Browsing Division of Chemical Sciences by thesis submitted date"2015"
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Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Studies of Bronsted Acid-Base Chemistry in Aqueous Solutions
(2018-08-11)Knowledge of the dissociation constants of the ionizable protons of weak acids in aqueous media is of fundamental importance in many areas of chemistry and biochemistry. The pKa value, or equilibrium dissociation constant, ... -
Addressing Subtle Physicochemical Features Exhibited by Molecular Crystals Via Experimental and Theoretical Charge Density Analysis
(2018-06-19)The thesis entitled “Addressing subtle physicochemical features exhibited by molecular crystals via Experimental and Theoretical Charge Density Analysis” consists of five chapters. An introductory note provides a brief ... -
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 ... -
Construction of Complex Polycyclic Systems using Gold Catalyzed Intramolecular Diyne/Enyne/ Hydroalkoxylation Reactions
(2018-07-18)First section of chapter 1 deals with gold catalyzed synthesis of ring fused furo[3,2,b]pyrans and furo[3,2,b]furans. Furo[3,2,b]pyrans and furo[3,2,b]furans are ubiquitous structural segments found in a number of natural ... -
Controlling Stereochemistry at the Quaternary Center using Bifunctional (THIO)Urea Catalysis
(2018-06-05)The thesis entitled “Controlling Stereochemistry at the Quaternary Center Using Bifunctional (Thio)urea Catalysis” is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1: Catalytic Enantioselective Construction of Quaternary Stereocenters ... -
Crystal Engineering : From Molecule To Crystal Structure Landscape
(2017-08-21)Crystal engineering underlies the essence of natural affiliation between the molecule on the one side and the crystal as a supramolecular assembly on the other. Molecular recognition is the fundamental cause for this ... -
Design and Synthesis of Peptidomimics Constrained in Helical and Sheet Conformations using a Novel Covalent Surrogate for the Peptide Main Chain Hydrogen Bond
(2018-07-20)This thesis entitled “Design and Synthesis of Peptidomimics Constrained in Helical and Sheet Conformations Using a Novel Covalent Surrogate for the Peptide Main Chain Hydrogen Bond” is divided into six chapters. Chapter ... -
Development of Multifunctional Biomaterials and Probing the Electric Field Stimulated Cell Functionality on Conducting Substrates : Experimental and Theoretical Studies
(2018-02-28)Materials with appropriate combinations of multifunctional properties (strength, toughness, electrical conductivity and piezoelectricity) together with desired biocompatibility are promising candidates for biomedical ... -
Developmental Strategies to Address Prosthetic Infection and Magneto-Responsive Biomaterials for Orthopaedic Applications
(2018-05-16)The issue of prosthetic infection leading to implant failure due to the formation of bacterial biofilms on biomaterial surfaces has been widely recognized as a major issue, often leading to revision surgery. The growing ... -
Electrochemical Investigations Related to High Energy Li-O2 and Li-Ion Rechargeable Batteries
(2018-07-18)A galvanic cell converts chemical energy into electrical energy. Devices that carry out these conversions are called batteries. In batteries, generally the chemical components are contained within the device itself. If ... -
Epitaxial Nonpolar III-Nitrides by Plasma-Assisted Molecular Beam Epitaxy
(2018-08-09)The popularity of III-nitride materials has taken up the semiconductor industry to newer applications because of their remarkable properties. In addition to having a direct and wide band gap of 3.4 eV, a very fascinating ... -
Evolution of New Lipids and Molecular Gelators : Syntheses, Aggregation Properties and Applications
(2018-05-14)The thesis entitled “Evolution of New Lipids and Molecular Gelators: Syntheses, Aggregation Properties and Applications” elucidates the design, synthesis, aggregation properties and application of new lipids based on ... -
Fluoranthene-Based Materials for Non-Doped Blue Organic Light-Emitting Diodes
(2018-05-16)The organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology is emerging to be the future technology of choice for thin, flexible and efficient display and lighting panels and is a potential competitor for the existing flat panel ... -
Gas Phase Infrared Spectroscopy of Large Aromatic Molecules : Fermi Resonance in the C-H Stretching Region
(2018-07-19)In this thesis, I have investigated gas phase infrared spectroscopy of environmentally as well as astrophysical important large organic molecules such as naphthalene, methy-lated naphthalene, fluorine, methyalted fluorine ... -
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 ... -
Insights into the Chemistry of Iron Complexes as Imaging and Photocytotoxic Agents
(2018-06-23)The current thesis addresses the various facets of the chemistry of photocytotoxic iron complexes including their syntheses, characterization, evaluation of the anti-proliferative activities in various cancer cell lines ... -
Investigation of Dielectric and Magnetic Properties of Some Selected Transition Metal Oxide Systems
(2018-07-23)High dielectric constant materials have tremendous impact on miniaturization of devices that are used in various applications like wireless communication systems, microelectronics, global positioning systems, etc. To store ... -
Investigation of Structural and Electronic Aspects of Ultrathin Metal Nanowires
(2018-02-11)The constant trend of device miniaturization along with ever-growing list of unusual behaviour of nanoscale materials has fuelled the recent research in fabrication and applications of ultrathin (~2 nm diameter) nanowires. ... -
Investigations of Borocarbonitrides and Nanocarbons
The thesis consists of three parts of which Part 1 describes the investigations of borocarbonitrides. In this Part, Section 1.1 provides the synthesis and characterization of different compositions of borocarbonitrides. ... -
Investigations of Structure-Property Relationships in NPI and BODIPY Based Luminescent Material
(2018-08-09)Luminescent materials find numerous applications in recent times and have enriched human lives in several different ways. From display and lighting technologies to security, sensing and biological investigations, luminescent ...