Marie Sklodowska- Curie Actions COFUND Energy for Future (E4F) Fellow Brain Pool (former KRF) fellow| DSK fellow|
An outstanding overseas young researcher
University of Strathclyde
Smart Materials Research and Device Technology (SMaRDT) Group Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Thomas Graham Building 295 Cathedral Street
Glasgow, G1 1XL
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Perovskite solar cells/flexible perovskite solar cells
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Synthesis and Study of BHJ and Tandem solar cell.
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Dye sensitized Solar Cells
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Quantum dot sensitized solar cells
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Synthesis and Study of Hybrid solar cell.
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Synthesis and Study of quaternary chalcogenide thin films for solar cell Application
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Dye sensitized solar cell: Fabrication of Devices
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Carbon nanotubes-polymer nanocomposite for gas sensor.
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Flexible polymer solar cells
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Synthesis of metal oxide nanofibers and its application
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Synthesis of CZTS, CTS and ZTS nanofibers for solar cell application.
RESEARCH AREA SUMMARY
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I have good experience in synthesis of hierarchical nanostructures of titanium oxide (TiO2) by hydrothermal route. I have developed a new facile technique to synthesis of novel nanocorals, nanoflower, nanotubes, nanorods and gecko feet like morphology of TiO2using hydrothermal method. Research interests include functional nanomaterials synthesis by hydrothermal technique with the direction of application in Dye sensitized solar cells, quantum dot sensitized solar cells and hybrid solar cells.
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Major Achievements: 7.5% solar cell efficiency has been demonstrated of dye sensitized solar cells (2nd Rank in India). Also ~6 % and >23% conversion efficiency has been achieved for polymer solar cells and perovskite solar cells respectively.
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Research contribution: Dr. Sawanta’s research interests includes functional nanomaterials synthesis by hydrothermal technique with the direction of application in Dye sensitized solar cells, quantum dot sensitized solar cells and perovskite solar cells. He contributed to the scientific community with new recipe for the synthesis of various nanomaterials including TiO2, ZnO and CZTS, p-type NiOx with different nanostructures and successfully implemented in DSSCs, QDSSCs and perovskite solar cells.
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Major publications: Materials Today (IF: 31.041), Advanced Energy Materials (IF:29.368), Advanced Functional Materials (18.808), Nanotoday (20.722), ACS Energy latter (IF: 23.101), Matter (IF: 15.589) and Nano Letters (IF: 12.344)
