"भद्राः क्रतवः नः विश्वतः आयन्तु , आ नः भद्राः क्रतवः विश्वतः यन्तु" (Rigveda)
"Let noble thoughts come to us from all sides. Let our noble thoughts spread across the universe"
हर तरफ से नेक विचार हमारे पास आने दें। हमारे नेक विचार पूरे ब्रह्मांड में फैले
Corrosion has been identified as an important problem in various industries such as oil and gas, power plants, wastewater treatment plants etc. It costs around 3-4 % of the GDP of the developed countries. Although, it is hard to completely prevent corrosion phenomenon, but deceleration of the corrosion process is possible through various methods such as using paints, cathodic protection, by using corrosion resistant alloys, anodizing, by applying corrosion inhibitors etc. We are interested in developing methods for industrial corrosion mitigation and in designing corrosion inhibitors and corrosion resistant alloys.
We are interested in developing methods for In-situ and Ex-situ characterization techniques for investigating solid-electrolyte interface (typically found in all electrochemical systems) under extreme conditions using sophisticated techniques such as synchrotron and neutron scattering techniques. National and international collaborations have been developed for accessing these facilities.
We are trying to develop in-depth understanding on the degradation mechanisms (corrosion) of batteries and fuel cells using various Ex-situ and In-situ characterization techniques along with the application of electrochemistry techniques.
Picture credit: Quokka (SANS), ANSTO, Sydney Australia
This project aims to address the degradation mechanisms associated with metallic and non-metallic ancient artefacts. We aim to corroborate the current fundamental understanding about structure – property relations with advance understanding that would be developed by using various multi-length scale characterizations techniques including X-ray tomography, neutron tomography, neutron diffraction, synchrotron and laboratory X-ray diffraction, FESEM-EDS, Raman and FTIR spectroscopy etc.
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