Contains 17 papers from the Controlled Processing of Nanoparticle-based Materials and Nanostructured Films; Nanotechnology for Energy, Healthcare, and Industry; and, Nanolaminated Ternary Carbides and Nitrides (MAX Phases) symposia held during the 2010 Materials Science and Technology (MS&T'10) meeting, October 17-21, 2010, Houston, Texas.

Preface ix CONTROLLED PROCESSING OF NANOPARTICLE-BASED MATERIALS AND NANOSTRUCTURED FILMS Effect of Focused Ion Beam Patterning on Enlarging Anodization Window and Interpore Distance for Ordered Porous Anodic Alumina 3 Bo Chen, Kathy Lu, and Zhipeng Tian Thin Films of Ti02 with Au Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue 13 F. Palomar, I. Gomez, and J. Cavazos New Entropie Routes for Nano-Bands and Nano-Particles 21 H. P. Li, G. K. Dey, and J. A. Sekhar Photoinduced Shape Evolution of Silver Nanoparticles: From Nanospheres to Hexagonal and Triangular Nanoprisms 35 Thelma Serrano, Idalia Gomez, and Rafael Colas Synthesis of CdS Nanocrystals Stabilized with Sodium Citrate 45 Thelma Serrano, Idalia Gomez, Rafael Colas, and Jose Cavazos Freezing Behavior and Properties of Freeze Cast Kaolinite-Silica Porous Nanocomposite 57 Wenle Li, Kathy Lu, and John Y. Walz Controlling the Size of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Drug Applications 69 Luiz Fernando Cotica, Valdirlei Fernandes Freitas, Gustavo Sanguino Dias, Ivair Aparecido dos Santos, Sheila Caroline Vendrame, Najeh Maissar Khalil, and Rubiana Mara Mainardes Chemical Growth and Optoelectronic Characteristics of Ti02 Thin Film 77 Chinedu Ekuma, Israel Owate, Eziaku Osarolube, Evelyn Esabunor, and Innocent Otu Synthesis of Manganese Oxides Nanocompounds for Electrodes in Electrochemical Capacitors 83 R. Lucio, I. Gomez, L. Torres, and P. Elizondo NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR ENERGY, HEALTHCARE AND INDUSTRY Finite Element Modeling of Sapphire Photonic Crystal Fibers 97 Neal T. Pfeiffenberger and Gary R. Pickrell Magnetically-Driven Release Media Comprising of Carbon Nanotube-Nickel/Nickel Oxide Core/Shell Nanoparticle Heterostructures Incorporated in Polyvinyl Alcohol 107 Wenwu Shi and Nitin Chopra Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Dispersion Structures for Improved Energy Density in Supercapacitors 115 Joshua J. Moore and John Z. Wen The Mechanochemical Formation of Functionalized Semiconductor Nanoparticles for Biological, Electronic and Superhydrophobic Surface Applications 129 Steffen Hallmann, Mark J. Fink, and Brian S. Mitchell Synthesis of ZnO Nanostructures and Their Influence on Photoelectrochemical Response for Solar Driven Water Splitting to Produce Hydrogen 143 Sudhakar Shet, Heli Wang, Todd Deutsch, Nuggehalli Ravindra, Yanfa Yan, John Turner, and Mowafak Al-Jassim Capped CoFe204 Nanoparticles: Non-Hydrolytic Synthesis, Characterization, and Potential Applications as Magnetic Extractants and in Ferrofluids 155 Tarek M. Trad, Rose M. Alvarez, Edward J. McCumiskey, and Curtis R. Taylor Nanomaterial Fiber Optic Sensors in Healthcare and Industry Applications 163 K. Sun, N. Wu, C. Guthy, and X. Wang Plasmonic Silver Nanoparticles for Energy and Optoelectronic Applications 171 Haoyan Wei NANOLAMINATED TERNARY CARBIDES Tribofilm Formation using Ti2AIC Material 187 P. Kar, S. Kundu, M. Radovic, and H. Liang Author Index 195