Recent Advances in Functional Materials and Devices : Select Proceedings of AFMD 2023

The book presents the select proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials and Devices (AFMD-2023). It covers the latest research in the area of functional materials. Various topics covered in this book include 2D materials, biomaterials, materials for environmental studies, DFT and solar simulation of materials, perovskite and double perovskite materials, luminescent materials, smart materials, materials for energy conversion and storage, smart materials, advanced functional materials, polymeric materials, composites, liquid crystals, materials for sustainable development, nanomaterials and thin films, smart devices and quantum dots synthesis technique, and characterization tools with application in smart devices. This book is for researchers and professionals working on various functional materials for device applications.

Prof. Saluru Baba Krupanidhi is a Materials Scientist who integrates in an exemplary manner fundamental science with engineering of materials and devices. He has worked as Professor at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, for more than 22 years. At present, he is serving as Emeritus Professor at IISc. He is internationally recognized in the areas of integrated ferroelectrics and compound semiconductor technology as evidenced by invited lectures at international meetings and memberships of editorial boards. Professor Krupanidhi's research is focused on developing epitaxial thin films of complex oxides for electro-optic, ferroelectric, and high permittivity dielectric applications and heteroepitaxial compound semiconductors for optoelectronic applications. His major contributions in the area of complex perovskites include ECR plasma-assisted development of low-temperature epitaxy, rapid thermal processing, modeling of crystallization in perovskite thin films under strong thermal gradients, and engineered properties in the superlattices of ferroelectric perovskites.

Dr. Anjali Sharma received her B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in Physics in the years 2006, 2008, and 2013, respectively, from University of Delhi. At present, she is serving as Assistant Professor at Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, University of Delhi. He is also working as Fellow of Institute of Eminence, University of Delhi. Her research interests are in gas sensor systems that include sensor characterization and development of metal oxide films for sensor coatings. She is working toward the fabrication of MEMS-based electronic nose for gas sensing applications. Her area of interest also includes metal oxide-based thermoelectric energy harvesters and fabrication of 2D materials like MoS2 for sensing applications. She has published more than 60 papers in journals of high repute with h-index of 22 and has been granted two Indian patents.

Dr. Anjani Kumar Singh is Assistant Professor inthe Department of Physics, Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, University of Delhi. He completed his M.Sc. from U P Autonomous College, Varanasi and Ph.D. from Delhi University in the year 2010. He worked as Teaching cum Research Fellow at N.S.I.T., New Delhi. During his Ph.D. work and afterward, he has published thirty research papers in peer-reviewed international journals and international conferences. He is Life Member of The Materials Research Society of India (MRSI). His major research interests are electrostriction-based dielectric materials and fuel cells and supercapacitors. He has edited a book with Springer Nature.