Dr. Shivendra Singh, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of leeds
Dr. Shivendra Singh is a dedicated researcher in physical and material chemistry with a passion for exploring the fascinating world of nanostructures, coacervates, and catalysts. He earned his Ph.D. from IIT Indore, where his work focused on designing optically active self-assembled nanostructures for environmental remediation and catalysis. His research interests lie in bridging fundamental chemistry with practical applications, aiming to address pressing global challenges such as clean energy production and environmental sustainability.
Research Highlights and Interests
During his doctoral research, Shivendra has gained expertise in synthesizing nanoparticles, coacervates, biomolecular condensates, and catalysis. Through his research, he has tried to explore the role of compartmentalization in coacervates and hybrid coacervates in modulating their properties for catalytic transformations and environmental remediation. He has also gained proficiency in state-of-the-art spectroscopic and microscopic techniques enabling him to uncover the intricate properties of materials at the nanoscale.
Dr. Shivendra is currently working on designing new biomimetic materials to work at the interface of photochemistry and biochemistry for biomedical and catalytic applications. He is also exploring the fundamental aspects of the photochemistry of singlet oxygen generation and its subsequent utilization in a wide range of industrially important organic transformations.
Selected Publications
(1) Soni#, N.; Singh#, S.; Sharma, S.; Batra, G.; Kaushik, K.; Rao, C.; Verma, N. C.; Mondal, B.; Yadav, A.; Nandi, C. K. Absorption and Emission of Light in Red Emissive Carbon Nanodots. Chem. Sci. 2021, 12, 3615-3626. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sc05879c
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(2) Singh, S.; Vaishnav, J. K.; Mukherjee*, T. K.
"Quantum Dot-Based Hybrid Coacervate Nanodroplets for Ultrasensitive Detection of Hg2+" ACS Applied Nano Materials 2020, 3, 3604-3612. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.0c00317
(3). Saini#, B; Singh#, S.; Mukherjee*, T. K.
"Nanocatalysis Under Nanoconfinement: Metal‐Free Hybrid Coacervate Nanodroplet as Catalytic Nanoreactor for Efficient Redox and Photocatalytic Reactions" ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, 13, 43, 51117–51131. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c17106
(#: Equal contribution)