Heck coupling reaction

Palladium nanoparticle anchored polyphosphazene nanotubes:

preparation and catalytic activity on aryl coupling reactions 607

Heterocycles





Heterogeneous nanocatalyst

Efficient functionalization of poly(styrene) beads immobilized metal

nanoparticle catalysts for the reduction of crystal violet 629

Heterojunction



High-resolution transmission electron microscopy



High-temperature piezoelectric ceramics




Hollow

Poly(furfuryl alcohol) nanospheres: a facile synthesis approach

based on confinement effect of polymer and a template for

synthesis of metal oxide hollow nanospheres 1859

Hot corrosion



900°C 1679

Hot wire CVD

Transformation from amorphous to nano-crystalline SiC thin films

prepared by HWCVD technique without hydrogen dilution 1333

Hot-press technique



Hybrid

Sol–gel synthesis of palladium nanoparticles supported on

reduced graphene oxide: an active electrocatalyst for hydrogen

evolution reaction 887

Hybrid gels




Hydrogen


La2CuO4 1043

Hydrogen evolution reaction

Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of palladium-

doped titanium dioxide catalyst 461




Subject index xiii

Hydrogen peroxide





production 303

Hydrophilicity


SnO2 thin films 203

Nb-doped TiO2 thin films as photocatalytic materials 1259

Hydrothermal



Ionic liquid intercalated V2O5 nanorods: synthesis and

characterization 1309




Hydrothermal method


catalysis 1149

Hydroxyapatite


bioceramics 525


treatment 1807

Hyperthermia




Ibuprofen

Layered zinc hydroxide–ibuprofen nanohybrids: synthesis and


I-carrageenan



ICP-OES


Selective adsorbent for the extraction and detection of gold (III) 327

Impact

Dynamic response of multiwall boron nitride nanotubes


Impact test



Impedance




Impedance spectroscopy



ceramics 731


Impurity dipoles



In situ photoiniferter-mediated photopolymerization

Effect of silver nanoparticle on the properties of poly(methyl

methacrylate) nanocomposite network made by in situ photoiniferter-

mediated photopolymerization 1625

Infrared spectroscopy



cations 13

Preparation, characterization and electrical study of gum arabic/ZnO

nanocomposites 1609

Ink-jet printing


Intercalation


hybrids 1069




Interfacial polycondensation

Thermotropic liquid crystalline polyesters derived from bis-(4-

hydroxybenzoyloxy)-2-methyl-1,4-benzene and aliphatic dicarboxylic

acid chlorides 1301

Intermolecular interactions





Ionic conduction

Improvement in ionic conductivities of poly-(2-vinylpyridine)

