Development and fabrication of portable electrochemical energy devices for nano-micro-milli-watt power generation. These devices include paper-based and microfluidic fuel cells.
The applications of paper-based fuel cells would be to serve as a disposable powering source for low-power consuming digital/ electronic devices.
The development microfluidic fuel cells involves fabrication of micro-direct methanol, ethanol and urea-based fuel cells.
The performances of these devices are studied experimentally and theoretically via different (mathematical/ kinetic) modelling techniques.
Development of paper-based electrochemical/ bio-sensors for diagnostic applications.
Development of self-powered diagnostics devices for quantitative analysis of different biomarkers for healthcare monitoring.
Synthesis of non-noble metal-based electrocatalysts/ electrode materials for different electrochemical energy devices and systems.
Synthesis of biomass-derived carbon-based Gas Diffusion Layers (GDLs) for the development of Gas Diffusion Electrodes (GDEs) with Non-noble metal-based catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in DMFC/ DEFC/ PEMFC.