Centre for Functional Materials (CFM)
Seed Grant Projects
| S.NO | Project Title | Faculty Name (PI and Co-PI) | Amount (INR) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrocene Appended Cruciform and Curcuminoid Chiral-difluoroboron/BINOL Chromophores for Electrochromic, Chiroptical and Non-Linear Optical Applications | Dr. Palanisami N | 3,00,000 | 01-09-2026 to 31-03-2028 |
| 2 | Understanding the laser annealing condition in hafnium-based ferroelectric thin films for memory applications | Dr. Amlan Das | 4,00,000 | 01-09-2026 to 31-03-2028 |
| 3 | Kinetics of Sequence Dependent Assembly of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins | Dr. Saikat Chakraborty | 7,00,000 | 01-09-2026 to 31-03-2028 |
Ongoing Research Projects
| S No | PROJECT TITLE | INVESTIGATOR(S) | FUNDING AGENCY | AMOUNT(LAKHS OF RS.) | PERIOD | STATUS |
| 1 | Lattice strain and defects analysis of epitaxial thin films and single crystals by high resolution X-ray diffraction (HRXRD) | Dr. R Ezhil Vizhi Dr. Atul Thakre | DST | Rs.1,45,00,000 | 2024-2029 | Ongoing |
| 2 | Development of Mott Insulator Based Non-volatile Memory Devices | Dr. Atul Thakre | VIT | Rs.2,00,000 | 2024-2026 | Ongoing |
| 3 | Fabrication of Magneto-ceramic MEMS Device using 3D Printing | Madhuri W | CSIR | Rs 29,02,200 | 2025-2028 | Ongoing |
Completed Research Projects
| S No | PROJECT TITLE | INVESTIGATOR(S) | FUNDING AGENCY | AMOUNT(LAKHS OF RS.) | PERIOD | STATUS |
| 1 | Atomic scale characterisation of singular defects in h-BN and c-BN | Dr. Ramesh Thamankar | VIT | 1,00,000 | 2019-2020 | Completed |
| 2 | Electric field induced Metal-Insulator Transition in nanoscale | Dr. Ramesh Thamankar | VIT | 25000 | 2018-2019 | Completed. |
| 3 | Aromatic and Y-shapedHeteroaromatic Donor subunits in Borasiloxane Rings/Cages: Structural,Luminescence, Nonlinear Optical and DFT Studies. | Dr.Palanisami N | CSIR-Extramural ResearchGrant | Rs. 7.0 Lakhs | 2017-2020 | Completed |
| 4 | Linear, X-and Y-ShapedBorasiloxanes derived from Ferrocene Conjugated Boronic Acids:Structural, Electrochemical, Luminescence, Nonlinear Optical and DFTStudies | Dr. Palanisami N | DST-SERB ExtramuralResearch Grant Scheme | Rs. 26.62 Lakhs | 2017-2020 | Completed |
| 5 | Fabrication and characterization of magnetic impurity doped CuGaS2 thinfilms for high efficiency intermediate band solar cell application | Dr.S.Kalainathan | DST-JSPS | INR 15,14,200 | 2017-2019 | Completed |
| 6 | Investigation of luminescence property and scintillation mechanisms of1,1,4,4-tetraphenyl-1,3-butadine organic scintillation single crystalfor fast neutron detection | Dr.S.Kalainathan | DST-SERB | INR21.705 Lakhs | 2016-2019 | Completed |
| 7 | Development of Room Temperature Ferromagnetic,Transparent,ConductingMn,Fe doped ITO thin films | Dr.S.Kaleemulla | UGC-DAE-CSR Kalpakam | INR6.85 Lakh | 2015-2018 | Completed |
| 8 | Laser Peening of Alpha Titanium Alloys | Dr.S.Kalainathan | DST-SERB | INR41.75600 Lakhs | 2014-2017 | Completed |
| 9 | Growth and characterization of 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene(3PB)by solutiongrowth method | Dr.S.Kalainathan | BRNS | INR 13.10 Lakhs | 2014-2017 | Completed |
| 10 | Study of hydrophobic nature of polyamide ? phenol/phenolic resincomplexes using water contact angle measurement | Dr.M.Malathi | DRDO | Rs.19.50 Lakhs | 2014-2017 | Completed |
