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 M. Sc. (Physics)

1. Quantum Mechanics - I (Sem I)

2. Nanophysics (Sem III, IV)

3. Statistical Mechanics (Sem IV)

4. Physics Labs (Sem I, II, III)

5. Projects/Dissertations

pre-PhD course work: Selected topics of Experimental Physics and Condensed Matter Physics

M. Sc. (Instrumentation & Applied Physics): Materials Science (Sem II)

For Course materials please visit GUWeb home page

 Broad Research Area

• Crystallographic and transport properties of nanostructured thin films
• Biomimetic nanostructure
• Plasma nanoscience

Ongoing Project

• ASTEC, R& D Grant - light-matter interaction in metal-semiconductor heterostructure

Completed Projects

• UGC Start-up Grant for Newly Recruited Faculty - Biomimetic approach to Nanocrystals (2014 -16)

• SERB, DST Young Scientist Grant, SB/FTP/PS-36/2014 - Smart Transparent Electrode (2015 - 18)

Research Group

• Dr. Bimal K. Sarma, Assistant Professor
• Mr. Pradhyut Rajkumar (M.Sc., NET), PhD Scholar and Project Fellow (SB/FTP/PS-36/2014) 2016 batch
• Mr. Dipak Barman (M.Sc., NET-JRF), PhD Scholar 2017 batch
• Mr. Jnanraj Borah (M.Sc., NET-JRF), PhD Scholar 2018 batch

1. Bimal K. Sarma, Pradhyut Rajkumar, Bikash Sarma, An improved AZO sputtering target for manufacturing transparent conducting film and the method thereof, Indian Patent Appl. No. 201831022820.

For Demo Video on AZO coating please click here

The technology is open for possible commercialization. Interested companies/agencies may contact at bimal@gauhati.ac.in for further details.

Journal Publications

1.    Bikash Sarma, Dipak Barman and Bimal K. Sarma, AZO (Al:ZnO) thin films with high figure of merit as stable indium free transparent conducting oxide, Appl. Surf. Sci. 479 (2019) 786 - 795 (I.F. 4.439)

2.  Bikash Sarma, Pradhyut Rajkumar and Bimal K. Sarma, Microstructural evolution and optical dispersion of sputtered ZnO thin films at low annealing temperature, Mater. Res. Exp. 6 (2019) 016420 (I. F. 1.151)

3.    Bikash Sarma and Bimal K. Sarma, Role of residual stress and texture of ZnO nanocrystals on electro-optical properties of ZnO/Ag/ZnO multilayer transparent conductors, J. Alloys Compd. 734 (2018) 210 – 219 (I. F. 3.779)

4.    Bikash Sarma and Bimal K. Sarma, Fabrication of Ag/ZnO heterostructure and the role of surface coverage of ZnO microrods by Ag nanoparticles on the photophysical and photocatalytic properties of the metal-semiconductor system, Appl. Surf. Sci. 410 (2017) 557 - 565 (I. F. 4.439).

5.    Bimal K. Sarma, Pintu Barman, Bikash Sarma, Apurba Das, Arup R. Pal, Biomimetic deposition of carbonate apatite and role of carbonate substitution on mechanical properties at nanoscale, Mater. Lett. 185 (2016) 387 - 390 (I. F. 2.687)

6.    Bikash Sarma, Sujit Kumar Deb, and Bimal K. Sarma, Photoluminescence and photocatalytic activities of Ag/ZnO metal-semiconductor heterostructure, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 765 (2016) 012023.

7.    Bimal K. Sarma and Bikash Sarma, Role of magnesium on the biomimetic deposition of calcium phosphate, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 765 (2016) 012025.

8.    Bimal K. Sarma, Apurba Das, Pintu Barman, Arup R. Pal, Biomimetic growth and substrate dependent mechanical properties of bone like apatite nucleated on Ti and magnetron sputtered TiO₂ nanostructure, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 49 (2016) 145304 (I. F. 2.373)

9.    Bimal K. Sarma, Arup R. Pal, Heremba Bailung, Joyanti Chutia, Effect of post-deposition annealing on the growth of nanocrystalline TiO₂ thin films and elastic anisotropy of rutile phase at different temperatures, J. Alloys Compd. 577 (2013) 261 - 268 (I. F. 3.779)

10.    Bimal K. Sarma, Arup R. Pal, Heremba Bailung and Joyanti Chutia, Growth of nanocrystalline TiO₂ thin films and crystal anisotropy of anatase phase deposited by direct current reactive magnetron sputtering, Mater. Chem. Phys. 139 (2013) 979 - 987 (I. F. 2.210)

11.    Bimal K. Sarma, Arup R. Pal, Heremba Bailung and Joyanti Chutia, A hybrid heterojunction with reverse rectifying characteristics fabricated by magnetron sputtered TiO_x and plasma polymerized aniline structure, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 45 (2012) 275401 (I. F. 2.373)

12.  Bimal K. Sarma, Arup R. Pal, Heremba Bailung and Joyanti Chutia, Role of ion energy on growth and optical dispersion of nanocrystalline TiO₂ films prepared by magnetron sputtering with ion assistance at the substrate, Appl. Surf. Sci. 258 (2012) 5659 - 5665 (I. F. 4.439)

13.  Bimal K. Sarma, Arup R. Pal, Heremba Bailung and Joyanti Chutia, Microstructural, optical, and dielectric properties of nanocrystalline TiO₂ films prepared via ion-assisted magnetron sputtering, Int. J. Mater. Res. 103 (2012) 564 - 570 (I. F. 0.681)

14.  Arup R. Pal, Bimal K. Sarma, Nirab C. Adhikary, Joyanti Chutia and Heremba Bailung, TiO₂/polyaniline nanocomposite films prepared by magnetron sputtering combined with plasma polymerization process, Appl. Surf. Sci. 258 (2011) 1199 - 1205 (I. F. 4.439)

15. Bimal K. Sarma, Arup R. Pal, Heremba Bailung and Joyanti Chutia, Extended conjugation in polyaniline like structure prepared by plasma polymerization suitable for optoelectronic applications, Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 31 (2011) 741 - 754 (I. F. 2.658)   

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