Journal of % ELsSeE VIER Volume 267 Numbers Contents Letters Stal structure of new M_M compounds (M'=Zr, Hf ¢ Ni; X Sn, Sb) and electronic structure of sn G.A. Melnyk (Lviv, Ukraine), D. Fruchart (Grenoble, Franc: maka, JV. Stadnyk (Lviv, Ukraine), RV. Skolozdra Lviv, Ukraine and Grenobl France), J. Tobola (Grenobl rance and Krakow, Poland Magnetic properties of RRuGe (R=Gd-Er) compounds B. Penc (Krakow, Poland), M. Hofmann (Berlin, German M. Kolenda (Kr kow oland), M. Slaski (Birmingham UK \. Szytula (Krakow, Poland) Anomalous magnetic behaviour Of wus thin fils ChV. Mohan. H. Kronmiill Physical properties of GdNiln F. Merlo, M.L. Fornasini, S. ¢ irafici, | Canepa (Genova Crystallographic data of new ternary CeFeSi-type RTiGe (R=Y A.V. Morozkin, Yu.D. Seropegin, AV. Leonov, LA. Sviridk S.A. Nikitin (Moscow, Russ Interaction of neodymium and antimony with transition metal P. Salamakha (L’vi krain Physics Order parameter of the metal t sulator phase transition in the tl H. Kang, K. Barner, LV. Medvedeva, P. Mandal (G6ttingen, Ger Gmelin (Stuttgart, Germany Estimation of the standard enthalpy of formation of double oxide W. Zhuang (Beijing, People’s Republic of China), J. Liang (Beijing and Shenyan eople’s Republic of China), Z Qiao, J. Shen, Y. Shi, G. Rao (Beijing, People’s Republic of China) Synthesis and characterization of new cuprates with the 1222 structure (Ln,Zn)Sr.(Ln.Ce),Cu,O H.M. Luo, Z.Y. Chen, Y.T. Qia Anhui, P.R. China), G.C Z.X. Zhao (Beijing, P.Rx . China Phase transition in Ni. In illoy studied with PAC method P. Wodniecki, B. Wodniecka, M. Marszalek, A. Kulinska increment Measuremen Zr.O.(s) and Sr,Zr.O Banerjee, S as isad, V. Venugopal (Mumbai Ca,W,Al d other compounds with CeCr,Al and some magnetic properties f these compounds V.M.T. Thiede, W. Jeitschko, S. Niemann, T. Ebel (Miinst Magnetic and magnetoelastic properties of B-UH A.V. Andreev (Prague, The Czech Republic), S.M. Zadvorkin (Ekaterinburg, Russia), M.l. Bartashevich (Ekaterinburg Russia and Tokyo, Japan), T. Goto (Tokyo, Japasan ), J wad, Z. Arnold (Prague, The Czech Republic), H. Drulis (Wroclaw, Poland metic properties of Ho ,C Ga, compounds C. Zhang (Shenyang, P.R. China and Amsterdam ¢ rl . iasse, | Brick, F.R. de Boer, K.HJ Buschow (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) gnetic properties of YCo,,.M« M_ compounds (M=Si or \ C. Zhang (Shenyang, P.R. China and Amsterdam, The Netherlands), F.R. de Boer, X.C. Kou, E. Briick LC.P. Klaasse Amsterdam, The Netherlands), G'W. Qiao (Shenyang, PI g hina), K.HJ. Busch« Amsterdam, The Netherlands) metic relaxation of hydrogen in La( Ni, .Fe M. Gerlach, N. Mommer, M. Hirscher, H. Kronmiller (Stutt wt, Germany il structure and magnetic properties of the compound Ce,N1, .Si QO. Isnard (Grenoble, France), K.H.J. Buschow (Amsterdam ie Netherland Thermal expansion of B-rhombohedral boron T. Lundstrém, B. Lénnberg (Uppsala, Sweden), J. Bauer (Rennes, France) The Fe ordering in RFe,Ge, compounds with non-magnetic R (R=Y, Lu, Hf) studied by neutron diffraction and magnetic measurements P. Schobinger-Papamantellos (Ziirich, Switzerland), K.H.J. Buschow, F.R. de Boer (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), ( Ritter (Grenoble, France), O. Isnard (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), F. Fauth (Grenoble, France) Chemistry Thermodynamic conditions for the synthesis of oxide superconductors H. Oesterreicher (La Jolla, CA, USA) Cell volume expanded ErBa,Cu,O, near y=6.5 through getter annealing J.R. O’Brien, H. Oesterreicher (La Jolla, CA, USA) Electrochemical characteristics of a homogeneous amorphous alloy prepared by ball-milling Mg,Ni with Ni S. Nohara, N. Fujita, S.G. Zhang, H. Inoue, C. Iwrakura (Osaka, Japan) Crystal growth and structure of Mn, ,.V,,,,Mo, ,.O X. Wang, K.R. Heier, C.L. Stern, K.R. Poeppelmeier (Evanston SA Synthesis and crystal structure of NdFe Ge, and HoFe Ge L. Zeng, H.F. Franzen (Ames, IA, USA) Metallurgy Review article Present achievements, problems and perspectives associated with a semi-empirical study of the Al-Cu—Mg-—Si-—Zn light alloy system S.G. Fries, I. Hurtado, T. Jantzen, P.J. Spencer (Aachen, Germany), K.C.H. Kumar (Heverlee, Belgium), F. Aldinger Liang, H.L. Lukas, H.J. Seifert (Stuttgart, Germany ) rhe structure of liquid Bi,Te, alloys near the stoichiometric re S.1. Mudry (Lviv, Ukraine Thermodynamic optimisation of the Co—Nb system K.C.H. Kumar (Leuven, Belgium), Il. Ansara (Saint-Martin d’Héres, France), P. Wollants, L. Delaey (1 euven, Belgium) High-pressure studies of the TiCr H, system Statistical thermodynamics above the critical temperature O. Beeri, D. Cohen, Z. Gavra (Beer-Sheva, Israel), J.R. Johnson (Upton, NY, USA), M.H. Mintz (Beer-Sheva, Israel) \ thermodynamic modelling of the Co—Ce system X. Su, W. Zhang, Z. Du (Beijing, P.R. China) Standard enthalpies of formation of some 3d transition metal ilicides by high temperature direct synthesis calorimetry SV. Meschel, O.J Kleppa (Chicago, IL, USA) Structural and hydrogen sorption studies of NdNi Al. and GdNi Al J.-L. Bobet, S. Pechev, B. Chevalier, B. Darriet (Pessac, France) Enthalpies of formation of Zr—-Au compounds determined by direct reaction calorimetry M. Lomello-Tafin (Lausanne, Switzerland and Annecy-Le-Vieux, France), P. Galez (Annecy-Le-Vieux, France), P Feschotte (Lausanne, Switzerland), J.J. Kuntz (Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy, France), J.1 Jorda (Annecy-Le-Vieux, France 1.C. Gachon ( Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy, France) \ thermodynamic assessment of the Co—Sm system X. Su, W. Zhang, G. Liu, Z. Du (Beijing, PR China The phase diagram of the Lu—In system 4. Palenzona, P. Manfrinetti, R. Palenzona (Genova, Italy) Che initial stages of the reaction between ZrCo and hydrogen studied by hot-stage Tic FOSCOpy J. Bloch, M. Brill, Y. Ben-Eliahu, Z. Gavra (Beer-Sheva, Israel) Isothermal section of the Ti—-Si—Ga system in the Ti-rich corner at 1350°¢ NV. Antonova, L.A. Tretyachenko, O.Ph. Galadzhy, T.Ya. Velikanova (Kiev, Ukraine) Further studies of the isotherms of LaNi Sn —H for x=0-—0.5 S. Luo, J.D. Clewley, T.B. Flanagan (Burlington, VT, USA), R.C. Bowman Jr., L.A. Wade (Pasadena, CA New TbFeSi,- and U,Ni,Si,-type structure compounds obtained in R-T-1 X systems (R=rare earth elements Ru, Rh; 7 Ni, Cu, Pd, Pt: X=Si, Ge) M.N. Norlidah, G. Venturini, B. Malaman ( Vandoeuvre les Nancy France) Ternary Ce—Co-—Ge system M.B. Konyk. O.1. Bodak (L’ viv. Ukraine) Synthesis ind