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  • தேசமும் சுயநிர்ணயமும் 
    சி. சிவசேகரம் (சுகந்திர ஆய்வு வடடம், 2019)
    தேசம் என்பது விளக்கவியலாத ஆனால் வலுவான தனிமனித அடையாளஞ் சார்ந்த ஒரு அமைப்பு எனும் கருத்துநிலையும் தேசம் வரலாற்றுவழி வளர்ந்த இன அடையாளஞ் சார்ந்தது எனுங் கருத்து நிலையும் அரசை மையப்படுத்தும் கருத்துநிலைகளும் பிறவும் ...
  • Producing Lightweight Concrete Using Tobacco Wastes 
    Fernando, P. R.; Parvathakeethan, A.; Einon Mariya, V. (1st Conference of CIDA Restore Project, 2008)
    This study was carried out to determine the possibilities of using tobacco wastes in lightweight concrete production. The mixture combinations of materials such as tobacco waste, pumice, sand and cement were used to produce ...
  • Intervention of CIDA restore project for providing safe drinking water to the villages Palameenmadu and Puthukkudiyiruppu 
    Fernando, P. R.; Krishanthan, S. (2nd Conference of CIDA Restore Project, 2009)
    The water crisis is one of the most significant issues in Sri Lanka after the Tsunami inclusive of Batticaloa district. The people those who are living in the Batticaloa district especially in Tsunami affected areas are ...
  • Characterization of epitaxial Cr thin films 
    Prinsloo, A. R. E.; Sheppard, C. J.; Fernando, P. R.; Madau, P. (59th Annual Conference of the South African Institute of Physics, 2013)
    Thin films and heterostructures of Cr and Cr alloys show fascinating properties that is not observed in the bulk material and research into their magnetic properties gives insight into dimensionality effects in these ...
  • Magnetic and transport studies on Cr100-xIrx alloys Single crystal 
    Fernando, P. R.; Sheppard, C. J.; Prinsloo, A. R. E. (59th Annual Conference of the South African Institute of Physics, 2014)
    Abstract An investigation into the physical properties of Cr100-xIrx alloy single crystals, with x = 0.7, 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5, were previously used to determine the magnetic phase diagram of Cr100-xIrx alloy system around ...
  • Putative quantum criticality in the (Cr90Ir10)100-yVy alloy system 
    Fernando, P. R.; Prinsloo, A. R. E.; Sheppard, C. J.; Lodya, L. (Journal of Applied Physics, 2014)
    Quantum criticality (QC) in spin-density-wave antiferromagnetic Cr and Cr alloy systems is a topic of current interest. In the present study, V was used as a tuning parameter to drive the Néel transition temperature (TN) ...
  • Superconductivity and Quantum Criticality in Cr100-zOsz alloys 
    Fernando, P. R.; Sheppard, C. J.; Prinsloo, A. R. E. (Journal of Acta Physica Polonica A, 2016)
    The magnetic phase diagrams of Cr alloys with group-8 metals, such as Re and Ru, show interesting properties. These include quantum critical and superconducting behavior. In order to extend these investigations this ...
  • Designing a Cooker to Utilise the Natural Waste Rice Husk as a Cooking Gas, 
    Fernando, P. R.; Karthika, U.; Parthipan, K.; Shandarabavan, T.; Ismail, R.; Jeeva, A (Advances in Recycling & Waste Management, 2017)
    Environmental pollution is big issue in the world, which is from the natural by-products. Some of these byproducts can be transformed into alternative energy source. Rice husk is the one of the natural by-product which ...
  • Flame retardant polyamide fibres: The challenge of minimising flame retardant additive contents with added nanoclays 
    Horrocks, A. R.; Sitpalan, A.; Zhou, C.; Kandola, B. (Polymers, 2016)
    This work shows that halogen-free, flame retarded polyamide 6 (PA6), fabrics may be produced in which component fibres still have acceptable tensile properties and low levels (preferably ď10 wt %) of additives by ...
  • Effects of nanoparticles on the flame retardancy of the ammonium sulphamate-dipentaerythritol flame-retardant system in polyamide 6 
    Dahiya, J. B.; Kandola, B.; Sitpalan, A; Horrocks., A. R. (Journal of Polymer Advance Technology, 2013)
    This paper extends the work of Lewin et al., which showed that high levels of flame retardancy could be conferred on polyamide 6 (PA6) in the presence of small concentrations of ammonium sulphamate (AS) and dipentaerythritol ...
  • The potential for ultrasound to improve nanoparticle dispersion and increase flame resistance in fibre-forming polymers 
    Horrocks, A. R.; Kandola, B.; Milnes, G. J.; Sitpalan, A.; Hadimani, R. L. (Journal of Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2012)
    The effects of exposing to ultrasound compounded melts of polypropylene (PP) and polyamide 6 (PA6) formulations comprising nanoclays both alone and in the presence of other flame retardants are explored in terms of their ...
