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Vinamrita Singh is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Applied Physics at NSUT (East Campus) formerly AIACTR, Govt. of NCT of Delhi. She has previously taught for more than two years at Ramjas College, University of Delhi. She obtained her Ph.D. degree from Department of Physics & Astrophysics, University of Delhi in 2015. She has published more than 45 papers in international journals and 3 book chapters. She is member of various professional societies and serves as a reviewer to many SCIE indexed journals. She is an alumnus of Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, held each year in Lindau, Germany.

Research areas/ Highlights

Energy harvesting and storage devices, metal organic frameworks, supercapacitors, photocatalysis, synthesis of nanomaterials and 2D materials

Researcher Ids

Scopus ID	OrcID	Google Scholar Link	Vidwan-ID
57220825392	0000-0002-4615-6305	https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=WbIorp0AAAAJ	546573

 

List of Publications

1. Himanshi, Isha Saini, Varsha Singh, Vinamrita Singh, Sridharbabu Yarramaneni, Payal Grover, Fast decomposition of organic contaminant in wastewater using Zn and Mn bimetallic metal organic frameworks, 261, 117116, Polyhedron, 2024
2. Meena Yadav, Isha Saini, Nidhi Shekhawat, Swati Sharma, Prakash Chand, Vinamrita Singh, Electrochemical behavior of metal-organic framework-rGO nanocomposite electrodes for supercapacitive applications, Accepted, Physica Scripta.
3. Himanshi, Isha Saini, Varsha Singh, Vinamrita Singh, Sridharbabu Yarramaneni, Payal Grover, Enhancing Photocatalytic Activity via Formation of Heterojunctions Introduced Through Postmetalation of Metal Organic Frameworks with Silver Ions, Accepted, Phy. Scrip.
4. Julia Hill, Gajanan Revankar, Vinamrita Singh, Morgan Kerber, Karen Fortuna, Predicting Onset of Visual Hallucinations Using Pareidolias: A Qualitative Exploration of the Ethics of a Digital App to Detect a Possible Biomarker, J. technol. behav. sci., 2024.
5. Shweta, Vinamrita Singh, Kaushal Singh, Arun Kumar, Performance Evaluation of 2D MoS₂-based Solar Cells and Realization of Transparent Ultra-thin Devices, Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 32, 035005 (14pp), 2024
6. Shweta, Varsha Singh, Vinamrita Singh*, Sridharbabu Yarramaneni, Mohammad Ashiq, Kaushal Kumar, Prikshit Gautam, and Arun Kumar*, Photocatalytic activity of MWCNTs reinforced MoS2 nanosheets, Journal of Electronic Materials, 2024
7. Isha Saini, Vinamrita Singh_, Hamad Syed, Sita Ram, Recent developments in Bimetallic Metal Organic Frameworks as Photocatalytic material, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 160, 111897, 2024.
8. Himanshi Gupta, Isha Saini, Vinamrita Singh, Tanuj Kumar, Varsha Singh, Tailoring MOF-5 Photocatalysts: Low-Temperature Synthesis and Solvent Variations for Enhanced Performance in Dye Degradation, Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 19(1), 1-14, 2024
9. Rita Kumari, Poonam R Kharangarh, Vinamrita Singh, Ranjana Jha, Chhaya Ravi Kant, Sequential processing of nitrogen-rich, biowaste-derived carbon quantum dots combined with strontium cobaltite for enhanced supercapacitive performance, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 969, 172256, 2023
10. Rita Kumari, Vinamrita Singh, Chhaya Ravi Kant, Enhanced performance of activated carbon-based supercapacitor derived from waste soybean oil with coffee ground additives, Materials Chemistry and Physics 305, 127882, 2023
11. Megha Prajapati, Vinamrita Singh, Mohan V. Jacob, Chhaya Ravi Kant, Recent Advancement in Metal-Organic Frameworks and Composites for High-performance Supercapatteries. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 183, 113509, 2023
