Issue 3/2012
Special Section: Materials in New Zealand; Guest Editor: Mark P. Staiger
Content (62 Articles)
Guest Editor’s Editorial: Preface to the special section on Materials Science in New Zealand
Mark P. Staiger
Nanogold and nanosilver composites with lignin-containing cellulose fibres
James H. Johnston, Thomas Nilsson
Insights into the power law relationships that describe mass deposition rates during electrospinning
Jonathan Stanger, Nick Tucker, Simon Fullick, Mathieu Sellier, Mark P. Staiger
Effect of annealing on the structural, electrical and magnetic properties of Gd-implanted ZnO thin films
P. P. Murmu, J. Kennedy, B. J. Ruck, G. V. M. Williams, A. Markwitz, S. Rubanov, A. A. Suvorova
Evolution of the structure and magneto-optical properties of ion beam synthesized iron nanoclusters
J. Kennedy, J. Leveneur, Y. Takeda, G. V. M. Williams, S. Kupke, D. R. G. Mitchell, A. Markwitz, J. B. Metson
Nanoparticles of IrO2 or Sb–SnO2 increase the performance of iridium oxide DSA electrodes
Aaron T. Marshall, Richard G. Haverkamp
Complete desorption of interlayer hydrogen phosphate in Mg/Al-layered double hydroxides by means of anion exchange with 1-octanesulfonate
Akihiro Shimamura, Mark I. Jones, Eiji Kanezaki, James B. Metson
Effects of the molecular format of collagen on characteristics of electrospun fibres
Kathleen Hofman, Nick Tucker, Jon Stanger, Mark Staiger, Susan Marshall, Bronwyn Hall
Manipulation of electrospun fibres in flight: the principle of superposition of electric fields as a control method
A. H. Nurfaizey, J. Stanger, N. Tucker, N. Buunk, A. Wallace, M. P. Staiger
Energy loss in a unidirectional flax-polyester composite subjected to multiple tensile load–unload cycles
Roger H. Newman, Mark A. Battley, James E. P. Carpenter, Marie Joo Le Guen
A critical review of all-cellulose composites
Tim Huber, Jörg Müssig, Owen Curnow, Shusheng Pang, Simon Bickerton, Mark P. Staiger
Moisture sorption and plasticization of bloodmeal-based thermoplastics
Casparus J. R. Verbeek, Nicolas J. Koppel
Studies on physicochemical characteristics of chitosan derivatives with dicarboxylic acids
Arun Ghosh, M. Azam Ali
Effects of amount and type of cation species on the phase formation of single and codoped α-SiAlONs
Kurt Kugler, Ivan Ravlich, Mark I. Jones
Synthesis of porous oxide ceramics using a soft responsive scaffold
Agathe C. Fournier, Kathryn M. McGrath
Tensile properties and fracture behaviour of an ultrafine grained Ti–47Al–2Cr (at.%) alloy at room and elevated temperatures
V. N. Nadakuduru, D. L. Zhang, B. Gabbitas, Y. L. Chiu
Microstructural evolution during mechanical milling of Ti/Al powder mixture and production of intermetallic TiAl cathode target
Brian Gabbitas, Peng Cao, Stella Raynova, Deliang Zhang
Effect of aluminium evaporation loss on pore characteristics of porous FeAl alloys produced by vacuum sintering
Gang Chen, Peng Cao, Yuehui He, Peizhi Shen, Haiyan Gao
Effects of friction stir lap welding parameters on weld features on advancing side and fracture strength of AA6060-T5 welds
S. Yazdanian, Z. W. Chen, G. Littlefair
An XPS study of the fluorination of carbon anodes in molten NaF–AlF3–CaF2
Richard G. Haverkamp
Diagnosing faults in aluminium processing by using multivariate statistical approaches
