Title Prof. First Name Amita Last Name Chandra
Designation Senior Professor
Department Department of Physics and Astrophysics
Email achandra@physics.du.ac.in
Webpage
Phone.no 11-27667155
Employement Info
Employee Type Nature Of Employment
Teaching Permanent
Educational Qualifications
Degree/Certification Name Institution Year of Completion
Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy Banaras Hindu University 1993
PG Banaras Hindu University 1989
UG Banaras Hindu University 1986
Fellowship Details
Name Of Fellowship Awarding Body Fellowship Level
Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellowship Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany International
Teaching Experience (Within Institution)
Designation Duration
Lecturer 22-10-1999 To 22-12-2004 (5 years, 2 months)
Reader 23-12-2004 To 22-12-2007 (2 years, 11 months, 29 days)
Associate Professor 23-12-2007 To 22-12-2010 (2 years, 11 months, 29 days)
Professor 23-12-2010 To 22-12-2020 (9 years, 11 months, 29 days)
Administrative Experience (Within Institution)
Designation Duration
Chairperson, Managing Committee, Jubilee Hall 05-01-2022 To 04-01-2024 (1 years, 11 months, 30 days)
Member, Facility Management Committee, SAIF 11-10-2021 To 10-10-2024 (2 years, 11 months, 29 days)
Member, Managing Committee, Jubilee Hall 08-05-2019 To 07-05-2021 (1 years, 11 months, 29 days)
Member, Managing Committee, North Eastern Students House for Women 08-05-2019 To 07-05-2020 (11 months, 29 days)
Member, Managing Committee, North Eastern Students House for Women 08-06-2021 To 07-06-2023 (1 years, 11 months, 30 days)
Member, Governing Body, Durgabai Deshmukh College of Special Education 04-12-2018 To 03-12-2019 (11 months, 29 days)
Member, Governing Body, Durgabai Deshmukh College of Special Education 30-08-2020 To 29-08-2021 (11 months, 30 days)
VC Nominee to DRC, Department of Operational Research 26-10-2018 To 25-10-2020 (1 years, 11 months, 29 days)
UGC Nominee-Advisory Committee SAP, DSA-II 01-04-2015 To 31-03-2020 (4 years, 11 months, 30 days)
Collaborative Activities
Title of Collaboration Name of Collaborative Agency Year Of Collaboration Duration (in months)
Polymer composites for energy devices: Structure-property relationship University of Paderborn, Germany 2017 42
Research Supervision Overview
PhD Scholars Supervised PhD Degrees Awarded Theses Submitted
2 12 0
Research Publications
Title of Article Type of Publication Name of Journal ISSN Journal Volume Year Link to Article DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
Tuning of ion current rectification and ion current saturation of multiple nanochannels in polymeric membrane Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 690 2024 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.133764

Electrochemical investigations of PVdF-HFP-NaTFSI-[BMPYr][TFSI] polymer-salt-IL electrolyte for Na-rechargeable battery. Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Solid State Ionics 405 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssi.2023.116448

P(VDF-TrFE) based polymer nanocomposites comprising of reduced graphene oxide decorated with CoFe2O4@MCM 41 for efficient microwave absorption in X-band Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Journal of Applied Polymer Science 141 2023 DOI: 10.1002/app.54954

Facile synthesis and characterization of polymer composites with cobalt ferrite and biomass based activated carbon for microwave absorption Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Materials Today Communications 37 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.107397

Transportation of calcium ions through chemically modified nanochannels in a polymeric membrane Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Ionics 28 10.1007/s11581-021-04391-5

Effect of thermal degradation of polymer on redox initiated fractal geometries Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Chemical Physics Impact 3 10.1016/j.chphi.2021.100028

Temperature-induced changes in polymer-based fractal patterns due to Ag metal aggregation Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing 127 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-021-04524-7

Effect of surface modification of dispersoid on hybrid polymer electrolyte Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Polymer Testing 96 No DOI

Magneto-Dielectric and Magneto-Conducting Fillers Based Polymer Composites: Effect of Functionalization, Coating and Dispersion Process on EMI Shielding Properties Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Journal of Applied Polymer Science 10.1002/app.50602

Aqueous electrolytes' transport through nanopores of polymeric membrane Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids 175 No DOI

Redox initiated diffusion limited aggregation in biopolymer Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Physica Scripta 94 No DOI

Ion conducting polymer-silica hybrid ionogels obtained via non-aqueous sol-gel route Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Solid State Ionics 340 No DOI

Factors affecting fractal patterns obtained by electroless deposition in polymer Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Materials Research Express 6 No DOI

Chaotic behaviour of ionic transportation through synthetic ion channels Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos 29 https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218127419501074

Ionic switch using nano-channels in polymeric membrane Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Ionics 25 No DOI

Synergistic effect of conducting and insulating fillers in polymer nanocomposite films for attenuation of X-band Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Journal of Materials Science 54 No DOI

Role of organic/inorganic salts and nanofillers in polymer nanocomposites: Enhanced conduction, rheological and thermal properties Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Journal of Materials Science 53 No DOI

