Project Title: "Fabrication of bimetallic and multi-layered nanostructured thin films by magnetron sputtering for SERS applications "
Funded by UGC DAE CSR, Indore (Local Scientist Collaborator : Dr V Praveen Kumar)
Co-PI: Dr. P. Gopala Krishna, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, School of Sciences, GITAM deemed to be university, Visakhapatnam.
Duration: 36 months (2023-26)
Grant: 1.8 Lakhs
Project Title: "Direct femtosecond laser irradiation induced surface nano structuring with complex light beams on thin films for Raman and sensing applications"
Funded by SERB to visit Department of Physics, University of Naples Federico II, (Host: Prof Salvatore Amoruso)
Duration: 6 months (2022-23)
Grant: 18 Lakhs
Project Title: "Femtosecond laser irradiation induced fabrication of nanostructures/nanoparticles of semiconductors (Si and Ge) for applications in SERS and integrated photonics"
Funded by GITAM for Research Seed grant for faculty
Duration: 1 year (2022-23)
Grant: 2 Lakhs
Project Title: "Studies of the high-k dielectric oxide layers for memory applications and their modification by ion beam irradiation"
Funded by UGC
Duration: 2 years (2019-21)
Grant: 10 Lakhs
Major Equipment Procured: Thermal Evaporation System
Project Title: "Fabrication of High-k dielectric oxide layers with embedded semiconductor nanoparticles for flash memory device applications and their engineering by ion beam irradiation"
Funded by DST SERB
Duration: 2 years (2019-22)
Grant: 27 Lakhs
Major Equipment Procured: DC Magnetron Sputtering system