national centre for nanoscience and nanotechnology school

NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report School of Nanosciences and Photonics

National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

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School of Nanosciences and Photonics

University of Madras

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual

(Professors/AssociateProfessors/Asst. Professors/others)

Sanctioned Filled Actual (including CAS & MPS)

Professor 1 Associate Professors 1 1 Asst. Professors 2 Others

1 Name of the Department National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

2 Year of establishment 2006 3 Is the Department part of a

School/Faculty of the university? Yes, School of Nanoscience and Photonics

4 Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.)

PG-M. Sc. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and PhD

5 Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

YES (Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Biomedical)

6 Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc.

NIL

7 Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

YES-M.Tech (Nanoscience and Nanotechnology)-three years changes into two years master degree program

8 Examination System: Annual/ Semester/ Trimester/Choice Based Credit System

CBCS

9 Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments

YES



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11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization, experience and research under guidance

Name

Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of

Experience

No. of Ph.D./M.Phil.

students guided for the

last 4 years

Dr.S. Balakumar M.Sc., M.Phil, Ph.D.

Associate Professor & Director i/c

Nanomaterials 18 6-pursuing

12 List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

NIL

13 Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty –

programme-wise information M.Sc –Nanoscience

and Nanotechnology

-70%

14 Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio (Based on the permanent and guest faculties-5)

M. Sc –Nanoscience

and Nanotechnology

I year – 11:6

II year – 17:6

15 Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff:

Sanctioned Filled Actual

10 8 8

16. Research thrust areas as

recognized by major funding

agencies

Nanobiotechnology Nanoelectronics

and Nanosensors funded by CSIR,

DST UGC and DRDO.



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17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding

agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding agencies,

project title and grants received project-wise.

Name of the agency Started year

Completed year

Total budget Status

CSIR (Joint Project with CLRI)

2010 2014 24 lakhs On-going

NCNSNT Project 2011 2015 10 lakhs On-going

UGC Major Research Project


DRDO Project 2013 2016 15 lakhs On-going

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received

National collaboration -CLRI, IGCAR, DMRL and RRCAT

International collaboration – University of South Africa, South Africa

2. CINVESTEV, Mexico

3. Centre for High Pressure studies, Los Vegas, USA

4. Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore

Name of the agency Started year

Completed year

Total budget Status

CSIR (Joint Project with CLRI)


DRDO Project on Fe3 N ( Joint Project with DMRL, Hyderabad)


19. Departmental projects funded by CSIR, UGC, DRDO etc.; total grants received.

Rs. 54 lakhs

20. Research facility / centre with -

National recognition: National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology



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· State recognition

· National recognition

· International recognition

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate

bodies - Nil

22. Publications:

1 Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international)

93

2 Chapters in Books 1 3 Edited Books 2 4 Books with ISBN with details of publishers 2 5 Citation Index – range / average 14.29

6 h-index 11

23. Details of patents and income generated

Awarded: 8, pending for approval in US: 2, Know-how-1) 1. CMP uniformity, U.S. Patent: 6,248,006, June 19, 2001. 2. Method for improving oxide erosion of tungsten CMP operations, U. S. Patent:

6,569,770, May 27, 2003 3. Method to form shallow trench isolations, U.S. Patent: 6,649,486 , November 18,

2003 4. Multiple steps CMP polishing, U. S Patent: 6,663,472, December 16, 2003 5. Linear polishing for improving substrate uniformity, U. S Patent: 6,726,545, April

27, 2004 6. High K artificial lattices for capacitor applications to use in CU or AL BEOL, Patent

No. 6,830,971, December 14, 2004 7. Method of fabricating strained channel devices (filed in US 2004) 8. Method of optical loss reduction for waveguides in electronic and optical components

integration (PAT06-059/SPT-NDT-014), - Filed in US 9. Disclosure: Method of Controlling the Shape and Strain in SiGe or Ge Nanowires

(Know – how- 2008)

10. High Speed Nanowires Semiconductor Devices based on Hetero structure and

formation of such (Patent filed, 2007)

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated- Through the Central Instrumentation

facilities, MHRD-Government of India and Tamilnadu government funding

25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories

/institutions / industries in India and abroad

Invited talk on Epitaxial growth, 13th National Seminar on Crystal Growth, SSN College,



