Department of Physics

S.C. Prashanth

Associate. Prof. & Head,

Department of Physics

East West Institute of Technology

Sy. No. 63, Anjana Nagar,

Off Magadi Road,

Bangalore - 560091

Karnataka – India

Phone:  Off.   +91-080-23286732, 23288237, 23288899, 23288245,

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Research Experience : Nine Years

Title of the M.Phil. Dissertation:

“Synthesis, characterization and Thermoluminescence studies of nano                                            Forsterite”

Title of the Ph.D thesis          :

“Spectroscopic studies of combustion synthesized gamma and heavy ion irradiated Forsterite” 

Field of Specialization :

Nanophase materials, Color centers,

Defects and Luminescence in solids

Membership of Professional Bodies / Societies:

1. Luminescence Society of India :           Life Member
2. Material Research Society of India :           Life Member
3. Electrochemical Society of India :           Life Member

Research papers published: 20 including conference proceedings

List of Publications in Refereed Journals

1. “Spectroscopic studies of swift heavy ion irradiated nanophase mullite”, H. Nagabhushana, B.N. Lakshminarasappa, S.C. Prashantha, K.R. Nagabhushana and Fouran Singh.       Nucl. Instrum. Meth B (NIM-B) 244 (2006) 31–33. 
2. “Ionoluminescence and Photoluminescence studies of Ag⁺⁸ ion irradiated Kynate”, H. Nagabhushana, S.C. Prashantha, B.N. Lakshminarasappa, and Fouran Singh.             Journal of Luminescence, 128-1 (2008), 7-10. 
3. “Damage creation in swift heavy ion-irradiated calcite single crystals: Raman and Infrared study”, H. Nagabhushana, S.C. Prashantha, B.M. Nagabhushana, B.N. Lakshminarasappa and  Fouran Singh. Journal of Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 71 (2008) 1070–10.
4. “Ion beam-induced luminescence and photoluminescence of 100 MeV Si⁸⁺ ion irradiated kyanite single crystals” H. Nagabhushana, S.C. Prashantha, B.M. Nagabhushana, B.N. Lakshminarasappa, Fouran Singh and R.P.S. Chakradhar. Journal of Solid State Communications 147 (2008) 377–380.
5. “Photoluminescence and Thermoluminescence studies of
   Mg₂SiO₄:Eu³⁺ nano phosphor” S.C. Prashantha, B.N. Lakshminarasappa, B.M. Nagabhushana, Journal of Alloys and Compounds., 509 (2011) 10185. 
6. “Ionoluminescence studies of combustion synthesized Dy³⁺ doped nano crystalline Forsterite” B.N. Lakshminarasappa, S.C. Prashantha, Fouran Singh. Current applied Physics, 11 (2011) 1274-1277. 
7. “Preparation, Characterization and Thermoluminescence studies of nano magnesium silicate phosphor” S.C. Prashantha, B.N. Lakshminarasappa, B.M. Nagabhushana, Powder technology (Under Review) 
8. “100 Mev Si⁸⁺ Ion induced luminescence and Thermoluminescence of nanocrystalline Mg₂SiO₄:Eu³⁺” S.C. Prashantha, B.N. Lakshminarasappa, Fouran Singh. Journal of Luminescence, 132 (11) (2012) 3093-3097.