Dr Nihar Pradhan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at Jackson State University, Mississippi, United States. He graduated with a PhD degree in Applied Physics from Worcester Polytechnic Institution, Massachusetts, USA and then postdoctoral researcher from University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA and later a 2nd postdoctoral research work from National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida, USA.
His research interest span from material science to engineering working in interdisciplinary research projects based on two dimensional materials systems. His expertise is in synthesis of layered semiconducting materials, devices fabrication using 2D materials and their heterostructures, exploring their electronic and optical properties to explore the interface science. His 2D materials research explored for high mobility field effect transistors, broadband photodetectors and low temperature electron physics exploring metal-to-insulator Phase Transition. His current projects are exploring interface science in 2D-2D and 2D-3D heterostructure systems to develop energy efficient electronic devices such as transistors, p-n junction and logic devices. In addition, his current research span to developing high-density capacitive energy storage devices and exploring interface science using thin film of polymer-based nanocomposites where nanofillers can play a substantial role to tune the dielectric, polarization and breakdown voltage to enhance the energy density.
Dr Pradhan is author of 90 peer review publications with three United States Patent from his research. His research is funded by several funding agency National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Airforce Research office and NASA. He is the director of the collaborative center from Department of Energy to develop “Heterogeneous Integration of 2D-3D Materials for Energy Efficient Electronics”. He is serving as the Associate Editor and editorial board member of Springer nature Journal “Emergent Materials” and “Scientific Reports”. He also recipient of DOE visiting faculty awards at Argonne National Lab. He serves as the chair of user facility at Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory.