1. Electron microscopy of high-temperature and high-pressure as-grown diamond crystals

   • Long-Wei Yin
   • Mu-Sen Li
   • Jiong-Fa Zhang

   Rapid Communications 31 January 2011 Pages: 3023 - 3026

2. Explanation of the effects of gravity on crystallization of ZrF₂–BaF₂–LaF₃–AlF₃–NaF glass

   • Dennis S. Tucker
   • Edwin C. Ethridge

   Rapid Communications 31 January 2011 Pages: 3027 - 3029

3. Observations of structural order in ion-implanted amorphous silicon

   • Ju-Yin Cheng
   • J. M. Gibson
   • D. C. Jacobson

   Rapid Communications 31 January 2011 Pages: 3030 - 3033

4. Ion energy dependence of film properties for diamond-like carbon prepared with plasma-assisted deposition

   • Cao Zexian

   Rapid Communications 31 January 2011 Pages: 3034 - 3037

5. Single-crystal growth of the Al–Cu–Fe icosahedral quasicrystal from the ternary melt

   • J. Q. Guo
   • A. P. Tsai

   Rapid Communications 31 January 2011 Pages: 3038 - 3041

6. Evaluation of the impactive-surface-fracture behavior of glass plates using a back-surface strain measurement

   • Hyoung-Gu Kim
   • Nak-Sam Choi
   • Nahmgyoo Cho

   Rapid Communications 31 January 2011 Pages: 3042 - 3045

7. Change in local atomic structure during formation of the icosahedral quasicrystalline phase in Zr₇₀Pd₃₀ glassy alloy

   • Muneyuki Imafuku
   • Junji Saida
   • Akihisa Inoue

   Rapid Communications 31 January 2011 Pages: 3046 - 3049

8. Use of combined elastic modulus in the analysis of depth-sensing indentation data

   • A. C. Fischer-Cripps

   Rapid Communications 31 January 2011 Pages: 3050 - 3052

9. Silicalite/poly(dimethylsiloxane) nanocomposite pervaporation membranes for acetic acid/water separation

   • Shih-Yuan Lu
   • Hsiang-Yuan Huang
   • Kwen-Hua Wu

   Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3053 - 3059

10. Effect of mechanical alloying on combustion synthesis of MoSi₂

    • Hyung-Sang Park
    • Kwang-Seon Shin
    • Yong-Seog Kim

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3060 - 3068

11. In situ analysis of gaseous species for chemical vapor deposition diamond synthesis and the possible reaction model

    • Mayu Uede
    • Yoshiki Takagi

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3069 - 3072

12. Microstructures of La_1−xA_x(A = Ca or Sr)MnO_3−δ thin films by liquid-delivery metalorganic chemical vapor deposition

    • Y. Xin
    • K. Han
    • K.-H. Dahmen

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3073 - 3083

13. Simplified method for analyzing nanoindentation data and evaluating performance of nanoindentation instruments

    • Takeshi Sawa
    • Kohichi Tanaka

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3084 - 3096

14. Low-resistance films of polyimides with impregnated copper sulfide

    • R. V. A. Rowe
    • M. H. Kunita
    • N. Nazem

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3097 - 3106

15. Aligned carbon nanotube growth under oxidative ambient

    • Anyuan Cao
    • Xianfeng Zhang
    • Bingqing Wei

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3107 - 3110

16. Nucleation and growth of silicon nitride nanoneedles using microwave plasma heating

    • H. Cui
    • B. R. Stoner

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3111 - 3115

17. Single-layer submicron-thick BaTiO₃ coatings from poly(vinylpyrrolidone)-containing sols: Gel-to-ceramic film conversion, densification, and dielectric properties

    • Hiromitsu Kozuka
    • Atsushi Higuchi

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3116 - 3123

18. Formation and characteristics of highly c-axis-oriented Bi_3.25La_0.75Ti₃O₁₂ thin films on SiO₂/Si(100) and Pt/Ti/SiO₂/Si(100) substrates

