[DOCUMENT TITLE]

1st International Conference

on

Evolving Materials and Nanotechnology for Sustainable Development

(EMNSD-2020)
(Online Mode)

15-16 December 2020

Organised by
Department of Physics,

Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar,

Deemed to be University (Under MHRD, Govt. of India)
Kokrajhar, BTR, Assam-783370, India.
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 MESSAGE FROM THE DESK OF DIRECTOR

It gives me immense pleasure to share with you that the Department of Physics, Central
Institute of Technology Kokrajhar (Deemed to be University, MHRD, Govt. of India), Assam is
organizing International Conference on “Evolving Materials and Nanotechnology for
Sustainable Development (EMNSD)” 15- 16 December, 2020 in on line mode. The topic is quite
relevant and significant which includes most prominent dimensions of the study in the field of
materials and nanotechnologies. Taking this fact into consideration, the CITK is going to adopt
a step to create a healthy academic horizon which is urgently needed for all-round development
of the nation with global standard. I welcome all esteemed speakers and participants to deliver
their interesting & valuable talks in the conference EMNSD 2020.

I acknowledge efforts put by all organizing members. I wish a grand success.

With Best Wishes

Prof. Debkumar Chakrabarti

Director (Officiating) CIT Kokrajhar
 MESSAGE FROM THE DESK OF REGISTRAR

Greetings from CITK…

I am happy to say that the Department of Physics of Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar
(Deemed to be University, MHRD, Govt of India) is going to organize the International
Conference on “Evolving Materials and Nanotechnology for Sustainable Development
(EMNSD)" 15- 16 December, 2020 in on line mode. This conference will bring the wave of
knowledge from different fields across the world along with the platform to interact, discuss the
challenges and exchange the expertise towards building a possible collaboration. With this
message, I am honoured and delighted to welcome you to attend this conference. I welcome each
and every participants of the conference to feel the learning environment of CIT Kokrajhar and
to make the event grant success.

I appreciate the hard work of the entire team, as well bringing out a Book of Abstracts
highlighting the recent research outcomes in the related field. I wish great success for the
successful conduct of the delightful event EMNSD 2020 and hope this mission will be carried
out with even more dynamism in the years ahead.

Ms. Chaitali Brahma

Registrar, CIT Kokrajhar, Assam

 FROM THE DESK OF HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT

It involves extraordinary delight to take note of that the Physics

Department CITK will put together the first International conference
Evolving Materials and Nanotechnology for Sustainable Development
(EMNSD-2020). It involves incredible pride that the coordinator of the
conference has been effective in making a gigantic effect on the target
participant within short span of time. The conference has got a staggering
response across the globe which is essentially stunning. It is an incredible
accomplishment for the organiser to arrange the publication of Abstracts in
the form of a book having ISBN status.
On behalf of the Department and also on my personal behalf I would like to
thank the organisers of EEMNSD-2020 for their untiring efforts and
constant endeavour to make the conference new heights.
I wish EMNSD-2020 a grand success!!

Dr. B N Parida
Assoc. Prof. & Head,
Department of Physics,
CIT Kokrajhar, Assam, India

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 FROM THE DESK OF CONVENOR
I am so honored and delighted to take the opportunity to convey my best of regards to you all who have
given your valuable time towards fulfilment of the International Conference on Evolving Materials and
Nanotechnology for Sustainable Development (EMNSD-2020) on 15-16 December 2020 (Tuesday-Wednesday) in
online mode via Cisco WebEx. I would like to welcome you all respected persons to the glorious moment for our CIT
Kokrajhar. We are so happy to receive to have very good response from Eminent Persons across the globe as well as the
nation along with our native places.
The aim of the conference is to tie the thought of researchers working in academia and other professionals
through their research presentations in current technological trends. EMNSD 2020 is providing an excellent forum for
exchange of ideas, scientific interactions and potential for collaboration in materials science with nanotechnology.
We have received a very good number of participants for both oral and poster presentation from wide-
ranging area of materials and nanotechnology based on the theme of Sustainable Development. We are very much
delighted to publish all those as a conference abstract book and selected full papers in form of conference proceeding
with ISBN. We hope, these publications will be valuable and memorable assets for the contributors, host institutes and
other Academic and Research bodies.
On the behalf of organizing committee of EMNSD 2020. I would like to extend our gratefulness to Prof.
Devkumar Chakrabarty, Director, CITK, for approval cum strong encouragement. I am also very much obliged to Ms.
Chaitali Brahma, Registrar, CITK for the support and cooperation in all dimensions. I would like to extend my sincere
gratitude to all members of advisory board and also appreciate Dr. Bichitra Nanda Parida, Head of Department of Physics,
CITK for continues stimulating cooperation. The programme would not be up to the mark without the full contribution
of members of organizing committee, staffs, research scholars, speakers, delegates, participants, students, and all who
have joined their hands directly or indirectly to make the event grand success. So, I am very much thankful to them from
bottom of heart.
I hope all of us will have a great time with peer groups in this conference and would receive many great
tips to implement those in your works. On behalf of organising committee I would like to convey our best wishes to you
all and appeal you to make our conference a great success.

Dr. Manasi Buzar Baruah,

Convener, EMNSD-2020
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics
CIT Kokrajhar, Assam, India
Email id: [email protected]

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CONTENTS
 CONTENTS
Keynote Speakers

Code No. Author Title Page

Number
EMNSD 2020/KS/01 Madan K. Genetic modification of a soybean gene for enhancing 2
Bhattacharyya broad-spectrum disease and pest resistance in soybean

EMNSD 2020/KS/02 Absar Ahmad Green Fabrication of Nanomaterials, and their 3

applications in healthcare, agriculture, environment,
energy and life sciences
Invited Speakers

EMNSD 2020/IS/01 Chris Holland Sustainable Polymer Processing Inspired by Silk 6

EMNSD 2020/IS/02 Indrani Banerjee Structure Function Relation of Microwave Synthesized 7

Muga Silk Nanoparticles

EMNSD 2020/IS/03 Hiranya K. Nath Information and Communications Technology (ICT) 8

and Economy

EMNSD 2020/IS/04 Bharat Baruah Fabrication of Flexible Transparent Wood Infiltrating 9

Natural Polymer

EMNSD 2020/IS/05 Logudurai Electrochemical Investigation of Nano-porous Gold 10

Radhakrishnan Electrodes in presence of Biofouling Solutions

EMNSD 2020/IS/06 Pranjal Kalita Recovery of Waste into Value-Added Compounds 11

Oral Presentations

EMNSD 2020/OP/01 Ariful Haque Challenge and Success in Synthesis Of Quadruple 13

Perovskites At Ambient Condition
EMNSD 2020/OP/02 Basanta Kumar Chromeno[2,3-b] indoles as ultra-high Stokes shift 14
Rajbongshi luminescent materials

EMNSD 2020/OP/03 Sanjay Basumatary Waste Sesamum indicum Plant: An Efficient 15

Heterogeneous Catalyst for Biodiesel Production

EMNSD 2020/OP/04 Ashif Raja All-optical Binary to Quaternary Radix Converter using 16
SOA-PRS.

EMNSD 2020/OP/05 Bandana Gogoi A study on Iron Oxide (γ- Fe2O3) Nanoparticles 17
synthesised using precipitation method and its possible
applications

EMNSD 2020/OP/06 Jayanta Kumar Plasmon Resonances in Interacting Ni Nanoparticles 18

Majhi Embedded in Dielectric

EMNSD 2020/OP/07 Gunjan Biocompatible Nanocarrier For Effective Delivery Of 19

Harshadkumar Vyas Antimicrobial To Agricultural Crop
Oral Presentations

Code No. Author Title Page

Number

EMNSD 2020/OP/08 Jyoti Jaiswal Preparation of carotenoid Loaded BSA Nanoparticle 20

Stabilized by Biosurfactant

EMNSD 2020/OP/09 Rajeeb Brahma Microstructure and Abnormal Coalescence Behavior of 21

Ion Beam Sputter Deposited Silver and Gold Thin Films

EMNSD 2020/OP/10 Sushobhan Synthesis and Ultrasound-assisted Extraction of 22

Pradhan
Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) from Invasive Weeds

EMNSD 2020/OP/11 Gaurav Singh Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil using a 23
novel heterogeneous catalyst based on calcium oxide
nanoparticles
EMNSD 2020/OP/12 Angshumala Study on Electrical Characteristics of Normally On 25
Talukdar
Junctionless Field Effect Transistor

EMNSD 2020/OP/13 Anjanmani Depletion Width Determination of Double gate 26

Baro
Junctionless Field Effect Transistor With Triangle
Shaped Spacer

EMNSD 2020/OP/14 Kousik Tera-Hertz Optical Asymmetric Demultiplexer(TOAD) 27

Mukherjee
using quantum dot Semiconductor Optical Amplifier

EMNSD 2020/OP/15 Premshila Effect of Annealing Temperature on the Structural and 28

Kumari
Optical Properties of ZnO Nanoparticles Synthesised by
Colloidal Route

EMNSD 2020/OP/16 Avritti Investigation of the Spin Speed Variation on the 29

Srivastava
Performance of PEDOT:PSS/Si Hybrid Solar Cells

EMNSD 2020/OP/17 Bishwajit Hydrogen Adsorption on TMMg3(TM=Ni, Pd, Pt) 30

Boruah
Clusters: First Principles Study
Oral Presentations

Code No. Author Title Page

Number

EMNSD 2020/OP/18 Navaneeta Effect of the Ligands PPIA and TOPO on the 31
Rajkonwar spectroscopic behaviour of Sm3+ ions in sol-gel silica
matrix

EMNSD 2020/OP/19 Riu Riu Wary Mg-doped ZnO Nanomaterial: An efficient sunlight 32
driven photocatalyst

EMNSD 2020/OP/20 Arnab Kanti Direct Synthesis of Co3O4 Nanomaterials by Carbonate 33

Giri Precursor

Sarmistha Orientational Order, Optical and Dielectric Properties of 34

EMNSD 2020/OP/21 Mondal Liquid Crystals containing Bicyclohexane Rigid Core

EMNSD 2020/OP/22 Hemen Ch Design of a Power Inverter Using Solar Cell as A Source 35
Medhi Of Charger

EMNSD 2020/OP/23 Prince Kumar Comparision of Polyvinyl Alcohol Capped Chemically 36

Mochahari Synthesized CdS and CdZnS Nanostructured Films

EMNSD 2020/OP/24 Monisha Application of Nanofluids for heat transfer processes 37

Mridha Mandal

EMNSD 2020/OP/25 Dulu Brahma Application of Musa paradisiaca derived ashes as 38

heterogeneous base catalyst for Cross-Aldol reactions at
room temperature

EMNSD 2020/OP/26 Prithvi Asapur Structural Evaluation of Muga silk protein by 39

experimental and computational approach

EMNSD 2020/OP/27 Sanjib Kumar Optical and Electrical Properties of CuO Nanoparticles 40
Baglari Synthesized Using Citrus Maxima Peels

EMNSD 2020/OP/28 Minakshi Gogoi Nanoparticle analysis using Digital Image Processing 41

EMNSD 2020/OP/29 Raheijuddin TL Dating of Potsherds from Tumu Ching, Manipur, 43

Sheikh India

EMNSD 2020/OP/30 Dipankar Borah Design And Simulation Of Non-metallic And Flexible 44
Broadband Metamaterial Absorber For X-band
Applications
Poster Presentations

Code No. Author Title Page

Number
EMNSD 2020/PP/01 Anjan Kumar An Unsteady MHD Casson Fluid Flow Past An 46
Deka Accelerated Vertical Plate In Presence Of Thermal
Radiation Through Porous Medium

EMNSD 2020/PP/02 Anamika Review on Recoverable Magnetic Materials for Organic 47

Baishya Transformation

EMNSD 2020/PP/03 Kajal Maji Frequency encoded All optical single bit memory unit 48
using Tera Hertz Optical Asymmetric Demultiplexer
(TOAD)

EMNSD 2020/PP/04 Junmoni Effect of Fe Substitution on the Magnetic Properties of 49

Barman MnCo2O4

EMNSD 2020/PP/05 Upama Das Review On Metal Nanoparticles Embedded In 50

Molybdenum Disulfide Nanosheets: Synthesis And
Properties

EMNSD 2020/PP/06 Angshumala Depletion width of Long Channel Normally On 51

Talukdar Junctionless Field Effect Transistor

EMNSD 2020/PP/07 Shantiram Electro-Optic Performance of Smart Antiferroelectric 52

Nepal Liquid Crystalline (AFLC) Compounds

EMNSD 2020/PP/08 Sujata Dabolkar How The Modified Winogradsky Microcosm Technique 53
Can Help in Building An Indigenous Culture Collection
Of Iron And Sulphur Bacteria Valuable In Green
Synthesis Of Gold Nanoparticles

EMNSD 2020/PP/09 Deepak Sharma Excellent light trapping in nanostructured thin flexible 54
Si wafer for potential solar cell application

EMNSD 2020/PP/10 Ruchi K. Solution processed synthesis of graphene oxide from 55

Sharma natural graphite powder and its potential application in
rGO/Si heterojunction solar cells

EMNSD 2020/PP/11 Sumita Biswas Optimization of fermentation conditions for microbial 56

cellulase production isolated from Lepidopteran insect
gut

EMNSD 2020/PP/12 Sudem Sustainable Heterogeneous Catalyst for Carbon-Carbon 58

Borgayary Bond Formation Reactions: A Critical Review

EMNSD 2020/PP/13 Ayan Mallick Investigation of structural and magnetic properties of 59

cobalt ferrite nanoparticles for hyperthermia therapy
Poster Presentations

Code No. Author Title Page

Number
EMNSD 2020/PP/14 Anjanmani Baro High Power Analysis of A Junctionless Field Effect 60
Transistor With High K Spacer and Low Work
Function Gate Material

EMNSD 2020/PP/15 Nipom Sekhar Das A Review on Layered Graphene Oxide and Transition 62
Metal Dichalcogenides material: Synthesis and
application in memory devices

EMNSD 2020/PP/16 Satyajit Das Recovery and identification of bioactive limonin 63

from Pomelo (Citrus grandis) seeds using organic
solvents

EMNSD 2020/PP/17 Sonali Dutta Estimation of radon exhalation rate in soil samples of 64
oil field area of Tinsukia District of Assam and its
possible correlation with radium content in soil using
Can technique method

EMNSD 2020/PP/18 M. Bidyaswori Production of chitinase by Pseudomonas aeruginosa 65

Devi strain R1-73 isolated from soil and its potential use as
a biopesticide

EMNSD 2020/PP/19 Rajmoni A Study On The Role Of Plasmonic Nanostructures 66

Basumatary In Enhancing Photocatalytic Performance Under
Visible Light

EMNSD 2020/PP/20 Siddhartha Dutta Three input NOR GATE using Quantum Dot 67
Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (QDSOA).

EMNSD 2020/PP/21 Gautan Kumar Reversible Transformation and Nonautonomous 68

Saharia Soliton in Inhomogeneous Plasma

EMNSD 2020/PP/22 Palash Phukan Synthesis of Reduced Graphene Oxide by using 69

Ammonia for optical sensors and electronic devices

EMNSD 2020/PP/23 Bidhu Bhushan Fabrication of Silk based nano-materials for bio- 70
Brahma medical applications: A Review

EMNSD 2020/PP/24 Abhijit Roy Synthesis & characterization of coir fiber reinforced 71
geopolymer composite

EMNSD 2020/PP/25 Vikas Kashyap The Study of upgraded Optical Properties with 72
Aligned Silicon Nanowire

EMNSD 2020/PP/26 Sita Chettri Investigation of dynamics of a driven coupled order 73

parameter system

EMNSD 2020/PP/27 Prem Prakash A DFT Investigation of Adsorption of Small 74

Sahu Molecules on Graphene Supported Gold Atom
Poster Presentations

Code No. Author Title Page

Number
EMNSD 2020/PP/28 Piyali Roy Atrazine removal by ZnO nanoparticle from aqueous 75
Choudhury solution

EMNSD 2020/PP/29 Anuj Thukral Recycling of E-Waste Derived Printed Circuit Boards 76

EMNSD 2020/PP/30 Neha Advanced Electroactive Composites for corrosion 77

protection of metals

EMNSD 2020/PP/31 Islam Mirjufa Emergence of Nanographene: From Synthesis to 78

Applications- A Review

EMNSD 2020/PP/32 Manmohan Singh Recycling of waste Zinc-Carbon batteries 79

Gautam

EMNSD 2020/PP/33 M. Hinuja Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Greener Synthesis Using 80

Callistemon viminalis Plant Leaf Extract

EMNSD 2020/PP/34 Sk Najrul Islam Effect of Endophytic Fungus Fusarium oxysporum 81

on Crystallographic Properties of PdO: Nanoparticles
Synthesis, Characterization and Anti-oxidant
Activity Evaluation
 Keynote Speakers

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 EMNSD 2020/KS/01
Genetic modification of a soybean gene for enhancing broad-spectrum disease
and pest resistance in soybean
Madan K. Bhattacharyya1, Micheline Ngaki1, Feefei Wang1, Subodh Srivastava2
1
Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, USA; 2USDA-APHIS-PPQ, S&T-Beltsville Laboratory,
Beltsville, Maryland, USA
Email: [email protected]
Abstract
Plants fight-off pathogens and pests by manifesting an array of defense responses using their innate
immunity mechanisms. Plant nonhost immunity is wide-spread in nature, and it provides broad-spectrun and
durable resistsance against most pathogenic organisms. We have applied a forward genetic approach and
identified five Arabidopsis nonhost resistance genes, each governing an unque function. Each of these genes
provides soybean enhanced immunity against Fusarium virguliforme that causes sudden death syndrome
(SDS) in soybean. We have also shown that four classes of soybean genes are rapidly suppressed by F.
virguliforme infection. Overexpression of three such soybean genes provides enhanced SDS resistance in
transgenic soybean plants. One of the three genes is novel, and it encodes a plasma membrane protein.
Interestingly, overexpression of this gene enhances resistance against not only against F. virguliforme, but also
against spider mites (Tetranychus urticae, Koch), soybean aphids (Aphis glycines, Matsumura) and soybean
cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines). We, therefore, name this protein as Glycine max disease resistance 1
(GmDR1). We investigated if elicitor chitin, common to all these four pathogen and pests, can significantly
influence the defense pathways among the GmDR1-overexpressed transgenic soybean lines. A transcriptomic
study of two independent transgenic lines overexpressing GmDR1 revealed that nearly 200 genes including 22
putative signaling disease resistance genes are induced by chitin. Our long-term transgenic studies revealed
that broad-spectrum disease resistance can be created through genetic manipulation of nonhost and host
resistance genes in soybean.
Keywords: nonhost immunity, broad-spectrum resistance, soybean, Arabidopsis
References: Ngaki, M. N., Sahoo, D. K., Wang, B. and Bhattacharyya, M. K. (2020) Overexpression of a
plasma membrane protein generated broad‐spectrum immunity in soybean. Plant Biotechnol.
J., https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13479
Biography of the Presenting Author: Bhattacharyya is a professor in the
Department of Agronomy. Following completion of his graduate studies in Western
University, London, Canada, he joined John Innes Institute, now John Innes Center,
UK, for his post doctoral research. He then joined Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK,
where he initiated his research program in soybean. In 2000, he moved to Iowa State
University. His research areas include host and nonhost disease resistance, abiotic
stress and transposable element. He teaches Applied Plant Molecular Genetics and
Biotechnology to graduate students.
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Green Fabrication of Nanomaterials, and their applications in healthcare,
agriculture, environment, energy and life sciences
Absar Ahmad
Interdisciplinary Nanotechnology Centre (INC), Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh -202002
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Abstract
Nanotechnology dwells upon the changes in properties of bulk materials when at the nanoscale and is
used to design different structures, geometries and devices for a wide range of applications. In a very short
period of time, nanotechnology has emerged as one of the most important areas of research and development
and shows considerable promise with regards to biomedical, chemical, catalysis, advanced materials,
electronics, energy and drug delivery applications.
The present chemical nanosynthesis routes are toxic and require extremes of temperature while the physical
routes are expensive and laborious. In contrast, biological routes for the synthesis of nanoparticles have
recently been developed and yield nanoparticles at room temperature and physiological pH with properties
such as high stability, water dispersal, fluorescence, etc. which are very difficult to achieve by chemical and
physical routes. Furthermore, biologically synthesized nanoparticles are naturally protein capped, which
prevents their flocculation, thus eliminating the need of any external capping agents which are usually toxic as
is seen in chemical routes. Thus, the biosynthesis of nanoparticles is in complete synchronization with the
environment and should be further developed in order to find major applications in cancer research, targeted
drug delivery systems, treatment of cardiovascular disorders, etc.
In this talk, we describe our research into the use of plants and plant microorganisms in the synthesis of bio-
compatible, water soluble, fluorescent and protein capped metal, metal sulfide, quantum dots and metal oxide,
biominerals, carbon nanoparticles of different sizes and shapes. In a significant departure from bacteria-based
methods for nanomaterial synthesis that have been investigated in some detail, we have shown that plant
microorganisms such as fungi and actinomycetes when challenged with aqueous metal ions are capable of
reducing the ions both intra and extra-cellularly resulting in the formation of stable metal nanoparticles. The
formation of metal nanoparticles occurs by an enzymatic process and thus, the fungus-based synthesis process
is not limited to reduction reactions alone. The versatility of this approach is underlined by our findings that
enzymes such as sulphite reductase, nitrate reductase and hydrolyzing proteins are secreted by the fungi in
response to metal stress thereby leading to the possibility of economical room-temperature synthesis of
quantum dots, metal nanoparticles and nanooxides.
In the course of evolution, fungi have enjoyed an intimate symbiotic relationship with plants and
hence, it is quite likely that plant extracts may also possess useful biomolecules which not only carry out the

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above listed range of biotransformations but also control the shape of nanoparticles. In this regard, we have
studied a number of plant extracts for realizing metal nanoparticles and have observed that Geranium and
Lemongrass extracts result in shape modulated gold nanoparticles. In particular, the reaction of aqueous gold
ions with Lemongrass extract resulted in the large-scale synthesis of gold nanotriangles with interesting near
infrared absorption. Potential application of the gold nanotriangles, magnetite and other inorganic
nanoparticles in diagnosis, imaging, therapeutic and hyperthermia of cancer cells are being investigated.

