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National Institute of Technology, Karnataka
Education•Mangalore, Karnataka, India•
About: National Institute of Technology, Karnataka is a education organization based out in Mangalore, Karnataka, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Corrosion & Cloud computing. The organization has 5017 authors who have published 7057 publications receiving 70367 citations.
Topics: Corrosion, Cloud computing, Microstructure, Alloy, Heat transfer
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TL;DR: In this article, the effect of cryogenic treatment of WC-Co inserts at the different soaking period of 18, 18, 24 and 32, at a sub-zero temperature of −196 °C was investigated.
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TL;DR: In this article, the effect of alkali treatment on the crystalline structure of Mendong fiber was investigated by immerse fibers in 100 ml NaOH solution by a concentration of 2.5, 5, 7.5%, and 10% for 2 hours at the room temperature.
Abstract: The research aim is to investigate the effect of alkali treatment on the crystalline structure of Mendong fiber. The experiment was conducted by immerse fibers in 100 ml NaOH solution by a concentration of 2.5%, 5%, 7.5%, and 10% for 2 hours at the room temperature. The specimens were characterized by X-ray diffraction method. The morphology of fiber treated by alkali was observed by Scanning Electron Microscope. The result shows that the crystalline structure of cellulose in Mendong fiber was changed in alkali treatment. It was found that both the degree of crystallinity and crystalline index of Mendong fiber was increased until alkali treatment concentration of 7.5%.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the photocatalytic activity of ethanol-mediated SrTiO3 was evaluated by taking methylene blue as a model pollutant under visible light irradiation, and the effect of these alcohols on the structure, Sr/Ti atomic ratio, and optical properties is related to the catalytic activity.
Abstract: SrTiO3 nanostructures were successfully synthesized in various alcohols as cosolvent as well as surfactant by a facile solvothermal method. The as-synthesized catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction technique, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The possible formation mechanism of SrTiO3 in the presence of these alcohols is discussed, and the effect of these alcohols on the structure, Sr/Ti atomic ratio, and optical properties is related to the photocatalytic activity. First principles calculations were made use of to determine the effect of defects on the electronic structure and the band gap. The photocatalytic activity of these catalysts was evaluated by taking methylene blue as a model pollutant under visible light irradiation. It was found that the photocatalytic activity of ethanol-mediated SrTiO3 was found to be higher than the other samples because of the syn...
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TL;DR: In this article, the role of auxiliary donor groups on co-sensitization performance of the organic molecules has been investigated and the effect of auxiliary electron donating groups on the performance of DSSCs has been demonstrated.
Abstract: In this work, we report the molecular engineering and synthesis of three novel indole co-sensitizers DBA-3, DBA-4 and DBA-5 with D–D–A (donor–donor–acceptor) architecture. In the quest to comprehend the role of auxiliary donors on co-sensitization, we have incorporated auxiliary electron donating moieties with varying geometries and electron donating capabilities to the indole moiety in order to obtain the aforementioned co-sensitizers. Their electrochemical and photo-physical properties along with molecular geometries, obtained from Density Functional Theory (DFT) are studied to vindicate the effect of the co-sensitizer structures on the photovoltaic properties of DSSCs. Furthermore, for the first time we demonstrate the profound effect of auxiliary donor groups on the co-sensitization performance of the organic molecules. Devices co-sensitized using DBA-3, DBA-4 and DBA-5 along with ruthenium sensitizer NCSU-10, displayed significantly different photovoltaic conversion efficiencies (PCEs) when compared to that of the device sensitized using only NCSU-10. The photovoltaic and EIS studies revealed that, the co-sensitizer DBA-4 succeeded in enhancing the light harvesting capability as well as efficiently suppressing undesirable charge recombinations in the cell. Due to the aforementioned reasons, a cell co-sensitized using DBA-4 has shown promising photovoltaic results and exhibited an enhanced overall efficiency of 10.12%. Furthermore, vertical electronic excitations, calculated using TD-DFT, are in good agreement with the experimental λmax results, which clearly indicates that, the energy functional and basis set utilized in this study can be effectively employed for predicting the absorption spectra of novel photosensitizers, with high confidence prior to their synthesis. All these results provide a better understanding and deeper insight into the intricacies involved in the design of superior co-sensitizers to further improve the performance of DSSCs.
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Ajay Kumar | 53 | 809 | 12181 |
Bhiksha Raj | 51 | 359 | 13064 |
Alexander P. Lyubartsev | 49 | 184 | 9200 |
Vijay Nair | 47 | 425 | 10411 |
Sukumar Mishra | 44 | 405 | 7905 |
Arun M. Isloor | 38 | 261 | 6272 |
Vinay Kumaran | 36 | 262 | 4473 |
M. C. Ray | 30 | 115 | 2662 |
Airody Vasudeva Adhikari | 30 | 119 | 2832 |
Ian R. Lane | 27 | 129 | 2947 |
D. Krishna Bhat | 26 | 95 | 1715 |
Anurag Kumar | 26 | 126 | 2276 |
Soma Biswas | 25 | 127 | 2195 |
Chandan Kumar | 25 | 66 | 1806 |
H.S. Nagaraja | 23 | 90 | 1609 |