Dr. Sarma is carrying out plasma research for understanding of the basic plasma properties and its related phenomena in various plasma systems and utilization of these systems for real applications. Dr. Sarma is actively working on the utilization of modified Double plasma device for the production of IR anti reflection coating on silicon and Germanium wafers. Importantly double plasma device is being largely used for basic plasma experiments.

He has active collaborations with scientists from organizations like Institute for Plasma Research (IPR, Gandhinagar), Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC, Mumbai), Institute of Space & Astronautical Science (ISAS, Japan), University of Innsbruck, Austria, Max Plank Institute of Plasma Physics, Graifswald, Germany.

Recently he has been working on an innovative system called Positive Pulsed Biased Plasma Source for the production of Ultra-nanocrystaline Diamond Like Carbon (UDLC) film and processing of the conducting and insulating materials. UDLC films are generally absorbing in the visible region but have good transmission in the IR region of the spectra. Also, currently he is exploring the use of plasma in oil and gas exploration like plasma catalytic reforming of natural gas and hydrogen manufacturing using low current non thermal plasma source.

Specialization:
Plasma Physics (Basic & Application).

Research Interest:
Application Plasma for extracting hydrocarbon & Works related to Petrophysics.