Dr. Simrjit Singh
Dr. Simrjit Singh is a Senior Researcher at the Materials-Envi Lab at CEET (VŠB-TUO, Ostrava) and at the CATRIN (Palacký University, Olomouc).
Dr. Singh received his PhD in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, where his research focused on ferroelectric and ferromagnetic oxide-based systems for solar energy harvesting. He possesses extensive international research experience at leading institutions including the University of New South Wales (Australia), University of Pennsylvania (USA), and Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands). His work lies at the intersection of materials science, nanotechnology, device physics, and electrochemistry, with an emphasis on developing advanced materials and devices for sustainable energy technologies and optoelectronic applications.
Dr. Singh’s research has resulted in more than 40 peer-reviewed publications with over 3000 citations (h-index 30; i10-index 36), 2 patents, and numerous invited talks at international conferences and seminars. His work has been published in high-impact journals such as Nano Letters, ACS Nano, Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Nano Energy, and Applied Physics Reviews. Several of his publications have been featured as Editor’s Picks and Highly Cited Papers. Dr. Singh played a pivotal role in uncovering the mechanism of magneto-tunable photocurrents and introduced a new phenomenon “magneto-phototronic effect” in the literature. He also serves as a reviewer for multiple high-impact journals and as a grant reviewer for the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
He has secured several prestigious research grants as Principal Investigator, including from Horizon Europe, United States-India Educational Foundation, and Ministry of Science & Technology (India). Dr. Singh is the recipient of competitive fellowships such as the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellowship, Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, and INSPIRE Faculty Research Fellowship. He has also received Senior Research Fellowship from the Department of Science & Technology (India) and has been awarded numerous distinctions including the Best PhD Thesis Award, several Best Presentation Awards, and the DST-Research Fellowship during his Master’s program under the Nano-Mission initiative.
His current research focuses on developing high-efficiency monolithic photoelectrochemical devices and modules to advance solar hydrogen production technologies. He employs 2D and 3D materials with tunable functional properties and integrates emerging concepts such as electric and spin polarization to enhance catalytic activity and overall device performance.