Career activity

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES:

1. Optimization of the growth temperature and periods for improving the optical properties of SWIR Type-II super lattice for Infrared Photodetectors, Yung-Jyun Liao, Hou-Yi Chen, Pin-Chih Liu, Balaji. G, Kai-Yang Hsu, Wei-Sheng Liu*, Jen-Inn Chyi, OPTIC – 2022, Zhongli, Taiwan.

2. Comparative studies of Zn(O:S) thin films by post sulphurization of RF sputtering- deposited ZnO layers, Yung-Chen Li, Wei-Sheng Liu, Balaji G, Ming-Hsuan Tsai, OPTIC -2021, Kaohsiung Taiwan.

3. Effect of Nitrogen ratio on the Growth of High Quality AlN on Si<111> Substrate by RF Magnetron Sputtering, Yu-Lun Jiang, Wei-Sheng Liu, Sui-Hua Wu, Balaji G, Chung-Kai Chi, Li-Cheng Huang, OPTIC -2021, Kaohsiung Taiwan.

4. Influence of growth temperature of InAs/GaSb Type II Superlattice Infrared Photodetector prepared using Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Guan-Ru Chen, Wei-Sheng Liu, Po-Hao Chang, G. Balaji, Tsun-Jie Ko, Ming-En Syu, and Jen-Inn Chyi, OPTIC -2021, Kaohsiung Taiwan.

5. The effects of growth temperatures on the growth of high quality AlN (002) thin films on Si (111) substrate by RF magnetron sputtering, Sui-Hua Wu, Wei-Sheng Liu, Li-Cheng Huang, Chung-Kai Chi, Balaji G, Yu-Lun Jiang, OPTIC -2021, Kaohsiung Taiwan.

6. Fabrication and IV analysis of CZTS thin film solar cells, G. Balaji, R. Balasundaraprabhu, S. Prasanna, David Mcilroy, Elena Echeverria, Dhayalan Velauthapillai, M. D. Kannan, Ecole school of Physics - Physics of solar cells from basic principles to advanced characterization, Les Houches, France, Feb 2020.

7. Investigations of RF Magnetron Sputtered CZTS absorber layer thin films using XPS and UPS, G. Balaji, R. Balasundaraprabhu, S. Prasanna, David Mcilroy, Elena Echeverria, Dhayalan Velauthapillai, MRS Spring 2019, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, April 2019.

8. XPS analysis of RF magnetron sputtered CZTS thin films. G. Balaji, R. Balasundaraprabhu, S. Prasanna, K. Sivakumaran, M. D. Kannan, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore, India July 2018.

9. Studies on RF Magnetron sputtered Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Absorber layer thin film for Sustainable Solar Cells, G. Balaji, R. Balasundaraprabhu, N. Prabavathy, S. Prasanna, K. Sivakumaran, M. D. Kannan, at Coimbatore Institute of Technology, India, Nov 2017.

10. Attended Indian Nanoelectronics Users program, Hands-on Training Workshop on fabrication of Si solar cells at IIT Bombay, India, February 2017.

11. Studies on RF Magnetron Sputtered CZTS absorber layer thin films for solar cell applications, G. Balaji, N. Prabavathy, R. Balasundaraprabhu, S. Prasanna, K. Sivakumaran, M. D. Kannan, at International Conference on Advances in Functional Materials at Anna University, Chennai, Jan 2016.

12. Preparation and Characterization of Refractory ZnO buffer layers for thin film solar cell applications, G. Balaji, R. Sivakami, M. Jeyadheepan, M, Sridharan, RAINSAT-2015 – Sathyabama University, Chennai, India, July 2015.

13. Influence of Pyrolysis Temperature on the Opto-electronic Properties of Copper Zinc Tin Sulphide Thin Films, R. Sivakami, G. Balaji, M. Jeyadheepan, M, Sridharan, RAINSAT- 2015 – Sathyabama University, Chennai, India, July 2015.

NATIONAL CONFERENCES:

• Presented an paper titled “XPS analysis of RF Magnetron sputtered CZTS thin films” at Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore, July 2018

• Was organizing member of “NCAM- 2017” held at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Dec 2017

• Presented a paper titled “Preparation and Characterization of i-ZnO buffer layer thin films for solar cell applications” (2015) National, Conference paper – AVVM Shri Poondi Pushpam College, Thanjavur

WORKSHOPS:

• Attended INUP Hands-on Training Workshop at IIT Bombay in February 2017

• Attended two day symposium on “3 MV Tandetron” at NCCCM, BARC, Hyderabad, March 2017 

• Attended IEEE sponsored International Conference on Emerging Electronics at IIT –Bombay, Dec 2016