Dr
Dr. Vijay K. Singh
Assistant Professor
vksingh@iitrpr.ac.in
+91-1881-232483
A-320, Super Academic Block (SAB)

Biography

Dr. Vijay K. Singh is an experimental condensed matter physicist. He received his B.Sc. degree (2010) with Physics Honours from Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, M.Sc. degree (2012) in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, and Ph.D. degree (2019) in Condensed Matter Physics from Institute of Science, BHU, Varanasi, India. He was a Postdoctoral fellow (2019-20) at JBNU South Korea and DST INSPIRE Faculty (2021-25) at Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

Dr. Vijay K. Singh joined Department of Physics at Indian Institute of Technology Ropar in January 2025. Singh research group at IIT Ropar leads a multidisciplinary area of science and technology, namely nanoengineered quantum materials such as 2D, 1D, 0D and their heterostructures for next-generation sensors, and green energy generation & storage devices.

Area of Research

Condensed Matter Physics: Quantum materials; Nanotechnology; Nanoelectronics, Optoelectronics; Biosensing; Green energy generation/storage.

Education

Ph.D. (Condensed Matter Physics), Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, 2019

M.Sc. (Physics), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, 2012

B.Sc. (Physics, Hons.), Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, 2010

Work Experience

Assistant Professor: Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, (January 2025 - Present)

INSPIRE Faculty: Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, (January 2021 - January 2025)

Postdoctoral Fellow: Jeonbuk National University, South Korea, (December 2019 - December - 2020)

Research Associate: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (November 2012 - November - 2013) 

Research



Group Member


Lab Facility

1. Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) System for Growth of 2D Graphene

2. Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition (APCVD) System for Growth of 2D Transition metal dichalcogenides

