Ananta Adhikari, Ph.D.

Rank:

Post Doc

Contact Information:

Address:

The University of Texas-Pan American

Department of Mechanical Engineering

1201 W. University Dr.

Edinburg, TX 78539-2999

Office: ENB 3.243

Phone: (956) 292-7395

Fax: (956) 381-3527

Email: adhikariar@utpa.edu

Education:

• Ph.D., Material Science, State University of New York at Albany, 2007. 
• M.S., Physics, State University of New York at Albany, 2003. 

Research Interests:

• Strong and lightweight materials.
• Nanostructured materials and their uses in composites, energy storage and electronics. 
• Ion beam modification of materials. 

Selected Publications:

• A. R. Adhikari, M. Chipara and K. Lozano, "Nonisothermal crystallization of polyethylene/carbon nanofiber composites", Polymer (submitted).
• A. R. Adhikari, H. Bakhru, M. Chipara and K. Lozano, "Carbon nanotube modification using irradiation: A review", Carbon (submitted).
• A. R. Adhikari, H. Bakhru, P. M. Ajayan, J. M. Zaleski, R. Benson and M. Chipara, "Electron spin resonance investigations on ion beam irradiated single-wall carbon nanotubes", Nuclear Instrument and Methods in Physics Research B, vol. 265, 347 (2007).
• A. R. Adhikari, M. B. Huang, M. Chipara, C. Y. Ryu, P. M. Ajayan and H. Bakhru, " Thermal property of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene)/nanotube composites using modified single-walled carbon nanotubes via ion irradiation", Nanotechnology, vol. 17, 5947 (2006).
• A. R. Adhikari, M. B. Huang, H. Bakhru, R. Vajtai, C. Y. Ryu and P. M. Ajayan, "Stability of ion implanted single-walled carbon nanotubes - Thermogravimetric and Raman analysis", Journal of Applied Physics, vol 100, 064315 (2006).
• A. R. Adhikari, M. B. Huang, H. Bakhru, S. Talapatra, P. M. Ajayan and C. Y. Ryu, "Effects of proton irradiation on thermal stability of single-walled carbon nanotube mat", Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, vol. 245, 431 (2006).
• A. R. Adhikari, M. B. Huang, D. Wu, B. Q. Wei, R. Vajtai and P. M. Ajayan, "Ion implantation prepared catalyst nanoparticles for the growth of carbon nanotubes", Applied Physics Letters, vol. 86, 053104 (2005).