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    Ferrites as an Alternative Source of Renewable Energy for Hydroelectric Cell
    (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021-10-29T00:00:00) Mathpal, Mohan Chandra; Niraula, Gopal; Kumar, Promod; Chand, Mahesh; Singh, Manish Kumar; Sharma, Surender K.; Soler, Maria A. G.; Swart, H.C.
    There are many conventional ways of producing energy at large scales such as fossil fuels, hydroelectric power station, wind energy, solar cell plants, marine energy, etc., but most of these require bulky plantation, huge manpower, wide land occupation and are non-portable and expensive to handle too. In the twenty-first century, there is still a huge gap between worldwide energy supply and its demand. The advances in the technology sector have also increased the consumption of energy, but the sources of generating the renewable energy remain limited. In order to account for these problems in recent years, several methods have been adopted and a significant research in this direction has been made by the invention of the hydroelectric cell by Dr. R. K. Kotnala�s group in 2016. Instead of using the magnetic character in the ferrite nanostructures, these nanomaterials were first time effectively exploited for direct energy harvesting application by using their capability to dissociate the absorbed water molecules on its porous surface. This allows the production of ions, which is then followed by the charge transfer of hydronium, hydroxyl and hydrogen ions between the electrodes of the ferrite nanostructures and results in the generation of an electric current across the circuit. The concept of the hydroelectric cell is new, and these cells are easily portable, inexpensive, biodegradable and eco-friendly in nature. This chapter provides an insight on the concept of spinel ferrite nanostructures for the application in the hydroelectric cell. � 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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    State of Art of Spinel Ferrites Enabled Humidity Sensors
    (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021-10-29T00:00:00) Mathpal, Mohan Chandra; Niraula, Gopal; Chand, Mahesh; Kumar, Promod; Singh, Manish Kumar; Sharma, Surender K.; Soler, Maria A. G.; Swart, H.C.
    Controlling the moisture level in air and gases is an important aspect in defense, weather station, industry, laboratory and healthcare systems. The accurate measurement and sensing of the humidity/moisture level in the surrounding environment can help to maintain the temperature level for ideal living conditions; from a safety point of view, it can help to prevent the virus/disease transmission; importantly, it can protect expensive equipment, electronic devices and optical devices against damage which are sensitive to high humidity in the atmosphere. The controlled monitoring, regulation and management of humidity necessarily require humidity sensors with high sensitivity, high stability and low response time. Currently, there are various types of humidity sensors available in the market, but there are always limitations on the practical applications as the main problems are associated with their eco-friendly nature, cost, sensitivity, response time (rapid action) and lifetime. Aiming to address these issues, the spinel ferrite nanostructures arise as promising nanomaterials due to their moderate semiconducting features with high resistance, porous nature and high surface activities enabling easy fabrication of the humidity sensors. This chapter provides an overview of the role of spinel ferrite nanostructures for their applications in humidity sensors. � 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.