Division of Physical and Mathematical Sciences: Recent submissions
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Numerical Study Of The Complex Dynamics Of Sheared Nematogenic Fluids
(2013-07-17)In this thesis, we have tried to explain the regular and irregular(chaotic) dynamics of worm like micellar solutions on applying shear, through a detailed study of the equation of motion of a nematic order parameter tensor ... -
A Preliminary Investigation Of The Role Of Magnetic Fields In Axially Symmetric rf Ion Traps
(2013-07-16)Axially symmetric rf ion traps consists of a mass analyser having three electrodes, one of which is a central ring electrode and the other two are endcap electrodes. In the ideal Paul trap mass spectrometer, the electrodes ... -
Investigations On Electrodes And Electrolyte Layers For Thin Film Battery
(2013-07-03)The magnificent development of on-board solutions for electronics has resulted in the race towards scaling down of autonomous micro-power sources. In order to maintain the reliability of miniaturized devices and to reduce ... -
Role Of Surface And Inter-particle Spacing On Optical Properties Of Single And Hybrid Nanoparticle Assemblies
(2013-07-03)Optical properties of nanoscopic materials have been intensively perused over last couple of decades due to their tunable optical properties. Recent interests in this field have been mainly focused on the preparation of ... -
Stability of Accretion Flows And Radiative-Hydrodynamics Around Rotating Black Holes
(2013-06-24)In the case of cold accretion disk, coupling between charge neutral gas and magnetic field is too weak such that the magneto-rotational instability will be less effective or even stop working. In such a situation it is of ... -
Optical And Structural Investigations Of Defects In CdZnTe(Zn ~ 4%) Crystals
(2013-06-12)The CdTe family members (in particular CdZnTe) remain the substrate of choice for epitaxial growth of HgCdTe for use in high performance infrared (IR) detectors and focal plane arrays. This is the case despite advances in ... -
Investigating Systematics In The Cosmological Data And Possible Departures From Cosmological Principle
(2013-06-11)This thesis contributes to the field of dark energy and observational cosmology. We have investigated possible direction dependent systematic signal and non-Gaussian features in the supernovae (SNe) Type Ia data. To detect ... -
Nonequilibrium Fluctuations In Sedimenting And Self-Propelled Systems
(2013-06-10)Equilibrium statistical mechanics has a remarkable property: the steady state probability distribution can be calculated by a procedure independent of the detailed dynamics of the system under consideration. The partition ... -
Magnetic And Transport Studies On Nanosystems Of Doped Rare Earth Manganites And VPP PEDOT
(2013-06-10)The study of novel properties of materials in nanometer length scales has been an extensive area of research in the recent past. The field of nanosciece and nanotechnology deals with such studies and has gained tremendous ... -
Development Of Cu2ZnSnS4/ZnS Thin Film Heterojunction Solar Cells By Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis
(2013-06-06)Semiconductors such as CuInGaSe2 and CdTe have been investigated as absorber layer materials for thin film solar cells since their band gap matches with the solar spectrum. Films as thin as 2m are sufficient for the ... -
Escape Of High Mass Ions Due To Initial Thermal Energy And Its Implications For RF Trap Design
(2013-05-31)This thesis investigates the loss of high mass ions due to the initial thermal energy in ion trap mass analyzers. It provides an analytical expression for estimating the percentage loss of ions of a given mass at a particular ... -
Photo And Thermal Induced Studies On Sb/As2S3 Multilayered And (As2S3)1-xSbx Thin Films
(2013-05-31)Chalcogenide glasses have attracted considerable attention due to their infrared transparency, low phonon energy, and high non linear optical properties. They have been explored as promising candidate for optical memories, ... -
Conformation And Charge Transpsort In Conducting Polymers, Carbon Nanotubes And Their Nanocomposites
(2013-05-02)The main motivation in this thesis is to compare the conformation and charge transport in conducting polymers and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and to investigate those physical properties in their combined form of nanocomposites. ... -
Electrical Impedance Spectroscopic Studies On Bread Staling : Sensors And Instrumentation
(2013-04-15)Quality control is essential in food industry and efficient quality assurance is becoming increasingly important. The assessment of food quality still centers on its sensory properties (appearance, aroma and texture). Bread ... -
"Optical Diffraction By Micro Cylinder" - A Few Investigations
(2013-04-04)Micro-cylinders with the diameters spanning the 1-20 μm range are growing in importance, for realizing devices with new functionalities. For custom functionalities, their device-designs impose, tolerance-related constraints ... -
One Dimensional Transport And Prospects Of Structural Transitions In Ultrathin Metallic Wires
(2013-02-25)This thesis reports transport in ultrathin single crystalline nanowires of gold (∼ 2nm). These nanowires were fabricated using an oriented attachment process whereby nanoparticles of appropriate dimensions join in a linear ... -
An Algorithmic Approach To Crystallographic Coxeter Groups
(2013-02-14)Coxeter group, named after H.S.M. Coxeter, is an abstract group that admits a formal description in terms of mirror symmetries. It turns out that the finite Coxeter groups are precisely the finite Euclidean reflection ... -
Novel Methods To Interrogate Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors
(2013-02-14)A novel detection technique to estimate the amount of chirp in fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) is proposed. This method is based on the fact that reflectivity at central wavelength of FBG reflection changes with strain/temperature ...