Nazatul Aini Abd Majid, Mark P. Taylor, John J. J. J. Chen, Wei Yu, Brent R. Young
Thermo- and pH-sensitive behavior of hydrogels based on oligo (ethylene glycol) methacrylates and acrylic acid
Y. Wang, Z. C. Yuan, D. J. Chen
Lowering the percolation threshold of polymer matrix composite by using raspberry-like carbon black/polystyrene composite particles
Yubin Bao, Jibin Wang, Pengfei Xue, Qiuying Li, Weihong Guo, Chifei Wu
Effect of nanostructures on the exothermic reaction and ignition of Al/CuOx based energetic materials
Yang Yang, Daguo Xu, Kaili Zhang
Hot compressive deformation behavior of 7075 Al alloy under elevated temperature
Y. C. Lin, Lei-Ting Li, Yan-Xiang Fu, Yu-Qiang Jiang
Experimental investigation and thermodynamic assessment of the Mg–Zn–Gd system focused on Mg-rich corner
H. Y. Qi, G. X. Huang, H. Bo, G. L. Xu, L. B. Liu, Z. P. Jin
Aging behavior of 359-type Al–9%Si–0.5%Mg casting alloys
H. R. Ammar, A. M. Samuel, F. H. Samuel, A. M. A. Al-Ahmari
Morphology and rheology of poly(l-lactide)/polystyrene blends filled with silica nanoparticles
Meng Zhang, Yajiang Huang, Miqiu Kong, Hong Zhu, Guangling Chen, Qi Yang
Preparation and characterisation of chromium-doped cobalt oxide spinel thin films
V. Vannier, M. Schenk, K. Kohse-Höinghaus, N. Bahlawane
Structure, infrared and Raman spectroscopic studies of new Sr0.50SbFe(PO4)3 and SrSb0.50Fe1.50(PO4)3 Nasicon phases
Abderrahim Aatiq, My Rachid Tigha, Said Benmokhtar
Effect of copper doping on physical properties of nanocrystallized SnS zinc blend thin films grown by chemical bath deposition
Anis Akkari, Meriem Reghima, Cathy Guasch, Najoua Kamoun-Turki
Sustained release of ethyl cellulose micro-particulate drug delivery systems prepared using electrospraying
Li-Ya Huang, Deng-Guang Yu, Christopher Branford-White, Li-Min Zhu
Effect of filler size and concentration on the structure and properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/BaTiO3 nanocomposites
S. F. Mendes, C. M. Costa, C. Caparros, V. Sencadas, S. Lanceros-Méndez
Analysis of scratch-induced damages in multi-layer packaging film systems
Brian A. Hare, Allan Moyse, Hung-Jue Sue
Influence of hierarchical hybrid micro/nano-structured surface on biological performance of titanium coating
Youtao Xie, Xuebin Zheng, Liping Huang, Chuanxian Ding
Thermal and electrical conductivity of Al(OH)3 covered graphene oxide nanosheet/epoxy composites
Jiwon Kim, Hyungu Im, Jong-min Kim, Jooheon Kim
Well-organized 3D urchin-like hierarchical TiO2 microspheres with high photocatalytic activity
Liqin Xiang, Xiaopeng Zhao, Jianbo Yin, Baolin Fan
Sliding friction and wear behavior of Fe-based bulk metallic glass in 3.5% NaCl solution
Dawit Zenebe, Seonghoon Yi, Seock Sam Kim
Effect of Pb (Yb1/2Nb1/2)O3 on phase transition and thermal and electrical properties of PZ–PYbN solid solution on PZ-rich side
Usa Sukkha, Rangson Muanghlua, Surasak Niemcharoen, Banjong Boonchom, Wanwilai Vittayakorn, Naratip Vittayakorn
Microstructural characteristics and mechanical properties in laser beam welds of Ti6Al4V alloy
H. Liu, K. Nakata, N. Yamamoto, J. Liao
CALPHAD formalism for Portland clinker: thermodynamic models and databases
