Research Professional Experience

S. N.	Period	Designation	Description of Work
1.	2018-2020	Research Associate at IIT Roorkee Uttrakhand	Research Work
2	2020-2023	SRA Pool Scientist at IIT Roorkee Uttrakhand	Research Work and Guided Ph.D. student
3.	2023-2024	Assistant Professor at Graphic Era University Dehradun Uttrakhand	Teaching UG and PG Classes

Research Grant

CSIR SRA, 24lakhs, (24 Sep.2020, 23Sep.2023).Design and optimization of performance parameters of hybrid supercapacitors using metal oxides and carbon/composite electrodes by PVD deposition technique(13(9131-A)/2020-Pool).

Patents

1. Meenal Gupta Yogesh Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Purushottam Panta and Kouao DujearicStephane “oxygen enriched plant based activated carbon composition and method of preparation thereof”Accepted 2021 Application number: 202111007490
2. Meenal Gupta Yogesh Kumar, Soumya Pandit, Ashwani Kumar, Pushpa Singh, Bharti, Rajeev Ranjan, Soaib Khan, Sweta Sharma “An electrode material derived from biochar of aegle marmelos and method ofproduction thereof” Patent file. Application number: 202111053953
3. Dr. Meenal Gupta, Dr Abhilasha Singh Mathuriya, Dr. Yogesh Kumar, Dr Ashwani Kumar, Kouao Dujearic-Stephane, Smriti Mehrotra, Dr. Pushpa Singh, Bharti “Functionalized Biochar Composition And Method For Preparation Thereof” Patent file Application number: IN202111040357
4. Meenal Gupta, Yogesh Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Pushpa Singh, Bharti, Soumya Pandit “A polymer electrolyte composition and method of preparation there of” Application number: 202111048926
5. Shrestha Tyagi, Beer Pal Singh, Ashwani Kumar, Kavita Sharma, Updesh Verma, Yogendra Kumar Gautam, Anil Kumar Malik, Anuj Kumar “Molybdenum disulfide nanocactus and method of preparation thereof” Application number: 202211037152 A
6. Yogendra Kumar Gautam, Sagar Vikal, Vijay Parewa, Ajay Kumar,Ashwani Kumar,Beer Pal Singh, Anil Kumar Malik, Swati Meena “method of preperation of nanocatalyst for treatment and the nanocatalyst there of” Application number: 202211049660
7. Sagar Vikal, Yogendra K. Gautam, Durvesh Gautam, Ajay Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Kavita Sharma, Vijay Parewa, Beer Pal Singh, Anuj Kumar “Palladium Doped Manganese Oxide Nanocorn as An Antimicrobial Agent And Method Of Preparation Thereof” Application number: 202311011321
8. Yogendra K. Gautam, Sagar Vikal, Vijay Parewa, Ajay Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Beer Pal Singh, Anil Kumar Malik, Swati Meena “Method Of Preparation Of Nanocatalyst For Wastewater Treatment And The Nanocatalyst Thereof” Application number: 202211049660

Publication

1. Rahul Godiwal,Amit Kumar Gangwar, Ashwani Kumar, Govind Gupta,Preetam Singh.Low temperature operable and high performing Pd-ZnO thin films sputtered at room temperature for ultrafast detection of CO gas.Optical Materials 148 2024 114919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2024.114919
2. Sonika Kodan, Ashwani Kumar*, Amit Sanger , Alisha Arora , V.K. Malik , Ramesh Chandra*.Vertically aligned MoSe2-WS2 nanoworms heterojunction towards room temperature NO2 gas sensors. Sensors & Actuators, B: Chemical 407 2024135481https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2024.135481.
