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Faculty Profile

Dr. S. Shankar Subramanian

Assistant Professor

Department of Physics

ARSD College (University of Delhi)

Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi-110021

email: shankar3274@gmail.com; sssubramaniam@arsd.du.ac.in

Mob.: +91-9540794900

Google scholar id: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GYDyWfkAAAAJ&hl=en

Educational Qualification

  • Ph.D (Applied Physics) from Delhi Technological University (2020)
  • M.Sc (Physics) from Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prashanthi Nilayam, A. P. with 85% (2011)
  • B.Sc (Physics) from Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prashanthi Nilayam, A. P. 77.2% (2009)
Achievements 
  • NET (National Eligibility Test) Dec-2010, conducted by UGC-CSIR
  • GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engg.)-2011 and 2013
  • Commendable Research Award, Delhi Technological University, 2019
  • Commendable Research Award, Delhi Technological University, 2020
  • Commendable Research Award, Delhi Technological University, 2021
Career Profile

1. Worked as Assistant Professor at  Amity University, Noida  for 1.5 years

2. Working as Assistant Professor at ARSD College, University of Delhi for 9.5 years.

Areas of Specialization / Interest

Research Interests :

  • Composite Materials, 

  • Multiferroics, 

  • Magnetoelectrics, 

  • Material synthesis, 

  • Dielectric and Impedance Spectroscopy, 

  • Energy Storage, 

  • Hydroelectric Cells


 Professional Training, Skillset, Reviewer Experience

 

  • Synthesis of bulk and nanoparticles as well as their composites using solid-state, sol-gel, co-precipitation method
  • X-ray diffraction (XRD), SEM, EDX, and FTIR,
  • Renishaw Raman Spectroscopy
  • Dielectric and Impedance Measurement
  • Ferroelectric measurements
  • Photoluminescence spectroscopy:
  • UV-Vis spectroscopy 

 

 

Subjects Taught

  • Scilab based labs for advanced mathematical physics
  • C++ lab for mathematical physics
  • Electronic Devices
  • Communication Electronics with associated laboratory
  • Microprocessors  with associated laboratory
  • Electronic Instrumentation with associated laboratory
  • Electricity, Magnetism and Electromagnetic Theory with associated laboratory
  • Basic Physics Laboratory
  • Analog and Digital Electronics Laboratory
  • Mechanics, Waves and Optics
  • Electromagnetic Theory
Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)

Sl. No

 

Title of the project

Funding agency

Status

Role

Duration

Budget in Lakhs

from

to

1.

Synthesis and Characterization of Ferromagnetic-BaTiO3 Nanocomposites for Magnetoelectric Properties

University of Delhi

 

Completed

Co-Principal Investigator

2015

2016

 5.5

2.

Structural, Dielectric, Optical and Magento-Electric Properties of Multiferroic Nanocomposites

Cluster Innovation Centre (CIC), University of Delhi, New Delhi

Completed

Co-Principal Investigator

2016

 2019

 28

3.

Preparation of Manganite-Ferrite Nanocomposites for Sensor Applications

CSIR, New Delhi

Ongoing

Principal Investigator

2019

 2022

 16

 

Research Collaborations

  • NIT, Kurukshetra
  • Delhi Technological University (DTU), Delhi
  • Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT)
  • National Physical Laboratory-CSIR, Delhi
  • Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi
  • IIT-BHU
  • Advanced Materials and Process Research Institute (AMPRI), CSIR, Bhopal

Publications Profile

 

Publications (List of papers published in SCIE Journals)

 

1.     Pratibha K, S. Gaurav, S. Shankar*, Ashutosh Kumar Dikshit, Y. Dwivedi, Investigations on spectroscopic and optothermal ability of bright red-emitting Cr doped LiAlSi3O8 nanophosphor, Optik - International Journal for Light and Electron Optics 273, 170390, 2023. (* Corresponding Author)

2.     Chitralekha, Indrajeet Maurya, Tanika Gupta, S. Shankar*, S. Gaurav, Vinita Tuli, Jyoti Shah, R.K. Kotnala, Dielectric and impedance studies of binary ZnO–CuO nanocomposites for hydroelectric cell application, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 291, 126690, 2022. (* Corresponding Author)

3.     S. Gaurav∗, S. Shankar*, Anamika Raghav, Pratibha Kumari, and Manish Singh, Thermodynamic behavior of Na-majorite and Knorringite -majorite garnet systems, Russian Journal of Earth Sciences, 22, ES3005, 2022. (* Corresponding Author)

