Materials Letters

Editorial Board
pp. CO2-CO2(1)

Molecular dynamics simulation of healing of an ellipsoid crack in copper under compressive stress
pp. 543-546(4)
Authors: Li M.; Chu W.Y.; Gao K.W.; Qiao L.J.

Formation of single-layered Au nanoparticles in Au ion implanted TiO₂ and SrTiO₃
pp. 547-550(4)
Authors: Sun K.; Zhu S.; Fromknecht R.; Linker G.; Wang L.M.

Fabrication of translucent MgO ceramics using nanopowders
pp. 551-554(4)
Authors: Fang Y.; Agrawal D.; Skandan G.; Jain M.

Absorption spectra of new synthesized electroluminescent materials of poly-N-vinylcarbazole derivatives
pp. 555-562(8)
Authors: Makowska-Janusik M.; Sanetra J.; Palmers H.; Bogdal D.; Gondek E.; Kityk I.V.

Microscopic analysis of porosity of 2-vinylpyridine copolymer networks - 1. Influence of diluent
pp. 563-568(6)
Authors: de Santa Maria L.C.; de Aguiar A.P.; Aguiar M.R.M.P.; Jandrey A.C.; Guimaraes P.I.C.; Nascimento L.G.

Synthesis and characterization of spinel pigment CaFe₂O₄ obtained by the polymeric precursor method
pp. 569-572(4)
Authors: Candeia R.A.; Bernardi M.I.B.; Longo E.; Santos I.M.G.; Souza A.G.

Thermally stimulated current and electrical resistivity in CuIn₃Se₅
pp. 573-577(5)
Authors: Aranguren G.; Hernandez E.; Lopez Pescador A.; Durante Rincon C.A.; Leon M.

The initial stage of sintering for the W-Cu nanocomposite powder prepared from W-CuO mixture
pp. 578-581(4)
Authors: Kim D.-G.; Kim G.-S.; Oh S.-T.; Kim Y.D.

Effect of calcination on the structural and optical properties of M/TiO₂ thin films by RF magnetron co-sputtering
pp. 582-587(6)
Authors: Ryu S.W.; Kim E.J.; Ko S.K.; Hahn S.H.

Synthesis of single-phase polycrystalline Ti₃SiC₂ and Ti₃AlC₂ by hot pressing with the assistance of metallic Al or Si
pp. 588-592(5)
Authors: Zhu J.; Mei B.; Xu X.; Liu J.

Investigation of Ti₃AlC₂ in the in situ TiC-Al composite prepared by the exothermic reaction process in liquid aluminum
pp. 593-597(5)
Authors: Song I.-H.; Kim D.K.; Hahn Y.-D.; Kim H.-D.

Soluble self-doped single-walled carbon nanotube
pp. 598-603(6)
Authors: Yamaguchi I.; Yamamoto T.

Effect of powder preparation on (CeO₂)_0.8(Sm₂O₃)_0.1 thin film properties by screen-printing
pp. 604-608(5)
Authors: Peng R.; Xia C.; Peng D.; Meng G.

Preparation of carbon-free B₄C powder from B₂O₃ oxide by carbothermal reduction process
pp. 609-614(6)
Authors: Jung C.-H.; Lee M.-J.; Kim C.-J.

Synthesis and piezoelectric properties of lead-free piezoelectric [Bi_0.5(Na_1-x-yK_xLi_y)_0.5]TiO₃ ceramics
pp. 615-618(4)
Authors: Lin D.; Xiao D.; Zhu J.; Yu P.; Yan H.; Li L.

Vacuum heat treatment of electroless Ni-B coatings
pp. 619-623(5)
Authors: Dervos C.T.; Novakovic J.; Vassiliou P.

Improvement in gas sensitivity of ZnO thick film to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by adding TiO₂
pp. 624-629(6)
Authors: Zhu B.L.; Xie C.S.; Wang W.Y.; Huang K.J.; Hu J.H.

The effect of laser surface treatment on stress corrosion cracking behaviour of 7075 aluminium alloy
pp. 630-635(6)
Authors: Yue T.M.; Dong C.F.; Yan L.J.; Man H.C.

Effects of Mn doping on structural and magnetic properties in NdFeB nanocomposites
pp. 636-640(5)
Authors: Xie G.; Yin S.; Zhang F.; Lin P.; Gu B.; Lu M.; Du Y.; Yuan Z.