3. Ravikant Adalati, Siddharth Sharma, Meenakshi Sharma, Pramod Kumar, Ananya Bansal,Ashwani Kumar, and Ramesh Chandra. Li Salt Assisted Highly Flexible Carbonaceous Ni3N@polyimideElectrode for an Efficient Asymmetric Supercapacitor.Nano Lett. 2024, 24,
362−369.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c04128
4. Priyanka Berwal, Suman Rani, Smriti Sihag, Paul Singh, Rita Dahiya, Ashwani Kumar,Amit Sanger, Ajay Kumar Mishra*, Vinay Kumar. Hydrothermal synthesis of MoS2 with tunable band gap for futurenano-electronic devices.Inorganic Chemistry Communications 159, 2024,
111833.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2023.111833
5. Rahul Singhal, DavidThorne, Manika Chaudhary, Ashwani Kumar, Shiva Bhardwaj,Rilind Abazi,Alexander Colon, Ram K. Gupta, Jules Scanley, Christine C. Broadbridge, Beer Pal Singh,Peter K. LeMaire, and Rakesh K. Sharma Studies of reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/CuS nanocomposite for supercapacitor applications. AIP Advances 13,2023 125011. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0166199
6. Anit Kumar Ambedkar, Durvesh Gautam, Manohar Singh, Sagar Vikal, Beer Pal Singh, Anil K. Malik, Sung Bum Kang, Ashwani Kumar*, Amit Sanger,*, and Yogendra K. Gautam*. Experimental and theoretical investigation of palladium‑doped zinc oxide nanorods for NO2 gas sensor. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 2023 34:2213. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-11657-3
7. Ashwani Kumar, Amit Sanger,* Sung Bum Kang, and Ramesh Chandra. Interface Engineering-Driven Room-Temperature Ultralow Gas Sensors with Elucidating Sensing Performance of HeterostructureTransition Metal Dichalcogenide Thin Film. ACS Sens. 2023, 8, 3824−3835.https://doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.3c01290
8. Rahul Godiwal, Amit Kumar Gangwar, Ajay Kumar Verma ,Pargam Vashishtha, , Ashwani Kumar,Vipin Chawla, Govind Gupta Preetam Singh*. Synthesis and growth mechanism of ZnO nanocandles using thermal evaporation and their efficient CO sensing performance. Micro and Nanostructures 184, 2023 ,207692.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micrna.2023.207692
9. Stuti Srivastava,Amit Kumar Gangwar, Ashwani Kumar,Govind Gupta,Preetam Singh*.Impact of O2/Ar gas ratio on the DC reactive magnetron sputtered NiO thin films for ultrafast detection with high sensitivity and selectivity towards H2S gas. Micro and Nanostructures 184,2023, 207678. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micrna.2023.207678
10. Manohar Singh, Anit Kumar Ambedkar, Shrestha Tyagi, Ashwani Kumar*, Arun Kumar,Yogendra K. Gautam, Kavita Sharma, and Beer Pal Singh*. Enhanced Visible-Light Photodetection with Undoped and Doped ZnO Thin-Film Self-Powered Photodetectors. ACS Omega 2023, 8, 36966−36977.https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c04091.
11. Komal, Ashwani Kumar, Yogesh Kumar* , and Vivek Kumar Shukla. Parthenium hysterophorus derived activated carbon for EDLC device application. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron ,2023, 34:1880. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-11309-6
12. Kanak, Yogita, Prayas Singh, Ashok Manori, Ashwani Kuma, Ramesh Chandra, K.K. Raina, Ravi Kumar Shukla and Samta Manori.Photocatalytic degradation of malachite green using PVDF membranes doped with Fe3O4 nanoparticles: role of porosity and surface roughnessPhys. Scr. 98,2023, 105953.
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1402-4896/acf8a1
13. Priyanka Berwal, Smriti Sihag, Suman Rani, Arvind Kumar, Anushree Jatrana, Paul Singh, Rita Dahiya,Ashwani Kumar, Anju Dhillon, Amit Sanger, Mukesh Kumar, Ashutosh Sharma,* and Vinay Kumar*. Hybrid Metal Oxide Nanocomposites for Gas-Sensing Applications: A Review.Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2023, 62,
14835−14852.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.3c02288
14. Sagar Vikal, Yogendra K. Gautam*, Ashwani Kumar*, Ajay Kumar*, Jyoti Singh,Dharmendra Pratap, Beer Pal Singh & Neetu Singh.Bioinspired palladium‑dopedmanganese oxide nanocorns:a remarkable antimicrobial agent targeting phyto/animal pathogens. Scientific Reports 2023
13:14039.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40822-1.
15. Anit K. Ambedkar, Durvesh Gautam, Sagar Vikal, Manohar Singh, Ashwani Kumar* Amit Sanger,Kavita Sharma, Beer Pal Singh, and Yogendra K. Gautam*.Ocimum sanctum Leaf Extract-Assisted Green Synthesis of Pd-Doped CuO Nanoparticles for Highly Sensitive and Selective NO2 Gas Sensors.ACS Omega 2023, 8, 29663−29673.https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c03765
16. Stuti Srivastava, Charu Dwivedi, Aditya Yadav, Ashwani Kumar, Govind Gupta, Preetam Singh. Enhanced H2S gas sensing of Pd functionalized NiO thin films deposited by the magnetron sputtering process.Materials Letters 351 2023 135040.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2023.135040
