Prof. Ashish Kumar Singh

Research Interest

• Metal Oxide composites

  • Sythesis of mixed metal oxide based pervoskites materials as well as their thin film on various substrates. 

  • Application: Dielectric material, Magnetic switches/sensors, Electrode materials for fuel cells, catalysis

• Organometallic Chemistry

         Half-Sandwich arene-ruthenium, cyclopentadienyl ruthenium/Rhodium/ Iridium complexes, Hydridocarbonyl 

       complexes

        Application: As catalyst (assymetric synthesis), As metallo-ligand, in biology, supramolecular assembling.

 Supramolecular Chemistry

        Self-organization of metal complexes through non-covalent interactions has great potential in creating supramolecular

        architectures with  well-defined structures and functions. In this context, I have developed a number of coordination building

        blocks that are able to form large structural motifs by weak interactions including H-bonding and π-π stacking interactions.

        Application: Chemical sensing (ions/molecules), magnetic material (tuning of magnetic property), drug delivery.

• Nanomaterials

         Mono- and bimetallic nanoparticle, oxide supported nanoparticles, Metal-organic Framework supported nanoparticles,

         synthesis of thin films, Immobilization of homogeneous catalyst.

         Application: in organic catalysis, catalytic decomposition of chemical hydrogen storage materials such as ammonia borane, hydrazine, formic acid 

         and hydrazine-borane and other applications

• Development of new chemical hydrogen storage materials