4.     K. Pratibha, Manish Singh, S. Soni, Tannu Garg, Vinita Tuli, S. Gaurav, S. Shankar*, Influence of defect layer of ZnS/air on one dimensional photonic crystal structure of gallium phosphide-crown glass using lumerical FDTD, Journal Of Optoelectronics And Advanced Materials, 24, 230-235, 2022. (* Corresponding Author)

5.     S. Shankar, O. P. Thakur & M. Jayasimhadri, Significant improvements in dielectric, impedance, multiferroic and magneto-electric properties of (1- x) Co0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4 -xBaTiO3 bulk composites (x = 0, 0.10 and 0.20), Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 32, 16706–16714, 2021.

6.     S. Shankar, O. P. Thakur & M. Jayasimhadri, Strong enhancement in structural, dielectric, impedance and magnetoelectric properties of NdMnO3 - BaTiO3 multiferroic composites, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 270, 124856, 2021.

7.     Manish Kumar, S. Shankar, Arvind Kumar, Avneesh Anshul, M. Jayasimhadri & O. P. Thakur, Progress in multiferroic and magnetoelectric materials: applications, opportunities and challenges, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 31, 19487–19510, 2020.

8.     S. Shankar*, I. Maurya, Abhishek Raj, Sukhbir Singh, O. P. Thakur & M. Jayasimhadri, Dielectric and tunable ferroelectric properties in BiFeO3–BiCoO3–BaTiO3 ternary compound, Applied Physics A, 126, 686, 2020. (* Corresponding Author)

9.     S. Shankar, O. P. Thakur & M. Jayasimhadri, Structural, multiferroic, and magnetoelectric properties of (1 − x)Bi0.85La0.15FeO3–xBaTiO3 composite ceramics, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 31, 12226–12237, 2020.

10.  S. Shankar, O. P. Thakur & M. Jayasimhadri, Impedance Spectroscopy and Conduction Behavior in CoFe2O4-BaTiO3 Composites. Journal of Electronic Materials, 49, 472–484, 2020

11.  Manish Kumar, S. Shankar*, Vinita Tuli, Srishti Mittal, Vaibhav Joshi, Mukund Kumar Jha & Gaurav Gupta, Structural Analysis and Magnetoelectric Sensing in Cobalt Ferrite–BaTiO3 Composites, National Academy Science Letters, 43, 677–679, 2020. (*Corresponding Author)

12.  Samiksha Dabas, Manish Kumar, Prachi Chaudhary, S. Shankar, S. Roy & O. P. Thakur, Structural, Energy Storage Analysis and Enhanced Magnetoelectric Coupling in Mn Modified Multiferroic BiFeO3, Journal of Electronic Materials, 48, 5785–5796 2019.

13.  Samiksha Dabas, Prachi Chaudhary, Manish Kumar, S. Shankar & O. P. Thakur, Structural, microstructural and multiferroic properties of BiFeO3–CoFe2O4 composites, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 30, 2837–2846, 2019.

14.  S. Shankar, O. P. Thakur & M. Jayasimhadri, Conductivity behavior and impedance studies in BaTiO3–CoFe2O4 magnetoelectric composites, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 234, 110-121, 2019.

15.  S. Shankar, Manish Kumar, A.K.Ghosh, O.P.Thakur, M. Jayasimhadri, Anomalous ferroelectricity and strong magnetoelectric coupling in CoFe2O4-ferroelectric composites, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 779, 918-92, 2019.

16.  S. Shankar, Manish Kumar, Vinita Tuli, O. P. Thakur & M. Jayasimhadri, Energy storage and magnetoelectric coupling in ferroelectric–ferrite composites, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 29, 18352–18357, 2018.

17.  S. Shankar*, Manish Kumar, Shiv Kumar, O.P. Thakur, Anup K. Ghosh, Enhanced multiferroic properties and magneto-dielectric effect analysis of La/Co modified BiFeO3, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 694, 715-720, 2017. (* Corresponding Author)

18.  Manish Kumar, S. Shankar*, Brijmohan, Shiv Kumar, O.P.Thakur, Anup K.Ghosh, Impedance spectroscopy and conductivity analysis of multiferroic BFO–BT solid solutions, Physics Letters A, 381, 379-386, 2017. (* Corresponding Author)

19.  S. Shankar*, Manish Kumar, Brijmohan, Shiv Kumar, O. P. Thakur and Anup K. Ghosh, Signature of multiferroicity and impedance analysis of Co1-xZnxFe2-xLaxO4 nanoparticles, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 27, 13259–13265, 2016. (*Corresponding Author)

