Sanjay Jatav | Curriculum Vitae

461, Narmada IIT-Madras, Chennai-36, TN, India

(+91) 988 429 9379 7 jatavsanjay@gmail.com

Aspiring Young Researcher

Rich undergraduate research experience, spanning two entire years in understanding ferroelectric
polymers, enhancement of their properties and elucidating underlying mechanisms. Coauthored two
research papers one submitted and the other under preparation. Adept at an array of experimental
techniques right from spin coating to electron beam evaporation. Passionate to expand frontiers
of fundamental knowledge for the future technological advances that will continue to drive the
economic engines of the world.

Education
Indian Institute of Technology Madras TN, India
Dual Degree in Mechanical Engineering (M. Tech in Product Design), CGPA 7.32 20122017
Minor in Nanoscience and Technology, CGPA 8.67

Prospective Publications
Suresh G., Sanjay Jatav, M. S. Ramachandra Rao and Dillip K. Sathapathy, Enhancement of
Dielectric and Ferroelectric Properties in Cobalt Ferrite doped Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Multiferroic
Polymer Composites (Submitted),
Sanjay Jatav, Suresh G., M. S. Ramachandra Rao and Dillip K. Sathapathy, Effect of Lead
Magnesium Niobate-Lead Titanate particles on the Mechanical and Ferroelectric properties of
Poly(vinylidenefluoride) and Poly(vinylidenefluoride-trifluoroethylene) (Under preparation)

Scholastic Achievements and Awards

2016: Among 9 students selected to participate in Sakura Science Program at Shibaura Institute
of Technology, Tokyo, Japan.
201617: Awarded the HTTA (Half time teaching assistantship) scholarship in my final year.
2012: Ranked among top 1% (out of 0.5 million students) in the Joint Entrance Examination
(IIT-JEE)-2012.
2012: Ranked 8048 (out of 1 million students) in the country, AIEEE-2012.

Research Projects
June 2016 Present: Dual Degree Thesis.
Title: Ferroelectric and Mechanical characterization of PVDF/PMNPT and P(VDF-TrFE)/PMNPT
polymer-ceramic composites.

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Supervisors: Prof. M. S. Ramachandra Rao, Dr. Ratna Kumar Annabattula
Description: Polymer-ceramic composites of PVDF/PMNPT and P(VDF-TrFE)/PMNPT were
prepared to study the effect of Lead Magnesium Niobate-Lead Titanate (PMN-PT) particles on the
mechanical and ferrolectric properties of these polymers. Composites films were drop-casted and
annealed at two temperatures. Enhancement in mechanical properties was observed for composite
films prepared at low temperature, whereas for the films prepared above melting temperature
inclusion of PMNPT particles lead to a reduction in the value of Youngs modulus. Introduction of
PMNPT particles lead to a reduction in the values of remanence and remanent polarisation in both
the polymers.

June 2016 Present: Dual Degree Thesis.

Title: Effect of PMNPT particle size on the Mechanical and Ferroelectric properties of P(VDF-TrFE).
Supervisors: Prof. M. S. Ramachandra Rao, Dr. Ratna Kumar Annabattula
Description: Polymer composite films containing Lead Magnesium Niobate-Lead Titanate (PMN-
PT) particles of two different sizes (microns and nanometer) were prepared via spin coating to
explore the effect on the mechanical properties of the polymer. Nano-PMNPT powder was prepared
by ball-milling PMNPT powder. Mechanical properties of these films were contrasted with each
other and with pristine polymer prepared under identical conditions. Film consisting of nano-sized
PMNPT particles was found to exhibit highest values of Youngs modulus and Hardness. Further
work comprises of measuring ferroelectric hysteresis loops of the above mentioned films.

