Dr. Sandeep K. Lakhera

Education

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Courses

• Materials Science
• Scientific Research Methodology
• Allied Physics-I & II
• Green energy Physics
• Basic Physics
• Mems and Nems
• Green Nanotechnology

Research Interests

• Solar light responsive semiconducting hybrid nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications
• Carbon supported metal oxide nanomaterials and metal-free conjugated polymers
• Solar water splitting
• Environmental Mitigation
• HTC Superconductors

Selected Publications

• Preeyanghaa M, Youngae K, Sandeep K Lakhera, Neppolian B., Heechul Choi1, Complete Arsenite Removal from Groundwater by UV Activated Potassium Persulfate and Iron Oxide Impregnated Granular Activated Carbon, Chemosphere, 277, 2021, 130225, 2021. Impact Factor: 5.7. 
• Sandeep K Lakhera, B. Neppolian, Book Chapter - Visible light photocatalysis: Case study (process), Handbook of Nanomaterials for Wastewater Treatment, 1st Edition, Fundamentals and Scale up Issues, Elsevier, 2021, (Accepted for Publication).
• ARM Shaheer, V.Vinesh, Sandeep K Lakhera, Neppolian B., Reduced graphene oxide as an solid state mediator in TiO2/ In0.5WO3 S-scheme photocatalyst for hydrogen production, Solar Energy, 213, 2021, 260-270. Impact Factor: 4.6.
• Kavitha P., Sandeep Kumar Lakhera, Neppolian B., Efficient promotion and transfer of excited charge carriers in phosphorus doped and Ni complex modified g-C3N4, Catalysis Today, 2020, doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2020.12.005. Impact Factor: 5.8.
• Kavitha P,  TR Naveen Kumar,  Sandeep K Lakhera, Neppolian B., Simultaneous Passivation of Surface Vacancies and Enhancement in Charge Transfer Property of ZnO Electron Transport Layer for Inverted Organic Solar Cells, Energy Technology, 8 (11), 2020, 2000481. Impact Factor: 3.1.
• Sandeep Kumar Lakhera, Rugma TP, Hafeez Y Hafeez, Bernaurdshaw Neppolian, Oxygen Functionalized and Ni+x(x=2,3) Coordinated Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets with Long Life Deep‐Trap States and its Direct Solar‐light‐driven Hydrogen Evolution Activity, ChemSusChem, (2019), 12, 2019, 4293-4303, Impact Factor -7.9
• Sandeep K Lakhera, Hafeez Yusuf Hafeez, R Venkataramana, Pandiyarasan Veluswamy, Heechul Choi, Bernaurdshaw Neppolian, Design of a highly efficient ternary AgI/rGO/BiVO4 nanocomposite and its direct solar light induced photocatalytic activity, Applied Surface Science, (2019) 487, 1289-1300, Impact Factor -6.1
• Sandeep K. Lakhera, Hafeez Y. H., Venkataramana R., Veluswamy P., Choi H., Neppolian B., “Design of a highly efficient ternary AgI/rGO/BiVO4 nanocomposite and its direct solar light induced photocatalytic activity”, Applied Surface Science, 487, 2019, 1289-300. IF:  6.1
• Sandeep K. Lakhera, Vijayarajan V. S., Rishikrishna B. S., Veluswamy P., Neppolian B., “Cobalt phosphate hydroxide loaded g-C3N4 photocatalysts and its hydrogen production activity”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45(13), 2020, 7562-7573.  IF: 4.9                           
• Sandeep K. Lakhera, Neppolian B., “Role of Molecular Oxygen on the Synthesis of Ni(OH)2/TiO2 Photocatalysts and Its Effect on Solar Hydrogen Production Activity”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45(13), 2020, 7627-7640. IF: 4.9
• Hafeez Yusuf Hafeez, Sandeep Kumar Lakhera, Muthupandian Ashokkumar, Bernaurdshaw Neppolian , Ultrasound assisted synthesis of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) supported InVO4-TiO2 nanocomposite for efficient hydrogen production, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry , (2019), 53, 1-10. Impact Factor -6.5.
• Hafeez Yusuf Hafeez, Lakhera S. K., Narayanan N, Harish S, Hayakawa Y, Lee B, Neppolian B, Environmentally Sustainable Synthesis of a CoFe2O4–TiO2/rGO Ternary Photocatalyst: A Highly Efficient and Stable Photocatalyst for High Production of Hydrogen (Solar Fuel), ACS Omega (2019) 4(1) 880-891. Impact Factor -2.8.
• Hafeez Yusuf Hafeez, Sandeep Kumar Lakhera, MV Shankar, Bernaurdshaw Neppolian, Synergetic improvement in charge carrier transport and light harvesting over ternary InVO4-g-C3N4/rGO hybrid nanocomposite for hydrogen evolution reaction, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, (2019), doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.05.235, Impact Factor -4.9
• Sundaram Ganesh Babu, Peramaiah Karthik, Miriam C John, Sandeep Kumar Lakhera, Muthupandian Ashokkumar, Jeehyeong Khim, Bernaurdshaw Neppolian, Synergistic effect of sono-photocatalytic process for the degradation of organic pollutants using CuO-TiO2/rGO, Ultrasonics sonochemistry, 2018, 50, 218-223, Impact Factor -6.5.
• Sandeep K Lakhera, Aakash Watts, Hafeez Y Hafeez, Neppolian Bernaurdshaw, Interparticle double charge transfer mechanism of heterojunction α-Fe2O3/Cu2O mixed oxide catalysts and its visible light photocatalytic activity, Catalysis Today, 2018, 300, 1,58-70 , Impact Factor -5.8.
• Hafeez, H.Y., Lakhera, Sandeep K., Bellamkonda, S., Rao, G.R., Shankar, M.V., Construction ofternary hybrid layered reduced graphene oxide supported g-C3N4-TiO2 nanocomposite and its photocatalytic hydrogen production activity, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2018, 43(8), 3892-3904 Impact Factor -4.9
• Sandeep K. Lakhera, HY Hafeez, P Veluswamy, V Ganesh, A Khan, H Ikeda, Enhanced photocatalytic degradation and hydrogen production activity of in situ grown TiO2 coupled NiTiO3  nanocomposites, Applied Surface Science, 2018, 449, 790-798 , Impact Factor -6.1.
• H Y Hafeez, Sandeep K. Lakhera, P Karthik, M Anpo, B Neppolian, Facile construction of ternary CuFe2O4-TiO2 nanocomposite supported reduced graphene oxide (rGO) photocatalysts for the efficient hydrogen production, Applied Surface Science, 2018, 449, 772-779 , Impact Factor -6.1.
• Sandeep K. Lakhera, R Venkataramana, A Watts, M Anpo, B Neppolian, Facile synthesis of Fe2O3/Cu2O nanocomposite and its visible light photocatalytic activity for the degradation of cationic dyes, Research on Chemical Intermediates, 2017, 43 (9), 5091-5102 , Impact Factor -2.2.

