Research Group & Collaborations

Our group is actively working on novel device fabrications of 2D layered materials, polymer nanocomposites and test them at room temperature to cryogenic temperature for their potential application in low power optoelectronics. My research interests encompass experimental applied physics, materials science and engineering. Most of the materials I have been studying have potential application in emerging technologies, such as energy harvesting, energy generation, optoelectronics and data storage and studying low temperature physics at nanoscale. Currently, my main research directions are (i) synthesis and characterization of semiconductor 2D layered materials such as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) and other related materials, fabrication of functional electronic devices and their heterostructure; (ii) fabrication of ferromagnetic nanostructures & devices and study their domain wall dynamics and spin transport properties. My research experiences are quite interdisciplinary and highly interested working in interdisciplinary collaborations with different research groups. We have strong collaborations with National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, Florida, and Argonne National Laboratory from fabrication to low temperature measurements. At JSU we have facilities of stacking layered materials to form heterostructures and measuring electrical and optical properties of the devices. In addition, we have crystal growth technique and in house broadband dielectric measurements facilities. We have scanning electron microscopy facilities to measure surface and electrical properties of the devices at room temperature. Interested student will work in the area of materials science, device physics and engineering in collaboration with National Lab and other Universities.