Journals, Patents, Books/Proceedings, Syposia/Conferences

Synthesis and characterization of Mn doped ZnO Nanoparticles, V.D. Mote, S.S.Shah, B.N. Dole and Y. Purushotham, International Journal of Nanoscience, 12 (2013) 13500041-7

Effect of preparation parameters on the morphologically induced photocatalytic activities of hierarchical zinc oxide nanostructures, P. V. Adhyapak, S. P. Meshram, V. Tomar, D. P. Amalnerkar and I. S. Mulla, Ceramics International , 39 (2013) 7367

An eco-friendly, highly stable and efficient nanostructured p-type N-doped ZnO photocatalyst for environmentally benign solar hydrogen production, A. P. Bhirud, S. D. Sathaye, R. P. Waichal, L. K. Nikam and B. B. Kale, Green Chemistry, 14 (10) (2012) 2790

Optical analysis of Dy3+: CdO–Bi2O3–B2O3 glasses, S. Sailaja, C. N. Raju, C. A. Reddy, S. H. Raju, U. Rambabu and B. S. Reddy, Ferroelectric Letters, 40 (2013) 30

Ink-Jet Printed Conducting Polyaniline based Flexible Humidity Sensor, Milind V. Kulkarni*, Sanjay K. Apte, Sonali D. Naik, Jalindar D. Ambekar and Bharat B. Kale, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical , (2013) 178 140-143

Thermally reduced graphene oxide/thermoplastic polyurethane nanocomposites as photomechanical actuators”. M. N. Muralidharan and Seema Ansari, Advanced Materials Letters 4 (12), (2013) 927-932

Heterogeneous Photocatalysis: Novel Approach for Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming Reaction, SS. Arbuj, B N. Wani,UP. Mulik, SMC Bulletin, 2013, 4(3), 40-45

Effects of host composition, Al3+ as a sensitizer and SiO2 surface coating on luminescence intensity, color purity of MVO4: Al3+, Eu3+ @ SiO2 (M = Gd, Y and Gd/Y) red phosphors, U. Rambabu,  N. R. Munirathnam, D.P. Amalnerkar,  T. L. Prakash,  B. Sudhakar Reddy,  S. Chatterjee,Materials Chemistry and Physics, Volume 142, Issues 2–3, 15 November 2013, Pages 459–468

Environmentally benign enhanced H2 production from abundant copious waste H2S using size tuneable cubic bismuth (Bi0) quantum dots–GeO2 glass photocatalyst under solar light, S. K. Apte, S. N. Garaje, S. D. Naik, R. P. Waichal and B.B. Kale, Green Chemistry, 15 (2013) 3459.

Effect of m-nitroaniline doping on the optical humidity-sensing characteristics of cobalt/poly(vinyl alcohol) nanocomposites, Poonam Mahapure, Parag Adhyapak, Suresh Gosavi, Rohini Aiyer, Uttamrao Mulik and  Dinesh Amalnerkar,Journal of Applied Polymer Science ,123 (2012) 3565

Nanostructured N-doped TiO2 marigold flowers for an efficient solar hydrogen production from H2S, NS Chaudhari, SS Warule, SA Dhanmane, MV Kulkarni, M Valant, B Kale, Nanoscale,2013, 5 (19), 9383-9390

Simplistic approach for in-situ generation of ZnS quantum dots in polyphenylene sulphide matrix via chalcogen enriched solid-solid reaction technique, N Rumale, S Arbuj, G Umarji, M Shinde, U Mulik, A Pokle, D. Amalnerkar, Physica Status Solidi (A), 2013, 210, 345-348.

Luminescence optimization with superior asymmetric ratio (Red/Orange) and color purity of MBO3:Eu3+ @ SiO2 (M = Y, Gd & Al) nano down conversion phosphors, U.Rambabu and S. D. Han, RSC Advances, 3 (2013) 1368

Effect of Temperature of Synthesis on X-Ray, Infrared Spectroscopic Study and Magnetic Properties of Magnesium Zinc Ferrites, S Khot, NS Shinde, BP Ladgaonkar, B B Kale,* S C Watawe, Key Engineering Materials (2013) 547, 57-69

Hydrothermal synthesis of SnS2 faceted Nano sheets and their Visible Light driven Photocatalytic performance, J.M. Mali, S.S. Arbuj, J.D. Ambekar, S.B. Rane, U.P. Mulik, D.P. Amalnerkar, Science of Advanced Materials 5(2013)1994

Humidity sensing performance of nanoscale copper oxide and non-stoichiometric copper sulfide entrenched in engineering thermoplastic matrix, D.Adkar, P. Adhyapak, U. Mulik, S. Jadkar and D. Amalnerkar,
J. Nanoengg. Naomanuf. 3 (2013) 186

Photomechanical characteristics of thermally reduced graphene oxide - Polydimethylsiloxane nanocomposites”. Seema Ansari, C. Rahima and M. N. Muralidharan, Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering 52 (15) 2013, 1604-1610.