Biography of the Presenting Author: Prof. Absar Ahmed sir is presently Director,
Interdisciplinary Nanotechnology Centre, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar
Pradesh, India. Professor Ahmad has pioneering and key contribution in the field of bio-
nano-science and technology. He has 110 very high impact peer reviewed publications
like Nature materials, Advanced Materials, Nano letters etc., having citations above
23,905.

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 Invited Speakers

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Sustainable Polymer Processing Inspired by Silk
Chris Holland1
1
Dept. Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S. Yorks, UK,
Email id: [email protected]
Abstract
Silks are biological polymers that have evolved to be processed by controlled protein denaturation, a
process depending on the researchers’ background, with similarities to amyloidogenesis for some and
flow induced crystallisation for others. Understanding the fundamental impact processing has on the
performance of a silk fibre will be the focus of this presentation.

Processing silk feedstocks in the unspun, liquid, state has been largely explored over the past 15 years
through the use of rheology. In this talk our contributions to this area will be presented and the tools
that have been developed to probe structural hierarchies in silk as it self-assembles into a solid fibre.

Discussing more recent work we will draw on how whole animal and feedstock behaviour have
supported new perspectives onto silk hydration, the natural spinning process, improved
resolubilisation strategies and silk protein applications. We will conclude there is more to silk than
just a fibre and that Nature may in fact hold unique solutions to the current challenges facing the
synthetic polymer industry, i.e. routes towards low embodied energy, sustainable wet processing of
polymers.

Keywords: Silk, Protein, Sustainable, Biomimicry, Bioinspiration

References: www.naturalmaterialsgroup.com

Biography of the Presenting Author: Dr Chris Holland is a Senior Lecturer in the

Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield. Prior to this
he studied Biology and obtained his doctorate from Oxford University. The group’s research
uses tools developed for the physical sciences to better understand how processing effects
performance in natural materials, with a focus on relating protein hydration to function. Outside the lab, he is
an Associate Editor for ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering and Chair of the IoM3 Natural Materials
Association.

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Structure Function Relation of Microwave Synthesized Muga Silk Nanoparticles
Indrani Banerjee1, Prithvi Ashapur1, Tulsi Shiyani1
1
School of Nano Sciences, Central University of Gujarat
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
The structure function relation of Muga silk nanoparticles was investigated. The 3D structure analysis
for Muga silk protein was predicted through homology modelling and Ramachandran plot. Silk
nanoparticles were synthesized using microwave-assisted radiolysis method from Muga silk fibroin
which were characterized by FTIR, CD, XRD, and TEM. The conformational changes of silk fibroin
protein to nanoparticle followed an ordered transition from random coil to β-sheets undergoing
intermediate transitions into α-helix and β-turn before getting stabilized to metastable β-sheets
structure. To find its applicability in next-generation wearable and implantable optoelectronic
devices, photoresponsive property of the muga silk protein on flexible substrate were analysed.
Nanoparticle based device was found to be active under visible light illumination showing
photoresponsivity of 0.119 µA/W. The drug binding efficiency of the muga silk nanoparticle for three
drugs of doxorubicin, remdesivir and dexamethasone was studied. The silk nanoparticles showed
highest binding affinity of -8.7 kcal/mol towards doxorubicin followed by-7.2 kcal/mol and -7.9
kcal/mol towards remdesivir and dexamethasone respectively. Such high binding affinity would help
for slow drug release kinetics and whereas the other two drugs can be loaded when the requirement
is for sustained drug release.

Keywords: Muga silk nanoparticles, microwave, opto electronic device, drug delivery

Biography of the Presenting Author: Dr. Indrani Banerjee is presently working

as an Associate Professor and Dean, School of Nano Sciences, Central University
of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Dr..Banerjee completed her Ph.D. from
Bhaba Atomic Research Center, Mumbai and University of Pune.

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Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Economy
Hiranya K. Nath

Department of Economics and International Business, Sam Houston State University, USA
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
The advances in information and communications technology (ICT) over past few decades have driven structural
changes in economies around the world. In general, the rapid growth of information-intensive services (IISs) has
been a hallmark of these changes. A number of ICT-enabled innovative processes (e.g., automation, off-shoring,
outsourcing, servitization, process restructuring, operation shifting, self-service) - collectively referred to as service
industrialization - are intricately related to this development. There is already clear evidence of broad structural
changes in advanced economies. Similar trends have appeared in developing countries, in particular emerging
market economies, as well. These developments have significant implications for jobs, wages, and income
distribution.
Keywords: Information and communications technology (ICT); information-intensive services (IISs); service
industrialization
References:

Apte, U., U. Karmarkar, and H. Nath (2008), ‘Information services in the US economy: Value, jobs and
management implications’, California Management Review, 50(3), 12–30.
Apte, U., U. Karmarkar, and H. Nath (2012), ‘The U.S. information economy: Value, employment, industry
structure, and trade’, Foundations and Trends in Technology, Information and Operations Management, 6(1),
1–179.
Apte, U., U. Karmarkar, and H. Nath (2015), ‘The growth of information- intensive services in the US economy’,
In J. Bryson and P. Daniels(eds.) Handbook of Service Business: Management, Marketing, Innovation and
Internationalization, Chapter 10, Camberley, Surrey, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Nath, H., U. Apte, and U. Karmarkar (2020), ‘Service Industrialization, Employment and Wages in the US
Information Economy’ Foundations and Trends in Technology, Information and Operations Management,
13(4), 250-343.
Biography of the Presenting Author: Hiranya K. Nath is a Professor of Economics at
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas (USA). With a Ph.D from Southern
Methodist University, Dallas (USA) in Economics, Dr. Nath completed bachelor’s and
master’s degree from University of Delhi and M. Phil. degree in Economics from
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

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Fabrication of Flexible Transparent Wood Infiltrating Natural Polymer

Bharat Baruah1, and Kelsey Peacock1
1
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kennesaw State University, GA, 30144, USA
Email: [email protected]
Abstract
Currently, modified wood (MW) has emerged as an eco-friendly substrate for optoelectronics, energy
storage, and biomedical devices. The delignified wood can be infiltrated with a refractive index-
matched polymer to fill in the lumen pores, and the resultant material is transparent wood (TW) after
drying. We plan to impregnate the delignified wood with a bio-compatible and bio-degradable
polymer, poly-albumen (PA), to create TW. We hypothesize that PA will create durable TW and be
further modified to fire-retardant and electrically conducting wood. The three objectives are: i)
creating biocompatible TW by infiltrating delignified wood with PA, ii) modify TW with a metal-
organic framework (MOF) to furnish fire-retardancy, iii) and create a TW with electrical conductivity
by incorporating silver nanowires (AgNWs). Such MW would have tremendous potential in
optoelectronics, energy storage, and biosensors. We characterize samples with FTIR, Raman, UV-vis
DRS, XRD, TGA, and SEM.
Keywords: Natural wood, Transparent wood, Flexible, Eco-Friendly, MOF, AgNWs.
References:
(1) Zhu, H.; Luo, W.; Ciesielski, P. N.; Fang, Z.; Zhu, J. Y.; Henriksson, G.; Himmel, M. E.; Hu, L. Wood-Derived
Materials for Green Electronics, Biological Devices, and Energy Applications. Chem. Rev. 2016, 116, 9305-9374.
(2) Zhu, M.; Song, J.; Li, T.; Gong, A.; Wang, Y.; Dai, J.; Yao, Y.; Luo, W.; Henderson, D.; Hu, L. Highly Anisotropic,
Highly Transparent Wood Composites. Adv. Mater. 2016, 28, 5181-5187.
(3) Mi, R.; Chen, C.; Keplinger, T.; Pei, Y.; He, S.; Liu, D.; Li, J.; Dai, J.; Hitz, E.; Yang, B.; Burgert, I.; Hu, L. Scalable
aesthetic transparent wood for energy efficient buildings. Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 3836.
(4) Li, Y.; Fu, Q.; Yu, S.; Yan, M.; Berglund, L. Optically Transparent Wood from a Nanoporous Cellulosic Template:
Combining Functional and Structural Performance. Biomacromolecules 2016, 17, 1358-1364.
(5) Li, Y.; Vasileva, E.; Sychugov, I.; Popov, S.; Berglund, L. Optically Transparent Wood: Recent Progress,
Opportunities, and Challenges. Adv. Opt. Mater. 2018, 6, 1800059.

Biography of the Presenting Author: Dr. Bharat Baruah is currently working as an

Associate Professor of Chemistry in Kennesaw State University, GA, USA.Prior to this , he
was a part time instructor and post doctoral reserarcher at Colorado State University. He did
his B.Sc. and M.S. from Dibrugarh University, Assam, India. He completd his Ph.D. from
Jadavpur University (IACS), WB, India.

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Electrochemical Investigation of Nano-porous Gold Electrodes in presence of
Biofouling Solutions
Logudurai Radhakrishnan1, Badri Uppalapati2, and Maryanne M Collinson3
1,2
Department of Chemistry, Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science, Madanapalle 517325, Andhra Pradesh,
India
3
Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284, USA
Email: [email protected]

Abstract

Biological processes which are happening in any organism, especially in human beings are based on
the electrochemical redox reactions which are in direct correlation with the redox reactions occuring
in blood and tissue of the body. It has been identified that the health depends on the redox potential
of the body. Hence, it is expected that a healthy and an injured body, may have different redox
potentials. If the redox potential can be measured at the wounded area of the body to understand the
severity of the illness/injury, it will help the doctors/health care providers to decide the appropriate
emergency treatment. Hence this work aims to design and develop a nanostructured electrode which
will sense as many biological redox species as possible which in turn can measure the redox potential
of blood. Another important point to focus on the electrode surface is to minimize the biofouling.
The nanoporous electrodes was prepared and characterized using microscopic methods (SEM, XPS),
and electroanalytical techniques including cyclic voltammetry (CV) and potentiometric
measurements of redox potential. In presence of biological solutions, how these electrodes resist
passivation and the extent of it was evaluated.

Keywords: Bio-fouling, Nanoporous gold, nanoporous electrodes, Open circuit potential

References: 1) Anal. Chem., 85, 11610, 2013. 2) Langmuir, 22, 7421, 2006. 3) J. Electroanal. Chem., 684,
53, 2012. 4) Chem. Mater., 22, 4312, 2010. 5) ISRN Anal. Chem., 2013, 21, 2013.

Biography of the Presenting Author: Dr. Logudurai Radhakrishnan received D. Sc from

Tohoku University, Japan in 2008. Further, Dr. Logudurai worked in University of
Oklahoma & Virginia Commonwealth University, USA and National Institute for Materials
Science, Japan. Presently, He is working as Associate Professor and heading the Department
of Chemistry in Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science, Andhra Pradesh. His
research interest in the synthesis and characterization of porous inorganic nanomaterials

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Recovery of Waste into Value-Added Compounds
Pranjal Kalita
Department of Chemistry, Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar (Deemed to be University, MHRD,
Govt. of India), Kokrajhar, Assam-783370, India
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
The demands are increasing for production of food, fuel and chemicals with increasing the population.
Consequently produces huge amount of waste and pollution from the respective sectors per day
globally that effect the environment. To maintain the healthy environment in the socioety, we are
interested to explore non-toxic, hazardous easily available biomass and those could be converted into
its applicable. Lignocellulosic biomass is one of the major source for recovery of value-added
compounds. Agro-waste biomasses are found to be highly basic in nature and have been used as
renewable heterogenous base catalyst for organic transformation. The water extract of agro-waste ash
provide the green solvent and replaces the organic solvent. The detail work will be discussed during
presentation.
Keywords: Biomass, agro-waste, heterogeneous catalyst, value-added chemicals.

References:

1. P. Kalita, P.Datta. P. K. Baruah; ChemistrySelect 3 (2018) 10971– 10976.

2. B. Nath, P. Kalita, B. Das, S. Basumatary, Renewable Energy 151 (2020) 295-310.

3. B. Nath, B. Das, P. Kalita, S. Basumatary, Journal of Cleaner Production 239 (2019) 118112.

4. S. Basumatary, B. Nath, B. Das, P. Kalita, B. Basumatary, Fuel 286 (2021) 119357.

5. B. K. Das. P. Kalita. M. Chakrabortty, Platform Chemical Biorefinery Future Green

Industry, Elsevier (Netherland).

Biography of the Presenting Author: With a PhD from National Chemical Laboratiry,
Dr. Kalita had worked in TERI, New Delhi,Georgia Tech, Iowa State University; USA and
NIMS, Japan. Presently, Dr. Kalita is working as an Associate Professor in the Department
of Chemistry, CIT Kokrajhar.

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Challenge and Success in Synthesis Of Quadruple Perovskites At Ambient
Condition
Ariful Haque1, Md.Motin Seikh1
1
Department of chemistry, Visva-Bharati university, Santiniketan, Pin – 731235, India
Email: [email protected]
Abstract
The synthesis of quadruple perovskite A’A3B4O12 generally requires high temperature and pressure
to fix the JT active A-site cations in square planar coordination, which hinders exploration of this
family of oxides. The high pressure synthesized members of these family exhibit exotic magnetic and
electrical properties. However, early synthesis of CaCu3Ti4O12 opens up the possibility to obtain other
members through chemical modification at ambient pressure. Starting with antiferromagnetic
(Ca/Bi/Ln)Cu3Ti4O12 we obtained several compositions at ambient pressure through chemical
substitution on A- and B-sites [1]. The substitution of nonmagnetic Ti4+ by magnetic ions results in
dramatic evolution in magnetic and electrical properties. In this presentation I will highlight the
contrasting magnetic features of sol-gel synthesized Cr, Mn and Fe-substituted (Ca/Bi/Ln)Cu3Ti4O12.
The antiferromagnetic spin alignment of A-site Cu2+ (Cu2+—O—Ti—O—Cu2+) in
(Ca/Bi/Ln)Cu3Ti4O12 abruptly change to parallel configuration eventually giving ferrimagnetic state
by antiferromagnetic coupling with Mn B-sublattice i.e. (Cu2+—O—Mn—O—Cu2+). This effect
is less pronounced for Cr and Fe doped samples, where spin rearrangement is rather localized around
the dopant. The Fe-doped samples exhibits phase separation and enhanced magnetic moment with Fe
loading. The Cr-doped samples barely affect the original transition ~25 K. However, a new transition
appears in BiCu3Ti3CrO12 at 85 K. The role of stereoactive 6s2 lone pair of Bi3+ will also be
highlighted.

Keywords: Ambient pressure, Antiferromagnetic/Ferromagnetic spin alignment, Magnetic transition.

References: A.Haque, A. K. Shukla, U. Dutta, D. Ghosh, A.Gayen, P.Mahata, M. Vasundhara, A.K Kundu,
M.M. Seikh, Ceramics International 46, 2020, 5907-5912.

Biography of the Presenting Author : Ariful Haque passed B.Sc. from Maulana Azad College
in 2014 and M.Sc. from Visva- Bharati University in 2016. He is currently working on higher
ordered perovskite materials under the guidance of Dr. Md. Motin Seikh, Visva-Bharati
University.

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Chromeno[2,3-b] indoles as ultra-high Stokes shift luminescent materials
Basanta Kumar Rajbongshi1, Himangshu Pratim Bhattacharyya2,Choitanya Dev Pegu3, Sagar Sharma4, Pranjal K.
Baruah3 and Manabendra Sarma2
1
Department of Chemistry, Cotton University, Panbazar, Guwahati–781001, Assam, India,
2
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati - 781039, Assam, India
3
Department of Applied Sciences, GUIST, Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781014, Assam, India
4
Department of Chemistry, Assam Don Bosco University, Tapesia Gardens, Sonapur-782402, Assam, India
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
Synthesis and photophysical studies on three polycyclic chromeno[2,3-b] indoles are reported here.
The three chromeno[2,3-b]indoles were synthesized by metal-free C-H functionalization. The three
chromeno[2,3-b] indoles do not exhibit any solvent effect in absorption spectra but they exhibit
significant solvent effect in fluorescence spectra, suggesting that excited states of these molecules
involve strong solute-solvent interaction. All the three molecules exhibit ultra-high Stokes shift of the
order of 24696 cm-1 (3.07 eV) in acetonitrile and 17054 cm-1 (2.12 eV) in ethyl acetate. To understand
the origin of the ultra-high Stokes shift in these molecules, computational investigation into
absorption and fluorescence in gas and solvent phases were performed. It was observed that analysis
of the frontier molecular orbitals as well as natural transition orbitals depict excited state
intramolecular charge transfer in these molecules. Further, gas phase and solvent phase optimized
structures in ground state and excited states of these molecules exhibit increase in planarity of the
molecules in the excited states. Thus, excited state intramolecular charge transfer accompanied by
structural relaxation leading to increase in planarity in the excited state was suggested to cause ultra-
high Stokes shift in these molecules.
Keywords: chromeno[2,3-b] indole, ultra-high Stokes shift, charge transfer, planarity
References:
1. Rajbongshi, B. K.; Bhattacharyya, H. P.; Pegu, C.D.; Sharma, S.; Baruah, P. K.; Sarma, M. Polycycl. Aromat.
Comp. 2020 (https://doi.org/10.1080/10406638.2020.1804411).
2. Deb, M. L.; Pegu, C. D.;Borpatra, P. J.;Saikia, P. J.;Baruah, P. K. Green Chem. 2017, 19, 4036-4042.
Biography of the Presenting Author: M.Sc. in 2004 from Gauhati University; Ph.D from IIT
Kanpur (2012); Served as Assistant Professor at Nowgong College, Biswanath College and
then subsequently joined Cotton Universty in 2015. Research interest includes fluorescent
sensors and organic photovoltaics.

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Waste Sesamum indicum Plant: An Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst for Biodiesel
Production
Sanjay Basumatary* and Biswajit Nath
Department of Chemistry, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar-783370, Assam, India
*
E-mail address: [email protected]

Abstract
In this study, waste Sesamum indicum plant derived material is utilized as an efficient heterogeneous
catalyst for biodiesel production from sunflower oil. The catalyst was characterized by using Powder
XRD, BET, FT-IR, TGA, AAS, SEM, EDX, XPS and TEM. Characterization showed the well-
ordered porous materials with high percentage of K (29.64 wt. %) and Ca (33.80 wt. %) as oxides
and carbonates. The catalyst exhibited excellent catalytic activity yielding 98.9% biodiesel under the
optimized conditions of 12:1 methanol to oil ratio and catalyst loading of 7 wt. % at 65 oC in a short
reaction time of 40 min. The material is reusable up to the 3rd cycle of reaction with no significant
decrease in the catalytic activity. The produced biodiesel was characterized by using FT-IR, NMR,
and GC-MS techniques. Properties of the biodiesel meet the prescribed limits of international
standard.

Keywords: Sesamum indicum, heterogeneous catalyst, transesterification, biodiesel.

Biography of the Presenting Author: Sanjay Basumatary did M.Sc. in Chemistry from
Gauhati University in 2007. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Gauhati University in
2012 under the supervision of Prof. Dibakar Chandra Deka. Dr. Basumatary is currently
working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Bodoland University,
India. His research interests include renewable energy, biodiesel, catalysis and natural
products. He has published several research papers in national and international journals and also presented
papers in national and international conferences.

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All-optical Binary to Quaternary Radix Converter using SOA-PRS
Ashif Raja, Kousik Mukherjee, Jitendra Nath Roy
COSOD, Department of Physics, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol-713340, West Bengal, India
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
In this communication, we have designed an all-optical “Binary to Quaternary” radix converter
(Fig.1) using Semiconductor optical amplifier based polarization rotation switches (SOA-PRS). The
design is simple, less power consuming (optical <1mW, bias current <200mA) with high operational
speed (~100 Gb/s). The circuit is quaternary polarization encoded (where 0, 1, 2 & 3 represents no
light, horizontally polarized light, vertically polarized light, and mixed polarized light respectively).
In presence of the pump signal (A, B), non-linear polarization rotation in SOA-PRS 1 and 2 happens.
In that case, the polarity of the input probe signal (1, 2) will be changed at the output Y1 and Y2 as
per the table1. Now, A and B inputs are representing the Most Significant Bit (MSB) and Least
Significant Bit (LSB) of a binary number (radix base=2) respectively. The output Y represents the
quaternary number (radix base=4) equivalent to the input binary numbers.

Keywords: Semiconductor optical amplifier, Non-linear polarization rotation, radix converter

References: [1] A.Raja, K.Mukherjee, J.N.Roy, K.Maji, Journal of Optics (Springer), 2020, DOI:10.1007/s12596-
020-00594-7

Biography of Presenting Author: Ashif Raja did his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Physics from The
University of Burdwan. Recently he is working as a Research Scholar at Kazi Nazrul
University. His area of interest is Photonics.

