Research List

Several research studies have revealed the potential use of salt hydrates in thermal energy storage applications. These materials dissociate into anhydrous salts and release water vapor when subjected to heat source. The latter salt has the capability to store the energy that was supplied for dehydration upon heating. This thermal [...]

Nanoporous silicon (n-PSi) with diverse morphologies was prepared on silicon (Si) substrate via photo-electrochemical etching technique. The role of changing current density (15, 30 and 45 mA cm-2) on the structure, morphology and optical properties was determined. As-prepared samples were systematically characterized using XRD, FESEM, AFM and photoluminescence measurements. Furthermore, [...]

This study investigated the characteristics of convective heat transfer and fluid flow for a heated plate surrounded by unheated plates aligned at angles to the flow direction inside a rectangular duct. The plates were arrayed in two main geometries: inline and staggered. Flow deflections within the array of aligned plates [...]

A novel, flexible, and low-cost infrared (IR) SnS photodetector was fabricated onto a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate by a simple approach based on chemical bath deposition. X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed an orthorhombic structure, scanning electron microscopy observations revealed flower-like morphology, and UV-vis spectroscopy indicated a direct energy gap of 1.42 [...]

Monitoring marine biodiversity is costly and practical solutions have to be implemented to identify species and their preferred habitats, particularly in this era of rapid global change. Citizen science has proven to be effective and with high potential for monitoring efforts, and has been extensively applied to biodiversity. We have [...]

Ti-doped ZnO nanorods (NRs) have been deposited onto Si substrates at 93 °C by using chemical bath deposition method. FESEM observations show high-quality NRs. FTIR spectra display main peak around 560 cm−1 associated with Zn–O bond in addition to minor peak detected around 500 cm−1 referred to Ti–O bond. XRD patterns reveal the [...]

The hydrogenation of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic precursors in aqueous medium at low temperature without imposing molecular hydrogen pressure is quite challenging. Herein, we report the synthesis and performance of a novel catalyst capable of facile hydrogenation (employing tetrahydroxydiboron (THDB) as the reductant) of N-heteroarenes in water at 80 °C with good [...]

Milled powder of ordered defect compound (ODC) CuIn3Se5 phase was successfully synthesized via milling process. Thin films of CuIn3Se5 were deposited onto glass substrates at room temperature by thermal evaporation technique. The obtained layers were annealed in vacuum and air atmosphere. The structural and compositional properties of the powder were [...]

At the present time lot of customers in India are buying environment friendly motor vehicles like hybrid and electric vehicles. Therefore, this study was performed to recognize the factors that influence the purchase intention of buying environment friendly motor vehicles among Indian customers. Information is collected from 125 vehicle owners [...]

The effect of Zn-doping in CoFe2O4 nanoparticles (NPs) through chemical co-precipitation route was investigated in term of structural, optical, and magnetic properties. Both XRD and FTIR analyses confirm the formation of cubic spinel phase, where the crystallite size changes with Zn content from 46 to 77 nm. The Scherrer method, Williamson-Hall [...]