European Materials Research Society ............................. v
Conference Organisers .......................................... vi
Acknowledgements .............................................. vii
List of Participants ........................................... ix
Introduction ................................................. xiii
1. SYNTHESIS OF NANOPOWDERS
Vapour Phase Synthesis of Nanocrystalline In Situ YAG:Ce
H. Paul, H. Kaps, T. Gleich, V. Raeesi, U. Herr
and M. Zachau ................................................ 7
Synthesis of Nano-Powder Materials Using Spray-Pyrolysis
Method
B. Górnicka, B. Mazurek, W. Mielcarek, K. Prociów
and J. Warycha .............................................. 13
Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Synthesis as a Rapid Route
towards Manganite Preparation
A. Rizzuti, M. Viviani, A. Corradi, P. Nanni
and C. Leonelli ............................................. 21
Growth and Properties of Ytterbium Doped KY(WO4)2
Nanocomposites
M.T. Borowiec, A. Deptula, W. Łojkowski, S. Gierlotka,
V.P. Dyakonov, W. Łada, T. Olczak, D. Wawszczak, P.
Aleshkevych, W. Domuchowski, T. Zayarnyuk, M. Barański,
M. Czech and H. Szymczak .................................... 25
Synthesis Improvement of Yb3+-Activated SnO2 Nanocrystals
E. Callone, G. Carturan, Y. Jestin and M. Ferrari ........... 31
Optimization of Conditions of Preparation of YAG Nanopowders
for Sintering of Translucent Ceramics
T. Chudoba, M. Teyssier and W. Łojkowski .................... 41
The Effects of Oxidized and Oxide-Free Boron on the Mg-B-H
Nanohydrides Transformation in the Nearly Nanosized Powders
R.A. Varin, C. Chiu, Z.S. Wronski and A. Calka .............. 47
Comparative Analysis of ZnS:Mn2+ Nanophosphors Prepared by
Hydrothermal and Low Temperature Precipitation Methods
J.H. Park, S.H. Lee, J.S. Kim, T.W. Kim and H.L. Park ........ 53
2. CHARACTERISATION OF NANOPARTICLE STRUCTURES
Doping and Characterisation of Nanocrystalline Materials
T. Wichert and Z. Guan ...................................... 61
Nanocomposite Powders by Evaporation Driven Self Assembly
during Spray Drying: Some New Insights on the Structure
Modifications
D. Sen, O. Spalla and A. Thill .............................. 73
Ceria-Zirconia Nanoparticles Doped with La or Gd: Effect of
the Doping Cation on the Real Structure
V.A. Sadykov, V.V. Kriventsov, E.M. Moroz, Y.V. Borchert,
D.A. Zyuzin, V.P. Kol'ko, T.G. Kuznetsova, V.P. Ivanov,
S.N. Trukhan, A.L Boronin, E.M. Pazhetnov, N.V.Mezentseva,
E.B. Burgina and J.R.H. Ross ................................ 81
Metastabilization of Tetragonal Zirconia by Doping with Low
Amounts of Silica
A. Adamski, P. Jakubus and Z. Sojka ......................... 89
Particle Size Distribution of Zr02:Pr3+ - Influences of pH,
High Power Ultrasound, Surfactant and Dopant Quantity
S. Möller, J.D. Fidelus and W. Lojkowski ............... 97
The Effect of Yttrium and Indium Doping on the Structure and
Electrical Properties of Zinc-Ferrite Nanoparticles
M. Maletin, E.G. Moshopoulou, S. Jankov, S. Rakic
and V.V. Srdic ............................................. 101
Effects of Thermal Treatment on the Structure of Eu:YAG
Nanopowder
M.L. Saladino, E. Caponetti and S. Enzo .................... 107
Evaluation and X-Ray Induced Modification of the Cerium
Oxidation State in Cerium Calixarene Complexes
Y. Suchorski, J. Gottfriedsen, R. Wrobel, B. Strzelczyk
and H. Weiss ............................................... 115
3. CHARACTERISATION OF OPTICAL PROPERTIES
Luminescence of Doped Nanoparticles of Wide Band Gap II-VI
Compounds
M. Godlewski, S. Yatsunenko, M. Zalewska, A. Klonkowski,
T. Strachowski and W. Łojkowski ....................... 123
The Luminescence Properties of ZnO:Al Nanopowders Obtained
by Sol-gel, Plasma and Vaporization-Condensation Methods
L. Grigorjeva, D. Millers, K. Smits, C.J.A. Monty,
J. Kouam and L. El Mir ..................................... 135