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A study on Iron Oxide (γ- Fe2O3) Nanoparticles synthesised using precipitation
method and its possible applications
Bandana Gogoi1, 2,* , Upamanyu Das3
1
Department of Physics, Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh, A.P- 791111
2
Department of Physics, D.N.Govt College, Itanagar, A.P-791113
3
Department of Physics, Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh, A.P- 791111
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
The use of nanotechnology has recently shown great impact on society and environment.
Nanomaterials that showing magnetic behaviour and because of its great potential applications have
become very popular. Iron oxide nanomaterials have received considerable attention because they
show unique properties like extremely small size, high surface to volume ratio, surface modification
property, excellent magnetic properties and shown to be better biocompatible. Therefore more efforts
have been devoted for the synthesis of ecofriendly and biocompatible Iron Oxide NPs. Magnetite
(Fe3O4) and Maghemite (γ- Fe2O3) and Hematite (α-Fe2O3) are very important and promising member
of Iron oxide family and are becoming popular among the researcher because of its unique promising
properties like biochemical and magnetic behaviour, catalytic action etc which can be proved to be
suitable to provide specific technical and biomedical applications.

Keywords: Nanomagnetism; superparamagnetic; Nanoparticle.

References:
[1] Ai H, Flask C, Weinberg B, Shuai X T, Pagel M D, Farrel D, Duerk J and Gao J 2005 Adv. Mater. 17 1949.
[2] Song H T, Choi J S, Huh Y M, Kim S, Jun Y W, Suh J S and Cheon J 2005 J. Am. Chem. Soc.127 9992.
[3] Lee N and Hyeon T 2012 Chem. Soc. Rev. 41 2575.
[4] Majewski P and Thierry B 2007 Crit. Rev. Solid St. Mater. Sci. 32 203.
[5] Lubbe A S, Bergemann C, Huhnt W, Fricke T, Riess H, Brock J W and Huhn D 1996 Can. Res.56 4694.
[6] Issa B, Obaidat I M, Albiss B A and Haik Y 2013 Int. J. Mol. Sci. 14 21266.

Biography of Presenting Author : Bandana Gogoi is currently working as an Assistant

Professor, Department of Physics, D. N. Govt. College, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh

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Plasmon Resonances in Interacting Ni Nanoparticles Embedded in Dielectric
Jayanta Kumar Majhi,
Post Graduate Department of Physics, Banowarilal Bhalotia College, Asansol – 713303, West Bengal, India
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
The optical absorption (OA) properties of interacting Ni nanoparticles (NPs) of radius 10 nm
embedded in dielectric have been studied theoretically, using modified Maxwell-Garnett (MG)
model. The OA spectra for non-interacting NPs exhibit two broad absorption bands corresponding to
3.69 eV and 6.06 eV in lower and higher energy region. These absorption bands come from surface
plasmon resonances (SPR) in Ni NPs. Here, we have considered interacting Ni NPs and the
interaction is represented by a parameter K. For our calculation we have varied the value of K from 0
to 50. Interestingly, the plasmon resonance peak shift towards lower energy side with increase of K.
Moreover, the amount of shift in this case is much larger than the shift due to change of particle size.
This can be explained on the basis of driven damped harmonic oscillator model. It is well known that
Ni is a strong ferromagnetic material. Therefore, the simultaneous existence of ferromagnetic and
plasmonic properties make the Ni NPs more superior and can be used as optical nanoantennas for
magnetic manipulation and also in different optoelectronic and photonic devices

Keywords: Ni nanoparticles, surface plasmon resonance, interparticle interaction, peak shift

References: 1. P. K. Kuiri, J.K. Majhi, Plasmonics, 1 (2017) 11

Biography of the Presenting Author: Mr. Jayanta Kumar Majhi is an assistant professor in
Physics of Banwarilal Bhalotia College, Asansol, India. He has obtained his M. Sc. degree
from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India. His area of research interest is Optical
Properties of Nanomaterials. So far He has published six papers in different peer reviewed
international journals and six papers in conference proceedings of national and international repute.

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Biocompatible Nanocarrier For Effective Delivery Of Antimicrobial To
Agricultural Crop
Gunjan Harshadkumar Vyas1, Umesh Kumar1
1
School of Nano Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
Globally agricultural crop plays an important role in various sectors ranging from food, feed to fibres.
Although various genetically modified products in agriculture farming have made breakthroughs in
crops productivity, there are yet many gaps in terms of other pest control measures thus ultimately
affecting crops yield. India is one of the leading countries in agricultural economy. After the green
revolution wide use of chemicals have given a larger push to the agriculture production and
productivity worldwide. At the same time larger use of various chemical agents such as fungicides,
herbicides, pesticides leads to environmental damage and humans also suffer economically.
Nanotechnology seems promising to overcome this problem. Various organic and inorganic metal and
metal oxide based nanoparticles are implemented in agriculture field for number of plant disease
control to stimulation of plant growth. While bioaccumulation of such non-biodegradable
nanoparticles is a major challenge and thus affecting eco system and ecology. Thus present approach
is the development of eco-friendly biocompatible and biodegradable nanocarrier for effective delivery
of antimicrobial agent to plant infecting pathogen seems sustainable and environmental friendly.

Key words: Plant disease, Antimicrobial agent, biocompatible Nanocarrier

References:
Harun T., Craig S. R., Terrence L.K., (2009). Efficacy of seed Treatment Chemicals for Black Root Rot caused
by Thielaviopsis basicola, on Cotton. Plant disease 93, (4)354-362(2009).
Samer H. H., Aminu K., Mohd Z. F., Sharida F.,(2016). Preparation of chitosan nanoparticles as a drug delivery
system for perindopril erbumine. Polymer composite. DOI 10.1002/pc.23967(2016).

Biography of the Presenting Author: Ms. Gunjan H. Vyas is M.Sc. in Medical

Biotechnology from Sardar Patel University, Gujarat. She completed M.Phil. in Nanosciences
from Central University of Gujarat. Presently, she is a Ph.D. scholar under the guidance of Dr.
Umesh Kumar at Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat

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Preparation of carotenoid Loaded BSA Nanoparticle Stabilized by Biosurfactant
Jyoti Jaiswal a, Umesh Kumar a,*
a
School of Nano Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar 382030, India
Email:[email protected]

Abstract

Flavonoids are diverse group of phytonutrients found in most of the fruits and vegetable. Along with
carotenoid they are responsible for different colours in fruits or vegetables. These carotenoids have
many beneficial biological activities including anti-cancer, anti-diabetics and antioxidant activity.
However, due to low aqueous solubility their clinical efficacy is limited, leading to poor oral
bioavailability. Therefore, to meet these challenges, the scientific community has turned a lot of
attention and interests towards nanocarriers based delivery of carotenoid for enhancing bioavailability
and efficacy. Protein-based nanoparticle posses such characteristics such as they are biodegradable,
biocompatible and non-toxic. Albumin NPs has proven to show a splendid future for controlled
delivery of nutraceuticals. The purpose of this work is to fabricate biosurfactant stabilized BSA
nanoparticle to deliver the molecule of nutraceutical importance. We proposed to develop a novel
nanocarrier for delivering nutraceuticals with improved bioavailability. Such kind of nanocarriers
could also find its possible applications in delivering other molecules of nutraceuticals importance.

Keywords: Drug delivery, nanoparticles, nutraceuticals, bioavailability.

Biography of the Presenting Author: Jyoti Jaiswal is a research scholar, pursuing M.Phil-

PhD at School of Nano Sciences, Central University of Gujarat under the guidance of Dr.

Umesh Kumar. Her current area of research interest is drug delivery.

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Microstructure and Abnormal Coalescence Behavior of Ion Beam Sputter
Deposited Silver and Gold Thin Films
Rajeeb Brahma
Department of Physics, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, BTAD, Assam – 783370, India
Email: [email protected]

Abstract

The coalescence behaviour of low energy ion beam sputter deposited discontinuous silver and gold
thin films on to carbon coated copper grids and borosilicate glass substrate is reported. Discontinuous
Ag and Au films were deposited at Ar ion energies of 150 and 450 eV respectively for durations of 5-
15 min and substrate temperatures from ambient to 300oC. Abnormal coalescence on carbon coated
Cu substrates is observed using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and normal coalescence on
glass substrate by using atomic force microscope (AFM). It manifests as decrease in the island sizes
both as a function of increasing thickness of the films as well as increasing substrate temperature.
Electron diffraction and lattice images show that the films are crystalline at all temperature and
thicknesses. The abnormal nature of the coalescence is established by depositing the films under the
same conditions on borosilicate glass substrates. In contrast to the films on carbon coated Cu
substrates, films on the glass substrates exhibit the normal grain coarsening behavior as a function of
increasing thickness and temperature. The abnormal coalescence behaviour is attributed to the high
surface roughness of the carbon coated Cu substrates. It is proposed that substrate roughness
controlled nanostructuring can be an easy method to achieve a variety of nanostructured thin films.

Keywords: Microstructure, abnormal, Silver, Gold, TEM, AFM, thin films.

Biography of the Presenting Author: Dr. Rajeeb Brahma is currently working as an Assistant
Professor in the Department of Physics, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam

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Synthesis and Ultrasound-assisted Extraction of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB)
from Invasive Weeds
Sushobhan Pradhan
School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
Email: [email protected]
Abstract
The usage of plastics such as polypropylene and polyethylene have increased alarmingly for different
applications because of their strength, durability, resistant to chemicals and ease of molding.
However, the petroleum derived polymers contribute a long term problem in solid waste management.
In order to resolve the disposal problem Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) polymers have been
recognized as the best alternative to the conventional plastics, as they possess material properties
similar to conventional plastics. In the current research work, invasive weeds like Parthenium
hysterophorous and Water hyacinth were taken for the production of PHB. High frequency sonication
was applied to achieve efficient PHB extraction, which replaces the simultaneous usage of both
homogenizer and rotary evaporator. Spectroscopic techniques like Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
(NMR) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) confirm all the functional groups
present in the PHB. The X-Ray powder Diffraction (XRD) shows the partial crystalline characteristics
of PHB. The Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) curve determined the melting point and glass
transition temperature of synthesized PHB, which are similar to standard PHB. The
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) and the Differential Thermogravimetry (DTG) analysis depict
better thermal stability of synthesized PHB compared to standard PHB.
Keywords: Biopolymer; Polyhydroxybutyrate; Microorganism; Fermentation; Sonication.
Biography of the Presenting Author: Sushobhan Pradhan is a Ph.D. candidate in the School
of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University (OSU), Stillwater since 2016. He
completed his bachelor’s degree from Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Odisha, India in
Chemical Engineering in 2014, and master’s degree from Indian Institute of Technology
Guwahati in Chemical Engineering with ‘Petroleum Science and Technology’ specialization in 2016. His
current research interest includes surface chemistry, bubble nucleation, enhanced oil recovery and polymer
technology. He has published eight journal articles, four conference papers, and three invited book-chapters.
He was awarded with Distinguished Graduate Fellowship for two consecutive years for his academic
achievements, professional contributions, and leadership roles at Oklahoma State University during his
doctoral studies. He was the recipient of ‘National Award for Technology Innovation’ by the Government of
India, for ‘Innovation in polymeric materials’ in 2017.

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Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil using a novel heterogeneous catalyst
based on calcium oxide nanoparticles
Gaurav Singh1,2,3, Arunendu Mondal1
1
Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar, (BTAD, Assam), 2St. Peter’s Engineering College, Hyderabad, 3Srizanta
Bio Lab, Dammaiguda, Medchal (Telangana)
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
Waste cooking oil (WCO) is a promising low-cost source for biodiesel production which is being
widely used as a renewable and alternative source of energy[1]. In this study, novel nanocatalyst CaO
nanoparticles were synthesized via co-precipitation method. The proposed nanocatalyst showed a
promising ability as a heterogeneous catalyst for the transesterification of WCO to produce fatty acid
methyl esters (FAMEs) as biodiesel[2]–[4]. The XRD, UV-VIS and FTIR, were used for the
characterization of nanocatalyst to evaluate crystallite size and crystal structure respectively. The
effective parameters on the transesterification of WCO to FAMEs yield includs oil to alcohol ratio,
reaction time, and reaction temperature were studied. Other parameters like density, kinematics
viscosity, high heating value, cetane number, flash point, cloud pint and pour point have been studied
and compared them with diesel fuel. Testing the engine performance and the emissions of synthesized
biodiesel and its comparison with diesel emission were performed according to ASTM standards[5].
Based on the results, it may be proposed that CaO nanocatalyst can be used as an alternative potential
heterogeneous catalyst to produce biodiesel from WCO.
Key Words: Biodiesel, FAMEs, nanosynthesis, catalyst, Waste cooking oil, XRD,
References:
[1] T. A. Degfie, T. T. Mamo, and Y. S. Mekonnen, “Optimized Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oil
(WCO) using Calcium Oxide (CaO) Nano-catalyst,” Sci. Rep., vol. 9, no. 1, 2019, doi: 10.1038/s41598-
019-55403-4.
[2] K. Tahvildari, Y. N. Anaraki, R. Fazaeli, S. Mirpanji, and E. Delrish, “The study of CaO and MgO
heterogenic nano-catalyst coupling on transesterification reaction efficacy in the production of biodiesel
from recycled cooking oil,” J. Environ. Heal. Sci. Eng., vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 1–9, 2015, doi: 10.1186/s40201-
015-0226-7.
[3] A. L. B. Nunes and F. Castilhos, “Chemical interesterification of soybean oil and methyl acetate to FAME
using CaO as catalyst,” Fuel, vol. 267, no. January, p. 117264, 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117264.
[4] K. Jookjantra and T. Wongwuttanasatian, “Optimisation of biodiesel production from refined palm oil with

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 heterogeneous CaO catalyst using pulse ultrasonic waves under a vacuum condition,” Energy Convers.
Manag., vol. 154, no. August, pp. 1–10, 2017, doi: 10.1016/j.enconman.2017.10.050.
[5] K. A. Abed, A. K. El Morsi, M. M. Sayed, A. A. E. Shaib, and M. S. Gad, “Effect of waste cooking-oil
biodiesel on performance and exhaust emissions of a diesel engine,” Egypt. J. Pet., vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 985–
989, 2018, doi: 10.1016/j.ejpe.2018.02.008.

Biography of the Presenting Author: Mr. Gaurav Singh holds M.Sc. (Chemistry) and
M.Tech. (Nanotechnology) degrees. Currently he is pursuing Ph.D. (Chemistry) from CIT
Kokrajhar, Assam. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor in St. Peter’s
Engineering College, Maisammaguda, Hyderabad (Telangana). He has over 10 years of
teaching and research experience.

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Study on Electrical Characteristics of Normally On Junctionless Field Effect

Transistor
Angshumala Talukdar1, Kaushik Chandra Deva Sarma2
1,2
Department of Instrumentation Engineering
Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar, Kokrajhar, India
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
This paper presents the concept of normally on Junctionless field effect transistor. For a normally on
junctionless field effect transistor the work function of the gate material is much lower compared to
the channel material. A negative gate voltage can be applied to turn the device off. A simulation study
on the device electrical performance has been done in TCAD (Technology Computer Aided Design).
The study shows that the normally on device exhibits higher Ion/Ioff ratio and better subthreshold
slope compared to a normally off device.
Keywords: Field effect; Junctionless; Normally on; Normally off; Work function

References:
[1] Lee, C. W., Afzalian, A., Akhavan, N.D., Yan, R., Ferain, I., and Colinge. J.P. "Junctionless multigate field
effect transistor. Applied Physics Letters", vol. 94, pp. 053511, May 2009
[2] Nazarov, A., Balestra, F., Raskin, J.P., Gamiz, F., and Lysenko, V.S. Semiconductor-On-Insulator Materials
for Nanoelectronics Applications, Springer, 2011
[3]Sarma K.C.D., and Sharma S.," A Method for Reduction of Off State Leakage Current in Symmetric DG
JLT ", Engineering Research Express, IOP Publishing, vol.1, pp. 015034, September, 2019
[4]Sarma K.C.D., and Sharma S. "An Approach for Complete 2-D Analytical Potential Modelling of Fully
Depleted Symmetric Double Gate Junction Less Transistor", Journal of Computational Electronics,
Springer, vol. 14, pp.717-725, February 2015.

Biography of the Presenting Author: Angshumala Talukdar received her B.Tech. degree
in Electronics and Communication Engineering in the year 2014 from Gauhati University,
India and M.E. degree in Instrumentation and Control from Dibrugarh University, India in
the year 2017. Presently she is working towards Ph.D. degree in the Department of
Instrumentation at CIT Kokrajhar, India.

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Depletion Width Determination of Double gate Junctionless Field Effect

Transistor With Triangle Shaped Spacer
Anjanmani Baro1, Kaushik Chandra Deva Sarma2
1,2
Department of Instrumentation Engineering
Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar, Kokrajhar, India
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
The process of determination of depletion width of Double gate Junctionless field effect transistor
(JLFET) with triangle shaped spacer. The structure consists of a spacer of the shape of a triangle
extended upto the source-drain ohmic contacts. One dimensional Poisson's equation has been solved
at various boundary conditions considering the geometry of the structure to obtain the mathematical
model. Dependence of depletion width on gate oxide thickness, gate dielectric material, gate to source
voltage and channel position along x-direction is shown.
Keywords: Double gate; Depletion width; JLFET; Triangle shape; Spacer

References:

[1] Lee, C. W., Afzalian, A., Akhavan, N.D., Yan, R., Ferain, I., and Colinge. J.P., Junctionless multigate field
effect transistor. Applied Physics Letters. 2009; 94(05) : 053511
[2]Raju , V., and Sivasankaran K., Impact of high k spacer on RF stability performance of double gate
junctionless transistor. International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and
Fields. 2018; 31(08): https://doi.org/10.1002/jnm.2481
[3]Baro A. and Sarma K.C.D. Study on Electrical Characteristics of Double gate Junctionless Field Effect
Transistor With Triangle Shaped Spacer. International Conference on Computational Performance
Evaluation (ComPE). 2020; Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
[4]Sarma K.C.D., and Sharma S. An Approach for Complete 2-D Analytical Potential Modelling of Fully
Depleted Symmetric Double Gate Junction Less Transistor. Journal of Computational Electronics,
Springer. 2015; 14(02): 717-725
Biography of the Presenting Author: Anjanmani Baro received her B.Tech. degree in
Instrumentation Engineering in the year 2014 from Gauhati University, India and M.E.
degree in Instrumentation and Control from Dibrugarh University, India in the year 2016.
Presently she is working towards Ph.D. degree in the Department of Instrumentation at CIT Kokrajhar,
India.
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Tera-Hertz Optical Asymmetric Demultiplexer(TOAD) using quantum dot

Semiconductor Optical Amplifier
Kousik Mukherjee
Physics Department, B B College, Asansol, West Bengal India
Centre of Organic Spintronics and Optoelectronic Devices, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, West Bengal India

Abstract
TOAD is an important all optical switch having various applications in all optical logic gates and
processors. It finds applications in designing different types of processors for optical networking also
like code converters, parity checker, generator etc. Most of the TOAD based designed so far reported
used Semiconductor Optical Amplifier(SOA) for designing the TOAD, but in this communication
conventional SOA is replaced by quantum dot SOA or QDSOA. This enables the device to operate
with high speed as demanded by the modern day optoelectronic communication systems. QDSOA
has higher operating speed due to its lower gain recovery time compared to conventional SOA. In
this paper TOAD based on QDSOA is investigated.

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Effect of Annealing Temperature on the Structural and Optical Properties of

ZnO Nanoparticles Synthesised by Colloidal Route
Premshila Kumari1,2, Anjali Saini1,2, Avritti Srivastava1,2, M. Dutta3, P. Prathap1,2, S. K. Srivastava1,2)*
1
CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (NPL), New Delhi-12, India
2
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-NPL Campus, New Delhi-110012, India
3
National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Gurgaon 122003, India
E-mail: [email protected]; *[email protected]

Abstract
Zinc oxide (ZnO), is a functional material having wide band gap energy (~3.37 eV) and large exciton binding
energy (~60 meV). It exists in different shape and sizes for potential application in various devices like
photovoltaic (PV), photo diodes and other opto-electronics. As PV application, ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) are
widely used as active layer, electron selective layer, antireflection coating etc. Here, ZnO NPs have been
synthesized using precursor zinc acetate di-hydrate and lithium hydroxide monohydrate by a simple chemical
colloidal route. The synthesized samples are annealed at different temperature in the range of 300-600°C for 1
hr in air. Its structural, optical and photoluminescence (PL) properties with respect to annealing temperature
have been investigated by using different characterization tools like, X-ray diffractometer (XRD), scanning
electron microscope (SEM), EDS, FTIR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and photoluminescence (PL)
mesurments. The crystalline structure of ZnO NPs is found to be improved with single phase wurtzite structure
after annealing at 600°C as shown in fig 1(a). ZnO NPs are found to have spherical shape as shown in fig.1(b)
with varying sizes (50-100 nm) and their band gap energy ranging between (3.52-3.02 eV). Defect levels
present in the sample is investigated by PL spectra and shown in fig.1(c). Hence, the properties of ZnO NPs
prepared by simple colloidal route can be enhanced for its potential solar cells applications.
Keywords: ZnO nanoparticles, colloidal, annealing, properties

(b)

500 nm

Fig 1. (a) XRD patterns (b) SEM image of ZnO NPs annealed at 600°C and (c) PL spectra of ZnO NPs
Biography of Presenting Author: Premshila Kumari is currently NREF-JRF (MNRE, Govt. of India)
at CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, & pursuing Ph.D in AcSIR. Her research aim is to
study ZnO nanostructures based solar PV devices and understand the device physics

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Investigation of the Spin Speed Variation on the Performance of PEDOT:PSS/Si

Hybrid Solar Cells
Avritti Srivastava1,2, Premshila Kumari1,2, Ruchi K. Sharma1, 2, Deepak Sharma1,2, P. Prathap1, S. K. Srivastava1,2)*
1
CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi-110012
2
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-NPL Campus, New Delhi-110012
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Abstract
bOrganic/Si heterojunctions are one of the prominent technology which gives the benefits of low cost solution
process based device fabrication. Theoretically these devices have potential to achieve high power conversion
efficiency (PCE) equivalent to conventional Si solar cell. Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) poly(styrene
sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) has attracted a lot of interests due to its high conductivity and optical transparency
in the desired solar spectrum for organic/Si hybrid solar cells. The performance of the PEDOT:PSS/Si solar
cells’ is crtically contingenet on the PEDOT:PSS layer and PEDOT:PSS/Si interface which largely rely on the
coating parameters. In this study, influence of spin speed variation on the performance of the PEDOT:PSS/Si
solar cells is investigated. Ethylene glycol (EG) doped PEDOT:PSS layer is coated onto the optimized micro-
textured (µT) (via KOH process) Si wafers under 600 rpm to 1200 rpm for 240 sec. Pre and post heat treatment
was done in order to get hydrophilic thin SiOx layer and moisture free stable device. It is found that spin speed
affects the conformality of the polymer layer on the µT-Si surfaces and hence the PCE of solar cell. The best
performances were obtained for 800 rpm spin speed resulting PCE of ~12.20% with a simple devie structure
of Ag/PEDOT:PSS/Si/In-Ga. The PEDOT:PSS/Si solar cell techonology open the path of low cost solution
proess based future technology.

