- DP/DU No.:
5/3 Liquid Crystal and Self Assembled
Monolayer Section/ Materials DivisionCurrent position and Address :
Room No. 147E
Main Building NPL - Educational Qualifications:
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Degree Subject University/Institute Year Ph. D.
Physics (High Tc)
Delhi University
1994
M. Phil
Physics
Kurukshetra Univ.
1981
M. Sc.Physics
Kurukshetra Univ.
1980
Academics/Research Experience:
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Year
Duration
Research field
Institute ( in India/Abroad).
Fellowship
1981-to 1983
About one year
Lecturer Physics
Under directorate of Higher Education Haryana
Employee 1983 to date 27 years Scientist
During this period I have been working with different vacuum thin film deposition systems. My R& D is on the following topics/ fields.
(i) Electrochromic Devices.
(ii) ITO based transparent conductors.(iii) Poole-Frenkel effect in Ta 2 O 5 (iv) Thallium based High T C Super conductors.
(v) Hall effect
(vi) 3 rd harmonic detection in high Tc superconductors(vii) SnO2 based HC detection.
(viii) Blood glucose sensor(ix) LB films and conducting polymers for applications to biosensors, actuators and microelectronic devices.
(x) Nanocrystalline TiO 2 films and nano-particles by sol-gel process for different applications.National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi . Regular Employee 2 nd half 2007 & 2008 2 Semesters Nano – technology lectures to M. Tech (VLSI). 3 rd semester students. CDAC Guest Faculty - Date of Joining NPL: February 15, 1983
- No. of Publications:
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SCI Journals Conference/ proceedings Books Total 24 (twenty four) 23 (twenty three) nil 47 (forty seven)
No. of Patents: Granted -1, Applied - 1
Current Activity :
Fabricationg TiO2 nano-particles and Nanocrystalline films doped with different metal cations by sol-gel route. Photocatalytic properties of these films are being studied for their application to environmental purification and self cleaning coatings on architectural glass. Non linear I(V) characteristics of TiO2 and other oxides (PCMO, SrTiO3 etc ) are being explored from resistive memory point of view. The TiO2 nano-particles, developes above, are being explored for their application to injection solar cell
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Honours and Award:
(i) NPL Technology Award, 2007, ii) Best poster award in MRSI meeting in 2008.Any other information:
- Research Students: Ph. D. thesis completed – 1, carrying out research for Ph. D. – 4. M. Sc. & M. Tech students completed one semester project – 5.
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Telphone: 45609486
Email : kksaini@nplindia.org



