Dr. Avshish Kumar

Assistant Professor-III

Academic Area : Renewable energy

Amity Institute of Renewable and Alternative Energy - AIRAE
Amity Institute for Advanced Research and Studies (Materials & Devices) Amity University Uttar Pradesh (AUUP), Noida Email: akumar53@amity.edu

  • Qualifications
    Ph.D., M.Sc (Physics)
  • Experience
    Dr. Avshish Kumar has vast experience and expertise in the synthesis and characterization of Nanomaterials more specifically carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs & MWCNTs), graphene and its derivatives (GO, RGO & GNR), graphene based nanocmposites and other nanostructures such as ZnO, CuO, TiO2, SnO2, Bi etc for Gas sensing, optical sensing and Biosensing applications. Apart from synthesis of these nanomaterials, his research area also includes Si nanowire (SiNWs) on Si chip-based devices, Energy Storage Devices, Green and Clean Energy generation and Storage, Radioactive and Heavy metals detection in water and PCM based Thermal energy storage Devices for energy generation. He has excellent working experience in this field which is more than 15 Years. He has published more than 70 Research papers in International Journals of high repute, two (02) book chapters and various papers in conference proceedings. He has hands on working experience of various synthesis and characterization equipments such as low-pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD), plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), RF sputtering, Spin coating unit, high resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), Raman spectrometer, X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and other equipments. He has life membership of many academic and research societies such as Indian Science congress association, Electron Microscopy Society of India, Semiconductor Society of India, Indian Physics Association, The Indian Physical Society, and Society for Nano Science and Technology. Dr. Kumar has been serving as an editorial board member and reviewer for some scientific journals. Under his guidance, two students have already completed his/her Ph.D. and currently he is guiding 02 Ph.D students and 02 PG students
  • Current Courses Taught
    Advanced Material Science: Theory and Applications
    Basic Thermal Engineering and Statistical Methods
    Energy Storage Systems
    Phase Change Material Based Thermal Energy Storage
    Solar Thermal Energy Storage using Phase Change Materials
    Solar Thermal Engineering-Conversion and Storage
    Energy Concepts in Green Buildings
  • Research Interests
    Synthesis of Materials: Silicon nanowires (SiNWs) on Si chip, Carbon Nanomaterials- CNTs, Graphene, Graphene Nanoribbons, Carbon Quantum Dots and their nanocomposites, Metal Oxides Nanostructures, Polymer based Nanocomposites, Green synthesis of Nanoparticles, etc.
    Device Fabrication: Gas Sensors, Optical Sensors, Biosensors, Energy Generation and Storage Devices, Woodonics, SiNWs based Devices, Radioactive Metals Detection, Heavy Metals Detection, Phase change materials based Thermal energy storage Devices
    Modeling and Simulation of Nanostructures
  • Teaching Interests
    Advanced Materials Science
    Solid State Physics
    Solar Thermal Engineering
    Energy Generation and Storage
    Green Buildings
    Sensor Devices
    Green Energy Generation
    Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
    Materials Characterization Techniques
  • Publications
    72
  • Projects
    03
  • Professional Affiliations
    Prior to joining AUUP, Noida:
    1. Assistant Professor (Contractual), Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi
    2. Assistant Professor (Guest Faculty), University of Delhi, Delhi
    3. Research Associate (RA)- CSIR, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi
    4. Senior Research Fellow (SRF), Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi
    5. Junior Research Fellow (JRF), Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi
  • Professional Activities
    Teaching & Research
    NTCC coordinator
    IQAC Coordinator
    Alumni Coordinator
  • Other Achievements
    Total Research Publications > 70
    Book Chapters : 02
    Patents Filed : 10
    Invited Talk delivered :10

    I. Govt. Funded Projects Completed or Ongoing
    Completed : 01
    Ongoing : 02

    II. Research Visits outside India
    (i). USA: Participated and delivered an Oral talk in “2nd International Conference on Surfaces, Coatings and Nanostructured Materials (NANOSMAT-USA, 2014)” organised by Richard E Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, Houstan, Texas, USA, 17-22 May, 2014.
    (ii). United Kingdom: Received one week training on PECVD and MOCVD system to grow SWCNTs, Graphene and other Nanostructures at AIXTRON Ltd., Cambridge, London, U.K. from 15–22, December, 2014.

    III. Life Membership of Academic Societies

    i. Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA),
    ii. Electron Microscope Society of India (EMSI),
    iii. Indian Physics Association (IPA),
    iv. Semiconductor Society of India (SSI),
    v. The Indian Physical Society
    vi. Society for Nano Science and Technology


    IV. Ph.D. Under my Supervision

    • Currently Pursuing: 02
    1. Ms. Sonia Yogi
    2. Ms. Pooja Singh
    • Awarded: 02
    1. Dr. Varsha Gautam
    2. Dr. Shalvi


