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Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Singh

Professor
School of Materials Science and Technology, IIT BHU
Email:
aksingh.mst@iitbhu.ac.in
Phone(s):
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Area of Interest:
Smart Materials, Structural Phase Transitions, Synthesis and Characterization of Advanced Ceramics

Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Singh is Professor in the School of Materials Science & Technology since January 2024. He has served as Assistant Professor (2005-2014) and Associate Professor (2014-2023) in the School of Materials Science & Technology, IIT (BHU). He has worked as the coordinator of the School of Materials Science and Technology during (2017-2020) and again during (2022-2024). He has supervised 15 Ph. D. theses and 57 M.Tech theses. He has published more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals and has 4 granted/published patents.

  • Structure Property Correlations in Materials
  • Dielectric, Relaxor Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
  • X-ray and Neutron Powder Diffraction Analysis
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Advanced Materials
  • CMR Manganite Materials
  • Photovoltaic Solar Cell Materials
  • Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Materials
  • Phosphor Materials
  • Polymer Nanocomposites

Awards:
1)  Awarded BHU Gold Medal for standing first in M. Tech. Materials Technology
2)  Received Best Poster Paper award for the Poster presented in 15th Annual General Meeting of Materials Research Society of India held at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi during February, 2004.
3)  Received Best Poster Paper award for the Poster presented in 17th Annual General Meeting of Materials Research Society of India held at Lucknow University, Lucknow, 2006.
4)  Awarded Best poster paper award in the International Conference in Asia of International Union of Materials Research Society (IUMRS-ICA 2013), held at IISc, Bangalore during 16th to 20th December, 2014.
5)  Awarded “1st Prize for oral presentation in National Seminar on Crystallography (NSC43B) held at Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat during 1st to 3rd September, 2014.

Workshop(s)/Conference(s)/Traininng Course(s) Organized:
1) QIP Short term course on “Materials Characterization for Engineers”: Convener (Dec. 2018).
2) 45th National Seminar on Crystallography (NSC45): Convener (July 2017)
3) QIP Short term course on “Geometrical and Mathematical Crystallography with Applications to Structural Studies”: Co-convener (Feb. 2016)
4) Organising Secretary, “International workshop on Symmetry Relationships Between Crystal Structures with Application to Structural Phase Transitions” at IIT(BHU) during 27th to 31st October 2014.
5) National workshop on Electroactive Materials at IIT(BHU) during April 22-23, 2012.
6) Second National Seminar on “Novel Materials” at IIT(BHU) during March 14-15, 2011.
7) “Faculty Improvement Programme” in Collaboration with UGC-Academic Staff College, BHU, Varanasi during February 14-15, 2011.
8) First National Seminar on “Novel Materials” at IIT(BHU) on 27th March 2010.

Membership of Professional Societies

  1. Joint Secretary, Indian Crystallographic Association (2019-2021).
  2. Executive Council Member, Indian Crystallographic Association (2016-2019).
  3. Member, Advisory committee on Physical Sciences, Council of Science and Technology, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  4. Life member, Indian Crystallographic Association.
  5. Life member, Materials Research Society of India.

 

 1.    Polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF)/nitrogen-doped carbon dots nanocomposite film-based capacitive energy storage device. Application No. 202211048961; Patent No.: 514958, Published: 23.12.2022 (Indian patent).


2.    Poly-vinylidene fluoride/hydrated antimony pentoxide (PVDF/hap) based nanocomposite film-based capacitive energy storage device, Applied to Indian patent office,  Application No.: 202211050354; Patent No.: 557623, Published: 02.09.2022 (Indian patent).


3.    A dielectric material based capacitive energy storage device and preparation method thereof, Applied to Indian patent office, Application No.: 202311018983; Dated: 21.03.2023  

