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Preface	p. ix
Committees and Sponsors	p. xi
Group Photograph	p. xiii
Nanomaterials
Simulating Structure, Magnetism and Electronic Properties of Monoatomic, Binary and Ternary Transition Metal Nanoclusters (Invited)	p. 3
Surface Plasmon Excitation via Au Nanoparticles in CdSe Semiconductor (Invited)	p. 18
Dissipation in a Quantum Wire: Fact and Fantasy (Invited)	p. 26
Electrical Transport in Quantum Dot	p. 35
Size-Dependent Cohesive Energy and Melting of Non-Spherical Nanoparticles	p. 40
Surface States in Semiconductor Superlattices	p. 45
Long-Wavelength Plasma Frequencies in Fractional-Dimensional Space	p. 50
Carbon the Material and Carbon Nanotubes
Carbon: The Material and Its Characterization by Raman Spectroscopy (Invited)	p. 61
Theory of Raman Spectra of Unfilled and Filled Carbon Nanotube (Invited)	p. 72
Electrical Conductivity in Polymer Blends/Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes (Invited)	p. 84
Carbon-Based Material for Low Temperature Detection (Invited)	p. 91
Incorporation of Nanocrystalline Silver on Carbon Nanotubes by Electrodeposition Technique	p. 98
MeV Proton Irradiation Effects on Fullerenes and Graphite	p. 105
Magnetic Materials
Transition from Non-Percolated Superferromagnetism to Percolated Ferromagnetism in Granular Metal-Insulator Multilayers (Invited)	p. 119
Giant Magneto-Impedance Effect in Soft Ferromagnet (Invited)	p. 125
Quenching of the Exchange Bias Training in Fe/Cr[subscript 2]O[subscript 3]/Fe Trilayer (Invited)	p. 132
From Diamagnetism to Dilute Magnetism in Semiconductors (Invited)	p. 138
Theory of the Spin EPR Shift in Ddiluted Magnetic Semiconductors (Invited)	p. 149
Synthesis of Nanomaterials
Arc Plasma Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials: Techniques and Innovations (Invited)	p. 159
Electrical and Magneto-Transport Properties of Gd-Doped In[subscript 2]O[subscript 3] Thin Films Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition (Invited)	p. 177
Preparation of Non Oxide Ceramics in Thermal Plasma (Invited)	p. 183
Investigation of CMR Properties in Perovskite Manganites (Invited)	p. 190
Synthesis and Stabilization of Tetragonal Zirconia Nanoparticles at Moderate Temperature by Reduction Technique	p. 206
Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of NiO Nanoparticles	p. 211
Synthesis and Characterization of Lead Free (Na[subscript 0.5]K[subscript 0.5])NbO[subscript 3] Ceramics	p. 217
X-Ray Photoelectron Spectra of La[subscript 0.67]Ca[subscript 0.33]MnO[subscript 3] Processed by EATPAH Technique	p. 222
Sintering of MgO and TiO[subscript 2] Doped Al-Zr Oxides Composites by Extended Arc Thermal Plasma	p. 230
Ion-Beam Modification of Materials
Utilizing Ion Beams for Forming Nanostructures on InP Surfaces (Invited)	p. 239
Point Defects Creation by Swift Heavy Ion Irradiation Induced Low Energy Electrons in YBa[subscript 2]Cu[subscript 3]O[subscript 7-y] through Dissociative Recombination (Invited)	p. 245
Phase Transformation of TiO[subscript 2] from Anatase to Rutile by Thermal Annealing and Swift Heavy Ion Irradiation	p. 250
Evolution of Crystallinity and Texturing on 120 MeV Au Ion Irradiation in NiO Thin Films	p. 256
Multiferroics and Ferroelectric Materials
Multiferroics: An Introduction	p. 263
Investigations on Flexible Multiferroic Composites (Invited)	p. 276
Effect of Mn[superscript +4] Ions on Structural, Microstructural, Dielectric and Electrical Properties of BaTiO[subscript 3] Ceramics	p. 290
Impedance Characteristics of a New Tungsten Bronze Vanadate: NaPb[subscript 2]V[subscript 5]O[subscript 15]	p. 298
Calcium and Lanthanum Modified Lead Titanate Ferroelectric Ceramics by Semi-Chemical Route	p. 304
Effect of Vanadium on Structural and Electrical Properties of Pb(Fe[subscript 0.5]Nb[subscript 0.5])O[subscript 3] Ceramics	p. 310
Impedance Spectroscopy and Magnetic Property of Y[subscript 3]Fe[subscript 5]O[subscript 12]	p. 318
Effect of Ti Doping on Structural and Electrical Properties of Ba(Fe[subscript 0.5]Nb[subscript 0.5])O[subscript 3] Ceramic	p. 324
Study of Effect of Ce and Mn Substitution on Structural, Dielectric and Electrical Characteristics of Pb(Zr[subscript 0.65]Ti[subscript 0.35])O[subscript 3] Ceramics	p. 338
Engineering Materials and Application
On the Behavior of Titanium Alloys during Deforming in Near Superplastic Regimes (Invited)	p. 349
Measurements of Specific Heat and Density of Al[subscript 2]O[subscript 3] Nanofluid (Invited)	p. 361
A New Method for Preparation of Metal Matrix Nanocomposites (Invited)	p. 371
Superconducting Materials
Nonsuperconducting Micron Size Particle as Effective Pinning Centre for Enhanced J[subscript c] in High-T[subscript c] Superconductors (Invited)	p. 379
Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage and Applications (Invited)	p. 393
RF Electrodynamics in Small Particles of Oxides-A Review (Invited)	p. 411
Inhomogeneity Induced Coupling in YBCO/BaTiO[subscript 3] Composites	p. 422
Materials for Bio-Medical Application
Synthesis of Black and Red Mercury Sulfide Nano-Powder by Traditional Indian Method for Biomedical Application (Invited)	p. 431
List of Participants	p. 439
Author Index	p. 449