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Exploration of exfoliation, functionalization and properties of MXenes via first-principles and machine learning
The monolayers of early transition metal carbides and carbonitrides named MXenes are exfoliated from the corresponding bulk MAX phases (Mn+1AXn, M = early transition metal, A = group IIIA or IVA element and X = carbon ...
Transition metal phosphide nanostructures encapsulated in N,P co doped nanotubes for water splitting in wide pH range
In order to make clean and sustainable energy conversion, systems primarily requires the development of highly efficient and robust catalysts. One of the main challenges for designing the catalysts is to minimize the cost ...
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 ...
Accelerated search for thermoelectric and topological materials using first-principles and machine learning
In summary, we have performed first-principles calculations to study the topological phase transitions
in chalcopyrite compounds as a function of hydrostatic pressure. These compounds are
topological insulators in the ...
Electrical and Opto-Electronic Devices Based on SnSe2 Thin Films
SnSe2 is a semiconductor with unique and interesting properties such as band gap with layer thickness dependence. Theoretically, it has been predicted that the band gap can be varied between 1.2 and 2.04 eV. This range of ...
Investigation of 1D nanostructures and heterostructures using electron microscopy
Inorganic colloidal nanocrystals are extensively used in various fields such as electronics, sensing, photonics, thermoelectrics and catalysis. The intriguing properties of these colloidal nanocrystals can be attributed ...
Structural and magnetic properties of Al-doped yttrium iron aluminum garnet and optical properties of Mn, Sr, Fe-doped ZnO prepared by solution combustion method
The structural and magnetic properties of Al substituted yttrium-iron garnet (Y3AlxFe5-xO12, x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8) ceramic powders synthesized using solution combustion method ...
Nonpolar III-Nitrides Optoelectronic Devices by Plasma-Assisted Molecular Beam Epitaxy
III-Nitrides are excellent semiconductors very much suitable for modern electronic and optoelectronic applications specifically in the fields of solid-state lighting, solar cells, high power/frequency electronics and ...
Synthesis and development of multifunctional carbonaceous nanostructures for magnetic, optical and catalytic applications
Owing to the ease of functionalization, low synthesis-cost and polymorphism,
carbonaceous nanostructures such as carbon globules, nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene sheets
emerged technologically as one of the most important ...
Transition metal nanoparticles embedded carbonaceous framework for electrocatalysis and zinc air batteries
As the world’s energy demand grows and environmental challenges mount, there is a growing
push to find sustainable energy sources and efficient solutions for energy conversion, such as water
splitting, fuel cells, ...