Conference Organisers, Organising Committee .................... vi
Acknowledgements .............................................. vii
Introduction ................................................... ix
List of Participants ............................................ 1
1 Synthesis of Nanoparticles
Luminescence Properties of Neodymium-Doped Yttrium Aluminium
Garnet Obtained by the Co-Precipitation Method Combined with
the Mechanical Process
E. Caponetti, M.L. Saladino, D. Chillura Martino, L. Pedone,
S. Enzo, S. Russu, M. Bettinelli and A. Speghini ............. 7
High-Pressure Induced Structural Decomposition of RE-Doped
YAG Nanoceramics
D. Hreniak, S. Gierlotka, W. Lojkowski, W. Stręk, P. Mazur
and R. Fedyk ................................................ 17
Formation of Core-Shell Nanoparticles by Laser Ablation of
Copper and Brass in Liquids
P.V. Kazakevich, A.V. Simakin, V.V. Voronov, G.A. Shafeev,
D. Starikov and A. Bensaoula ................................ 23
Laser-Induced Size and Shape Transformation of Silver
Colloidal Nanoparticles
N. Tarasenko, A. Butsen, G. Shevchenko and I. Yakutik ....... 27
Direct Electrochemical Activity and Stability of Capped
Platinum Nanoparticles
S. Cavaliere, F. Raynal, A. Etcheberry, M. Herlem and
H. Perez .................................................... 31
Precipitation of Nickel Hydroxides from Nickel
Dodecylsulphate
C. Coudun and J.F. Hochepied ................................ 35
Microstructural Characterization of ВаТЮз Ceramic
Nanoparticles Synthesized by the Hydrothermal Technique
X.H. Zhu, J.M. Zhu, S.H. Zhou, Z.G. Liu, N.B. Ming and
D. Hesse .................................................... 41
Hybrid HAp-Maleic Anhydride Copolymer Nanocomposites Obtained
by In Situ Functionalisation
R.M. Piticescu, G.C. Chitanu, M. Albulescu, M. Giurginca,
M.L. Popescu and W. Lojkowski ............................... 47
Review on the Production and Synthesis of Nanosized SnO2
S.A. Papargyri, D.N. Tsipas, D.A. Papargyris, A.I. Botis
and A.D. Papargyris ......................................... 57
Phase Stability in Nanocrystalline Zirconia
G. Baldinozzi, D. Simeone, D. Gцsset and M. Dutheil ......... 63
2 Special Properties
Natural Opal as a Model System for Studying the Process
of Biomineralization
L. Pramatarova, E. Pecheva, R. Presker, U. Schwarz
and R. Kniep ................................................ 75
New Nano-Sized Sensing Drug and Its Clinical Application
R.M. Ion and D.V. Brezoi .................................... 79
Nanostructure, Nanochemistry and Grain Boundary Conductivity
of Yttria-Doped Zirconia
A. Rizea, J.M. Raulot, C. Petot, G. Petot-Ervas and
G. Baldinozzi ............................................... 83
Wavelength Tunable Random Laser
E. Tikhonov, V.P. Yashchuk, O. Prygodjuk and V. Bezrodny .... 87
Potential of Nano-Sized Rare Earth Fluorides in Optical
Applications
U.H. Kynast, M.M. Lezhnina and H. Kätker .................... 93
Luminescence of ZrO2 Nanocrystals
D. Millers, L. Grigorjeva, W. Łojkowski and A. Opalińska ... 103
Additional Absorption in the Multiply Scattering Absorbing
Media
V.P. Yashchuk, E. Tikhonov, O. Prygodjuk, O. Levandovska
and M. Zhuravsky ........................................... 109
3 Deposition of Layers
Lateral Size of Self-Patterned Nanostructures Controlled by
Multi-Step Deposition
I. Szafraniak, D. Hesse and M. Alexe ....................... 117
Hydroxyapatite Growth on Glass/CdSe/SiOx Nanostructures
L. Pramatarova, E. Pecheva, D. Nesheva, Z. Aneva,
A.L. Toth, E. Horvath and F. Riesz ......................... 123
Spectroscopic Ellipsometry and Raman Studies on Sputtered
ТiO2 Thin Films
B. Karanagaran, Y.K. Kim, K. Kim, S.K. Dhungel, J.S. Yoo,
D. Mangalaraj and J. Yi .................................... 127
Formation of Thallium Sulphide Layers on Polyethylene (PE)
Sulphurised in a Solution of Higher Polythionic Acid
I. Bružaitė, V. Janickis, I. Ancutienė and V. Snitka ....... 133
4 Composite Materials
Polymer Matrix Composites with Particles of TiC Obtained by
a Sol-Gel Method
K. Konopka, A. Biedunkiewicz, A. Boczkowska, Z. Roslaniec
and K.J. Kurzydtowski ...................................... 141
Self-Organization and Dynamic Characteristics Study of
Nanostructured Liquid Crystal Compounds
N.V. Kamanina, Y.A. Zubtsova, V.A. Shulev,
M.M. Mikhailova, A.I. Denisyuk, S.V. Butyanov,
S.V. Murashov and I.Y. Sapurina ............................ 145
CBN Composites with a Nanosized Binding Phase
W. Gorczyńska-Zawiślan, E. Benko and P. Klimczyk ........... 149
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Spark Plasma
Sintered ZrO2-Al2O3-TiC0.5N0.5 Nanocomposites
K. Vanmeensel, K.Y. Sastry, J. Hennicke, G. Anné,
D. Jiang, A. Laptev, J. Vleugels and O. Van der Biest ...... 153
Effect of Sintering Temperature on Structure and Properties
of Al2O3/Ni-P Composites with Interpenetrating Phases
J. Michalski, M.J. Wozniak, K. Konopka, J. Bielinski,
S. Gierlotka and K.J. Kurzydtowski ......................... 161
5 Plenary Session Abstracts
Materials Research in the Sixth Framework Programme
J.L. Vallés-Brau ........................................... 167
The Growing Importance of Computations in Materials Science:
Current Capabilities and Perspectives
E. Wimmer .................................................. 168
Wide-Band Gap Semiconductors as Spintronic and Ferromagnetic
Materials
T. Dietl ................................................... 169
Unconventional Isotope Effects in Cuprate Superconductors
H. Keller .................................................. 170
Assembling Materials From Nanoscale Building Blocks
R.W. Siegel ................................................ 170
6 Joint Session Abstracts
Nanoscale Surface Physics with Local Probes: Electronic
Band-Structure of a Two-Dimensional Self-Assembled Adatom
Superlattice
W.D. Schneider ............................................. 173
Catalytic Reactions on Nanosized Surfaces: Bridging of the
Materials and Pressure Gap
Y. Suchorski ............................................... 174
Plasmon-Assisted Growth of Disk Shaped Silver Nanoparticles
and Individual Optical Properties
M. Maillard, P. Huang, L. Brus ............................. 174
Nanophase Production Using Solar Energy
C.J. Monty ................................................. 175
Hydrothermal Synthesis of Nanomaterials: Bringing Materials
Closer to Life
R.R. Piticescu, R.M. Piticescu ............................. 175
Author Index .................................................. 177
Keyword Index ................................................. 179
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