20.  Manish Kumar, S. Shankar*, Shiv Kumar, O. P. Thakur and Anup K. Ghosh, Structural, magnetic, dielectric and magneto-dielectric coupling analysis of ferromagnetic-PbZr0.52Ti 0.48O3 nanocomposites, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 27, 6849–6853, 2016. (* Corresponding Author)

21.  Rita Singh, Manish Kumar, S. Shankar*, Rajeev Singh, Anup K. Ghosh, O. P. Thakur and B. Das, Effects of Sb, Zn doping on structural, electrical and optical properties of SnO2 thin films, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 31, 310-314, 2015. (* Corresponding Author)

22.  Manish Kumar, S. Shankar*, O. P. Thakur and Anup K. Ghosh, Studies on magnetoelectric coupling and magnetic properties of (1-x)BiFeO3-xBaTiO3 solid solutions, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 26, 1427–1434, 2015.  (*Corresponding Author)

23.  Manish Kumar, S. Shankar*, O. P. Thakur and Anup K. Ghosh, Effects of co-substitution on dielectric, magnetic properties and magnetoelectric coupling in nano CoFe2O4, Materials Letters, 143, 241-243, 2015. (* Corresponding Author)

24.  Manish Kumar, S. Shankar*, G. D. Dwivedi, O. P. Thakur and Anup K. Ghosh, Magneto-dielectric coupling and transport properties of the ferromagnetic-BaTiO3 composites, Applied Physics Letters, 106, 072903, 2015. (* Corresponding Author)

25.  S. Shankar, Manish Kumar, Anup K. Ghosh and O. P. Thakur, Conduction mechanism and dielectric properties of BiFeO3-BaTiO3 solid solutions, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 25, 4896–4901, 2014

26.  Manish Kumar, S. Shankar, Om Parkash and O. P. Thakur, Dielectric and multiferroic properties of 0.75BiFeO3-0.25BaTiO3 solid solution, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 25, 888–896, 2014

27.  Manish Kumar, S. Shankar, R. K. Kotnala and Om Parkash, Evidences of magneto-electric coupling in BFO-BT solid solutions, Journal of Alloys and compounds, 577, 222-227, 2013

 

Publications (List of papers published in SCOPUS Journals)

 

28.  Indrajeet Maurya, S. Shankar*, O. P. Thakur, and M. Jayasimhadri, Multiferroic and Magnetodielectric Properties of Co0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4 - BaTiO3 Composites, AIP Conf. Proc., 2352, 020017-1–020017-4, 2021. (* Corresponding Author)

29.  Maurya, S. Shankar*, O.P. Thakur, M. Jayasimhadri, Structural and impedance spectroscopy in BiFeO3–BiCoO3–BaTiO3 ternary system, Materials Today: Proceedings, 47, 1696–1699, 2021. (* Corresponding Author)

30.  Prachi Jain, S.Shankar*, O.P.Thakur, Dielectric, impedance spectroscopy and hydroelectric phenomena in lanthanum doped bismuth ferrite (Bi0.85La0.15FeO3), Materials Today: Proceedings, 67, 742-747, 2022. (* Corresponding Author)

31.  Manju Kumari, Meenu Chahar, S.Shankar, O.P.Thakur, Temperature dependent dielectric, ferroelectric and energy storage properties in Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3(BNT) nanoparticles, Materials Today: Proceedings, 67, 688-693, 2022

 

Chapter in Edited Books

 

 

1.     “Variable Dielectric and Ferroelectric Properties in Size-Controlled Cobalt Ferrite”, S. Shankar*, Vinita Tuli, S. Gaurav, O. P. Thakur, and M. Jayasimhadri, Advanced Functional Materials and Devices, Springer, 2022. (* Corresponding Author)

 

Conference Participation / Presentations

1.  S. Shankar, Indrajeet Maurya, S. Gaurav, M. Jayasimhadri and O. P. Thakur, “Variable dielectric and ferroelectric properties in size-controlled Cobalt Ferrite, International Conference on “Advanced Functional Materials & Devices” (AFMD-2021) 03 March 2021-05 March 2021, Department of Physics & IQAC, ARSD College

2.  S. Shankar, O. P. Thakur and M. Jayasimhadri, “Enhanced dielectric and energy storage properties of spinel ferrite based composites”, International e-Conference on Advanced Functional Materials and Optoelectronic Devices (ICAFMOD-20), organized by Centre for Renewable Energy, Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) Institute of Physical Sciences for Study and Research, Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur-222003, U. P., India on 13-15th June 2020.

