Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Singh

Professor & Coordinator
Department/School/Unit Name
School of Materials Science and Technology, IIT BHU
Phone No(s): .+91-9415619018
Email: aksingh.mst@iitbhu.ac.in
Area of Interest: Smart Materials, Structural Phase Transitions, Synthesis and Characterization of Advanced Ceramics

Dr. Akhilesh Kumar Singh is an Associate Professor  at the School of Materials Science & Technology. Dr. Singh joined the School of Materials Science and Technology as Assistant Professor in 2005. He completed his Ph.D. (Materials Science & Technology) in the year 2006 and M.Tech. in 2000 in Materials Technology with BHU Gold Medal from Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Dr. Singh has received a Master in Physics from Banaras Hindu University in 1998.

 

 

  • 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. 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 SinghJournal of Materials Research (2023).
  2. Quenching of spin-orbit coupling and signature of Griffiths Phase in nanocrystalline La0.6Ba0.4MnO3 perovskite manganite; D. Kumar, Akhilesh Kumar SinghJ. Solid State Chem. 309, 122986 (2022).
  3. 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 SinghACS Applied Energy Materials (2022)
  4. Band gap tuning of ferroelectric PbTiO3 by Mo doping; P. Prajapati, Akhilesh Kumar SinghJ. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Electron. 33(5), 2550-2565 (2022)
  5. Space charge layer induced superionic conduction and charge transport behaviour of “alkali carbonates and tri-doped ceria nanocomposites” for LT-SOFCs applications; Monika Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; Ceram. Inter. 47, 1218-1228 (2021).
  6. Structural, Magnetic and Dielectric Studies on Half-doped Nd0.5Ba0.5CoO3 Perovskite; Dinesh Kumar, Paramananda Jena, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 516, 167330 pp. 10 (2020).
  7. 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).
  8. 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).
  9. 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).
  10. 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; Dinesh Kumar and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 469(1), 264-273 (2019).
  11. 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).
  12. 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).
  13. 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).
  14. 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 SinghScripta Materilia 115, 71-74 (2016).
  15. 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).
  16. Origin of Suppression of Charge Ordering Transition in Nanocrystalline Ln0.5Ca0.5MnO3 (Ln = La, Nd, Pr) Ceramics; Uma Shankar and Akhilesh Kumar SinghJ. Phys. Chem. C 119, 28620-28630 (2015).
  17. 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; Ashutosh Upadhyay, Akhilesh Kumar Singh; J . Appl. Phys. 117, 144102 (2015).
  18. Electric field induced cubic to monoclinic phase transition in multiferroic 0.65Bi(Ni1/2Ti1/2)O3-0.35PbTiO3 solid solution; Rishikesh Pandey and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 162901 (2014).  
  19. 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 SinghActa Materilia 76, 198-206 (2014).   
  20. 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 SinghSensors and Actuators B 195, 373-381 (2014).
  21. Electronic structure and stability of hydrogen defects in diamond and boron doped diamond: A density functional theory study; A Upadhyay, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, A. Kumar; Computational Materials Science 89, 257-263 (2014).
  22. Presence of a Monoclinic (Pm) Phase in the Morphotropic Phase Boundary Region  of Multiferroic (1-x) Bi(Ni1/2Ti1/2)O3-xPbTiO3 Solid Solution: A Rietveld Study;  Rishikesh Pandey and Akhilesh Kumar Singh; J . Appl. Phys.  Vol. 116, 044102 (2014).
  23. Structural and dielectric characterization on multiferroic xNi0.9Zn0.1Fe2O4/(1-x) PbZr0.52Ti0.48O3 particulate composite; Rishikesh Pandey, Braj Raj Meena and Akhilesh Kumar SinghJournal of Alloys and Compounds 593,  224-229 (2014).
  24. 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).
  25. Low temperature phase transition studies on Pb(Mg0.5W0.5)O3 ceramic;  A. K. Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh;  Solid State Sciences 14,  100-105 (2012).

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  1. 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).

  2. 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).

  3. 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).

  4. 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).

  5. 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)

  6. 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 SinghJournal of Materials Research (2023).

  7. 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 SinghJournal of Alloys and Compounds (2023).

  8. 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).

  9. 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).

  10. 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).

  11. Recent progress on optical properties of double perovskite phosphors: S Yadav, D Kumar, RS Yadav, AK SinghProgress in Solid State Chemistry (2023).

  12. 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).

  13. 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).

