Browsing Division of Chemical Sciences by Subject "Electrochemistry"
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Electrocatalysis using Ceramic Nitride and Oxide Nanostructures
(2017-12-15)Global warming and depletion in fossil fuels have forced the society to search for alternate, clean sustainable energy sources. An obvious solution to the aforesaid problem lies in electrochemical energy storage systems ... -
Electrochemical Conversion of Methyl Ketones to Esters
The need for sustainable and efficient organic synthesis has inspired chemists to embrace classic technologies like electrochemistry and photochemistry. In addition to being an environmentally benign method to synthesize ... -
Electrochemical Investigations Of Sub-Micron Size And Porous Positive Electrode Materials Of Li-Ion Batteries
(2011-07-12)A Comprehensive review of literature on electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries is provided in Chapter 1 of the thesis. Chapter 2 deals with the studies on porous, sub-micrometer size LiNi1/3Co1/3O2 as a positive ... -
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 ... -
Electrochemical Studies Of PEDOT : Microscopy, Electrooxidation Of Small Organic Molecules And Phenol, And Supercapacitor Studies
(2011-01-25)Following the discovery of electronic conductivity in doped polyacetylene, various studies on conducting polymers have been investigated. These polymers are essentially characterized by the presence of conjugated bonding ... -
Electrochemical Studies Of Polyaniline And Some Of Its Applications
(2010-03-03)The studies reported in the thesis deal with surface modification of non-platinum metals by coating with electronically conducting polymers, namely, polyanilne (PANI) and polypyrrole (PPY). The oxidation of Г/I2, ... -
Electrochemical Supercapacitor Investigations Of MnO2 And Mn(OH)2
(2013-04-30)Electrical double-layer formed at the electrode/electrolyte interface in combination with electron-transfer reaction can lead to many important applications of electrochemistry, including energy storage devices, namely, ... -
Enabling Lithium Metal Anode for Garnet Electrolyte based Solid State Batteries
Solid-state lithium metal batteries (SSLMB) employing inorganic solid electrolytes (ISE) in conjunction with lithium metal anode and intercalation cathode are considered among the most promising alternatives for Li-ion ... -
Exploring Transition Metal Oxides Towards Development of New Functional Materials : Lithium-ion Battery Cathodes, Inorganic Pigments And Frustrated Magnetic Perovskite Oxides
(2017-10-11)Transition metals (TMs) are ‘elements whose atoms have partially filled d-shell, or which can give rise to cations with an incomplete d-shell’. In TMs, the d-shell overlaps with next higher s-shell. Most of the TMs exhibit ... -
A Few Case Studies of CO2 and O2 Electrocatalysis in Energy Storage
Li-ion batteries has been a resounding success in the domain of portable applications such as electronic devices and are being increasingly explored in electric vehicles and grid storage. Conventional Li-ion batteries ... -
Graphene based materials : Mechanistic insights into corrosion inhibition and supercapacitance
In the contemporary scenario, protecting metals and alloys from deterioration through the coating is the main concern that extracts worldwide attention. Although existing coating processes and methods such as epoxy ... -
Graphite Oxide And Graphite Oxide-Based Composites : Physicochemical And Electrochemical Studies
(2013-07-19)One of the major directions of research in the area of materials science is to impart multifunctionalities to materials. Carbon stands on the top of the list to provide various multifunctional materials. It exists in all ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Interfacial Studies Using Organized Organic and Inorganic Films
Interfaces play an important role in various fields, such as catalysis, charge transfer / electrochemical processes, chemical reactions, molecular electronics, wetting, and biology. Building functional structures with a ... -
Investigation Of Phase Separation In Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells Via Self-assembly Approach And Role Of Organic Fluorine In Design Of n-type Molecular Semiconductors
(2014-05-01)The present thesis is focused on rational design and synthesis of π-conjugated donoracceptor-donor (D-A-D) type oligomers and D-A type copolymers. Thesis is organized in seven chapters, apart from introduction remaining ... -
Materials Chemistry in Search of Energy Materials : Photovoltaics and Photoluminescence
(2017-11-28)One third of world’s total energy is used in production of electricity and one fifth of the total electricity produced in the world is used in lighting. Hence, the materials that have high potential in the field of ... -
MOCVD Of Carbonaceous MnO Coating : Electrochemical And Charge Transport Studies
(2011-01-17)Metalorganic Chemical Vapour Deposition (MOCVD) is a versatile technique for the deposition of thin films of oxide materials as it offers advantages, such as deposition over large surface area, conformal coverage, selective ... -
New Anions In The Assembly Of The Open-Framework Compounds : Synthesis, Structure And Properties
(2013-02-18)Open-framework inorganic materials constitute an important area of study in materials chemistry, because of their potential applications in areas such as sorption and catalysis. After the discovery of nanoporous aluminium ...