Preface vii Introduction ix Core-Shell Nanostructures: Scalable, One-Step Aerosol Synthesis and In-Situ Si02 Coating and Functionalization of Ti02 and Fe203 Nanoparticles 1 J. T. N. Knijnenburg, A. Teleki, B. Buesser, and S. E. Pratsinis Self-Assembly of Metal Oxides--Liquid Phase Crystal Deposition of Anatase Ti02 Particles and Their Change in Surface Area 13 Yoshitake Masuda Single Step Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Magnetite Nanoparticles 21 M.
Hoffmann, R. von Hagen, H. Shen, and S. Mathur Printable Silver Nanostructures: Fabrication and Plasma-Chemical Modification 29 R. von Hagen, M. Hoffmann, T. Lehnen, L. Xiao, D.
Zopes, H. Shen, and S. Mathur Nanostructured Tin Dioxide and Tungsten Trioxide Gas Sensors Prepared by Glancing Angle Deposition 37 Derya Deniz, Aravind Reghu, and Robert J. Lad Hydrothermal Synthesis of Ti02 Nanotubes: Microwave Heating Versus Conventional Heating 45 Lucky M. Sikhwivhilu, Siyasanga Mpelane, Nosipho Moloto, and Suprakas Sinha Ray Fabrication and Properties of Core-Shell Type SiC/Si02 Nanowires through Low-Cost Production Technique 51 Wasana Khongwong, Katsumi Yoshida, and Toyohiko Yano Fabrication and Characterization of Multifunctional ZnO-Polymer Nanocomposites 63 Hongbin Cheng, Qian Chen, and Qing-Ming Wang Hybrid Nanostructured Organic/Inorganic Photovoltaic Cells 71 S. Antohe, I. Enculescu, Cristina Besleaga, lulia Arghir, V. A.
Antohe, V. Covlea, A. Radu, and L. Ion Enhanced Photovoltaic Effect Using Nanostructured Multi-Layered Photoelectrode 83 M. Ramrakhiani and J.K. Dongre Evaluation of Nanoparticles as Contrast Agent for Photoacoustic Imaging in Living Cells 91 Yvonne Kohl, Hagen Thielecke, Wolfgang Bost, Robert Lemor, Frank Stracke, Christian Kaiser, Michael Schroeter, Karl Kratz, Andreas Henkel, and Carsten Sonnichsen The Use of CaC03 and Ca3(P04)2 as Supports for Fe-Co Catalysts for Carbon Nanotube Synthesis: A Comparative Study 101 Sabelo D. Mhlanga, Suprakas Sinha Ray, and Neil J.
Coville Nano-Microcomposite and Combined Coatings on Ti-Si-NAA/C-Co-Cr/Steel and Ti-Si-N/(Cr3C2)75-(NiCr)25 Base: Their Structure and Properties 115 A. D. Pogrebnjak, V. V. Uglov, M. V. Il'yashenko, V. M.
Beresnev, A. P. Shpak, M. V. Kaverin, N. K. Erdybaeva, Yu A. Kunitskyi, Yu.
N. Tyurin, O. V. Kolisnichenko, N. A. Makhmudov, and A. P. Shypylenko Phase Composition, Thermal Stability, Physical and Mechanical Properties of Superhard On Base Zr-Ti-Si-N Nanocomposite Coatings 127 A.
D. Pogrebnjak, O. V. Sobol, V. M. Beresnev, P. V. Turbin, G.
V. Kirik, N. A. Makhmudov, M. V Il'yashenko, A. P. Shypylenko, M. V.
Kaverin, M.Yu. Tashmetov, and A. V. Pshyk Characterization of Nanocrystalline Surface Layer in Low Carbon Steel Induced by Surface Rapid Multi-Rolling Treatment 139 Chang Sun, Kangning Sun, Jingde Zhang, Pengfei Chuan, Xiaoxin Wang, and Nan Wang Properties of Nano-Metal Carbide Contained Mg-TiC (SiC) Composites 147 Mustafa Aydin and Rasit Koc Author Index 157.