Dr Yashodhan P Purandare PhD, BE(Met), MInstP
Research Fellow
Summary
Yashodhan has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Strathclyde University, Glasgow. His research interests include Sputtering, HIPIMS, Surface Engineering, Tribology, Tribo-corrosion, and surface analysis. Since 2006 he has been involved in process development and optimisation for deposition of nanoscale multilayer coatings using Unbalanced Magnetron Sputtering and HIPIMS. His development work covers a wide range of applications; from decorative coatings to hard-wear resistant, corrosion, high temperature oxidation resistant as well as bio-medical coatings for artificial joints. He was awarded the R.F. Bunshah award by the ASED (AVS), USA for his work in erosion-corrosion studies involving PVD coatings in 2004.
About
Yashodhan Purandare has obtained a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK. His PhD project involved aqueous erosion-corrosion studies of superlattice CrN/NbN PVD coatings. Prior to his PhD, he has a Bachelor degree and a Diploma in the field of Metallurgical Engineering from University of Pune, India.
He has also obtained valuable experience in heavy engineering industry involving welding and fabrication of pressure vessels and its quality control. He is a keen researcher and has been involved in research projects throughout his academic and industrial career. His pioneering work of mapping the effect of impact angle and velocity on the erosion-corrosion mechanisms for the superlattice CrN/NbN PVD coatings was awarded with the R.F. Bunshah Award -best paper presented in Session E –ICMCTF, San Diego, USA 2004 and with runners up prize in the Bodycote prize paper competition, Canada 2005.
Yashodhan joined the Nanotechnology Centre for PVD Research in October 2006 as a postdoctoral researcher. His research interests include Sputtering, HIPIMS, Tribology, Tribo-corrosion, surface engineering and surface analysis. Since 2006 he has been involved in development and optimisation of processes for deposition of application based nanoscale multilayer coatings using Unbalanced Magnetron Sputtering and HIPIMS. His development work on coating covers a wide range of applications; from decorative to hard-wear resistanr, corrosion resistant, high temperature oxidation resistant as well as bio-medical coatings for artificial joints. He has a vast experience with advanced surface analytical techniques such as Electron Microscopy (SEM, TEM, and FIB), AFM, XRD, Tribological testing, Corrosion and Nano-hardness tester.
Teaching
Department of Engineering and Mathematics
College of Business, Technology and Engineering
Research
POEMA
HAUZER TECNO COATING, IONBOND, ZIMMER BIOMET, ANTON PAAR (CSM Instruments), University of Strathclyde.
Publications
Journal articles
Bilya, M., Nabok, A., Purandare, Y., Alam, A.E., & Dharmadasa, I. (2024). Growth and Characterization of p-Type and n-Type Sb2Se3 for Use in Thin-Film Photovoltaic Solar Cell Devices. Energies, 17 (2). http://doi.org/10.3390/en17020406
Chouhan, J., Purandare, Y., Jana, B., Dey, A., Hovsepian, P., Jenkins, D., & Jones, L. (2023). Investigation of aqueous slurry erosion-corrosion behaviour of Tantalum in different pH solutions. International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 117. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2023.106427
Purandare, Y., Shukla, K., Sugumaran, A., Ehiasarian, A., Khan, I., & Hovsepian, P. (2023). Improving tribocorrosion resistance of a medical grade CoCrMo alloy by the novel HIPIMS nitriding technique. Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices, 8 (3). http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsamd.2023.100570
Chouhan, J.S., Jana, B.D., Purandare, Y.P., Dey, A., Hovsepian, P., Jenkins, D., & Jones, L. (2023). Preliminary investigation of slurry erosion behaviour of tantalum. Wear, 516-17. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2022.204605
Hovsepian, P., Shukla, K., Sugumaran, A., Purandare, Y., Khan, I., & Ehiasarian, A. (2022). A novel plasma nitriding process utilising HIPIMS discharge for enhanced tribological and barrier properties of medical grade alloy surfaces. Materials Letters, 313. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2022.131782
Arunachalam Sugumaran, A., Purandare, Y., Shukla, K., Khan, I., Ehiasarian, A., & Hovsepian, P. (2021). TiN/NbN nanoscale multilayer coatings deposited by High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering to protect medical grade CoCrMo alloys. Coatings, 11 (7). http://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11070867
Shukla, K., Purandare, Y., Sugumaran, A., Ehiasarian, A., Khan, I., & Hovsepian, P. (2021). Correlation between the microstructure and corrosion performance of the HIPIMS nitrided bio-grade CoCrMo alloy. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 879, 160429. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.160429
