The conversion of CO2 to fuels can be instrumental in reducing future dependence on fossil fuels. High temperature (800oC) electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO using a solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) provides an ...

Molecular recognition refers to processes through which biological macromolecules interact with each other or other small molecules through noncovalent interactions to form specific complexes. Applying molecular recognition ...

Vanadium dioxide is a strongly correlated material with a temperature driven metal-to-insulator transition (MIT) near room temperature (~340 K). This electronic transition is accompanied by a structural transition from ...

2,3- Dideoxy sugars are versatile synthons for organic synthesis. The applications are diverse in biological systems and organic synthesis. In the first part of the thesis, 2,3-unsaturated sugars are used for the ...

The discovery of LiFePO4 cathode for Li-ion battery ushered intensive study on polyanionic high-voltage battery insertion materials. Polyanionic materials offer rich crystal chemistry, robust framework, voltage tunability, ...

Better batteries are being developed in response to the growing demand for clean energy in order to replace conventional fossil fuels with renewable energy for affordable and long-term energy storage. Lithium-ion ...

Currently, the global spectroscopic community is investigating the suitability of vibrational spectroscopy methods for point-of-care testing, histopathology, and rapid in-vivo biomedical diagnostics. Although Raman ...

Infectious diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria are creating a global health problem. In the recent report of World Health Organization (WHO), it has been mentioned that around 7 lacks people are dying each year worldwide ...

In this thesis, motivated by the possibility of studying rich scientific phenomena using morphology controlled single crystals, experimental observation of new features in the growth and structure of layered oxide materials ...

In chemical biology, short peptidomimetic biological active models have been widely used for anti-microbial activity, drug development, catalysis, and amyloidogenesis. In this thesis, I have synthesized several unnaturally ...