Publications by authors named "Bal Chandra Yadav"

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is a modern fuel for kitchens, vehicles, and industry. Leakage of LPG is extremely fatal for humans and the atmosphere; therefore, quick detection is a vital need. The sol-gel self-combustion process was applied to synthesize the calcium-doped praseodymium orthoferrite (PrFeO) nanomaterials.

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Clean room facilities are becoming more popular in both academic and industry settings, including low-and middle-income countries. This has led to an increased demand for cost-effective gas sensors to monitor air quality. Here we have developed a gas sensor using CoNiOnanoparticles through combustion method.

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This study introduces an inventive acetone-sensing device seamlessly integrated into a disposable face mask, enabling real-time continuous breath monitoring. The sensor demonstrates exceptional sensitivity, registering a response of 8.22 at 1 ppm and an impressive sensor response of 57.

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The present work mainly focuses on the fabrication of a porous glass 40SiO-35HBO-19VO-6PO a melt-quenching technique. The structural, morphological, and sensing behaviour of the glass sample was investigated successfully. The calculated density and molar volume of the fabricated glass are 2.

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Diabetes is a major health challenge, and it is linked to a number of serious health issues, including cardiovascular disease (heart attack and stroke), diabetic nephropathy (kidney damage or failure), and birth defects. The detection of glucose has a direct and significant clinical importance in the management of diabetes. Herein, we demonstrate the application of synthesized TiC-TiO MXene nanocomposite for high throughput non-enzymatic electrochemical sensing of glucose.

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The purpose of this research was to investigate the adsorption of arsenic (As) from aqueous solutions using MPAC-500 and MPAC-600 (magnetic-activated carbons synthesized from the peel of Pisum sativum (pea) pyrolyzed at 500 C and 600 C temperatures, respectively). The potential of both biosorbents for As adsorption was determined in batch and column mode. The characterization of both biosorbents was performed by energy dispersive spectroscopy, scanning electron microscope, pH, particle size distribution, X-ray diffraction, zeta potential and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy.

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Covalent triazine frameworks (CTFs), belonging to the super-family of covalent organic frameworks, have attracted significant attention as a new type of photosensitizer due to the superb light-harvesting ability and efficient charge transfer originating from the large surface area. However, the wide optical band gap in CTFs, which is larger than 3.0 eV, hinders the efficient light harvesting in the visible range.

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Sulfur-doped graphitic carbon nitride (S-g-CN) has gained significant attention in recent years. Sulfur-doped graphitic carbon nitride (S-g-CN) is a promising metal-free photocatalyst because of its band orientation, natural abundance and groundwork. Improved photocatalytic activity of S-g-CN material for solar chemical production persists a hot yet challenging problem.

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This work demonstrates an easy and cost-effective synthesis of PANI-PPY conducting nanoflakes (NFs) with a self-healing capability. Scanning electron microscopic (SEM) analysis shows the minimum width of NFs as 30 nm, while HRTEM analysis confirms the shape, size, and semi-crystalline nature of the polymer. These PANI-PPY NFs were used to fabricate a contact separation mode triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) based self-powered photosensor which gave the maximum output voltage (149 V), maximum output current (16 µA), current density 0.

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A global challenge faced by light harvesting photocatalyst is how to promote the selective organic transformation, such as C-S bond formation via radical-radical coupling under solar light. Here, we report a two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (2D-COFs), poly (perylene-imide-benzoquinone) nanorod through in situ condensation on flexible activated carbon cloth (PPIBNR-FACC) to function as a light harvester material for highly selective radical-radical coupling to vinyl sulfides (i.e.

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VO2 (B) nanorods with average width ranging between 50-100 nm are synthesized via a hydrothermal method and the post hydrothermal treatment drying temperature is found to be influential in their overall phase and growth morphology evolution. The nanorods with unusually high optical bandgap for a VO2 material are effective in enhancing the thermal performance of ethylene glycol nanofluids over a wide temperature range as is indicated by the temperature dependent thermal conductivity measurements. Humidity and LPG sensors fabricated using the VO2 (B) nanorods bear testament to their efficient sensing performance, which can be partially attributed to the mesoporous nature of the nanorods.

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