Dr. Prashant Kumar
| Dr. Prashant Kumar |
| Ramanujan Faculty |
| Ph.D, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad |
| M.Sc in Physics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi |
| B.Sc., Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi |
| Phone : +91-612-302 8141 |
| prashantkumar[*AT]iitp.ac.in |
Personal Webpage:
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=1Vc04RkAAAAJ
- https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=220714977
Research Areas/Areas of Interest:
- Laser-based photo-chemical and photo-physical transformations,
- Graphene and its analogues, CNTs and Nanodiamond,
- Hybrid nanomaterials,
- Nanoplasmonics,
- Trace level molecular detection,
- Straintronics
Research and Development:
| Area of Expertise | Research and Development activities & Significant recent contributions |
|---|---|
| Laser-based photo-chemical and photo-physical transformations. | Green synthetic strategy to scalably synthesize various nanomaterials has been developed. Nanomaterials produced include nanoparticles, nanowires, metallic nanoribbons, graphene and its inorganic analogues, graphene nanoribbons and their hybrids. Laser shock nanoimprinting has been developed to scalably nanomanufacture large scale patterns such as trenches, grids, pyramids etc. Laser shock integration of atomically thin graphene with plasmonic nanostructures have successfully been demonstrated which have been employed as an excellent SERS platform for trace level molecular detection. Several emerging nanotechnological applications of such laser-based green technologies are expected to follow in the fields of catalysis, nanoelectronics, plasmonics and opto-electronic sensing among others. |
Courses taught at IITP :Magnetism and Superconductivity, M. Tech (Nanotech.) LabPhD Students:
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Professional Experience:
- DST Ramanujan faculty fellow at IIT Patna (w. e. f. June 22nd 2015).
- Post Doctoral Research Associate (US National Science Foundation) with Prof. Gary J. Cheng at School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA (2013-Till date).
- Post Doctoral Research Associate (Raytheon Inc.) with Prof. Timothy S. Fisher at Birck Nanotechnology Centre, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA (July 2012-March 2013).
- Experienced Research Associate (CSIR COE) with Prof. C. N. R. Rao at JNCASR Bangalore, India (Apr 2012-Jun 2012).
- Visiting Scientist (Indo-US Science & Tech. Forum) with Prof. Timothy S. Fisher and Prof. Xianfan Xu at Birck Nanotechnology Centre, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA (Dec 2011-Mar 2012).
- DST NST Post Doctoral Fellow (Govt. of India’s Nano Mission) with Prof. C. N. R. Rao at JNCASR Bangalore, India (2009-2012).
- 1 Week Visit to Optometry division in National Institute of Standard and Technology at Boulder (Colorado), USA in Aug 2011.
Awards & Honours:
- Awarded “The Ramanujan fellowship” 2015 to work at IIT Patna.
- National Science Foundation (USA) Post Doctoral Research Associateship to work at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
- visiting scientist position at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
- Invention awards by Intellectual Ventures in 2010-2011.
- Biography published in: “Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering” 2011-2012, 11th edition” December 2010, Pages: 2574, ISBN: 978-0-8379-5770-8,
- Best poster award at “2nd Bangalore Nano-2010”, organized by DST, Govt. of India.
- Selected for various post doc positions in India (a) Nanoscience and Tech. Post Doc. Fellowship (Nanomission of DST, Govt. of India), (b) D. S. Kothari Post Doc. Fellowship (UGC, HRDG, Govt. of India) and (c) IISC Centenary Post Doc Fellowship just after submission of Ph. D. thesis.
- Best speaker award at “National conference on Ferroics -2006” organized by DRDO at Hyd.
- Qualified GATE 2003 and NET 2003.
- Admitted to B. Sc., M. Sc. and Ph. D through All India level entrance examinations.
Editorial Activity:
- Member, Ed. Board, Adv. Nat. Sci. Nanosci. & Technol. (Instt. of Phys. Publication)
- Ed.,“Precision manufacturing Techniques” to be published by Taylor and Francis/CRC Press.
- Active Reviewer: Adv. Mat., Adv. Funct. Mat., Chem. Comm., Nanoscale, RSC Adv, Nanotechnology, Adv. Mater, APL, JAP
Member of Professional bodies:
- APS Life member ID: 61019407,
- SPIE Life member ID: 154540,
- RSC member ID: 516166,
- ANS Life member Link: http://members.nanosociety.us/prashantkumar
Publication statistics
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- Publications in international peer reviewed journals : 52,
- Book chapters : 2 (1 Elsevier and 1 Taylor & Francis),
- Review articles in international journals : 5
- Patents : 2 (1 US patent, 1 Indian patent)
- Total citations : 926.
Book Chapters:
- Laser based manufacturing systems for nanomaterials and nanosystems, Prashant Kumar and G. J. Cheng, in Laser and Photonic Systems: Design and Integration, Ed. Shimon Y. Nof, Taylor and Francis CRC Press ISBN 978146569508 (2014).
https://www.crcpress.com/Laser-and-Photonic-Systems-Design-and-Integration/Nof-Weiner-Cheng/9781466569508 - Non-lithographic techniques for nanostructuring thin films and surfaces, M. G. Krishna, Prashant Kumar, in “Emerging Nanotechnologies for Manufacturing”, Ed. W. Ahmed, M. J. Jackson, Elsevier Sciences, ISBN: 978-0-8155-1583-8 Pages 93-130 (2009).
https://www.elsevier.com/books/emerging-nanotechnologies-for-manufacturing/ahmed/978-0-323-29643-4
Selected Publications:Journal Publications:
- P. Kumar, S. S. R. K. C. Yamijala, S. K. Pati, Optical Unzipping of Carbon Nanotubes in Liquid Media, J. Phys. Chem. C 120, 16985–16993 (2016).
