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Yu-MRS Officers and International Advisory Board v

Editorial vii

Welcome Address (Ten Years of Yu-MRS) ix

List of Reviewers xiii

Part I: Nanostructured Materials

The Nanoscience of Fullerenes

EF Sheka 1

Films as Characteristic Consolidated Nanostructured Materials

RA Andrievski 9

Composition Dependent Resonant Raman Scattering in Al 033 Ga 067 As/In x Ga 1-x As 1-y N y Multiquantum Wells

S Lazic , JM Calleja , R Hey and K Ploog 17

Arc-Discharge Synthesis of Carbon Nanohorns and Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

D Mirabile Gattia, M Vittori Antisari, R Marazzi, L Pilloni, V Contini and A Montone 23

Comparative Analysis of ?~9µm GaAs/AlGaAs Quantum Cascade Lasers with

Different Injector Doping

D Indjin, S Höfling, A Mircetic, VD Jovanovic, J Radovanovic, Z Ikonic, N Vukmirovic,

P Harrison, V Milanovic, JP Reithmaier and A Forchel 29

Optimization of Semimagnetic Semiconductor-Based Nanostructures for

Spintronic Applications

J Radovanovic, V Milanovic, Z Ikonic and D Indjin 35

Optical Properties of PTCDA Bulk Crystals and Ultrathin Films

I Vragovic, R Scholz and JP Setrajcic 41

Mechanical Oscillations and Charge Carriers in Nanostructures

BS Tosic, JP Setrajcic, V Sajfert, SM Vucenovic, DLj Mirjanic and SK Jacimovski 47

Magnetoexcitons in Type-II Self-Assembled Quantum Dots and Quantum-Dot Superlattices

D Veljkovic, M Tadic and FM Peeters 51

Modeling of a Plasma Etcher for Charging Free Processing of Nanoscale Structures

M Radmilovic-Radjenovic, A Stojkovi c, A Strinic, V Stojanovic, Z Nikitovic ,

GN Malovi c and ZLj Petrovic 57

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Part II: Fine Particles

Ferricoxychloride and Hematite Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Phase Transformation

M Marinovic-Cincovic, G Wang, M Fedoroff, ZV Saponjic, SK Milonjic and

JM Nedeljkovic 63

Sorption of Ferric and Ferrous Ions on Silica

SK Milonji c, SD Cupic and LjS Cerovic 67

Syntheses of Ferrites Nanoparticles Using Ultrasound Irradiation

M Drofenik, M Kristl, D Makovec and A Kosak73

Desorption Behaviour in Nanostructured MgH 2 -Co

A Montone, J Grbovic, Lj Stamenkovic, AL Fiorini, L Pasquini, E Bonetti and

M Vittori Antisari 79

A Study of Water Influence on Carbon Monoxide Adsorption and Oxidation on

Nanocrystals of ?-Fe 2 O 3 , Au/Fe 2 O 3 and Mn x Zn 1-x Fe 2 O 4

V Dondur, N Radi c , B Grbic and M Drofenik85

Low Temperature Synthesis of Nanocrystalline ZnFe 2 O 4 Powders

M Maletin, Z Cvejic, S Rakic, LjM Nikolic and VV Srdic 91

Reaction of C e 1-x R e x O 2- d Nanopowders Synthesis

S Boskovic, D Djurovic, B Matovic, M Cancarevic , Z Dohcevic-Mitrovic,

Z Popovic, M Zinkevich and F Aldinger 95

Effects of Confinement, Strain and Nonstoichiometry on Raman Spectra of

Anatase TiO 2 Nanopowders

MJ Scepanovic , MU Grujic-Brojcin , ZD Dohcevic-Mitrovic and ZV Popovic 101

Detailed Structural Characterisation of Phosphor YAG:Ce 3+ Particles Obtained via

Spray Pyrolysis

L Mancic, G del Rosario, Z Marinkovic and O Milosevic 107

Structural, Magnetic, and Electrical Characteristics of Metastable Iron Oxide

Nano-Sized Powders

Lj Vulicevic, N Ivanovic , A Maricic, A Vuckovic, N Popovic and S Vardic 113

Mechanism of a Solid-State Formation of La 1-x Sr x MnO 3+d (0 < x < 05) and

Magnetic Characterization thereof

V Uskokovic and M Drofenik 119

Mechanochemical Synthesis of Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12

