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Item Synthesis of different phases of nano manganese oxides and their dielectric behaviour in chitosan composites(2011) Harshita, B.A.; Bhat, D.K.; Bhatt, A.S.Nanoscale oxides of transition metals, particularly manganese, are desirable for many applications in designing electric, magnetic and heterogeneous catalytic materials. Manganese oxides exist in different phases, viz. MnO, MnO2, Mn2O3, Mn2O 7 and Mn3O4. Using different synthetic routes it is possible to synthesize different phases of manganese oxides. Moreover, composites of these oxides with polymer have the potential to address the needs of emerging dielectric technologies. In the present work, using manganese chloride and hydrazine hydrate, Mn3O4 and Mn 2O3 nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by conventional and hydrothermal method respectively. The variation in the formation of the different phases has been discussed. The nanoparticles were well characterized by X-ray Diffraction and using the Debye Scherrer formula, the average size of Mn3O4 and Mn2O3 nanoparticles were calculated to be 35 nm and 25 nm respectively. Using solution casting method, nanocomposites of chitosan/Mn3O4 were prepared and their electrochemical properties were studied using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. It was observed that with increase in the content of nano oxides, the conductivity of the films increased. Also, the variation in the permittivity of these samples with respect to frequency was studied. The results suggest that the composites have a fair chance to be used in energy storage devices. © 2011 American Institute of Physics.Item Electrical and magnetic properties of chitosan-magnetite nanocomposites(2010) Bhatt, A.S.; Bhat, D.K.; Santosh, M.S.Magnetite powders in nanometer size have been synthesized by the hydrothermal process. Various magnetic films of chitosan and the synthesized magnetite nanopowders containing different concentrations of the latter were prepared by ultrasonication route. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies and the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images showed that the synthesized magnetite particles had 80 nm dimensions. The band gap of the composites was evaluated using the UV-visible Spectroscopy. The influence of magnetite content on the magnetic properties of the composite showed a decrease in the saturation magnetization with the decrease in the magnetic content. The effect of magnetite content on the dielectric properties of the polymer film at different frequencies from 0.01 to 105 Hz was studied using an electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The possible mechanism for the observed electrical properties of the composite films was discussed. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Item Ultrasonic velocities, densities, and viscosities of glycylglycine and CoCl2 in aqueous and aqueous ethanol systems at different temperatures(2010) Santosh, M.S.; Bhat, D.K.; Bhatt, A.S.Ultrasonic velocity (u), density (?), and viscosity (?) have been measured for glycylglycine and CoCl2 in aqueous and aqueous ethanol systems at T = (288.15 to 318.15) K. Using the experimental values, the adiabatic compressibility (?s), molar hydration number (nH), apparent molar compressibility (KS?), apparent molar volume (V?), limiting apparent molar compressibility (KS ?{symbol}0), limiting apparent molar volume (V?{symbol}0), their constants (SK, SV), viscosity coefficients of A and B parameters of Jones-Dole equation, relative viscosity (?r), and excess Gibbs free energy of activation (? G* E) were calculated and the results of all these parameters have been discussed in terms of solute-solvent and solute-solute interactions. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Item Physico-chemical, acoustic and excess properties of glycylglycine-MnCl2 in aqueous ethanol mixtures at different temperatures(2010) Santosh, M.S.; Bhatt, A.S.; Bhat, D.K.Volumetric, acoustic, refractometric, excess and deviation properties of glycylglycine-MnCl2 in aqueous ethanol mixtures have been reported at T = (288.15 to 318.15) K. Redlich-Kister equation was used to fit the derivate properties. The experimental data of the constituent binaries were analyzed to discuss the nature and strengths of intermolecular interactions. The interdependence of Lf and u has been evolved from Eyring and Kincaid model. The variations in specific acoustic impedance revealed that hydrogen bonding was predominant in the studied binary mixtures. Solvation number indicated structure-breaking tendency of the solute and weakening of local solvent structure. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Item Volumetric, refractometric, and excess properties of glycylglycine in aqueous FeCl2 solution at temperatures T = (288.15 to 318.15) K(2010) Santosh, M.S.; Bhat, D.K.; Bhatt, A.S.Densities and refractive indices have been measured for glycylglycine in aqueous FeCl2 solution as a function of concentration at T = (288.15 to 318.15) K. The apparent molar volumes and partial molar volumes were obtained from these density data. The limited partial molar expansivities have been calculated from the temperature dependence of the partial molar volume. The molar refractions were calculated from the experimental refractive index values for the studied mixture. The excess volumes and molar refractions were also calculated. The results are discussed in terms of molecular interactions. © 2010 American