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Dr. Niraj Kumar

ACADEMIC PROFILE 

Ph.D. 2018

Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (D.U.) – Pune, Maharashtra

  • Thesis: “Hybrid Pseudo-Electric Double Layer Capacitive Electrode Materials and Their Applications for High Performance Supercapacitor Device”.

 M.Tech (Nanotechnology) 2012

National Institute of Technology-Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

  • Thesis: “Synthesis, Characterization & Fabrication of Materials for Smart Glass Window Application”.
  • CGPA: 8.42/10

B.Tech (Electronics and Communication Engineering) 2009

Rajeev Gandhi Technical University Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

  • Percentage: 70.69

AREAS OF INTEREST

  • Energy Storage Material
  • Thin Films
  • Materials characterization
  • Device Fabrication
  • Electronic devices
  • Electrochemistry
  • Nanotechnology

QUALIFICATIONS OVERVIEW 

  • A well-qualified, experienced in electrode material development, electronics device fabrication, material characterization and technically-proficient.
  • Substantial experience in sophisticated Characterization techniques: SEM, TEM, XRD, FTIR, Resonant Raman Spectroscopy, Charge cycle, Conductivity and Electrochemical Measurement.
  • Experience in developing Research laboratory for nanomaterial synthesis.
  • Experience in developing lab for M.Tech and PhD.
  • Experience in teaching B.Tech, Post Graduate &Tri service Defence Officers.
  • Demonstrated ability to efficiently prioritize a broad range of responsibilities in order to achieve maximum level of operating effectiveness. 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE 

  • Assistant Professor in Amity University-Ranchi, India (August-2017- till now)
  • Lecturer: July 2009 –March 2010,

Laxmipati Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Bhopal, India.

  • Taking Lectures of M.Tech and Tri-service (Army, Airforce and Navy) officers.
  • Taking full course of various courses.
  • Member of board of studies council in Amity University Ranchi.
  • Conducted post graduate labs.

LABORATORY AND INSTRUMENT SKILLS 

  • Operation of various electrode materials processing instruments
  • Electrochemical workstation (Novocontrol Alpha-A analyzer +POT/GAL)
  • FEI tecnai, High-resolution transmission Electron Microscope
  • Device fabrication
  • Solvent relaxation Nuclear Magnetic resonance Arcon Area Analyzer etc. 

SOFTWARE/COMPUTER SKILLS 

  • Operating Systems Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10, Linux.
  • Software Origin 8/8.5, WinFIT, Chem Draw….
  • Document Preparation LaTeX, Mendeley, Desktop, M.S. Office 

AWARDS AND HONORS

  • Qualified in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2008 and 2010 in Electronics and Communication engineering.
  • Researcher Travel Grant, NANOENERGY 2016, Liverpool, UK.
  • International Travel Award, Department of Science and Technology, SERB, Govt. of India.
  • Best poster and oral presentation- NWSPMT’16’, NCL- Pune, 2016.
  • Best paper award and oral presentation- ICIIIME’, Smt. Kashibai Navale College of Engg. – Pune, 2016.
  • Won prizes in various events, games at the school and college level.
  • MHRD scholarship during the M.Tech program.
  • DRDO scholarship during the Ph.D program.

PUBLICATIONS LIST 

Enhanced electrochemical performance of CuCo2O4 nanowire arrays based solid-state symmetric supercapacitor by K3 [Fe (CN) 6] redox additive electrolyte

TM Patil, AH Patil, M Krishnaiah, D Mishra, A Kumar, N Kumar, …
Journal of Energy Storage 63, 106945
2023
Process ambient effects on amorphous phase control of Sn-doped CuI films: Towards flexible transparent photodetector application

M Krishnaiah, A Kumar, D Mishra, N Kumar, J Song, SH Jin
Materials Letters 340, 134112
1 2023
Self-discharge mitigated supercapacitors via hybrid CuO-nickel sulfide heterostructure for energy efficient, wireless data storage application

D Mishra, S Kim, N Kumar, M Krishnaiah, SH Jin
Journal of Materials Science & Technology 147, 77-90
4 2023
Enhanced Electrochemical Performance of Supercapacitors via Two-Dimensional Indium Sulfide Heterostructure on Carbon Nanotubes

