Basic and Applied Science Institute Research Areas
Nanoscience Program (Nano)
Nanostructured conducting polymers and their application in sensors, catalysis, photocatalysis, nanocoating, drug delivery, super adsorbents, energy, etc.
Nanoporous materials and their application in sensors, catalysis, adsorbents, energy, drug delivery, etc.
Photocatalytic remediation of different water pollutants using visible/solar irradiations.
Nanostructured conductive Carbon (Graphene/CNTs/CNFs) and polymer materials for inkjet and laser printed 2D and 3D wearable (Flexible) electronics devices and IoT applications (ultra supercapacitors, Li-batteries, thermoelectric devices, biosensors, and gas, temperature and humidity sensors)
Heterogeneous catalysis for high temperature and pressure conversion of pollutant gases (CO2, CO, etc,) to add-value liquid petrochemical products production and Power-to- X applications.
Nanostructured coating for corrosion protection.
Carbon nanostructured materials for optical sensors, photocatalysis and water treatment (toxic metal ions, organic pollutants, and radioactive species).
Nanoporous materials and core-shell nanomaterials and their application in sensors, adsorbents, and drug delivery
Carbon nanostructured materials for solar energy conversion systems (solar fuels, green hydrogen generation, etc.), nanophotonics, optical sensors, photocatalysis, electronic memory devices, and water treatment (toxic metal ions, organic pollutants, and radioactive species).
Biomedical applications (light therapy for cancer tissues, drug delivery release systems, detection and quantification of proteins, etc).