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L. John Kennedy

Bio: L. John Kennedy is an academic researcher from VIT University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Diffuse reflectance infrared fourier transform & Crystallite. The author has an hindex of 48, co-authored 168 publications receiving 6401 citations. Previous affiliations of L. John Kennedy include Central Leather Research Institute.


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TL;DR: In this paper, a cubic NiAl 2 O 4 nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) studies, high resolution scanning electron microscopy (HR-SEM), high resolution transmission electron microscope, and high resolution EH analysis (EDX), and photoluminescence (PL) studies.

63 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the in-situ synthesis of spinel cobalt aluminate nanoparticles using aloe vera plant extract was carried out under microwave combustion (MCM) and conventional combustion (CCM) methods.

62 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the molar ratios of Cu2+ to Ni2+ as 3:7, 4:6, 5:5, 6:4 and 7:3 were calculated by a microwave combustion method with the average crystallite sizes in the range of 21.56-33.25 nm.

62 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a green synthesis of nanosized copper ferrite (CuFe2O4) nanoparticles using Hibiscus rosa sinensis plant extract as a fuel is discussed.

62 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the structural, vibrational, optical, morphological and magnetic properties of cobalt doped zinc aluminate spinel type nanostructures were studied by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), DRS, photoluminescence (PL), high resolution scanning electron microscopy (HR-SEM), energy dispersive Xray diffract (EDX) and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM) respectively.

61 citations


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01 Nov 2000
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared the power density characteristics of ultracapacitors and batteries with respect to the same charge/discharge efficiency, and showed that the battery can achieve energy densities of 10 Wh/kg or higher with a power density of 1.2 kW/kg.
Abstract: The science and technology of ultracapacitors are reviewed for a number of electrode materials, including carbon, mixed metal oxides, and conducting polymers. More work has been done using microporous carbons than with the other materials and most of the commercially available devices use carbon electrodes and an organic electrolytes. The energy density of these devices is 3¯5 Wh/kg with a power density of 300¯500 W/kg for high efficiency (90¯95%) charge/discharges. Projections of future developments using carbon indicate that energy densities of 10 Wh/kg or higher are likely with power densities of 1¯2 kW/kg. A key problem in the fabrication of these advanced devices is the bonding of the thin electrodes to a current collector such the contact resistance is less than 0.1 cm2. Special attention is given in the paper to comparing the power density characteristics of ultracapacitors and batteries. The comparisons should be made at the same charge/discharge efficiency.

2,437 citations

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01 Oct 1971-Nature
TL;DR: Lipson and Steeple as mentioned in this paper interpreted X-ray powder diffraction patterns and found that powder-diffraction patterns can be represented by a set of 3-dimensional planes.
Abstract: Interpretation of X-ray Powder Diffraction Patterns . By H. Lipson and H. Steeple. Pp. viii + 335 + 3 plates. (Mac-millan: London; St Martins Press: New York, May 1970.) £4.

1,867 citations

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TL;DR: This paper presents a critical review of recent achievements in the modification of ZnO photocatalyst for organic contaminants degradation and recommends improvements in the heterogeneous photocatalysis under UV/visible/solar illumination.

1,646 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the photo-degradation mechanisms of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and the recent progress in ZnO nanostructured fabrication methods including doping, heterojunction and modification techniques as well as improvements of ZnOs as a photocatalyst are reviewed.
Abstract: Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are carbon-based chemical substances that are resistant to environmental degradation and may not be completely removed through treatment processes. Their persistence can contribute to adverse health impacts on wild-life and human beings. Thus, the solar photocatalysis process has received increasing attention due to its great potential as a green and eco-friendly process for the elimination of POPs to increase the security of clean water. In this context, ZnO nanostructures have been shown to be prominent photocatalyst candidates to be used in photodegradation owing to the facts that they are low-cost, non-toxic and more efficient in the absorption across a large fraction of the solar spectrum compared to TiO 2 . There are several aspects, however, need to be taken into consideration for further development. The purpose of this paper is to review the photo-degradation mechanisms of POPs and the recent progress in ZnO nanostructured fabrication methods including doping, heterojunction and modification techniques as well as improvements of ZnO as a photocatalyst. The second objective of this review is to evaluate the immobilization of photocatalyst and suspension systems while looking into their future challenges and prospects.

1,551 citations

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TL;DR: Recent progress in the applications of hierarchically structured porous materials from energy conversion and storage, catalysis, photocatalysis, adsorption, separation, and sensing to biomedicine is reviewed and could stimulate researchers to synthesize new advanced hierarchically porous solids.
Abstract: Over the last decade, significant effort has been devoted to the applications of hierarchically structured porous materials owing to their outstanding properties such as high surface area, excellent accessibility to active sites, and enhanced mass transport and diffusion. The hierarchy of porosity, structural, morphological and component levels in these materials is key for their high performance in all kinds of applications. The introduction of hierarchical porosity into materials has led to a significant improvement in the performance of materials. Herein, recent progress in the applications of hierarchically structured porous materials from energy conversion and storage, catalysis, photocatalysis, adsorption, separation, and sensing to biomedicine is reviewed. Their potential future applications are also highlighted. We particularly dwell on the relationship between hierarchically porous structures and properties, with examples of each type of hierarchically structured porous material according to its chemical composition and physical characteristics. The present review aims to open up a new avenue to guide the readers to quickly obtain in-depth knowledge of applications of hierarchically porous materials and to have a good idea about selecting and designing suitable hierarchically porous materials for a specific application. In addition to focusing on the applications of hierarchically porous materials, this comprehensive review could stimulate researchers to synthesize new advanced hierarchically porous solids.

1,052 citations