Division of Physical and Mathematical Sciences: Recent submissions
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Study of Exciton Dynamics in MoS2 Monolayer and MoS2-QD Heterostructure
The recent studies of two-dimensional semiconductors (2D) and their hybrid structure with zero-dimensional (0D) semiconductors have led to discovering of many fascinating properties that are absent in their bulk counterparts. ... -
Studies on Single Step Deposition of ZnO Nanostructured Thin Films for Sensing and Photocatalysis Application
ZnO, band gap of ~3.37eV, is a chemical stable, biocompatiable, non-toxic n-type semiconductor material. Due to advancement of microfabrication technology and chemical synthesis method, nanostructured ZnO are found to be ... -
Dielectric, Mechanical, Magnetic and Electromagnetic Shielding properties of Carbon nanomaterial embedded Polydimethylsiloxane composites
Composites are the advanced engineering materials invented by men with exceptional properties over traditional materials. These attractive and delightful materials are the result of developments in the area of engineering ... -
Experimental Studies in Quantum Optics using Diode Lasers
This thesis discusses experimental studies with vapor cells containing rubidium (Rb) or cesium (Cs) atoms. Transitions in the atoms (D1 and D2 lines) are accessed using diode lasers. Experiments are performed at room ... -
Development and Application of Fiber Optic Sensors for Structural and Flight Testing of Aircraft
Structural testing deals with sensing of health parameters such as strain, temperature, vibration, etc. of different structures like aircrafts, ships, bridges, dams, buildings, etc. and it is important from the viewpoint ... -
Optical, Electrical and Photo-physical Investigations of Cd(Hg)Te Nanostructures Synthesized by Solvothermal Method
The thesis investigates the optical, photo-physical, and electrical properties of CdTe and HgCdTe nano- and micro-structures synthesized by hydrothermal/solvothermal technique. Application oriented studies like fluorescence ... -
Mesoscopic Heat engines beyond the Limits of Thermodynamics
Despite the central role that Equilibrium thermodynamics has played in our understanding of many body systems, the underlying theoretical construct is strictly correct only in the ‘Thermodynamic Limit’. On the other hand, ... -
Structural Studies on Hybrid Peptides : Crystallographic Characterization of Sequences Containing Backbone Homologated, Monosubstituted, Unconstrained Gamma Amino Acid Residues
X-ray crystallographic studies of designed peptides provide definitive proof of the success of a design strategy and yield essential structural information that can be utilized in the future design of biologically and ... -
Observational study of Core-Collapse Supernovae
The advent of dedicated surveys for studying transient events has invoked a great interest in the study of supernovae (SNe). The rate of discovery of SNe has hence gone up ten-fold relinquishing their diversity. SNe not ... -
Fiber Bragg Grating Based Sensing Devices for Novel Applications in Bio-medical and Engineering Fields
Sensors have been an integral part of human life. Various sensor technologies have contributed in their own ways to fulfill specific requirements for aiding human beings. In this context, fiber optic sensors have several ... -
Design, Development and Characterisation of piezoelectric microvalve for electric propulsion system
The advanced geostationary communication satellites have shown trends in terms of increased power, life and payload mass. For these platforms, Electric Propulsion Systems (EPS) offer an attractive option for overall mass ... -
Sparse bounds for various spherical maximal functions
Harmonic analysis mainly deals with the qualitative and quantitative properties of functions and transforms of those functions. It has applications in various areas of Mathematics like PDE, Differential geometry, Ergodic ... -
Understanding Multi-Wavelength Signatures of Galactic Outflows Through 3-D Simulations
Evolution of galaxies is a phenomenon that affects the formation and composition of galaxies, and the intergalactic medium. It is mediated by processes that establish a symbiotic relationship between a galaxy and the ... -
A Theoretical Study of Thermoelectric Effect for Cross-plane Transport Across Twisted Bilayer Graphene
The thermoelectric effect and the linear response theory is one of the most studied areas in condensed matter physics. In the last few years, the study of Van Der Waals heterostructure has become one of the most promising ... -
Rapid light sheet fluorescence microscopy for dynamic imaging of living organisms
The primary goal of this thesis is to develop a light sheet based microscopy system that provides non-invasive images having high spatial and temporal resolution. The fluorescence microscopy has become an indispensable ... -
Turbulent Mixing of Multiple-Passive-Scalars
We have studied the mixing of multiple forced passive scalars in 3D homogeneous and isotropic turbulence. The trends of the structure functions for a single scalar, although not very well resolved, seem to be similar to ... -
Electrical transport and noise in polycrystalline 2D van der Waals materials and their grain boundaries
The successful exfoliation of graphene in 2004 ushered in the era of 2D van der Waals materials, paving the way for a wide variety of applications in the field of electronics, optoelectronics, sensors, catalysis, flexible ... -
Physics and application of charge transfer in van der Waals heterostructures
Since the discovery of graphene, the field of 2D materials has garnered massive interest from a materials science, basic physics and device application point of view. This results from the diverse range of electronic and ... -
Synthesis, Characterisation and Optimisation of ZnO Thin film & Nanowire array for Dynamic Pressure Sensing Application
Piezoelectric technology based dynamic pressure sensors are widely used for the measurement of rapid pressure variations with respect to time. Quartz is the piezoelectric material ruling the dynamic pressure sensor industry ... -
Dynamics and Organization of Passive and Magnetically Driven Colloids Under Optical Confinement
The physics of confined systems of interacting particles has been a subject of active research for more than a century. Such systems are ubiquitous in nature - examples include petroleum in porous rocks, cytoplasm in ...