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Solid-state planar micro-supercapacitors: materials interfaces, state-of-art electrode design and self-powered device
The demand for miniaturization of energy storage systems has accelerated the development of on-chip micro-power devices for integration into portable electronic devices. Micro-supercapacitors can suitably cater to the need ... -
Spatial Filtering Techniques for Large Penetration Depth and Volume Imaging in Fluorescence Microscopy
(2018-04-06)In the past two decades, Fluorescence microscopy has imparted tremendous impact in Biology and Imaging. Several super-resolution Fluorescence imaging techniques (e.g. PALM, STED, STORM, 4Pi and structured illumination) ... -
Sputter Deposited Thin Film Cathodes from Powder Target for Micro Battery Applications
(2018-07-16)All solid state Li-ion batteries (thin film micro batteries) have become inevitable for miniaturized devices and sensors as power sources. Fabrication of electrode materials for batteries in thin film form has been carried ... -
Sputter Deposited ZrC and NbC Thin Films – Studies on Microstructure, Texture and Hardness
(2018-08-29)Transition metal carbides have great industrial importance with a wide area of applications. Unlike many ceramic materials which can be produced from raw materials found in nature, the refractory carbides generally do not ... -
Stochastic Dynamical Systems : New Schemes for Corrections of Linearization Errors and Dynamic Systems Identification
(2018-03-23)This thesis essentially deals with the development and numerical explorations of a few improved Monte Carlo filters for nonlinear dynamical systems with a view to estimating the associated states and parameters (i.e. the ... -
A Stochastic Search Approach to Inverse Problems
(2018-01-30)The focus of the thesis is on the development of a few stochastic search schemes for inverse problems and their applications in medical imaging. After the introduction in Chapter 1 that motivates and puts in perspective ... -
Studies on AgInS2 Films as Absorber Layer for Heterojunction Solar Cells
(2017-11-28)Currently conventional sources like coal, petroleum and natural gas meet the energy requirements of developing and undeveloped countries. Over a period of time there is high risk of these energy sources getting depleted. ... -
Studies On Atmospheric Glow Discharge For Surface Modification Applications
(2010-10-22)The properties of materials, especially of solids, can be attributed mainly to the phenomena occurring at the surface. Surface engineering deals with altering the surface properties of materials to realize useful functionalities ... -
Studies On Bayesian Approaches To Image Restoration And Super Resolution Image Reconstruction
(2015-11-24)High quality image /video has become an integral part in our day-to-day life ranging from many areas of science, engineering and medical diagnosis. All these imaging applications call for high resolution, properly focused ... -
Studies On Carbon Nanotubes
(2010-09-21)The unique electronic, mechanical and physical properties led Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to be potential candidate for field emitter, hydrogen storage, sensors, nano electronic devices, nano electromechanical systems, polymer ... -
Studies On Conducting Polymer Microstructures : Electrochemical Supercapacitors, Sensors And Actuators
(2014-07-03)With the discovery of conductivity in doped polyacetylene (PA), a new era in synthetic metals has emerged by breaking the traditionally accepted view that polymers were always insulating. Conducting polymers are essentially ... -
Studies On Direct Sensor Interface Technology For Launch Vehicle Applications
(2016-09-26)In a process monitoring/control applications tens to thousands of sensors are used for monitoring system parameters. To achieve overall system goals, their reliable performance is critical. Generally a sensor’s output ... -
Studies On Electrical Contact Resistance And Coefficient Of Friction Across Sliding Electrical Contacts
(2011-11-16)Simultaneous measurement of electrical contact resistance (ECR) and coefficient of friction (COF) at the sliding interface is essential to assess the performance of selected material contact pairs for the transfer of current ... -
Studies on Multifrequensy Multifunction Electrical Impedance Tomography (MfMf-EIT) to Improve Bio-Impedance Imaging
(2018-04-11)Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) is a non linear inverse problem in which the electrical conductivity or resistivity distribution across a closed domain of interest is reconstructed from the surface potentials measured ... -
Studies On Nickel-Titanium Shape Memory Alloy Thin Films For Micro-actuator Applications
(2014-09-09)Shape memory alloys (SMAs) have been recognized as one of the most promising materials for MEMS micro-actuator applications. Among the available materials, Nickel/Titanium (NiTi) SMAs are more popular because, they exhibit ... -
Studies on Non-Invasive Monitoring of Blood Glucose, Urea and Potassium using Reverse Iontophoresis
(2018-07-20)Diabetes mellitus is one of the metabolic disorders prevailing all the over world. About 381.8 million people are affected by diabetes mellitus (DM) during 2013 and it is estimated to increase to 80% by 2035. Nephropathy, ... -
Studies on Performance Enhancement of Infrared and Terahertz Detectors for Space Applications
(2018-06-23)Currently, the concept of multipurpose spacecrafts is being transformed into many small spacecrafts each of them performing specific tasks and thus leading to the realization of pico and nano satellites. No matter what is ... -
Studies on Si15Te85-xGex and Ge15Te85-xAgx Amorphous Thin Films for Possible Applications in Phase Change Memories
(2018-04-06)Chalcogenide glasses are a class of covalent amorphous semiconductors with interesting properties. The presence of short-range order and the pinned Fermi level are the two important properties that make them suitable for ... -
Studies on Single and Two Stage Stirling Type Pulse Tube Coolers of Low and Medium Capacities including Performance Enhancement of Pressure Wave GeneratoI and a Novel Helium Recondensation System
Cryocoolers are mechanical devices that produce cold at temperatures below -150oC. Work required to produce the cold is supplied by a Pressure Wave Generator (PWG). This thesis is concerned with the development and analysis ...