by treatment with crotonic acid and vinyl acetic acid 797

Ionic conductivity

Temperature-dependent ionic conductivity and transport

properties of LiClO4-doped PVA/modified cellulose

composites 1213

Ionic drift velocity



Ionic liquid



Ionic transference number



IR photoluminescence


Iron nanoparticles



xiv Subject index

Iron oxide



Irradiation



Irreversibility field


porous MgB2 89

Isoproturon

Photocatalytic activity of Ce-modified SBA-15 for the

degradation of isoproturon 227

Jet electrodeposition



j–V characteristics

Influence of porous silicon formation on the performance of

multi-crystalline silicon solar cells 783

Kinetics

Growthkinetics ofboride layers formedon99.0%puritynickel 1113

La0.67Sr0.33MnO3/BaTiO3 films

Leakage current transport mechanisms of La0.67Sr0.33MnO3/

BaTiO3 bilayer films grown on Nb:SrTiO3 725

La2CuO4


La2CuO4 1043

Laser ablation



Laser direct writing

Friction-reducing micro/nanoprotrusions on electrodeposited Ni–Co

alloy coating surface fabricated by laser direct writing 173

Laser writer



La-substituted SBTi ceramics

Effect of increasing lanthanum substitution and the sintering

procedures on the properties of SrBi4Ti4O15 ceramics 1375

Layered double hydroxides



solution 1757



Layered semiconductor

Observation of the nano-effect on the SHG in moderately

Cu-doped CdI2 thin nanocrystals 1329

Layered zinc hydroxide



Leakage current transport mechanism



LED



LiClO4



LiF



Lightweight refractories

Lightweight cordierite–mullite refractories with low

coefficients of thermal conductivity and high mechanical

properties 409

LiMn2O4




Liquid crystalline polyesters


hydroxybenzoyloxy)-2-methyl-1,4-benzene and aliphatic


Liquid crystalline polymer


polyimides 1553

Liquid phase growth

Low power optical limiting studies on nanocrystalline

benzimidazole thin films prepared by modified liquid phase

growth technique 645

Lithium ion battery




Low sintering



ceramics 731

Low-cost 13-W UV lamp



LPCVD


synthesized by LPCVD 707

LPPS

Ion beam analysis of gas turbine blades: evaluation of

refurbishment quality 511

Luminescence


materials 1443

Luminescence properties



Subject index xv

Luminescent



Luminescent properties



LVOF



900°C 1679

LW405-A



Machinability

Reactive alumina–LaPO4 composite asmachinable bioceramics 975

Magnesia


Magnetic entropy change

Influence of higher sodium substitutions onmagnetic entropy change

and transition temperature in lanthanum manganites 1545

Magnetic field

Preparation and thermal stability of nickel nanowires via self-

assembly process under magnetic field 1285

Magnetic materials



hexaferrites 1

Magnetocaloric response of La0.70Ca0.1Sr0.2Fe0.1Mn0.9O3

pervoskite for magnetic refrigeration 101

Influence of higher sodium substitutions onmagnetic entropy change

and transition temperature in lanthanum manganites 1545

Magnetic moment


Magnetic nanoparticles




Magnetic properties



hexaferrites 1




Structure stability and magnetic properties of OsnB (n = 11–20)

clusters 425



Magnetism



Structural, morphological and magnetic properties of La1−xNayMnO3 (y ≤ x) nanoparticles produced by the solution

combustion method 1749

Magnetocaloric effect



Magnetoresistivity




Makishima–Mackenzie model


with Al2O3 241

Manganites


Influence of higher sodium substitutions on magnetic entropy

change and transition temperature in lanthanum manganites 1545

Mask fabrication

Fabrication of back contacts using laser writer and photolitho-

graphy for inscribing textured solar cells 191

MCF-7 cell line




MCrAlY



Mechanical alloying





Mechanical properties









evolution 551



steel 837











xvi Subject index

Synthesis and characterization of mullite–zirconia composites by

reaction sinteringof zircon flour and sillimanite beach sand 1539

Mechanical stability




Mechanical strength



Mechanical testing

Enhanced microactuation with magnetic field curing of

magnetorheological elastomers based on iron–natural rubber

nanocomposites 689

Mechano-thermal process



Medium-range order


MEMS

Effect ofRFpower andgas flow ratio on the growth andmorphology

of the PECVD SiC thin films for MEMS applications 1105

Mesogen


polyimides 1553Mesoporous carbon



cells 451Mesoporous TiO2


UV decolourization of organic dyes 29Metal



potentiodynamic and potentiostatic techniques 379Metal matrix composite


steel composites prepared by SPS 1831Metallic glass


amorphous metallic alloys 1693Methane sensor

Detection of methane using multi-walled carbon nanotubes 909Methyl orange


heterogeneous Fenton reaction 1039Meyer–Neldel rule



MgO–EG



Microhardness





phase and wear resistance 351Preparation and characterization of electroless Ni–B/nano-

