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Investigations Into The Synthesis, Structural And Dielectric Properties Concerning The Relaxor Behavior Of n=2 Members Of The Aurivillius Family Of Oxides
(2010-05-21)Relaxor ferroelectrics have been a subject of intense research owing to their interesting physical properties such as high dielectric constant and giant electro-striction. Unlike the conventional lead based relaxors, the ... -
Investigations into the Synthesis, Structural and Multifunctional Aspects of Ba0.85Ca0.15Zr0.1Ti0.9O3 and K0.5Na0.5NbO3 Ceramics
(2018-06-23)Non-centrosymmetric materials that can be polarized under applied mechanical stress or electric field are piezoelectric in nature and the phenomenon is called piezoelectric effect. They are broadly classified as direct and ... -
Investigations into the Synthesis, Structural, Dielectric and Optical Properties of Multifunctional M2NaNb5O15 (M=Ba, Sr) Nanocrystals and Glass Nanocrystal Composites
The physical properties of borate-based glasses comprising crystallites of inorganic materials (polar) at different length scales have become increasingly important owing to their importance in the design and fabrication ... -
Investigations into the Synthesis, Structural, Dielectric, Piezoelectric and Ferroelectric Properties of Lead-Free Aurivillius Family of Oxides
(2018-07-30)Bismuth layer-structured ferroelectrics have received significant attention recently due to their fairly high TC and good fatigue endurance which make them important candidates for non-volatile ferroelectric random access ... -
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 Mechanical And Thermoelectric Properties Of Group (VIB) Transition Metal Disilicides
(2009-09-10)Transition Metal (TM) silicides are potential materials for different high temperature applications due to their high melting points and chemical stability at elevated temperatures. In the present work, the possible use of ... -
Investigations of Solution Combustion Process and their Utilization for Bioceramic Applications
(2018-01-13)Solution combustion synthesis (SCS) with its origin at IPC department of IISc has been widely practiced for synthesis of oxide materials. It is simple and low cost process, with energy and time savings that can be used to ... -
Joining Of Alumina Ceramics
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Layered Metal Dichalcogenides-Based Hybrid Devices for Resistive Sensing
During the past few decades, photodetectors (PDs) are being regarded as the crucial components of many photonic devices which are being used in various important applications. However, the PDs based on the traditional bulk ... -
Low Power Resistive Photon- and Gas- Sensors
Sensors, be it for temperature, pressure, acoustic, light or gas to name a few have become an indispensable part of human life. Light sensors or photodetectors have widespread usage in modern portable electronics as camera ... -
Machine learning and density functional theory assisted insights into the mechanical and oxidation properties of nickel-based superalloys
Due to global warming and increasing fuel costs, there is a constant thrust toward increasing fuel efficiency and reducing the emissions of gas-turbine engines, which are made out of superalloys. New superalloy materials, ... -
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 ... -
Mechanistic Insights for Controlling Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Through Microwave Absorption in Magnetic Composites
Extensive use of electronic devices in daily communication and information technology causes high (microwave) frequency electromagnetic interference (EMI). This EMI often leads to noise, data misinterpretation or malfunctioning ... -
Mechanistic Insights into the Chemical and Electronic Doping for Advanced Optoelectronic, Catalytic, and Quantum Applications
Doping via the incorporation of ionizable entities within solid-state materials represents a promising strategy for the generation of mobile or localized charge carriers. Conventionally, doping has been perceived as an ... -
Mechanistic Understanding of Growth and Directed Assembly of Nanomaterials
(2018-06-11)When materials approach the size of few nanometers, they show properties which are significantly different from their bulk counterpart. Such unique/improved properties make them potential candidate for several emerging ... -
Methylammonium Lead Iodide thin lms grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition for Photodetector Applications
This thesis studies the fabrication and characterization of Methylammonium Lead Iodide perovskite thin films for photodetector applications. Unlike, any other perovskite halide material, Methylammonium Lead Iodide perovskite ... -
Microwave-Assisted Growth of Laccase Mimetic Copper Oxide Nanozyme for Biosensing Applications
Natural enzymes are highly efficient macromolecular biocatalysts that can selectively catalyze biological reactions with high activity and substrate specificity under optimum conditions. However, natural enzymes suffer ...