Research

Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs)

Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs)

Soft Photocatalysis: Water Splitting

Heterogeneous Catalysis and Photocatalysis

Research Interests:

  • Extended crystalline organic materials: Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) for photocatalysis.

  • Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) for visible light-induced radical polymerization.

  • Synthesis of novel two- and three-dimensional COFs for heterogeneous catalysis and energy applications.

  • Metal organic framework (MOF) derived porous carbons and carbon composites for supercapacitor, ORR, electrochemical water splitting and heterogeneous catalysis.

  • Synthesis of metal nanoparticle immobilised MOF composites and their applications for hydrolysis of ammonia borane and dehydrogenation of formic acid.

  • Synthesis and applications of graphene oxide-metal nanoparticle composite materials for dehydrogenation of formic acid for hydrogen generation.

  • Synthesis of functionalized and interpenetrated MOFs for reversible hydrogen storage and CO2 capture.

Expertise:

  • Synthesis of chemically stable two- and three-dimensional COFs for various applications.

  • Photocatalysis: Water splitting, photocatalytic CO2 reduction and photo-oxidation of carbon monoxide (CO).

  • Synthesis of metal nanoparticle-COF hybrids for heterogeneous catalysis.

  • Preparation of porous carbon from MOFs, COFs and porous polymers for their electrochemical applications such as supercapacitors and ORR.

  • Synthesis of MOFs and COFs through solvothermal and hydrothermal conditions.

  • Applications of MOFs for CO2 adsorption and gas separation at room temperature.

  • Targeted functionalization and interpenetration in metal-organic frameworks for gas adsorption.

  • Expertise in handling sensitive chemicals through glove-box and Schlenk line.

  • Characterization of organic linkers through spectroscopic analyses such as NMR, FT-IR, UV-Vis, Elemental analyses, etc.

  • Detailed characterization of supramolecular species and linkers through single crystal X-ray diffraction.

  • Refinement of crystal data, structure solution, disorder modeling, void calculation and presentation of data for publication.

  • Handling and operation of instruments like Single Crystal X-Ray Diffractometer (Agilent Supernova), Powder X-ray Diffractometer (Rigaku and Panalytical), High and low pressure gas adsorption instrument (Quantachrome Autosorb, Quadrasorb, iSorb-HP), GC-MS instrument (Agilent).

  • Electrochemical analyses: Cyclic Voltammetry (CV), Galvanostatic charge-discharge studies and Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analyses.