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India, Jan 27-29, 2009

Invited talk on SiGe Substrates, National Seminar on Recent Advancements in Materials and Energy, Voorhees College, India, Jan 27-29, 2009 Invited talk on “Silicon Technology”, National Seminar on Crystal Growth, Alagappa University, Karaikudi Invited talk on Introduction to Nanoelectronics, International Workshop on Nanotechnology and Instrumentation, 17-18th Sep, IIT, Madras Public Lecture on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Day Lecture, Periyar Science Centre, Chennai-25, India Invited lecture on Power of Small, Vels University, 3rd November 2009 Invited Lecture in the Refresher Course on Nanoscience on “Role of CMP on Nanodevices”, during 11th November to 1st Dec 2009 Invited Lecture on Nanoelectronics and Nanoscopy, Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore Invited Special Lecture on “Application of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine”, 11th Dec 2009 in SriRam Engineering College, Chennai Invited Lecture on “Why Nano? What is Nano?” in Chennai Science Club on 2nd Jan 2010, CLRI, Chennai Invited Special Lecture on “ Introduction to Nano” at A.M. Jain College, 22nd Feb 2010, Invited Special Lecture on Nature inspired Nanotechnology” at Guru Nanak Colleges, 27th Feb 2010. Invited lecture on Recent trends in Si Nanotechnology, One Day Seminar on Recent Trends in Nanotechnology, Queen Mary’s College, Madras University on 3rd Feb 2010 Invited lecture for Teachers Training Institute on Social and Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, 5th Feb 2010 Invited lectures on “Applications of Nanoelectronics Materials-1”, in Awareness programme on Nanotechnology, @7th-28th Feb 2010, Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, School of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tamilnadu, India Invited lectures on “Applications of Nanoelectronics Materials-II”, in Awareness programme on Nanotechnology, @7th-28th Feb 2010, Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, School of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tamilnadu, India Invited lecture on “Synthesis of Oxide nanomaterials” 3rd March 2010, International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi Invited lecture on : Nano in Sports,12th March 2010, National Workshop on Sports Technology and Sports Management, Sports University, Chennai Invited lecture on Characterization of Nanomaterials : Powder X-ray diffraction, 23rd June 2010, Refresher Course on Nanosciences for Agriculture Scientists Invited lecture on Physical Properties of Nanomaterials , 23rd June 2010, Refresher Course on Nanosciences for Agriculture Scientists Invited lecture on Nature Nanotechnology, Symposium on Nanobiotechnology, July 25th, 2010, Chetinad Medical College, Kellapakkam, Chennai Invited lecture on Nanoscopy, Awareness Program on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 25th August 2010 Invited lectures on Nanoscience, Refresher Course on Solid State theory, Dept of theoretical Physics, University of Madras, 31th August 2010



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Invited lectures on Nanomaterials, Refresher Course on Solid State theory, Dept of theoretical Physics, University of Madras, Ist September 2010 Invited lectures nanomaterials, Refresher Course on Condensed Matter Physics, University of Madras, Ist September 2010 Invited lectures on Nanophenomena, Refresher Course on Physics, Bharathiyar University, I2th Nov010 Invited lectures onNature Nanostructures, Refresher Course on Physics, Bharathiyar University, I2th Nov010 Invited Lecture on Fundamental of Nanoscience, National Conference on Nanosciences, 16th Nov 2010, SIT college, Chennai Invited Lecture on Nano to Young Scientists, Winter Science Camp 2010 26th Dec 2010, Science City Invited Lecture on Nanophenomena, National Conference on Nanoscience and Nanobiotechnology, 12th Jan 2011, Queen Mary’s College, Chennai Invited lecture on Nanoscopy, National Workshop on Preparation and Characterization of Nanomaterials, April 2011 Invited lecture on Nanomaterials, Orientation Program for TRB Zoology teachers, 18th May 2011 Invited lecture on Nanomaterials, Orientation Program for TRB Biotechnology teachers, 20th May 2011 Invited lecture on Social and Ethical implications of Nanotechnology, NITTRI, 18th Feb 2011 Invited Lecture on Si Nanowires for Nanoelectronics, Nanomeet 2011, Anna University, Chennai-25 Invited lecture on Nanomaterials, Orientation Program for TRB Zoology teachers, 18th May 2011 Invited lecture on Nanomaterials, Orientation Program for TRB Biotechnology teachers, 20th May 2011 Invited lecture on Nanomaterials, Orientation Program for TRB Biotechnology teachers, 20th May 2011 Invited lecture on Development in Nanoelectronics, 18th May 2011, Summer School on Physics, Department of Nuclear Physics, University of Madras, Chennai Invited lecture on Nanoscience- Phenomena at Nanoscale, 16th August 2011, Refresher Course on Chemistry, Academic Staff College, Chennai Invited lecture on Advanced Nanoelectronic Materials, 8th September 2011, Refresher Course on Biophysics, Centre for Advanced Studies in Crystallography and Biophysics, University of Madras, Chennai-25 Invited lecture on SPMs: A cluster of visualization techniques, Asian -Pacific workshop on Advanced Materials Characterization, 24th September 2011 Special Lecture on Recent trends in Application of Nanotechnology, Hindustan University, Chennai, 27th September 2011 Invited Lecture on “Phenomena at Nanoscale”, AICTE Faculty Development Program on Nanoscience, 20th Dec 2011, Anna University, Chennai Invited talk on” Nano-photo catalytic Materials”, International Conference on Advance Materials, January 7-9, 2012, Chennai-25



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Invited talk on “Introduction to Nanomaterials” National conference on Recent trends in Nanoscience and Nontechnology, 19th Feb 2011, 10 -11am Invited talk on “Nano and its applications”, National Seminar on Recent trends in nanoscience Science, R. V. College, Chegalpud, 19th Feb 2012, 2-3 pm Invited talk on Nano for students, DST-Inspire Programme, Jarusalem Engineering College, Chennai, 19th Feb 2012 Invited talk on “Metal oxide Nanomaterials for sensor and photocatalytic applications for :” International Conference on “ Recent Trends in Advanced Materials” 22nd February 2011, VIT University, Chennai Invited talk on “Multiferroic multifunctional Nanostructures, Nanomeet 2012, 27th Feb 2012 Invited talk on “Phenomena at Nanoscale: Nano revelation 2012, Science City, 28th Feb 2012. Invited talk on Nano for students, DST-Inspire Programme, Jarusalem Engineering College, Chennai, 5thMarch2012 Invited talk on “Emerging Multifunctional Nanomaterials”, National Seminar on Advanced Materials 29-30, March 2012, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore Invited talk on “Nanoscopy: Nano revelation 2012, Science City, 28th Feb 2012. Invited Talk, on Emerging Nanomaterials, National Seminar on Advance Materials, Eswari Engineering Colleges, 25th March 2012, Chennai Invited Talk in Summer School on Physical Sciences on “Physics of Nano”, June 2012, University of Madras, Chennai-25 Special lecture on Nanobiomaterials, Department on Biomedical Engineering, Sathyabama University, Chennai Invited lecture on Scanning Probe Techniques, National Workshop on Preparation, Characterization of Crystalline Materials and their applications, July 16th-17th,2012, Anna University, Invited lecture on “On the Nanoscale Engineering of Multifunctional Nanomaterials”, 7th August 2012, UGC Refresher Course on New Nanomaterials for catalysis and sensor applications: physical chemistry perspectives, University of Madras, Chennai- 25 Invited lecture on “Science at Small scale”, Summer School 2012- Higher Education for college and University teachers with a focus on teaching, research and administration, 6th July 2012, Academic Staff College, UNOM, Chennai-5 Invited Lecture on Nanoscale Materials, UGC Refresher Course on Physics, 24th August 2012, CAT in Biophysics and Crystallography, UNOM, Chennai Invited talk on Photocatalytic Materials, International Conference on Advanced Materials, IIT, Chennai, Sep 2012 Invited talk on Physics of Core shell Nanostructures, 56th DAE-SSP2012, IIT, Bombay, 3-7 Dec 2012 Invited lecture on Si Nanoelectronics, Faculty Development Program, Dhanalkshmi College of Engineering, Tambaram, 15th Dec 2012 Invited talk on Multifunctional Nanomaterials, Indian Science Congress, 16th Dec 2012, KASC, Coimbatore Invited talk, on Bioglass, International Workshop on Crystal Growth and Characterization, 22nd Dec 2012



