Kyung Hee University · 材料科学
Professor Narasimharao Kitchamsetti's research lab specializes in the design, synthesis, and application of advanced nanomaterials for environmental remediation and energy conversion technologies. The lab focuses on developing transition metal oxides—such as NiO, MTO, CTO, and TiO₂—through hydrothermal, sol-gel, and physical vapor deposition methods to enable efficient photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants and high-performance energy storage in supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries. A key emphasis is placed on tailoring nanostructure morphology (e.g., nanobelts, nanodiscs, microrods) to enhance surface area, ion diffusion, and charge transfer properties.
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NiO nanobelts synthesized using the hydrothermal method are explored for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants like RhB, MO, MB, and CV. The XPS analysis confirmed the formation of the stoichiometric NiO nanobelts. Few micrometer long cubic crystalline NiO nanobelts of the average thickness of ∼75 nm delivered a bandgap of 4.07 eV. The FTIR studies revealed that the mesoporous NiO nanobelts delivered stable photocatalytic activities after controlled irradiation under a xenon lamp. The
MTO nanodiscs synthesized using the hydrothermal approach were explored for the photocatalytic removal of methylene blue (MB), rhodamine B (RhB), congo red (CR), and methyl orange (MO). The disc-like structures of ~16 nm thick and ~291 nm average diameter of stoichiometric MTO were rhombohedral in nature. The MTO nanodiscs delivered stable and recyclable photocatalytic activity under Xe lamp irradiation. The kinetic studies showed the 89.7, 80.4, 79.4, and 79.4 % degradation of MB, RhB, MO, and
We synthesized mesoporous cobalt titanate (CTO) microrods <i>via</i> the sol-gel method as an outstanding working electrode for the supercapacitor. The mesoporous CTO microrods were amassed in hexagonal shapes of an average width of ∼670 nm, and were composed of nanoparticles of average diameter ∼41 nm. The well crystalline CTO microrods of the hexagonal phase to the <i>R</i>3̄ space group possessed an average pore size distribution of 3.92 nm throughout the microrod. The mesoporous CTO microrod
Abstract We reported the investigation on the effect of Li‐ion cycling on the vertically aligned brookite (β) TiO 2 nanorods coated on Cu substrate as a Li‐ion battery electrode. The vertically grown β‐TiO 2 nanorods synthesized over large area array using hot filament metal vapor deposition (HFMVD) technique were ∼19 nm in diameter with well‐defined textural boundaries. X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed the formation of stoichiometric β‐TiO 2 nanorods and Raman spectroscopy revealed the
The morphology of NiO (1D nanobelts and 2D nanosheets) has a significant effect on the pseudocapacitive performance. The perforated and interlinked mesoporous structure of NiO nanobelts delivered higher power and energy density than nanosheets.
Abstract MXene has indeed gained significant attention in recent years as a promising photocatalyst for various applications, including photocatalytic degradation of pollutants. MXene possesses several unique physical and chemical properties that make it suitable for such applications, including its uniform planar structure, strong metal conductivity, effective functional groups, and numerous derivatives. These properties contribute to the excellent photodegradation performance and long‐term sta
The preparation of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) has come to the forefront in recent years because of their outstanding physical and chemical properties. Many MOFs such as Zn, Co, Ni, Fe, and Ag, etc., have been successfully synthesized. In this work, we followed the solvothermal assisted route to synthesize Ag-MOF (abbreviated as AMOF) nanosheets and then applied them as a photocatalyst to remove different organic pollutants, namely methyl orange (MO), crystal violet (CV), and methylene blue
We synthesized the hierarchical ZnO/SnO2@NiCo2O4 core–shell nanorod sheet arrays (NRSAs) grown on a flexible conductive carbon cloth (CC) substrate by a hydrothermal method. The amalgamation and formation mechanism were proposed. The as obtained ZnO/SnO2@NiCo2O4 core–shell heterostructures is investigated using X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, high resolution transmission electron microscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, and nitrogen adsorption and desorption
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