Ehiasarian, A., Purandare, Y., Sugumaran, A., Hovsepian, P., Hatto, P., & DeBacker, J. (2021). Improving the Quality of Friction Stir Welds in Aluminium Alloys. Coatings, 11 (5). http://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11050539
Shukla, K., Purandare, Y., Khan, I., Ehiasarian, A., & Hovsepian, P. (2020). Effect of Nitriding Voltage on the Impact Load Fatigue and Fracture Toughness Behaviour of CoCrMo Alloy Nitrided Utilising a HIPIMS Discharge. Surface and Coatings Technology, 400, 126227. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126227
Shukla, K., Purandare, Y., Khan, I., Ehiasarian, A., & Hovsepian, P. (2020). Effect of Nitriding Voltage on the Impact Load Fatigue and Fracture Toughness Behaviour of CoCrMo Alloy Nitrided Utilising a HIPIMS Discharge. Surface and Coatings Technology, 400, 126227. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126227
Purandare, Y., Robinson, G.L., Ehiasarian, A.P., & Hovsepian, P.E. (2020). Investigation of High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering deposited nanoscale CrN/NbN multilayer coating for tribocorrosion resistance. Wear, 203312. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2020.203312
Ma, D., Harvey, T., Wellman, R., Ehiasarian, A., Hovsepian, P., Arunprabhu, S., ... Wood, R. (2019). Cavitation erosion performance of CrAlYN/CrN nanoscale multilayer coatings deposited on Ti6Al4V by HIPIMS. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 788, 719-728. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.02.238
Biswas, B., Purandare, Y., Khan, I., & Hovsepian, P. (2018). Effect of substrate bias voltage on defect generation and their influence on corrosion and tribological properties of HIPIMS deposited CrN/NbN coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology, 344, 383-393. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2018.03.009
Hovsepian, P., Ehiasarian, A., Purandare, Y., Mayr, P., Abstoss, K., MosqueraFeijoo, M., ... Trujillo, J. (2018). Novel HIPIMS deposited nanostructured CrN/NbN coatings for environmental protection of steam turbine components. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 746, 583-593. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.02.312
Aguero, A., Lorenza, M.J., Hovsepian, P., Ehiasarian, A., Purandare, Y., & Muelas, R. (2018). Long-term behaviour of Nb and Cr nitrides nanostructured coatings under steam at 650°C. Mechanistic considerations. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 739, 549-558. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.12.288
Biswas, B., Purandare, Y., Arunachalamsugumaran, A., Khan, I., & Hovsepian, P. (2018). Effect of chamber pressure on defect generation and their influence on corrosion and tribological properties of HIPIMS deposited CrN/NbN Coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology, 336, 84-91. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2017.08.021
Biswas, B., Purandare, Y., Arunachalamsugumaran, A., Loch, D., Creasy, S., Khan, I., ... Hovsepian, P. (2017). Defect growth in multilayer chromium nitride/niobium nitride coatings produced by combined high power impulse magnetron sputtering and unbalance magnetron sputtering technique. Thin Solid Films, 636, 558-566. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2017.06.027
Arunachalamsugumaran, A., Purandare, Y., Ehiasarian, A., & Hovsepian, P. (2017). Corrosion behaviour of post-deposition polished droplets-embedded arc evaporated and droplets-free HIPIMS/DCMS coatings. Corrosion, 73, 685-693. http://doi.org/10.5006/2064
Ehiasarian Hovsepian, P., Papken Ehiasarian, A., Purandare, Y., Arunachalam Sugumaran, A., Marriott, T., & Khan, I. (2016). Development of superlattice CrNNbN coatings for joint replacements deposited by High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 27 (9). http://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-016-5751-0
Hovsepian, P., Ehiasarian, A., Purandare, Y., Biswas, B., Perez, F., Lasanta, M., ... Aguero, A. (2016). Performance of HIPIMS deposited CrN/NbN nanostructured coatings exposed to 650°C in pure steam environment. Materials chemistry and physics, 179, 110-119. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2016.05.017
Purandare, Y., Ehiasarian, A., & Hovsepian, P. (2016). Target poisoning during CrN deposition by mixed high power impulse magnetron sputtering and unbalanced magnetron sputtering technique. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 34 (4), 041502-1. http://doi.org/10.1116/1.4950886
Hovsepian, P., Arunachalamsugumaran, A., Purandare, Y., Loch, D., & Ehiasarian, A. (2014). Effect of the degree of high power impulse magnetron sputtering utilisation on the structure and properties of TiN films. Thin Solid Films, 562, 132-139. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2014.04.002
Purandare, Y., Ehiasarian, A., Santana, A., & Hovsepian, P. (2014). ZrN coatings deposited by high power impulse magnetron sputtering and cathodic arc techniques. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 32 (3). http://doi.org/10.1116/1.4869975