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Invited talk on Successive growth of Nanosilver, National Seminar on Crystal growth, 25th Dec 2012 Invited talk on Multiferroics for Photocatalytic applications, Second International Workshop on Nanomaterials, Anna University, Chennai-25 26. Faculty serving in

· Member of Board of Studies, Department of Physics (for Nanoscience and

Nanotechnology), Queen Mary’s College, Chennai

· Member of Board of studies, Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM University, Chennai

· Member, Advisory Board, Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Gandhigram Rural University,Gandhigram-624 302, INDIA

· Member, Board of Studies, Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Pondicherry Central University, Puducherry

· Technical Expert member for Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Anna University

· Technical Expert to procure Major equipments, Crystal Growth Centre, Anna University , Chennai

· Technical External Expert to procure Nano related Equipments, CLRI, Chennai-25

27. Conferences/ Symposiums/Summer School organized: · MRS symposium, Spring 2009, Sanfrancisco, USA Symposium-E: Science and

Technology of Chemical Mechanical Planarization. · National Workshop on Preparation and Characterization of Nanomaterials, April

2011, Chennai. · First National Summer Training School on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 10th

May to 30th May, 2011, NCNSNT, Chennai. · National Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, August 25th-27th, 2011,

NCNSNT, Chennai-25. · Exploring Nano-domain, NCNSNT, 9th Feb 2012 · Nano -revelation 2012, Science City · Summer Training School on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 25th May to 14th

June, 2012, NCNSNT, Chennai · Symposium on Nanomedicine, ICMAT2013, 30th June to 5th July, Singapore



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27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs). Dr. Balakumar, NCNSNT served as Coordinator, Co- Coordinator and Co-Chair in the following the events.

· Refresher Course on Nanoscience, 11th Nov-2009 to 1st Dec 2009, National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Madras University, Chennai -25, India.

· Refresher Course on Nanoscience, 18th Nov-2009 to 8st Dec 2010, India. · Refresher Course on Nanoscience, 7th Nov-2009 to 8st Dec 2011, India. · Refresher Course on Nanoscience, 15th Nov-2012 to 5st Dec 2012, India

28. Student projects

Percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental

projects –2011to 012 - 100%

2010 to 2011 - 70%

Percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other universities /

industry / institute – 2011 to 2012 – NIL

2010 to 2011-25% in CLRI and 25% in IIT Madras



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29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by

· Faculty –

IME Team Excellence Award on Nanowires project, 2008 IME Long Term Service award, 2007 IEEE Senior Membership Award, 2004

JSPS Fellowship, Japan 2000 STA Fellowship, 2001

NSTB Fellowship by Singapore A-Star -1997-1999 CUHK University fellowship (1995-97) CSIR Research Fellowship to carry out Ph.D, 1994

CSIR Travel Award to attend IMf1993, USA DST Full Travel Award to attend and Chair MRS 2009

Doctoral / post doctoral fellows –

1- DST inspire Fellowship

1- Lady Tata Memorial Fellowship

· Students - NIL

30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national /

international) with details of outstanding participants, if any.

(Details furnished in Appendix II).

List of outstanding participants:

Conference/Workshop/Seminar Organized in the Centre (MHRD/Tamil Nadu Govt)

1. Title : National Workshop on Preparation and Characterization of Nanomaterials Date : April 2011 Funding source: University of Madras 2. Title : First National Summer Training School on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at NCNSNT, Chennai. Date: 10th May to 30th May, 2011 Funding: Science City, Tamil Higher Education 3. Title : Exploring Nano-domain, NCNSNT, Date :9th Feb 2012 Funding source : University of Madras 4. Title :Second National Summer Training School on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at NCNSNT, Chennai. Date : 10th May to 30th May, 2012 Funding : Science City, Tamil Higher Education



