Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology VII – Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 34 Issue 7

<p>Preface vii</p>
<p>Introduction ix</p>
<p>NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY</p>
<p>Sol–Gel Approach to the Calcium Phosphate Nanocomposites 3<br />Aldona Beganskiene, Zivile Stankeviciute, Milda Malakauskaite, Irma Bogdanoviciene, Valdek Mikli, Kaia Tonsuaadu, and Aivaras Kareiva</p>
<p>Reinforcement Mechanisms in Alumina Toughened Zirconia Nanocomposites with Different Stabilizing Agents 15<br />Sergio Rivera, Luis A. Diaz, Adolfo Fernandez, Ramon Torrecillas, and Jose S. Moya</p>
<p>Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructured Copper Oxide 23<br />David Dodoo–Arhin, Matteo Leoni, and Paolo Scardi</p>
<p>X–Ray Diffraction Study on the In–Situ Crystallization Kinetics in Electrospun PVP/Ti02 Nanofibers 35<br />H. Albetran, A. Alsafwan, H. Haroosh, Y. Dong, and I. M. Low</p>
<p>Metal–Catalyzed Growth of ZnO Nanowires 51<br />Werner Mader, Heike Simon, Tobias Krekeler, and Gunnar Schaan</p>
<p>Graphene–SnO2 Nanocomposites for Lithium–Ion Battery Anodes 67<br />R. Muller and S. Mathur</p>
<p>Cobalt–Manganese Spinel Oxides as Visible–Light–Driven Water Oxidation Catalysts 75<br />Hongfei Liu, and Greta R. Patzke</p>
<p>Eclipse Transparent Electrode and Applications 87<br />Hulya Demiryont, Kenneth C. Shannon III, and Matthew Bratcher</p>
<p>Plasma Enhanced CVD of Transparent and Conductive Tin Oxide Thin Films 99<br />Trilok Singh, Thomas Fischer, Jai Singh, Sanjeev Kumar Gurram, and Sanjay Mathur</p>
<p>Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramics Reinforced with Carbon Nanotubes 107<br />James Wade, Jingjing Liu, and Houzheng Wu</p>
<p>Hardness of Alumina/Silicon Carbide Nanocomposites at Various Silicon Carbide Volume Percentages 119<br />James Wade and Houzheng Wu</p>
<p>NANOMATERIALS FOR SENSING APPLICATIONS</p>
<p>Self–Sustained NO2 GAS Sensor Operating at Room Temperatures Based on Solar Light activated p–NiO/n–Si Diode 133<br />Alaa Eldin Gad and Sanjay Mathur</p>
<p>Synthesis, Structural Studies of Some Lanthanide Complexes of the Mesogenic Schiff–Base, N,N"–di–(4′–Octadecyloxybenzoate)Salicylidene–I", 3"–Diamino–2"–Propanol 139<br />Sanyucta Kumari</p>
<p>Development of Single–, Few– and Multiple–Nanowire Gas–Sensor Two–Terminal Devices on Ceramic Substrates and Characterization by Impedance Spectroscopy 149<br />Bonex Mwakikunga, Trilok Singh, Irina Giebelhaus, Thomas Fischer, Ashish Lepcha, Alaa Eldin Gad, Guido Faglia, and Sanjay Mathur</p>
<p>Synthesis and Dispersion of Silica Nanowires for Biosensing Applications 157<br />Praveen Kumar Sekhar and Kumar Subramaniyam</p>
<p>Author Index 165</p>