Fauzi, F., Diso, D.G., Echendu, O.K., Patel, V., Purandare, Y., Burton, R., & Dharmadasa, I. (2013). Development of ZnTe layers using an electrochemical technique for applications in thin-film solar cells. Semiconductor Science and Technology, 28 (4), 045005. http://doi.org/10.1088/0268-1242/28/4/045005
Kamath, G., Ehiasarian, A.P., Purandare, Y., & Hovsepian, P. (2011). Tribological and oxidation behaviour of TiAlCN/VCN nanoscale multilayer coating deposited by the combined HIPIMS/(HIPIMS-UBM) technique. Surface and Coatings Technology, 205 (8-9), 2823. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2010.10.049
Purandare, Y., Ehiasarian, A., & Hovsepian, P. (2011). Structure and properties of ZrN coatings deposited by high power impulse magnetron sputtering technology. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, 29 (1), 011004. http://doi.org/10.1116/1.3520640
Purandare, Y., Ehiasarian, A., Stack, M.M., & Hovsepian, P. (2010). CrN/NbN coatings deposited by HIPIMS: A preliminary study of erosion–corrosion performance. Surface and Coatings Technology, 204 (8), 1158-1162. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2009.11.006
Purandare, Y.P., Ehiasarian, A.P., & Hovsepian, P.E. (2008). Deposition of nanoscale multilayer CrN/NbN physical vapor deposition coatings by high power impulse magnetron sputtering. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, 26 (2), 288-296. http://doi.org/10.1116/1.2839855
Purandare, Y.P., Stack, M.M., & Hovsepian, P.E. (2006). Velocity effects on erosion-corrosion of CrN/NbN "superlattice" PVD coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology, 201 (1-2), 361-370. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2005.11.143
Stack, M.M., Purandare, Y.P., & Hovsepian, P. (2004). Impact angle effects on the erosion-corrosion of superlattice CrN/NbN PVD coatings. Surface and coatings technology, 265-272. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2004.07.075
Conference papers
Shukla, K., Purandare, Y., Sugumaran, A., Loch, D., Ehiasarian, A., Khan, I., & Hovsepian, P. (2021). A new approach towards performing plasma nitriding of CrCoMo medical grade alloys using HIPIMS discharge. 64th Annual Technical Conference Proceedings. http://doi.org/10.14332/svc21.proc.0024
Illana, A., Mato, S., Ehiasarian, A., Purandare, Y., Lasanta, M., Miguel, M., ... Trujillo, F. (2017). Substrate finishing and niobium content effects on the high temperature corrosion resistance in steam atmosphere of CrN/NbN superlattice coatings deposited by PVD-HIPIMS. Oxidation of Metals, 87 (3-4), 455-467. http://doi.org/10.1007/s11085-016-9701-5
Sugurmaran, A.A., Purandare, Y., Mandal, P., Ehiasarian, A.P., Khan, I., & Hovsepian, P.E. (2014). Effect of the Degree of High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HIPIMS) Utilisation on the Corrosion Properties of TiN Films. Annual Technical Conference Proceedings, 423-432. http://doi.org/10.14332/svc13.proc.1039
Kamath, G., Ehiasarian, A., Purandare, Y., & Hovsepian, P. (2010). Microstructural and Oxidative Mechanical Wear Study on TiAlCN/VCN. 53rd Annual Technical Conference Proceedings.
Hovsepian, P.E., Ehiasarian, A.P., Purandare, Y.P., Braun, R., & Ross, I.M. (2009). Effect of High Ion Irradiation on the Structure, Properties and High Temperature Tribology of Nanoscale CrAlYN/CrN Multilayer Coating Deposited by HIPIMS-HIPIMS Technique. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 6, S118-S123. http://doi.org/10.1002/ppap.200930412
Purandare, Y.P., Stack, M.M., & Hovsepian, P.E. (2005). A study of the erosion-corrosion of PVD CrN/NbN superlattice coatings in aqueous slurries. Wear, 259 (1-6), 256-262. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2005.01.047
Stack, M.M., Purandare, Y., & Hovsepian, P. (2004). Impact angle effects on the erosion–corrosion of superlattice CrN/NbN PVD coatings. Surface and Coatings Technology, 188-189, 556-565. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2004.07.075
Theses / Dissertations
Chouhan, J.S. (2024). Investigating Erosion-Corrosion and Flow-Assisted Galvanic Corrosion Behaviour of Tantalum/Tungsten. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Jana, B., & Purandare, Y. http://doi.org/10.7190/shu-thesis-00621
Presentations
Arunachalam Sugumaran, A., Purandare, Y., Ehiasarian, A., Bower, R., Petrov, P., Hovsepian, P., & Khan, I. (2024). CrN/NbN and TiN/NbN Nanoscale Multilayer Coatings Deposited by High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering for Biomedical Applications. Presented at: 17th European Vacuum Conference (EVC-17) and 37th European Conference on Surface Science (ECOSS-37), Harrogate
Posters
Shukla, K., Purandare, Y., Loch, D., Sugumaran, A., Kahn, I., Ehiasarian, A., & Hovsepian, P. (2020). Low-Pressure Plasma Nitriding Of Medical Grade Alloy Using HIPIMS Discharge. Presented at: I2RI Winter Poster Session, Virtual, 2020