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b02524 - Y. Hu, P. Kumar, R. Xu, K. Zhao, G. J. Cheng, Ultrafast direct fabrication of flexible substrate-supported designer plasmonic nanoarrays, Nanoscale 8, 172-182 (2016).
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2016/nr/c5nr06899a - Y. Hu, P. Kumar, Y. Xuan, B. Deng, M. Qi, G. J. Cheng, Controlled and Stabilized Light–Matter Interaction in Graphene: Plasmonic Film with Large-Scale 10-nm Lithography, Adv. Opt. Mater., DOI:10.1002/adom.201600201 (2016).
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adom.201600201/full - Single Layer Graphene as a Barrier Layer for Intense UV Laser Induced Damages for Silver Nanowire Network, S. R. Das, Q. Nian, M. Saei, J. Shengyu, D. Back, Prashant Kumar, D. B Janes, M. A. Alam, G. J. Cheng, ACS Nano, 9, 11121–11133 (2015). Impact factor:12.89.
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsnano.5b04628 - Chemical storage of hydrogen in few-layer graphene, K. S. Subrahmanyam, Prashant Kumar, U. Maitra, A. Govindaraj, C. N. R. Rao, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences PNAS (USA) 108, 2674-2677 (2011). Impact factor: 9.64.
http://www.pnas.org/content/108/7/2674.full - Laser-induced unzipping of carbon nanotubes to yield graphene nanoribbons, Prashant Kumar, L. S. Panchakarla, C. N. R. Rao, Nanoscale 3, 2127-2129 (2011). Impact factor: 7.39.
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2011/nr/c1nr10137d - Plasmonic tuning of silver nanowires by laser shock induced lateral compression, Prashant Kumar, J. Li, Q. Nian, Y. Hu, G. J. Cheng, Nanoscale 5, 6311-6317 (2013). Impact factor: 7.39.
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2013/nr/c3nr02104a - Ultrafast direct fabrication of flexible substrate-supported designer plasmonic nanoarrays, Y. Hu, Prashant Kumar, R. Xu, K. Zhao, G. J. Cheng, Nanoscale 8, 172-182 (2016). Impact factor: 7.39.
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2016/nr/c5nr06899a - Water flattens graphene wrinkles: laser shock wrapping of graphene onto substrate-supported crystalline plasmonic nanoparticle arrays, Y. Hu, S. Lee, Prashant Kumar, Q. Nian, W. Wang, J. Irudayaraj, G. J. Cheng, Nanoscale 7, 19885-19893 (2015). Impact factor: 7.39.
http://pubs.rsc.org/is/content/articlehtml/2015/nr/c5nr04810a - Ultrafast and scalable laser liquid synthesis of tin oxide nanotubes and its application in lithium ion batteries, Z. Liu, Z. Cao, B. Deng, Y. Wang, J. Shao, Prashant Kumar, C. R. Liu, B. Wei, G. J. Cheng, Nanoscale 6, 5853-5858 (2014). Impact factor: 7.39.
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2014/nr/c3nr06444a - Graphene laminated gold bipyramids as sensitive detection platforms for antibiotic molecules, S. Lee, Prashant Kumar, Y. Hu, G. J. Cheng, J. Irudayaraj, Chemical Communications 51, 15494-15497 (2015). Impact factor: 6.83.
http://pubs.rsc.org/is/content/articlehtml/2015/cc/c5cc04890g - Enhanced Multi-Photon Emission from CdTe/ZnS Quantum Dots Decorated on Single Layer Graphene, J. Liu, Prashant Kumar, Y. Hu, G. J. Cheng, J. M. K. Irudayaraj, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 119, 6331-6336 (2015). Impact factor: 4.77.
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp5123147 - Nanofiller Graphene-ZnO Hybrid Nanoarchitectures: Optical, Electrical and Optoelectronic Investigation, A. Haq, K. S. Subrahmanyam, Prashant Kumar, J. Mater. Chem. C, 3, 11959-11964 (2015). Impact factor: 4.69.
http://pubs.rsc.org/is/content/articlehtml/2015/tc/c5tc02729b - Laser flash synthesis of graphene and its inorganic analogues: An innovative breakthrough with immense promise, Prashant Kumar, RSC Advances 3, 11987–12002 (2013). Impact factor: 3.84.
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2013/ra/c3ra41149d - Reversible chemical storage of halogens in few-layer graphene, K. Gopalakrishnan, K. S. Subrahmanyam, Prashant Kumar, A. Govindaraj, C. N. R. Rao, RSC advances 2, 1605-1608 (2012). Impact factor: 3.84.
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2012/ra/c1ra00403d - Photoluminescence, white light emitting properties and related aspects of ZnO nanoparticles admixed with graphene and GaN, Prashant Kumar, L. S. Panchakarla, S. V. Bhat, U. Maitra, K. S. Subrahmanyam, C. N. R. Rao, Nanotechnology 21, 385701 (2010). Impact factor: 3.82.
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0957-4484/21/38/385701/meta
Presentations:
- Invited talk on “Nanotechnology applications of laser from bond breaking to precision nanomanufacturing” at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee campus, USA on 22nd May 2014.
- Invited public seminar on “Exploiting field-matter interactions for nanotechnology applications” at Birck Nanotechnology Centre, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA on 23rd March 2012.
- Invited speaker on “Exploiting Laser-matter interaction in nanotechnology” at Optometry division of NIST, Boulder city, Colorado, USA 18th-24th Aug 2011.