17. Meenakshi Sharma, Ravikant Adalti, Reenu Rani, Siddharth Sharama, Ashwani Kumar, Nitesh Choudhary, Ramesh Chandra.Mn incorporated CeO2 lattice endorsement of electrochemical performance in symmetric supercapacitor device” Energy Technol. 2023, 2300321.DOI: 10.1002/ente.202300321
18. Sakshi Juyal, Abhilasha Mishra, Vivechana Agarwal, Ashwani Kumar, Kunwar Vikram, Brijesh Prasad, Ummer, Fateh Singh Gill “Development of integrated V2O5/mSi for supercapacitors: Exhibiting diffusion-controlled charge storage dominance” Journal of Alloys and Compounds,959,
2023,170409.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.170409
19. Stuti Srivastava, Amit Kumar Gangwar, Ashwani Kumar, Govind Gupta, Preetam Singh Room temperature RF magnetron sputtered nanocrystalline NiO thin films for highly responsive and selective H2S gas sensing at low ppm concentrations Materials Research Bulletin,165, 2023,112330.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2023.112330
20. Sagar Vikal, Yogendra K Gautam, Ashwani Kumar, Ajay Kumar, Neetu Singh, Hempal Singh and Beer Pal Singh Effect of silver (Ag) doping on structural, optical and antimicrobial properties of copper oxide (CuO) nanostructures Nano Express,4,2023,025004. https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-959X/acdc41
21. Sanjeev Kumar, Bhawna, Akanksha Gupta,* Ravinder Kumar, Akhilesh Bharti, Ashwani Kumar,and Vinod Kumar. New Insights into Cu/Cu2O/CuO Nanocomposite Heterojunction Facilitating Photocatalytic Generation of Green Fuel and Detoxification of Organic Pollutants. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 127,2023 7095.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c08094
22. Smriti Mehrotra, Meenal Gupta, Kouao Dujearic‑Stephane, Ashwani Kumar, Pushpa Singh Bharti Bharti ,Abhilasha Singh Mathuriya, Patrizia Bocchetta, Yogesh Kumar. Functional biochar derived from Desmostachya bipinnata for the application in energy storage/conversion devices” Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 2023 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-03991-7
23. Sagar Vikal, Yogendra K. Gautam, Swati Meena, Vijay Parewa ,Ashwani Kumar , Ajay Kumar, Sushila Meena, Sanjay Kumar, Beer Pal Singh.Surface functionalized Silver-doped ZnO Nanocatalyst: A sustainable cooperative catalytic, photocatalytic and antibacterial platform for waste treatment.Nanoscale Advances, 5, 2023,805. DOI: 10.1039/d2na00864e
24. Arvind Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Shekhar Tyagi, Ramesh Chandra, Davinder Kaur.Room temperature tunability of ferroelectricity and dielectricity in La and Mn codoped BiFeO3 nanoflakes: Implications for electronic. Ceramics International, 49,
2023,1960-1969.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.09.161
25. Ashwani Kumar, Ravikant Adalati, Meenakshi Sharma, NitinChoudhary,Kowsik Sambath Kumarce, LuisHurtado, Yeonwoong Jungcd,,Yogesh Kumar, JayanThomas,Ramesh Chandra.Self-assembled Zinc Oxide Nanocauliflower and Reduced graphene oxide Nickle-foam based Noval Asymmetric Supercapacitor for Energy Storage Applications Materials Today Communications 34,2023, 105362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.105362
26. Samta Manori, Prayas Singh, PriyaYadav, Ashwani Kumar, Ramesh Chandra, K.K.Raina, Ravi Kumar Shukla.Magnetically tunable rheological properties of PVDF doped with superparamagnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles synthesized by rapid microwave method. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 174,2023,11137.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2022.111137
27. Raman Devi, Vinay Kumar, Sunil Kumar,Avinsh Kumar Sisodiya,Ajay Kumar Mishra, Anushree Jatrana, Ashwani Kumar, PaulSingh. Development of activated carbon by bio waste material for application in supercapacitor electrodes. MaterialsLetters 335,2023,133830.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2023.133830
28. ManoharSingh, AnitK.Ambedkar,ShresthaTyagi, VirendraKumar, PrashantYadav, Ashwani Kumar, Yogendra K.Gautama, Beer PalSingh, Room temperature photoluminescence and spectroscopic ellipsometry of reactive co-sputtered Cu-doped ZnO thin films” Optik 257, 2022,168860.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2022.168860
29. MonuVerma, Rupam Borah ,Ashwani Kumar,Seon-Ha Chae,Shu-YuanPan,Vinod Kumar,Mikhail S.Vlaskin Hyunook Kim.Capturing of inorganic and organic pollutants simultaneously from complex wastewater using recyclable magnetically chitosan functionalized with EDTA adsorbent. Process Safety and Environmental Protection 167,2022, 56-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2022.09.009