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5. Title : Nano -revelation 2012, Science City Date : 2012-2013 Funding source : Science city 6 .Title : Symposium on Nanomedicine, ICMAT2013, Singapore, Organized and Conducted at Suntec Singapore Date : 30th June to 5th July, Funding : Singapore Materials Research Society 7. List of Refresher courses conducted in the Centre (UGC) First refresher course on Nanoscience Date : 11th Nov to 1st Dec 2009 No. of participants : 80 8. Second refresher course on Nanoscience Date : 18th Nov to 8th Dec 2010 No. of participants : 80 9. Third refresher course on Nanoscience Date : 8th Nov to 28th Dec 2011 No. of participants : 51 10.Fourth refresher course on Nanoscience Date : 15th Nov to 5th Dec 2012 No. of participants : 41 List of summer training program conducted in the Centre ( Science City, Tamil Nadu Higher Education) 11. First Summer Training School on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Date : 10th May to 30th May, 2011. No. of participants : 50 12. Second Summer Training School on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Date : 24th May to 14th June, 2012. No. of participants : 56

Committee in Various Bodies

a) International Committee

· 2008 VMIC PROGRAM COMMITTEE, Nov. 2008, California. Refer: http://www.imic.org/.

b) National Committee · Advisory Board Member, National Seminar on Crystal growth, Alagappa University,

Chennai. · TANU Nanoscience Centre Technical Committee member, 2009. · BD University Nanoscience Centre expert committee member 2009-09-23. · Subject Expert for Purchase Committee for Centre for Nanoscience and

Nanotechnology, Anna University, Chennai-25.



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· Subject Expert for Equipment Selection Committee, Crystal Growth Centre, Anna University, Chennai-25.

· Core Committee Member, National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Madras University, Chennai -05.

· Session Chair for Nanotechnology, International Conference on Biotechnology, 25th June 2010, SRM University, Kancheepuram

· Research Board Member, Research –Cell, Sriram Engineering College, Chennai · Scientific Committee Member, Chennai Science Festival, 2012 · Scientific Advisory Board, National Workshop on Preparation, Characterization of

Crystalline Materials and their applications, July 16th-17th,2012, Anna University, · Scientific Advisory Board, National Seminar on Crystal Growth, Jan 2013 · Member, Research Committee, NCNSNT, Chennai-25 · Member, Academic Committee, NCNSNT, Chennai-25 · Coordinator for Basic Sciences, Chennai Science Festival -2013, Science City,

Chennai-25

c) Editorial Boards

1. S. Balakumar Guest Editor, Proceedings for MRS Meeting on CMP, 2009, Springer publications 2. Guest Editors for the Special Issues: S. Balakumar ;Multifunctional Polymer Nanocomposites and their Applications, Journal of Advances in Condensed Matter Physics 3. S. Balakumar , Guest Editor for the ICMAT Proceedings to be published Proceedia Engineering, 2013 Board of Studies

· Member of Board of Studies, Department of Physics, KASC College (Autonomous), Coimbatore-29.

· Member of Board of Studies, Department of Physics ( for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology), Queen Mary’s College, Chennai

· Member of Board of studies, Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM University, Chennai

· Member, Advisory Board, Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Gandhigram Rural University,Gandhigram-624 302, INDIA

· Member, Board of Studies for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Pondicherry Central University,

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments -

UGC regulations on minimum standard and procedure for the award of M.Phil/Ph.D.

degree – 2009 are followed.



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32. Student profile programme-Wise:-

Name of the Programme

(refer to question no. 4)

Applications received

Selected Male Female

Pass percentage Male Female

2007-08 M.Tech 500 6 - 6 100% - 100 % 2008-09 M.Tech 440 9 - 8 100% - 100 % 2009-10 M.Sc. 220 6 - 9 100% - 100 % 2010-11 M.Sc. 91 4 - 8 100% - 100 % 2011-12 M.Sc. NanoScience

&Nanotechnology 58 8 - 8 100% - 100 %

2012-13 M.Sc. 69 4 - 12 100% - 100 % 33. Diversity of students


(refer to question no. 4)

% of students from the

same university

% of students from other universities within the

State

% of students from

universities outside the

State

% of students from other countries

M.Sc - Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2010-2012)

47.368% (9 students)

42.105 % (8 students)

10.5% (2 students

NIL

M.Sc -Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2011-2013)

58.33% (7 students)


NIL NIL

M.Sc - Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2012-2014)

72.222% (13 students)


NIL NIL

PhD 83.33% ( 5 students)

16.67% ( 1 student)

NIL NIL

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defence Services examinations,

NET, SET, GATE and other competitive examinations? Give details category-wise.

GATE -2

35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled UG to PG - PG to M.Phil. 15% PG to Ph.D. 15% Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral - Employed · Campus selection · Other than campus recruitment

80% Entrepreneurs 5%



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36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same university from other universities within the State 100% from universities from other States from universities outside the country

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the

assessment period

NIL

38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard to

a) Library - Yes

b) Internet facilities for staff and students - Yes

c) Total number of class rooms - 2

d) Class rooms with ICT facility - 2

e) Students’ laboratories - 1

f) Research laboratories - 1

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates : Enclosed

a) from the host institution/university

b) from other institutions/universities

S.No Name of the Doctoral Student Year of Enrollment

6. C. Ashok Raja 13.05.2013

S.No Name of the Doctoral Student Year of Enrollment

1. M. Sakar 31.12.2011

2. R. Ajay Rakkesh 31.12.2011

3. S. Sathish 04.01.2012

4. A. Tamilselvan 10.04.2012

5. D. Durgalakshmi 16.04.2012



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40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from the university:


Students getting financial assistance

M.Sc - Nanoscience and

Nanotechnology (2011-2013)

SC scholarship -2

MBC scholarship -3

BC Sholarship-2

M.Sc -Nanoscience and

Nanotechnology (2012-2014)

SC scholarship -5

MBC scholarship -3

BC Sholarship-2

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new

programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.

NIL

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation?If yes, how

Yes. Feedback received from the faculties is placed before the Departmental

Committee to revise the curriculum.

b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how does

the department utilize the feedback?

