R&D - Prof. A. K. Thakur

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LIB Pilot Facility

Lithium ion battery (cylindrical and pouch cell) pilot facility installed and functional

Research Group

Biswajit Mandal awarded Ph.D for his thesis titled "Novel Transition Metal Oxide Electrodes for Storage Cell Application"

Research Project

Completed RCI (DRDO), Hyderabad project titled "Development of indigenous technology for high energy density LiPo battery for low temperature application"

New R&D

Developed low temperature ion conducting polymer film for lithium polymer (LiPo) battery

Research Laboratory: Equipments & Facilities

Materials Processing Laboratory

Analytical balance

Ball mill

Langmuir-Blodgett-Trough system

Programmable spin coater oven

Single dip coater (with control unit)

Air drying oven

Convection cooling oven

Large convection air drying oven

Vacuum oven (with pump)

Vacuum oven (with vacuum pump)

Vacuum oven (with chiller & pump)

Split furnace with rotary pump

Hot air oven

Low temperature furnace

High temperature furnace

Muffel furnace

Spin coater unit

Ultrasonic processor converter

Waterbath shaker

Orbital shaker

Ultrasonicator

Mini centrifuge

Fumehood

Digital hot plate stirrer

Stirrer

Manual hydraulic press

Electric hydraulic press

Material Characterization & Testing Laboratory

X-ray diffractometer (XRD) facility

Magnetoelectric measurement system

Ferroelectric (PE) loop tracer (Radiant)

Micro-Raman spectrophotometer (with low temperature facility)

Thermo gravimetric analyzer

Differential scanning calorimetry

Photoluminescence

UV-Visible Spectrophotometer (with low temperature facility)

Solar simulator & I-V measurement unit

Low temperature electrical measurement system (Novocool)

Pycnometer

Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET)

Liquid nitrogen generator plant

Device (cell) Fabrication Laboratory

DRY room (for lithium battery manufacturing)

Glove box (Jacomex & Vigor)

Slurry vacuum mixer

Electrode slurry mixing unit

Slurry viscosity measurement unit

Automatic electrode film applicator (coating unit)

Roll-to-roll electrode coating system

Hot rolling press (calendering unit)

Coating thickness meter

Heavy duty disc cutter (for coin cell: 2016/ 2032)

Coin cell crimper

Intermittent electrode cutting machine

Semi-automatic electrode slitting machine

Semi-automatic electrode die cutting machine

Ultrasonic tab welding machine

Bottom tab welding machine

Cell stacking machine

Cell winding maching (pouch cell electrodes)

Cell Z-stacking machine (pouch cell)

Vacuum oven (with chiller & pump)

Convection cooling oven

Pouch cell cup forming machine

Vacuum pre-sealing machine

Top & side sealing machine

Electrolyte diffusion & degassing chamber (with vacuum pump)

Final sealing machine

Cylindrical cell winding machine

Cylindrical cell grooving machine

Cylindrical cell bottom tab welding machine

Cylindrical cell crimping machine

Semi-automatic transformer coil winding machine

Device (cell) Performance & Testing Laboratory

Electrochemical workstation (potentiostat/ galvanostat)

24 channel coin cell testing unit (5 V, 10 mA)

4 channel battery tester (Arbin) integrated with low temperature cell performance testing chamber (ESPEC)

8 channel cell testing unit (5 V, 100 A)

16 channel cell testing unit (5 V, 30 A)

4 channel battery pack testing unit (50 V, 30 A)

SMT circuit fabrication unit (pick & place machine)

Solder paste rotary mixing unit

Solder paste printing unit

Solder paste injection

Re-flow oven

Battery Management System (BMS) testing unit (24S, 100 A)

DC power supply

DC electronic load

Digital multi meter

Power meter

Digital clamp meter

Decibel meter

Transformer load testing facility

Research Group:

Project Students:

KUMAR, Abhijeet

SINGH, Arvind Dr.

NAIR, Manjula G Dr.

CHAKRABARTI, Shamik Dr.

RAI, Saurav K

RANJAN, Abhishek K

KUMAR, Radheshyam

NAAZ, Afsana Dr.

BHAT, Mohammad Y Dr.

SINGH, Sachin K

PANDEY, Gaurav

TIWARI, Sashi Bhusan

KUMAR, Shrawan

SUNNYBABU, Puli

KAMIL, Mohammad R

KUMAR, Abhishek

SINGH, Niharika

KUMAR, Vishwavijay

KUMAR, Dhirendra

Post-doctoral Students:

CHAKRABARTI, Shamik Dr.

NAIR, Manjula G Dr.

SINGH, Arvind Dr.

NAAZ, Afsana Dr.

BHAT, Mohammad Y Dr.

Doctoral Students: Ph.D

MONDAL, Biswajit

Thesis Title: Novel Transition Metal Oxide Electrodes for Sodium Ion Battery Applications

RAI, Atma

Thesis Title: Effect of Transition Metal Substitution on Multiferroic Response of Lanthanum Ferrite

DAS, Avirup

Thesis Title: Ion Conducting Polymer Blends for Device Applications

CHAKRABARTI, Shamik

Thesis Title: Lithium based Functional Oxides for Energy Storage Applications

GARGAMA, Heeralal

Thesis Title: Reliability based Design and Evaluation of Electromagnetic Shielding and Absorbing Structures

SHUKLA, Archana

Thesis Title: Reliability based Design and Evaluation of Electromagnetic Shielding and Absorbing Structures

MISHRA, Amaresh C

Thesis Title: Transport Properties of Low Dimensional Materials

SHARMA, Achchhe L

Thesis Title: Novel Nanostructured Ionically Conducting Polymers for Solid State Device Applications

PANDA, Maheswar

Thesis Title: Structure and Physical Properties of Novel Polymer Magnetic Composites

PANDEY, Namita

Thesis Title: Development of Oxygen Ion Conduting Ceramic Oxide for Fuel Cell Applications

SHUKLA, Namrata

Thesis Title: Fabrication & Evaluation of Ionically Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites for Solid Polymer Battery Applications

MISHRA, Rajkishore

Thesis Title: Structural, Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Y/Nd/Mn Modified Bismuth and Lead Based Multiferroics

MAHAPATRA, Saumya R

Thesis Title: Intercalated and Dispersed Phase Ion Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites for Device Applications

BHUSHAN, Rebti

TABASSUM, Shabana

ISLAM, Mohammad Tasirul

Postgraduate Students: M.Tech./M.Sc.

Rahul

Thesis Title: Polymer-Ceramic Composite Structures for Piezo Transducer Applications

SUNNYBABU, Puli

Thesis Title: Studies on Metal Sulphide Nanostructures as Photovoltaic Cell Absorbers

BHUSHAN, Rebti

Thesis Title: Microwave Process for Graphene Doping

SUBBAIAH, Venkata P

Thesis Title: Metal-Oxide-Metal Structure Configuration for Memristive Switching Application

RANJAN, Nishit

Thesis Title: Oxide Heterostructures for Device Applications

LEUAA, Pradeep K

Thesis Title: Hierarchically Nanostructued Tin Sulfide as an Electrode Material for Lithium-Ion Battery and Supercapacitors

UPADHYAYA, Deep C

Thesis Title: Carbon Nanotube Functionalization for Supercapacitor Design & Development

SINGH, Amit

Thesis Title: Tunable Magneto – Dielectrics

SINGH, Shivani

Thesis Title: Layered Silicate Oxide Structure for Storage Cell Application

PARIJA, Suchitra

Thesis Title: Polymer Magnetic Nanocomposite

TIWARI, Dhirendra K

Thesis Title: Development of (E.M.I./R.F.I.) Shielding Materials

DEOLI, Pradeep K

Thesis Title: Supercapacitor – Design and Evaluation

MOHANTY, Sujit K

Thesis Title: Design and Evaluation of an E. M. Shield around an Object in Wi – Fi Range

KUMAR, Ashu

Thesis Title: Radiation Induced Effects on Cadmium Telluride Thin Films

RAM, Moti

Thesis Title: Preparation, Characterization and Evaluation of Layered Ceramic Oxides for Energy Storage Applications

Shreyas

Thesis Title: Dye Sensitized Polymers for Photovoltaic Applications

GUPTA, Nitin

Thesis Title: Multiferroicity in Metal-Ceramic Composites

AGRAWAL, Ashwini

Thesis Title: Studies on Thermally Stable Rare Earth Oxides for Fuel Cell Applications

BANIK, Mayukh

Thesis Title: Studies on Physical Properties of Nanocrystalline Ferrites

BHAGWAN, B V S

Thesis Title: Studies on Preparation, Structural and Microstructural Properties of Oxygen Deficient Nanocrystalline Ceramics

ALI, Sabir

Thesis Title: Studies on Polymer Nanocomposites Based on PVDF – Inorganic Clay Combination

CHAUHAN, Pratap S

Thesis Title: Structural and Electrical Analysis of Polymer Nanocomposites

SAMANTA, P K

Thesis Title: Preparation and Evaluation of Some Spinel Structure Ferrites

TIWARI, Jibak

Thesis Title: Evaluation of Semiconducting Polymer Systems for Optoelectronic Applications

Sponsored Research Projects: Ongoing & Completed

Technology development for high energy density rechargeable lithium battery materials for device applications

Lakhs

Lakhs

Development of indigenous technology for high energy density LiPo battery for low temperature applications

Development and evaluation of novel nanostructured ionic conductors for low temperature solid state secondary battery applications

Development of soft magnetic materials from nano dispersion of magnetic particles for high frequency applications

Preparation and evaluation of thermally stable ceramics for SOFC applications

Preparation and evaluation of polymer nanocomposite films for low temperature battery applications

Development of polymer nanocomposite based rechargeable solid state lithium batteries for ambient and sub-ambient temperature applications

Development of ion conducting polymer- nanoceramic surfaces as templates

Patents

A battery management system and a method for managing a battery using a passive balancing. Saurav Rai, Abhijeet Kumar and A. K. Thakur. Indian Patent Application No.: 202231015776, dt.: March 22, 2022

Protection circuit for battery pack. Saurav Rai, Abhijeet Kumar, A. K. Thakur, T. S. Balasubramaniam, and M. S. Chandrasekhar. Indian Patent Application No.: 202111008804, dt.: March 03, 2022

