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    • An ab initio density functional study of the optical functions of 9-Methyl-3-Thiophen-2-YI-Thieno [3,2e] [1,2,4] Thriazolo [4,3c] Pyrimidine-8-Carboxylic Acid Ethyl Ester crystals 

      Ali Hussain, Reshak, Prof. Dr.; Kityk, Iwan V.; Rabah, Khenata, Prof. Dr.; Yarub, Al-Douri, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Auluck, Sushil, Dr. (Elsevier B.V., 2012-09)
      An ab initio investigation of the optical constants of 9-Methyl-3-Thiophen- 2-YI-Thieno [3,2e] [1,2,4] Thriazolo [4,3c] Pyrimidine-8-Carboxylic Acid Ethyl Ester crystal is performed within a framework of local density ...

    • Absorption and photoconductivity spectra of Ag 2GeS 3 crystal: Experiment and theory 

      Ali Hussain, Reshak, Prof. Dr.; Auluck, Sushil, Dr.; Piasecki, Michał M.; Myronchuk, G. L.; Parasyuk, O.; Kityk, Iwan V; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr. (Elsevier B.V., 2012-07)
      Spectral features of polycrystalline Ag 2GeS 3 samples synthesized from high-purity elements (at least 99.99 wt.% purity) in quartz ampoules evacuated to 0.1 Pa were explored. The band energy gap of Ag 2GeS 3 crystals ...

    • Accounting oxygen vacancy for half-metallicity and magnetism in Fe-doped CeO2 dilute magnetic oxide 

      Saini, Hardev S.; Singh, Mukhtiyar P.; Ali Hussain, Reshak, Prof. Dr.; Kashyap, Manish K. (Elsevier B.V., 2013)
      The present work explores the electronic and magnetic properties of Ce 1-xFexO2 (x = 0.125 and 0.06) with and without oxygen vacancies by full potential linear augmented plane wave method (FPLAPW) based on density functional ...

    • Acentric nonlinear optical 2,4-dihydroxyl hydrazone isomorphic crystals with large linear, nonlinear optical susceptibilities and hyperpolarizability 

      Ali Hussain, Reshak, Prof. Dr.; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Auluck, Sushil, Dr. (American Chemical Society, 2012-04)
      A systematic ab initio study of the linear, nonlinear optical susceptibilities, and hyperpolarizability of noncentrosymmetric-monoclinic 2,4-dihydroxyl hydrazone isomorphic crystals (DHNPH) within density functional theory ...

    • Adsorption behavior of cationic and anionic dyes onto acid treated coconut coir 

      Ong, Soon An, Dr.; Ho, Li Ngee, Dr.; Wong, Yee Shian; Asraff, Zainuddin (Taylor and Francis Group, LLC., 2013-09)
      The adsorption of Methylene Blue (MB) and Acid Orange 7 (AO7) from aqueous solutions by acid treated coconut coir was investigated under laboratory conditions to assess its potential in removing cationic and anionic dyes. ...

    • Alteration in the microstructure of fly ash geopolymer upon exposure to elevated temperatures 

      Omar A., Abdulkareem; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr. (Trans Tech Publications, 2013)
      This paper represents the mechanical and microstructure changes in geopolymeric material synthesized by the alkali activation of locally source fly ash at high temperatures of 400, 600 and 800 °C. The high compressive ...

    • Aluminium parts from scrap using new technique 

      Mohammed Misbahul, Amin; Ku Halim, Ku Bulat; Hamdan, Suhaimi (Journal of Ultra Scientist of PhysicalFaculty of Science and Professional Arts,Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia Terengganu, 2000)
      A new method for making aluminium parts using scrap under Asian condition has been suggested. The new technique is known as Powder Metallurgy (P/M) and is the technology of future. The process is economic, clean, requires ...

    • Amino acid 2-aminopropanoic CH 3CH(NH 2)COOH crystals: Materials for photo- and acoustoinduced optoelectronic applications 

      Ali Hussain, Reshak, Prof. Dr.; Lakshminarayana, Gandham; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Kityk, Iwan V.; Auluck, Sushil, Dr.; Berdowski, Janusz M.; Tylczynski, Zbigniew (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2012-10)
      Photo-induced treatment of L-alanine single crystals grown by slow evaporation method at an ambient temperature was performed using a 25 ps Nd:YAG pulsed laser in the presence of an external acoustic filed. The changes of ...

    • Application of clay - based geopolymer in brick production: A review 

      Muhammad Faheem, Mohd Tahir; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohamed, Bnhussain, Prof. Dr.; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Mohd Izzat, Ahmad (Trans Tech Publications, 2013)
      This paper reviews and summarizes the current knowledge and application of clay as a geopolymer material in production of geopolymer brick. As we understand, the nature of source materials give a significant impact to the ...

    • Application of clay - based geopolymer in brick production: a review 

      Muhammad Faheem, Mohd Tahir; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin; Mohammed, Binhussain; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali; Mohd Izzat, Ahmad (Trans Tech Publications/Scientific.Net, 2012-12)
      This paper reviews and summarizes the current knowledge and application of clay as a geopolymer material in production of geopolymer brick. As we understand, the nature of source materials give a significant impact to the ...