Yes, helps to develop a positive attitude and take up corrective measures

c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does the

department utilize the feedback?

Yes, the department uses the feedback to modify courses

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

Nil

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops

/seminar) involving external experts.

List of monthly seminar series organized by the Centre

Program Title : Nano-revelation 2012

Sponsor : Science city, Chennai - 25

Conductance of the program : Once in a month (Seminar series)



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Revelation No. Theme of the Seminar Status

1. Concepts at Nanoscale 28.02.2013

2. Nano construction (Assembling Nanomaterials)

20.03.2012

3. Nanosense- Sensing the Nano 20.04.2012 4. Nanomaterials for Energy Technology 26.02.2013 5. Nano and Microelectronics 21.09.2012 6. Nanomedicine, Biomaterials and Nanotoxicity 17.08.2012

7. Carbon Nanomaterials and their applications 02.11.2012

8. Sensing through Nano 08.08.2013

9. Nanotechnology for everyone and everything (pollution control, space, sports, defense etc)

22-08-2013

10. Nature and Nano 04-10-2013

11. Novel nanomaterials ( nanoclay/ nanocomposite,nanocoatings, thin films, core shells, nanopores, Zeolites, Nanospongesetc)

To be organized in November 2013

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.

Audio Visual Aids, Participatory Learning, Reading, Seminars, Group Discussions,

Team Work, Peer group learning, Remedial Coaching, and Seminars by subject

experts

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met

and learning outcomes are monitored?

Continuous assessment tests, classroom interaction, internship training, projects,

semester end results.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.

International papers published by Scholars ( 2008-2013)

1. Synthesis of Silver and Silver/Gold Anisotropic Nanostructures for Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Applications, Sakar M., Parthiban P. and Balakumar S., J. Nanosci. & Nanotech, 13, (2013) 8190-8198.

2. Annealing temperature mediated physical properties of bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3) nanostructures synthesized by a novel wet chemical method, M. Sakar, S. Balakumar, P. Saravanan, S. N. Jaisankar, Mat. Res. Bul., 48 (2013) 2878–2885



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3. Core/Shell Nano-Structuring of Metal Oxide Semiconductors and their Photocatalytic Studies, S. Balakumar and R. Ajay Rakkesh, AIP Conf. Proc. 1512, 34 (2013)

4. Nano-Bioglass (NBG) for Bone Regeneration Applications -Preparation and its Characterization, D. Durgalakshmi, S. Balakumar, AIP Conf. Proc. 1512, 122 (2013)

5. Evolution of Silver/Gold Triangular Nanoframes from Prismatic Silver/Gold Core/Shell Nanostructures and their SERS Properties, Parthiban P, Sakar M, Balakumar S, AIP Conf. Proc. 1512, 288 (2013)

6. Manifestation of Weak Ferromagnetism and Photocatalytic Activity in Bismuth Ferrite Nanoparticles, Sakar Mohan, Balakumar Subramanian, Saravanan P., Jaisankar S.N., AIP Conf. Proc. 1512, 228 (2013)

7. Effect of Europium Substitution on the Magnetic and Optical Properties of Nanostructured Bismuth Ferrite, Tamilselvan A., Sakar M., Nayek C., Murugavel P., Balakumar S., AIP Conf. Proc. 1512, 1162 (2013)

8. Effect of Fe Incorporation on the Optical Behavior of ZnO Thin Films Prepared by Sol-gel Derived Spin Coating Techniques, R. Ajay Rakkesh, R. Malathi, S. Balakumar, AIP Conf. Proc. 1512, 1200 (2013)

9. Swift heavy ion induced modifications in structural, optical & magnetic properties of pure and V doped ZnO films, G. Jayalakshmi, K Saravanan, S. Balakumar, T. Balasubramanian, Vacuum, 95, (2013), 66-70.

10. Effect of Gd dopant concentration on the defect engineering in ceria nanostructures, Sakar M., Rubini Rajkumar, Tripathy S., Balakumar S., Mat. Res. Bul. 47 (2012) 4340–4346

11. Collegen: Nanoparticles interaction impairs adhesion’s ligand binding mechanism, Biomolecules A. Swarmistha Devi, Y. Ogawa, Y. Shirnoji, S. Balakumar and P.Karthe, Biochimica et biophysica acta 2012;1820(7):819-28.

12. Nanoplatelet Structures of MoO3 for H2 Gas Sensors, Balakumar, S.; Rakkesh, R.A.; Prasad, A.K.; Dash, S.; Tyagi, A.K. IEEE Xplore 2011, Page: 514 - 517

13. Facile Synthesis of ZnO/TiO2 core/shell Nanostructures and their photocatalytic activities. R. Ajay Rakkesh and S. Balakumar, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 13, 370–376, 2013

14. Investigation on the fabrication and characterization of A-Site Modified Multiferroic BiFeO3 Nanoparticles, M. Sakar, S.N.Jaisankar, S. Arumugam and S. Balakumar, IEEE Xplore, 2011, 70-73

15. On the surface Magnetism Induced Atypical ferromagnetic behavior of cerium oxide (CeO2) nanoparticles, M. Sakar, S. Arumugam, S. Tripathy, and S. Balakumar, AIP Conf. Proc. 1447, 355 (2012)

16. Morphological Evaluation of Orthorhombic Molybdenum Trioxide (α-MoO3) Nanostructures, R. Ajay Rakkesh and S. Balakumar, AIP Conf. Proc. 1447, 249 (2012)

17. Nanophenomena: Science on Nanoscale, S. Balakumar, Science City Newsletter, vol. 8,N.5 (2011) pp 1



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18. Introductory Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, S. Balakumar and M. Sakar, Short tem Course On Solid State Physics, page No. 10, 2010.

