ELSEVIER Volume 283, Numbers 1-2, | September 1996 Contents Letter Dehydration effects on D96N bacteriorhodopsin films T.V. Dyukova, E.P. Lukashev (Gaithersburg, MD, USA) On exciton luminescence of ZnO/AlI,O, epitaxial thin films B.M. Ataev, A.M. Bagamadova, V.V. Mamedov ( Makhachkala, Russia) Transparent contacts to B-SiC for opticai electronic device applications J.D. Hwang, Y.K. Fang, Y.J. Song (Tainan, Taiwan) Synthesis and Characterization Influence of substrates on the elastic reaction of films for the microindentation tests M.T. Kim (Seoul, South Korea) Formation of MgO films by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis from B-diketonate O. Stryckmans, T. Segato, P.H. Duvigneaud ( Bruxelles, Belgium) Study of defects in thin titanium films by positron annihilation spectroscopy M. Misheva, N. Djourelov (Sofia, Bulgaria), T. Kotlarova (Plovdiv, Bulgaria), D. Elenkov, G. Passage (Sofia, Bulgaria) Dielectric constant and stability of fluorine doped PECVD silicon oxide thin films S. Mizuno, A. Verma, H. Tran, P. Lee, B. Nguyen (Santa Clara, CA, USA) Metastable single-phase polycrystalline aluminium oxynitride films grown by MSIP: constitution and structure A. Von Richthofen, R. Domnick ( Aachen, Germany ) Surface roughness of PbZr,Ti, _ .O, thin films produced by pulsed laser ablation-deposition R. Dat, O. Auciello, A.1. Kingon (Raleigh, NC, USA) Comparative study of properties of a-Si:H films produced by hot-filament CVD, glow discharge CVD and their hybrid version A.A. Kumbhar, S.T. Kshirsagar ( Pune, India) Argon entrapment in magnetron-sputtered Al alloy films K. Kamoshida ( Kanagawa, Japan) NiTi shape memory alloy thin films: composition control using optical emission spectroscopy M. Bendahan, J.-L. Seguin, P. Canet, H. Carchano ( Marseille, France) Wear improvement and local structure in nickel-titanium coatings produced by reactive ion sputtering T. Girardeau, K. Bouslykhane, J. Mimault, J.P. Villain, P. Chartier (Futuroscope, Chasseneuil du Poitou, France) Determination of recombination and photogeneration parameters of a-Si:H using photoconductivity measurements A. Grabowski, M. Nowak ( Katowice, Poland), P. Tzanetakis (Crete, Greece) Synthesis and optical properties of highly c-axis oriented Bi,Ti,O,, thin films by sol-gel processing H. Gu, D. Bao, S. Wang, D. Gao, A. Kuang, X. Li (Wuhan, People’s Republic of China) Properties of TiO, films prepared by ion-assisted deposition using a gridless end-Hall ion source M. Gilo (Rehovot, Israel), N. Croitoru (Tel Aviv, Israel) lon-assisted deposition of C-N and Si-C-N films Z. He, G. Carter, J.S. Colligon (Salford, UK) Polymorphism in powders and thin films of lithium phthalocyanine. An X-Ray, optical and electron spin resonance study M. Brinkmann, C. Chaumont, H. Wachtel, J.J. André ( Strasbourg, France) Room-temperature deposition of a-SiC:H thin films by ion-assisted plasma-enhanced CVD D.S. Kim, Y.H. Lee (Philadelphia PA, USA) Elsevier Science S.A. Contents Surfaces, Interfaces and Colloidal Behaviour The study of lead sulfide films The behaviour at low-temperature thermal treatment I. Pop, V. Ionescu, C. Nagcu, V. Vomir, R. Grecu (Cluj-Napoca, Romania), E. Indrea (Cluj, Romania) Structural changes in molecular assemblies in Langmuir—Blodgett films induced by ionizing radiation K. Asai, T. Watanabe, D. Hiroishi, T. Sato, K. Ishigure (Tokyo, Japan) Surface and interface studies of titanium silicide formation A.T.S. Wee, A.C.H. Huan, T. Osipowicz, K.K. Lee, W.H. Thian, K.L. Tan, R. Hogan (Singapore, Singapore) Metal—oxygen-carbon interaction in the poly(p-phenylene vinylene)—aluminum system: a study by analytical transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy T.P. Nguyen, J.L. Mansot ( Nantes, France) Metallurgical, Protective and Hard Layers XRD, XPS and SIMS investigations on electrodeposited nickel—phosphorous alloy coatings A.S.M.A. Haseeb (Dhaka, Bangladesh), P. Chakraborty (Padova, Italy), I. Ahmed (Dhaka, Bangladesh), F. Caccavale, R. Bertoncello (Padova, Italy) Studies of diamond-like and nitrogen-containing diamond-like carbon using laser Raman spectroscopy J. Shiao, R.W. Hoffman (Cleveland, OH, USA) Apparent interface toughness of substrate and coating couples from indentation tests D. Chicot, P. Démarécaux, J. Lesage ( Villeneuve d’ Ascq, France) Process control of RF plasma assisted surface cleaning H. Steffen, J. Schwarz, H. Kersten, J.F. Behnke, C. Eggs (Greifswald, Germany ) Comparative studies of TiN and Ti,_,Al,N by plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition using a TiCl,/AICI,/N,/H,/Ar gas K.H. Kim, S.H. Lee (Pusan, South Korea) Mechanics and Nanomechanics of Thin Layers The effect of residual stress on the adhesion of PECVD-coated aluminum oxide film on glass C.H. Lin (Kaohsiung, Taiwan), H.L. Wang, M.H. Hon (Tainan, Taiwan) Low cycle fatigue of thin copper foils S. Hong, R. Weil (Hoboken, NJ, USA) Electronics, Optics and Opto-electronics A low energy ion beam assisted deposition technique for realizing iso-type SiGe/Si hetero-interface diodes S. Mohajerzadeh, C.R. Selvakumar, D.E. Brodie, M.D. Robertson, J.M. Corbett (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) Photoelectrochemical properties of TiO, coating films prepared using different solvents by the sol-gel method T. Yoko, L. Hu, H. Kozuka, S. Sakka (Kyoto-Fu, Japan) Optical absorption of amorphous hydrogenated carbon thin films A. Helmbold, D. Meissner ( Hannover, Germany ) Blue emitting ACPEL devices based upon ZnS:Tm, Li A. Boudghene Stambouli, S. Hamzaoui, M. Bouderbala (Oran, Algeria) Ru-promoted alloying of Au and Cu ultrathin films: photoemission studies M. Kuhn, A. Bzowski, T.K. Sham (London, Ont., Canada), J.A. Rodriguez, J. Hrbek (Upton, NY, USA) Nonlinear optical properties (SHG, THG) of N-(4-nitropheny] )-L-prolinol doped alumina film prepared by a sol-gel process Y. Hosoya (Sendai, Japan), S. Ohsugi, S. Muto (Takeda, Kofu, Japan), Y. Kurokawa (Sendai, Japan) Characterization of thin buffer layers for strongly mismatched heteroepitaxy E. Peiner, S. Mo, H. Iber, G.-P. Tang, A. Schlachetzki (Braunschweig, Germany ) Optical transitions in germanium dioxide X.-L. Xu, L.-X. Zhu, T.P. Chen, S. Fung (Hong Kong, Hong Kong), S.-M. Li (Ibaraki, Japan) Bilayer structure of Pd-Al,O, for UV vidicon applications G. Golan, A. Axelevitch, E. Rabinovitch (Tel Aviv, Israel ) Effect of light soaking on the electrical properties of the Gey 29 Teo 7sBip.os glass system M. Fadel, K. Sedeek, F. Abd El-Salam (Cairo, Egypt) Indium—copper multilayer composites for fluxless oxidation-free bonding Y.-C. Chen, C.C. Lee (Irvine, CA, USA) Contents Photo-oxidation in the photobleaching process of a non-linear optical polymer M.H. Lee, H.J. Lee, S.G. Han, H.-Y. Kim, Y.H. Won (Taejon, South Korea) Author Index of Volume 283 Subject Index of Volume 283 The publisher encourages the submission of articles in electronic form thus saving time and avoiding rekeying errors. A leaflet describing our requirements is available from the publisher upon request.