Table of Contents

Part I. ZnO Thin Films and Nanostructures: 1. Optimization of annealing conditions for ZnO-based thin films grown using MOCVD; 2. ZnO nanostructures on electrospun nanofibers by atomic layer deposition/hydrothermal growth and their photocatalytic activity; 3. Electrosynthesized polystyrene sulphonate-capped zinc oxide nanoparticles as electrode modifiers for sensing devices; 4. Effects of annealing on structural and optical properties of ZnO nanowires; 5. Electrodeposited Cu2O/ZnO heterostructures with high built-in voltages for photovoltaic applications; 6. Antibody immobilization for ZnO nanowire based biosensor application; 7. Thermal stability of post-growth-annealed Ga-doped MgZnO films grown by the RF sputtering method; 8. Emission diversity of ZnO nanocrystals with different growth temperatures; 9. Synthesis and electrical characterization of ZnO and TiO2 thin films and their use as sensitive layer of pH field effect transistor sensors; 10. Comparative study of the antimicrobial effect of different antibiotics mixed with CuO, MgO and ZnO nanoparticles in Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli cultures; 11. Effect of dopant oxidation state and annealing atmosphere on the functional properties of zinc oxide-based nanocrystalline powder and thin films; 12. The effect of oxygen defects on activity of Au/ZnO catalyst in low temperature oxidation of benzyl alcohol; 13. Synthesis of ZnxMg1-xO nanocrystals and the assessment of their antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli; Part II. Multiferroics, Magnetism, and Magnetic Materials: 14. Persistent photoconductivity in bulk strontium titanate; 15. Epitaxial growth of ferroelectric Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 layers on GaAs; 16. Multilayer BiFeO3/PbTiO3 multiferroic ceramic composites prepared by tape casting; 17. Effect of Ca and Ag doping on the functional properties of BiFeO3 nanocrystalline powders and films; 18. Magnetic and optical properties of Mn-doped SnO2 films; 19. Effect of Gd-substitution at Y-site on the structural, magnetic and dielectric properties of Y1-xGdxMnO3 (x=0, 0.05) nanoparticles; 20. Influence of substrate temperature and post annealing on morphology and magnetic properties of pulsed laser deposited Fe50-Ni50 films; Part III. Oxide Thin Films and Nanostructures: 21. Photoactivated metal-oxide gas sensing nanomesh by using nanosphere lithography; 22. Synthesis and characterization of NaNbO3 mesostructure by a microwave-assisted hydrothermal method; 23. High transmission and low resistivity cadmium tin oxide thin films deposited by sol-gel; 24. Facile one-pot synthesis of rhenium nanoparticles; 25. One-step microwave-assisted aqueous synthesis of silver-based nanoparticles functionalized by glutathione; 26. Temperature dependent electrical and dielectrics properties of metal-insulator-metal capacitors with alumina-silicone nanolaminate films; 27. Soft lithographic printing of titanium dioxide and the resulting silica contamination layer; 28. Electronic structures and optical properties of cuprous oxide and hydroxide; 29. Cobalt oxide-tungsten oxide nanowire heterostructures: fabrication and characterization; 30. Electrical properties at grain boundaries influenced by Cr3+ diffusion in SnO2.ZnO.Nb2O5-films varistor prepared by electrophoresis deposition; 31. Sol-gel synthesis of nanocrystalline Ni-ferrite and Co-ferrite redox materials for thermochemical production of solar fuels; 32. Synthesis of imprinted polysiloxanes for immobilization of metal ions; 33. Chemical solution based MoS2 thin film deposition based on dimensional reduction; 34. Organometallic synthesis of water-soluble ruthenium nanoparticles in the presence of sulfonated diphosphines and cyclodextrins.

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'Nanostructures, Thin Films and Bulk Oxides - Synthesis, Characterization and Applications' and 'Solution Synthesis of Inorganic Functional Materials' Symposia were held at the 2014 MRS Spring Meeting.