Annual Report 2017-18 Contents
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ARCI ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 CONTENTS Director’s Report ..... iv Centre for Automotive Energy Materials (CAEM) ..... 1 Centre for Solar Energy Materials (CSEM) ..... 6 Centre for Nanomaterials (CNM) ..... 12 Centre for Engineered Coatings (CEC) ..... 20 Centre for Ceramic Processing (CCP) ..... 26 Centre for Laser Processing of Materials (CLPM) ..... 29 Centre for Fuel Cell Technology (CFCT) ..... 35 Centre for Non-Oxide Ceramics (CNOC) ..... 41 Centre for Carbon Materials (CCM) ..... 43 ARCI is an Autonomous R&D Centre Centre for Sol-Gel Coatings (CSOL) ..... 46 of Department of Science and Centre for Material Characterization and Testing (CMCT) ..... 49 Technology (DST), Government Centre for Technology Acquisition and Transfer (CTAT) ..... 53 of India, set-up with a mission to Support Groups ..... 59 develop unique, novel and techno- Events, Data and Statistics ..... 63 commercially viable technologies Patents’ Portfolio ..... 90 in the area of advanced materials Publications ..... 97 and subsequently transfer them to Personnel ..... 108 industries. Financial Report ..... 111 THRUST AREAS Nanomaterials Engineered Coatings Ceramic Processing Laser Materials Processing Fuel Cells Sol-Gel Coatings Solar Energy Materials Automotive Energy Materials ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE GOVERNING COUNCIL DIRECTOR Chairman TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUPS Prof. P. Rama Rao Dr. G. Padmanabham Former Secretary, DST, Govt. of India ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Dr. R. Gopalan Dr. Tata Narasinga Rao Dr. Roy Johnson Centre for Automotive Energy Materials Centre for Solar Energy Materials Centre for Nanomaterials Centre for Engineered Coatings Centre for Ceramic Processing Centre for Laser Processing of Materials Centre for Fuel Cell Technology Centre for Non-Oxide Ceramics Centre for Carbon Materials Centre for Sol-Gel Coatings Centre for Materials Characterization and Testing Centre for Technology Acquisition and Transfer Electronics and Instrumentation Electrical and Civil Maintenance Technical Information Centre Centre for Information Technology Services Administration and Personnel Finance and Accounts Purchase and Inventory Gurugram Cell Security and Fire Safety i International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI) Governing Council Technical Advisory Groups (as on March 31, 2018) (as on March 31, 2018) Chairman and Members of Technical Advisory Group (TAG) of each Centre of Excellence Professor P. Rama Rao (Chairman) Former Secretary Centre for Automotive Energy Materials and Department of Science and Technology Centre for Fuel Cell Technology Mr. K. R. A. Nair (Chairman) Executive Director-Development Professor Ashutosh Sharma Lucas-TVS Limited, Chennai Secretary Department of Science and Technology Dr. K. Muraleedharan Director Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata Dr. Baldev Raj (till January 05, 2018) Dr. Ajay Dhar Director Chief Scientist National Institute of Advanced Studies National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi Prof. U. V. Varadaraju Dr. Vikas Kumar Department of Chemistry Director Indian Institute of Technology-Madras Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory Chennai Prof. Suddhasatwa Basu Director, CSIR-Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology, Shri M. Narayana Rao Bhubaneswar Former Chairman and Managing Director Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited Dr. Amitava Mitra Chief Scientist & Head - Research Planning & Business Development, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur Professor V. Ramgopal Rao Director Centre for Solar Energy Materials Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi Prof. A. Subrahmanyam (Chairman) Department of Physics Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, Chennai Shri J. B. Mohapatra, IRS Prof. Pradip Dutta Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Science & Technology Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru Prof. Amlan J Pal Head - Department of Solid State Physics Dr. Arabinda Mitra Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata Head, International Division Dr. K. Srinivas Reddy Department of Science & Technology Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, Chennai Member Secretary Dr. O. S. Sastry Ex-Director General National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurgaon Dr. G. Padmanabham Director, ARCI Centre for Nanomaterials & Centre for Carbon Materials Dr. Ashok K Ganguli (Chairman) Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, New Delhi ii Prof. G. U. Kulkarni Dr. G. Madhusudan Reddy Director Scientist “G” & Group Head, Metal Joining Group Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, Bengaluru Solidification