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By designing and synthesizing new materials, we learn more about fundamental processes such as electron and ion transport through ordered solids, the reactivity, electrochemistry and magnetism of metal ions in porous crystals and the behavior of materials at the interface with solid-state devices. Interplay between structure, composition, and physical properties such as porosity, optical absorptivity, magnetism, electrical conductivity and supercapacitor based on reduced graphene oxide hybrids are the main focus in our research.


Prof. J. N. Behera	By designing and synthesizing new materials, we learn more about fundamental processes such as electron and ion transport through ordered solids, the reactivity, electrochemistry and magnetism of metal ions in porous crystals and the behavior of materials at the interface with solid-state devices. Interplay between structure, composition, and physical properties such as porosity, optical absorptivity, magnetism, electrical conductivity and supercapacitor based on reduced graphene oxide hybrids are the main focus in our research. Inorganic and organic synthesis, as well as rigorous physical characterization are the goals of our research. Students and post-doctoral researchers will gain synthetic skills spanning inorganic (Schlenk & Glove Box techniques), solid state, solvothermal, and organic chemistry (for ligand synthesis). We employ a range of characterization techniques: single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, gas-sorption analysis, electrochemistry, thermogravimetry, calorimetry, magnetism and various spectroscopic techniques: NMR, XPS, UV-Vis, IR, EPR, TEM, RAMAN, SEM, Impedance etc. These allow us to understand important structure-function relationships that guide us in the design of new materials with predesigned physical properties.
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Contact: jnbehera@niser.ac.in Office: 321-School of Chemical Sciences Jatni Campus Phone: 0674-249-4167