1. Editorial

   • Michel A. Aegerter

   Announcement 16 March 2017 Pages: 1 - 1

2. Transparent polyvinylsilsesquioxane aerogels: investigations on synthetic parameters and surface modification

   • Taiyo Shimizu
   • Kazuyoshi Kanamori
   • Kazuki Nakanishi

   Invited Paper: Nano- and macroporous materials (aerogels, xerogels, cryogels, etc.) 06 March 2017 Pages: 2 - 14

   

3. Enhanced optical properties of ZrO₂:Eu³⁺ powders codoped with gadolinium ions

   • Timur Sh. Atabaev
   • Nguyen Hoa Hong

   Brief Communication: Sol-gel and hybrid materials for optical, photonic and optoelectronic applications 11 March 2017 Pages: 15 - 19

   

4. Effect of annealing temperature on structural, morphological and optical properties of CeO₂ thin films obtained from a simple precursor solution

   • Yuliana de Jesus Acosta-Silva
   • Rebeca Castañedo-Perez
   • Orlando Zelaya-Ángel

   Original Paper: Characterization methods of sol-gel and hybrid materials 28 December 2016 Pages: 20 - 27

   

5. Effect of the method and impregnation time on the surface acidity of zirconia modified with boron

   • María Isabel Arregoitia-Quezada
   • Ricardo García-Alamilla
   • José Luis Rivera-Armenta

   Original Paper: Characterization methods of sol-gel and hybrid materials 30 December 2016 Pages: 28 - 39

   

6. Solubility of porous MgF₂ films in water: influence of glass substrates

   • Jan Hegmann
   • Rainer Jahn
   • Peer Löbmann

   Original Paper: Functional coatings, thin films and membranes (including deposition techniques) 10 December 2016 Pages: 40 - 44

   

7. Epitaxial growth of CaTiO₃ buffer layer for fabrication of c-axis oriented YBCO film by sol-gel method

   • Huiliang Zhang
   • Fazhu Ding
   • Hongjing Shang

   Original Paper: Functional coatings, thin films and membranes (including deposition techniques) 15 December 2016 Pages: 45 - 50

   

8. Reversible photochromic effect in the TiO₂—polymer hybrid system

   • Ll. M. Flores Tandy
   • J. J. Pérez Bueno
   • M. L. Mendoza López

   Original Paper: Functional coatings, thin films and membranes (including deposition techniques) 03 January 2017 Pages: 51 - 58

   

9. Preparation and gas sensing properties of ZnO hollow microspheres

   • Luping Zhang
   • Jing Huang
   • Shurong Wang

   Original Paper: Nano-structured materials (particles, fibers, colloids, composites, etc.) 25 November 2016 Pages: 59 - 66

   

10. FeVO₄ nanobelts: controllable synthesis by electrospinning and visible-light photocatalytic properties

    • Zhendong Liu
    • Qifang Lu
    • Enyan Guo

    Original Paper: Nano-structured materials (particles, fibers, colloids, composites, etc.) 28 November 2016 Pages: 67 - 74

    

11. Graphene membrane encapsulated Co₃O₄ nanotubes with superior capacity and stability as anode materials for lithium ion batteries

    • Dong Li
    • Qifang Lu
    • Xueyang Ji

    Original Paper: Nano-structured materials (particles, fibers, colloids, composites, etc.) 01 December 2016 Pages: 75 - 84

    

12. Synthesis of δ-MnO₂ with nanoflower-like architecture by a microwave-assisted hydrothermal method

    • Li Wang
    • Wenle Ma
    • Hongtao Cui

    Original Paper: Nano-structured materials (particles, fibers, colloids, composites, etc.) 02 December 2016 Pages: 85 - 91

    

13. Influence of alcohol solvents on morphology of hollow silica–alumina composite spheres and their activity for hydrolytic dehydrogenation of ammonia borane

    • Naoki Toyama
    • Shinobu Ohki
    • Yoshiyuki Kojima

    Original Paper: Nano-structured materials (particles, fibers, colloids, composites, etc.) 24 December 2016 Pages: 92 - 100

