Dr. O.P. Pandey - School of Physics and Material Science

Dr. O.P. Pandey

Senior Professor

Specialization

Solidification

Email

oppandey@thapar.edu

Specialization

Solidification

Email

oppandey@thapar.edu

Area:

Metal matrix composites, Nanomaterials, energy materials, functionalized materials, heterogenous catalysis, Solid oxide fuel cells, Targeted drug delivery systems, Fluoroscence materials

Biography:

Ph.D. (Metallurgical Engineering) 1992, IT BHUT, Varanasi (Title: Microstructural evolution in undercooled metallic droplets)

M.Tech. (Materials Technology) 1984, IT BHU, Varanasi

Research interests:

Undercooling, Powder Metallurgy, Rapid Solidification, Spray deposition, Heat treatment, Composites, Foam, Glass-Ceramics, MAX phases, Magnetic Materials, Semi-conducting materials, Nanomaterials-Composites, Photoluminescent materials, Photocatalysis, Electrocatalysis

Teaching interest:

Physical metallurgy, Materials science, Materials processing, Solidification and casting, Nanomaterials, Phase transformation, Rapid solidification, Powder metallurgy, Ceramics, Heat treatment and composite

Research Projects

Microstructural.;characteristics of atomized Al-Cu-Si alloys
Aomization and spray-deposition of copper base alloys
Development of infrastructure in the area of high performance ceramics
Processing and properties of spray deposited bearing materials
Development of electrolyte materials for solid oxide fuel cells
Effect of ion beam irradiation on the magnetic properties of Nd-Fe-B thin films
Development of sealant materials for solid oxide fuel cells
Development of high performance commercial bearing materials by spray deposition technique
Preparation of strontium hexa ferrite powders from celestite ore and blue dust
Synthesis and characterization of aluminium metal matrix functionally graded armor materials reinforced with zircon sand
Development of wear resistant light weight composites by spray deposition technique
Preparation & characterization of La1-x AxMO3-Î´ and Y1-x AxMO3-Î´ (A= Ca, Sr; M= Ti, Nb) interconnect materials for solid oxide fuel cells
Synthesis of WC nano powder through thermo-chemical reduction and its application for the development of WC-Co composite
Synthesis of nano tungsten carbide powder from wolframite ore
Effect of capping agents on the size and stability of core-shell ZnS nanostructures
Corrosion resistant behaviour of glass-steel interface
Study of La doped mixed conductor for solid electrolyte
Study of alkaline earth metals substitution in Bi based mixed ion conductor for solid oxide fuel cell application
Radiation induced opto-structural modifications in borosilicate glasses
Synthesis and characterization of vanadium carbide nanoparticles
Development of porous aluminum foam materials for blast mitigation
Synthesis and characterization of Na2S-P2S5 glass/glass-ceramic based solid electrolytes for Na-ion batteries
Development of transition metal oxides decorated graphene-polypyrole nanocomposites as RADAR Absorbing Materials

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Life member of Gold Bulletin and Gold Patent Digest, Switzerland.
Life member of Indian Ceramic Society
Life member of Indian Thermal Society
Life member of Society of Indian Technical Education
Life member of Electron Microscopic Society of India
Life member of Punjab Academy of Science
Life member of Materials Research Society of India
Life member of Magnetics Society of India
Life member of Metrology Society of India