19. Textured Ni(Pt) Germanosilicide Formation on a Condensed Si1−xGex/Si Substrate, Y,. Setiawan, E. J. Tan, K. S. Balakumar, L. Pey, and P. S. Lee, J. Electrochem. Soc., Volume 156, Issue 6, (2009) pp. H500-H504

20. Ge rich SiGe Nanowires through oxidation of SiGe FIN on Insulator”, S. Balakumar, B. Tan, B. Kavitha, R. Kumar, G.Q.LO, and D.L. Kwong, Journal of Electronic Materials,, Vol. 38, No. 3, 2009, 443-448

21. Influence of thickness on nanomechanical behavior of Black Diamond™ low dielectric thin films for interconnect and packaging applications, V. N. Sekhar, T. C. Chai, S. Balakumar, Lu Shen, S. K. Sinha, A. A. O. Tay and Seung Wook Yoon, “Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, Vol.20, Nor 1 , 2009, 74-86

22. Si Nanowire CMOS Transistors and Circuits by Top-Down Technology Approach, N. Bala-subramanian, N. Singh, S. C. Rustogi, K. D. Buddharaju, J. Fu, Z. Hui, S. Balakumar, A. Agarwal, S. K. Manhas, G. Q. Lo, D. L. Kwong, ECS transactions, Vol.13, 2008,201

23. “Ge Rich (70%) SiGe Nanowire MOSFET Fabricated Using Pattern Dependent Ge-Condensation Technique”, Y. Jiang, N. Singh, T. Y. Liow, W. Y. Loh, S. Balakumar, K. M. Hoe, C. H. Tung, V. Bliznetsov, S. C. Rustagi, G. Q. Lo, D. S. H. Chan and D. L. Kwong, IEEE Elec, Device Letts., vol. 29, no. 6, 2008. 595-598

24. Ge rich Nanowires by controlled condensation technique, S. Balakumar, B. Tan, B. Kavitha, R.Rakesh, N. Balasubramanian and D.L. Kwong, MRS-S, Feb 2008” MRS_S, Feb 2008

25. A comparative study on the measurement of toughness of stacks containing low-k dielectric films,.Z. W. Zhang, I. Sridhar and S. Balakumar, J. Microelectronic Eng. , 85 , ( 2008) 2322

26. Fabrication of Thick Germanium-on-Insulator (GeOI) Substrates S. Balakumar, K.M.Hoe, W. Tang, Y.L.Foo†, S.Tripathy†, C.H.Tung, G.Q.Lo, N. Balasubramanian and D.L. Kwong, Journal of Electronic Materials. Volume 37, 2008, 937

27. Laser-induced melt-mediated Ni(Pt) germanosilicide formation on condensed Si1-xGex/Si substrates”Y. Setiawan, P.S. Lee, S. Balakumar, K.L. Pey, and X.C. Wang, Electrochemical & Solid State Lett. 11(9), (2008). H262-H265

Conference/Seminar/Workshop attended by Scholars/Students 2012-13

1. Fabrication of Bi1-XDyxFeO3 thin films by spin and dip coating techniques: A comparative study on the structural, morphological and optical properties, M. Sakar, K. Selva Shamili, S. Balakumar and S. N. Jaisankar, Nanomeet’13, 19-20th September 2013, Anna University, Chennai 25. (Best poster award)



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2. Fabrication of PMMA/Bioglass monoliths and its mechanical properties, Durgalakshmi D., Nishitha A., Meenal K., Balakumar S., Nanomeet’13, 19-20th September 2013, Anna University, Chennai 25.

3. Bactericidal Activity of Biogenic silver oxide/silver nanoparticles, Ashokraja C., Balakumar S., Dhanalakshmi Bandaru, Karthe P., Nanomeet’13, 19-20th September 2013, Anna University, Chennai 25.

4. Synthesis and Characterization of Hydroxyapatite-Al2O3 Nanocomposites, Radha G. and Balakumar S., Nanomeet’13, 19-20th September 2013, Anna University, Chennai 25.

5. Comparison of two novel methods for the synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles, S. Sathish, S. Balakumar, Nanomeet’13, 19-20th September 2013, Anna University, Chennai 25.

6. Highly oriented TiO2 nanotubes: Effect of anodizing Voltages, Anodizing time and electrolyte, Tamilselvan A., Balakumar S., Nanomeet’13, 19-20th September 2013, Anna University, Chennai 25.

7. Effect of applied voltage in the formation of multiferroic bismuth ferrite nanofibers by electrospinning method, M. Hakkeem, M. Sakar, S. Balakumar and S. N. Jaisankar, Nanomeet’13, 19-20th September 2013, Anna University, Chennai 25.

8. Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Studies of Silver-gold Anisotropic Nanostructures on Their Efficiency of Detecting Drug Molecules, Sakar Mohan, Balakumar Subramanian, 7th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT’13), 30th June to 5th July 2013, Suctec Singapore.

9. Nano-Bioglass: A Versatile Antidote for Bone Tissue Engineering Problems, Durgalakshmi D, Balakumar Subramanian, 7th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT’13), 30th June to 5th July 2013, Suctec Singapore.

10. Green Synthesis, Characterisation and Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles Using Fenugreek Leaf Extract, Ashokraja Chandra Sekar, Balakumar Subramanian, Karthe Ponraj, 7th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT’13), 30th June to 5th July 2013, Suctec Singapore.