  • Effects of Fe substitution for isoelectronic Ru on the magnetic and transport properties of CeRu2Al10 
    Peratheepan, P.; Strydom, A. M. (The European Conference, 2014)
    We have investigated the effects of magnetic Fe ion substitution in Ce(Ru1−xFex)2Al10 on the magnetic and transport properties, when the Kondo insulator CeRu2Al10 with anomalous antiferromagnetic order at TN = 27 K [1] ...
  • Long-range magnetic order in CeRu2Al10 studied via muon spin relaxation and neutron diffraction 
    Khalyavin, D. D.; Hillier, A. D.; Adroja, D. T.; Strydom, A. M.; Manuel, P.; Chapon, L. C.; Peratheepan, P.; Night, K.; Deen, P.; Ritter, C.; Muro, Y.; Takabatake, T. (Physical Review, 2010)
    The low temperature state of CeRu2Al10 has been studied by neutron powder diffraction and muon spin relaxation (muSR). By combining both techniques, we prove that the transition occurring below T*~27K, which has been the ...
  • Electronic correlation effects in LnFe2Al10 (Ln = Y, Yb) 
    Strydom, A. M.; Peratheepan, P.; Sarkar, R.; Baenitz, M.; Steglich, F. (Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 2011)
    We report on physical properties of the two new iron aluminides YFe2Al10 and YbFe2Al10. They are members of a broader rare-earth based family of intermetallics in which unusual properties have been the subject of considerable ...
  • Fluctuations and the ferromagnetic instability in YFe2Al10: the role of Fe stoichiometry 
    Strydom, A. M.; Khuntia, P.; Baenitz, M.; Peratheepan, P.; Steglich, F. (Physica Status, 2013)
    YFe2Al10 forms in a well-ordered crystal structure, with a unique site for the magnetic atom Fe. At elevated temperatures YFe2Al10 behaves electronically as a good metal. At low temperatures on the other hand, signatures ...
  • Competing 4f-electron dynamics in Ce(Ru1-xFex) 2Al10 (0≤x≤1.0): Magnetic ordering emerging from the Kondo semiconducting state 
    Adroja, D. T.; Hillier, A. D.; Muro, Y.; Kajino, J.; Takabatake, T.; Peratheepan, P.; Strydom, A. M.; Deen, P. P.; Demmel, F.; Stewart, J. R.; Taylor, J. W.; Smith, R. I.; Ramos, S.; Adams, M.A. (Physical Review, 2013)
    We have carried out muon spin relaxation (muSR), neutron diffraction and inelastic neutron scattering (INS) investigations on polycrystalline samples of Ce(Ru1-xFex)2Al10 (x=0, 0.3, 0.5, 0.8 and 1) to investigate the nature ...
  • Contiguous 3d and 4f Magnetism: strongly correlated 3d electrons in YbFe2Al10 
    Khuntia, P.; Peratheepan, P.; Strydom, A. M.; Utsumi, Y.; Tsuei, K. D.; Tjeng, L. H.; Steglich, F.; Baenitz, M. (Physical Review, 2014)
    We present magnetization, specific heat, and 27 Al NMR investigations on YbFe 2 Al 10 over a wide range in temperature and magnetic field. The magnetic susceptibility at low temperatures is strongly enhanced ...
  • Electronic, magnetic, and transport properties of the isotypic aluminides SmT2Al10 (T = Fe, Ru) 
    Peratheepan, P.; Strydom, A. M. (Journal of Physics, 2015)
    We report the results of a comprehensive physical and magnetic property study of the new isotypic aluminides SmT2Al10 (T = Fe, Ru). These two compounds are members of a rare-earth based system which has become an exemplary ...
  • Contrasting effect of La substitution on the magnetic moment direction in the Kondo semiconductors Ce T 2 Al 10 ( T = Ru , Os ) 
    Adroja, D. T.; Hillier, A. D.; Ritter, C; Bhattacharyya, A.; Khalyavin, D. D.; Strydom, A. M.; Peratheepan, P.; Fak, B.; Koza, M. M.; Kawabata, J.; Yamada, Y.; Okada, Y.; Muro, Y.; Takabatake, T.; Taylor, J. W. (PHYSICAL REVIEW, 2015)
    The opening of a spin gap in the orthorhombic compounds Ce T 2 Al 10 ( T = Ru and Os ) is followed by antiferromagnetic ordering at T N = 27 and 28.5 K, respectively, with a small ordered moment ...
  • Evidence for strong f-d hybridisation in intermetallic ferromagnet CePdIn2 
    Carleschi, E.; Doyle, B. P.; Snyman, J. L.; Magnano, E.; Nappini, S; Pis, I.; Bondino, F.; Peratheepan, P.; Strydom, A. M. (Physical Review, 2015)
    We have investigated the contribution of Ce 4 f states to the electronic structure of the intermetallic ferromagnet CePdIn 2 by means of x-ray absorption spectroscopy and resonant and nonresonant photoemission ...

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