1. Editorial

   • Masayuki Nogami

   Legacy Pages: 215 - 215

2. Structure of CdS/SiO₂ Nanocomposites: Influence of the Precursor and Cd Concentration

   • Luis Esquivias
   • Rocío Litrán
   • Nicolás de la Rosa-Fox

   OriginalPaper Pages: 217 - 227

3. Preparation and Characterization of Hg_xCd_1-xS and Pb_xCd_1-xS Quantum Dots and Doped Thin Films

   • M. Guglielmi
   • A. Martucci
   • G. Vitrant

   OriginalPaper Pages: 229 - 240

4. Optical Properties and Dimer Formation in Copper Phthalocyanine-Doped Sol-Gel Matrices

   • P.D. Fuqua
   • B. Dunn
   • J.I. Zink

   OriginalPaper Pages: 241 - 250

5. Optical Spectroscopy of Hybrid Sol-Gel Coatings Doped with Noble Metals

   • M.A. Villegas
   • M.A. García
   • J.M. Fernández Navarro

   OriginalPaper Pages: 251 - 265

6. Properties of Luminescent Si Nanoparticles in Sol-Gel Matrices

   • Libing Zhang
   • Jeffery L. Coffer
   • T. Waldek Zerda

   OriginalPaper Pages: 267 - 272

7. Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering of Benzoic and Thiosalicylic Acids Adsorbed on Fine Ag Particle-Impregnated Cellulose Gel Films

   • Yoshika Imai
   • Yuko Tamai
   • Youichi Kurokawa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 273 - 278

8. Preparation of Silica Microspheres Containing Ag Nanoparticles

   • S. Shibata
   • K. Aoki
   • M. Yamane

   OriginalPaper Pages: 279 - 287

9. Sol-Gel Synthesis of Metal Nanoclusters-Silica Composite Films

   • Goutam De

   OriginalPaper Pages: 289 - 298

10. Towards Microwave Absorbing Metal-Oxide Nanocomposites: The Problem of Metal/Matrix Reaction

    • V. Vendange
    • E. Tronc
    • Ph. Colomban

    OriginalPaper Pages: 299 - 307

11. Dehydroxylation and the Crystalline Phases in Sol-Gel Zirconia

    • R. Gómez
    • T. López
    • O. Novaro

    OriginalPaper Pages: 309 - 319