About Me







Dr. A. V. Moholkar, is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Department ofPhysics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, (M.S.), India, since, Jan.2011. From 1994 to 2011 he wasworking at Gopal Krishna Gokhale, College, Kolhapur for UG courses and from 2011 onwards he is engaged in teaching at PG levels at Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. Besides this, he has 12years research experience on the different materials which are useful in various fields of Science and Technology like TCO materials, Solar cell, Gas sensor, Photoelectrochemical (PEC) detoxification of water.Up to date he has guided five students for their Ph.D. degree and 4 studentsare currently working under his guidance. He has established scientific collaborations with C.N.R.S. France and I.I.T. Mumbai. Chonnam National University, South Korea and investigated various kinds of thin films for diverse applications.. He has been awarded the prestigious ‘BetterOpportunities for Young Scientists in Chosen Areas of Science and Technology’ BOYSCAST’Fellowship for the year 2009-2010, by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of.India, New Delhi, India. During this period he worked at Department of Materials Science andEngineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju South Korea for 12 months for conductingPost-Doctoral research on “Synthesis of Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin films by PLD technique for solarcell applications”. In 2014, he has been elected as Fellow of Maharashtra Academy of Sciences.He has successfully completed five research projects of worth Rs. 85/- Lakhs funded by differentagencies like, UGC, DST, DAE-BRNS. There are two books to his credit published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany. He has published more than 114 research papers invarious journals of international reputes. His citation index is 3006, RG score is 37.66, h index is 34 and i-10 index is 69. Out of these 23 articles have been ranked amongScience Direct Top 25 for different time periods. Based on the results, there are 35 articlesappeared in the ‘BUTTER® Information Brochure which is devoted to Better UnderstandingThrough Technology and Emerging Research. He has delivered more than 15 invitedtalks at national and international levels. The worked out has been discriminated through more than 45 various seminar/workshops/symposium and conferences.He has done ample work on spray pyrolysis for the deposition of oxide semiconductor thin films which includes different kinds of TCO thin film materials viz. SnO2:F, In2O3:Sn, SnO2:Sb, CdO, CdO:F, CdO:Ga, ZnO, ZnO:F, ZnO:In, ZnO:Ga, CdIn2O4 and Zn2SnO4, by spray pyrolysis technique. Other materials invisted includes CdSe, Fe doped CdSe, F doped ZnO, CdIn2O4, CZTS, ZnO, Ga:ZnO, Al, Ga and In doped ZnO, ZnS, NiO, CdS, CdS sensitized ZnO, CuO-PAA, Al:Fe2O3, Zn2SnO4, Polyaniline-ZnO nanocomposite, CuO-PAA/CNT, Silver:polyaniline, polypyrrole–ZnO nanocomposite, CuInS2, TiO2, ZnSe, αFe2O3, MoO3, Pd sensitizedMoO3, V2O5, Pd sensitizedV2O5,MoO31-X-V2O5x, Pd sensitizedMoO31-X-V2O5x , V2O5–WO3, WO3, Fe2O3, TiO2/Fe2O3, Cu:ZnO, ZnSxSe1−x, CdS, NixZn1-xFe2O4, CdS nanoparticles/ZnO nanorods core–shell, Au:TiO2, Molybdenum, Cu2O. Recently he has been focused on detection of hazardous gases prepared by simple and cost effective chemical route.

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Personal Information

Name : Dr.A. V. Moholkar
Email(s) : avmoholkar@gmail.com, avm_phy@unishivaji.ac.in
Mobile: +91 9960337556, +91 9423802430
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Date of Birth : 01/06/1968

Academic Qualification

1992

B.Sc

1994

M.Sc

1995

M.Phil

2007

Ph.D

Ph.D thesis title

The Preparation and characterization of Sprayed Fluorine Doped Tin oxide (FTO) and Tin Doped Indium oxide (ITO) Thin films

Under the Guidance of

Prof. Dr. C. H. Bhosale

Minor / Major Projects completed/ongoing/submitted

Sr. No. Title of the project Date of start and date of completion Amount Rs.(in lakhs) Agency and Ref. No.
1 Preparation and characterization of spray deposited fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) and indium doped tin oxide (ITO) and their use as gas sensors 01/04/2005 and 31/03/2007 0.78 UGC Minor Research Project F. 47-345/2004 dt. 25-3-2005
2 Synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films by spray pyrolysis technique 01/04/2009 and 31/03/2011 1.15 UGC Minor Research Project F. 47-707/2008 dt. 6-3-2009
3 Studies on spray deposited CZTS thin films for solid state junction solar cells 01/06/2012 and 31/05/2015 13.998 UGC Major Research Project
4 Photoelectrocatalatic performance of spray deposited nanocrystalline startified oxide semiconductor thin films 23/05/2013 10.16 DST, New Delhi
5 Development of Porus Nanocarbon Electrodes for Alkaline Fuel Cells 26/11/2013 23.11 BRNS, DAE, Mumbai

Work experience

Sr. No. Positions held Name of the institute From To
1 Assistant Professor G.K.G. College, Kolhapur 25/06/1994 10/01/2011
2 Visiting Professor

Chonnam National University, Gwanjau, South Korea

 10/03/2009 09/03/2010
3 Assistant Professor Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur 11/01/2011 Till Date

