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Dr. Ram Sevak Singh

Dr. Ram Sevak Singh

Professor

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  • Ph.D. from National University of Singapore - 2013.
  • M.Tech. in Materials Science and Engineering from IIT Kharagpur – 2008.
  • M.Sc. in Physics in from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 2004.
  • B.Sc. (Physics, Chemistry, Maths) from Udai Pratap College, Varanasi-2001.

  • OP Jindal University, Raigarh (C.G), Working as a Assistant Professor (Sr. Grade) from August 2018 to till date.
  • Worked as a post-doctoral fellow in Tata Steel Advanced Materials Research Centre at Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, Bangalore from August 2017 to August 2018.
  • Worked as an Assistant Professor at NIT Kurukshetra from December 2013 to July 2016.
  • Worked as a post-doctoral research fellow at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore from July 2013 to December 2013.
  • Worked as a post-doctoral research fellow at National University of Singapore from September 2012 to July 2013.

  • Graphene synthesis and applications.
  • Nanoscience and nanotechnology.
  • Semiconductor physics and optoelectronics.
  • Computational materials science using DFT.
  • Supercapacitors and electrochemical sensors.
  • Nanomaterials for corrosion protection, energy harvesting and storage.
  • Photoluminescence, photodetectors and solar cells.

  • Ram Sevak Singh, “Acetone Gas Sensing with Pt-Doped SiC Nanotubes for Diabetes Detection at Room- Temperature”, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-024-02965-2 Impact Factor = 3.4.
  • Mayank Pandey, Kalim Deshmukh, Karthik Dhandapani, Ram Sevak Singh, “Influence of Nano-CeO2 and Graphene Nanoplatelets on the Conductivity and Dielectric Properties of Poly (vinylidene fluoride) Nanocomposite Films”, Langmuir, 40(3), 1909-1921 (2024) Impact Factor = 3.9
  • Anurag Gautam, Ram Sevak Singh, Prabhat Gautam, Syed Modassir Hussain, Vustikayala Sivakumar Reddy, “X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and tunable photoluminescence study of gold nanoparticles embedded in PVA films”, Luminescence, 39(1), e4607 (2024). Impact Factor = 2.9
  • Ram Sevak Singh, Ram Dayal Patidar, Arun Kumar Singh, Kalim Deshmukh, Kiran Thakur, Anurag Gautam, Simple Thermal Annealing‐Assisted Direct Synthesis and Optical Property Study of CuO Nanoparticles Incorporated Polyvinyl Alcohol Films, physica status solidi (a), 220(17), 2300328 (2023).
  • Ram Sevak Singh, “CO2 capture by metal-decorated silicon carbide nanotubes”, Silicon 15 (10), 4501-4511 (2023). Impact Factor = 3.4
  • Ram Sevak Singh, Arun Kumar Singh, Anurag Gautam, Varun Rai, Manish Kumar Jha, Modeling and Simulation of Thin Film InP/GaAs Dual-Junction Solar Cells, Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 42(10), 3511-3519 (2023)
  • Ram Sevak Singh, Maurice Jansen, Dipsikha Ganguly, Giridhar U. Kulkarni Sundara Ramaprabhu Shyam Kumar Choudhary, Chandrani Pramanik, “Shellac derived graphene films on solid, flexible, and porous substrates for high performance bipolar plates and supercapacitor electrodes ”, Renewable Energy, 181, 1008 (2022). Impact Factor = 8.7
  • Ram Sevak Singh, “Sulfur-doped silicon carbide nanotube as a sensor for detecting liquefied petroleum gas at room temperature”, Diamond and Related Material, 124, 108932 (2022) Impact Factor = 4.1
  • Ram Sevak Singh, Venkatram Nalla, Wei Chen, Andrew Thye Shen Wee, Wee Ji, “Laser Patterning of Epitaxial Graphene for Schottky Junction Photodetectors”, ACS Nano, 5, 5969 (2011). Impact Factor = 17.1
  • Roland Yingjie Tay, Mark H. Griep, GovindMallick, Siu Hon Tsang, Ram Sevak Singh, TravisTumlin, Edwin Hang Tong Teo, and Shashi P. Karna, “Growth of Large Single- Crystalline Two-Dimensional Boron Nitride Hexagons on Electropolished Copper”, Nano Letters, 14, 839 (2014). Impact Factor = 10.8
  • Ram Sevak Singh, Dehui Li, Qihua Xiong, ImanSantoso, Wei Chen, Andrivo Rusydi, Andrew Thye Shen Wee, “Anomalous photoresponse in the deep-ultraviolet due to resonant excitonic effects in oxygen plasma treated few-layer graphene”, Carbon, 106, 330 (2016). Impact Factor = 10.9
  • Ram Sevak Singh, Xiao Wang, Ariando,Wei Chen,Andrew. T. S. Wee,“ Large room- temperature quantum linear magnetoresistance in multilayered epitaxial graphene: Evidence for two-dimensional magnetotransport.” Applied Physics Letters 101, 183105 (2012). Impact Factor = 4.0
