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
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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.
Dr. Aakash Mathur
Department of Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science (MEMS)
Thesis Title : "Interface Effect in Confined Semiconductors: Tunable Optical Properties" (January, 2020), completed.
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.
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.
List of Ph.D. Scholars Guiding:
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Mr. Arpan Ghosh
PhD Scholar
Department of Physics
PhD Since: July, 2019 - Present
Research Topic: Effects of Surface and Interface in Confined Semiconductors and their Composites: Study of Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties
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List of M.Sc. Project Students/M.Sc. Thesis:
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14. Mr. Kumar Naman, Working on “2D materials / MXene for renewable energy research: structure properties correlation” (from July 2024), ongoing
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13. Mr. Abhishek Kuri, Working on, “Thin-film dielectric materials for application in nanoelectronics -structural analysis from x-ray scattering” (from July 2024), ongoing
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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
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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
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7. Mr. Anurag Priyadarshi, Thesis Title, “Target Specific Hydrogel for Disease Diagnosis and Environmental Remediation” (June, 2022), completed
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6. Mr. Don Benny, Department of Physics, IIT Indore, Thesis Title, "Interface effects/heterojunctions and their applications" (June, 2021), completed.
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5. Mr. Rahul Gupta, Department of Physics, IIT Indore, Thesis Title, "Surface and Interface properties – Nanoscale Device – Thin Film Battery" (June, 2021), completed.
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4. Mr. Manish Kandwal, Department of Physics, IIT Indore, Thesis Title, "Surface modification - effect in battery application" (June, 2021), completed.
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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.
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2. Mr. T S Jithin, Department of Physics, IIT Indore, Thesis Title, "Application of nanomaterials in sensors"
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1. Ms. Rekha Agarwal, Department of Physics, IIT Indore, Thesis Title, "Thin film coating and its application in energy storage system" (July, 2016), completed.
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