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The Effect of Eriochrome Black T Concentrations on the Efficiency of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

Moutasim Ali Ahmed, M. Dirar, Mohamed A. Siddig & S. M. H. Abdalsakhi · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2018

Aims: To investigate The effect of concentration on organic solar cell efficiency. Study Design:  Polymer and natural dye Eriochrome black T were deposited on ITO glass substrate, and then the resulted cells were tested for  characteristics. Place and Duration of Study: Internati...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2018/v1i324624

Evaluation of Natural Radioactive Dose Levels and Associated Annual Effective Dose Rates in Ingested Foodstuffs at Abuja, Nigeria

D. O. Samson & A. F. Anazia · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2018

Measurement of radioactive contamination in some commonly consumed foodstuffs within the six area councils of Abuja, Nigeria was conducted in this study by means of a very sensitive and portable 3M/3-X Geiger Müller counter-based environmental radiation dosimeter. Eight different...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2018/v1i324621

Boron-doped TiO2 (B-TiO2) Thin Films Grown Using Sol-Gel Spin Coating Method

D. O. Samson & A. D. A. Buba · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2018

In this study, the effect of modifying boron doping concentration on the optical properties, electrical properties and microstructural images of TiO2 thin films was investigated by the sol-gel technique by grinding TiO2 powder with a boron compound at a wavelength range of 250 nm...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2018/v1i324619

A New Look at Formulation of Charge Storage in Capacitors and Application to Classical Capacitor and Fractional Capacitor Theory

Shantanu Das · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2018

In this study, we revisit the concept of classical capacitor theory-and derive possible new explanations of the definition charge stored in a capacitor. We introduce the capacity function with respect to time to describe the charge storage in a classical capacitor and a fractiona...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2018/v1i324617

Transient MHD Natural Convective Flow Past a Heated Vertical Non-porous Surface with Thermal Radiation and Double-Diffusion Effects

W. I. A. Okuyade & Tega Okor · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2018

The problem of transient MHD natural convective flow past a vertical plate with thermal radiation, cross-diffusion and zero suction effects is investigated. The governing one-dimensional spatial and non-linear partial differential equations of the Boussineq form are non-dimension...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2018/v1i324614

Gamma Spectrometry Analysis of Natural Radionuclide Contents of Three Mushroom Species Commonly Grown in Benue State, Nigeria

A. A. Nathan, T. Sombo, B. V. Gurgur, A. A. Avaa & T. A. Fadeyi · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2018

The activity concentration and Annual Effective doses of 40K, 226Ra, and 232Th in some edible mushroom species (Cantharellus cibarius, Agaricus campestris, Termitomyces robustus) found in three Local Government Areas of Benue state-Nigeria were determined using Gamma Spectrometry...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2018/v1i224610

Evaluation of Energy and Density of States of Two Dimensional Quantum Structure (Quantum Well)

J. Ilouno, I. J. Audu, M. Y. Mafuyai & N. Okpara · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2018

Quantum structures (e.g. quantum wells) are a critical part of optical system designs (lasers, modulators, switches etc.). In the quantum well, the motion of the particle is quantized in one direction while the particle moves freely in other two directions. The density of state o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2018/v1i224608

Evaluate the Radioactivity in Drinking Water from Kakuri, Kaduna

Tajudeen O. Adeeko & Lilian E. Adeeko · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2018

Small traces of radioactivity are normally found in all drinking water. The concentration and composition of these radioactive constituents vary from place to place, depending principally on the radiochemical composition of the soil and rock strata through which the raw water may...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2018/v1i224605

Electronic Behaviour of Schottky Diodes Fabricated from Electroplated CdSe Semiconductors

O. I. Olusola, T. Ewetumo, T. A. Obagade & K. D. Adedayo · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2018

The fabrication of Schottky diodes using electroplated n- type CdSe thin films and gold metal contact have been successfully achieved. The electronic properties of the fabricated diodes with the device structure glass/FTO/n-CdSe/Au have been investigated by current-voltage (I-V)...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2018/v1i224603

Comparison of Iron Plasma Atomic and Radiative Properties Computed with a Relativistic Collisional Radiative Average Atom Code versus Other Models

A. J. Benita · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2018

In this paper, it is presented a representative sample of steady state iron plasmas focusing the attention on two issues. First, the huge computation capability extension up to millions of plasmas with the implementation of a collisional radiative balance in the relativistic aver...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2018/v1i224599

Measurement of (40K, 238U and 232Th) and Associated Dose Rates in Soil and Commonly Consumed Foods (Vegetables and Tubers) at Okitipupa, Ondo State, Southwestern Nigeria

A. Ibitola, Gilbert, Ajanaku Olanrewaju, Ilori, Abiola Olawale, R. O. Aremu & I. A. A. Omosebi · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2018

The aim of this present study is to collect soil samples and some commonly consumed food materials in Ondo State, Nigeria such as tubers (cassava, Manihot esculent and yam, Dioscorea alata) samples and vegetables (waterleaf, Talinium triangulare and bitter leaf, Vernonia amygdali...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2018/v1i124597

The Relativistic Cyclotron Radiation in the Circular Rotating Frame of the Moving Heavy Particle

A. Sfarti · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2018

In the current paper we tackle the task of determining the formula for the cyclotron radiation as measured from a frame co-moving with the particle being accelerated. In the case of cyclotrons, as opposed to synchrotrons, the magnetic field is constant, resulting into spiral traj...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2018/v1i124594

Exact Solutions of the Generalized KP-BBM Equation by the G′ / G-expansion Method and the First Integral Method

Huaji Cheng & Yanxia Hu · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2018

In this paper, the generalized KP-BBM equation is considered. The G′ / G-expansion method and the first integral method are applied to integrate the equation. By means of the two methods, the rational solutions, the periodic solutions and the hyperbolic function solutions are thu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2018/v1i124593

Measurement of Magnetic Field Intensity within Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic Rumuola, Rivers State, Nigeria

S. A. Sokari & A. N. Orlunta · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2018

The measurement of magnetic field intensity within Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Rumuola was carried out with the aid of a handheld Bentech (GM-3120) Model Electromagnetic Radiation Metre. A total of 6 sampled locations were recorded; randomly with six distinct measurement an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2018/v1i124592

A Statistically Driven Spectral Method for Deriving Reservoir Properties Using 3D Seismic Data and Well Log Suites

V. B. Olaseni, Y. S. Onifade, J. O. Airen & L. Adeoti · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2018

A statistically driven spectral method was carried out on 3D seismic data and well logs in ‘’VIC’’ Field within the Niger Delta with the aim of deriving reservoir properties and delineating stratigraphic features using edge detection attributes like coherence so as to have a bett...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2018/v1i124588