Faculty

Harmeet Kaur

Assistant Professor

PhD (Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research)

harmeet.kaur@ahduni.edu.in

Research Interests: Optoelectronics, Photovoltaics, Optical Sensors, and Luminescent Nanomaterials

Profile

Professor Kaur completed her doctoral research on optoelectronic applications of luminescent metal-organic framework (MOF) materials from the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIR-CSIO), Chandigarh. Her research interests include optoelectronics, photovoltaics, luminescent nanomaterials, and optical sensors. She has two years of teaching experience at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. At Ahmedabad University, Professor Kaur intends to work on the application of quantum dots (QDs) and MOFs in light-emitting devices and optical sensors.

Research

As part of her doctoral work, Professor Kaur has explored the use of high luminescence MOF composites (combining the inherently stable emission intensities of luminescent MOFs with electronic conductivity and electroluminescence of organometallic complexes) to facilitate the development of light-emitting devices with enhanced performance. Professor Kaur intends to explore the applicability of MOF-QD composites in light-emitting devices and optoelectronic sensing. IN particular, she plans to incorporate guest molecules within an MOF which enables the realisation of new luminescent materials with very high emission intensities at desirable wavelengths.

Publications

Kaur, Harmeet, Vishal Shrivastav, Mukesh Kumar, Amit L. Sharma, and Akash Deep. "Investigations on optoelectronic properties of metal (Terbium)-organic framework/tris (8-hydroxyquinolinato) aluminium composite for potential device applications", Materials Chemistry and Physics 255 (2020): 123569.
Kaur, Harmeet, Shashank Sundriyal, Vivek Pachauri, Sven Ingebrandt, Ki-Hyun Kim, Amit L. Sharma, and Akash Deep. "Luminescent metal-organic frameworks and their composites: Potential future materials for organic light emitting displays", Coordination Chemistry Reviews 401 (2019):213077.
Kaur, Harmeet, Shashank Sundriyal, Virendra Kumar, Amit L. Sharma, Ki-Hyun Kim, Bo Wang, and Akash Deep. "Theoretical prediction of thermal and electronic properties of metalorganic frameworks”, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 80 (2019): 136-151.
Goel, Priyanshu, Shalini Singh, Harmeet Kaur, Sunita Mishra, and Akash Deep. "Low-cost inkjet printing of metal–organic frameworks patterns on different substrates and their applications in ammonia sensing”, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical (2020): 129157.
Kumar, Virendra, Harmeet Kaur, K. Tankeshwar, and Akash Deep. "Computational analysis to study the effect of infusion of tetracyanoquinodimethane in zinc based metal organic framework", Materials Research Express 7, no. 1 (2019): 015001.
Shrivastav, Vishal, Shashank Sundriyal, Priyanshu Goel, Harmeet Kaur, Satish K. Tuteja, Kumar Vikrant, Ki-Hyun Kim, Umesh K. Tiwari, and Akash Deep. "Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and their composites as electrodes for lithium battery applications: Novel means for alternative energy storage”, Coordination Chemistry Reviews 393 (2019): 48-78.
Sundriyal, S., Shrivastav, V., Kaur, H., Mishra, S., & Deep, A. “High Performance Symmetrical Supercapacitor with a Combination of a ZIF-67/rGO Composite Electrode and a Redox Additive Electrolyte”, ACS Omega, 3(12) (2018): 17348-17358.
Sharma, S. K., Kaur, H., Kumar, K., Tyagi, M., & Deep, A. “Synthesis and solar cell application of a composite of Eu-BTB MOF with functionalized graphene”, Materials Research Express, 5(12) (2018): 125501.
Sundriyal, S., Kaur, H., Bhardwaj, S. K., Mishra, S., Kim, K. H., & Deep, A. “Metal organic frameworks and their composites as efficient electrodes for supercapacitor applications”, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 369 (2018): 15-38.

Teachings

Professor Kaur will be developing and teaching courses in electronics, digital design, and electronics materials.