Dr. G.Anandha babu completed his Ph.D from Anna University, Chennai in the year 2010. He received the prestigious Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral fellowship in 2014 and the SERB International Research Experience (SIRE) fellowship in 2023. He completed postdoctoral research at Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan (2014-2016), and at Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan (Sep. 2023-Mar. 2024). His research interests include multicrystalline Silicon, Dielectric, Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric materials, Topological Insulators, Defect Engineering, Semiconductor materials, Energy storage materials and Crystal growth. To his credit, he has published about 80 papers in peer reviewed international journals and completed DAE-BRNS, DRDO-ARMREB, DRDO-ARDB, CSIR, DST, SERB (Four projects) and UGC-DAE sponsored research projects. He has filed Japanese and Indian patents. He received Young Scientist Research Grants from DST-SERB in the year 2011 and 2016. Under his able guidance five students have received Ph.D degree. Currently three Ph.D scholars are doing research under his guidance. He has received financial assistances from DST, CSIR, TNSCST, CICS, SERB, JSPS and INSA to attend the “4^th Asian conference on Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology; 14^th International Summer School on Crystal Growth; 16^th, 17^th and 18^th  International Conferences on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy; 19^th American conference on Crystal growth and Epitaxy; 25^th and 26^th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, 20^th International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy Conferences held in Sendai, Japan in 2008, Dalian and Beijing, China in August 2010, Warsaw, Poland in August 2013, Nagoya, Japan in August 2016, Keystone, Colorado, USA in July 2013, Busan, South Korea in November 2015, Singapore in November 2016,  Naples, Italy in July – August 2023, respectively.

Work Experience

• 2010 – 2026,  Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, SSN College of Engineering
• 2023-2024,  SERB International Research Experience (SIRE) fellow, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
• 2014-2016 , JSPS Post-Doctoral Fellow, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

Projects

Sponsored Project (As Principal Investigator)

1. Ongoing:

• 2024-27, ANRF:Development of piezoelectric single crystals for underwater acoustic sensing applications. 

2. Completed:

• 2023-24, SERB: Development of defect controlled BaTiO3-DyTMO3 and Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3-DyTMO3 (TM = Mn, Fe, Ni) solid solutions for piezoelectric and photovoltaic applications
• 2020-23, DRDO: Development of high – Curie temperature piezoceramics for aviation applications
• 2019-22 ,SERB: Development of Bismuth-based complex perovskites piezoelectric single crystals for strategic applications
• 2018-21, CSIR: Development of  high-performance ternary piezoelectric  ceramics for transducer applications
• 2015-18, DRDO: Development of lead-free piezoelectric 0.94Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-0.06BaTiO3 single crystals for transducer applications
• 2016-19, DST –SERB: Growth and Characterization of defect controlled topological insulator Bi₂Te₂Se and Bi_2-xSb_xTe_3-ySe_y single crystals
• 2014-17, UGC-DAE CRS: Investigations on Crystal growth and characterization of Multiferroic single crystals
• 2011-14, DAE-BRNS: Crystal Growth of Ce based alkali halides scintillator crystals and their characterization
• 2011-14, DST: Crystal Growth of lead free piezoelectric crystal [Bi_0.5(Na_1-xK_x)_0.5]TiO₃ by flux technique and its Characterization

Publications

 Total number of publications:80 (SCI Journals); Citations:1536 (on 1-07-2026); H- Index: 24

