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  • Transition from dense Kondo to the intermediate-valence regime in the Ce (Pt1-xNix)2Si2 alloys 
    Ragel, F. C.; P de V du Plessis (Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2004)
    Electrical resistivity ρ(T) measurements on polycrystalline samples of the Ce (Pt1−xNix)2Si2 system exhibit dense Kondo behaviour for alloys with . The temperature at which a maximum appears in ρ(T) shifts from Tmax = 65 ...
  • Preparation, Characterisation and Mechanical Properties of Montmorillonite Polyanyline Nanocomposites 
    Soundararajah, Q. Y.; Karunaratne, B. S. B.; Rajapakse, R. M. G. (University of Peradeniya, 2006)
    The montmorillonite (MMT) clay was intercalated with polyaniline (PANI) to prepare montmorillonite - polyaniline nanocomposites (MMT-PANI). The MMT clay was ion exchanged with H+ and dried at 120°C for 2 hours. The H+ ...
  • Exact models for isotropic matter 
    Thirukkanesh, S; Maharaj, S. D. (Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2006)
    We study the Einstein-Maxwell system of equations in spherically symmetric gravitational fields for static interior spacetimes. The condition for pressure isotropy is reduced to a recurrence equation with variable, ...
  • Generating potentials via difference equations, 
    Maharaj, S. D.; Thirukkanesh, S (Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, 2006)
    The condition for pressure isotropy, for spherically symmetric gravitational fields with charged and uncharged matter, is reduced to a recurrence equation with variable, rational coefficients. This difference equation is ...
  • Competing effects by Y dilution in CeNiAl4 
    Ragel, F. C.; P de V du Plessis; A M Strydom (Solid State Communications, 2007)
    The occurrence of a maximum at a temperature T-max in the resistivity of the dense Kondo compound CeNiAl4 and in (Ce1-x,Y-x)NiAl4 alloys is investigated. Tmax (proportional to T-K, the Kondo temperature) first increases, ...
  • Electrical transport of Ce(Pt1-xNix)Ga and CePt(Ga1-yAly) alloys 
    Ragel, F. C.; P de V du Plessis; A M Strydom (ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2007)
    Electrical resistivity results of Ce(Pt1-xNi)Ga and CePt(Ga1-yAl) alloys show features at low temperature indicating antiferromagnetic ordering and Kondo behaviour. The variation of Néel temperature with alloy composition ...
  • Chemical pressure and magnetic field effects in CePtGa 
    Ragel, F. C.; P de V du Plessis; A M Strydom (IOP PUBLISHING LTD, 2007)
    The antiferromagnetic Kondo compound CePtGa and the Ce(Pt1−xNix)Ga and CePt(Ga1−yAly) alloy systems have been studied by resistivity ρ(T), magnetoresistivity MR and susceptibility χ(T) measurements on polycrystalline samples ...
  • Charged anisotropic matter with a linear equation of state, Classical and Quantum Gravity 
    Thirukkanesh, S; Maharaj, S. D. (Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2008)
    We consider the general situation of a compact relativistic body with anisotropic pressures in the presence of the electromagnetic field. The equation of state for the matter distribution is linear and may be applied to ...
  • 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 ...
  • Generalized isothermal models with strange equation of state 
    Thirukkanesh, S; Maharaj, S. D. (PRAMANA- journal of Physics, 2008)
    We consider the linear equation of state for matter distributions that may be applied to strange stars with quark matter. In our general approach the compact relativistic body allows for anisotropic pressures in the ...
  • Effects of La dilution on the CePt2Si2 Kondo lattice 
    Ragel, F. C.; P de V du Plessis; A M Strydom (IOP PUBLISHING LTD, 2008)
    Electrical resistivity (ρ(T)) and magnetoresistivity (MR) measurements are presented for the (Ce1−xLax)Pt2Si2 alloy system. ρ(T) data at low temperatures for alloys in the concentrated Kondo lattice regime 0≤x≤0.2 conform ...
  • 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 ...
  • Dissipative collapse in the presence of Λ 
    Govender, M; Thirukkanesh, S. (International Journal of Theoretical Physics, 2009)
    We present the general junction conditions for the smooth matching of a spherically symmetric, shear-free spacetime to Vaidya’s outgoing metric across a four-dimensional time-like hypersurface in the presence of a cosmological ...
  • Dilution and Non-Fermi-liquid effects in the CePtIn Kondo lattice 
    Ragel, F. C.; P de V du Plessis; A M Strydom (Journal of Physics, 2009)
    Measurements of electrical resistivity (ρ(T)), magnetoresistivity (MR), magnetic susceptibility (χ(T)) and heat capacity (CP(T)) are presented for the (Ce1−xLax)PtIn alloy system of which the CePtIn parent is a known dense ...
  • Charged relativistic spheres with generalized potentials 
    Thirukkanesh, S.; Maharaj, S. D. (Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, 2009)
    A new class of exact solutions of the Einstein-Maxwell system is found in closed form. This is achieved by choosing a generalised form for one of the gravitational potentials and a particular form for the electric field ...
  • Radiating relativistic matter in geodesic motion 
    Thirukkanesh, S.; Maharaj, S. D. (Journal of Mathematical Physics, 2009)
    We study the gravitational behaviour of a spherically symmetric radiating star when the fluid particles are in geodesic motion. We transform the governing equation into a simpler form which allows for a general analytic ...
  • Some new static charged spheres 
    Maharaj, S. D.; Thirukkanesh, S. (Nonlinear Analysis- Real World Applications, 2009)
    We present new exact solutions for the Einstein-Maxwell system in static spherically symmetric interior spacetimes. For a particular form of the gravitational potentials and the electric field intensity, it is possible ...
  • Montmorillonite polyaniline nanocomposites: Preparation, characterization and investigation of mechanical properties 
    Soundararajah, Q. Y.; Karunaratne, B. S. B.; Rajapakse, R. M. G. (Mater. Chem. Phys, 2009)
    The interest in clay polymer nanocomposites (CPN) materials, initially developed by researchers at Toyota, has grown dramatically over the last decade. They have attracted great interest, both in industry and in academia, ...
  • Mechanical Properties of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Montmorillonite Nanocomposites. 
    Soundararajah, Q. Y.; Karunaratne, B. S. B.; Rajapakse, R. M. G. (J. Compos. Mater., 2010)
    The properties of polymers are greatly enhanced when they are incorporated with silicate-layered clays as they find many applications in the fields of electronics, automobile industry, packaging, and construction. In this ...
  • Kondo behaviour of the solid solution (Ce1-xLax)PtGa 
    Ragel, F. C.; P de V du Plessis; A M Strydom (Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2010)
    The solid solution (Ce1−xLax)PtGa has been studied through X-ray diffraction, magnetization (σ(B)), magnetic susceptibility (χ(T)), electrical resistivity (ρ(T)), magnetoresistivity (MR) and heat capacity (CP(T)) measurements. ...

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