The etymological basis of prefix Nano can be traced back to Greek nan(n)os or Latin nanus", meaning Dwarf". According to the dictionary definitions, Nano refers to one-billionth which means to designate extreme smallness. ...

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Historically, light scattering by small particles and related discussions can be traced back to the era of Leonardo da Vinci. He correctly predicted that the blue color of the sky was due to light scattered o macroparticles ...

Energy and environmental issues have become the biggest technological challenges of today. The global energy demands have been stipulated to rise from current level of 12 TW per day to 27 TW by 2050. The current sources ...

The thesis titled Au Nanoparticle-PDMS composites and Pd nanowire gratings for applications in Nanotechnology is divided in 2 broad parts. Part 1 consists of synthesis, characterisation, properties and applications of ...

Design, synthesis and controlled fabrication of functional nanoscale systeM.S. are of paramount importance in chemistry, physics, biology, materials Science and nanoscience.1-12 In this context, over the past two decades ...

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This thesis deals with the synthesis, characterization, growth and properties of inorganic nanomaterials such as the 1D nanostructures of metal oxides and chalcogenides, and the 2D nanostructures of metal chalcogenides in ...

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