A process for heteroatom doping in graphene and a heteroatom doped graphene material. Rebti Bhushan, A. K. Thakur and Prashant Kumar. Indian Patent Application No.: 202131011566, dt.: March 18, 2021

A composition and a process for preparing tin (IV) sulphide hexagonal nanosheet anode. Puli Sunny Babu, A. K. Thakur, T. S. Balasubramaniam, and M. S. Chandrasekhar. Indian Patent Application No.:202011007366, dt.: February 20, 2020

Peer Reviewed Journal Publications

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Triethanolamine-ethoxylate (TEA-EO) assisted hydrothermal synthesis of hierarchical β-MnO2nanorods: Effect of surface morphology on capacitive performance. Y. Kumar, S. J. Uke, Ashwani Kumar, S. P. Mardikar, Meenal Gupta, A. K. Thakur, B. Patrizia, A. Gupta, Vinay Kumar, Yogesh Kumar. Nano Express, 2021, 2(4), 040008

Defect Density Control Using an Intrinsic Layer to Enhance Conversion Efficiency in an Optimized SnS Solar Cell. Islam M.T., Kumar, A., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Electronic Materials, 2021, 50(6), pp. 3603–3613

Advancement and current scenario of engineering and design in transparent supercapacitors: electrodes and electrolyte. Kumar, Y.; Gupta, A.; Thakur, A.K.; Uke, S.J.; Khatri, V.; Kumar, A.; Gupta, M.; Kumar, Y. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2021, 23(5), 119

DFT simulation of NaFeSnO4 structure, electronic and electrochemical properties validated by experimental results. Mandal, B., Chakrabarti, S., Thakur, A.K. Computational Materials Science, 2021, 192, 110401

Structural and stability analysis of Na4Mn4Ti5O18 for energy storage application. Mandal, B., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2021, 32(8), pp. 10678–10691

Electrode response of NaFeTiO4 in aqueous supercapacitor cells. Mandal, B., Thakur, A.K. Ionics, 2021, 27(4), pp. 1709–1721

Optimization of photovoltaic solar cell performance via the earth abundant Zn3P2 back surface field. Sadanand, Babu, P.S., Singh, P.K., Thakur, A.K., Dwivedi, D.K. Optik, 2021, 229, 166235

Co-substitution tailored dielectric relaxation and electrical conduction in lanthanum orthoferrite. Rai, A., Thakur, A.K. Ceramics International, 2020, 46(14), pp. 22752–22765

Catalyst-free solvothermal synthesis of ultrapure elemental N- and B-doped graphene for energy storage application. Bhushan, R., Kumar, P., Thakur, A.K. Solid State Ionics, 2020, 353, 115371

Two stage modelling of solar photovoltaic cells based on Sb2S3 absorber with three distinct buffer combinations. Islam, M.T., Thakur, A.K. Solar Energy, 2020, 202, pp. 304–315

Dielectric Modulus and Conductivity Scaling Approach to the Analysis of Ion Transport in Solid Polymer Electrolytes. Tripathi, N., Shukla, A., Thakur, A.K., Marx, D.T. Polymer Engineering and Science, 2020, 60(2), pp. 297–305

Synergistic effect of nano-ceria dispersion on improvement of Li+ ion conductivity in polymer nanocomposite electrolytes. Mohapatra, S.R., Nair, M.G., Thakur, A.K. Materials Letters, 2018, 221, pp. 232–235

Evaluation of NaFeTiO4 as an electrode for energy storage application. Mandal, B., Thakur, A.K. Ionics, 2018, 24(4), pp. 1065–1074

Dielectric, transport and thermal properties of clay based polymer- nanocomposites. Tripathi, N., Thakur, A.K., Shukla, A., Marx, D.T. Polymer Engineering and Science, 2018, 58(2), pp. 220–227

Experimental validation of reliability-based design optimization models for designing EMI shielding and absorbing structures. Gargama, H., Chaturvedi, S.K., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 2018, 32(2), pp. 215–228

AC conductivity and dielectric spectra study of a blended solid polymer electrolyte. Das, A., Thakur, A.K. International Journal of Materials Engineering Innovation, 2018, 9(3), pp. 208–217

Microwave characterization of nickel-based nanocomposites - High EMI shielding and radar absorption capability. Gargama, H., Thakur, A.K., Chaturvedi, S.K. Modern Physics Letters B, 2017, 31(32), 1750301

Influence of co-substitution driven property tailoring in lanthanum orthoferrites (LaFeO3). Rai, A., Thakur, A.K. Ceramics International, 2017, 43(16), pp. 13828–13838

Tunability of dielectric, optical and magnetic property by simultaneous co-substitution in LaFeO3. Rai, A., Thakur, A.K. Materials Science and Engineering B: Solid-State Materials for Advanced Technology, 2017, 224, pp. 139–149

Effect on ion dissociation in MWCNT-based polymer nanocomposite. Das, A., Thakur, A.K. Ionics, 2017, 23(10), pp. 2845–2853

Effect of Na and Mn substitution in perovskite type LaFeO3 for storage device applications. Rai, A., Thakur, A.K. Ionics, 2017, 23(10), pp. 2863–2869

Raman spectroscopic study of ion dissociation effect in clay intercalated polymer blend nano composite electrolyte. Das, A., Thakur, A.K., Kumar, K. Vibrational Spectroscopy, 2017, 92, pp. 14–19

Synthesis, characterization, and cell performance of Li0.5FeV1.5O4. Chakrabarti, S., Thakur, A.K., Biswas, K. Ionics, 2017, 23(8), pp. 1985–1993

Effect of Ti modification on Structural, Electronic and Electrochemical properties of Li2FeSiO4—A DFT study using FPLAPW approach. Chakrabarti, S., Thakur, A.K., Biswas, K. Electrochimica Acta, 2017, 236, pp. 288–296

Effect of co-substitution on structural, optical, dielectric and magnetic behavior of LaFeO3. Rai, A., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017, 695, pp. 3579–3588

Raman and FTIR spectroscopy study of LiFeTiO4 and Li2FeTiO4. Chakrabarti, S., Thakur, A.K., Biswas, K. Ionics, 2016, 22(11), pp. 2045–2057

Density functional theory study of LiFeTiO4. Chakrabarti, S., Thakur, A.K., Biswas, K. Journal of Power Sources, 2016, 313, pp. 81–90

Polyvinylidene fluoride/nanocrystalline iron composite materials for EMI shielding and absorption applications. Gargama, H., Thakur, A.K., Chaturvedi, S.K. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2016, 654, pp. 209–215

Multiferroic properties of polyvinyledene fluoride/nickel nano-composites. Panda, M., Srinivas, V., Thakur, A.K. Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics, 2016, 54(2), pp. 144–148

Non-universal scaling behavior of polymer-metal composites across the percolation threshold. Panda, M., Srinivas, V., Thakur, A.K. Results in Physics, 2015, 5, pp. 136–141

Ion transport study in polymer-nanocomposite films by dielectric spectroscopy and conductivity scaling. Tripathi, N., Thakur, A.K., Shukla, A., Marx, D.T. Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2015, 468-469, pp. 50–56

Relaxation behavior in clay-reinforced polymer nanocomposites. Sharma, A.L., Thakur, A.K. Ionics, 2015, 21(6), pp. 1561–1575

Polyvinylidene fluoride/nickel composite materials for charge storing, electromagnetic interference absorption, and shielding applications. Gargama, H., Thakur, A.K., Chaturvedi, S.K. Journal of Applied Physics, 2015, 117(22), 224903

Origin of near constant loss (NCL) in ion conducting polymer blends. Das, A., Thakur, A.K., Kumar, K. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2015, 80, pp. 62–66

Reliability-based design optimization of electromagnetic shielding structure using neural networks and real-coded genetic algorithm. Gargama, H., Chaturvedi, S.K., Thakur, A.K. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 2014, 228(18), pp. 3471–3481

Conductivity scaling and near-constant loss behavior in ion conducting polymer blend. Das, A., Thakur, A.K., Kumar, K. Solid State Ionics, 2014, 268(Part A), pp. 185–190

Evaluation of aluminium doped lanthanum ferrite based electrodes for supercapacitor design. Rai, A., Sharma, A.L., Thakur, A.K. Solid State Ionics, 2014, 262, pp. 230–233

Evidence of low temperature relaxation and hopping in ion conducting polymer blend. Das, A., Thakur, A.K., Kumar, K. Solid State Ionics, 2014, 262, pp. 815–820

Experimental evaluation of LiFeTiO4 as an electrode. Chakrabarti, S., Thakur, A.K., Biswas, K. Solid State Ionics, 2014, 262, pp. 49–55

Reliability-based design optimization scheme for designing electromagnetic shielding structures. Gargama, H., Chaturvedi, S.K., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 2014, 28(6), pp. 765–776

Percolation behavior of polymer/metal composites on modification of filler. Panda, M., Srinivas, V., Thakur, A.K. Modern Physics Letters B, 2014, 28(7), 14500559

Universal microstructure and conductivity relaxation of polymer-conductor composites across the percolation threshold. Panda, M., Srinivas, V., Thakur, A.K. Current Applied Physics, 2014, 14(11), pp. 1596–1606

Dielectric relaxation and thermal studies on dispersed phase polymer nanocomposite films. Shukla, N., Thakur, A.K., Shukla, A., Chatterjee, R. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2014, 25(6), pp. 2759–2770

Dielectric spectroscopy of polymer-metal composites across the percolation threshold. Panda, M., Srinivas, V., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 2014, 4(4). 14500271

Reliability based design of multilayered composites for electromagnetic shielding applications. Gargama, H., Chaturvedi, S.K., Thakur, A.K. International Journal of Performability Engineering, 2014, 10(3), pp. 251–262

Ion conduction mechanism in solid polymer electrolyte: An applicability of almond-west formalism. Shukla, N., Thakur, A.K., Shukla, A., Marx, D.T. International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2014, 9(12), pp. 7644–7659

Exploring low temperature Li+ ion conducting plastic battery electrolyte. Das, A., Thakur, A.K., Kumar, K. Ionics, 2013, 19(12), pp. 1811–1823

DFT analysis of lithium de-intercalation in Li2FeVO4. Chakrabarti, S., Thakur, A.K., Biswas, K. Ionics, 2013, 19(11), pp. 1515–1526

