Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology V, Volume 32, Issue 7

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

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