Instrumentation and Applied Physics (IAP): Recent submissions
Now showing items 141-160 of 225
-
A Preliminary Study Of Fields In Split-Electrode Ion Traps
(2014-08-20)Ion traps used in mass spectrometers are of two classes. One class consists of traps having three electrode geometries which have rotational symmetry about central axis. They are called axially symmetric ion traps. Paul ... -
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 ... -
Development Of Fluorescent OLED And Analysis Of Integrated Optofluidic Lab-on-a Chip Sensor
(2014-04-15)Optofluidics is a new branch within photonics which attempts to unify concepts from optics and microfluidics. Unification of photonics and microfluidics enable us to carry out analysis of fluids through highly sensitive ... -
Axially Symmetric Equivalents Of Three-Dimensional Rf Ion Traps
(2013-09-13)This thesis presents axially symmetric equivalents of three-dimensional rf ion traps. Miniaturization in mass spectrometry has focused on miniaturizing mass analyzers. Decrease in mass analyzer size facilitates reduction ... -
Ion Assisted Deposition Of HfO2 Thin Films For CMOS Gate Dielectric Applications
(2013-09-13)The scaling down of Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) transistors to sub-100nm requires replacement of conventional Silicon dioxide layer with high dielectric constant (K) material for gate dielectric. Among ... -
An Algorithm For Isolating Targeted Ions In Paul Traps
(2013-08-05) -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Numerical Study of Directionality of Ion Ejection In Axially Symmetric Ion Traps
(2013-02-13)In the normal operation of quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometers, the trapped ions are ejected symmetrically through both the upper (detector) and lower(source) endcap electrodes during mass selective boundary ejection ...