Prof. Bibhu Prasad Swain

Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, India

Assistant Professor

Email: bibhuprasad.swain@gmail.com

Qualifications

2006 Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science

2001 M.Tech, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Materials Science

1996 M.Sc., National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Physics

1993 B.Sc., Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Physics

Publications (Selected)

1. Bhabani S. Swain, Bibhu P. Swain, Nong M. Hwang, Structural and Optical Properties of Hydrogen Diluted c-Si/a-SiO2x core shell Silicon Nanowires, Applied Physics A, 118 (2015) 269-274.
2. Bibhu P. Swain*, Bhabani S. Swain, Nong M. Hwang, A Comparative Chemical Network Study of HWCVD Deposited Amorphous Silicon and Carbon Based Alloys Thin Films, Journal of Alloys and Compound, 588 (2014) 343-347.
3. Bhabani S. Swain, Bibhu P. Swain*, Sung S. Lee, Nong M. Hwang, Microstructure and Optical Properties of Oxygen Annealed c-Si/a-SiO2 Core-Shell Silicon Nanowires. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2012, 116, 22036-22042
4. Bhabani S. Swain, Bibhu P. Swain*, Sung S. Lee, Nong M. Hwang, Morphology and Structural Change in Ammonia Annealed Core Shell Silicon Nanowires, Journal of Physical chemistry C, 2011, 115 (34), 16745-16752.
5. Bhabani S. Swain, Sung S. Lee, Sang H. Lee, Bibhu P. Swain, Nong M. Hwang*, Transformation of silicon nanowires to nanocoils by annealing in reducing atmosphere. Journal of Crystal Growth, 327 (2011) 276-280.
6. Bhabani S. Swain, Bibhu P. Swain*, Nong M. Hwang, Investigation of Optical Properties of Core-Shell Silicon Nanowires, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 129 (2011) 733-739.
7. Bibhu P. Swain*, H. Takato, Z. N. Liu, I. Sakata, Ambient Stability of Wet Chemically Passivated Germanium Wafer for Crystalline Solar cells, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 95(2011)84-88.
8. Bibhu P. Swain, Hidetaka Takato, Isao Sakata*, Passivation of germanium surfaces by a quinhydrone-methanol solution treatment, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 50 (2011) 071302.
9. Bhabani S. Swain, Bibhu P. Swain*, Nong M. Hwang, Hydrogen dilution-induced chemical state modifications in silicon nanowires, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 114 (2010) 15274-15279.
10. Bhabani S. Swain, Bibhu P. Swain*, Nong M. Hwang, Chemical surface passivation of silicon nanowires grown by APCVD, Current Applied Physics, 10 (2010), S439-S442.
11. Bhabani S. Swain, Sung S. Lee, Sang H. Lee, Bibhu P. Swain*, Nong M. Hwang, Effect of H2 ambient annealing on silicon nanowires prepared by atmosperic pressure chemical vapor deposition, Chemical Physics Letters, 494 (2010) 269-273.
12. Bhabani S. Swain, Bibhu P. Swain*, Nong M. Hwang, Investigation of plasmon loss and valence band structure of silicon nanowires deposited by atmosperic pressure chemical vapour deposition. Journal of Applied Physics, 108 (2010) 073709-073714.
13. Bibhu P. Swain*, H. Takato, I. Sakata. Wet chemical surface passivation of germanium wafers by quinhydrone-methanol treatment for minority carrier lifetime measurements, Applied Physics Express, 2 (2009) 10551.
14. Bibhu P. Swain*, Bhabani S. Swain, Nong M. Hwang, Effect of D.C bias on microstructural rearrangement of a-SiN: H films on PET substrate. Applied Surface Science, 255 (2009) 9391-9395.
15. Bibhu P. Swain*, Bhabani S. Swain, Nong M. Hwang, Effect of H2 dilution on a-CN: H films deposited by Hot Wire Chemical Vapour Deposition, Applied Surface Science, 255 (2009) 9264-9267.
16. Bibhu P. Swain*, Bhabani S. Swain, Yung B. Chung, Nong M. Hwang, Small-Angle X-ray Scattering from nano-Si embedded a-SiC: H deposited by hot-wire chemical vapor deposition, Solid State Sciences, 11 (2009) 1408-1411.
17. Bibhu P. Swain*, The structural characterisation of HWCVD-deposited nano-crystalline silicon films, South African Journal of Science, 105(2009)77-80.
18. Bibhu P. Swain*, Bhabani S. Swain, Sung H. Park, Nong M. Hwang, Plasmon loss and valence band structure of silicon-based alloys deposited by hot wire chemical vapor deposition, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 480 (2009) 878-881.
19. Bibhu P. Swain*, Bhabani S. Swain, Seung M. Yang, Nong M. Hwang, Effect of filament biasing on nanocrystalline-Si deposited by hot wire chemical vapor deposition (HWCVD), Applied Surface Science, 255(2009)6033-6037.
20. Bibhu P. Swain*, Nong M. Hwang, Effect of negative substrate bias on HWCVD deposited nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si) films. Solid State Sciences 11(2009) 467-471.