Research
Nanomaterials hold promise for the future, and are expected to bring revolutionary changes, specifically in the area of renewable energy. Meeting the global energy challenge will require new technologies based on advanced energy devices using multifunctional materials. Our research lies in the broad areas of Nanomaterials and Energy technology, in particular, development of novel nanostructured materials for energy storage and conversion applications. Our research focuses on the materials science and physics of various energy storage and conversion systems that will have great impact on our society. Some of our broad areas of interest include Carbon nanostructures- CNTs and Graphene, 2-dimensional layered nanostructures- MoS2, WS2 etc, Supercapacitors, Lithium- and Sodium-ion batteries, Gas Storage. We do various experimental analyses to understand the underlying physical phenomena in these systems. Some of our current research interests include:
Controlled Synthesis of 2-Dimensional Layered Nanomaterials
The discovery of graphene has opened up new horizons in material science research, with its unique and spectacular physical, mechanical, electrical and optical properties.
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Hybrid Nanostructured Materials for Li/Na ion Batteries and Supercapacitors
There is great interest in developing multifunctional hybrid nanostructured electrode materials for high performance energy storage devices such as rechargeable Li/Na-ion batteries and Supercapacitors.
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Gas storage in Nanoporous materials
Porous materials including porous carbon, metal organic frameworks (MOFs), zeolites, porous organic polymer networks, porous covalent organic frameworks (COFs) etc., offer a wide variety of chemical composition and structural architectures that are suitable for the adsorption and storage of different gas molecules including hydrogen, methane and carbon dioxide.
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Organic electrodes for rechargeable batteries
There is great interest in developing organic electrodes for rechargeable Lithium and Sodium ion batteries. One of the unique features about organic electrodes is their design flexibility at the molecular level and good resource renewability.
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