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Prof. Kusum Kumari

PhD (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi)

Associate Professor

Department of Physics

Room No: 317   +91-870-2462562
kusum@nitw.ac.in Edit Profile Bio Sketch

Research Areas

 Semiconductors, Quantum dots, Solar Cells, Supercapacitors  

  • Courses Handled
  • Research IDs
  • Selected Publications
  • Project/Consultancy
  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Solar Energy Systems(PH18025)
  • Nanomaterials and Technology(PH445)
  • Advanced Materials(PH395)
  • Solar Energy Systems(PH6213)
  • Engineering Physics(PH1161)
  • Solar Photovoltaic Systems(PH397)
  • Engineering Physics(PH132)
  • Solid State Physics(PH4153)
  • Solid State Physics Laboratory(PH4155)
  • Applied Physics Laboratory(PH135)
  • Applied Physics(PH134)
  • Physics for Chemical Engineering(PH185)
  • ORC ID: 0000-0003-1768-4413
  • Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&view_op=list_works&gmla=ALUCkoWvnKK3CYPy_ChzuQCjZWYif8qXZT4wjPtJ6tgxblv2RlUj3UNR9sPaK9n5-GxqM05ZCRArq8UM_QN-eg&user=DMPGmywAAAAJ


  • P3HT-PTB7-Th binary blend hole transport layer for boosting perovskite solar cell performance, By Ramesh Bonoth, Rohit Yadav, Kusum Kumari, ACS Publications, ACS Applied Energy Materials, vol.8, pp.2755–2766, 2025
  • MoS₂ nanoflakes/perovskite active layer enhances performance and stability in perovskite solar cells, By Ramesh Bonoth, Kusum Kumari, ACS Publications, ACS Applied Nano Materials, vol.7, pp.23423–23433, 2024
  • Surface engineering of mesoporous-TiO₂ electron transport layer for improved performance of organic-inorganic perovskite solar cells via suppressing interface defects, enhancing charge extraction and boosting carrier transport, By Ramesh Bonoth, C. V. Ramana, Kusum Kumari, Elsevier, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, vol.676, pp.132075, 2023
  • Effect of reduced fluorinated graphene oxide as ternary component on synergistically boosting the performance of polymer bulk heterojunction solar cells, By Lalsingh Guguloth, P. V. Raja Shekar, V. S. Reddy Channu, Kusum Kumari, Elsevier, Solar Energy, vol.225, pp.259-265, 2021
  • Improved performance of ternary blend polymer solar cells via work function tuning and suppressed interface recombination using hybrid PEDOT:PSS-graphene oxide hole transport layer, By Lalsingh Guguloth, Kuldeep Singh, V. S. Reddy Channu, Kusum Kumari, Elsevier, Applied Surface Science, vol.540, pp.148266, 2021
  • Enhancement in performance of ternary blend polymer solar cells using a PEDOT:PSS–graphene oxide hole transport layer via Förster resonance energy transfer and balanced charge transport, By Lalsingh Guguloth, Kuldeep Singh, V. S. Reddy Channu, Kusum Kumari, RSC Publications, Materials Advances, vol.1, pp.2872-2887, 2020
  • Zinc oxide-enhanced porous activated carbon from waste walnut shells for supercapacitor electrodes, By Rohit Yadav, Savita Sharma, Hitesh Borkar, Kusum Kumari, Wiley, Energy Storage, vol.7, pp.e70154, 2025
  • Charge Storage Performance of Porous Activated Carbon Derived From Bamboo Stems for Symmetric Supercapacitor Electrodes, By Rohit Yadav, Savita Sharma, Hitesh Borkar, Kusum Kumari, Wiley, Energy Storage, vol.7, pp.e70178, 2025
  • Electrochemical analysis of sol-gel and hydrothermal synthesized mesoporous strontium titanate spherical nanoparticles as electrode material for high-performance flexible supercapacitors, By Rohit Yadav, Ramesh Bonoth, Kuldeep Singh, Hitesh Borkar, Kusum Kumari, Elsevier, Materials Chemistry and Physics, vol.328, pp.130004, 2024
  • Bone tissue regeneration potential of Tb³⁺ ion-integrated silico-gallate mesoporous bioactive glasses, By A. Maha Lakshmi, A. Prasad, Sathaiah Murimadugula, P. V. Rao, Narayanan Madaboosi, Mutlu Özcan, Kusum Kumari, P. Syam Prasad, Elsevier, Surfaces and Interfaces, vol.56, pp.105603, 2025