11. Observation of Substituent Concentration Dependent Multiferroicity in Bismuth Ferrite (BiFeO3) Nanostructures, Sakar Mohan, Balakumar Balakumar Subramanian, Indranil Bhaumik, Pradeep Kumar Gupta, Jaisankar Sellamuthu N., 7th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT’13), 30th June to 5th July 2013, Suctec Singapore.

12. Surface Plasmon Induced Photodegradation of Toxic Pollutants in Water with Inorganic Semiconducto-Metal Core/Shell Nanostructures under Sunlight Irradiation, Ajay Rakkesh Rajendran, Sakar Mohan, Balakumar Subramanian, 7th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT’13), 30th June to 5th July 2013, Suctec Singapore.



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13. Phytochemical synthesis and Characterizations of Silver Nanoparticles using Fenugreek leaf extract, Ashokraja C, Naisini A., Durga M, and S. Balakuamr, ICONSAT’13, March 18-20, SRM University, Chennai.

14. Synthesis of functionalized Magnetite Nanoparticles byPolyol Method, S. Sathish and S. Balakumar, ICONSAT’13, March 18-20, SRM University, Chennai.

15. Development of Plasmon Sensitized Hybrid Nanostructures for Solar light driven photocatalytic energy conversation application” R. Ajay Rakkesh and S. Balakumar, 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) at IGCAR, Kalpakkam, during February 11-13, 2013.

16. “Photocatalytic efficiency of multiferroic bismuth ferrite nanoparticles for energy applications”Sakar M and S. Balakumar, 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) at IGCAR, Kalpakkam, during February 11-13, 2013.

17. Observation of defect driven ionic conductivity in Gd doped Barium Cerate Nanostructures, S. Jayashree, M. Sakar and S. Balakumar, Second International Workshop on Advanced Functional Materials (SIWAN’13), January 2830th 2013, Anna University, Chennai. (Best poster award)

18. Bandgap Engineering in ZnO Nanostructures by Substituting Transition Metal and Rare earth ions M. Sakar, N.V. Lakshmi and S. Balakumar, Second International Workshop on Advanced Functional Materials (SIWAN’13), January 2830th 2013, Anna University, Chennai.

19. Development of Gadolinium doped Ceria Nanoparticles for SOFC Applications Durgalakshmi D, G. Karthik and S. Balakumar, Second International Workshop on Advanced Functional Materials (SIWAN’13), January 2830th 2013, Anna University, Chennai.

20. Effect of Capping Agents on The Synthesis Of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles By Coprecipitation Method S.Sathish and S. Balakumar, Second International Workshop on Advanced Functional Materials (SIWAN’13), January 2830th 2013, Anna University, Chennai.

21. Morphological Effect of Tungsten trioxide on Electrochromic properties by Hydrothermal Method, A. Tamilselvan and S. Balakumar, Second International Workshop on Advanced Functional Materials (SIWAN’13), January 2830th 2013, Anna University, Chennai.

22. Core/Shell Nano-Structuring of Metal Oxide Semiconductors and their Photocatalytic Studies, S. Balakumar and R. Ajay Rakkesh, AIP Conf. Proc. 1512, 34 (2013)

23. Nano-Bioglass (NBG) for Bone Regeneration Applications -Preparation and its Characterization, D. Durgalakshmi, S. Balakumar, AIP Conf. Proc. 1512, 122 (2013)

24. Evolution of Silver/Gold Triangular Nanoframes from Prismatic Silver/Gold Core/Shell Nanostructures and their SERS Properties, Parthiban P, Sakar M, Balakumar S, AIP Conf. Proc. 1512, 288 (2013)



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25. Manifestation of Weak Ferromagnetism and Photocatalytic Activity in Bismuth Ferrite Nanoparticles, Sakar Mohan, Balakumar Subramanian, Saravanan P., Jaisankar S.N., AIP Conf. Proc. 1512, 228 (2013)

26. Effect of Europium Substitution on the Magnetic and Optical Properties of Nanostructured Bismuth Ferrite, Tamilselvan A., Sakar M., Nayek C., Murugavel P., Balakumar S., AIP Conf. Proc. 1512, 1162 (2013)

27. Effect of Fe Incorporation on the Optical Behavior of ZnO Thin Films Prepared by Sol-gel Derived Spin Coating Techniques, R. Ajay Rakkesh, R. Malathi, S. Balakumar, AIP Conf. Proc. 1512, 1200 (2013)

28. Preparation and characterization of nanobioglass and its composites, Durgalakshmi D, Subathirai S.P, S. Balakumar, Programme: Association of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Asspirants(ANNA) presents Nanomeet-2012, Anna university, chennai. Date: 27-28, Feb 2012 ( Best Paper Award)

29. Effect of Gold Chloride Concentration on Silver Triangular nano-platelets at Different HAuCl4:Na3C6H5O7 Ratios, P. Parthiban, K. Sakar and S. Balakumar, National Seminar on Advanced Materials: Processing and Applications (NSAMPA-2012), 27th -30th March 2012 (Best Paper Award)

30. Effect of metal ion dopant on the Structural and Luminescence properties of ZnO nanostructures R. Vallikodi, R. Balaji, R. Baranidaran, R. Ajay Rakkesh and S. Balakumar, National conference on popularization of chemical sciences, Jan 2012, Gurunanak college, Chennai. (Best Paper Award)

31. Effect of Europium substitution on the Structural and Physical Properties of Nanostructured BiFeO3, Tamilselvan A and S. Balakumar, in International Conference on Recent trends in Advanced Materials (ICRAM - 2012), VIT University, Vellore, India.

32. Structural, Electrical Transport and Optical Studies of Metal Ion Doped ZnO Nanostructures R. Ajay Rakkesh and S. Balakumar, International Conference on Advanced Material 2012, Loyola college, India.