Keywords: PEDOT:PSS, Silicon, Solar cell, Spin speed.

Fig: (a) A schematic of device structure of PEDOT:PSS/µT-Si solar cell (b) Illuminated J-V charcteristics (insert best cell
parameters (Voc, Jsc, FF, eff.) and (c) Dark J-V characteristics.
Biography of the Presenting Author: Avritii Srivastava is currently DST-Inspire senior research
fellow at CSIR-NPL, New Delhi pursuing Ph.D in AcSIR. Her research aim is to develop cost-
effective solar PV devices.

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Hydrogen Adsorption on TMMg3(TM=Ni, Pd, Pt) Clusters: First Principles

Study
Bishwajit Boruah1, Bulumoni Kalita1
1
Department of Physics, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam, India-786004
Email: [email protected]
Abstract

The limited availabibilty of the fossil fuels and their combustion producing noxious by-products are
some serious threats to deal with in the field of energy. However, being safe, clean and reneuable
energy carrier, hydrogen has a great possibility to be used as a suitable alternative for the fossil fuels
in both future mobile and stationary power stations. In this work, we have studied the adsorption of
hydrogen on transition metal (TM) atom doped magnesium (Mg) tetramers (TMMg3 clusters) using
Density Functional Theory (DFT) method with dispersion corrected ωB97X-D functional. Symmetry
unrestricted full geometry optimizations have been carried out for various possible structural isomers
of bare TMMg3 and H2 adsorbed TMMg3 (H2TMMg3) clusters to find out their lowest energy
structures. The resulting lowest energy TMMg3 clusters are found to possess distorted tetrahedron
geometries (Figure 1). The increment in size of the dopant TM atom pushes the Mg atoms away from
each other in the TMMg3 clusters leading to the increment in their Mg-Mg distances. For all the
clusters, H2 gets molecularly absorbed on top of the TM atoms (Figure 1). The highest binding energy
of H2 (-0.76 eV) is observed for NiMg3 cluster. Analyses of charge transfer and density of states
reveal that interaction of bonding and antibonding orbitals of H2 with the TM orbitals is a key factor
in H2 adsorption.

NiMg3 PdMg3 PtMg3 H2TMMg3

Figure 1: Lowest energy structures of TMMg3 clusters and H2TMMg3 Complex.
Keywords: Cluster, Hydrogen Adsorption, Density Functional
Biography of the Presenting Author: Bishwajit Boruah, Ph.D Scholar Dibrugarh University,
Dibrugarh,Assam.

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Effect of the Ligands PPIA and TOPO on the spectroscopic behaviour of Sm3+
ions in sol-gel silica matrix

Navaneeta Rajkonwar1, Purabi Gogoi2 and Pankaj Dutta1

1
Department of Physics, Dibrugarh University, India,
‘2
Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology, India
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
The photoluminescence (PL) properties of Rare Earth complexes have been enthralling researchers
for decades owing to their broad applications in material science, biochemistry, medicine, optical and
laser active devices and so forth. The Rare Earths in general are extensively studied as luminescent
materials due to their long-lived lifetimes, narrow width emission bands, hypersensitivity to
coordination environment etc. Among different routes, Ligand sensitization is a promising one for the
enhancement of Rare Earth luminescence.

Sm3+ singly doped, Phenylphosphinic acid (PPIA) co doped Sm3+ and PPIA, Trioctylphosphin oxide
(TOPO) co doped Sm3+ silica samples were prepared by sol-gel method. Structural study of the
samples were performed by XRD and FTIR analysis. Study of the PL spectra reveals an enhancement
in PL intensity by 3.36 times for PPIA co-doped sample; whereas the enhancement is by 5.19 times
with the addition of TOPO to the PPIA co-doped samples. The observed absorption and PL spectra
of the samples were analysed with the help of Judd-Ofelt theory.
Keywords: Rare Earth, Ligand Sensitization, Photoluminescence, Energy transfer.
References:
[1] P. Manasa, C.K. Jayasankar, Luminescence and phonon side band analysis of Eu3+doped lead
fluorosilicate glasses, Opt. Mater. 62 (2016) 139–145

Biography of the Presenting Author: Navaneeta Rajkonwar is a Research Scholar

in the Department of Physics, Dibrugarh University. She is working in the area
of Rare Earth Spectroscopy. Her primary research interest is the study on the
Photoluminescence enhancement from Rare earth ions in Silica matrices with the
doping of suitable Ligands.

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Mg-doped ZnO Nanomaterial: Anefficient sunlight driven photocatalyst

Riu Riu Wary, Manasi Buzar Baruah*
Department of Physics, Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar (Deemed to be University), MHRD, Govt.
of India, Assam.

Email: [email protected]

Abstract

Green energy production and clean environment are the two major concerns of the current paradigm.
Semiconductor Photocatalysis is an emerging technology to address both energy and environment
issues. Out of many semiconductor materials Zinc Oxide (ZnO) is found to be outstanding
photocatalyst with high photocatalytic performance in UV-region. In order to extend the absorbance
efficiency of zinc oxide towards the visible region, different concentrations (0-1 wt%) of Mg-doped
ZnO were synthesized via simple co-precipitation method. The structural, morphology, elemental and
optical behavior of the synthesized nanomaterials were studied. The photocatalytic performance of
the samples were tested using methylene blue as probe pollutant. The result indicates that 0.5% Mg-
doped ZnO exhibits superior photocatalytic performance attributed to the extended photo absorption
towards visible region along with reduced recombination of photogeneratedcharge carrier.

Keywords: Photocatalysis, rate constant, Zinc Oxide.

Biography of the Presenting Author: Riu Riu Wary is a research scholar of Dept.
Of Physics in CIT, Kokrajhar. He has completed his master’s from NIT, Silchar,
Assam, India in 2018. His research interests include photocatalysis, DSSC and
Biopolymer. He has published two journal papers and three conference
proceedings during his master’s degree and currently working on composite based materials for
solar energy applications.

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Direct Synthesis of Co3O4 Nanomaterials by Carbonate Precursor
Arnab Kanti Giri1, Jong-Sung Yu2
1
Department of Chemistry, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India 2 Department of Energy Science and
Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea.
Email: [email protected]

Abstract

Herein, the monodisperse Co3O4 with various morphology is reported. Within this demonstration, a series of
Co3O4 with different morphology was synthesised using cobalt ammonium carbonate as precursor by
hydrothermal method. In the present work we successfully synthesize pure phase of Co3O4 microcube (Figure
1) by direct (one step) hydrothermal process by carbonate-based precursor. The materials were characterized
by XRD, SEM, TEM, EDX, TGA analysis. The kinetics have been studied for the formation mechanism of the
materials. The materials were used for the post synthesis of core-shell type materials for different task specific
applications. The synthesis of this material requires simple laboratory instruments and is expected to be a
useful energy material.

Figure 1: (a) & (b) SEM images of Co3O4

Microcube and polyhedron; (c) XRD of Co3O4
Microcube (d), (e) & (f) EDX mapping of Co3O4
cubes.

Keywords: Co3O4, nanostructure,

Hydrothermal
References:
1. Gu et al. Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 7688.
2. Kuang et al. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2014, 6, 4186.
3. Muramatsu et al. Materials Transactions, 2017, 58, 1014.
4. Zhang et al. CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 2123.
Biography of the Presenting Author: Dr. Arnab Kanti Giri graduated as M.Sc. (Chemistry) in 2010 from

Vidyasagar University, West Bengal. He then joined the research group of Dr. Asit Baran Panda at CSIR-Central

Salt & Marine Chemical Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar, India for doctoral studies and received

his Ph.D. degree in 2016. After postdoctoral studies from KAUST, KSA & DGIST, South Korea he obtained the

position of Assistant Professor at Indus International University, Himachal Pradesh. Later on he shifted to Karim City College,

Jamshedpur. He has published 11 research articles in SCI(E) journals and 1 Indian Patent.
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Orientational Order, Optical and Dielectric Properties of Liquid Crystals
containing Bicyclohexane Rigid Core

S. Basak1, S. Mondal2, A.Mondal3, B.Das1 and M.K. Das4

1
Department of Physics, Siliguri Institute of Technology, Siliguri, West Bengal-734 009, 2Department of Electronics and
Communication Engineering, Siliguri Institute of Technology, Siliguri 734 009, 3Department of Chemistry, Central
Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar, BTAD, Assam-783370, 4Department of Physics, North Bengal University, Siliguri,
West Bengal-734 013
Email:[email protected]
Abstract
Mesomorphic properties of several non-polar compounds liquid crystalline materials which have
same bicyclohexane core and different terminal groups have been investigated. These nematogenic
mesogens show several characteristics like high purities, low birefringence and low electrical
conductivity, that are useful in liquid crystal mixtures for display applications [1]. However, they
show large viscosity leading to greater response times [2]. The difference in the terminal molecule
markedly affects the behavioral change in these compounds. Measurements of optical birefringence
have been conducted by two different probing methods viz. thin prism and optical transmission (OT)
methods and the two sets of values are in good agreement with a small deviation of about 2–3%.
Moreover, by analyzing the temperature behavior of the orientational order parameter both from
optical birefringence Δn directly (OT data) and also from density and individual refractive indices, it
has been found that temperature dependent behavior of the order parameter agree quite well upto
10oC below the nematic-isotropic transition and deviates on the average around 2% far from the
clearing temperature. Possible cause may be due to unrealistic manifestation of the optical
characteristics of a liquid crystalline media arising for a precise reckoning of the local field
surrounding a molecule far from the nematic-isotropic transition.
Keywords: liquid crystals, bicyclohexane compounds, birefringence, Orientational Order
parameter
References: [1] M. Schadt, R. Buchecker and K. Miiller, Liq. Cryst., 5, 293 (1989).
[2] L. Pohl, R. Eidenschink, J. Krause and G.Weber, Physics Letters A., 65(2), 169 (1978).

Biography of the Presenting Author: Sarmistha Mondal, Assistant Professor, Department of

ECE, Siliguri Institute of Technology, Sukna, Siliguri, Darjeeling-734009, West Bengal, India

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Design of a Power Inverter Using Solar Cell As A Source Of Charger

Hemen Ch Medhi
Department of Electronics, St. Edmund’s College, Shillong-793003
Email:[email protected]

Abstract
The increasing demand and depletion of fossil fuels in India lead us to shift our focus to renewable
sources which are not only the future unlimited source of energy but also eco friendly and viable for
environment. Solar energy is a form of renewable energy and is a very efficient method of saving
electricity which does the same functioning as the electricity but the main difference is that the major
source is solar energy. This paper focuses on the design of solar modules serve as a source of charger
through solar charge controller to the battery and inverter for converting the direct current into an
alternating current for house hold application. It has more advantages because it needs less
maintenance, no use of fuel, light in weight, rugged, noiseless and does not require an alternating
current for charging.
Key Words : Solar cell, Inverter Circuit, MOSFET

References:
[1] Bindhiya Manger , Deepak Rasaily, Tashi Rapden Bhutiya, Mingma Lepcha, Reepika Gurung,”Design of Inverter
with Solar Charge”, International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT) –volume-33, Number8-March
2018.
[2] Nishit Kapadia, Amit patel, Dinesh Kapadia, “ Simulation and design of low cost single phase solar inverter” ,
International journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering , ISSN-2250-2459, Volume 2, pp 158-159,
February 2012.
[3] Vikash Kulkarani , Rajesh Nehete, “ Simulation and analysis of photovoltaic (PV) based solar inverter system ”,
International Journal of Soft computing and Engineering ISSN: 2231-2307, Volume 3, pp 114, January 2014.
[4] Paul Hersch, Kenneth Zweibei, Basic photovoltaic principles and methods , United states of America , pp 7-8,
February 1982.
[5] Manisha Ghodke , Sujata Naduvinamni, Anusha Kanchagar, Chitra patil ,Akshata Miskin , “ Design and development
of stabilized regulated fixed and variable DC power supply unit with short circuit protection ”, Proceeding of NCRIET &
Indian J. Series , ISSN: 2250-0138, PP 3-4,2015.

Biography of the Presenting Author: Hemen Ch Medhi is currently working as

an Assistant Professor,,Department of Electronics, St. Edmund’s College, Shillong

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Comparision of Polyvinyl Alcohol Capped Chemically Synthesized

CdS and CdZnS Nanostructured Films

Prince KumarMochahari
Department of Physics, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, India
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
In this paper, synthesis of PVA capped nanostructured CdS and CdZnS films by chemical route and
their structural, morphological and photophysical properties are reported. XRD and TEM analysis
confirmed the formation of CdS and CdZnS nanoparticles with particle size <15 nm and <10 nm
respectively. The particle size of CdS films were found to decrease with increasing molar
concentration of CdCl2 and that of CdZnS nanoparticles decreases with increasing Zn concentration.
Transmission electron microscopic images show that the particles are nearly spherical and uniformly
distributed. Selected-area electron diffraction patterns support the formation of cubic phase of the
films in both the samples. Optical absorption peaks of the films shift towards lower wavelength side
and CdS samples are blue shifted compared to their bulk counterparts. The optical band gap ofCdS
films increase with increasing molar concentration of CdCl2and that of CdZnS increases with
increasing zinc concentrationattributable to the quantum confinement effect. The increase in molar
concentration enhances the photoluminescence emission intensity of CdSwhile the zincconcentration
increasesthat of CdZnS films.

Keywords: CdS film, CdZnS films, Blue shift, Quantum confinement effect
References:
1.P K Mochahari, K C Sarma, Indian J Phys, 90 (January 2016) 21–27
2. Bijoy Barman, Kanak Chandra Sarma, Solid State Sciences,109 (2020) 106404

Biography of the Presenting Author: Dr. Prince Kumar Mochahariobtained his

PhD degree fromGauhati University.He currently holds a position as Associate
professorat Bodoland University, Assam,in the department of Physics. Prior to
joining Bodoland University, he was a faculty in Physics in DKD College,
Dergaon, Assam. His research focuses on Thin Film Nano.

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Application of Nanofluids for heat transfer processes

Monisha Mridha Mandal*, Krishanu Saha, Uttam Kumar Mandal
University School of Chemical Technology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, N.Delhi
Email:[email protected]
Abstract
Cooling of chemical, electrical and electronic equipment is a matter of concern for developing green
technologies to be used in industries. Removal of heat is effected by thermal conductivity of
conventional heat transfer fluids. This can be increased by using nanoparticles in the fluid medium.
However, there are concerns encountered while maintaining stability of nanofluids for long time.
Present study was carried out to review the current progress on the stability as well as thermal
conductivity of various nanofluids. Some nanofluids have been identified with better stability as well
as thermal conductivities which may be helpful in future designing of various systems in industries.
Preliminary studies were conducted and reported to check the stability of Cu-PAni hybrid
nanoparticle in water as base liquid. This paper confirms the improvement in stability of nanofluid
for different Cu-PANI nanoparticle concentrations and has been reported.

Keywords: Nanofluid, synthesis, characterization, stability, heat transfer

References: 1. Wei Yu and Huaqing Xie, A Review on Nanofluids: Preparation, Stability Mechanisms, and
Applications, Journal of nanomaterials (2012) 1-12.

2. Muhammad Usman Sajid, Hafiz Muhammad Ali, “Thermal conductivity of hybrid nanofluids: A critical
review”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 126 (2018) 211–234
3. S.U. Ilyas, R. Pendyala, N. Marneni, Preparation, sedimentation, and agglomeration of nanofluids, Chem.
Eng. Technol. 37 (2014) 2011-2021
4. Gabriela Huminic , Angel Huminic, “Hybrid nanofluids for heat transfer applications – A state-of-the-art
review”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 125 (2018) 82–103

Biography of the Presenting Author: Dr.Monisha Mridha Mandal is Assistant Professor at Guru
Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi. She has Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering from
IIT Delhi, M.E and B.E. in Chemical Engineering from Government Engineering college, Raipur,
presently NIT Raipur. Her fields of interest are heat transfer, process intensification, multiphase
flows.

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Application of Musa paradisiaca derived ashes as heterogeneous base catalyst for

Cross-Aldol reactions at room temperature
Dulu Brahma1, *, Sudem Borgoyary1, Sanjay Basumatary2, Pranjal Kalita1,*
1
Department of Chemistry, Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar (Deemed to be University, MHRD, Govt. of
India), Kokrajhar-783370, Assam, India
2
Department of Chemistry, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar-783370, Assam, India
E-mail: [email protected] & [email protected]

Abstract

In the current work, Musa paradisiaca (Malbhog Kola) peel/rhizome ashes were used as a solid
heterogeneous base catalyst for Cross-Aldol reactions, between different aldehydes and ketones at
room temperatures. The banana peel/rhizome ashes derived catalyst were calcined at 550oC to remove
the organic matters and characterized by XRD, FT-IR, BET, SEM-EDX, XPS and TEM, which
reveals the presence of inorganic bases viz. oxides and carbonates of metals like Na, K, Ca etc. having
the highest amount of potassium content. The catalyst was found to be highly basic (pH> 12) due to
presence of alkali metals and hence are attempted as solid heterogeneous base catalyst for solvent
free Cross-Aldol reaction. The progress of the reactions were observed by TLC and the obtained
products were characterized by FT-IR and 1H NMR techniques. The banana derived ashes is found to
be effective as the heterogeneous base catalyst in Cross-Aldol reactions giving satisfactory yields at
30 wt.% and the catalysts are environmental benign in nature and easily separable from the reaction
mixture by simple filtration.

Keywords: Agro-waste, heterogeneous base catalyst, banana peel/rhizome ashes, Cross-Aldol

reactions.

Biography of the presenting author:

Dulu Brahm completed M.Sc. in Chemistry from IIT Guwahati.
Currently, he is pursuing Ph.D. in CIT Kokrajhar, Deemed to be University, MHRD,
Govt. of India.

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Structural Evaluation of Muga silk protein by experimental and computational

approach
Prithvi Asapur, Indrani Banerjee
Central University of Gujarat
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
Silk from Bombyx mori is well exploited and found to be a remarkable proteinaceous biomaterial in
the biomedical field. Whereas non-mulberry silk is comparatively less explored for biomedical
application. Recently non-mulberry silk was found to be more advantageous than mulberry silk i.e.,
B. mori. And within the non-mulberry silk, the muga silk was known to have the highest tensile
strength, resistance for strong acids, high UV absorption, and thermal properties, etc.