Technology Division Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad Dr. Sagar Mitra Department of Energy Science and Engineering Prof. Ashish Kumar Nath Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, Mumbai Department of Mechanical Engineering Dr. B. L. V. Prasad Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Group Leader-Synthesis, Assembly and Application of Materials, Dr. Suhas. S. Joshi National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 'Rahul Bajaj' Chair Professor & Head Dr. John Philip Department of Mechanical Engineering SO-H, Head, Corrosion Science and Technology Division Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, Mumbai Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam Prof. T. Jayakumar Centre for Engineered Coatings Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering National Institute of Technology, Warangal Dr. Indranil Chattoraj (Chairman) Director, National Metallurgical Laboratory Centre for Materials Characterization and Testing Jamshedpur Dr. Indradev Samajdar (Chairman) Sri S. Gowrisankar Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science Additional General Manager, Planning & Development Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, Mumbai Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Trichy Dr. V. S. Raja Dr. G. K. Dey Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science Director-Materials Group Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai Mumbai Prof. Satyam Suwas Dr. B. Venkataraman Department of Materials Engineering Head, Tribology Group Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad Dr. A. K. Srivastava Dr. M. Kamaraj Sr. Principal Scientist Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, Chennai Prof. B. R. Mehta Centre for Ceramic Processing, Centre for Non-Oxide Dean, R&D, Department of Physics Ceramics & Centre for Sol-Gel Coatings Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, New Delhi Prof. Vikram Jayaram (Chairman) Dr. R. Balamuralikrishnan Chair-Division of Mechanical Sciences, Scientist G & Head, Special Steels Group Department of Materials Engineering Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru Prof. H. S. Maiti Centre for Technology Acquisition and Transfer Govt. College of Engineering & Ceramic Technology Kolkata Dr. D. Yogeswara Rao (Chairman) Former Adviser, Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser Dr. K.G.K. Warrier to the Government of India and Emeritus Scientist, National Institute for Interdisplinary former Head, Technology Networking and Business Science and Technology - Retd. Development Division CSIR, Secunderabad Thiruvananthapuram Shri H. K. Mittal Dr. V. V. Bhanuprasad Member Secretary-National Science & Technology Scientist-G & Head, Ceramics Division Entrepreneurship Development Board Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad former Secretary, Technology Development Board Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi Dr. Vivekanand Kain OS & Head, Materials Processing and Corrosion Engineering Mr. K. V. S. P. Rao Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai Scientist G (Retd.), DSIR and formerly CMD, National Research Development Corporation Dr. Rahul Mitra New Delhi Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Indian Institute of Technology - Kharagpur Dr. Aravind Chinchure Chair Professor, Symbiosis Centre for Entrepreneurship Centre for Laser Processing of Materials and Innovation, Pune Prof. Indranil Manna (Chairman) Dr. Premnath Venugopalan Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Head, NCL Innovations & Intellectual Property Group Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur National Chemical Laboratory, Pune iii Director's Report Director's Report am glad to present the performance report of ARCI for the I year 2017-18. Development of advanced materials, processes and systems to meet application requirements and directed basic research on topics of future relevance has been diligently continued during the year. Interaction with several industrial organizations and collaboration with other R&D and academic institutions have been intensified. Substantial progress could be achieved under the DST sponsored Technical Research Centre on “Alternative Materials and Systems” with contributions from four divisions of ARCI. Lithium Ion Battery module were successfully on-road tested for e-cycle and e-scooter application. Fe-P based soft magnetic and Sr-Fe-O hexaferrite hard magnet material technologies moved to next stage of motor and alternator applications with successful prototype demonstration with the help of industry partner. Concerted effort in the areas of solar PV and solar thermal energy generation showed positive results. An efficiency of 16 % has been achieved in lab-scale perovskite solar cells (PSC) and 50mm x 50mm prototype module with power output of 70 mW. Solar absorber