Advances in Semiconducting Materials -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Internal Deterioration of Mortars in Freeze-Thawing: Non-Destructive Evaluation by Means of Electrical Impedance -- A New Measuring System for Determining the Magnetic Viscosity in Permanent Magnets -- Microstructure Formation of Al-Fe-Mn-Si Aluminides by Pressure-Assisted Reactive Sintering of Elemental Powder Mixtures -- Crack Disappearance by High-Temperature Oxidation of Alumina Toughened by Ni Nano-Particles -- Microstructural Characterization of Electro-Deposited CdSe Thin Films -- Effect of pH on Composition, Structure and Magnetic Properties of Electrodeposited Co-Ni Alloys -- Preparation and Microstructural Studies of Electrodeposited FeSe Thin Films -- Electrochemical Deposition and Characterization of Cd-Fe-Se Thin Films -- Structural and Optical Studies of Hot Wall Vacuum Evaporated CdTeSn Thin Films -- Nanocrystalline Sm0.5Y0.5Co5 Alloys with Enhanced Magnetic Properties -- Electronic Structure of YFe2 by EELS and Ab Initio Calculations -- Borides Precipitation in the FeAl40 Intermetallic Compound Produced by Atomization-Deposition Process -- Structural Transformations of Boron Nitride Powders Obtained by Mechanical Milling Process -- Impedance Response of Franklinite Films to Humidity and Propane -- Friction Stir Linear Welding of an Aluminum Alloy -- Annealing Effect on Microstructure and Coercivity of YCo5 Nanoparticles Obtained by Mechanical Milling -- Joining of WC-Co to Ni by Direct Diffusion Bonding -- Effect of Li on the Corrosion Behavior of Al-Cu/SiCp Composites -- Magnetic and Electronic Properties of the Compound Y(Co,Fe)5 Calculated by the Augmented Spherical Wave Method -- Comparative Study of Corrosion in Physiological Serum of Ceramic Coatings Applied on 316L Stainless Steel Substrate -- Characterization of Galvannealed HSLA Steels.

Characterization of Friction Stir Welding on Aluminum -- Characterization of Magnetic Particles Using a Wavelet Function -- Keywords Index -- Authors Index.