Research Publications

Sr. No. Description
118 ZnO-based photoelectrodes for dye sensitized solar cell via modified successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction route, M. A. Gaikwad, M. P. Suryawanshi, S. P. Desai, A. V. Moholkar, Accepted, International Conference on Engineering, Technology and architecture (i-CETETA-2017), International journal of Engineering Research and Technology (IJERT)
117 Effect of film thickness on NO2 gas sensing properties of sprayed orthorhombic nanocrystalline V2O5 thin films Applied Surface Science, xxx (2017) xxx, 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.04.097(IF.3.150) A. A. Mane anad A. V. Moholkar
116 Fast response of sprayed vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) nanorods towards nitrogen dioxide (NO2) gas detection Applied Surface Science, Volume 403 (2017) 540-550 (IF.3.150) A.A. Mane, M.P. Suryawanshi, J.H. Kim, A.V. Moholkar
115 Orthorhombic MoO3 nanobelts based NO2 gas sensor Applied Surface Science, 405 (2017) 427-440 (IF.3.150) A.A. Mane, A.V. Moholkar
114 Superior selectivity and enhanced response characteristics of palladium sensitized vanadium pentoxide nanorods for detection of nitrogen dioxide gas Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 495 (2017) 53-60 (IF.3.782) A.A. Mane, M.P. Suryawanshi, J.H. Kim, A.V. Moholkar
113 Investigations on the thickness dependent structural, morphological, and optoelectronic properties of sprayed cadmium based transparent conducting oxide Thin Solid Films 628 (2017) 196–202 (IF.1.867) S.P. Desai, M.P. Suryawanshi, M.A. Gaikwad, A.A. Mane, J.H. Kim, A.V. Moholkar
112 Photoelectrochemical performance of surfactant (polyvinyl alcohol) assisted PbS thin films grown by chemical route Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 28 (2017) 5165-5173. (IF. 1.486) S. S. Nikam, M. P. Suryawanshi, M. A. Gaikwad, J. H. Kim, A. V. Moholkar
111 Template-free TiO2 photoanodes for dye-sensitized solar cell via modified chemical route, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 488 (2017) 269–276 (IF.3.782) M.A. Gaikwad, A. A. Mane, S. P. Desai, A.V. Moholkar,
110 Highly selective and sensitive response of 30.5 % of sprayed molybdenum trioxide (MoO3) nanobelts for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) gas detection, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 483 (2016) 220–231. (IF.3.782) A. A. Mane, M. P. Suryawanshi, J. H. Kim, A.V. Moholkar.
109 Influence of Zn concentration and dye adsorption time on the photovoltaic performance of M-SILAR deposited ZnO-based dye sensitized solar cells, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 329 (2016) 246–254. (IF.2.477) M.A. Gaikwad , M.P. Suryawanshi , S.S. Nikam, C.H. Bhosale, J.H. Kim, A.V. Moholkar
108 Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of oxalic acid using WO3 and stratified WO3/TiO2 photocatalysts under sunlight illumination, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry 35 (2016) 233-242. (IF.2.169) Y.M. Hunge , M.A. Mahadik , A.V. Moholkar , C.H. Bhosale
107 Improved solar cell performance of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films prepared by sulfurizing stacked precursor thin films via SILAR method Journal of Alloys and Compounds 671 (2016) 509–516. (IF.2.999) M. P. Suryawanshi, Seung Wook Shin, U. V Ghorpade, K. V. Gurava, C. W. Hong, P. S. Patil, A.V. Moholkar, Jin Hyeok Kim
106 Investigating the Temperature Effects on ZnO, TiO2, WO3 and HfO2 Based Resistive Random Access Memory (RRAM) Devices Journal of Nano and Electronic Physics, 8 (2016) 04030 (IF.0.41) T.D. Dongale, K.V. Khot, S.V. Mohite, S.S. Khandagale, S.S. Shinde, V.L. Patil, S.A. Vanalkar, A.V. Moholkar, K.Y. Rajpure, P.N. Bhosale, P.S. Patil, P.K. Gaikwad, R.K. Kamat
105 Investigating the Temperature Effects on Resistive Random Access Memory (RRAM) Devices, cond-mat.mtrl-sci arXiv:1602.08262V1, (2016) (IF.0.41) T. D. Dongale, K. V. Khot, S. V. Mohite, S. S. Khandagale, S. S. Shinde, A.V. Moholkar, K. Y. Rajpure, P. N. Bhosale, P. S. Patil, P. K. Gaikwad, R. K. Kamat,
104 Investigating Reliability Aspects of Memristor based RRAM with Reference to Write Voltage and Frequency Emerging Technologies, arXiv:1602.01947v1 [cs.ET] (2016) (IF.0.41) T. D. Dongale, K. V. Khot, S. V. Mohite, N. K. Desai, S. S. Shinde, A.V. Moholkar, K. Y. Rajpure, P. N. Bhosale, P. S. Patil, P. K. Gaikwad, R. K. Kamat
103 Visible light catalysis of methyl orange using nano structured WO3 thin films, Ceramics International 42 (2016), 789-798. (IF.1.569) Y.M. Hunge, M.A. Mahadik, S.S. Kumbhar, V.S. Mohite, K.Y. Rajpure, N.G. Deshpande, A.V. Moholkar, C.H. Bhosale.
102 Cu2O thin films prepared using modified successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction method and their use in photoelectrochemical solar cells J Mater Sci: Mater Electron (2016) 27:1897–1900. (IF.1.798) S. S. Nikam, M. P. Suryawanshi, S. M. Bhosale, M. A. Gaikwad, P. A. Shinde, A.V. Moholkar. 2015
101 Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of methyl blue using sprayed WO3 thin films Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 27 (2), 1629-1635. (IF.1.798) Y. M. Hunge, M. A. Mahadik, V. S. Mohite, S. S. Kumbhar, N. G. Deshpande, K. Y. Rajpure, A.V. Moholkar, P. S. Patil, C. H. Bhosale.
100 A Promising Modified SILAR Sequence for the Synthesis of photoelectrochemically Active Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Thin Films, Israel Journal of Chemistry 55 (2015) 1098–1102. (IF.2.561) M.P. Suryawanshi, S.W. Shin, G.L. Agawane, K.V. Gurav, U.V. Ghorpade, C.W. Hong, M.A. Gaikwad, P.S. Patil, Jin Hyeok Kim, and A.V. Moholkar
99 Physicochemical properties of sprayed V2O5 thin films: Effect of substrate temperature, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 115 (2015) 57–65. (IF.3.564) A. A. Mane, V. V. Ganbavle, M.A. Gaikwad, S. S. Nikam, K.Y. Rajpure, A.V. Moholkar.
98 Influence of copper concentration on sprayed CZTS thin films deposited at highs temperature, Ceramics International 41 (2015) 8299-8304. (IF.2.605) S. M. Bhosale, M. P. Suryawanshi, J. H. Kim, A.V. Moholkar
97 Fabrication of 3.01% power conversion efficient High-quality CZTS thin film solar cells by a green and simple sol-gel technique, Materials Letters, 158, (2015) 58–61 (IF.2.489) G. L. Agawane, A. S. Kamble, S. A. Vanalakar, S. W. Shin, M. G. Gang, J. H. Yun, Jihye Gwak, A.V. Moholkar, Jin Hyeok Kim
96 Influence of growth temperature on the physico-chemical properties of sprayed cadmium oxide thin films, Ceramics International 41 (2015) 4867–4873. (IF.2.605) S. P. Desai, M. P. Suryawanshi, S. M. Bhosale, J. H. Kim, A.V. Moholkar
