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Process evaluation study on the removal of Ni(II) and Cu(II) ions from an industrial paint effluent using kola nut pod as an adsorbent
Removal of lead, cadmium, copper, and arsenic ions using biosorption: equilibrium and kinetic studies
Ultrafast nonlinear optical studies of silicon nanowaveguides
Results of a self-consistent ultrafast study of nonlinear optical properties of silicon nanowaveguides using heterodyne pump-probe technique are reported. The two-photon absorption coefficient and free-carrier absorption effective cross-section were determined to be 0.68cm/GW, and 1.9x10(-17) cm2, respectively and the Kerr coefficient and free-carrier-induced refractive index change 0.32x10(-13) cm2/W, and -5.5x10(-21) cm3, respectively. The effects of the proton bombardment on the linear loss and the carrier lifetime of the devices were also studied. Carrier lifetime reduction from 330ps to 33ps with a linear loss of only 14.8dB/cm was achieved using a proton bombardment level of 10(15)/cm2