Research & Projects
Research
| Current Focus Areas of Research | Proposed Areas of Research |
| Energy harvesting materials | Artificial methods for screening potential energy storage materials |
| Solid state Ionics , Smart materials and structures, Sensor technology | Fabrication of Photovoltaic materials for Space applications |
| Multiferroics and Magnetic materials, dielectrics, nanomaterials | Topological Insulators, Skyrmions |
| Na based Batteries and Solar cells | High energy density Li-ion batteries for EV’s |
Ongoing Projects (07 as of May 2025)
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Sl. No. |
Principal Investigator |
Project Title |
Funding Agency |
Domain of Work |
Period |
Amount |
|
1 |
Dr. K. Vijaya Kumar |
Design and development of low cost rGO/Si doped Tungsten trioxide-based gas sensor for human breathe analysis applications |
ICMR – NEW DELHI |
Gas sensors 2021/13918 |
3 years |
26.40 Lakhs |
|
2 |
Dr. Yogesh K |
Graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) based nanomaterials for photothermal supercapacitor applications |
DST-SERB |
Supercapacitors |
3 years |
30 Lakhs |
|
3 |
Dr. Suresh Pittala |
Magnetoelectric spin orbit (MESO) based logic for the beyond CMOS Computing applications |
DST-SERB |
Multiferroics |
3 years |
50 Lakhs |
|
4 |
Dr. M.V. HANUMANTHA RAO |
RES-SAC-2022-013: Polarization Imaging Camera for characterization of planetary atmosphere and surface |
ISRO-RESPOND Programme |
Optics Development |
2 years |
26.1 Lakhs |
|
5 |
Dr. Rajesh Cheruku |
Indigenization of thickness monitor for precise control of thin-film depositions in optical coating applications |
ISRO-RESPOND Programme |
Thickness Monitor |
2 years |
28 Lakhs |
|
6 |
Dr. Suresh Pittala |
Multiferroicity in hexagonal Lu1-xAxFeO3 (A = Sr, Zr, La, Nd) ceramics' |
UGC-CRS |
Magnetic Materials |
3 years |
1,35,00+Facilities |
|
7 |
Dr. Suresh Pittala |
Synthesis and Investigation of Structural and Magnetic Properties of Ce2NiMnO6 double perovskite for Spintronic Applications |
UGC-CRS |
Spintronics |
3 years |
Facilities |
Completed Projects (04)
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Sl. No. |
Principal Investigator |
Project Title |
Funding Agency |
Domain of Work |
Period |
Amount |
|
1 |
Dr. Baishali Garai |
Investigations on reduced graphene oxide in the aspect of its possible application for the development of a radiation sensor |
DST-SERB |
Material study for sensor development |
3 years |
36 Lakhs |
|
2 |
Dr. Baishali Garai/Dr. Radhika |
Investigation of spectro-temporal variabilities of stellar mass Black Hole X-ray binaries using AstroSat |
ISRO-RESPOND Programme |
Space Physics |
3 years |
21 Lakhs |
|
3 |
Dr. Baishali Garai |
Design and development of a miniaturized low -cost graphene-based radiation detector for Space applications. |
ISRO-RESPOND Programme |
Sensor Development |
3 years |
19 Lakhs |
|
4 |
Dr. Rajesh Cheruku/Dr. Radhika |
Telltale of Galactic Black Hole X-ray binaries from AstroSat archival observation |
ISRO - Space Science Program office |
Space Physics |
4 years |
24 Lakhs |