Awards and Honours

Best Poster award Suresh Kumar and O.P. Pandey, The shock response of LM13 alloy matrix based composite foams, Conference on Microscopy in Materials Science and Biomimetic Technology, held on February 26-28, 2015, Kanpur, India.
Best Poster award Gourav Singla, K. Singh and O.P. Pandey, Role of hydrocarbon in the reduction/carburization of tungsten oxide, 2nd conference on microscopy in materials science (AMST-2016) held on Feb. 25-27, 2016 at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala.
Best Poster award Mani Mahajan, Gourav Singla, K. Singh and O.P. Pandey, Role of VC as grain growth inhibitor in WC-Co nanocomposites, National conference on the study of matter using intense radiation source and under extreme conditions, held at UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Indore on November 3-6th, 2016.
Best Poster award, Rama Arora, Anju Sharma, Suresh Kumar and O.P. Pandey, Processing and characterization of aluminium composite foam in 2nd International Conference on Harnessing Engineering, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Growth (HETIS 2016) held at Panjab University, Chandigarh on September 30 to October 1, 2016
Publication in Ethanol Physics week 2017, p 653, G. Singla, K. Singh, O.P. Pandey, Catalytic activity of tungsten carbide-carbon (WC@C) core-shell structured for ethanol electro-oxidation, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2017;186:19-28.

