Synthesis, structure and thermoelectric properties of \(\mathrm{La}_{1-x}\mathrm{Na}_{x}\mathrm{CoO}_{3 }\) perovskite oxides Sukanti BeheraVinayak B KambleC Shivakumara OriginalPaper 07 December 2017 Pages: 1291 - 1299
A study on the synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity of ruthenium-substituted MFI (Mobil Five) zeolite Kishor Kr ShahAnup K Talukdar OriginalPaper 23 November 2017 Pages: 1301 - 1308
Synthesis, characterization and catalytic application of Ni catalysts supported on alumina–zirconia mixed oxides J Ángel-SotoM Martínez-RosalesA Zamorategui-Molina OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 1309 - 1318
Synthesis of \(\hbox {Ag}_{2}\hbox {Se}\)–graphene–\(\hbox {TiO}_{2} \) nanocomposite and analysis of photocatalytic activity of \(\hbox {CO}_{2}\) reduction to \(\hbox {CH}_{3}\hbox {OH}\) Asghar AliWon-Chun Oh OriginalPaper 16 November 2017 Pages: 1319 - 1328
Synthesis and enhanced photocatalytic activity of g-\(\hbox {C}_{3}\mathrm{N}_{4}\) hybridized CdS nanoparticles Qing Ying LiuYi Ling QiXu Chun Song OriginalPaper 06 December 2017 Pages: 1329 - 1333
Chemical synthesis and characterization of nano-sized rare-earth ruthenium pyrochlore compounds \(\hbox {Ln}_{2}\hbox {Ru}_{2}\hbox {O}_{7}\) (Ln = rare earth) R A PawarA K NikumbhM B Khanvilkar OriginalPaper 06 December 2017 Pages: 1335 - 1345
Synthesis and luminescence in sol–gel auto-combustion-synthesized \(\hbox {CaSnO}_{3}{:}\hbox {Eu}^{3+}\) phosphor Moges TsegaFrancis Birhanu Dejene OriginalPaper 14 November 2017 Pages: 1347 - 1354
Structural and optical properties of diluted magnetic \(\hbox {Ga}_{{1-x}}\hbox {Mn}_{{x}}\)As–AlAs quantum wells grown on high-index GaAs planes Mustafa GunesCebrail GumusMohamed Henini OriginalPaper 31 October 2017 Pages: 1355 - 1359
Sodium-dodecyl-sulphate-assisted synthesis of Ni nanoparticles: electrochemical properties Raziyeh AkbarzadehHossein Dehghani OriginalPaper 20 November 2017 Pages: 1361 - 1369
Process optimization of dye-sensitized solar cells using \(\hbox {TiO}_{2}\)–graphene nanocomposites Bulkesh SiwachDevendra MohanDivya Jyoti OriginalPaper 23 November 2017 Pages: 1371 - 1377
Influence of \(\hbox {TiO}_{2}\) particle size and conductivity of the CuCrO\(_{2}\) nanoparticles on the performance of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells M AsemiM Ghanaatshoar OriginalPaper 28 November 2017 Pages: 1379 - 1388
Influence of donor substitution at \(\mathrm{D}{-}\uppi {-}\mathrm{A}\) architecture in efficient sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells: first-principle study A ArunkumarM PrakasamP M Anbarasan OriginalPaper 06 December 2017 Pages: 1389 - 1396
A first-principle investigation into effect of B- and BN-doped \(\hbox {C}_{60}\) in lowering dehydrogenation of \(\hbox {MXH}_{4}\) (where M \(=\) Na, Li and X \(=\) Al, B) MeenakshiDeepak AgnihotriHitesh Sharma OriginalPaper 23 November 2017 Pages: 1397 - 1403
Photoluminescence quenching and photocatalytic enhancement of Pr-doped ZnO nanocrystals N K DivyaP P Pradyumnan OriginalPaper 28 November 2017 Pages: 1405 - 1413
Unusual photoluminescence of Cu–ZnO and its correlation with photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) S ShraavanSwapna ChallagullaSounak Roy OriginalPaper 15 November 2017 Pages: 1415 - 1420
