Solution Synthesis of Inorganic Films and Nanostructured Materials

Symposium BB, 'Solution Synthesis of Inorganic Films and Nanostructured Materials', held at the Spring Meeting on April 9-13, 2012.

Symposium BB, 'Solution Synthesis of Inorganic Films and Nanostructured Materials', was held during the 2012 MRS Spring Meeting on April 9-13, 2012. This proceedings volume provides a glimpse of the recent developments in the chemical solution growth of nanoparticles, nanocrystals, films, and nanostructured materials for various applications.

Part I. Solution Synthesis of Metal-Oxide Films: 1. Pulsed laser assisted polycrystalline growth of oxide thin films for efficient processing; 2. Can we trust on the thermal analysis of metal organic powders for thin film preparation?; 3. Synthesis and magnetic properties of manganite thin films on Si by polymer assisted (PAD) and pulsed laser deposition (PLD); 4. Ink-jet printing of YBa2Cu3O7 superconducting coatings and patterns from aqueous solutions; 5. Growth of epitaxial CeO2 buffer layers by polymer assisted deposition; 6. Preparation and characterization of Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 films prepared by a modified sol-gel route; 7. Annealing temperature, time and thickness dependencies in (TCO) SnO2 thin films grown by spray pyrolysis technique; 8. Fabrication and electrical properties of 0.7BiFeO3-0.3PbTiO3 films on stainless steel by the sol-gel method; Part II. Nanostructures, Nanorods, and Solar or Gas Sensing Applications: 9. Mg-induced enhancement of ZnO optical properties via electrochemical processing; 10. Gold-doped oxide nanocomposites prepared by two solution methods and their gas-sensing response; 11. A study of anodization time and voltage effect on the fabrication of self-ordered nano porous aluminum oxide films: a gas sensor application; 12. PbS nanoparticles: synthesis, supercritical fluid deposition, and optical studies; 13. Controlled synthesis of Si nanopillar arrays for photovoltaic and plasmonic applications; 14. Solution growth and optical characterization of thin films with ZnO1-xSx and ZnO nanorods in core-shell like nanostructure for solar cell application; Part III. Nanostructures and Nanocomposite Films: 15. Morphological studies of bismuth nanostructures prepared by hydrothermal microwave heating; 16. Transparent film heaters based on silver nanowire random networks; 17. Synthesis, characterization and water vapor sensitivities of nanocrystalline SnO2 thin films; 18. Synthesis of crystalline ZnO nanosheets on graphene and other substrates at ambient conditions; 19. Au and NiO nanoparticles dispersed inside porous SiO2 sol-gel film: correlation between localized surface plasmon resonance and structure upon thermal annealing; Part IV. Thin Films, Ceramics, Nanoparticles, and Applications: 20. Ferromagnetism in nanocrystalline powders and thin films of cobalt-vanadium co-doped zinc oxide; 21. Modification of cordierite honeycomb ceramics matrix for DeNOx catalyst; 22. Microwave synthesis of ZrO2 and yttria stabilized ZrO2 particles from aqueous precursor solutions; 23. Synthesis of water dispersed Fe3O4@ZnO composite nanoparticles by the polyol method; 24. Binding mechanisms of As(III) on activated carbon/titanium dioxide nanocomposites: a potential method for arsenic removal from water; 25. Systematic investigation of the aqueous processing of CdSe quantum dots and CuS nanoparticles for potential bio-medical applications.