N Kumar, D Mishra, A Kumar, B Dash, RK Mishra, J Song, SH Jin
Applied Sciences 13 (6), 3678
2023
Shape Evolution of Indium Sulfide Heterostructures via Carbon Nanotube Scrambling: Towards Reliable Sustainability and Mitigating Leakage Current in Supercapacitors

N Kumar, D Mishra, S Kim, K Mokurala, RK Mishra, J Song, SH Jin
Applied Sciences 13 (5), 2958
2023
Recent advancements of zero-to three-dimensional carbon networks with two-dimensional electrode material for high-performance supercapacitor

N Kumar, S Ghosh, D Thakur, CP Lee, PK Sahoo
Nanoscale Advances
2023
Direct growth of hierarchically SnS2 layered nanostructure on nickel foam for high-performance solid-state supercapacitors

PK Sahoo, N Kumar, A Tripathi
Materials Today: Proceedings 74, 730-735
2023
Recent Advanced Supercapacitor: A Review of Storage Mechanisms, Electrode Materials, Modification, and Perspectives

N Kumar, SB Kim, SY Lee, SJ Park
Nanomaterials 12 (20), 3708
16 2022
Mitigation on self-discharge behaviors via morphological control of hierarchical Ni-sulfides/Ni-oxides electrodes for long-life-supercapacitors

D Mishra, N Kumar, A Kumar, SG Seo, SH Jin
Journal of Materials Science & Technology 113, 217-228
9 2022
Hierarchical formation of Ni sulfide single walled carbon nanotubes heterostructure on tin-sulfide scaffolds via mediated SILAR process: Application towards long cycle-life …

NI Kumar, D Mishra, SG Seo, T Na, SH Jin
Ceramics International 48 (12), 16656-16666
2 2022
Metal work function enabled modulation on photo-detective properties for flexible Cu2CoSnS4 films with different annealing time

M Krishnaiah, A Kumar, D Mishra, N Kumar, SH Jin
Materials Letters 314, 131897
1 2022
Evolution of hierarchical petal-like 3D SnS2 as high-performance electrode materials for supercapacitor applications

N Kumar, BB Sahoo, KC Sahu, NK Sahoo, B Naik, A Soam, R Kumar, …
Materials Today: Proceedings 67, 1039-1042
2022
Microwave processing of carbon doped Nickel-Cobalt composites for high-performance supercapacitors

N Kumar, BB Sahoo, NK Sahoo, A Soam, R Kumar, BP Dash, PK Sahoo
Materials Today: Proceedings 67, 1005-1009
2022
Self-assembled 3D graphene-based aerogel with Au nanoparticles as high-performance supercapacitor electrode

BB Sahoo, N Kumar, HS Panda, B Panigrahy, NK Sahoo, A Soam, …
Journal of Energy Storage 43, 103157
13 2021
Evolution of hierarchically formed petal-like 3 dimensional layer structures for SnS2 via ratio control of Sn/thiourea and their electrochemical charge storage behavior

N Kumar, D Mishra, SY Kim, Y Yoo, SH Jin
Ceramics International 47 (15), 20999-21007
8 2021
Two dimensional, sponge-like In2S3 nanoflakes aligned on nickel foam via one-pot solvothermal growth and their application toward high performance supercapacitors

N Kumar, D Mishra, SY Kim, T Na, SH Jin
Materials Letters 279, 128467
9 2020
Directly grown two dimensional In2S3 nanoflakes via one-step solvothermal method: Material properties on In2S3 and performance data for supercapacitors

N Kumar, D Mishra, SY Kim, T Na, SH Jin
Data in Brief 32, 106272
1 2020
Self-assembled NiS-SnS Heterostructure via Facile Successive Adsorption and Reaction Method for High-Performance Solid-State Asymmetric Supercapacitors

N Kumar, D Mishra, SHJ Kim, Seung Yeob
Thin Solid Films 709, 138138
11 2020
Two dimensional, bi-layered SnS2@ Co3S4 heterostructure formation via SILAR method: Toward high performance supercapacitors with superior electrodes

