Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). This volume is divided into 3 chapters. The first, focused on Materials and Elaboration Techniques, describes various types of material such as composites, polymers, semiconductors, metals, ceramics, bio-materials, inorganic alloys, textile, porous, crystalline, amorphous and hybrids elaborated by various means such as vapor-phase, liquid-phase, plasma, ion-based and laser-assisted techniques, soft chemistry, self- assembly, bonding, sintering, and including bulk, surface, interface, thin-film and nano-materials. The second chapter, on Characterization Techniques and Properties, covers both physical (optical, structural, electrical, mechanical, magnetic, damage, aging…) and chemical (surface and bulk composition, imaging, impurity, reactivity, catalysis, aging, oxidation, corrosion) aspects. The last chapter, Applications, focuses on subjects such as: (i) environment and energy (renewable energy, storage and energy conversion, transport), (ii) health, biomedical and life science, (iii) electronic devices and systems (micro-nano electronics, power electronics, photonics and optoelectronics, systems, storage and heat management) and (iv) cultural heritage (e.g. archeology).

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Preface, Sponsors and Committees Plenary and Invited Speakers Recent Developments in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Design of Functional Polymer and Composite Scaffolds for the Regeneration of Bone, Menisci, Osteochondral and Peripheral Nervous Tissues New Approaches to In Situ Doping of SiC Epitaxial Layers Adhesion of Rubber Materials: Surface Modification versus Formulation Nanoporous Solids: Materials for a Sustainable Development Poly(3-alkylthiophene) Nanofibers for Photovoltaic Energy Conversion Fly Ash Particle Reinforced AA6061 Composites Produced by Recycling of Aluminum Chips and Fly Ash Particles Influence of HfO2 Control Oxide ALD Precursor Chemistry for Nitride Memories Wide Band Gap Semiconductors Benefits for High Power, High Voltage and High Temperature Applications IAEA Activities on Cultural Heritage, Archaeology and other Characterization Applications Chapter I: Materials and Elaboration Techniques Effects of Aging Heat Treatment on the Microstructure of Ti-Nb and Ti-Nb-Sn Alloys Employed as Biomaterials Effect of Powder Characteristics on the Densification of Sintered Alumina Preparation and Characterization of High-Copper Restorative Dental Alloys Corrected Potential of TaOXNY Thin Films Deposited by Reactive Sputtering as Antireflective Coatings: Composition and Optical Properties Pulsed Laser Deposition of Tungsten Thin Films on Graphite Nature and Role of Various Si-Based Sensitizers for Er3+ Ions in Silicon-Rich Silicon Oxide Thin Films Compliance at the GaSb/GaP Interface by Misfit Dislocations Array Streamer-Surface Interaction in Heptane with Micro-Gaps Quantification the Effect of the Thickness of Thin Films on their Elastic Parameters Influence of Magnetron Effect on Barium Hexaferrite Thin Layers Effect of Deposition Time on Physical Properties of Nanocrystallized SnS Zinc Blend Thin Films Grown by Chemical Bath Deposition Improved Endothelialisation on Nanostructured Surfaces Oxygen-Induced Formation of Nanopyramids on W(111) A Nano-Particle Synthesis Technology Dedicated to Solar Cells Applications Effect of the Ball Milling Conditions, under Air, on the Preliminary Hydriding Properties of the Mixtures Mg-x Wt% Graphite. Role of Solvent Influence of Experimental Parameters on the Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles by Electroless Deposition Effect of pH on the Structural and Magnetic Properties of Magnetite Nanoparticles Synthesised by Co-Precipitation Preparation and Characterization of Transparent Electrodes Based on CNT-s Doped Metal Oxides Effect of Surface Structure on Heteroepitaxial Growth of Silver Nanoparticles on WO3 Thin Films Influences of Ball-Milling