Advances in Synthesis, Processing, and Applications of Nanostructures: Ceramic Transactions, Volume 238

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Advances in Synthesis, Processing, and Applications of Nanostructures: Ceramic Transactions, Volume 238

Editor(s): Kathy Lu, Navin Jose Manjooran, Ri-ichi Murakami, Gary Pickrell

Published Online: 7 NOV 2012 01:16PM EST

Print ISBN: 9781118273272

Online ISBN: 9781118511428

DOI: 10.1002/9781118511428

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With contributed papers from the 2011 Materials Science and Technology symposia, this is a useful one-stop resource for understanding the most important issues in advances in the synthesis, processing, and applications of nanostructures. Logically organized and carefully selected, the articles cover the themes of the symposia: Nanotechnology for Energy, Healthcare and Industry; Controlled Synthesis Processing and Applications of Structural and Functional Nanomaterials; and Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Noble Metal Nanostructures. A must for academics in mechanical and chemical engineering, materials and or ceramics, and chemistry.

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      Front Matter (pages i–viii)

  2. Part I: Controlled Synthesis, Processing and Applications of Structural and Functional Nanomaterials

    1. Effect of Annealing and Transition Metal Doping on Structural, Optical and Magnetic Properties of ZnO Nanomaterial (pages 1–15)

      Navendu Goswami

    2. Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth of Graphene Encapsulated Palladium Nanoparticles (pages 17–29)

      Junchi Wu and Nitin Chopra

    3. Well Adhered, Nanocrystalline, Photoactive, TiO2, Thin Films Dip-Coated on Corona-Treated Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) by Modified Sol-Gel Processing at ∼95°C and Drying at ∼130°C (pages 31–44)

      H.C. Pham, D.A.H. Hanaor, J.M. Cox and C.C. Sorrell

    4. Large-Scale Synthesis of MoS2-Polymer Derived SiCN Composite Nanosheets (pages 45–52)

      R. Bhandavat, L. David, U. Barrera and G. Singh

    5. Synthesis of TiO2/SnO2 Bifunctional Nanocomposites (pages 53–56)

      Huaming Yang and Chengli Huo

    6. Fabrication of Porous Mullite by Freeze Casting and Sintering of Alumina-Silica Nanoparticles (pages 57–64)

      Wenle Li, Margaret Anderson, Kathy Lu and John Y. Walz

    7. Low Temperature Sintering of Gadolinium-Doped Ceria for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (pages 65–75)

      Pasquale F. Lavorato and Leon L. Shaw

  3. Part II: Nanotechnology for Energy, Healthcare, and Industry

    1. Current Status and Prospects of Nanotechnology in Arab States (pages 77–92)

      Bassam Alfeeli, Ghada Al-Naqi and Abeer Al-Qattan

    2. Finite Element Modeling for Mode Reduction in Bundled Sapphire Photonic Crystal Fibers (pages 93–101)

      Neal T. Pfeiffenberger and Gary R. Pickrell

    3. P-Type Silicon Optical Fiber (pages 103–107)

      Brian Scott, Ke Wang, Adam Floyd and Gary Pickrell

    4. Synthesis and Characterization of Cobalt Aluminate and Fe2O3 Nanocomposite Electrode for Solar Driven Water Splitting to Produce Hydrogen (pages 109–114)

      Sudhakar Shet, Kwang-Soon Ahn, Yanfa Yan, Heli Wang, Nuggehalli Ravindra, John Turner and Mowafak Al-Jassim

    5. Influence of Substrate Temperature and RF Power on the Formation of ZnO Nanorods for Solar Driven Hydrogen Production (pages 115–120)

      Sudhakar Shet, Heli Wang, Yanfa Yan, Nuggehalli Ravindra, John Turner and Mowafak Al-Jassim

    6. Porous Material Fabrication using Ice Particles as a Pore Forming Agent (pages 121–127)

      Samantha Smith and Gary Pickrell

    7. Random-Hole Optical Fiber Sensors and Their Sensing Applications (pages 129–134)

      Ke Wang, Brian Scott, Neal Pfeiffenberger and Gary Pickrell

    8. Wetting Properties of Silicon Incorporated DLC Films on Aluminum Substrate (pages 135–140)

      Tae Gyu Kim, Van Cao Nguyen, Hye Sung Kim, Soon-Jik Hong and Ri-ichi Murakami

    9. Nanoporous Ag Prepared by Electrochemical Dealloying of Melt-Spun Cu-Ag-Si Alloys (pages 141–148)

      Guijing Li, FeiFei Lu, Linping Zhang, Zhanbo Sun, Xiaoping Song, Bingjun Ding and Zhimao Yang

    10. Effect of Film Thickness on Electrical and Optical Properties of ZnO/Ag Dual Layer Film (pages 149–155)

      Hiromi Yabe, Eri Akita, Pangpang Wang, Daisuke Yonekura, Ri-ichi Murakami and Xiaoping Song

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      Author Index (page 157)

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