M.-N. de Noirfontaine, S. Tusseau-Nenez, C. Girod-Labianca, V. Pontikis
Performance of epoxy filled with nano- and micro-sized Magnesium hydroxide
Reija Suihkonen, Katja Nevalainen, Olli Orell, Mari Honkanen, Longcheng Tang, Hui Zhang, Zhong Zhang, Jyrki Vuorinen
Magnetic field-guided orientation of carbon nanotubes through their conjugation with magnetic nanoparticles
Suresh Kumar, Harsimran Kaur, Harkiran Kaur, Inderpreet Kaur, Keya Dharamvir, Lalit M. Bharadwaj
Statistical description of the effect of Zr addition on the behavior of microcracks in Cu–6Ni–2Mn–2Sn–2Al Alloy
Masahiro Goto, Seung-Zeon Han, Kwangjun Euh, Norio Kawagoishi, Sangshik Kim, Kusno Kamil
Determination of local stress–strain properties of resistance spot-welded joints of advanced high-strength steels using the instrumented indentation test
Christian Ullner, Stephan Brauser, Andreas Subaric-Leitis, Gert Weber, Michael Rethmeier
A cellular level biocompatibility and biosafety evaluation of mesoporous SiO2-based nanocomposite with lanthanum species
Wusheng Guo, Yun Luo, Kun Wei, Xin Gao
Orientation study of iron phthalocyanine (FePc) thin films deposited on silicon substrate investigated by atomic force microscopy and micro-Raman spectroscopy
M. Szybowicz, J. Makowiecki
Raman temperature dependence analysis of carbon-doped titanium dioxide nanoparticles synthesized by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis technique
R. Taziwa, E. L. Meyer, K. G. Chinyama
Synthesis and photoluminescence properties of the ZnO@SnO2 core–shell nanorod arrays
Ya-Fang Tu, Qiu-Ming Fu, Jian-Ping Sang, Xian-Wu Zou
Supercapacitive performance of hydrous ruthenium oxide (RuO2·nH2O) thin films deposited by SILAR method
P. R. Deshmukh, S. N. Pusawale, A. D. Jagadale, C. D. Lokhande
Textured BaTi2O5 ceramic synthesized by laser rapid solidification method and its dielectric properties
Junji Zhang, Jumei Yu, Mingju Chao, Erjun Liang, Mingyu Li, Dechuan Li
Dielectric properties of Ba4Ti13O30 film prepared by laser chemical vapor deposition
Dongyun Guo, Akihiko Ito, Takashi Goto, Rong Tu, Chuanbin Wang, Qiang Shen, Lianmeng Zhang
Synthesis, characterization and mechanical behaviour of an in situ consolidated nanocrystalline FeCrNi alloy
Rajeev K. Gupta, Kris S. Darling, R. K. Singh Raman, K. R. Ravi, Carl C. Koch, B. S. Murty, R. O. Scattergood
Atomic-scale imaging and analysis of single layer GP zones in a model steel
F. Danoix, T. Epicier, F. Vurpillot, D. Blavette
Vacuum-tight sample transfer stage for a scanning electron microscopic study of stabilized lithium metal particles
Jane Y. Howe, Lynn A. Boatner, James A. Kolopus, Larry R. Walker, Chengdu Liang, Nancy J. Dudney, Charles R. Schaich
Structural and magnetic phase transitions in Bi1−x Pr x FeO3 perovskites
V. A. Khomchenko, I. O. Troyanchuk, D. V. Karpinsky, J. A. Paixão
Microstructure and mechanical properties of IF steel deformed during plane stress local torsion
A. H. Shamdani, S. Khoddam, P. F. Thomson, A. Dehghan-Manshadi
Interface structure in a WC–Co alloy co-doped with VC and Cr3C2
S. Lay, M. Loubradou, S. A. E. Johansson, G. Wahnström
Ultralow broadband optical reflection of silicon nanostructured surfaces coupled with antireflection coating
Yan Liu, Minghui Hong