Materials Research Centre (MRC): Recent submissions
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Spectrally selective tandem absorbers for photothermal conversion in high temperature solar thermal systems
Solar energy is the inexhaustible and abundant energy resources on the earth which can be a best substitute for the fossil fuels. Over the past couple of decades, all the solar technologies are rising very steadily in two ... -
Synthesis and development of multifunctional carbonaceous nanostructures for magnetic, optical and catalytic applications
Owing to the ease of functionalization, low synthesis-cost and polymorphism, carbonaceous nanostructures such as carbon globules, nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene sheets emerged technologically as one of the most important ... -
Optimization of Li Storage in Graphitic Materials through Tuning of Electronic Structures
In the current scenario of global warming, pollution and the very limited resources of fossil fuels, Li ion batteries show great promises to fulfil the energy demand of modern civilization without harming the environment. ... -
Functional Oxides for Oxygen Scavenging Applications
The aim of this experimental study is to develop oxide-based materials for oxygen enrichment/separation from air through pressure/temperature swing sorption. Production of commercial oxygen is conventionally achieved ... -
Investigation of 1D nanostructures and heterostructures using electron microscopy
Inorganic colloidal nanocrystals are extensively used in various fields such as electronics, sensing, photonics, thermoelectrics and catalysis. The intriguing properties of these colloidal nanocrystals can be attributed ... -
Ab-initio Modeling and Designing of Materials for Thermoelectrics, Optoelectronics and High Temperature Applications
Designing a material for a particular application requires an atomistic understanding of its properties. Recent development in first principles methods and supercomputing speeds has enabled researchers to compute materials ... -
Nonpolar III-Nitrides Optoelectronic Devices by Plasma-Assisted Molecular Beam Epitaxy
III-Nitrides are excellent semiconductors very much suitable for modern electronic and optoelectronic applications specifically in the fields of solid-state lighting, solar cells, high power/frequency electronics and ... -
Structural and magnetic properties of Al-doped yttrium iron aluminum garnet and optical properties of Mn, Sr, Fe-doped ZnO prepared by solution combustion method
The structural and magnetic properties of Al substituted yttrium-iron garnet (Y3AlxFe5-xO12, x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8) ceramic powders synthesized using solution combustion method ... -
Understanding the influence of electric field and dual doping on cytocompatibility of calcium phosphate bioceramics: Experimental and computational study
Although doped bioceramics have been widely investigated for biomedical applications, the co-doped bioceramics remain mostly unexplored for bone regeneration and dental applications. Given this background, we have successfully ... -
Wide Band Gap Oxides as the Probes for Optical Based Sensing Applications
Temperature is a very critical and widely measured variable by both researchers and engineers. In this regard, most of the available temperature sensors are based on contact mode of operation. In this consideration, the ... -
Addressing the Challenges in Designing of Efficient Thermoelectric Materials
Thermoelectric materials offer applications in conversion of waste heat to useful electrical energy and are promising sources of renewable energy. To use a material efficiently in thermoelectric application it is necessary ... -
Transition metal phosphide nanostructures encapsulated in N,P co doped nanotubes for water splitting in wide pH range
In order to make clean and sustainable energy conversion, systems primarily requires the development of highly efficient and robust catalysts. One of the main challenges for designing the catalysts is to minimize the cost ... -
Methylammonium Lead Iodide thin lms grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition for Photodetector Applications
This thesis studies the fabrication and characterization of Methylammonium Lead Iodide perovskite thin films for photodetector applications. Unlike, any other perovskite halide material, Methylammonium Lead Iodide perovskite ... -
Exploration of exfoliation, functionalization and properties of MXenes via first-principles and machine learning
The monolayers of early transition metal carbides and carbonitrides named MXenes are exfoliated from the corresponding bulk MAX phases (Mn+1AXn, M = early transition metal, A = group IIIA or IVA element and X = carbon ... -
Towards high quality V2O5 and VO2 thin films for gas sensing, smart windows and optoelectronic applications
The global demand for improved living standards coupled with rising pollutant or hazardous gases levels, safety and security demands have led to increased demand for miniaturized gas sensors and photodetectors. Production ... -
Vanadium Dioxide: Bulk and Thin Films for Device Applications
In the present era, energy consumption is more than the energy that is generated for which renewable as well as non-renewable sources are used. In order overcome this lag, researchers are developing smart materials ... -
Electrical and Opto-Electronic Devices Based on SnSe2 Thin Films
SnSe2 is a semiconductor with unique and interesting properties such as band gap with layer thickness dependence. Theoretically, it has been predicted that the band gap can be varied between 1.2 and 2.04 eV. This range of ... -
Accelerated search for thermoelectric and topological materials using first-principles and machine learning
In summary, we have performed first-principles calculations to study the topological phase transitions in chalcopyrite compounds as a function of hydrostatic pressure. These compounds are topological insulators in the ... -
Thin Films of TiO2 by MOCVD : Precursor Development, Film Growth and Microstructure, Optical and Electrical Properties
TiO2 is a well-known and very attractive material owing to its chemical stability, biocompatibility, and remarkable electrical and optical properties. Indeed, it exhibits a high dielectric constant and resistivity, a high ... -
Understanding quantitative process physics of 3D binderjet printing with validation in Ti-6Al-4V and inkjet bioprinting of mammalian cells
In the field of additive manufacturing, laser or electron beam based 3D printing is widely investigated for biomedical applications. However, much less explored is the binderjet 3D printing, which allows processing of ...