Lead Titanate based Ferroelectrics
Pure PbTiO3 belongs to a perovskite ABO3 type family. At room-temperature, PbTiO3 is a ferroelectric material with tetragonal structure P4mm space group
BaTiO3-PbTiO3 solid solution
BaTiO3 + PbTiO3 solid solution is a unique material with prospects of multiferroicity
Zinc Oxide based Semiconductors
Zinc oxide is a multifunctional II VI photonic semiconductor material with unique physical/chemical properties and wide band gap (3.3 eV) and high exciton binding energy (60 meV). ZnO crystalizes as Hexagonal Wurtzite and cubic zinc blende.
CeO2 a rare earth ceramic
Effect of aliovalent substitution on structural, optoelectronic, electrical, magnetic and mechanical properties of CeO2, Ce1-xAxO2 and CeAO3 (Co, Ni, Mn, Fe) related structure
Rare-earth orthoferrites RFeO3
Rare-earth orthoferrites RFeO3 are important functional materials and are very promising due to their innovative use in advanced technologies.
La2Ni1-xMn1+xO6 Double Perovskites
La2NiMnO6 is a double-perovskite with rich electronic and magnetic properties. It has potentials for industrial application and is a ferromagnetic semiconductor with high magnetic ordering temperature with Tc-280K.
Structure and Physical properties of TiO2
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is highly important in both theoretical and experimental field of research because of its very interesting electronic structures and wide band gap (3.2 eV for anatase) which can be tuned by several processes.
structure correlated opto-electronic/mechanical properties of co-doped ZnO
Mechanical properties like hardness, magnetic/electronic properties, photo/gas sensing properties of co-doped ZnO with elements like Ag, Li, Na, K with Fe is explored. Size compensation and valence state compensation study is the prime objective.