Shahab Ahmad

Associate Professor

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PhD: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

shahab[at]iitj[dot]ac[dot]in

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0291 280 1617

About

Dr. Shahab Ahmad is a faculty member at the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur working in the area of advanced energy materials and optoelectronic systems. His research focuses on hybrid perovskite materials, semiconductor nanostructures, and next-generation energy storage devices such as photo-rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. His work aims to integrate energy harvesting and storage in a single device platform, enabling efficient solar-to-electrical energy conversion and storage technologies.

His research group explores hybrid heterojunction materials, perovskite-based optoelectronic systems, and nanostructured electrodes for lithium-ion and lithium-sulfur batteries. The group also develops advanced materials for photodetectors and opto-electronic devices. His research integrates concepts from materials science, nanotechnology, electrochemistry, and device engineering to develop efficient and stable energy systems.

Key Research Areas

Photo-Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries
Hybrid Perovskite Materials
Energy Storage Materials
Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Nanostructured Semiconductor Materials
Optoelectronic Energy Devices

Recent Publications (Selected)

Chamola S., Zhou R., Bakr O. M., Ahmad S., “Sb₂S₃ Nanorods for Photoenhanced Li-Ion Batteries: A Synergetic Balance Between Energy Harvesting and Storage,” Advanced Functional Materials, 2024.
Chamola S., Ansari R. M., Ahmad S., “Novel Hybrid Perovskites and Inorganic Semiconductors for Photorechargeable Li-Ion Battery Photoelectrodes,” Solar Capacitors and Batteries, Wiley-Scrivener Publishing, 2025.
Mondal B., Adhikari R. D., Arafat A., Azam A., Ahmad S., “Ion-Conductive PCBM Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes Based Interlayer as an Efficient Polysulfide Adsorbent,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2025.
Yadav A., Mondal B., Ahmad S., “Homogeneous Integration of Ruddlesden-Popper and Dion-Jacobson Perovskites for Improved Large-Scale and Bifacial Photodetection,” Advanced Optical Materials, 2025.
Ansari R. M., Yadav A., Singh S., et al., Ahmad S., “Additive Engineering of Ruddlesden-Popper Perovskites with MXene Nanoflakes for Enhanced Photoresponsivity, Detectivity and Stability,” ACS Materials Letters, 2025.