  • Ram Sevak Singh, Venkatram Nalla, Wei Chen, Wei Ji, Andrew T. S. Wee, “Photoresponse in epitaxial graphene with asymmetric metal contacts”, Applied Physics Letters, 100, 093116 (2012). Selected for the March 19, 2012 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology. Impact Factor = 4.0
  • Ram Sevak Singh, Roland Yingjie Tay, Wai Leong Chow, Siu Hon Tsang, Govind Mallick, Edwin Hang Tong Teo, “Band gap effects of hexagonal boron nitride using oxygen plasma”, Applied Physics Letters, 104, 163101(2014). Impact Factor = 4.0
  • Iman Santoso, Ram Sevak Singh, Pranjal Kumar Gogoi, Teguh Citra Asmara, Dacheng Wei, Wei Chen, Andrew T. S. Wee, Vitor M. Pereira, and Andrivo Rusydi, “Tunable optical absorption and interactions in graphene via oxygen plasma”, Physical Review B, 89, 075134 (2014). Impact Factor = 4.00
  • Roland Yingjie Tay, Xingli Wang, Siu Hon Tsang,Guan Chee Loh, Ram Sevak Singh, Hong Li, Govind Mallickand Edwin Hang Tong Teo, “A systematic study of the atmospheric pressure growth of large-area hexagonal crystalline boron nitride film”, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2, 1650 (2014). Impact Factor = 8
  • Ram Sevak Singh, “Influence of oxygen impurity on electronic properties of carbon and boron nitride nanotubes: A comparative study”,AIP Advances, 5, 117150 (2015). Impact Factor = 1.6
  • Ram Sevak Singh, Ankit Solanki, “Modulation of electronic properties of silicon carbide nanotubes via sulphur-doping: An ab initio study”, Physics Letters A 380, 1201 (2016). Impact Factor = 2.7
  • Ram Sevak Singh, “Hydrogen adsorption on sulphur-doped SiC nanotubes”, Materials Research Express 3, 075014 (2016). Impact Factor = 2
  • Ram Sevak Singh, Ankit Solanki, Hydrogen adsorption in metal decorated SiC nanotubes,Chemical Physics Letters 660, 155 (2016). Impact Factor = 2.7
  • Ram Sevak Singh, Anurag Gautam, and Varun Rai, “Graphene-based bipolar plates for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells”, Frontiers of Materials Science 13, 217( 2019). Impact Factor = 2.6
  • Neeraj Kumar, Anurag Gautam, Ram Sevak Singh, Manoranjan Kumar Manoj, “ Study of B4C/Al-Mg-Si composites as highly hard and corrosion resistance materials for industrial applications, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals 72, 2495( 2019). Impact Factor = 1.39
  • Anurag Gautam, Pragya Komal, and Ram Sevak Singh, “Future demands for High Field MRI Diagonostic” Journal of Chemical Sciences 131, 1 (2019) . Impact Factor = 2.1
  • Varun Rai, Ram Sevak Singh, Danie John Blackwood, and Dong Zhili, “A Review on Recent Advances in Electrochromic Devices: A Material Approach”, Advanced Engineering Materials 22, 2000082 (2020). Impact Factor = 4.1
  • Anand Kumar Singh, Ram Sevak Singh, Arun Kumar Singh, “Recent Advances in Chemical Doping of Graphene using Experimental Approaches and Its Applications”, Advanced Engineering Materials, 2200259 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202200259
  • Ram Sevak Singh, Anurag Gautam, Varun Rai, “Engineering the Electronic Structure in Titanium Dioxide via Scandium Doping Based on Density Functional Theory Approach for the Photocatalysis and Photovoltaic Applications” Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (IJCCE), 42(3) (2023). 10.30492/ijcce.2022.548905.5185
  • Anurag Gautam, Ashutosh Sharma, Ram Sevak Singh, Prabhat Gautam, “Impact of Post-Processing Technologies in Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace Applications–A Review”, Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 42.6 (2023): 1871-1888.
  • G. C. Mishra, Upendra K. Verma, Ram Sevak Singh, S. J. Dhoble, “Enhance luminescence in co-doped LaCa4O(BO3)3 phosphor: photoluminescence, mechanoluminescence and thermoluminescence study”, 261, 169112 (2022).
  • Ram Sevak Singh, Asheem Rasheed, Anurag Gautam, Arun Kumar Singh, and Varun Rai, “Enhanced Optical and Electrical Properties of Graphene Oxide-Silver Nanoparticles Nanocomposite Film by Thermal Annealing in the Air” Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry 94, 402-409 (2021). Impact Factor = 0.86
  • Anurag Gautam, Pragya Komal, Ram Sevak Singh, Prabhat Gautam , S.K.V. Manjari , R.S. Ningthoujam, “Hard core proof of the polyvinyl alcohol as a reducer for the formation of gold nanoparticles”, Journal of Molecular Liquids 334, 116112 (2021). Impact Factor = 6.6
  • Iman Santoso, Ram Sevak Singh, Pranjal Kumar Gogoi, Teguh Citra Asmara, Dacheng Wei, Chen Wei, Andrew T. S. Wee, Vitor M. Pereira, Andrivo Rusydi, “Effect of oxygen plasma on the optical properties of monolayer graphene”, Advanced Materials Research, 896, 510(2014)