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  1. Satyendra Kumar Satyarthi, Vishwa Pratap Singh, Chandra Bhal Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh,Enhanced dielectrics, ferroelectric and optical properties of lithium niobate for high temperature applications using potassium oxide (K2O) additive,Ceramics International  ,50,20376-20390,2024.
  2. Chandra Bhal Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Narendra Kumar Verma,Development of low band gap layered Bi6FeNiTi3O18 aurivillius phase ceramics for ferroelectric memory and cathode for lithium-oxygen batteries applications,Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics,433,35,2024.
  3. Sadhana Yadav, Dinesh Kumar, Akhilesh Kumar Singh,Effect of synthesis temperature on crystal structure, optical and magnetic properties of SmCuO3-δ ceramic phosphor,Materials Today Communications,38,107767(2024).
  4. Krishna Prajapati, Monika Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh,Piezoelectric, ferroelectric and dielectric characterizations of a new ceramic solid solution (1-x)Ba(Cu1/3Nb2/3)O3-xPbTiO3 with morphotropic phase boundary,Solid State Sciences,146,107344,2023.
  5. Improved ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties and structural correlations in a new ceramic 0.38Ba(Cu1/3Nb2/3)O3–0.62PbTiO3 by MnO2 additive Krishna Prajapati and Akhilesh Kumar Singh Journal of Materials Research, 1-18 (2023).
  6. Impact of Sr2+ doping on the structural, dielectric, ferroelectric and optical properties of YFeO3 perovskite phosphor D Kumar, S Yadav, CB Singh, RS Yadav, SB Rai and Akhilesh Kumar Singh Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 945, 169286 (2023).
  7. Crystal structure, microstructure, and ultra-high energy storage properties of lead-free (x)Bi(Mg0.5Ti0.5)O3-(1-x)[0.50Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3-0.50(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3] ternary ceramics Vijayeta Pal, Dinesh Kumar and Akhilesh Kumar Singh Materials Science and Engineering: B, 288, 116194 (2023).
  8. Effect of Cr3+ doping on structural and optical properties of Eu3+ doped LaVO4 phosphor, E Rai, RS Yadav, D Kumar, AK Singh, VJ Fulari, SB Rai and Akhilesh Kumar Singh RSC Advances 13 (7), 4182-4194 (2023).
  9. Structural and magnetic properties of Ti-substituted La0. 6Ba0. 4Mn1-xTixO3-δ (0.02≤ x≤ 0.08) perovskite manganites: Appearance of the Griffiths phase D Kumar and Akhilesh Kumar Singh Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids,176, 111253 (2023).
  10. Recent progress on optical properties of double perovskite phosphors S Yadav, D Kumar, RS Yadav, AK Singh Progress in Solid State Chemistry, 69, 100391 (2023).
  11. Srishti Paliwal, Prosun Mondal, Akhilesh Kumar Singh,Quenching-driven advancements in functional properties of high-temperature lead-free Sc, Ga modified 0.67BiFeO3-0.33BaTiO3 relaxor ceramics,Materials Chemistry and Physics,312,128613,2024.
  12. Ankit Dwivedi, Vishwa Pratap Singh, Akansha Dwivedi, Akhilesh Kumar Singh,Synthesis and electrical characterization of cold sintered Ba0.7Sr0.3TiO3–PVDF ceramic nanocomposites for capacitive energy storage applications,journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics,34,1939,2023.
  13. Dinesh Kumar, Chandra Bhal Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh,Structural and magnetic properties of nanoparticles of La3Ni2NbO9 double perovskite,Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials ,586,171168,2023.
  14. Jyoti Patel, Kshitij RB Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Jay Singh, Ajaya K Singh,Multifunctional Cu:ZnS quantum dots for degradation of Amoxicillin and Dye Sulphon Fast Black-F and efficient determination of urea for assessing environmental aspects,Environmental Research ,235,116674,2023.
  15. Divya Pratap Singh, Sanjukta Mukherjee, Sweta Bhagat, Nandita Singh, Monika Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Ashish Kumar Singh, Uday Pratap Azad, Suryabhan Singh, Ved Prakash Singh,Lanthanum-based double perovskite oxides as cobalt-free catalyst for bifunctional application in electrocatalytic oxygen reactions,International Journal of Hydrogen Energy,51,587-600,2023.
  16. Nila Pal, Rajarshi Chakraborty, Anand Sharma, Utkarsh Pandey, Vishwas Acharya, Krishna Prajapati, Akanksha Gupta, Swati Suman, Parasuraman Swaminathan, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Pradip Kumar Roy, Bhola Nath Pal,Solution processed Li-Al2O3/LiNbO3/Li-Al2O3 stacked gate dielectric for a non-volatile ferroelectric thin film transistor,Journal of Alloys and Compounds,960,170691,2023.
  17. Unusual crystal structure evolution, multiple phase boundaries and phase coexistence in (1 − x)Ba(Cu1/3Nb2/3)O3-(x)PbTiO3 perovskite solid solution Krishna Prajapati and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; Dalton Transactions(2023).
  18. Structural and magnetic properties of nanoparticles of La3Ni2NbO9 double perovskite Dinesh Kumar, Chandra Bhal Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh ; Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials(2023).
  19. Fabrication of non-volatile memory transistor by charge compensation of interfacial ionic polarization of a ferroelectric gate dielectric; R Chakraborty, N Pal, U Pandey, S Pramanik, S Paliwal, S Suman, A Gupta, AK Singh, P. Swaminathan, P.K Roy, Bhola Nath Pal;  Applied Materials Today 33,10186(2023).
  20. Lanthanum-based double perovskite oxides as cobalt-free catalyst for bifunctional application in electrocatalytic oxygen reactions; DP Singh, S Mukherjee, S Bhagat, N Singh, M Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, AK Singh, Uday Pratap Azad, Suryabhan Singh, Ved P. Singh; International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2023).
  21. Solution processed Li-Al2O3/LiNbO3/Li-Al2O3 stacked gate dielectric for a non-volatile ferroelectric thin film transistor; N Pal, R Chakraborty, A Sharma, U Pandey, V Acharya, K Prajapati, A Gupta, S Suman, P Swaminathan, AK Singh, PK Roy, Bhola Nath Pal; Journal of Alloys and Compounds (2023)
  22. Improved ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties and structural correlations in a new ceramic 0.38Ba(Cu1/3Nb2/3)O3–0.62 PbTiO3 by MnO2 additive ;K Prajapati, AK Singh; Journal of Materials Research (2023).
  23. Impact of Sr2+ doping on the structural, dielectric, ferroelectric and optical properties of YFeO3 perovskite phosphor; D Kumar, S Yadav, CB Singh, RS Yadav, SB Rai, AK Singh; Journal of Alloys and Compounds (2023).
  24. Crystal structure, microstructure, and ultra-high energy storage properties of lead-free (x) Bi (Mg0. 5Ti0. 5O3-(1-x)[0.50 Ba (Zr0. 2Ti0. 8) O3-0.50 (Ba0. 7Ca0. 3) TiO3] ternary ceramics; V Pal, D Kumar, AK Singh; Materials Science and Engineering: B, (2023).
  25. Effect of Cr3+ doping on structural and optical properties of Eu3+ doped LaVO4 phosphor; E Rai, RS Yadav, D Kumar, AK Singh, VJ Fulari, SB Rai; RSC advances (2023).
  26. Structural and magnetic properties of Ti-substituted La0.6Ba0.4Mn1-xTixO3-δ (0.02≤ x≤ 0.08) perovskite manganites: Appearance of the Griffiths phase; D Kumar, AK Singh; Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids (2023).
  27. Recent progress on optical properties of double perovskite phosphors: S Yadav, D Kumar, RS Yadav, AK Singh; Progress in Solid State Chemistry (2023).
  28. Highly selective ppm level LPG sensors based on SnO2-ZnO nanocomposites operable at low temperature SD Patil, HA Nikam, YC Sharma, RS Yadav, D Kumar, AK Singh, DR Patil; Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical (2023).
  29. Role of phonon mode in the enhancement of ferroelectric polarization in a perovskite-based eco-friendly functional material DN Dubey, G Singh, AK Singh, S Tripathi; Europhysics Letters (2022).
  30. Boosting Energy Storage of Poly (vinylidene difluoride) Nanocomposite Based Flexible Self-Standing Film with Low Amount of Hydroxylated V2O5;  VP Singh, SK Satyarthi, A Dwivedi, A Dwivedi, AK Singh; ACS Applied Energy Materials (2022)
  31. Highly  energy storage properties of H2O2 Hydroxylated rare earth ferrites (LaFeO3 and GdFeO3) Nanofillers in Poly (Vinylidene Fluoride) based Nanocomposite Films; V.P. Singh; C.B.Singh, S.K. Satyarthi; D. Kumar, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; J. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Electron (2022).
  32. Structural and wavelength dependent optical properties of La1-xEuxCoO3 perovskite phosphor; S. Yadav, D. Kumar, R.S. Yadav, S.B. Rai, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; Ceram. Inter (2022)
  33. Development and characterization of (1-x)BiYO3-xBiMnO3 ceramics for Ferro-photovoltaic applications; P. Prajapati, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; Ceram. Inter. 48(17), 25128-25139 (2022).