Polyaniline-carbon nanofiber composite by a chemical grafting approach and its supercapacitor application. Kotal, M., Thakur, A.K., Bhowmick, A.K. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2013, 5(17), pp. 8374–8386

Magnetic properties of nanocrystalline nickel-cobalt ferrites (Ni1/2Co1/2Fe2O4). Tiwari, D.K., Villaseñor-Cendejas, L.M., Thakur, A.K. International Journal of Thermophysics, 2013, 34(8-9), pp. 1838–1843

Reliability-based design optimization of broadband microwave absorbers. Gargama, H., Chaturvedi, S.K., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 2013, 27(11), pp. 1407–1418

Plastic separators with improved properties for portable power device applications. Sharma, A.L., Thakur, A.K. Ionics, 2013, 19(5), pp. 795–809

Design and optimization of multilayered electromagnetic shield using a real-coded genetic algorithm. Gargama, H., Chaturvedi, S.K., Thakur, A.K. Progress In Electromagnetics Research B, 2012, (39), pp. 241–266

On the design and reliability analysis of electromagnetic absorbers using real-coded genetic algorithm and monte carlo simulation. Gargama, H., Chaturvedi, S.K., Thakur, A.K. Progress In Electromagnetics Research B, 2012, (43), pp. 169–187

Structural, thermal and electrical property of polycrystalline LaLiMo2O8. Brahma, S., Choudhary, R.N.P, Thakur, A.K., Shivshankar, S.A. New Journal of Glass & Ceramics, 2012, 2(1), 7 – 12.

Large enhancement of giant magnetoimpedance property in electrodeposited NiFe/Cu wire with copper additive in plating bath. Chandra Mishra, A.; Sahoo, T.; Srinivas, V.; Thakur, A.K.; Samantaray, B.; Ravi, S. Solid State Communications, 2011, 151(23), pp. 1787–1790

Enhancement in electrical and stability properties of amorphous polymer based nanocomposite electrolyte. Shukla, N., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2011, 357(22-23), pp. 3689–3701

Improved optical and electrical response in metal-polymer nanocomposites for photovoltaic applications. Chaudhary, V., Thakur, A.K., Bhowmick, A.K. Journal of Materials Science, 2011, 46(18), pp. 6096–6105

Role of polymer matrix in large enhancement of dielectric constant in polymer-metal composites. Panda, M., Srinivas, V., Thakur, A.K. Applied Physics Letters, 2011, 99(4), 042905

Polymer matrix-clay interaction mediated mechanism of electrical transport in exfoliated and intercalated polymer nanocomposites. Sharma, A.L., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Materials Science, 2011, 46(6), pp. 1916–1931

AC conductivity and relaxation behavior in ion conducting polymer nanocomposite. Sharma, A.L., Thakur, A.K. Ionics, 2011, 17(2), pp. 135–143

Mechanism for improvement in mechanical and thermal stability in dispersed phase polymer composites. Thakur, A.K. Ionics, 2011, 17(2), pp. 109–120

Investigation of magnetoimpedance effect on electrodeposited NiFe/Cu wire using inductance spectroscopy. Mishra, A.C., Sahoo, T., Srinivas, V., Thakur, A.K. Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2011, 406(3), pp. 645–651

Conductivity enhancement in polymer electrolytes on gamma irradiation Nanda, P.; Maity, S.; Pandey, N.; Ray, R.; Thakur, A.K.; Tarafdar, S. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2011, 80(1), pp. 22–27

Microstructure, magnetic, and magnetoimpedance properties of electrodeposited NiFe/Cu and CoNiFe/Cu wire: A study on influence of saccharin additive in plating bath. Chandra Mishra, A., Sahoo, T., Srinivas, V., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Applied Physics, 2011, 109, 073901.

Improvement in voltage, thermal, mechanical stability and ion transport properties in polymer-clay nanocomposites. Sharma, A.L., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2010, 118(5), pp. 2743–2753

Polymer matrix-filler interaction mechanism for modified ion transport and glass transition temperature in the polymer electrolyte composites. Thakur, A.K., Hashmi, S.A. Solid State Ionics, 2010, 181(27-28), pp. 1270–1278

Thermal effects on the percolation behavior of polyvinylidene fluoride/nickel composites. Panda, M., Thakur, A.K., Srinivas, V. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2010, 117(5), pp. 3023–3028

Identification of medicinally active ingredients in ultradiluted Digitalis purpurea: FTIR and Raman spectroscopic studies. Sharma, A., Thakur, A.K., Purkait, B. Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2010, 19(7), pp. 643–651

Nanocrystalline filler induced changes in electrical and stability properties of a polymer nanocomposite electrolyte based on amorphous matrix. Shukla, N., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Materials Science, 2010, 45(15), pp. 4236–4250

Ion transport model in exfoliated and intercalated polymer-clay nanocomposites. Shukla, N., Thakur, A.K. Solid State Ionics, 2010, 181(19-20), pp. 921–932

Mechanism of ion transport in YSZ-dispersed polymer nanocomposite films: An analysis by vibrational spectroscopy approach. Mohapatra, S.R., Thakur, A.K. Ionics, 2010, 16(5), pp. 437–445

Polymer-ion-clay interaction based model for ion conduction in intercalation-type polymer nanocomposite. Sharma, A.L., Thakur, A.K. Ionics, 2010, 16(4), pp. 339–350

Studies on structural and electrical properties of SrMnO 3-δ. Pandey, N., Thakur, A.K. Advances in Applied Ceramics, 2010, 109(2), pp. 83–90

Study of ion transport properties in nano-YSZ dispersed polymer nanocomposite films using conductivity spectroscopy Mohapatra, S.R., Thakur, A.K., Sakuma, T. Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 2010, 79(SUPPL. A), pp. 169–172

Structural, microstructural and electrical studies of La and Cu doped BaTiO3 ceramics. Shukla, A., Choudhary, R.N.P., Thakur, A.K., Pradhan, D.K. Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2010, 405(1), pp. 99–106

Thermal, structural and complex impedance analysis of Mn4+ modified BaTiO3 electroceramic. Shukla, A., Choudhary, R.N.P., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2009, 70(11), pp. 1401–1407

Giant magnetoimpedance in electrodeposited CoNiFe/Cu wire: A study on thickness dependence. Mishra, A.C., Sahoo, T., Srinivas, V., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2009, 480(2), pp. 771–776

Effect of deposition parameters on microstructure of electrodeposited nickel thin films. Mishra, A.C., Thakur, A.K., Srinivas, V. Journal of Materials Science, 2009, 44(13), pp. 3520–3527

Effect of nanoscopic confinement on improvement in ion conduction and stability properties of an intercalated polymer nanocomposite electrolyte for energy storage applications. Mohapatra, S.R., Thakur, A.K., Choudhary, R.N.P. Journal of Power Sources, 2009, 191(2), pp. 601–613

Effect of montmorillonite filler on structural and electrical properties of polymer nanocomposite electrolytes. Pradhan, D.K., Choudhary, R.N.P., Samantaray, B.K., Thakur, A.K., Katiyar, R.S. Ionics, 2009, 15(3), pp. 345–352

Role of salt concentration on conductivity optimization and structural phase separation in a solid polymer electrolyte based on PMMA-LiClO4. Shukla, N., Thakur, A.K. Ionics, 2009, 15(3), pp. 357–367

Effect of Mn 4+ substitution on thermal, structural, dielectric and impedance properties of lead titanate. Shukla, A., Choudhary, R.N.P., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2009, 20(8), pp. 745–755

Vibrational spectroscopy analysis of ion conduction mechanism in dispersed phase polymer nanocomposites Mohapatra, S.R., Thakur, A.K., Choudhary, R.N.P. Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics, 2009, 47(1), pp. 60–71

Surface and interfacial effect of filler particle on electrical properties of polyvinyledene fluoride/nickel composites. Panda, M., Srinivas, V., Thakur, A.K. Applied Physics Letters, 2008, 93(24), 242908

Studies on structure property relationship in a polymer-clay nanocomposite film based on (pan)8LiClO4. Sharma, A.L., Shukla, N., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics, 2008, 46(23), pp. 2577–2592

Preparation and analysis of single-phase Pb(Mn1/2Nb1/2)O3. Mishra, R.K., Choudhary, R.N.P., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2008, 457(1-2), pp. 490–497

Near stationary dielectric properties in half-metallic ferromagnetic Ag:CrO2 nanocomposite particles at high frequencies. Singh, G.P., Ram, S., Thakur, A.K. Modern Physics Letters B, 2008, 22(14), pp. 1423–1429

Studies on PEO-based sodium ion conducting composite polymer films. Mohapatra, S.R., Thakur, A.K., Choudhary, R.N.P. Ionics, 2008, 14(3), pp. 255–262

On the question of percolation threshold in polyvinylidene fluoride/nanocrystalline nickel composites. Panda, M., Srinivas, V., Thakur, A.K. Applied Physics Letters, 2008, 92(13), 132905

Studies on dielectric properties of a conducting polymer nanocomposite system. Mohapatra, S.R., Thakur, A.K., Choudhary, R.N.P. Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences, 2008, 15(4), pp. 347–351

Dielectric anomaly and magnetic order in Ba(Mn0.5Nb 0.5)O3. Mishra, R.K., Choudhary, R.N.P., Thakur, A.K., Banerjee, A. Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences, 2008, 15(2), pp. 187–190

Studies on dielectric behaviour of an oxygen ion conducting ceramic - CaMnO3-δ. Pandey, N., Thakur, A.K., Choudhary, R.N.P. Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences, 2008, 15(2), pp. 191–195

Low temperature ferroelectric behaviour of PVDF based composites. Shukla, N., Shukla, A., Thakur, A.K., Choudhary, R.N.P. Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences, 2008, 15(2), pp. 126–132

Electric properties of ferromagnetic Ag-CrO2 particles. Singh, G.P., Ram, S., Thakur, A.K., Choudhary, R.N.P. Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Science, 2008, 15(2), 171 – 175

Finite element model in nanoindentation to study nonlinear behavior of nanoceramic PGZT. Parashar, S.K.S., Padhi, P., Thakur, A.K., Choudhary, R.N.P., Murty, B.S. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2007, 22(3), pp. 337–340

