Apply now
Careers Library Apply Now Faculty directory Alumni Open Data
Business
Rohan B. Ambade
Dr. rohan ambade Research Scientist Aerospace Engineering

Contact Information
rohan.ambade@ku.ac.ae +971 2 312 5839

Google Scholar Scopus
Biography

Dr. Rohan B. Ambade is a Research Scientist in Aerospace Engineering at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He previously worked as a Research Professor and Postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Organic and NanoEngineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 2017 to 2023. Dr. Rohan holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Pune, India, a Master's degree (2012), and Ph.D. honors (2017) in Chemical Engineering from Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea. During his tenure as a Research Professor, he has taught several undergraduate and graduate courses, including Introduction to Quantum Chemistry, Nano Engineering, and Organic Nano Analysis at Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Dr. Rohan received several fellowships and funding, which have allowed him to make significant strides in his research from esteemed institutions such as Hanyang University, Chonbuk National University, Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning Korea, Program of the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), BrainKorea21, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), US Army, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, BM Holding USA.

His research interests include designing advanced nanostructured materials such as 2D Graphene, carbides and nitrides (MXenes), Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), and functional materials. Additionally, he is intrigued by carbon-based hybrid materials, conducting polymers, surface modifications of inorganic materials, and fiber-based flexible, wearable electrode materials for energy storage and conversion devices, with a pronounced emphasis on batteries, supercapacitors, and Nanogenerators. Another thrust area of my research is developing functional nanomaterials for sensors (electrochemical and gas sensors), solar cells (Organic solar cells, DSSCs), photocatalysis, and CO2 reduction is another thrust area of my research. Furthermore, he has a sound research background in electrochemistry, photochemistry, and surface chemistry for various applications. 

Dr. Rohan has published book chapters and several research articles in some of the most prestigious and high-impact peer-reviewed SCI journals, including Nature Communications, Nano Energy, Advanced Functional Materials, Accounts of Materials Research, Chemical Engineering Journal, Small, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Carbon, Materials Horizons, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and many more.  


Education
  • Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
  • Masters (M.S.) in Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
  • Bachelor's in science, University of Pune, India.

Teaching
  • Introduction to Quantum Chemistry
  • Nano Engineering
  • Organic Nano Analysis
  • Composite Materials

Affiliated Centers, Groups & Labs

Research
Research Interests
  • 2D materials such as MXenes, Graphene, hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), conducting polymers for energy storage such as Batteries (LIBs, SIBs) and Supercapacitor, Nanogenerators, Solar cells (Organic solar cells, DSSCs), Sensors (electrochemical and gas sensors), Photocatalysis, and CO2 reduction applications.
  • Fabrication of flexible wearable-based electrodes for next generation devices.
  • Designing and fabrication of hierarchical transition metal oxides/sulfides/nitride for energy storage and Interfacial engineering of hybrid materials for optoelectronic applications.
  • Ultrafast synthesis of nanostructured hybrid materials for various applications.


Additional Info

Selected Publications: 