12. Shweta, Vinamrita Singh, Kaushal Kumar, Tanuj Kumar, Arun Kumar, Effect of mechanical grinding and sonication on the optical properties of MoS2 nanosheets, Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Sciences, 30, 700-705, 2023
13. Bhanu Priya; Priya Jasrotia; Indra Sulania; Vinamrita Singh; Raj Kumar; Tanuj Kumar, Structural and optical properties of N+ implanted V₂O₅ thin film on glass substrate, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 12 105008, 2023
14. Shweta, Pooja Singh, Kaushal Kumar, Vinamrita Singh, Sohan Lal, Arun Kumar, Synthesis of MoS₂ @TiO₂ Nanosheets by liquid exfoliation method for wastewater treatment, Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences, 30, 3, 2023
15. Shweta, Vinamrita Singh*, Kaushal Kumar, Sridharbabu Yarramaneni and Arun Kumar, Assessing the Optical Properties of 2D MoS2 Nanosheets Synthesized using Facile Two-Step Sequential Process, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 12 (3), 031009, 2023
16. Bhanu Priya, Priya Jasrotia, Arun Kumar, Vinamrita Singh, Jehova Jire L. Hmar, Raj Kumar, Pawan Kumar Kulriya and Tanuj Kumar, Structural, optical, and electrical properties of V₂O₅ thin films: Nitrogen implantation and the role of different substrates, Frontiers in Materials, 9, 1049189, 2022
17. Rita Kumari, Surender Kumar Sharma, Vinamrita Singh, Chhaya Ravi Kant, Facile, Two-step Synthesis of Activated Carbon Soot from Used Soybean Oil and Waste Engine Oil for Supercapacitor Electrodes, Materials Today Proceeding, Volume 67, Part 3, 2022, Pages 483-489
18. Gagandeep, Mukhtiyar Singh, Ramesh Kumar and Vinamrita Singh, Theoretical study of highly efficient CH₃NH₃SnI₃ based perovskite solar cell with CuInS₂ quantum dot, Semiconductor Science and Technology, 37 025010 (2021)
19. Vandana, Preeti Chhokkar, Sushil Kumar, Vinamrita Singh, Ratnesh  K Pandey, Tanuj Kumar, Shyam Kumar, Projectile’s mass-dependent nanopatterning of Si (1 0 0) for different incidence angles, Materials Letters, (2021)
20. Vanish Kumar, Vinamrita Singh, Ki-Hyun Kim, Eilhann E. Kwon, Sherif A. Younis, Detoxifying Metallic Contaminants through Photocatalytic Reduction Using Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 447, 214148 (2021)
21. Nadeem Raza, Tanuj Kumar, Vinamrita Singh, Ki-Hyun Kim, Recent advances in bimetallic metal-organic framework as a potential candidate for supercapacitor electrode material, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 430, 213660 (2021)
22. Gagandeep, Mukhtiyar Singh, Ramesh Kumar and Vinamrita Singh, Investigation of CH₃NH₃PbI₃ and CH₃NH₃SnI₃ based Perovskite Solar Cells with CuInSe₂ Nanocrystals, Optik, 246, 167839 (2021)
23. Gagandeep, Mukhtiyar Singh, Ramesh Kumar and Vinamrita Singh, Investigating the impact of layer properties on the performance of p-graphene/CH3NH3PbI3/n-cSi solar cell using numerical modelling, Superlattices and Microstructures, 140, 106468 (2020)
24. Gagandeep, Mukhtiyar Singh, Ramesh Kumar, Vinamrita Singh, Sunita Srivastava, A theoretical comparison between CH3NH3PbI3 and CH3NH3SnI3 based solar cells, AIP Conference Proceedings 2265, 030609 (2020)
25. Vinamrita Singh*, Influence of Manually Adjustable Photovoltaic Array on the Performance of Water Pumping System, Global Challenges 2019, 3, 1900009
26. Vinamrita Singh*, Tanuj Kumar, Study of Modified PEDOT:PSS for Tuning the Optical Properties of its Conductive Thin Films, Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices, 4, 538-543 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsamd.2019.08.009 (2019)
27. Vinamrita Singh*, Ramesh Kumar, Fowler Nordheim Plot Analysis of Degradation in P3HT:PCBM Thin Film MIM Devices, Macromolecular Research, Vol 27, Issue 10, pp 1045–1049 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13233-019-7135-z, (2019)