30. Neha Taneja, Kouao Dujearic-Stephane, Namrata Agrawal, Ashwani Kumar, Pushpa Singh, Bharti, Meenal Gupta and Yogesh Kumar. Biodegradable and highly conductive polymeric blend based on the latex ofCalotropis gigantea as solid electrolyte inenergy storage applications. High Performance Polymers 0, 2022,1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/09540083221122675
31. NehaTaneja, Ashwani Kumar, Pallavi Gupta, Meenal Gupta, Pushpa Singh, Bharti. Namrat Agrawal, Patrizia Bocchetta, Yogesh Kumar.Advancements in liquid and solid electrolytes for their utilization in electrochemical systems. Journal of Energy Storage 56, 2022,105950.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.105950
32. Ravikant Adalati, Meenakshi Sharma, Ashwani Kumar, Siddharth Sharma, Ramesh Chandra.Metal nitride composite based nanostructured sheet-electrodes alternately stacked in asymmetric configuration towards robust flexible supercapacitor. Journal of Energy Storage 55,2022 105617.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.105617
33. Ravikant Adalati, Meenakshi Sharma, Siddharth Sharma, Ashwani Kumar, Gaurav Malik, Rabah Boukherroub, Ramesh Chandra.Metal nitrides as efficient electrode material for supercapacitors: A review. Journal of Energy Storage 56, 2022,105912. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.105912
34. Prayas Singh, Samta Manori, Surbhi Sachdev, Ashwani Kumar, Kuldeep Kumar Raina & Ravi K. Shukla.Doping of γ -Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles in Pluronic F127/ DMF LLCs phases to tune the structural transitions and rheological behavior. SOFT MATERIALS,21,2023,1.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1539445X.2022.2119410
35. Narbir Singh, Kamalik Banerjee, Y.K.Bainsla, Manoj K.Singh, Meenal Gupta, Ashwani Kumar Pankaj Singh, Santosh J.Uke, Satish P.Mardikar, Vikra U.Pandit, YogeshKumar.Preparation of electrochemically stable choline chloride-sugar based sustainable electrolytes and study of effect of water on their electrochemical behaviour. Materials Today: Proceedings, 53,2022,179-184.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.12.496
36. Narbir Singh, Kamalik Banerjee, Meenal Gupta, Y.K.Bainsl, Vikram U.Pandit, PankajSingh, Santosh J.Uke, Ashwani Kumar, Satish P.Mardikar, Yogesh Kumar.Concentration dependent electrochemical performance of aqueous choline chloride electrolyte.Materials Today: Proceedings, 53,2022,161-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.12.486
37. Monika Vikal, Shachi Shah, NarbirSingh, Pushpa Singh, Meenal Gupta ,M.Jiban Singh ,Ashwani Kumar ,YogeshKumar.Efficient MnO2 decorated graphitic carbon nitride-based nanocomposite for application in water purification. Materials Today: Proceedings,
67,2022,777-783.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.07.310
38. Priyanka Lamba, Parul Singh, Pankaj Singh, Ashwani Kumar, PushpaSingh, Bharti, Yogesh Kumar, Meenal Gupta.Simple and rapid eco-friendly synthesis of NiO/RGO nanocomposites using guava leaf extract and their physicochemical characterization. Materials Today: Proceedings, 68,2022,2705-2714.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.06.241
39. Manika Chaudhary, Ashwani Kumar, Arti Devi, Beer Pal Singh, Bansi D. Malhotra, Kushagr Singhal, Sangeeta Shukla, Srikanth Ponnada, Rakesh K. Sharma, Carmen A. Vega-Olivencia, Shrestha Tyagi and Rahul Singhal. Prospects of nanostructure-based electrochemical sensors for drug detection: a review. Materials Advances,4,2022,432. DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/D2MA00896C.
40. Virendra Kumar, Anand Pandey, Lokendra Kumar, Manohar Singh, Ashwani Kumar, Shyam Kishor, Kalpna Jain, Khundrakpma Saratchandra Singh and Beer Pal Singh. Experimental and theoretical investigations on fullerene (C60) induced compact CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite thin films.Physica Scripta, 97,2022, 75809. DOI 10.1088/1402-4896/ac74ec
41. Meenakshi Sharma, Ravikant Adalati, Ashwani Kumar, Manan Mehta, and Ramesh ChandraComposite Assembling of Oxide-Based Optically Transparent Electrodes for HighPerformance Asymmetric Supercapacitors.ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 14, 23, 2022,26791–26802. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c05189
42. Sumit Kumar, Parveen Kumar, Neelam Singh, Manish K. Kansal, Ashwani Kumar,Vivek Verma .Highly effcient and sustainable MXene based heterostructure composites flled with ferrites and MWCNTs to mitigate the radiation interference in X-band frequency region. Materials Science and Engineering: B, 282,2022, 115798.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2022.115798
43. Ashwani Kumar, Shekhar Tyagi, Rinku Kumar, Siddharth Sharma, Meenakshi Sharma, Ravikant Adalati, Yogesh Kumar, Ramesh Chandra.Catalyst-free grown carbonaceous MoS2 nanoworm electrodes for symmetrical supercapacitors. Materials Letters,323,2022,132576.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2022.132576
