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CAMD

CENTER FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES (CAMD)

The CAMD enables faculty and researchers to work on cutting edge technologies and to keep pace with the developments taking place globally. The facility is encouraged to be used by postgraduate, doctoral and postdoctoral researchers and also the faculty members from all the departments/schools. It is equipped with several scientific instruments that are available in some of the renowned universities/ IITs/ Institutes in India. The center is broadly classified into three research facilities:
• Thin-films and Measurement Lab
• Material Characterization Lab
• Device Fabrication Lab

Thin films and measurement lab includes some advanced physical papor deposition systems (sputtering, electron-beam-evaporation, cathodic-arc) and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition for thin films and
surface engineering research.
Material characterization lab has some sophisticated equipment such as X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, an Integrated system having atomic force microscope, scanning near optical microscope and
Raman spectroscopy for advanced materials characterization.

Device and fabrication lab includes the instruments such as the glove box and laser pattern generator system.

Centre Objectives

One of the objectives of BML Munjal University (BMU) is to support inter or cross-disciplinary research in the university. In line with the vision of BMU, a Centre for Advanced Materials & Devices (CAMD) was created with the aim to provide basic and advanced research facilities to carry out translational research in different areas of science, engineering and technology including computational areas.

Research Thrust Areas

  • Large Area Flexible Electronics : Carbon, Amorphous & Organic Materials
  • Energy storage : Supercapacitors, Lithium Ion Batteries
  • Surface Engineering : Tribological & Hard coatings, Optical coatings
  • Nanomaterials for Photo-catalysis : Water Remediation & Purification
  • Artificial Intelligence : Finding New Materials, Neuromorphic Devices
  • Aluminium Alloy Processing & Recycling

Flagship Projects

  • ✓ Design, development and implementation of a course on Thin film Technology and Surface Engineering for Human Resource Development and Research with a focus on sensors and applications for Automobile industry, sponsored by Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) [£ 50,000]
  • ✓ Development of Thermal Diffusion Barrier coatings for Cam chain Pins, sponsored by Rockman Industries [Rs 17.5 Lakh]
  • ✓ ILow Dimensional Functional Materials for Energy Storage Applications, sponsored by BML Munjal University under Seed Grant [Rs 5 Lakhs]
  • ✓ Assessment of Mechanical and Structural Properties of High – performance Polymer Blends for Automotive, Structural and Transmission Applications, sponsored by BML Munjal University under Seed Grant [Rs 2.5 Lakhs]
  • ✓ Investigations of structure and properties of H bonded unsymmetrical n- type Organic semiconductors: towards efficient organic field effect transistors, sponsored by Department of Science & Technology (DST) [Rs.
    17 Lakhs]

Research Faculty

  • Dr. A. K. Prasadd Rao, Faculty in-charge Materials Characterization Lab
  • Dr. Abhimanyu Singh Rana, Faculty in-charge Thin Films and Measurement Lab
  • Dr. Suchitra Rajput Chauhan, Materials Characterization Lab
  • Dr. Nirupama M.P. Faculty Member- Device & Fabrication Lab
  • Dr. Sanmitra Barman, Faculty Member- Device & Fabrication Lab
  • Dr. Amarnath Bheemaraju, Faculty In-charge- Device & Fabrication Lab
  • Dr. O S Panwar, Mentor CAMD
  • Dr. Yarramaneni Sridharbabu, Member, CAMD