Heterogeneous Photocatalysed Heck reaction over PdCl 2 /TiO 2 , SB Waghmode, SS Arbuj, BN Wani, New J. Chemistry, 2013, 37, 2911-2916.

Preparation, optical, and photocatalytic studies of defect pyrochlores: KCr0.33W1.67O6 and A x Cr0.33W1.67O6•nH2O, G. Ravi, Naveen Kumar Veldurthi, Muvva D. Prasad,   N R Munirathnam,  G. Prasad,  M. Vithal, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, August 2013, 15:1939.

Investigation of micropipe and defects in molten KOH etching of 6H - n-silicon carbide (SiC) single crystal” -
Sandeep Mahajan, M. V. Rokade, S. T. Ali, K. Srinivasa Rao, N. R. Munirathnam, T. L. Prakash, D. P. Amalnerkar;
Materials Letters 101 (2013) 72–75

Single step hydrothermal approach for devising hierarchical Ag–ZnO heterostructures with significant enhancement in field emission performance, S. S. Warule, N. S. Chaudhari, R. T. Khare, J. D. Ambekar, B. B. Kale and M. A. More, Crystal Engineering Communication, 15 (2013) 7475

Growth of Bi2Te3 quantum dots/rods in glass: a unique highly stable nanosystem with novel functionality for high performance magneto optical devices, R. P. Panmand, G. Kumar, S. M. Mahajan, N. Shroff, B. B. Kale and S. W. Gosavi, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 14 (2012) 16236

A hollow nanogold/meso-magnetite composite: pulsed laser synthesis, properties, and biosensing application, Nilima Chaudhari, Sambhaji Warule, Shailaja Agrawal, Vishal Thakare,Samuel Jouen, Beatrice Hannoyer, Bharat Kale*, Kishore Paknikar, Satishchandra Ogale, Journal of nanoparticle research (2013) 15, 1-16.

Ba(Zn1/3Ta2/3)O3 filled PTFE composites for microwave substrate applications
N.K. James, P.S.Simna and R.Ratheesh, Int. J. Mater. Struc. Integr., 7, 22-30 (2013)

Synthesis and luminescence properties of broad band greenish-yellow emitting LnVO4: Bi3+ and (Ln1, Ln2)VO4:Bi3+ (Ln = La, Gd & Y) as down conversion phosphors, U. Rambabu and S. D. Han, Ceramic International, 39 (2013) 701

Role of grain size on the magnetic properties of La 0.7 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 , PA Yadav, AV Deshmukh, KP Adhi, BB Kale, N Basavaih, SI Patil, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (2012) 328, 86-90,

Effect of annealing temperature on optical properties of titanium dioxide thin films prepared by sol-gel method M. T. Sarode, P. N. Shelke, Y. B. Khollam, M. G.Takwale, S. R. Jadkar, B. B . Kale*, Int. J. Mod. Phys. Conf. Ser. (2012) 06, 13.

Effect of Cu and Fe addition on electrical properties of Ni–Mn–Co–O NTC thermistor compositions, M.N. Muralidharan, P.R. Rohini, E.K. Sunny, K.R. Dayas, A. Seema, Ceramic International, 38, 2012, 6481-6486

Influence  of Lithium doping on the structural and electrical characteristics of  ZnO Thin Films,”Anto Johny T¹ Viswanathan Kumar,  Hideyuki Imai, and Isaku Kanno, Thin Solid Films, 520,5797(2012)

Field Emission and Photo-Catalytic Investigations on Hierarchical Nanostructures of Copper Doped CdS Synthesized by Kitchen-Chemistry Approach, MD Shinde, PG Chavan, GG Umarji, SS Arbuj, SB Rane, MA More, DS Joag, D. P. Amalnerkar, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol., 2012, 12, 3788-3798.

Williamson-Hall analysis in estimation of lattice strain in nanometer-sized ZnO particles, V.D. Mote, Y. Purushotham and B.N. Dole, Journal of Theoretical and Applied Physics, 6 (2012) 1-8

Eco-friendly solar light driven hydrogen production from copious waste H 2 S and organic dye degradation by stable and efficient orthorhombic CdS quantum dots–GeO 2 glass photocatalyst, SK Apte, SN Garaje, M Valant, B. B Kale*, Green Chem. (2012) 14, 1455-1462

Eco-friendly solar light driven hydrogen production from copious waste H 2 S and organic dye degradation by stable and efficient orthorhombic CdS quantum dots–GeO 2 glass photocatalyst Sanjay K. Apte ,  Sunil N. Garaje ,  Matjaz Valant and Bharat B. Kale* Green Chem., 2012, 14, 1455-1462.