Preparation and characterization of LiFe1/2Ni1/2VO4. Ram, M., Choudhary, R.N.P., Thakur, A.K. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2007, 101(2-3), pp. 455–463

Structural and electrical characterization of LiFe1/2Co1/2VO4. Ram, M., Choudhary, R.N.P., Thakur, A.K. Materials Letters, 2006, 60(23), pp. 2824–2829

Studies on an ionically conducting polymer nanocomposite. Thakur, A.K., Pradhan, D.K., Samantaray, B.K., Choudhary, R.N.P. Journal of Power Sources, 2006, 159(1 SPEC. ISS.), pp. 272–276

Characterization of electrical properties of Pb-modified BaSnO3 using impedance spectroscopy. Kumar, A., Singh, B.P., Choudhary, R.N.P., Thakur, A.K. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2006, 99(1), pp. 150–159

Synthesis and characterization of hybrid proton conducting membranes of poly(vinyl alcohol) and phosphomolybdic acid. Anis, A., Banthia, A.K., Mondal, S., Thakur, A.K. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science (English Edition), 2006, 24(5), pp. 449–456

Studies on polycrystalline layered ceramic oxide: LiFeVO4. Ram, M., Choudhary, R.N.P., Thakur, A.K. Advances in Applied Ceramics, 2006, 105(3), pp. 140–147

Complex impedance analysis of NaLaTiO4 electroceramics. Pradhan, D.K., Samantaray, B.K., Choudhary, R.N.P., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2006, 17(3), pp. 157–164

Effect of strontium concentration on electrical conduction properties of Sr-modified BaSnO3. Kumar, A., Choudhary, R.N.P., Singh, B.P., Thakur, A.K. Ceramics International, 2006, 32(1), pp. 73–83

Effect of plasticizer on microstructure and electrical properties of a sodium ion conducting composite polymer electrolyte. Pradhan, D.K., Samantaray, B.K., Choudhary, R.N.P., Thakur, A.K. Ionics, 2005, 11(1-2), pp. 95–102

Complex impedance analysis of layered perovskite structure electroceramics-NaDyTiO4. Pradhan, D.K., Samantaray, B.K., Choudhary, R.N.P., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Materials Science, 2005, 40(20), pp. 5419–5425

Ferroelectric phase transition in Te-modified BaSnO3. Kumar, A., Singh, B.P., Choudhary, R.N.P., Thakur, A.K. Materials Letters, 2005, 59(14-15), pp. 1880–1888

A.C. impedance analysis of the effect of dopant concentration on electrical properties of calcium modified BaSnO3. Kumar, A., Singh, B.P., Choudhary, R.N.P., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2005, 394(1-2), pp. 292–302

AC impedance analysis of LaLiMo2O8 electroceramics. Brahma, S., Choudhary, R.N.P., Thakur, A.K. Physica B: Condensed Matter, 2005, 355(1-4), pp. 188–201

Complex impedance studies on a layered perovskite ceramic oxide - NaNdTiO4. Pradhan, D.K., Samantaray, B.K., Choudhary, R.N.P., Thakur, A.K. Materials Science and Engineering B: Solid-State Materials for Advanced Technology, 2005, 116(1), pp. 7–13

Effect of plasticizer on structure - Property relationship in composite polymer electrolytes. Pradhan, D.K., Samantaray, B.K., Choudhary, R.N.P., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Power Sources, 2005, 139(1-2), pp. 384–393

Microstructural studies of (PbLa)(ZrTi)O3 ceramics using complex impedance spectroscopy. Dutta, S., Choudhary, R.N.P., Sinha, P.K., Thakur, A.K. Journal of Applied Physics, 2004, 96(3), pp. 1607–1613

Investigation of electrical, dielectric and electromechanical properties of lanthanum modified lead zirconate titanate using impedance spectroscopy technique. Choudhary, R.N.P., Dutta, S., Thakur, A.K., Sinha, P.K. Ferroelectrics, 2004, 306, pp. 55–69

Complex impedance studies of sodium pyrotungstate - Na2W 2O7. Chatterjee, S., Mahapatra, P.K., Choudhary, R.N.P., Thakur, A.K. Physica Status Solidi (A) Applied Research, 2004, 201(3), pp. 588–595

Effect of glass-ceramic filler on properties of polyethylene oxide-LiCF3SO3 complex. Leo, C.J., Thakur, A.K., Subba Rao, G.V., Chowdari, B.V.R. Journal of Power Sources, 2003, 115(2), pp. 295–304

Experimental investigations on poly(ethylene oxide) based sodium ion conducting composite polymer electrolytes dispersed with SnO2. Hashmi, S.A., Upadhyaya, H.M., Thakur, A.K., Verma, A.L. Ionics, 2000, 6(3-4), pp. 248–259

Polyethylene oxide based sodium ion conducting composite polymer electrolytes dispersed with Na2SiO3. Thakur, A.K., Upadhyaya, H.M., Hashmi, S.A., Verma, A.L. Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics, 1999, 37(4), pp. 302–305

Experimental studies on polyethylene oxide-NaClO4 based composite polymer electrolytes dispersed with Na2SiO3. Hashmi, S.A., Thakur, A.K., Upadhyaya, H.M. European Polymer Journal, 1998, 34(9), pp. 1277–1282

Books and Proceedings

Publications #'s

Role of clay intercalation in the structural, and thermal property of a polymer blend electrolyte. Avirup Das and A. K. Thakur. Materials Today: Proceedings, 2021, 47, 1665–1669, 2021

Effect of organomodifier on the electrical property of a smectite clay hectorite. Avirup Das and A. K. Thakur. Materials Today: Proceedings, 28, 124-126, 2020

AC conductivity and dielectric property analysis of a MWCNT based polymer nanocomposite. Avirup Das and A. K. Thakur. AIP Conference Proceedings, 2220, 080041 2020

AC impedance spectroscopy of NASICON type Na3Fe2(PO4)3 ceramic. Biswajit Mandal and A. K. Thakur. AIP Advances, 1953,050018, 2018

Multifunctionality of nanocrystalline lanthanum ferrite. Atma Rai and Awalendra K. Thakur. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1728,020491, 2016

The enhancement in dielectric and magnetic property in Na and Mn co-substituted lanthanum ferrite. Atma Rai and Awalendra K. Thakur. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1728,020304, 2016

Structural and electric properties of oxygen deficient barium manganite prepared by high energy ball milling. Namita Pandey and Awalendra K. Thakur. Proceedings on 60th D.A.E. Solid State Physics Symposium held at AMITY, Noida, December 21-25, 2015

Relaxation behaviour of oxygen deficient strontium manganite. Namita Pandey and Awalendra K. Thakur. AIP Advances, 1591, 1397-1399, 2014

Transport properties of plastic separator for renewable energy applications. A. L. Sharma and Awalendra K. Thakur. AIP Advances, 1536, 1125– 1126, 2013

High ionic conductivity and desirable stability properties of PNC for renewable energy applications. A. L. Sharma and Awalendra K. Thakur. AIP Advances, 1512, 954– 955, 2013

Electromagnetic interference shielding design using real-coded genetic algorithm and reliability evaluation in X-band. Heeralal Gargama, S. K. Chaturvedi and Awalendra K. Thakur. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, 131, 317 – 328, 2011

Complex impedance spectroscopy studies of sodium pyromolybdate ceramics. S. Chatterjee, P. K. Mahapatra, R. N. P. Choudhary and Awalendra K. Thakur. Dielectrics & Ferroelectrics: Modern Perspectives, (Proceedings of XIV NSFD-2006), Anamaya Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India, 2009

Synthesis and dielectric properties of an oxygen ion conducting ceramic. Sanjay, Awalendra K. Thakur, R. N. P. Choudhary and A. Pandey. Dielectrics & Ferroelectrics: Modern Perspectives, (Proceedings of XIV NSFD-2006), Anamaya Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India, 2009

Dielectric and conductivity response of a polymer nanocomposite system. D. K. Pradhan, B. K. Samantaray, R. N. P. Choudhary and Awalendra K. Thakur. Dielectrics & Ferroelectrics: Modern Perspectives, (Proceedings of XIV NSFD-2006), Anamaya Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India, 2009

Ion transport in intercalated polymer nanocomposites based on PAN. A. L. Sharma and Awalendra K. Thakur. D. A. E. Proceedings on Solid State Physics Symposium, Vol. 53, p.1021-1022, 2008

Dielectric behavior of a metal-polymer composite with reduction of metal particle size. M. Panda, A. K. Thakur and V. Srinivas. D. A. E. Proceedings on Solid State Physics Symposium, Vol. 53, p.1035-1036, 2008

Dielectric relaxation and ion conduction in dispersed phase polymer nanocomposite films. Saumya R. Mohapatra, Awalendra K. Thakur and R. N. P. Chaudhary. D. A. E. Proceedings on Solid State Physics Symposium, Vol. 53, p.1037-1038, 2008

Synthesis and characterization of Ni–PVDF nanocomposites. M. Panda, A. Venimadhav, V. Srinivas and A. K. Thakur. A. I. P. Proceedings on International Conference on Magnetic Materials, Vol.1003, p.43 – 45, 2008

Meyer neldel rule and phase transition in ionically conducting polymer composites. Awalendra K. Thakur. Solid State Ionics: New Materials for Pollution Free Energy Devices, (Edited by B. V. R. Chowdari et. al.), Macmillan Advanced Research Series (ISBN; 10: 0230 – 63567 – 9), p. 988 –997, 2008

Effect of clay concentration on structural, electrical and thermal properties of polymer nanocomposite films. Namrata Shukla and Awalendra K. Thakur. Solid State Ionics: New Materials for Pollution Free Energy Devices, (Edited by B. V. R. Chowdari et. al.), Macmillan Advanced Research Series (ISBN; 10: 0230 – 63567 – 9), p. 974 –987, 2008

Analysis of correlation between order – disorder transformation and ion conduction behaviour in PEO8LiClO4 + xwt.%montmorillonite based films. Saumya R. Mohapatra, Awalendra K. Thakur and R. N. P. Chaudhary. Solid State Ionics: New Materials for Pollution Free Energy Devices, (Edited by B. V. R. Chowdari et. al.), Macmillan Advanced Research Series (ISBN; 10: 0230 – 63567 – 9), p. 963 – 973, 2008