  34. Structural and photoluminescence properties of Cr3+ doped LaVO4 phosphor; E. Rai, R.S. Yadav, D. Kumar, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, V.J. Fulari, S.B. Rai; Solid State Sci. 129(1), 106904 (2022).
  35. Quenching of spin-orbit coupling and signature of Griffiths Phase in nanocrystalline La0.6Ba0.4MnO3 perovskite manganite; D. Kumar, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; J. Solid State Chem. 309, 122986 (2022).
  36. Control of Layering in Aurivillius Phase Nanocomposite Thin Films and Influence on Ferromagnetism and Optical Absorption; L. Mühlenbein, C.B. Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, I. Fina, C. Himcinschi, A. Lotnyk, A. Bhatnagar; ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. 4(4), 1997-2004 (2022).
  37. Band gap tuning of ferroelectric PbTiO3 by Mo doping; P. Prajapati, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; J. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Electron. 33(5), 2550-2565 (2022).
  38. Improved photoluminescence in Eu3+ doped LaVO4 phosphor via co-doping of Li+/Ca2+ ions; E. Rai, R. S. Yadav, D. Kumar, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, V. J. Fulari, S. B. Rai; J. Lumin. 241(1), 118519 (2022)
  39. Lanthanide based double perovskites: Bifunctional catalysts for oxygen evolution/reduction reactions; S. Kumar, M. Singh, R. Pal, U. P. Azad, A.K. Singh, D. P. Singh, V. Ganesan, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; R. Prakash; Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 46(33), 17163-17172 (2021).
  40. Space charge layer induced superionic conduction and charge transport behaviour of “alkali carbonates and tri-doped ceria nanocomposites” for LT-SOFCs applications; M. Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; Ceram. Inter. 47, 1218-1228 (2021).
  41. Structural, Magnetic and Dielectric Studies on Half-doped Nd0.5Ba0.5CoO3 Perovskite; D. Kumar, P. Jena, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 516, 167330 pp. 10 (2020).
  42. Structural characterization and electrical/electrochemical studies of Nd1-xBaxCoy(Fe, Ti)1-yO3-δ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.3, y = 0, 0.2) materials as cathode for SOFCs application; Paramananda Jena, Dinesh Kumar, P.K. Patro, R.K. Lenka, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; J. Solid State Chem. 292, 121682 pp. 10 (2020).
  43. Influence of Bi3+ ion on structural, optical, dielectric and magnetic properties of Eu3+ doped LaVO4 phosphor; E. Rai, R.S. Yadav, Dinesh Kumar, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, V.J. Fulari, S.B. Rai; Spectrochim. Acta A: Mol. Biomol. 243, 118787 pp. 14 (2020).
  44. Investigation of new magnetoelastic and magnetic transitions accompanied with magnetoelectric coupling in 0.1BiFeO3–0.9Sr(Fe0.5Nb0.5)O3 multiferroic; Sushil Kumar, Akhilesh Kumar Singh and Dhananjai Pandey; J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 32, 105401 (2020).
  45. Studies on Structural, Morphological, and Electrical Properties of Ga3+ and Cu2+ co-doped Ceria Ceramics as Solid Electrolyte for IT-SOFCs; Monika Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 45(44) 24014-24025 (2020).
  46. Stability of ferroelectric phases and magnetoelectric response in multiferroic (1-x)Bi(Ni1/2Ti1/2)O3-PbTiO3/xNi0.6Zn0.4Fe2O4 particulate composites; Rishikesh Pandey, Uma Shankar, Sher Singh Meena, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; Ceramics International 45, 23013-23021 (2019).
  47. Discovery of Ordered Tetragonal and cubic phases in the Morphotropic Phase Boundary region of (1-x)Bi(Mg3/4W1/4)O3-xPbTiO3 Piezoceramics; Narendra Kumar Verma, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; Ceramic International, 45,17395-17408 (2019).
  48. Nano network of coordination polymer AHMT-Ag for the effective and broad spectrum detection of 6-mercaptopurine in urine and blood serum; Vinita, M. Tiwari, N. Agnihotri, M. Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, R. Prakash; ACS Omega 4, 16733-16742 (2019).
  49. Structural and electro-magnetic properties of high (BH)max La-Sm substituted Sr-hexaferrite for brushless DC electric motors application; Deepshikha Shekhawat, Akhilesh Kumar Singh and P.K. Roy; Journal of Molecular Structure 1179, 787-794 (2019).
  50. Room temperature crystal structure and high temperature structural and magnetic phase transitions in Sr(Fe0.5Nb0.5)O3 ceramic; S. Kumar and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; J. Appl. Phys. 125, 174102-174111 (2019).
  51. Investigation of Structural and Magnetic Properties of Nd0.7Ba0.3Mn1-xTixO3 (x = 0.05, 0.15 and 0.25) Manganites Synthesized through a Single-Step Process; D. Kumar and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 469(1), 264-273 (2019).
  52. Facile synthesis of BSCF perovskite oxide as an efficient bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst; Uday Pratap Azad, Monika Singh, Sourav Ghosh, Ashish Kumar Singh, Vellaichamy Ganesan, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Rajiv Prakash; Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 43, 20671-20679 (2018).
  53. A step towards synthesizing unique UV and visible light excitable AWO4:Eu3+ (A = Ca and Sr) nanophosphors using high energy ball milling method: luminescence differences in going from Ca2+ to Sr2+; Paramananda Jena, S.K. Gupta, K. Sudarshan, N. Pathak and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; J. Materials Sci.- Materials in Electronics 29, 13751-13765 (2018).
  54. Synthesis and band-gap tuning of (Co, Bi) doped PbTiO3 for photoferroelectrics applications; C.B. Singh, N.K. Verma and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; Integrated Ferroelectrics 194, 145-151 (2018).
  55. Effect of Bi3+ ion on upconversion-based induced optical heating and temperature sensing characteristics in the Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped La2O3 nano-phosphor; R.S. Yadav, D. Kumar, Akhilesh Kumar Singh*, E. Rai and S.B. Rai*; RSC Adv. 8(60), 34699-34711 (2018).
  56. Incommensurately modulated phase and charge ordering transition in nanocrystalline Nd0.5Sr0.5MnO3 perovskite; Uma Shankar, Rishikesh Pandey and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; J. Appl. Phys. 123, 124301-124311 (2018).
  57. Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of apatite type lanthanum silicate ceramic (La10Si6O27) for SOFC electrolyte application; P. Jena, P. K. Patro, A. Sinha, R. K. Lenka, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, T. Mahata and P. K.Sinha; Energy Technol. 6, 1739 -1746 (2018).
  58. Alkali ions effect on optical properties of Tm3+, Yb3+ co-doped gadolinium tungstate phosphor; R.V. Yadav, R.S. Yadav, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, A. Bahadur, T.P. Yadav, S.B. Rai; Materials Chemistry and Physics 215, 277-284 (2018).
  59. Study of the Capacitive Behavior of MOF-Derived Nanocarbon Polyhedra; U. P. Azad, S. Ghosh, C.J. Verma, Ashish Kumar Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Rajiv Prakash; Chemistry Select 3, 6107-6111 (2018).
  60. Effect of Li+ on frequency upconversion and intrinsic optical bistability of Ho3+/Yb3+ co-doped gadolinium tungstate phosphor;  R.V. Yadav, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, A. Bahadur, T.P. Yadav, R.S. Yadav, S.B.Rai; Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 119, 138-146 (2018).
  61. Energy transfer dynamics and time resolved photoluminescence in BaWO4:Eu3+ nanophosphors synthesized by mechanical activation; Paramananda Jena, Santosh K. Gupta, Narendra Kumar Verma, Akhilesh Kumar Singh and R. M. Kadam; New J. Chem. 41, 8947-8958 (2017).
  62. Synthesis and Structural Investigations on Multiferroic Ba1-xSrxMnO3 Perovskite Manganites, Dinesh Kumar, Chandra Bhal Singh, Narendra Kumar Verma, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Ferroelectrics 518, 191-195 (2017).
  63. Facile Synthesis of MoSx and MoSx-rGO Composite: Excellent Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction; Sourav Ghosh, Uday Pratap Azad, Ashish Kumar Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Rajiv Prakash; Chemistry Select 2, 11590-11598 (2017).
  64. Presence of a monoclinic (Cc) phase in the (1-x)BiFeO3-xCaTiO3 solid solution nanoparticles: A Rietveld study; Vijay Kumar, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, and Satyendra Singh; J. Appl. Phys. 122, 204101 (2017).
  65. Origin of ferroelectric P-E loop in cubic compositions and structure of poled (1-x)Bi(Mg1/2Zr1/2)O3-xPbTiO3piezoceramics; Ashutosh Upadhyay, Rishikesh Pandey and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 100, 1743-1750 (2017).
