(i) Ph.D. : Dept. of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (2015- 2020)

(ii) M.Sc. in Physics: Dept. of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (2013- 2015)

(iii) B.Sc. (Hons.) Physics: Hans Raj College, University of Delhi (2010-2013)

(1) DST Inspire Faculty: Dept. of Physics, NIT Manipur (July 2022-June 2023)

(2) Post-doc fellow at Dept. of Physics, Inha University, South Korea (July 2021-July 2022)

(3) Senior Project Scientist: Nanoscale Research Facility, IIT Delhi (Nov 2020-July 2021)

M.Sc. (Physics)

1st Sem

1. PHY1045: Electrodynamics (core course)
2. PHY1056: General Lab-I (core course)

2nd Sem

1. PHY2035: Condensed Matter Physics (core course)
2. PHY2056: General Lab-II (core course)

3rd Sem

1. PHY3095: Nanophysics-I (elective course)
2. PHY3105: Nanophysics Lab (elective course)

4th Sem

1. PHY4015: Statistical Mechanics (core course)
2. PHY4064: Nanophysics-II (elective course)

PhD Coursework

1. Paper-IIIB: Experimental Techniques (core course)
2. Paper-IV: Condensed Matter and Nanophysics (elective course)

Current research interests:

• Fabrication of flexible nanocomposite films for energy harvesting applications
• Design and fabrication of piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators
• Understanding the physical properties affecting the performance of the nanogenerators
• Application of piezoelectric and triboelectric effects to dye degradation

NOTE: Highly motivated students who want to pursue research in the above area can contact me.

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(A) Papers published in international journals

1. Multifunctional flexible Ag₂Te-nylon nanocomposite freestanding film for harvesting thermal and mechanical energy, Amish Kumar Gautam, Huidrom Hemojit Singh, Neeraj Khare, Nano Energy, 107, 2023, 108125 (click here)
2. Effect of Centrifugal Force on Power Output of a Spin-Coated Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride-Trifluoroethylene)-Based Piezoelectric Nanogenerator, Dong Geun Jeong, Huidrom Hemojit Singh, Mi Suk Kim and Jong Hoon Jung, Energies, 16, 2023, 1892 (click here)
3. Effect of piezoelectric coefficient and dielectric constant on the performance of polymer nanocomposite piezoelectric nanogenerator, Arun Mondal, Huidrom Hemojit Singh, Neeraj Khare, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 34, 2023, 314 (click here)
4. Highly durable direct current power generation in polarity-controlled and soft-triggered rotational triboelectric nanogenerator, Jae Yeon Han, Huidrom Hemojit Singh, Sukyoung Won, Dae Sol Kong, Ying Chieh Hua, Young Joon Ko, Kyu-Tae Lee, Jeong Jae Wie, Jong Hoon Jung, Applied Energy, 314, 2022, 119006 (click here)
5. A Progressive Strategy for Harvesting Mechanical Energy using Flexible PVDF-rGO-MoS₂ nanocomposites film-based Piezoelectric Nanogenerator, Mohd Faraz, Huidrom Hemojit Singh, and Neeraj Khare, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 890, 2022, 161840 (click here)
6. Tuning the performance of ferroelectric polymer-based triboelectric nanogenerator, Huidrom Hemojit Singh, Dheeraj Kumar and Neeraj Khare, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 119, 2021, 53901 (Click here)
7. PANI coupled hierarchical Bi₂S₃ nanoflowers based hybrid nanocomposite for enhanced thermoelectric performance, Surbhi Sharma, Huidrom Hemojit Singh, Sunil Kumar, and Neeraj Khare, Nanotechnology, vol. 32, 2021, 335705 (click here)
8. A ferroelectric nanocomposite-film-based device for harvesting energy from water droplets using both piezoelectric and triboelectric effects, Huidrom Hemojit Singh and Neeraj Khare, Nanotechnology, vol. 32, 2021, 485406 (click here)
9. Flexible ZnO-PVDF / PTFE Based Piezo-Tribo Hybrid Nanogenerator, Huidrom Hemojit Singh and Neeraj Khare, Nano Energy, vol. 51, 2018, pp. 216–22. (click here)
10. Improved Performance of Ferroelectric Nanocomposite Flexible Film Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator by Controlling Surface Morphology, Polarizability, and Hydrophobicity, Huidrom Hemojit Singh and Neeraj Khare, Energy, vol. 178, 2019, pp. 765–71. (click here)
11. KPFM Study of Flexible Ferroelectric Polymer/Water Interface for Understanding the Working Principle of Liquid–Solid Triboelectric Nanogenerator, Huidrom Hemojit Singh and Neeraj Khare, Advanced Materials Interfaces, vol. 8, no. 12, 2021, 2100032 (click here)
12. A Synchronous Piezoelectric-Triboelectric-Electromagnetic Hybrid Generator for Harvesting Vibration Energy, Huidrom Hemojit Singh, Dheeraj Kumar and Neeraj Khare, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, vol. 5, no. 1, 2021, pp. 212-218. (click here)
13. Flexible Hybrid Piezoelectric-Thermoelectric Generator for Harnessing Electrical Energy from Mechanical and Thermal Energy, Sunil Kumar, Huidrom Hemojit Singh, and Neeraj Khare, Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 198, 2019, p. 111783. (click here)
14. Enhanced β-Phase in PVDF Polymer Nanocomposite and Its Application for Nanogenerator, Huidrom Hemojit Singh, Simrjit Singh, and Neeraj Khare, Polymers for Advanced Technologies, vol. 29, no. 1, 2018, pp. 143–50. (click here)
15. Design of Flexible PVDF/NaNbO₃/RGO Nanogenerator and Understanding the Role of Nanofillers in the Output Voltage Signal, Huidrom Hemojit Singh, Simrjit Singh, and Neeraj Khare, Composites Science and Technology, vol. 149, 2017, pp. 127–33. (click here)