Studies on ion association-dissociation effect in polymer nanocomposite film based on (PAN)8-LiCF3SO3 + xwt.%MMT. A. L. Sharma and Awalendra K. Thakur. Solid State Ionics: New Materials for Pollution Free Energy Devices, (Edited by B. V. R. Chowdari et. al.), Macmillan Advanced Research Series (ISBN; 10: 0230 – 63567 – 9), p. 675 –685, 2008

Studies on phase stability and electrical properties of oxygen deficient perovskite – BaMnO3-δ. Namita Pandey and Awalendra K. Thakur. Solid State Ionics: New Materials for Pollution Free Energy Devices, (Edited by B. V. R. Chowdari et. al.), Macmillan Advanced Research Series (ISBN; 10: 0230 – 63567 – 9), p. 423 – 433, 2008

Studies on performance of nanocrystalline MnO2 as supercapacitor electrode. Pradeep Kumar and Awalendra K. Thakur. Solid State Ionics: New Materials for Pollution Free Energy Devices, (Edited by B. V. R. Chowdari et. al.), Macmillan Advanced Research Series (ISBN; 10: 0230 – 63567 – 9), p. 287 – 292, 2008

Enhancement of dielectric constant in PVDF – nickel composites. M. Panda, A. K. Thakur and V. Srinivas. D. A. E. Proceedings on Solid State Physics Symposium, 52, p.569 – 570, 2007

Dielectric and A.C. conductivity studies on ionically conducting polymer composite films. Awalendra K. Thakur, D. K. Pradhan, B. K. Samantaray and R. N. P. Choudhary. Ferroelectrics & Dielectrics, (Edited by R. P. Tandon et.al.), Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India, p.121 – 126, 2004

Complex impedance analysis: A tool for ferroelectric materials. R. N. P. Choudhary and Awalendra K. Thakur. Ferroelectrics & Dielectrics, (Edited by R. P. Tandon et.al.), Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India, p.287 – 293, 2004

Studies of dielectric and electrical properties of K2Ba2Nd2Ti4Nb4W2O30 ceramics. D. K. Pradhan, B. K. Samantaray, R. N. P. Choudhary and Awalendra K. Thakur. Ferroelectrics & Dielectrics, (Edited by R. P. Tandon et.al.), Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India, p.302 – 305, 2004

Studies on electrical properties of a-HgI2 single crystals. S. P. Behera, Awalendra K. Thakur and S. L. Sharma. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Advanced Materials and Processing, (ISAMAP-2K4, I. I. T. Kharagpur, India, 6-8th December, 2004), (Edited by A. K. Banthia, B. Adhikari, S. Ram et.al.), p.1040 – 1047, 2004

PMMA based Na+ ion conducting gel electrolytes: A preliminary study. H. M. Upadhyaya, R. K. Yadav, Awalendra K. Thakur and S. A. Hashmi. Solid State Ionics: Theory & Applications, (Editors: A. R. Kulkarni and S. Gopalan), Narosa Publications, New Delhi, India, p.110 – 116, 2001

Sodium ion conducting composite polymer electrolytes for battery applications. S. A. Hashmi, H. M. Upadhyaya, and Awalendra K. Thakur. Solid State Ionics: Materials and Devices, (Editors: B. V. R. Chowdari & Wenji Wang), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., Singapore, p.461 – 466, 2000

PEO + NaClO4 based composite polymer electrolyte dispersed with SnO2. Awalendra K. Thakur, H. M. Upadhyaya, S. A. Hashmi and A. L. Verma. Solid State Ionics: Science and Technology, (Editors: B. V. R. Chowdari, S. Chandra et.al.), World Scientific Publishing Co., Pvt. Ltd., Singapore, p.229 – 233, 1998

Invited Talks: Conferences and Short-term Courses

Talks Delivered

State of-the-art high energy density electrode based on earth abundant low-cost materials for storage applications. Keynote Lecture at “13th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI -13), held at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), Roorkee, India, 16-18 December, 2019"

Status review on energy, environment and climate change. Keynote Lecture at “International Academy of Physical Sciences Silver Jubilee Conference on Recent Advances in Physical Sciences, held at R. N. College, Hajipur, India, 12-13 October, 2019"

Status report on solar photovoltaic’s as the clean energy alternative. Keynote Lecture at “National Conference on Smart Materials, Devices and Sustainable Technologies, held at MMMUT Gorakhpur, India, 15-16 March, 2019"

An overview of metal sulphide based electrode for storage applications. Invited Talk at “16th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics (ACSSI), held at Shanghai, P. R. China, 5-9 August, 2018 "

Electrodes for energy storage applications: An overview. Keynote Lecture at “12th National Conference on Solid State Ionics, held at BITS Pilani, Rajasthan, India, 21-23 December, 2017 "

Role of crystal structure stability for energy storage applications. Invited Talk at “2nd International Conference on Applied Crystallography, held at Chicago, IL, USA, 16-17 October, 2017 "

Achieving low temperature ion conducting polymers: Contradictions & reality. Invited Talk at “11th National Conference on Solid State Ionics, held at Tezpur Central University, Tezpur, Assam, India, 21-23 December, 2015"

Developments on portable power modules: A status Report. Invited Talk at “International Conference on Recent Trends in Materials & Devices (ICRTMD15), held at Amity Institute for Advanced Research and Studies, Amity University, Noida, India, 15-17 December, 2015 "

NCL behaviour and ion transport property in ion conducting polymers. Invited Talk at “14th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics, held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 24-27 June, 2014"

Supercapacitors: Concepts, design and state of-the-art status as an energy storage device. Invited Talk at “16th Conference of International Academy of Physical Sciences, held at PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Jabalpur, India, 20-22 March, 2014"

Battery technology: Present status. Invited Talk at “National Workshop on Energy Storage/Conversion Devices Using Ion Conducting Polymer Electrolytes (NWESD-2012), held at Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology, Guna (M.P.), India, 10-12 December, 2012"

Polymer nanocomposite electrolyte: An introduction as a battery component. Invited Talk at “National Workshop on Energy Storage/Conversion Devices Using Ion Conducting Polymer Electrolytes (NWESD-2012), held at Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology, Guna (M.P.), India, 10-12 December, 2012"

Development and evaluation of low temperature lithium polymer batteries. Invited Talk at “Academia-Industry Interaction Meet, held at Shenzen, P. R. China, 12-15 August, 2012"

Insulator-metal transition in polymer-metal composites: An overview. Invited Talk at “Recent Trends in Materials and Devices (RTMD-2011), held at Amity University Uttar Pradesh (AUUP), Noida, India, 19-21 May, 2011"

Advanced soft composites for energy storage applications. Invited Talk at “Recent Developments in Engineering Materials (RDEM 2011), held at BITS, Mesra, Ranchi, India, 12-14 May, 2011"

Plastic separators for storage devices: Prospects and problems. Invited Talk at “4th India-Singapore Joint Physics Symposium, held at the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, 23-25 February, 2011"

State-of-the art status of ion conducting polymer nanocomposites for energy storage device applications. Invited Talk at “1st International Conference on Composites and Nanocomposites (ICNC), held at Kottayam, Kerala, India, 7-9 January, 2011"

Percolation and dielectric relaxation in polar polymer-conductor composites. Invited Talk at “16th National Seminar on Ferroelectrics & Dielectrics (NSFD-XVI), held at G. G. University, Bilaspur, Chhatisgarh, India, 2–4 December, 2010 "

Composite nanostructures for device design. Invited Talk at “Recent Trends in Materials and Devices (RTMD-2010), held at Amity University Uttar Pradesh (AUUP), Noida, India, 20-22 May, 2010"

Single ion conduction in polymer nanocomposites: Possibility or impossibility?. Invited Talk at “3rd International Conference on Physics of Solid State Ionics (ICPSSI), held at University of Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan, 24-26 October, 2009"

Supercapacitors: Design and evaluation. Invited Talk at “15th National Seminar on Ferroelectrics & Dielectrics (NSFD-XV), held at Thapar University, Patiala, India, 6-8 November, 2008"

Breakdown of Meyer Neldel rule beyond polymer phase transition in bulk and nanocomposites. Invited Talk at “11th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics, held at BU DRDO Centre, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India, 9-13 June, 2008"

Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) materials: Current status. Invited Talk at “Chemical Synthesis of Ferroic Ceramics: Understanding on the Structure, Correlations & Industrial Applications, held at Materials Science Centre, I. I. T. Kharagpur, India, 5-11 November, 2007"

Microstructure – Electrical property correlation in nanostructured ferroic ceramics. Invited Talk at “Chemical Synthesis of Ferroic Ceramics: Understanding on the Structure, Correlations & Industrial Applications, held at Materials Science Centre, I. I. T. Kharagpur, India, 5-11 November, 2007"

Solid oxide fuel cells: Problems and prospects. Invited Talk at “National Seminar on Electroceramics, held at G. V. M. College, Sonepat, India, 3-5 October, 2007"

Impedance spectroscopy: A tool for electrical analysis of nanostructured semiconducting systems. Invited Talk at “16th International Materials Research Congress (IMRC), held at Cancun, Mexico, 19-23 August, 2007"

Nanoferroelectric ceramics for high performance device applications. Invited Talk at “National Symposium on Advanced Materials & Devices for Electronic Applications, held at G. G. University, Bilaspur, India, 3-5 March, 2006"

Polymer–nanoceramic composites: An innovative approach for industrial applications. Invited Talk at “AICTE Sponsored “QIP Short Term Course on Synthesis, Fabrication and Characterization of Nanoceramics & Components for Industrial Applications, held at Materials Science Centre, I. I. T. Kharagpur, India, 16-27 January, 2006"

Nanostructured ceramics: Fabrication & electrical characterization. Invited Talk at “AICTE Sponsored “QIP Short Term Course on Synthesis, Fabrication and Characterization of Nanoceramics & Components for Industrial Applications, held at Materials Science Centre, I. I. T. Kharagpur, India, 16-27 January, 2006"

Nanostructured ionic conductors: A futuristic technology materials. Invited Talk at “International Conference on Nanomaterials, held at MSEC, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India, 13-15 July, 2005"