95 Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of benzoic acid using sprayed TiO2 thin films, Ceramics International 41(2015) 2202–2208. (IF.2.605) V. S. Mohite, M. A. Mahadik, S. S. Kumbhar, V. P. Kothavale, A.V. Moholkar, K. Y. Rajpure, C. H. Bhosale
94 Investigations on Chemo-Mechano Stabilities of the Molybdenum Thin Films Deposited by DC-Sputter Technique, Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie 229 (2015) 377-393. (IF.1.356) G. L. Agawane, S. W. Shin, S. A. Vanalakar, M. P. Suryawanshi, A.V. Moholkar, J. H. Kim
93 Synthesis of simple, low cost and benign sol–gel Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films: influence of different annealing atmospheres, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 26 (2015) 1900-1907. (IF.1.569) G. . L Agawane, S. W. Shin, S. A. Vanalakar, M. P. Suryawanshi, A.V. Moholkar, J. H. Yun, J. Gwak, J. H. Kim
92 Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of benzoic acid using Au doped TiO2 thin films, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology 142 (2015) 204–211. (IF.2.960) V.S. Mohite, M.A. Mahadik, S.S. Kumbhar, Y.M. Hunge, J.H. Kim, A.V. Moholkar, K.Y. Rajpure, C.H. Bhosale
91 Influence of the substrate temperature on the structural, optical and thermoelectric properties of sprayed V2O5 thin films, Materiali in tehnologije 49 (2015) 371-376. (IF.0.548) Y. Vijayakumar, K. N. Reddy, A.V. Moholkar, M. V. R. Reddy, 2014
90 A chemical approach for synthesis of photoelectrochemically active Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films, Solar Energy 110 (2014) 221–230. (IF.3.469) M.P. Suryawanshi, S.W. Shin, U.V. Ghorpade, K.V. Gurav, G.L. Agawane, Chang Woo Hong, Jae Ho Yun, P.S. Patil, Jin Hyeok Kim, A.V. Moholkar
89 Simplistic surface active agents mediated morphological tweaking of CdS thin films for photoelectrochemical solar cell performance, Current Applied Physics 14 (2014) 1669-1676. (IF.2.212) S.A. Vanalakar, M.P. Suryawanshi, S.S. Mali, A.V. Moholkar, J.Y. Kim, P.S. Patil, J.H. Kim
88 Improved photoelectrochemical performance of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films prepared using modified successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) sequence. Electrochimica Acta 150 (2014) 136–145. (IF.4.504). M.P. Suryawanshi, S.W. Shin, U.V. Ghorpade, K.V. Gurav, C.W. Hong, G.L. Agawane, S.A. Vanalakar, J.H. Moon, Jae Ho Yun, P.S. Patil, Jin Hyeok Kim, A.V. Moholkar
87 Next generation promising Cu2(ZnxFe1-x)SnS4 photovoltaic absorber material prepared by pulsed laser deposition technique, Materials Letters 137 (2014) 147–149. (IF.2.489) G.L. Agawane, S.W. Shin, S.A. Vanalakar, A.V. Moholkar, J.H. Kim
86 Photoluminescence quenching of a CdS nanoparticles/ZnO nanorods core–shell heterogeneous film and its improved photovoltaic performance, Optical Materials 37 (2014) 766–772. (IF.1.981) S.A. Vanalakar, S.S. Mali, M.P. Suryawanshi, N.L. Tarwal, P.R. Jadhav, G.L. Agawane, K.V. Gurav, A.S. Kamble, S.W. Shin, A.V. Moholkar, J.Y. Kim, J.H. Kim, P.S. Patil
85 Structural, dielectric and magnetic properties of Ni substituted zinc ferrite Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 363 (2014) 114–120. (IF.1.970) S. S. Kumbhar, M. A. Mahadik, V. S. Mohite, K. Y. Rajpure, J. H. Kim, A.V. Moholkar, C. H. Bhosale
84 Photoelectrocatalytic activity of ferric oxide nanocatalyst: A synergestic effect of thickness Ceramics International, 40 (2014) 9463–9471. (IF.2.605) M. A. Mahadik, S. S. Shinde, V. S. Mohite, S. S. Kumbhar, K. Y. Rajpure, A.V. Moholkar, C. H. Bhosale
83 Thickness Dependent Photoelectrochemical Performance of Chemo-Synthesized Nanostructured CdS Thin Films, Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, , 228 (2014) 817-828. (IF.1.356) S. A. Vanalakar, S. S. Mali, M. P. Suryawanshi, N. L. Tarwal, G. L. Agawane, K. V. Gurav, S. W. Shin, A.V. Moholkar, J. H. Kim, P. S. Patil
82 Influence of growth temperatures on the properties of photoactive CZTS thin films using a spray pyrolysis techniques. Materials Letters, 129 (2014) 153–155. (IF.2.489) S. M. Bhosale, M. P. Suryawanshia, M. A. Gaikwad, P. N. Bhosale, J. H. Kim, A. V. Moholkar
81 Non-toxic novel route synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline ZnSxSe1−x thin films with tunable band gap characteristics Materials Research Bulletin, 55 (2014) 106–113. (IF.2.288) G. L. Agawane, Seung Wook Shin, S. A. Vanalakar, A.V. Moholkar, K.V. Gurav, M. P. Suryawanshi, Jeong Yong Lee, Jae Ho Yun, Jin Hyeok Kim
80 Photoluminescence and photoelectrochemical properties of the spray deposited copper doped zinc oxide thin films Ceramics International 40 (2014) 7669-7677. (IF.2.605) N. L. Tarwal, K. V. Gurav, S. H. Mujawar, S. B. Sadale, K. W. Nam, W. R. Bae, A.V. Moholkar, J. H. Kim, P. S. Patil, J. H. Jang
79 UV assisted photoelectrocatalytic oxidation of phthalic acid using spray deposited Al doped zinc oxide thin films Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 611 (2014) 446–451. (IF.2.999) M. A. Mahadik, S. S. Shinde, Y. M. Hunge, V. S. Mohite, S. S. Kumbhar, A.V. Moholkar, K. Y. Rajpure, C. H. Bhosale
78 Corrigendum to: Non-toxic novel route synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline ZnSxSe1-x thin films with tunable band gap characteristics Material Research Bulletin 55 (2014) 106-113. (IF.2.288) G. L. Agawane, S. W. Shin, S. A. Vanalakar, A.V. Moholkar, K. V. Gurav, M. P. Suryawanshi, J. Y. Lee, J. H. Yun, J. H. Kim.
77 Visible light catalysis of rhodamine B using nanostructured Fe2O3, TiO2 and TiO2/Fe2O3 thin films Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 133 (2014) 90–98. (IF.2.906) M. A. Mahadik, S. S. Shinde, V. S. Mohite, S. S. Kumbhar, A.V. Moholkar, K.Y. Rajpure, V. Ganesan, J. Nayak, S.R. Barman, C.H. Bhosale
76 Kesterite CZTS nanocrystals: pH‐dependent synthesis Physica. Status Solidi A, 211 (2014) 1531–1534. (IF.1.616) Mahesh Suryawanshi, Seung Wook Shin, Woo RI Bae, Kishor Gurav, Myun Gil Kang, Ganesh Agawane, Pramod Patil, Jae Ho Yun, Jeong Yong Lee, Annasaheb Moholkar, Jin Hyeok Kim
75 Structural, Optical, Electrical, and Dielectric Properties of the Spray-Deposited WO3 Thin Films Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 23 (2014) 1204-1213. (IF.0.998) V. V. Ganbavle, G. L. Agawane, A.V. Moholkar, J. H. Kim, K. Y. Rajpure
74 Electrochromic performance of the mixed V2O5–WO3 thin films synthesized by pulsed spray pyrolysis technique Current Applied Physics, 14 (2014) 389–395. (IF.2.212) C. E. Patil, N. L. Tarwal, P. R. Jadhav, P.S. Shinde, H. P. Deshmukh, M. M. Karanjkar, A.V. Moholkar, M. G. Gang, J. H. Kim, P.S. Patil
