FREE ACCESS FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS LETTERS Editor-in-Chief Li Lu Associate Editors Andreas Rüdiger Simon P. Ringer Jan Van Humbeeck Topical Issue: Frontiers in Thermoelectric Materials Guest Editors Dr. Tie-Jun Zhu and Dr. David Singh Aims and Scope Functional Materials Letters is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal for original contributions to research on the synthesis, behavior and characterization of functional materials. The journal seeks to provide a rapid forum for the communication of novel research of high quality and with an interdisciplinary flavor. The journal is an ideal forum for communication amongst materials scientists and engineers, chemists and chemical engineers, and physicists in the dynamic fields associated with functional materials. The scope of the journal covers theoretical and experimental studies of functional materials, characterization and new applications-related research on functional materials in macro-, micro- and nano-scale science and engineering. Editors-in-Chief Li Lu (National University of Singapore) Associate Editors Simon P Ringer (The University of Sydney, Australia) Andreas Rüdiger (Université du Québec, Canada) Jan Van Humbeeck (Kathelieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium) Abstracting / Indexing Chemical Abstracts Service Compendex Current Contents®/Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences INSPEC Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition Materials Science Citation Index® Science Citation Index Expanded (also known as SciSearch®) Scopus Scan this code with your smartphone to go to our Journal’s webpage Editorial Board Andrew J Bell (University of Leeds, United Kingdom) Jin-Hyo Boo (SungKyunKwan University, Korea) Rüdiger-A. Eichel (RWTH Aachen University & Research Institute Juelich, Germany) Mark Hoffman (New South Wales University, Australia) Kiyoshi Kanamura (Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan) Kenji Kitamura (Kyushu University, Japan) Yigal Komem (Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel) Jianyi Lin (Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Singapore) Zongwen Liu (University of Sydney, Australia) Yong Fong Lu (University of Nebraska Lincoln, USA) Janina Molenda (AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland) Stanislav Nespurek (Laboratory of Electronic Phenomena, Czech Republic) Masanori Okuyama (Osaka University, Japan) Stuart Parkin (IBM Almaden Research Center, USA) David Joseph Singh (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA) Ai Kah Soh (Monash University Sunway Campus, Malaysia) Shi-Gang Sun (Xiamen University, China) Qiang Xu (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan) Dongfeng Xue (Dalian University of Technology, China) Tie-Jun Zhu (Zhejiang University, China) Featured Articles Crystallization of Oxides as Functional Materials Congting Sun, Shuyan Song, Dongfeng Xue, Hongjie Zhang (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Defect-Origin and Stability of Visible Emission in ZnO Nanopillars Xiaoyong Xu (Southeast University and Yangzhou University, China), Zhulin Jin, Chunxiang Xu, Jiyuan Guo, Zengliang Shi (Southeast University, China), J. Pan, Jingguo Hu (Yangzhou University, China) Recent Advances in Sodium Intercalation Positive Electrode Materials for Sodium Ion Batteries Jing Xu, Dae Hoe Lee, Ying Shirley Meng (University of California San Diego, USA) Recent Progress in Boron- and Nitrogen-Based Chemical Hydrogen Storage Zhang-Hui Lu, Qiang Xu (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Kobe University, Japan) Synchronous Electrochromism of Lithium Ion Battery with Chemically Fabricated Transparent Thin Films Hiroki Nagai, Hiroki Hara, Mitsuhiro Enomoto, Chihiro Mochizuki, Tohru Honda, Ichiro Takano, Mitsunobu Sato (Kogakuin University, Japan) Room Temperature Ferromagnetism in Pure and Cu Doped Zno Nanorods: Role of Copper or Defects Shalendra Kumar, B. H. Koo, C. G. Lee (Changwon National University, Korea) , Sanjeev Gautam, K. H. Chae (Korea Institute of Science and