Time on Gas-Sensing Properties of ZnO-WO3 Nanocomposites Investigation of the Formation Mechanisms of Pd Nanoclusters Produced Using a Magnetron Sputtering Source Effect of Oxygen and Water in the CO Photocatalytic Oxidation with TiO2 Promoting Effect of CeO2 Addition on Activity and Catalytic Stability in Steam Reforming of Methane over Ni/Al2O3 The Performance of the Cu-Zn/CeO2 Catalysts in the Steam Reforming of Methanol Reaction Influence of Shaping on Pd and Pt/TiO2 Catalysts in Total Oxidation of VOCs Kinetics of Ion-Pair Effect of Aquation of Bromopentaammine Cobalt(III) Complex in Different Dicarboxylate Media Spectrophotometric Study of Cobalt (II) Chlorocomplexes in Methanol in the Visible Domain Chapter II: Characterizations Techniques and Properties Mechanical Study of Copper Bonded at Low Temperature Using Spark Plasma Sintering Process Effect of the Residual Deformation on the Mechanical Behavior of the Ni-Ti Alloy Charged by Hydrogen Fatigue Behavior of a/ß Brass Evaluation of Longitudinal and Transversal Young’s Moduli for Unidirectional Composite Material with Long Fibers Modeling Shock Induced Plasticity in Copper Single Crystal: Numerical and Strain Localization Issues From Nanoparticles to Process: An Aberration-Corrected TEM Study of Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts at Various Steps of the Process TEM Investigation of Horizontal-Grown Silicon Nanowires Structural Characterization of Nano-Crystalline BaTiO3 Powder Prepared Using Hydrothermal Method The Crystal Structure of Dibromonitrotoluen (DBNT) C7Br2H5 NO2 Quantitative Evaluation of Strain in Epitaxial 2H-AlN Layers Defect Interactions and Polytype Transitions Characterization of Nitrided Gate Oxide Formed by RTP for SiC MOSFET Application Investigation of Thermo-Oxidative Polyimide Thin Film Aging at High Temperature Suitable Characterization Methods and Insulating Materials for Devices Operating above 200 °C Annealing Effects on Electrical and Optical Properties of N-ZnO/P-Si Heterojunction Diodes Nonlinear Electrodynamic and Optical Properties of Graphene Effect of ZnO Nano-Oxide Addition on the Superconducting Properties of the (Bi.Pb)2223 Phase Electrical and Optical Properties of Indium-Modified SeSbTe Thin Films for Low Power Memory Devices Calculation of Electronic and Optical Properties of Zinc-Blende MGX ZN1-X S Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of ZnO Sprayed Thin Films Doped with Fluorine Segregation and Clustering Effects on Complex Boron Redistribution in Strongly Doped Polycrystalline-Silicon Layers Modeling of the Boron Emitter Formation Process from BCl3 Diffusion for N-Type Silicon Solar Cells Processing Implantation of Nitrogen Atoms in 4H-SiC Epitaxial Layers: A Comparison between Standard and Plasma Immersion Processes Weak Localization and Universal Conductance Fluctuations on Epitaxial Graphene Grown on the C-Face of 8°off-Axis 4H-SiC Substrates Analytical Method to Calibrate Cylindrical LaBr3(Ce) Scintillation Detector High Frequency Ultrasound, a Tool for Elastic Properties Measurement of Thin Films Fabricated on Silicon The Low-Lying Excited Electronic States of an Alkali-Earth Compounds Magnetic Behavior of Barium Hexaferrite Nanoparticles Determination of Initial Magnetic Permeability of YIG Thin Films Using the Current Sheet Method Modeling, Fabrication, and Characterization of Planar Inductors on YIG Substrates Dielectric Properties and Raman Spectroscopy in Ca-Substituted Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 Ferroelectric Ceramics On the Characterization of Ultra Thin Al Films Deposited onto SiC Substrate Using PIXE Technique Compositional Microanalysis of the Obtained Copper Silicide from an Annealed Ternary System Cu/Au/Si by Standard RBS, Microprobe PIXE, XRD and EDS RBS Study of Multilayer Structure Material of Si/SiO2 Nano Films On the Characterization of Boron in BGaAs Nano-Films Using IBA Techniques Swift Quantification of Fenofibrate