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The Effect of Substituents and Solvents on the Deiodination Reactions of Thyroid Hormones by Iodothyronine Deiodinase Mimics
(2017-12-07)Thyroid hormones (THs; T4 and T3), secreted from thyroid gland, play an important role in human growth and development. T3 (3,5,3′-triiodothyronine) is the active hormone and the conversion of T4 (3,3′,5,5′-tetraiodothyronine) ... -
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 ... -
Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Organic Molecules on Nanostructured Metals on PEDOT Surface
Availability of appropriate forms of energy is one of the basic needs of the society. The demand for worldwide energy has been increasing, while the conventional energy sources have been depleting fast. As the present main ... -
Electrocatalytic Studies on Layer-type Ternary Phosphochalcogenides and on the Formation of Nitride Phases
(2018-01-28)Research on new, environment-friendly, clean and efficient energy sources have contributed immensely to the development of new technologies for the generation and storage of electrical energy. Heterogeneous ‘electrocatalysis’ ... -
Electrocatalytic Studies Using Layered Transition Metal Thiphosphates, Metal Chalcogenides and Polymers
(2018-05-21)The ever increasing demand for energy due to over consumption of non-renewable fossil fuels has emphasized the need for alternate, sustainable and efficient energy conversion and storage systems. In this direction, ... -
Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Investigations of Co, Mn and Ir-Based Catalysts for Water Splitting
(2018-02-12)Synopsis of thesis entitled “Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Investigations of Co, Mn and Ir-based Catalysts for Water Splitting” by Ahamed Irshad M (SR No: 02-01-02-10-11-11-1-08823) under the supervision of Prof. ... -
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 Investigations Related to the Next Generation Sodium and Potassium Batteries
The commercialization of Li-ion battery (LIB) in 1990s by Sony Corporation has led to its applications in portable electronic devices such as mobile phones, cameras, laptop computers, etc. Initially, the energy density of ... -
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, ... -
Electronic Structure And Bonding In Metallaboranes And Main Group Compounds
(2016-05-04)This thesis entitled “Electronic Structure and Bonding in Metallaboranes and Main Group Compounds” consists of five chapters. Chapter 1 gives an exposition of concepts and techniques used in understanding the electronic ... -
Ethylene Glycol in the Liquid State: Structure, Conformation and Dynamics - A Study Using Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Ethylene glycol (EG) is an important organic molecule with unique properties and a wide range of applications. The EG molecule shares a structural motif with many biomolecules and serves as a part of the training set for ... -
Excited State Intramolecular Charge Transfer: Ultrafast Electronic and Vibrational Spectroscopic Study
This thesis incorporates the understanding of the ultrafast excited state photoinduced intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) process in liquid phase. The molecular systems are studied by employing Ultrafast Raman Loss ... -
Exploring Hyperbranched Polymers as Multifunctional Scaffolds
Hyperbranched polymers (HBPs) are highly branched macromolecules that exhibit excellent solubility, low melt viscosity, and they possess a multitude of modifiable peripheral functional groups.1 Unlike their structurally ... -
Exploring New Designs of Amphiphilic Graft Copolymers and Forays into 2D Polymers
Amphiphilic polymers, wherein two or more immiscible polymeric segments are connected covalently, form an interesting class of macromolecules that can self-assemble in block selective solvents as well as in bulk, to exhibit ... -
Exploring Structure and Reactions : Computational Studies on Three-Membered Rings, Metal-Boron Multiple Bonds and Biradical Reactions
(2018-04-06)The utility of computational study lies not only in rationalizing a chemical phenomenon but also in its predictive value. Broadly, the scope of my research work includes understanding of the structure and bonding of molecules ...