New Advances in Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 1

Authors

Dr. Anuj Kumar Goel, (Editor)

Professor, C.M.R. Engineering College, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India.

Short Biosketch

Anuj Kumar Goel

C.M.R. Engineering College, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India.

Joanna Kurek

Faculty of Chemistry, A. Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.

Grażyna Bartkowiak

Faculty of Chemistry, A. Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.

D. O. Samson

Department of Physics, University of Abuja, P.M.B. 117, Abuja, Nigeria and School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia.

E. K. Makama

School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia and Department of Physics, University of Jos, P.M.B. 2084, Nigeria.

Harekrushna Sutar

Department of Chemical Engineering, Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang, India.

Rabiranjan Murmu

Department of Chemical Engineering, Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang, India.

Chiranjit Dutta

Department of Chemical Engineering, Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang, India.

Mutlu Ozcan

Center for Dental and Oral Medicine Clinic for Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics and Dental Materials Science, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Subash Chandra Mishra

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India.

V. A. Ryzhov

Ioffe Institute, St. Petersburg, 194021, Russia.

B. T. Melekh

Ioffe Institute, St. Petersburg, 194021, Russia.

M. A. Flores-Hidalgo

Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Durango, Durango 34120, Mexico.

D. Barraza-Jiménez

Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Durango, Durango 34120, Mexico.

D. Glossman-Mitnik

Laboratorio Virtual NANOCOSMOS, Departamento de Medio Ambiente y Energía, Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, Chihuahua, Chih 31136, Mexico.

Ho Soon Min

Centre for Green Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, INTI International University, Putra Nilai, 71800, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.

Synopsis

This book covers all areas of materials science and engineering. The contributions by the authors include MEMS, microsensors, materials, device engineering, colchicine and colchicine complexes, ESI MS mass spectra, MALDI MS mass spectra, MALDI TOF MS, ZnO:Cu, electrostatic spray pyrolysis, electrical properties, optical properties, thin film, High Density Poly Ethylene (HDPE), Polypropylene (PP), polyblends, mechanical, thermal, crystallization, electrical properties, strain rate, zinc oxide, sulfur, substitutional impurity, DFT, energy, gap energy, synthesis, electrodeposited, thin films, nanostructure, dye sensitized solar cell, absorber materials, photoelectrodes, absorbance coefficient, optical properties, chalcogenide alloys, synthesized, crystalline etc. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers and academicians in the field of materials science and engineering.

Chapters

Chapter 1
Advances in Materials Used for MEMS Device Engineering

Anuj Kumar Goel
Chapter 2
Mass Spectrometry Techniques ESI and MALDI in Characterization of Colchicine and Colchiceine Complexes

Joanna Kurek, Grażyna Bartkowiak
Chapter 3
Effect of Concentration on Morphological, Optical and Electrical Properties of Copper Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films Deposited by Electrostatic Spray Pyrolysis (ESP) Technique

D. O. Samson, E. K. Makama
Chapter 4
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and Polypropylene (PP) Polyblend: An Experimental Approach

Harekrushna Sutar, Rabiranjan Murmu, Chiranjit Dutta, Mutlu Ozcan, Subash Chandra Mishra
Chapter 5
Optical Properties of Te-Based Chalcogenide Alloys in the Mid- and Far Infrared Regions

V. A. Ryzhov, B. T. Melekh
Chapter 6
Reflections on the Use of Density Functional Theory in the Understanding of the Effects of Moderate Amounts of Sulfur Substitutional Impurities on ZnO

M. A. Flores-Hidalgo, D. Barraza-Jiménez, D. Glossman-Mitnik
Chapter 7
A Short Review on the Synthesis of Electrodeposited Thin Films

Ho Soon Min
Chapter 8
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells: Advances in Research and Development

Ho Soon Min