Materials Chemistry and Physics 159 (2015) iii–iv
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Contents Materials Science Communication GaN thin film deposition on glass and PET substrates by thermionic vacuum arc (TVA) S. Pat, Ş. Korkmaz, S. Özen, V. Şenay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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First-principles investigation of intrinsic dielectric response in Ba(B′1/3B″2/3)O3 with B′ as transition metal cations J.‑Q. Dai, H. Zhang, Y.‑M. Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Articles High temperature (salt melt) corrosion tests with ceramic-coated steel A. Schütz, M. Günthner, G. Motz, O. Greißl, U. Glatzel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Electrical transport properties of single crystal vanadium pentoxide nanowires M. Hussain, M. Nadeem, H. Sun, S. Karim, A. Nisar, M. Khan, M. Ahmad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Surface characterisation and photocatalytic performance of N-doped TiO2 thin films deposited onto 200 nm pore size alumina membranes by sol–gel methods R. Grilli, D. Di Camillo, L. Lozzi, I. Horovitz, H. Mamane, D. Avisar, M.A. Baker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Effects of ultrasonic irradiation on crystallization and structural properties of EMT-type zeolite nanocrystals E.‑P. Ng, H. Awala, J.‑P. Ghoy, A. Vicente, T.C. Ling, Y.H. Ng, S. Mintova, F. Adam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Polymer solar cells based on poly(3-hexylthiophene) and fullerene: Pyrene acceptor systems A. Cominetti, A. Pellegrino, L. Longo, R. Po, A. Tacca, C. Carbonera, M. Salvalaggio, M. Baldrighi, S.V. Meille. . . . .
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Calcium polyphosphate precipitation – A strategy to tune the chain length of the glass and control the subsequent release of vancomycin P.A. Comeau, M.J. Filiaggi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Radio frequency plasma deposited boron doped high conductivity p-type nano crystalline silicon oxide thin film for solar cell window layer C. Shin, S.M. Iftiquar, J. Park, S. Ahn, S. Kim, J. Jung, S. Bong, J. Yi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Flower-like Ag/AgCl microcrystals: Synthesis and photocatalytic activity H. Daupor, S. Wongnawa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Effect of copper on impedance and dielectric studies of CuxZn12xS mixed semiconductor compounds V. Laxminarasimha Rao, T. Shekharam, T. Mohan Kumar, M. Nagabhushanam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Low power optical limiting and thermal lensing in Mn doped ZnO nanoparticles D. Sivasubramanian, R. Ponnusamy, V. Gandhiraj. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Solvothermal synthesis of Cr2O3 nanocubes via template-free route M. Roy, S. Ghosh, M.K. Naskar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Achieving high piezoelectricity and fatigue free hysteresis in lead free relaxor ferroelectric ceramic 0.94[Na0.5K0.5NbO3]–0.06LiSbO3 G. Ray, N. Sinha, S. Bhandari, B. Kumar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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All-solid state flexible supercapacitors based on graphene/polymer composites J.W. Kim, B.G. Choi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Large charge-storage-capacity iridium/ruthenium oxide coatings as promising material for neural stimulating electrodes N. Ullah, S. Omanovic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Angular dependence of interactions in polycrystalline Co nanowire arrays E. Jafari‑Khamse, M. Almasi Kashi, A. Ramazani. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Influence of thermal oxidation duration on the microstructure and fretting wear behavior of Ti6Al4V alloy S. Wang, Z. Liao, Y. Liu, W. Liu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Comparative temperature and surfactants effect on the morphologies of FeSe thin films fabricated by AACVD from a single source precursor with mechanism and photocatalytic activity R.A. Hussain, A. Badshah, M.D. Khan, N. Haider, B. lal, S.I. Khan, A. Shah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Gold and silver anchored cobalt porphyrins used for catalytic water splitting M.A. Morales Vásquez, S.A. Suárez, F. Doctorovich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Structure and electrochemical properties of Mg2SnO4 nanoparticles synthesized by a facile co-precipitation method H. Tang, C. Cheng, G. Yu, H. Liu, W. Chen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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High microwave permittivity and resonance–antiresonance electromagnetic behaviors of flake-shaped cobalt microcrystals Z. Wang, H. Bi, M. Wang, P. Wang, X. Liu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Synthesis and characterization of zirconium diboride precursor based on polycentric bridge bonds Z. Xie, X. Deng, X. Suo, T. Zhou, Y. Gou. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Magneto-conductivity fluctuation in YBCO prepared by sintering of ball-milled precursor powder E. Hannachi, Y. Slimani, M.K. Ben Salem, A. Hamrita, D.K. Mani, M. Ben Salem, F. Ben Azzouz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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