Curriculum vitae
Sandeep Kumar
Optoelectronics Devices Group, Semiconductor Devices Area,
CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute,
Pilani, Rajasthan- 333 031.
Phone: +91-9602763745, +91-8764175145
E-mail: [email protected]
Objective
To enhance my professional skills and consequently build a long-term career in the areas of design, fabrication,
characterization and packaging of III-Nitride based optoelectronic devices at a dynamic organization with a scope for
career growth.
Areas of Interest
Design, fabrication, characterization and packaging of InGaN/GaN based high brightness blue LEDs.
Formation of white light emitting diodes by using different Ce:YaG based phosphor as a conversion layer.
Fabrication of MEMS based sensors.
Fabrication of silicon and GaN based devices like Sensors, HEMTs, Solar cells, AC-LED.
Research Positions
Senior Project Fellow(Since September 2013)
Research Activity
Development of GaN based high brightness LED for solid state lighting applications.
Research Lab
Optoelectronics Devices Group, CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, India.
Project Assistant (May 2012 to September 2013)
Research Activity
Development of GaN based high brightness LED for solid state lighting applications.
Research Lab
Optoelectronics Devices Group, CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, India.
Project Assistant (July 2011 to March 2012)
Research Activity
Nano materials and Nano devices for health and disease.
Research Lab
MEMS laboratory, CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, India.
Project Assistant (November 2010 to July 2011)
Research Activity
R&D on design and development of piezoresisitive MEMS absolute pressure sensor.
Research Lab
MEMS laboratory, CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, India.
Research Projects (As a member)
Efficient Silicon photovoltaic with smart electronics and lighting system.
(Sponsored agency: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, Govt. of India).
Responsibilities:
Design of electrode pattern for uniform current spreading in conventional and vertical LEDs.
Fabrication of LED chips by using optimized fabrication processes and techniques like wafer cleaning, reactive ion
etching, photolithography, metallization, lift-off process, rapid thermal annealing, electroplating, thinning, polishing,
dicing, wire bonding, packaging etc.
Optimization of different kind of Ce:YAG based phosphors for blue to white down conversion of light for LEDs
(phosphor coated LEDs ).
Electrical and optical characterization of packaged blue and white (Phosphor coated) LEDs.
Optimization of different types of bonding process (thermo compression bonding, eutectic bonding, soldering bonding,
fusion bonding, anodic bonding) etc. for fabrication of vertical LEDs.
Optimization of various process parameters of laser lift-off process (LLO) to removal sapphire substrate from GaN and
for fabrication of vertical LED.
Nano materials and Nano devices for health and disease
(Sponsored agency: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, Govt. of India).
Responsibilities:
Layout design of micro cantilevers using L-edit for photolithography mask fabrication.
Fabrication of MEMS based micro cantilevers on SOI Si wafer.
Realization of micro cantilevers by using deep reactive ion etching process.
R&D on design and development of Piezoresisitive MEMS Absolute pressure sensor
(Sponsored agency: Solid State Physical Laboratory (SSPL), New Delhi, Govt. of India).
Responsibilities:
Learn and understand the clean room environment, CMOS and MEMS fabrication technology.
Fabrication of MEMS based absolute pressure sensor on SOI Si wafer.
Involved in wire bonding of packaged pressure sensors.
Characterization of packaged sensors at different temperatures and pressures.
Knowledge & Technical Skills
Computational Skills
Programming Languages
Designing Tools
Operating System
Fabrication Tools & Techniques
Characterization Tools &
Techniques
Laboratory Development/
Installation Work
C, C++, Origin
SimuLED: SiLENSe, SpeCLED, RATRO, SimuLAMP; APSYS; L-Edit
MS Window, Linux.
Excellent understanding of clean room environment.
Complete process of photolithography.
Laser micromachining for LLO (laser lift-off) process.
Deep reactive ion etching system.
Au, Ni, Cu electroplating.
A basic idea of MOCVD, e-beam metallization system and RTA system.
Current voltage (I-V) measurement system.
Hall-effect measurement system.
Step profiler for step height and surface measurements.
PL measurement system.
Lab sphere photo spectrometer for LED optical characterization.
Installation of laser micromachining system for laser lift-off for de-bonding of
sapphire.
Installation of Hall measurement system.
Installation I-V, optical characterization system for Light emitting diodes.
Installation of solar simulator for solar cell characterization.
Associated in establishment of new chemistry lab with highly equipped
fabrication facilities.
Installation of pipe line fitting for chilled water supply, Hydrogen and
Nitrogen gases.
