Dr. Pramod K.

Dr. Pramod K has been a faculty member at the School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, since July 2022. He received the M.Sc. degree in Physics from the University of Calicut in 2009, M.Phil. in 2011 and Ph.D. in 2018 from the Department of Physics at Pondicherry University. His Ph.D. dissertation was on investigating the electronic transport properties of PVDF thin films and nanodots, with a specific focus on their application potential in advanced memory systems. He joined as as an Institute Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras . There, he focused on polymer piezoelectric surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors. He also worked as a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Industrial Consultancy & Sponsored Research, IIT Madras, where he contributed to the development of organic ferroelectric phototransistor memory for neuromorphic sensor applications.

His research interests are in the areas of organic/inorganic electronic devices, especially memory, energy and sensors. His expertise lies in Ferro-piezo polymer-based resistive and ferroelectric memory, MEMS devices, surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors, low voltage ferroelectric switching in polymer devices, and polymer ferroelectric phototransistor memory devices. His recent research interests encompass nanogenerators, solar cells, and supercapacitors in the context of energy-related applications.

Recent Invited Lectures

• International Seminar, February 8 – 9, 2024. BCM College, Kottayam.
• International Workshop on Advanced Materials for Emerging Applications (IWAMEA) January 20-21, 2024. School of Pure & Applied Physics, MG University, Kottayam.
• Recent Advances in Chemical Sciences (RACS) December 13-15, 2023. School of Chemical Sciences, MG University, Kottayam
• International Hybrid Conference on Advances in Materials Science: Breaking Barriers, Building Future (ICAMS) July 21, 2023. MG University, Kottayam.

Projects

High performance hybrid piezoelectric/pyroelectric nanogenerator based on hybrid fillers – Apollo Project

Co-Principal investigator https://snsnt.mgu.ac.in/projects/

Teaching Courses

• MSc Physics (Nanoscience and Nanotechnology)
  • Quantum Mechanics I & II
  • Mathematical Physics II
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics
• M.Tech. Nanoscience and Technology
  • Design and Fabrication of Nanodevices
  • Advanced Characterization Techniques of Nanomaterials
  • Advanced carbon-based nanomaterials

Publications

1. K. Pramod, R. B. Gangineni, (2017),” Low voltage bipolar resistive switching in self-assembled PVDF nanodot network in capacitor like structures on Au/Cr/Si with Hg as a top electrode,” Organic Electronics, 42, 47-51
2. K. Pramod, R. B. Gangineni, (2017),” Rectifying electronic transport & the role of Fowler-Nordheim tunneling in Ag/PVDF/Au capacitor structures,” Current Applied Physics, 17 (11), 1469-1475
3. K. Pramod, R. B. Gangineni, (2018),” High-voltage transition studies from rectification to resistive switching in Ag/PVDF/Au capacitor-like structures,” Polymer Bulletin, 75 (7), 2769-2778
4. M.S. Ravi Sankar, K. Pramod, R. B. Gangineni, (2019),” Local ferroelectric studies on interconnected PVDF nano-dot thin films using piezo force microscopy,” Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 30 (23), 20716-20724
5. K. Pramod, R. B. Gangineni, (2015),” Influence of solvent evaporation rate on crystallization of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) thin films,” Bulletin of Materials Science, 38 (4), 1093-1098