ZZ Lazarevic, BD Stojanovic and JA Varela 125

The Influenece of Tribophysical Activation on Zn 2 TiO 4 Synthesis

N Obradovic , N Labus , T Sreckovic and MM Ristic 131

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Part III: Thin Films

Annealing Effects on GaN/ZnO/Si Structures Prepared by RF Magnetron Sputtering

HW Kim, SH Shim and C Lee 137

Characteristics of Indium Oxide Rod-Like Structures Synthesized on Sapphire Substrates

HW Kim , JH Myung, SH Shim and WS Hwang 143

Analysis of SiO 2 Thin Film Deposited by Reactive Sputtering

I Radovic, Y Serruys, Y Limoge, O Jaoul, N Romcevic , S Poissonnet and

N Bibic 149

Ion Beam Assisted Deposition of TiN Thin Films on Si Substrate

V Milinovic , M Milosavljevic, M Popovic, M Novakovic, D Perusko, I Radovic and

N Bibic 155

Nano-Second Surface Modification of Titanium Nitride Thin Film by

Nd:YAG and TEA CO 2 Lasers

B Gakovic, I Pongrac, S Petrovic , D Minic and M Trtica 161

Surface Modification of Titanium by High Intensity Ultra-short Nd:YAG Laser

M Trtica, B Gakovic, D Maravic, D Batani, T Desai and R Redaelli 167

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Part IV: Advanced Materials

Rare Earth Doped Crystals for Quantum Information:

Quantum Computing and Quantum Storage

Ph Goldner and O Guillot-Noël 173

Advanced Ways and Experimental Methods in Self-Propagating High-Temperature

Synthesis (SHS) of Inorganic Materials

MV Kuznetsov, IP Parkin, A Kvick, SM Busurin, IV Shishkovskiy and YG Morozov 181

Mechanism of Consolidation of Nanoparticles in Diamond-Boron Oxide System at

High Pressure and Temperature

A Bykov, G Oleynik, A Ragulya, I Timofeeva, L Klochkov and A Kovalev 189

Influence of External Factors on Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Soft Magnetic Alloys Studied by Mössbauer Spectroscopy

J Degmová, J Sitek and J Bednarcík 195

Boron Nitride Supported Metal Catalysts: Influence of the Metal and Preparation Method

G Postole, A Gervasini, A Auroux and B Bonnetot 203

Influence of Carbon Concentration and Rotational Temperature on

Fullerene Yield in RF Reactor

B Todorovic-Markovic, Z Markovic, I Mohai, Z Nikolic, Z Farkas and J Szepvolgyi 211

Surface Characteristics and Modification of Different Carbon Materials

M Ba cic- Vukcevic, A Udovicic, Z Lausevic, A Peric-Grujic and M Lausevic 217

Improved Materials for Environmental Application: Surfactant-Modified Zeolites

V Jovanovi c, V Dondur, Lj Damjanovic, J Zakrzewska and M Tomasevic-Canovic 223

Microstructure Evolution and Dielectric Properties of Nb/Mn and Dy/Mn Doped

Barium Titanate Ceramics

Lj Zivkovic , V Paunovic, M Miljkovic and MM Ristic 229

Electrical Characterization of the Grain Boundary Region of SnO 2 Varistors

M Zunic , Z Brankovic, G Brankovic and D Poleti 235

Structural and Dielectric Properties of BaTi 1-x Sn x O 3 Ceramics

S Markovic, M Mitric, N Cvjeticanin and D Uskokovic 241

Segmented Thermistors Printed by NTC Nanometric Paste and Applied in

Volume Air-Flow Sensors

OS Aleksic, SM Savic, MD Lukovic, KT Radulovic and LS Lukic 247

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Part V: Electrochemical Materials

Electrocatalytic Activity of Nano-Sized Ebonex/Pt for Underpotential Deposition of Hydrogen

Lj Vracar, N Krstajic and N Elezovic 253

Structural Effects in Electrocatalysis: Formic Acid Oxidation at Model and Real Pt Catalysts

JD Lovic, SLj Gojkovic, KDj Popovic, DV Tripkovic and AV Tripkovic 259

Electrochemical Behaviour of a Composite Rh/TiO 2 Layer Formed Potentiodynamically on Titanium Surface

S Mentus , I Krstic, Z Tesic and A Montone 265

N anoscale Topography of GC/Pt-C and GC/Pt-Ru-C Electrodes Studied by Means of

STM, AFM and XRD methods

A Kowal, P Olszewski, D Tripkovi c and R Stevanovi c 271

Microscopic Studies of the GC/Poly-NiTMHPP/Nafion Electrochemical Nitric Oxide Sensor