Zirconia Based Nanomaterials for Oxygen Sensors -
Generation, Characterisation and Optical Properties
J.D. Fidelus, W. Lojkowski, D. Millers, L. Grigorjeva,
K. Smits and R.R. Piticescu ................................ 141
The Influence of Zr02 Containing 10% Eu3+ on the
Polyurethane Hard Domain Structure in Nanocomposites
with Luminescence Properties
J. Ryszkowska, E. Zawadzak, P. Zapart, W. Łojkowski,
A. Opalińska and K.J. Kurzydłowski ......................... 151
Host Size Effects on Optical Properties of Y203:Eu3+ and
Gd203:Eu3+ Nanoparticles Synthesized by Laser Pyrolysis
G. Ledoux, Y. Leconte, D. Amans, C. Dujardin, L.
Combemale, N. Herlin-Boime and C. Reynaud .................. 157
Concentration Dependent Fluorescence Lifetime in
Nanocrystalline Y203:Eu Phosphors
H. Kaps, M.L. Arefin, U. Herr and H. Paul .................. 165
Time-Resolved Luminescence Characteristics of Cerium Doped
YAG Nanocrystals
V. Pankratov, L. Grigorjeva, D. Millers, T. Chudoba,
R. Fedyk and W. Lojkowski .................................. 173
Optical Properties of ZnS:Mn2+ Yellow Nanophosphor Prepared
by Spray Pyrolysis
S.H. Lee, J.H. Park, J.S. Kim, T.W. Kim and H.L. Park ...... 179
4. CHARACTERISATION OF MAGNETO-ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
Effect of the A-Site Randomness on Magnetotransport
Properties of PrBaMn206 Manganites
S.V. Trukhanov, I.O. Troyanchuk, A.V. Trukhanov and
H. Szymczak ................................................ 187
FMR Study of Carbon Coated Cobalt Nanoparticles Dispersed
in a Paraffin Matrix
M. Soboń, I.E. Lipiński, J. Typek, A. Guskos,
U. Narkiewicz and M. Podsiadły ............................. 193
Spectroscopic and Magnetic Properties of Gadolinium
Macroacyclic and Macrobicyclic Complexes
G. Leniec, S.M. Kaczmarek, J. Typek, B. Kołodziej,
E. Grech and W. Schilf ..................................... 199
Magneto-Chemical Properties of Some New Ni and Co
Rare-Earth Metal Tungstates
A. Worsztynowicz, S.M. Kaczmarek and E. Tomaszewicz ........ 207
Temperature Dependence of the FMR Spectra of Polymer
Composites with Nanocrystalline α-Fe/C Filler
N. Guskos, M. Maryniak, J. Typek, I. Pełech,
U. Narkiewicz, Z. Rosłaniec and M. Kwiatkowska ............. 213
Revisiting Local Electric Fields on Close-Packed Metal
Surfaces: Theory Versus Experiments
P.P. Kostrobiy, B.M. Markovych and Y. Suchorski ............ 219
High Throughput Screening of the Sensing Properties
of Doped SmFe03
M. Siemons and U. Simon .................................... 225
5. CATALYTIC PROPERTIES
Pt-Supported Nanocrystalline Ceria-Zirconia Doped with La,
Pr or Gd: Factors Controlling Syngas Generation in Partial
Oxidation/Autothermal Reforming of Methane or Oxygenates
V.A. Sadykov, N.V. Mezentseva, G.M. Alikina, A.I.
Lukashevich, Y.V. Borchert, T.G. Kuznetsova, V.P.
Ivanov, S.N. Trukhan, E.A. Paukshtis, V.S. Muzykantov,
V.L. Kuznetsov, V.A. Rogov, J.R.H. Ross, E. Kemnitz
and C. Mirodatos ........................................... 239
Catalytic Decomposition of Ethylene on Nanocrystalline
Cobalt
U. Narkiewicz, M. Podsiadły, I. Pełech, W. Arabczyk,
M.J. Wozniak and K.J. Kurzydłowski ......................... 249
Catalytic Activity for Methane Flameless Combustion and
Thermal Stability of Nano-Sized Lanthanum Cobaltites Doped
with Ce, Pr and Tb
A.Y. Kryukov, A.V. Vishniakov, C. Oliva and L. Forni ....... 255
Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes as a Support for Platinum
Catalysts for the Hydrodechlorination of Carbon
Tetrachloride and Dichlorodifluoromethane
M. Bonarowska, K.N. Lin, M. Legawiec Jarzyna, L.
Stobinski, W. Juszczyk, Z. Kaszkur, Z. Karpiński
and H.M. Lin ............................................... 261
Author Index .................................................. 273
Keyword Index ................................................. 275
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