To start with the understanding of the structure of muga silk, muga silk fibroin protein was extracted
and analysed experimentally using FTIR, CD, and DSC. For the computational approach, the 3D
structure of muga silk is unavailable in PDB. Hence, by using different computational tools we can
predict the 3D structure of muga silk protein considering B. mori 3D structure as a homology model
through the SWISS-MODEL server. The model's quality was evaluated by selecting a higher Z score
model. Then the 3D structure was analysed by RAMPAGE, Molprobity, and VADAR. From both the
approach it was confirmed that the MSF contained higher β-sheets compared to BSF of moderate
quality.
Keywords: Muga silk, 3D structure, secondary structure, PDB.
References:
He, Y. X., Zhang et al. (2012). N-terminal domain of Bombyx mori fibroin mediates the assembly of silk in
response to pH decrease. Journal of Molecular Biology, 418(3–4), 197–207.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2012.02.040
Adarsh Gupta, K., Mita, K., Arunkumar, K. P., & Nagaraju, J. (2015). Molecular architecture of silk fibroin of
Indian golden silkmoth, Antheraea assama. Scientific Reports, 5, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep12706

Biography of the author: Research scholar at the Central University of Gujarat

working under the supervision of Dr. Indrani Banerjee. My Ph.D. topic is “Microwave-
assisted synthesis of silk-based nanoparticles and its Applications”. I have completed
B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Biotechnology and M.Phil. in Nanoscience.
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Optical and Electrical Properties of CuO Nanoparticles Synthesized Using Citrus Maxima
Peels
Sanjib Baglaria,b, Riu Riu Waryb, Dulu Brahmac, Pranjal Kalitac, Manasi Buzar Baruahb *
a
Department of Physics, Birjhora Mahavidyalaya, Bongaigaon, Assam:783380, India
b
Department of Physics, Central Institute of Technology (Deemed to be University, MHRD, Govt. of India) Kokrajhar,
Assam:783370, India
c
Department of Chemistry, Central Institute of Technology (Deemed to be University, MHRD, Govt. of India),
Kokrajhar, Assam:783370, India
*
Corresponding author: Email: [email protected]

Abstract
In this communication, we report green synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) using
aqueous extract of Citrus maxima (pomelo) peel. The formation CuO NPs were characterized by
powder XRD, FTIR, UV-visible spectroscopy, Photoluminescence, SEM and EDS. The XRD
patterns indicated that the crystalline structure of CuO was monoclinic with the average crystalline
size of 90 nm. The SEM image confirm the formation of spherical shape of CuO NPs. FTIR and EDS
analysis revealed the purity of synthesized CuO NPs. The optical band gap of CuO NPs was estimated
from UV-Vis diffuse spectroscopy analysis using Tauc’s plot and it was found to be 1.5eV. The I-V
characteristics curve of CuO NPs under illumination condition showed good photo response behavior,
which might be due to the maximum number of exciting photoelectrons.

Keywords: Green synthesis; CuO Nanoparticles; Citrus maxima; Optical band gap
Biography of the author:
Sanjib Kumar Baglari received M.Sc from Gauhati University and M.Tech from IIT
Kharagpur. He has more than seven-year teaching experience at UG level and currently
working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Birjhora Mahavidyalaya,
Bongaigaon, Assam. He is also pursuing his Ph.D degree at CIT, Kokrajhar, Assam. His
research interest is in the field of material science like Conducting Polymers, Biomaterials, Nanomaterials
etc. He has published three scientific peers reviewed international journal papers and presented many
research papers at national and international conference.

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Nanoparticle analysis using Digital Image Processing

Minakshi Gogoi1
1
Dept. Of CSE, Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology, Guwahati-17
Email [email protected]

Abstract

Nanoparticles are ultrafine units measured in nanometers. Due to their size nanoparticles have unique
characteristics. Nanoparticles may exist in nature or maye be manufactured due to many practical
applications in various areas like textile, industry, medicine etc. But there may be potential human or
animal risks as various health hazards like poisoning or unwanted neurological effects due to the
nanoscale of the particles may causes due to the amount to be used by an organization. Goverment
policies are there to regulate the concerned authorities. But as a safety measures it is vary much
essential to do measure on the nanomaterials containing particles and so cause for proper adjusment
of quantities of nanoparticle used and their analysis. Various existing microscopic measuring
methods like scanning electron microscopy(SEM), transmission electron microscope(TEM) analysis
are suffering from various drawbacks[1][2]. So it is essential to perform digital image analysis on the
nanomaterial for nano particles qualitative and quantative analysis. The aim of the this study is
qualitative and quantitative analysis of SEM and TEM micrographs and applying digital image
processing for development of computer program for automatic crack analysis of micrographs.

Keywords: Nanoparticle, Image processing, SEM, TEM, health hazard

References:
[1] J Mathias , Advantages & Disadvantages of Scanning Electron Microscopy, February 3,
2020. www. innovatechlabs.com,
[2] D. Saladra & M. Kopernik, Qualitative and quantitative interpretation of SEM image
using digital image processing”, Journal of Microscopy, Vol. 00, Issue 0 2016, pp. 1–23
[3] K. Oshida, T. Nakazawa, T Miyazaki, M. Endo, Application of Image processing
techniques for analysis of nano and micro-spaces in carbon materials, Synthetic metals,
Elsevier, 2002
[4] Rafael Gonzalez, Richard Woods , Digital Digital Image Processing , 10 May 2017, 4th
edition

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Biography of the Presenting Author: Dr Minakshi Gogoi, Associate Professor, Computer
Science & Engineering Department at GIMT, Guwahati did her M.Tech in 2005 and PhD
in 2015 from dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Tezpur University, Tezpur. Her
research areas include Image Processing, Biometrics authentication, Artificial Intelligence.
She has published more than 20 research papers in International/ National Journals, and
conferences. She has also served as a reviewer of many Internationally reputed journals.
She is acting as a member of professional bodies of India like Institute of Engineers, India
and Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE). She also authored a book on “Biometric
Promaneekoron”, publisher Tezpur University and many book chapters.

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TL Dating of Potsherds from Tumu Ching, Manipur, India
Sheikh, M.R.1, Sapana, Kh.2, Singh, O.K.3
1
Lilong Haoreibi College, Manipur 2 Moreh College, Manipur 3 CMJ University, Meghalaya
Email: [email protected]

Abstract

Recent excavation at the ancient iron smelting site of Tumu ching, Manipur, India revealed plenty of
potsherds amidst the huge debris of iron slag indicating that ancient iron smelters were associated
with pottery. Three different stratigraphic layers could be identified in the digging. Potsherds from
the three layers have been dated by Thermoluminescence(TL) one of the most suitable physical
techniques for estimating the ages of artefacts.

Potsherds from the first layer is estimated at 1976 ± 130 years which corresponds to about 44 CE, a
period of the first king of Manipur Nongda Lairen Pakhangba, sample from the second layer is found
to be 2085± 140 years which corresponds to about 65 BC and that for the third layer is 225 ± 125
years which corresponds to about 231 BC. This reveals that iron smelting started from the early part
of 200 BCE and operational till the later part of the first cenuray AD. Physics has greatly contributed
to the cultural heritage and hence, to authenticate the historical accounts.

Keywords: Potsherds, Tumu ching, TL, Slag

Dr. Raheijuddin Sheikh, did BSc from D M College of Science, MSc(Physics)

from Manipur University, PhD(Physics) from Gauhati University, served as
Associate Professor at D M College of Science, Principal at Manipur College,
Director at DDU Centre for KAUSHAL, Principal at Kakching Khunou College
and now serving as Principal Lilong Haoreibi College, published 7 academic
books of which ‘Physics for Cultural Heritage’ has been lifted on amazon, 3
literary works of which one has been awarded, published more than 27 research
papers in reputed journals. He has been trained under Australian TAFE Directors
in Vocational Education Leadership Training (VELT) Programme in 2017-18.

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Design And Simulation Of Non-metallic And Flexible Broadband Metamaterial
Absorber For X-band Applications
Dr. Dipangkar Borah1, Prof. Nidhi. S. Bhattacharyya2
1
Department of Physics, B. N. College, Dhubri, Assam 2 Department of Physics, Tezpur University, Assam
Email:[email protected]

Abstract
The recent trends in technology have encouraged the fast and reliable data transfer, which in turn has
increased the number of electronic and wireless devices. The exponential growth of these electronic
systems, consequently, has led to the electromagnetic interference (EMI) of radiations that disrupt the
performance of the source and end user devices. Recently, metamaterial has been studied as EMI
absorbers in different frequency regime because of its unique properties like negative permittivity
and permeability, which in turn exhibits excellent result in absorption in different ways. Considering
the advantages of metamaterial, design of an efficient broadband metamaterial absorber composed of
non-metallic expanded graphite based conducting layers and unit cells for X-band applications is
present here. The conducting layers are separated by a flexible dielectric LLDPE substrate. The design
and simulation is carried out in CST Microwave Studio. The structure is optimized to exhibits
maximum absorption with minimum unit cell dimension and showing -1.96 GHz of -10 dB bandwidth
in the X-band frequency range. Being designed on ultrathin, lightweight, flexible LLDPE substrate,
the absorber can be used for different conformal applications.

Keywords: Broadband absorber, metamaterial, LLDPE

References:
1. Veselago, V. G. The electrodynamics of substances with simultaneously negative value of ɛ and µ,
Soviet Physics Uspekhi 10 (4), 509--514, 1968.
2. Schurig, D., et al. Metamaterial electromagnetic cloak at microwave frequencies, Science 314 (5801),
977--978, 2006.
3. Landy, N. I., et al. Perfect metamaterial absorber, Physical Review Letters 100 (20), 207402-1--
207402-4, 2008.
Dipankar Borah was born on 2nd August 1991. He did his MSc from Indian
Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India in 2014 and received his Ph.D in the
field of EMI shielding from Tezpur University, Assam in 2020. He is
currently working as Assistant Professor, B.N College, Dhubri, India. His
main research interests are metamaterials, electromagnetic absorber etc. He
has authored several papers in international journals and conference
proceedings.

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 Poster Presentations

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An Unsteady MHD Casson Fluid Flow Past An Accelerated Vertical Plate In
Presence Of Thermal Radiation Through Porous Medium
Dr. Anjan Kr. Deka
Normal school, Sootea ,Biswanath ,Assam
Email: [email protected]
Abstract
In this chapter, an attempt has been made to investigate the boundary layer flow of on an unsteady
MHD free convection heat and mass transfer flow of a viscous, incompressible and electrically
conducting Casson fluid past an infinite vertical plate embedded in a porous medium. Casson fluid
model is used to characterize the fluid behaviour. Exact solution of the governing equations is
obtained in closed form by Laplace transform technique. The expressions for fluid velocity, fluid
temperature and species concentrationare displayed graphically whereas the numerical values of skin
friction, the Nusselt number and the Sherwood number are presented in tabular form for various
values of pertinent flow parameters. The fluid velocity and fluid temperature are getting reduced due
to heat absorption parameter. Heat absorption parameter has the tendency to reduce the skin friction
at the plate. Furthermore, the surface shear stress increases with the increase in the Casson parameter.
Keywords: Nusselt number, skin friction, magnetic field, heat transfer, mass transfer, porous medium, velocity field.
References:
1. Abdus-Sattar M.D. and Hamid Kalim M.D. (1996): “Unsteady free convection interaction with thermal radiation in
a boundary layer flow past a vertical porous plate”, J. of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Vol. 30, pp. 25-37.

2. Abid H., Khan I. and Sharidan S. (2013): “An exact analysis of heat and mass transfer past a vertical plate with
Newtonian heating”. J. of Appl. Mathematics, pp. 1–9.

3. Abid H., Ismail Z., Khan I., Hussein A.G. and Sharidan S. (2014): “Unsteady boundary layer MHD free convection
flow in a porous medium with constant mass diffusion and Newtonian heating”, The European Physical J. Plus, Vol.
129, pp.1–16.

4. Abid H., Anwar M.I., Farhad A., Khan I. andSharidan S. (2014):“Natural convection flow past an oscillating plate
with Newtonian heating”,Heat Transfer Research,Vol. 45,pp. 119–137
Biography of the Presenting Author: Dr. Anjan Kumar Deka pursed
M.Sc ,M.PHIL ,B.Ed, Ph.D. from Gauhati University, Assam.He is currently working as
Asstt. Teacher (science) in Normal School (Teacher Training Institute),Sootea, Biswanath
Assam .He has published lots of research papers in reputed journals and conferences. His
main research work focuses on Fluid Dynamics. He has 15 years of teaching experiences and 7 years of
research experience.

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A Review on Recoverable Magnetic Materials for Organic Transformation
Anamika Baishya, Pranjal Kalita
Department of Chemistry, Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar (Deemed to be University, MHRD,
Govt. of India), Kokrajhar, Assam-783370, India
Email: [email protected]
Abstract
This paper focuses on the review of recoverable magnetic materials for organic transformations.
The magnetic materials as heterogeneous catalyst with easy recovery and reusability, play the key
role in industrial requirements following sustainable environmental protocols. In addition, their
application could be extended in power generation, electronic devices, analog and digital data
storage, drug delivery, medical devices, and magnetic therapy, etc. Specially, magnetic iron based
materials are effective for many catalytic reactions and used as catalysts to oxidative degrade of
various organic pollutants in water. The catalysts are characterized by several techniques, such as
powder XRD, BET, FTIR, UVi-Vis, SEM-EDAX, EPR, VSM, HR-TEM, etc. Among the different
applications, we are interested for carbon-carbon bond formation reactions using magnetic material
as a nano-heterogeneous catalyst. This powerful organic transformation reactions is highly
important in organic synthesis in the areas of pharmaceutical, fine chemical, bio-fuel, etc.

Keywords: Magnetic materials, Heterogeneous catalysts, Nanocomposites, Organic Transformations

References:
1. Kazemi M, Ghobadi M, Mirzaie A. Nanotechnol Rev. 7 (2018) 43–68.
2. Singh Rathore P, Patidarb R, Thakore S. RSC Adv., 4 (2014) 41111.
3. Yao Y, Cai Y, Lu F, Wei F, Wang X Journal of Hazardous Materials (2014) 61-7

Biography of the Presenting Author: Prior to join in Ph.D. program in Central Institute of
Technology Kokrajhar, Assam; Anamika Baishya completed Master of Science in Chemistry
from National Institute of Technolgy, Meghalaya

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Frequency encoded All optical single bit memory unit using Tera Hertz Optical
Asymmetric Demultiplexer(TOAD)
Kajal Maji1, Kousik Mukherjee2, Mrinal Kanti Mandal1
1
Department of Physics ,National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Durgapur, India
2
Department of Physics, Banwarilal Bhalotia College ,Asansol, India
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
The operation of frequency encoded all optical single bit memory unit is described using Tera Hartz
Optical Asymmetric Demultiplexer (TOAD) based interferometric switch[1,2]. Tera Hertz Optical
asymmetric Demultiplexer (TOAD) is a fundamental optical switch in optical communication system.
In frequency enencoding scheme, the states of information ‘0’ and ‘1’ are denoted by signals of
frequency υ1 and υ2 respectively. The output of this single bit memory unit shown in the form of truth
table in terms of wavelengths.

Keywords: TOAD, Frequency encoding, SOA, Memory unit.

References:
1. K Mukherjee, AK Meikap, D Kumbhakar “Frequency encoded all optical single bit memory unit using difference
frequency generation alone” Optical and Quantum Electronics, 2012
2. S Dutta, S Mukhopadhyay “An all optical approach of frequency encoded NOT based Latch using semiconductor
optical amplifier” Journal of optics, 2010

Biography of the Presenting Author: Mr. Kajal Maji is a Research Scholar of National
Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India. He has obtained his M.Sc in Physics from Indian
Institute of Technology Guwahati, India. His research interests are Optoelectronic device
modelling and simulation. He has published 06 research papers in international journals
and presented 05 research papers in national and international conferences.

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Effect of Fe Substitution on the Magnetic Properties of MnCo2O4

Junmoni Barman1 and S. Ravi2
1
Department of Physics, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh-791112, India
2
Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati-781039, Assam, India
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
Spinel compounds with general chemical formula AB2O4, containing two or more types of cations,
have been studied for decades owing to their interesting electric, magnetic, optical and catalytic
properties. Out of several spinel compounds, transition metal cobaltites MCo2O4 (M = Mn, Ni, Zn,
Cu, Mg etc.) series have attracted significant interest for fundamental research and also for
technological applications in many areas [1, 2]. In this report, we present the structural and magnetic
properties of Fe doped MnCo2O4.
The Mn(Co1-xFex)2O4 (x= 0 - 0.5) compounds were synthesized by using sol-gel method. Rietveld
refinements of the X-ray diffraction patterns show that all the sample exhibits cubic spinel structure
with Fd3̅m space group. The lattice parameter is found to increase systematically with increase in the
Fe concentration. Temperature dependent magnetization measurements under zero field cooled
(ZFC) and field cooled (FC) conditions show large thermomagnetic irreversibility. These samples
exhibit ferrimagnetic transition and the transition temperature, TC is found to increase with increase
in Fe concentration. The TC for x = 0 and x = 0.5 samples are found to be 176 K and 446 K
respectively. The M-H loops recorded for both parent and Fe doped samples show unusual hysteresis
behaviour below a certain temperature. This unusual hysteresis behaviour is attributed to the domain
wall pinning effect which is found to decrease with increasing Fe concentration. The saturation
magnetization and the effective magnetic moment are found to increase with increasing Fe
concentration as expected. The detailed analysis of the observed results will be presented.

References:
[1] F. M. M. Borges et al., J. magn. Magn. Mater. 302 (2006) 273.
[2] R. N. Bhowmik et al. Phys. Rev. B 74 (2006) 214417.

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Review On Metal Nanoparticles Embedded In Molybdenum Disulfide Nanosheets:

Synthesis And Properties

Upama Das1, Dr.Sulochana Deb2

1,2
Department of Physics, Gauhati University, Gopinath Bordoloi Nagar, Guwahati-781014, Assam
Email: [email protected]
Abstract
Study of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) has become very crucial due to their wide range of
applications in various fields such as sensors, supercapacitors, drug delivery, etc. Molybdenum Disulfide
(MoS2) nanosheet is a 2D TMDCs, which is considered to be an ideal substrate as it gets hybridized very easily
in presence of functional groups which results in formation of MoS2-based nanocomposites. Out of all the
different types of MoS2-based nanocomposites, Metal-MoS2 nanocomposite display some unusual and
extraordinary properties as the noble metal nanoparticles (NPs) shows Localised surface plasmon resonance
(LSPR) which is responsible for unique optical properties in them and the nanocomposite combines both the
merits of MoS2 nanosheets and metal NPs [1]. Hence, these nanocomposites are used in wide range of
applications. In this review, we will be focussing on the various techniques for synthesis such as self-assembly
method [2], chemical reduction method [3], hydrothermal method [4], etc, used by different researchers for
synthesis of Metal-MoS2 nanocomposites such as Silver-MoS2, Gold-MoS2, Palladium-MoS2 and Platinum-
MoS2. And we will also review some of the unique properties displayed by these nanocomposites.

Keywords: Molybdenum Disulfide, Metal-Molybdenum Disulfide, LSPR, Self-assembly, Chemical reduction,

Hydrothermal, Properties.

References:
[1] Shao Su, Yongqiang Xu, Qian Sun, Xiaodan Gu, Lixing Weng and Lianhui Wang, J. Mater. Chem. B, 6, 5323, (2018).
[2] Onur Parlak, Anıl İncel, Lokman Uzun, Anthony P.F. Turner and Ashutosh Tiwari, Biosensors and Bioelectronic,
S0956-5663(16)30215-9, BIOS8535, (2016).
[3] A. J. Cheah, W. S. Chiu, P. S. Khiew, H. Nakajima, T. Saisopa, P. Songsiriritthigul, S. Radiman and M. A.
A. Hamid, Catal. Sci. Technol., 5, 4133-4143, (2015).
[4] Shao Su, Wenfang Cao, Chi Zhang, Xiaoyan Han, Huan Yu, Dan Zhu, Jie Chao, Chunhai Fan and Lianhui Wang,

RSC Adv., 6, 76614, (2016).

Biography of the Presenting Author: Upama Das has completed her graduation in Physics from
Cotton University with 1st class 1st rank. She did her masters in physics from Department of Physics,
Gauhati University. She has recently joined the PhD. programme in Physics at Tezpur University.
Her research interests broadly focus on nanostructures, soft matter, plasmonic.
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Depletion width of Long Channel Normally On Junctionless Field Effect

Transistor
Angshumala Talukdar1, Kaushik Chandra Deva Sarma2
1,2
Department of Instrumentation Engineering
Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar, Kokrajhar, India
Email: [email protected]
Abstract
This paper presents a mathematical model for depletion width of normally on Junctionless field effect
transistor. The approach followed for obtaining the model is based on solving 1-D Poisson's equation
under depletion approximation. A comparative analysis of depletion width of Normally on device
with Normally off device is also presented. The dependance of depletion width on device dimensions,
work function of gate material, dielectric constant of gate dielctric material, applied gate and drain
voltages also presented in the paper.
Keywords: Field effect; Junctionless; Normally on; Normally off; Work function; Depletion width
References:
[1] Lee, C. W., Afzalian, A., Akhavan, N.D., Yan, R., Ferain, I., and Colinge. J.P. "Junctionless multigate field effect
transistor. Applied Physics Letters", vol. 94, pp. 053511, May 2009
[2] Nazarov, A., Balestra, F., Raskin, J.P., Gamiz, F., and Lysenko, V.S. Semiconductor-On-Insulator Materials for
Nanoelectronics Applications, Springer, 2011
[3]Sarma K.C.D., and Sharma S.,"A method for determination of depletion width of single and double gate junction less
transistor ", International Conference on Electronic Design, Computer Networks & Automated Verification (EDCAV),
Shillong, India, 2015
[4]Sarma K.C.D., and Sharma S. "An Approach for Complete 2-D Analytical Potential Modelling of Fully Depleted
Symmetric Double Gate Junction Less Transistor", Journal of Computational Electronics, Springer, vol. 14, pp.717-
725, February 2015.
Biography of the Presenting Author: Angshumala Talukdar received her B.Tech. degree
in Electronics and Communication Engineering in the year 2014 from Gauhati University,
India and M.E. degree in Instrumentation and Control from Dibrugarh University, India in
the year 2017. Presently she is working towards Ph.D. degree in the Department of
Instrumentation at CIT Kokrajhar, India.

