The research activities in Functional materials group are focused on complex oxides for clean energy applications. Complex oxides such as perovskite, spinel, Brownmillerite or Kesterite based structures and doped primary oxides made up of earth abundant materials are synthesised for Solid oxide Fuel Cell, thermoelectrics, solar photovoltaic, photocatalytic hydrogen generation and transparent conductor applications. These materials are modified to get the highest possible efficiency in the proposed application. Once the materials with optimum characteristics are obtained, a prototype device for the clean energy generation is fabricated and its efficiency is analysed.
Designation : Senior Research Fellow (Thesis Submitted)
Current Designation: Post Doctoral Fellow, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Research title : Nanostructured zinc oxide based thermoelectric materials
Research interests : Thermoelectrics, Solar cells, Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Super Capacitors
E-mail : althaf.physics@gmail.com , alt@psgias.ac.in
Designation : Senior Research Fellow (Thesis submitted)
Research title : Perovskite Transparent Conducting Oxides for Solar cell applications
Research interests: Transparent Conducting Oxides, Thermoelectrics, Piezoelectric devices, Solar cells, Material science
E-mail : sreepriyam1993@gmail.com, srp@psgias.ac.in
Designation : Junior Research Fellow-XRD (Part-time Ph.D)
Research title : Oxide materials for energy applications
Research interests: Crystallography, Piezoelectrics
E-mail : sathishkumar7@ymail.com , ksk@psgias.ac.in
Designation : Research Scholar
Research title : Perovskite oxides for thermoelectric applications
Research interests: Thermoelectrics, Photo catalysis, van der Waals heterostructures
E-mail : nithya.davis24@gmail.com , nid@psgias.ac.in
Designation : Research Scholar
Research title : Oxide materials for energy applications
Research interests: DFT, Non-linear dynamics
E-mail : dharshnii18@gmail.com , kph@psgias.ac.in
Designation : Research Scholar
Research title : Oxide materials for energy applications
Research interests: Thermoelectrics
E-mail : nvj@psgias.ac.in
Designation : Research Scholar
Research title : Functional materials for energy applications
Research interests: perovskites
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Research Scientist : High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy
E-mail: ragavan@psgias.ac.in
Technician : X-ray Diffractometer and Scanning Electron Microscopy
E-mail: xrd@psgias.ac.in
Technician : Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-ray Diffractometer
E-mail: hrtem@psgias.ac.in
Technician : Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray Diffractometer
E-mail: sem@psgias.ac.in
Anna University – 2015 passed
Research title : “Doped Oxygen deficient LaTiO3-d perovskites for energy and catalytic applications”
Present Designation : “Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Kuniyamuthur, Coimbatore”
Bharathiar University – 2016 passed
Research title : “Synthesis and characterization activated carbon doped LaCoO3 for super capacitor applications”
Present Designation : “ Research Scholar under the guidance of Dr.Anuradha M Ashok, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore”
Bharathiar University – 2016 passed
Research title : “Synthesis, characterization and conductivity studies of LaCoO3 and La0.8A0.2CoO3 (A – Li, Ca, Sr, Ba)”
Present Designation : “ Research Scholar under the guidance of Dr.Anuradha M Ashok, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore”
Bharathiar University – 2017 passed
Research title : “Synthesis and characterization of alkaline earth metal stannates for energy and catalytic applications”
Present Designation : “Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, NSS College, Nemmara”
E-mail: nairharipriyam@gmail.com
Bharathiar University – 2019 passed
Research title : "Complex ferrite materials for hydrogen generation through photocatalytic water splitting and textile dye degradation applications"
Designation : Research Scientist, HR-TEM at PSG Institute of Advanced Studies
E-mail: ragavan07@gmail.com
Anna University-2021 passed
Research title : Synthesis and characterization of complex perovskites oxides for energy application
Research interests: Disordered complex perovskites, Ionic conductivity, proton conductivity, Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
E-mail : kavinano@gmail.com, kav@psgias.ac.in
Anna University-2021 passed
Research title : Thin film solar cells optimization and fabrication for planar and nanostructured devices
Research interests: Solar cells, SCAPS, SILVACO, Essential MACLEOD, Thin films, Vaccum based techniqyes
E-mail : simya.00k@gmail.com, sok@psgias.ac.in
Designation :
Ex.Technician, VIT University
Technician - SRM University
Current Designation :
Project Associate, IIT Madras
Current Designation :
Project Associate, IIT Madras
Current Designation :
Project Associate, IIT Madras