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Doping And photophysical Properties Of II-VI Semiconductor Nanocrystals
(2010-06-03)
Semiconductor nanocrystals with sizes comparable to the corresponding bulk excitonic diameter exhibit unique size-dependent electronic and optical properties resulting from quantum confinement effect. Such nanocrystals not ...
Gas Phase And Electrocatalytic Reaction Over Pt, Pd Ions Substituted CeO2, TiO2 Catalysts and Electronic Interaction Between Noble Metal Ions And The Reducible Oxide
(2010-06-02)
Among the various heterogeneous catalytic reactions three way catalysis (TWC), catalytic combustion of hydrogen, water gas shift reaction (WGS) and preferential oxidation of CO (PROX) in the hydrogen rich stream are some ...
Synthesis, Characterization, Properties And Growth Of Inorganic Nanomaterials
(2010-06-03)
The thesis consists of eight chapters of which the first chapter presents a brief overview of inorganic nanostructures. Synthesis and magnetic properties of MnO and NiO nanocrystals are described in Chapter 2, with emphasis ...
Structure And Dynamics Of Constrained Water : Microscopic Study Of Macromolecular Hydration Using Computer Simulations
(2010-06-04)
The thesis, which contains nine chapters, reports extensive large scale atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulation studies of water structure and dynamics at the surface of an anionic micelle, hydration layer of two ...
Theoretical And Computer Simulation Studies Of Vibrational Phase Relaxation In Molecular Liquids
(2009-05-18)
In this thesis, theoretical and computer simulation studies of vibrational phase relaxation in various molecular liquids are presented. That includes liquid nitrogen, both along the coexistence line and the critical isochore, ...
Spectral Simplification In Scalar And Dipolar Coupled Spins Using Multiple Quantum NMR : Developments Of Novel Methodologies
(2010-07-28)
Spin selective MQ-SQ correlation has been demonstrated by either selective pulses in homo-nuclear spin systems in isotropic and weakly orienting chiral media or by nonselective pulses in hetero-nuclear spin systems in ...
Investigation Of Electronic Structure Of Transition Metal Oxides Exhibiting Metal-insulator Transitions And Related Phenomena
(2010-07-26)
Transition metal oxides have proven to be a fertile research area for condensed matter physicists due to the fascinating array of superconducting, magnetic and electronic properties they exhibit. A particular resurgence ...
Synthesis And Investigation Of Transition Metal Oxides Towards Realization Of Novel Materials Properties
(Indian Institute of Science, 2007-03-23)
Transition metal compounds, especially the oxides, containing dn (0 ≤ n ≤ 10) electronic configuration, constitute the backbone of solid state/materials chemistry aimed at realization of novel materials properties of ...
Investigations On Size Dependence Of Diffusivity In Condensed Media
(2010-08-24)
Diffusion plays an important role in a number of processes like heterogeneous catalysis, corrosion, separation and purification of chemicals of industrial importance, steel hardening, fuel cells, and solid electrolytes for ...
Computer Simulation Studies Of Phase Transition In Soft-Condensed Matter : Isotropic-Nematic, Gas-Liquid, And Polymer Collapse
(2011-03-16)
The present thesis reports computer simulation studies of several phase transition related phenomena in a range of soft-condensed matter systems. A coherent unifying theme of the thesis is the understanding of dynamics of ...