Cochin University of Science and Technology SPIE Student Chapter Optoelectronic Devices Laboratory, Department of Physics Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi - 682 022, India Phone: 91-484-2577404 Extn 33 Fax +91-484-2577595 E-Mail H cusatspie@gmail.com Web: Hhttp://physics.cusat.ac.in/spie.htm Bi-Annual Report Dec 2006 June 2007 Cochin University SPIE Chapter has twenty one student members and two regular members working in the area of Optoelectronics, Conducting polymers, Holography etc. The members are actively involved in various academic activities at the Department of Physics, CUSAT. This report briefs the activities of our chapter members from December 2006 to June 2007. It includes monthly lectures, two day seminar, ten day workshop, etc. Office Bearers for 2006-2007 Staff advisor: Dr. M.K. Jayaraj (ID 833951); email: mkj@cusat.ac.in President: Mr. Ajimsha Rohini Sreedharan (ID 3004204); email: aji@cusat.ac.in Vice President: Mr. Rajeev Mekkat (ID 3058468); email: rajivetomy@cusat.ac.in Secretary: Mr. Saji Joseph (ID 3058477); email: saji@cusat.ac.in Treasurer: Ms. Mini Krishna K. (ID 3058466); email: minikrishna@cusat.ac.in Other Members Arun Aravind, aruncusat@gmail.com Anila Edathottiyil Issac, anila_ei@yahoo.com Anoop Gopinathan, agm@cusat.ac.in Beena John, bmj@cusat.ac.in Joshy Varghese, joshynv@yahoo.com
Sandeep Kalathimekkao Raveendranath Kannoth, ravi_knath@yahoo.co.in Ratheesh Kumar, ratheesh707@gmail.com Vanaja Kuzhikattil Achuthan, kavanaja@cusat.ac.in Nisha Madhavan, nishamadhav@cusat.ac.in Amrithesh Mukundan, amrithesh_m@yahoo.com Aneesh Pacheri Madathil, aneeshpm@cusat.ac.in Manoj Ramachandran, manojr@cusat.ac.in Reshmi Raman, reshmir@cusat.ac.in Asha Sukumaran, ashaas@cusat.ac.in Sreeja Thampi, sreekrishna07@yahoo.co.in Vinitha Baboo, vinithababoo@gmail.com Dr. Jayalekshmi Kartha, jayalekshmi@cusat.ac.in Monthly Lectures Chapter conducts lectures on selected topics at regular intervals. Experts from the field of optics and optoelectronics are usually invited to deliver the lectures. Details are given below: Date Programs Orator 12-13, April 2007 23-24, February 2007 31st January 2007 4th Dec. 2006 Lectures on Semiconductor Nanostructures Modes in Optical waveguides, Switching in optical waveguides Nanotechnologies for Cancer Detection and Therapeutics Magnetic Properties of LBMO Thin Films - Phase Separation and Magnetostriction Models Prof. Lalit M. Kukreja, CAT, Indore Prof. R. Vijaya, IIT, Bombay K. Manzoor, NPOL Cochin Tamio Endo, Mie University, Japan
4th Dec. 2006 Deposition of high-current-density thick YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 films without micro cracks on CeO 2 -buffered sapphire substrates for fault-current limiters Hirofumi Yamasaki, AIST, Japan Ten Day workshop for School Children (April 16-26, 2007) The Chapter organized a ten day workshop for school children during the month of April (16 th 26 th ). Students from educational institutions across Kerala participated in the event. The workshop was inaugurated by the Vice chancellor of Cochin University, Prof. (Dr.) P.K. Abdul Azis, on 16 th April 2007. The workshop was conducted to give the young minds an exposure to various interesting aspects of physics. Hands-on experience on various experiments in physics, telescope making etc were also arranged. The workshop also provided an opportunity for students to see some of the frontier experiments being carried out in the research labs of the Department. Prof. P.K. Abdul Azis (Vice Chancellor, CUSAT) inaugurating the Ten day workshop for school children
Students doing experiments in solar cells Telescope making
