Swaleha Naseem

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My name is Swaleha Naseem and I am a third year Ph.D student in Applied Physics department (Nanotechnology) at Aligarh Muslim University in India. I became a new member of this group (as a visiting scholar) in August 2016. I am a visiting scholar under program of the Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics (STEM) Research Fellowship Program which is under the Indo-US 21st Century Knowledge Initiative (formerly known as the Obama-Singh Initiative), through an award by the US-India Education Foundation (USIEF). I am fortunate that I got an opportunity to work with Professor Roland Kawakami. Being a member of this group it is full of enthusiasm and exciting to learn more powerful skills and techniques which can help us in the advancement of the nanomaterials.

I have done work on the synthesis of Pristine/ doped TiO2 Nanoparticles and studied its Structural, Optical and Magnetic Properties. Also carried out its photocatalysis and antibacterial activity. Now I will be working on the growth of Pristine / doped TiO2 thin films through MBE technique and studying its Structural, optical and magnetic properties. MBE is a Technique which provides precise atomically control over the incorporation of magnetic impurities. We can also vary several growth parameters (substrate temperature, growth rate, film thickness) to obtain the crystal structure and stoichiometric ratios of the doped oxide films we grow. In particular, I will be exploring the spin dynamics and transport properties of pristine/ transition metal doped TiO2 and their possible photocatalytic activities.

My focus is to enter the sphere of experimental physics, where I can participate in advances of research for the betterment of the mankind. Outside science, I enjoy music and exploring new places.


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