Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, Volume 15, Issue 1 (2014)

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Editorial

Editorial
NIMS and Empa announce STAM collaboration
Toyonobu Yoshida & Harald Krug
Article: 010401
Published online: 03 Mar 2014
AbstractforNIMS and Empa announce STAM collaboration | PDF (324 KB)
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Focus on Particle Processing Technology for Advanced Materials

Introduction
Particle processing technology
Yoshio Sakka
Article: 010201
Published online: 03 Feb 2014
AbstractforParticle processing technology | References | PDF (307.3 KB)
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Focus Articles

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Mechanically reliable thermoelectric (TE) nanocomposites by dispersing and embedding TE-nanostructures inside a tetragonal ZrO2 matrix: the concept and experimental demonstration in graphene oxide–3YSZ system
Mehdi Estili, Wen-Wen Wu, Mohammad Khazaei & Yoshio Sakka
Article: 014201
Published online: 03 Dec 2013
AbstractforMechanically reliable thermoelectric (TE) nanocomposites by dispersing and embedding TE-nanostructures inside a tetragonal ZrO2 matrix: the concept and experimental demonstration in graphene oxide–3YSZ system | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Microstructure and high-temperature strength of textured and non-textured ZrB2 ceramics
Wen-Wen Wu, Yoshio Sakka, Mehdi Estili, Tohru S Suzuki, Toshiyuki Nishimura & Guo-Jun Zhang
Article: 014202
Published online: 03 Dec 2013
AbstractforMicrostructure and high-temperature strength of textured and non-textured ZrB2 ceramics | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB)
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Tens of micron-sized unilamellar nanosheets of Y/Eu layered rare-earth hydroxide: efficient exfoliation via fast anion exchange and their self-assembly into oriented oxide film with enhanced photoluminescence
Qi Zhu, Ji-Guang Li, Xiaodong Li, Xudong Sun, Yang Qi, Miaoyong Zhu & Yoshio Sakka
Article: 014203
Published online: 20 Dec 2013
AbstractforTens of micron-sized unilamellar nanosheets of Y/Eu layered rare-earth hydroxide: efficient exfoliation via fast anion exchange and their self-assembly into oriented oxide film with enhanced photoluminescence | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Facile and green synthesis of (La0.95Eu0.05)2O2S red phosphors with sulfate-ion pillared layered hydroxides as a new type of precursor: controlled hydrothermal processing, phase evolution and photoluminescence
Xuejiao Wang, Ji-Guang Li, Qi Zhu, Xiaodong Li, Xudong Sun & Yoshio Sakka
Article: 014204
Published online: 20 Dec 2013
AbstractforFacile and green synthesis of (La0.95Eu0.05)2O2S red phosphors with sulfate-ion pillared layered hydroxides as a new type of precursor: controlled hydrothermal processing, phase evolution and photoluminescence | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Review
Luminescent metal nanoclusters: controlled synthesis and functional applications
Hong-Tao Sun & Yoshio Sakka
Article: 014205
Published online: 20 Dec 2013
AbstractforLuminescent metal nanoclusters: controlled synthesis and functional applications | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB)
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Co(OH)2 nanosheet-decorated graphene–CNT composite for supercapacitors of high energy density
Qian Cheng, Jie Tang, Norio Shinya & Lu-Chang Qin
Article: 014206
Published online: 17 Jan 2014
AbstractforCo(OH)2 nanosheet-decorated graphene–CNT composite for supercapacitors of high energy density | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Review
Colloidal silicon quantum dots: synthesis and luminescence tuning from the near-UV to the near-IR range
Batu Ghosh & Naoto Shirahata
Article: 014207
Published online: 17 Jan 2014
AbstractforColloidal silicon quantum dots: synthesis and luminescence tuning from the near-UV to the near-IR range | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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The effect of the interlayer element on the exfoliation of layered Mo2AC (A = Al, Si, P, Ga, Ge, As or In) MAX phases into two-dimensional Mo2C nanosheets
Mohammad Khazaei, Masao Arai, Taizo Sasaki, Mehdi Estili & Yoshio Sakka
Article: 014208
Published online: 10 Feb 2014
AbstractforThe effect of the interlayer element on the exfoliation of layered Mo2AC (A = Al, Si, P, Ga, Ge, As or In) MAX phases into two-dimensional Mo2C nanosheets | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Fabrication of alumina films with laminated structures by ac anodization
Hiroyo Segawa, Hironaga Okano, Kenji Wada & Satoru Inoue
Article: 014209
Published online: 28 Feb 2014
AbstractforFabrication of alumina films with laminated structures by ac anodization | Full Text | References | PDF (3.1 MB)
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Focus on Nanomaterials and Nanofabrication for Biomedical Applications

