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WELCOME to V.K. Jindal’s Home Page Uptil recent past, we have devoted significant effort on
understanding harmonic and anharmonic effects in simple, molecular and
complex solids. Codes were developed in early eighties to compute phonon line
widths and shifts in molecular crystals. Experiments using inelastic neutron
scattering were also carried out to measure the temperature dependence of
phonon profiles and correlating these with theoretical models for organic
molecular crystals. Study of micellar systems using Small Angle Neutron
Scattering Experiments leading to shear induced organization and decay of
rod-like mi-cells was carried out. Since recently, we have been involved in areas of research,
like modelling structure and dynamics of doped and undoped carbon cluster
solids, fullerene solids, carbon nanotubes and nanoparticales, simple and
organic molecular crystals. We also study anharmonic effects, and energy flow
in materials under high static and dynamic pressure. Experimental activities involve irradiation of thin film samples to
heavy and swift ions and characterizing them looking for phase
transformations, effect of fluence and ion mass and charge, and modification
of chemical bonding. We also work on methods to produce carbon nanotubes. Fullerene Solids and Nanotubes: Using theoretical model potentials, we
study bulk, structure and thermodynamic properties of materials of carbon
nanotubes and fullerenes. This has also helped in studying phase
transformations under high pressure and temperature in these materials. Also
structure of single wall nantubes has been studied in detail under
hydrostatic pressure. Very recently, we started to investigate heterofullerenes and
polynitrogen clusters inside fullerene cage and use abinitio
calculations to study electronic, structural and vibrational
properties. For information on specific
issues, click the links on the left.
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