Sensors And Self Powered Devices

Currently my group research is focused on developing advanced engineering devices by utilizing a combined interface between concepts of physics and smart engineering designs. We mainly employ underlying physics of 0D, 1D and 2D materials.

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Welcome to Sensors and Self-powered Devices Laboratory

Currently my group research is focused on developing advanced engineering devices by utilizing a combined interface between concepts of physics and smart engineering designs. We mainly employ underlying physics of 0D, 1D and 2D materials. Lab-facilities for controlling the material design parameters and micro fabrication of nano and micro device systems are developed and currently being utilized for multiple applications ranging from devices for chemical sensors at large scale, smart actuators, micro supercapacitors, advanced bolometer and photodetector. We microfabricate gas sensors exploiting the interfaces between metal-semiconductor and semiconductor-semiconductor interfaces. We develop self-powered systems for energy efficient devices without requiring any external bias voltage. We have developed electrochemical capacitors to store energy while devices are illuminated with the light. Small scale interfaces have a wide scope to develop novel devices for various engineering applications. The group works on various challenging problems for a great societal impacts:

  • Gas sensing and molecular switching for non-volatile memory devices.
  • Suspended microstructures for bolometer.
  • Thermally stable pressure sensors from carbon nanotubes and graphene.
  • Electrochemical energy storage systems.
  • Development of self-powered detection and energy storage systems.
  • Quantum detection system.
  • Mechanically compressible structures for high impact damping systems.
  • Development of novel sensing platform from opto-electronic interactions.

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