Thin-Film Synthesis & Deposition: Physical vapor deposition (PVD), pulsed laser deposition (PLD), and magnetron sputtering for controlled alloy thin film fabrication.
Biocorrosion & Corrosion Science: Study of microbially influenced corrosion and protective coatings for biomedical and industrial applications.
High-Entropy Alloys (HEAs) for Electrocatalysis: Design and synthesis of multi-principal-element alloy thin films as bifunctional electrocatalysts (OER, HER, NRR) with tunable composition and superior activity.
Advanced Materials Characterization: Atomic-resolution microscopy (HRTEM, STEM-EDX), surface analysis (XPS, AFM), and structural characterization (XRD, GIXRD).
Electrochemical Energy Conversion: Oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR), cyclic voltammetry (CV), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS).
Zinc-Air Flow Batteries: Development of rechargeable zinc-air batteries with flow electrolyte architecture for grid-scale energy storage, combining high energy density with long cycle life.
Synthesis & Fabrication: PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition), PLD (Pulsed Laser Deposition), DC/RF Magnetron Sputtering, Electrodeposition, Sol-gel
Characterization: HRTEM, STEM-EDX, FESEM, XRD, GIXRD, XPS, AFM, Nanoindentation, Profilometry, UV-Vis, FT-IR
Electrochemistry: Cyclic Voltammetry (CV), Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), Linear Sweep Voltametry (LSV), Chronoamperometry, Rotating Disk Electrode (RDE), OER, HER, NRR
Software & Computation: Origin Pro, ImageJ, CasaXPS, HighScore Plus (XRD), Zview (EIS), Python (data analysis), MATLAB
Metals forming, casting, and forging
Welding metallurgy and weldability assessment
Heat treatment of steels and alloys
Non-destructive testing (X-ray, ultrasonic, dye penetrant)
Materials selection and specification
Extractive and powder metallurgy
Strength of materials, phase transformations