Bio-sketch
Dr. Amit Sanger is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, New Delhi, India. He earned his M.Sc. from Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi and Ph.D. from IIT Roorkee. He has over five years Postdoctoral and Industrial experience. He has been commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Indian Army and serves as an Associate NCC Officer in the University. Dr. Sanger is the reviewer of various international research journals including Nature, ACS, Wiley, OSA, Elsevier, IOP, Springer Journals. His research focuses on the thin film device development for solar cell, thermoelectric, energy storage, water splitting, and gas sensor applications. He has published over 65 publications in peer reviewed international bodies (JCR < 5%), and 3 International Patents.
- Research Interest: Thin Film Device Fabrications for Solar Cell, Thermoelectric, Energy Storage, Sensor, Hydrogen, Water splitting
- Total Number of Research Publications: 65
- International Patents : 03
- Indian Patent : 01
- Books published: 01
- Number of Ph. D. theses supervised: 02 (In progress)
- Number of M. Sc. dissertations supervised: 06 (Awarded)
- Device fabricated: Thermoelecric device, Solar Cell, Supercapacitors, Sensors
- Google Scholar Citation: 2100, h-index: 28, i10-index: 44
- Invited Talks at India & Abroad: 10
- Researcher Ids
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- Publications in International Journal
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59. P. Yadav, N. Dhariwal, Amit Sanger, S. B. Kang, V. Kumar, A review unveiling recent advances in the flexible-wearable futuristic thermoelectric device, Nano Energy, 135, 110696
58. N. Dhariwal, P. Yadav, M. Kumari, Akanksha, Amit Sanger, S. B. Kang, V. Kumar, Om Prakash Thakur, Engineering an Ultrafast Ambient NO2 Gas Sensor Using Cotton-Modified LaFeO3/MXene Composites, ACS sensors, 9, 6800-6814, 2024
57. S. Panda, S. Mehlawat, N. Dhariwal, P. Yadav, V. Kumar, O. P. Thakur, N. V. Brahmankar, S. J. Uke, A. Kumar, Amit Sanger, Investigation of Bi2MoO6/MXene nanostructured composites for photodegradation and advanced energy storage applications, Scientific Reports, 14, 27416, 2024
56. P Yadav, N Dhariwal, M Kumari, Amit Sanger, V Kumar, OP Thakur, Engineering Ag-modified BiOCl as an efficient and effective catalyst for solar light-driven organic pollutant degradation and hydrogen production, Langmuir, 40, 24131, 2024
55. S. Mehlawat, S. Panda, N. Dhariwal, P. Yadav, Vinod Kumar, Om Prakash Thakur, Rinku Kumar, Ashwani Kumar, Santosh J Uke, Amit Sanger, Next-generation BiOCl/MXene nanocomposites: optimized for dye removal and supercapacitor applications , Langmuir, 40, 23018, 2024
54.D. Gautam, Y. K. Gautam, A. Kumar, S. Vikal, Amit Sanger, A. K. Malik, B. P. Singh, Highly selective and extensive range room temperature hydrogen gas sensor based on Pd-Mg alloy thin films, IEEE Sensors journal, 2024
53. V. Kumar, D. Gautam, Y. K. Gautam, A. Kumar, R. Adalati, Amit Sanger, S. B. Kang, R. K. Jain, Experimental and theoretical studies of sputter deposited pure SnO2 thin films for high selective and humidity-tolerant H2 gas sensor , Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 35, 1-19, 2024
52. Y. Kumar, D. Kumar, A. Kumar, A. K. Singh, D. Kumar, M. V. Singh, V. P. Verma, A. Bhardwaj, Amit Sanger, G. Singh, B. P. Singh, Exploring MXenes and MAX phases: Advancements in properties, synthesis, and application, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 170, 113531, 2024
51. S. Panda, S. Mehlawat, N. Dhariwal, A. Kumar, Amit Sanger, Comprehensive review on gas sensors: Unveiling recent developments and addressing challenges, Materials Science and Engineering: B, 308, 117616, 2024
50. P. Berwal, S. Rani, S. Sihag, P. Singh, R. Dahiya, A. Kumar, Amit Sanger, A. K. Mishra, V. Kumar, Hydrothermal synthesis of MoS2 with tunable band gap for future nano-electronic devices, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 159, 111833, 2024
49. N. Dhariwal, P. Yadav, Amit Sanger, S. B. Kang, M. S. Goyat, Y. K. Mishra, V. Kumar, Fabrication of a room-temperature NO2 gas sensor with high performance at the ppb level using an rGO/BiOCl heterostructure, Materials Advances, 5, 4187,2024