Review
Creating biological nanomaterials using synthetic biology
MaryJoe K Rice & Warren C Ruder
Article: 014401
Published online: 03 Dec 2013
AbstractforCreating biological nanomaterials using synthetic biology | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Review
Effects of surface coating on reducing friction and wear of orthopaedic implants
Hee Ay Ching, Dipankar Choudhury, Md Julker Nine & Noor Azuan Abu Osman
Article: 014402
Published online: 07 Jan 2014
AbstractforEffects of surface coating on reducing friction and wear of orthopaedic implants | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Focus on Silicon Photonics

Review
Recent progress in GeSi electro-absorption modulators
Papichaya Chaisakul, Delphine Marris-Morini, Mohamed-Said Rouifed, Jacopo Frigerio, Daniel Chrastina, Jean-René Coudevylle, Xavier Le Roux, Samson Edmond, Giovanni Isella & Laurent Vivien
Article: 014601
Published online: 03 Dec 2013
AbstractforRecent progress in GeSi electro-absorption modulators | Full Text | References | PDF (1,019.1 KB)
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Review
Magneto-optical non-reciprocal devices in silicon photonics
Yuya Shoji & Tetsuya Mizumoto
Article: 014602
Published online: 07 Jan 2014
AbstractforMagneto-optical non-reciprocal devices in silicon photonics | Full Text | References | PDF (768.6 KB)
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Review
Mid-infrared materials and devices on a Si platform for optical sensing
Vivek Singh, Pao Tai Lin, Neil Patel, Hongtao Lin, Lan Li, Yi Zou, Fei Deng, Chaoying Ni, Juejun Hu, James Giammarco, Anna Paola Soliani, Bogdan Zdyrko, Igor Luzinov, Spencer Novak, Jackie Novak, Peter Wachtel, Sylvain Danto, J David Musgraves, Kathleen Richardson, Lionel C Kimerling & Anuradha M Agarwal
Article: 014603
Published online: 30 Jan 2014
AbstractforMid-infrared materials and devices on a Si platform for optical sensing | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Focus on Complex Metallic Phases

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Activation of Al–Cu–Fe quasicrystalline surface: fabrication of a fine nanocomposite layer with high catalytic performance
Satoshi Kameoka, Toyokazu Tanabe, Futami Satoh, Masami Terauchi & An Pang Tsai
Article: 014801
Published online: 26 Feb 2014
AbstractforActivation of Al–Cu–Fe quasicrystalline surface: fabrication of a fine nanocomposite layer with high catalytic performance | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Papers

