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Electrode Design and Interface Engineering for Boosting Electrochemical Performance of Aqueous Zinc-based Batteries
Aqueous zinc-based batteries (AZBs) have emerged as promising next-generation energy storage systems due to the abundance of zinc, which expectedly should lower the battery cost. Additionally, Zn-based batteries will be ... -
Electron spectroscopic investigations of nitrogen adsorbed on transition metal surfaces and of oxide superconductors.
1.4 Conclusions The core and valence level binding energies and vibrational stretching frequencies of nitrogen adsorbed on clean as well as modified transition?metal surfaces are summarized in Tables I.1–I.3. From Table ... -
Electron spectroscopic studies of the adsorption and reactivity of oxygen on transition metal surfaces covered with alkali and alkaline earth metals
Characteristic Cl(2p) and O(1s) peaks are seen by XPS attributable to distinct adsorbed chlorine and oxygen species on potassium and barium dosed Ag surfaces: a) There is selective stabilization of molecular dioxygen species ... -
Electronic and Magnetic Structures of Some Selected Strongly Correlated Systems
(2018-01-04)Transition metal oxides and chalcogenides are an ideal platform for demonstrating and investigating many interesting electronic phases of matter. These phases emerge as a result of collective many body interactions among ... -
Electronic structure and Photophysical study of semiconducting nanocrystallites
Sizable photocurrent was observed from the CdS-4.5 and CdS-2.2 nanocrystalline films, although the EL efficiency was weak. The I-V characteristic of CdS-4.5 and CdS-2.2 has a typical diode behavior with the onset voltage ... -
Electronic, Magnetic and Local structure of Some Selected Strongly Correlated Systems
According to independent electron band structure theories, transition metal oxides (TMOs) with partially filled 3d valence band are predicted to be metallic in nature. Though in reality, most of them are insulators. Mott ... -
Enabling Lithium Metal Anode for Garnet Electrolyte based Solid State Batteries
Solid-state lithium metal batteries (SSLMB) employing inorganic solid electrolytes (ISE) in conjunction with lithium metal anode and intercalation cathode are considered among the most promising alternatives for Li-ion ... -
Engineering Dielectric Properties of Nanomaterials
Metallic nanostructures can exhibit plasmonic modes due to coherent oscillations of the free electrons under electromagnetic excitations. Therefore, they find diverse applications in optical sensing, photonics, and ... -
Engineering Photon Emission Statistics of Single Nanocrystals: From Quantum to Classical
The development of stable and bright colloidal nanocrystals has long held promise for quantum photonics, optoelectronics, and bioimaging. Although isolated colloidal nanoparticle can be used for single-photon emission,these ... -
Excitation Energy Transfer In Donor-Acceptor Systems Involving Metal Nanoparticles, And In Conjugated Polymers
(2013-02-19)This thesis consists of two parts and nine chapters. The first part (Part I) presents theoretical studies on non-radiative mode of excitation energy transfer (EET) in donor-acceptor (D-A) systems involving metal nanoparticles. ... -
Exploration of 1,9-Pyrazoloanthrones as a Copious Reserve for Multifarious Chemical and Biological Applications
(2018-01-07)Pyrazoloanthrone and its analogues form the central core of the thesis and the work is focused on the evaluation of chemical and biological applications of pyrazoloanthrones. Selective and sensitive detection of biologically, ... -
An Exploration of Molecular Recognition Mechanisms and Ligand Induced Transitions in Biomolecules
Molecular recognition refers to processes through which biological macromolecules interact with each other or other small molecules through noncovalent interactions to form specific complexes. Applying molecular recognition ... -
Exploring Diverse Facets of Small Molecules by NMR Spectroscopy
(2017-12-07)The thesis entitled “Exploring Diverse Facets of Small Molecules by NMR Spectroscopy” consists of six chapters. The main theme of the thesis is to exploit one and two dimensional NMR methodologies for understanding the ... -
Exploring Intermolecular Space By Charge Density Analysis In Molecular Crystals
(2013-06-21)The thesis entitled “Exploring Intermolecular Space by Charge Density Analysis in Molecular Crystals” consists of five chapters. A short introductory note highlights the importance of intermolecular interactions and presents ... -
Exploring Scalable Material Strategies Towards the Practical Metal-Sulfur Batteries
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) dominate the market of portable electronic devices and currently serve as the stand-alone power source for electric vehicles. LiBs are approaching their theoretical energy density limit, ... -
Exploring the Redox Processes and the Associated Chemical Reactions in Next Generation Rechargeable Li-O2 Batteries
The exceptionally high specific energy of Li-O2 rechargeable batteries makes them promising as a next-generation energy storage technology, beyond the conventional intercalation battery systems such as the lithium-ion ... -
Exploring Topological Semimetallic Phases of Matter through First-Principles Calculations
In recent years, the study of topological phases of matter have received immense interest. Following the discovery of topological insulators, topological band theory has been extended to topological semimetals, characterized ...