44. Monu Verma, Ashwani Kumar, Ingyu Lee, Vinod Kumar, Ju-Hyun Park, Hyunook Kim Simultaneous capturing of mixed contaminants from wastewater using novel one-pot chitosan functionalized with EDTA and grapheme oxide adsorbent. Environmental Pollution, 304, 2022,119130.DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119130
45. Shrestha Tyagi, Arvind Kumar, Ashwani Kumar*,Yogendra K. Gautam , Virendra Kumar,Yogesh Kumar, Beer Pal Singh. Enhancement in the sensitivity and selectivity of Cu functionalized MoS2 nanoworm thin films for nitrogen dioxide gas sensor. Materials Research Bulletin,150,2022 111784.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2022.111784
46. Sagar Vikal, Yogendra K. Gautam, Anit K. Ambedkar, Durvesh Gautam, Jyoti Singh, Dharmendra Pratap, Ashwani Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Meenal Gupta, and Beer Pal Singh.Structural, optical and antimicrobial properties of pure and Ag-doped ZnO nanostructures. Journal of Semiconductors,2022,43.DOI 10.1088/1674-4926/43/3/032802
47. Meenal Gupta, Ashwani Kumar, Sweta Sharma, Bharti, Fouad Ghamouss, Pushpa Singh, Vipin Chawla, Avneesh Kumar, Yogesh Kumar. Study of electrochemical properties of activated carbon electrode synthesized using bio-waste for supercapacitor applications. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery,2022.https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-02271-6
48. Priyanka Lamba, Parul Singh, Pankaj Singh, Pushpa Singh, Bharti, Ashwani Kumar, Meenal Gupta, Yogesh Kumar. Recent advancements in supercapacitors based on different electrode materials: Classification’s, synthesis methods and comparative performance. Journal of Energy Storage 48, 2022,103871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2021.103871
49. Meenal Gupta,Yogesh Kumar Santosh J. Uke , Satish P. Mardikar , Ashwani Kumar , Yogesh Kumar.A review of π-conjugated polymer-based nanocomposites for metal-ion batteries and supercapacitors. Royal Society Open Science 8,2021, 210567. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210567
50. Priyanka Lamba, Parul Singh, Pankaj Singh, Ashwani Kumar, Pushpa Singh, Yogesh Kumar, Meenal Gupta. Bioinspired synthesis of nickel oxide nanoparticles as electrode material for supercapacitor applications. Ionics ,2021,1-14.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-021-04245-0
51. Bhanu Ranjan, Gagan Kumar Sharma, Gaurav Malik, Ashwani Kumar, Davinder Kaur. In-situ sputtered 2D-MoS2 nanoworms reinforced with molybdenum nitride towards enhanced Na-ion based Supercapacitive electrodes. Nanotechnology 32,2021 455402.DOI 10.1088/1361-6528/ac1bdf
52. Meenakshi Sharma, Ravikant Adalati, Ashwani Kumar, Vipin Chawla, Ramesh Chandra. Single step fabrication of nanostructured Cr2O3-MoO2 composite flexible electrode for top-notch asymmetric supercapacitor. Applied Surface Science 555,2021,149721.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.149721
53. Ravikant Adalati, Ashwani Kumar, Meenakshi Sharma, Ramesh Chandra.Pt enhanced capacitive performance of Cr2N electrode toward flexible asymmetric supercapacitor. Applied Physics Letters 118,2021,183901.https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0047038
54. Yogesh Kumar, Anshu Gupta, AK Thakur, Santosh J Uke, Vishal Khatri, Ashwani Kumar, Meenal Gupta. Advancement and current scenario of engineering and design in transparent supercapacitors: electrodes and electrolyte. Journal of Nanoparticle
Research,23,2021,1-15.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-021-05221-5
55. Bharti, Ashwani Kumar, Gulzar Ahmed, Meenal Gupta, Patrizia Bocchetta, Ravikant Adalati, Ramesh Chandra, Yogesh Kumar. Theories and models of supercapacitors with recent advancements: impact and interpretations. Nano Express,2,2021,22004. DOI 10.1088/2632-959X/abf8c2
56. Y Kumar, SJ Uke, Ashwani Kumar, SP Mardikar, Meenal Gupta, AK Thakur, Patrizia Bocchetta, A Gupta, Vinay Kumar, Yogesh Kumar.Triethanolamine–ethoxylate (TEA-EO) assisted hydrothermal synthesis of hierarchical β-MnO2nanorods: Effect of surface morphology on capacitive performance. Nano Express,2,2021,4.DOI 10.1088/2632-959X/abef21
57. Shrestha Tyagi, Ashwani Kumar, Manohar Singh, Amit Sanger, Beer Pal Singh.Defects induced photoluminescence and ellipsometric measurements of reactive sputtered growth MoS2 nanoworms. Optical Materials,113,2021,110848.DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2021.110848
58. Ashwani Kumar, Gaurav Malik, Ravikant Adalati, Vipin Chawla, Mritunjay Kumar Pandey, Ramesh Chandra.Tuning the wettability of highly transparent Nb2O5 nano-sliced coatings to enhance anti-corrosion property. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 123 105513,2021.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2020.105513