| 11 | Microwave synthesis of NiMg and NiMgZn ferrites for electromagneticinterference shielding | Dr.W.Madhuri | DRDO | Rs.16lakhs | 2014-2017 | Completed |
| 12 | Investigation on the growth aspects and propertystudies of Alkali, (I-A) metals mixed boro succinates and malonatessingle crystal | Dr R Ezhil Vizhi | DST-SERB (Fast Track Young Scientist) | Rs. 16.44 Lakhs | 2013-2017 | Completed |
| 13 | 3D-Printed Magnetic Filter | Dr. Madhuri W | Student Startup Venture grant, VIT | Rs.40,000 | 6 months – 2022 | Completed |
| 14 | Oxide And 2D Materials-Based Photodetector and Pure Spin Current Generator | Dr. A. Rastogi | Faculty SEED Grant | Rs.2,50,000 | 2022-2024 | Completed |
| 15 | Ferrocene-Appended Multidimensional Chiral Chromophores: Precursor for NLO-Active Polymeric Films and their Applications in Optoelectronic Devices | Dr. N. Palanisami | Faculty SEED Grant 2021-22; File No.: SG20210122 | Rs.2,44,000 | 2022-2024 | Completed |
| 16 | Ferrocene-Appended Multidimensional (X-, Y-, V-, T- and H-shaped) Push-Pull Heteroaromatic Chiral Chromophores for Second-Order Nonlinear Optics | Dr. N. Palanisami | DST-SERB Core Research Grant (CRG) (CRG/2021/004067) | Rs.6,00,000 | 2022-2025 | Completed |
| 17 | Unveiling the novel states at the interface betweenoxide and 2D van der Waals materials | Ankur Rastogi | VIT | Rs.2,00,000 | 2020-2021 | Completed |
| 18 | Second Order Nonlinear Optical Properties of (Ferrocene/non-Ferrocene)-IntegratedLinear, X-, Y-, V- and H-shaped Heteroaromatic Push-Pull Chromophores | Dr. Palanisami N. | VIT | Rs.2,00,000 | 2020-2021 | Completed |
| 19 | (i) Atomic scale characterisation of singular defectsin h-BN (ii) Resistive switching in single layer VO2 | Dr. Ramesh Thamankar | VIT | 100000 | 2020-2021 | Completed |
| 20 | Development of magnetic nanocomposites comprisingBa0.5Sr0.5Fe12O19 /Y3Fe5O12 for permanent magnet applications | Dr R Ezhil Vizhi | DST-SERB | Rs. 30.84 Lakhs | 2017-2021 | Completed |
| 21 | Ferrocene ConjugatedY-Shaped Chromophores as Potential Sensitizers in Dye Sensitized SolarCells with Innovative Redox Mediators | Dr. Palanisami N | DST (International Division Indo-Italian) | Rs. 16.30 Lakhs | 2017-2020 | Completed |
| 22 | Ferrocene-Appended Multidimensional (X-, Y-, V-, T- and H-shaped) Push-Pull Heteroaromatic Chiral Chromophores for Second-Order Nonlinear Optics | Dr. N. Palanisami | DST-SERB Core Research Grant (CRG) (CRG/2021/004067) | 3172000 | 2022-2025 | Completed |
| 23 | Oxide And 2D Materials-Based Photodetector and Pure Spin Current Generator | Dr. A. Rastogi | Faculty SEED Grant | Rs.2,50,000 | 2022-2024 | Completed |
| 24 | (i) Atomic scale characterisation of singular defects in h-BN (ii) Resistive switching in single layer VO2 | Dr. Ramesh Thamankar | VIT | 100000 | 2020-2024 | Completed |
| 25 | Ferrocene-Conjugated Multidimensional Hetrocyclic Chromophores (X-,Y-,V- and H- shaped) for Second-order Non-Linear Optics and Dye Sensitized Solar Cells | Dr. N. Palanisami | VIT | 600000 | 01-04-2024 to 31-03-2026 | Completed |
| 26 | MoS2/CaF2 Nanocomposite-based Resistive Switching Devices for Neuromorphic Applications | Dr. Ramesh Thamankar | DST-SERB under core research grand(CRG) scheme. Grant No:CRG/2023/005093 | 4000000 | 01-03-2023 to 20-03-2026 | Completed |