    

14. Mesoporous Bi₂WO₆ sheets synthesized via a sol–gel freeze-drying method with excellent photocatalytic performance

    • Tianyuan Han
    • Xing Wang
    • Chunling Yu

    Original Paper: Nano-structured materials (particles, fibers, colloids, composites, etc.) 26 December 2016 Pages: 101 - 108

    

15. Synthesis, structural, optical and morphological properties of CdSe:Zn/CdS core–shell nanoparticles

    • N. Thirugnanam
    • D. Govindarajan
    • C. K. Nithya

    Original Paper: Nano-structured materials (particles, fibers, colloids, composites, etc.) 11 January 2017 Pages: 109 - 118

    

16. Erratum to: Synthesis, structural, optical and morphological properties of CdSe:Zn/CdS core–shell nanoparticles

    • N. Thirugnanam
    • D. Govindarajan
    • C. K. Nithya

    Erratum 10 February 2017 Pages: 119 - 119

17. Effect of mass concentration on bioactivity and cell viability of calcined silica aerogel synthesized from rice husk ash as silica source

    • Nor Suriani Sani
    • Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek
    • Halimaton Hamdan

    Original Paper: Sol-gel and hybrid materials for biological and health (medical) applications 28 November 2016 Pages: 120 - 132

    

18. Effect of ethylene glycol on structure, thermal stability, oxygen storage capacity, and catalytic CO and CH₄ oxidation activities of binary CeO₂–Al₂O₃ and ternary CeO₂–ZrO₂–Al₂O₃ cryogels

    • Toshihiko Osaki

    Original Paper: Sol-gel and hybrid materials for catalytic, photoelectrochemical and sensor applications 15 December 2016 Pages: 133 - 147

    

19. Synthesis of mesoporous tungsten oxide by template-assisted sol–gel method and its photocatalytic degradation activity

    • Banafsheh Mirtaheri
    • Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr
    • Ali Beitollahi

    Original Paper: Sol-gel and hybrid materials for catalytic, photoelectrochemical and sensor applications 27 December 2016 Pages: 148 - 156

    

20. TiO₂ hierarchical porous films sensitized by Sb₂S₃ nanoparticles for enhanced photoelectrochemical properties

    • Xue Lu
    • Zhifeng Liu
    • Lei Zhao

    Original Paper: Sol-gel and hybrid materials for catalytic, photoelectrochemical and sensor applications 03 January 2017 Pages: 157 - 166

    

21. Facile synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles for the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue

    • Bao Dong
    • Xinxin Yu
    • Yan Wu

    Original Paper: Sol-gel and hybrid materials for catalytic, photoelectrochemical and sensor applications 03 January 2017 Pages: 167 - 176

    

22. Effect of Ca-doping on the electrical properties of La_0.2Nd_0.47Sr_0.33MnO₃ ceramics prepared by sol–gel technique

    • Xiaohui Chen
    • Qingming Chen
    • Hui Zhang

    Original Paper: Sol-gel and hybrid materials for dielectric, electronic, magnetic and ferroelectric applications 28 December 2016 Pages: 177 - 183

    

23. Room-temperature magnetoelectric coupling study of multiferroic (1−x)(0.7BiFeO₃-0.3Bi_0.5Na_0.5TiO₃)-xCoFe₂O₄ ceramics

    • L. G. Wang
    • C. M. Zhu
    • S. L. Yuan

    Original Paper: Sol-gel and hybrid materials for dielectric, electronic, magnetic and ferroelectric applications 03 January 2017 Pages: 184 - 192

    

24. Enhancement of temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) and Magneto-resistance (MR) in La_1–x Ca _x MnO₃:Ag_0.2 polycrystalline composites

    • Fei Jin
    • Hui Zhang
    • Qingming Chen

    Original Paper: Sol-gel and hybrid materials for dielectric, electronic, magnetic and ferroelectric applications 03 January 2017 Pages: 193 - 200