  66. Enhanced Quantum Cutting via Li+ Doping from a Bi3+/Yb3+ Codoped Gadolinium Tungstate Phosphor; R.V. Yadav, R.S. Yadav, A. Bahadur, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, and S. B. Rai, Inorganic Chemistry 55, 10928-10935 (2016).
  67. New Lead-free (1-x)BaTiO3-xBi(Mg1/2Zr1/2)O3 Solid Solution with Morphotropic Phase Boundary and Diffuse Phase Transition; Shashwat Anand, Rishikesh Pandey, Uma Shankar, and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 99, 3651-3658 (2016).
  68. Electric field induced structural transformations across the Morphotropic Phase boundary of (1-x)Bi(Mg1/2Ti1/2)O3-xPbTiO3 piezoceramics; Ashutosh Upadhyay and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; Scripta Materialia 115, 71-74 (2016).
  69. Investigation of Crystal Structure of SrLa(FeTi)O6 and BaLa(FeTi)O6 Perovskites by Rietveld Refinement; Uma Shankar, Puneet Agrwal, Rishikesh Pandey and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; Solid State Sciences 52, 78-82 (2016).
  70. Origin of Suppression of Charge Ordering Transition in Nanocrystalline Ln0.5Ca0.5MnO3 (Ln = La, Nd, Pr) Ceramics; Uma Shankar and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; J. Phys. Chem. C 119, 28620-28630 (2015).
  71. Grain size dependent phase stabilities and presence of a monoclinic (Pm) phase in the morphotropic phase boundary region of (1−x)Bi(Mg1/2Ti1/2)O3-xPbTiO3 piezoceramics; Akhilesh Kumar Singh; J . Appl. Phys. 117, 144102 (2015).
  72. Electric field induced cubic to monoclinic phase transition in multiferroic 0.65Bi (Ni1/2Ti1/2)O3-0.35 PbTiO3 solid solution; Rishikesh Pandey and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 162901 (2014).  
  73. Presence of a Monoclinic (Pm) Phase in the Morphotropic Phase Boundary Regionof Multiferroic (1-x)Bi(Ni1/2Ti1/2)O3-xPbTiO3 Solid Solution: A Rietveld Study; Rishikesh Pandey and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; J . Appl. Phys. 116, 044102 (2014).
  74. Electronic structure and stability of hydrogen defects in diamond and boron dopeddiamond: A density functional theory study; A Upadhyay, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, A Kumar; Computational Materials Science 89, 257-263 (2014).
  75. Phase Coexistence and the Structure of the MPB Region in (1-x)Bi(Mg1/2Zr1/2)O3- xPbTiO3 Solid Solution; Rishikesh Pandey, Ashish Tiwari, Ashutosh Upadhyay and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; Acta Materialia 76, 198-206 (2014). 
  76. Structural analysis of nanostructured iron antimonate by experimental and quantum chemical simulation and its LPG sensing; Satyendra Singh, Vineet Gupta, B.C. Yadav, Poonam Tandon, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; Sensors and Actuators B 195, 373-381 (2014).
  77. Structural and dielectric characterization on multiferroic xNi0.9Zn0.1Fe2O4/(1-x)PbZr0.52Ti0.48O3 particulate composite; Rishikesh Pandey, Braj Raj Meena and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; Journal of Alloys and Compounds 593, 224-229 (2014).
  78. Absence of Tetragonal Distortion in (1-x)SrTiO3-xBi(Zn1/2Ti1/2)O3 Solid Solution; Rishikesh Pandey, Ravi Kiran Pillutla, Uma Shankar and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; J . Appl. Phys.  113, 184109 (2013).
  79. Low temperature phase transition studies on Pb(Mg0.5W0.5)O3 ceramic; A.K. Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; J. Solid State Science 14, 100-105 (2012).
  80. Ground state of (Pb0.94Sr0.06)(Zr0.530Ti0.470)O3 in the morphotropic phase boundary region: Evidence for a monoclinic space group; R.S. Solanki, A. K. Singh, S. K. Mishra, S. J. Kennedy, T. Suzuki, Y. Kuroiwa, C. Moriyoshi, and D. Pandey; Phys. Rev. B 84, 144116 (2011).
  81. X-ray diffraction and dielectric studies across morphotropic phase boundary in (1-x)[Pb(Mg0.5W0.5)O3]-xPbTiO3 Ceramics; A. K. Singh and Akhilesh Kumar Singh ; Journal of Alloys and Compounds 509, 5167-5172 (2011).
  82. Specific interactions in partially miscible polycarbonate (PC)/poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) blends;A.K. Singh, R.K. Mishra, R. Prakash, P. Maiti, Akhilesh Kumar Singh and D. Pandey; Chem. Phys. Lett. 846, 32-36 (2010).
  83. Dielectric and Piezoelectric properties of (1-x)[Pb(Mg0.5W0.5)O3]-xPbTiO3 Ceramics; A. K. Singh and Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Integrated Ferroelectrics 117, 129-138 (2010).
  84. Growth and morphological aspects of Pb[(Sc1/2Nb1/2)0.58Ti0.42]O3 single crystals by slow cooling technique; S.V. Rajasekaran, Akhilesh Kumar Singh and R. Jayavel; J. Cryst. Growth, 310, 1093-1098 (2008).
  85. Stability of ferroic phases in the highly piezoelectric Pb (ZrxTi1-x) O3 ceramics; Acta Cryst. A 64, 192-203 (2008).
  86. Origin of high piezoelectric response of Pb(ZrxTi1-x)O3 at the morphotropic phase boundary: Role of elastic instability; Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Sunil Kumar Mishra, Ragini, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 022910 (1-3) (2008).
  87. Magnetoresistance behavior of ferromagnetic shape memory alloy Ni1.75Mn1.25Ga;S. Banik, R. Rawat, P. K. Mukhopadhyay, B. L. Ahuja, Aparna Chakrabarti, P. L. Paulose, Sanjay Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, D. Pandey, and S. R. Barman; Phys. Rev. B 77, 224417 (2008).
  88. Evidence for a monoclinic MA to tetragonal morphotropic phase transition in(1-x)[Pb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)O3]–xPbTiO3 ceramics; Satendra Pal Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh and Dhananjai Pandey; J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 19, 036217-036225 (2007).
  89. Dielectric relaxation and phase transitions at cryogenic temperatures in  0.65Pb(Ni1/3Nb2/3)O3−0.35PbTiO3 ceramics; Satendra Pal Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Dhananjai  Pandey and S.M. Yusuf; Phys. Rev. B 76, 054102 (1-8) (2007).
  90. High-resolution synchrotron x-ray diffraction study of Zr-rich compositions of Pb(ZrxTi1-x)O3 (0.525£x£0.60: Evidence for the absence of the rhombohedral phase; Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Dhananjai  Pandey, Shonghak Yoon, Sunggi Baik and Namsoo Shin; Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 192904 (1-3) (2007).
  91. Evolution of Short-Range to Long-Range Monoclinic Order of MB Type with Decreasing Temperature in 0.75[Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3]-0.25PbTiO3; Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Dhananjai Pandey and Oksana Zaharko; J. Appl. Phys. 99, 076105 (1-3) (2006).
  92. Powder  Neutron Diffraction Study of Phase Transitions in and a New Phase Diagram of (1-x)[Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3]-xPbTiO3; Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Dhananjai Pandey and Oksana Zaharko; Phys. Rev. B 74, 024101 (1-18) (2006).
  93. Comparison of the Cc and R3c Space Groups for the Superlattice Phase of Pb(Zr0.520­Ti0.48)O3; Rajeev Ranjan, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Ragini and Dhananjai Pandey; Phys. Rev. B 71, 092101 (1-4) (2005).
  94. Barrier Layer Formation and PTCR Effect in (1-x) [Pb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)O3]-xPbTiO3 (x = 0.13) Ceramics; Satendra Pal Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh and Dhananjai Pandey; Ferroelectrics 324, 49-53 (2005).
  95. Monoclinic Phases in the Pb(ZrxTi1-x)O3 Ceramics, Dhananjai Pandey, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Rajeev Ranjan and Ragini; Ferroelectrics 325, 35-42 (2005).
  96. On the Discovery of two new Monoclinic Phases in the Morphotropic Phase Boundary Region of Pb[(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3]-xPbTiO3 Ceramics; Akhilesh Kumar Singh and Dhananjai Pandey; Ferroelectrics 326,91-99 (2005).
  97. Evidence for MB and MC Phases in the Morphotropic Phase Boundary Region of(1-x)[Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3]-xPbTiO3 : A Rietveld Study; Akhilesh Kumar Singh and Dhananjai Pandey; Phys. Rev. B 67, 064102 (1-12) (2003).
  98. Confirmation of MB type Monoclinic Phase in Pb[(Mg1/3Nb2/3)0.71Ti0.29]O3 : A Powder Neutron Diffraction Study; Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Dhananjai Pandey and Oksana Zaharko; Phys. Rev. B 68, 172103 (1-4) (2003).
  99. Crystallographic Phases, Phase Transitions and Barrier Layer Formation in(1-x)[Pb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)O3]-xPbTiO3; Satendra Pal Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Dhananjai Pandey, H. Sharma and Om Parkash; J. Materials Res. 18, 2677-2687 (2003).
  100. Structure and the Location of the Morphotropic Phase Boundary Region in(1-x)[Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3]-xPbTiO3; Akhilesh Kumar Singh and Dhananjai Pandey; J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 13, L931-L936 (2001).

