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  • Published Subscription Review Article

    Raman Spectroscopy for The Determination of Relative Crystallinity of Carbon Fibers

    By Indra Neel Pulidindi

    Abstract: Analogous to X-ray diffraction technique, the light scattering technique discovered by Sir CV Raman has great potential in quantifying the crystallinity of new materials, like the highly crystalline pitch based carbon fibers (NX90 and NX100). For comparison the Raman spectra of polyacrylonitrile based carbon fibers (T700SC) were also recorded. From the Raman spectral analysis, it was found that the pitch based carbon fibers exhibit far far higher degree of crystallinity …

    Published in International Journal of Crystalline Materials · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 30–38 Read article

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    Zn Doped CuO Nanoparticles for Increasing the Longevity of The Agricultural Products †

    By Vatsal Jhaveri, Indra Neel Pulidindi, Suresh Selvaraj, Prakash Vaithyanathan

    Abstract: Nanotechnology is an enabling technology at the service of mankind. Indeed, enhancing the long-term storage of agricultural products (post-harvest during transportation and storage) in general and apples and tomatoes, in particular, is a challenge. Zn-doped CuO is a proven nanomaterial with special ability to kill plant pathogens as well as a variety of microorganisms (bacteria, virus, and fungus). Much of the review is focused on the landmark papers published by …

    Published in International Journal of Crystalline Materials · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 14–29 Read article

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    Direct Synthetic Routes of MXenes and Their Application in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRPs) As Supplementary Sizing Layer†

    By Dev Patel, Meetkumar Joshi, Yashraj Pranavbhai Joshi, Indra Neel Pulidindi, Suresh Selvaraj

    Abstract: Sized carbon fibers with a supplementary sizing layer of MXenes (synthesized via traditional MAX phases), bonded to carbon fibers (CFs) as well as the resin matrix via different kinds of physicochemical (van der Waals force, hydrogen bonding, covalent bonding) interactions enhanced the performance of the resulting carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) materials. This is because of the strong interface generated due to the appearance of MXene at the interface of …

    Published in International Journal of Crystalline Materials · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 07–13 Read article

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    Challenges in the Commercialization of Lithium (Li)–Sulphur (S) Batteries †

    By Indra Neel Pulidindi, Varadarajan Thirukallam Kanthadai, Viswanathan Balasubramanian

    Abstract: Li-S batteries can be used in drones owing to their high gravimetric energy density (2600 Wh/kg of sulphur) as well as the high theoretical specific capacity values (1674 mAh/g) values. Most of the ground breaking inventions in energy sources occurred during war time (1st September 1939-2nd September 1945), including the discovery of the famous nuclear fission process that lead to the origin of the little boy and the fat man. …

    Published in International Journal of Advance in Molecular Engineering · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 26–36 Read article

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