
Nano Materials and Devices Laboratory
(NANOMADE-LAB)
Centre for Nanotechnology, IIT Roorkee

Ongoing Works
Projects
1. Cost-effective, Scalable, and Reproducible 2D Hybrid Perovskites for High-Efficient Transistor and Photodetector Technologies
Funding Agency: Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant (PM-ECRG) by ANRF, India.
Role: Principal Investigator
Support: 67.57 Lakhs
Year: 2025-2028
In this work, we present a new low-temperature solution route to grow 2D perovskite single crystals. This approach aims to generate bulk, high-quality single crystals that are scalable, inexpensive, and reproducible, enabling these materials to be serious contenders for next-generation optoelectronics. The unusual 2D perovskite architecture presents the benefits of higher stability, tunable bandgap, good charge transport properties, and high defect passivation over traditional bulk perovskites. Moreover, the incorporation of the chiral organic spacer MBA also makes it possible to respond selectively to circularly polarized light and widen the photonic application range. Here we will study the impact of changes in "n" (i.e., the number of inorganic layers in the perovskites) on the electronic and optical properties, stability, and device performance of these perovskites. This allows us to probe the effect of layer thickness on key properties such as bandgap tunability and charge transport, which is important for improving optoelectronic device functionality by varying "n." Our low-temperature synthesis approach is reproducible and large-scale viable, simplifying and reducing the cost of producing these materials for commercial use. This would constitute a significant step forward in the scale-up and low-cost implementation of perovskite-based devices. Overall, this work may represent a critical scientific and technological milestone, which can propel 2D perovskite superlattices into a new age of practical application. This would both deepen the fundamentals of materials science and empower engineers to design low-cost, multifunctional future devices.
2. 2D Hybrid Perovskite Crystals: A Scalable Solution for High Performance Transistor and Photodetector Devices
Funding Agency: University Grants Commission-Department of Atomic Energy (UGC-DAE)/CRS, India.
Role: Principal Investigator
Co-PI: Dr. Shamima Hussain (Scientist-F)
Support: Experimental Facilities and Mobility
Year: 2025-2026
This project aims to provide a low-temperature, solution-based technique for the growth of large, high-quality single crystals of two-dimensional (2D) perovskite superlattices with adjustable electrical and optical characteristics. The stability and appropriateness of these crystals for optoelectronic applications will be assessed through extensive room-temperature electrical and optical experiments, establishing them as economical materials for next-generation devices.
3. 2D Indium selenide Nanosheets and their Potential Opto-Electronic Applications
Funding Agency: Faculty Initiation Grant (FIG), Seed Grant by SRIC-IITR, India.
Role: Principal Investigator
Support: 20 Lakhs
Year: 2025-2027
The work offered a new type of 2D optoelectronics based on InSe material by abandoning the classical p-n junction and adopting crystal direction-dependent contact engineering into InSe FET structures. This approach avoids the requirements for precise doping and junction formation; it is a low-cost, wafer-scale scheme to make LEDs that are compatible with the CMOS process and suitable for integration on flexible and transparent substrates. The ambipolar characteristics displayed in these devices provide an attractive venue for carrier recombination dynamics investigation as well as for novel device designs such as electrically controlled light-emitting sources and reconfigurable electronics. In addition, its capability of efficient electron-hole injection can enable gate-tunable electroluminescence, opening up the possibility of multicolour or white-light light emission by combining other 2D materials. Light extraction and the direction of radiation may be further improved by coupling to photonic or plasmonic structures. Due to the strong excitonic interaction in InSe, this design is promising for quantum light sources as well. Overall, this work paves the way for eco-friendly, flexible and transparent display solutions used in wearables, smart textiles, and bio-devices
Sponsor Agencies
Faculty Initiative Grant

SRIC
Prime Minister-
Early Career Research Grant
(PM-ECRG)

UGC-DAE
Consortium for Scientific Research
