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Halogen Bonding in the Structure and Biomimetic Dehalogenation of Thyroid Hormones and Halogenated Nucleosides
(2018-06-18)Thyroid hormones, which are secreted by the thyroid gland, are one of the most important halogenated compounds in the body. Thyroid hormones control almost every processes in the body including growth, body temperature, ... -
Harvesting Solar Photon Using TiO2-CdS Nanostructured Semiconductor Assemblies
Abstract The present Thesis discusses various Titanium dioxide (TiO2) - Cadmium Sulfide (CdS) assemblies for efficient harvesting of the solar photon. Inorganic semiconductor nanocrystals such as CdS have attracted ... -
High Capacity Porous Electrode Materials of Li-ion Batteries
(2017-12-12)Lithium-ion battery is attractive for various applications because of its high energy density. The performance of Li-ion battery is influenced by several properties of the electrode materials such as particle size, surface ... -
High-Resolution Charge Density Studies on Electronic Nature of Weak Interactions and Correlation of Molecular Conformation with Packing in Solid State
The thesis entitled “High-Resolution Charge Density Studies on Electronic Nature of Weak Interactions and Correlation of Molecular Conformation with Packing in Solid State” consist of five chapters. Chapter 1 is a brief ... -
Higher-Order Assembly of Protein Protected Gold Nanoclusters using Supramolecular Host-Guest Chemistry: A 40% Absolute Fluorescence Quantum Yield
For the last few decades, cancer has been one of the major public health concerns, and the mortality rate has become significant worldwide. However, because of the blessing of science, the early detection of tumors and the ... -
Homo-and Hetero-Metallic Supramolecular Assemblies : Synthesis, Structures and Characterization
(2018-04-03)The work highlighted in this dissertation comprises of syntheses and characterizations of coordination driven supramolecular compounds. The synthesized complexes are characterized by IR spectroscopy, multinuclear NMR ... -
Hybrid Nanostructured Materials from Bile Acid Derived Supramolecular Gels
(2018-06-13)Research activities towards the self-assembly of small organic molecules building blocks which lead to form supramolecular gel has increased extensively during the past two decades. The fundamental investigations of the ... -
Hydrophobicity and Composition-Dependent Anomalies in Aqueous Binary Mixtures, along with some Contribution to Diffusion on Rugged Energy Landscape
(2018-01-28)I started writing this thesis not only to obtain a doctoral degree, but also to compile in a particular way all the work that I have done during this time. The articles published during these years can only give a short ... -
Hydrothermal Synthesis of Carbon Nanoparticles for Various Applications
(2018-02-20)Carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) have drawn great attention in the last few years owing to their unique properties such as excellent water solubility, chemical stability, inertness, low toxicity, good bio-compatibility, and ... -
Hyperbranched Polyacetals and Polydithioacetals
(2018-04-23)Dendrimers are a class of perfectly branched symmetric monodisperse macromolecules, which are synthesized using a stepwise procedure. Due to their highly symmetric structure, they possess a definite core, discrete generations ... -
III- Nitride Thin Films and Nanostructures on Si(111) by Plasma Assisted Molecular Beam Epitaxy
This thesis focuses on studying heterostructures of GaN, Silicon and AlN. GaN nanostructures are grown on bare Si (111) with and without a GaN buffer layer and GaN film was grown on an AlN layer. Apart from the material ... -
Imidazole and NHC-Carbene based Coordination Architectures and Their Applications
Modern-day chemistry demands novel molecular materials having aesthetically pleasing structures along with fascinating chemical and physical properties. New synthetic strategies have been applied for structural modulation ... -
In Situ Crystallography And Charge Density Analysis Of Phase Transitions In Complex Inorganic Sulfates
(2013-10-03)The thesis entitled “In situ crystallography and charge density analysis of phase transitions in complex inorganic sulfates” consists of six chapters. Structural changes exhibited by ferroic and conducting materials are ... -
In-Situ Synthesis Of A12O3_ZrO2_SiCw Ceramic Matrix Composites By Carbothermal Reduction Of Natural Silicates
(Indian Institute of Science, 2006-06-14)This thesis outlines the work done on in-situ synthesis of Al2O3-ZrO2-SiCw ceramic composites and their property evaluation. The introductory chapter deals with the literature survey on ceramic matrix composites, properties ... -
Influence of Ancillary Ligands in the Chemistry of Transition Metal σ-Complexes
(2017-09-27)This thesis work is based on an investigation of intermediates involved in various metal mediated catalytic reactions such as hydrogenation, hydroboration, functionalization of methane etc. An intermediate dictates the ... -
Influence Of Nanostructuring On Electrochemical Performance Of Titania-Based Electrodes And Liquid Electrolytes For Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries
(2013-02-12)The present thesis deals with the beneficial influence of nanostructuring on electrochemical performance of certain promising electrode and electrolyte materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Electrochemical performances ... -
Influence Of The Bite Angles Of Chelating Diphosphine Ligands In The Chemistry Of Ruthenium Hydride And Dihydrogen Complexes
(Indian Institute of Science, 2007-06-22)The bite angle of a diphosphine ligand plays an important role in determining the reactivity of a transition metal complex. The coordinated dihydrogen on a transition metal center can be activated toward homolysis or ... -
InGaN Based 2D, 1D and 0D Heterostructures on Si(111) by Plasma Assisted Molecular Beam Epitaxy
The present research work focuses on the growth and characterization of group III-Nitride (InGaN) epitaxial layers as well as nanostructures on Si(111) substrates. The growth system used in this study was a plasma-assisted ...