Role of reactive species in the photocatalytic degradation of amaranth by highly active N-doped \(\mathbf{WO}_{\mathbf{3}}\) Hanggara SudrajatSandhya Babel OriginalPaper 06 December 2017 Pages: 1421 - 1428
Temperature-independent photoluminescence response in ZnO:Ce nanophosphor G L BhagyalekshmiA P Neethu ShaDeepthi N Rajendran OriginalPaper 06 December 2017 Pages: 1429 - 1434
Temperature effects on the electrical characteristics of \(\mathrm{Al}/\mathrm{PTh}-\mathrm{SiO}_{2}/\mathrm{p\hbox {-}Si}\) structure DurmuŞ Ali AldemirAli KökceAhmet Faruk Özdemir OriginalPaper 06 December 2017 Pages: 1435 - 1439
Microwave-assisted synthesis and photoluminescence properties of \(\hbox {ZnS:Pb}^{2+}\) nanophosphor for solid-state lighting D N GameC B PalanS K Omanwar OriginalPaper 11 November 2017 Pages: 1441 - 1445
Microwave hydrothermal synthesis and upconversion luminescence properties of \(\hbox {Yb}^{3+}\)/\(\hbox {Tm}^{3+}\) co-doped \(\hbox {NaY}(\hbox {MoO}_{4})_{2}\) phosphor Rong HuangQi WangWeixiong You OriginalPaper 31 October 2017 Pages: 1447 - 1453
A sensitive optical sensor based on DNA-labelled \(\hbox {Si}@\hbox {SiO}_{2}\) core–shell nanoparticle for the detection of \(\hbox {Hg}^{2+}\) ions in environmental water samples Krishnan SrinivasanKathavarayan SubramanianKannaiyan Dinakaran OriginalPaper 31 October 2017 Pages: 1455 - 1462
DNA-assisted synthesis of \(\hbox {chitosan}{/}{\upalpha }\)-\(\hbox {Fe}_{2}\hbox {O}_{3}\) nanocomposites for antioxidant and antimicrobial activities Malu SomarajNancy JohnNisha J Tharayil OriginalPaper 06 December 2017 Pages: 1463 - 1469
Microstructure and mechanical properties of fine-grained thin-walled AZ91 tubes processed by a novel combined SPD process H AbdolvandG FarajiM Baniasadi OriginalPaper 30 November 2017 Pages: 1471 - 1479
Microstructure and mechanical properties of laminated Al–Cu–Mg composite fabricated by accumulative roll bonding Parisa Darvish MotevalliBeitallah Eghbali OriginalPaper 29 November 2017 Pages: 1481 - 1488
Dielectric relaxations of confined water in porous silica ceramics F GrajaA TrikiC Depollier OriginalPaper 06 December 2017 Pages: 1489 - 1495
Electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness of \(\hbox {MgO}{-}\hbox {Al}_{2}\hbox {O}_{3}{-}\hbox {SiO}_{2}\) glass–ceramic system Preeti KumariPankaj TripathiDevendra Kumar OriginalPaper 07 December 2017 Pages: 1497 - 1501
Tailoring the bandgap and magnetic properties by bismuth substitution in neodymium chromite Venkateswara Rao MannepalliM M Saj MohanR Ranjith OriginalPaper 30 November 2017 Pages: 1503 - 1511
Precipitate coarsening parameters for gas induced semi-solid cast 7075-T6 Al alloy determined by SAXS measurements N MahathaninwongS WisutmethangoonR Canyook OriginalPaper 31 October 2017 Pages: 1513 - 1518
Low temperature catalyst-assisted pyrolysis of polymer precursors to carbon RAMYA AragaSURESH KaliCHANDRA S Sharma OriginalPaper 15 November 2017 Pages: 1519 - 1527
Leaching of rapidly quenched \(\hbox {Al}_{65} \hbox {Cu}_{20}\hbox {Fe}_{15}\) quasicrystalline ribbons S S MishraT P YadavO N Srivastava OriginalPaper 06 December 2017 Pages: 1529 - 1533