M Macherzynski, A Kowal, B Macherzynska and J Golas 277

Electrooxidation of Hydrogen on Nanostructured Pt/C Catalysts for

Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell

B Babic, V Radmilovic, N Krstajic and B Kaludjerovic 283

Oxygen Reduction on Carbon Cryogel-Supported Pt Nanoparticles in Acid Media

LjM Gajic-Krstajic, TLj Trisovic, BM Babic and LjM Vracar 289

Hydrogenation of Soybean Oil over Ag-Ni/Diatomite Catalysts

Effect of Silver Content on the Cis / Trans Isomerization Selectivity

M Stankovic, P Bankovic, B Markovic, Z Vukovic and D Jovanovic 295

Oscillatory Phenomena During Anodic Copper Electrodissolution in

Trifluoroacetic Acid Solution

N Potkonjak , Lj Kolar-Anic , T Potkonjak, SN Blagojevic and S Anic 301

Morphology and Phase Composition of Ni-Co Alloy Powders Electrodeposited from Ammonium Sulfate-Boric Acid Electrolyte

VD Jovic, V Maksimovic, MG Pavlovic and BM Jovic 307

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Part VI: Solid State Fenomena

Influence of the DC Current Annealing Treatment on Magnetotransport Properties of

Soft-Magnetic Alloys with Amorphous Precursors

N Mitrovic , S Roth and S Kane 313

Magnetism of the Compounds in the Hf-Co Phase System

J Belosevic-Cavor, F Congiu, V Koteski, B Cekic and G Concas 319

SEM and XRD Characterization of Ni-Hf Alloys at Low Hf Concentration

A Umi cevic , H-E Mahnke, B Cekic, J Grbovic, V Koteski and

J Belosevic-Cavor ,325

Many-Body Calculations of Dynamic Polarizability, Reffractive Index and

Verdet Coefficients

AR Tancic and M Davidovic 331

Electrical and Optical Signal Analysis of Pulse Powered Glow Discharge System

I Popovi c and M Zlatanovi c 337

Phase Relations in the ZrO 2 -Y 2 O 3 -La 2 O 3 System at 1250 o C

ER Andrievskaya and VP Red'ko 343

Thermodynamic Modelling of Boron Nitride Formation in Thermal Plasma

J Radic-Peric 349

Compaction of Anisotropic Granular Materials: Symmetry Effects

Lj Budinski-Petkovi c , M Petkovic, ZM Jaksic and SB Vrhovac 355

Radiological Characterization of Semiconductor Materials in Field Effect Transistor Dosimeter by Monte Carlo Method

SJ Stankovic , RD Ilic, M Petrovic, B Loncar and A Vasic 361

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Part VII: Polymers

Thermal, Dynamic Mechanical and Dielectric Behavior of Liquid-Crystalline

Linear and Crosslinked Polyurethanes with Mesogenic Group in Side Chains

M Ilavský , H Valentová, Z Sedlákova, J Nedbal and V Velychko 367

Interpreting of XPS C1s Binding Energies in Silicon Containing Polymers and Nanoparticles

EA Hoffmann and Lj Korugic-Karasz 375

Polymer Structure Prediction by Computer Simulation of Ziegler-Natta Polymerization

based on Charge Percolation Mechanism

B Pilic, D Stoiljkovic, I Bakocevic, S Jovanovic , D Panic and Lj Korugic-Karasz 381

Optical Properties of Simple Bilayer Polymer Light Emitting Diode

V Arsoski, R Ramovi c and M Sreckovic 387

Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties of Some Oligo - Phenylenes

I Radisavljevic, D Marjanovic, N Novakovic and N Ivanovic 393

The Properties of Dangling Chain-Networks Prepared by Cyclotrimerization of

Telechelic Diisocyanates

J Budinski-Simendic, M Spirkova, K Dusek, T Dikic, R Radicevic, S Prendzov ,

I Krakovsky and M Ilavsky 399

Chemical Oxidative Polymerization of 4-Amino-3-Hydroxynaphthalene-1-Sulfonic Acid

and its Salts

G Ciric-Marjanovic, B Marjanovic, I Juranic, P Holler, J Stejskal and M Trchová 405

Molecular Modeling of New Dioxomolybdenum(VI) Complexes with Heteroalicyclic Dithiocarbamates In Silico Models for Metal-Implant Coating within Living Systems