  •  Ram Sevak Singh, “Graphene electrode assisted additive-free synthesis of crystalline silver dendrites: An efficient material for supercapacitor applications”, Journal of Energy Storage, 119, 116340 (2025). Impact Factor = 9.8

  •  Nanda, Prachi Satabdi, Anurag Gautam, Arun Kumar Singh, and Ram Sevak Singh, “Recent advances in rare earth doped metal oxide based nanomaterials for supercapacitors", Journal of Energy Storage, 131, 117431 (2025). Impact Factor = 9.

  • Visheshvar Verma, Ram Sevak Singh, Mukul Gupta, Arun Kumar Singh, “Fermi-level tuning in graphene via green synthesized h-MoO3: Enhanced supercapacitor performance of h-MoO3 doped graphene”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1018, 179225 (2025).  Impact Factor = 6.3

  •  Ram Sevak Singh, Ram Dayal Patidar, Kalim Deshmukh, Anurag Gautam, & Ashok Kumar, “Influence of CuO Layer on the Performance of Thin-Film Copper Indium Gallium Selenide Solar Cells: A Numerical Analysis”, Journal of Electronic Materials, 54(1), 609 (2025). Impact Factor = 2.2.

  • Kiran Gupta, Ram Sevak Singh, and Arun Kumar Singh. “Hierarchical polypyrrole nanocomposites for supercapacitors: Recent advances and outlook.” Journal of Energy Storage, 134, 118284 (2025). Impact Factor = 9.8

  • Gupta, Kiran, Nandita Singh, Ram Sevak Singh, Uday Pratap Azad, and Arun Kumar Singh. “Solution-processable PEDOT: PSS/WS2 nanocomposite electrodes for high-performance supercapacitors.” Journal of Energy Storage 103, 114348 (2024). Impact Factor = 9.8