    • Austenitic stainless steel by powder metallurgy-promises and problems 

      Mohammed Misbahul, Amin (Powder Metallurgy Association of India (PMAI)Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 1984)
      Production techniques and properties of austenitic stainless steel powders have been described in brief. Influence of oxygen accretion during sintering, factors affecting compressibility and influence of annealing powders ...

    • Band structure, density of states, and crystal chemistry of ZrGa₂ and ZrGa₃ single crystals 

      Ali Hussain, Reshak, Prof. Dr.; Lakshminarayana, Gandham; Ebothe, Jean; Fedorchuk, Anatolii O.; Fedyna, M.F.; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mandracci, P.; Auluck, Sushil, Dr. (Elsevier, 2013-04)
      Using FP-LAPW Method we have performed calculations of the band structure of the ZrGa₂ and ZrGa₃ crystals. The all-electron full potential linearized augmented plane wave method was used to solve the Kohn Sham DFT equations. ...

    • Bicolor laser stimulated elastooptical effect in the 2-cyclooctylamino-5-nitropyridine-C70 system 

      Kamanina, N. V.; Ali Hussain, Reshak, Prof. Dr.; Rusek, B.; Owsik, J. (Springer, 2013-01)
      For the first time the piezooptical effect has been observed in the 2-cyclooctylamino-5-nitropyridine doped with intermolecular strong acceptor—fullerene C70. The observed effect may be used for optically operated ...

    • Biodegradability analysis of KBF reinforced poly (lactic acid) biocomposites 

      Maizatulnisa, Othman, Dr.; Nor Azowa, Ibrahim, Dr.; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Mohd Nazarudin, Zakaria, Dr.; Zahurin, Halim, Dr. (Trans Tech Publications, 2012)
      Poly (lactic acid) (PLA) and kenaf bast fiber (KBF) were melt-blended using brabender into films in the PLA/KBF ratios of 100/0, 90/10, 70/30 and 50/50 for natural soil burial test. This formulation was used to study the ...

    • Bismuth in gallium arsenide: Structural and electronic properties of GaAs 1-xBi x alloys 

      Ali Hussain, Reshak, Prof. Dr.; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Auluck, Sushil, Dr. (Elsevier Inc., 2012-02)
      The structural and electronic properties of cubic GaAs 1-xBi x alloys with bismuth concentration 0.0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75 and 1.0 are studied using the 'special quasi-random structures' (SQS) approach of Zunger along with the ...

    • A brief review of layered rock salt cathode materials for lithium ion batteries 

      Tan, Tze Qing; Soo, Soon Peng; Azmi, Rahmat, Prof.; Shamsul Baharin,  Jamaludin, Prof. Dr.; Rozana Aina, Maulat Osman, Dr. ; Zul Azhar, Zahid Jamal, Dato Prof. Dr.; Mohd Sobri, Idris, Dr. (Trans Tech Publications, 2013)
      Nowadays, many researchers have been studying on the layered rock salt-type structure as cathode materials for the lithium ion batteries. LiCoO2 is the most commonly used cathode material but Co is costly and toxic. Thus, ...

    • Calcined kaolin geopolymeric powder: Influence of water- to geopolymeric powder ratio 

      Liew, Yun Ming; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Binhussain, M.; Luqman, Musa, Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; cheng, Yong Heah (Trans Tech Publications, 2012-07)
      This paper describes the synthesis of calcined kaolin geopolymeric powder from the alkaline activation of calcined kaolin followed by solidification and pulverizing process. The geopolymeric powder was used by just adding ...

    • Calculation of the lattice constant of hexagonal compounds with two dimensional search of equation of state and with semilocal functionals a new package (2D-optimize) 

      Ali Hussain, Reshak, Prof. Dr.; Morteza, Jamal (Elsevier B.V., 2013-04-05)
      A new package for calculating lattice constants and equation of state for hexagonal and tetragonal structure is released. We call it as 2D-optimize. The new package is compatible with the highly accurate all-electron ...

    • Case Carburizing Behaviour of Sintered Phosphorus-Containing Ternary Ferrous Powder Compacts 

      Mohammed Misbahul, Amin; A. U., Malik; Md. Hamiuddin (Z.H. College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, India, 1983)
      The carburizing response of sintered compacts of iron containing phosphorus (0.6%), nickel or molybdenum (2% to 4%) and copper (2% to 4%) has been studied. Hardness variation from case to core was measured for sintered and ...

    • Characterization and phase evolution of cordierite based glass synthesis from pure oxide and minerals 

      Banjuraizah, Johar; Hasmaliza, Mohamad; Zainal Ariffin, Ahmad (Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, 2011)
      α Cordierite is very important phase in MgO-Al2O 3-SiO2 system because of their very outstanding thermal, chemical and electrical properties. In this presents study non-stoichiometry cordierite (MgO:Al2O3:SiO2 = 3:1.5:5) ...