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Controlling Conformation Of Macromolecules Using Non-Covalent Interaction And Micellization Behaviour Of Isomeric Phenyl Bearing Cationic Surfactants
(2013-06-24)
This thesis contains investigations in two different areas, described under six chapters. Chapter 1 contains a broad introduction to the area of foldamers, while Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5 deal with various novel classes of ...
Studies on Effect of Defect Doping and Additives on Cr2O3 and SnO2 Based Metal Oxide Semiconductor Gas Sensors
(2018-03-09)
Metal Oxide (MO)semiconductors are one of the most widely used materials in commercial gas sensor devices. The basic principle of chemoresistive gas sensor operation stems on the high sensitivity of electrical resistance ...
Mechanisms of Formation and Thermal Stabililty of Functional Nanostructures
(2018-02-22)
There are many challenges in materializing the applications utilizing inorganic nanoparticles. The primary drawback is the degradation of properties due to aggregation and sintering either due to elevated temperatures or ...
Investigations into the Microstructure Dependent Dielectric, Piezoelectric, Ferroelectric and Non-linear Optical Properties of Sr2Bi4Ti5O18 Ceramics
(2018-03-14)
Ferroelectric materials are very promising for a variety of applications such as high-permittivity capacitors, ferroelectric memories, pyroelctric sensors, piezoelectric and electrostrictive transducers and electro-optic ...
Physicochemical Characterization and Gas Sensing Studies of Cr1-xFexNbO4 and Application of Principal Component Analysis
(2018-03-01)
Monitoring the working environment of laboratories and industries for pollutants is of primary concern to ensure the healthiness of working personnel. Semiconducting metal oxides (SMOs) are sensitive to the gas ambience ...
Interfacing Biomolecules with Nanomaterials for Novel Applications
(2018-03-02)
This thesis deals with the research work carried out for the development of novel applications by integrating biomolecules with various nanostructures. The thesis is organized as follows:
Chapter 1 reviews the properties ...
Nanostructurization of Transition Metal Silicides for High Temperature Thermoelectric Materials
(2018-03-06)
Transition Metal Silicides (TMS) are well known refractory materials because of their high thermal and structural stability at elevated temperature. In addition TMS materials are known for their moderate thermoelectric ...
Novel 1-D and 2-D Carbon Nanostructures Based Absorbers for Photothermal Applications
(2018-03-02)
Solar thermal energy is emerging as an important source of renewable energy for meeting the ever-increasing energy requirements of the world. Solar selective coatings are known to enhance the efficiency of the photo thermal ...
Synthesis, Conformation and Glycosidic Bond Stabilities of Septanoside Sugars
(2017-12-12)
Seven-membered cyclic sugars, namely, septanoses and septanosides, are less commonly known sugar homologues. Synthesis of septanoses arise an interest due to their configurational and conformational features and the ...
Enantiospecific Synthesis Of Silphiperfolane, Basmane And Fusicoccanes
(2016-10-20)
Nature’s expertise and virtuosity in creating a phenomenal array of carbocyclic
frameworks finds its full expression in the terpenoid group of natural products. The total synthesis of natural products frequently provided ...