  • Surface energy controlled growth of single crystalline two-dimensional hexagonal (h)-boron nitride. Griep, M.H.; Tay, R.; Tumlin, T.; Mallick, G.; Siu Hon Tsang; Singh, R. S.; Teo, E.H.T.; Karna, S.P.Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), 2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on 18-21 Aug. 2014.
  • Ram Sevak Singh, Electronic properties evolution in Sc-doped TiO2: A computational study, XXVII IUPAP Conference on Computational Physics, CCP 2015, IIT Guwahati, India.
  • Aseem R, Ram Sevak Singh, Synthesis and Characterization of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Oxide-Silver Nanoparticles Nanocomposites, 4th Nantional Conference on Nanoscience and Instrumentation Technology, NIT Kurukshetra, 2016.
  • Ankit Solanki, Ram Sevak Singh, First principle study of Pt and Ni-decorated SiC nanotubes, International Conference on Materials Science and Nanotechnlogy, Delhi University 2016.
  • Aseem R, Ram Sevak Singh, Study of photoluminescence in graphene oxide-silver nanoparticles nanocomposite: Influence of defects, International Conference on Materials Science and Nanotechnlogy, Delhi University 2016.
  • Ram Sevak Singh, Dehui LI, Wei Chen, Qihua Xiong, Andrew Thye Shen Wee. High-Gain Ultraviolet Photodetectors Based on Oxygen Plasma Treated Epitaxial Graphene. International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technogies, Singapore (2013).
  • Surface energy controlled growth of single crystalline two-dimensional hexagonal (h)-boron nitride. Griep, M.H.; Tay, R.; Tumlin, T.; Mallick, G.; Siu Hon Tsang; Singh, R. S.; Teo, E.H.T.; Karna, S.P.Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), 2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on 18-21 Aug. 2014.
  • Gourav Shankar and Ram Sevak Singh, Designment of Solar Energy Tracking System. Published in 3rd National Conference on Nanoscience and Instrumentation Technology held at NIT Kurukshetra, 2015.
  • Himanshu Sharma and Ram Sevak Singh(2015). Surfactant stabilized silver nanoparticles: A study of antibacterial activity. Published in 3rd National Conference on Nanoscience and Instrumentation Technology held at NIT Kurukshetra, 2015.
  • Ram Sevak Singh. Synthesis of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Thin Film: A Systematic Study. National Conference on Mastering in Molecules and Materials. Venue: NIT-Kurukshetra, Haryana. (2014).
  • Himanshu Sharma,Ram Sevak Singh.Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles: Stabilization of Nanoparticles Using Surfactant. National Conference on Mastering in Molecules and Materials. Venue: NIT-Kurukshetra, Haryana. (2014).
  • Ram Sevak Singh, Roland Yingjie Tay, Siu Hon Tsang, Edwin Hang Tong Teo.Large Area Two Dimensional Hexagonal Boron Nitride Thin Films: Synthesis, Characterization, and Band Gap Narrowing. 4th Trilateral Conference on Advances in Nanoscience: Energy, Water, and Heathcare. Venue: Nanyang Executive Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore-639673. (2013).
  • Ram Sevak Singh, Venkatram Nalla, Wei Chen, Wei Ji, Andrew T. S. Wee. Photoresponse in epitaxial graphene with asymmetricmetal contacts. The 5th MRS-S Conference on Advanced Materials. Nanyang Executive Centre, NTU, Singapore. (2012).

  • NET(JRF) in PHYSICAL SCIENCES, 2006.
  • GATE in Physics, 2006, All India Rank: 43.
  • Call for SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJEE FELLOWSHIP (SPMF) award.
  • NUS Research Scholarship, 2008.
  • The coveted IETE-CEOT(94) Award (Biennial)-2014.
  • Young Scientist Award from Venus International Foundation (VIFRA-2015).
  • Best Oral Presentation Award in the 10th Global Conference on Polymer and Composite Materials held during October 27-30, 2023 in in Shenzhen, China
  • Young Scientist project grant Award from SERB-DST, Govt. of India.

  • Emerging Two Dimensional Materials and Applications, Arun Kumar Singh, Ram Sevak Singh Anar Singh, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. ISBN: 9781003247890. (BOOK)
  • Silver Nanoparticles and Antibacterial Activity, Ram Sevak Singh Himanshu Sharma, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany, (2015). ISBN: 978-3-659-80241-6. (BOOK)
  • Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Oxide-Silver Nanoparticles Nanocomposite Ram Sevak Singh, Aseem Rasheed, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany, (2015). ISBN: 978-3-659-90360-1. (BOOK)
  • Computational Study of SiC Nanotubes for hydrogen storage, Ram Sevak Singh, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany, (2017). ISBN: 978-620-2-05987-9. (BOOK)
  • Nanomaterials-Based Biosensors; Advanced Nanomaterials for Point of Care Diagnosis and Therapy, Anirban Das, Varun Rai, Kamalakanta Behera, Ram S. Singh, (2022), Elsevier, ISBN: 9780323857253. (CHAPTER)
  • Overview of 2D Materials; Emerging Two Dimensional Materials and Applications, Arun Kumar Singh, Ram Sevak Singh, and Anar Singh, (2022), CRCPress. ISBN: 9781003247890. (CHAPTER)
  • Role of 2D Materails for Environmental Monitoring; Emerging Two Dimensional Materials and Applications, Renu Dhahia, Moumita Saha, Ashok Kumar, Pankaj Sharma, Ram Sevak Singh, Varun Rai, and Kamalakanta Behera, (2022), CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN: 9781003247890. (CHAPTER)
  • 2D Dichalcogenides; 2D Functional Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications, Ram S. Singh, Varun Rai, and Arun K. Singh, (2021), WILEY-VCH, ISBN 978-3-527-34677-6. (CHAPTER)
  • Method for preparation of graphene-metal foam composte, a graphene-metal foam composite and apparatus, thereof, Ram Sevak Singh, Shyam Kumar Choudhary and Chandrani Pramanik, Patent No.: 484369.
  • Method of preparation of silver dendrites using graphene electrodes, Ram Sevak Singh, Pooja Singh, Patent Appl No.: 202221039611/Dt 30.09.2022.

