(0, 1 and 2) Dimensional hybrid architecture of the synthesized materials leads the smart sensing of the gaseous species at low/room temperature

Title : (0, 1 and 2) Dimensional hybrid architecture of the synthesized materials leads the smart sensing of the gaseous species at low/room temperature

Abstract:

A large number of scientists and researchers are paying their devotion in the development of gas sensors for the detection of toxic, hazardous, combustible and inflammable gases. Yet, few sensors are lagging behind in the wide range of their applicability due to some persistence of their limitations of sensing the gases below Threshold Limit Value (TLV), lack of selective nature to a particular gas among the presence of various gases, high cost, large response and recovery time, etc. All these features of the sensors mainly depend on and co-related with various architectures prepared during the synthesis of the materials, crystallite size, thickness of sensor, nature of activators and their concentrations, microstructures and nanostructures, operating temperature, etc. The disc type ultrasonicated microwave assisted centrifuge technique has been used in the synthesis of the materials at nanoscale in various dimensional architecture. The materials in the form of thick films are utilized as the gas sensing elements. The electrical behavior and gas sensing performance of the nanocomposites have been investigated in our laboratory. The efforts are made in the said direction to develop the smart gas sensors by using hybrid nanomaterials, viz. ZnO, Bi₂O₃, SnO₂, MnO₂, MnO₂, etc. The co-relation of sensor performance with architecture, crystallite size and shape, operating temperature, gas concentrations, film thickness, type of activators and their concentrations, surface activation, etc. will be presented and discussed. 

Biography:

Dr. D. R. Patil (Ph. D. Materials Science) now is the Principal and Head of Dept. of Physics, Recognized Research Guide and Director of the Bulk and Nanomaterials Research Laboratory, Rani Laxmibai Mahavidyalaya, Parola Dist. Jalgaon, MHS, Coordinator of All India Survey on Higher Education, Chairman of National Leprosy Elimination Programme, Member of Loknyayalaya, Life Member of Indian Science Congress Association, Crystal Research Society Chennai, Indian Association of Physics Teachers, Society for Materials Chemistry, BARC, Mumbai, Academic Council of Science Editors, Dubai, Ex-full Member of American Nano Society, IFSA Spain, etc. His topics of interest are: semiconducting and ceramic gas sensors, photoconducting and photo luminescent materials, nanomaterials, thin and thick film Physics, food freshness, disease diagnosis, etc. He established a research laboratory named as Bulk and Nanomaterials Research Lab, at his institution. Currently, he is working as a reviewer for the most reputed journals from Elsevier, ACS, AIP, etc. publications, as well as for few international events. Numbers of research scholars across India are working in his laboratory under his supervision. He delivered more than 74 scientific talks in various national and international events. He worked as a judge for oral and poster presentations, chaired the sessions, coordinated the events, worked as a resource person, etc. in various events. He is fully engaged in research activities in nanotechnology.