List of publications

Shweta Chalotra, Rameez Ahmad Mir, Gurbinder Kaur, OP Pandey, Oxygen deficient V₂O_3: A stable and efficient electrocatalyst for HER and high performance EDLCs, Ceramics International, 46(1) (2020) pp 703-714, Jan.
Suresh Kumar, Anju Sharma, Rama Arora and OP Pandey, The microstructure and wear behaviour of garnet particle reinforced Al matrix composites, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 8(6) (2019) pp 5443-5455, Dec.
Shivani Singla, Venu Gopal Achanta, OP Pandey and Gopi Sharma, Effect of different stabilizers on dispersion of gold nanoparticles in bismuth borosilicate glass and their intensity dependent nonlinear behaviour, Optical Materials, 96 (2019) pp 109334, Oct.
Navpreet Kaur, Rameez Ahmad Mir and OP Pandey A novel study on soft ferromagnetic nature of nano molybdenum sulphide (MoS₂), Physica B: Condensed Matter, 574 (2019) pp 411684, Dec.
R Mir, G Kaur, OP Pandey, Facile process to utilize carbonaceous waste as a carbon source for the synthesis of low cost electrocatalyst for hydrogen production, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45(44) (2020) pp 23908-23919, Sep.
Rahul Gupta, Sandeep Sharma, Tarun Nanda and OP Pandey, A comparative study of dry sliding wear behaviour of sillimanite and rutile reinforced LM27 aluminium alloy composites, Materials Research Express, 7(1) (2020), Jan.
Suninder Jeet & OP Pandey, Enhanced photoluminescence intensity of blue-light-emitting BaMgAl10O17:Eu2+ phosphor with Dy3+ co-doping, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 31 (2020) pp 1116–1125, Nov.
Ruby Priya, Ishita Khurana & OP Pandey, Synthesis of intense red light-emitting β-Ca2SiO4:Eu3+ phosphors for near UV-excited light-emitting diodes utilizing agro-food waste materials, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics,31 (2020) pp 1912–1928, Jan.
Gurwinder Kaur, Piyush Sharma, Ruby Priya and OP Pandey, Thermal dehydration kinetics involved during the conversion of gadolinium hydroxide to gadolinium oxide, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Volume 822 (2020) pp 153450, May.
S Shah, OP Pandey, J Mohammed, AK Srivastava, A Gupta & D Basandrai, Reduced graphene oxide (RGO) induced modification of optical and magnetic properties of M-type nickel doped barium hexaferrite, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 93 (2020) pp 579–586, Jan.
R Priya, A Negi, S Singla, OP Pandey, Luminescent studies of Eu doped ZnAl2O4 spinels synthesized by low-temperature combustion route, Optik 204 (2020) pp 164173, Feb.
S Kaur, OP Pandey, CK Jayasankar and N Chopra, Influence of heat treatment on spectroscopic and structural properties of vitreous Er3+-doped zinc borotellurite, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids , 530 (2020) pp 119842, Feb.
R Priya and OP Pandey, Spectroscopic analysis of alkaline-earth metal (Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba) co-doped Gd2O3:Eu phosphors synthesized via co-precipitation route, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 231 (2020) pp 118078, April.
M Mahajana, K Roy, S Parmar, G Singla, OP Pandey, K. Singh, Ramanathan Vaidhyanathan and Satishchandra Ogale, Room temperature processed in-situ carbon-coated vanadium carbide (VC@ C) as a high capacity robust Li/Na battery anode material, Carbon, 161 (2020) pp 108-116, May.
S Salinigopal, N Gopakumar PS Anjana and OP Pandey, Synthesis and characterization of 50BaO - (5-x) Al₂O₃ - xR₂O₃ - 30B₂O₃ - 15SiO₂(R = Nd, Gd) glass-ceramics, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 535 (2020) pp 119956, May.
Nisha Gill, Vinay Gupta, Monika Tomar, Amit L. Sharma, OP Pandey and Dwijendra P. Singh, Improved electromagnetic shielding behaviour of graphene encapsulated polypyrrole-graphene nanocomposite in X-band, Composites Science and Technology 192 (2020) pp 108113, May.
Rahul Gupta, Sandeep Sharma, Tarun Nanda and OP Pandey, Wear studies of hybrid AMCs reinforced with naturally occurring sillimanite and rutile ceramic particles for brake-rotor applications, Ceramics International, 46(10) (2020) pp. 16849-16859, July.
S Singla, VG Achanta, OP Pandey, G Sharma, Influence of the size of gold nanoparticles dispersed in glass matrix on optical properties, Ceramics International, 46(7) (2020) pp. 9907-9912, May.
Shivani Singla, Ruby Priya, Sandeep Kaur and OP Pandey, Blue light excited novel Eu doped CaGd₂ZnO₅ nanophosphors: Structural and photoluminescent properties, Optik, 216 (2020) pp 164830, Aug.
