Dr. Neha Chauhan Profile

Neha Chauhan
Post Doctoral Researcher,
Bio Nano Electronics Research Center,
Graduate School of Interdisciplinary New Science,
Toyo University, Kawagoe-shi,
Saitama - 350 - 2202, Japan

Educational Qualification:

Ph.D. Bio-Nano Science Fusion (2011 – 2014) from Graduate School of Interdisciplinary New Science, Toyo University, JAPAN.
M.Sc. Electronics (2007 – 2009) from Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, INDIA.
B.A.Sc. Electronics (2004-2007) from Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Science for Women, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.

Professional History:

Post Doctoral Researcher(Oct 2014~), Bio Nano Electronics Research Centre, Toyo University, JAPAN.
Research Assistant (2011 – 2014), Bio Nano Electronics Research Center, Toyo University, JAPAN.
Worked as Teaching Assistant (2012 – 2013), Bio Nano Electronics Research Center, Toyo University, JAPAN.
Worked as Project Assistant (2009 – 2011), National Physical Laboratory (NPL),CSIR, INDIA.

Awards and Honors:

Best Poster Award, IUMRS-ICYRAM (International Conference of Young Researchers in Applied Materials) 2016. High-Sensitive magnetic field sensors for nano-magnetic applications. IUMRS-ICYRAM, held at India Institute of Science, Bangalore (11-15 December 2016).
Cover of Journal’s Issue: N2-Plasma-Assisted One-Step Alignment and Patterning of Graphene Oxide on a SiO2/Si Substrate via the Langmuir-Blodgett Technique, Advanced Materials Interfaces (2015). DOI: 10.1002/admi.201400515
Cover of Journal’s Issue: Acetosulfation of bacterial cellulose: An unexplored promising incipient candidate for highly transparent thin film, Mater. Express (2014). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/mex.2014.1191
Best Poster Award, Nanosmat 2014. Cancer therapy based on shape dependent biocompatible gold hybrid nanostructures. Nanosmat - 9th International Conference on surfaces, coating and nanostructure materials, held at Dublin, Ireland. (08-11 September, 2014).
Japanese Government Monbukagakusho – MEXT Scholarship (2011 – 2014).
All-Rounders Award (Under-graduation), 2007.

Research Interests:

Carbon Nanomaterials (Graphene and Carbon Nanomaterials)
Nanoparticle Synthesis, Functionalization and Assembly
Thin Film Deposition
Nanoelectronic Device Fabrication
Electrospun Nanofibers