    

25. Synthesis of hollow silicon nanospheres encapsulated with a carbon shell through sol–gel coating of polystyrene nanoparticles

    • Maziar Ashuri
    • Qianran He
    • Leon L. Shaw

    Original Paper: Sol-gel and hybrid materials for energy, environment and building applications 24 November 2016 Pages: 201 - 213

    

26. Synthesis and phase formation in M_xO_y–ZrO₂ nanosized precursors (M = Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺, Pb²⁺, Bi³⁺)

    • V. G. Konakov
    • O. Yu. Kurapova
    • I. Yu. Archakov

    Original Paper: Sol-gel and hybrid materials for energy, environment and building applications 15 December 2016 Pages: 214 - 223

    

27. Carbon nanotubes/vanadium oxide composites as cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries

    • Xing Liang
    • Guohua Gao
    • Guangming Wu

    Original Paper: Sol-gel and hybrid materials for energy, environment and building applications 03 January 2017 Pages: 224 - 232

    

28. Preparation and electrochemical properties of Ba_0.8La_0.2FeO_3-δ cathode for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells

    • Peng Liu
    • Hongze Zhu
    • Qicheng Liu

    Original Paper: Sol-gel and hybrid materials for energy, environment and building applications 06 January 2017 Pages: 233 - 238

    

29. Dynamical and structural properties of flavin adenine dinucleotide in aqueous solutions and bound to free and sol–gel immobilized glucose oxidase

    • Ines Delfino
    • Rosario Esposito
    • Maria Lepore

    Original Paper: Sol-gel and hybrid materials for optical, photonic and optoelectronic applications 24 November 2016 Pages: 239 - 252

    

30. Transparent, thermally stable methyl siloxane hybrid materials using sol-gel synthesized vinyl-methyl oligosiloxane resin

    • Jun-Young Bae
    • Junho Jang
    • Byeong-Soo Bae

    Original Paper: Sol-gel and hybrid materials for optical, photonic and optoelectronic applications 28 November 2016 Pages: 253 - 260

    

31. Unidirectional alignment of liquid crystals on solution-derived hafnium tin oxide films via ion-beam irradiation

    • Ju Hwan Lee
    • Hae-Chang Jeong
    • Dae-Shik Seo

    Original Paper: Sol-gel and hybrid materials for optical, photonic and optoelectronic applications 10 December 2016 Pages: 261 - 268

    

32. Nano ZnO thin films synthesis by sol–gel spin coating method as a transparent layer for solar cell applications

    • Ahmed Abdel-Galil Farrag
    • Mohamed R. Balboul

    Original Paper: Sol-gel and hybrid materials for optical, photonic and optoelectronic applications 15 December 2016 Pages: 269 - 279

    

33. Phosphorus-doped organic–inorganic hybrid silicon coating for improving fire retardancy of polyacrylonitrile fabric

    • Yuanlin Ren
    • Yue Zhang
    • Yetong Gu

    Original Paper: Sol-gel and hybrid materials with surface modification for applications 01 December 2016 Pages: 280 - 288

    

34. Microstructure and photocatalytic properties of Ag/Ce⁴⁺/La³⁺ co-modified TiO₂/Basalt fiber for ammonia–nitrogen removal from synthetic wastewater

    • Jun Wang
    • Xiaoping Liang
    • Zhifeng Liu

    Original Paper: Sol-gel and hybrid materials with surface modification for applications 08 December 2016 Pages: 289 - 298

    

35. Facile fabrication of superhydrophobic SiO₂-coated mesh used for corrosive and hot water/oil separation

    • Jian Li
    • Zhihong Zhao
    • Liangjie Luo

    Original Paper: Sol-gel and hybrid materials with surface modification for applications 15 December 2016 Pages: 299 - 307

    

36. Investigation of glyme additives to metalorganic ink systems

    • Ben Fleming
    • Simon Rushworth

    Original Paper: Sol-gel, hybrids and solution chemistries 19 January 2017 Pages: 308 - 314