Browsing Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit (SSCU) by thesis submitted date"2025"
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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 ... -
The fate of phase transitions in VO2 on doping
Ever since its discovery more than six decades ago, thermally-induced insulator-metal transition (IMT) in vanadium dioxide (VO2) has attracted much attention, not only because of its near-room temperature IMT at ~340 K, ... -
A Few Probable Electrolyte and Electrode Design Strategies for Multivalent-Ion-Based Rechargeable Batteries
Lithium-ion batteries have transformed modern energy storage, but their limitations concerning the materials supply chain and safety risks highlight the need for alternative technologies. This PhD thesis explores multivalent ... -
Formation Mechanism, Structure and Optical properties of Functional Nanoparticle Assemblies
Metal nanoparticles (MNPs) concentrate light near their surface because of localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPR). LSPRs depend on MNP morphology, composition, size, and the metal–dielectric interface. LSPRs are further ... -
Non-linear Hall Effect in Two- and Three-dimensional Materials
Underpinned by the concept of Berry curvature in band theory, the family of classical and quantized Hall effects are conventionally observed in the linear response regime. A measurable Hall response requires the time-reversal ... -
On the Development of Repetition-Rate Scalable Multidimensional Spectroscopy
Pump-probe (PP) spectroscopy is a powerful and now routine time-resolved spectroscopic technique that routinely probes the non-equilibrium electronic and nuclear motions with sub-10 fs temporal resolution. PP spectroscopy ... -
Photo-physical Investigation of Bistable Molecular Magnetic Materials: Design, Synthesis and Applications
The work reported in this thesis is structured around four interconnected studies that explore distinct, yet interrelated facets of molecular magnetism. An overview of the chapters presented in this thesis is outlined ... -
Studies on Advanced Soluble Lead Redox Flow Batteries: Concepts to Contexts
Redox flow batteries (RFBs) offer to make renewable energy storage more affordable, alongside accelerating opportunities for utility-scale development of solar/wind energy storage. Redox flow batteries (RFBs) have many ... -
Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of Inorganic Oxides
A wide variety of oxide materials (based on rock salt, spinel, corundum, perovskite, garnet, and pyrochlore) have highly adaptable structures, and their properties can easily be modified by suitable substitutions at various ... -
Understanding RNA-Metal Ion Interactions: RNA Folding Pathways and Ion Selectivity
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) plays diverse and critical roles in cellular function. For most biological functions, RNA must fold into specific three-dimensional structures, and physiologically abundant monovalent (Na+ and K+) ...