Technology), S. K. Sharma, M. Knobel (Universidade Estadual de Campinas, (UNICAMP), Brazil) Single-Phased and Emission-Tunable CaLa2-xEuxZnO5 Phosphors with Blue Light Excitation for WLEDS Vengala Rao Bandi, Bhaskar Kumar Grandhe, Kiwan Jang, Ho-Sueb Lee (Changwon National University, Korea), Soung-Soo Yi (Silla University, Korea), Jung-Hyun Jeong (Pukyong National University, Korea) SnO2 Nanocrystallite: Novel Synthetic Route from Deep Eutectic Solvent and Lithium Storage Performance C. D. Gu, Y. J. Mai, J. P. Zhou, J. P. Tu (Zhejiang University, China) Spinel Li2MTi3O8 (M = Mg, Mg0.5Zn0.5) Nanowires with Enhanced Electrochemical Lithium Storage Zhensheng Hong, Tongbin Lan, Yongzan Zheng, Lilong Jiang, Mingdeng Wei (Fuzhou University, China) Synthesis and Properties of Li2MnSiO4 Composite Cathode Material for Safe Li-Ion Batteries Marcin Molenda, Michał Swietoslawski, Alicja Rafalska-Łasocha, Roman Dziembaj (Jagiellonian University, Poland) Synthesis, Phase Transfer and Surface Modification of Hydrophobic Quantum Dots for Bioapplications Ruili Zhang (University of Jinan, China), Xiao Zhang (University of Toronto, Canada), Xiaoyu Li, Ping Yang (University of Jinan, China) The Study on Synthesis and Modification for Iron Phosphate X. Yang, S. M. Zhang, J. X. Zhang, M. Y. XU, P. Ren, X. C. Li(Shanghai University of Electric Power, China), L. C. Yan (Hangzhou Normal University, China) Highly Cited Articles Thiocyanate-Free, Panchromatic Ruthenium (II) Terpyridine Sensitizer Having a Tridentate Diethylenetriamine Ligand for Near-IR Sensitization Of Nanocrystaline TiO2 Ashraful Islam (National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan and King Saud University, Saudi Arabia), Surya Prakash Singh, Liyuan Han (National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)) A Porous Vanadium Pentoxide Material and its Electrochemical Properties in Aqueous Electrolyte Zhaohui Li, Jiaojun Tang, Jie Yang, Cheng Cheng, Qizhen Xiao, Gangtie Lei (Xiangtan University, China) Band Gap Prediction of Alloyed Semiconductors Keyan Li, Yanju Li (Dalian University of Technology, China), Dongfeng Xue (Dalian University of Technology and Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Enhanced Electrocaloric Properties of PMN-PT Thin Films with LSCO Buffer Layers Y. He, X. M. Li X. D. Gao, X. Leng, W. Wang(Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Hierarchical Carbon Nanotube-Inorganic Hybrid Structures Involving CNT Arrays and CNT Fibers S. Neocleus, S. W. Pattinson, A. M. Moisala Motta, A. H. Windle (University of Cambridge, UK), D. Eder (University of Cambridge, UK and Universität Münster, Germany) Highly Catalytic Active Nanostructured Pt Electrodes for DyeSensitized Solar Cells Prepared by Low Temperature Electrodeposition Hong Lin, Feng Hao, Chun Fu Lin, Jian Bao Li (Tsinghua University, China), Ning Wang (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China) LiFe1-xMnxPO4/C Composite as Cathode Material for Lithium Ion Battery Ai Fang Liu (Tongji University, China), Zu Biao Wen (Jiangxi Normal University, China), Ya Fei Liu, Zhong Hua Hu (Tongji University, China) Material Problems and Prospects of Li-Ion Batteries for Vehicles Applications J. Molenda (AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland) Mild Solution Route to Mixed-Phase MnO2 with Enhanced Electrochemical Capacitance Deyuan Cui, Kun Gao, Pai Lu (Dalian University of Technology, China), Hong Yang, Yinong Liu (University of Western Australia), Dongfeng Xue (Dalian University of Technology, China) Rapid and Cost Effective Synthesis of ZnO Nanorods using Microwave Irradiation Technique Faheem Ahmed, Shalendra Kumar, Nishat Arshi, M. S. Anwar, Bon Heun Koo, Chan Gyu Lee (Changwon National University, Korea) Rapid Thermal Annealing Induced Enhanced Band-Edge Emission from ZnO Nanowires, Nanorods and Nanoribbons Soumen Dhara, P. K. Giri (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India) Ultrathin Li4Ti5O12 Nanosheets as a High Performance Anode for Li-Ion Battery Zhensheng Hong, Tongbin Lan, Fuyu Xiao, Huixing Zhang, Mingdeng Wei (Fuzhou University, China) Most-Read