Teaching • Dr. L. N. Patro (Patro Group)
Dr. Laxmi Narayana Patro teaches courses at both undergraduate (B.Tech./B.Sc.) and postgraduate (M.Tech./M.Sc./PhD) levels in the Department of Physics at SRM University AP – Amaravati.
Current Courses Being Taught (2025–26, Semester II)
Electromagnetic Theory
B.Tech. (All branches) · 4 Credits · Core Course
Electrostatics, magnetostatics, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves, and their applications in materials and device physics.
Solid State Ionics and Energy Materials
M.Sc. / PhD · 3 Credits · Elective
Ionic transport in crystalline and amorphous solids; solid electrolytes; charge transport in glass-forming ionic liquids; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; batteries and sensors.
Courses Taught Previously
Engineering Physics
B.Tech. (All branches) · 4 Credits · Core
Introduction to classical mechanics, waves, optics, quantum mechanics, and condensed matter physics.
Statistical Mechanics
B.Sc./M.Sc. (Physics) · 4 Credits · Core
Microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical ensembles; quantum statistics; applications to physical systems.
Nonlinear Dynamics and Dielectric Properties
M.Sc. / PhD · 3 Credits
Nonlinear conductivity at high electric fields, dielectric relaxation mechanisms, frequency dependence of higher-order conductivity coefficients.
Materials for Energy Applications
M.Sc. / PhD · 3 Credits · Elective
Solid electrolytes, cathode materials, sensor materials; fluoride-ion and sodium-ion battery materials; device fabrication and characterisation.
Condensed Matter Physics
B.Sc./M.Sc. (Physics) · 4 Credits · Core
Crystal structures, reciprocal lattice, band theory, phonons, electronic and ionic transport in solids.
- Workshop on Advanced Characterization Techniques in Solid State Ionics — SRM University AP, Department of Physics, 2023.