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Dr.Achu Chandran

Dr.Achu Chandran
Professional Experience
  • Scientist at CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram
    (August 2019 to till date)
  • Scientist at CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani
    (May 2016 to August 2019)
  • Quick Hire Scientist at CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (NPL), New Delhi
    (August 2013 to May 2016)
Achievements & Awards

Awards and Accomplishments

  • Early Career Research Award (2019) in Engineering Sciences by DST-SERB, Govt. of India
  • ‘Young Scientist Award’ (2017) in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering by Venus International Research Foundation, Chennai
  • DAAD Fellowship (GSSP-2015) in Material Science at TU Darmstadt, Germany
  • CSIR-Senior Research Fellowship in Applied Physics (2014) by CSIR-India
  • Qualified the GATE-2011 exam for Electrical Engineering with 95.7 percentile
  • State topper with A+ Grade in all Subjects in both Intermediate and Matriculation
Publications
  1. Achu Chandran, T. Joshi, I. Shanrma, K. M. Subhedar, D. S. Mehta, A. M. Biradar “Monolayer graphene electrodes as alignment layer for ferroelectric liquid crystal devices”
    Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2019, 279, 294-298. [Impact Factor (I.F): 4.56]
  2. Eshwar Thouti, C. Mistry, Achu Chandran, D. K. Panwar, P. Kumar, Heena Suman and Jamil Akhtar
    Study of seamless Au mesh flexible transparent heaters: Influence of mesh coverage
    J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 2019, 52, 425301. (I.F: 2.83)
  3. Sidra Khan, S. Chauhan, Achu Chandran, Michał Czerwiński, Jakub Herman, Ashok M Biradar, Jai Prakash
    “Enhancement of dielectric and electro-optical parameters of a newly prepared ferroelectric liquid crystal mixture by dispersing nano-sized copper oxide”
    Liquid Crystals, 2019, DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2019.1643506 (I.F: 3.07)
  4. Achu Chandran, P. K. Khanna, D. Haranath and A. M. Biradar
    “Interfacial behavior of confined mesogens at smectic-C*-water boundary”
    Physical Review E, 2018, 97(2), 022701. (I.F: 2.35)
  5. Achu Chandran, T Joshi, P. K. Khanna, D. S. Mehta, D. Haranath and A. M. Biradar
    “Alignment of smecticmesogens over engineered surfaces”
    Journal of Applied Physics, 2017, 122 (1), 014101. (I.F: 2.33)
  6. J. Prakash, Achu Chandran and Ashok M Biradar
    “Scientific developments of liquid crystal-based optical memory: a review”
    Reports on Progress in Physics (IOP), 2017, 80, 016601. (I.F: 16.62)
  7. S. K.Saha, M. K. Paul, Achu Chandran, P. K.Khanna, A. M.Biradar
    “Low-temperature nematic phase in asymmetrical 1, 3, 4-oxadiazole bent-core liquid crystals possessing lateral methoxy group”
    Liquid Crystals, 2017, 44(11), 1739-1750. (I.F: 3.07)
  8. Achu Chandran, J. Prakash, J. Gangwar, T. Joshi, A. K. Srivastava, D. Haranath and A. M. Biradar
    “Low-voltage electro-optical memory device based on NiOnanorods dispersed in a ferroelectric liquid crystal”
    RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 53873-53881. (I.F: 3.05)
  9. D. Bansal, A. Bajpai, P. Kumar, M. Kaur, A. Kumar, Achu Chandran and K. Rangra Low voltage driven RF MEMS capacitive switch with reduced buckling
    J. Micromech. Microeng. (IOP), 2016, 27, 024001. (I.F: 2.14)
  10. Achu Chandran, A. Choudhary, P. Singh, D. Haranath and A. M. Biradar.
    “Probing the dynamics of geometrically confined ferroelectric mesogens at air interface”.
    Soft Matter (RSC), 2015, 11, 749-755. (I.F: 3.39)
  11. J. Prakash, Achu Chandran, A. Malikand A. M. Biradar
    “Role of cell thickness in tailoring the dielectric and electro-optical parameters of ferroelectric liquid crystals”.
    Liquid Crystals, 2015, 42, 1748-1753. (I.F: 3.07)
  12. G. Jamwal, J. Prakash, Achu Chandran, J. Gangwar, A. K. Srivastava and A. M. Biradar
    “Effect of nickel oxide nanoparticles on dielectric and optical properties of nematic liquid crystal”
    AIP Conf. Proc., 2015, 1675, 030065.
  13. J. Gangwar, Achu Chandran, T. Joshi, R. Verma, A. M. Biradar,S. K.Tripathi, B. K. Gupta and A. K. Srivastava.
    “Probing on phase dependent luminescent properties of Al2O3 nanowires for their performance in ferroelectric liquid crystal”.
    Materials Research Express (IOP), 2015, 2, 075013. (I.F: 1.45)
  14. Achu Chandran, Jai Prakash, K. Naik, A. K. Srivastava, R. Dabrowski, M. Czerwiski and A. M. Biradar.
    “Preparation and characterization of MgO nanoparticles/ferroelectric liquid crystal composites for faster display devices with improved contrast”
    Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2014, 2, 1844-1853. (I.F: 6.64)
  15. Achu Chandran, Jai Prakash, Tilak Joshi, Ashok M. Biradar.
    “Probing the effect of temperature and electric field on the low frequency dielectric relaxation in a ferroelectric liquid crystal mesogen”
    Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2014, 198, 280-285. (I.F: 4.56)
  16. MuktaTyagi, Achu Chandran, T Joshi, J Prakash, VV Agrawal, A. M. Biradar
    “Self assembled monolayer based liquid crystal biosensor for free cholesterol detection”
    Applied Physics Letters, 2014, 104, 154104. (I.F: 3.52)
  17. Achu Chandran, Jai Prakash, PrasunGanguly and Ashok M. Biradar
    “Zirconia nanoparticles/ferroelectric liquid crystal composites for ionic impurities free memory applications”
    RSC Advances, 2013, 3, 17166-17173. (I.F: 3.05)
  18. ShashankTripathi, Jai Prakash, Achu Chandran, Tilak Joshi, Anil Kumar, Ajay Dhar and Ashok M. Biradar.
    “Enhanced dielectric and electro-optical properties of a newly synthesized ferroelectric liquid crystal material by doping gold nanoparticles-decorated multiwalled carbon nanotubes”
    Liquid Crystals, 2013, 40, 1255-1262. (I.F: 3.07)
Academic Qualification
  • PhD (Engineering)
    Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research,
    CSIR- National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K. S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi.
    Thesis Title: “Studies on the dynamics of liquid crystals at interface with immiscible structures for device applications”.
  • M.Tech (Advanced Material Physics and Engineering)
    Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research,
    CSIR- National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K. S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi.
  • B.Tech (Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
    Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kerala
Projects