 
Papers published in Conference Proceedings

  1. Akhilesh Kumar Singh, S.K. Mishra and Dhananjai Pandey; Synthesis of Pyrochlore Phase Free PMN-PT by a Novel Method; Naval Materials: Present and Futuristic Trends, Edited by M.B. Deshmukh, B.C. Chakraborty, J.Rangarajan and P. Shivaraman, (Published by Naval Research Board, New Delhi), pp. 306-311, (2000).
  2. Dhananjai Pandey, Akhilesh Kumar Singh and Ragini, “Recent Modifications to the Phase Diagram of Pb(ZrxTi1-x)O3 Ceramics (invited talk) Proc. of International Symposium on Recent Advances in Inorganic Materials, Edited by D. Bahadur, S. Vitta and O. Prakash, Narosa publishing house, New Delhi, pp. 46-52, (2004).
  3. Synthesis and structural characterization of highly tetragonal (1-x)Bi(Zn1/2Ti1/2)O3-xPbTiO3 piezoceramics; Jyoti Sharma, Rishikesh Pandey, and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; AIP Conf. Proc. 1512, 92-93 (2013).
  4. Synthesis and structural studies on (1- x) Bi (Mg1/2Ti1/2) O3-xPbTiO3 piezoceramics; Ashutosh Upadhyay, Rishikesh Pandey, Shashwat Anand, and Akhilesh Kumar Singh, AIP Conf. Proc. 1591, 79-80 (2014).
  5. Synthesis and characterization of (1-x)Bi(Mg2/3Sb1/3)O3-xPbTiO3 piezoceramics; Ashutosh Upadhyay, Saurabh Dwivedi, Rishikesh Pandey, and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; AIP Conf. Proc. 1731, 030004 (2016).
  6. Crystallite Size and Strain Analysis of Nanocrystalline La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 Perovskite by Williamson-Hall Plot Method; Dinesh Kumar, Narendra Kumar Verma, Chandra Bhal Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; AIP Conf. Proc. 1942, 050024-4 (2018).
  7. Synthesis and Structural Studies on Cerium Substituted La0.4Ca0.6MnO3 as Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electrode Material; Monika Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; AIP Conf. Proc. 1924, 140068-4 (2018).
  8. Crystallite Size Effect on Lattice Strain and Crystal Structure of Ba1/4Sr3/4MnO3 Layered Perovskite Manganite; Dinesh Kumar, Monika Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; AIP Conf. Proc. 1953, 030185-4 (2018).
  9. Synthesis, Structural and Semiconducting Properties of Ba(Cu1/3 Sb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 Solid Solutions; Chandra Bhal Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Narendra Kumar Verma, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; AIP Conf. Proc. 1953,  050041-4 (2018).
  10. Effect of Grain Size on Structural and Dielectric Properties of Barium Titanate Piezoceramics Synthesized by High Energy Ball Milling; Narendra Kumar Verma, Sandeep Kumar Singh Patel, Dinesh Kumar, Chandra Bhal Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; AIP Conf. Proc. 1953,  050075-4 (2018).
  11. Synthesis, Structural and Optical Properties of (ALa)(FeMn)O6 (A = Ba and Sr) Double Perovskites;  Dinesh Kumar, Vaddugandla Sudarshan, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; AIP Conf. Proc. 1953, 080010-4 (2018).
  12. Evolution of Structural Characteristics of Nd0.7Ba0.3MnO3 Perovskite Manganite as a Function of Crystallite Size; Dinesh Kumar, Narendra Kumar Verma, Chandra Bhal Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; AIP Conf. Proc. 2009, 020013-4 (2018).
  13. Low optical band gap studies on Mo-modified PbTiO3 ceramics; P. Prajapati and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; AIP Conf. Proc. 2009, 020012-4 (2018).
  14. Development of Textured Electrode, Index Matching Layer and Nanostructured Materials for Light Trapping inside Photovoltaic devices Chandra Bhal Singh, Sekhar Bhattacharya, Surajit Sarkar, Vandana Singh and Akhilesh Kumar Singh Materials Today: Proceedings 5, 23428–23433 (2018).
  15. Estimation of Lattice Strain and Optical Properties of Scheelite-Type AWO4 (A = Ca, Sr, Ba) Nanocrystalline Materials Synthesized by Mechanical Activation; P. Jena, D. Kumar, N.K. Verma and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; AIP Conf. Proc. 2115, 030199 (2019).
  16. Synthesis and Dielectric Characterization of BaZrNb2O8 High Temperature Piezoelectric ceramics; N.K. Verma, G. Kamde, D. Kumar, C.B. Singh and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; AIP Conf. Proc. 2115, 030578 (2019).
  17. Structural, Dielectric, Semiconducting and Optical Properties of High-Energy Ball Milled YFeO3 Nano-particles; C.B. Singh, D. Kumar, N.K. Verma and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; AIP Conf. Proc. 2115, 030619 (2019).
  18. X-ray Diffraction Analysis of Cu2+ Doped Zn1-xCuxFe2O4 Spinel Nanoparticles using Williamson-Hall Plot Method; D. Kumar, A. Kumar, R. Prakash and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; AIP Conf. Proc. 2142, 070018 (2019).
  19. Deposition of Fe/Nb Multilayers and Fe/Nb/Fe Trilayers using HIPIMS: XRR Measurements for Interface Diffusion Study; D. Kumar, M. Gupta, D. Kumar and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; AIP Conf. Proc. 2142, 080006 (2019).
  20. Developing a reduction resistant layer with SrNi0.8Mo0.2O3-δ mixed–oxide for Sm0.2Ce0.8O2-δ based solid oxide fuel cells; Monika Singh, Pragyanand Prajapati and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; AIP Conf. Proc. 2115, 030622 (2019).
  21. Room Temperature Crystal Structure and Low Temperature Scaling Behavior of 0.70BiFeO3-0.30Sr(Fe0.5Nb0.5)O3 Ceramic; S. Kumar and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; AIP Conf. Proc. 2142, 040016 (2019).
  22. Size and Composition Dependent Structural Investigations on Nd1-xBaxCoO3 (x = 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4) Perovskite Cobaltites using X-ray Diffraction; Dinesh Kumar, P. Prajapati, P. Jena and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; Mater. Today: Proc. 26, 3492-3496 (2020).
  23. Structural and large electric field-induced bipolar strain study of lead free Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3: Gd piezoceramics; Vijayeta Pal, Monika Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, O.P. Thakur, R.K. Dwivedi; Mater. Today: Proc. 28, 328-331 (2020).
  24. Investigation of Dielectric Relaxation and ion Dynamics of Ce0.76Pr0.08Sm0.08Gd0.08O2-x nanocrystalline Solid Electrolyte ion conductor; Monika Singh, Vijayeta pal, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; Mater. Today: Proc. 28, 317-319 (2020).
  25. Structural, microstructure and dielectric properties of La2NiMnO6 perovskite ceramic; V. Pal, C.B. Singh, D. Kumar, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; Mater. Today: Proc. (Accepted) (2022).
  26. Srishti Paliwal, Prosun Mondal, Vishwa Pratap Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh,Site engineering: A Tool to enhance functional properties in high-temperature lead-free relaxors prepared via air quenching, IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF),2023.
  27. Deep Mala, Chandra Bhal Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh,Band gap Engineering of BaTi1−x(Ni1/3Nb2/3)xO3 Ceramics for Ferro-Photovoltaic Applications, IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF),2023.

