Om Prakash Pandey's research while affiliated with Thapar University and other places

... Hardness was higher for thixocasted samples compared to die-casted ones, and T5 and T6 heat treatments further improved hardness. The influence of heat treatment on hypereutectic alloys produced by conventional casting was investigated in [8][9][10][11], while other researchers compared different production processes for hypereutectic Al-Si alloys [12][13][14][15]. Investigating the tribological characteristics of samples with and without T6 heat treatment, it was concluded that the wear of T6 samples increases by approximately 14% compared to the hypereutectic Al-Si alloy without heat treatment. ...

... The coefficient of friction (COF) of C3-15 was reduced by ~ 38% compared to the base alloy LM30. As a result of the reported work by Dong et al. [49], Sharama et al. [80] and Gupta et al. [81] the COF of fabricated AMC was 0.40 (40 N, 200 Fig. 15 (a, b, and c), it is apparent that the sample reinforced with fine-sized particles exhibits lower wear loss compared to the coarse-sized particles. Both types of AMCs display abrasive grooves on the sliding surface (the plowing region), indicating the entrapment of fractured asperities between the counter-surfaces. ...

... The photocatalytic degradation and adsorption process has attracted outstanding attention owing to material stability, cost-effectiveness, non-toxicity, enhanced band structure, and high photostability [8,9]. Likewise, photodecomposition of crystal violet by titania and clay in an aqueous solution by an advanced oxidation process has been reported [10], but there has been no literature on periwinkle shell ash (PSA) doping into kaolin for enhanced performance. ...

... Lithium and Strontium were employed as modifiers to improve hygroscopicity and bolster chemical and mechanical properties through the creation of optically valuable non-bridging oxygen, whereas Zn boosted the electron-releasing ability (Colak et al. 2016;Obayes et al. 2016;Saidu et al. 2018;Azlan et al. 2017). Plasmonic metallic nanoparticles (PMNP) such as gold (Au) and silver (Ag) have demonstrated potential in enhancing the emission and quantum efficiency of REIs such as Dy 3+ Singla et al. 2022;Mawlud 2019). Therefore, coupling Dy 3+ with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) is a promising strategy to enhance emission cross-section by improving absorption cross-sections of Dy 3+ Dehingia et al. 2020). ...

... Interestingly, molybdenum carbide has been the subject of intense studies on electrochemical catalyst and known to accelerate hydrogen evolution reaction due to its Pt-like electrical behavior. 72 Therefore, thanks to the catalytic properties of molybdenum carbide, Reaction 2 will predominantly take place at grain boundaries, and iron nearby will be depleted following Reaction 3. Similarly, a set of reactions can be proposed for corrosion in AlCl 3 -FeCl 3 : where Reaction 4 takes place at molybdenum carbide and Reaction 5 allows for the dissolution of nearby metal matrix. Analogy can be drawn to galvanic corrosion on the microscopic scale, where iron corrodes preferentially when it is in electrical contact with molybdenum carbide. ...

... The striking properties of Al and its alloys are light weight, cost effective, easy to process by various methods, high strength to weight ratio and excellent corrosion resistance [6]. AlMMCs also have excellent tribological properties [18]. Few disadvantages are associated with fabrication of AlMMCs, like costly reinforcement materials, heterogenous reinforcement distribution in the metal matrix. ...

... Engineering fields, such as transportation, aerospace, and sports, can benefit from using these custom-made materials. As a result of their low cost and abundance on the beach, minerals such as silicon carbide [4], garnet [5], and sillimanite [6] are attracting a growing number of researchers. ...

... Hence, cocktails of different anticancer drugs with higher doses are applied to improve the efficiency of treatment, which can ultimately lead to severe liver and/or kidney failure and reduce the overall survival rate [1,2]. To moderate the toxicity of given drugs on different body organs, engineered nanoparticles were developed and used for localized drug delivery at tumor site [3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. This approach minimizes the side effects of drugs while it maximizes their therapeutic efficiency. ...

... There is increasing demand to utilized of costeffective, ecofriendly, and renewable resources for the synthesis of biomaterials. Rice husks, a natural source of silica, have been employed in the synthesis of BG ceramics using the melt-quench method, solgel method, and thermally induced phase separation method [33][34][35][36]. This shift towards using more eco-friendly and sustainable materials is driven by the increasing awareness of the negative impacts of toxic volatile orthosilicate compounds on the environment. ...

... The transformation of sodium silicate solution to silica gel was observed at this pH. This obtained gel was dried in an oven at 100 ℃ to get SiO 2 as the final product [35]. ...