Current Smart Materials - Volume 5, Issue 1, 2021

Reliable energy storage is a censorious need for an extensive range of requisite such as portable electronic devices, transportation, medical devices, spacecraft and elsewhere. Among the known storage devices, the lithium ion (Li+) batteries have enticed attention because of higher theoretical energy density. Nevertheless, the state-of-the-art electrolyte in lithium batteries utilizing a Li+ salt dissolved in organic-type s Read More

In the last few decades, as an understanding of polymers grew, their applications in healthcare gained prominence. However, their widespread use was limited due to inevitable ageing, unavoidable degradation and excessive wear and tear. In order to overcome this drawback, researchers took inspiration from the capability of the human body to heal itself. Scientific curiosity and focussed efforts in this direction have laid the fou Read More

Aims: To develop a simple and cost effective synthetic strategy for the preparation of Fe substituted ZnO nanoparticles. Background: The optoelectronic, electrical, dielectric, optical and magnetic properties of nanocrystalline transition metal substituted ZnO are being explored worldwide for a variety of applications in optoelectronic devices, solar cells, transparent thin film transistors, ultraviolet photodetector, p Read More