73 Novel reduced toxic route synthesis and characterization of chemical bath deposited ZnSe thin films, Ceramics International, 44 (2014) 467-470. (IF.2.605) G.L. Agawane, Seung Wook Shin, M.P. Suryawanshi, K.V. Gurav, A.V. Moholkar, Jeong Yong Lee, P.S. Patil, Jae Ho Yun, Jin Hyeok Kim
72 The synergistic influence of anionic bath immersion time on the photoelectrochemical performance of CZTS thin films prepared by a modified SILAR sequence RSC Advances 4 (2014)18537-18540. (IF.3.84) M. P. Suryawanshi, P. S. Patil, S. W. Shin, K. V. Gurav, G. L. Agawane, M. G. Gang, Jin Hyeok Kim, A.V. Moholkar, 2013
71 Photoelectrocatalytic oxidation of Rhodamine B with sprayed α-Fe2O3 photocatalyst Materials Express 3 (2013) 247-255. (IF.2.299) Mahadeo Mahadik, Sambhaji Shinde, Vijay Mohite, Sarita Kumbhar, Kesu Rajpure, Annasaheb Moholkar, Jin Kim, Chandrakant Bhosale
70 Preparation and characterization of chemical bath deposited nanocrystalline ZnSe thin films using Na3-citrate and hydrazine hydrate: A comparative study Materials Letters, 106 (2013) 186-189. (IF.2.489) G.L. Agawane, Seung Wook Shin, M.P. Suryawanshi, K.V. Gurav, A.V. Moholkar, Jeong Yong Lee, P.S. Patil, Jae Ho Yun, Jin Hyeok Kim
69 Structural and photoluminescence characterization of SnO2: F thin films deposited by advanced spray pyrolysis technique at low substrate temperature Original Research Article Journal of Luminescence, 139 (2013) 113-118. (IF.2.719) P.S. Shewale, Kyu Ung Sim, Ye-bin Kim, J.H. Kim, A.V. Moholkar, M.D. Uplane
68 Green route fast synthesis and characterization of chemical bath deposited nanocrystalline ZnS buffer layers Original Research Article Current Applied Physics, 13 (2013) 850-856. (IF.2.212) G.L. Agawane, Seung Wook Shin, Min Sung Kim, M.P. Suryawanshi, K.V. Gurav, A.V. Moholkar, Jeong Yong Lee, Jae Ho Yun, P.S. Patil, Jin Hyeok Kim
67 Improved solar cell performance of chemosynthesized cadmium selenide pebbles Electrochimica Acta 98 (2013) 244-254. (IF.4.504) Pawar S. A., Devan, R.S., Patil, D. S., Moholkar A.V., Gang, M. G., Ma, Y.-R. Kim, J. H.c , Patil P.S.
66 Influence of substrate temperature on H2S gas sensing properties of nanocrystalline zinc oxide thin films prepared by advanced spray pyrolysis IEEE Sensors Journal, 13 (2013) 1992-1998. (IF.1.852) Shewale, P. S., Kamble, B. N., Moholkar, A.V., Kim, J. H., Uplane, M.D.
65 Effect of annealing on microstructural and optoelectronic properties of nanocrystalline TiO2 thin films, Journal of Experimental Nanoscience 8 (2013) 500-508. (IF.0.981) S.G. Pawar, M.A. Chougule, D.S. Dalavi, P.S. Patil, A.V. Moholkar, Shashwati Sen,J.H. Kim and V.B. Patil
64 Study on the effects of different sulfur vaporization temperature on the properties of CuInS2 thin films Original Research Article Applied Surface Science, 270 (2013) 572-577. (IF.2.771) Seung Wook Shin, Jun Hee Han, Jeong Yong Lee, Yeon Chan Park, G.L. Agawane, A.V. Moholkar, Myeong-Gil Gang, Chae Hwan Jeong, Jin Hyeok Kim, Jae Ho Yun
63 The CZTS based Thin Film Solar Cells: A Status Review, Materials Technology: Advanced Performance Materials, 28 (2013) 98-109. (IF.1.227) Mahesh Pralhad Suryawanshi, Ganesh Agawane, Sunil Bhosale, Pramod Patil, Jin Hyeok Kim, A.V. Moholkar
62 Thickness dependent H2S sensing properties of nanocrystalline ZnO thin films derived by advanced spray pyrolysis Original Research Article Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 177 (2013) 695-702. (IF.4.097) P.S. Shewale, G.L. Agawane, S.W. Shin, A.V. Moholkar, J.Y. Lee, J.H. Kim, M.D. Uplane
61 Photoelectrocatalytic activity of spray deposited ZnO thin films against E. coli Davis RT Sapkal, SS Shinde, DM Sapkal, AR Babar, VV Shinde, CB Jalkute, ... Materials Research Innovations 16 (2013) 417-424. (IF. 0.830) R. T. Sapkal, S. S. Shinde, D. M. Sapkal, A. R. Babar, V. V. Shinde, C. B. Jalkute, A. V. Moholkar, K. Y. Rajpure, K. D. Sonawane, P. S. Patil, C. H. Bhosale, 2012
60 Studies of compositional dependent CZTS thin film solar cells by pulsed laser deposition technique: An attempt to improve the efficiency, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 544 (2012) 145–151. (IF.2.999) A.V. Moholkar, S.S. Shinde, Kyu-Ung Sim, Hun-Gee Lee, K.Y. Rajpure, P.S. Patil, C.H. Bhosale, J.H. Kim
59 A facile and low cost synthesis of earth abundant element Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) nanocrystals: Effect of Cu concentrations, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 541 (2012) 192–197. (IF.2.999) Seung Wook Shin, Jun Hee Han, Chan Yeong Park, Sae-Rok Kim, Yeon Chan Park, G.L. Agawane, A. V. Moholkar, Jae Ho Yun, Chae Hwan Jeong, Jeong Yong Lee, Jin Hyeok Kim
58 Influence of Core Temperature on Physical and H2S Sensing Properties of Zinc Oxide Thin Films, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 541 (2012) 244–249. (IF.2.999) P.S. Shewale, A.V. Moholkar, J.H. Kim, M.D. Uplane
57 Novel method for fabrication of room temperature polypyrrole–ZnO nanocomposite NO2 sensor, Measurement, 45 (2012) 1989-1996. (IF.1.484) M. A. Chougule, D. S. Dalavi, Sawanta Mali, P. S. Patil, A. V. Moholkar, G. L. Agawane, J. H. Kim, Shashwati Sen, V. B. Patil
56 Non-toxic complexing agent Tri-sodium citrate’s effect on chemical bath deposited ZnS thin films and its growth mechanism, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 535 (2012) 53–61. (IF.2.999) G. L. Agawane, Seung Wook Shin, A.V. Moholkar, K.V. Gurav, Jae Ho Yun, Jeong Yong Lee, Jin Hyeok Kim
55 Photoelectrochemical properties of CdS sensitized ZnO nanorod arrays: Effect of nanorod length , Journal of Applied Physics, 112, (2012) 044302. (IF.2.183) S. A. Vanalakar, S. S. Mali, R. C. Pawar, N. L. Tarwal, A.V. Moholkar, and P. S. Patil
54 Preparation and characteristics of chemical bath deposited ZnS thin films: Effects of different complexing agents, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 526 (2012) 25-30. (IF.2.199) S. W. Shin, G. L. Agawane, M. G. Gang, A.V. Moholkar, J. H. Moon, J. H. Kim, J. Y. Lee
53 Quaternary Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystals: Facile and low cost synthesis by microwave-assisted solution method, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 516 (2012) 96-101. (IF.2.999) S. W. Shin, J. H. Han, C. Y. Park, A.V. Moholkar, J. Y. Lee, J. H. Kim
52 Structural, Morphological, Optical and Photoluminescence Properties of Ag-Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films, Material Express, 2 (2012) 64-70. (IF.1.64) Ramchandra T. Sapkal, Sambhaji S. Shinde, Appa R. Babar, Annasaheb V. Moholkar, Keshav Y. Rajpure, and Chandrakant H. Bhosale
