1. Introduction

   • A. Keller

   EditorialNotes Pages: 3795 - 3795

2. Synthesis and material and electronic properties of conjugated polymers

   • W. James Feast
   • Richard H. Friend

   Review Pages: 3796 - 3805

3. In situ spectroscopic study of the electropolymerization and properties of polyterthiophene

   • R. M. Eales
   • A. R. Hillman

   Papers Pages: 3806 - 3813

4. The influence of unusual counterions on the electrochemistry and physical properties of polypyrrole

   • K. M. Cheung
   • D. Bloor
   • G. C. Stevens

   Papers Pages: 3814 - 3837

5. Kinetics of solid state polymerization of poly(sulphur nitride)

   • H. Kanazawa
   • J. Stejny
   • A. Keller

   Papers Pages: 3838 - 3842

6. A comparative theoretical study of pseudo-linear dyes suitable for incorporation in electro-optically active poled polymers

   • C. L. Honeybourne

   Papers Pages: 3843 - 3847

7. Pressure-sensitive electrically conductive nitrile rubber composites filled with particulate carbon black and short carbon fibre

   • P. K. Pramanik
   • D. Khastgir
   • T. N. Saha

   Papers Pages: 3848 - 3853

8. Dependence of solar selectivity of copper-black films on their structure, chemical composition and morphology

   • H. S. Potdar
   • A. B. Mandale
   • A. P. B. Sinha

   Papers Pages: 3854 - 3863

9. Interphase phenomena in silicon carbide single filament composites

   • Yves Maniette
   • A. Oberlin

   Papers Pages: 3864 - 3874

10. Ion-bombardment modification of the surface morphology of solids

    • Zbigniew W. Kowalski

    Papers Pages: 3875 - 3879

11. Dispersion characteristics of sol-gel derived (Ba_0.2Pb_0.8)TiO₃ at various pH

    • Kyung Haw Jo
    • Eung Soo Kim
    • Kl Hyun Yoon

    Papers Pages: 3880 - 3885

12. Structural evolutions from polycarbosilane to SiC ceramic

    • G. D. Soraru
    • Florence Babonneau
    • J. D. Mackenzie

    Papers Pages: 3886 - 3893

13. Influence of thermomechanical ageing on tensile properties of 2014 aluminium alloy

    • S. Singh
    • D. B. Goel

    Papers Pages: 3894 - 3900

14. Diametral compression tests of silicon carbide fibre-reinforced glass

    • Akira Okada

    Papers Pages: 3901 - 3905

15. A.c. conduction in evaporated MoO₃/SiO amorphous thin films

    • M. Anwar
    • C. A. Hogarth

    Papers Pages: 3906 - 3909

16. Electrical resistivity changes due to interstitial hydrogen in palladium-rich substitutional alloys

    • K. Baba
    • U. Miyagawa
    • T. B. Flanagan

    Papers Pages: 3910 - 3916

17. Solid solubility of silicon and germanium in aluminium under pressure

    • Toshinobu Soma
    • Yutaka Funayama
    • Hiroko-Matsuo Kagaya

    Papers Pages: 3917 - 3921

18. Preparation of multiple oxide BaTiO₃ fibres by the sol-gel method

    • Toshinobu Yoko
    • Kanichi Kamiya
    • Katsuhisa Tanaka

    Papers Pages: 3922 - 3929

19. Effective elastic moduli of porous solids

    • N. Ramakrishnan
    • V. S. Arunachalam

    Papers Pages: 3930 - 3937

20. Study of precipitation and deformation characteristics of the aluminium-lithium alloy by X-ray double crystal diffractometry

