Advances in Nanotechnology

Advances in Nanotechnology provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of recent developments in nanoscience and nanotechnology, covering the synthesis, characterisation, and application of advanced nanomaterials and functional devices. The book features expert contributions on topics such as upconversion nanoparticles, perovskite nanocrystals, 2D materials, electrocatalysis, energy storage and harvesting, gas sensors, bio-nano interfaces, and functional nanotextiles. By emphasising both fundamental understanding and technological relevance, the volume highlights emerging directions like quantum emission, AI-assisted sensing, and sustainable energy solutions. It serves as a valuable reference for postgraduate students, researchers, and professionals in physics, chemistry, materials science, and engineering.

Prof. Sulabha K. Kulkarni, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Pune University) in physics, is a distinguished academician and a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), the Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc), the National Academy of Sciences India (NASI), and the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences (FMASc). She is also an Academician of Asia Pacific Materials Society (APMAS).With over fifty years of teaching and research experience, she has supervised 36 Ph.D. students and co-supervised some others. She has also mentored numerous students for M.Phil., M.Sc., and M.S. projects. Dr. Kulkarni has served as a faculty member at Pune University and IISER Pune. Her leadership roles include serving as the Pro-Vice Chancellor at Banasthali University, Rajasthan, and as an INSA Senior Scientist at the Centre for Materials for Electronic Technology (C-MET), Pune.Her Research interests include Condensed Matter Physics, Nanotechnology, Surface Science and Materials Science. She is the author of Nanotechnology: Principles and Practices, published by Capital Publishing Company (4th Ed. 2024) and Springer (4th Ed. 2025).Dr. Vinayak B. Kamble is an Associate Professor in the School of Physics at the IISER Thiruvananthapuram. He obtained his masters degrees in Physics from the University of Mumbai in 2009 and his Ph.D. in Materials Science from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru in 2015. He leads the “SMaRT Lab,” which explores new technologies and science for advanced devices by studying the electronic transport properties of nanomaterials and the effects of structural defects. For his research, he has received accolades such as the Young Achiever Award from the DAE SSP symposium, the INSPIRE Faculty Award from DST, the Teaching Excellence Award from IISER-TVM, and the Rising Star in Materials Science award from ACS Materials. He is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences, India (Allahabad), the Indian National Young Academy of Science (New Delhi), and the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences (Pune), and is actively involved in science popularisation.