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I am Dr. Rakesh Kumar Sahoo, a learner of physics and currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Computation-Based Science & Technology Research Center (CASTORC), The Cyprus Institute. I received my Ph.D. in physics from the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad (IIT-ISM) in July 2023 and had the pleasure of being advised by Prof. Sridhar Sahu.

I am working on electronic structure calculations, in-silico material development for energy storage/production (hydrogen storage, Batteries) applications, and CO2 capture and reduction. 

In addition to this primary line of research, I am interested in:

• CO2 hydrogenation to higher alcohols

• Development of efficient electrode for metal ion batteries.

• Electrochemical catalysis and gas adsorption.

• Molecular Solar Thermal Fuels (MO-STF)

• Band-structure tuning of Perovskite materials

• Organic solar cells and organic LED

• Optoelectronic properties of carbonaceous materials