Publications

M. Kumar, S. Kumar, N. Chauhan, D.S. Kumar, V. Kumar and R. Singh. Study of GaN nanowires converted from β-Ga2O3 and photoconduction in single nanowire. Semiconductor Science and Technology, (2017). (Accepted Manuscript, Article Reference Number: SST-103715.R2)
N. Chauhan, T. Maekawa, D.S. Kumar. Graphene Based Biosensors – Accelerating Medical Diagnostics to New-Dimensions, (Review Article). Journal of Materials Research, (2017). DOI: http://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2017.91
P. Dwivedi, N. Chauhan, V. Palaninathan, S. Das, D.S. Kumar, S. Dhanekar. Scalable fabrication of prototype sensor for selective and sub-ppm level ethanol sensing based on TiO2 nanotubes decorated porous silicon. Sens. Actuators B-Chem, (2017); 249: 602–610. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2017.03.154
A. Jindal, S. Basu, N. Chauhan, T. Ukai, D.S. Kumar, K.T. Samudhyatha. Application of electrospun CNx nanofibers as cathode in microfluidic fuel cell. J. Power sources (2017); 342: 165–174. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.12.047
N. Chauhan, V. Palaninathan, S. Raveendran, A.C. Poulose, Y. Nakajima, T. Hasumura, T. Uchida, T. Hanajiri, T. Maekawa, D.S. Kumar. N2-Plasma-Assisted One-Step Alignment and Patterning of Graphene Oxide on a SiO2/Si Substrate via the Langmuir-Blodgett Technique. Advanced Materials Interfaces (2015); 2(5). DOI: 10.1002/admi.201400515
S. Raveendran, N. Chauhan, V. Palaninathan, Y. Nagaoka, Y. Yoshida, T. Maekawa, D.S. Kumar. Extremophilic polysaccharide for biosynthesis and passivation of gold nanoparticles and photothermal ablation of cancer cells. Part. Part. Syst. Charact. (2015); 32, 54–64. DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.201400081
V. Palaninathan, N. Chauhan, A.C. Poulose, S. Raveendran, T. Mizuki, T. Hasumura, T. Fukuda, H. Morimoto, Y. Yoshida, T. Maekawa, D.S. Kumar. Acetosulfation of bacterial cellulose: An unexplored promising incipient candidate for highly transparent thin film. Mater. Express (2014); 4, 415–421. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/mex.2014.1191
S. Raveendran, N. Chauhan, Y. Nakajima, H. Toshiaki, S. Kurosu, Y. Tanizawa, R. Tero, Y. Yoshida, T. Hanajiri, T. Maekawa, P. M. Ajayan, A. Sandhu, and D. S. Kumar. Ecofriendly route for the synthesis of highly conductive graphene using extremophiles for green electronics and bioscience. Part. Part. Syst. Charact. (2013); 30(7): 573-578. (#Equally Contributed) DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.201200126.
S. Raveendran, V. Palaninathan, N. Chauhan, Y. Sakamoto, Y. Yoshida, T. Maekawa, P.V. Mohanan, D.S. Kumar. In vitro evaluation of antioxidant defense mechanism and hemocompatibility of Mauran. Carbohydrate Polymers (2013); 98: 108–115. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.04.050.
N. Chauhan, S. Gupta, N. Singh, S. Singh, S.S. Islam, K.N. Sood, R. Pasricha. Aligned nanogold assisted one step sensing and removal of heavy metal ions. J. Colloid Interface Sci. (2011); 363: 42–50. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2011.07.018.
S.R. Dhakate, N. Chauhan, S. Sharma, R.B. Mathur. The production of multi-layer graphene nanoribbons from thermally reduced unzipped multi-walled carbon nanotubes. CARBON (2011); 49: 4170–4178. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.05.060.
S.R. Dhakate, N. Chauhan, S. Sharma, J. Tawale, S. Singh, P.D. Sahare, R.B. Mathur. An approach to produce single and double layer graphene from re-exfoliation of expanded graphite. CARBON (2011); 49: 1946–1954. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.12.068.
S.R. Dhakate, N. Chauhan, S. Sharma and R.B. Mathur. A strategy to produce single and double layer graphene sheets. Adv. Mat. Res. (2011); 306-3-7, 1435-1439. DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.306-307.1435
S.R. Dhakate, S. Sharma, N. Chauhan, R.K. Seth and R.B. Mathur. CNTs nanostructuring effect on the properties of graphite composite bipolar plate. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy (2010); 35: 4195–4200. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.02.072.

