CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Teaching, Research and Design experiments needed for teaching the PG Course.
- Additional Responsibilities: Academic coordinator for Integrated MSc PhD in Physics Programme.
Role: Senior Staff Scientist
Responsibilities:
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph. D | Thinfilms | Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE | 2019 |
| MSc in Physics | Electronics | Mangalagangothri, Mangalore University | 2004 |
| B.Sc | Physics, Mathematics & Computer Science | Poornaprajna College udupi | 2002 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIT, Mnaipal | Assistant Professor | Teaching | 2 Years ( 2010 -2012) |
| Mangalore Institute of Technology (MITE), Moodubidri | Senior Assistant Professor | Teaching & research | 2019 - 2021 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Thin films, nano materials, Metal oxides
Area of Expertise
Depositing thin films for devices applications
Area of Research
Metal oxide based thin films & nano structures for gas sensors
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Life member of " The Indian Society of Technical education"
- Reviewer for International journals: a) Inorganic Chemistry & communication b) Results in Physics
Determination of optical constants of vacuum annealed ZnO thin films using Wemple Di Domenico model, Sellmier's model and Miller's generalized rules
15/04/2023 Akshayakumar Kompa, B. Lalitha Devi, Chaitra U*
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2023.127507.
Materials Chemistry and Physics. Vol:299
Influence of starch capping effect on optical absorption and photoluminescence behaviour of ZnS nanoparticles
03/2023 B. Lalitha Devi, U. Chaitra, Shashikanth Hathwara, Akshayakumar Kompa
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2022.110374.
Inorganic Chemistry Communications. Vol:149
Highly dense Mn3O4 and CuMn2O4 spinels as efficient protective coatings on solid oxide fuel cell interconnect and their chromium diffusion studies.
15/10/2022 Nayana Acharya, U Chaitra, H Vijeth, Raghavendra Sagar
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.165377 .
Journal of Alloys and Compounds. Vol:918.
Impact of defect sites on the Raman scattering properties of vacuum annealed nitrogen doped ZnO thin films
02/09/2021 U Chaitra
Inorganic Chemistry Communications. Vol:131
Dependence of solution molarity on structural, optical and electrical properties of spin coated ZnO thin films
01/07/2016 U Chaitra Dhananjaya. Kekuda K. Mohan Rao
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. Vol:27
Effect of annealing temperature on the evolution of structural, microstructural, and optical properties of spin coated ZnO thin films
02/02/2017 U Chaitra Dhananjaya Kekuda Mohan Rao K
Ceramics International. Vol:43
Effect of doping concentration and annealing temperature on Nitrogen doped ZnO thin films: An investigation through spectroscopic techniques
09/05/2019 U Chaitra Mahesha M. G Dhananjaya Kekuda Mohan Rao K
Applied Physics A. Vol:125
Growth and characterization of undoped and Aluminium doped Zinc Oxide thin films for SO2 gas sensing below threshold value limit
01/12/2019 U Chaitra Muhammed Ali A.V Alison E. Viegas Dhananjaya Kekuda Mohan Rao K
Applied Surface Science. Vol: 496
Property evaluation of spin coated Al doped ZnO thin films and Au/AZO/FTO Schottky diodes
02/07/2021 U. Chaitra Muhammed Ali A.V Mahesha M. G Dhananjaya Kekuda Mohan Rao K
Superlattices and Microstructures. Vol: 155
Investigation on structural, optical and electrical properties of Nd doped titania films and application of optical model
05/01/2021 A.Kompa U. Chaitra Dhananjaya Kekuda Mohan Rao K
Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. Vol:121