Dr. V. Balachandar

Assistant Professor (Research)

Mobile: +91-9789009056
Email ID (Personal) : sctbala@gmail.com
Email ID (Official)   : balachandar.irc@sathyabama.ac.in

Educational Information

Degree

Major

University

Year

Research Area/Title

B.Sc.

Physics

University of Madras

2015

M.Sc.

Physics

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

2017

Ph.D.

Soft Matter Physics

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

2024

Investigation on Temperature Dependent Dynamic Behaviour of Poly( N-Isopropylacrylamide) [PNIPAM] Microgel Aqueous Suspension Using Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy

Research Interests

  • Dynamic behaviour of soft matter by Dielectric spectroscopy, Rheometer and Light scattering
  • Dielectric properties of materials Storage capacity, Tangential loss, Breakdown voltage
  • High flexible, ultra stretchable-improved mechanical, electrical and optical properties of polymer nanocomposites

Publications

  1. Vijayakumar, B.; Takatsuka, M.; Sasaki, K.; Kita, R.; Shinyashiki, N.; Yagihara, S.; Rathnasabapathy, S. Dielectric Relaxation of Ice in a Partially Crystallized Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide)Microgel Suspension Compared to Other Partially Crystalized Polymer-Water Mixtures. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2023, 25 (33). https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cp02116e.
  2. Balachandar, V.; Takatsuka, M.; Kita, R.; Shinyashiki, N.; Yagihara, S.; Sampathkumar, R. Dynamic Behavior of Heavy Water Inside and Outside of Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) Microgel Using Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation 2023, 30 (4). https://doi.org/10.1109/TDEI.2023.3261832.
  3. Vijayakumar, B.; Takatsuka, M.; Kita, R.; Shinyashiki, N.; Yagihara, S.; Rathinasabapathy, S. Dynamics of the Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) Microgel Aqueous Suspension Investigated by Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy. Macromolecules 2022, 55 (4), 1218-1229. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02083.
  4. Sampathkumar, R.; Balachandar, V.; Gopalakrishnan, D. Dielectric Relaxation Studies on the Hydration Dynamics of Ionic, Non-Ionic and Zwitterionic Surfactants in Aqueous Acetate Buffer Solution. Journal of Surface Science and Technology 2021, 37 (3-4). https://doi.org/10.18311/jsst/2021/23899.
  5. Balachandar, V.; Brijitta, J.; Viswanathan, K.; Sampathkumar, R. Investigations on the Structural, Optical and Dielectric Properties of Ball-Milled ZnO-Fe2O3Nanocomposites. Int J Nanosci 2020, 19 (4). https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219581X19500340.
  6. Gopalakrishnan, D.; Balachandar, V.; Kumbharkhane, A. C.; Sampathkumar, R. Dielectric Relaxation Studies of Collagen - Surfactant Complexes in Aqueous Buffer Solution. Int J Biol Macromol 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.07.058.
  7. Sampathkumar, R.; Aswathy, A. V.; Balachandar, V. Dielectric Properties of Composites of Polypropylene with ZnO-TiO2 Core-Shell Nanoparticles 2. Journal of Surface Science and Technology 2018, 34 (3-4). https://doi.org/10.18311/jsst/2018/20118.

Professional Affiliations

  1. Member of International Dielectric Society