Faculty Profile

About

I am a Materials scientist balancing between Academics and Research.
I have a Regular Ph.D.,degree from IISc (2005) and have gained four years of postdoctoral research experience from NDHU, Taiwan and FIU, USA.

Education

• Ph.D - Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
  Indian Institute of Science
  Passed Year: 2005 | Program Type: FullTime
• M.Sc - Physics
  Bangalore University
  Passed Year: 1998 | Program Type: FullTime
• B.Sc - Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (PCM)
  Bangalore University
  Passed Year: 1996 | Program Type: FullTime

Selected Publications

• Journal | Published On : 29-12-2025
  BV Sahana, R Swetha, M Uday Kumar, Latha Kumari
  Synergistic Effects in FeSbO4/ZnS Hybrid Electrodes: A Comparative Study of Pure Phases and their nanocomposites for Supercapacitor Applications, Ceramics International Available online 29 December 2025
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• Journal | Published On : 27-10-2025
  Meghashree Vinod Shetter, M. Uday Kumar, R. Swetha, B. V. Sahana, Ramappa S. Kuri, J. Anitha & Latha Kumari
  Calcination temperature dependent structural, optical and dielectric properties of ZnFe2O4 nanomaterials synthesized by hydrothermal method Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, Volume 36, article number 1940, (2025)
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• Journal | Published On : 29-09-2025
  Nihal B Kottan, BV Chaluvaraju, UP Raghavendra, A Chandrashekar, Latha Kumari
  Synthesis and study of the effect of Shock waves on nano composites Vol. 24 No. 3 (2025): Mapana Journal of Sciences
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• Journal | Published On : 18-09-2025
  J. Anitha, M. Uday Kumar, R. Swetha, B. V. Sahana, Ramappa S. Kuri, Meghashree Vinod Shetter & Latha Kumari
  Influence of calcination temperature on the structural evolution and optical properties of CoSb2O6 nanomaterials synthesized by solvothermal method Applied Physics A, Volume 131, article number 789, (2025)
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• Journal | Published On : 06-06-2025
  R Swetha, M Uday Kumar, BV Sahana, S Manjunatha, S Kuri Ramappa, Latha Kumari
  High-efficiency photocatalysis: Solvo/-hydrothermal synthesis of Bi2S3 nanorods and their 1 % PPy-rGO nanocomposites for effective dye degradation of methylene blue and Rhodamine B Ceramics International Volume 51, Issue 28, Part C, 2025, Pages 59019-59036
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• Journal | Published On : 11-10-2024
  Sutar Rani Ananda, Latha Kumari, Murugendrappa M.V.
  Temperature-dependent Dielectric Measurements of Polypyrrole/Zinc Cobalt Oxide Nanocomposites by Impedance Spectroscopy Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Volume 1009, 25 December 2024, 176894
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• Journal | Published On : 27-08-2024
  M Uday Kumar, R Swetha, BV Sahana, Ramappa S Kuri, P Poornesh, Ashok Rao, Vinayak R Malik, Latha Kumari
  Substantial enhancement of thermoelectric power factor of undoped CoSb3 skutterudites processed by microwave sintering Applied Physics A, Volume 130, article number 656, (2024)
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• Journal | Published On : 12-05-2024
  BV Sahana, M Uday Kumar, R Swetha, Ramappa S Kuri, Latha Kumari
  Effect of Calcination Temperature on the Structural and Optical Properties of FeSbO4 Nanostructures Crystal Research and Technology, Volume 59, Issue 5, 2300174
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• Journal | Published On : 04-03-2024
  M Uday Kumar, R Swetha, BV Sahana, Ramappa S Kuri, Bogdan Popescu, Ilhame Assahsahi, Latha Kumari
  Influence of synthesis method and processing on the thermoelectric properties of CoSb3 skutterudites Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, Volume 35, article number 514, (2024)
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• Journal | Published On : 21-12-2023