N Kumar, D Mishra, SY Kim, SH Jin
Materials Letters 262, 127173
17 2020
Freeze-casting of multifunctional cellular 3D-graphene/Ag nanocomposites: synergistically affect supercapacitor, catalytic, and antibacterial properties

PK Sahoo, N Kumar, S Thiyagarajan, D Thakur, HS Panda
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 6 (6), 7475-7487
62 2018
Localize current burst in modified carbon nanotube/polyaniline composite fibers mat electrode miniaturized resistance and improved rate capability for solid-state supercapacitor

N Kumar, PK Sahoo, HS Panda
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 29, 7562-7574
7 2018
Enhanced Tortuosity for Electrolytes in Microwave Irradiated Self Organized Carbon Doped Ni/Co hydroxide Nanocomposite Electrodes with higher Ni/Co atomic ratio and rate …

Niraj Kumar, Viresh Kumar and H S Panda
Nanotechnology 28
11 2017
Nanostructured Nickel-Cobalt Hydroxide Nanoflakes Thin Film Electrodes as High Performance Pseudocapacitor Electrodes

Niraj Kumar, Viresh Kumar, Himanshu Sekhar Panda
International Conference on Ideas, Impact and Innovation in Mechanical …
2017
Enriched Doping Level and Tuned Fiber Fractal Dimensions in Nonwoven Carbon‐Doped Polyaniline for Efficient Solid‐State Supercapacitors

N Kumar, PK Sahoo, HS Panda
Energy Technology 5 (2), 253-266
13 2017
Tuning the electro-chemical properties by selectively substituting transition metals on carbon in Ni/Co oxide–carbon composite electrodes for supercapacitor devices

N Kumar, PK Sahoo, HS Panda
New Journal of Chemistry 41 (9), 3562-3573
19 2017
Facile synthesis of amorphous Co/Ni hydroxide hierarchical films and the study of their morphology and electrochemical properties

N Kumar, HS Panda
RSC Advances 5 (33), 25676-25683
12 2015
Microwave processing of carbon doped Nickel-Cobalt composites for high-performance supercapacitors

PKS Niraj Kumar, Bibhuti Bhusan Sahoo, Naresh Kumar Sahoo, Ankur Soam, Rahul …
Materials Today: Proceedings

CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP 

  • Poster presentation “Preparation and Microscopic Characterization of Transition Metal
    Hydroxide based Electrode Materials for Supercapacitor Application”, 3rd International
    conference on Physics at surfaces and Interfaces (PSI) 2014 Puri, India. 
  • Invited Oral Talk on “Carbon Nanoparticles Embedded 3-D Nickel-Cobalt Hierarchical Nanosheet Array Composite and their Synergistic Effect for High-Performance Supercapacitors”, 3rd International Conference on Nanotechnology, Nanomaterials & Thin Films for Energy Applications (NANOENERGY 2016), Liverpool, UK.
  • Participated in the workshop and Poster presentation on Scanning Probe Microscopy
    Techniques, NWSPMT’16, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. 2016. (Best
    Presentation Award).
  • Participated in the Advanced Workshop on Dielectric Impedance Analyzer, 2014, MR-
    10, DIAT, Pune.
  • Participated in the workshop on “Emerging Trends in Combat Vehicles”, Materials
    research scholars, 2012, MILIT, Pune.
  • Oral presentation “Carbon doped Nickel-Cobalt composite as high performance
    supercapacitor electrode material through microwave route”, NC3-2017, DIAT, Pune.
  • Oral presentation “Carbon doped Nickel-Cobalt composite as high-performance
    supercapacitor electrode material through microwave route”, IIIME2017, Smt. Kashibai Navale College of Engineering, Pune.
  • Contributed as faculty core committee to organize the International conference
    “International Conference on Energy, Materials and Information Technology-ICEMIT-2017” in Amity University, Ranchi.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES 

  • Electron Microscope Society of India (EMSI)-Life time member. 

PERSONAL DETAILS

Full Name:           Niraj Kumar.

Father’s Name:           Indranand Das.

Valid passport:           Yes

Date of birth:           04– June – 1986.

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