  14. 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 SinghACS Applied Energy Materials (2022)

  15. 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 SinghJ. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Electron (2022).

  16. Structural and wavelength dependent optical properties of La1-xEuxCoO3 perovskite phosphor; S. Yadav, D. Kumar, R.S. Yadav, S.B. Rai, Akhilesh Kumar SinghCeram. Inter (2022)

  17. Development and characterization of (1-x)BiYO3-xBiMnO3 ceramics for Ferro-photovoltaic applications; P. Prajapati, Akhilesh Kumar SinghCeram. Inter. 48(17), 25128-25139 (2022).

  18. 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).

  19. Quenching of spin-orbit coupling and signature of Griffiths Phase in nanocrystalline La0.6Ba0.4MnO3 perovskite manganite; D. Kumar, Akhilesh Kumar SinghJ. Solid State Chem. 309, 122986 (2022).

  20. 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).

  21. Band gap tuning of ferroelectric PbTiO3 by Mo doping; P. Prajapati, Akhilesh Kumar SinghJ. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Electron. 33(5), 2550-2565 (2022).
  22. 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)
  23. 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).
  24. 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).
  25. 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).
  26. 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 SinghJ. Solid State Chem. 292, 121682 pp. 10 (2020).
  27. 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).
  28. 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).
  29. 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).
  30. 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).
  31. 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).
  32. 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).
  33. 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).
  34. 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).
  35. 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).
  36. 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).
  37. 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).
  38. 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).
  39. 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).
  40. 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).
  41. 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).
  42. 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).
  43. 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).
  44. 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).
  45. 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).
  46. Synthesis and Structural Investigations on Multiferroic Ba1-xSrxMnO3 Perovskite Manganites, Dinesh Kumar, Chandra Bhal Singh, Narendra Kumar Verma, Akhilesh Kumar SinghFerroelectrics 518, 191-195 (2017).
  47. 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).
  48. 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).
  49. 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).
  50. 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).
  51. 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).
  52. 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).
  53. 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).
  54. 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).
  55. 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).
  56. 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).  
  57. 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 SinghJ . Appl. Phys. 116, 044102 (2014).
  58. 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).
  59. 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)
  60. 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).
  61. 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).
  62. 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).
  63. 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).
  64. 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).
  65. 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).
  66. 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).
  67. 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).
  68. 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).
  69. Stability of ferroic phases in the highly piezoelectric Pb (ZrxTi1-x) O3 ceramics; Acta Cryst. A 64, 192-203 (2008).
  70. 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).
  71. 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).
  72. Evidence for a monoclinic MA to tetragonal morphotropic phase transition in(1-x)[Pb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)O3]–xPbTiOceramics; Satendra Pal Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh and Dhananjai Pandey; J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 19, 036217-036225 (2007).
  73. Dielectric relaxation and phase transitions at cryogenic temperatures in  0.65Pb(Ni1/3Nb2/3)O3−0.35PbTiO3 ceramicsSatendra Pal Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Dhananjai  Pandey and S.M. Yusuf; Phys. Rev. B 76, 054102 (1-8) (2007).
  74. High-resolution synchrotron x-ray diffraction study of Zr-rich compositions of Pb(ZrxTi1-x)O(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).
  75. 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).
  76. 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).
  77. 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).
  78. Barrier Layer Formation and PTCR Effect in (1-x) [Pb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)O3]-xPbTiO(x = 0.13) Ceramics; Satendra Pal Singh, Akhilesh Kumar Singh and Dhananjai Pandey; Ferroelectrics 324, 49-53 (2005).
  79. Monoclinic Phases in the Pb(ZrxTi1-x)O3 Ceramics, Dhananjai Pandey, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Rajeev Ranjan and Ragini; Ferroelectrics 325, 35-42 (2005).
  80. On the Discovery of two new Monoclinic Phases in the Morphotropic Phase Boundary Region of Pb[(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3]-xPbTiOCeramics; Akhilesh Kumar Singh and Dhananjai Pandey; Ferroelectrics 326,91-99 (2005).
  81. 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 PandeyPhys. Rev. B 67, 064102 (1-12) (2003).
  82. Confirmation of MB type Monoclinic Phase in Pb[(Mg1/3Nb2/3)0.71Ti0.29]O: A Powder Neutron Diffraction Study; Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Dhananjai Pandey and Oksana ZaharkoPhys. Rev. B 68, 172103 (1-4) (2003).
  83. 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).
  84. Structure and the Location of the Morphotropic Phase Boundary Region in(1-x)[Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3]-xPbTiO3Akhilesh 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 SinghAIP 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 SinghAIP 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 SinghAIP 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 SinghAIP 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 SinghAIP 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 SinghAIP 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 SinghAIP 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 SinghAIP 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 SinghAIP Conf. Proc. 2009, 020013-4 (2018).
  13. Low optical band gap studies on Mo-modified PbTiO3 ceramics; P. Prajapati and Akhilesh Kumar SinghAIP 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 SinghAIP 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 SinghAIP 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 SinghAIP 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 SinghAIP 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)OCeramic; S. Kumar and Akhilesh Kumar SinghAIP 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 SinghMater. Today: Proc. (Accepted) (2022).
     