Conference Activities

N. Chauhan, V. Palaninathan, T. Maekawa, D. S. Kumar. Controlled Graphene-Oxide Wrinkle Formation by Langmuir-Blodgett Technique. AMN8 - 8th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology - 12- 16 February 2017, Queenstown, New Zealand. (Oral presentation)
N. Keswani, Y. Nakajima, N. Chauhan, T. Ukai, D. S. Kumar, P. Das. High-Sensitive magnetic field sensors for nano-magnetic applications. IUMRS-ICYRAM (International Conference of Young Researchers in Applied Materials) 2016, 11- 15 December 2016, India Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. (Poster Presentation)
N. Chauhan, V. Palaninathan, S. Raveendran, A.C. Poulose, Y. Nakajima, T. Hasumura, T. Uchida, T. Hanajiri, T. Maekawa, D.S. Kumar. Nanoarchitectonics of Graphene Oxide using Langmuir-Blodgett Technique for Electronics and Bioengineering Applications. NANOSMAT 2015 10th International Conference on Surfaces, Coatings and Nanostructured Materials - 13-16 Sep. 2015, Manchester Conference Centre, UK. (Oral presentation)
N. Chauhan, V. Palaninathan, S. Raveendran, A.C. Poulose, Y. Nakajima, T. Hasumura, T. Uchida, T. Hanajiri, T. Maekawa, D.S. Kumar. One-step selective placement of monolayer graphene oxide via Langmuir‐Blodgett technique. Fourth International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials (Hybrid Materials) - 9-13 March 2015, Sitges, SPAIN. (Oral and Poster presentation)
N. Chauhan, V. Palaninathan, S. Raveendran, A.C. Poulose., Y. Nakajima, T. Hasumura, T. Uchida, T. Hanajiri, T. Maekawa, D.S. Kumar. Self-Assembly of Graphene Oxide Sheets on SiO2/Si. The 12th International Symposium on Bioscience and Nanotechnology - 14-15 Nov. 2014, Bio-Nano Electronics Research Centre - Annex: Beta Kawagoe Campus, Toyo University, JAPAN. (Oral presentation)
N. Chauhan, V. Palaninathan, S. Raveendran, A.C. Poulose, Y. Nakajima, T. Hasumura, T. Uchida, T. Hanajiri, T. Maekawa, D. S. Kumar. Patterning Monolayer Graphene Oxide via Langmuir-Blodgett Technique. The 12th International Symposium on Bioscience and Nanotechnology - 14-15 Nov, 2014, Bio-Nano Electronics Research Centre - Annex: Beta Kawagoe Campus, Toyo University, JAPAN. (Poster presentation)
S. Raveendran, N. Chauhan, V. Palaninathan, T. Maekawa, D. S. Kumar. Cancer therapy based on shape dependent biocompatible gold hybrid nanostructures. Nanosmat - 9th International Conference on surfaces, coating and nanostructure materials. 08–11 September, 2014, Dublin, Ireland. (Poster Presentation).
N. Chauhan, V. Palaninathan, V. Palaninathan, Y. Nakajima, T. Hasumura, T. Hanajiri, Y. Yoshida, T. Maekawa, D. S. Kumar. Large Area Graphene Oxide for High Performance ‘Smart’ Electronics. The 11th International Symposium on Bioscience and Nanotechnology - 15 Nov, 2013, Hakusan Campus, Toyo University, JAPAN. (Poster presentation)
N. Chauhan, S. Raveendran, Y. Nakajima, H. Toshiaki, S. Kurosu, Y. Tanizawa, R. Tero, Y. Yoshida, T. Hanajiri, T. Maekawa, A. Sandhu, D. S. Kumar. Green Graphene Electronics using Extremophiles. BNERC and IJAA Joint International Symposium on Advanced Science and Technology - 7-8 Dec, 2012, Hakusan Campus, Toyo University, JAPAN. (Poster presentation)
N. Chauhan, S. Raveendran, Y. Nakajima, H. Toshiaki, S. Kurosu, Y. Tanizawa, R. Tero, Y. Yoshida, T. Hanajiri, T. Maekawa, A. Sandhu, D. S. Kumar. Extremophilic Reduction of Graphene Oxide: An Avenue Towards Electronic Devices. 3rd India-Japan Symposium on Frontiers in Science and Technology: Successes and Emerging Challenges - 20-21 Sep, 2012, September, Tokyo, JAPAN. (Poster presentation)
S. R. Dhakate, N. Chauhan, S. Sharma, R.B. Mathur. MACRO 2010, Multi-components graphite-phenolic resin composite bipolar plate for PEM fuel Cell. Frontiers of Polymers & Advanced Materials - 15-17 Dec, 2010, Indian Habitat Center (IHC), New Delhi, INDIA. (Oral presentation)
Recent Advances and Future Directions in Science and Technology - 10-11 May, 2010, IIT Delhi, INDIA.
First Asian Carbon Conference (FACC2009) - 25-27 Nov, 2009 at Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi, INDIA.