People

Dr. Pabitra Nayak

Principal Investigator

Email: pabitra dot nayak at tifrh dot res dot in

Phone: +91 40 20203067

Research experience

• 2017-2019 Group leader, Department of Physics, University of Oxford
• 2015-2017 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at University of Oxford
• 2014-2015 Postdoctoral Fellow at Physics Dept., University of Oxford
• 2010-2013 Postdoctoral Fellow at Weizmann Institute of Science

Academic qualifications

Amogh K. Ravi

PhD student (Chemistry)
MSc. Chemistry (Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore)
Email: ramogh@tifrh.res.in
Research Interest:
Develop large area vacancy-ordered double perovskites films of varying morphology through electrochemistry and study their electronic properties for electro- and photo-electrocatalytic applications.

Brijesh Kumar Patel

Int.PhD student (Physics)
B.Tech Electrical Engineering (NIT, Raipur)
Email: brijeshpatel@tifrh.res.in
Research Interest:
Fundamental aspects of organic electronics and advancement of optoelectronic devices. Exploring function of organic materials in electronic devices and uncovering the principles behind their remarkable capabilities.

Shubham Gupta

PhD student (Chemistry)
MSc. Chemistry (University of Allahabad, Allahabad)
Email: gshubham@tifrh.res.in
Research Interest:
Synthesis of dopant systems for doping of organic semiconductors and perovskites which are used in organic electronics. Focused on development of efficient and thermally stable dopants and understanding the doping mechanism.

Sagar Singh

PhD student (Chemistry)
MSc. Chemistry (Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra)
Email: sagarsingh@tifrh.res.in
Research Interest:
Synthesis of organic dopants and additives for organic semiconductors and perovskites. Development of phase stabilized perovskite solar cell devices.

Shreya Pandit

PhD student (Chemistry)
MSc. Chemistry (Central /university of Jharkhand, Ranchi)
Email: spandit@tifrh.res.in
Research Interest:
Synthesis of dopants for organic semiconductors and electronic material devices.

Sudip De

PhD student (Chemistry)
MSc. Chemistry (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad)
Email: sudipde@tifrh.res.in
Research Interest:
Synthesis of efficient and air stable n-type dopants for organic semiconductors and device application.

Manjulika Mondal

PhD student (Chemistry)
MSc. Chemistry (Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune)
Email: mmondal@tifrh.res.in
Research Interest:
Material synthesis, spectroscopy.

Tajamul Ahmad Wani 

Intern-JRF
MSc. Materials Engineering (IIT Delhi, New Delhi)
Email: tajamulwani@tifrh.res.in
Research Interest:
Enhancing the phase stability of metal halide perovskites through additive engineering.

Dr. Vaishali Arunachalam

Postdoc
PhD (IISc, Bangalore)
Email: vaishalia@tifrh.res.in
Research Interest:
Understanding chemistry at the solid-solid or solid-liquid interface in energy materials using NMR spectroscopy and MD simulations. Currently studying formation mechanisms and structure elucidation of perovskites using NMR spectroscopy.

Dr. Chandan Gupta

Postdoc
PhD (UM-DAE, Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (CEBS))
Email: cvgupta@tifrh.res.in
Research Interest:
Fabrication and understanding of device physics of non- fullerene acceptor based optimized bulk heterojunction
organic photovoltaics by incorporating doping, interface engineering, and additive engineering. Additionally,
exploring the use of ambipolar organic semiconductor to develop single-layer organic photovoltaics.

Dr. Naba Kumar Rana

Postdoc
PhD (IIT Bhilai)
Email: nabarana@tifrh.res.in
Research Interest:
My research focuses on hybrid perovskites for optoelectronic applications, including photodetectors and
perovskite-based memristors. I explore material engineering, device physics, and molecular doping strategies to
enhance the performance of devices. Currently working on stability and functionality for next- generation
semiconductor technologies.