59. Sangeeta Rawal, UK Mandal, Ashwani Kumar, Yogesh Kumar, Bhawana Joshi.Enhanced electrochemical performance of hierarchical porous carbon/polyaniline composite for supercapacitor applications.Nano Express,2,2021,010013.DOI 10.1088/2632-959X/abdd88
60. Sangeeta Rawal, Yogesh Kumar, UK Mandal, Ashwani Kumar, Ruchika Tanwar, Bhawana Joshi. Synthesis and electrochemical study of phosphorus-doped porous carbon for supercapacitor applications. SN Applied Sciences,3,2021,1-14.https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04187-2
61. Manika Chaudhary, Milan Singh, Ashwani Kumar, Yogendra K Gautam, Anil K Malik, Yogesh Kumar, Beer Pal Singh.Experimental investigation of Co and Fe-Doped CuO nanostructured electrode material for remarkable electrochemical performance. Ceramics International, 47,2021,2094-2106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.09.042
62. Meenakshi Sharma, Ravikant Adalati, Ashwani Kumar, Vipin Chawla, Ramesh Chandra. Elevated performance of binder-free Co3O4 electrode for the supercapacitor applications. Nano Express,2,2021,01002. DOI 10.1088/2632-959X/abd686
63. Sumit Kumar ,Parveen Kumar, Ashwani Kumar and Vivek Verma. Lithium-doped SnO2 porous ceramics- based hydroelectric cells: a novel green energy source for sustainable power generation. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics,32,2021,14833-14845.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-06037-8
64. Sumit Kumar, Rajan Walia, Ashwani Kumar, Vivek Verma.Hybrid structure of MWCNT/ferrite and GO incorporated composites for microwave shielding properties and their practical applications. RSC Advances, 11,20021, 9775-9787. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1RA01129D
65. Ankit Kumar, Gaurav Malik, Ashwani Kumar, Ramesh Chandra, Rahul S Mulik.Transformation nanorod to nanotube of highly oriented novel h-BN hierarchical nanostructured arrays synthesized via two-step wet chemical route. Materials Characterization,171,2021,110820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2020.110820
66. Prashant Yadav, Ashwani Kumar, Amit Sanger, Yogendra K Gautam, Beer Pal Singh.Sputter-Grown Pd- Capped CuO Thin Films for a Highly Sensitive and Selective Hydrogen Gas Sensor. Journal of Electronic Materials,50,2021,192-200. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-020-08588-8
67. Mukesh Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Yogendra K Gautam, Ramesh Chandra, Manjeet S Goyat, BS Tewari, Rajesh K Tewari. Influence of SiC thin films thickness on the electrical properties of Pd/SiC thin films for hydrogen gas sensor. Vacuum,182,2020,109750.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2020.109750
68. Monu Verma, Ashwani Kumar, Krishna Pal Singh, Ravi Kumar, Vinod Kumar, Chandra Mohan Srivastava, Varun Rawat, Gyandeshwar Rao, Sujata Kumari, Pratibha Sharma, Hyunook Kim.Graphene oxide-manganese ferrite (GO-MnFe2O4) nanocomposite: One-pot hydrothermal synthesis and its use for adsorptive removal of Pb2+ ions from aqueous medium. Journal of Molecular Liquids,315,2020,113769.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2020.113769
69. Ravikant Adalati, Ashwani Kumar, Meenakshi Sharma, Pranjala Tiwari, Ramesh Chandra Catalyst free approach for the fabrication of CoN//Zn3N2 asymmetric configuration for highly efficient flexible supercapacitor. Applied Physics Letters 117,2020,123904. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0019483
70. Kouao Dujearic-Stephane, Purushottam Panta, YM Shulga, Ashwani Kumar, Meenal Gupta, Yogesh Kumar.Physico-chemical characterization of activated carbon synthesized from Datura metel's peels and comparative capacitive performance analysis in acidic electrolytes and ionic liquids. Bioresource Technology Reports,2020,11100516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2020.100516
71. Beer Pal Singh, Manika Chaudhary, Ashwani Kumar, Amit Kumar Singh, Yogendra K Gautam, Stuti Rani, Rajan Walia. Effect of Co and Mn doping on the morphological, optical and magnetic properties of CuO nanostructures. Solid State Sciences,106,2020,106296.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2020.106296
72. Akanksha Gupta, Prashant Kumar, Adish Tyagi, Ravinder Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Prashant Singh, RP Singh, Vinod Kumar. Facile Synthesis of N‐Doped SnO2 Nanoparticles: A Cocatalyst‐Free Promising Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Generation. Chemistry Select Wiley-VCH, 5, 2020,7775-7782. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202001301
73. Ashwani Kumar, Ravikant Adalati, Meenakshi Kaushik, Yogesh Kumar, Ramesh Chandra Catalyst Free MnO2 Nanoflakes for Electrochemical Capacitor. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 167,2020, 116509. DOI 10.1149/1945-7111/aba369.