    Last Five (05) Years Publications Only:
    1. Trace level sensitivity and selectivity of room temperature NH3 gas sensors based on RGO/ZnO@SiNWs heterostructure, Sonia Yogi, Avshish Kumar, Pramod Kumar, Vivek Kumar, Mohammad Zulfequar, Vinod Kumar Jain, Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, 157 (2024) 115864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physe.2023.115864, I.F.
    2. Synthesis of nanosized MnO2 decorated SWCNTs and their photocatalytic improved activity as well as enhanced electrode performance, MA Majeed Khan, Anees A Ansari, Wasi Khan, Maqusood Ahamed, Jahangeer Ahmed, Avshish Kumar, Optics & Laser Technology, 164, (2023) 109518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2023.109518
    3. Ultrasensitive detection of formaldehyde at room temperature using Si-chip assisted MOS/SiNWs nanocomposite-based sensor, Varsha Gautam, Avshish Kumar, Suman Nagpal, V.K. Jain, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 919 (2022) 165840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.165840
    4. Electricity generation from atmospheric moisture using CdS/p-Si nanowire hetero-junction device, Rinki Aggarwal, Avshish Kumar, Hrishikesh Dhasmana, Abhishek Verma, VK Jain, Sucheta Sengupta, ChemNanoMat, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/cnma.202200279
    5. An Overview of Advanced Approaches for Detecting Arsenic at Trace Levels, Shalvi, Varsha Gautam, Kanak Lata Verma, VK Jain, Avshish Kumar, Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 18, 100730, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2022.100730
    6. Development of an ultrasensitive IR sensor using ZnO/SiNWs hybrid nanostructure, Pooja Singh, Avshish Kumar, Hrishikesh Dhasmana, Abhishek Verma, Amit Kumar, V.K. Jain, Materials Today: Proceedings, 66(4), 2303-2307, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.06.229
    7. A study on passivation improvement in n-passivated emitter rear totally diffused solar cell using rapid thermal annealing, Virender Sharma, Hrishikesh Dhasmana, Abhishek Verma, Avshish Kumar, CV Kannan, Yash Pal, Shivangi Jha, VK Jain, Energy & Environment, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/0958305X221091541
    8. Trace level electrochemical analysis of arsenite in human serum utilising rGO/AuNPs based sensor platform, S Shalvi, Varsha Gautam, Kanak Lata Verma, Avshish Kumar, Vinod Kumar Jain, Suman Nagpal, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 2022.
    9. Ultrafast trace-level detection of methyl nicotinate biomarker using TiO2/SiNWs nanocomposite-based sensing platform, Varsha Gautam, Avshish Kumar, Ramesh Kumar, M Husain, VK Jain, S Nagpal, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 1-13, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-07538-2
    10. Diameter-dependent properties of electrodeposited nickel nanowire arrays, Bharti Sharma, Ram Mehar Singh, Avshish Kumar, Sushil Kumar, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 33, pages 14323–14333 (2022).
    11. Ultrafast, trace-level detection of NH3 gas at room temperature using hexagonal-shaped ZnO nanoparticles grown by novel green synthesis technique, Anshika Nagar, Avshish Kumar, Utkarsh Tyagi, Hrishikesh Dhasmana, M.A. Majeed Khan, Samina Husain, Abhishek Verma, V.K. Jain, Physica B 626 (2022) 413595.
    12. Recent Advances on Enhanced Thermal Conduction in Phase Change Materials using Carbon Nanomaterials, Apurv Yadav, Abhishek Verma; Amit Kumar; Hrishikesh Dashmana; Avshish Kumar; P. K. Bhatnagar; V. K. Jain, Journal of Energy Storage 43, 103173, 2021.
    13. Effect of shape and size of carbon materials on the thermophysical properties of magnesium nitrate hexahydrate for solar thermal energy storage applications Neeraj Gupta, Amit Kumar, Hrishikesh Dhasmana, Avshish Kumar, Abhishek Verma, Prashant Shukla, V.K. Jain, Journal of Energy Storage 41 (2021) 102899.
    14. Cadmium Sulfide (CdS) Thin Films with Improved Morphology for Humidity Sensing by Chemical Bath Deposition at Lower pH, Sucheta Sengupta, Avshish Kumar, V K Jain, J Nanosci Nanotechnol, 2021, 21(12), 6035-6040. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2021.19521
    15. Copper nanowire arrays: Growth and properties, B. Sharma, R. M. Singh, Avshish Kumar, Sushil Kumar, Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics, 59, 9, 612 – 618, 2021.
    16. Silicon nanowires/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite based novel sensor platform for detection of cyclohexane and formaldehyde, Varsha Gautam, Avshish Kumar, Ramesh Kumar, Vinod Kumar Jain, Suman Nagpal, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing,123, 2021, 105571
    17. Highly sensitive MWCNTs/SiNWs hybrid nanostructured sensor fabricated on silicon-chip for alcohol vapors detection, Avshish Kumar, Hrishikesh Dhasmana, Amit Kumar, Abhishek Verma, V. K. Jain, Physica E 127 (2021) 114538.
