This thesis presents the synthesis and investigations of physical properties of multiferroic materials. Multiferroics are materials in which two or all the three properties: ferroelectricity, ferromagnetism and ferroelasticity ...

Two research problems. have been addressed in this thesis. Both the probleM.S. involve the use of Conjugated Polymers. The first problem undertaken revolves around the photoexcitation of a semiconducting polymer-liquid ...

The thesis pertains to investigations on metal and metal-organic bilayer nanostructures employing atomic force microscopy and related techniques. It is organized into six chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the concept of ...

This thesis presents the synthesis of various novel hybrid materials. The potential applications of these hybrid materials are demonstrated. Chapter 1 introduces hybrid materials and signifies the advantages of combining ...

This thesis consists of seven Chapters. Chapter 1 gives a brief overview of nanomaterials. Chapter 2 consists of two parts of which Part 1 describes efforts towards phase transfer of nanocrystals of gold and CdSe from ...

This thesis consists of five chapters presenting magnetic properties of otherwise nonmagnetic inorganic nanomaterials which include nanoparticles, hollow spheres and doped nanoparticles. Chapter 1 gives a brief introduction ...

This thesis consists of three parts. In Part 1 of the thesis, a simple and novel method for the synthesis of metal nitrides and oxynitrides in which urea is used as the nitrogen source is described. The various binary ...

This thesis presents the diverse applications of carbon nanostructures which are rich in surface functional groups like –COOH, -CHO and –OH and are derived from glucose by hydrothermal route. Unlike other carbon materials, ...

The topics covering the optical activity, photoelectric signals and the effect of local electrostatic environment on the photophysical activity of a protein - retinal complex, Bacteriorhodopsin (bR) are described in the ...

The thesis pertains to investigations using conducting atomic force microscope (C-AFM), on nanopatterning Si and polymer surfaces and entrapping nanomaterials for electrical measurements. It is organized into seven ...