Chemical Society.Item Crystallinity, conductivity, and magnetic properties of PVDF-Fe 3O4 composite films(2011) Bhatt, A.S.; Bhat, D.K.; Santosh, M.S.The formation of Fe3O4 nanoparticles by hydrothermal process has been studied. X-ray Diffraction measurements were carried out to distinguish between the phases formed during the synthesis. Using the synthesized Fe3O4 nanoparticles, poly(vinyledene fluoride)-Fe3O4 composite films were prepared by spin coating method. Scanning electron microscopy of the composite films showed the presence of Fe3O4 nanoparticles in the form of aggregates on the surface and inside of the porous polymer matrix. Differential Scanning calorimetry revealed that the crystallinity of PVDF decreased with the addition of Fe3O4. The conductitivity of the composite films was strongly influenced by the Fe3O4 content; conductivity increased with increase in Fe3O4 content. Vibration sample magnetometry results revealed the ferromagnetic behavior of the synthesized iron oxide nanoparticles with a Ms value of 74.50 emu/g. Also the presence of Fe3O4 nanoparticles rendered the composite films magnetic. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Item Microwave-assisted synthesis and magnetic studies of cobalt oxide nanoparticles(2011) Bhatt, A.S.; Bhat, D.K.; Tai, C.-W.; Santosh, M.S.An efficient microwave-assisted route has been used to synthesize nanoparticles of cobalt oxide. The particles were well characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) which showed that the average diameter of the particles is around 6 nm. X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies further confirmed the formation of the spinel Co3O4. Purity of the products was detected by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) combined with thermal gravimetric analysis (TG/DTG). The magnetic measurements revealed a small hysteresis loop at room temperature indicating a weak ferromagnetic nature of the synthesized Co3O4 nanoparticles. The magnetic moment of the particles was measured to be 4.27 ?eff. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Item Molecular interactions between glycylglycine and Mn(COOCH3) 2 in aqueous and aqueous ethanol mixtures(2011) Santosh, M.S.; Bhat, D.K.; Bhatt, A.S.This paper reports the variations of different physical and thermodynamic properties of a mixture of dipeptide-metal salt in aqueous solutions as well as in aqueous ethanol mixtures. Specifically, the apparent molar volumes and apparent molar compressibilities of glycylglycine and Mn(COOCH3) 2 have been determined at T = (288.15 to 318.15) K, and the resulting data have been used to estimate the limiting volume (?0 V) and compressibility (?0K). Their concentration variations are examined to study the effect due to solute-solute and solvent-solvent interactions. The resulting data have been used to interpret the volume and compressibility contributions of the components in terms of H-bonding and dipole-dipole interactions. It was found that these interactions in aqueous solutions were measurably distinct in some cases from those in alcohols. An unusual behavior in the refractive index values indicates a measure of the relative extent of the polar domains. © 2009 American Chemical Society.Item Electrochemical properties of chitosan-Co3O4 nanocomposite films(Elsevier B.V., 2011) Bhatt, A.S.; Bhat, D.K.; Santosh, M.S.Chitosan-Co3O4 composite films have been prepared by solution casting method. The obtained films have been characterised by XRD and FESEM. The electrical properties of the films are examined by impedance spectroscopy in the temperature range 303-343 K. The impedance plot of the films pronounces the role of temperature in charge-transfer resistance of the composite. Frequency as well as temperature dependencies of dielectric constant and dielectric loss exhibit the general trend followed by carrier dominated dielectrics. Electric modulus parameters give an insight on the ionic conductivity and relaxation phenomena of the composite films. The dielectric parameters along with modulus data have been exploited to discuss the conduction mechanism in the material. The minimum activation energy of 3.9 kJ mol -1 and maximum room temperature conductivity of 1.94 × 10 -2 S cm-1 were found for composite film with 8% Co 3O4 content. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Item Chitosan/NiO nanocomposites: A potential new dielectric material(2011) Bhatt, A.S.; Bhat, D.K.; Santosh, M.S.; Tai, C.-W.The study of electrochemical behavior of organic-inorganic nanocomposite materials remains a major challenge for application in energy storage devices. Here, new composite materials of chitosan and NiO nanoparticles have been fabricated. The NiO nanoparticles are well characterized by infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The electrical properties of the films are studied by impedance spectroscopy at different temperatures; and thereby permittivity, electric modulus and conductivity data are obtained. By studying the variations in permittivity and electric modulus spectra with respect to applied frequency signal and temperature, the ionic conductivity of the material is investigated. The Correlated Barrier Hopping model is employed to understand the conduction mechanism. An admirable conductivity of 1.4 × 10-2 S cm -1 is obtained for a nanocomposite with 4 wt% NiO content. The activation energies of the composite films decrease with increase in NiO content, from 16.5 to 4.8 kJ mol-1. © 2011 The Royal Society of Chemistry.