  28. Narendra Kumar Verma, Chandra Bhal Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Uday Singh Patel, Akhilesh Kumar Singh,Structural and dielectric properties of Y3+ doped SrTiO3: a novel anode materials for solid oxide fuel cell,Ferroelectrics,617,93-100,2023.

  29. Krishna Prajapati, Satnam Singh Khanuja, Akhilesh Kumar Singh,Challenging Fabrication and Characterization of a New Ferroelectric Solid-Solution Composition 0.30Bi(Cu1/2Ti1/2)O3 – 0.70PbTiO3,Ferroelectrics,616,42-52,2023.

  30. Srishti Paliwal, Krishna Prajapati, Akhilesh Kumar Singh,Enhanced high-temperature dielectric and ferroelectric properties of Sb2O5 modified Bi4Ti3O12,AIP Conference Proceedings,2995,020110,2024.

Book Chapter

  1. Synthesis Techniques and Applications of Perovskite Materials; Dinesh Kumar, R.S. Yadav, Monika, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, and S.B. Rai; He Tian (Ed.), IntechOpen, USA (2020), DOI:10.5772/intechopen.86794.

 

Novel Multiferroic and Nano Materials Group
Group Information:-
Our group is active in the broad area of Electrical and Magnetic Materials, Thin films, Devices and Nanomaterials. Of current interest to our group's activities are Ferroelectric, Piezoelectric, Ferromagnetic, Bulk & Nanocrystalline Ferroic Perovskites, Advanced Electroceramics, Phosphor Materials, Bulk & Nanocrystalline Manganites, Materials for Supercapacitors and Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel cells.

 

S. No.

Name & Roll No.

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Name of the Thesis/ Research Interest

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Research Scholar

1.

Ms. Pooja Sonkar
(17111008)

 

Research Interest:
Nano-phosphors Materials for White-LED applications

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poojasonkar.rs.mst17@itbhu.ac.in

2.

Ms. Deep Mala
(20111504)

Research Interest:
Photovoltaic perovskite materials

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deepmala.rs.mst20@itbhu.ac.in

3.

Mr. Prosun Mondal
(21111008)
 

Research Interest:                            Magnetoelectric coupling in  Lead-free Multiferroic composites

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prosunmondal.rs.mst21@iitbhu.ac.in

4.

Ms. Sadhana Yadav
(21111011)

Research Interest:
Perovskite phosphor materials for wLEDS

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5.

Ms.Neha Singh

(24111006)

  

nehasingh.rs.mst24@itbhu.ac.in

6.

Ms. Km Akriti

(24111001)

  

akriti.rs.mst24@itbhu.ac.in

7.

Krishna Kr. Vishwakarma

(25111503)

  

krishnakrvishwakarma.rs.mst25@itbhu.ac.in

Postdoctoral Fellow

1.

Dr. Vijayeta Pal
(CSIR-RA)

Research Interest:
Lead-Free Piezoelectric and Electrocaloric Materials for Energy Harvesting and Cooling Applications, Thermoelectric Materials and Advanced Functional Nanomaterials

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vijayetapal@gmail.com

Alumni Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Scholar

1.

Dr. Sandeep Kumar Singh Patel
(Ex-DST-SERB N-PDF)
Current Position:
Assistant Professor at MMV, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

 

Research Interest:
Diluted magnetic semiconductor, Oxide-based materials as electrochemical super-capacitor electrodes

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sandybhu1@gmail.com

2.

Dr. Paramananda Jena
(Ex-Institute PDF)

 

Research Interest:
Development of Nanocrystalline Materials for SOFCs, Piezoceramics, Phosphor materials for white light LEDs

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pjena.pf.mst16@itbhu.ac.in

3.

Dr. Rishikesh Pandey
(09615EN004/Ph.D)
Current Position:
Assistant Professor at Motihari College of Engineering, Motihari, Bihar

 

Thesis Title:
Studies on (1-x)Bi(Ni1/2Ti1/2)O3-xPbTiO3 based Multiferroic  Solid Solutions and Composites

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4.

Dr. Ashutosh Upadhyay
(1115EN003/Ph.D))
Current Position:
PDF at Department of Materials Engineering, IISc, Bengaluru, India

 

Thesis Title:
Structural and Phase Transitions Studies on (1-x)Bi(Mg1/2B’1/2)O3-xPbTiO3 [B’=Ti, Zr] Piezoceramics

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5.

Dr. Uma Shankar
(1115EN008/Ph.D)
Current Position:
PDF at Department of Physical Science, JNU, New Delhi, India

 

Thesis Title:
Crystal Structure, Phase Coexistence and Phase Transitions in nanocrystalline R0.5A0.5MnO3 (R=La, Nd, Sm and A=Ca, Sr) Perovskites

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6.

Dr. Narendra Kumar Verma
(13111005/Ph.D.)
Current Position:
Assistant Professor at DAV College, Kanpur, UP,  India

 

Thesis Title:
Studies on Crystal Structure, Phase Transitions and Dielectric Properties of (1-x)Bi(Mg3/4W1/4)O3-xPbTiO3 Ceramics

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7.

Dr. Sushil Kumar
(12615EN006/Ph.D.)

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Thesis Title:
Structural and  Phase Transition Studies on (1-x)BiFeO3-xSr(Fe0.5Nb0.5)O3 Multiferroic Ceramics

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8. 

Dr. Monika Singh
(15111004/Ph.D.)

 

Thesis Title:
Development of Electrode and Electrolyte Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs)

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9.

Dr. Dinesh Kumar
(13111504/Ph.D.
& SERB-RA)
Current Position:
Assistant Professor at National PG College, Barhalganj, U.P.,  India

 

Thesis title:
Structural and Magnetic Phase Transitions Studies on Ti-doped R1-yBayMn1-xTixO3 (R = La, Nd) Perovskite Manganites
Research Interest:
Lead-Free Piezoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting, Perovskite Manganites, Rietveld refinement

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10.

Dr. Chandra Bhal Singh
(13111503/Ph.D.)

 

Research Interest: 
Advanced Electroceramics & Energy Materials, Thin Film Devices

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11.

Dr. Pragyanand Prajapati
(16111008/Ph.D.)

 

Research Interest:
Ferroelectric, Photovoltaic Perovskite Materials

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12.

Dr. Vishwa Pratap Singh
(17031505/Ph.D.)

 

Research Interest:
Multiferroics and Composite Materials

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13.

Dr. Krishna Prajapati
(17111006/Ph.D.)

 

Research Interest:
Polymer based nanocomposites for energy storage

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vishwapsingh.rs.cer17@itbhu.ac.in

14.

