2014 to 2021: Research Fellow, Semiconductor and Molecule based electronic Device Fabrication Centre of Advanced 2D Materials, Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Development and optimization of semiconductor and molecular electronic device fabrication
Major fabrication steps include choice of resist, Lithography, Etching, metal deposition using e-beam, Thermal Evaporator, and metal lift off
Self-assembly of organic and biomolecules on metal surface
Device characterization using Raman, AFM, UPS, XMCD, FE-SEM
Troubleshooting skills for equipment such as UHV-sputtering, Thermal Evaporator and Photolithography.
Leading device fabrication team and super user for UHV-sputtering processes and photolithography in our clean room class-100
Expertise on design of experiments and failure analysis
2011-201
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, biomolecule based spintronic device fabrication Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Semiconductor Device fabrication process using Photolithography and ALD, e-beam, DC and RF-sputtering
Self-assembly of monolayer of biomolecule on device and its characterization (PMMRS, Spectroscopic Ellipsometer, AFM, XPS and UPS)
Investigated device performance test using electrical and magnetic transport measurements
Troubleshooting skills for Photolithography and e-beam and sputtering systems
Mentored Phd and master student
2006-2011
Phd in Chemistry, Ultrafast Processes National Centre for Ultrafast Processes, University of Madras
Successfully fabricated organic dye and TiO2 and ZnO nanoclusters loaded nanoporous silicate materials for solid-state solar cell device
Fundamental photochemical and photophysical properties of dye-semiconductor materials investigated
Successfully designed picosend pump-probe laser set-up for investigating solid-state ultrafast excited state dynamics
Conducted planning and execution of doctoral thesis with prime optimization and success