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Department of Physics, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way,

St. Catharines,

Ontario,

Canada

Welcome to the Sustainable Nano Engineered Materials Lab @ Brock University!

The research in Dr. Kaur’s group lies at the intersection of physics, chemistry, and materials engineering, with a focus on the design, synthesis, engineering, and characterization of advanced nanostructured and two-dimensional (2D) materials. Our research aims to understand the fundamental physical and chemical properties of these materials and translate them into innovative solutions for clean energy and environmental sustainability. Current projects funded by NSERC are focused on designing novel solid state electrolytes, ion conductive membranes, advanced electrocatalysts, and functional nanocomposites for electrochemical energy storage and conversion technologies, including batteries, supercapacitors, and water electrolysers for clean hydrogen production.

Our group synthesizes, functionalizes, and characterizes a wide range of nanomaterials, including graphene, hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), MXenes, and other emerging two-dimensional materials, and integrates them with polymers and functional nanostructures. Using advanced spectroscopic, microscopic, and electrochemical techniques, we investigate their structure–property relationships and interfacial phenomena to enable high-performance, sustainable technologies.

Students working in Kaur group will gain experience in materials physics, engineering of nanostructures, electrochemistry, and advanced spectroscopic and characterization techniques, including infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and electrochemical measurement techniques.

Students interested in joining the lab should contact Prof. Kaur @ jasneet.kaur@brocku.ca.

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