"Transforming the Future at the Nanoscale: Innovate, Create, Apply."
Our Updates :
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Manoj Patil has joined Halliburton Technology Center, Pune, as a Senior Scientist – Chemist.
We extend our heartfelt congratulations on this remarkable achievement and wish him a successful, fulfilling, and prosperous journey ahead in his new role.
Welcome
to SPM Group
Our research focuses on the innovative design and synthesis of advanced nanomaterials, including Perovskites, Semiconductors, Plasmonic oxides, metal-semiconductor composites, polymer composites, Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), and Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs). By utilising their unique structural, optical, and electronic properties, we aim to develop cutting-edge solutions for energy and environmental challenges.
Our Focus
Our laboratory focuses on the rational design and synthesis of a wide range of nanomaterials and functional compounds for advanced energy and environmental applications. We primarily develop non-noble metal oxide and halide nanoparticles, emphasizing earth-abundant, cost-effective materials, and integrate them with organic–inorganic linkers to construct hybrid nanostructures and framework-based systems. By precisely tuning their structural, optical, and electronic properties, our research addresses diverse applications including surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), perovskite-based light-emitting devices, photocatalysis, electrocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen and oxygen generation, rechargeable batteries, and gas storage and separation. Through this multidisciplinary approach, our lab aims to establish clear structure–property–performance relationships and contribute to sustainable material solutions for next-generation energy and sensing technologies.
Recent Publications
Nikhil Krishnan, Shatabdi Porel Mukherjee*, Flexible V2O5-x Nanobelts as SERS Tweezers: Defect Engineering for Remarkably Sensitive and Selective Detection, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2026
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