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Electro-Optic Performance of Smart Antiferroelectric Liquid Crystalline

(AFLC) Compounds
Shantiram Nepal1, Banani Das1, Malay Kumar Das2, Michal Czerwiński3
1
Department of Physics,Siliguri Institute of Technology, India, 2Department of Physics, University of North Bengal,
India, 3Faculty of Advanced Technologies and Chemistry, Military University of Technology, Poland
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
Electro-optical investigation of three high tilted, fast switching AFLC liquid crystalline compounds
has been performed by exploring its spontaneous polarisation, switching times, rotational viscosity
and anchoring energy coefficients. The polarization reversal method has been used to measure the
electro-optic parameters and characterized in 5-μm thick ITO-coated device cells [1-2].
Antiferroelectric liquid crystal compounds shows two types of phase sequence, isotropic - smectic
A* - smectic C* - smectic CA* and isotropic - smectic CA* with unusually broad temperature ranges
of Smectic CA* phases of more than 100 °C. These material has sufficiently high spontaneous
polarisation of the order of ~320 nC/cm2 and switching times of ~300 μs. These compounds has low
rotational viscosity in the range of 2-8 Pa.s. Viscosity is maximum in SmCA* phase since with
increase in the tilt angle the rotational hindrance barrier also increases, thereby increasing the
viscosity. Maximum value of dispersion energy coefficient is ~ 0.032 Jm-2 and it decreases with
increase in temperature. Weak Wd indicates a requirement of lower threshold voltage; therefore low
electric field is required to switch the molecules between off and on state which is an important
properties of switching devices. Maximum value of polarization coefficient is ~ 0.025 Jm-2.
Keywords: Antiferroelectric liquid crystal, spontaneous polarization, relaxation times, viscosity
References:
[1] A. Pramanik et al. Electro-optical properties of a new series of fluorinated antiferroelectric orthoconic liquid
crystalline esters. Liq. Cryst., 42(3), (2015), 412-421.
[2] M.B. Pandey et al. Dielectric and electro-optical properties of anti- ferroelectric liquid crystalline materials.
Isr. J. Chemistry, 52, (2012), 895-907.
Biography of the Presenting Author: Shantiram Nepal, Senior Research Fellow, DST
Project, Siliguri Institute of Technology, Siliguri, West Bengal, India

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How The Modified Winogradsky Microcosm Technique Can Help in Building

An Indigenous Culture Collection Of Iron And Sulphur Bacteria Valuable In
Green Synthesis Of Gold Nanoparticles
Sujata Dabolkara, Nandkumar Kamat b*
a, b
Mycological laboratory, Department of Botany, Goa University, Taleigao, Goa, India, 403206
*Corresponding author: Mycological Laboratory, Department of Botany, Goa University, Panjim, Goa, India.
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
This paper describes an easy to use modified winogradsky microcosm (MWMC) technique for
enrichment and isolation of useful chemolithotrophic bacteria which are increasingly employed in
green synthesis of Gold nanoparticles. The technique was necessitated due to non availability of pure
cultures of Iron and Sulphur bacteria in India and find out a way to help the scientists to build an
indigenous culture collection of such useful chemolithotrophic bacteria. Winogradsky column is an
example of an interdependent microbial ecosystem and is an excellent tool to determine the major
bacterial communities in a sample. Winogradsky columns have been used extensively to demonstrate
microbial nutrient cycling and metabolic diversity (Abbasian et al., 2015; Yu et al., 2020). This work
was aimed at application of the Winogradsky Microcosm (WGMC) by modification using simple,
low cost PET bottles to enrich microbial biofilms of Iron and Sulphur bacteria from different local
mineral samples in order to isolate useful cultures of particularly Acidithiobacillus, Leptospirillum
and Sulfobacillus spp. After prolong incubation in dark followed by exposure to light, interesting
coloured zones were identified in 24 columns from six samples indicating differential colonization of
biofilms of Iron and Sulphur bacteria. The biofilms were carefully sampled, microscopically
analysed, aseptically processed, enriched and pure cultures of iron and sulphur bacteria were
successfully obtained on specific hyperacidic media. These cultures have excellent potential in
bioleaching of gold sulphides and green synthesis of pure Gold nanoparticles. Considering the
dependence of our country on foreign nations to acquire such rare, expensive and patented cultures,
our technique is claimed to be potentially helpful to Indian researchers to build an indigenous
collection of industrially useful, diverse and chemically creative strains of Iron and Sulphur bacteria.
The results are presented and discussed.
Keywords: Modified Winogradsky Microcosm (WGMC), Iron And Sulphur Bacteria, Green
Synthesis, Gold

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Excellent light trapping in nanostructured thin flexible Si wafer for potential solar cell
application
Deepak Sharma1,2, Avritti Srivastava1,2, Ruchi K. Sharma1,2, Subha Laxmi1,2, P. Prathap1,2,
Sanjay K. Srivastava1,2)*
1
Photovoltaic Metrology Section, CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (NPL), New Delhi-110012
2
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-NPL Campus, New Delhi-110012
Email: [email protected], *[email protected]

Abstract
Silicon solar cells dominate the photovoltaic market, owing to their reliability, high performance and proven
technology. Demand for further lowering the cost by employing thin flexible Si wafer is the need for PV
industry for different application. Reducing thickness of Si wafer will lower the absorption of desired solar
spectrum for solar cell application. Conventional micro-pyramid texturing of Si to improve light absorption is
not suitable for thin silicon wafers. Nanostructures (nanopillar, nanowire, nanopyramids) with small Si removal
are proposed to minimize the reflection in thin Si wafer. This study proposes the preparation of thin/flexible
crystalline-Si wafers by simple wet chemical alkali etching under various processing condition. Starting from
the as-cut solar grade silicon wafer of thickness 180±20µm of (100) orientation ≤ 50µm thin wafers could be
achieved which shows flexibility. Thinning of silicon wafer with KOH solution has dual role in both reducing
the thickness as well as to remove the surface damage of the solar grade silicon wafers. The as-cut as well as
thin wafers has reflection more than 35% in range 400-1100nm. To manage the light trapping for such thin
flexible Si wafers nanostructuring
by MACE was implemented
which reduces the reflectance
(SWR) by 2.78% which is 37.7%
lower than non-structured thin
flexible wafer.

Biography of the Presenting Author : Deepak Sharma is currently CSIR-Junior Research

Fellow at CSIR-NPL, New Delhi pursuing Ph.D in AcSIR. His research aim is to develop cost-
effective flexible Photovoltaic devices.

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Solution processed synthesis of graphene oxide from natural graphite powder
and its potential application in rGO/Si heterojunction solar cells
Ruchi K. Sharma1,2, Avritti Srivastava1,2, Anjali Saini1,2, P. Prathap1,2, S.K. Srivastava1,2)*
1
Academy of scientific and innovative research (ACSIR), CSIR-NPL campus, New Delhi-12, India
2
CSIR- National Physical laboratory (NPL), New Delhi – 12, India

Email- [email protected], *[email protected]

Abstract
Silicon solar cell technology still dominates the solar PV market globally. Recently, Si based heterojunction
solar cells with integrating different novel materials is a incredible subject of interest for low cost and high
efficiency devices. Graphene, a 2D allotrope of carbon is a promising material for this purpose with its eminent
properties, including its high carrier mobility, high flexibility, high stability, and excellent optical transparency.
Chemical exfoliation of natural graphite powder gives a best solution for large scale synthesis of graphene. In
this approach firstly graphene oxide (GO) is synthesized via chemical oxidation of graphite and then chemical
exfoliation and reduction of GO flakes is performed for formation of reduced graphene oxide (rGO). rGO has
great comparability in properties with graphene and can be utilized as an inexpensive alternative to it. In this
study, graphene oxide was synthesized via modified hummers method and further reduction was performed by
ascorbic acid (vitamin c). Prepared GO flakes was dispersed in DI water which shows high solubility and
stability. The structural properties of the prepared GO flakes were studied via Raman spectroscopy and UV-
Vis NIR spectroscopy as shown in Fig.1(a) and (b) respectively. The simple synthesis process of GO/rGO
could be used as efficient hole transport layer for Si heterojunction solar cells.
(c)
Keywords: rGO,Si heterojunction, Hummer’s method

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Biography of the Presenting Author: Ruchi K. Sharma is currently UGC junior research
fellow at CSIR-NPL, New Delhi pursuing Ph.D in ACSIR. Her research aim is to develop cost-
effective hybrid solar PV devices.

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Optimization of fermentation conditions for microbial cellulose production
isolated from Lepidopteran insect gut
Sumita Biswas1, Dibyendu Paul2
1, 2
Department of Environmental Studies, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong- 793022, Meghalaya, India
Email: [email protected]
Abstract
Enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose by microorganisms is a key step in global carbon cycle. Microbes
present inside insect gut play critical roles in host nutrition and physiology. The order Lepidoptera
that includes moths and butterflies, one of the most recognizable insect groups, still their microbial
symbionts are little-studied. This study was conducted to isolate, screen and identification of cellulase
producing bacteria present inside Lepidopteran moth Kunugia latipennis gut. Characterization of
bacterial isolates was done based on morphological and biochemical analysis. Cellulolytic bacteria
were isolated and cultured in CMC (Carboxymethyl cellulose) media. The biochemical characters
were assayed. Cellulolytic activity was determined based on formation of clear zone and cellulolytic
index on CMC plate media. The proper culture conditions for microbial cellulase production from the
gut of herbivorous insects were optimized. The properties of the cellulase were investigated by DNS
method. The experimental data indicated that suitable culture conditions for cellulase production were
the culture temperature of 32°C, the pH of 6.5 the incubation period of 72hours and loaded volume
of 50ml per 250ml. The optimum reaction temperature and pH were 50 °C and 6.5 respectively
containing 2% CMC. This enzyme thus concluded to be slightly acidic cellulase.
Keywords: Enzymatic hydrolysis, Kunugia latipennis, cellulase, CMC (Carboxymethyl cellulose),
DNS method

References:

Dantur, I. K., Enrique, R., Welin, B. and Castagnaro, A. P. (2015). Isolation of cellulolytic bacteria from the
intestine of Diatraea saccharalis larvae and evaluation of their capacity to degrade sugarcane biomass. AMB
Express. 5:15
Echlin, P. and Moreton, R.1976. Low temperatures techniques for Scanning Electron Microscopy. Scanning
electron microscopy . 1: 753-762
Ferbiyanto, A., Rusmana, I. and Raffiudin, R. (2015). Characterization and Identification of Cellulolytic
Bacteria from gut of worker Macrotremes gilvus. Hayati Journal of Biosciences. 22(4):197-200
Fischer, E. R., Bryan T. Hansen, B. T., Nair, V., Hoyt, F. H. and Dorward, D. W. 2012. Scanning Electron

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 Microscopy. Current Protocol Microbiology. May; CHAPTER; NIH
Miller, G.L. 1959. "Use of Dinitrosalicylic Acid Reagent for Determination of Reducing Sugar." Anal. Chem.
31(3):426-428.

Figure1.: (a) Kunugia latipennis larva, (b) incised gut of larva, (c) CMC agar palte stained with Congo Red
stain, (d) CMC agar palte stained with Gram’s Iodine Stain, (e) Gram’s staining, (f) Gram’s staining

Biography of the Presenting Author: The presenting author is a Doctoral Scholar in the
Department of Environmental Studies, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong. She has
completed her Master of Science in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from Tezpur
University. The author is eligible for LECTURERSHIP ( NET) conducted by Joint CSIR-
UGC in the subjest of Life Science.

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Sustainable Heterogeneous Catalyst for Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation
Reactions: A Critical Review
Sudem Borgayary, Dulu Brahma, Pranjal Kalita*
Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar (Deemed to be University, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India),
Kokrajhar, Assam-783370, India
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
Utilization of sustainable agro-waste biomass provides the alternative biodegradable reagent in
organic synthesis. The conversion of biomass into value-added chemicals or materials is the
challenging task for the researchers. There are several types of agro-waste such as Water Hyacinth,
Musa balbisiana Colla, Rice straw, Papaya Bark, Brassica nigra, Sesamum indicum, Heteropanax
fragrans (Kesseru), etc. The ash &water extract of these ash provides the both basic and green reaction
media in the system. This is the main advantage of such system, replaces the toxic organic solvents
and hazardous homogeneous base-catalyzed organic reagents. In this paper, we are discussing for
several types of carbon-carbon bond formation reactions using agro-waste as heterogeneous catalyst
and green reaction media.

Biography of the Presenting Author: Sudem Borgayary is a research scholar of Dept. Of

Chemistry in CIT, Kokrajhar. He has completed his master’s from BODOLAND
UNIVERSITY, Kokrajhar, Assam, India in 2019.His research interests include Heterogeneous
Catalysts, Renewable Energy, Waste to Value-added chemicals, Biomass, Bio fuel & Pyrolysis.

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Investigation of structural and magnetic properties of cobalt ferrite
nanoparticles for hyperthermia therapy
Ayan Mallick1#, Prof. Pabitra Kumar Chakrabarti1*
1
Solid State Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, Burdwan University, Burdwan 713104,
West Bengal, India
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
Cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4) nanoparticles were synthesized by conventional sol-gel auto combustion
method. The analysis of X-ray diffractogram and Raman spectra confirmed the formation of desired
crystallographic phase of the sample. Scanning electron microscopy and high resolution transmission
electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy were used to characterize the
morphological and elemental properties of the sample. The average particle size around 15 nm were
evaluated from observed micrographs, which agrees well with the results obtained from X-ray
diffractogram. Magnetic hysteresis loop at 300 K suggests the presence of superparamagnetic
particles along with ferrimagnetic particles. Saturation magnetization, coercive field were also
evaluated. In order to explore the biomedical application of the cobalt ferrite nanoparticles inductive
heating of the nanoparticles at different concentrations were measured. It suggests that cobalt
nanoparticle would be useful for magnetic hyperthermia therapy. [1]

Keywords: Spinel ferrite, Magnetic nanoparticles, Hyperthermia therapy

References: [1] Y. S. Srinivasan, K.M. Paknikar, D. Bodas, V. Gajbhiye, Applications of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles
in biomedical nanotechnology, Nanomedicine 13 (2018) 1221–1238.
Acknowledgement: The authors wish to acknowledge the financial assistance provided by DST-SERB, Govt of India
(Order No: EMR/2017/000832, Dated: 19.03.2018).
Biography of the Presenting Author: Research Scholar, Department of Physics, University of
Burdwan, West Bengal, India.

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High Power Analysis of A Junctionless Field Effect Transistor With High K

Spacer and Low Work Function Gate Material
Anjanmani Baro1, Kaushik Chandra Deva Sarma2
1,2
Department of Instrumentation Engineering
Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar, Kokrajhar, India
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
This paper presents a high power analysis of Junctionless field effect transistor (JLFET) with High K
Spacer and Low Work Function Gate Material. The structure consists of Hafnium Oxide (HfO2) as
spacer. The work function of the gate material is selected in such a way that the device is Normally
off in the absence of externally applied gate field. The high K spacer helps in reducing off-state
leakage while low work function gate material results reduction of on-state loss making the device
suitable for high power applications. Various performance parameters such as off current, on-state
resistance etc of the proposed structure are compared with conventional JLFET and Power Metal
oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) on Cogenda VisualTCAD 1.8.2 simulation
platform. The simulation results shown that the device exhibits lower off current, lower on-state
resistance and lower subthreshold swing compared to that of conventional JLFET and Power
MOSFET.
Keywords: High power; JLFET; Low work function; High K Spacer
References:
[1] Lee, C. W., Afzalian, A., Akhavan, N.D., Yan, R., Ferain, I., and Colinge. J.P., Junctionless multigate field
effect transistor. Applied Physics Letters. 2009; 94(05) : 053511
[2]Raju , V., and Sivasankaran K., Impact of high k spacer on RF stability performance of double gate
junctionless transistor. International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and
Fields. 2018; 31(08): https://doi.org/10.1002/jnm.2481
[3]Baro A. and Sarma K.C.D. Study on Electrical Characteristics of Double gate Junctionless Field Effect
Transistor With Triangle Shaped Spacer. International Conference on Computational Performance
Evaluation (ComPE). 2020; Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
[4]Sarma K.C.D., and Sharma S. Carrier Mobility Enhancement of Symmetric Double Gate Junctionless
Transistor. Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics. 2017; 12(10): 1084-1092
2015; 14(02): 717-725

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Biography of the Presenting Author: Anjanmani Baro received her B.Tech. degree in
Instrumentation Engineering in the year 2014 from Gauhati University, India and M.E. degree
in Instrumentation and Control from Dibrugarh University, India in the year 2016. Presently
she is working towards Ph.D. degree in the Department of Instrumentation at CIT Kokrajhar,
India.

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A Review on Layered Graphene Oxide and Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
material : Synthesis and application in memory devices
Nipom Sekhar Das1 and Avijit Chowdhury1*
1
Organic Electronics and Sensor Laboratory, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam-
788010, India.
E.mail: [email protected]
Abstract
Two-dimensional layered materials such as graphene oxide (GO) and transition metal
dichalcogenides (TMDs) have attracted growing attention due to their excellent physical and
structural properties and have been considered as a promising candidate in photonics, electronic,
energy storage, sensing, optoelectronic devices. Here, different synthesis processes of layered
materials have been reviewed. Recent progresses of non-volatile memory devices based on these
materials with and without polymer have been discussed and trying to focus on memory
characteristics such as Ion/Ioff ratio, switching voltages, endurance, retention which are very important
parameter for designing next generation electronic devices.

Fig.1 Schematic diagram of MX2 (Metal dichalcogenide)

Keywords:Graphene oxide, transition metal dichalcogenide, layered, endurance, retention

References:
1. N. Hashim, Z. Muda, M. Z. Hussein, I. M. Isa, A. Mohamed, A. Kamari, S. A. Bakar, M. Mamat, A. M.
Jaafar, J. Mater. Environ. Sci. 7, 3225 (2016).

2. J. Sun, X. Li, W. Guo, M. Zhao, X. Fan, Y. Dong, C. Xu, J. Deng, Y. Fu, Crystals 7, 198 (2017).

Biography of the Presenting Author: Nipom Sekhar Das, Scholar Id: 18-3-24-104, Ph. D.
th
5 semester, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam-
788010, India.

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Recovery and identification of bioactive limonin from Pomelo (Citrus grandis)
seeds using organic solvents

Satyajit Das1,2 , P. P. Sahu1

1
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Tezpur University
Napaam, Assam, 784028, India
2 Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Jorhat Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, ,
Assam, 785010, India

Email: [email protected]

Abstract
Citrus limonoids are potentially bioactive compound present in citrus fruits. Limonin a citrus
limonoid having a number of biological activities is practically extracted from citrus seeds due to its
highest content in the seeds of the citrus fruits. In the present study, pomelo (Citrus grandis) seeds
were investigated for limonin recovery using a process consisting of acetone extraction, ethanol
washing , purification using isopropyl alcohol and sodium hydroxide and finally crystallization. The
extraction efficiency depends on three key factors which were concentration of hydrotope, extraction
temperature and extraction time. After initial study of extraction with optimization, acetone solvent
dosage of 80 ml was used with extraction time and temperature as 4 hours and 800 C respectively.
The limonoid yield was 0.0031g/g (approximately). The structure of isolated main constituent of the
limonoids was identified by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrometer.
Keywords: Limonin, extraction, pomelo seeds
References:
1. Si Qin , Chenghao Lv , Qingshan Wang , Zhibing Zheng , Xi Sun , Minyi Tang , Fangming Deng, Extraction,
identification, and antioxidant property evaluation of limonin from pummelo seeds , Animal Nutrition 4 (2018) ,
281-287.
2. Guddadarangawanahally K., Jayaprakasha , Jennifer S. Brodbelt , Narayan G. Bhat , Bhimanagouda S. Patil,
Methods for the Separation of Limonoids from Citrus, ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society:
Washington, DC, 2006.
3. Deepak V. Dandekar, G.K. Jayaprakasha, Bhimanagouda S. Patil , Hydrotropic extraction of bioactive limonin
from sour orange (Citrus aurantium L.) seeds, Food Chemistry 109 (2008), 515–520.

Biography of the Presenting Author: Satyajit Das is currently working as an Assistant

Professor in the department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering at Jorhat
Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam. He is pursuing his PhD degree from
department of ECE, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam

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Estimation of radon exhalation rate in soil samples of oil field area of Tinsukia
District of Assam and its possible correlation with radium content in soil using
Can technique method
Sonali Dutta a , Hiranya Kr. Sarmab Ranjan Kr. Kakatic
a Department of Physics, Assam Down Town University, Guwahati, Assam, India
b Principal, Suren Das College Hajo,Kamrup,Assam,India
c Director, Students’ Welfare, Gauhati University,Assam,India

Abstract
Radon activities and radon exhalation rates have been measured in soil samples collected from
different locations of oil field area of Tinsukia District (Digboi) of Assam, India. ‘Can Technique’
using LR115 (type II) detectors, has been used for the estimation of radium concentration & radon
exhalation rate. Radium concentration observed for soil samples has been found to be varying from
1.33 Bq/Kg to 1.6 Bq/Kg .The Radon exhalation rate in these samples has been found to be varying
from 0.834 to 0.998 mBqm-2 h-1.A positive correlations with (R2 =0.99) have been found between
radon exhalation rate and radium concentration in the samples for the investigated area. The obtained
results indicate normal levels of indoor radon concentration and effective radium content in all
locations of the studied area. Life threats to the dwellings in the particular area.In the importance of
a study of radon has been recognized globally. So we have taken up a study to compare the radon
datas with respect to our present study. Institutions like EPA, WHO, ICRP and many more world
recognized organizations have taken up the study of radon and its importance.So,a qualitative analysis
and comparison is highly essential in context to world concern.