51 Low temperature epitaxial growth and characterization of Ga-doped ZnO thin films on Al2O3 (0 0 0 1) substrates prepared with different buffer layers, Applied Surface Science, 258 (2012) 5073-5079. (IF.2.711) S. W. Shin, G. L. Agawane, I. Y. Kim, Y. B. Kwon, I. O. Jung, M. G. Gang, A.V. Moholkar, J. H. Moon, J. H. Kim, J. Y. Lee
50 A Facile and Low-Cost Synthesis of promising absorber materials on Cu2ZnSn(SxSe1-x)4 Nanocrystals consisting of Earth Abundant Elements with Tunable Band Gap Characteristics, Journal of Alloys and Compound, 22 (2012) 21727–21732. (IF.2.999) Seung Wook Shin, Jun Hee Han, Yeon Chan Park, G.L. Agawane , Chae Hwan Jeong, Jae Ho Yun, A.V. Moholkar, Jeong Yong Lee and Jin Hyeok Kim
49 Investigations on silver/polyaniline electrodes for electrochemical supercapacitors, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 14 (2012) 11886–11895. (IF.4.449) Dipali S. Patil, J. S. Shaikh, S. A. Pawar, R. S. Devan, Y. R. Ma, A.V. Moholkar, J. H. Kim, R. S. Kalubarme, C. J. Park and P. S. Patil
48 Effect of annealing on the supercapacitor performance of CuO-PAA/CNT films, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 16 (2012) 25-33. (IF.2.327) J. S. Shaikh, R. C. Pawar, S. S. Mali, A.V. Moholkar, J. H. Kim, P. S. Patil, 2011
47 Fabrication of Polyaniline-ZnO nanocomposite Gas Sensor, Sensors and Transducers, 134 (2011) 120-131. (IF.0.987) S. L. Patil, M. A. Chougule, S. G. Pawar, S. Sen, A.V. Moholkar, J. H. Kim, V. B. Patil
46 Structural and optoelectronic properties of sprayed Sb:SnO2 thin films: Effects of substrate temperature and nozzle-to-substrate distance, Journal of Semiconductors, 32 (2011) 102001. (IF.0.515) A.R. Babar, S. S. Shinde, A.V. Moholkar, C. H. Bhosale, K. Y. Rajpure
45 Development of CZTS thin films solar cells by pulsed laser deposition: Influence of pulse repetition rate, Solar Energy, 85 (2011) 1354-1363. (IF.3.469) A.V. Moholkar, S. S. Shinde, A. R. Babar, Kyu-Ung Sim, Ye-bin Kwon, K. Y. Rajpure, P. S. Patil, C. H. Bhosale, J. H. Kim
44 Structural, compositional and electrical properties of co-precipitated zinc stannate, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 509 (2011) 7508-7514. (IF.2.999) A. R. Babar, S. B. Kumbhar, S. S. Shinde, A.V. Moholkar, J. H. Kim, K. Y. Rajpure
43 Synthesis and characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films grown by PLD: Solar cells, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 509 (2011) 7439-7446. (IF.2.999) A.V. Moholkar, S. S. Shinde, A. R. Babar, Kyu-Ung Sim, Hyun Kee Lee, K. Y. Rajpure, P. S. Patil, C. H. Bhosale, J. H. Kim
42 Physical properties of sprayed antimony doped tin oxide thin films: The role of thickness, Journal of Semiconductors, 32 (2011) 053001. (IF.0.515) A. R. Babar, S. S. Shinde, A.V. Moholkar, C. H. Bhosale, J. H. Kim, K. Y. Rajpure
41 Hydrothermally grown ZnO buffer layer for the growth of highly (4 wt%) Ga-doped ZnO epitaxial thin films on MgAl2O4 (1 1 1) substrates, Journal of Crystal Growth, 322 (2011) 45-50. (IF.1.698) Seung Wook Shin, Ye Bin Kwon, A.V. Moholkar, Gi-Seok Heo, In Ok Jung, Jong-Ha Moon, Jin Hyeok Kim, Jeong Yong Lee
40 A study on the epitaxy nature and properties of 3 wt% Ga-doped epitaxial ZnO thin film on Al2O3 (0 0 0 1) substrates, Journal of Crystal Growth, 322 (2011) 51-56. (IF.1.698) Seung Wook Shin, Gyoung Hoon Lee, A.V. Moholkar, Jong-Ha Moon, Gi-Seok Heo, Tae-Won Kim, Jin Hyeok Kim, Jeong Yong Lee
39 Effect of different annealing conditions on the properties of chemically deposited ZnS thin films on ITO coated glass substrates, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 95 (2011) 856-863. (IF.5.337) Seung Wook Shin, So Ra Kang, Jae Ho Yun, A.V. Moholkar, Jong-Ha Moon, Jeong Yong Lee, Jin Hyeok Kim
38 Structural, morphological, luminescent and electronic properties of sprayed aluminium incorporated iron oxide thin films, Surface and Coatings Technology, 205 (2011) 3567-3577. (IF.1.998) S. S. Shinde, A.V. Moholkar, J. H. Kim, K. Y. Rajpure
37 CuO–PAA hybrid films: Chemical synthesis and supercapacitor behavior, Applied Surface Science, 257 (2011) 4389-4397. (IF.2.711) J. S. Shaikh, R. C. Pawar, A.V. Moholkar, J. H. Kim, P. S. Patil
36 Synthesis of cadmium sulfide spongy balls with nanoconduits for effective light harvesting, Electrochimica Acta, 56 (2011) 2762-2768. (IF.4.504) S. A. Vanalakar, S. S. Mali, R. C. Pawar, N. L. Tarwal, A.V. Moholkar, Jin A. Kim, Ye-bin Kwon, J. H. Kim, P. S. Patil
35 Low temperature aqueous chemical synthesis of CdS sensitized ZnO nanorods, Materials Letters, 65 (2011) 548-551. (IF.2.489) S. A. Vanalakar, R. C. Pawar, M. P. Suryawanshi, S. S. Mali, D. S. Dalavi, A.V. Moholkar, K. U. Sim, Y. B. Kown, J. H. Kim, P. S. Patil
34 Sensing properties of sprayed antimony doped tin oxide thin films: Solution molarity, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 509 (2011) 3108-3115 (IF.2.999) A. R. Babar, S. S. Shinde, A.V. Moholkar, C. H. Bhosale, J. H. Kim, K. Y. Rajpure
33 Nanoporous nickel oxide thin films and its improved electrochromic performance: Effect of thickness, Applied Surface Science, 257 (2011) 2647-2656. (IF.2.711) D. S. Dalavi, M. J. Suryavanshi, D. S. Patil, S. S. Mali, A.V. Moholkar, S. S. Kalagi, S. A. Vanalkar, S. R. Kang, J. H. Kim, P. S. Patil, 2010
32 Surfactant Assisted Low Temperature Synthesis of Nanocrystalline ZnO and Its Gas sensing properties, Sensors and Actuators B, 151 (2010) 212–218. (IF.4.097) R. C. Pawar, J. S. Shaikh, A.V. Moholkar, S. M. Pawar, J. H. Kim, J. Y. Patil, S. S. Suryavanshi, P. S. Patil
31 Influence of deposition temperature on morphological, optical, electrical and opto-electrical properties of highly textured nano-crystalline spray deposited CdO:Ga thin films, Applied Surface Science, 257 (2010) 93-101. (IF.2.711) A.V. Moholkar, G. L. Agawane, Kyu-Ung Sim, Ye-bin Kwon, K. Y. Rajpure, J. H. Kim
30 Temperature dependent structural, luminescent and XPS studies of CdO:Ga thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 506 (2010) 794-799. (IF.2.999) A.V. Moholkar, G. L. Agawane, Kyu-Ung Sim, Ye-bin Kwon, Doo Sun Choi, K. Y. Rajpure, J. H. Kim
29 Structural and optoelectronic properties of antimony incorporated tin oxide thin films, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 505 (2010) 416-422. (IF.2.999) A. R. Babar, S. S. Shinde, A.V. Moholkar, C. H. Bhosale, J. H. Kim, K. Y. Rajpure
28 Electrical and dielectric properties of co-precipitated nano-crystalline tin oxide, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 505 (2010) 743-749. (IF.2.999) A. R. Babar, S. S. Shinde, A.V. Moholkar, K. Y. Rajpure
27 Effect of pH on the characteristics of nanocrystalline ZnS thin films prepared by CBD method in acidic medium, Current Applied Physics, (2010) S473-S477. (IF.2.169) So Ra Kang, Seung Wook Shin, Doo Sun Choi, A.V. Moholkar, Jong-Ha Moon, Jin Hyeok Kim
