Physics and Applications of Nanostructured

Materials in Optoelectronics, Sensors, Energy

 Doping and Defects in Shape Tailored

Semiconductor Nanostructures

 Hybrid Perovskites for PV, LED and Photodetectors

 Optoelectronics of 1D/2D materials (CNT,

Graphene, g-C3N4, MoS

, WS

, Bi

Se etc & its

Hybrids)

 Gas Sensors, Bio-sensors, SERS, Plasmonics

 Novel Heterostructured 2D Materials for Energy

and Environmental Applications

 DFT, FEM Simulations

International Collaborations:

1. University of Birmingham, UK

2. University of South Africa, South Africa

3. Kobe University, Japan

Highlights of Research Achievements

Journal Publications: 149

Conference Papers: 140

Patent: 01

Students Best Poster Awards: 10

High Impact Factors:

14.61 (ACS Energy Letter)

14.47 (Appl. Catalysis B)

10.42 (J. Mater. Chem. A)

8.45 (ACS Appl. Mater. Inter.)

7.23 (Nanoscale)

8.82 (Carbon)

5.68 (J. Mater. Chem. C)

5.66 (Sensors & Actuators B)

5.36 (Catalysis Sci. & Tech.)

5.09 (J. Colloids & Interface Sci.)

5.01 (Sol. Energy Mater Sol. Cells.)

4.48 (J. Phys. Chem. C)

4.38 (Part. Part. Syst. Charact.)

3.49 (Appl. Phys. Lett.)

Citation indices

All

Citations

4571

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i10

-index

105

Google Scholar

PhD (Completed): 13

PhD (Ongoing): 9

MSc+BTech Projects: >25

Manpower Training:

What do we study?

• Growth mechanism/ kinetics of thin films, nanostructures

• Photo-physics (Steady state and time resolved), device stability,

performance enhancement etc.

• Charge transfer, band gap engineering, doping of hybrid

nanostructures

• Visible light driven photo-(electro)-catalysis for alternative fuels

and waste water treatment

• Plasmonics, SERS, Defects, Doping in nanomaterials

• Device design, fabrication and operational stability of FET, LED,

Solar cells, Photodetector, Biosensors

• DFT, FEM Simulations

Major Experimental Facilities

Growth and Processing:

• CVD Reactors for 2D materials. 3 Nos.

• RF Magnetron Co-sputtering system ( 3 Systems), PECVD system

• Autoclave, Fumehood, Glove box, High temperature Furnaces ( up to 1400 ℃)

• Rapid Thermal Annealing (RTA) system

• Plasma etching/cleaning, Ultrasmall Nanoparticle deposition system, Freeze Dryer

• Ball Milling, Spin coating, Tip sonicator

• Thermal Evaporation, E-beam deposition system, organic evaporator

Characterization facilities:

• CCD based Laser Raman and Photoluminescence setup

• Fluoroscence spectrometer, Xe lamp & UV lasers, ns pulsed laser

• Photo I-V and Photoresponse, Microprobe station , PV Quantum Efficiency Meas. system

• Solar simulator, Reference Solar cell kit, Hall effect (high temperature)

• CCR Cryostat (Optical), Liquid Nitrogen Cryostat (Optical)

• High frequency C-V, I-V measurement, Function generator

• Gas sensing system, Photocatalysis (UV, visible, NIR)

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Central Facilities: AFM, TERS, Confocal Microscope, FESEM, TEM, Ellipsometer, TGA, Micro-

Raman, VSM, FTIR, E-bam lithography, PPMS etc.