Investigations on the effect of various plasticizers in PVA-PMMA solid polymer blend electrolytes
pp. 641-649(9)
Authors: Rajendran S.; Sivakumar M.; Subadevi R.

Surface fluorination of polyethylene terephthalate films with RF plasma
pp. 650-653(4)
Authors: Cheng T.-S.; Lin H.-T.; Chuang M.-J.

Friction and wear behaviour prediction of HVOF coatings and electroplated hard chromium using neural computation
pp. 654-660(7)
Authors: Sahraoui T.; Guessasma S.; Fenineche N.E.; Montavon G.; Coddet C.

Studies of structural and electrical properties of Ba_1-xCa_xSn_0.05Ti_0.95O₃, ferroelectric ceramics
pp. 661-665(5)
Authors: Sen S.; Choudhary R.N.P.

Manifestations of three-dimensional confinement effects in the optical spectra of CdSe quantum dots in thin film form
pp. 666-671(6)
Authors: Pejova B.; Grozdanov I.

Ab initio structural determination of 2-(2-pyridyl)imino-N-(2-thiazolin-2-yl)thiazolidine from powder diffraction data
pp. 672-678(7)
Authors: Gonzalez-Mendez L.M.; Cumbrera F.L.; Garcia-Cuesta M.C.; Sanchez-Bajo F.; Ortiz A.L.; Higes-Rolando F.J.; Luna-Giles F.

A new method of producing uniformly distributed alumina particles in Al-based metal matrix composite
pp. 679-682(4)
Authors: Yu P.; Deng C.-J.; Ma N.-G.; Ng D.H.L.

Synthesis and characterization of the nanoporous ultrathin multilayer films based on molybdenum polyoxometalate (Mo₃₆)_n
pp. 683-687(5)
Authors: Wang L.; Jiang M.; Wang E.B.; Lian S.Y.; Xu L.; Li Z.

Low dimensional organized hybrid structures containing europium complexes formed at the air/water interface
pp. 688-693(6)
Authors: Liu H.-G.; Feng X.-S.; Xue Q.-B.; Ji G.-L.; Wang S.-Y.; Wang X.-Y.; Qian D.-J.; Yang K.-Z.

Mixed alkali effect in optical properties of lithium-potassium bismuth borate glass system
pp. 694-698(5)
Authors: Agarwal A.; Seth V.P.; Sanghi S.; Gahlot P.; Khasa S.

Effect of ZnO doping on surface and catalytic properties of NiO and Co₃O₄ solids
pp. 699-705(7)
Authors: El-Shobaky G.A.; Ghozza A.M.

Influence of nitrogen annealing on electrical properties of lead zirconate titanate thin film deposited on titanium metal foil
pp. 706-710(5)
Authors: Zhang G.; Zou Q.; Sun P.; Mei X.; Ruda H.E.

Evidence for two ferromagnetic iron sites in Fe-Cr-Ni thin films prepared by thermal evaporation
pp. 711-715(5)
Authors: Merakeb N.; Eymery J.-P.; Fnidiki A.; Goudeau P.; Bouzabata B.

Synthesis of crystalline YCoO₃ perovskite via sol-gel method
pp. 716-718(3)
Authors: Buassi-Monroy O.S.; Luhrs C.C.; Chavez-Chavez A.; Michel C.R.

Hydroxyapatite/collagen composite materials formation in simulated body fluid environment
pp. 719-722(4)
Authors: Zhang L.-J.; Feng X.-S.; Liu H.-G.; Qian D.-J.; Zhang L.; Yu X.-L.; Cui F.-Z.

Quantification of CaCO₃-CaSO₃.0.5H₂O-CaSO₄.2H₂O mixtures by FTIR analysis and its ANN model
pp. 723-726(4)
Authors: Boke H.; Akkurt S.; Ozdemir S.; Gokturk E.H.; Caner Saltik E.N.

Microstructural and optical characterization of CaWO₄ and SrWO₄ thin films prepared by a chemical solution method
pp. 727-732(6)
Authors: Maurera M.A.M.A.; Souza A.G.; Soledade L.E.B.; Pontes F.M.; Longo E.; Leite E.R.; Varela J.A.

Effect of NaCl on the synthesis of TiB₂ powder by a self-propagating high-temperature synthesis technique
pp. 733-738(6)
Authors: Khanra A.K.; Pathak L.C.; Mishra S.K.; Godkhindi M.M.