48. S. Kodan, A. Kumar, Amit Sanger, A. Arora, V. K. Malik, R. Chandra, Vertically aligned MoSe2-WS2 nanoworms heterojunction towards room temperature NO2 gas sensors, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 407, 135481, 2024
47. N. Dhariwal, P. Yadav, M. Kumari, Amit Sanger, Y. K. Mishra, V. Kumar, O. P. Thakur, Synergistic photocatalytic breakdown of azo dyes coupled with H2 generation via Cr-doped α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles, Scientific Reports, 14, 19916, 2024
46. Kumar, Amit Sanger, S. B. Kang, R. Chandra, Interface engineering-driven room-temperature ultralow gas sensors with elucidating sensing performance of heterostructure transition metal dichalcogenide thin films, ACS sensors, 8, 3824, 2023
45. K. Ambedkar, D. Gautam, M. Singh, S. Vikal, B. P. Singh, A. K. Malik, S. B. Kang, A. Kumar, Amit Sanger, Y. K. Gautam, Experimental and theoretical investigation of palladium‑doped zinc oxide nanorods for NO2 gas sensor, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 34, 2213, 2023
44. S. B. Kang, Amit Sanger, M. H. Jeong, J. M. Baik, K. J. Choi, Heterogeneous Stacking of Reduced Graphene Oxide on ZnO Nanowires for NO2 Gas Sensors with Dramatically Improved Response and High Sensitivity, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 379, 133196, 2023
43. K. Ambedkar, D. Gautam, S. Vikal, M. Singh, A. Kumar, Amit Sanger, K. Sharma, B. P. Singh, Y. K. Gautam, Ocimum sanctum Leaf Extract-Assisted Green Synthesis of Pd-Doped CuO Nanoparticles for Highly Sensitive and Selective NO2 Gas Sensors, ACS Omega, 8, 29663, 2023
42. N. Dhariwal, P. Yadav, M. Kumari, P. Jain, Amit Sanger, V. Kumar, O. P. Thakur, Iron oxide based nanoparticles for fast-response humidity sensing, real-time respiration monitoring and non-contact sensing, IEEE Sensors, 23, 22217 , 2023
41. P. Berwal, S. Sihag, S. Rani, A. Kumar, A. Jatrana, P. Singh, R. Dahiya, A. Kumar, A. Dhillon, Amit Sanger, M. Kumar, A. Sharma, V. Kumar, Hybrid Metal Oxide Nanocomposites for Gas-Sensing Applications: A Review, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 62, 14835, 2023
40. P. Yadav, A. Kumar, Amit Sanger, Y. K. Gautam, B. P. Singh, Sputter-Grown Pd-capped CuO thin films for a highly sensitive and selective hydrogen gas sensor, Journal of Electronic Materials, 50, 192, 2021
39. S. Tyagi, A. Kumar, M. Singh, Amit Sanger, Beer Pal Singh, Defects induced photoluminescence and ellipsometric measurements of reactive sputtered growth MoS2 nanoworms, Optical Materials, 113, 110848, 2021
38. J. Jaiswal, Amit Sanger, P. Tiwari, R. Chandra, MoS2 hybrid heterostructure thin film decorated with CdTe quantum dots for room temperature NO2 gas sensor, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 305, 127437, 2020
37. M. Arif, Amit Sanger, M. Shkir, A. Singh, R. S. Katiyar, Influence of interparticle interaction on the structural, optical and magnetic properties of NiO nanoparticles, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 552, 88, 2019
36. M. Arif, M. Shkir, S. AlFaify, V. Ganesh, Amit Sanger, H. Algarni, P. M. Vilarinho, A. Singh, A structural, morphological, linear, and nonlinear optical spectroscopic studies of nanostructured Al-doped ZnO thin films: An effect of Al concentrations, Journal of Materials Research, 34, 1309, 2019
35. M. Arif, M. Shkir, S. AlFaify, Amit Sanger, P. M. Vilarinho, A. Singh, Linear and nonlinear optical investigations of N:ZnO/ITO thin films system for opto-electronic functions, Optics & Laser Technology, 112, 539, 2019
34. M. Arif, Amit Sanger, A. Singh One-step sputtered titanium nitride nano-pyramid thin electrodes for symmetric super-capacitor device , Materials Letters, 245, 142, 2019
33. Amit Sanger, S. B. Kang, M. H. Jeong, C. U. Kim, J. M. Baik, K. J. Choi, All-Transparent NO2 Gas Sensors Based on Freestanding Al-Doped ZnO Nanofibers, ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 1, 1261, 2019
32. N. Kumari, S. Monga, M. Arif, N. Sharma, Amit Sanger, A. Singh, P. M. Vilarinho, V. Gupta, K. Sreenivas, R. S. Katiyar, J. F. Scott, Multifunctional behavior of acceptor-cation substitution at higher doping concentration in PZT ceramics, Ceramics International, 45, 12716, 2019