    • J. Chaudhuri
    • V. Gondhalekar
    • J. E. Talia

    Papers Pages: 3938 - 3940

21. Effect of a crack on strength of fibre-reinforced plastics

    • S. L. Bazhenov
    • A. A. Berlin

    Papers Pages: 3941 - 3949

22. Dip-coating conditions and modifications of lead titanate and lead zirconate titanate films

    • Yasutaka Takahashi
    • Kouichi Yamaguchi

    Papers Pages: 3950 - 3955

23. Investigation of infrared absorption spectra of copper phosphate glasses containing some rare earth oxides

    • C. Ananthamohan
    • C. A. Hogarth
    • D. Yeates

    Papers Pages: 3956 - 3959

24. Dip coating of PT, PZ and PZT films using an alkoxide-diethanolamine method

    • Yasutaka Takahashi
    • Yoshihiro Matsuoka
    • Keisuke Kobayashi

    Papers Pages: 3960 - 3964

25. Powder metallurgy aluminium alloys: characteristics of an Al-Cr-Fe rapidly solidified alloy

    • E. K. Ioannidis
    • T. Sheppard

    Papers Pages: 3965 - 3975

26. Interstitial segregation and embrittlement in Ti-6Al-4V alloy

    • Y. B. Xu
    • Z. S. Xu

    Papers Pages: 3976 - 3981

27. Zirconia toughened cordierite

    • I. Wadsworth
    • J. Wang
    • R. Stevens

    Papers Pages: 3982 - 3989

28. The structure and properties of oriented chainextended polyethylenes

    • A. K. Powell
    • G. Craggs
    • I. M. Ward

    Papers Pages: 3990 - 4000

29. The deformation of brittle starch foams

    • S. C. Warburton
    • A. M. Donald
    • A. C. Smith

    Papers Pages: 4001 - 4007

30. Ionic conductivity of the Na_1+xM _x ^III Zr_2−x(PO₄)₃ systems (M = Al, Ga, Cr, Fe, Sc, In, Y, Yb)

    • J. M. Winand
    • A. Rulmont
    • P. Tarte

    Papers Pages: 4008 - 4013

31. Preparation and characterization of chemically deposited lead sulphide thin films

    • P. K. Basu
    • T. K. Chaudhuri
    • H. N. Acharya

    Papers Pages: 4014 - 4017

32. Sintering process of Y₂O₃ and Al₂O₃-doped Si₃N₄

    • Osami Abe

    Papers Pages: 4018 - 4026

33. Self-vulcanizable rubber blend system based on epoxidized natural rubber and chlorosulphonated polyethylene

    • Sujata Mukhopadhyay
    • Sadhan K. De

    Papers Pages: 4027 - 4031

34. Preparation and characterization of lanthanum silicon nitride

    • Galen R. Hatfield
    • Beili Li
    • John Yamanis

    Papers Pages: 4032 - 4035

35. Superposition properties of relaxation or retardation spectra

    • F. Povolo
    • Elida B. Hermida

    Papers Pages: 4036 - 4041

36. Studies on semiconductive (Ba_0.8Sr_0.2) (Ti_0.9Zr_0.1)O₃ ceramics

    • Shen-Li Fu
    • In-Chyuan Ho
    • Lih-Shan Chen

    Papers Pages: 4042 - 4046

37. High-speed sliding indentation of ceramics: thermal effects

    • T. N. Farris
    • S. Chandrasekar

    Papers Pages: 4047 - 4053

38. Microsegregation of cast DS200 + Hf single crystal

    • A. Baldan

    Papers Pages: 4054 - 4059

39. Preparation of CuZr₂P₃O₁₂ from alkoxide-derived gels: phase formation as a function of heat treatment

    • E. Christensen
    • J. H. Von Barner
    • N. J. Bjerrum

    Papers Pages: 4060 - 4065

40. The effect of eccentricity on dynamic crack propagation behaviour of rubber-modified PMMA models

    • G. A. Papadopoulos
    • G. C. Papanicolaou

    Papers Pages: 4066 - 4074

41. Phase fields in rapidly solidified MnTi and MnAlTi alloys studied by X-ray diffraction

    • A. R. Yavari
    • J. L. Verger-Gaugry

    Papers Pages: 4075 - 4079

42. Effects of interfacial bonding on sliding phenomena during compressive loading of an embedded fibre

    • Chun-Hway Hsueh

    Papers Pages: 4080 - 4086

43. Failure mechanism in SMC subjected to alternating stresses

    • B. Von Bernstorff
    • G. W. Ehrenstein

    Papers Pages: 4087 - 4097

44. Effect of annealing temperature on Barkhausen jumps in cobalt-vanadium alloys

    • A. H. Wafik

    Papers Pages: 4098 - 4100

45. The effect of heating shot peened sheets and thin plates of aluminium alloys

    • B. Cina
    • T. Kaatz
    • I. Eldror

    Papers Pages: 4101 - 4105

46. Ageing of dealloyed copper

    • A. D. Tomsett
    • D. J. Young
    • M. S. Wainwright

    Papers Pages: 4106 - 4112

47. Surface oxidation by microwave-induced plasma of candidate composite materials for space shuttle protection

    • R. I. Ben-Aim
    • J. L. Bonardet
    • J. C. Legrand

    Papers Pages: 4113 - 4119

48. Ammonia gas nitriding of Fe-18Cr-9Ni alloy at lower than 823 K

    • Hideyuki Kuwahara
    • Hiroaki Matsuoka
    • Toru Takayama

    Papers Pages: 4120 - 4124

49. Cavitation and fracture of mechanically alloyed aluminium at high homologous temperatures

    • T. R. Bieler
    • G. R. Goto
    • A. K. Mukherjee

    Papers Pages: 4125 - 4132

50. Abrasive wear property of bainitic nodular cast iron in laser processing

    • Yen-Hung Tan
    • Shy-Ing Yu
    • Jiun-Ren Hwang

    Papers Pages: 4133 - 4139