  1. Large-Scale Wet-Spinning of Highly Electroconductive MXene Fibers, Rohan B. Ambade,† Wonsik Eom,† Hwansoo Shin, † Sang Hoon Lee, Ki Hyun Lee, Dong Jun Kang & Tae Hee Han, Nature Communications, 2020, 11 (1), 1-7. (IF: 17.69)
  2. Unlocking highly stable and reversible in-situ integration of defect-rich 2D vanadium sulfide with Ti3C2Tx MXene heterostructures: Boosting asymmetric supercapacitor performance, Rohan B. Ambade,* Swapnil B. Ambade, Ganesh Kumar Veerasubramani, Ki Hyun Lee, Yarjan Abdul Samad, Tae Hee Han, Journal of Power Sources 2024, 608, 234615 (IF: 8.1)
  3. Ultrafast Flashlight Sintered Mesoporous NiO Nanosheets for Stable Asymmetric Supercapacitors, Rohan B. Ambade, Hojae Lee, Ki Hyun Lee, Hyeonhoo Lee, Ganesh Kumar Veerasubramani, Young-Beom Kim, and Tae Hee Han, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 436, 135041. (IF: 16.74)
  4. Photonic Split-Second Induced Mesoporous TiO2-Graphene Architectures for Efficient Sodium-Ion Batteries, Rohan B. Ambade, Ganesh Kumar Veerasubramani, Swapnil B. Ambade, Maria Christy, Wonsik Eom, Hwansoo Shin, Young-Beom Kim, Dong-Won Kim, Tae Hee Han, Carbon, 2021, 178, 332-344. (IF: 11.307)
  5. Revolutionizing Implantable Technology: Biocompatible Supercapacitors as the Future of Power Sources, Nilesh R Chodankar, Smita V Karekar, Moein Safarkhani, Amar M Patil, Pragati A Shinde, Rohan B Ambade, Jang‐Kyo Kim, Young‐Kyu Han, Yun‐Suk Huh, Amal al Ghaferi, Ebrahim Alhajri, Advanced Functional Materials 2024, 2406819 (IF: 19)
  6. Effect of Particle-Size Distribution and Pressure-Induced Densification on the Microstructure and Properties of Printable Thermoelectric Composites and High Energy Density Flexible Devices, Priyanshu Banerjee, Jiyuan Huang, Rohan B. Ambade, Eunhwa Jang, Mortaza Saeidi-Javash, Yanliang Zhang, Deepa Madan, Nano Energy, 2021, 89, 106482. (IF: 19.069) 
  7. Advances in Porous Graphene and Scalable Wet-Spinning Fiber Assembly, Rohan B. Ambade, Ki Hyun Lee, Dong Jun Kang, Tae Hee Han, Accounts of Materials Research, 2023, 4, 5, 389–402. (IF: 14) 
  8. Flexible and Safe Additives-based Zinc–Binder-Free-Hierarchical MnO2–Solid Alkaline Polymer Battery for Potential Wearable Applications, Aswani Poosapati, Rohan B. Ambade, Deepa Madan, Small, 2022, 103495. (IF: 15.15) 
  9. Flexible-Wire Shaped  All-Solid-State Supercapacitors Based on Facile Electropolymerization of Polythiophene with Ultra-High Energy Density, Rohan B. Ambade, Swapnil B. Ambade, Rahul R. Salunkhe, Victor Malgras, Yusuke Yamauchi and Soo-Hyoung Lee, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, 4, 7406-7415. (IF: 14.511) 
  10. Controlled Growth of Polythiophene Nanofibers in TiO2 Nanotube Arrays for Supercapacitor Application, Rohan B. Ambade, Swapnil B Ambade, Nabeen Kumar Shrestha, Rahul Salunkhe, Wonjoo Lee, Sushil S Bagde, Florian J. Stadler, Jung Ho Kim, Yusuke Yamauchi, and Soo-Hyoung Lee, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5, 172-180. Featured in Journal of Materials Chemistry A (Editors choice as HOT Papers (IF: 14.511) 
  11. Interfacial Engineering Importance of Bilayered ZnO Cathode Buffer on the Photovoltaic Performance of Inverted Organic Solar Cells, Rohan B. Ambade, Swapnil B. Ambade, Rajaram S. Mane, Soo-Hyoung Lee, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2015, 7, 7951-7960. (IF: 10.383)
  12. Improved Photoelectrochemical Cell Performance of Tin Oxide with Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes-Cadmium Selenide Sensitizer, Rohan B. Ambade,† Sambhaji S. Bhande,† Dipak V. Shinde, Swapnil B. Ambade, Supriya A. Patil, Mu. Naushad, Rajaram S. Mane, Z. A. Alothman, Soo-Hyoung Lee and Sung-Hwan Han, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2015, 7 (45), 25094-25104. (IF: 10.383)