31. Neetika, S. Kumar, Amit Sanger, H. K. Chourasiya, A. Kumar, K. Asokan, R. Chandra, V. K. Malik, Influence of barrier inhomogeneities on transport properties of Pt/MoS2 Schottky barrier junction, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 797, 582, 2019
30. S. B. Kang, J. H. Kim, M. H. Jeong, Amit Sanger, C. U. Kim, C. M. Kim, K. J. Choi, Stretchable and colorless freestanding microwire arrays for transparent solar cells with flexibility, Light: Science & Applications, 8, 121, 2019
29. M Arif, S Monga, Amit Sanger, PM Vilarinho, A Singh, Investigation of structural, optical and vibrational properties of highly oriented ZnO thin film, Vacuum, 155, 662-666, 2018
28. Amit Sanger, S. B. Kang, M. H. Jeong, M. J. Im, I. Y. Choi, C. U. Kim, H. Lee, Y. M. Kwon, J. M. Baik, H. W. Jang, K. J. Choi, Morphology-controlled aluminum-doped zinc oxide nanofibers for highly sensitive NO2 sensors with full recovery at room temperature, Advanced Science, 5, 1800816, 2018
27. S. B. Kang, K. C. Kwon, K. S. Choi, R. Lee, K. Hong, J. M. Suh, M. J. Im, Amit Sanger, I. Y. Choi, S. Y. Kim, J. C. Shin, H. W. Jang, K. J. Choi, Transfer of ultrathin molybdenum disulfide and transparent nanomesh electrode onto silicon for efficient heterojunction solar cells, Nano Energy, 50 , 649-658, 2018
26. M Arif, Amit Sanger, PM Vilarinho, A Singh, Effect of annealing temperature on structural and optical properties of sol–gel-derived ZnO thin films, Journal of Electronic Materials, 47, 3678-3684, 2018
25. M Arif, Amit Sanger, A Singh, Highly sensitive NiO nanoparticle based chlorine gas sensor, Journal of Electronic Materials, 47, 3451-3458, 2018
24. Neetika, Amit Sanger, VK Malik, R Chandra, One step sputtered grown MoS2 nanoworms binder free electrodes for high performance supercapacitor application, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 43, 11141-11149, 2018
23. M Arif, Amit Sanger, A Singh, Sputter deposited chromium nitride thin electrodes for supercapacitor applications, Materials Letters, 220, 213-217, 2018
22. P Kumar, Amit Sanger, A Kumar, D Kaur, R Chandra, Sputtered nanostructured single crystalline cu doped ZnO thin films for carbon monoxide gas sensing applications, Advanced Materials Proceedings, 3, 312-317, 2018
21. MH Jeong, Amit Sanger, SB Kang, YS Jung, IS Oh, JW Yoo, GH Kim, KJ Choi, Increasing the thermoelectric power factor of solvent-treated PEDOT: PSS thin films on PDMS by stretching, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6, 15621-15629, 2018
20. A Kumar, Amit Sanger, AK Singh, A Kumar, M Kumar, R Chandra, Experimental evidence of spin glass and exchange bias behavior in sputtered grown α-MnO2 nanorods, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 433, 227-233, 2017
19. Amit Sanger, PK Jain, YK Mishra, R Chandra, Palladium decorated silicon carbide nanocauliflowers for hydrogen gas sensing application, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 242, 694-699, 2017
18. A Kumar, Amit Sanger, A Kumar, R Chandra, Single-step growth of pyramidally textured NiO nanostructures with improved supercapacitive properties, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42, 6080-6087, 2017
17. A Kumar, Amit Sanger, A Kumar, R Chandra, Porous silicon filled with Pd/WO3–ZnO composite thin film for enhanced H2 gas-sensing performance, RSC Advances, 7, 39666-39675, 2017
16. A Kumar, Amit Sanger, A Kumar, Y Kumar, R Chandra, Sputtered synthesis of MnO2 nanorods as binder free electrode for high performance symmetric supercapacitors, Electrochimica Acta, 222, 1761-1769, 2016
15. A Kumar, Amit Sanger, A Kumar, Y Kumar, R Chandra, An efficient α-MnO2 nanorods forests electrode for electrochemical capacitors with neutral aqueous electrolytes, Electrochimica Acta, 220, 712-720, 2016
14. Amit Sanger, A Kumar, A Kumar, J Jaiswal, R Chandra, A fast response/recovery of hydrophobic Pd/V2O5 thin films for hydrogen gas sensing, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 236, 16-26, 2016
13. Amit Sanger, A Kumar, A Kumar, R Chandra, Highly sensitive and selective hydrogen gas sensor using sputtered grown Pd decorated MnO2 nanowalls, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 234, 8-14, 2016