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.

 

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. Photo Name of the Thesis/ Research Interest Google Scholar, Research Gate & Email
Research Scholar
1. Mr. Ankit Dwivedi
(16111002)
  Research Interest:
Dielectric and Super-capacitive Materials
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dwivediankit30@gmail.com 
2. Ms. Pooja Sonkar
(17111008)
  Research Interest:
Nano-phosphors Materials for White-LED applications
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poojasonkar.rs.mst17@itbhu.ac.in
3. Mr. Satyendra Kumar Satyarthi
(17031503)
  Research Interest:
High Transition Temperature-based Environmental friendly Piezoelectric Materials 
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satyendraks.rs.cer17@itbhu.ac.in
 

4. Ms. Srishti Paliwal
(19111005)
  Research Interest:
Lead free piezoelectric perovskite materials and piezoelectric energy harvesting for high temperature applications
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srishtipaliwal.rs.mst19@itbhu.ac.in

5. Ms. Deep Mala
(20111504)
  Research Interest:
Photovoltaic perovskite materials
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6. Mr. Prosun Mondal
(21111008)
 
  Research Interest:                            Magnetoelectric coupling in  Lead-free Multiferroic composites View Google Scholar
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7. Ms. Sadhana Yadav
(21111011)
  Research Interest:
Perovskite phosphor materials for wLEDS
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sadhanayadav.rs.mst21@iitbhu.ac.in
Postdoctoral Fellow
1. Dr. Vijayeta Pal
(CSIR-RA)
IMAGE NOT AVAILABLE 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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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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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.)
IMAGE NOT AVAILABLE 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. Mr. Vishwa Pratap Singh
(17031505/Ph.D.)
  Research Interest:
Multiferroics and Composite Materials

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13. Ms. Krishna Prajapati#
(17111006/Ph.D.)
  Research Interest:
Polymer based nanocomposites for energy storage
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 M.Tech. and IDD Students working currently: 5
#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. SERB Project on “Development of High TC lead free Piezoelectric materials for energy Harvesting” (~ Rs. 52.70 Lakhs, PI, ongoing 2020-2023).
  3. DRDO project on “Development of  Ferroelectric and Rare Earth Manganite Based  Radar Absorbing  Materials for Stealth Applications” (~Rs. 25 lakhs, PI, completed)
  4. DIT-MBIL project on “Development of optically active polymers for data storage applications” (~Rs. 200 lakhs, Co-PI, completed).
  5. Deputy programme coordinator of the UGC-special assistance programme (SAP-DRS, PI, completed).
  6. 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).
  7. 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
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

 

 
 
Sl. No. Name of Facility Picture
1. Room temperature powder X-ray diffractometer
(Rigaku, MiniFlex 300/600, Japan)
 
2. High Resolution high temperature and low temperature (Powder and Thin film) X-ray diffractometer
(Rigaku, SmartLab, Japan)
 
3. High temperature Impedence Analyzer
(Keysight, Tmax=800°C & f=20Hz-10MHz)
 
4. DC Poling Unit
(Max. applied dc voltage = 5 kV)
 
5. Muffle and Programmable furnaces
 (Temp. upto 1500°C)
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6.
High Energy Plenary Ball Mill system
(Retsch-PM 400, Gmbh, Germany)
 
7.
Low Energy Plenary Ball Mill system
(Retsch-PM, Germany)
 
8.
Hydraulic Press
(Osho Scientific India)
 
9. Piezoelectric Response (d33) Meter
 
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10. P-E (polarization vs electric field) tester
(RadiationTechnologies Ltd.)
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11. 4K Close Cycle Cryocooler Unit
(Cryogenic Industries)
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12. Spin Coater (Apex Instruments)