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InGaN Based 2D, 1D and 0D Heterostructures on Si(111) by Plasma Assisted Molecular Beam Epitaxy
The present research work focuses on the growth and characterization of group III-Nitride (InGaN) epitaxial layers as well as nanostructures on Si(111) substrates. The growth system used in this study was a plasma-assisted ...
Controlled Nanoscale Growth of 2D Materials and Their Heterostructures
Unique ranges of properties of two dimensional (2D) materials foster new opportunities in many scientific and technological fields. Beyond pristine 2D materials, their heterostructures provide more possibilities in real ...
Electrical and Non-linear Optical Properties of LiTa(Nb)O3 Nanostructures Evolved in Borate Glass Matrices
The design, fabrication and application of materials that are of dimension(s) in the nanoscale form the basis of nanotechnology. Nanotechnology thrives owing to the anomalous, unique or even at times, extraordinary physical ...
Overcoming Challenges Associated with Hydrogen Storage Efficiency and Fuel Cell Catalysis : An Ab Initio Study
Fuel cells offer the best solution to the imminent energy and environmental crisis staring at
our face, urging the scientific community to overcome all the challenges faced by its effective
commercialization. These harness ...
Addressing the Challenges in Designing of Efficient Thermoelectric Materials
Thermoelectric materials offer applications in conversion of waste heat to useful electrical energy
and are promising sources of renewable energy. To use a material efficiently in thermoelectric
application it is necessary ...
Vanadium Dioxide: Bulk and Thin Films for Device Applications
In the present era, energy consumption is more than the energy that is generated for which renewable as well as non-renewable sources are used. In order overcome this lag, researchers are developing smart materials ...
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. ...
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 into the Synthesis, Structure and Dielectric Property of Lead-Free Double Perovskite Structured Materials
Lead based materials have shown to be important materials showing high
piezoelectricity, colossal dielectric constant, ferroelectricity along with their good mechanical
behaviour and resistance to corrosion. As a result, ...
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 ...