A collection of papers from The American Ceramic Society's 35th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, held in Daytona Beach, Florida, January 23-28, 2011. This issue includes papers presented in the 5th International Symposium on Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology on topics such as Nanotubes, Nanorods, Nanowires and other One-dimensional Structures; Nanostructured Membranes, Thin Films, and Functional Coatings; Synthesis, Functionalization and Processing of Nanostructured Materials; and Advanced Applications.

A collection of papers from The American Ceramic Society's 35th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, held in Daytona Beach, Florida, January 23-28, 2011. This issue includes papers presented in the 5th International Symposium on Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology on topics such as Nanotubes, Nanorods, Nanowires and other One-dimensional Structures; Nanostructured Membranes, Thin Films, and Functional Coatings; Synthesis, Functionalization and Processing of Nanostructured Materials; and Advanced Applications.

Preface ixIntroduction xiNANOMATERIALS FOR PHOTOCATALYSIS, SOLAR, HYDROGEN, ANDTHERMOELECTRICSMorphology Controlled Electrospinning of V205 Nanofibers andTheir Gas Sensing Behavior 3R. Von Hagen, A. Lepcha, M. Hoffmann, M. Di Biase, and S.MathurFabrication of Nanostructured a-Fe2O3 Films for Solar-DrivenHydrogen Generation using Hybrid Heating 11Bala Vaidhyanathan, Sina Saremi-Yarahmadi, and K. G. UpulWijayanthaNANOSTRUCTURED MEMBRANES, THIN FILMS, AND FUNCTIONALCOATINGSSynthesis and Characterization of Bimetal Decorated CarbonSpheres for Sensing Applications 23Innocentia V. Sibiya and S. Sinha RayNANOTUBES AND POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE TECHNOLOGYMicrowave Irradiation of Ruthenium on Nitrogen-Doped CarbonNanotubes 33Letlhogonolo F. Mabena, Suprakas Sinha Ray, and Neil J.CovilleAmine Functionaiization of Carbon Nanotubes for the Preparationof CNT Based Polylactide Composites-A Comparative Study 43Sreejarani K. Pillai, James Ramontja, and Suprakas SinhaRayThe Effect of Surface Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes on theMorphology, As Well As Thermal, Thermomechanical, andCrystallization Properties of Polylactide 53James Ramontja, Suprakas Sinha Ray, Sreejarani K. Pillai, andAdriaan S. LuytStructure and Properties Multilayered Micro- and NanocompositeCoatings of Ti-N-Al/Ti-N/Al2O3 69A. D. Pogrebnjak, V. M. Beresnev, M. VJI'yashenko, D. A.Kolesnikov, A. P. Shypylenko, A. Sh. Kaverina, N. K. Erdybaeva, V.V. Kosyak, P.V. Zukovski, F. F. Komarov, and V. V.GrudnitskiiFormation of Nanostructured Carbonitride Layers duringImplantation of NiTi 79Alexander Pogrebnjak, Sergey Bratushka, and NelaLevintantDesign and Construction of Complex NanostructedAl203 Coating for Protective Applications 91P. Manivasakan, V. Rajendran, P. R. Rauta, B. B. Sahu, and B. K.PandaMicrowave Assisted Synthesis and Characterization of Silver/GoldNanoparticles Loaded Carbon Nanotubes 103Charity Maepa, Sreejarani K. Pillai, Suprakas Sinha Ray, andLeskey CeleThe Comparison in the Efficiency in Nitrogen Doped CarbonNanotubes and Undoped Carbon Nanotubes in the Anchoring of SilverNanoparticles 113K. Mphahlele, S. Sinha Ray, M. S. Onyango, and S. D.MhlangaSYNTHESIS, FUNCTIONALIZATION, AND PROCESSING OFNANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALSynthesis of Submicron-Size CaB6 Powders using VariousBoron Sources 127A. Akkoyunlu, R. Koc, J. Mawdsley, and D. CarterSynthesis of Submicron/Nano Sized CaB6 from Carbon CoatedPrecursors 137Naved Siddiqui, Rasit Koc, Jennifer Mawdsley, and DavidCarterAn Easy Two-Step Microwave Assisted Synthesis of SnO2/CNTHybrids 151Sarah C. Motshekga, Sreejarani K. Pillai, Suprakas Sinha RayKalala Jalama, and Rui W. M KrauseGrain Size Reduction and Surface Modification Effect inPolycrystalline Y2O3 Subject to High Pressure Processing 157Jafar F. Al-Sharab, Bernard H. Kear, S. Deutsch, and Stephen D.TseSynthesis of Nano-Size TiB2 Powders Using Carbon CoatedPrecursors 165Pi. Duddukuri, R. Koc, J. Mawdsley, and D. CarterHigh Temperature Diffraction Study of In-Situ Crystallization ofTiO2 Photocatalysts 177I. M. Low, W. K. Pang, V. De La Prida, V. Vega, J. A. Kimptonand M. lonescuAuthor Index 187