Participants of ten day workshop for school children Seven experiments and about 25 lectures on different topics were given in the workshop. One day was completely dedicated for telescope making in which the students were taught the basics of telescope optics and were trained to make their own telescopes with the raw materials provided. One complete day was spent in c-sis (Center for Science in Society), an auxiliary institution established in the University campus to create scientific awareness among the public, where students got acquaintance with different scientific principles through SCIENCE-in-ACTION working models and See and Believe experiments. The students were also given a chance to use the library facilities during these days. More Details of workshop are available at http://physics.cusat.ac.in/spie/workshop_07.htm Seminar on Gravity and Light (February 23-24, 2007) The SPIE-CUSAT Chapter joined hands with the Department of Physics and the IUCAA Reference Centre to organize a two day seminar on "Gravity and Light", an annual event conducted since 2005. This seminar is usually meant for post graduate students in physics. Students from different parts of the state participated in the event and experts from across the country were invited to deliver lectures on topics related to space,
optoelectronics, spectroscopy, etc. This year, the seminar was conducted during 23 24 February 2007. The details are given below: Speakers Topics Prof. C. V. Vishveshwara, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore Prof. R. Vijaya, IIT, Bombay Prof. E. Krishnakumar, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai Black Holes Modes in Optical waveguides, Switching in optical waveguides Physics of Attosecond light Pulses and its Applications Prof. T.R. Govindarajan, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai Prof. P.P.Divakaran, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai Prof. G. Aruldhas, Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram Geometry and Gravity Discovery of Calculus in ancient Kerala Recent Trends in Raman Spectroscopy Dr.R.Vijaya, Associate Professor, Dept. of Physics, IIT Bombay gave two talks on the basics of waveguides under visiting lecture program. Future Plans Monthly lecture programs which help a lot to the scholarly improvement of research and post-graduate students will be continued. National seminar on New Horizons in Theoretical and Experimental Physics will be conducted in October 2007 in collaboration with the Department of Physics, CUSAT. Physics quiz for graduate students from various colleges in Kerala will be organized in November 2007 in association with Department of Physics, CUSAT
Financial Statement Total amount credited (11/12/2006 31/05/2007) Nil Carried forward (as on 10/12/06) Rs. 14,102/- Total Rs. 14,102/- Expenditure Ten Day work shop for school children Materials for making telescope Rs. 22,800/- Food and snacks For the conduct of Seminars Rs. 4,000/- Total Rs. 26,800/- Excess Expenditure Rs. 12,698/- A word of gratitude We express our heartfelt gratitude to the International Society for Optical engineering for financial assistance, officer s travel grant and knowledge imparted. Major Publications of the Chapter Members during this period Study on sulfur diffusion in CuInSe 2 thin films using two thermal profiles, Rahana Yoosuf, and M.K. Jayaraj, Thin Solid Films, 515 (15), p.6188-6191, 2007 Transparent p-agcoo 2 /n-zno Diode Heterojunction Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Deposition, R. S. Ajimsha, K. A. Vanaja, M. K. Jayaraj, P. Misra, V. K. Dixit and L. M. Kukreja. Thin solid film (in press) Pulsed Laser Deposition of p-type α-aggao2 thin films. K.A.Vanaja, R.S.Ajmsha, A.S. Asha, K.Rajeev Kumar, and M.K.Jayaraj, Thin Solid Films (in press).
