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Dr N Satyanarayana, Ph.D (Indian Institute of Technology, Madras)
Professor, Dean, School of Physical, Chemical and Applied Sciences &

Head, Centre for NanoScience and Nanotechnology

Department of Physics, Pondicherry University

E-mail: nallanis2011@gmail.com, Ph: 0413-2654404, 9488511920

Date of joining: 28-01-1988

Areas of Specialization:

Nano-Crystalline and Nano-Composite Electrolyte and Electrode Materials for lithium & silver Batteries, Fuel Cells, Super capacitors and Sensors applications.

Research:Synthesis of Nano-Crystalline, Nano-Composite, crystalline and glassy, Silver and Lithium based Electrolyte and Electrode Materials by Sol-Gel, Combustion, Polyol, Various Evaporation, etc. Techniques for lithium & silver Batteries, Fuel Cells, Super capacitors and Sensors applications. Characterization of Materials by XRD, FTIR, TG/DTA, DSC, SEM – EDS & TEM – EDS and also study of their transport properties like; bulk conductivity through impedance, AC conductivity, dielectric and electrical modules, electronic conductivity, transport number and Thermoelectric power. Fabrication and characterization, through open circuit voltage (OCV), polarization, discharge and charge – discharge cycle measurements of silver & lithium based batteries.

Current Projects: DST-NSTIand DAE Total grant: ~ Rs. 2.31 Crores

Ph D: 9 + 7 (completed + ongoing) M Phil: 23 M.Sc.:51 Research projects: 17 (15 +2)

No. of publications: 75

Visits to abroad: USA, CANADA, ITALY, SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA, NETHERLANDS

Courses taught: 1.Advanced Condensed Matter Physics, 2. Materials Science, 3. Basic Electronics, 4. Digital Electronics, 5.Microprocessor, 6.Atomic and Molecular Physics, 7.Solid State Physics, 8. Physics of Amorphous Materials, 9. Mathematical Physics. 10. Numerical Methods Computer Programming. 11. Solid State Ionics: Superionic Conductors, 12. Physics of Crystalline Materials, 13. General physics lab, 14. Electronics lab and 15. Advanced condensed matter physics lab.

Selected Publications

1. Electrochemical studies of electrospun organic/inorganic hybrid nanocomposite fibrous polymer electrolyte for lithium battery, O. Padmaraj, B. Nageshwar Rao, Paramananda Jena, M. Venkateswarlu, N. Satyanarayana, Journal of Polymer 55 (2014) 1136-1142.
2. Fast and Facile Synthesis of LiMn2O4 Nanorods for Li Ion Battery by Microwave Assisted Hydrothermal and Solid state reaction methods, B. Nageshwar Rao, P. Muralidharan, P. Ramesh Kumar, M. Vekateswarlu, N. Satyanarayana, Journal of Electrochemical Science 9 (3), (2014) 1207-1220.
3. Preparation, Characterization and Electrical conductivity studies of nanocrystalline Scheelite Ba_1-xDy_xMoO_4+δ, Paramananda Jena, N. Nallamuthu, M. Venkateswarlu, N. Satyanarayana, Ceramics International 40 (2014) 2349-2358.
4. Facile fabrication and characterisation of MoO3 coated nanocrystalline ZrO2 by polymeric resin route, Vivekanandhan.S, Venkateswarlu.M, Rawls, H.R, Satyanarayana. N, Advances in Applied Ceramics, Volume 112, Issue 8, November (2013), Pages 460-465.
5. Three dimensional LiMnPO₄ microflowers for lithium ion battery applications, P. Ramesh Kumar, M. Venkateswarlu, N. Satyanarayana, J Applied electrochemistry, 42 (2012) 163-16
6. Nanofibers: Effective generation by electrospinning and their application, P. Ramesh Kumar, N. Khan, S. Vivekanandhan, M. Mishra, A.K. Mohanty, N. Satyanarayana, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 12 (2012)1-25.
7. Soyabeen leaf extract based green synthesis of palladium nanoparticles, P. Ramesh Kumar, S. Vivekanandhan, M. Mishra, A. K. Mohanty, N. Satyanarayana, Journal of Bio materials and Nanobiotechnology, 3 (2012)14-19.
8. Carbon coated LiMnPO₄ nanorods for lithium batteries, P. Ramesh Kumar, M. Venkateswarlu, M. Mishra, A.Mohanty, N. Satyanarayana, Journal of Electrochemical Society, 158 (3) (2011) A227-A230
9. Preparation and characterization of nanocrystalline CoFe₂O₄ deposited on SiO₂: in situ sol-gel process, I. Prakash, N. Nallamuthu, P. Muralidharan, M. Venkateswarlu, M. Mishra, A.K. Mohanty, N. Satyanarayana, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, J Sol-Gel Sci Technol (2011) 58:24–32.
10. Preparation, characterization and electrical conductivity studies of nanocrystalline La doped BaMoO₄, N. Nallamuthu, I. Prakash, M. Venkateswarlu, N. Satyanarayana, Materials Research Bulletin, 46 (2011) 32-41.
11. Synthesis, characterization and electrical properties of carbon coated LiCoPO₄ nanoparticles, P. Ramesh Kumar, M. Venkateswarlu, M. Mishra, A.Mohanty, N. Satyanarayana, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 11 (2011) 3314-3322
12. Novel polymeric resin route for the surface modification of nanocrystalline LiCoO₂ particles with Al₂O₃, S. Vivekanandhan, M. Venkateswarlu, M. Mishra, A. K. Mohanty, N. Satyanarayana, Nanoscience and nanotechnology letters 3(2) (2011) 161-165.