RA Mir, S Singla and OP Pandey, Hetero carbon structures derived from waste plastics as an efficient electrocatalyst for water splitting and high-performance capacitors, Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, 124 (2020) pp 114284, Oct.
R Priya, S Kaur, U Sharma, OP Pandey & Sanjay J. Dhoble, A review on recent progress in rare earth and transition metals activated SrY₂O₄ phosphors, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 31 (2020) pp 13011–13027, July.
R Jana, A Gupta, R Choudhary & OP Pandey, Influence of cationic doping at different sites in NaNbO3 on the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 96 (2020) pp 405-415, July.
S Upadhyay and OP Pandey, One-pot synthesis of pure phase molybdenum carbide (Mo2C and MoC) nanoparticles for hydrogen evolution reaction, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45(51) (2020) pp. 27114-27128, Oct.
R Priya and OP Pandey, Structural, morphological, luminescent and magnetic studies of CTAB and TOPO assisted Gd2O3:Eu phosphors synthesized via co-precipitation route, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 847 (2020) pp 156388, Dec.
D Kaur, MS Reddy & OP Pandey, In-vitro bioactivity of silicate-phosphate glasses using agriculture biomass silica, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 31, Article number: 65 (2020), July.
SS Kasana & OP Pandey, Influence of Chemical Composition and Thermo-Mechanical Processing on the Formation of Delta Ferrite in 10.7CrMoVNbN Steel, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals 73(10) (2020) pp 2491-2502, July.
Rameez Ahmad Mir, OP Pandey, An ecofriendly route to synthesize C-Mo₂C and C/N-Mo₂C utilizing waste polyethene for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity and high performance capacitors, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 4(2) (2020) pp. 655-669, Nov.
R Yadav, OP Pandey, RK Shukla, G Yadav, Knowledge, attitude, and practice study among healthcare workers, during COVID-19 pandemic in an aspiring district of Uttar Pradesh, International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 8(11) (2020) pp 4084-4091, Nov.
N Gill, N Kaur, AL Sharma, V Gupta, M Tomar, OP Pandey, DP Singh, Microwave absorption and reflection behaviour of polypyrrole-PMMA-Co_0.5Ni_0.5Fe₂O₄ nanocomposite in x-band, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2265 (2020) pp. 030159, Nov.
SS Kasana and OP Pandey, Effect of multipass cold plastic deformation and heat treatment on the mechanical properties of C250 marageing steel for aerospace applications, The Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, 235(7) (2020) pp 1551-1566, Feb.
A Srivastava, AK Srivastava, A Vishwkarma, OP Pandey, SK Sengupta, Synthesis, spectroscopic studies and biological aspects of bis(cyclopentadienyl)titanium(IV) complexes with 4-amino-5-(nicotinic/picolinic/isonicotinic/indole-3-propyl/indole-3-ethyl)-3- mercapto-1,2,4-triazole, J. Indian Chem. Soc, 97(11b) (2020) pp. 2363-2371, Nov.
WC Chanu, A Gupta, MK Singh, OP Pandey, Group V Elements (V, Nb and Ta) Doped CeO₂ Particles for Efficient Photo-Oxidation of Methylene Blue Dye, Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, 31 (2020) pp. 636-647, Nov.
SJ Dhoble, R Priya, NS Dhoble, OP Pandey, Short review on recent progress in Mn⁴⁺‐activated oxide phosphors for indoor plant light‐emitting diodes, Luminescence 36(3) (2020) pp 560-575, Dec.
S. Upadhyay, O.P. Pandey, Synthesis of layered 2H–MoSe₂ nanosheets for the high-performance supercapacitor electrode material, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 857 (2021) pp 157522, March.
D Kaur, MS Reddy, OP Pandey, Synthesis, characterization, drug loading and in-vitro bioactivity studies of rice husk derived SiO₂–P₂O₅–MgO–CaO–SrO bio-active glasses, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 61 (2021) pp 102154, Feb.
S Sharma, R Gupta, T Nanda, OP Pandey, Influence of two different range of sillimanite particle reinforcement on tribological characteristics of LM30 based composites under elevated temperature conditions, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 258 (2021) pp 123988, Jan.
SS Kasana and OP Pandey, Effect of heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of boron containing Ti-Stabilized AISI-321 steel for nuclear power plant application, Materials Today Communications, 26 (2021) pp. 101959, March.