Importance of dielectric analysis of ionically conducting polymer composite films. Invited Talk at “13th National Seminar on Ferroelectrics and Dielectrics (NSFD-2004), held at Delhi University, Delhi, India, 23-25 November, 2004"

Ionically conducting solids: Fundamentals & applications. Invited Talk at “Recent Trends in Materials Science: National Symposium in Condensed Matter Physics, held at T. M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, India, 29-30 March, 2004"

Application of FTIR spectroscopy to ionically conductive polymers. Invited Talk at “Dirac Centenary Seminar on Contemporary Trends in Physics, held at Sambalpur University, Sambalpur, India, 26-27, March, 2004"

Conductive solid nanostructures: Fundamental & applications. Invited Talk at “National Conference On Emerging Areas in Applied Physics (NCEAAP-2004), held at I. S.M., Dhanbad, India, 21–23 February, 2004"

Impedance spectroscopy: A tool for nanostructure – property analysis. Invited Talk at “ISTE Sponsored “QIP Short Term Course on Science & Technology of Nanomaterials, held at Department of Physics, I. I. T. Kharagpur, India, 19-31 January, 2004"

Polymer nano-composites: Prospects & role in modern science & technology. Invited Talk at “ISTE Sponsored “QIP Short Term Course on Science & Technology of Nanomaterials, held at Department of Physics, I. I. T. Kharagpur, India, 19-31 January, 2004"

Electrically conducting polymers-prospective materials for solid-state energy storage devices. Invited Talk at “National Seminar on Advanced Electronic Materials, held at G. G. University, Bilaspur, India, 18–20 April, 2003"

Materials for energy storage applications. Invited Talk at “National Conference on Condensed Matter Physics, held at T. M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, India, 26-27 January, 2003"

Conference Presentations: Contributory

Presentation #'s

Effect of nano-architecture in carbonaceous electrode for ultrahigh storage capacity. Rebti Bhushan and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “13th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI -13), held at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), Roorkee, India, 16-18 December, 2019"

Solvothermal synthesis of tin disulfide (SnS2) anode material for lithium ion battery applications. P. Sunibabu and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “13th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI -13), held at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), Roorkee, India, 16-18 December, 2019"

Effect of Li : Co stoichiometry on properties of LiCoO2. Gaurav Pandey and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “13th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI -13), held at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), Roorkee, India, 16-18 December, 2019"

Design and development of state of sharge (SOC) circuit for LIB using kalman filter approach. S. B. Tiwari and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “13th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI -13), held at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), Roorkee, India, 16-18 December, 2019"

Indigenous design and fabrication of protection circuit for performance safety of lithium-Ion battery. Saurav Rai, Abhijeet Kumar and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “13th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI -13), held at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), Roorkee, India, 16-18 December, 2019"

Design and development of components for LIB based home lighting systems. Niharika Singh and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “13th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI -13), held at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), Roorkee, India, 16-18 December, 2019"

Evaluation of Mn-Ti-O framework based sodium ion battery electrode response. Biswajit Mondal and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2019), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 23-28 June, 2019"

Resistive switching behavior in ion conducting plastics. Shabana Tabassum and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “22nd International Conference on Solid State Ionics (ICSSI), held at Pyeong Chang, Incheon, South Korea, 16-21 June, 2019"

Graphene doping for energy storage. Rebti Bhushan, Prashant Kumar and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “22nd International Conference on Solid State Ionics (ICSSI), held at Pyeong Chang, Incheon, South Korea, 16-21 June, 2019"

Electrochemical response of pristine graphene, N-doped, B-doped and BN co-doped graphene system. Rebti Bhushan, Prashant Kumar and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “16th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics (ACSSI), held at Shanghai, P. R. China, 5-9 August, 2018 "

Effect of hole transport layer on performance of perovskite solar cell ─ A simulation study. M. T. Islam and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “12th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI), held at BITS Pilani, Rajasthan, India, 21-23 December, 2017 "

Effect of efficiency in metallic absorber based hetero junction solar cell for selected buffer layers — A simulation study. P. Sunibabu and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “12th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI), held at BITS Pilani, Rajasthan, India, 21-23 December, 2017 "

Structural suitability of NASICON type Na3Fe2(PO4)3 for storage device application. Biswajit Mondal and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “21st International Conference on Solid State Ionics (ICSSI), held at Padova, Italy, 20-23 June, 2017 "

Structural, thermal and electrical properties of an oxygen deficient perovskite –BaMnO3-δ. Namita Pandey and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “15th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics (ACSSI), held at IIT Patna, India, 27-30 November, 2016"

Structural and electrochemical evaluation of NaFeTiO4 as an electrode in Na+ battery. Biswajit Mondal and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “11th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI), held at Tezpur Central University, Tezpur, Assam, India, 21-23 December, 2015"

Beyond one electron reaction in lithium iron silicate, vanadate and titanate for Li ion battery application: A DFT study. Shamik Chakrabarti, Awalendra K. Thakur and Koushik Biswas. Presented at “11th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI), held at Tezpur Central University, Tezpur, Assam, India, 21-23 December, 2015"

Feasibility of La0.8Na0.2Fe0.8Mn0.2O3 as an electrode in supercapacitor design. Atma Rai and Awalendra K Thakur. Presented at “11th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI), held at Tezpur Central University, Tezpur, Assam, India, 21-23 December, 2015"

Conductivity optimization of polymer blend-salt based nanocomposite. Avirup Das and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “11th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI), held at Tezpur Central University, Tezpur, Assam, India, 21-23 December, 2015"

Conductivity and dielectric analysis of ion conducting polymer blend at ambient and sub-ambient temperatures. Avirup Das, A. K. Thakur and Krishna Kumar. Presented at “International Conference on Condensed Matter Physics, held at H P University, Shimla, India, 04-06 November, 2014"

Electrical properties of nanocrystalline oxygen deficient barium manganite. Namita Pandey and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “14th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics (ACSSI), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 24-27 June, 2014"

AC conductivity analysis and dielectric relaxation behaviour of a conducting polymeric system Based on PMMA-LiClO4. Namrata Shukla and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “14th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics (ACSSI), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 24-27 June, 2014"

Relaxation behavior in clay reinforced polymer nanocomposites. A.L. Sharma and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “14th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics (ACSSI), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 24-27 June, 2014"

DFT study on feasibility of two step redox process in Li battery electrodes. Shamik Chakrabarti, A. K. Thakur and K. Biswas. Presented at “14th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics (ACSSI), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 24-27 June, 2014"

Behaviour of La0.85Al0.15FeO3 as an electrode for redox supercapacitor application. Atma Rai and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “International Conference on Emerging Materials and Applications, held at IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India, 05-06 April, 2014"

Electromagnetic interference shielding structures design: A reliability-based design optimization scheme. Heeralal Gargama, S. K. Chaturvedi and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “International Conference on Quality Management, held at Raipur, India, 22-24 March, 2014"

Studies on electrical double layer capacitor with an ionic liquid as electroyte and MWCNT based composite as electrode for applications in electric vehicles (EV). Deep Chandra Upadhyay and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “Challenges & Opportunities for Technological Innovations in India (COTII-2014), held at AIMT, Lucknow, India, 22 February, 2014"

Effect of Bi substitution on electrochemical property of lanthanum ferrite in supercapacitor design. Atma Rai and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2013), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 30 June-05 July, 2013"

Dielectric relaxation and AC conductivity studies on polymer nanocomposite films. Namrata Shukla, A. K. Thakur and Ratnamala Chatterjee . Presented at “International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2013), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 30 June-05 July, 2013"

Experimental evaluation of La0.8Al0.2FeO3 as an electrode in supercapacitor design. Atma Rai, Shamik Chakrabarti and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “10th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI), held at IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, 22-27 December, 2013"

Identification of inherent Ti-vacancy in LiFeTiO4 and its effects on density of states and Li intercalation voltage: An experimental and DFT study. Shamik Chakrabarti, A. K. Thakur and K. Biswas . Presented at “10th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI), held at IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, 22-27 December, 2013"

Dielectric relaxation and near constant loss in a blend based polymer electrolyte. Avirup Das, A. K. Thakur and K. Kumar. Presented at “10th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI), held at IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, 22-27 December, 2013"

AC conductivity studies on polymer nanocomposite films. Namrata Shukla, Saumya R. Mohapatra, Awalendra K. Thakur and R. Chatterjee. Presented at “19th International Conference on Solid State Ionics (ICSSI), held at Kyoto, Japan, 02-07 June, 2013"

Relaxation and ion dynamics of nanocrystalline oxygen deficient barium manganite. Namita Pandey and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “19th International Conference on Solid State Ionics (ICSSI), held at Kyoto, Japan, 02-07 June, 2013"

Electronic structure and Li intercalation voltage calculation of LiFeTiO4 : A possible anode material for Li ion battery. Shamik Chakrabarti, A. K. Thakur and K. Biswas. Presented at “6th India-Singapore Joint Physics Symposium on Physics of Advanced Materials, held at IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, 25-27 February, 2013"

Effect of PDMS inclusion on DC conductivity of an ion conducting solid polymer electrolyte at sub ambient temperature. Avirup Das, A. K. Thakur and K. Kumar. Presented at “6th India-Singapore Joint Physics Symposium on Physics of Advanced Materials, held at IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, 25-27 February, 2013"

DFT studies for structure stabilization and voltage calculation in Li2FeSiO4. Shamik Chakrabarti and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “National Symposium on Recent Trends in Chemical Science & Technology, held at IIT Patna, Bihar, India, 03-04 March, 2012"

Dielectric, mechanical and thermal relaxation in polymer nanocomposites. A.L. Sharma and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “23rd Annual General Meeting of Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), held at Thapar University, Patiala, India, 12-13 February, 2012"

DFT Studies of LiFeTiO4 to explore its application possibilities in lithium batteries. Shamik Chakrabarti and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “6th Asian Conference on Electrochemical Power Sources, held at Chennai (organized by CECRI, Karaikudi) & IISc, Bangalore), Tamil Nadu, India, 05-08 January, 2012"

Impedance, conductivity and relaxation studies of oxygen deficient BaMnO3-δ. Namita Pandey and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “6th Asian Conference on Electrochemical Power Sources, held at Chennai (organized by CECRI, Karaikudi) & IISc, Bangalore), Tamil Nadu, India, 05-08 January, 2012"

