Metastable and Nanostructured Materials IV

Series: Materials Science Forum, Volume 691

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 4th Workshop on Metastable and Nanostructured Materials (NANOMAT 2009), ESIQIE-IPN, Mexico City, August 23- 26, 2009

These 24 peer-reviewed papers cover a wide range of topics and are grouped into 3 sections: Alloys and Ceramics, Nanomaterials and Synthesis and Properties. They offer a succinct review of the subject matter.

Table of Contents (24 papers, 10 per page listed)

2Mg-Fe Alloy Processed by Hot Extrusion: Influence of Particle Size and Extrusion Reduction Ratio on Hydrogenation Properties
Gisele Ferreira De Lima, Mauricio Mhirdaui Peres, Sebastiano Garroni, Maria Dolors Barò, Santiago Surinyach, Claudio Shyinti Kiminami, Claudemiro Bolfarini, Walter José Botta Filho, Alberto Moreira Jorge Junior p3

Effect of Nickel Addition on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Aluminum-Based Alloys
F. Hernández-Méndez, A. Altamirano-Torres, José G. Miranda-Hernández, Eduardo Térres-Rojas, Enrique Rocha-Rangel p10

Microstructural Characterization of Al-Cu-Fe Alloys in the Quasicrystalline Composition Range
Rosalba Esquivel, Miguel A. Suárez, Juan.A. Alcántara, Jose F. Chávez p15

Characterization of Glass Forming Alloy Fe43.2Co28.8B19.2Si4.8Nb4 Processed by Spray Forming and Wedge Mold Casting Techniques
C. Triveño Rios, Conrado R. M. Afonso, Claudemiro Bolfarini, Walter José Botta F., Claudio Shyinti Kiminami p23

Dispersion of CNTs in Aluminum 2024 Alloy by Milling Process
R. Pérez-Bustamante, F. Pérez-Bustamante, J. I. Barajas-Villaruel, J. Martin Herrera-Ramírez, Ivanovich Estrada-Guel, Patricia Amézaga-Madrid, Mario Miki-Yoshida, Roberto Martínez-Sánchez p27

Titanium Effect on Microstructure and Fracture toughness of Al2O3-BASED Composites
José G. Miranda-Hernández, Elizabeth Refugio-García, Eduardo Térres-Rojas, Enrique Rocha-Rangel p32

Mechanical Study on Al-based Composites Synthesized by Mechanical Milling and Hot Extrusion
Ivanovich Estrada-Guel, J.L. Cardoso, Caleb Carreño-Gallardo, J. I. Barajas-Villaruel, Mario Miki-Yoshida, J. Martin Herrera-Ramírez, Roberto Martínez-Sánchez p37

Synthesis and Annealing Effects on the Structure of Alumina by Polyol Mediated Process
M.A. Flores González, Maricela Villanueva-Ibáñez, M.A. Hernández-Pérez p44

Effect of Coarsening of Sonochemical Synthesized Anatase on BET Surface Characteristics
Francisco Carlos Robles Hernandez, Leonardo González-Reyes, I. Hernández-Pérez p49

Synthesis of Al2O3/Ti/TiN Functional Graded Materials by Means of Nitriding in Salts of Al2O3/Ti Composites
José G. Miranda-Hernández, Elizabeth Refugio-García, Elizabeth Garfias-García, Enrique Rocha-Rangel p58

Nanostructure Evolution of ZnO in Ultra-fast Microwave Sintering
Rodolfo F. K. Gunnewiek, Ruth H.G.A. Kiminami p65

Structural Evolution of ZnO Polyol-Derived Nanomaterials
Maricela Villanueva-Ibáñez, P.N. Rivera-Arzola, M.A. Flores González p72

Nanocrystallization in Fe73.5Si13.5B9Mo3Cu1 Amorphous Ribbon and its Magnetic Properties
Arturo Mendoza Castrejón, Herlinda Montiel Sánchez, Guillermo Alvarez Lucio, Rafael Zamorano Ulloa p77

Preparation of Oriented Nanofilms of Oligo(Phenylimines) Synthesized by Mechanochemistry for Optoelectronic Devices
V.H. Flores Sánchez, R.A. Vázquez García, O. Coreño Alonso, J. Coreño Alonso, Ma.I. Reyes Valderrama, Eduardo Arias, Ivana Moggio, M. Martínez García p83

Photocatalytic Degradation of Acetaldehyde by Sol-Gel TiO2 Nanoparticles: Effect of the Physicochemical Properties on the Photocatalytic Activity
R. Carrera, A.L. Vázquez, S. Castillo, E.M. Arce Estrada p92

Synthesis and Electrochemical Characterization (HER-NER) of Platinum-Based Materials Supported in a Carbon Nano-Tube Matrix
Esther Torres-Santillán, Jorge R. Vargas-García, Arturo Manzo-Robledo p99

Relationship between the Bandgap and Electrochemical Behavior on TiO2 Nanoparticles Prepared Sonochemically
Leonardo González-Reyes, I. Hernández-Pérez, Lucia Díaz-Barriga Arceo, Arturo Manzo-Robledo p105

Synthesis of Ag Particles Using an Ion-Exchange Polymer with Phosphonic Acid Groups
J. García-Serrano, A.M. Herrera, M. Ocampo-Fernández p113

Structural and Optical Characterization of CdSe Films Grown by Chemical Bath Deposition
J.R. Aguilar-Hernández, A. Espinosa-Bustamante, M.A. Hernández-Pérez, G.S. Contreras-Puente, M. Cárdenas-García, O. Zelaya-Angel p119

Synthesis and Mechanical Properties Evaluatioin of Waterborne PSA’S with Core-Shell Morphology
R. Mascorro, M. Corea p127

Influence of the Fluence and Substrate Temperature on the Structural and Optical Properties of CdSe Thin Films Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition
M.A. Hernández-Pérez, J.R. Aguilar-Hernández, Jorge R. Vargas-García, G.S. Contreras-Puente, E. Rangel-Salinas, Felipe Hernandez-Santiago, Marissa
Vargas-Ramírez p134

Influence of the Synthesis Method on the Microstructure and the Electronic Paramagnetic Resonance in Manganite of Eu0.05Ca0.95MnO3
M. Santiago T., H. Montiel, L.E. Hernández C., G. Álvarez, Maricela Villanueva-Ibáñez, M.A. Flores González p139

Effects of the Thermal Annealing with CdCl2 on the Optical Properties of CdS Thin Films Grown by Radio-Frequency Planar Magnetron Sputtering
M.R. Espinosa-Rosas, J.R. Aguilar-Hernández, H. Hernández-Contreras, M.A. Hernández-Pérez, G.S. Contreras-Puente, M. Cárdenas-García, B. Ortega-Nájera p145

Physical and Mathematical Study of the Electroremediation Process in a Cylindrical Cell
Laura García Hernández, Marissa Vargas-Ramírez, Victor Reyes Cruz, Alejandro Cruz Ramírez p151

J. Federico Chávez Alcalá, Alejandro Cruz Ramírez and Ma. de los Ángeles Hernández Pérez