Om Prakash Khatri
Sr. Scientist & Head
Chemical Sciences
Indian Institute of Petroleum
India
Biography
Dr. Om Prakash Khatri is a Sr. Senior Scientist & Head of Area in Nano-Tribology and Tribo-Chemistry Tribology Division in CSIR - Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun. His acheivements are • Awarded project under ISJRP (Indo-Swiss Joint Research Program), 2011 • Awarded DST Young Scientists Fast Track Young Scientist, 2010 • JSPS Fellowship Award by JSPS, Japan, 2006 • GM Visiting Research Fellowship Award by General Motors, R & D Center, Detroit, USA, 2005
Research Interest
His research interests are • Ionic Liquids: Synthesis and Lubrication Aspects • Graphene and inorganic layered structural materials • Nanotribology and Tribochemistry • Eco-freindly Lubricants and Additives • Surface chemistry and Self-assembled monolayer • Nanoscopic surface architecture
Publications
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Frictional responses of Octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) and 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-Perfluorooctyltrichlorosilane (FOTS) monolayers self-assembled on aluminium over six orders of contact length scale. O.P. Khatri, D. Devaprakasam, and S. K. Biswas, Tribo. Lett. 2005, 20, 235-46.
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Self-assembly guided one-dimensional arrangement of gold nanoparticles: A facile approach. O.P. Khatri, J. Han, T. Ichii, K. Murase, and H. Sugimura, J. Phys. Chem. C 2008, 112, 16182-5.
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Self-assembly of ionic liquid (BMI-PF6)-stabilized gold nanoparticles on a silicon surface: Chemical and structural aspects. O. P. Khatri, K. Adachi, K. Murase, K. Okazaki, T. Torimoto, N. Tanaka, S. Kuwabata, and H. Sugimura, Langmuir 2008, 24, 7785-92.
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Effects of chain length and heat treatment on the nanotribology of alkylsilane monolayers self-assembled on a rough aluminum surface. O.P. Khatri, C. D. Bain, and S. K. Biswas, J. Phys. Chem. B 2005, 109, 23405-14.
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Frictional response of a organosilane monolayer to sliding in a humid environment O.P. Khatri, S. Math, C. D. Bain and S. K. Biswas, J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111, 16339-44.
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Friction of octadecyltrichlorosilane monolayer self assembled on silicon wafer in 0% relative humidity. O. P. Khatri and S. K. Biswas, J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111, 2696-2701.
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Graphene oxide: an efficient and reusable carbocatalyst for aza-Michael addition of amines to activated alkenes. S. Verma, H. P. Mungse, N. Kumar, S. Choudhary, S. L. Jain, B. Sain and O. P. Khatri, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 12673-12675.
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UV induced covalent assembly of gold nanoparticles in linear patterns on oxide free silicon surface. O.P. Khatri, T. Ichii, K. Murase, and H. Sugimura, J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 16546-19551.
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Dispersion of Alkylated Graphene in Organic Solvents and Its Potential for Lubrication Application. S. Choudhary, H.P. Mungse, and O.P. Khatri, J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 21032-39.
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Ultrasound assisted shape regulation of CuO nanorods in ionic liquids and their use as energy efficient lubricant additives. Rashi Gusain and O.P. Khatri, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, Advanced article.