12. J. Jaiswal, S. Mourya, G. Malik, S. Chauhan, Amit Sanger, R. Daipuriya, M. Singh, R. Chandra, Determination of optical constants including surface characteristics of optically thick nanostructured Ti films: analyzed by spectroscopic ellipsometry, Applied Optics, 55, 8368-8375, 2016
11. Amit Sanger, A Kumar, A Kumar, PK Jain, YK Mishra, R Chandra, Silicon carbide nanocauliflowers for symmetric supercapacitor devices, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 55, 9452-9458, 2016
10. A Kumar, Amit Sanger, A Kumar, YK Mishra, R Chandra, Performance of High Energy Density Symmetric Supercapacitor Based on Sputtered MnO2 Nanorods, ChemistrySelect, 1, 3885-3891, 2016
9. J. Jaiswal, Amit Sanger, A. Kumar, S. Mourya, S. Chauhan, R. Daipuriya, M. Singh, R. Chandra, Enhanced optical absorbance of hydrophobic Ti thin film: role of surface roughness, Advanced Materials Letters, 7, 485-490, 2016
8. A Kumar, Amit Sanger, A Kumar, R Chandra, Influence of thickness on structural, electrical and optical properties of DC sputtered Mo back contact for solar cell application, Advanced Materials Letters, 7, 100-105, 2016
7. V Dave, GP Rao, GS Tiwari, Amit Sanger, A Kumar, R Chandra, Nanostructured wear resistant coating for reversible cultivator shovels: An experimental investigation, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1724, 02012, 2016
6. A Kumar, Amit Sanger, A Kumar, R Chandra, Highly sensitive and selective CO gas sensor based on a hydrophobic SnO 2/CuO bilayer, RSC advances, 6, 47178-47184, 2016
5. A Kumar, Amit Sanger, A Kumar, R Chandra, Fast response ammonia sensors based on TiO2 and NiO nanostructured bilayer thin films, RSC advances, 6, 77636-77643, 2016
4. Y K Gautam, Amit Sanger, A Kumar, R Chandra, A room temperature hydrogen sensor based on Pd–Mg alloy and multilayers prepared by magnetron sputtering, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40, 15549-15555, 2015
3. Amit Sanger, A Kumar, S Chauhan, YK Gautam, R Chandra, Fast and reversible hydrogen sensing properties of Pd/Mg thin film modified by hydrophobic porous silicon substrate, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 213, 252-260, 2015
2. S Jain, Amit Sanger, S Chauhan, R Chandra, Hydrogen sensing properties of nanostructured Pd/WO3 thin films: role of hydrophobicity during recovery process, Materials Research Express, 1 035046, 2014
1. S Jain, Amit Sanger, R Chandra, Sputtering Pressure Dependent Structural, Optical and Hydrophobic Properties of DC sputtered Pd/WO3 thin films for Hydrogen Sensing Application, Emerging Energy Technology-Sustainable Approach, 1, 146, 2014
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- International/National Patents
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1 Gas sensor and manufacturing method of the same Kyoung Jin Choi, Sung Bum Kang, Amit Sanger 1022770820000 15-07-2021 Korean Intellectual Property Office, South Korea Granted
2 Room temperature operable gas sensor using hollow nanofibers and fabrication method thereof Kyoung Jin Choi, Sung Bum Kang, Amit Sanger 1021262820000 08-07-2020 Korean Intellectual Property Office, South Korea Granted
3 Transparent gas sensor comprising free-standing nanofibers and fabrication method thereof Kyoung Jin Choi, Sung Bum Kang, Amit Sanger 1021274280000 26-06-2020 Korean Intellectual Property Office, South Korea Granted
4 A Mxene Integrated ZnFe2O4 Nanocomposite Based Resistive Ethanol Gas Sensor Vinod Kumar, Neeraj Dhariwal, Preety Yadav, Amit Sanger, Om Prakash Thakur 202411071738, 2025, Indian Patent, Published
- Books/Reports/Chapters/General articles
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1 Nanostructure thin films for gas sensor and supercapacitor application, Amit Sanger Lambert Academic Publishing, 2019
2 CrN sputtered thin films for supercapacitor applications Mohammad Arif, Amit Sanger, Arun Singh Science, Technology and Advanced Application of Supercapacitors (IntechOpen) 2019
3 Scientists design silicon-based nanocauliflowers to detect hydrogen, Amit Sanger, Ramesh Chandra, Research Matters, 2017
4 Perovskite nanocrystals-based thin film deposition for photovoltaic devices, Amit Sanger, Advanced Nanomaterials for Solution-Processed Flexible Optoelectronic Devices, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, 2025