Keywords: Can technique, radon exhalation, emanation, effective radium content

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Production of chitinase by Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain R1-73
isolated from soil and its potential use as a biopesticide

M. Bidyaswori Devi1*, D. Paul2

Department of Environmental Studies, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong793022, Meghalaya, India.
E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract

The continuous use of chemical fertilizers have resulted in pollution of the environment in general,
besides posing problems to human health and the survival of non target organisms through persistence
and bioaccumulation in the food chain. Therefore there is a renewed focus in research towards
development of environmentally safe biopesticides. The use of chitinases as a bio control agent is
considered to be an environmentally safe strategy. Chitinases are a group of enzymes produced by
microorganisms and belong to the class of hydrolytic enzymes with a potential to inhibit or degrade
the chitin contained in pathogens like fungi, and pests insects and their larvae. The present study
explores the natural ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain R1-73 to utilize chitin as a source of
energy. The chitinase producing bacterial microorganisms were isolated from soil and screened for
chitin degradation. The strain eliciting highest chitinase activity was selected for future use. It was
identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain R1-73 through PCR amplification of 16S rDNA and
subsequent similarity search using Basic Local Alignment Tool (BLAST) and phylogenetic analysis
using Molecular Genetic Analysis Tool. The study demonstrates the potential of using crude extracts
of chitinase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain R1-73, as a biopesticide when used against Bombyx
mori larvae as a model.

Keywords: Chitinase, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bombyx mori, Biopesticide

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A Study On The Role Of Plasmonic Nanostructures In Enhancing Photocatalytic Performance
Under Visible Light
Rajmoni Basumatary and Anjalu Ramchiary*
Department of Physics, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam-783370, India
Email: [email protected]
Abstract
The fascinating phenomena of light trapping and charge carrier generation-separation due to surface plasmon
resonance (SPR) has attracted great interest in the field of plasmonics. The understanding of efficient
plasmonic nanostructures and the parameters that affecting the plasmonic properties of the nanostructures is
very crucial for efficient application in solar photocatalytic and photovoltaic applications. In this study, the
recent advancement on plasmonic nanostructures in enhancing photocatalytic performance under visible light
irradiation and various plasmonic material systems have been demonstrated thoroughly. Plasmonic
nanostructures can serve as an antennas to convert light into localized electric fields (E-fields) on the metal
surface.The strong interaction between incident light and free electrons in the nanostructures smaller than
incident wavelength give rise to the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). It is found that controlling
the nanostructures in terms of size, shape and its surroundings, one can tune the plasmonic resonance
frequency, achieve optimal absorption to scattering ratio, and enhance broad band spectral absorption. The
geometrical symmetry of the nanostructures also have important role in tuning and building up the LSPR
modes. The metal nanostructures with irregular shape has been seen to have multiple resonant peaks due to the
multipolar resonances in different directions which may facilitated the broad absorption of the solar radiation
spectra.
Keywords: Plasmonic Nanostructures; Photocatalysis; Visible Active.

References: Zhang, Xuming, Yu Lim Chen, Ru-Shi Liu, and Din Ping Tsai. "Plasmonic photocatalysis." Reports on Progress in Physics. 76, 046401

(2013)

C. Clavero “Plasmon-Induced Hot-Electron Generation at Nanoparticle/Metal-Oxide Interfaces for Photovoltaic and Photocatalytic Devices.” Nature

Photonics. 8, 95 (2014)

H. Xiang, X. Zhang, D. Neuhauser, and G. Lu. “Size-Dependent Plasmonic Resonances from Large-Scale Quantum Simulations.” Journal of Physical

Chemistry Letters. 5, 1163 (2014)

M. Rycenga, C. Cobley, J. Zeng, W. Li, C. H. Moran, Q. Zhang, D. Qin, and Y. Xia.. “Controlling the Synthesis and Assembly of Silver Nanostructures

for Plasmonic Applications.” Chemical reviews. 111, 3669 (2011)

M. Achermann. Exciton-Plasmon Interactions in Metal-Semiconductor Nanostructures.” Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 1, 2837 (2010)

K. Li, N. J. Hogan, M. J. Kale, N. J. Halas, P. Nordlander, and P. Christopher.. “Balancing Near-Field Enhancement, Absorption, and Scattering for

Effective Antenna-Reactor Plasmonic Photocatalysis.” Nano Letters. 17, 3710 (2017)

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Three input NOR GATE using Quantum Dot Semiconductor Optical Amplifier
(QDSOA)
1 1 2,3
Siddhartha Dutta , Dr. Subhasish Roy , Koushik Mukherjee
1 2 3
Physics Dept., Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, India. Physics Dept., B.B. College, Asansol, India. Centre
of Organic Spintronics and Opto-electronic Devices, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, India.
Email:[email protected]

Abstract
A 3-input logic optical NOR gate is designed and analyzed. Quantum Dot SOA is an important
element in optical signal processing nowadays and has the capability of replacing conventional SOA.
It has advantages of low gain recovery time, high saturation etc[1,2]. The present paper analyzes the
optical NOR gate by calculating Extinction Ratio (ER), eye opening etc.

Keywords: Quantum Dot SOA, Optical logic, Extinction Ratio.

References:
[1]. Shaozhen Ma, Zhe Chen, Hongzhi Sun, Niloy K. Dutta. “High speed all optical logic gates based
on quantum dot semiconductor optical amplifiers”, ©2010 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: (230.5590) Optical
devices; Quantum-well, -wire and -dot devices; (230.3750) Optical devices; Optical logic devices.
[2]. Ali Rostami, Hamed Baghban Asghari Nejad, Reza Maram Qartavol, and Hassan Rasooli Saghai, “Tb/s Optical
Logic Gates Based on Quantum-Dot Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers”, IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM
ELECTRONICS, VOL. 46, NO. 3, MARCH 2010.

Biography of the Presenting Author: Siddhartha Dutta, have completed M.Sc. in 2012 from

Visva-Bharati and qualified NET Exam in 2015. Now I am doing research in Visva-Bharati on

optoelectronics. The above mentioned authors are my guide.

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Reversible Transformation and Nonautonomous Soliton in Inhomogeneous
Plasma

Gautan Kumar Saharia, Sudipta Nandy

Cotton University, Guwahati, India
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
In many laser plasma irradiation experiments plasma is both inhomogeneous and nonlinear to large amplitude
plasma waves. The large amplitude wave packet modifies the plasma density through the action of ponderomotive
force. The modification significantly change the wave packet propagation in an inhomogeneous plasma. We propose
a generalized reversible transformation between the generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE) and the
generalized forced NLSE. Exact solution of forced NLSE accelerated in an nonuniform medium are obtained. The
solution in the from of soliton can successfully describe the propagation of wave packet in inhomogeneous plasma.

We further extend the reversible transformation to the nonautonomous NLSE hierarchy. We obtain soliton solution
of the forced higher order NLSE using the reversible transformation. The reversible transformations allow us
encompassing inhomogeneous NLSE hierarchy belonging to the class of nonisospectral family of inverse scattering
problems into the family of isospectral NLSE class of equations and study them under a general mathematical
framework. Our analysis provides a mathematical platform to study inhomogeneous NLSE hierarchy and their
applications without solving the nonisospectral inverse scattering problem.

Keywords: Reversible Transformation, Nonautonomous Soliton

References: Sudipta Nandy, Gautam K. Sahariah, Abhijit Barthakur, Optik, Volume 223, 2020, 165452, ISSN 0030-
4026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2020.165452.

Biography of the Presenting Author:

Gautam Kumar Saharia completed M.Sc. in Physics from Cotton University, Guwahati

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Synthesis of Reduced Graphene Oxide by using Ammonia for optical sensors
and electronic devices

Palash Phukan, Rewrewa Narzary, Partha Pratim Sahu

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Tezpur University, Napaam, Assam, India
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
Graphene has attracted significant attention because of its excellent electrical, mechanical, and optical
properties. Graphene can be produced by different methods like mechanical exfoliation of
graphite, chemical vapor deposition(CVD), chemically reducing graphene oxide (GO), etc. Though
the first two methods produce high-quality graphene with relatively perfect structure and excellent
properties, the processes are expensive and required high temperature in comparison to the chemical
process, also a very minimal amount of graphene can produce using the above processes. So, the
researcher has mainly focused on the low-cost bulk production of graphene using chemical processes.
In this work, graphene oxide was successfully synthesized by using modified Hummer’s method and
reduction of graphene oxide has been done by using Ammonium Hydroxide. Different
characterization methods, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, XRD, EDX, SEM, UV-VIS spectroscopy were
used to analyze the structural, chemical, electrical, and optical properties of the resulting material. In
the synthesized reduced graphene oxide (rGO), the direct bandgap is reduced to 3.55 eV from 4.06
eV of GO and shows the conductivity of 19.1 Sm-1 and the resistivity of 5.23 ohm-m at room
temperature. The synthesized rGO shows the property of semiconductors, which can be used in
different sensors and electronic devices.

Keywords: rGO, FTIR, XRD, Raman Spectroscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy.

References:
[1]. Phukan, P. et al.; Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 104, 104670, 2019.
[2]. Botas, C. et al.; Carbon, 65, 156-164, 2013.
[3]. Paulchamy, B. et al.; J Nanomed Nanotechnol, 6(1), 1, 2015.
Biography of the Presenting Author: Palash Phukan received M.Tech degree in Electronics
Design and Technology from Tezpur University, Assam. He is currently pursuing Ph.D degree
with ECE depertment, Tezpur University. His research interest include synthesis of Graphene,
optical nano materials/nano-composite and fabrication of optical sensor, solar cell and energy
storage.
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Fabrication of Silk based nano-materials for bio-medical applications: A Review

Bidhu Bhushan Brahma, , Riu Riu Wary, Sanjib Baglari, Manasi Buzar Baruah*
Department of Physics, Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar (Deemed to be University, MHRD,
Govt. of India), Kokrajhar-783370, Assam, India
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
The versatility and flexibility of silk-based nanomaterial offer a strong platform for fabrication of
composite materials in the line of sustainability. The excellent physical properties, unique surface
morphology, chemical compositions along with exceptional quality like biocompatibility,
biodegradability and non-toxicity make the materials
suitable for biomedical convenience. In this work, we are
presenting the critical review on biomedical application of
silk based nanomaterils. Further, we are interested to focus
on nonmulberry silkworm as it is abundant in Northeast
region of India whereas India is in second position in the
production of silk in the world, so it has been attracting
researchers in tailoring versatile materials. Literature survey reports the bright prospectus of using
silk based nanomaterial especially in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. This review summarizes recent
advances of silk-based materials in bio-nanotechnology.

Keywords: Silk, Nano-particle, Bio-medical

References:
1. Silk Fibroin based biomaterials for bio-medical applications: A Review, Thang Phan Nguyen (2019)
2. Silk proteins for Bio-medical applications: bioengineering perspective, Banani Kundu

Biography of the Presenting Author: Passed M.Sc from Bodoland University in 2018.
Currently, he is pursuing Ph.D. in the Department of Physics, CIT Kokrajhar.

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Synthesis & characterization of coir fiber reinforced geopolymer composite

Abhijit Roy1, Dipankar Das2, Prasanta Kumar Rout3

1, 2, 3
Department of Material Science & Engineering, Tripura University (A Central University)
Suryamaninagar, Tripura, India-799022
Email: [email protected]
Geopolymers are a class of inorganic polymer that can be produced by the reaction between an
aluminosilicate source material and an alkaline solution. Geopolymeric materials can exhibit a wide
variety of properties such as high compressive strength, low shrinkage, thermal stability, chemical
resistance etc. but it also shows relatively low tensile, flexural strength. To emit these issues, the
geopolymers are synthesized with coir fiber. Coir fiber reinforced geopolymer composite recently
gain attention due to easy availability, biodegradability, low carbon-di-oxide emission etc. This article
focuses on the evaluation of coir fiber as reinforcement of a fly ash and slag based mixed geopolymer
matrix. Reinforced matrices different contents of coir (ranging from 0.25 to 1 wt%) were produced
to study the effect of the fiber content on the physical, mechanical, morphological properties etc. The
results show that appropriate addition of coir fiber can improve the mechanical properties of
geopolymer composite due to strong fiber matrix adhesion.
Keywords: Fly ash & slag based geopolymer composite, coir fiber, morphology, mechanical
properties.
References: [1] K. Korniejenko et al, Mechanical properties of geopolymer composites reinforced with
natural fibers. [2] Guido Silva et al, Natural fibers as reinforcement additives for geopolymers – A
review of potential eco-friendly applications to the construction industry.

Fig 1: Treated coir fiber Fig 2: GP composite Fig 3: GP composite after test
Biography of the Presenting Author: Abhijit Roy, M.Tech (Pursuing), Department of
Material Science & Engineering, Tripura University (A Central University, Tripura, India-
799022

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The Study of upgraded Optical Properties with Aligned Silicon Nanowire

Vikas Kashyap1,a), Neeru Chaudhary1, Navdeep Goyal1and Kapil Saxena2
1
Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
2
Department of Applied Sciences, Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology, Sultanpur, 228118, Uttar Pradesh,
India
Email: [email protected]
Abstract
From the decade the work in the field of SiNW has been going with a great enhanced properties by
giving a open door research in optoelectronic properties .Here we have fabricated the aligned silicon nanowire
(A-SiNW) by varying the etching time of Si wafer with metal electrodeless wet chemical etching method
(MEWCE) which is very much beneficial method with the reason behind its less fabrication cost and its
simplicity. A-SiNW has its many application majorly its biological applications, sensors, anti reflection coating
(ARC ) properties that is useful in the wide area of electronics. We will disscuss here mainly the antireflection
properties in the detail. The antireflection properties gave the great boost to the energy saving world. The
fabrication of A-SiNW has been confirmed with field effect scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and XRD
analysis.

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Investigation of dynamics of a driven coupled order parameter system

Sita Chettri1, Ritupan Sarmah2

Department of Physics, Tezpur University, Tezpur-784028, Assam, India

Email: [email protected]

Abstract
The rich chaotic dynamics exhibited by sinusoidally driven nonlinear oscillators are ubiquitous to a
large number of systems such as turbulence in fluid systems, cardiac tissues, chemical oscillators and
biological systems. Recently, Sarmah et al. had developed a unified coupled nonlinear oscillator
model involving magnetization and strain as order parameter to represent the dynamics exhibited by
driven magnetostrictive ribbon [1,2]. In this work, a detailed investigation of the model is carried out
to observe the nonlinear parametric effects on the rich dynamics exhibited by the coupled order
parameter model. In particular, the model shows a period-doubling route to chaos as a function of a
static field for the fixed amplitude of oscillating field as well as a quasiperiodic route to chaos as a
function of an oscillating field for a fixed static field for a range of physically accepted parameters.
Interestingly, the system also exhibits a direct transition from period one orbit to chaos. Besides, the
model also shows induced and suppressed chaos under the influence of an additional small-amplitude
near-resonant oscillating field. Our analysis suggests richer dynamics in coupled order parameter
systems like magneto-martensites and magnetoelectric materials.
Keywords: Order parameter, Magnetostrictive ribbon, Chaos

References:

[1] R. Sarmah, G. Ananthakrishna, PRE 86; 016204 (2012); Chaos 23, 013116 (2013), CNSNS 19, 3880-

3891 (2014)

[2] S.T. Vohra et al, Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 212 (1991); J Appl Phys 69, 5736 (1991); Phys. Rev. Lett. 70, 1425

(1993).

Biography of the Presenting Author

Sita Chettri is the research scholar of the Department of Physics, Tezpur University
since July 2019. She is working under the supervision of Dr. Ritupan Sarmah, Assistant
Professor, Tezpur University

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A DFT Investigation of Adsorption of Small Molecules on Graphene Supported
Gold Atom
Prem Prakash Sahu, Ajanta Deka*
Department of Physics, Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology, Hatkhowapara, Azara,
Guwahati - 781017
Email: [email protected]

Abstract
2
Graphene consists of a single layer of sp hybridised carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal crystal
structure.[1] It has remarkable properties. It is a very high-surface material. The high surface area
makes it an ideal material for adsorption processes. The interaction between an adsorbate and a
surface depends upon the charge transfer between them. This charge transfer can be enhanced by
adsorbing metal nanoclusters or atoms on the graphene surface and then absorbing small molecules
onto the nanocluster. In this study we investigate the adsorption of small molecules on graphene
supported gold atom using density functional theory. We have used a pristine grahene sheet containing
43 carbon atoms. The DFT calculations have been performed with RPBE functional and DNP basis
set using DMol3 programme. All electron scalar relativistic calculations are performed with
pseudopotential VPSR as implemented in the programme. The optimized structure of CO molecule
adsorbed on the graphene supported gold monomer gold atom is shown in the figure below. The C-
Au distance is found to be 2.656 Å.
Similarly, NO molecule will be adsorbed on graphene
supported Au atom and its interaction with CO will be studied
Keywords: DFT, Graphene, Grpahene supported Au atom,
adsorption
Fig 1. Optimized structure of CO
References:
adsorbed on graphene supported Au
[1] F. Perreault, A. F. de Faria, M. Elimelech, Chem. Soc. Rev.
atom
44 (2015) 5861-5896.

Biography of the Presenting Author

Prem Prakash Sahu completed his Masters in Chemistry(Inorganic Specialisation) in 2019
from Cotton University, and BSc(Major) under Gauhati University in the year 2017.
Presently he is working as Project Assistant under Dr. Ajanta Deka, Assistant Prof & HoD,
Dept of Physics, Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology.

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Atrazine removal by ZnO nanoparticle from aqueous solution

Piyali Roy Choudhury1, Swachchha Majumdar2, Ganesh C. Sahoo2

1
Anna University MIT Campus, Chromepet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600044, 2 Water Technology Division, CSIR-Central
Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, 196 Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700 032
[email protected]

Abstract

Pesticide like atrazine is considered as an emerging water contaminant generally mixed with ground
and surface water by agriculture runoff or by industrial effluents. The toxicity of atrazine may affect
human health or others adversely. Various methods are available to treat such type of water pollutant
to make it safer use. Various research efforts have been applied for adsorption process, considered as
a promising method for water treatment due to its cost effective and simple operation. In the present
study, ZnO nanoparticle and ZnO-MgO nanocomposite have been synthesized, characterized and
used as an adsorbent. Continious column adsorption process was used for atrazine removal. ZnO
nanoparticle has high surface active sites, high band gap and chemical stability. In the range of 5 to
50 nm ZnO particle size was obtained. The nanoparticle and nanocomposite were characterized by
XRD, TEM and FESEM etc. Higher removal efficiency was observed for both the cases. The spent
adsorbent was regenerated and reused for further study.

Keywords: Atrazine removal, nanoparticle, column adsoprtion

References:
Ali, I., ALOthman, Z.A. & Al-Warthan, A. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. (2016) 13: 733
X. Wang, W. Cai, S, Liua, G. Wang, Z. Wu and H, Zhao, ZnO hollow microspheres with exposed
porous nanosheets surface: structurally enhanced adsorption towards heavy metal ions. Colloids Surf.
A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects. 422, 2013, 199–205

Biography of the Presenting Author: Dr. Piyali Roy Choudhury, PhD- Chemical
Engineering, currently working as teaching fellow at MIT campus Anna University
in the Department of Rubber and Plastics Technology

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Recycling of E-Waste Derived Printed Circuit Boards

Anuja,b, Rahul Sharmaa,b, Neakanshika Chadhaa,b, Md. Yasir Bhatc, Parveen Sainia,b
a
CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, Dr.K.S.Krishnan Marg, Pusa, New Delhi-110012, India
b
Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh-201002, India
c
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, IIT Campus, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, Delhi 110016,India
[email protected]
Abstract

E-waste, or waste electrical and electronic equipment, is an emerging and fast-growing waste challenge
to waste management in both developed and developing countries. Rapid technology innovation,
miniaturization, replacement and ever-shortening product life spans are among the factors contributing to the
growing amount of e-waste. India is the third largest electronic waste generator in the world after China and
the USA and these three countries together contributed 38% of total 53.6 million tonnes (Mt) of e-waste,
generated worldwide in 2019. Utilising this e-waste as a resource will provide an effective alternative to use
of conventional raw materials. E-waste in particular Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are prevalent in almost
every electrical and electronic gadget. PCB is a complex structure to assemble and also to dismantle, as it is
built by using both metals and non-metallic materials. The major economic driving force for recycling of
waste PCBs is the value of their metallic fractions (MFs) while recycling non-metallic fractions (NMFs),
which take up almost 70 wt % of waste PCBs, were neglected and treated by combustion or land filling in the
past [1]. However, NMFs are considered to be polymer rich based materials (FR-2) and glass fiber reinforced
epoxy resin (FR-4) which produces carbon rich non-metallic residue after pyrolysis process [2]. Therefore,
this alternative secondary waste NMFs can be considered for replacing the conventional sources to produce
activated carbon which helps in maintaining the much needed sustainability. This further largely helps in
bringing down the environmental concerns caused through e-waste and also as an electrode material for
several devices. Therefore, We have taken an initiative in recycling of NMFs from waste PCBs to use it as a
resource in energy storage devices.