Synthesis of ZnS Nanowire Bundles and their Photocatalytic Activity for Dye Degradation, RD Bolade, SD Naik, SK Apte, JD Ambekar, SS Arbuj, MV Kulkarni, UP Mulik, BB Kale, Advanced Science, Engineering and Medicine, 2012, 4, 1–9.

Synthesis and characterization of Mn doped ZnS nanometer-sized particles, V.D. Mote, V.R. Huse, Y. Purushotham, S.S. Shah and B.N. Dole, AIP Conf. Proceedings, 1447 (2012) 217-218

Self-aligned nanocrystalline ZnO hexagons by facile solid-state and co-precipitation route JH Thorat, KG Kanade, LK Nikam, PD Chaudhari, RP Panmand, BB Kale*, Journal of Nanoparticle Research (2012) 14, 1-10

“Self-aligned nanocrystalline ZnO hexagons by facile solid-state and co-precipitation route”J. H. Thorat, K. G. Kanade, L. K. Nikam, P. D. Chaudhari, R. P. Panmand, B. B. Kale*, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, (2012) 14, 657.

Growth of Bi2Te3 quantum dots/rods in glass: a unique highly stable nanosystem with novel functionality for high performance magneto optical devices, RP Panmand, G Kumar, SM Mahajan, N Shroff, BB Kale,* SW Gosavi, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2012) 14, 16236- 16242,

Preparation, Characterization, and H 2 S Sensing Performance of Sprayed Nanostructured SnO2 Thin Films R. H. Bari, R. S. Khadayate, S. B. Patil, A. R. Bari, G. H. Jain, L. A. Patil, and B. B. Kale*, ISRN Nanotechnology Volume 2012, Article ID 734325,

An eco-friendly, highly stable and efficient nanostructured p-type N-doped ZnO photocatalyst for environmentally benign solar hydrogen production, Green Chemistry, AP Bhirud, SD Sathaye, RP Waichal, LK Nikam, B. B. Kale*, 2012, 14 (10), 2790-2798,2012

Purification of cadmium by selective volatization in vacuum in the presence of presence of oxide       phase on its melt,   N R Munirathnam, K Srinivasa Rao and T L Prakash , Bulletin of Materials Science, 35 (2012)163

Effect of Annealing Temperature on Optical Properties of Titanium Dioxide Thin Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Method, MT Sarode, PN Shelke, SD Gunjal, YB Khollam, MG Takwale, SR Jadkar, BB Kale*, International Journal of Modern Physics: Conference Series (2012) 6, 13-18,

K. Stanly Jacob, P A Abrham, N. Rani Panicker, and N C Pramanik*, “Preparation and nitrogen sorption characteristics of silica aerogel suitable for sensor applications”, IEEE 2012, pp. 96-97

Architectured Bi 2 S 3 nanoflowers: photoenhanced field emission study Sambhaji S. Warule, Ranjit V. Kashid, Deodatta R. Shinde, Nilima S. Chaudhari, Bharat B. Kale*, and Mahendra A. More, Journal of Nanoparticle Research (2012) 14, 6889.

Purification of cadmium by selective volatization in vacuum in the presence of presence of oxide       phase on its melt,   N R Munirathnam, K Srinivasa Rao and T L Prakash , Bulletin of Materials Science, Issue 2, Vol-35 (2012).

Synthesis and humidity sensing properties of ZnSnO 3 cubic crystallites, D Bauskar, B.B Kale*, P

Patil, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical (2012) 161, 396-400,

Synthesis and fluorescence properties of (Y, Ga)PO4: Sm3+powder phosphors, U. Rambabu, S. Sailaja, B. S. Reddy, S. D. Han, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, 6 (2012) 9

Formation of multifunctional nanocomposites with ultrathin layers of polyaniline (PANI) on silver vanadium oxide (SVO) nanospheres by in situ polymerization, RS Diggikar, MV Kulkarni, GM Kale, BB Kale, Journal of Materials Chemistry A (2012) 1, 3992-4001

“Morphology controlled synthesis of LiV 2 O 5 /Ag nanocomposite nanotubes with enhanced electrochemical performance” Rahul S Diggikar, Vishal M Dhavale, Dhanraj B Shinde, Nihal S Kanbargi, Milind V Kulkarni, Bharat B Kale*, RSC Advance, (2012) 2 3231-3233

Preparation of high pure Zinc for electronic application using selective evaporation under Vacuum, ST Ali, K Srinivasa Rao, C Laxman, N R Munirathnam and T L Prakash , Separation and Purification Technology 85 (2012) 78-82.