March 2016 May 2016: Undergraduate Researcher, Soft Materials Laboratory, Department of
Physics, IIT Madras.
Title: Effect of Quenching on Morphology and Mechanical properties of Poly(vinylidenefluoride)
(PVDF).
Supervisors: Dr. Dillip K. Sathapathy
Description: This study was aimed at understanding the evolution of morphology and mechanical
behaviour of PVDF films by contrasting properties of quenched films with corresponding films that
were cooled naturally. PVDF films were obtained using spin-coating technique. PVDF films prepared
at different temperatures were quenched in liquid nitrogen. The morphology of quenched films was
found to consist of smaller sized-spherulites as compared to the films cooled naturally. Quenched
films presented enhanced values of Youngs modulus than their naturally cooled counterparts. The
size of spherulites and Youngs modulus turned out to be a strong function of the curing temperature.

July 2015 March 2016: Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Physics, IIT Madras.
Title: Characterisation of Poly(vinylidenefluoride-trifluoroethylene)-Poly(vinylidenefluoride) Blends.
Supervisors: Prof. M. S. Ramachandra Rao, Dr. Dillip K. Sathapathy
Description: The objective was to study the effect of blending P(VDF-TrFE) with PVDF on the
electrical properties and morphology of PVDF. The blends with varying compositions of polymers
were prepared at two temperatures, one above and other well below the melting point of the
polymers. Films of the blends were obtained by drop-casting on a glass slide. We found out that
improvements in crystallinity and remanent polarisation varied with copolymer concentration. Most
enhanced values of remanence and remanent polarisation were obtained for blends prepared at

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higher temperatures. Atleast 50% enhancement in Youngs modulus of blends prepared above the
melting point was observed as compared to blends prepared at low temperature. .

June 2014 May 2015: Undergraduate Researcher, Materials Science Research Centre, IIT
Madras.
Title: Influence of Cobalt ferrite nanoparticles on dielectric properties of poly(vinylidenefluoride)
(PVDF).
Supervisors: Prof. M. S. Ramachandra Rao, Dr. Dillip K. Sathapathy
Description: Aim of the project was to investigate the influence of CoF e2 O4 nanoparticles on the
dielectric behaviour of PVDF. CoF e2 O4 nanoparticles were prepared via co-precipitation route and
dispersed in polymer matrix. Nanocomposite films were prepared by drop-casting followed by solvent
evaporation. We demonstrated that inclusion of CFO nanoparticles leads to an enhancement of
dielectric constant of polymer. We achieved 47% enhancement in dielectric constant with addition
of 5 wt%. CoF e2 O4 nanoparticles to the polymer. The enhancement of the given process was
discussed in view of the distinctions between the structures of pristine polymer and nanocomposite
samples. The results of this study has been submitted to journal. .

Skills
- Synthesis of nanoparticles via co-precipitation - Spin Coating
route
- Surface modification of nanoparticles - Drop Casting
- Ball Milling - E-beam evaporation
- Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) - Nanoindentation
- Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) - Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
- Magnetic hysteresis measurements - X-ray diffraction (XRD)
- Ferroelectric hysteresis measurements - Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy (DRS)

Relevant Course Work

- Introduction to Nanotechnology - Quantum Physics
- Physics and Technology of Nanomaterials - Materials and Design
- Physics and Technology of Thin-films - Mechanical Metallurgy
- Topics in Nanomaterials - X-Ray Diffraction Techniques
- Variational Principles in Mechanics - Mechanics of Viscoelastic Materials

Computational Skills
Software Packages: Microsoft Office (MS Word, MS Powerpoint, MS Excel), Ori-
gin, GIMP, Avogadro, Latex.

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Campus Activities
Raftar Formula Racing (RFR) IIT Madras
Member, Vehicle Dynamics & Suspensions Sub-system 201314
Description: Raftar Formula Racing is the official Formula-SAE team of IIT Madras. As a part of
my work I carried out first principle stress analysis of anti-roll bar and introduced variable stiffness
anti-roll bar in the car for the first time.

Shaastra IIT Madras

Coordinator 2013-14
Description: Shaastra is the annual technial festival of IIT-Madras. Responsibilities included
managing infrastructure arrangements. Handled a total budget of INR 1.1 million (USD-16,121)
and coordinated a structural revamp of the registration area for increasing the crowd capacity of
the venue.

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