3. Spray Pyrolysis Based CVD Synthesis System for Growth of 1D Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs)

4. Microwave Assisted Synthesis Setup for Growth of Reduced Graphene Oxide

5. Hydrothermal Synthesis route for 0D Quantum Dots

7. Magnetic stirrer with hotplate

8. Ultrasonic bath sonicator

8. Vacuum assisted filtration unit for binder free CNT paper electrode

9. Mini probe station equipped with optical microscope

10. High-speed homogenizer

11. High-speed centrifuge machine

Publications

1. Recent Developments on 2D-Materials for Gas Sensing Application
Chandra Prakash, Ankit K Yadav, Minakshi Sharma, Dr. Vijay K. Singh, Ambesh Dixit, 
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
1. Vertically Aligned Binder Free ZnO Nanorods on Ni-Foam (ZNr@NF) for Efficient Alkaline Water Electrolysis
Minakshi Sharma, Chandra Prakash, Dr. Vijay K. Singh, Ambesh Dixit, 
ACS Applied Energy Materials 7, 8826–8837
3. 2D-Bio-FETs for sensitive detection of cardiovascular diseases
P Choudhary, Dr. Vijay K. Singh, A Dixit, 
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 36, 413004
4. γ-Fe2O3 modified exfoliated graphite flexible paper-based non-enzymatic glucose sensor
Piyush Choudhary, Chandni Tiwari, Ajay Tiwari, Dr. Vijay K. Singh, Suvra S. Laha, Bansi D. Malhotra, Ambesh Dixit, 
Materials Letters 365, 136466
5. Inorganic Cs2TeX6 (X = Cl, Br, I) Lead-Free Vacancy-Ordered Double-Perovskite Absorber-Based Single-Junction Solar Cells with a Higher Efficiency of ~24%: Theoretical Insights
Biswajit Pal, Abhijeet J. Kale, Minakshi Sharma, K. C. Bhamu, Sung Gu Kang, Dr. Vijay K. Singh, Ambesh Dixit, 
Energy & Fuels 38, 1430-1451
1. Functionalized WS2 Quantum Dots as Fluorescent Nanoprobes for In Vivo Bioimaging
S Rai, Dr. Vijay K. Singh, B S Chauhan, S Srikrishna, P S Saxena, A Srivastava, 
ACS Applied Nano Materials 6, 17657-17667
2. Nanoengineered Zn-modified Nickel Sulfide (NiS) as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting
Chandra Prakash, Priyambada Sahoo, Ramesh Yadav, Akhilesh Pandey, Dr. Vijay K. Singh, Ambesh Dixit, 
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 48, 21969-21980
1. Unveiling the electrical and photo-physical properties of intrinsic n-type 2D WSe2 for high-performance field-effect transistors
S Rai, Dr. Vijay K. Singh, R Pendurthi, J R Nasr, S Das, A Srivastava, 
Journal of Applied Physics 131, 094301
2. Mo/Co doped 1T-VS2 nanostructures as a superior bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting in alkaline media
Dr. Vijay K. Singh, U T Nakate, P Bhuyan, J Chen, D T Tran, S Park, 
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 10, 9067-9079
1. WO3 nanorods structures for high-performance gas sensing applications
U T Nakate, Dr. Vijay K. Singh, YT Yu, S Park
Materials Letters 299, 130092
2. Ultrastretchable Thermo-and Mechanochromic Fiber with Healable Metallic Conductivity
D Sin, Dr. Vijay K. Singh, P. Bhuyan, Y Wei, H M Lee, B J Kim, S Park, 
Advanced Electronic Materials 7, 2100146
3. Fluorescence Quenching in Molybdenum Disulfide Quantum Dots for Metal Ion Sensing
Himanshu Mishra, Dr. Vijay K. Singh, Rashid Ali, K. Vikram, Jai Singh, Arvind Misra, Hirdyesh Mishra and Anchal Srivastava, 
Monatshefte für Chemie-Chemical Monthly 151, 729-741
4. A Study on Growth Parameters, Electrical, and Optical Behaviors of Two-Dimensional Tungsten disulfide
Dr. Vijay K. Singh, Rahul Pendurthi, Joseph R. Nasr, Hitesh Mamgain, R. S. Tiwari, Saptarshi Das, Anchal Srivastava
ACS applied materials & interfaces 12, 16576-16583
1. pH dependent luminescence switching of tin disulfide quantum dots
Rohit Ranjan Srivastava, Himanshu Mishra, Dr. Vijay K. Singh, K. Vikram, Rajesh Kumar Srivastava, S.K. Srivastava, Anchal Srivastava, 
Journal of Luminescence 213, 401-408
2. WS2 Quantum Dot Graphene Nanocomposite Film for UV Photodetection
Dr. Vijay K. Singh, Himanshu Mishra, Rashid Ali, Sima Umrao, Rajesh Srivastava, Shiju Abraham, Arvind Misra, Vidya Nand Singh, Hirdyesh Mishra, R. S. Tiwari, Anchal Srivastava, 
ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2, 3934-3942
1. Highly stable and bio-compatible luminescent molybdenum disulfide quantum dots for imaging of alimentary canal in Drosophila
Himanshu Mishra, Sandeep Kumar Singh, Dr. Vijay K. Singh, Jai Singh, S. Srikrishna, Anchal Srivastava, 
Journal of Luminescence 202, 111-117
2. A curious observation of Pauli-blocking in MoS2 quantum dots/ graphene hybrid system
Amulya Nemoori, Himanshu Mishra, Dr. Vijay K. Singh, P. K. Shukla, Amritanshu Pandey, Anchal Srivastava
Journal of Applied Physics 124, 124501
3. Fabrication of Sensitive Bioelectrode Based on Atomically Thin CVD Grown Graphene for Cancer Biomarker Detection
Dr. Vijay K. Singh, Saurabh Kumar, Sumit Kumar Pandey, B.D. Malhotra, R.S. Tiwari, Anchal Srivastava
Biosensors and Bioelectronics 105, 173-181
1. Different shades of cholesterol: Gold nanoparticles supported on MoS2 nanoribbons for enhanced colorimetric sensing of free cholesterol
Narsingh R. Nirala, Shobhit Pandey, Anushka Bansal, Dr. Vijay K. Singh, Bratindranath Mukherjee, Preeti S. Saxena, Anchal Srivastava, 
Biosensors and Bioelectronics 74, 207-213
2. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Boron and Nitrogen co-doped Reduced Graphene Oxide for the Protection of Electromagnetic Radiation in Ku-Band
Sima Umrao, Tejendra K. Gupta, Shiv Kumar, Dr. Vijay K. Singh, Manish K. Sultania, Jung Hwan Jung, Il-Kwon Oh, Anchal Srivastava, 
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 7, 19831−19842

Open Position

Opening for 01 JRF candidate.

Teaching

Present:

1. Condensed Matter Physics (PH425)

2. B.Tech. Lab (PH102)

Previous (At IIT Jodhpur):

1. Statistical Physics (PHL6050)

2. Condensed Matter Physics (PHL6070) Condensed Matter Physics (PHL6070)

3. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (PHL7440)

4. Introduction to Material Characterization (PHL7360)

5. Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (PHL7560)