Efficient, stable and scalable perovskite solar cells using CdSe/ZnS (core/shell) and CdSe/ZnTe/ZnS (core/shell/shell) colloidal quantum dots as hole extraction layer

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor ANRF-SERB-Core Research Grant 2023
  • Duration 36 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 3400000
  • Status Ongoing

Enhancing Hybrid Solar Cell Performance through Additive Engineering utilizing CsPbI₃ and FAPbI₃ Perovskite Quantum Dots

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor ANRF (SERB)-EMEQ 2023
  • Duration 36 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 3102000
  • Status Ongoing

Interface Engineering with CVD grown MoS2 ultra-thin layers for the Improvement of Perovskite Solar Cell Performance

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor DST, TMD-Solar Energy Research Initiate(SERI) 2016
  • Duration 42 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 3753000
  • Status Completed

Development of Highly Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells using Chemical Vapor Deposited Graphene and Graphene Nanocomposites as Electron Transport Layers

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor DST (SERB)-EMEQ 2016
  • Duration 36 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 2860000
  • Status Completed

Development of Perovskite Solar Cells via Interface Engineering using Transition Metal Dichalogenide based Ultra Thin Layers

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor IUSSTF (Indo-US Science and Technology Foundtion) 2018
  • Duration 3 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 1000000
  • Status Completed

Development of electron and Hole transport layers for polymer solar cells

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor Reserach Seed Grant, NIT Warangal
  • Duration 24 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 500000
  • Status Completed


A Maha Lakshmi

  • Area of Research: Investigations on Multifunctional Rare Earth Ion-Doped Mesoporous Silico-Gallate Bioactive Glasses for Bone Tissue Engineering.

Ramesh Banoth

  • Area of Research: Interface Engineering And Charge Carrier Dynamics Of Perovskite Solar Cells Using MoS2 Nanosheets And Conjugated Polymer Blends.

Rohit Yadav

  • Area of Research: High-Performance Supercapacitors Based on 2D Materials Engineered Strontium Titanate Perovskites.
  • Bhaskara Advanced Solar Energy Fellow award
  • INSA -Visiting Scientist Award
  • International Postdoc Fellowship 2023
  • Halls Excecutive Commitee Member, All Halls of Residences, NIT Warangal (July, 2025 - August, 2025)
  • Warden, Priyadarshani Hall of Residence and Mess (July, 2025 - August, 2025)
  • Department Academic Performance Oversight Committee (DAPOC) member (March, 2025 - August, 2025)
  • Scrutiny Committee Member for screening applications for Library Trainees (December, 2024 - January, 2025)
  • Professor In-Charge for Seminar and Viva Voce Presentations for M.Sc. Tech. and Integrated M.Sc. programs. (September, 2024 - August, 2025)
  • Project Coordinator for M.Sc. Tech. III Year Dissertation (September, 2024 - August, 2025)
  • Department Purchase Committee member (July, 2022 - August, 2023)
  • Faculty Advisor for Physics Association (August, 2018 - August, 2022)
  • Faculty Advisor, B. Tech. I yr. (January, 2017 - June, 2022)
  • Seminar In-Charge, M.Sc.Tech. (Engineering Physics) - I Yr. (May, 2016 - June, 2020)
  • Faculty advisor, M. Sc. (Tech.) III yr. (December, 2014 - December, 2017)