Keywords: E- waste, Waste PCBs, NMFs, Electrode Material

References:
[1] Ghosh B, Ghosh MK, Parhi P, Mukherjee PS, Mishra BK (2015) Waste printed circuit
boards recycling: an extensive assessment of current status. J Clean Prod 94:5–199.
[2] R.R. Rajagopal, R. Rajarao, V. Sahajwalla, High temperature transformations of waste printed circuit boards
from computer monitor and CPU: Characterisation of residues and kinetic studies, Waste Manage. (2016).
Biography of the Presenting Author: Anuj Thukral is working as a Research Scholar at CSIR-NPL
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Advanced Electroactive Composites for corrosion protection of metals
Neha1-2, Parveen Saini*1-2
1
CSIR- National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K.S. Krishnan Marg, Delhi 110012, India
2
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad – 201002, India

Email: [email protected]

Abstract

With much of the world’s population residing in the close propinquity to water and humidity,
corrosion of metallic material is most ineluctable. Corrosion also has a stupendous effect on the
economy and result in the financial losses. Earlier also different types of coatings were used to prevent
corrosion, one of them was chromate coatings but due to its hazardous nature it is not in use. So, we
will be thinking of designing the smart coatings having electrical conductivity, barrier properties,
electroactivity that can be use under aggressive conditions (3% NaCl or 2.5 % HCl). Polyaniline
(conducting polymer) and Graphene Oxide are the coating materials that have the above-mentioned
characteristics properties can be used to protect the metal surface from corrosion. GO and polyaniline
was prepared and characterised by the various spectroscopical techniques via XRD, FTIR, UV-
Visible, FESEM. Also, the composite of the GO and the polyaniline was prepared by the chemical
approach and the contribution of both was confirmed by comparing the Characterisation data with
GO and polyaniline.

References:

1. D. W. DeBerry, “Modification of the electrochemical and corrosion behaviour of stainless steels

with an electroactive coating,” Journal of the Electrochemical Society, vol. 132, no. 5, pp. 1022–
1026, 1985.
2. B. Wessling, “Passivation of metals by coating with polyaniline: corrosion potential shift and
morphological changes,” Advanced Materials, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 226–228.

Biography of the Presenting Author:

Neha is a Ph.D. scholar at CSIR- National Physical Laboratory . She is working

under the supervision of Dr. Parveen Saini.

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Emergence of Nanographene: From Synthesis To Applications- A Review

Islam Mirjufa1, Bhattacharjee Tuhin1, and Majumdar Gitanjali1

1 Department of Chemistry, Assam Engineering College, Jalukbari, Guwahati – 781013, Assam, India

Abstract
Nanographene is an evolving member of nanocarbon family which is now a hot topic in the field of
nanoscience. These are single-layer two-dimensional sp2-hybridized carbon sheets with an adjustable
bandgap. Nanographenes1, 2 have a range of unusual physical, chemical and mechanical properties.
Its unique feature is due to its unconventional nonbonding π-state localized around its edge. The
chemistry of nanographene is as old as 1980s but its significance was not well recognized and the
materials were referred to as thin graphite flakes. Both “top down” approach like lithographic cutting
of graphene sheet, unzipping of carbon nanotubes “bottom up” approaches like unconventional
carbon material from nanographene .In many sustainable processes such as removal of nitrogen, on-
the fly capture of nitroatomic explosives3, removal of organic pollutants4 etc. Nanographene has been
used for environmental remediation. Here we review extensively the recent research progress of
nanographene, its synthesis and use in environmental remediation. The synthetic procedure starting
with top down to bottom up for the production of nanographene will be discussed along with the
extensive use of nanographene in environmental remediation and some medical applications.
References:

1. Márquez, I. R.; Castro-Fernández, S.; Millán, A.; Campaña, A. G. Synthesis of distorted nanographenes
containing seven- and eight-membered carbocycles. Chemical Communications. 2018, 54, 50, 6705–
6718. doi:10.1039/c8cc02325e.
2. Gholizadeh, A.; Babaei, A.; Ziaratban, M.; Haghjoo, Z.; Toprak, M. S. Facile synthesis of nanographene
by a high-yield and scalable method. Ceramics International. 2020. doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.06.056.
3. Khezri, B.; Beladi Mousavi, S. M.; Sofer, Z.; Pumera, M. Recyclable nanographene-based micromachines
for the on-the-fly capture of nitroaromatic explosives. Nanoscale. 2019. doi:10.1039/c9nr02211b
4. Salam, M. A.; Fageeh, O.; Al-Thabaiti, S. A.; Obaid, A. Y. Removal of nitrate ions from aqueous solution
using zero-valent iron nanoparticles supported on high surface area nanographenes. Journal of Molecular
Liquids. 2015, 212, 708–715. doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2015.09.029

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Recycling of waste Zinc-Carbon batteries

Manmohan Singh Gautam1,2, V. N. Ojha1 and Parveen Saini1,2*

1
CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi-110012, India
2
Academy of scientific and innovative research (AcSIR), CSIR-NPL Campus.
Email: [email protected]
Abstract
The zinc-carbon battery is very popular portable electrical energy source. It is widely used as
disposable energy resource due to low price, suitable cell voltage, good life and availability
everywhere. This has led to huge waste volumes and associated waste management concerns. It is
particularly, challenging to recycle them due to presence of elements which may adversely affect the
human health and safety of environment. Every year large volume of waste batteries including Zinc-
Carbon (Zn-C) battery ends up in landfill, without any treatment leading to severe land and water
pollution. Therefore, the recycling mediated transformation of waste Zn-C battery back into energy
or other application, is of great significance for sustainable strategies Therefore, with the active
composition of carbon rod as positive terminal, zinc case as negative terminal, and mixture of carbon
powder, ammonium chloride, and MnO2 as electrolyte, Zn-c battery recycling provides opportunity
to realize waste to wealth by recovery of these elements. We have adopted combination of
mechanical, chemical and thermal treatment steps to recycle Zn-c battery and recovery various
elements. The recovered materials were characterized and attempt has been made to use them for
appropriate applications like EMI shielding, supercapacitors, water purification etc.

Keywords: Zn-carbon batteries, acid leaching, recycling, supercapacitor

References:
(1) Ferella, F.; De Michelis, I.; Vegliò, F. Process for the Recycling of Alkaline and Zinc–Carbon Spent Batteries.
J. Power Sources 2008, 183 (2), 805–811. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.05.043.
(2) Zhang, Q.-Z.; Zhang, D.; Miao, Z.-C.; Zhang, X.-L.; Chou, S.-L. Research Progress in MnO 2 -Carbon Based
Supercapacitor Electrode Materials. Small 2018, 14 (24), 1702883. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201702883.
(3) Sayilgan, E.; Kukrer, T.; Civelekoglu, G.; Ferella, F.; Akcil, A.; Veglio, F.; Kitis, M. A Review of Technologies
for the Recovery of Metals from Spent Alkaline and Zinc–Carbon Batteries. Hydrometallurgy 2009, 97 (3–4), 158–166.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hydromet.2009.02.008
Manmohan Singh Gautam, research scholar (SRF) at CSIR-National Physical
laboratory. Working on Recycling of waste energy storage devices mainly Li-ion
batteries and zinc carbon batteries. Recently presented paper on Li-ion recycling at
ICPREM 2020 Hyderabad.

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Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Greener Synthesis Using Callistemon viminalis Plant
Leaf Extract
Hinuja Miriyala1,2, Gaurav Singh3,4, Bathini Srinivas3,4
1
Bharatiya Engineering, Science and Technology Innovation University, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh), 2CMR Institute
of Technology, Hyderabad (Telangana), 3St. Peter’s Engineering College, Hyderabad (Telangana), 4Srizanta Bio Lab,
Dammaiguda, Medchal(Telangana)
[email protected]
Abstract
We present a simple and eco-friendly process for the green synthesis of magnetic iron oxide (Fe3O4)
nanoparticles using Callistemon viminalis leaf extract as reducing and capping agent. The aqueous
solution of FeCl3 and FeCl2.2H2O has been exposed to aqueous leaf extract of Callistemon viminalis.
Following the reduction of exposed compounds, iron magnetic nanoparticles having average size of
10 nm were obtained. The magnetic nanoparticles so obtained were characterized using UV-Visible
spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, quasi elastic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy.
The study suggested a new and promising biosynthetic catalyst which shall be useful for the industrial
synthesis of nanoparticles. The polyols and the heterocyclic components were believed to be
responsible for the formation and stabilization of iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles, respectively.
Key Words: XRD, TEM, Biocatalyst, EDX
References:
[1] A. Bouafia and S. E. Laouini, “Green synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles by aqueous leaves extract of Mentha
Pulegium L.: Effect of ferric chloride concentration on the type of product,” Mater. Lett., vol. 265, p. 127364, 2020,
doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2020.127364.
[2]J. A. A. Abdullah, L. Salah Eddine, B. Abderrhmane, M. Alonso-González, A. Guerrero, and A. Romero, “Green
synthesis and characterization of iron oxide nanoparticles by pheonix dactylifera leaf extract and evaluation of their
antioxidant activity,” Sustain. Chem. Pharm., vol. 17, no. May, 2020, doi:10.1016/j.scp.2020.100280

Biography of the Presenting Author:

Mrs. M. Hinuja holds MSc (Chemistry) degree and Currently she is pursuing
Ph.D. (Chemistry) from BESTIU, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh). She is an
Assistant Professor in CMR Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (Telangana). She
has over 13 years of teaching

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Effect of Endophytic Fungus Fusarium oxysporum on Crystallographic
Properties of PdO: Nanoparticles Synthesis, Characterization and Anti-oxidant
Activity Evaluation
Sk Najrul Islam, Absar Ahmad*
Interdisciplinary Nanotechnology Centre, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
Email: [email protected]

Abstract

In recent times, semiconductor transition metal oxide nanoparticles have gained a lot of attention
because of their unique physio-chemical properties which mainly depends on size, shape,
crystallographic phase and synthesis routes. Palladium Oxide Nanoparticles (PdO NPs) belonging to
the platinum group metal oxide possesses potential application in catalytic conversion of organic
molecules and gas sensing application (1-3). Different methods have been reported for the synthesis
and low pressure phase transition of PdO NPs (4-6). Herein we report a simple endophytic fungus
Fusarium oxysporum assisted novel approach for the biofabrication of face centered cubic (FCC)
PdO NPs from tetragonal PdO powder. The change in crystallographic properties under fungal stress
was confirmed by XRD analysis while TEM images show biotransformed PdO NPs of average
particles of size 6-8 nm. FTIR spectrum confirmed the presence of capping protein which made PdO
NPs water dispersible with very high self-life. Anti-oxidant activity and optical band gap energy (1.8
eV) has also been estimated using UV-VIS-NIR spectrophotometer.

Keywords: Anti-oxidant activity, Crystallography phase transition, Endophytic, Fusarium

oxysporum, PdO NPs.
References:
1. Muniz-Miranda, M.; Zoppi, A.; Muniz-Miranda, F.; Calisi, N. Palladium Oxide Nanoparticles:
Preparation, Characterization and Catalytic Activity Evaluation. Coatings 2020, 10 (3), 1–10.
2. Kumar, P.; Ray, S.; Das, T.; Gage, S. H.; Nandi, M.; Richards, R. M.; Biswas, P. Microporous and
Mesoporous Materials Palladium Oxide Nanoparticles Intercalated Mesoporous Silica for Solvent Free
Acceptorless Dehydrogenation Reactions of Alcohols. Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 2019, 284, 186–
197.
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DAY 1, 15 December 2020, TUESDAY

TIME
9:30-1.00 PM (Day 1, 1st Session)
Session Co-ordinator: Dr. Anamika Kalita Deka

9.30- INAUGURATION
10.00AM Welcome Speech and Opening of e-Abstract Volume:
Prof. Debkumar Chakrabarti, Director, CITK
Welcome Speech: Ms. Chiatali Bramha, Registrar, CITK
Convener Speech: Dr. Manasi Buzar Baruah, Asstt. Professor, Dept. of Physics, CITK
Photo Session

10.00- KEYNOTE SPEAKER

10.45AM Prof. Madan K Bhattacharyya
Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
Title: Genetic modification of a soybean gene for enhancing broad-spectrum
disease and pest resistance in soybean
Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA

10.45- INVITED SPEAKER

11:15AM Prof. Hiranya K Nath

Department of Economics International Business, Sam Houston University, Texas,

USA

Title: Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Economy

11:30- INVITED SPEAKER

12.00 Dr. Indrani Banerjee
NOON Associate Professor and Dean, School of Nano Sciences,
Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Title: Structure Function Relation of Microwave Synthesized Muga Silk

Nanoparticles
 ORAL PRESENTATION (Day 1, 1st Session)

Chairman: Dr. Indrani Banerjee

Associate Professor and Dean, School of Nano Sciences,
Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

OP1 Challenge and Success In Synthesis Of Quadruple Perovskites At Ambient Condition

12.00-
12.10PM Ariful Haque
Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati university, Santiniketan, Pin – 731235, India

OP27 Optical and Electrical Properties of CuO Nanoparticles Synthesized Using Citrus
12.10-
Maxima Peels
12.20PM
Sanjib Baglari
Department of Physics, Birjhora Mahavidyalaya, Bongaigaon, Assam:783380, India
OP3 Waste Sesamum indicum Plant: An Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst for Biodiesel
12.20-
Production
12.30PM
Sanjay Basumatary

Department of Chemistry, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar-783370, Assam, India

OP4 All-optical Binary to Quaternary Radix Converter using SOA-PRS

12.30-
Ashif Raja
12.40PM
COSOD, Department of Physics, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol-713340, West
Bengal, India

OP5 A study on Iron Oxide (γ- Fe2O3) Nanoparticles synthesised using precipitation method
12.40-
and its possible applications
12.50PM
Bandana Gogoi
Department of Physics, D.N.Govt College, Itanagar-791113, Arunachal Pradesh, India

OP6 Plasmon Resonances in Interacting Ni Nanoparticles Embedded in Dielectric

12.50-
Jayanta Kumar Majhi
1.00PM
Post Graduate Department of Physics, Banowarilal Bhalotia College, Asansol –
713303, West Bengal
1.00-2.00 LUNCH BREAK:
PM
 POSTER SESSION: 2.00-3.30PM
Group 1: PP1-PP17: Google Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/giw-ncsv-okg

Group 2: PP18-34: Google Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/cpb-trxe-cft

(Day1, Session 2, 3.30-6.00 PM)

Co-ordinator: Dr. Sahalad Borgoyary & Mr. Bikramjit Choudhury

3.30- INVITED SPEAKER

4.00PM Dr. Chris Holland
Senior Lecturer
Department of Material Science & Engineering
The University of Sheffield, S. Yorks, UK

Title: Sustainable Polymer Processing Inspired by Silk

ORAL PRESENTATION

Chairman: Dr. Chris Holland

Senior Lecturer
Department of Material Science & Engineering,
The University of Sheffield, S. Yorks, UK

OP7 Biocompatible Nanocarrier For Effective Delivery Of Antimicrobial To Agricultural

4.00-
Crop
4.10PM
Gunjan Harshadkumar Vyas
School of Nano Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, India.
OP8 Preparation of carotenoid Loaded BSA Nanoparticle Stabilized by Biosurfactant
4.10-
Jyoti Jaiswal
4.20PM
School of Nano Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar 382030, India.

OP9 Microstructure and Abnormal Coalescence Behavior of Ion Beam Sputter Deposited
4.200-
Silver and Gold Thin Films
4.30PM
Rajeeb Brahma
Department of Physics, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, BTAD, Assam – 783370,
India.
 OP12 Study on Electrical Characteristics of Normally On Junctionless Field Effect Transistor
4.30-
Angshumala Talukdar
4.40PM
Department of Instrumentation Engineering
Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar, Kokrajhar, India.
OP16 Investigation of the Spin Speed Variation on the Performance of PEDOT:PSS/Si Hybrid
4.40-
Solar Cells
4.50PM
Avritti Srivastava
CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi-110012, India
OP25 Application of Musa paradisiaca derived ashes as heterogeneous base catalyst for
4.50-
Cross-Aldol reactions at room temperature
5.00PM
Dulu Brahma
Department of Chemistry, Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar (Deemed to be
University, MHRD, Govt. of India), Kokrajhar-783370, Assam, India.
INVITED SPEAKER

Dr. Bharat Baruah

5.00-
5.30PM Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kennesaw State University, GA, 30144,
USA
Title: Fabrication of Flexible Transparent Wood Infiltrating Natural Polymer
 DAY 2, 16 December 2020, WEDNESDAY

10:00-1.00PM (Day 2, 1st Session)

Co-ordinators: Mr. Mahananda Brahma & Mr. Sanjib Narzary;

Mr. Bipin Brahma

10:00- KEYNOTE SPEAKER

10:45AM
Prof. Absar Ahmed

Director, Interdisciplinary Nanotechnology Centre (INC), Aligarh Muslim University,

Aligargh, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Title: Green Fabrication of Nanomaterials, and their applications in healthcare,

agriculture, environment, energy and life sciences

10:45- INVITED SPEAKER

11:15AM
Dr. Pranjal Kalita

Associate professor, Department of Chemistry, CIT Kokrajhar, Assam, India

Title: Recovery of Waste into Value-Added Compounds

ORAL PRESENTATION (Day2, Session 1, 11.15AM-1.00PM)

Chairman: Dr. Pranjal Kalita

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, CIT Kokrajhar, Assam, India

OP10 Synthesis and Ultrasound-assisted Extraction of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) from

11:15- Invasive Weeds
11:25AM
Sushobhan Pradhan
School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.
OP11 Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil using a novel heterogeneous catalyst based
11:25- on calcium oxide nanoparticles
11:35AM
Gaurav Singh
St. Peter's Engineering College, Hyderabad, India.
OP13 Depletion Width Determination of Double gate Junctionless Field Effect Transistor With
11:35- Triangle Shaped Spacer
11:45AM
Anjanmani Baro
Department of Instrumentation Engineering,
Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar, Kokrajhar, India
 OP14 Tera-Hertz Optical Asymmetric Demultiplexer(TOAD) using quantum dot
11:45- Semiconductor Optical Amplifier
11:55AM
Kousik Mukherjee

Physics Department, B B College, Asansol, West Bengal, India

OP15 Effect of Annealing Temperature on the Structural and Optical Properties of ZnO
11:55- Nanoparticles Synthesised by Colloidal Route
12:05PM
Premshila Kumari

CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (NPL), New Delhi-12, India

OP22 Design of a Power Inverter Using Solar Cell As A Source Of Charger

12:05- HEMEN CH MEDHI
12:15PM
Department of Electronics, St. Edmund’s College, Shillong-793003, India
OP17 Hydrogen Adsorption on TMMg3(TM=Ni, Pd, Pt) Clusters: First Principles Study
12:15-
12:25PM Bishwajit Boruah
Department of Physics, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam, India-786004

OP18 Effect of the Ligands PPIA and TOPO on the spectroscopic behaviour of Sm3+ ions in sol-
12:25- gel silica matrix
12:35PM
Navaneeta Rajkonwar

Department of Physics, Dibrugarh University, Assam, India

OP19 Mg-doped ZnO Nanomaterial: An efficient sunlight driven photocatalyst

12:35-
12:45PM Riu Riu Wary
Department of Physics, Central Institute of Technology Kokrajhar (Deemed to be
University, MHRD, Govt. of India), Assam.

OP20 Direct Synthesis of Co3O4 Nanomaterials by Carbonate Precursor

12:45- Arnab Kanti Giri
12:55PM
Department of Chemistry, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.

1.00- LUNCH BREAK

2.00PM
 (Day2, Session 2, 2.30-5.00PM)

Coordinators: Dr. Kaushik Chandra Dev Sarma & Bikramjeet Choudhury;

Biswajit Paul and Nayanmani Barman

2.00- INVITED SPEAKER

2.30PM Dr. Logudurai Radhakrsihnan
Associate Professor & Head, Department of Chemistry, Madanapalle Institute of
Technology & Science, Madanapalle, Andrapradesh, India

Title: Electrochemical Investigation of Nano-porous Gold Electrodes in presence of

Biofouling Solutions

ORAL PRESENTATION

Chairman: Dr. Logudurai Radhakrsihnan

Associate Professor & Head, Department of Chemistry, Madanapalle Institute of
Technology & Science, Madanapalle, Andrapradesh, India

OP21 Orientational Order, Optical and Dielectric Properties of Liquid Crystals containing
2.30P- Bicyclohexane Rigid Core
2.40PM
S. Mondal
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Siliguri Institute of
Technology, Siliguri-734 009, India.
OP23 Comparision of Polyvinyl Alcohol Capped Chemically Synthesized
2.40P- CdS and CdZnS Nanostructured Films
2.50PM
Prince Kumar Mochahari

Department of Physics, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, India

OP24 Application of Nanofluids for heat transfer processes

2.50P-
3.00PM Monisha Mridha Mandal

University School of Chemical Technology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University,

New Delhi

OP26 Structural Evaluation of Muga silk protein by experimental and computational approach
3.00P- Prithvi Asapur
3.10PM
Central University of Gujarat, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
 OP2 Chromeno[2,3-b] indoles as ultra-high Stokes shift luminescent materials
3.10P-
3.20PM Basanta Kumar Rajbongshi

Department of Chemistry, Cotton University, Panbazar, Guwahati – 781001, Assam,

India.

OP28 Nanoparticle analysis using Digital Image Processing

3.20P-
3.30PM Minakshi Gogoi

Dept. Of CSE, Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology,

Guwahati-17, Assam, India

OP29 TL Dating of Potsherds from Tumu Ching, Manipur, India

3.30P-
3.40PM Sheikh, M.R

Lilong Haoreibi College, Manipur, India.

OP30 Design And Simulation Of Non-metallic And Flexible Broadband Metamaterial Absorber
3.40P- For X-band Applications
3.50PM
Dipangkar Borah

Department of Physics, B. N. College, Dhubri, Assam, India.

4.00- Valedictory
Onwards Vote of Thanks

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