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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Education•Kharagpur, India•
About: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is a education organization based out in Kharagpur, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Natural rubber & Dielectric. The organization has 16887 authors who have published 38658 publications receiving 714526 citations.
Topics: Natural rubber, Dielectric, Microstructure, Population, Heat transfer
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TL;DR: In this article, a simple approach for the aqueous room temperature synthesis of marigold shape single crystalline fluorescent gold nanoflowers without using seeds or structure-regulating reagent and their SERS and electrocatalytic activity is described.
Abstract: A simple approach for the aqueous room temperature synthesis of marigold shape single crystalline fluorescent gold nanoflowers without using seeds or structure-regulating reagent and their SERS and electrocatalytic activity is described.
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TL;DR: The synthesis of CuS/TiO2 heterostructured nanocomposites with varied TiO2 contents via simple hydrothermal and solution-based process is reported and the enhancement in the H2 evolution rate is attributed to increased light absorption and efficient charge separation with an optimum CuS coverage on TiO1.
Abstract: Photocatalytic hydrogen (H2) generation through water splitting has attracted substantial attention as a clean and renewable energy generation process that has enormous potential in converting solar-to-chemical energy using suitable photocatalysts. The major bottleneck in the development of semiconductor-based photocatalysts lies in poor light absorption and fast recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. Herein we report the synthesis of CuS/TiO2 heterostructured nanocomposites with varied TiO2 contents via simple hydrothermal and solution-based process. The morphology, crystal structure, composition, and optical properties of the as-synthesized CuS/TiO2 hybrids are evaluated in detail. Controlling the CuS/TiO2 ratio to an optimum value leads to the highest photocatalytic H2 production rate of 1262 μmol h-1 g-1, which is 9.7 and 9.3 times higher than that of pristine TiO2 nanospindles and CuS nanoflakes under irradiation, respectively. The enhancement in the H2 evolution rate is attributed to increased light absorption and efficient charge separation with an optimum CuS coverage on TiO2. The photoluminescence and photoelectrochemical measurements further confirm the efficient separation of charge carriers in the CuS/TiO2 hybrid. The mechanism and synergistic role of CuS and TiO2 semiconductors for enhanced photoactivity is further delineated.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a high mechanical strength coated conductive flexible cotton fabric with electrical and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding properties has been developed by low cost and facile one-pot fabrication technique.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reported morphology dependent photocatalytic activity of CuO/ZnO nanorods by simple chemical synthesis for the first time, which showed that the nanorod morphology was clearly evidenced by field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) and hig resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) analysis and confirmed the particle size of 20nm.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) against a model bacterium, Escherichia coli, was investigated and it was concluded that the nanoparticles are bacteriostatic at low concentration and bactericidal at high concentration.
Abstract: It has been known for quite some time now that silver nanoparticles (AgNP) can inhibit microbial growth and even kill microbes. Our investigation reports the antimicrobial activity of AgNP against a model bacterium, Escherichia coli. The aqueous extract of Lycopersicon esculentum (red tomato) was used for the rapid synthesis of AgNP, which is very simple and eco-friendly in nature. The UV-visible spectroscopy technique was employed to establish the formation of AgNP. The transmission electron microscopic images showed that the particles were of mostly spherical shape. For the bacteriological tests, the microorganism E. coli was inoculated on Luria broth (LB) agar plate in the presence of varied amounts of AgNP. The antibacterial activity was obvious from the zone of inhibition. At concentration 20 μg/ml and above, the AgNP showed a clear zone of inhibition and the minimum inhibitory concentration of AgNP to E. coli was 50 μg/ml. Growth rates and bacterial concentrations were determined by measuring optical density at 600 nm at different time points. From the slope of the bacterial growth curve, it has been concluded that the nanoparticles are bacteriostatic at low concentration and bactericidal at high concentration. So these nanoparticles are believed to act as preventive for bacterial contamination.
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Rajdeep Mohan Chatterjee | 110 | 990 | 51407 |
Vijay P. Singh | 106 | 1699 | 55831 |
Arun Majumdar | 102 | 459 | 52464 |
Sanjay Gupta | 99 | 902 | 35039 |
Biswajeet Pradhan | 98 | 735 | 32900 |
Sandeep Kumar | 94 | 1563 | 38652 |
Jürgen Eckert | 92 | 1368 | 42119 |
Praveen Kumar | 88 | 1339 | 35718 |
Tuan Vo-Dinh | 86 | 698 | 24690 |
Lawrence Carin | 84 | 949 | 31928 |
Anindya Dutta | 82 | 248 | 33619 |
Aniruddha B. Pandit | 80 | 427 | 22552 |
Krishnendu Chakrabarty | 79 | 996 | 27583 |
Ramesh Jain | 78 | 556 | 37037 |
Thomas Thundat | 78 | 622 | 22684 |