Principal Investigator
Dr. Sudeshna Chattopadhyay
Professor
Department of Physics
Department of Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science (MEMS)
Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering (BSBE)
Email: sudeshna[at]iiti.ac.in,
chattopadhyay.sudeshna[at]gmail.com
Degree Awarded
List of Ph.D. Students Guided/Guiding:
Degree awarded:
Dr. Dipayan Pal
Department of Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science (MEMS)
Thesis Title : "Surface and Interface Effect in ALD-Grown ZnO: Properties
and Application in Rechargeable Batteries" (September, 2019), completed.
Present Position: Postdoc in UCL Sandiago, USA
Dr. Aakash Mathur
Department of Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science (MEMS)
Thesis Title : "Interface Effect in Confined Semiconductors: Tunable Optical Properties" (January, 2020), completed.
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India
Dr. Ajaib Singh
Department of Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science (MEMS)
Thesis Title : "Zinc Oxide-Polymer Nanocomposites: Confinement Induced Variation in Structure, Morphology and Optical Properties" (March, 2020), completed.
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Uttaranchal University, Uttarakhand, India
Dr. Rinki Singh
Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering (BSBE)
Thesis Title : "Synthesis and Characterization of pH-Sensitive and Magnetic-Hydrogel: Properties and Applications" (September, 2021), completed.
Present Position: Postdoc in Dublin City University, Ireland
Dr. Arpan Ghosh
Department of Physics
Thesis Title : "Effects of Surface and Interface in Confined Semiconductors: Studies of Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties" (December 2025), completed
Present Position: Faculty on Contract (Physics), NIT Puducherry, India
List of Ph.D. Scholars Guiding:
Mr. Aman Bhaskar
PhD Scholar (GATE)
Department of Physics
PhD Since: July 2025 - Present
Research Topic: Effect of surface and interface in confined semiconductors and their composites: study of structural, electronic/optical properties towards its applications in energy research and sustainability
Ms. Yukta Sharma
PhD Scholar (M.Sc. + PhD dual degree)
Department of Physics
PhD Since: July 2024 (M.Sc. + PhD Dual degree) -Present
Research Topic: Nanostructured dielectric materials for nanoelectronics, energy conversion and biomedical applications
Mr. Shailendra Singh
PhD Scholar (DST-INSPIRE Fellow)
Department of Physics
PhD Since: June, 2024 - Present
Research Topic: Nano / 2D materials and their heterojunction for technological importance: MXenes and nano-structured thin-film of transition metal oxides towards energy and biomedical research
Ms. Prateeksha Rajpoot
PhD Scholar (DST-INSPIRE Fellow)
Department of Physics
PhD Since: August, 2023 - Present
Research Topic: Physics of confined systems and their applications in environmental remediation, health care and energy research
Mr. Adi Pratap Singh
PhD Scholar (UGC-CSIR Fellow)
Department of Physics
PhD Since: January, 2023 - Present
Research Topic: Application of surface and interface effect in electronic properties of nanostructure materials and battery research
Mr. Banadeep Dutta
PhD Scholar (DST-INSPIRE Fellow)
Department of Physics
PhD Since: August, 2022 - Present
Research Topic: Nanomaterials and thin films/2D materials: Properties and Applications in the field of Optoelectronics and Energy Research
Mr. Ravinder Kumar
PhD Scholar (DST-INSPIRE Fellow)
Department of Physics
PhD Since: August, 2020 - Present
Research Topic: Surface and Interface Effects in Nanostructured Materials: Applications in Electrical Energy Storage and Nanoelectronics Research
Mr. Vikas Munya
PhD Scholar (CSIR-UGC JRF)
Department of Physics
PhD Since: January, 2020 - Present
Research Topic: Confinement Effect in Semiconductors, Polymers and their Composites and Structure Properties Correlation and their Applications
List of M.Sc. Project Students/M.Sc. Thesis:
16. Mr. Himanshu Yadav, M.Sc thesis project (from July, 2025), ongoing
15. Mr. Aritra Dey, M.Sc thesis project (from July, 2025), ongoing
14. Mr. Kumar Naman, Thesis Title, “Nickel doped nanostructured metal-oxide for energy research: Structural properties and correlation” (June, 2025), completed
13. Mr. Abhishek Kuri, Thesis Title, “Thin-film dielectric material for application in nanoelectronics: Structural analysis for x-ray scattering” (June, 2025), completed, completed
12. Ms. Yukta Sharma, Thesis Title, “Nanostructured dielectric materials for nanoelectronics and biomedical applications - structural analysis by X-ray Scattering” (June, 2024), completed
11. Mr. Praveen Kairamkonda , Thesis Title, “Nanostructured materials: Structure, Properties and Application in Photocatalytic activity” (June, 2024), completed
10. Mr. Tarun Indoriya, Thesis Title, “Study of high k dielectric material -Growth and Characterizations of Zirconium Oxide nanoparticles” (June, 2023), completed
9. Ms. Mahima Kochar, Thesis Title, “A potential high-capacity anode for Lithium-ion battery: Carbonized SnO2 Nanoparticles” (June, 2023), completed
8. Mr. Akash Dattatrya Atkal, Thesis Title, “Study on new generation rechargeable thin film metal-ion battery with nano-structured electrodes: Electrical Energy Storageergy Storage” (June, 2022), completed
7. Mr. Anurag Priyadarshi, Thesis Title, “Target Specific Hydrogel for Disease Diagnosis and Environmental Remediation” (June, 2022), completed
6. Mr. Don Benny, Department of Physics, IIT Indore, Thesis Title, "Interface effects/heterojunctions and their applications" (June, 2021), completed.
5. Mr. Rahul Gupta, Department of Physics, IIT Indore, Thesis Title, "Surface and Interface properties – Nanoscale Device – Thin Film Battery" (June, 2021), completed.
4. Mr. Manish Kandwal, Department of Physics, IIT Indore, Thesis Title, "Surface modification - effect in battery application" (June, 2021), completed.
3. Mr. Lalit Bharti, Department of Physics, IIT Indore, Thesis Title, "Fabrication of flexible supercapacitor through light scribe method to achieve high performance energy storage device" (July, 2018), completed.
2. Mr. T S Jithin, Department of Physics, IIT Indore, Thesis Title, "Application of nanomaterials in sensors"
1. Ms. Rekha Agarwal, Department of Physics, IIT Indore, Thesis Title, "Thin film coating and its application in energy storage system" (July, 2016), completed.