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Design and development of sensing system for mines detector robot
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014)This paper presents the design and development of sensing system for mines detector robot. The objective of this project is to identify the optimum metal detection system and design and develop the sensing system of mines ... -
Design and development of tracking system for mines detector robot
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014-01)This paper presents the design and development of tracking system for the mines detector robot. The scope for the tracking system covers two important tasks: 1. Design of optimum tracking path to cover maximum scanning ... -
Design, processing and characterization of fly ash-based geopolymers for lightweight concrete application
(Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), 2013-04)The mix design of geopolymers plays important role in obtaining desirable compressive strength. Optimum mix design of geopolymers can be applied for application, such as lightweight concrete. In order to determine the ... -
Determination of crystal changes on sodium cobaltite (NaCo 2O4) by Reitveld analysis as a suitability function in thermoelectric materials
(American Institute of Physics, 2010-03-11)Sodium Cobaltite, NaCo2O4 has been studied extensively as a new thermoelectric material. The cobalt oxide position in each sodium unit cell may determine the power produced by this type of thermoelectric materials. In this ... -
Determination of interlayer mixing and oxygen non-stoichiometry in LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2-δ using powder diffraction data
(Trans Tech Publications, 2013)The effect of preparation conditions, temperature and atmosphere, on oxygen stoichiometry and interlayer cation mixing in the layered rock salt material LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2-δ has been investigated using X-Ray powder ... -
Development of dense hydroxyapatite-ni by modified electroless deposition technique.
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014)Ni deposited on HA powder was prepared by electroless plating process without sensitization and activation treatment. The deposited powder obtained was characterized by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDX) and x-ray ... -
Development of nano-material (nano-silver) in electronic components application
(AENSI Publisher All rights reserved, 2013-10)This paper presents the development of nano-material in electronic components especially in Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC) application. The effect of nano-material in Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC)will improve ... -
DFT calculation for elastic constants of orthorhombic structure within WIEN2K code: A new package (ortho-elastic)
(Elsevier B.V., 2012-12)A new package for calculating the elastic constants of orthorhombic structure is released. The package called ortho-elastic. The formalism of calculating the ortho-elastic constants is described in details. The package is ... -
DFT calculation of the electronic and optical properties of Ag 2PdO2 from X-ray and neutron crystallographic data
(Elsevier B.V., 2013)Electronic and optical properties of ternary silver palladium oxide (Ag2PdO2) are investigated using density functional theory. Two different possible approximations for the exchange correlation potentials were employed. ... -
DFT calculation of the electronic structure and optical properties of two strontium germanium nitrides: α-Sr2GeN2 and β-Sr2GeN2
(Elsevier B.V., 2013-05-15)The existence of α-Sr2GeN2 and β-Sr 2GeN2 were reported recently with their structural properties. In this paper, electronic and optical properties have been investigated using density functional theory. The Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof ... -
Dielectric properties of barium titanate with different stoichiometry
(Trans Tech Publications, 2013)This paper focused in details about dielectric properties of BT with different stoichiometry. In this research, BT was synthesis by solid state reaction between TiO2 and BaCO3 at constant sintering temperature of 1350 °C. ... -
Different concentration of Al(No₃)₃ In Zro₂/Al₂o₃ double layer coating steel prepared by electrolytic method
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014)Stainless steels, such as 440C steel are commonly used for engineering applications. The high carbon contents of this steel have significantly been attributed to low corrosion resistance properties. Surface modification ... -
Disorder dependent half-metallicity in Mn2CoSi inverse Heusler alloy
(Elsevier Ltd., 2013)Heusler alloys based thin-films often exhibit a degree of atomic disorder which leads to the lowering of spin polarization in spintronic devices. We present ab-initio calculations of atomic disorder effects on spin ... -
Dispersion of the linear and nonlinear optical susceptibilities of disilver germanium sulfide from DFT calculations
(Springer Science+Business Media New York., 2013-03)The dispersion of the linear and nonlinear optical susceptibilities is calculated for disilver germanium sulfide (Ag2GeS3) using the all-electron full potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method. Calculations ... -
Dispersion of the second harmonic generation from CdGa₂X₄ (X = S, Se) defect chalcopyrite: DFT calculations
(Elsevier, 2014)All electron full potential linear augmented plane wave method was used for calculating the nonlinear optical susceptibilities of CdGa₂X4₄(X = S, Se) within the framework of density functional theory. The exchange correlation ... -
Drift and diffusion component studies in cdte structure for photovoltaic application
(ESG, 2014-01)A photovoltaic cell is designed to convert sunlight into electrical energy through the photoelectric effect. Solar cells are the most attractive source to harness solar energy; it is not only has high efficiency, but also ... -
Drop weight impact analysis of laminated polyurethane foam/cloisite 30B clay
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014-01)Laminated polyurethane foam composite was produced by incorporating Cloisite 30B clay as filler and aluminium sheet as the skin. Initially, PU foams were synthesized with reaction of natural oil polyol and isocyanate with ... -
Dye removal from aqueos solution by using adsorption on treated sugarcane bagasse
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Dye removal from aqueos solution by using treated sugarcane bagasse at various pH
(School of Materials Engineering, 2005)The use of low cost, recycled waste and ecofriendly adsorbents has been investigated as an alternative method for replacement of currently expensive method for removing dyes from wastewater. In this study, sugarcane bagasse ... -
Effect maleic anhydride polypropylene on properties of calcium carbonate filled polypropylene/ethylene propylene diene terpolymer composites
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014)Inorganic filler, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) was used as filler in the polypropylene (PP)/ ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) composites. The composites were compatibilized with Maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene ...