Research papers published in SCI International journals A) Research Papers Published: 1. TMOS based water repellent silica thin films by co-precursor method using TMES as a hydrophobic agent. Sanjay S. Latthe, D. Y. Nadargi, A. V. Rao. J. Applied Surface Science 255 (2009) 3600. 2. Superhydrophobic silica films by sol-gel co-precursor method. Sanjay S. Latthe, Hiroaki Imai, V. Ganesan, A. V. Rao. J. Applied Surface Science, 256 (2009) 217. 3. TEOS based water repellent silica films obtained by a co-precursor sol gel method. Sanjay S. Latthe, H. Hirashima, A. V. Rao. J. Smart Materials and Structures 18 (2009) 095017. 4. Optically transparent superhydrophobic TEOS-derived silica films by surface silylation method. Sanjay S. Latthe, Hiroaki Imai, V. Ganesan, C. Kappenstein, A. V. Rao, J. Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 53 (2010) 208. 5. Ultrahydrophobic silica films by sol gel process. Sanjay S. Latthe, Hiroaki Imai, V. Ganesan, A. V. Rao J. Porous Materials, (In Press, 2009). 6. Sliding behavior of water drops on sol-gel derived hydrophobic silica films. Sanjay S. Latthe, S. L. Dhere, C. Kappenstein, Hiroaki Imai, V. Ganesan, S. C. Gupta, P. B. Wagh, A. V. Rao J. Applied Surface Science, 256 (2010) 3259. 7. Preparation of MTMS based transparent superhydrophobic silica films by sol gel method. A. V. Rao, Sanjay S. Latthe, D. Y. Nadargi, H. Hirashima, V. Ganesan. J. Colloid and Interface Science 332 (2009) 484.
8. Studies on rheological properties of methyltriethoxysilane (MTES) based flexible superhydrophobic silica aerogels. D. Y. Nadargi, Sanjay S. Latthe, H. Hirashima, A. V. Rao J. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 117 (2009) 617. 9. Effect of post-treatment (gel aging) on the properties of methyltrimethoxysilane based silica aerogels prepared by two-step sol gel process. D. Y. Nadargi, Sanjay S. Latthe, A. V. Rao J. Sol-Gel Science and Technology 49 (2009) 53 10. Room temperature synthesis and characterization of CdO nanowires by chemical bath deposition (CBD) method. D.S. Dhawale, A.M. More, Sanjay S. Latthe, K.Y. Rajpure, C.D. Lokhande J. Applied Surface Science 254 (2008) 3269. 11. Control on wetting properties of spin-deposited silica films by surface silylation method. A. V. Rao, Sanjay S. Latthe, S. L. Dhere, S. S. Pawar, Hiroaki Imai, V. Ganesan, S. C. Gupta, P. B. Wagh, J. Applied Surface Science 256 (2010) 2115 12. Transparent water repellent silica films by sol-gel process. S. L. Dhere, Sanjay S. Latthe, C. Kappenstein, G. M. Pajonk, Hiroaki Imai, V. Ganesan, S. C. Gupta, P. B. Wagh, A. V. Rao J. Applied Surface Science 256 (2010) 3624. 13. Comparative Studies on p-type CuI Grown on Glass and Copper Substrate by SILAR Method. S. L. Dhere, Sanjay S. Latthe, C. Kappenstein, A. V. Rao J. Applied Surface Science, 256 (2010) 3967. B) Research Papers Communicated 14. Porous water repellent silica coatings on glass by sol-gel method. A. B. Gurav, Sanjay S. Latthe, C. Kappenstein, A. V. Rao, R. S. Vhatkar. J. Porous Materials, (Under Review, 2010).
c) Presentations at Conferences / Meetings 1. TEOS based water repellent silica thin films by sol-gel method. Poster presentation at International Conference on Advanced Materials (ICAMA-07), 15-17 November, 2007, Physics Department, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. 2. Effect of Water exchange process and silylation period on hydrophobicity of the Ambient pressure dried silica aerogels using sodium silicate precursor. Poster presentation at the 52 nd DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, (SSPS-2007), 27-31 December, 2007, University of Mysore, Mysore. 3. TMOS based transparent hydrophobic silica thin films by co-precursor method using TMES as a hydrophobic agent. Poster presentation at the 53 rd DAE, Solid State Physics Symposium, (SSPS-2008), 16-20 December, 2008, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. 4. Preparation of a TEOS based water repellent silica thin films by sol-gel coprecursor Method. Poster presentation at the International conference on Nanomaterials and Applications-2008 (ICNAMA-2008), 9-11 December, 2008, Physics Dept., Shivaji University, Kolhapur. 5. Transparent water repellent silica thin films by sol-gel co-precursor method. Poster presentation at the International workshop on Nanotechnology and Advanced Functional Materials, held from 9-11 July 2009, National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune. 6. Wetting behavior of electron irradiated superhydrophobic silica films Poster presentation at the International workshop on Molecular/organic Electronic Devices (MOED-2009) held from 22-25 September, 2009, Dept. of Physics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
7. Optically transparent superhydrophobic silica films by sol-gel method. Poster presentation at the International conference on Sol-Gel processes for Advanced Ceramics (SGPAC-2009) held from 11-14 October, 2009, Convention Centre, Anupuram (Kalpakkam), Tamilnadu. 8. Sliding behavior of water drops on hydrophobic silica films Poster presentation at the National Seminar on Advanced Materials (NSAM-2010) held from 19-20 December, 2010, Physics Department, Shivaji University, Kolhapur.