28. Gagandeep, Mukhtiyar Singh, Ramesh Kumar and Vinamrita Singh, Graphene as charge transport layers in lead free perovskite solar cell, Materials Research Express, 6, 115611 (2019)
29. Vinamrita Singh*, Ramesh Kumar, Effect of degradation on the charge transport mechanism in P3HT:PCBM based MIM device, AIP Conference Proceedings 2115, 030532 (2019)
30. Gagandeep, M. Singh, R. Kumar, V. Singh and F. Chand, A Theoretical Study of Perovskite Material for Solar Cell Application, AIP Conference Proceedings, RAETP 2018, Central University of Jammu, 2006, 030018 (2018); doi: 10.1063/1.5051274
31. Vinamrita Singh*, Degradation of fill factor in P3HT:PCBM based organic solar cells, Current Applied Physics 17 (11) pp. 1450-1454 (2017)
32. Vishal Sharma, Vinamrita Singh, Manoj Arora, Swati Arora, and R.P. Tandon, Degradation analysis of PCDTBT:PC71BM organic solar cells- an insight, Current Applied Physics, 16, 273-277 (2016)
33. Vinamrita Singh, Vishal Sharma, Swati Arora, Manoj Arora, and R.P. Tandon, Degradation analysis of organic solar cells under variable conditions, 1 (1) 71-75, Advanced Materials Proceedings (2016)
34. Richa Sharma, Vinamrita Singh, R. K. Kotnala, R. P. Tandon, Investigation on the effect of ferrite content on the multiferroic properties of (1-x) Ba0.95Sr0.05TiO3(x) Ni0.7Zn0.2Co0.1Fe2O4 ceramic composite, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 160 (2015) 447-455
35. Vishal Sharma, Vinamrita Singh, Manoj Arora, Swati Arora, and R.P. Tandon, Influence of donor-acceptor materials on the photovoltaic parameters of conjugated polymer/fullerene solar cells, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics,  26:6212–6217 (2015)
36. Vishal Sharma, Vinamrita Singh, Manoj Arora, Swati Arora, and R.P. Tandon, Bulk-heterojunction solar cells with different active layer blends: comparison of experimental and theoretical results, Advanced Materials Letters, 6 10 (2015)
37. Vinamrita Singh, Swati Arora, Manoj Arora, Vishal Sharma, and R.P. Tandon, Characterization of doped PEDOT:PSS and its influence on the performance and degradation of organic solar cell, Semiconductor Science and Technology 29 (2014) 8pp
38. Vinamrita Singh, Swati Arora, Manoj Arora, Vishal Sharma, and R.P. Tandon, Optimizing P3HT/PCBM/MWCNT films for increased stability in polymer bulk heterojunction solar cells, Physics Letters A 378 (2014) 3046–3054
39. Poonam Pahuja, Richa Sharma, Vinamrita Singh, Ram Pal Tandon. Novel method of synthesis of multiferroic Nickel Cobalt Ferrite, Barium Strontium Titanate composite system. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology 1–8 (2014)
40. Swati Arora, Vinamrita Singh, Manoj Arora, Ram Pal Tandon, Improving P3HT:PCBM Based Polymer Solar Cell: Role of Doped PEDOT:PSS Hole Extracting Layer Towards Degradation, Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), 2014 IEEE 40th, pg. 2557 2560
41. Vinamrita Singh, Swati Arora, P. K. Bhatnagar, Manoj Arora and R. P. Tandon Degradation in bulk heterojunction organic solar cells: changes in electrode interface and reduction in the occupation probability of the interface states, Journal of Polymer Research 19:9899 (2012)
42. Swati Arora, Vinamrita Singh, Manoj Arora and Ram Pal Tandon, Evaluating Effect of Surface State Density at the Interfaces in Degraded Bulk Heterojunction Organic Solar Cell, Physica B 407 (2012) 3044–3046
43. Vinamrita Singh, Swati Arora, Promod Kumar Bhatnagar, Manoj Arora, Ram Pal Tandon, An anomalous behaviour in degraded bulk heterojunction organic solar cells, Physica Scripta 84, 065803 (2011)
44. Vinamrita Singh, Swati Arora, P. K. Bhatnagar, Manoj Arora, and R. P. Tandon, Effects of aging on the mobility and lifetime of carriers in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 3, 063111 (2011)