Influence of clay nanofiller on electrical and rheological properties of conductive polymer composite
pp. 739-745(7)
Authors: Feller J.F.; Bruzaud S.; Grohens Y.

Calculated electronic properties of the mixed perovskite oxides: CaCu₃T₄O₁₂ (T=Ti, Cr, Mn, Ru) within the DFT
pp. 746-751(6)
Authors: Matar S.F.; Subramanian M.A.

Effects of poling field on the piezoelectric and dielectric properties of Nb additive PZT-based ceramics and their applications on SAW devices
pp. 752-756(5)
Authors: Chu S.-Y.; Chen T.-Y.; Tsai I.-T.

Characterization of lanthanum salicylate complex nanoparticles in situ synthesized in silica matrix by a sol-gel process
pp. 757-761(5)
Authors: Yang X.; He Q.; He X.; Huang L.

Synthesis of NiS nanoparticles using a sugar-ester nonionic water-in-oil microemulsion
pp. 762-767(6)
Authors: Khiew P.S.; Huang N.M.; Radiman S.; Ahmad M.

Hydrothermal deposition of nickel on Teflon substrate
pp. 768-771(4)
Authors: Yamasaki N.; Korablova I.R.; Korablov S.F.

Effect of limestone aggregate type and water-cement ratio on concrete strength
pp. 772-777(6)
Authors: Yasar E.; Erdogan Y.; Kilic A.

Bulk metallic glass formation in Ni-Zr-Nb-Al alloy systems
pp. 778-782(5)
Authors: Na J.H.; Kim W.T.; Kim D.H.; Yi S.

Preparation and hydrogenation of body-centered-cubic TiCr₂ alloy
pp. 783-786(4)
Authors: Hu Y.Q.; Zhang H.F.; Yan C.; Ye L.; Ding B.Z.; Hu Z.Q.

Blue emission spectrum of Ce³⁺:ZnO-B₂O₃-SiO₂ optical glass
pp. 787-789(3)
Authors: Annapurna K.; Dwivedi R.N.; Kundu P.; Buddhudu S.

A simple way to prepare bismuth nanoparticles
pp. 790-793(4)
Authors: Zhao Y.; Zhang Z.; Dang H.

A simple synthesis route to CdS nanomaterials with different morphologies by sonochemical reduction
pp. 794-797(4)
Authors: Wu G.S.; Yuan X.Y.; Xie T.; Xu G.C.; Zhang L.D.; Zhuang Y.L.

Production of morph-genetic TiC/C ceramic
pp. 798-801(4)
Authors: Sun B.; Fan T.; Zhang D.

Isothermal crystallization behaviors of nylon-6 and nylon-6/montmorillonite nanocomposite
pp. 802-806(5)
Authors: Zhao Z.; Yu W.; Liu Y.; Zhang J.; Shao Z.

The effects of pre-oxidation and thin Y₂O₃ coating on the selective oxidation of Cr18-Ni9-Ti steel
pp. 807-812(6)
Authors: Ma J.; He Y.; Wang D.; Gao W.

Structural and optical properties of Bi_4-xNd_xTi₃O₁₂ thin films prepared by metal-organic solution deposition
pp. 813-816(4)
Authors: Wang Y.; Xu G.; Zhang X.; Feng Y.; Tang W.; Cheng G.; Zhu Y.

Effect of glass frit addition on corrosion resistance of Ti/TiO₂/IrO₂-RuO₂ films
pp. 817-823(7)
Authors: Song Y.-S.; Lee D.Y.; Kim B.-Y.

Relaxation time of superparamagnetic particles with uniaxial symmetry in the presence of an external magnetic field
pp. 824-828(5)
Authors: Hachemi H.; Hachemi A.; Louail L.

Photoluminescence of nanosized Na_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃ synthesized by a sol-gel process
pp. 829-832(4)
Authors: Lin Y.; Nan C.-W.; Wang J.; He H.; Zhai J.; Jiang L.

Controlling the interface reaction in Al₁₈B₄O₃₃w/AC8A composite by nitrided nano-coating
pp. 833-836(4)
Authors: Bi G.; Rao Q.; Xi F.

Microwave-hydrothermal accelerated solid state reaction route for the synthesis of La_0.5Ba_0.5MnO₃
pp. 837-841(5)
Authors: Mirji S.A.; Khollam Y.B.; Deshpande S.B.; Potdar H.S.; Bathe R.N.; Sainkar S.R.; Date S.K.