SiO2, Al2O3, TiO2 and CuO composite coatings 761



900°C 1679

Micro-hardness


nickel 1113

Micro/nanotexured surface

Friction-reducing micro/nanoprotrusions on electrodeposited Ni–

Co alloy coating surface fabricated by laser direct writing 173

Micro-PIXE


refurbishment quality 511Microstructures






Lightweight cordierite–mullite refractories with low coefficients

of thermal conductivity and high mechanical properties 409

Influence of growth conditions on microstructure and defects

in diamond coatings grown by microwave plasma enhanced

CVD 717





steel 837




Shape tunable synthesis of Eu- and Sm-doped ZnO

microstructures: a morphological evaluation 1519

Synthesis and characterization of mullite–zirconia composites

by reaction sintering of zircon flour and sillimanite beach

sand 1539

Microwave

Synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using tea leaf extract and

its application for solar cell 653

Microwave-assisted facile green synthesis of silver

nanoparticles and spectroscopic investigation of the catalytic

activity 659

Conductivity studies onmicrowave synthesized glasses 985

Microwave absorbing materials



Microwave dielectric properties

Effects of LiF on microwave dielectric properties of 0.25Ca0.8Sr0.2TiO3–0.75Li0.5Nd0.5TiO3 ceramics 1223

Subject index xvii

Microwave hydrothermal reactor

Investigation of the effects of temperature and time on reduction

of graphene oxide by microwave hydrothermal reactor 1699

Microwave plasma CVD



CVD 717

Microwave sintering



Mixed conduction

Thermally assisted variable range hopping in Tl4S3Se crystal 593

Mixed valence


applications 865

MnB2 compound


MnZnO3



Modification



Modified Hummers method

Modified structure of graphene oxide by investigation of

structure evolution 1717

Molecular simulation




Molybdenum



Morphology

Effect ofRFpower andgas flow ratio on the growth andmorphology



nanoparticles 1253


film 1271

MTT assay




Mullite


reaction sintering of zircon flour and sillimanite beach sand 1539

Multi-colour fluorescence



Multicomponent reaction





Multiwall boron nitride nanotube

Dynamic response of multiwall boron nitride nanotubes


Multiwall carbon nanotube



Multiwall carbon nanotubes


electrocatalysts for electrocatalytic evolution of oxygen

gas 135

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes


MWCNTs





reduction 435

VRH investigation of polyaniline–multiwalled carbon nanotube

nanocomposite network 831

(Mg1−xErx)B2


porous MgB2 89

(Na0.5Bi0.5)0.94Ba0.06TiO3



ceramics 731

Na-doped lanthanum manganites



Nanocatalyst


preparation and catalytic activity on aryl coupling

reactions 607

Nanoclusters



Nanocomposites



Enhanced thermo-mechanical performance and strain-

induced band gap reduction of TiO2@PVC nanocomposite

films 283Dissolved oxygen detection by galvanic displacement-induced






nanocomposites 689



xviii Subject index




methacrylate) nanocomposite networkmade by in situ photoiniferter-


Nano-composite

Effect of sintering temperature and time on the mechanical properties


Nanocrystal




Nanocrystalline




Nanocrystalline materials


materials 1443

Nano-crystalline cubic SiC

Transformation from amorphous to nano-crystalline SiC thin

films prepared by HWCVD technique without hydrogen

dilution 1333

Nano-crystalline materials



hexaferrites 1

Nanocrystallization



Nanocrystals




protein 1665

Nanodisk



Nano-effect



Nanofluid



Nanohybrid



Nanomaterials



production 303


applications 865


catalysis 1149

Nanoparticles



Preparation and characterization of electroless Ni–B/nano-


NiCrxFe2−xO4 ferrite nanoparticles and their composites

with polypyrrole: synthesis, characterization and magnetic

properties 915





foam 1033


Al alloys 1141




Nanopebbles


Nanoporous films




Nanopowder



Nanoribbon



Nanorods



Nanorod arrays

Synthesis and characterization of ZnO/TiO2 composite core/

shell nanorod arrays by sol–gel method for organic solar cell

applications 617

Nanoscratch



Nanospheres




Nanostructures





Subject index xix




Investigation of the effects of temperature and time on reduction of


Nanostructure coating



Nanostructure materials



NanoTiO2



Nanotribology properties

Friction-reducing micro/nanoprotrusions on electrodeposited

Ni–Co alloy coating surface fabricated by laser direct

writing 173

Nanowire



Nb-doped TiO2 thin films


Negative differential resistance



NG



N-GQDs



reduction 435

NiAl



Nickel 201 alloy


nickel 1113

Nickel nanowires

Preparation and thermal stability of nickel nanowires via self-

