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