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Optimization of Li Storage in Graphitic Materials through Tuning of Electronic Structures
In the current scenario of global warming, pollution and the very limited resources of fossil
fuels, Li ion batteries show great promises to fulfil the energy demand of modern civilization
without harming the environment. ...
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 ...
Functional Oxides for Oxygen Scavenging Applications
The aim of this experimental study is to develop oxide-based materials for oxygen
enrichment/separation from air through pressure/temperature swing sorption. Production
of commercial oxygen is conventionally achieved ...
Understanding the influence of electric field and dual doping on cytocompatibility of calcium phosphate bioceramics: Experimental and computational study
Although doped bioceramics have been widely investigated for biomedical applications, the co-doped bioceramics remain mostly unexplored for bone regeneration and dental applications. Given this background, we have successfully ...
Ab-initio Modeling and Designing of Materials for Thermoelectrics, Optoelectronics and High Temperature Applications
Designing a material for a particular application requires an atomistic understanding of its
properties. Recent development in first principles methods and supercomputing speeds has
enabled researchers to compute materials ...
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 ...
Spectrally selective tandem absorbers for photothermal conversion in high temperature solar thermal systems
Solar energy is the inexhaustible and abundant energy resources on the earth which can be a best substitute for the fossil fuels. Over the past couple of decades, all the solar technologies are rising very steadily in two ...
Electron Microscopy Investigation of Formation Mechanism, Structure and Stability of Functional Nanostructures & Hybrids
Micro/nano-structural characteristics of functional materials play a crucial role in their properties. In that spirit, it is of utmost importance to explore the ‘room at the bottom’, to characterize the functional nanomaterials ...