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Research Interest Areas:
Perovskite Photovoltaics- materials, devices, and their integration
Emerging/hybrid transparent electrodes
Fundamentals of ultra-thin films and their application in devices
Thin-film fabrication and Characterization
Optical Modeling for Photonic Structures (Anti-Reflective Coatings, Photonic Crystal, e.t.c.)
Electrical simulation of devices
Experience
Teaching Assistant and Research Scholar
TA work: Performed all teaching assistant duties, including mentoring UG &PG students, TA for Solar Photovoltaic course on NPTEL.
Research work: Perovskite Solar Cells
M.Sc. Project: Automatic Room Light Controller with Bidirectional Visitor Counter.
List of Conferences
ICIRSD-2020 (Vardhaman College, U.P., India)
CMDays 2021 (CU Jharkhand, India)
FMAP-2022 (SVNIT Surat, India)
PSIM-2023 (IIT Roorkee, India)
HOPV-2023 (University of London, London)
AFMD-2024 (SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India)
ViPerCon2025 (University of Stuttgart, Germany)
Recognition
Awarded with the University Gold Medal for securing the highest marks in M.Sc. (Physics).
Awarded with JP Jain Memorial Award for securing the highest marks in M.Sc. (Physics).
Qualified for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Physics in 2020 and 2021, India.
Member of the Perovskite Society of India.
Scholastic Achievements/Awards
Awards
Best Poster Award, National Conference on Perovskite Society of India Meet-2023 at IIT Roorkee, India.
Best Poster Award, International Conference on Interdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Development: Innovations & Opportunities, 2020, Vardhamann College, U.P., India.
Fellowships
Prime Minister Research Fellowship by the Government of India to carry out doctoral research, 2021 onwards.
MHRD Institute Fellowship by the Government of India to carry out doctoral research,2020-2021.
Workshops and Webinars
Workshop on Photonics July 2021 (Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai, India): An online faculty development program authorized by All India Counsil for Technical Education.
Webinar on Solar Cells February 2021 (PRSU, Raipur, India): An online webinar on Optical and Electrical Modeling & Simulation for organic semiconductor devices using SETFOS software.
Perovskite Innovation Day April 2025 (Tech Blick): An online event covering all aspects of perovskite technologies, from material development to processing to lighting, displays, and photovoltaics applications
Experimental Skills and Hands-on Experience
Lab Instruments:
Deposition Technique: Thermal Evaporation, E-beam Evaporation, Sputtering, Glove Box, Spin Coating. Characterization Techniques: Solar Simulator, External Quantum Efficiency, UV-Vis Spectroscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy, Ellipsometer, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Contact Angle Measurement.
Programming Languages: MATLAB.
Simulation Software: SCAPS-1D.
Post-processing software: Origin Pro, NaNoScope Analysi s 1. 7, JA Woolam Complete Ease, Gwyddion, Blender.
Internet Profile
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NmLhDTQAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sonia-Rani-11
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