26 Effects of dopant (Al, Ga, and In) on the characteristics of ZnO thin films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering system, Current Applied Physics, 10 (2010) S463-S467. (IF.2.212) Kyu Ung Sim, Seung Wook Shin, A.V. Moholkar, Jae Ho Yun, Jong Ha Moon, Jin Hyeok Kim
25 Structural, optical and electrical properties of chemically sprayed nanosized gallium doped CdO thin films, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 496 (2010) 357-363. (IF.2.999) R. J. Deokate, S. V. Salunkhe, G. L. Agawane, B. S. Pawar, S. M. Pawar, K. Y. Rajpure, A.V. Moholkar, J. H. Kim
24 Effect of a ZnO buffer layer on the properties of Ga-doped ZnO thin films grown on Al2O3 (0 0 0 1) substrates at a low growth temperature of 250 °C, Journal of Crystal Growth, 312 (2010) 1551-1556. Seung Wook Shin, Kyu Ung Sim, S. M. Pawar, A.V. Moholkar, In Ok Jung, Jae Ho Yun, Jong-Ha Moon, Jin Hyeok Kim, Jeong Yong Lee
23 Single step electrosynthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films for solar cell application, Electrochimica Acta, 55 (2010) 4057-4061. (IF.4.504) S. M. Pawar, B. S. Pawar, A.V. Moholkar, D. S. Choi, J. H. Yun, J. H. Moon, S. S. Kolekar, J. H. Kim
22 Effect of laser incident energy on the structural, morphological and optical properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films, Current Applied Physics, 10 ( 2010) 565-569. (IF.2.212) S. M. Pawar, A.V. Moholkar, I. K. Kim, S. W. Shin, J. H. Moon, J. I. Rhee, J. H. Kim
21 Studies on the effect of nozzle-to-substrate distance on the structural, electrical and optical properties of spray deposited CdIn2O4 thin films, Applied Surface Science, 256 (2010) 3522-3530. (IF.2.711) R. J. Deokate, A.V. Moholkar, G. L. Agawane, S. M. Pawar, J. H. Kim, K. Y. Rajpure
20 Effect of a ZnO buffer layer on the properties of Ga-doped ZnO thin films grown on Al2O3 (0 0 0 1) substrates at a low growth temperature of 250°C, Journal of Crystal Growth, 312 (2010) 1551-1556. (IF.1.169) Seung Wook Shin, Kyu Ung Sim, S. M. Pawar, A.V. Moholkar, In Ok Jung, Jae Ho Yun, Jong-Ha Moon, Jin Hyeok Kim, Jeong Yong Lee, 2009
19 Temperature-Dependent Properties of Spray-Deposited ITO Thin Films, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 19 (2009) 531-540. (IF.1.344) A.V. Moholkar, S. M. Pawar, K. Y. Rajpure, P. S. Patil, C. H. Bhosale and J. H.Kim
18 Electrical, structural and optical properties of SnO2:F thin films: Effect of the substrate temperature, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 488 (2009) 350-355. (IF.2.999) A. A. Yadav, E. U. Masumdar, A.V. Moholkar, M. Neumann-Spallart, K. Y. Rajpure, C. H. Bhosale
17 Fabrication of Fe:CdSe solar rechargeable (semiconductor–septum) storage cells, Current Applied Physics, 9 (2009) 1122-1124. (IF.2.212) S. M. Pawar, A.V. Moholkar, K. Y. Rajpure, J. H. Kim, C. D. Lokhande, C. H. Bhosale
16 Effect of fluorine doping on highly transparent conductive spray deposited nanocrystalline tin oxide thin films, Applied Surface Science, 255 (2009) 9358-9364. (IF.2.711) A.V. Moholkar, S. M. Pawar, K. Y. Rajpure, C. H. Bhosale, J. H. Kim
15 Effect of quantity of spraying solution on the properties of spray deposited fluorine doped tin oxide thin films, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 404 (2009) 1874-1877. (IF.1.352) A A. Yadav, E U. Masumdar, A.V. Moholkar, K Y. Rajpure, C H. Bhosale 2008
14 Solvent-dependent growth of sprayed FTO thin films with mat-like morphology, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 92 (2008) 1439-1444. (IF.5.337) A.V. Moholkar, S.M. Pawar, K.Y. Rajpure, Saleh N. Almari, P.S. Patil, C.H. Bhosale
13 Physical properties of transparent and conducting sprayed fluorine doped zinc oxide thin films, Solid State Sciences, 10 (2008) 1209-1214. (IF.1.839) S.S. Shinde, P.S. Shinde, S.M. Pawar, A.V. Moholkar, C.H. Bhosale, K.Y. Rajpure
12 Effect of precursor concentration on the properties of ITO thin films, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 464 (2008) 387-392. (IF.2.999) A.V. Moholkar, S.M. Pawar, K.Y. Rajpure, V. Ganesan, C.H. Bhosale
11 Room temperature electrocrystallization of CdSe thin films from ethylene glycol bath, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 459 (2008) 515-520. (IF.2.999) S.M. Pawar, A.V. Moholkar, P.S. Shinde, K.Y. Rajpure, C.H. Bhosale
10 Effect of concentration of SnCl4 on sprayed fluorine doped tin oxide thin films, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 455 (2008) 440-446. (IF.2.169) A.V. Moholkar, S.M. Pawar, K.Y. Rajpure, C.H. Bhosale
9 Photoelectrochemical investigations on electrochemically deposited CdSe and Fe-doped CdSe thin films, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 92 (2008) 45-49. (IF.5.337) S.M. Pawar, A.V. Moholkar, K.Y. Rajpure, C.H. Bhosale
8 Spray deposition of highly transparent fluorine doped cadmium oxide thin films, Applied Surface Science, 254 (2008) 2187-2195. (IF.2.711) R.J. Deokate, S.M. Pawar, A.V. Moholkar, V.S. Sawant, C.A. Pawar, C.H. Bhosale, K.Y. Rajpure 2007
7 Properties of highly oriented spray-deposited fluorine-doped tin oxide thin films on glass substrates of different thickness, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 68 (2007) 1981-1988. (IF.1.853) A.V. Moholkar, S.M. Pawar, K.Y. Rajpure, P.S. Patil, C.H. Bhosale
6 Electrosynthesis and characterization of Fe doped CdSe thin films from ethylene glycol bath, Applied Surface Science, 253 (2007) 7313-7317. (IF.2.711) S.M. Pawar, A.V. Moholkar, K.Y. Rajpure, C.H. Bhosale
5 Effect of solvent ratio on the properties of highly oriented sprayed fluorine-doped tin oxide thin films, Materials Letters, 61 (2007) 3030-3036. (IF.2.489) A.V. Moholkar,, S.M. Pawar, K.Y. Rajpure, C.H. Bhosale
4 Electrosynthesis and characterization of iron selenide thin films, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 91 (2007) 560-565. (IF.5.337) S. M. Pawar, A.V. Moholkar, U.B. Suryavanshi, K.Y. Rajpure, C.H. Bhosale
3 Influence of pH on electrochemically deposited CdSe thin films, Materials Letters, 61 (2007) 1034-1038. (IF.1.64) S.M. Pawar, A.V. Moholkar,C.H. Bhosale, 2006
2 Electrosynthesis and characterization of CdSe thin films: Optimization of preparative parameters by photoelectrochemical technique, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 67 (2006) 2386-2391. (IF.1.853) S.M. Pawar, A.V. Moholkar, K.Y. Rajpure, C.H. Bhosale 2005
1 Structural, optical and electrical properties of chemically sprayed CdO thin films, Materials Science and Engineering B, 122 (2005) 67-71. (IF.2.169) C.H. Bhosale, A.V. Kamble, A.V. Kokate, K.Y. Rajpure