and Tiemonium methylsulfate Active Ingredients in Solid Drugs Using Particle Induced X-Ray Emission LIBS for the Analysis of Metallurgical and Solar Grade Silicon Analyses of under Pressure Polyacetylene Conductivity FTIR Spectra of some Pyrimidine Derivatives: AM1, PM3 and AbInitio Calculations New Type of Lime Plaster with Pozzolana Admixture for Renewal of Historical Buildings Durability of Self-Compacting Concrete Interaction Deep Excavation – Adjacent Structure: Numerical Two and Three Dimensional Modeling Relationship between the Compressive and Tensile Strength of Recycled Concrete Numerical Analysis of Slopes Stability and Shallow Foundations Behavior at Crest under Real Seismic Loading - Reinforcement Effect Prediction of Creep Behaviour of the Hybrid Composite Material Using the Accelerated Characterisation Method Study of Mechanical Behavior of Chips Reinforced Concrete Conception and Construction of Biaxial Apparatus for Identification of Axial Orthotropic Material Linearization of a Viscoelastic Model for Light-Weight Embankment Innovative Lime-Pozzolana Renders for Reconstruction of Historical Buildings The Analysis Stability of Anchor Retaining Wall Stability of the Walls in Nails Soil Direct Strain and Slope and Slope Measurement Using 2D DSPSI Characterization of Building Stones Involved in Historical Masonry Effect of Slag Content and Hardening Accelerator Dosage on the Physico-Mechanical Properties of Cement and Concrete Vibration of Bridges under the Passage of Vehicles Simulated as Moving Loads Probabilistic Analysis of Slope Stability towards the Slip by the Kinematic Method Chapter III: Applications DC Characterization of Different Advanced MOSFET Architectures Characterization and Aging Test Methodology for Power Electronic Devices at High Temperature Hydrodynamic Study of Terahertz Three-Dimensional Plasma Resonances in InGaAs Diodes Measurements and Modeling of Conducted EMI in a Buck Chopper Design of an Accuracy Current Sensor Using Amorphous Fine Wire of FeCoSiB Side Gate Graphene and AlGaN/GaN Unipolar Nanoelectronic Devices Low Cost SU8 Based Above IC Process for High-Q RF Power Inductors Integration U-Patch Antenna for RFID and Wireless Applications Low-Temperature Joining Technique as Interconnection Technology for Power Electronics Low Frequency Noise Analysis in Advanced CMOS Devices Microstrip Bandpass Sensor Based on Distributed Capacitors Wireless Energy Transfer Using Zero Bias Schottky Diodes Rectenna Structures Hydrogen Production by Methane Steam Reforming Over Ru and Cu Supported on Hydrotalcite Precursors Progress in Microbial Fuel Cells Energy Production IAEA Activities on Application of Nuclear Techniques in Development and Characterization of Materials for Hydrogen Economy Contribution of the Luminescence Phenomena of nc-Si to the Performances of the Industrial mc-Si Solar Cells Non-Thermal Plasma Treatment of Contaminated Surfaces: Remote Exposure to Atmospheric Pressure Dielectric Barrier Discharge Effluent Metabolic Activation of the Organic Fraction Coated-Onto Air Pollution PM2.5 and its Genotoxicity in a Co-Culture Model of Human Lung Cells Inorganic Chemical Composition of Atmospheric Particulate Matter around Industrial Sites in Northern Lebanon Analysis of Physical, Chemical and Microbiological Pollution in one Right Click Submicrometric Iron Particles for the Removal of Pharmaceuticals from Water: Application to b-Lactam Antibiotics Toxicological Impact of Air Pollution Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Collected under Urban, Industrial or Rural Influence: Occurrence of Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Reaction in BEAS-2B Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells (Corrected Version) Study of Biomaterials Acoustic Signature Using Annular Lenses Use of Cork Waste as Biosorbent for Hexavalent Chromium Raman Spectroscopic Study on Decorative Glasses in Thailand Characterization of Thai Amulets: A PIXE Study