Balasubramaniam Kavaipatti
Professor
Department of Energy Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
India
Biography
Academic Background: Ph. D.(Materials Science):Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA [2001-2006] M. E. (Metallurgy):Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India [1995-1999] B. Sc. (Physics):University of Madras, India [1992-1995]. Courses Offered: EN203/629: Thermodynamics for Energy Conversion EN204/638: Materials Science for Energy Applications
Research Interest
Cheap and abundant materials for Photovoltaic applications Defect chemistry of transparent conductors Bandgap engineering of materials for photoelectrochemical energy conversion Solid oxide fuel cell cathode materials to study surface processes Courses Offered:
Publications
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K.R. Balasubramaniam, V.M.Kao, J. Ravichandran, P.B. Rossen, W.Siemons, J.W. Ager, Comparative study ofthe structural, optical, and transport characteristics of Cu2O thin films by PLD of malachite mineral versus commercial CuO target, Thin Solid Films, 520(11) 3914-3917(2012)
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Anthony M. Diamond, Luca Corbellini, K. R. Balasubramaniam, Shiyou Chen, Shuzhi Wang, Tyler S. Matthews, Lin-Wang Wang, Ramamoorthy Ramesh, and Joel W. Ager, Copper-alloyed ZnS as a p-type transparent conducting material, Physica Status Solidi doi: 10.1002/pssa.201228181
