Nombre: Barun Ghosh
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Titulos y grados obtenidos: Jadavpur University, India, 2015
University:
Jadavpur University, India
Nationality: Indian
Research Area: Thin film synthesis, characterization and its PV application
Period of stay: From June 2105
Investigación (ó Proyectos de investigación en los cuales ha participado): Thin film,
Carbon, Plasmonics, Solar Cell
Paper ISI:
1. Studies on CdTe films deposited by pulsed laser deposition technique, B.
Ghosh, S. Hussain, D. Ghosh, R. Bhar and A. K. Pal, Physica B: Condensed
Matter, 407 (2012) 4214.
2. Growth of ZnTe films by pulsed laser deposition technique, B. Ghosh, D.
Ghosh, S. Hussain, R. Bhar and A. K. Pal, Journal of Alloys and Compounds,
541 (2012) 104.
3. Novel BN/Pd Composite films for stable Liquid Petroleum Gas Sensors, D.
Ghosh, B. Ghosh, S. Hussain, Subhajyoti Chaudhuri, R. Bhar, A. K. Pal,
Applied surface Science, 263 (2012) 788.
4. Synthesis of carbon nano-fibers on p-Si having improved temperature sensing
Capabilities, S. Hussain, D. Ghosh, B. Ghosh, Subhajyoti Chaudhuri, R. Bhar,
A K Pal, Materials Science and Engineering B., 178 (2013) 83.
5. Growth mechanism of carbon nanostructures electrochemically deposited on p-,
i- and n-Si substrates, S. Hussain, D. Ghosh, B. Ghosh, R. Bhar and A.K. Pal,
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 46 (2013) 355301.
6. Utilization of residual CdCl2 in CBD-CdS to realize grain growth in CdTe: A
novel route, B. Ghosh, D. Ghosh, S. Hussain, B. R. Chakraborty, M. K. Dalai,
G. Sehgal, R. Bhar and A. K. Pal, Materials Research Bulletin, 48 (2013)
4711.
7. Carbon based PV: n-Si(100)/DLC structure for photovoltaic application, D.
Ghosh, B. Ghosh, Anindita Ghosh, S. Hussain, R. Bhar and A.K. Pal, ISRNRenewable Energy, Volume 2013, Article ID 851876, 8 pages
8. Synthesis of gallium antimonide films by two-source co evaporation technique,
D. Ghosh, B. Ghosh, S. Hussain, R. Bhar and A.K. Pal, Applied Physics A 115
(2014) 1251.
9. Electrodeposited diamond-like carbon (DLC) films on n-Si(100) substrates for
photovoltaic application, B. Ghosh, D. Ghosh, S. Hussain, R. Bhar and A.K.
Pal, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 25 (2014) 130.
10. Inclusion of nano-Ag plasmonic layer enhancing the performance of p-Si/CdS
solar cells, B. Ghosh, D. Ghosh, S. Hussain, B. R. Chakraborty, G. Sehgal, R.
Bhar and A. K. Pal, Phys. Status Solidi A 211 (2014) 890.
11. A novel CdCl2 treatment for glass/SnO2/CBD-CdS/CdTe solar cell, B. Ghosh,
D. Ghosh, S. Hussain, G. Amarendra, B. R. Chakraborty, M. K. Dalai, G.
Sehgal, R. Bhar and A. K. Pal, Materials Science in Semiconductor
Processing, 24 (2014) 74.
12. Stress and grain boundary properties of GaN films prepared by pulsed laser
deposition technique, D Ghosh, S Hussain, B Ghosh, R Bhar, and A. K. Pal,
ISRN Materials Science, Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 521701, 10 pages.
13. Improvement on the performance of InP/CdS solar cells with the inclusion of
plasmonic layer of silver nanoparticles, D. Ghosh, B. Ghosh, S. Hussain, B. R.
Chakraborty, G. Sehgal, R. Bhar and A. K. Pal, Plasmonics, 9 (2014) 1271.
14. Electron transport in the plasmonic regime: silver nanoparticles in ZnO matrix,
D. Ghosh, B. Ghosh, R. Bhunia, S. Das, S. Hussain R. Bhar and A K Pal, Phys.
Status Solidi B 252 (2015) 558.
15. Free-standing nanocrystalline-Cadmium sulfide/Polyvinylidene fluoride
composite thin film: synthesis and characterization, R. Bhunia, B. Ghosh, D.
Ghosh, S. Hussain, R. Bhar and A. K. Pal, Journal of Polymer Research, 22
(2015) 1.
16. Pulsed laser deposition: A viable route for the growth of aluminium antimonide
film, S. Das, B. Ghosh, S. Hussain, R. Bhar and A. K. Pal, Journal of Crystal
Growth, 419 (2015) 12.
17. Some aspects of microstructural and dielectric properties of nanocrystalline
CdS/poly (vinylidene fluoride) composite thin films, R. Bhunia, D. Ghosh, B.
Ghosh, S. Hussain, R. Bhar and A. K. Pal, Polymer International,
DOI: 10.1002/pi.4866
18. Free-standing flexible nanocrystalline-ZnO impregnated polyvinylidene
fluoride composite thin films, R. Bhunia, D. Ghosh, B. Ghosh, S. Hussain, R.
Bhar and A. K. Pal, Journal of Composite Materials, DOI:
10.1177/0021998314559756
Docencia:
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Awarded “Best contributory paper” (Oral presentation) in National Symposium on
“Recent Trends in Instrumentation science and Technology”, March 19-21st, 2015
in Jadavpur University, India.
Awarded “Best contributory paper” (Oral presentation) in “National Seminar on
Thin Film & MEMS Science and Technology”, March 21-22nd 2014 in Jadavpur
University, India.
Awarded “Best Poster Paper Contest” in International Conference on “Energy
Efficient LED lighting & Solar Photovoltaic Systems”, March 27-29th 2014, in IIT
Kanpur, India.
Otros:
Technical Skills:
A. Synthesis Techniques
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Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD)
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Thermal evaporation
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Chemical vapor deposition (CVD)
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Sputtering (DC and RF)
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Chemical Bath Deposition (CBD)
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Sol Gel
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Electrodeposition
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Spin-coating
B. Characterization
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X-ray Diffraction
FESEM
Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)
Photoluminescence (PL)
UV-Vis spectroscopy
Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)
Impedance analyzer
Electrical conductivity measurement system (I-V, C-V)