Publications by authors named "Mihir Ojha"
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- Microbial interactions in ecosystems are heavily influenced by exopolysaccharides (EPSs), which are substances produced by microorganisms that play key roles in communication and cooperative behaviors.
- EPSs function as signaling molecules that facilitate chemical communication among microbes and enable them to assess population density through a process called quorum sensing (QS).
- This review highlights the importance of EPS in shaping microbial communities, affecting how they organize, stick together, and withstand environmental challenges, offering essential insights for future research in microbial ecology and its applications in various fields.
In this study, we demonstrate that elastic strain applied to a current collector can influence the overall thermodynamic and kinetic picture of sodium metal electrodeposition and hence the performance of a sodium metal battery. To controllably study the role of strain in electrochemical performance, we utilize NiTi foil as a stable current collector, nucleation interface, and superelastic material. Our findings demonstrate that a locked-in elastic tensile strain near 8% results in 40 mV lower onset potential for sodium electrodeposition, 19% decrease in charge transfer resistance, and 20% lower cumulative sodium loss, among other effects.
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