  Ramappa Sangappa Kuri, BV Sahana, M Uday Kumar, R Swetha, Latha Kumari
  A Comparative Study on the Structural and Optical Properties of NiMoO4 Nanomaterials Synthesized by Hydrothermal and Solvothermal Route Crystal Research and Technology, Volume 59, Issue 1 2300178
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• Journal | Published On : 29-05-2023
  S Malini, Kalyan Raj, Latha Kumari, Lakshmi Jayant, Ashok Kumar Shettihalli, Abhishek Appaji
  Chloramine-T-induced oxidation of Rizatriptan Benzoate: An integral chemical and spectroscopic study of products, mechanisms and kinetics Open Chemistry, Volume 21 Issue 1 2023
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• Journal | Published On : 12-07-2022
  Sutar Rani Ananda, Latha Kumari, Murugendrappa MV
  Studies on room-temperature acetone sensing properties of ZnCo2O4/PPy and MnCo2O4/PPy nanocomposites for diabetes diagnosis Applied Physics A Volume 128, article number 669, (2022)
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• Journal | Published On : 07-07-2021
  Rani Ananda Sutar, Latha Kumari, Murugendrappa MV
  Investigation of temperature-dependent conduction mechanism in MnCo2O4/polypyrrole nanocomposites by three-dimensional variable range hopping (3D-VRH) and band-conduction model J. Appl. Phys. 130, 015112 (2021)
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• Journal | Published On : 01-04-2021
  M. Uday Kumar, R. Swetha & Latha Kumari
  Structural and Optical Studies on Strontium-Filled CoSb3 Nanoparticles Via a Solvo-/Hydrothermal Method, Journal of Electronic Materials (2021), Vol 50, Issue 4, p1735
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• Conference | Published On : 29-12-2020
  R.Swetha, M.Uday Kumar and LathaKumari
  Synthesis and characterization of polypyrrole-Ce0.05CoSb3 nanocomposites, Materials Today: Proceedings 2020
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• Journal | Published On : 08-09-2020
  Rani Ananda Sutar, Latha Kumari, Murugendrappa MV
  Three-Dimensional Variable Range Hopping and Thermally Activated Conduction Mechanism of Polypyrrole/Zinc Cobalt Oxide Nanocomposites, J. Phys. Chem. C 2020, 124, 39, 21772–21781
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• Journal | Published On : 07-06-2020
  Rani AnandaSutar, LathaKumari and M.V.Murugendrappa
  Temperature-dependent transport properties of micro and nano-sized zinc cobalt oxide (ZnCo2O4) and zinc manganese oxide (ZnMn2O4) particles synthesized by a hydrothermal route, Ceramics International, Volume 46, Issue 14, 1 October 2020, Pages 22492-22503
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• Journal | Published On : 15-11-2019
  Rani Ananda Sutar, Latha Kumari, MV Murugendrappa
  Room temperature ac conductivity, dielectric properties and impedance analysis of polypyrrole-zinc cobalt oxide (PPy/ZCO) composites, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 573, 36-44, 2019
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Other Information

Postdoctoral Associate:
1. Florida International University, USA, 2007-2010
2. National Dong-Hwa University, Taiwan, 2006-2007

External grants:
1. VGST K-FIST Level 1 2017, Amount: 20 Lakhs (Principal Investigator)
2. DST-SERB-ECRA Grant 2016, Amount: 25.25 Lakhs (Principal Investigator)
3. DST-FIST 2023, Amount: 95 Lakhs (Co-PI)

Professional Memberships:
1. ISTE- Life Member
2. MRSI India- Life Member

Reviewer:
Applied Physics Letters (American Institute of Physics)
AIP Advances (American Institute of Physics)
Journal of Applied Physics (American Institute of Physics) etc.
Materials Research Express (IOP)
Heliyon
Journal of Alloys and compounds
Ceramics International and more

Honorary position: June 2012-Present
Editorial Board Member, SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, Nature Publishing Group.
Editorial Board Member, iScience Notes Journal

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