Faculty Profile
Prof. Aditi Halder
Professor
Office: A4-215
School of Chemical Sciences
E-mail: aditi@iitmandi.ac.in
Phone: +91-1905-26-7139
Personal Information
- Professor, IIT Mandi (2019-present)
- Associate Professor, IIT Mandi (2019-2024)
- Assistant Professor, IIT Mandi (2014-2019)
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, NSF Centre of High Rate Nanomanufacturing, Northeastern University, USA (2012-2014)
- Postdoctoral Associate, Northeastern University Center for Renewable Energy (2010-2012)
- Ph.D: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 2004-2009 (With Prof. N Ravishankar)
- M.Sc: (Physical Chemistry) from University of Pune, Pune, 2002-2004
Teaching
- CY514-Statistical Thermodynamics and Electrochemistry
- CY513-Advanced Inorganic Spectroscopy
- CY552-Hydrogen Generation and Storage
Awards, Recognition and Membership
- Institute's Research Associate 2009 by Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
- Research work on molecular scale nanowires identified by Thomson Reuters Essential Science Indicators as an Emerging Research Front in Materials Science
- Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) by CSIR, New Delhi, India (2006-2009)
- Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by CSIR, New Delhi, India (2004-2006)
Research Area
Electrochemistry, Functional Nanomaterials
- Metal Air Battery
- Electrolyzer
- Functional Nanomaterials
- Environmental Remediation
Research Interests
Our research focuses on the development of functional nanomaterials which will be used for energy application and environmental remediation. We emphasize on the development of targeted nanostructures which are beneficial for (1) energy conversion for fuel cell and electrolyzer, (2) energy Storage -Metal ion batteries, (3) electrochemical carbon dioxide conversion, (4) environmental pollutant Degradation, and (5) waste water treatment. With the help of various advanced tools and technologies, it is possible to provide an affordable solution to address the pressing issues of energy demand and environmental remediation.
Representative Publications
- Modulation strategies in titania photocatalyst for energy recovery and environmental remediation, R Kaushik, PK Singh, A Halder, Catalysis Today 384, 45-69, 2022.
- Anodic corrosion of heteroatom doped graphene oxide supports and its influence on the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction, C Madan, L Sharma, S Mukerjee, A Halder, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47, 54, 22738-22751, 2022.
- Photoenhanced performance of Cobalt-intercalated 2-D manganese oxide sheets for rechargeable zinc–air batteries, A Mathur, R Kaushik, A Halder, Materials Today Energy 19, 100612 8, 2021.
- Visible-light-driven photo-enhanced zinc–air batteries using synergistic effect of different types of MnO2 nanostructures, A Mathur, R Kaushik, A Halder, Catalysis Science & Technology 10 (21), 7352-7364, 2020.
- Ni (II)-dimeric complex-derived nitrogen-doped graphitized carbon-encapsulated nickel nanoparticles: efficient trifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction, B Devi, RR Koner, A Halder, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 7 (2), 2187-2199, 37.