Research
Research Interests

NANOMATERIALS
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Metal oxides, Metals, chalcogenides and 2-D Materials (Graphene & Mxenes)
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Defects, Surface modification, Electrochemistry & Opto-electronic properties

Clean Energy
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Hydrogen Generation from Water Splitting (Electrochemical and Photo-electrochemical)
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Next Generation Photovoltaics (Quantum Dots, CZTS, Perovskite)
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Electrodes for Metal-ion Batteries

Sensors
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Electrochemical Sensors
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Sensors for soil & water pollutants

Memory Devices
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Bio-inspired artificial electronic synapse
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Metal oxide based resistive memory

Functional Coating
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Self-cleaning, Photocatalytic & Super-hydrophobic/hydrophilic,
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UV- IR reflective, Anti-fouling, Anti-static, Electrochromic.
E-waste
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Green approach for metal recovery from electronic-waste (targeting precious well hazardous metals)
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Batteries waste management and metal/materials recovery
Corrosion
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Anti-corrosion coatings
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Electrochemical corrosion measurements

Funding: Sponsored Projects

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Project-1: Wet chemical approach to fabricate visible near-infrared light harvesting photoelectrodes
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Funding Agency: DST, Government of India
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Role: Principal Investigator
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Amount: INR-85 Lakhs
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Duration: 05 Years (2016-2021)
Completed Projects

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Project-2: Lead Free Inorganic Halide Perovskite Nanostructures for Solution-Processable Photovoltaic cell
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Funding Agency: SERB, Government of India
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Role: Principle Investigator
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Amount: INR-31.5 Lakhs
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Duration: 03 Years (2018-2021)

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Project-3: Development of flexible electrode for flexible energy storage devices
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Funding Agency: NPIU-TEQIP-III
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Role: Co-Investigator
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Amount: INR- 14.38 Lakhs
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Duration: 01 Years (2019-2020)

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Project4: Internet of things (IoT) enabled portable water quality monitoring system
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Funding Agency: IIT Indore-CEERI Pilani
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Role: Co-Investigator
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Amount: INR-06 Lakhs
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Duration: 01 Years (2017-2018)

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Project-5: Low-Cost nano adsorbent for the removal of heavy metal ion from waste water
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Funding Agency: NPIU-TEQIP-III
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Role: Co-Investigator
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Amount: INR- 8.75 Lakhs
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Duration: 01 Years (2019-2020)
Ongoing Projects

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Project-6: Development of All Earth Abundant Elements based Nano- heterostructures for Solar Driven Water Splitting
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Funding Agency: CSIR, Government of India
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Role: Principle Investigator
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Amount: INR-13.5 Lakhs
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Duration: 03 Years (2019-2022)