Ph.D. Thesis
Project 1: Preparation of conductive MoS2 and chemiresistive pH sensing application
Tuned the conductivity of semiconductive MoS2 films
-Made conductive films using liquid exfoliation process with methods that did not involve any toxic chemicals at room temperature.
Modifying surface chemistry utilizing the defect engineering by functionalizing with different thiol molecules.
Fabricated economic water quality chemiresistive pH devices.
Characterization of thin films using solid state characterization tools.
Project 2: Direct exfoliation of conductive MoS2 for hydrogen evolution reaction catalyst
Direct exfoliation of conductive MoS2 thin films using liquid exfoliation process without any surfactant
-Characterized of the materials using solid state characterization tools.
Fabrication of energy conversion devices for hydrogen production using three electrode system
-Understanding the mechanism of active sites for hydrogen evolution using various doped conductive MoS2 films and established a correlation between the active sites and HER performances of conductive MoS2 using spectroscopic techniques.
Project 3: Surface modification of conductive MoS2 using diazonium chemistry for solid state sensor application
Direct functionalization of different doped MoS2 by electron withdrawing diazonium salts.
In-situ functionalization of different doped MoS2 using click chemistry.
Targeting for metal cation solid state sensor.
Master’s Thesis & Project
Developed a Cyt-c enzyme-integrated GCE/MWCNT@PDPA polymer and utilized for H2O2 bio-sensing in a physiological pH range.
Designed, synthesised and executed a water soluble ratiometric sensor which can detect Manganese in living cell.