assembly process under magnetic field 1285

Nickel oxide



Nickel phosphides



Nickel silicide



Nickel sulphide




NiCo2O4 cathode



Ni–Cu metallization



Ni–Fe alloy films



Ni–Mo+PTh composite coatings



NiO nanoflakes




Ni–W–P ternary alloy



Ni–Zn ferrites



NO2



NO2 gas sensor



N-octylamine




Non-equilibrium Green’s function



Nonisothermal crystallization



Nonlinear optical materials

Growth and characterization of nonlinear optical single crystals:

bis(cyclohexylammonium) terephthalate and cyclohexylammonium




Effect of pHon themorphology,mechanical and optical properties

of L-arginine monohydrobromide monohydrate (LAHBr) single

crystals 1419

Nuclear microprobe



Nucleation



xx Subject index

Nucleation kinetics



Octamethyl-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes

Crystallization and mechanical properties of biodegradable poly

(p-dioxanone)/octamethyl-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes


Oleic acid decomposition


One-step synthesis


catalysis 1149

Optical and microstructural properties



Optical bandgap

Influence of europium (Eu3+) ions on the optical properties of

silver lead borate glasses 1381

Optical fibre


Optical limiting




Optical materials



Optical microscopy textures


polyimides 1553

Optical parameters


Optical properties

Dependence of ZnO-based dye-sensitized solar cell characteristics

on the layer deposition method 65



Gd3+ doping 215






Optical transition


La2CuO4 1043

Organic


Organic compound

Growth and characterization of nonlinear optical single crystals: bis

(cyclohexylammonium) terephthalate and cyclohexylammonium




Organic solar cells



applications 617

Organic thin films




Organic-light-emitting diodes

Electroluminescence and negative differential resistance

studies of TPD:PBD:Alq3 blend organic-light-emitting

diodes 235

OsnB (n = 11–20) clusters


clusters 425

OSL



Oxidation





Oxidative polymerization



Oxides





production 303





Oxide mixture



photocatalysis 1087

Oxygen evolution reaction



Oxygen functional groups



Oxygen membranes

Oxygen separating membrane manufactured from Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3−δ perovskite-like material 23

Oxygen permeation flux


Subject index xxi

Oxygen reduction reaction



reduction 435

Oxygen



P123 sol–gel nanomorphology



PA12



Palladium nanoparticles






Particle distribution



Particle size




treatment 1807

Passivation

Effect of nickel content on the anodic dissolution and passivation

of zinc–nickel alloys in alkaline solutions by potentiodynamic

and potentiostatic techniques 379

PBD

Electroluminescence and negative differential resistance

studies of TPD:PBD:Alq3 blend organic-light-emitting

diodes 235

Pd-doped TiO2 nanoparticles

Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of palladium-doped

titanium dioxide catalyst 461

PECVD

Effect of RF power and gas flow ratio on the growth andmorphology


Pepsin


protein 1665

Percolation

Temperature-dependent ionic conductivity and transport proper-

ties of LiClO4-doped PVA/modified cellulose composites 1213

Permittivity



Permittivity frequency dispersion




Permutite


materials 1443

Perovskite




Perovskite-like materials

Oxygen separating membrane manufactured from

Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3−δ perovskite-like material 23

Pervaporation



pH



pH effect

Effect of pHon themorphology,mechanical and optical properties

of L-arginine monohydrobromide monohydrate (LAHBr) single

crystals 1419

Phase segregation



Phase stabilization



Phase transformations



Processing and characterization of pure cordierite and

zirconia-doped cordierite ceramic composite by precipitation

technique 679

Phonons



Phosphor



Photoanode



Photocatalysis



photocatalysis 1087


xxii Subject index

Photocatalytic activity



Photocatalytic degradation


of isoproturon 227

Photo-electrochemical


La2CuO4 1043

Photoelectrochemical



production 303

Photoionization cross-sections



Photoluminescence



Gd3+ doping 215





dilution 1333

Red luminescence from ZnO : Cr3+ nanophosphors under visible

excitation 1359





Photosensitization

Room temperature synthesis of crystalline Sb2S3 for SnO2


Photosensitizer




Piezoelectrics




PIXEL





PL



PL-analysis



applications 1015

Plasma electrolyte oxidation



PMMA network




PMMA–Zn(NO3)2 composite



p–n junction



photocatalysis 1087

Poly-2-vinylpyridine



Polyaniline







Polycrystalline Cu



Polycrystalline diamond



CVD 717

Poly(dimethylsiloxane)