Ionic Liquid based Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Electrolytes: Impact of in-situ obtained and dispersed Silica Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics 56 No DOI

Organic-inorganic hybrid electrolytes by in-situ dispersion of silica nanospheres in polymer matrix Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Solid State Ionics 307 No DOI

Tunable EMI shielding effectiveness using new exotic carbon: Polymer composites Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Journal of Alloys and Compounds 688 No DOI

Ion-electron conducting polymer composites: Promising electromagnetic interference shielding material Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 8 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b05313

Probing the engineered sandwich network of vertically aligned carbon nanotube–reduced graphene oxide composites for high performance electromagnetic interference shielding applications Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Carbon 85 No DOI

Electric field driven fractal growth dynamics in polymeric medium Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Physics Letters A 378 No DOI

Transition metal oxides in etched ion tracks: Surface morphological studies Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 322 No DOI

Encapsulation of γ-Fe2O3 decorated reduced grapheme oxide in polyaniline core-shell tubes as an exceptional tracker for electromagnetic environmental pollution Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2 https://doi.org/10.1039/C3TA14212D

Polymer electrolyte nanocomposites with transition metal oxides’ nanoparticles Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Journal of Polymer Research 20 No DOI

Conductivity modification in polymer electrolyte–crown ether complexes Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Solid State Ionics 247–248 No DOI

Multiwalled carbon nanotube/cement composites with exceptional electromagnetic interference shielding properties Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Carbon 56 No DOI

Fractal forming species and hierarchical growth in polymer electrolyte composites: Raman mapping and role of seed particles Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation 18 No DOI

Electric field driven fractal growth in polymer electrolyte composites: Experimental evidence of theoretical simulations Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Physics Letters A 376 No DOI

Chaotic motion of ions in polymer gel electrolytes: First Observations Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Solid State Ionics 225 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssi.2012.05.019

Percolation threshold and conductivity of polymer electrolyte composites: Effect of dispersoid particle size Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Polymer Composites 33 https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.22309

Phenolic resin-based composite sheets filled with mixtures of reduced graphene oxide, c-Fe2O3 and carbon fibers for excellent electromagnetic interference shielding in the X-band Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Carbon 50 No DOI

Polymer electrolyte-graphene composites: Conductivity peaks and reasons thereof Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Solid State Ionics 217 No DOI

Chaotic behavior of ion exchange phenomena in polymer gel electrolytes through irradiated polymeric membrane Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Physics Letters A 376 No DOI

A new concept for bioalcohol control Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (India) 82(1) No DOI

Graphene oxide/ferrofluid/cement composites for electromagnetic interference shielding application Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Nanotechnology 22 No DOI

Microwave absorption properties of NiCoFe2O4-graphite embedded poly(o-phenetidine) nanocomposites Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals AIP ADVANCES 1 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3642603

I-V behavior of transition metal oxides’ nanoparticles confined in ion tracks Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Journal of Nanoparticle Research 13 No DOI

Conduction mechanism in polyaniline-flyash composite material for shielding against electromagnetic radiation in X-band & Ku band Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals AIP ADVANCES 1 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3608052

In situ production of CuS particles in polymer electrolyte matrix for mixed ion+electron conduction Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Ionics 16 No DOI

Study of ferrofluids in confined geometry Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 350 No DOI

Study of surface morphology of ferrofluid deposited etched ion tracks in dielectric layers Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Radiation Measurements 45 No DOI

Conducting swift heavy ion track networks Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Radiation Effects & Defects in Solids: Incorporating Plasma Science & Plasma Technology 165 No DOI

Microwave absorption behavior of core-shell structured poly (3,4-ethylenedioxy thiophene)-barium ferrite nanocomposites Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2 No DOI

Role of modified silica nanoparticles in enhancing the properties of flexible solid electrolytes Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Electrochimica Acta 432 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141197

Dual role of magnetic ionic liquid in EMI absorbing polymer composites of P (VDF-TrFE) and f-MWCNTs Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Journal of Polymer Research 30 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-023-03460-9

Flexible Electromagnetic Absorber in X-Band Using a Polymer Electrolyte Having Mixed Conduction Research Papers in Scopus Listed Journals Journal of Materials Research 10.1557/s43578-023-00973-3

Research Projects
Project Title Project Type Year Of Sanction Outcome/Output Duration
Polymer composites for energy devices: Structure-property relationship Major 2017 Ph.D. Students' training and research papers 01-06-2017 To 31-12-2020 (3 years, 6 months, 30 days)
Functionalized particles for polymer composites Major 2021 Research publications 01-01-2021 To 31-03-2021 (2 months, 30 days)
Polymer electrolyte nanocomposites Major 2021 Research publications 01-11-2021 To 31-03-2022 (4 months, 30 days)
Patents
Patent Title Patent Number Patent Level Patent Status
Hochporose Elektrokeramiken aus eutektischen Michungen (Highly porous electroceramics made from eutectic mixtures) 198 52 783.7 International
Crystalline porous solids, production and use thereof 09/831,825 International
Electrolytic Nano Device 10 2006 052 192 International
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Resource person Oral Presentation 02-11-1992
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