Papers p(oral/poster) in the national /international conference/seminar/workshops attended/papers published in Proceedings

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60 S. M. Pawar, A.V. Moholkar, U. B. Suryavanshi and C. H. Bhosale, “Growth and Characterization of Iron Selenide (Fe3Se4) Thin Films Prepared By Electrodeposition Technique”, International Symposium on Advances in Electrochemical Science and Technology (ISAEST-8), Goa University Goa, 27–30th , Nov. 2006.
59 S.M.Pawar, A. V. Moholkar and C. H. Bhosale “Effect of Annealing Temperature on Electrochemically deposited Ferric Selenide (Fe3Se4) Thin Films”, Symposium –Photovoltaics, Solar Energy Materials and Thin Films, IMRC 2006, Cancun, Mexico 20-24th August 2006.
58 S. M. Pawar, A. V. Moholkar and C. H. Bhosale, “Effect of Annealing Temperature on Electrochemically deposited Ferric Selenide (Fe3Se4) Thin Films,” IMRC2006, 21-23th, August, 2006 Symposium 4,
57 Appasaheb R. Babar, C. S. Pawar, B. R. Karache, B. B. Navale, A. V> Moholkar, C. H. Bhosale and K. Y. Rajpure, “Effect of Ppost annealing of spray deposited antimony doped tin oxide (ATO) thin films” Interenation Conference Advanced and Applied Material Science ( ICAAMS-2014I), G.K.G. College, Kolhapur, 15-16 January 2014
56 S. M. Pawar, A.V. Moholkar, K.Y. Rajpure, C.H. Bhosale, “Effect of pH on properties of electrodeposited CdSe thin films”, National Seminar on Materials for Advanced Technologies - 2006 (NASMAT-2006), Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, (MS) India - 416004, January 23-25th ,2006.
55 T.D. Dongale, G.J. Navathe, N.R. Prasad, N.G. Deshpande, A.V. Moholkar, S.A. Shinde, P.K. Gaikwad, P.S. Patil, R.K. Kamat “Dynamic Drift Simulation of Nanostructed Memristor Device : Investigation of Frequency Dependent Bipolar Resistive Switching Characteristic”, 20th Raman Memorial Conference 2014, Pune Unversity, Pune, 7-8th February, 2014
54 Suryawanshi M. P., Gurav K. V., Shin S. W., Agawane G. L., Ghorpade U. V. , Yang H. S. , Patil P. S. Moholkar A. V. , Kim J. H. “An efficient CZTS thin film solar cells using SILAR technique with modified sequence” Korea Ceramic Society 2014 Spring Conference, 2014, 16-18 April, Kintex, Seoul, South Korea.
53 M. P. Suryawanshi, K. V. Gurav, S. W. Shin, S. A. Vanalkar, G. L. Agawane, U. V. Ghorpade, H. S. Yang, P . S. Patil, A. V. Moholkar, J. H. Kim, “Low-cost, eco-friendly synthesis of photoactive CZTS thin films by a novel chemical approach” Conference of Korea Society of solar power, 2014, 2-3 April, EXCO (EXCO), Deagu, South Korea.
52 M. P. Suryawanshi, K. V. Gurv, S. W. Shin, G. L. Agwane, K. V. Khot, U. V. Ghorpade, P. S. Patil, A. V. Moholkar and J. H. Kim “Band gap engineering and photoelectrochemical performance of CZTSSe thin films using SILAR technique” Global Photovoltaic Conference 2013, 19-21 Nov. 2013 BEXCO, Busan, Korea.
51 S. M. Bhosale, M. P. Suyrawanshi, M. A Gaikwad, S. S. Nikam, S. P. Desai, P. N. Bhosale “Green route synthesis of CZTS thin films as for photovoltaic applications” ICPM-MDF-2014, Jan. 13-15, Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
50 S. S. Nikam, M. A Gaikwad, P. S. Maldar, S. M. Bhosale, M. P. Suyrawanshi, G. L. Agawane, A. V. Moholkar, “Deposition time dependent properties of chemically synthesized PbS thin films” ICAAMS-2014 on Jan. 15-16, Gopal Krishna Gokhale College, Kolhapur-416012, (MS) India,
49 S. S. Nikam, P. A. Shinde, P. S. Maldar, M.A. Gaikwad, A. V. Moholkar, “Thickness dependent optical properties of Cu2O thin films deposited by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method” ICPM-MDF-2014, Jan. 13-15, Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
48 S. M. Bhosale, M. P. Suryawamshi, S. P. Desai, L. D. Naiknaware, P. S. Maldar, A. V. Moholkar, P. N. Bhosale “Non vacuum synthesis of CZTS thin films as an absorber layer and its characterisation” NCPM-MDF,2013 Jan. 04-05, Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
47 G. L. Agwane, S. W. Shin, K. V. Gurav, A. V. Moholkar, J. Y. Lee, J. H. Kim, “Non-toxic novel route synthesis and characterization of Zn(SXSe1-X) thin films with band gap tunable characteristics” International Photovoltaic science and Engineering Conference (PVSEC-22), 2012 Nov. 05-09,Hangzhou, China.
46 S. P. Desai, L. D. Naiknaware, S. M. Bhosale, M. P. Suryawamshi, A. V. Moholkar ‘Synthesis and characterization of CdO thin films by spray pyrolysis technique’ National seminar on "Development in thin film and characterization technology" on 2012 Oct. 09-10 yashwantraoMohite college, Pune
45 A.V. Moholkar, S. M. Pawar, K.Y. Rajpure, C.H. Bhosale, “The effect of annealing on the structural and electrical properties of fluorine doped tin oxide thin films prepared from different spray solvents”, National Seminar on Materials for Advanced Technologies - 2006 (NASMAT-2006), Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur- 416004, 23-25th ,2006.
44 M. P. Suryawamshi, S. M. Bhosale, P. S. Patil, A. V. Moholkar, G. L. Agawane, K. V. Gurav, J. H. Kim, “Green route synthesis of (Cu2ZnSnS4) CZTS films and its application in flexible solar cell” Global Photovoltaic Conference (GPVC 2012),on 2012 Nov.19-21, Busan, Korea.
43 A. V. Moholkar, S. S. Shinde, K. Y. Rajpure, C. H. Bhosale, G. L. Agawane, J. H. Kim, P. S. Patil, “Studies of compositional dependent CZTS thin film solar cells by pulsed laser deposition technique: an attempt to improve the efficiency” Global Photovoltaic Conference (GPVC 2012),on 2012 Nov.19-21, Busan, Korea.
42 A. R. Baber, A. V. Moholkar, C. H. Bhosale, K. Y. Rajpure, “Nanocrystalline undoes and antimony doped tin oxide thin films for gas sensor applications”, 1st International Conference on Physics of Materials and Materials Based Device Fabrication (ICPM-MDF-2012), organized by Dept. of Physics, Shivaji University, 2012 Jan.17-19, Kolhapur, MS, India.
41 P .S. Shewale, A. V. Moholkar, J. H. Kim, M. D. Uplane, “Structural and optical properties of Undoes ZnO thin films synthesized by advanced spray pyrolysis with different thickness”, 1st International Conference on Physics of Materials and Materials Based Device Fabrication (ICPM-MDF-2012), organized by Dept. of Physics, Shivaji University, 2012 Jan.17-19, Kolhapur, MS, India.
40 R. C. Pawar, J. S. Sheikh, S. S. Mali, A. V. Moholkar, J. H. Kim, C. S. Lee, H. P. Deshmukh, P. S. Patil, “ Versatality of ZnO nanostructures grown by a facile Low temperature method”, 1st International Conference on Physics of Materials and Materials Based Device Fabrication (ICPM-MDF- 2012), organized by Dept. of Physics, Shivaji University, 2012 Jan.17-19, Kolhapur, MS, India.
39 M. P. Suryawanshi, S. M. Bhosale, S. P. Desai, L. D. Naiknaware, G. L. Agawane, P. S. Patil, A. V. Moholkar, J. H. Kim, “Progress in Kesterite solar cells : A short review”, 1st International Conference on Physics of Materials and Materials Based Device Fabrication (ICPM-MDF-2012), organized by Dept. of Physics, Shivaji University, 2012 Jan.17-19, Kolhapur, MS, India.
38 A. V. Moholkar, G. L. Agawane, S. S. Shinde, M. P. Suryawanshi, S. M. Bhosale, S. P. Desai, L. D. Naiknaware, K. Y. Rajpure, P. S. Patil, C. H. Bhosale, J. H. Kim, “Studies of compositional dependent CZTS thin film solar cells by pulsed laser deposition technique: An attempt to improve the efficiency”, 1st International Conference on Physics of Materials and Materials Based Device Fabrication (ICPM-MDF-2012), organized by Dept. of Physics, Shivaji University, 2012 Jan.17-19, Kolhapur, MS, India.
37 J. S. Sheikh, R. C. Pawar, S. S. Mali, D. S. Dalvi, A. V. Moholkar, J. H. Kim, H. P. Deshmukh, P. S. Patil, “CuO-PAA wrapped CNT thin films for supercapacitor applications”, 1st International Conference on Physics of Materials and Materials Based Device Fabrication (ICPM-MDF-2012), organized by Dept. of Physics, Shivaji University, 2012 Jan.17-19, Kolhapur, MS, India.
36 R. T. Sapkal, A. R. Baber, S. S. Shinde, C. B. Jalkute, K. D. Sonawane, K. Y. Rajpure, A. V. Moholkar, C. H. Bhosale, “Photocatalytic inactivation of E-Coli by spray deposited Au:ZnO thin fims”, 1st International Conference on Physics of Materials and Materials Based Device Fabrication (ICPM-MDF-2012), organized by Dept. of Physics, Shivaji University, 2012 Jan.17-19, Kolhapur, MS, India.
35 S. S. Mali, D. S. Dalvi, S. H. Pisal, A. More, R. S. Devan, Y. R. Ma, R. S. Patil ,H. P .Deshmukh, M. M. Karanjkar, A. V. Moholkar, P. S. Patil, “ Studies on Self Powered Switchable Smart Windows (SSSW)”, 1st International Conference on Physics of Materials and Materials Based Device Fabrication (ICPM-MDF-2012), organized by Dept. of Physics, Shivaji University, 2012 Jan.17-19, Kolhapur, MS, India.
34 S.M. Pawar, A.V. Moholkar, K.Y. Rajpure and C.H. Bhosale, “Effect of Substrate on Properties of electrodeposited CdSe Thin Films From Aqueous Medium”, International Conference on Optoelectronic Materials and Thin films for Advanced Technology OMTAT 2005, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi, India, 24-27th Oct., 2005.
33 S. A. Valnalkar, S. S. Mali, R. C. Pawar, N. L. Tarwal, A. V. Moholkar, P. S. Patil, “Photoelectrochemical properties of CdS sensitized ZnO: Effect of nanorod length”, 1st International Conference on Physics of Materials and Materials Based Device Fabrication (ICPM-MDF-2012), organized by Dept. of Physics, Shivaji University, 2012 Jan.17-19, Kolhapur, MS, India.
32 G. L. Agawane, A.V. Moholkar, S. W. Shin, S.S. Shinde, K.V. Gurav, Jong Ha Moon, J.H. Kim, “Novel synthesis of CBD-ZnS thin films by the use of non- toxic complexing agent Sodium Citrate and its Characterization” 1st International Conference on Physics of Materials and Materials Based Device Fabrication (ICPM-MDF-2012), organized by Dept. of Physics, Shivaji University, 2012 Jan.17-19, Kolhapur, MS, India.
31 G. L. Agawane, Seung Wook Shin, K.V. Gurav, A.V. Moholkar, Jeong Yong Lee, J.H. Kim, “Use of Non-toxic complexing agent for the synthesis of chemically bath deposited ZnSe thin films and its characterization”, 21st International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference (PVSEC-21), 2011 Nov. 28- Dec. 2, Fukuoka, Japan.
