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Biography

  1. Dr. A. Naveen Kumar is a DST-INSPIRE Faculty at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad, where he works on cutting-edge research in nanomaterials, self-powered sensors, and advanced gas-sensing technologies. His research primarily focuses on developing highly selective and sensitive chemiresistive gas sensors using MXene, Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), borophene, Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs), and mixed nanocomposites, along with integrating these materials into practical, real-time sensing platforms.
  2. He completed his Ph.D. on “Tailoring MXene and Borophene Based Chemiresistive Sensors for Selective Gas Sensing,” during which he established in-house gas-sensing instrumentation, now covered by an Indian patent-and developed a wireless and handheld gas-sensing devices capable of detecting toxic gases such as NO2 and NH3 at ppm-level concentrations. His doctoral contributions include material synthesis, advanced characterization, device fabrication, and system-level integration for high-performance sensing.
  3. Dr. Naveen has published his work in reputed international journals such as Chemical Engineering Journal, Nanoscale, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, ACS Sensors and Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. He has also worked on Wi-Fi-based sensing codes and wireless communication modules to enable portable and remotely accessible detection systems. His current research interests extend to self-powered chemiresistive sensors, triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs), IoT-enabled environmental monitoring.
  4. At ARCI, he is also exploring emerging materials and sustainable technologies for applications in environmental safety and flexible energy-harvesting devices. Dr. Naveen continues to pursue collaborative, interdisciplinary research that bridges materials science, sensor technology, and intelligent monitoring systems, with the aim of contributing to next-generation solutions for environmental and industrial safety.

Research Areas of Interest

  1. Synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials, including MXene, MOFs and 2D materials
  2. Nanomaterials for self-powered sensors applications
  3. Nanomaterials for energy applications (Triboelectric nanogenerators, Hydrogen storage)
  4. Nanomaterials for hydrophobic coatings and self-cleaning applications

Highest Qualification

Ph.D. (Nanotechnology)

Other Qualifications

B. Tech (Mechanical Engineering), M. Tech (Nanotechnology)

List of Publications

1. S. Agrawal, A. Parveen, N. K. Arkoti, J. Bahadur, “Enhanced Dielectric and Magnetic properties of Sr and Co doped barium ferrite nanoparticles by microwave synthesis method”, Materials Letter, 403, 2026, 139405, (IF: 2.7)
2. V. Yadav, N. K. Arkoti, S. K. Gautam, S. Kuppireddy, T. P. Yendrapati, S. Modem, H. D. Lee, S. Siddhanta, K. Jayarmaulu, “Recent Advances in Nanoporous NOx Gas Sensors: Synergizing Raman Spectroscopy, IoT, and Machine Learning for High-Performance Detection”, Nanoscale, 17, 2025, 20704-20733, (IF: 5.1)
3. N.K. Arkoti, K. Pal, “Ti3C2Tx MXene-Derived Metal-Organic Frameworks for Room Temperature NO2 Detection”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17, 21, 2025, 31316-31325, (IF: 8.2)
4. P. K. Karthik, N. K. Arkoti, N. K. Chundi, G. Elsa, M. Vijayakumar, M. Karthik, S. Sakthivel, “Dual Functional Superhydrophobic and Superorganophilic Porous Graphene Carbon Nanocomposite Electrodes for Unprecedented High-Voltage Supercapacitor with Superior Rate Capability”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 513, 2025, 162859, (IF: 13.2)
5. N.K. Arkoti, K. Pal, “Selective Detection of NH3 Gas by Ti3C2Tx Sensor with PVDF-ZIF-67 Overlayer at Room Temperature”, ACS Sensors, 9, 3, 2024,1465–1474, (IF: 9.1)
6. N.K. Arkoti, K. Pal, “Improved Selectivity of Borophene Sensor Towards NO2 Gas With PEI-ZIF-8 Overlayer”, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 401, 2024, 135033, (IF: 7.7)
7. N.K. Arkoti, K. Pal, “Amine Functionalized Stable Nb2CTx MXene Towards Room Temperature Ultrasensitive NO2 Gas Sensor”, Materials Advances, 3, 2022, 5151-5162, (IF: 4.7)
8. K. Rathi, N.K. Arkoti, K. Pal, “Fabrication of Delaminated Two-Dimensional (2D) Metalcarbide MXenes (Nb2CTx) by CTAB Based NO2 Gas Sensor with Enhanced Stability”, Advanced Materials Interfaces, 9, 2022, 2200415, (IF: 4.4)
9. K. Rathi, N.K. Arkoti, K. Pal, “Fabrication of Flexible La-MoS2 Hybrid-Heterostructure Based Sensor for NO2 Gas Sensing at Room Temperature”, Nanotechnology, 31, 39, 2020, 395504 (IF: 2.8)
10. D.K.N. Joshi, S.R. Atchuta, Y.L. Reddy, N.K. Arkoti, S. Sakthivel, “Super-Hydrophilic Broadband Anti-Reflective Coating with High Weather Stability for Solar and Optical Applications”, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 200, 2019, 110023, (IF: 6.3)
 

Books / Book Chapters

  1. S. Singh, N.K. Arkoti, V. Verma, K. Pal, “Nanomaterials and Their Distinguishing Features”, In: Katiyar, J.K., Panwar, V., Ahlawat, N. (eds) Nanomaterials for Advanced Technologies. Springer, Singapore, pp1-18

Conference Proceedings

  1. N.K. Arkoti, K. Pal, “PEI-ZIF-8 Overlayer Filter to Enhance the Selectivity of Amine Functionalized Nb2CTx Sensor Towards NO2 Gas at Room Temperature” 2023 IEEE 13th International Conference Nanomaterials: Applications & Properties (NAP), Bratislava, Slovakia, 2023, pp. NN03-1-NN03-5.
  2. N.K. Arkoti, K. Pal, "Work Function Modification of Borophene by Barium Decoration Towards Room Temperature NO2 Gas Sensor" Proc. IEEE Sensors 2022, Dallas, USA, October, 1-4.

Patents

  1. K. Pal, N.K. Arkoti, K. Rathi, “A dual chamber gas analysing system and method for selective gas sensing”- Indian Patent No: IN396484, Grant Date: 09/05/2022

Awards & Honours

  1. 2025 – Awarded DST-INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship from DST, Government of India
  2. 2023 – SERB International Travel Support (ITS) from SERB (ANRF), Government of India
  3. 2022 – Dean of Resources and Alumni Affairs (DORA) International Travel Support, IIT Roorkee
  4. 2015 – GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) fellowship from Government of India

Affiliation to Professional Societies

  1. American Chemical Society (Annual)
  2. The Indian Carbon Society (Life Member)