Patents

Sr. No.	Inventor	Applicant	Patent Details	Status	Date of Publication	Date of Grant
1	Varsha Singh, Vinamrita Singh	Chitkara University	A novel protein-based nano particles comprising cationic-lipid for drug delivery system	Published	02/02/2024	--

Books/Book Chapters

1. Understanding the Role of Existing Technology in the Fight Against COVID-19, Vinamrita Singh, Apple Academic Press, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021
2. Integrating MOFs into dye-sensitized solar cells, Isha Saini and Vinamrita Singh, Elsevier, 2022
3. Recent Developments in MOF-Polymer Composites, Vinamrita Singh and Isha Saini, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022

Invited Talks

Sr. No.	Academic Year	Name of STC/Conference	Place and Date
1	2017	“Recent advances in energy systems: Special insight into organic solar cells”, Indo German Convention of Lindau Alumni (IGCLA 2017)	September 21-24, 2017, Manipal
2	2018	“Nobel Laureates in Physics and their Influence on the Society”, Indo German Convention of Lindau Alumni (IGCLA 2018)	September 20-23, 2018, Manipal
3	2023	“Mathematical physics and its applications”	JC Bose University of Science and Technology, Faridabad, India, 2023
4	2024	2nd InternationalConference on Materials for Sustainable Development and Technologies (ICMSDT) -2024 "Advances in MOF Synthesis and Applications in Photocatalysis and Energy Storage"	Department of NanoScience and Materials, Central University of Jammu, 01-03 May, 2024

Projects Completed and Ongoing

S. No.	Title of the Project	PI and Co-PI Name	Sponsored by the Organization	Grant Received Rs (Budget of project)	Duration of the project and start date	Year	Current status of the project
1	Exploring Solar Energy and its Applications: Fabrication of Day-to-Day Utility Appliances/Devices	Dr. Swati Arora, Dr. Vinamrita Singh	Innovation Project by Delhi University	INR 6 lakhs	1 year	2015	Completed

Ph.D. Guided

S. No.	Name and Roll number of Research Scholar	Supervisor/ Co-supervisor Name	Title of Research Work	Date of Ph.D. Admission	Current Status (Degree awarded/ ongoing)	Ph.D. Award Date
1	Dr. Shweta	Dr. Arun Kumar/ Dr. Vinamrita Singh	Tailoring Optoelectronic Properties Of 2d Transition Metal Dichalcogenides For Energy Harvesting Applications	22/07/2019	Awarded	28/10/2024
2	Himanshi Gupta	Dr. Isha Saini/ Dr. Vinamrita Singh	Nanomaterials synthesis and characterization for photocatalytic applications	02/2020	Awarded	08/11/2024
3	Rita Kumari	Prof. Chhaya Ravikant/ Dr. Vinamrita Singh	Biowaste-derived carbon and their composites: a green approach for supercapacitor applications	08/01/2021	Ongoing	-
4	Sonia	Dr. Vinamrita Singh	Metal organic frameworks for photocatalytic application	20/07/2023	Ongoing	-
5	Sahil Tak	Dr. Vinamrita Singh	Nanomaterials for photocatalytic application	01/01/2024	Ongoing	-

PG/UG Dissertation Guided

S. No.	Name and Roll number of student	Supervisor/ Co-supervisor Name	Title of Research Work	Level (UG/PG)	Current Status (Completed/ ongoing)	Award Date
1	Nisha Devi (2022PPH6850)	Dr. Vinamrita Singh	Effect of different ligands on the properties of metal organic frameworks	PG	Completed	May 2024
2	Aakansha (2022PPH6811)	Dr. Vinamrita Singh	Effect of Synthesis Temperature on the Properties of Zn based Metal Organic Frameworks	PG	Completed	May 2024
3	Neha (2022PPH6807)	Dr. Vinamrita Singh	Impact of synthesis time on the properties of Zn-based metal organic frameworks for dye degradation	PG	Completed	May 2024
4	Ruchi (2023PPH6840)	Dr. Vinamrita Singh	Synthesis and characterization of porous crystals and nanoparticles	PG	Ongoing	-
5	Sagar (2023PPH6842)	Dr. Vinamrita Singh	Structural and optical characteristics of Fe-BDC and Cu-BDC	PG	Ongoing	-
6	Gaurav (2023PPH6861)	Dr. Vinamrita Singh	Effect of composition on the properties of Al-BDC	PG	Ongoing	-

Positions of responsibility held

1. In-charge, Applied Physics Lab
2. Public Relations Officer, NSUT East Campus

Workshop/ Conference Organized

Convener, Workshop on "Awareness about Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace and Gender Sensitization" held at AIACT&R, Geeta Colony, Delhi, 6th September 201

Important Professional Affiliations

1. Life Member of Materials Research Society of India (MRSI)
2. Life Member of Electron Microscope Society of India (EMSI)
3. Member of New York Academy of Sciences, USA (2016-2018)
4. Member of International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM)
5. Member of International Association of Engineers (IAENG)
6. Full Member of Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD)
7. Life Member of Indian Women Scientists’ Association (IWSA)