Name : S.PRASANNA
Designation : Assistant Professor (Sr.G)
Highest Academic Degree : M.Sc., M.Phil (Ph.D) Year since Serving in Department : 2005
Specialization / Expertise Area: Thin Films Number of Papers Published:
National: 7 International: 4 Conferences Attended: National: 1 International: 8 E- Mail Id : [email protected] Books Published:
Title Publisher Year
Thin Films McMillan, New Delhi 2011
Sponsored Research Project:
Project Sponsoring
Organization
Grant(Rs in Lakhs)
Period Principal / Co- Investigator Investigation on
reactive Magnetron sputtered Al2O3 thin films for high-k
dielectric application
UGC 2.0 2012 Investigator
Fabrication of thin film capacitor for microelectronic applications
UGC 1.80 2009-
2011
Publications in International Journals:
1. S. Prasannaa, G. Krishnendua, S. Shalinia, P. Bijib, G. Mohan Raoc, S. Jayakumara, R. Balasundaraprabhua, “Composition, structure and electrical properties of DC reactive magnetron sputtered Al2O3 thin films” (In Press)
2. S.Prasanna, G. Mohan Rao, S.Jayakumar, M D Kannan and V. Ganesan, Dielectric Properties of DC reactive Magnetron Sputtered Al2O3 Thin Film, Thin Solid Films, 520 (2012) 2689–2694.
3. S.Prasanna, A K Nanda Kumar, M.D.Kannan and S.Jayakumar, Deposition and Characterisation of Alumina Thin Films with Nano Grain Size, Nanotrends:A Journal of Nanotechnology and its Applications, 4(1),2008, Pg 64-66.
4. M.Venkatachalam, M.D.Kannan, N.Muthukumarasamy, S.Prasanna, S.Jayakumar, R.Balasundaraprabhu, M.Saroja, Investigations on electron beam evaporated Cu(In0.85Ga0.15)Se2 thin film solar cells, , Solar Energy 83 (2009) 1652-1655
Publications in National Journals:
1. S.Prasanna, A.K.Nandakumar, G.Mohan Rao and S.Jayakumar Structural Studies on RF Magnetron Sputtered Al2O3 Thin Films, , National Journal of Technology, 5(1), 2009, 19-22.
2. M.Venkatachalam, M.D Kannan, S.Prasanna, R.Balasundaraprabhu, N.Muthukumarasamy, M.Saroja, S.Jayakumar Studies on electron beam evaporated CuIn0.80Ga020Se2 thin films, Journal of Instrument Society of India, 39(2) (2009) 78 – 82. 3. M Venkatachalam, S Prasanna, M D Kannan and S Jayakumar “Optical and
photoluminescence studies on electron beem deposited Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thinfilms”, Journal of Instrument Society of India, 38(1), (2008) 27-33
4. M.Venkatachalam, S.Prasanna, A.K.Nandakumar, Muthukumarasamy, M.D.Kannan and Jayakumar, Deposition and Characterization of CuInSe2 Thin Films, Journal of the Instrument Society of India, 37 (2007) 238.
5. S.Prasanna, P.Biji, G. Mohan Rao, S.Jayakumar and M.D.Kannan, Deposition and Characterisation of Al2O3 Thin Films by DC Reactive Magnetron Sputtering, International Conference on Advanced Materials (ICAM-2011), Macmillan Advanced Research Series, 230-234
6. M.Venkatachalam, M D Kannan, S Prasanna, S Jayakumar, R.Balasundaraprabhu, N.Muthukumarasamy and M.Saroja, Investigations on Electron Beam Evaporated CuInGaSe2 Thin Films, Macmillan Advanced Research Series, 159-163.
7. E.Nithya, K Vaideki, S Jayakumar, S.Prasanna , R Rajendran “Investigations on the
influence of RF plasma and Cellulose Enzyme on the antimicrobial activity of neem leaf extract treated cotton fabric “, Mathematical and Experimental Physics. (2010), 113-123. Paper Presentation in International Conferences:
1. S.Prasanna, A K Nanda Kumar, M.D.Kannan and S.Jayakumar, Deposition and Characterisation of Alumina Thin Films with Nano Grain Size, International Conference on NanoScience and Nanotechnology, June 2006, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
2. S.Prasanna, A.K.Nandakumar, G.Mohan Rao and S.Jayakumar, Structural Studies on RF Magnetron Sputtered Al2O3 Thin Films, National Conference on Emerging Areas in Thin Film Science and Technology with focal theme: MEMS and Nanotechnology, February 2009, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
3. S.Prasanna, P.Biji,G.Mohan Rao, M D Kannan and S.Jayakumar,Dielectric Studies on DC Reactive Magnetron Sputtered Al2O3 thin films, International Materials Research Congress (IMRC-2010), Cancun, Mexico
4. S.Prasanna, P.Biji,G.Mohan Rao, M D Kannan and S.Jayakumar, Structural and Optical Properties of DC Reactive Magnetron Sputtered Al2O3 thin films, International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, KSR College of Technology, Tiruchengode,.
5. S.Prasanna, ,G.Mohan Rao, M D Kannan and S.Jayakumar, Optical Properties of DC Reactive Magnetron Sputtered Al2O3 Thin Films, International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2011), Singapore.
6. S.Prasanna, ,G.Mohan Rao, M D Kannan and S.Jayakumar,Composition, Structure and Surface Topography of Al2O3 Thin Films Prepared by RF Magnetron Sputtering and DC Reactive Magnetron Sputtering, International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2011), Singapore.
7. M.Venkatachalam, M D Kannan, S Prasanna, S Jayakumar, R.Balasundaraprabhu, N.Muthukumarasamy and M.Saroja, Investigations on Electron Beam Evaporated CuInGaSe2 Thin Films, , International Conference on Advanced Materials (ICAM-2011), PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, December 2011.
8. S.Prasanna, P.Biji, G. Mohan Rao, S.Jayakumar and M.D.Kannan, Deposition and Characterisation of Al2O3 Thin Films by DC Reactive Magnetron Sputtering, International Conference on Advanced Materials (ICAM-2011), PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, December 2011.
Paper Presentation in National Conferences:
1. S.Prasanna, A K Nanda Kumar, M.D.Kannan and S.Jayakumar,Investigations on electron beam deposited Al2O3 thin films, II National Conference on Emerging Areas in VLSI Design, February 2006, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
University / Academic Responsibilities:
1. Faculty advisor, Astronomy Club since 2007
2. Member, BoS in Materials Science and Science and Humanities since 2007 3. Department Minutes in charge – from 2010
Awards Received:
1. Recipient of Young Scientist award for the year 2008-2009 from TamilNadu State Council for Science and Technology
2. Recipient of Young Scientist Travel grant award by DST and UGC in the year 2010 for visiting Mexico
3. Recipient of Young Scientist Travel grant award from UGC in the year 2011 for visiting Singapore
Visits Abroad:
1. Cancun, Mexico – August 2010 to attend and deliver oral presentation at the International Materials Research Congress (IMRC)
2. Singapore – June/July 2011 to deliver two oral presentations in the International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT-2011)
3. Personal visits – Malaysia and United States of America (USA) Special Lecturers Delivered:
Faculty Topic Organised by Date
S.Prasanna Astronomy, solar sytem Ancient hindu astronomy,
Satellites and their evolution, astronomy and astrology
PSGFM March –
May 2011
Electromagnetic theory Department of Mechanical Engineering and Robert Bosch, Coimbatore
July 2011
Laser fundamentals and applications Department of Production Engineering, PSGCT
June 2010 Origin and Fate of the Universe Department of Physics,
Avinashilingam Deemed University
March 2008
