Dr. Kanak Pal Singh Parma

Dr. Kanak Pal Singh Parmar

Assistant Professor - Selection Grade

BS, H.N.B Garhwal University 

MS MTech, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee 

Ph.D, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway

Post-Doctorate, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea

Area of Specialization

Harvesting Solar Energy using Nanostructured Materials; New Generation Photovoltaic Devices; Artificial Photo-synthesis and Photo-catalytic Water-Splitting; Rheology of Soft-Condensed Matter.

Research & Publications:-

Publication:
 
K.P.S. Parmar, H. J. Kang, A. Bist, P. Dua, J. S. Jang, J. S. Lee; Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water-oxidation over metal-doped monoclinic BiVO4 photoanodes; ChemSusChem., 2012, 5, 10, 1926. 
 
W. J. Jo, J.-W. Jang, H. J. Kang, J. Y. Kim, H. Jun, K. P. S. Parmar, J. S. Lee; Phosphate oxoanion doping into monoclinic BiVO4 for enhanced photoelectrochemical water
oxidation activity; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 13, 3147. 
 
K.P.S. Parmar, E. Ramasamy, J. W. Lee, J. S. Lee; Rapid (~10 min.) synthesis of single crystalline, nanorice TiO2 mesoparticles with high a photovoltaic efficiency above of 8%; Chem. Commun., 2011, 14, 2022. 
 
Y. Méheust, K.P.S. Parmar, B. Schjelderupsen, J.O. Fossum; The electrorheology of suspensions of Na- fluorohectorite clay in silicone oil; J. Rheol., 2011, 55, 809. 
 
K.P.S. Parmar, E. Ramasamy, J. W. Lee, J. S. Lee; A simple method for producing mesoporous anatase TiO2 nanocrystals with elevated photovoltaic performance; Scripta Materialia, 2010, 62, 223. 
 
D.M. Fonseca, Y. Méheust, J.O. Fossum, K.D. Knudsen, K.P.S. Parmar; The phase diagram of polydisperse Na-fluorohectorite-water suspensions: A synchrotron small-angle x-ray scattering study; Phy. Rev. E, 2009, 79, 021402. 
 
K.P.S. Parmar, Y. Méheust, Børge Schjelderupsen, J.O. Fossum; Electrorheological suspensions of laponite in oil: rheometry studies; Langmuir, 2008, 24, 1814.
 
D.M. Fonseca, Y. Méheust, J.O. Fossum, K.D. Knudsen, K.J. Måløy, K.P.S. Parmar; Nematic ordering of platelet-shaped nanosilicate colloids in saline solutions; J. App. Cryst., 2007, 40, s292-s296.
 
J.O. Fossum, Y. Méheust, K.P.S. Parmar, K.D. Knudsen, K.J. Måløy, D. M. Fonseca; Intercalation-enhanced electric polarization and chain formation of nano-layered
particles; Europhysics Letter. , 2006, 74, 438. 
 
J.O. Fossum, Y. Méheust, K.P.S. Parmar, K.D. Knudsen, K.J. Måløy, D. M. Fonseca; Electric polarisation and chain formation of nanolayered particles; Materials Science,
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) Grenoble, Highlights (2006).
 
Jiten Sharma, Kanak P.S. Parmar, S. Copra; Study of Relaxation in gels of gelatin probed by dynamic light scattering; Proceedings of the DAE-BRNS, National Laser Symposium, Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore (India), December (2001).
 
K. P. S. Parmar, Y. Méheust, J.O. Fossum, K.D. Knudsen and D.M. Fonseca, Synchrotron small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) studied of electric field induced mesostructural ordering of nanoplatelet particles; Manuscript.
 
K.P.S. Parmar, E. Ramasamy, A. Bist, J. S. Lee; Facile synthesis of high-porosity TiO2 as a possible reference candidate for a dye sensitized solar cell; Manuscript.
 
K.P.S. Parmar and Jae Sung Lee; Copper tungstates for efficient solar water-oxidation; Manuscript under preparation.
 
K.P.S. Parmar, E. Ramasamy, A. Bist, Jae Sung Lee, Robust photoelectric response of mesoporous Zn-doped SnO2 nanoparticles: Role of modified bulk and surface states; Manuscript