Peer Reviewed Journal Publications
S. Kumar, A. Lunia, S. Singh, S. Pal and C. Dhanavantri, Optimization of n-electrode pattern for p-side down vertical
InGaN/GaN blue light emitting diodes, Physica Status Solidi A, Vol. 211, No. 9, pp. 21342141, 2014.
R. Get, S. Singh, A. K. Goyal, S. Kumar, A. Lunia, S. Pal and C. Dhanavantri, Enhancement of light extraction
efficiency in InGaN/GaN vertical blue light emitting diodes by surface patterning: Design and simulation, Accepted
for publication in Optik - International Journal for Light and Electron Optics, July 2015.
A. K. Lunia, S. K. Patra, S. Kumar, S. Singh, S. Pal and C. Dhanavantri, Theoretical analysis of blue to white down
conversion for light-emitting diode light with yttrium aluminum garnet phosphor, Journal of Photonics for Energy
(SPIE) Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 043596 2014.
S. Adhikari, S. K. Patra, A. Lunia, S. Kumar, P. Parjapat, B. Kushwaha, P. Kumar, S. Singh, A. Chauhan, K. Singh,
S. Pal and C. Dhanavantri, Growth and fabrication of GaN/InGaN violet light emitting diode on patterned sapphire
substrate, Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics, Vol. 2, No. 12, pp. 1113-1117, 2014.
Conference Publications
S. K. Patra, S. Adhikari, S. Kumar, A. Lunia, P. Prajapat, B. khuswaha, P. Kumar, S. Singh, A. Chauhan, K. Singh,
S. Pal and C. Dhanavantri, Top- and Bottom-Patterned GaN/InGaN Violet Light Emitting Diode Structure for
Enhanced Light Extraction, 12th International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics -2014.
S. Kumar, A. Lunia, S. Singh, S. Pal and C. Dhanavantri, Electrode design for planar and vertical LEDs: A simulation
study for performance comparison, International Conference TAPSUN-2013.
S. K. Patra, S. Adhikari, S. Singh, S. Kumar, B.C. Joshi, K.K. Maurya, G. Bhagwannarayan, S. Singh, S. Pal and C.
Dhanavantri, Determination of threading dislocation density (TDD) in GaN-on-sapphire by AFM and HR-XRD,
International Conference TAPSUN-2013.
Fellowship/Award
Best paper award in 12th International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics -2014.
Conferences/Symposiums/Meetings attended
Vacuum Electronics Devices and Applications (VEDA-2012), 18-20 October, CEERI Pilani.
IETE workshop at CEERI Pilani, 2012.
Research Visits
LED Expo 2012 New Delhi, India.
Education Qualifications
B.Tech (Electronics &
Communication) 2006-10
Senior Secondary
(XII Standard) 2005-06
Secondary
(X Standard) 2003-04
School/College
Compucom Inst. of I.T. and
Management, Jaipur
T.C.A. Sen. Sec. School,
Surajgarh
T.C.A. Sen. Sec. School,
Surajgarh
Board/Univ.
Rajasthan Technical
University, Kota
B.S.E.R., Ajmer
B.S.E.R., Ajmer
Percentage (%)
69.80
85.08
82.08
Personal Details
Permanent Address
Correspondence Address
Date of Birth
Marital Status
Languages Known
Nationality
Sandeep Kumar S/o Sh. Subhash Singh,
Village + Post office- Bajana Khurd, Tehsil-Gannur, District- Sonipat,
Haryana, India- 131 102.
Sandeep Kumar Kadyan,
Room No. E-109, O.D.G. Group, CEERI, Pilani, Tehsil-Chirawa, Dist.Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan-333 031.
15th May 1990
Married
English, Hindi
Indian
References
Dr. Suchandan Pal
Dr. B. D. Pant
Mr. S. Adhikari
Principal Scientist & Project Leader
Opto-electronics Devices group, Central Electronics Engineering Research
Institute (CSIR-CEERI), Pilani, Rajasthan India 333031
Phone- +91 1596-252286
Email:
[email protected]Senior Principal Scientist
MEMS Laboratory, Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute
(CSIR-CEERI), Pilani, Rajasthan, India 333031
Phone- +91 1596-252269
Email:
[email protected]Scientist,
Opto-electronics Devices group, Central Electronics Engineering Research
Institute (CSIR-CEERI) Pilani, Rajasthan India 333031
Phone- +91 9571983929
Email:
[email protected]I hereby declare that the information given above is true and the best of my knowledge.
Date: 03 Aug. 2015
(Sandeep Kumar)
