2022 JULY Onwards
Working as Assistant Professor of Physics at Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar.

2021-2022
Worked as Assistant Professor D.Y.Patil, College of Engineering, Salokhenagar, and Kolhapur.

2012-2019
Research Scholar, Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur.

2011-2012  

Worked as Assistant Professor at Sharad Institute of Techonology, Yadrav.

2010-2011

 Worked as Assistant Professor at Bramhadev Dada Mane Institute of Technology, Solapur.

2009-2010  

Worked as Lecturer at Sanjeeven Engineering and Technology Institute, Panhala.

2007-2009  

Worked as Lecturer at Gharda Institute of Technology, Lavel.

2006-2007  

Worked as Lecturer at Rajaram Shinde college of Engineering, Pedhambe.

• Heterojunction solar cells, dye sensitized solar cells, preparation of cost efficient counter electrodes based on metal sulfide thin films, Supercapacitors.

A) Publications (in International Journals)

• N. B. Wadkar, P. S. Maldar, S. D. Dhas, R. T. Patil, V. J. Fulari, Effect of calcination time on electrochemical performance of hydrothermally grown copper cobalt sulfide nanostructures for use in electrochemical supercapacitors, submitted (Aug-2022) ,Inorganic Chemistry Communications.
• Suprimkumar D Dhas, Parvejha S. Maldar, Meenal D Patil, Maqsood R Waikar, Rajendra G Sonkawade, Annasaheb V Moholkar, Sol-gel synthesized nickel oxide nanostructures on nickel foam and nickel mesh for a targeted energy storage application, Journal of Energy Storage, 47( 2022)103658.
• S.B. Wategaonkar, V.G. Parale, S.S. Mali, C.-K. Hong, R.P. Pawar, P.S. Maldar, A.V. Moholkar, H.-H. Park, B.M. Sargar, R.K Mane, Influence of Tin Doped TiO2 Nanorods on Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, Materials,14
• Fabrication of efficient electrochemical capacitors rooted in sol-gel derived NiMn2O4 nanoparticles,SD Dhas, P.S Maldar, MD Patil, SA Mane, MR Waikar, RG Sonkawade, AV Moholkar, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry,897(2021)115548.
• Suprimkumar D. Dhas , Parvejha S. Maldar, Meenal D. Patil , Maqsood R. Waikar, Rajendra G. Sonkawade, Shiv K. Chakarvarti, Surendra K. Shinde, Dae Y. Kim, A. V. Moholkar, Probing the electrochemical properties of NiMn2O4 nanoparticles as prominent electrode materials for supercapacitor applications, Materials Science and Engineering B,271(2021)115298.
• Sachin B Abitkar, Suprimkumar D Dhas, NP Jadhav, Pravin R Jadhav, Parvejha S. Maldar, C.E. Patil, Annasaheb V. Moholkar, Enhanced specific capacitance and electrochemical properties of nickel hydroxide-activated carbon (α-Ni(OH)2–AC) nanocomposite for pseudocapacitor electrode material, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics,32 (2021) 8657-8667.
• S.D. Dhas, P.S. Maldar, M.D. Patil, K.M. Hubali, U.V. Shembade, S.B. Abitkar, M.R. Waikar, RG Sonkawade, G.L. Agawane, A.V. Moholkar, Hydrothermal synthesis of mesoporous NiMnO3 nanostructures for supercapacitor application: Effect of electrolyte, Journal of Energy Storage,35(2021)102277.
• Suprimkumar D Dhas, Parvejha S Maldar, Meenal D Patil, Amruta B Nagare, Maqsood R Waikar, Rajendra G Sonkawade, Annasaheb V Moholkar, Synthesis of NiO nanoparticles for supercapacitor application as an efficient electrode material ,Vacuum 181(2020)109646.
• P.S. Maldar, A.A. Mane, S.S. Nikam, S.D. Dhas, A.V. Moholkar, Spray deposited Cu2CoSnS4 thin films for photovoltaic application: Effect of film thickness, Thin Solid Films,709 (2020)138236.
• A. A. Mane, P.S. Maldar, S. H. Dabhole, S.A. Nikam, A.V. Moholkar, Effect of substrate temperature on physicochemical and gas sensing properties of sprayed orthorhombic V2O5 thin films, Measurement,131(2019)223-234.
• M. A. Gaikwad, M. P. Suryawanshi, P.S. Maldar, T.D. Dongale, A.V. Moholkar, Nanostructured zinc oxide photoelectrodes by green routes M-SILAR and electrodeposition for dye sensitized solar cell, Optical Materials,78 (2018)325-334.
• P.S. Maldar, A.A. Mane, S.S. Nikam, S.D. Giri, A. Sarkar, A.V. Moholkar, Temperature dependent properties of spray deposited Cu2CoSnS4 (CCTS) thin films, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 28 (2017) 18891-18896.
• P.S. Maldar, M.A. Gaikwad, A.A. Mane, S.S. Nikam, S.P. Desai, S.D. Giri, A. Sarkar, A.V.Moholkar Fabrication of Cu2CoSnS4 thin films by a facile spray pyrolysis for photovoltaic application, Solar Energy, 158(2017)89-99.
• A.A. Mane, P.S. Maldar, S.P. Desai, A.V. Moholkar, Gas sensing properties of (MoO3)0.4 (V2O5)0.6 microsheets: Effect of pd sensitization,Vacuum,144(2017)135-144

