Research Publications
Papers published / accepted in Journals:


1.     Prabakar K., "Acoustic emission from PZT-5A and PZT-8 ceramics during the  
        application of AC field at different frequencies"
,   Accepted for publication in
       
Int. J. Mod. Phys., May, 2006.
     
2.     Prabakar K., Mallikarjun Rao S.P., "Complex Impedance Spectroscopy studies
        on fatigued soft and hard PZT ceramics
", J. Alloy. & Compd., 437 (2007)
        302-310.

3.     Prabakar K., Manjunath Rao S., Mallikarjun Rao S.P., "Acoustic emission from
        PZT 5A ceramics during electric fatigue"
Ferroelectr. Lett., 33 (2006) 113-127.

4.     Prabakar K., Mallikarjun Rao S.P., "Study of domain depinning during repeated
        polarization reversals in hard PZT ceramics using acoustic emission
",  
      
J.Phys.D.: Appl. Phys., 39 (2006) 2433-2437.

5.     Prabakar K., Mallikarjun Rao S.P., "Acoustic Emission during phase transition
        in soft PZT ceramics under an applied electric field"
, Ferroelectr. Lett., 32
        (2005) 99-110.


Popular Articles published:


1.     Prabakar K., Mallikarjun Rao S.P., "Acoustic emission -  A recent and powerful
        NDT tool
", Bulletin of Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT), 20(4) 113-
        121, April, 2003.


Papers Communicated:


1.     Prabakar K., Mallikarjun Rao S.P., "Pattern recognition analysis of acoustic
        emission signals propagated through a waveguide - A simulation study
" , 
        Communicated to
Indian J. Pure and Appl. Phys., July, 2006.


Papers published in conference proceedings:

1.     Prabakar K., Mallikarjun Rao S.P., "Acoustic emission - A novel method to
        study phase transition and electric fatigue in PZT ceramics
",  Proceedings
        of National seminar on advances in electroceramics (NSAE-2006), May, 5-6,  
        2005, ARDE, Pune, India, PP 428-35. 

2.     Prabakar K., S.P. Mallikarjun Rao S.P., "Domain alignment and microcracking
        as sources of acoustic emission in PZT ceramics during phase transition"
,
        Proceedings of International Symposium of Research Students (ISRS), between
        Dec, 20-22, 2004, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai.

3.     Prabakar K., Manjunath Rao S. and Mallikarjun Rao S.P., "Thermal stress
        induced acoustic  emission signals from soft PZT ceramics",
Ferroelectrics and
        Dielectrics, Editor R.P. Tandon, PP 234-46.  Proceedings of 13th National
        seminar on ferroelectrics and dielectrics (NSFD-XIII), Nov, 23-25, 2004,
        University of Delhi, Delhi. 

4.    Prabakar K., Aparna D., Manjunath Rao S. and Mallikarjun Rao S.P., "Phase
        transition studies on PZT ceramics using acoustic emission"
, Proceedings of
        26th Europian conference on acoustic emission testing, PP 267-82, between Sep,
        15-17, 2004, Berlin Germany. 
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