Research Projects

Sl. No. Title Role Funding Agency Quantum of funding Collaborations Time Schedule Current status
1. Self-powered electro-optical memory devices for next generation display and data storage applications Principal Investigator (PI) DST-SERB ~47.48 lakhs - 2019-2022 Ongoing
2. Fabrication of circuit using LTCC technology and investigation of methodology for packaging of power devices Co-PI DRDO ~10 lakhs DRDO-SSPL Delhi 2018-2019 Completed
3. Nano-Biosensors and Microfluidics for Health Care Sub-task owner CSIR ~29.7 Crore NIIST, CCMB, CGCRI IMTech 2018-2020 Ongoing
4. Customization of LTCC hotplates for warming of microfarming unit in high altitude cold desert Team Member DRDO ~10 lakhs DRDO-DIHAR Leh 2017-2018 Completed
5. Development of thick film sensor electrodes for bio-sensing applications Team Member DRDO ~10 lakhs DRDO-DRDE Gwalior 2016-2018 Completed
6. Development of silent killer gas detector using LTCC technology Team Member CSIR ~78.72 lakhs CSIR (FTT) 2016-2018 Completed
Research Areas

Current Research Areas

  • Interface of Liquid Crystals (LC) with immiscible structures
  • LC based electro-optical memory devices and sensors
  • LC-nanocomposites for display applications
  • Triboelectric nanogenerators
  • Thick film screen printable devices
  • Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramics (LTCC)/alumina based devices and components
  • Customized packaging of MEMS devices and Microsensors