gels 817

Poly-dispersed



Polyelectrolyte



Poly(furfuryl alcohol)






Polylactic acid



Poly(L-lactide)



Subject index xxiii

Polymer beads



violet 629

Polymer electrolyte



inorganic acids 573

Polymer films



applications 1015

Polymer nanocomposites

Molecular transport behaviour of organic solvents through

halloysite nanotubes filled ethylene–vinyl acetate copolymer 925

Polymeric metal complex




Polymer–matrix nanocomposite



gold (III) 327

Polymers


molecules 1025

Preparation, characterization and electrical study of gum arabic/

ZnO nanocomposites 1609

Poly(methylmethacrylate)



Polyol





Poly(p-dioxanone)

Crystallization and mechanical properties of biodegradable poly

(p-dioxanone)/octamethyl-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes


Polyphosphazene nanotubes



Polypyrrole



Polyurethane



Polyvinyl triazole



inorganic acids 573

Poly(vinylidene fluoride)



Poly(ρ-dioxanone)



Porcelain


evolution 551

Porosity



Porous

Effect of sintering temperature and time on the mechanical properties


Porous cordierite aggregate

Lightweight cordierite–mullite refractories with low

coefficients of thermal conductivity and high mechanical

properties 409

Porous silicon



Porphyrin functionalized carbon nanotubes



Positron annihilation


Al alloys 1141

Potentiodynamic polarization



Powder metallurgy



Power law


Pre-exponential factor



Properties

Lightweight cordierite–mullite refractories with low coefficients

of thermal conductivity and high mechanical properties 409



Protective atmosphere




Proton conductivity



inorganic acids 573

xxiv Subject index

Pseudocapacitance

a 1 V supercapacitor device with nanostructured graphene


p-type conductivity



Pt-ZnO/CNT nanocomposite



Pulsed current

Investigations on the microstructure and mechanical properties of

multi-pass PCGTAwelding of super-duplex stainless steel 837

Pulsed laser deposition

Effect of working pressure and annealing temperature

on microstructure and surface chemical composition of

barium strontium titanate films grown by pulsed laser

deposition 1645

Push–pull azastilbene



PVC



PVDF thin films



PXRD


excitation 1359

Pyrite



Pyrolysis and solvothermal decomposition

Synthesis of Co9S8 and CoS nanocrystallites using

Co(II) thiosemicarbazone complexes as single-source

precursors 1843

Pyromellitic dianhydride


polyimides 1553

Quantum chemical studies



Quantum confinement



Quantum confinement effect


Quantum yield



Racah parameters



Raman



Raman spectral studies



Raman spectroscopy


bioceramics 525







Raman studies



Rare earth metals



Reaction sintering


reaction sintering of zircon flour and sillimanite beach sand 1539

Rechargeable battery



Recycling



Red phosphors



Reduced graphene oxide









Reduced graphene oxide nanosheets





acid 1711

Subject index xxv

Reduction


metal nanoparticle catalysts for the reduction of crystal violet 629

Synthesis of graphene using gamma radiations 739Investigation of the effects of temperature and time on reduction of


