Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit (SSCU): Recent submissions
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Structure And Dynamics Of Constrained Water : Microscopic Study Of Macromolecular Hydration Using Computer Simulations
(2010-06-04)The thesis, which contains nine chapters, reports extensive large scale atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulation studies of water structure and dynamics at the surface of an anionic micelle, hydration layer of two ... -
Doping And photophysical Properties Of II-VI Semiconductor Nanocrystals
(2010-06-03)Semiconductor nanocrystals with sizes comparable to the corresponding bulk excitonic diameter exhibit unique size-dependent electronic and optical properties resulting from quantum confinement effect. Such nanocrystals not ... -
Synthesis, Characterization, Properties And Growth Of Inorganic Nanomaterials
(2010-06-03)The thesis consists of eight chapters of which the first chapter presents a brief overview of inorganic nanostructures. Synthesis and magnetic properties of MnO and NiO nanocrystals are described in Chapter 2, with emphasis ... -
Gas Phase And Electrocatalytic Reaction Over Pt, Pd Ions Substituted CeO2, TiO2 Catalysts and Electronic Interaction Between Noble Metal Ions And The Reducible Oxide
(2010-06-02)Among the various heterogeneous catalytic reactions three way catalysis (TWC), catalytic combustion of hydrogen, water gas shift reaction (WGS) and preferential oxidation of CO (PROX) in the hydrogen rich stream are some ... -
Investigation Of Electronic And Magnetic Structure Of Transition Metal Oxides With Emphasis On Magnetoresistive Systems
(2009-09-10)Electronic structure of transition metal oxides has been a subject of intense research since decades due to the wide spectrum of properties that they exhibit, like high temperature superconductivity, metal-insulator ... -
Noble Metal And Base Metal Ion Substituted Ceo2 And Tio2 : Efficient Catalysts For Nox Abatement
(2009-08-07)In recent times, as regulations and legislations for exhaust treatment have become more stringent, a major concern in the arena of environmental catalysis is to find new efficient and economical exhaust treatment catalysts. ... -
Investigations Of Open-Framework Metal Phosphates, Phosphites And Phosphite-Oxalate Materials
(2009-05-19)Open-framework inorganic materials constitute an important area of study in materials chemistry, because of their potential applications in areas such as sorption and catalysis. After the discovery of nanoporous aluminium ... -
Theoretical And Computer Simulation Studies Of Vibrational Phase Relaxation In Molecular Liquids
(2009-05-18)In this thesis, theoretical and computer simulation studies of vibrational phase relaxation in various molecular liquids are presented. That includes liquid nitrogen, both along the coexistence line and the critical isochore, ... -
Structure, Organization And Phase Transitions In Anchored Alkyl Chain Bilayers In Layered Organic-Inorganic Hybrids
(2009-04-09)This thesis deals with the conformation and phase-transitions in anchored alkyl chain bilayer assemblies in organic-inorganic hybrids. The alkyl chain bilayers in organic-inorganic hybrids bear a striking resemblances to ... -
Studies On Direct Methanol And Direct Borohydride Fuel Cells
(2009-03-09)A fuel cell is an electrochemical power source with advantages of both the combustion engine and the battery. Like a combustion engine, a fuel cell will run as long as it is provided fuel; and like a battery, fuel cells ... -
Growth Kinetics And Electronic Properties Of Semiconducting Nanocrystals In The Quantum Confined Regime
(2009-03-04)Properties of nanocrystals are extremely sensitive to their sizes when their sizes are smaller or of the order of the excitonic diameter due to the quantum confinement effect. The interest in this field has been concentrated ... -
Investigations Of Open-Framework Metal Carboxylates, Sulfates And Related Materials
(2008-10-13)Open-framework materials constitute an important area of study in materials chemistry, because of their potential applications in areas such as sorption and catalysis. Furthermore, these materials exhibit fascinating ... -
Organically-Templated Open-Framework And Hybrid Materials
(2008-01-25)Open-framework inorganic and inorganic-organic hybrid materials constitute an important area of study in materials chemistry, because of their potential applications in areas such as sorption and catalysis. Besides ... -
Studies On Electrode Materials For Lithium-Ion Batteries
(2007-11-16)In the early 1970s, research carried out on rechargeable lithium batteries at the Exxon Laboratories in the US established that lithium ions can be intercalated electrochemically into certain layered transition-metal ... -
Investigation Of A Novel Class Of Conducting Polyaniline And Related Systems
(2007-10-25)The interest in conjugated polymers has been two-fold. A rich variety of intriguing physical phenomena, combined with its immense technological implications in the area of molecular electronics, sensors etc. has inspired ... -
Perovskite Related Oxides: Development Of New Synthetic Methods, Materials And Properties
(2007-10-06)Oxides of ABO3 composition (A = alkali, alkaline earth or rare earth metal in general, B = transition metal) constitute a large family of metal oxides of current interest to solid state and materials chemistry. Among the ... -
Molecular Simulations Of Temperature Induced Disorder And Pressure Induced Ordering In Organic Molecular Crystals
(2007-09-05)Crystallographically solids with well defined crystal structures are normally assumed to be highly ordered. However, it is not uncommon to find considerable degree of disorder amongst many of these crystalline substances. ... -
Slow Dynamics In Soft Condensed Matter : From Supercooled Liquids To Thermotropic Liquid Crystals
(Indian Institute of Science, 2007-06-20)This thesis, which contains fourteen chapters in two parts, presents theoretical and computer simulation studies of dynamics in supercooled liquids and thermotropic liquid crystals. These two apparently diverse physical ... -
Layered Oxides And Phosphates Of Bismuth: New Structural Types And Related Properties
(Indian Institute of Science, 2007-05-22)The thesis entitled "Layered Oxides and Phosphates of Bismuth: New Structural Types and Related Properties" consists of three parts and six chapters. It begins with an introductory note providing a brief overview of the ... -
Synthesis And Investigation Of Transition Metal Oxides Towards Realization Of Novel Materials Properties
(Indian Institute of Science, 2007-03-23)Transition metal compounds, especially the oxides, containing dn (0 ≤ n ≤ 10) electronic configuration, constitute the backbone of solid state/materials chemistry aimed at realization of novel materials properties of ...