30 G. L. Agawane, Seung Wook Shin, Seung Hwan Lee, K.V. Gurav, A. V. Moholkar, Jeong Yong Lee, J.H. Kim, “Effect of non-toxic complexing agent Sodium Citrate on the properties of chemically bath deposited ZnSe thin films and its applications for thin film solar cells”, Korean International conference on Materials Research organized by Materials Research Society of Korea, 2011 Oct. 27- 29, Busan, South Korea.
29 G. L. Agawane, Seung Wook Shin, K.V. Gurav, A. V. Moholkar, J. H. Kim, “Non- toxic complexing agent Sodium Citrates effect on chemically bath deposited ZnS thin films: Preparation and Characterization”, Global Photovoltaics Conference 2011 (GPVC 2011) & The 6th Korea-China-Japan International Symposium on Photovoltaics, 2011 Sep. 28-30, Busan, South Korea.
28 G. L. Agawane, Seung Wook Shin, Seung Hwan Lee, A.V. Moholkar, J.H. Kim, “Temperature dependent structural, luminescent and XPS studies of CdO: Ga thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis”, Korean International conference on Materials Research organized by Materials Research Society of Korea, 2011 May 26- 27th, Jeju, South Korea.
27 G. L. Agawane, K. V. Gurav, Jong-Ha-Moon, Jin Hyeok Kim, Seung Wook Shin, Jun Hee Han, Jeong Yong Lee, A. V. Moholkar, “Non-toxic complxing agnet Sodium Citrate’s effect on chemically bath deposited ZnS thin films : Preparation & Characterization”, GPVC-2011 (Global Photovoltaic Conference 2011 & The 6th Korea-China-Japan International Conference Symposium on Photovoltaics), South Korea 28th -30th September, 2011.
26 A. V. Moholkar, A. R. Babar, K. Y. Rajpure, P. S. Patil, C. H. Bhosale, G. L. Agawane, J. H. Kim, S.W. Shin, J.Y. Lee, “Synthesis & characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films grown by PLD: Solar Cell ”, GPVC-2011 (Global Photovoltaic Conference 2011 & The 6th Korea-China-Japan International Conference Symposium on Photovoltaics), South Korea 28th -30th September, 2011.
25 So Ra Kang, SeungWook Shin, A. V. Moholkar Jong-Ha Moon, and Jin Hyeok Kim “The effect of complexing agents and the process parameters on the properties of chemically deposited nanocrystalline ZnS thin films “ IUMRS-ICEM2010 (International Union of Materials Research Societies - International Conference on Electronic Materials 2010) KINTEX (Korea International Exhibition Center), Seoul, Korea, 22th-27th August , 2010.
24 A. R. Babar, A. V. Moholkar, S. M. Pawar, C. H. Bhosale, K. Y. Rajpure, “Effect of quantity of spraying solution on the properties of sprayed antimony doped tin oxide thin films”, EMSI-2010, Mumbai 16-18th June, 2010.
23 A.V. Moholkar, S. M. Pawar, K.Y. Rajpure, P.S. Patil and C.H. Bhosale, “Properties of highly oriented spray deposited fluorine doped tin oxide thin films”, International Conference on Optoelectronic Materials and Thin films for Advanced Technology OMTAT 2005, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi, India, 24 to 27th Oct., 2005.
22 A. R. Babar, A. V. Moholkar, C. H. Bhosale, K. Y. Rajpure, “Thickness dependence properties of sprayed antimony doped tin oxide thin films”, National Seminar on Advanced Materials ,(NSAM-2010), Department of Physics, Shivaji University Kolhapur, 19th March 2010
21 So Ra Kang, Seung Wook Shin, A.V. Moholkar, Jong-Ha Moon, and Jin Hyeok Kim “The growth of high quality ZnS thin films synthesized using chemical bath deposition (CBD) route: The effect of various non-toxic complexing agents and their mixtures on the film properties” Materials Research Society of Korea (MRSK 2009), Moju, South Korea, 21-22th, May, 2009.
20 So Ra Kang, SeungWook Shin, D. S. Choi, A. V. Moholkar, Jong-Ha Moon, and J.H. Kim “Effects of pH on the characteristics of poly-crystalline ZnS thin film in acidic medium by CBD method”, 19thInternational Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference and Exhibition(PVSEC-19), ICC JEJU, South Korea, 9-13 th Nov.,2009.
19 Seung Wook Shin, So Ra Kang, S.M. Pawar, A.V. Moholkar, Jong-Ha Moon, and Jin Hyeok Kim, “Effect of annealing atmospheres on the properties of chemically deposited ZnS thin films on In doped SnO2 coated glass substrates”, 19th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference and Exhibition (PVSEC-19), ICC JEJU, South Korea, 9-13th Nov.,2009.
18 Kyu Ung Sim, Seung Wook Shin, A. V. Moholkar, Jong Ha Moon, and J. H. Kim, “Effects of doping elements on the characteristics of ZnO thin films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering system”,19th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference and Exhibition(PVSEC-19), ICC JEJU, South Korea, 9-13th Nov.,2009.
17 R. J. Deokate, A. V. Moholkar, S. M. Pawar, J. H. Kim, and K.Y. Rajpure, “Studies on cadmium indium oxide sprayed thin films deposited through non-aqueous medium”, 19th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference and Exhibition(PVSEC-19), ICC JEJU, South Korea, 9-13th Nov.,2009..
16 A.V. Moholkar, S. M. Pawar, R. J. Deokate, S. R. Ghatage, K.Y. Rajpure, C. H. Bhosale and J. H. Kim “Synthesis and characterization of sprayed CZTS thin films for solar cell applications”, 19th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference and Exhibition(PVSEC-19), ICC JEJU, South Korea, 9-13 th Nov.,2009.
15 S. M. Pawar, D. S. Choi, S. W. Shin, A. V. Moholkar, J. H. Moon and J.H. Kim, “ Electrosynthesis and characterization of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films by single step electrodeposition method for solar cell application” 19th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference and Exhibition(PVSEC-19), ICC JEJU, South Korea, 9-13th Nov.,2009.
14 B. S. Pawar, S. M. Pawar, A.V. Moholkar, S. S. Kolekar and J.H. Kim, “ Effect of complexing agent on the properties of electrochemically deposited Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films for photovoltaic application” International Conference on Nano science and Nanotechnology (GJ-NST 2009),Mokpo National University, Mokpo, South Korea, 5-6th Nov.,2009
13 R. J. Deokate, A. V. Moholkar, S. M. Pawar, J. H. Kim, and K.Y. Rajpure, “Nano-crystalline Ga-doped CdO thin film for LPG gas sensor” International Conference on Nano Science and Nanotechnology (GJ-NST 2009),Mokpo National University, Mokpo, South Korea, 5-6th Nov.,2009
12 A.V. Kokate, A.V. Moholkar, U.B. Suryavanshi and C.H. Bhosale, “Structural, compositional and optical properties of electrochemically deposited Stoichiometric CdSe thin films from Nonaqueous bath”, IWSEMSC-2004.
11 A. V. Moholkar, S. M. Pawar, K. Y. Rajpure, C. H. Bhosale, J.H.Kim, “Temperature dependent properties of spray deposited ITO thin films” Materials Research Society of Korea (MRSK 2009), Moju, South Korea, 21-22th, May, 2009
10 S. M. Pawar, A. V. Moholkar, K. Y. Rajpure and C. H. Bhosale, “Fe:CdSe Based Solar Rechargeable Semiconductor Septum Storage Cells”, Solar India-2007, Mysore
9 S. M. Pawar, A.V. Moholkar, K.Y. Rajpure and C. H. Bhosale, “Effect of Fe dopant on the properties of CdSe thin films from aqueous medium”, International Conference on Advanced Materials and Application (ICAMA-07), Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 15-17th Oct. 2007
8 A.V. Moholkar, S.M. Pawar, K.Y. Rajpure, P.S. Patil, and C.H. Bhosale, “Effect of quantity of the spraying solution on the properties of spray deposited ITO thin films” International Conference on Advanced Materials and Application(ICAMA-07), Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 15-17th Oct. 2007
7 S.M. Pawar, A. V. Moholkar, K.Y. Rajpure and C. H. Bhosale, “Effect of Fe doping on Properties of Electrodeposited CdSe Thin Films from Aqueous Medium”, IUMRS-ICAM 2007, Bangalore, 8-13th Oct. 2007
6 S. M. Pawar, A. V. Moholkar, K.Y. Rajpure and C. H. Bhosale, “Synthesis and Characterization of Fe doped CdSe Thin Films from Ethylene Glycol Bath”, Material Research Society of India, (MRSI 2007) New Delhi, 10-14th Feb., 2007.
5 S. M. Pawar, A. V. Moholkar and C. H. Bhosale “Photoelectrochemical Investigations on Electrochemically Deposited CdSe and Fe doped CdSe Thin Films”, National conference on current trends in Materials Research for Advanced Technology (NCMART-2007), Department of Physics, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar University, Aurangabad ,January 29 -31st, 2007.
4 A.V. Moholkar, S.M. Pawar, K.Y. Rajpure, C.H. Bhosale, “Effect of SnCl4 concentration on the properties of spray-deposited F:SnO2 thin films”, National conference on current trends in Materials Research for Advanced Technology (NCMART-2007), Department of Physics, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar University, Aurangabad , 29- 31st, Jan. 2007.
3 A.V. Moholkar, S.M. Pawar, K.Y. Rajpure, C.H. Bhosale, “Highly oriented sprayed F:SnO2 thin films prepared using mixture of solvent ratio”, National Seminar on New Horizons in Physics (NS-NHP-07), Department of Physics, Yashwantrao Chavan Institute of Science, Satara, 20 to 21st Jan. 2007.
2 A.V. Moholkar, S.M. Pawar, K.Y. Rajpure, C.H. Bhosale, “Structural, Optical and electrical properties of spray-deposited F:SnO2 thin films prepared with different SnCl4 concentration”, Indian Council of Chemists, ICC-25, Birla College, Kalyan, 27 to 29th Dec. 2006.
1 A.V. Moholkar, A.V. Kokate, K.Y. Rajpure and C.H. Bhosale, “Effect of Fe doping on properties of Electrodeposited CdSe thin films for photovoltaic application”, International conference on International Disordered-Systems Associates society- INDIAS 2004, Goa University Goa, September 24 -26th 2004.

Awards and recognition

Sr. No. Name of Award Awarding Agency Year
1 Fellow of Maharashtra Academy of Sciences Maharashtra Academy of Sciences 2014
2 Better Opportunities for Young Scientist in Chosen Areas of Science and Technology” (BOYSCAST) Fellowship The Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi 2009-10
3 Best Poster Presentation Award Indian Council of Chemists, ICC-25, Birla College, Mumbai 2006
4 First Rank holder of the First Star Competition Govt. of Maharashtra 1983

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Papers at National/International Conferences

24

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