Academic Experience

• Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University) from 2012 to 2021.

Other Professional Experience  

• Guest editor of Chemosphere journal (VSI:ICONN2021)
• Guest Editor of IOP conference series materials science and engineering (VSI:ICONN2021)
• Alumni Coordinator, Dept. of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRMIST, Kattankulathur, Chennai, 2019-2021.   
• Resident Mentor, SRM Innovation and Incubation Center (SIIC), SRM IST, Chennai, 2019-2021
• Deputy Warden, SRM Hostels SRMIST, Kattankulathur, Chennai, 2013-2014.
• Subject matter expert (SME-Physics) at Career Orbits ePortals Pvt Ltd. New Delhi, India, 2012
• Research assistant in the optics and laser group (department of applied science), at the College of William and Mary, VA, the USA , 2008-2011.

Achievements and Awards

• Awarded full-time graduate research scholarship for the year 2008-2010, at The College of William and Mary, VA, USA.
• Awarded Institute Silver Medal, 2008, at IIT Kharagpur, India.
• Department topper, Cryogenic engineering center, IIT Kharagpur, 2008.
• GRE (Graduate record examinations) and TOEFL qualified, 2008.
• GATE (Graduate aptitude test in engineering), Qualified in Physics, 2006, AIR 176.

Memberships

• Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)