crystal tructure repre sentatives of the YIrGe structure type P Salamakha oO Sologub Ukraine) 1.K. Yakinthos Ch.D. Routsi (Xanthi Greece) Thermodynamic Inve tiga ti m OF VISC ysity in Cu—Bi and Bi-—Zn liquid alloys O Akiniade (Stutt rart Cx rmany), R.N. Singh (Alkhod, Oman), F. Somm Stuttgart, Germany ) Materials Science Mechanical illoying of ron ’ lematite po wder J. Ding W.F. Miao, | Pirault, R Street P.G. McCormick (Perth, Australia Lattice expanding behaviour and degradation of LaNi based alk Y. Nakamura, K. Sato, S. Fuyitani, K. Nishi Or muro, | scandium boride: ScB lanaka (Ibaraki, Japan), S. Okada (Tokyo, Japan), V.N. Gurin (St Russia Structure, phase transformation and magnetic properties of Nd-I illoys mechanical alloying and subsequent annealing YA Sui, Z.D. Zhang Xiao, W. Liu, T. Zhao, X.G. Zh YA Chuar Shenyang, P. eople s Republic of China On the charge discharge be li,Ni electrode in 6 M KOH aqueous and de iterium oxide solutions B. Luan (Wollongong S.J. Kennedy (M enal Au stralia), H.K. | S.X Dou (Wollongong Australia) Effect of lanthanum 1dgivions oF lectrode properties of Mg,Ni L.Y e mgning, Z Xianji (Xian People’s Republic of China Hydriding and dehy driding char icteristics of Mg-LaNi composite ld epar°res \ mechanical alloying M. 1 TZieva M. Khrussanova, P. Peshev (Sofia Bulgaria yati ms on synthesis characterization and hydrogenation behavi and thermal-melted versions of s 0.1, 0.3, O.5) hydr gen storage materials S. Srivastava O.N. Srivasta Varanasi, India) zen Gesorption properties of the quatemary alloy em Me Y Tsushio (Hiroshima, Jap in), f Akiba (Ibaraki Japan Charge characteristics ft sealed-ty pe nickel metal-hydride batter M. Ikoma S.-i Yu isd Osaka Japan) K. Yuasa (Kanagawa ips da, | Matsumoto, (¢ lwakura Osaka Japan \ model relating remanence and microstructure of smCo may M.I de Campos, I LG Lan R. Machado D Rodri A.C. Neiva, F.P. Missell (Sac Paulo Brazil ctivation behavi ut of ZrCrNi me hanically milled with nick C. Bo Jung, J Ho Kim K. Sub Lee (Seoul South Korea of reducec pressure m magnetic properties of HDDR-treated NdFeGaB allo’ powders Cat ) ong { Wang (Xi an People’s Republic of China he rma conduct! ity of technetium K. Minato H Serizawa K. Fukuda Ibaraki-ken, Japan Improvement of the cation-distribution in the polycrystalline high-temperature suIpp e rconductor LaSrCuO R. Miller, R. Borowski (K6ln, Germany), B. Freitag (Bonn, Germany), | Miller B. Roden Koln Germany Cu Y compounds as thin films crystallographic and compositional analyses of ttrum rich phases 1.M Engels (Orsay, France M Gasgnier (Meudon, France) G. Blaise (Ors ay, France) Cu Y compounds as thin films crystallographic and compositional analyses of copper rich phases J.M Engels (Orsay, France), M. Gasgnier (Meudon, France), G. Blaise (Orsay, France) Mechanical alloying and hydrogen absorption properties of the Mg—Ni system G Liang (Ste-Foy, Canada), S. Boily, J. Huot (Varennes, Canada), A. Van Neste (Ste-Foy, Canada R. Schulz ( Varennes Canada) <9 Author Index of Volume % Subject Index of Volume 26 ontentsDirect delivers the table of this journal, by e-mail approximately tw issue's publication. To subscribe to 1 > complete and return the form at r e DacKk « nail message to CDsubs @elsevier