R Thangavel

Biography

Assistant Professor in Department of Applied Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad-826 004, Jharkhand ( 02.07.2012) Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Department of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, 1001 University Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan 300, (ROC) (01.04.2012 to 19.06.2012) Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan (ROC) (05.02.2009 to 31.03.2012) Council of Scientific Industrial Research - Senior Research Fellow (CSIR-SRF) – Extended in Crystal Growth Centre, Anna university Chennai, Chennai-600 025, India (18.07.2008 to 31.12.2008)

Research Interest

Design and fabrication of low cost solar cell modules using earth abundant materials solar hydrogen generation via nanostructured photoelectrochemical cells and solar cells Development of high-performance lithium-ion based compounds for batteries Development of transparent and flexible quantum dots light emitting diode (QLED) laser diode Fabrication of semiconductor nanostructure like nanosphere, nanopillar, nanowire and nanorods.