B KESHAV RAO

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Dr. B. Keshav Rao, SSTC, Bhilai

B. Keshav Rao is an Associate Professor of Applied Physics at Shri Shankaracharya Technical Campus, Junwani, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh. He received his PhD in Physics from Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University. His work explores novel low-dimensional materials for nanoscale devices using state-of-the-art first principles methods, and he has published more than 20 papers in high-impact journals on these topics. In addition to his research, he has been one of the key leaders for the SIESTA modeling workshop in several places, such as Aizawl, Bhilai, Raipur, and Delhi.

Employment

• Shri Shankaracharya Technical Campus-SSGI Faculty/Researcher
  2003 - Present

Education

• Chhattishgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai Ph.D.
  2009 - 2014

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (22)

• NOx-responsive nitrogen-doped line defective graphene nanosensor
  Diamond and Related Materials 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2025.112672
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• Boron-doped graphene topological defects: unveiling high sensitivity to NO molecule for gas sensing applications
  Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2024 DOI: 10.1039/D3CP05358J
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• Site specific interactions of amino acids with (ZnO)12 cluster: Density functional approach
  Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics 2022 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2021.1987327
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• Density functional study on hybrid graphene/h-BN 2D sheets
  Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.physe.2021.114812
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• Induced magnetic states upon electron–hole injection at B and N sites of hexagonal boron nitride bilayer: A density functional theory study
  International Journal of Quantum Chemistry 2021 DOI: 10.1002/qua.26680
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• Density functional study on Ag<inf>8-x</inf>Cu<inf>x</inf>I<inf>8</inf> (0≤x≤8)
  Physica B: Condensed Matter 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2020.412668
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• Density functional study on hybrid h-BN/graphene atomic chains
  Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.physe.2020.114316
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• Structural, electronic and optical properties of In2O3: a density functional study
  Optical and Quantum Electronics 2020 DOI: 10.1007/s11082-020-02347-z
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• Interaction of PEO with LiI/NaI: a density functional approach
  Polymer Bulletin 2020 DOI: 10.1007/s00289-020-03171-x
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• Structural and electronic properties of 2D-activated carbon sheet
  Carbon Letters 2020 DOI: 10.1007/s42823-020-00177-3
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