Research Interest

Research Area(s):

Computational Expertise:

Experimental Expertise:

Membrane & electro-catalyst synthesis techniques:

Hydrothermal synthesis, Wet-impregnation (WI)/Co-precipitation, sol-gel technique for electro-catalysts
Hydrothermal and Solvothermal synthesis for proton conducting Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)
Solution casting, Pore-filling method/Impregnation and Electro-spinning method

Characterization techniques:

Structural characterization: X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), ¹H-NMR (Nuclear magnetic resonance), Raman spectroscopy
Physical characterization: Pore size distribution (BET-BJH isotherms, Temperature programmed reduction (TPR), Capillary flow poremetry, Contact angle measurement (Goniometry), Atomic force microscopy (AFM), Particle size analyser (PSA)
Chemical characterization: Gas chromatography (GC), UV-VIS Spectrophotometer, Atomic absorption spectrometer (AAS)
Morphological characterization: Scanning electron microscopy- energy dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Optical microscope
Stability Test: Thermal gravimetric analysis/differential scanning calorimetery (TGA/DSC), Mechanical stability test (Instron tensile testor), Oxidative stability test
Electrochemical characterization: Cyclic voltametry (CV), Linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), Chronopotentiometery-chronoamperiometery, Scanning electrochemical spectroscopy (SECS), Surface charge measurement using zeta potential (ZetaCAD)

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