Article
Interface effects and the evolution of ferromagnetism in La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 ultrathin films
M Veis, M Zahradnik, R Antos, S Visnovsky, Ph Lecoeur, D Esteve, S Autier-Laurent, j-p Renard & P Beauvillain
Article: 015001
Published online: 03 Dec 2013
AbstractforInterface effects and the evolution of ferromagnetism in La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 ultrathin films | Full Text | References | PDF (507 KB)
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A simple method for the quantification of molecular decorations on silica particles
Daniel N Mangos, Takashi Nakanishi & David A Lewis
Article: 015002
Published online: 03 Jan 2014
AbstractforA simple method for the quantification of molecular decorations on silica particles | Full Text | References | PDF (819.7 KB)
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Comparison of the cohesive and delamination fatigue properties of atomic-layer-deposited alumina and titania ultrathin protective coatings deposited at 200 °C
Farzad Sadeghi-Tohidi, David Samet, Samuel Graham & Olivier N Pierron
Article: 015003
Published online: 07 Jan 2014
AbstractforComparison of the cohesive and delamination fatigue properties of atomic-layer-deposited alumina and titania ultrathin protective coatings deposited at 200 °C | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Studying nanostructure gradients in injection-molded polypropylene/montmorillonite composites by microbeam small-angle x-ray scattering
Norbert Stribeck, Konrad Schneider, Ahmad Zeinolebadi, Xuke Li, Catalina-Gabriela Sanporean, Zina Vuluga, Stela Iancu, Monica Duldner, Gonzalo Santoro & Stephan V Roth
Article: 015004
Published online: 17 Jan 2014
AbstractforStudying nanostructure gradients in injection-molded polypropylene/montmorillonite composites by microbeam small-angle x-ray scattering | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Transmission electron microscopy/electron energy loss spectroscopy measurements and ab initio calculation of local magnetic moments at nickel grain boundaries
Kyosuke Hirayama, Seiichiro Ii & Sadahiro Tsurekawa
Article: 015005
Published online: 20 Jan 2014
AbstractforTransmission electron microscopy/electron energy loss spectroscopy measurements and ab initio calculation of local magnetic moments at nickel grain boundaries | Full Text | References | PDF (684.9 KB)
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Properties of anodic oxides grown on a hafnium–tantalum–titanium thin film library
Andrei Ionut Mardare, Alfred Ludwig, Alan Savan & Achim Walter Hassel
Article: 015006
Published online: 24 Jan 2014
AbstractforProperties of anodic oxides grown on a hafnium–tantalum–titanium thin film library | Full Text | References | PDF (3.7 MB)
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Immobilization of carbon nanotubes on functionalized graphene film grown by chemical vapor deposition and characterization of the hybrid material
Prashanta Dhoj Adhikari, Seunghan Jeon, Myoung-Jun Cha, Dae Sung Jung, Yooseok Kim & Chong-Yun Park
Article: 015007
Published online: 30 Jan 2014
AbstractforImmobilization of carbon nanotubes on functionalized graphene film grown by chemical vapor deposition and characterization of the hybrid material | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Atomic force microscopy visualization of hard segment alignment in stretched polyurethane nanofibers prepared by electrospinning
Hiroaki Sakamoto, Hitoshi Asakawa, Takeshi Fukuma, Satoshi Fujita & Shin-ichiro Suye
Article: 015008
Published online: 10 Feb 2014
AbstractforAtomic force microscopy visualization of hard segment alignment in stretched polyurethane nanofibers prepared by electrospinning | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Magnetovolume effects in manganese nitrides with antiperovskite structure
Koshi Takenaka, Masayoshi Ichigo, Taisuke Hamada, Atsushi Ozawa, Takashi Shibayama, Tetsuya Inagaki & Kazuko Asano
Article: 015009
Published online: 10 Feb 2014
AbstractforMagnetovolume effects in manganese nitrides with antiperovskite structure | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Electric-field-induced phase transitions in co-doped Pb(Zr1−xTix)O3 at the morphotropic phase boundary
Daniel J Franzbach, Yo-Han Seo, Andrew J Studer, Yichi Zhang, Julia Glaum, John E Daniels, Jurij Koruza, Andreja Benčan, Barbara Malič & Kyle G Webber
Article: 015010
Published online: 28 Feb 2014
AbstractforElectric-field-induced phase transitions in co-doped Pb(Zr1−xTix)O3 at the morphotropic phase boundary | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Corrigendum

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Corrigendum: A simple method for the quantification of molecular decorations on silica particles (2014 Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater. 15 015002)
Daniel Mangos, Takashi Nakanishi & David Lewis
Article: 019501
Published online: 12 Feb 2014
AbstractforCorrigendum: A simple method for the quantification of molecular decorations on silica particles (2014 Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater. 15 015002) | PDF (312.2 KB)
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