ISSN 0959-9428 JMACEP(10) 1511-1657 (1994) Journal of Materials Chemistry Synthesis, structures, properties and applications of materials, particularly those associated with advanced technology 1511 Novel aromatic poly(ether ketone)s. Part 1-Synthesis and thermal properties of poly(ether keto imide)s A. J. Lawson, P. L. Pauson, D. C. Sherrington, S. M. Young and (in part) N. O’Brien 1521 Novel aromatic poly(ether ketone)s. Part 2.-Synthesis and thermal properties of poly(ether keto amide)s A. J. Lawsou, P. L. Pauson, D. C. Sherrington and S. M. Young 1527 Novel aromatic poly(ether ketones)s. Part 3.-Synthesis of diamine precursors with 4-8 benzene rings linked by ether, ketone and sulfone groups A. J. Lawson, P. L. Pauson, D. C. Sherrington, S. M. Young and (in part) N.O’Brien 1533 A new single-layer plasma-developable photoresist using the catalysed crosslinking of poly( 4-hydroxystyrene) via photogenerated acid J. T. Fahey, J. M. J. Frkhet and Y. Shacham-Diamand 1539 Laser photolytic studies on sensitizers for negative photoresists: 4,4-Diazido-3,3’-dimethoxybiphenylin poly(methy1 methacrylate) films A. Itaya, T. Inoue, T. Yamamoto, T. Nobutou, H. Miyasaka, M. Toriumi and T. Ueno 1547 Molecular design of amphotropic materials: Double-headed diol-based mesogens incorporating rigid structural units F. Hentrich, C. Tschierske,S. Diele and C. Sauer 1559 Crystal structures and electrical properties of the radical salts of the unsymmetrical donor EOTT (4,5-ethylenedithio-,4,5’-(2-oxatrimethylenedithio) tetrathiafulvalene) A.Tateno, T. Udagawa, T. Naito, H. Kobayashi, A. Kobayashi and T. Nogami 1571 Synthesis and second-harmonic generation properties of 2-( 4-nitroani1ino)- 1,3,5-triazine derivatives H. Yonehara, W-lL Kang, T. Kawara, and C. Pac 1579 Structure of LiN(CF,SO,),, a novel salt for electrochemistry J. L. Nowinski, P. Lightfoot and P. G. Bruce 1581 Preparation of gold-dispersed vanadium oxide thin films by an alternate spin-coating method for electrochromic applications K. Nagase, S. Izaki, Y. Shimizu, N. Miura and N. Yamazoe 1585 YBCO and BSCCO thin films prepared by wet MOCVD 0. Yu Gorbenko, V. N. Fufiyigin, Yu. Yu. Erokhin, I. E. Graboy, A. R. Kaul, Yu. D. Tretyakov, G. Wahl and L. Klippe 1591 Investigations into the growth of AlN by MOCVD using tri-tert-butylaluminium as an alternative aluminium source A.(I. Jones, J. Auld, S. A. Rushworth, D. J. Houlton and G. W. Critchlow 1595 Role of additives in the sintering of silicon nitride: A 29Si, 27Al, 25Mg and 89Y MAS NMR and X-ray diffraction study K. J. D. MacKenzie and R.H. Meinhold 1603 New Routes to Alkali-metal-rare-earth-metal sulfides J. P. Cotter, J. C. Fitzmaurice, and I. P. Parkin 1611 Preparation of zinc oxide and zinc sulfide powders by controlled precipitation from aqueous solution T. Trindade, J. D. Pdrosa de Jesus and P. O’Brien 1619 ?-Radiation sol-gel synthesis of glass-metal nanocomposites Y. Zhu, Y. Qian, M. Zhang, Z. Chen and G. Zhou 1621 Absorption-desorption properties of nitric oxide over layered cuprates, La,- .Ba$rCu,O, M.Machida, H. Murakami, and T. Kijima 1627 Thallium solubility range in T1, -,Ba,Ca, -1C~,02n -,superconductors K. S. Nanjundaswamy, A. Manthiram and J. B. Goodenough+ 1635 Thermal behaviour and reactivity of manganese cobaltites Mn,Co3-,04 (0.0<x< 1.0) obtained at low temperature R. M. Rojas, E. Vila, 0. Garcia and J. L. Martin de Vidales 1641 Bulk and surface characterization of some heteropolymolybdates and the products of their reduction and sulfidation P. Porta, G. Minelli, G. Moretti, I. Pettiti, L. I. Botto, C. Cabello and H. J. Thomas 1647 Investigation of the oxidation of Na,W03 surfaces F. H. Potter and R.G. Egdell 1653 Role of oxoanions in the stabilization of tetragonal zirconia P. Afanasiev, C. Geantet and M.Breysse i Cumulative Author Index iv Conference Diary Note: Where an asterisk appears against the name of one or more authors, it is included with the authors’ approval to indicate that correspondence may be addressed to this person. COPIES OF CITED ARTICLES The Royal Society of Chemistry Library can usually supply copies of cited articles. For further details contact: The Library, Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V OBN, UK. Tel: +44 (0)71-437 8656, Fax: t-44(0)71-287 9798, Telecom Gold 84: BUR210, Electronic Mailbox (Internet) LIBRARY@RSC.ORG. If the material is not available from the Society’s Library, the staff will be pleased to advise on its availability from other sources. Please note that copies are not available from the RSC at Thomas Graham House, Cambridge. SPECIAL ISSUE ON MOLECULAR CONDUCTORS A special issue is planned for publication in 1995 on the topic of molecular conductors. Anyone interested in submitting a paper for this issue is asked to contact Dr Martin Bryce Department of Chemistry University of Durham South Road Durham DH1 3LE UK The deadline for submission of manuscripts for this special issue is 31st March 1995.