2011

33. Nanoplatelet structures of MoO3 for H2 gas sensors, R. Ajay Rakkesh, A.K. Prasad, S. Dash, A.K. Tyagi and S. Balakumar, ICONSET 2011, Sathyabama University, Chennai.

34. Methane Gas detection in the environment using shape dependent ɑ- MoO3

Nanosensor, R. Ajay Rakkesh, A.K. Prasad, S. Dash, A.K. Tyagi and S. Balakumar, DAE- SSPS 2011, Chennai.

35. On the surface magnetism induced Atypical Ferromagnetic behavior of Cerium Oxide (CeO3) Nanoparticles, M. Sakar, S. Balakumar, S. Arumugam, S. Tripathy, DAE- SSPS 2011, Chennai.

36. An Investigation on the Multiferroic Property of A-Site Modified BiFeO3 Nanoparticles, M. Sakar, S. Balakumar, S.N. Jaishankar and S. Arumugam, ICONSET 2011, Sathyabama University, Chennai.



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37. On the Morphological transformation and Electronic structure of ɑ-MoO3

nanostructures, R. Ajay Rakkesh and S. Balakumar, National Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2011, University of Madras, Chennai.

38. A study on the dopants concentration effect in ceria nanostructures and its properties, M. Sakar, Rubini Rajakumar, G. Karthik, S.B. Dolmanan and S. Balakumar, National Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2011, University of Madras, Chennai.

39. Preparation strategies of Colloidal Silver nanoparticles (with different colours, morphologies and size) for anti-microbial activities, P. Parthiban, R. Raghul, M. Sakar and S. Balakumar, National Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2011, University of Madras, Chennai.

40. Low temperature synthesis of single phase Bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3) nanocrystals by soft chemical method M. Sakar and S. Balakumar in “International workshop on Advanced Functional Nanomaterials” (Feb 21-24, 2011) at Anna University, India.

41. Synthesis and Characterization of transition metal oxide functional nanoparticles by low temperature solution-phase method, R. Ajay Rakkesh, M. Sakar and S. Balakumar in the “International workshop on Advanced Functional Nanomaterials” (Feb 21-24, 2011) at Anna University, India.

42. Fabrication and characterization of Ceria (CeO2) Nanopowders, Rubini Rajakumar, M. Sakar, P. Manimuthu and S. Balakumar, in “International workshop on Advanced Functional Nanomaterials” (Feb 21-24, 2011) at Anna University, India.

43. Pure and Rare Earth (RE) doped single phase Bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3) nanocrystals, M. Sakar, A. Jaya kumar, K. Saravana kumar and S. Balakumar in “National level conference on Materials for Applied Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Research - Nanomeet 2011” (March 7-8, 2011) at Anna University, India.

44. Fabrication of ZnO-TiO2 core/shell nanostructures by low temperature solution phase method, R. Ajay Rakkesh and S. Balakumar in “National level conference on Materials for Applied Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Research - Nanomeet 2011” (March 7-8, 2011) at Anna University, India.

45. Fabrication of functional semiconductor oxides by low temperature solution method, S. Balakumar, Ajay Rakkesh Rubini Rajakumar and M. Sakar, International conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, 20th June to 1 July 2011.

46. Fabrication of rare earth doped BiFeO3 nanomaterials, M.Sakar and S. Balakumar International conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, 20th June to 1 July 2011.

47. S. Sudhakar, R. Rubini, C. Selvaraj, C.Sanjeev Gupta, and S. Balakumar, Application of CeO2 nanomaterials for leather coating, CLRI, Jan 29-31, 2011, Chennai.

2010 48. Preparation and Characterization of Nano-Porous Alumina Templates for

Nanostructures, M. Sakar and S. Balakumar (Best Paper Award).



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49. Rubini Rajakumar, B.Subha, J. Senthilselvan, and S. Balakumar, Symposium on Nanobiotechnology, July 25th, 2010, Chettinad Medical College, Kelambakkam, Chennai.

50. S. Balakumar, Nature nanotechnology and nanoelectronics – An overview, National Symposium on Nanobiotechnology, 25 to 26th July 2010, Chettinad Medical College, Kelambakkam, Chennai

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.

Ø Students were actively participating in science exhibitions and explaining the role of

nanoscience in day to day life to school and college students

Ø Getting internship training from industries and central laboratories

Ø Participating national and international sports meets

Ø Participating Chennai Science Festival to create awareness on Nanoscience among

public

Ø Encouraging in social service activities

49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies?

If yes, give details.

NIL

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating newknowledge,

basic or applied.

The Department is making the equipment available for carrying out research for students

working under extramural category.

Students from many organizations were benefited by getting their characterizations and

projects from this centre

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges(SWOC) of

the department.

Strengths: · Streaming to reach out to students of different levels. · Various projects has been given from the first year for understanding the

nanoscience from hands on experience. · Research: Six research scholar we actively doing research in various novel

research topic in recent trends of nanosciences and students from outside colleges and universities were doing project studies in this centre.



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· Students obtaining various soft skill programme and leadership training programme.

Weaknesses:

· Shortage of staff Opportunities:

· Faculty well equipped as external experts · To organize seminars · To train students to get better placement.

Challenges:

· Mixed ability groups in the classes

52. Future plans of the department.

It is proposed to increase the research facilities available and carry out research

activity.

Ø Some action plans are in the process of being proposed to increase the research output

by attracting more number of research students. Plans are ahead to increase the

accommodation in the Department.

Ø PG diploma in Nanotechnology

2 years M. Tech Program

national centre for nanoscience and nanotechnology school

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