    • Uong Chon
    • Hyun M. Jang
    • Gyu-Chul Yi

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3124 - 3132

19. Novel synthesis of AlN nanowires with controlled diameters

    • Jun Liu
    • X. Zhang
    • Jing Zhu

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3133 - 3138

20. Relation between tolerance factor and T_c in Aurivillius compounds

    • Donají Y. Suárez
    • Ian M. Reaney
    • William E. Lee

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3139 - 3149

21. Substrate effects on indentation plastic zone development in thin soft films

    • D. E. Kramer
    • A. A. Volinsky
    • W. W. Gerberich

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3150 - 3157

22. Parameter effect on the crystallization of Nd:yttrium aluminum garnet laser-ablated TiO₂ thin film

    • Mrinal Pal
    • Aiko Narazaki
    • Naoto Koshizaki

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3158 - 3161

23. Halide removal from BaM (BaFe₁₂O₁₉) and SrM (SrFe₁₂O₁₉) ferrite fibers via a steaming process

    • R. C. Pullar
    • M. D. Taylor
    • A. K. Bhattacharya

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3162 - 3169

24. Derivation of plastic stress–strain relationship from ball indentations: Examination of strain definition and pileup effect

    • Jeong-Hoon Ahn
    • Dongil Kwon

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3170 - 3178

25. Novel route for the epitaxial growth of (SrBa)Nb₂O₆ thick films by the sol-gel method using a self-template layer

    • A.-D. Li
    • C. L. Mak
    • Naiben Ming

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3179 - 3183

26. Direct laser writing of self-developed waveguides in benzyldimethylketal-doped sol-gel hybrid glass

    • Byeong-Soo Bae
    • Oun-Ho Park
    • Graham R. Atkins

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3184 - 3187

27. Thermal stability of carbon nitride thin films

    • Niklas Hellgren
    • Nian Lin
    • Jan-Eric Sundgren

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3188 - 3201

28. Alternative technique for analyzing instrumented indentation data

    • W. C. Oliver

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3202 - 3206

29. Solid solubility and transport properties of Ce_1−xNd_xO_2−δ nanocrystalline solid solutions by a sol-gel route

    • Liping Li
    • Xiaomin Lin
    • Hiroshi Inomata

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3207 - 3213

30. Direct writing of polymer thick film resistors using a novel laser transfer technique

    • R. Modi
    • H. D. Wu
    • D. B. Chrisey

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3214 - 3222

31. Wetting of mullite by Y₂O₃–Al₂O₃–SiO₂ and B₂O₃–SiO₂ glasses

    • T. S. Huang
    • M. N. Rahaman
    • P. D. Ownby

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3223 - 3228

32. Defect formation due to the crystallization of deep amorphous volumes formed in silicon by mega electron volt (MeV) ion implantation

    • A. C. Y. Liu
    • J. C. McCallum
    • J. Wong-Leung

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3229 - 3237

33. Processing and characterization of hydroxyapatite coatings on titanium produced by magnetron sputtering

    • T. G. Nieh
    • A. F. Jankowski
    • J. Koike

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3238 - 3245

34. Growth and characterization of aligned carbon nanotubes from patterned nickel nanodots and uniform thin films

    • J. G. Wen
    • Z. P. Huang
    • M. A. Reed

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3246 - 3253

35. Dependence of fracture stress on applied stress rate in a Yb₂O₃–SiO₂-doped hot-pressed silicon nitride ceramic

    • Shuqi Guo
    • Naoto Hirosaki
    • Mamoru Mitomo

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3254 - 3261

36. Processing of mesoporous alumina from a powder precursor

    • J. Wayne Frazee
    • Thomas M. Harris

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3262 - 3265

37. Investigation of crystal properties of TmP/GaAs and GaAs/TmP/GaAs heterostructures grown by molecular beam epitaxy

    • C. H. Lin
    • R. J. Hwu
    • L. P. Sadwick

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3266 - 3273

38. Consolidation and crystallization of Si₃N₄/SiC nanocomposites from a poly(urea–silazane) ceramic precursor

    • Julin Wan
    • Matt J. Gasch
    • Amiya K. Mukherjee

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3274 - 3286

39. Analysis of interdiffusion of Dy, Nd, and Pr in Mg

    • Y. Xu
    • L. S. Chumbley
    • F. C. Laabs

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3287 - 3292

40. Mechanism of improvement of TiN-coated tool life by nitrogen implantation

    • S. J. Bull
    • Yu. P. Sharkeev
    • A. J. Perry

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3293 - 3303

41. Comparison of different models for melting point change of metallic nanocrystals

    • M. Zhao
    • X. H. Zhou
    • Q. Jiang

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3304 - 3308

42. Microstructure of laser-ablated superconducting La₂CuO₄F_x thin films on SrTiO₃

    • G. Kong
    • M. O. Jones
    • M. Aindow

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3309 - 3316

43. Photovoltaic effect of Sn₂P₂S₆ ferroelectric crystal and ceramics

    • Y. W. Cho
    • S. K. Choi
    • Yu. M. Vysochanskii

    Articles 31 January 2011 Pages: 3317 - 3322