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Hydrothermal Synthesis of Carbon Nanoparticles for Various Applications
(2018-02-20)
Carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) have drawn great attention in the last few years owing to their unique properties such as excellent water solubility, chemical stability, inertness, low toxicity, good bio-compatibility, and ...
Thermal Oxidation Strategies for the Synthesis of Binary Oxides and their Applications
(2017-12-12)
Binary oxides constitute an outstanding class of functional materials with potential applications in many fields such as catalysis, gas sensing, field emission, solar cells, photodetection, etc. Due to the difference in ...
Ferroelectric Perovskite Superlattices By Pulsed Laser Ablation
(2010-03-18)
Fabrication of artificially structured superlattices, when controlled on a nanoscale level, can exhibit enhanced dielectric properties over a wide temperature range. Possible fabrication of new functional devices based on ...
Ground State Studies Of Strongly Correlated 2D Systems
(2013-02-14)
The quest for obtaining higher Tc superconductivity led to the discovery of cuprates about 20 years ago. Since then, they continue to puzzle the scientific community with their bizarre properties like non-BCS superconductivity, ...
Size Dependence of Static and Dynamic Properties of Nanobars and Nanotubes
(2018-02-11)
This thesis aims at investigating size dependence of properties of nanostructures from the point of view of a general scaling theory that smoothly connects properties of the bulk to that of nanostructures. Two different ...
Phonons And Thermal Transport In Nanostructures
(2011-09-19)
Phase Transformation Behavior Of Embedded Bimetallic Nanoscaled Alloy Particles In Immiscible Matrices
(2017-02-16)
The aim of the present thesis is to understand the phase transformation behavior of embedded alloy nanoparticles embedded in immiscible matrices. Embedded alloy inclusions have been dispersed in immiscible matrix via rapid ...
Thermoelectric Properties Of Manganese And Ytterbium Filled Cobalt Antimonide(CoSb3)
(2010-09-22)
Thermoelectric materials are solid state devices having the capability to convert heat to electrical energy and vice versa. These materials are simple, have no moving parts and use no greenhouse gases. But the major ...
Investigations Into The Bulk Single Crystals, Nano Crystal Composites And Thin Films Of Ferroelectric Materials For Pyroelectric Sensor Applications
(2011-02-02)
In this thesis, the results pertaining to various investigations carried out on Triglycine sulphate (TGS) single crystals, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) films, lithium tantalate (LT)/PVDF nanocomposites and LT thin films ...