Naveen Kumar Tailor
Roorkee, Uttarakhand| Grant Category: | Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships |
| Project Title: | Addressing Fundamental Challenges in X-Ray Imaging: A Breakthrough with 3D/2D Perovskite Heterocrystals |
| Field of Study: | Physics |
| Home Institution: | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC |
| Host Institution: | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Grant Start Month: | September,2024 |
| Duration of Grant: | Twenty-four-months |
Brief Bio:
Dr. Naveen Kumar Tailor is working as a research associate in the Department of Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. He completed his M.Sc. in physics from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. His Ph.D. research focused on the comprehensive description of lead-free perovskites and double perovskite single crystals, including growth and investigation of fundamental properties, structure-property relationships with cation and anion transmutation, carrier dynamics, and excited state physics using optical and electrical spectroscopy techniques, as well as applications in photodetection and X-ray detection. His Ph.D. research was recognized with the Excellence in Doctoral Research award. Additionally, he has gained experience in perovskite solar cells and explored carrier dynamics in perovskites using impedance spectroscopy, as well as fundamental photophysics in perovskite nanocrystals. Recently, he has started working on CO2 reduction, focusing on the discovery of novel materials for efficient CO2 photoreduction and studying the fundamental mechanisms behind it.
As a Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research fellow, Dr. Tailor’s has meticulously planned a project with the goal of developing cost-effective and stable X-ray detectors using solution-processed 3D/2D perovskite heterocrystals with exceptional sensitivity and low detection limits. This effort aims to increase the commercialization potential of this technology, fostering a vibrant ecosystem of X-ray detector manufacture in India and the U.S.