Sarika Kumari

Sarika Kumari is a Postdoctoral Trainee (Research Fellow) at the Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM) of Universitat Jaume I, Spain, where she joined the Group of Advanced Semiconductors (GAS) in October 2023. Her research focuses on advancing perovskite-based optoelectronic devices through innovative nanomaterial synthesis and characterization.

Her academic background includes:

• Master of Technology in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (2018)
• Ph.D. from Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) Tarragona, completed December 2023 under Dra. Eugenia Martínez Ferrero and Prof. Emilio Palomares

Dr. Kumari specializes in lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (PeNCs) and cadmium selenide quantum dots (CdSe QDs), with primary emphasis on developing stable perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs) and quantum dot LEDs (QLEDs). Her work addresses critical challenges in material stability, charge injection, and device architecture through advanced synthesis techniques and optical characterization.

Her publication record reveals a strategic evolution from photovoltaic applications (2018 solar cell research) to cutting-edge light-emitting technologies (2023 selective contact engineering), demonstrating expertise in transitioning nanomaterial fundamentals to functional optoelectronic devices across the perovskite research spectrum.

No scientific awards or fellowships were documented in the source materials. Similarly, no evidence of graduate student advising or independent grant leadership was identified at this career stage.

Her research spans multiple collaborative environments: currently with GAS at INAM-UJI; previously in Prof. Emilio Palomares' group at ICIQ Tarragona; and during a specialized research visit at FemtoScience and Microscopy Group (UCLM Toledo) under Dr. Mario Gutiérrez Tovar and Prof. Abderrazzak Douhal, where she advanced femtosecond spectroscopy techniques for nanomaterial analysis.