(B) Conference proceeding papers

1. BaTiO₃-PVDF Composite Film for Piezoelectric Nanogenerator, Huidrom Hemojit Singh, Mohan Singh, Kuldeep Gangwal, Mohd Faraz and Neeraj Khare, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2265 (1), 2020, 030642 (click here)

2. Role of the polarization state on the performance of PVDF-ZnO based triboelectric nanogenerator,        Huidrom Hemojit Singh and Neeraj Khare, 5th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Electronics (ICEE), 2020, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/ICEE50728.2020.9776650. (click here)

Patent Granted:

“A Method of Fabricating a Flexible Nanocomposite Film with Enhanced Triboelectric    Effect”

Neeraj Khare and Huidrom Hemojit Singh, Application No.: 201811022094, June 2018

Patent Number: 458554

(A) Oral Presentation

1. Role of the polarization state on the performance of PVDF-ZnO based triboelectric nanogenerator, Huidrom Hemojit Singh and Neeraj Khare, Presented in 5^th International Conference on Emerging Electronics (IEEE-ICEE 2020), 26^th November to 28^th November 2020 hosted by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, which was held online.
2. Enhanced Triboelectric Effect in PVDF: Changing Its Surface Roughness, Polarizability, and Hydrophobicity, Huidrom Hemojit Singh and Neeraj Khare, Presented in 2019 MRS Spring Meeting and Exhibit, 22^nd April to 26^th April 2019 at Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

3. Enhanced Performance of Piezo and Triboelectric Hybrid Nanogenerator Using Flexible Nanocomposite Films  Huidrom Hemojit Singh and Neeraj Khare, Presented in 4th International Conference on Nanogenerators and Piezotronics (NGPT 2018), 08^th to 11^th May 2018 held at Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea.

(B) Poster Presentation

1. BaTiO₃-PVDF Composite Film for Piezoelectric Nanogenerator, Huidrom Hemojit Singh, Mohan Singh, Kuldeep Gangwal, Mohd Faraz and Neeraj Khare, Presented at 64th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2019, 18th to 22nd December 2019, held at IIT Jodhpur, India.
2. Lead-Free Flexible Polyvinylidene fluoride Nanocomposite Based Piezoelectric Nanogenerator, Huidrom Hemojit Singh and Neeraj Khare, Presented at International Conference on Sculptured Thin Films (GLAD 2018), 30^th to 31^st March 2018 held at Jaypee Vasant Continental, Vasant Vihar, Delhi, India.
3. Controlling β-phase in PVDF through ZnO Nanofiller and Enhanced Nanogenerator Performance, Huidrom Hemojit Singh and Neeraj Khare, Presented at International Conference on Advances in Polymer Science & Technology (APA-2017), 23^rd November -25^th November 2017 held at Radisson Blu Hotel, Dwarka, India.
4. Enhanced performance of PVDF based nanogenerator by adding ZnO and NaNbO₃ nanorods: A comparative study, Huidrom Hemojit Singh and Neeraj Khare, Presented in international Conference on Laser Deposition (iCOLD- 2017), 20^th November- 22^nd November 2017 held at IIT Madras, Chennai, India.
5. Nanofillers in PVDF for enhanced nanogenerator performance, Huidrom Hemojit Singh and Neeraj Khare Presented in Nano India 2017, 15^th March -16^th March 2017 held at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India.
6. Synthesis of ZnO loaded PVDF nanocomposites for nanogenerator application, Huidrom Hemojit Singh, Simrjit Singh and Neeraj Khare, Presented at International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (ICANN 2015), 8^th to 11^th December 2015 held at IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, India.

1. Received INSPIRE Faculty (2022-2027) from Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
2. INSPIRE Scholarship recipient from 2010 to 2015 awarded by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

3. Received INSPIRE Fellowship for pursuing Ph.D. (2015-2020) from Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

4. Received international travel grant of (Rs. 150,000/-) to attend any conference outside India as Research Excellence Travel Award (RETA) from Industrial R&D Unit (IRD), IIT Delhi for excellence performance in research at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.

5. Received international travel grant for attending 4th International Conference on Nanogenerators and Piezotronics (NGPT 2018), 08^th to 11^th May 2018 held at Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea, given by Science and Engineering Research Board, Government of India.