    18. Fabrication of SiNWs/Graphene Nanocomposite for IR Sensing, Avshish Kumar, Qamar Ali Mir, Amit Kumar, Hrishikesh Dhasmana, Samina Husain, Abhishek Verma and V. K. Jain, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.02.086
    19. Enhanced Thermophysical Properties of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Embedded Magnesium Nitrate Hexahydrate based nanocomposite for Thermal Energy Storage Applications, Neeraj Gupta, Amit Kumar, Hrishikesh Dhasmana, Vivek Kumar, Avshish Kumar, Gautam V. Nutan, Prashant Shukla, Abhishek Verma, S.K. Dhawan and V.K. Jain. Journal of Energy Storage, 32 (2020) 101773.
    20. Influence of silver doping on the structure, optical and photocatalytic properties of Ag-doped BaTiO3 ceramics, M. A. Majeed Khan, Sushil Kumar, Jahangeer Ahmed, Maqusood Ahamed, Avshish Kumar, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Vol 259, 124058, 2020.
    21. BaTiO3@rGO nanocomposite: Enhanced photocatalytic activity as well as improved electrode performance, Mohd Abdul Majeed Khan; Sushil Kumar; Maqusood Ahamed; Jahangeer Ahmed; Avshish Kumar; Muhammad Ali Shar, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics (JMSE), 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-04514-0
    22. Metal nanoparticles enhanced thermophysical properties of phase change material for thermal energy storage, Neeraj Gupta, Amit Kumar, S.K. Dhawan, Hrishikesh Dhasmana, Avshish Kumar, Vivek Kumar, Abhishek Verma and V.K. Jain, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.02.164
    23. Hydrothermally synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles for reflectance study onto Si surface, Hrishikesh Dhasmana, Viresh Dutta, Amit Kumar, Avshish Kumar, Abhishek Verma and V.K. Jain, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.01.374
    24. Zinc oxide nanoflowers synthesized by sol-gel technique for field emission displays (FEDs), Anshika Nagar, Avshish Kumar, Shama Parveen, Amit Kumar, Hrishikesh Dhasmana, Samina Husain, Abhishek Verma and V.K. Jain, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.02.087
    25. Thin film field effect transistors: Charge transport study in zinc quinolate complexes, Amit Kumar, Akshaya Kumar Palai, Hrishikesh Dhasmana, Avshish Kumar, Vivek Kumar, AbhishekVerma and V.K. Jain, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.01.377
    26. Synthesis of nanosized Cu2O decorated single-walled carbon nanotube and their superior catalytic activity, M.A. Majeed Khan, Wasi Khan, Avshish Kumar, Abdulaziz N. Alhazaa, Colloids and Surfaces A 581 (2019) 123933.
    27. Synthesis and characterization of SWCNTs/ZnO hybrid nanocomposite for sensor applications, Mohammad Alvi, Jamal Madani, Avshish Kumar, Materials Research Express 6 (2019) 1050c5.
    28. Structural effect of SWCNTs grown by PECVD towards NH3 gas sensing and field emission properties, Mohd Yaseen Lone, Avshish Kumar, Nagma Ansari, Samina Husain, Mohammad Zulfequar, R. C. Singh, Mushahid Husain, Materials Research Bulletin, 119, 110532, 2019.
    29. Enhanced working efficiency of Si solar cell by water induced nano-porous Thermal Cooling Layer, Vivek Kumar, Amit Kumar, Hrishikesh Dhasmana, Abhishek Verma, Avshish Kumar, P Bhatnagar, V Jain, Materials Research Express 6 (2019) 095053.
    30. Fabrication of Sensitive SWCNT Sensor for Trace Level Detection of Reducing and Oxidising gases (NH3 and NO2) at Room Temperature, M. Y. Lone, Avshish Kumar, Samina Husain, Ravi Chand Singh, M. Zulfequar, M. Husain, Physica E, 108, 206-214, 2019.
    31. Synthesis of highly dense and vertically aligned array of SWCNTs using a catalyst barrier layer: High Performance Field Emitters for Devices, Shama Parveen, Avshish Kumar, Samina Husain, M. Zulfequar, and Mushahid Husain, Physica B, 550, 15-20 (2018).
    32. Enhancement of sensor response of as fabricated SWCNT sensor with gold decorated Nanoparticles, Mohd Yaseen Lone, Avshish Kumar, Nagma Ansari, Samina Husain, Mohammad Zulfequar, Ravi Chand Singh, Mushahid Husain, Sensors & Actuators: A. Physical, vol. 274 (2018).
    33. Plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition growth and physical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes, M.A. Majeed Khan, Wasi Khan, Avshish Kumar, Abdulaziz N. Alhazaa, Materials Letters, 219, 269–272 (2018).
    34. Oxygen and Nitrogen Doping in Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes: An Efficient Stable Field Emitter, Avshish Kumar, Shama Parveen, Samina Husain, Mohammad Zulfequar, Harsh, M. Husain, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 711, 85-93, 2018.
  • Contact Information
    Amity Institute of Renewable and Alternative Energy - AIRAE
    Amity Institute for Advanced Research and Studies (Materials & Devices) Amity University Uttar Pradesh (AUUP), Noida Email: akumar53@amity.edu