Reflux


applications 1171

Refractive index



Regeneration




Removal



Removal capacity



Resistive switching





Reverse Monte Carlo simulation


RF magnetron sputtering



r.f. sputtering



Rheum australe


nanoparticles 1253

Rhizome


nanoparticles 1253

Rigid diol




Rod-like nanostructure



Ruthenium



Rutherford backscattering spectrometry



SaOS-2 cell line



Sb2S3Room temperature synthesis of crystalline Sb2S3 for SnO2


SBA-15


of isoproturon 227

Scaffold



Scanning electronic microscopy

PEO nanocomposite polymer electrolyte for solid state symmetric

capacitors 1577

Schottky barrier



Schottky barrier diodes



SCLC



Seawater desalination



Second harmonic generation

Observation of the nano-effect on the SHG in moderately Cu-

doped CdI2 thin nanocrystals 1329

Self-assembled monolayers



Self-assembly

Preparation and thermal stability of nickel nanowires via

self-assembly process under magnetic field 1285

SEM








excitation 1359

SEM and mechanical properties


bioactive glass 957

SEM spectroscopy



xxvi Subject index

Semiconductors


semiconductor 83

Sol–gel synthesized mesoporous anatase titanium dioxide

nanoparticles for dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) applications 291

Crystal structure of the quaternary compounds CuFe2AlSe4and CuFe2GaSe4 from X-ray powder diffraction 1061





Sensor





Sensor for chlorobenzene and nitrobenzene vapour


of nitrobenzene and chlorobenzene vapours 443SERS


nanofibres as SERS substrates 267SHG


complex: a direction for devices for biomedical applications 1639Short-range order