B) Publications (in Indian Journals)

Nil

C) Publications (in peer-reviewed conferences held abroad)

Nil

D) Publications /Presentation(in peer-reviewed conferences held in India)

Nil

E) National Conference

Nil

F) International Conference

• International conference on Nanomaterials and Applications (ICNAMA-2008), Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 9-10th December 2008.
• Nanomaterials and Applications (NAMA-2011), Walchand College of Arts and Science Solapur, 28-29th January 2011.
• 3rd National Seminar on Physics of Materials and Materials Based Device Fabrication (3rd NSPM-MDF-2014), Department of Physics, Shivaji University,Kolhapur, 19-20th December 2014.
• “International Conference on “Applied Nanotechnology and Nanoscience (ICANN 2017)”, 7-9 Dec.2017, T.C. College Baramati.
• 4th international conference on physics of materials and materials based device fabrication (4th ICPM-MDF-2019), Department of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 10-11th January 2019.
• Young Scientists’ Conference-IISF, 2019, Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in Kolkata, 5-7 November, 2019, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Kolkata, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

G) Book

i) Books Published

Nil

ii) Chapters in Book

Nil

• Two years of operating experience of the instrument, “Solar simulator” used for investigation of J-V characteristic of DSSC, Hetrojunction solar cells and PEC solar cells.
• Familiar with different chemical synthesis methods of thin film deposition, such as chemical spray pyrolysis method, hydrothermal method, chemical bath deposition method, SILAR method, and combustion synthesis method.
• Developed and utilized spray pyrolysis set up based on Arduino platform and solid state relay for
  deposition of thin films.
• Spray pyrolysis set up consists of nozzle assembly movement based on DC motor for uniform
  deposition of thin films.
• Developed modified chemical bath deposition method using DC motor, potentiometer and
  temperature control arrangement.
• Guided M.Sc./Ph.D students in the synthesis and characterizations of, PbS, CoS, ZnS, CdS,
  Cu₂SnS₃ (CTS), CuCo₂S₄, Cu₂ZnSnS₄ (CZTS), Fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO), Nickel
  Manganese Oxide (NiMn₂O₄), and TiO₂ thin films.
• Developed and tested natural dye based (holy basil) DSSC solar cells with TiO₂ thin films as
  working electrodes.
• Prepared silver nanoparticles and utilized them as contact electrodes with suitable binder in
  || FTO/ZnS/PbS/Ag || and || FTO/ Cu2CoSnS4/CdS/Ag || heterojunction solar cells.

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