SP Sovilj, BJ Drakulic, DLj Stojic and N Katsaros 411

Modification of Dynamic Properties of the SBR Rubber Composites with Silica Fillers

NL Lazic, J Budinski-Simendic, ZS Petrovic and MB Plavsic 417

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Part VIII: Spectroscopic Characterization

Spectroscopic Ellipsometry as a Tool for On-Line Monitoring and Control of

Surface Treatment Processes

C Eitzinger, J Fikar, C Forsich, J Humlícek, A Krüger, R Kullmer, J Laimer, E Lingenhöle, K Lingenhöle, M Mühlberger, T Müller, H Störi and U Wielsch423

Studies of the Dynamics of Thin Ion Exchange Films by Spectroscopic Ellipsometry and Attenuated Total Reflectance Spectroscopy

N Pantelic, A Piruska and CJ Seliskar 431

Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy of Inorganic Solids

J-C Badot 439

Optical Study of Eu 3+ Ion Embedded in (1-x)Na 2 WO 4 -xP 2 O 5 Glasses Highlighting a Temperature Effect on its Local Environment

E Antic-Fidancev, B Viana , P Aschehoug, L Bih, A Nadiri, M Taibi and J Aride 447

Synthesis, Structural and Luminescent Properties of Gd 2 O 3 -SiO 2 :Eu 3+

Nanopowder Composites

MD Dramicanin, V Jokanovic, Z Andric, B Viana, P Aschehoug and E Antic-Fidancev 455

Raman Spectroscopy of Hg 1-x Mn x Se Alloys: Part II

A Milutinovic, M Romcevic and N Romcevic 459

Photoacoustic and Optical Properties of Zinc-Stannate Thin Film

T Ivetic, MV Nikolic, DL Young, D Vasiljevic-Radovic and D Urosevic 465

Infrared and Dielectrical Properties of SrTiO 3 :Nd

S Spasovi c , N Paunovic , D Popovic and J Dojcilovic 471

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Part IX: Biomaterials

Plasma Coating and Surface Modification of Amorphous Carbon for Biomedical Applications

PD Maguire, TIT Okpalugo and I Ahmad477

Q uantum Decoherence and Quantum-Holographic Information Processes:

From Biomolecules to Biosystems

D Rakovic, M Dugic, M Plavsic, G Kekovic, I Cosic and D Davidovic 485

Classical and Quantum Information Channels in Protein Chain

Dj Koruga, A Tomic, Z Ratkaj and L Matija 491

Biological Material and Information

BR Jovanic and M Z Sarvan 497

Nanoindentation of In Situ Polymers in Hydroxyapatite/Poly-L-lactide Biocomposites

I Balac, CY Tang, CP Tsui, DZ Chen, PS Uskokovic, N Ignjatovic and

DP Uskokovic 501

XRD Analysis of Calcium Phosphate and Biocomposite

Calcium Phosphate/Bioresorbable Polymer

Lj Kandic, M Mitric and N Ignjatovic 507

Evaluation of Cytotoxic Activity of d-Metal Complexes with Hydrazone Ligands

M Lazic, S Radulovic , T Todorovic, D Sladic, Z Tesic and K Andjelkovic 513

Nonlinear Dynamics of Brewing Yeast Cell Growth in Alginate Micro-Beads

I Pajic-Lijakovic, V Nedovic and B Bugarski 519

Influence of Fullerenol C 60 (OH) 24 on Doxorubicin Induced Cardiotoxicity in Rats

V Djordjevic Milic, A Djordjevic, S Dobric , R Injac, D Vuckovic, K Stankov,

V Dragojevic Simic and Lj Suvajdzic 525

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Part X: Metals and Composites

Repairing of Damaged Pressure Pipes with a Composite Sleeve

P Jodin 531

Ductile Fracture Prediction of Steam Pipeline Steel

M Z rilic , M Rakin, A Sedmak, R Aleksic, Z Cvijovic and M Arsi c 537

Downstream Processing of some Al-Fe-Mn-Si and Al-Fe-Si TRC Alloys and

its Influence on Sheet/Foils Properties

K Delijic, V Asanovic and D Radonjic 543

Gamma Radiation Effects on Mechanical Properties of Carbon/Epoxy Composites

DR Sekulic, IM Djordjevic, MV Gordic, ZH Burzic and MM Stevanovic 549

Static and Fatigue Characterization of Sandwich Panels

A Abbadi, Z Azari, S Belouettar , J Gilgert and G Pluvinage 555

Author Index 563

Keyword Index 567

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