Research
Graphene-based materials
Liquid Crystalline Nanowires
- Developed and optimized synthesis of graphene from graphite oxide by chemical, thermal and microwave methods
- Invented new graphene-based highly porous carbon materials with extremely high surface areas (above 3000 square meters/gram)
- Synthesized graphene-based metal and polymer composites
- Acquired comprehensive knowledge on the fabrication and testing of ultracapacitor devices using carbon-based electrodes
- Characterized chemically modified graphene materials and single/ bilayer graphene grown by chemical vapor deposition
Liquid Crystalline Nanowires
- Discovered silver nanorod liquid crystals and created aligned films
- Optimized the synthesis of silver nanorods by wet chemical, polyol reduction and microwave treatment methods
- Characterized dispersions of silver nanorods using advanced optical and spectroscopic techniques
- Developed comprehensive knowledge on lyotropic inorganic nanorod liquid crystals
- Performed carbon nanotube characterization and preliminary rheological studies on liquid crystalline materials