74. Anit K Ambedkar, Manohar Singh, Vipin Kumar, Virendra Kumar, Beer Pal Singh, Ashwani Kumar, Yogendra K Gautam. Structural, optical and thermoelectric properties of Al-doped ZnO thin films prepared by spray pyrolysis. Surfaces and Interfaces,19,2020,100504.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2020.100504
75. Ravikant Adalati, Ashwani Kumar, Yogesh Kumar, Ramesh Chandra.A High Performing Asymmetric Supercapacitor of Mo2N and VN Thin Films as Binder Free Electrode Grown Through Reactive Sputtering. Energy Technology,8,2020,2000466. DOI:10.1002/ente.202000466
76. Monu Verma, Krishna Pal Singh, Ashwani Kumar. Reactive magnetron sputtering based synthesis of WO3 nanoparticles and their use for the photocatalytic degradation of dyes. Solid State Sciences, 99, 2020,105847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2019.02.008
77. Ashwani Kumar, Vipin Kumar, Ramesh Chandra, Yogendra K Gautam. Effect of sputtering process parameters on structural and optical properties of CdS thin films. Materials Research Express,6,2019,106448.DOI 10.1088/2053-1591/ab4334
78. Shrestha Tyagi, Ashwani Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Beer Pal Singh. Large area vertical aligned MoS2 layers toward the application of thin film transistor. Materials Letters,250,2019,64-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2019.04.117
79. Ravi Prakash, Ashwani Kumar, Akhilesh Pandey, Davinder Kaur. Binder free and high performance of sputtered tungsten nitride thin film electrode for supercapacitor device. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy,44,2019,10823-10832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.02.005
80. Vipul Bhardwaj, Ashwani Kumar, Rajib Chowdhury, and Rengaswamy Jayaganthan Nanoindentation and nanoscratch behavior of ZnO:Pr thin films deposited by DC sputtering. Journal of Materials Research 33, 2018,2533-2544. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2018.154
81. Ashwani Kumar, A. Kumar and R. Chandra. Fabrication of porous silicon filled Pd/SiC nanocauliflower thin films for high performance H2 gas sensor. Sensors & Actuators B: Chemical 264, 2018,10-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2018.02.164
82. Ashwani Kumar, A. Sanger, A. Kumar and R. Chandra. Porous silicon filled with nanostructured Pd/WO3-ZnO composite thin film for enhanced H2 gas-sensing performance. RSC Advance 7,2017,39666-39675. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7RA05341J
83. Ashwani Kumar, A. Sanger, A. Singh, A.Kumar and R. Chandra.Experimental evidence of spin glass and exchange bias behavior in sputtered grown α-MnO2 nanorods. J. Magn. Mag. Materials, 433,2017, 227- 233.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2017.02.061
84. Ashwani Kumar, A. Sanger, A. Kumar and R. Chandra.Single-step growth of pyramidally NiO nanostructures with improved supercapacitive properties. Inter. J. Hydrogen Energy,42, 2017, 6080-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.11.036
85. Ashwani Kumar, A. Sanger, A. Kumar, Y. K. Mishra, and R. Chandra.Performance of high energy density symmetric supercapacitor based on sputtered MnO2 nanorods.Chemistry Select Wiley-VCH 1,2016, 3885 – 3891. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201600757
86. Ashwani Kumar, A. Sanger, A. Kumar, Y. Kumar, and R. Chandra. An efficient α-MnO2 nanorods forests electrode for electrochemical capacitors with neutral aqueous electrolytes. Electrochimica Acta, 220, 2016,712-720.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2016.10.168
87. Ashwani Kumar, A. Sanger, A. Kumar, Y. Kumar, and R. Chandra. Sputtered Synthesis of MnO2 Nanorods as Binder Free Electrode for High Performance Symmetric Supercapacitors. Electrochimica Acta, 220, 2016,712-720. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2016.10.161
88. A. Sanger, Ashwani Kumar, A. Kumar, J. Jaiswal, and R. Chandra.A fast response/recovery of hydrophobic Pd/V2O5 thin films for hydrogen gas sensing.Sensors & Actuators B: Chemical 236,2016, 16-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2016.05.141
89. A. Sanger, Ashwani Kumar, A. Kumar, and R. Chandra.Highly sensitive and selective hydrogen gas sensor using sputtered grown Pd decorated MnO2 nanowalls. Sensors & Actuators B: Chemical 234,2016, 8-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2016.04.152
90. Ashwani Kumar, A. Sanger, A. Kumar, and R. Chandra.Highly sensitive and selective CO gas sensor based on hydrophobic SnO2/CuO bilayer.RSC Advances 6, 2016,47178-47184. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA06538D
91. Y. K. Gautam, A. Sanger,Ashwani Kumar, and R. Chandra.A room temperature hydrogen sensor based on Pd- Mg alloy and multilayers prepared by magnetron sputtering. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 40,45, 2015,15549-15555.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.08.078
92. A. Sanger, Ashwani Kumar, S. Chauhan, Y. K. Gautam, and R. Chandra. Fast and reversible hydrogen sensing properties of Pd/Mg thin film modified by hydrophobic porous silicon substrate. Sensors & Actuators B: Chemical 213, 2015,252-260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2015.02.098
