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Preface ix <p>Introduction xi</p> <p><b>NANOMATERIALS FOR PHOTOCATALYSIS, SOLAR, HYDROGEN, AND THERMOELECTRICS</b></p> <p>Morphology Controlled Electrospinning of V205 Nanofibers and Their Gas Sensing Behavior 3<br /> <i>R. Von Hagen, A. Lepcha, M. Hoffmann, M. Di Biase, and S. Mathur</i></p> <p>Fabrication of Nanostructured a-Fe2O3 Films for Solar-Driven Hydrogen Generation using Hybrid Heating 11<br /> <i>Bala Vaidhyanathan, Sina Saremi-Yarahmadi, and K. G. Upul Wijayantha</i></p> <p><b>NANOSTRUCTURED MEMBRANES, THIN FILMS, AND FUNCTIONAL COATINGS</b></p> <p>Synthesis and Characterization of Bimetal Decorated Carbon Spheres for Sensing Applications 23<br /> <i>Innocentia V. Sibiya and S. Sinha Ray</i></p> <p><b>NANOTUBES AND POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY</b></p> <p>Microwave Irradiation of Ruthenium on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes 33<br /> <i>Letlhogonolo F. Mabena, Suprakas Sinha Ray, and Neil J. Coville</i></p> <p>Amine Functionaiization of Carbon Nanotubes for the Preparation of CNT Based Polylactide Composites-A Comparative Study 43<br /> <i>Sreejarani K. Pillai, James Ramontja, and Suprakas Sinha Ray</i></p> <p>The Effect of Surface Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes on the Morphology, As Well As Thermal, Thermomechanical, and Crystallization Properties of Polylactide 53<br /> <i>James Ramontja, Suprakas Sinha Ray, Sreejarani K. Pillai, and Adriaan S. Luyt</i></p> <p>Structure and Properties Multilayered Micro- and Nanocomposite Coatings of Ti-N-Al/Ti-N/Al2O3 69<br /> <i>A. D. Pogrebnjak, V. M. Beresnev, M. VJI'yashenko, D. A. Kolesnikov, A. P. Shypylenko, A. Sh. Kaverina, N. K. Erdybaeva, V. V. Kosyak, P.V. Zukovski, F. F. Komarov, and V. V. Grudnitskii</i></p> <p>Formation of Nanostructured Carbonitride Layers during Implantation of NiTi 79<br /> <i>Alexander Pogrebnjak, Sergey Bratushka, and Nela Levintant</i></p> <p>Design and Construction of Complex Nanostructed Al203 Coating for Protective Applications 91<br /> <i>P. Manivasakan, V. Rajendran, P. R. Rauta, B. B. Sahu, and B. K. Panda</i></p> <p>Microwave Assisted Synthesis and Characterization of Silver/Gold Nanoparticles Loaded Carbon Nanotubes 103<br /> <i>Charity Maepa, Sreejarani K. Pillai, Suprakas Sinha Ray, and Leskey Cele</i></p> <p>The Comparison in the Efficiency in Nitrogen Doped Carbon Nanotubes and Undoped Carbon Nanotubes in the Anchoring of Silver Nanoparticles 113<br /> <i>K. Mphahlele, S. Sinha Ray, M. S. Onyango, and S. D. Mhlanga</i></p> <p><b>SYNTHESIS, FUNCTIONALIZATION, AND PROCESSING OF NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIAL</b></p> <p>Synthesis of Submicron-Size CaB6 Powders using Various Boron Sources 127<br /> <i>A. Akkoyunlu, R. Koc, J. Mawdsley, and D. Carter</i></p> <p>Synthesis of Submicron/Nano Sized CaB6 from Carbon Coated Precursors 137<br /> <i>Naved Siddiqui, Rasit Koc, Jennifer Mawdsley, and David Carter</i></p> <p>An Easy Two-Step Microwave Assisted Synthesis of SnO2/CNT Hybrids 151<br /> <i>Sarah C. Motshekga, Sreejarani K. Pillai, Suprakas Sinha Ray, Kalala Jalama, and Rui W. M Krause</i></p> <p>Grain Size Reduction and Surface Modification Effect in Polycrystalline Y2O3 Subject to High Pressure Processing 157<br /> <i>Jafar F. Al-Sharab, Bernard H. Kear, S. Deutsch, and Stephen D. Tse</i></p> <p>Synthesis of Nano-Size TiB2 Powders Using Carbon Coated Precursors 165<br /> <i>Pi. Duddukuri, R. Koc, J. Mawdsley, and D. Carter</i></p> <p>High Temperature Diffraction Study of In-Situ Crystallization of TiO2 Photocatalysts 177<br /> <i>I. M. Low, W. K. Pang, V. De La Prida, V. Vega, J. A. Kimpton, and M. lonescu</i></p> <p>Author Index 187</p>

<p><strong>Sanjay Mathur</strong>, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. <p><strong>Suprakas Sinha Ray</strong>, National Centre for Nano Structured Materials, CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa.

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