Recent Advances in Functional Materials, Volume 1

This volume presents the select proceedings of International Conference on Recent Advances in Functional Materials (RAFM 2024). It covers a wide range of topics such as multifunctional materials, 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. The book will be useful for researchers and professionals working in various areas of materials science.

Dr. Manish Kumar obtained his M.Tech. degree in Ceramic Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and Ph.D. degree in Physics from Institute of Science, Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. At present, he is serving as Assistant Professor at Department of Physics, ARSD College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India since last more than 12 years. His research area focuses on environmental friendly multifunctional materials for energy and memory devices, materials for green energy solutions, multiferroics, magnetoelectrics, composites, perovskite materials for photovoltaic applications, supercapacitors, white light emitting materials, solar simulation via different softwares and DFT calculation. Recently, he is listed among top 2% scientists worldwide by Stanford University Ranking-2021 and published more than 110 research publications in international journals of high repute, 01 authored book on White Light Emitting Materials in Springer Nature, 25 international book chapters and 01 Indian Patent.

Dr. Anjani Kumar Singh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, University of Delhi. He has done his M.Sc from U P Autonomous College, Varanasi and PhD from Delhi University in the year 2010. He worked as a Teaching cum Research Fellow at N.S.I.T., New Delhi. During his PhD work and afterwards he has published thirty-five research papers in peer reviewed international journals and International Conference. He is a life member of The Materials Research Society of India (MRSI). His major research interests are Electrostriction Based Dielectric Materials, Fuel cells.

Dr. Subhash Sharma is a Ph.D. and M.Tech. in Physics and Materials Science with nine years of research experience in multifunctional materials. He has worked at Physics Department ISC, BHU, as a Postdoctoral (NPDF-Program) fellow immediately after his Ph.D. He is serving as an Expert member for Conahcyt in the evaluation of scientific projects. He is currently involved in more than 4 R&D projects. Presently, he is working as a Scientist (Catedras position) in UNAM, CNyN through Conahcyt Program. His research area focuses on multiferroic nano-materials for green energy, multifunctional nanostructured materials (Hetero-structure via RF-sputtering) for energy and memory devices, and perovskite materials for photovoltaic applications.

Prof. Devendra Kumar received his M.Tech. and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India. He had served as Senior Professor (HAG) and Head of Department at Department of Ceramic Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. His research area focuses on materials science, electronic ceramics, dielectric and conducting ceramics, solid oxide fuel cells, varistors, microwave materials and dielectric resonator antennas, glass & glass ceramic technology, metal matrix composites, wear and tribology. Recently, he is listed among top 2% scientists worldwide by Stanford University Ranking-2020 and published 02 books, 03 book chapters and more than 307 research publications in international journals.