Center for Advanced Materials Research: Recent submissions
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Microtron Irradiation Induced Tuning of Band Gap and Photoresponse of Al-ZnO Thin Films Synthesized by mSILAR
( Springer New York LLC , 2016 , Article)Al-doped polycrystalline nano ZnO (Al-ZnO) thin films with different doping concentrations were successfully prepared by the microwave-assisted successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (mSILAR) technique. The structural ... -
Linear dynamics modelling of droplet deformation in a pulsatile electric field
( Institution of Chemical Engineers , 2016 , Article)A linear dynamic model of water droplet deformation in the presence of an electric field has been developed. Analytical solutions of the differential equation of motion are provided with different waveforms as forcing ... -
Analysis of partial electrocoalescence by Level-Set and finite element methods
( Institution of Chemical Engineers , 2016 , Article)The coalescence of a water drop in a dieletric oil phase at a water layer interface in the presence of an electric field is simulated by solving the Navier Stokes and charge conservation equations with the finite element ... -
Properties of microwave sintered al-cu metal matrix composites
( Association for Iron and Steel Technology, AISTECH , 2016 , Conference Paper)The present work focuses on the effect of copper (Cu) reinforcement on structural and mechanical properties of Al-Cu composites synthesized through microwave sintering approach. The pure aluminum (Al) and copper (Cu) powders ... -
Sensing Temperature and Stress Distributions on Rock Samples under Mechanical Loading
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2016 , Conference Paper)In the exploration of planetary materials using robotic probes, one of the key priorities is to establish fundamental level understandings on the mechanical response of materials under different levels of loading. In this ... -
Novel analysis of glycan structures: Nanoscale approach
( Avestia Publishing , 2016 , Conference Paper)Glycans are complex saccharide moieties covering all cell surfaces - presented on different biomolecules. Almost 75% of all proteins are glycosylated, and these glycans can form thousands of different structures.[1] Moreover, ... -
Flexible thermo-electrochemical cells using Iodolyte HI-30 for conversion of low-grade heat to electrical energy
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2016 , Article)In this research work, we investigated the flexible thermo-electro chemical cells (TECs) for the conversion of low-grade heat into electrical energy in the temperature range of 20–70 °C. The TECs were fabricated using 30 ... -
Structural and electrochemical properties of electrodeposited Ni-P nanocomposite coatings containing mixed ceramic oxide particles
( Electrochemical Science Group , 2016 , Article)Mixed oxide ceramic particles were incorporated into Ni-P matrix to synthesize Ni-P-TiO2-CeO2 nanocomposite coatings. In the present study, the effect of concentration of mixed oxide ceramic particles (TiO2 and CeO2) on ... -
Universal power law behavior of the AC conductivity versus frequency of agglomerate morphologies in conductive carbon nanotube-reinforced epoxy networks
( John Wiley and Sons Inc. , 2016 , Article)The Jonscher universal power law for ac conductivity versus frequency (f = /2) in the dispersion region was tested for a multiwall carbon nanotube/epoxy nanocomposite. The effect of changes in agglomerate morphology on the ... -
Halloysite Nanotube as Multifunctional Component in Epoxy Protective Coating
( American Chemical Society , 2016 , Article)The current research explores the use of halloysite nanotube as a multifunctional filler in epoxy coating for carbon steel. Epoxy monomer loaded halloysite was incorporated into epoxy coating along with amine hardener ... -
Thermophysical properties of multifunctional glass fibre reinforced polymer composites incorporating phase change materials
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)In this study novel multifunctional composites consisting of glass fibre/epoxy/microencapsulated phase change materials (micro-PCMs) were prepared and their thermophysical properties have been investigated. Test results ... -
Comparative study between the rotor flux oriented control and non-linear backstepping control of a five-phase induction motor drive - an experimental validation
( Institution of Engineering and Technology , 2016 , Article)Multiphase variable speed electric drives are employed in applications where the reduction in the total power per phase and the highest level of overall system reliability is required. Most of the literature on five-phase ... -
Erosion behaviour of API X100 pipeline steel at various impact angles and particle speeds
( MDPI AG , 2016 , Article)Erosion is the gradual removal of material due to solid particle impingement and results in a failure of pipeline materials. In this study, a series of erosion tests were carried out to investigate the influence of particle ... -
Structural, dielectric and ferroelectric properties of lead-free Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 ceramics prepared by spark plasma sintering technique
( Scientific Publishers , 2016 , Article)Lead-free Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 (NBT) fine-grained ceramics were prepared by spark plasma sintering method. Single phase ceramics with an ABO3 perovskite structure were confirmed by X-ray diffraction method. The grain morphology ... -
Erosive wear performance of API X42 pipeline steel
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)The need to transport petroleum products through pipelines has resulted in the increased erosion of the pipeline materials used in the petroleum industry. In this study, dry erosion test was performed using sand blaster ... -
The Role of Key Impurity Elements on the Performance of Aluminium Electrolysis -Current Efficiency and Metal Quality
( wiley , 2016 , Book chapter)The behaviour of phosphorus and silicon in industrial aluminium cells was measured in QATALUM cells by analysis of bath and metal after addition of AlPO4, Na3PO4 and SiO2 to the bath. Phosphorus showed a much longer retention ... -
Sensitive detection and glycoprofiling of a prostate specific antigen using impedimetric assays
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2016 , Article)This study presents a proof-of-concept for the development of an impedimetric biosensor for ultra-sensitive glycoprofiling of prostate specific antigen (PSA). The biosensor exhibits three unique characteristics: (1) analysis ... -
The Performance of Aluminium Electrolysis in A Low Temperature Electrolyte System
( wiley , 2016 , Book chapter)The electrolyte based on the molten KF‐AlF3‐NaF system was investigated for low‐temperature aluminium electrolysis in laboratory scale. The current efficiency for aluminium deposition was determined from the amount of ... -
NMR spectroscopy of polymer nanocomposites
( Elsevier Inc. , 2016 , Book chapter)Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a technique of utmost significance when dealing with the characterization of the polymers and their nanocomposites. This chapter focuses on the influence of this particular ... -
Effect of sintering temperature on the structural and magnetic properties of MgFe2O4 ceramics prepared by spark plasma sintering
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)Spark plasma sintering (SPS) is a powerful technique to produce fine grain dense ferrite at low temperature. This work was undertaken to study the effect of sintering temperature on the densification, microstructures and ...
