Advanced Nanomaterials and Their Applications: Select Proceedings of ICANA 2022

Contents
About the Editors
Ion Beam Synthesis of Germanium Nanocrystals—A Fluence Dependence Study
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental Details
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusions
	References
Graphene Oxide–Agar–Agar Hydrogel for Efficient Removal of Methyl Orange from Water
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Materials
		2.2 Preparation of GO–Agar–Agar Composite Hydrogel
		2.3 Performance of the Dye Adsorption Experiments
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 UV–Visible Absorption Characteristic of MO
		3.2 Removal of MO from Water Using GO–Agar Hydrogel
		3.3 Effect of pH and GO Dose on Removal of MO
		3.4 Kinetics of Adsorption
	4 Conclusions
	References
Numerical Analysis of Novel Cs2AuBiCl6-Based Double Perovskite Solar Cells with Graphene Oxide as HTL—A SCAPS-1D Simulation
	1 Introduction
		1.1 Simulation Methodology
		1.2 Device Structure and Simulation Parameters
	2 Results and Discussions
		2.1 Effect of Thickness of the Absorber Layer
		2.2 Effect of Thickness of the HTL Layer
		2.3 Effect of Temperature
		2.4 Effect of Parasitic Resistance
	3 Conclusions
	References
Nanoscopic Pd(II)-Based Complexes with Poly-Ether Functionalized Ligand: The Crown Ether Analog
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental Section
		2.1 Materials and Methods
		2.2 Preparation of Isonicotinoyl Chloride Hydrochloride
		2.3 Synthesis of Ligand L
		2.4 Synthesis of Complex 1
		2.5 Synthesis of Complex 2
		2.6 Synthesis of Complex 3
		2.7 Synthesis of Complex 4
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Synthesis and Characterization of Complexes 1–4
		3.2 DFT Calculations for Complexes 1–4
		3.3 Dynamic Behavior of Complexes 1–4 in Solution State
		3.4 Docking Studies of Complexes 1–4 with B-DNA
	4 Conclusions
	References
Preparation of Hydrotalcite–CdPS3 Hybrid Solid from the Exfoliated Inorganic Nanosheets
	1 Introduction
	2 Results
	3 Conclusion
	References
Deposition Time-Dependant Properties of PbS Thin Films
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Structural Studies
		3.2 Raman Studies
		3.3 Morphological Studies
		3.4 Optical Studies
	4 Conclusions
	References
Investigation on Surface Trap Characteristics of Water-Diffused Al–Epoxy Nanocomposites
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Method of Sample Preparation
	3 Experimental Setup
		3.1 Water Diffusion Studies
		3.2 Surface Potential Measurements
	4 Results and Discussion
		4.1 Water Diffusion Studies
		4.2 Surface Potential Measurements
	5 Conclusion
	References
A Study on Impact of Hydrophobic Effect on Al2O3 Coated Glass by Sol–Gel Dip Coating Method for Automobile Windshield Application
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental Section
		2.1 Materials and Methods
		2.2 Dip Coating Process
	3 Results and Section
		3.1 FESEM Micrographs
		3.2 Surface Roughness Measurement
		3.3 Examination of Wettability
		3.4 Water Contact Angle Test
		3.5 Hydrophobic Test Results
	4 Conclusion
	References
Design and Analysis of Chalcogenide GeAsSe Waveguide for Dispersion Properties
	1 Introduction
	2 Proposed Waveguide Structure
	3 Numerical Results and Analysis
	4 Conclusions
	References
Detection of Pathological Conditions in Nail Samples Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
	1 Introduction
	2 Methodology
		2.1 Samples
		2.2 Experimental Setup and Methodology
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Age-Wise Comparison
		3.2 Gender-Wise Comparison
		3.3 Thyroid Analysis
		3.4 Diabetes Analysis
	4 Conclusion and Future Scope
	References
A Review of mRNA Vaccines with the Aid of Lipid Nanoparticles
	1 Introduction
	2 Technology Behind the Development of mRNA Vaccine
	3 LNPs in mRNA Vaccine
		3.1 Synthesis of LNPs
		3.2 Working of LNPs
	4 mRNA Vaccine and Treatment
		4.1 HIV
		4.2 Rabies
		4.3 Cancer
		4.4 Coronavirus
	5 Conclusion and Future Scope
	References
Metal–Organic Framework for Antibiotic Sensing Application
	1 Introduction
	2 Fluorescence Sensors for Sulfonamide Antibiotics Based on LMOFs
	3 Fluorescence Recognition on LMOFs with Antibiotics that Include Nitro
	4 Conclusion
	Notes
Metal Organic Framework (MOF)-Based Membranes for Separation Applications
	1 Introduction
	2 MOF: Synthetic Strategies
		2.1 Substrate-Supported MOF Membranes
		2.2 MOF Composite Membranes
		2.3 MOF Synthesis Methods
		2.4 MOF-Based MMPM Synthesis
	3 MOF-Based Membranes in Separation Applications
		3.1 Membrane Pervaporation
		3.2 Desalination
		3.3 Gas Separation
		3.4 Oil–Water Separation
	4 Membrane-Based Separation Versus Adsorption Techniques
	5 Conclusion and Future Perspectives
	Notes
Control of Dissolved Oxygen in Wastewater Treatment Plant Using NN Adaptive PID Controller
	1 Introduction
	2 Implementation of Dissolved Oxygen Control in MATLAB
		2.1 Open-Loop Response
		2.2 PID Controller Design
		2.3 Implementation of PID Parameters Using Neural Network
	3 Result and Discussion
		3.1 Performance Evaluation Index
	4 Conclusion
	References