R Choudhary, OP Pandey and Loveleen K. Brar, High yield glucose assisted carbonization of soy flour for dye removal applications, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 260 (2021) pp 124174, Feb.
Ruby Priya, OP Pandey and Sanjay J Dhoble, Review on the synthesis, structural and photo-physical properties of Gd₂O₃ phosphors for various luminescent applications, Optics & Laser Technology, 135 (2021) pp 106663, March.
N Chopra, S Kaur, OP Pandey, G Sharma, S Sharma, Physical, optical and structural characterizations of Dy³⁺-doped lead borate glasses, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1114 (2021) pp 012098, jan.
VS Mann, OP Pandey, Influence of natural beach mineral corundum on the wear characteristics of LM30 aluminium alloy composites, Wear, 477 (2021) pp 203801, March.
M Kaur, RA Mir, I Chauhan, K Singh, U Krishnan, M Kumar, P Devi , OP pandey, A kumar, Defect states induced luminescence and electrochemical studies of boron carbon nitride nanosheets, Applied Surface Science, 559 (2021) pp 149982, Sep.
S Kaur, OP Pandey, CK Jayasankar, N Chopra, Effect of gamma irradiation on physical, optical, spectroscopic and structural properties of Er³⁺-doped vitreous zinc borotellurite, Journal of Luminescence, 235 (2021) pp 118031, July.
AP Singh, OP Pandey, P Sharma, Impedance spectroscopy and magneto-dielectric analysis of La³⁺ substituted Co₂Z hexaferrite, ceramics international, 47(16) (2021) pp 22550-22557, Aug.
P K Sharma and OP Pandey, Effect of processing parameters on structural and optical properties of CeO₂ nanoparticles for the removal of crystal violet dye, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 57 (2021) pp 75-91, May.2
S Upadhyay and OP Pandey, Studies on 2D-molybdenum diselenide (MoSe₂) based electrode materials for supercapacitor and batteries: A critical analysis, Journal of Energy Storage, 40 (2021) pp 102809, Aug.
R Priya, MM Domańska, S Kumar and OP Pandey, Morphological and optical studies of Gd2O3:Eu nanostructures synthesized via sacrificial template directed co-precipitation route, Optics & Laser Technology, 143 (2021) pp 107357, Nov.
AK Sandhu and OP Pandey, FTIR and TL studies of gamma rays irradiated natural quartz, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 32 (2021) pp 20767–20776, July.
P Sharma, K Singh and OP Pandey, Investigation on oxidation stability of V2AlC MAX phase, Thermochimica Acta, 704 (2021) pp 179010, Oct.
G Kaur, S Kainth, R Kumar, P Sharma, OP Pandey, Reaction kinetics during non-isothermal solid-state synthesis of boron trioxide via boric acid dehydration, Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis 134 (1) (2020) pp. 347-359, Oct.
Pooja Singla, Aayush Gupta, K. Singh and O.P. Pandey, Influence of anatase-brookite composition on photocatalytic degradation of diethyl phthalate, Ceramics International, 47(21) (2021) pp 30702-30710, Nov.
VS Mann and OP Pandey, Effect of Dual Particle Size Corundum Particles on the Tribological Properties of LM30 Aluminium Alloy Composites for Brake Rotor Applications, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (2021) pp 1-19, July.
G Kaur, A Gupta, L Wolski and OP Pandey, CeO₂ supported Zn1-xMnxS (x: 0.025, 0.05, 0.075 and 0.10) catalyst for photoremoval of rhodamine B dye, Solar energy, 225 (2021) pp 773-783, Sep.
S Sharma, T Nanda and OP Pandey, Heat treatment T4 and T6 effects on the tribological properties of sillimanite mineral-reinforced LM30 aluminium alloy composites at elevated temperatures, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, (2021), Aug.
D Kaur, MS Reddy and OP Pandey, Agro waste as a source of bioactive glass for targeted drug delivery and bone implantation, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 65 (2021) pp 102669, Oct.
A Kumar and OP Pandey, Causal theory on acceleration of seed germination in the vicinity of high voltage direct current transmission line, Journal of Theoretical Biology 531 (2021) pp 110899, Sep.
V Singhal and OP Pandey, Wear and Friction Behavior of Gr/Sn Solid Lubricated Dual Reinforced AMCs, 7 7 (2021) Aug.
MS Salinigopal, N Gopakumar, PS Anjana, OP Pandey , Rare earth added barium alumino borosilicate glass-ceramics as sealants in solid oxide fuel cells, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 576 (2022) pp. 121242, Jan.
R Priya, P Sharma, D Kumar, OP Pandey, Structural and photoluminescence properties of Eu3+-activated BaTiO3 phosphors, Journal of Molecular Structure, 1249 (2022) pp. 131609, Fab.