Articles An AFM Investigation of Surface Energy of Pentacene Films on Parylene-C And Benzocyclobutene M. Iazykov, M. Erouel, R. Villey, E. Souteyrand, J. Tardy, M. Phaner-Goutorbe (Université de Lyon, Ecole Centrale de Lyon and CNRS), V. A. Skryshevsky (Kiev National Taras Shevchenko University, Ukraine) Electric, Magnetic and Mechanical Coupling Effects on Ferroelectric Properties and Surface Potential of BiFeO3 Thin Film Amit Kumar, Feng Yan, Kaiyang Zeng, Li Lu (National University of Singapore) Modification of Structural and Transport Properties of Layered LixNi1-yzCoyMnzO2 Cathode Materials Anna Milewska, Janina Molenda (AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland) Poly (3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene)/MnO2 Mesoporous Nanocomposite with Excellent High-Rate Electrochemical Properties Qing Lu, Yikai Zhou (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China) Solvothermal Preparation of CeO2 Nanocubes and Their Catalytic Properties Dong-En Zhang (Huaihai Institute of Technology, China and Japan Science and Technology Agency), Ai-Mei Chen (Lianyungang Higher Vocational Technology College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China), Ming-Yan Wang, Jun-Yan Gong, Xiao-Bo Zhang, Shan-Zhong Li, Gui-Quan Han, Ai-Ling Ying (Huaihai Institute of Technology, China), Zhi-Wei Tong (Huaihai Institute of Technology, China and Japan Science and Technology Agency) Structural and Optical Properties of Eu3+ Doped Cerium Oxide Nanophosphors R. Srinivasan, A. Chandra Bose (National Institute of Technology, India) Synthesis, Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of In-Situ Synthesized Polyaniline/Silver Nanocomposites Fahad Alam, Sajid Ali Ansari, Wasi Khan, M. Ehtisham Khan, A. H. Naqvi (Aligarh Muslim University, India) Thin NiTi Wires with Reduced Thermal Hysteresis for Shape Memory Actuators Riccardo Casati, Ausonio Tuissi (National Research Council (CNR-IENI), Italy), Serguei Belochapkine, Calum Dickinson, Syed A. M. Tofail (University of Limerick, Ireland) Trap Distribution near the Energy Band Gap Edge in MDMO-PPV Vaidotas Kažukauskas, Mindaugas Pranaitis (Vilnius University, Lithuania) Call for Papers Functional Materials Letters provides a common forum for materials scientists and engineers, chemists, and physicists to rapidly communicate the most important topics and issues in the dynamic field associated with emerging field of functional materials. “ World Scientific is pleased to announce that authors can now choose to have their journal articles made available with full open access! For this purpose, authors will be charged a basic article processing fee.” We welcome original research paper related to different aspects of Functional Materials in the categories listed below and others related to the broad theme of the Journal. For more information, please email: [email protected] for more information. Ferroelectric materials Ferromagnetic materials Multiferroic materials Magneto-optical materials Optoelectric materials Thermoelectric materials Energy conversion, Energy storage and materials for sustainable energy Shape memory materials Computational science and design to predict novel functional materials Application of micro- and nano-engineering in functional materials Scan this code with your smartphone to go to our Journal’s webpage Recommend Now !  Functional Materials Letters (FML) Yes, I recommend that our library purchase Electronic + Print Electronic Only Print ISSN: 1793-6047 Online ISSN: 1793-7213 Vol. 7 • 6 Issues • 2014  US$457 | £309 | S$710 | Add Postage US$50 | £34 | S$67  US$415 | £281 | S$645 To Librarian:  Asia Pacific (except HK and China) S$  Europe €  Rest of World US$ From Department Email Comments Date Signature For Convenient Ordering Contact: World Scientific Publishing  USA Fax: 1 888 977 2665 Tel: 1 800 227 7562 E-mail: [email protected]  UK Fax: 44 20 7836 2020 Tel: 44 20 7836 0888 E-mail: [email protected]  Singapore Fax: 65 6467 7667 Tel: 65 6466 5775 E-mail: [email protected] Printed in Oct0 2013 www.worldscinet.com/fml/ J-VS-08-13-03-W