Dream Lab | Research Areas

1. Energy Storage Materials

a. Development of cathode materials based on lithium containing

complex oxides (LiMn₂O₄, LiNiO₂) and phosphates (LiFePO₄, LiNiPO₄,

LiMnPO₄) with high electronic conductivity and cycle life for

rechargeable lithium battery applications in bulk and thin film forms.

b. Development of nano-structured cathode materials LiFePO₄ and

LiMnPO₄ by sol-gel synthesis for developing lithium batteries with high

energy density and long term recyclability

c. Development of polymer based flexible Li-ion cells with high specific capacity

and improved cyclability

d. Fabrication of conducting polymer and graphene based supercapacitors

2. Polymers and Polymer Nanocomposites

a. Conducting polymers and polymer nanocomposites for

optoelectronic applications

b. Hybrid and Segmented block co-polymers as emmisve layers for Polymer LEDs and as active

layers for Organic Photovoltaic devices

c. Synthesis of polymer nanofibres for photovoltaic and sensor

applications

d. Graphene, graphene oxide and their polymer composites

for nanophotonic applications

3. Non-linear Optics

a. Investigations on the non-linear optical properties of conjugated, hybrid and segmented polymer systems.

b. Non-linear optical properties of nanomaterials

4. Bio-nanophotonics

a. Development of bio-compatible and luminescent semiconductor quantum dots for bio imaging and therapeutic applications