Facilities

The state of the art research laboratory has all the latest equipments such as

• Dielectric constant measurement
• X – Band Microwave bench
• Four probe set up
• Ultrasonic Interferometer
• The crystal growth technique – SR method
• Computational Physics – VASP code
• Box  and tubular furnace upto 1400 ºC

Background

The focus of Research Laboratory is to develop the science underlying the Synthesis of Advanced Materials and characterization for the applications in the areas of Nanotechnology, Laser & Non-Linear Optics, Optoelectronics, Magnetism, and Dielectrics. This Laboratory aims to achieve progress in these technologically-important areas through a detailed atomic-level understanding of the mass transport mechanisms, chemical reaction kinetics, electrical, optical, mechanical and thermal properties. Active Research is being carried out in the field of X-ray Crystallography, Dielectrics, Nanoscience & Technology, Crystal Growth, Ceramic Compounds, Magnetic Materials and Theoretical Modelling.

Description

The purpose of Research Laboratory is to develop scientific research in Physics and Materials Science. The active research team of the department periodically publishes papers in National/International Journals and in conferences for attaining in-depth knowledge about the latest developments of Science and Technology.

Our department is funded with Pilot Research Project (funded by Management) and DST-SERB Grants through which equipment’s have been purchased for research activities.

List of Research Supervisors and Area of Specialization

S.No.	Name of the Staff	Area of Research	Recognized by University on (Year)
1	Dr. A. Senthil	Crystal Growth	2013
2	Dr. A. Nataraj	Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Calculations	2015
3	Dr. S. Ranjith	Crystallography and Biophysics	2015
4	Dr. V. Jayalakshmi	Structural Stability and Band structure Calculation	2016
5	Dr. T. Beena	Spectroscopy, Thermoelectrics, Quantum Optics	2019
6	Dr. M. Saravanan	Crystal Growth	2019
7	Dr. N. Karunagaran	Crystal Growth	2020
8	Dr.Sanju Rani	Nanomaterials, Photo catalysis, Gas Sensors	2021
9	Dr. M. Dhanasekar	Thinfilm solar cell	2021

VASP Code

The Vienna Ab initio Simulation Package (VASP) is a computer program for atomic scale materials modelling, e.g. electronic structure calculations and quantum-mechanical molecular dynamics, from first principle.

Tubular Furnace (RT to 1400˚C)

A tube furnace is an electric heating device used to conduct syntheses and purifications of inorganic compounds and occasionally in organic synthesis. One possible design consists of a cylindrical cavity surrounded by heating coils that are embedded in a thermally insulating matrix. Temperature can be controlled via feedback from a thermocouple.

Box Furnace(RT to 1400˚C)

A box furnace is an electric heating device used to conduct syntheses and purifications of inorganic compounds and occasionally in organic synthesis. Here the high temperatures of around 1400 ˚C is reached due to the SiC heating rods present in the design. Temperature can be controlled via feedback from a thermocouple.

Constant Temperature Water Bath

A constant temperature water bath is a laboratory equipment made from a container filled with heated/constant temperature water. It is used to incubate samples in water at a constant temperature over a long period of time. There is a digital interface to allow users to set a desired temperature.

Microwave Bench X-Band

Microwave Test Bench are used for study of Microwave Characteristics like Guide Wavelength, Free Space Wavelength, Cut off Wavelength, Frequency, Klystron Characteristics, Gunn diode Characteristics, Klystron Mode Study, VSWR, Impedance, Reflection Characteristics, magic Tee, Directional Couplers, Dielectric Value, Power Measurement, Circuit parameters, Isolation Value, Insertion Loss, Attenuation, Gain, Directivity and radiation pattern of Antennas etc.,

Location

The Research laboratory is located in Third Floor of Block V (University Main Block) and Fourth Floor of New Admin Block.