Mr. Ankit Dwivedi

 

Research Interest:

Dielectric and Super-capacitive Materials

 

15.

Ms. Srishti Paliwal
(19111005)

 

Research Interest:
Lead free piezoelectric perovskite materials and piezoelectric energy harvesting for high temperature applications

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16.

Mr. Satyendra Kumar Satyarthi
(17031503)

 

Research Interest:
Environmental-Friendly with High  Tc (LiNbO3) Ceramic for Electrical Energy Storage, Optical Properties and Electrochemical Analysis.

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17.

Ms. Deep Mala#
(20111504)

 

Research Interest:
Photovoltaic perovskite materials

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 M.Tech. and IDD Students working currently: 8
#Submitted  Ph.D. thesis.
*Note: Interested students having their own fellowship can contact for Ph.D. position...

  1. DST-FIST Level-II Project ((~Rs. 395 Lakhs, PI, ongoing 2019-2024).
  2. CSTUP Project on " Revolutionizing Healthcare waste for Artificial Intelligence-Infused 5G Substrate with Safe and Eco-Friendly Microwave Technology"((~Rs. 15.08 lakhs, Co-PI, Ongoing 2024-2027).
  3. SERB Project on “Development of High TC lead free Piezoelectric materials for energy Harvesting” (~ Rs. 52.70 Lakhs, PI, Completed).
  4. DRDO project on “Development of  Ferroelectric and Rare Earth Manganite Based  Radar Absorbing  Materials for Stealth Applications” (~Rs. 25 lakhs, PI, completed).
  5. DIT-MBIL project on “Development of optically active polymers for data storage applications” (~Rs. 200 lakhs, Co-PI, completed).
  6. Deputy programme coordinator of the UGC-special assistance programme (SAP-DRS, PI, completed).
  7. Indo-Russian project on “Novel multifunctional (magnetic, ferroelectric, and semiconductive) effects in solid solutions of ternary magnetic perovskites” funded by DST – RFBR (~Rs. 11 lakhs, Co-PI, completed).
  8. Indo-Japanese project on “Phase Transition studies on Multiferroic solid solutions of BiFeO3 with other perovskites” funded by DST-JSPS (~Rs. 5.51 lakhs, Co-PI, completed).
List of Ph.D. and M.Tech. Thesis Awarded
 

Sl. No.

Name of the student

Title of Thesis

Year (Degree Awarded)

Ph.D. Thesis

1.

Dr. Rishikesh Pandey
 

Studies on ferroelectric- ferromagnetic  composites and solid solutions

2015

2.

Dr. Ashutosh Upadhyay

Structural and Phase Transitions Studies on (1-x)Bi(Mg1/2B’1/2)O3-xPbTiO3 [B’=Ti, Zr] Piezoceramics

2016

3.

Dr. Uma Shankar

Crystal Structure, Phase Coexistence and Phase Transitions in nanocrystalline R0.5A0.5MnO3 (R=La, Nd, Sm and A=Ca, Sr) Perovskites

2016

4.

Dr. Dinesh Kumar

Structural and Magnetic Phase Transitions Studies on Ti-doped R1-yBayMn1-xTixO3 (R = La, Nd) Perovskite Manganites

2019

5.

Dr. Narendra Kumar Verma

Studies on Crystal Structure, Phase Transitions and Dielectric Properties of (1-x)Bi(Mg3/4W1/4)O3-xPbTiO3 Ceramics

2019

6.

Dr. Sushil Kumar

Structural and  Phase Transition Studies on (1-x)BiFeO3-xSr(Fe0.5Nb0.5)O3 Multiferroic Ceramics

2019

7.

Dr. Monika Singh

Development of Electrode and Electrolyte Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs)

2021

8.

Dr. Chandra Bhal Singh

Band gap Engineering and Photo-induced Physical Properties of Perovskites Ferroelectric Ceramics

2022

9.

Dr. Pragyanand Prajapati

Development of Photo-Ferroelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting and Storage.

2023

10.

Dr. Vishwa Pratap Singh

Semiconducting Nanoparticles/PVDF Nanocomposites with High Dielectric strength for Capacitive Energy storage.

2023

11.

Dr. Krishna Prajapati

Phase diagram, Crystal Structure And Structure Property correlations in (1-x)Ba(Cu1/3Nb2/3)O3-(x)PbTiO3 Ceramics

2023

12.

Dr.Srishti Paliwal

Lead free piezoelectric perovskite materials and piezoelectric energy harvesting for high temperature applications

2024

13.

Dr.Ankit Dwivedi

Dielectric and Super-capacitive Materials

2024

14.

Dr.Satyendra Satyarthi

Environmental-Friendly with High  Tc (LiNbO3) Ceramic for Electrical Energy Storage, Optical Properties and Electrochemical Analysis.

2024

M.Tech. Thesis

1.

Mr. Akhilesh Kumar Singh

Preparation and characterization of PMW-PT piezoelectric ceramics

2007

2.

Ms. Deepa Singh

Preparation and Characterization of Half Doped Perovskite Manganites

2008

3.

Mr. Braj Raj Meena

Synthesis and Characterization of Ferrite/Ferroelectric Composite

2008

4.

Mr. Yogesh Pratap Singh

Studies on Structural Changes in Nanocrystalline Pr0.5Ca0.5MnO3 Ceramics

2009

5.

Mr. Rajesh Katoch

Phase Transition Studies on (Pb0.94Sr0.06)[Zr0.53Ti0.47]O3 Ceramics

2009*
Joint supervisor with Prof. D. Pandey

6.

Ms. Gunjan Rastogi

Phase Transition in nanocrystalline Nd0.5Sr0.5MnO3

2010

7.

Mr. Ravi Kiran Pillutla

Synthesis and characterization of Bismuth  zinc titanate - strontium titanate ceramics

2010

8.

Mr. S. Vignesh

Studies on Magnetoresistive Materials

2010

9.

Mr. Ashish Tiwary

Synthesis and Characterization of  (1-x) Bi(Zn0.5Ti0.5)O3-xPbTiO­3 Piezoelectric Ceramics

2011

10.

Mr. Amrit Verma

Fuel Cell Electrode Applications of Sm0.5Ca0.5MnO3 Ceramics

2011

11.

Ms. Jyoti Sharma

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of        (1-x)Bi(Zn0.5Ti0.5)O3-xPbTiO­3 Ceramics

2011

12.

Mr. Rakesh Patel

Synthesis and structural characterization of (1-x) Bi(Mg0.5-yZnyTi0.5)O3-xPbTiO3 Piezoelectric ceramics

2012

13.

Mr. Vipasha Bindal

Studies on manganites cathodes for solid oxide fuel cell application

2012*
* Prof. R. Prakash was co-guide

14.

Mr. Saurabh Dwivedi

Synthesis and Characterization of (1-x) Bi(Mg2/3Sb1/3)O3-xPbTiO3 Piezoelectric Ceramics

2013

15.

Ms. Ankita Gupta

Studies on Electrode and Electrolyte Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

2013

16.

Mr. P. Amar Teja

Effect of Li+ ion on Frequency Up conversion in Yb3+ Sensitized Er3+ Activated MgWO4

2013

17.

Mr. Puneet Kumar Agrwal

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Double Perovskites

2013

18.

Mr. Akhilesh Gupta

Synthesis and Characterization of (1-x) Bi[Mg1/2Sn1/2]O3-xPbTiO3 Ceramics

2014

19.

Mr. Rahul Kumar Singh

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of (1-x) Bi[Mg3/4W1/4]O3-xPbTiO3 Ceramics

2014

20.