3.  S. Shankar, O. P. Thakur, M. Jayasimhadri, “Tunable dielectric and energy storage studies in NdMnO3 based composites”, National Conference on Functional Materials Emerging Technologies and Applications in Materials Science (NCFM-2020), organized by Physics Department, School of Basic Sciences & Research, Sharda University, Gr. Noida-201310, U.P., India on 25-26th July 2020.

4.  S. Shankar, O. P. Thakur, M. Jayasimhadri, “Improved dielectric and ferroelectric properties of spinel ferrite-based Composites” National Conference on Functional Materials Emerging technologies and applications in materials science (NCFM-2020), organized by Physics Department, School of Basic Sciences & Research, Sharda University, Gr. Noida-201310, U.P., India on 25-26th July 2020.

5.  Manish Kumar, S. Shankar, Vinita Tuli, Srishti Mittal, Aditya, Amit Singh, O. P. Thakur and M. Jayasimhadri, “Structural analysis and magnetoelectric sensing in Cobalt ferrite- BaTiO3 based composites” Third International Conference on Science and Engineering of Materials (ICSEM -2019), July 26-28, 2019

6.  Manish Kumar, S. Shankar, Vinita Tuli, Srishti Mittal, Aditya, Amit Singh, O. P. Thakur and M. Jayasimhadri, “Structural and Energy Storage Analysis in Dielectric - Ferrite System”, 3rd International Conference on Science & Engineering of Materials (ICSEM-2019), organized by Physics Department, School of Basic Sciences & Research, Sharda University, Gr. Noida-201310, U.P., India on 19-21st July 2019.

7.  Manish Kumar, S. Shankar, O. P. Thakur, Anup K. Ghosh and Dhruv Bargujar “Structural and electrical properties of co-substituted nano Cobalt Ferrite” “3rd National Conference On Nanoscience Instrumentation & Technology (NCNIT, 6-7 JUNE, 2015)” at NIT, Kurukshetra, India.

8.  Manish Kumar, S. Shankar and O. P. Thakur, “Room temperature dielectric properties of Bi1-xBaxFe1-xTixO3 solid solutions”, “International Confrence On Science And Engineering Of Materials (ICSEM-2014)” at Sharda University, Greater Noida.

9.  S. Shankar, Manish Kumar, O. P. Thakur and Om Parkash, Poster presentation “Electrical properties BiFeO3-BaTiO3 ceramics”, “INTERNATIONAL CONFRENCE (IUMRS-ICA2013” IUMRS-ICA 2013, organized by IISC, Bangalore, Dec. 16-20, 2013.

10. Manish Kumar, S. Shankar, Om Parkash, O. P. Thakur, Poster presentation “Electrical properties BiFeO3 -BaTiO3 ceramics”, IUMRS-ICA 2013, organized by IISC, Bangalore, Dec. 16-20, 2013.

 

 

Administrative Assignments

 

1.     Physics Department Coordinator

2.     Department Coordinator for NAAC data

3.     Deputy Superintendent, Theory Exams

4.     Superintendent, Practical Exams

5.     Convenor, Time table (Sciences)

6.     Central Admission Committee

7.     Manager-cum-Convenor- Technology and Business Incubator

8.     Coordinator for IIRS-ISRO outreach programme

9.     Member - Central Instrumentation Facility

10.  Member-Prabodh Interdisciplinary Research Scheme

11.  Convenor, GeM purchase for Institution.

12.  Convenor, Vidya Vistar Scheme

13. Convener, Physics Seminar

14. Departmental Admission Committee

15. Convenor, Departmental Timetable Committee

16. Convener, Cricket Association (Faculty)

17. Member, Star College Committee

18. Member, Popular Lecture Series

19. Member, Skill Development and Entrepreneureship Cell

20. Member, NAAC report preparation committee

21. Member, College Website Committee

22. Member, Tobacco Control Committee

 

 

Research Guidance


  • Ph.D. Supervision: 2 (Pursuing) as Joint Supervisor

  • Masters Dissertation Supervised: 12 from Physics and Chemistry disciplines.

 

Other Activities

Reviewer Experience

  • Reviewer of Elsevier Journals
  • Reviewer of Springer Journals 

Software and Simulation Skills

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  • SCILAB
  • MATLAB
  • Lumerical FDTD
  • Python