  • AICTE Recognized Faculty Development Programme on Applications of Technology in Environmental Sustainability Conducted by Applied Science Department from 17/04/2023 to 21/04/2023 at NITTTR, Chandigarh..
  • Advanced Two-Dimensional Materials organized by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Chennai from 09-11 June 2022.
  • Two day online workshop “Transformation Through NAAC Accreditation Process, A National Level Workshop for Higher Educational Institutions” held on 21st & 22nd June 2021 conducted by Institute for Academic Excellence, Hyderabad in collaboration with "Collegiate Education & Technical Education Department, Telangana State
  • One-week short- term course on “Nanomaterials for Two Dimensional Devices and Energy Applications”, 2015.
  • One-day workshop on “ Simulation Tools for Nanostructure and Device Modeling”, 2015.

  • Member, MRS-Singapore.
  • Member, MRS-India.
  • Member, Graphene Council.
  • American Chemical Society.
  •  IEEE

  • Delivered an Invited Talk entitled “Shellac Derived Graphene on Solid and Flexible Substrates for Energy Applications in the 13th Spring International Conference on Material Sciences and Technology held from April 19-21, 2024 in Xiamen, China.
  • Delivered an Invited Talk entitled “Hydrogen Storage in Sulphur-doped SiC nanotubes” in The 10th Global Conference on Polymer and Composite Materials (PCM 2023) held from October 27-30, 2023 in Shenzhen, China.
  • Delivered an Invited Talk entitled “Graphene preparation using shellac for application in energy conversion and storage devices” in the 4th Sino-Singapore Surface Science Annual Conference on 4 Dec 2022 held at National University of Singapore.
  • Delivered an Invited Talk entitled “Epitaxial Graphene on SiC: Characterization and Optoelectronic Applications” in the short-term course on Characterization of Nano-Materials Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR) Chandigarh on May 25, 2023.
  • Delivered an Invited Talk entitled “Graphene Preparation using Shellac for High Performance Supercapacitors and Fuel Cells” in the 3rd International Conference on Materials Science and Nanotechnology held on September 18-19, 2023 in Austin, Texas, USA.
  • Delivered an Invited Talk entitled “Metal-Decorated Silicon Carbide Nanotubes for Hydrogen Storage” in the World Congress on Materials Science Research and Nanotechnology” held on May 22, 2023 in Rome, Italy.
  • Delivered an Invited Talk entitled “2D Materials Optoelectronics” in the Virtual Conference on Materials in Anthropocene held in Mexico during October 27-29, 2021.
  • Delivered an Invited Talk entitled “Quantum Linear Magnetoresistance and Low-Temperature Weak Localization in Graphene” in the Two Days workshop on Cryogenics and Superconductivity-2019 held at Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Delivered an Invited Talk entitled Alteration of Electronic Properties of CNTs and BNTs: A Density Functional Theory in the the International conference on Mathematical Techniques in Application of Science & Technology on 22-23 December, 2021 at Dr. C.V. Raman University, Bilaspur (CG).
  • Delivered an Invited Talk entitled “X-ray diffraction techniques” in the short term course on nanomaterials: Synthesis and Characterization held at NIT Kurukshetra on 11 March 2024.
  • “ Synthesis and characterization of boron nitride thin films” at NIT Kurukshetra.
  • “Development of graphene and devices” at IETE, India.

  • R. S. Singh, K. Deshmukh, & C. M. Hussain (Eds.). (2025). Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Biosensing and Imaging Applications. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 9781394199921