Mr. Shaswat Anand

Studies on Field-induced and diffuse phase transitions in [x(Na1/2Bi1/2)TiO3-(1-x)BaTiO3] and [(1-x)BaTiO3-xBi(Mg1/2Zr1/2)O3]: Lead free ceramics

2014

21.

Mr. Kancherla  Kishore Babu

Synthesis, Characterization and Microwave absorption properties of Nanocrystalline perovskites La1-xSrxMnO3 and Bi1-xCaxMnO3

2014

22.

Mr. Lakshit Bansal
 

Synthesis and Characterization of  Ferroelectric, Ferromagnetic Solid Solution and Composites for Radar absorption

2015

23.

Mr. Vaibhav Trivedi
 

Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocrystalline La1-xCaxMnO3 (x=0, 2/3, 1) and La0.95Mn0.95O3

2015

24.

Mr. Kuldeep Singh
 

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of (1-x) Bi[Ni1/2Ti1/2]O3-xBaTiO3 Ceramics

2015

25.

Mr. Ankur Gangwar
 

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of (1-x) Bi[Zn1/2Zr1/2]O3-xBaTiO3 Ceramics

2015

26.

Mr. Rahul Sharma

Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocrystalline Microwave Absorbing Manganite Materials

2015

27.

Mr. Ashish Parashar

Synthesis and Dielectric Properties Analysis of Epoxy Alumina Nanocomposites

2016

28.

Mr. Narendra Singh Patel

Synthesis and Characterization of (1-x)Bi(Ni0.5Zr0.5)O3-xBaTiO3 Piezoelectric Ceramics

2016

29.

Mr. Deepak Chouhan

Synthesis and Study of Structural and Electrical Properties of (1-x) Bi(Ni1/2Ti1/2)O3-(x)PbTiO3 Doped With MnO2

2016

30.

Mr. Deepesh Punetha

Synthesis and Characterization of Ca and Sr doped Bismuth Manganite as a Thermoelectric Material

2016

31.

Ms. Garima Kamde

Studies on the effect of Replacing Pb from PbZrNb2O8 and PbTiNb2O8 with Ca and Ba

2016

32.

Mr. Nandesh Kumar Gupta

Synthesis and Characterization of Ba1-xCaxMnO3 manganite

2017

33.

Mr. Prashant

Synthesis and Characterization of (1-x)Ba(Cu1/3Sb2/3)O3-xPbTiO3 Ceramics

2017

34.

Ms. Senu Meena

Synthesis and Characterization of (x)Ba(Cu1/3Nb2/3)O3-(1-x)PbTiO3

2017

35.

Mr. V. Sudarshan

Synthesis and structural characterization of double perovskite manganites

2017

36.

Mr. Dod Vikas Gopalrao

Preparation of amorphous Co/Fe hydroxide films using SILAR method and the study of their morphology and electrochemical properties for supercapacitor application

2017

37.

Mr. Aabhas Upadhyay

Synthesis and structural characterization of (1-x)Ba(Mg1/3Sb2/3)O3-xBaTiO3 ceramics

2018

38.

Mr. Anmol Mishra

Synthesis of low band gap oxide semiconductors

2018

39.

Mr. Rajat Kumar Singh Thainuan

Application of nanocrystalline pyrochlore materials in solid oxide fuel cells as electrolyte

2019

40.

Ms. Sanjukta Mukharjee

Electrochemical analysis of La0.8Sr0.2Fe0.5Cu0.5O3-x and La0.8Sr0.2Fe0.5Zn0.5O3-x a symmetric cathode for solid oxide fuel cells as electrolyte

2019

41.

Mr. Vikas Singh

Structural studies of skyrmion in La2-2xSr1+2xMn2O7 

2019*
 *Co-guide with Dr. Sanjay Singh

42.

Mr. Brajesh Kumar

Rapid Microwave Assisted Synthesis of CuFeS2 nanocrystal and its application in visible light Photodetector

2020

43.

Mr. Vikash Kumar Mishra

Epoxy Alumina Nanocomposite for High Voltage Insulation

2020

44.

Mr. Vivek Dhaked

Synthesis and characterization of Bi2MnAlO6 for ferroelectric photovoltaic applications

2020

45.

Mr. Vaibhav Kumar Yadav

Synthesis and Characterization of Pb-free xBi(Mg0.5Ti0.5)O3-(1-x)Ba0.85Ca0.15Ti0.90Zr0.10)O3 Ceramics

2020

46.

Mr. Satnam Singh Khanuja

Synthesis and Characterization of (1-x)Bi(Cu1/2Ti1/2)O3–xPbTiO3 (BCT-xPT) and (1-x)Bi(Cu1/2Zr1/2)O3-xPbTiO3 (BCZ-xPT) Solid Solutions

2020

47.

Mr. Rajat Suthar

A Study of Solid Electrolytes and Cathode Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

2021

48.

Mr. Surendra Kumar Sharma 

Energy Harvesting from Piezoelectric Materials

2021

49.

Mr. Jatoth Murali

An Overview of Doped Lead Free Piezoelectric Ceramics

2021

50.

Mr. Vishal Singh Rao

Impact of Sintering Additives on Sintering and Electrical Characteristics of Samarium Doped Ceria Electrolyte

2021

51.

Mr. Kamlesh Choudhary

Synthesis and Characterization of a New Solid Solution of (1-x)Ba(Cu1/3Nb2/3)O3-xBaTiO3 Ceramics

2022

52.

Mr. Jai Kishan Pratap Singh

Sodium Bismuth Titanate-Based Lead-Free Piezoelectric Ceramics

2023

53.

Mr. Praveen Kumar Jais

Electrolyte Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel cells (SOFCs) La1-xSrxGa0.8Mg0.2O2.85(x=0.10,0.20,0.30)

2023

54.

Mr. Animesh Singh

 

2024

55.

Mr. Shakti Dhar Rai

 

2024

56.

Ms. Aditi Awasthi

 

2025

57.

Ms. Swati Mishra

 

2025






 

 

Sl. No.

Name of Facility

Picture

1.

Room temperature powder X-ray diffractometer
(Rigaku, MiniFlex 300/600, Japan)

2.

High Resolution high temperature (upto 1600K) and Ultra-low temperature(UPTO 4K) and Room temperature (Powder and Thin film) X-ray diffractometer.
(Rigaku, SmartLab, Japan)

3.

Impedence Analyzer
(Keysight, Tmax=600°C & f=20Hz-10MHz)

4.

DC Poling Unit 
(Max. applied dc voltage = 5 kV)

5.

Muffle and Programmable furnaces
 (Temp. upto 1500°C)

 
6.
High Energy Planetary Ball Mill system
(Retsch-PM 400, Germany)
7.
Low Energy Planetary Ball Mill system
(Retsch-PM, Germany)
8.
Hydraulic Press
(Osho Scientific India)

9.

Piezoelectric Response (d33) Meter
 

10.

Temperature-dependent (up to 500K) P-E (polarization vs electric field) tester
(Radiant Technologies Ltd.,USA)

11.

Temperature-dependent (up to 500K)Strain-Electric Field measurement setup(Radiant Technologies Ltd.,USA)

 

12.

4K Close Cycle Cryocooler Unit
(Cryogenic Industries,USA)

13.

Spin Coater (Apex Instruments)

14.

Vacuum Oven (upto 300 degree centigrade)

15.

Magneto-electric coupling measurement set up(Magnetic field~ Upto 1.2 Tesla(VRD INSTRUMENT),Frequency 100Hz-100kHz(Lock-in amplifier, Standford Research Systems,USA)