Polyaniline doped with orthophosphoric acid A material with prospects for optoelectronic applications, M. Amrithesh, S. Aravind, S. Jayalekshmi, R.S. Jayasree, Accepted- Journal of Alloys and Compounds Enhanced luminescence observed in polyaniline polymethylmethacrylate composites, M. Amrithesh, S. Aravind, S. Jayalekshmi, R.S. Jayasree, Accepted- Journal of Alloys and Compounds Evidence of band structure modification of LiMn2O4 upon lithium deintercalation by photoacoustic spectroscopy, S. Thomas Lee, K. Raveendranath, M. Rajive Tomy. Paulraj, S. Jayalekshmi & J. Ravi, Applied Physics Letters 90, 1 (2007) Evidence of band structure modification due to Jahn Teller distortion in LixMn2O4 by photoacoustic spectroscopy, S Thomas Lee,K Raveendranath, Rajive M Tomy, Nibu A George,S Jayalekshmi and Jyotsna Ravi J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 40 (2007) 3807 3810 Host sensitized white luminescence from ZnGa2O4:Dy 3+ phosphor, K. Mini Krishna, G. Anoop and M.K. Jayaraj, Journal of Electrochemical society. (In press) Enhancement of Diffraction Efficiency and Storage Life of Poly (Vinyl Chloride) Based Optical Recording Medium with the Incorporation of an Electron Donor Beena Mary John, Ushamani M, K.Sreekumar, Rani Joseph, C.Sudha Kartha, Appl. Opt. 46(3) 346-350(2007) Red shift in the photoluminescence emission of SrS:Cu,Cl phosphor, E.I Anila, G. Anoop, K. Mini Krishna, I P Sanjay Kumar and M.K Jayaraj, Photonics 2006 Preparation and characterization of SrS:Cu,Cl nanophosphor, E.I.Anila, Arun Aravind and M.K.Jayaraj, MATCON 2007 Synthesis and optical characterization of copper doped srs nano phosphor E.I.Anila, Arun Aravind and M.K.Jayaraj, NCSE 2007 Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterization of ZnGa2O4 Nanophosphor, K. Mini Krishna, K. Manzoor, P. M. Aneesh and M. K. Jayaraj, CTMS 2007 Synthesis and Characterization of Luminescent Sodium doped ZnO quantum dots B. Vinitha, K. Manzoor, R. S. Ajimsha, P. M. Aneesh, M. K. Jayaraj, NSCE 2007
Effect of Oxygen Pressure on the Optical Properties of RF Sputtered BST Thin Films, Reshmi.R, M.T.Sebastian, M.K.Jayaraj, NCSE 2007 Low temperature deposition of La 0.5 Sr 0.5 Co 0.5 Ni 0.5 O 3 thin films A.S.Asha M.T.Sebastian, M.K.Jayaraj, NCSE 2007 Investigations on the Electrical properties of LixMn2O4 Nanocomposite, K.Raveendranath, M. Rajive Tomy, S.Jayalekshmi, National conference on current trends in material science (CTMS-07), march 25-27, 2007 Christian college Chengannur, Kottayam, India. Effect of Ag+ ion concentration on the optical absorption and photoluminescence observed in the silver glass nanocomposites, M. Rajive Tomy, K.C. Haridas, K. Raveendranath, S. Jayalekshmi, International Symposium for Research Scholars on Metallurgy, Materials Science & Engineering, December 18-20, 2006, IIT Madras Red Sensitive Photopolymer for Permanent Holographic Storage, Beena Mary John, Rani Joseph, K Sreekumar, C.Sudha Kartha, Proceedings of Photonics 2006 conference (organized by SPIE, DRDO and University of Hyderabad), Hyderabad, December 13-16, 2006 Influence of butyl acrylate on the diffraction efficiency of PVC based holographic recording medium, Beena Mary John, Ushamani M, Rani Joseph, K.Sreekumar, C.Sudha Kartha,, National conference on current trends in material science-ctms-07, Chengannur, 25-27 March 2007. A Photopolymerizable holographic recording media with spectral sensitivity in the entire visible region, Beena Mary John, Pramitha V, Nimmi K.P, K.Sreekumar, Rani Joseph and C.Sudha Kartha, 31 st Optical society of India symposium on contemporary optics and applications (organized by OSI and M.S university), Baroda,1-3 March,2007 A new self-developing and stable copper doped photopolymer system for holographic applications, Beena Mary John, Rani Joseph, C.Sudha Kartha, Proceedings of 19 th Kerala Science Congress, Kannur (29-31 Jan.07)