Group Members

Pooja Sain is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Physics at the IIT Jodhpur. She joined the institute in July 2025. Her research focuses on the synthesis, characterization of antimony sulfide (Sb₂S₃) thin-film solar cells for next-generation photovoltaic applications. Her work aims to advance the understanding of material properties and device performance to enable efficient, stable, and cost-effective solar energy technologies.

Aviral Chaurasia is a Ph.D. student in Rishabh Center for Research & Innovation in Clean Energy at IIT Jodhpur. He completed his M.Tech with a Gold Medal. He joined the IIT Jodhpur in January 2026. His research focuses on antimony selenide (Sb₂Se₃), an emerging inorganic chalcogenide semiconductor for next-generation thin-film solar cells. His work involves the synthesis, optimization, and characterization of Sb₂Se₃ thin films, with particular emphasis on their structural, morphological, optical, and electrical properties for improving photovoltaic performance. 

Abhay Singh is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur. He holds two master’s degrees: an M.Sc. in Physics and an M.Tech. in Nanotechnology. He joined IIT Jodhpur in July 2026. His research involves the synthesis, characterization, optimization, density functional theory (DFT) modeling, and performance evaluation of all-inorganic ternary chalcogen-halide semiconductors, particularly antimony selenoiodide (SbSeI), for use in stable, efficient, cost-effective, next-generation thin film photovoltaic technologies.

Munni is a Ph.D. Student in the Rishabh Center for Research and Innovation in Clean Energy, IIT Jodhpur. She has joined IIT Jodhpur in July 2026. She has completed her bachelor's in Honors Physics as a gold medalist from Indira Gandhi University and pursued her Master's in Physics from Delhi Technological University.

Prashant Dubey is an M.Tech student in the Department of Materials Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur. His research focuses on the synthesis, characterization, and optimization of antimony sulfoiodide (SbSI)-based photovoltaic devices. His work involves the development of SbSI absorber materials, investigation of their structural, optical, and electrical properties, and fabrication of thin-film photovoltaic devices to explore the potential of SbSI as a next-generation solar cells.