AP Singh, OP Pandey, P Sharma, Impedance spectroscopy and magnetic studies on Co2Z ferrite sintered with SiO2 and Bi2O3 additives, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 277 (2022) pp. 125574, Fab.
V Singhal and OP Pandey, Utilization of Natural Mineral Ilmenite-Reinforced Composites for the Dry Sliding Application, International Journal of Metalcasting, (2022) pp. 1-19, Jan.
PK Sharma and OP Pandey, Synthesis and catalytic study of CeO2 heterostructures with (Zn0. 003-xCdx) S0. 003 for the removal of crystal violet dye, Physica B: Condensed Matter (2022) pp. 413702, Jan.
S Upadhyay and OP Pandey, Synthesis and Electrochemical Applications of Molybdenum Carbide: Recent Progress and Perspectives, Journal of The Electrochemical Society 169 (1) (2022) pp. 016511, Jan.
R Choudhary, OP Pandey, LK Brar, Novel ultrasonic pretreatment for HTC carbon nanosphere size control without yield compromise, Journal of Nanoparticle Research 24 (3) (2022) pp 1-14, May.
S Upadhyay and OP Pandey, Synthesis of Mo2C/MoC/C nanocomposite for hydrogen evolution reaction, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 26 (2022) pp. 559–564, Jan.
S Upadhyay and OP Pandey, Effect of Se content on the oxygen evolution reaction activity and capacitive performance of MoSe2 nanoflakes, Electrochimica Acta, 412 (2022) pp. 140109, April.
P K Sharma and OP Pandey, Enhanced photocatalytic activity with metal ion doping and co-doping in CeO2 nanoparticles, Solid State Sciences, 126 (2022) pp. 106846, April.
S Singla, S Kaur, N Mahendru, OP Pandey, N Chopra and G Sharma, Enhanced photoluminescence in Dy3+/Au co-doped bismuth borosilicate glass, Optical Materials, 126 (2022) pp. 112236, April.
V Singhal, OP Pandey, Influence of Dual Range Particle Size on Wear and Friction Properties of Ilmenite Reinforced Aluminium Metal Matrix Composite, Silicon, (2022) pp 1-16, April.
G Kaur, RA Mir, P Sharma, V Kumar, K Singh, OP Pandey, X-Ray Photoelectron spectroscopy and high resolution TEM studies of glass composites, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2267 (1) (2022), pp 012127, April.
RA Mir, S Upadhyay, N Kaur, OP Pandey, Mo2C-MoS2 heterojunction a suitable and stable electrocatalyst for HER and supercapacitor Applications, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2267 (1) (2022), pp 012118, April.
S Bhardwaj, A Gupta, G Kumar, P Sharma, R Kant, OP Pandey, K Sharma, Comparative structural and optical studies of Al-/Sn-doped ZnO-textured films for optoelectronic application, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, (2020) pp 1-14, April.
R Priya, S Kainth, D Kumar, P Sharma, PK Diwan, OP Pandey, Investigating transformation kinetics of yttrium hydroxide to yttrium oxide, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 287, (2022) pp 126243, August.
R Choudhary, OP Pandey, LK Brar, Influence of thermal treatment atmosphere on N-doped carbon spheres for wastewater treatment and supercapacitor applications, Materials Chemistry and Physics 284 (2022) pp 126037, May.
A Gupta, V Singhal, OP Pandey, Single step synthesis of thiourea derived NbCpNq or NbOxNy embedded niobium nitride (NbN) nanoparticles at elevated temperature, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 107 (2022) pp 105896, September.
S Kainth, R Choudhary, S Upadhyay, P Bajaj, P Sharma, LK Brar and OP Pandey, Non-isothermal solid-state synthesis kinetics of the tetragonal barium titanate, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 312 (2022) pp 123275, August.
S Upadhyay, OP Pandey, Low-temperature synthesized Mo2C and novel Mo2C–MnO2 heterostructure for highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction and high-performance capacitors, Journal of Power Sources 535 (2022) pp 231450, July.
S Kaur, OP Pandey, CK Jayasankar, N Chopra, Exploring thermal, optical, structural and luminescent of gamma irradiated Dy3+ doped tellurite glasses: Photon shielding properties, Radiation Physics and Chemistry, (2022) pp 110375, July.
SS Kasana, S Sharma, OP Pandey, Influence of heat treatment (routes) on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 300M ultra high strength steel, Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering 22 (3) (2022) pp 1-15, August.
Effect of High Operating Temperatures on the Wear Characteristics of Boron Carbide and Ilmenite Reinforced LM13 Alloy-Based Composites, Journal of Tribology, 144(10) (2022) pp 101703, October.