Determination of Li de-intercalation voltages of Li2FeVO4 and LiFeVO4 by density function theory calculation. Shamik Chakrabarti and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “International Conference on Theoretical and Applied Physics (ICTAP), held at IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, 01-03 December, 2011"

Studies on structural and electrical properties of an oxygen deficient ceramic-CaFeO3-δ (δ = 0.5). Namita Pandey and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “International Conference on Theoretical and Applied Physics (ICTAP), held at IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, 01-03 December, 2011"

Thermomechanical and dielectric relaxation in polymer clay nanocomposites. A.L. Sharma and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “International Conference on Theoretical and Applied Physics (ICTAP), held at IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, 01-03 December, 2011"

Effect of self interaction correction and spin polarization on structural, magnetic and electronic properties of Li2FeSiO4. Shamik Chakrabarti and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2011), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 26 June-01 July, 2011"

Ionic conductivity and ion transport property of low glass transition polymer electrolyte. Avirup Das and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2011), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 26 June-01 July, 2011"

Ion conducting polymer nanocomposite separators for storage device applications. A. L. Sharma and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2011), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 26 June-01 July, 2011"

Effect of oxygen deficiency on structural, thermal, mechanical and conduction properties of oxygen deficient manganites. Namita Pandey and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2011), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 26 June-01 July, 2011"

Transport properties in polyacrylonitrile based intercalated polymer nanocomposite. Namrata Shukla and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2011), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 26 June-01 July, 2011"

Effect of oxygen non-stoichiometry on structure, electrical transport and ion dynamics of perovskite type manganites. Namita Pandey and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “Recent Trends in Materials and Devices (RTMD-2011), held at Amity University Uttar Pradesh (AUUP), Noida, India, 19-21 May, 2011"

Functional ceramic oxides for device applications. Shivani and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “Recent Trends in Materials and Devices (RTMD-2011), held at Amity University Uttar Pradesh (AUUP), Noida, India, 19-21 May, 2011"

Organo modification of inorganic clay-hectorite. Avirup Das and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “Recent Trends in Materials and Devices (RTMD-2011), held at Amity University Uttar Pradesh (AUUP), Noida, India, 19-21 May, 2011"

Effect of Ni nanoparticle annealing on the percolation behavior of PVDF/Ni nanocomposites. M. Panda, V. Srinivas and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “Recent Developments in Engineering Materials (RDEM 2011), held at BITS, Mesra, Ranchi, India, 12-14 May, 2011"

Thermal and mechanical relaxation in soft composite nanostructures. A. L. Sharma and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “Recent Developments in Engineering Materials (RDEM 2011), held at BITS, Mesra, Ranchi, India, 12-14 May, 2011"

Studies on nanocrystalline nickel prepared via citrate route. Suchitra Parija, V. Srinivas and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “International Conference on Magnetic Materials (ICMM-2010), held at SINP, Kolkata, India, 25-29 October, 2010 "

DFT analysis of layered silicate structure for lithium battery application. Shamik Chakraborti and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “Recent Trends in Materials and Devices (RTMD-2010), held at Amity University Uttar Pradesh (AUUP), Noida, India, 20-22 May, 2010"

Performance evaluation of solid-state supercapacitors based on ion conducting polymer. Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “17th International Conference on Solid State Ionics (ICSSI), held at Toronto, ON, Canada, 28 June-03 July, 2009"

Conductivity spectroscopy analysis of ion dynamics in a dispersed phase polymer nanocomposite. Saumya R. Mohapatra and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “17th International Conference on Solid State Ionics (ICSSI), held at Toronto, ON, Canada, 28 June-03 July, 2009"

Structural and electrochemical properties of nanocrystalline LiNiPO4 prepared via citrate route. Namita Pandey and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “17th International Conference on Solid State Ionics (ICSSI), held at Toronto, ON, Canada, 28 June-03 July, 2009"

Effect of Mn substitution on structural and electrochemical performance of TiO2. A. L. Sharma and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “17th International Conference on Solid State Ionics (ICSSI), held at Toronto, ON, Canada, 28 June-03 July, 2009"

Effect of nano-ZrO2 dispersion on electrical and stability properties of PMMA based solid polymer electrolytes. Namrata Shukla and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “17th International Conference on Solid State Ionics (ICSSI), held at Toronto, ON, Canada, 28 June-03 July, 2009"

Dispersed phase polymer composites: Mechanism of improvement in ionic conductivity and stability properties. Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2009), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 28 June-03 July, 2009"

Structural and electrochemical properties of nanocrystalline LiCoPO4 having olivine structure. Saumya R. Mohapatra and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2009), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 28 June-03 July, 2009"

Ion dynamics in an intercalated polymer nanocomposite based on PAN. A. L. Sharma and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2009), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 28 June-03 July, 2009"

Studies on intrinsic oxygen deficiency on structural and electrical properties of SrMnO3-δ. Namita Pandey and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2009), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 28 June-03 July, 2009"

Transport properties in an ion conducting polymer nanocomposite. Namrata Shukla and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2009), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 28 June-03 July, 2009"

Thermal effects on the percolative behavior of polyvinyledenefluoride/nickel composites. M. Panda, V. Srinivas and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2009), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 28 June-03 July, 2009"

Effect of current density on magnetoimpedance of electrodeposited NiFe/Cu. Amaresh Chandra Mishra, V. Srinivas and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2009), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 28 June-03 July, 2009"

Effect of La3+/Mn4+ substitution on structural, dielectric and impedance properties of lead titanate. Archana Shukla, R. N. P. Chaudhary and A. K. Thakur. Presented at “15th National Seminar on Ferroelectrics & Dielectrics (NSFD-XV), held at Thapar University, Patiala, India, 6-8 November, 2008"

Effect of joule annealing on giant magnetoimpedance response of electrodeposited Co NiFe/Cu composite wires. Amaresh Chandra Mishra, Awalendra K. Thakur and V. Srinivas. Presented at “International Conference on Magnetic Materials and Their Applications for 21st Century, held at NPL, New Delhi, India, 21-23 October, 2008"

Dielectric and magnetic properties of a magnetic polymer composite. M. Panda, A. K. Thakur and V. Srinivas. Presented at “International Conference on Magnetic Materials and Their Applications for 21st Century, held at NPL, New Delhi, India, 21-23 October, 2008"

Studies on structural and storage characteristics of LiFe1/2Co1/2PO4 as a cathode. D. K. Tiwari and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “11th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics, held at BU DRDO Centre, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India, 9-13 June, 2008"

Studies on electrical transport properties of polymer nanocomposites based on PAN-LiCF3SO3. A. L. Sharma and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “10th Conference of International Academy of Physical Sciences (CONIAPS-X), held at G. G. University, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India, 12-14 January, 2008"

Thermal, dielectric and A.C. conductivity analysis of a conducting polymeric system based on PMMA–LIClO4 (O/Li = 0-25). Namrata Shukla and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “10th Conference of International Academy of Physical Sciences (CONIAPS-X), held at G. G. University, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India, 12-14 January, 2008"

Effect of sintering on nonstoichiometric nanocrystalline electroceramics – CaMnO3-δ. Namita Pandey and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “10th Conference of International Academy of Physical Sciences (CONIAPS-X), held at G. G. University, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India, 12-14 January, 2008"

Effect of clay concentration on electrical transport properties in polymer-clay nanocomposite based on PEO-LiClO4. Saumya R. Mohapatra, Awalendra K. Thakur and R. N. P. Chaudhary. Presented at “10th Conference of International Academy of Physical Sciences (CONIAPS-X), held at G. G. University, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India, 12-14 January, 2008"

Magnetoimpedance studies on electrodeposited CoNiFe/Cu for high frequency sensor applications. Amaresh Chandra Mishra, Awalendra K. Thakur & V. Srinivas. Presented at “National Seminar on Electroceramics, held at G. V. M. College, Sonepat, India, 3-5 October, 2007"

Conductive polymer-Clay nanocomposites for lithium battery. Awalendra K. Thakur and Namrata Shukla. Presented at “ International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2007), held at the National Unversity of Singapore, Singapore, 01-07 July, 2007"

Studies on structural and ion transport behaviour of a polymer nanocomposite electrolyte. Saumya R. Mohapatra, Awalendra K. Thakur and R. N. P. Chaudhary. Presented at “ International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2007), held at the National Unversity of Singapore, Singapore, 01-07 July, 2007"

Structure – Property correlation in an optimized solid polymer electrolyte based on PMMA. Namrata Shukla and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “ International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2007), held at the National Unversity of Singapore, Singapore, 01-07 July, 2007"

Studies on structural and conduction properties of an oxygen deficient ceramic oxide. Namita Pandey and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “ International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2007), held at the National Unversity of Singapore, Singapore, 01-07 July, 2007"

Synthesis and multiferroic characteristics of Ni-PVDF nanocomposite. M. Panda, Awalendra K. Thakur and V. Srinivas. Presented at “ International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2007), held at the National Unversity of Singapore, Singapore, 01-07 July, 2007"

Studies on bulk ferrite ceramics based on Gr. IIA cations. Pijush K. Samanta and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “National Symposium on Advanced Materials & Devices for Electronic Applications, held at G. G. University, Bilaspur, India, 3-5 March, 2006"

An analysis of the electrical properties of high molecular weight tungstate & molybdates. S. R. Mohapatra, R. N. P. Chaudhary and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “National Symposium on Advanced Materials & Devices for Electronic Applications, held at G. G. University, Bilaspur, India, 3-5 March, 2006"

Electrical and dielectric properties of a few layered ceramic oxides. Moti Ram, S. Chakaraborti, S. L. Sharma and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “National Symposium on Advanced Materials & Devices for Electronic Applications, held at G. G. University, Bilaspur, India, 3-5 March, 2006"

Polymer nanocomposite electrolytes: Synthesis and characterization. D. K. Pradhan, R. N. P. Chaudhary, B. K. Samantaray and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “Einstein Centenary Seminar on Contemporary Trends in Physics, held at Sambalpur University, Sambalpur, Orissa, India, 26-27 March, 2005"

Studies on organo clay based conducting polymer nanocomposites. Awalendra K. Thakur, D. K. Pradhan, B. K. Samantaray and R. N. P. Chaudhary. Presented at “International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2005), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 01-07 July, 2005"