• Selected publications

1. Assumptana Sirumalar A, G.Anandha Babu, (2026), ‘Tailoring the structural, dielectric and energy storage properties of (Na_0.4K_0.1Bi_0.5)TiO₃ piezoceramics via Bi(Mg_0.5Zr_0.5)O₃ substitution’, Materials Science & Engineering B, Vol. 324, Article number: 119061.
2. G.Anandha babu, Hiroki Matsuo, Arun Kumar, Seiyu Aso, Yuji Noguchi (2025), ‘Structural, dielectric and energy storage properties of lead-free (1− x)Ba_0.95La_0.05TiO₃‒xBi(Zn_2/3Ta_1/3)O₃ relaxor ferroelectrics’, Ceramics International, Vol. 51, pp. 31692-31702
3. S. Guru Bharath, G.Anandha Babu, C Manikandan, E.Varadharajan (2025), ‘Role of Bi₂O₃ and PbO excess on the Di-/ferro-/piezoelectric and bi-polar strain properties in 0.39Bi(Ni_0.5Ti0.5)O₃–0.20PbZrO₃–0.41PbTiO₃ ternary ceramics near MPB’, Applied Physics A, Vol. 131, Article number: 58.
4. P.Aravinthkumar, G.Gopi, G.Anandha babu (2024), ‘Investigation on Structural, Dielectric, Ferroelectric, and Piezoelectric properties of (1-x)PbTiO₃–(x)Bi(Zn_2/3Nb_1/3)O₃  solid solutions’, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, Vol. 35, Article number: 200.
5. Arun Kumar, P. Aravinthkumar, G. Anandhababu, P. Vijayakumar, A. T. Sathyanarayana S. Ganesamoorthy (2024), ‘Growth and characterization of Dy_1-xSm_xMnO₃ single crystals by optical floating zone technique’, J. Crystal Growth, Vol. 628, Article number: 127544.
6. S. Guru Bharath, G.Anandha Babu, C Manikandan, E.Varadharajan (2024), ‘Effect of excess B_i2O₃/PbO on the structural and electrical properties of ternary 0.39Bi(Ni_1/2Ti_1/2)O₃–0.20PbZrO₃– 0.41PbTiO₃ ceramics’, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, Vol. 172, Article number: 108054.
7. S.Gowthami, G.Anandha Babu, C.Manikandan, R.M.Sarguna, (2023), ‘Effective strategy of optimized dielectric, energy storage and piezoelectric performances in La³⁺ and Sr²⁺ co-doped PIMNT 42/26/32 relaxor ferroelectric ceramics’, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, Vol. 166, Article number: 107688.
8. Gowthami, G.Anandha Babu, C.Manikandan, E.Varadarajan, R.M.Sarguna, (2023), ‘Improved piezoelectric and electric field-induced strain properties in Eu³⁺ modified 0.42PMN-0.26PIN-0.32PT ceramics’, Applied Physics A, Vol. 129, Article number: 239
9. Guru Bharath, G.Anandha Babu, C Manikandan, E.Varadharajan (2023), ‘Improved piezoelectric, thermal stability and ferroelectric properties in ternary 0.39BNT–0.20PZ–0.41PT piezoceramics via low sintering temperature’, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, Vol. 34, Article number: 706.
10. P. Aravinth Kumar, Arun Kumar, Keshav Kumar, Pragya Singh, G. Anandha Babu, S.Ganesamoorthy and Dhananjai Pandey, (2021), ‘Growth and Characterization of Dy_1-xY_xMnO3 Single Crystals by Optical Floating Zone Technique: A Combined X-ray Diffraction and DC Magnetization Study’, J. Crystal Growth, Vol. 565, pp. 126152–126161.
11. G.Gopi, A. Edward Prabu, G. Anandha babu, S. Ganesamoorthy, Awadhesh Mani, (2020), ‘Studies on Shubnikov-de Hass oscillations in p-Sb₂Te₂Se topological insulator’, Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 124, pp. 110733.
12. P.Aravinth Kumar, Arun Kumar, Keshav Kumar, G. Anandha babu, S. Ganesamoorthy, and Dhananjai Pandey, (2019), ‘Evidence for Spin Glass Transition in Hexagonal DyMnO₃without Substitutional Disorder’, J. Phys. Chem. C2019, Vol.123, 50, pp. 30499-30508.
13. G. Anandha babu, I. Takahashi, T. Muramatsu, N. Usami, (2017), ‘Towards optimized nucleation control in multicrystalline silicon ingot for solar cells’, J. Crystal Growth, Vol. 468, pp. 620-624.
14. G. Anandha babu, I. Takahashi, S. Matsushima, N. Usami, (2016), ‘Improved multicrystalline silicon ingot quality using single layer silicon beads coated with silicon nitride as seed layer’, J. Crystal Growth, Vol. 441, pp. 124-130.
15. G.Anandha babu, et al. (2014), ‘Growth and characterization of undoped and Mn-doped lead-free piezoelectric NBT-KBT single crystals, Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 53, pp. 136-140.
16. G.Anandha babu, et al. (2014), ‘Growth and investigation of 0.80Na_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃-0.20K_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃ lead-free single crystal’, Materials Science and Engineering B, Vol. 185, pp. 134-137.

Area of Research

• Dielectric materials
• Ferroelectric materials
• Piezoelectric materials
• Topological Insulators
• Defect Engineering
• Semiconductor materials
• Energy storage materials
• Multicrystalline Silicon,
• Growth of Single Crystals from Top seeded solution growth, Bridgman, High temperature and low temperature solution growth methods.