Dr. Ajinkya K. Ranade
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EDUCATION
2021 - Doctor of Engineering
Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
Dissertation: Fabrication and characterization of ultraviolet photoresponsive devices
2015 - M.Sc. Chemistry
R. Ruia College, University of Mumbai
2013 - B.Sc. Chemistry
R. Ruia College, University of Mumbai
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
May 2022 - Apr 2023: Post-doctoral researcher, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Oct 2021 - Mar 2022: Product and Application Specialist (Japan region), IMSG, Mettler Toledo India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
2018 - 2021: Doctoral researcher, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan.
Feb 2016 - Dec 2017: Junior Research Fellow, Walchand Centre for Research in Nanotechnology & Bionanotechnology, Solapur
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Sustainable materials for water and wastewater treatment
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Ajinkya K. Ranade, Rakesh D. Mahyavanshi, Pradeep Desai, Masashi Kato, Masaki Tanemura, and Golap Kalita (2019). Ultraviolet light induced electrical hysteresis effect in graphene-GaN heterojunction. Applied Physics Letters, 114, 151102. doi: 10.1063/1.5084190.
Ajinkya K. Ranade, Pradeep Desai, Rakesh Mahyavanshi, Masaki Tanemura, Golap Kalita (2019). Formation of effective CuI-GaN heterojunction with excellent ultraviolet photoresponsive photovoltage. Physica Status Solidi (a), 216, 1900200. doi: 10.1002/pssa.201900200.
Golap Kalita, Rakesh D. Mahyavanshi, Pradeep Desai, Ajinkya K. Ranade, Masaharu Kondo, Takehisa Dewa, Masaki Tanemura (2018). Photovoltaic action in graphene–Ga2O3 heterojunction with deep-ultraviolet irradiation. Physica Status Solidi (RRL), 12, 1800198. doi:10.1002/pssr.201800198.
Muhammed Emre Ayhan*, Mandar Shinde, Bhagyashri Todankar, Pradeep Desai, Ajinkya K. Ranade, Masaki Tanemura, Golap Kalita (2020). Ultraviolet radiation-induced photovoltaic action in γCuI/β-Ga2O3 heterojunction. Materials Letters, 262, 127074. doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2019.127074
Rakesh D. Mahyavanshi, Pradeep Desai, Ajinkya Ranade, Masaki Tanemura, Golap Kalita (2019). Observing charge transfer interaction in CuI and MoS2 heterojunction for photoresponsive device application. ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 1, 302-310. doi: 10.1021/acsaelm.8b00069
AWARDS & HONOURS
Publication “Ultraviolet light induced electrical hysteresis effect in graphene-GaN heterojunction” (which report on significant advancement in graphene technology and nanotechnology) highlighted in renowned scientific websites www.graphene-info.com and www.nanowerk.com