Short-range order of germanium selenide glass 111SiC

Effect of RF power and gas flow ratio on the growth and

morphology of the PECVD SiC thin films for MEMS

applications 1105Silica–calcium zirconate


and electrical properties 673Silicide


Schottky contact on 4H-SiC after argon annealing 711Silicon


electron beam melting 1429Silicon addition


corrosion resistance of low-alloy steel 1687Silver nanoparticles



properties 639







nanoparticles 1253



mediated photopolymerization 1625Silver sulphide


protein 1665

Simulated body fluid



Single crystal


semiconductor 83

Single crystal growth





Single-source precursors

Synthesis of Co9S8 and CoS nanocrystallites using

Co(II) thiosemicarbazone complexes as single-source

precursors 1843

Sintered glass-ceramic



Sintering




Sintering aid



Sisal



Smart materials



nanocomposites 689

Sodium oxalate



Sol casting



Solar cells









Subject index xxvii

Sol–gel





applications 617



Sol–gel chemistry



Sol–gel combustion



Gd3+ doping 215

Sol–gel processes




Solid polymer composite



Solid state

Fabrication of MgAl2Si2O8 : M0.01 (M = Ni2+, Cu2+, Pd2+, Pt2+

and Ru3+): catalytic effects for the reduction of 2- or 4-

nitroanilines in water 1651

Solid-state fluorescence



Solid-state ionics



Solid-state method


Solution combustion method



Solution combustion synthesis


excitation 1359

Solvothermal




Spark plasma sintering



Spontaneous polarization



Spray pyrolysis



SPS



Sputtering



Stability


gels 817

STM-LE


film 1271

Stober method




Stone consolidation




Strength


bioceramics 975

Stretched exponent


Structural


Structural properties




nanoparticles 1277



dilution 1333

Structure investigation



Structure stability


clusters 425

Substrate-integrated lead-dioxide electrode

Series-connected substrate-integrated lead-carbon hybrid

ultracapacitors with voltage-management circuit 129

Sulfonated polysulfone



inorganic acids 573

xxviii Subject index

Sulphonate



Superalloy



900°C 1679

Supercapacitors


applications 1171



Superconductivity


porous MgB2 89

Super-duplex stainless steel



steel 837

Superhydrophobicity



Surface charge



Surface coating



Surface measurement

Study of influence on micro-fabricated resistive switching organic

ZrO2 array by C-AFM measurement 1055

Surface mechanical attrition treatment



Surface modifications





Surface properties




Suspensions



production 303

Suzuki coupling reaction



Swelling test


methacrylate) nanocomposite networkmade by in situ photoiniferter-


Synthesis



foam 1033



Syzygium cumini



Tauc plot



TCPP




Tea leaf



Tellurite glasses


Temperature



Tensile strength



Tensile test



Texture



Thermal analyses



Thermal barrier coating



Thermal behaviour



cations 13

Thermal coefficient expansion



Subject index xxix

Thermal decomposition




Thermal energy storage




Thermal expansion



Thermal expansion coefficient




Thermal properties



Thermal reduction


graphene oxide 7

Thermal stability



Effects of reduction time on the structural, electrical and

thermal properties of synthesized reduced graphene oxide

nanosheets 1569

Preparation and thermal stability of nickel nanowires via

self-assembly process under magnetic field 1285

Thermionic


Thermodynamic properties



Thermogravimetric analysis





Thermogravimetric studies



Thermogravimetry



Thermoluminescence


excitation 1359

Thermo-mechanical simulation



Thermo-optic property

Studies on thermo-optic property of chitosan–alizarin

yellow GG complex: a direction for devices for biomedical

applications 1639

Thermotropic




Thin films







Effect of RF power and gas flow ratio on the growth and

morphology of the PECVD SiC thin films for MEMS

applications 1105


nanoparticles 1277



microstructure and surface chemical composition of

barium strontium titanate films grown by pulsed laser

deposition 1645

Third-order nonlinear susceptibility




Thrombogenicity



TiAl6V4




Tight-binding potential



TiO2










TiO2 film



TiO2 nanofibres



Titania nanoparticle



xxx Subject index

Titanium alloys




Titanium surface


Tl4S3Se crystal


TL



TM ions



applications 1015

TPD



Transesterification



Transition metal




Transition metal diachalcogenides


Transition metal oxides


applications 865

Transmission electron microscopy





Influence of growth conditions on microstructure and defects in

diamond coatings grown bymicrowave plasma enhancedCVD 717

Transport number



Transport properties

Temperature-dependent ionic conductivity and transport properties

of LiClO4-doped PVA/modified cellulose composites 1213

Triphenylamine




Two-diode model



Ultracapacitor

Series-connected substrate-integrated lead-carbon hybrid ultra-

capacitors with voltage-management circuit 129

Ultra-high strength steel



Ultrasoft pseudopotential method



Ultrasonic velocity


Ultrasonication



Uncertainty analysis


Undercooling solidification



Unzipping



reduction 435

Upconversion



Upper critical field


porous MgB2 89

Urbach energy






UV–vis



UV–visible spectroscopy


excitation 1359

Vacuum evaporation


film 1271

Vacuum pressure



Vanadium pentoxide



Variable range hopping


Varistors



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Vibration



nanocomposites 689

Viscoelastic


gels 817

Viscosity



Viscosity and turbidity


treatment 1807

Voltage-management cell-balancing circuit

Series-connected substrate-integrated lead-carbon hybrid

ultracapacitors with voltage-management circuit 129

Volume fraction



VRH model



VTF model



composites 1213

Wave propagation

Dynamic response of multiwall boron nitride nanotubes subjected

to impact 1797

Wear








Wettability


SnO2 thin films 203

White LEDs



Williams–Landel–Ferry



composites 1213

WO3 thin film


devices 483

Woven aloevera



Writing speed



XANES



XAS


XPS


applications 865

X-ray diffraction


















Aurivillius oxides: A2Bi4Ti5O18 (A = Ba, Pb and Sr)

synthesized by solution combustion route 1881

X-ray powder diffraction



XRD



Preparation and characterization of electroless Ni–B/nano-



molecules 1025


hybrids 1069

Y2Ti2O7 photoinactive



Y3+ deposition



Y-based superconductor



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Yttrium oxide



Zeta potential


treatment 1807

Zinc oxide





foam 1033

Shape tunable synthesis of Eu- and Sm-dopedZnOmicrostructures:


Zirconia (ZrO2)

Processing and characterizationof pure cordierite and zirconia-doped


Synthesis and characterization of mullite–zirconia composites

by reaction sintering of zircon flour and sillimanite beach

sand 1539

Zn



Zn anode



ZnAl–LDHs




ZnO







ZnO/TiO2 core/shell



applications 617

ZnO–V2O5-doped Mn3O4 varistor



ZrO2 array



ZrO2



ZrO2–TiO2




Subject index xxxiii

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