93. B.P.Singh, R.Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, and R. C.Tyagi.Vacuum deposition of stoichiometric crystalline PbS films: The effect of sulfurizing environment during deposition.Materials Research Express IOP 2, 2015,106401. DOI 10.1088/2053-1591/2/10/106401

Books

S.No.	Title	Authors	Publisher & ISSN/ISBN No
1.	Polymer Electrolytes in Rechargeable Batteries	Yogesh Kumar, Meenal Gupta, Ashwani Kumar and N. B. Singh	Wiely Online Library, 9781119714774
2.	Applications of green nanomaterials in coatings	Ashwani Kumar and Beer Pal Singh Yogendra K.Gautam,Kavita Sharma,ShresthaTyagi	ELSEVIER, 978-0-12-823296-5
3.	Application of green nanomaterials in catalysis industry	Monu Verma, Shaveta Sharma, Ashwani Kumar, Vinod Kumar, Minsoo Kim,Youngmin Hong, Ingyu Lee, and Hyunook Kim	ELSEVIER, 978-0-12-823296-5
4.	Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs) Nanocomposites-Based Supercapacitors	Shrestha Tyagi, Kavita Sharma, Ashwani Kumar, Yogendra K. Gautam, Anil Kumar Malik & Beer Pal Singh	Springer, 978-981-19-0552-0
5.	Rechargeable Batteries with Nanotechnology	Meenal Gupta, Santosh J. Uke, Yogesh Kumar, Sweta Sharma, Ashwani Kumar, Pushpa Singh, Amit Saxena, Bhaskar Battacharya, Yogesh Kumar	Taylor & Francis, 9781003216308
6.	Green and Sustainable Technology for Clean Energy Production: Applications	Beer Pal Singh, Kavita Sharma, Shrestha Tyagi, Durvesh Gautam, Manika Chaudhary, Ashwani Kumar, Sagar Vikal, and Yogendra K. Gautam	Springer, 978-3-030-69023-6

Poster Presentation/Conferences/Meetings

1. Ashwani Kumar, Y.K.Gautam, P.K.mishra, R.K.Jain, J.N.Parsada, A.K.Choudhary and R. Chandra POSTER: “Thickness Dependent Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of CuIn0.8Ga0.2Se2 Thin Films Deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition” AIP Conference Proceedings 1576, 2014, OMTAT Kerala Kochi India, 2013.
2. Ashwani Kumar, Arvind Kumar, Ramesh Chandra “Thickness dependent tunable multiferroic properties of La and Mn substitute BiFeO3 nanostructured thin films” ORAL: International Conference on New Technological Opportunities in Networking and Sciences, Pithoragarh, Uttrakhand, India ,June 8,2018.
3. Ashwani Kumar, Ramesh Chandra “Physical vapor deposition of nanostructured electrode materials for supercapacitors” ORAL: National conference on Recent Advance in Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Central University Jammu J&K, India April, 17 2018.
4. Ashwani Kumar, Arvind Kumar, Ramesh Chandra “Effect of process parameters on the properties of sputtered grown CdS thin films” ORAL: National conference on Energy Communications & Intelligent computing, THDC Tehri, India May, 18 2018.
5. Ashwani Kumar, Arvind Kumar, and Ramesh Chandra “Synthesis of Pd decorated TiO2 Thin films for enhancing the H2 sensing properties” POSTER: National conference on Energy Communications & Intelligent computing, THDC Tehri, and India May, 18 2018.
6. Ashwani Kumar, Yogesh Kumar, Ramesh Chandra “Preparation and Supercapacitor Performance of MnO2 nanoflakes electrode” ORAL: National conference on Materials and Devices (NCMD - 2018) Department of Physics School of Basic Sciences and Research Sharda University Greater Noida, India July, 31 2018.
7. Ashwani Kumar, Pranjala Tiwari and R. Chandra POSTER: “Binder free electrode of zinc oxide nanocauliflowers for supercapacitor application” International Meeting on Energy Storage Devices, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India Dec,10-12, 2018
8. V. Dave, G. P. Rao, G. S. Tiwari, A. Sanger, Ashwani Kumar, and R Chandra “Nanostructured wear resistant coating for reversible cultivator shovels: An experimental investigation” AIP Conference Proceedings 20129, 2016, 2nd International Conference on Emerging Technologies: Micro to Nano 2015
9. Ashwani Kumar, Monu Verma and R. Chandra ORAL: “Sputtered grown aluminum nitride thin films electrode for supercapacitor applications” International Conference on Advanced Materials, Energy and Environmental Sustainability, UPES, Uttarakhand, India Dec, 14-15, 2018.
10. Ashwani Kumar, Workshop on “Characterization of nanoparticles using Zetasizer: Hands-on training”, Department of Biotechnology and Centre of Excellence: Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India Nov, 3rd 2018.
11. Ashwani Kumar, Workshop on Thin Films Solar Cell, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India April, 16-17, 2018.
12. Ashwani Kumar, Workshop on Formation of Smart Device, Centre of Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India Feb, 2-3, 2013.

1. Graduate aptitude test in Engineering (GATE) qualified-2011. Recipient of M. Tech Scholarship (2011- 2013) from Ministry of Human Resources (MHRD) in IITRoorkee.
2. NationalEligibilityTest(NET)qualifiedinDecember,2012,June2015(Twotimes)[Eligibletobecomean Assistant Professor in a College in India], Junior Research Fellowship (2013-2015) by University Grant Commission in IITRoorkee.
3. Senior Research Fellowship (2015-2017) by University Grant Commission,India
4. Research Associate Fellowship (15 Sep 2017 -23 Sep 2020) by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
5. SRA Pool Scientist (Sep2020- sep 2024) by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)