Studies on a rare Earth based polycrystalline hepta tungstate. S. R. Mohapatra, R. N. P. Chaudhary and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “14th International Materials Research Congress (IMRC), held at Cancun, Mexico, 17-21 August, 2005"

Preparation and analysis of single - phase Pb(Mn1/2Nb1/2)O3. R. K. Mishra, R. N. P. Chaudhary and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “14th International Materials Research Congress (IMRC), held at Cancun, Mexico, 17-21 August, 2005"

Studies on dielectric properties of ionically conducting polymer nanocomposite films. D. K. Pradhan, R. N. P. Chaudhary, B. K. Samantaray and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, held at Boston, MA, United States of America (USA), 23-25 November, 2005"

Studies of dielectric and ferroelectric behaviour of lanthanum based heptatungstate-La2W7O24. S. R. Mohapatra, R. N. P. Chaudhary and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, held at Boston, MA, United States of America (USA), 23-25 November, 2005"

Studies on nanoferroelectric ceramic based on Nd doped PZT. S. K. S. Parashar, R. N. P. Chaudhary, Awalendra K. Thakur and B. S. Murty. Presented at “Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, held at Boston, MA, United States of America (USA), 23-25 November, 2005"

Structural and dielectric studies on a single phase Pb(Mn½Nb½)O3. R. K. Mishra, R. N. P. Chaudhary and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, held at Boston, MA, United States of America (USA), 23-25 November, 2005"

Electrical properties of polymer composites. Dillip K. Pradhan, R. N. P. Choudhary, B. K. Samantaray and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “DAE National Symposium on Solid State Physics, held at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India, 17-19 December, 2004"

Studies on ionically conducting polymer nanocomposites. Dillip K. Pradhan, R. N. P. Choudhary, B. K. Samantaray and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “International Symposium on Advanced Materials and Processing, held at IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, 06-08 December, 2004"

Studies on electrical properties of a-HgI2 single crystals. S. P. Behera, Awalendra K. Thakur and S. L. Sharma. Presented at “International Symposium on Advanced Materials and Processing, held at IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, 06-08 December, 2004"

Studies of dielectric and electrical properties of K2Ba2Nd2Ti4Nb4W2O30 ceramics. Dillip K. Pradhan, R. N. P. Choudhary, B. K. Samantaray and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “National Seminar on Ferroelectrics and Dielectrics (NSFD-2004), held at Delhi University, Delhi, India, 23-25 November, 2004"

Microstructure-Property relationship in plasticized composite polymer electrolyte. Dillip K. Pradhan, R. N. P. Choudhary, B. K. Samantaray and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “Recent Trends in Materials Science: National Symposium in Condensed Matter Physics, held at T. M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, India, 29-30 March, 2004"

Studies of rare Earth based ceramic oxides. Sanjaya Brahma, R. N .P. Choudhary and Awalendra. K. Thakur. Presented at “Recent Trends in Materials Science: National Symposium in Condensed Matter Physics, held at T. M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, India, 29-30 March, 2004"

Electrical properties of plasticized composite polymer films. Dillip K. Pradhan, R. N. P. Choudhary, B. K. Samantaray and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “Dirac Centenary Seminar on Contemporary Trends in Physics, held at Sambalpur University, Sambalpur, India, 26-27, March, 2004"

Electrical properties of rare Earth based molybdates. Sanjaya Brahma, R. N .P. Choudhary and Awalendra. K. Thakur. Presented at “Dirac Centenary Seminar on Contemporary Trends in Physics, held at Sambalpur University, Sambalpur, India, 26-27, March, 2004"

Plasticized conductive polymer composites: Synthesis and charactrization. Dillip K. Pradhan, R. N. P. Choudhary, B. K. Samantaray and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “National Conference On Emerging Areas in Applied Physics (NCEAAP-2004), held at I. S.M., Dhanbad, India, 21–23 February, 2004"

Studies of structural, dielectric and impedance Properties of Sr/Ca – modified BaSnO3. A. Kumar, B. P. Singh, R. N. P. Choudhary and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “4th Asian Meeting on Ferroelectrics, held at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India, 12-15 December, 2003"

Experimental studies on layered perovskite type ceramics. Dillip K. Pradhan, R. N. P. Choudhary, B. K. Samantaray and Awalendra K. Thakur. Presented at “National Seminar on Advanced Electronic Materials, held at G. G. University, Bilaspur, India, 18–20 April, 2003"

Studies on the effect of plasticization on composite polymer electrolytes. Awalendra K. Thakur, S. A. Hashmi and A. L. Verma. Presented at “5th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI), held at Nagpur University, Maharashtra, India, 15-17 February, 2003"

Ion conducting gel electrolytes: A preliminary study. H. M. Upadhyaya, R. K. Yadav, Awalendra K. Thakur and S. A. Hashmi. Presented at “4th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI), held at IIT Bombay, Maharashtra, India, 02-05 March, 2003"

Conferences & Workshops: Participation

International Events

National Events

International Academy of Physical Sciences Silver Jubilee Conference on Recent Advances in Physical Sciences, held at R. N. College, Hajipur, India, during October 12-13, 2019

22nd International Conference on Solid State Ionics (ICSSI), held at Pyeong Chang, Incheon, South Korea, during June 16-21, 2019

16th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics (ACSSI), held at Shanghai, China, during August 5-9, 2018

2nd International Conference on Applied Crystallography, held at Chicago, Illinois, United States of America (USA), during October 16-17, 2017

International Conference on Recent Trends in Materials & Devices (ICRTMD15), held at Amity Institute for Advanced Research and Studies, Amity University, Noida, India, during December 15-17, 2015

20th International Conference on Solid State Ionics (ICSSI), held at Keystone Convention Centre, Colorado, United States of America (USA), during June 15-20, 2015

14th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics (ACSSI), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, during June 24-27, 2014

16th Conference of International Academy of Physical Sciences, held at PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Jabalpur, India, during March 20-22, 2014

19th International Conference on Solid State Ionics (ICSSI), held at Kyoto, Japan, during June 2-7, 2013

Academia-Industry Interaction Meet, held at Shenzen, China, during August 12-15, 2012

4th India-Singapore Joint Physics Symposium, held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, during February 23-25, 2011

1st International Conference on Composites and Nanocomposites (ICNC), held at Kottayam, Kerala, India, during January 07-09, 2011

3rd International Conference on Physics of Solid State Ionics (ICPSSI), held at Kumamoto University, Japan, during October 25-28, 2009

International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2009), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, during June 28-July 03, 2009

11th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics (ACSSI), held at BU-DRDO Centre for Life Sciences, Coimbatore, India, during June 9-13, 2008

16th International Materials Research Congress (IMRC), held at Cancun, Mexico, during August 19-23, 2007

International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2007), held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, during July 01-03, 2007

International Conference on Nanomaterials, held at MSEC, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India, during July 13-15, 2005

International Symposium on Advanced Materials and Processing, held at I. I. T. Kharagpur, India, during December 06-08, 2004

7th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics (ACSSI), held at Fuzhou, Fujian, China, during October 29-November 03, 2000

6th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics (ACSSI), held at Surajkund, India, during November 29-December 04, 1998

13th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI), held at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, during December 16-18, 2019

National Conference on Smart Materials, Devices and Sustainable Technologies, held at MMMUT Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, during March 15-16, 2019

12th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI), held at BITS Pilani, Rajasthan, during December 21-23, 2017

11th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI), held at Tezpur Central University, Tezpur, Assam, during December 21-23, 2015

National Workshop on Energy Storage/Conversion Devices Using Ion Conducting Polymer Electrolytes (NWESD-2012), held at Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology, Guna, Madhya Pradesh, during December 10-12, 2012

Recent Trends in Materials and Devices (RTMD-2011), held at Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, during May 19-21, 2011

Recent Developments in Engineering Materials (RDEM 2011), held at BITS Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, during May 12-14, 2011

16th National Seminar on Ferroelectrics & Dielectrics (NSFD-XVI), held at G. G. University, Bilaspur, Chhatisgarh, during December 2–4, 2010

Recent Trends in Materials and Devices (RTMD-2010), held at Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, during May 20-22, 2010

15th National Seminar on Ferroelectrics & Dielectrics (NSFD-XV), held at Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, during November 6-8, 2008

National Seminar on Electroceramics, held at G. V. M. College, Sonepat, Haryana, during October 3-5, 2007

National Symposium on Advanced Materials & Devices for Electronic Applications, held at G. G. University, Bilaspur, Chhatisgarh, during March 3-5, 2006

Einstein Centenary Seminar on Contemporary Trends in Physics, held at Sambalpur University, Sambalpur, Orissa, during March 26-27, 2005

13th National Seminar on Ferroelectrics and Dielectrics (NSFD-2004), held at Delhi University, Delhi, during November 23-25, 2004

Recent Trends in Materials Science: National Symposium in Condensed Matter Physics, held at T. M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, Bihar, during March 29-30, 2004

Dirac Centenary Seminar on Contemporary Trends in Physics, held at Sambalpur University, Sambalpur, Orissa, during March 26-27, 2004

National Conference on Emerging Areas in Applied Physics (NCEAAP-2004), held at I. S.M., Dhanbad, Jharkhand, during February 21–23, 2004

National Seminar on Advanced Electronic Materials, held at G. G. University, Bilaspur, Chhatisgarh, during April 18–20, 2003

National Conference on Condensed Matter Physics, held at T. M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, Bihar, during January 26-27, 2003

5th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI), held at Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, during February 15-17, 2002

4th National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI), held at IIT Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, during March 02-05, 2000

3rd National Conference on Solid State Ionics (NCSSI), held at NERIST, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, during March 23-26, 1998

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Organized "15th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics (ACSSI)" at Indian Institute of Technology Patna, during November 27-30, 2016

Organized "International Research Training Workshop" at Indian Institute of Technology Patna, during November 21-26, 2016

Organized workshop on "Promotion of Research Infrastructure & Entrepreneurship in Science & Technology (PRIEST)" at Indian Institute of Technology Patna, during March 13-15, 2022

Organized "14th National Seminar on Ferroelectrics & Dielectrics (NSFD-XIV)" at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, during December 18-21, 2006

Organized workshop on "Advances in Multi-functional Materials" at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, during December 17-22, 2006

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