Research Interests
Optoelectronics, Quantum Dot-Light Emitting Devices, High efficiency solar cells, Microelectronic Fabrication, Minimizing RF sputtered Al's roughness, Moisture resistant alternative to sapphire, Organic Semiconductors, Fabrication and modeling of organic LEDs and Solar cells
BioSketch
University of Minnesota Twin Cities, USA
2013
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
University of Minnesota Twin Cities, USA
2009
MS, Electrical Engineering
B.Tech, Electrical Engineering
Process Development Engineer Sr.
01 Jan 2013 - 01 Jan 2014
Cypress Semiconductor, MN, USA
Teaching Assistant
01 Jan 2010 - 01 Jan 2012
University of Minnesota
Assistant Professor
01 Jan 2014 - Present
IIT Roorkee, India
Research
- S. Mourya, A. Kumar, J. Jaiswal, G. Malik, B. Kumar, and R. Chandra, Development of Pd-Pt functionalized high performance H2 gas sensor based on silicon carbide coated porous silicon for extreme environment applications, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 283, pp. 373383 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2018.12.042
- U.K. Verma, A.N. Bhatt, and B. Kumar, Impact of Capture/Emission Time Constant at Donor-Acceptor Interface on Current-Voltage Characteristics of Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Quantum Dot Solar Cells, IEEE Electron Device Letters, 39(10), pp. 1588-1591 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1109/LED.2018.2867598
- S. Mourya, J. Jaiswal, G. Malik, B. Kumar, and R. Chandra, The Role of the Substrate on Photophysical Properties of Highly Ordered 15R-SiC Thin Films, Journal of Electronic Materials, 47(9), pp. 52595268 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-018-6411-6
- S. Mourya, J. Jaiswal, G. Malik, B. Kumar, and R. Chandra, Structural and optical characteristics of in-situ sputtered highly oriented 15R-SiC thin films on different substrates, Journal of Applied Physics, 123, 23109 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5006976
- U.K. Verma, and B. Kumar, Charge transport in quantum dot organic solar cells with Si quantum dots sandwiched between poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) absorber and bathocuproine (BCP) transport layers, Journal of Applied Physics, 122, 153104 (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4996845
- B. Kumar, S.A. Campbell, and P.P. Ruden, Modeling Charge Transport in Quantum Dot Light Emitting Devices with NiO and ZnO transport layers and Si Quantum Dots, Journal of Applied Physics, 114, 044507 (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4816680
- B. Kumar, R. Hue, W.L. Gladfelter, and S.A. Campbell, Comparing direct charge injection and Forster energy transfer into quantum dots in hybrid organic/inorganic quantum dot light emitting devices , Journal of Applied Physics, 112, 034501 (2012). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4740234
- V.N. Singh, A. Khare, B. Kumar, and B.R. Mehta, Synthesis of single phase cubic tin nitride nanoparticles by atmospheric pressure-halide vapor phase epitaxy, Solid State Sciences, Volume 10, Issue 5, May 2008, Pages 569-572. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2007.10.007
- V.N. Singh, G. Partheepan, B. Kumar, and A. Khare, Growth of indium nitride nanopetal structures on indium oxide buffer layer, Materials Express, Volume 3, Number 4, Dec. 2013, Pages 360-364. http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/mex.2013.1132
Honors And Awards
University of Minnesota
2020
3M Graduate Fellowship
University of Minnesota
2020
Graduate School Fellowship
Summer Undergraduate Research Award (SURA)
Teaching Engagements
MOS Device Physics ( EC-572 )
Autumn
Digital Logic Design ( EC-104 )
Spring
Technology of Nanostructured Fabrication ( NT-602 )
Spring
Students
Organic Solar Cells
01 Jan 2014 - 01 Feb 2020
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Upendra Kumar Verma
Silicon Carbide devices
01 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2019
Other Supervisors: Ramesh Chandra, Scholar: Satyendra Mourya
Quantum Dot LEDs
01 Jan 2015 - 01 Jun 2021
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Aditya Nath Bhatt
Miscellaneous
Charge Transport in Quantum Dot-Light Emitting Devices
01 Jan 2015 - Present
Quantum Dot – Light Emitting Devices
31 Aug 2020 - Present
Introduction to Scanning Probe Microscopy
31 Aug 2020 - Present