Research Interest
Sandhiya’s research focuses on the design and development of advanced materials and hybrid systems for electrochemical energy storage and conversion. Some of her core research areas are:
- Supercapacitor Materials and Devices: Heteroatom-doped graphene and metal oxide–graphene nanocomposites for high-performance supercapacitor applications; fabrication of flexible and solid-state supercapacitors; exploration of redox additive electrolytes to enhance energy and power density.
- Hybrid Energy Storage Systems: Development of supercapattery–diode configurations and the discovery of novel materials for efficient ammonium-ion storage.
- Electrocatalysis and Water Splitting: Investigation of multifunctional materials for efficient oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions toward green hydrogen production.
- Energy Harvesting: Exploring light-driven and electrochemical routes for self-charging and integrated energy storage applications.
Biographical Sketch
- Currently a DST Inspire Faculty Fellow in the Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Ben-Gurion University, Israel (2023–2025).
- PhD in Chemical Sciences (DST Inspire Fellow) from CSIR–Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India (2018–2022).
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Muthayammal College of Arts and Science, Rasipuram, Tamil Nadu, India (2016–2017).
- B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemistry from Muthayammal College of Arts and Science, Rasipuram, Tamil Nadu, India (2011–2016).