Ms. Nainy Khera

Assistant Professor

Interest Area(s)

  • Metal sulfides
  • Metal oxides
  • Nanoparticles
  • Nanocomposites
  • Photocatalytic applications
  • Electrochemistry and electrochemical applications
  • Photoelectrochemical applications
  • Enzyme-mimic activity
Ms. Nainy Khera is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at KR Mangalam University in the School of Basic and Applied Sciences (SBAS), specializing in materials chemistry and nanoscience. Her research covers the synthesis and characterization of metal, metal oxide, and metal sulfide nanoparticles and their nanocomposites, with applications in catalysis, biomedical uses and environmental remediation. Ms. Nainy Khera has submitted her Ph.D. thesis at IIT Roorkee, where she also served as a Teaching Assistant for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Her academic journey includes a Master’s in Chemistry from Hansraj College, University of Delhi, and a B.Sc. from Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi. With multiple first-author publications in leading journals, she is dedicated to inspire future scientists through innovative pedagogy and hands-on research. She is keen to further collaborate and innovate in photocatalytic and electrocatalytic applications, aiming to advance impactful technologies through interdisciplinary teamwork.

PhD (to be completed, November 2025)

a. ANDC College, Delhi University, (Research Trainee) 05/2019 – 07/2019
Advisor: Dr. Sunita Hooda, Assistant Professor, ANDC College, DU
Project- Design, Synthesis and characterization of novel curcumin analogues based molecular machines

b. IIT Roorkee, PhD (Chemistry) 08/2020 – 08/2025
Supervisor: Prof. P. Jeevanandam
Title- Metal sulfide nanoparticles and their nanocomposites for catalytic applications.
Worked as a research scholar at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. Learnt about details synthetic methods of metal, metal oxide and metal sulfide nanoparticles and their nanocomposites. Experience in handling lab equipment, glassware, and chemicals. Worked on several projects which gave me a very good experience in handling softwares such as xpert Highscore and origin.

c. IIT Roorkee (Teaching Assistant) 02/2022 ─ 07/2024
Lab theory and practical handling experience with M.Sc, BS-MS and Btech students.

  1. Khera, N.; Jeevanandam P.; CuCo2S4 Nanoparticles Synthesized via Thermal Decomposition Approach: Evaluation of Their Potential as Peroxidase Mimic. Nanoscale 2024, 16, 18108–18118. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4nr02215g.
  2. Khera, N.; Jeevanandam, P. Core-Shell Composite Nanoarchitectonics of TiO2@NiCo2S4 via Thermal Decomposition Approach for Photodegradation of Congo Red. Environ. Res. 2025, 274, 121304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.121304.
  3. Fabrication of TiO2@SnS2 core-shell nanocomposites via a thermal decomposition approach for sunlight-driven photodegradation of crystal violet. Nanoscale Advances, 2025, Advance Article. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5NA00533G
  4. Lal, S.; Prakash, K.; Khera, N.; Drashya; Singh, S.; Singh, A.; Hooda, S.; Chandra, R. Curcumin Based Supramolecular Ensemble for Optical Detection of Cu2+ and Hg2+ J. Mol. Struct. 2020, 1211, 128091. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128091.
  5. Controlled synthesis of NiCo2S4 and NiCoS2 nanoparticles via thermal decomposition approach and unveiling their role as peroxidase-mimic activity. (Under Review)

(Communications)

  1. Priyanka Yadav, Kunal Prakash, Nainy Khera, Mehak Khurana, Urvashi Chauhan, CCDC 1897979: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2019, DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc21q04y, Id. No. LIZFOS.
  2. Nainy Khera, Priyanka Yadav, Kunal Prakash, Rekha Dhami, Priya, CCDC 1908388: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2019, 1H-benzimidazole DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc221txw Id. No. DOCLEP.
  3. Nainy Khera, Kunal Prakash, CCDC 1945112: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination,2019, N-(2-bromophenyl)benzamide.
  4. Nainy Khera, Kunal Prakash, CCDC 1945157: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2019, 1,1′,1”-(1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triyl)tris(piperidin-4-one).
  5. Nainy Khera, Kunal Prakash, CCDC -: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination, 2019, 5-hydroxy-1,7-bis[4-hydroxy-3-(methylamino)phenyl]hepta-1,4,6-trien-3-one.

Poster Presentation (M.Sc)

  1. Khera, N.; Kumar, V.; Prakash, K.*, Photochromic Oxazine based nano-second molecular knot. National Conference on “Clean & Green Energy: The Chemical and Environmental Aspects” organized by Bhaskracharya College of Applied Sciences, Delhi, Sept 26-27th, 2019.
  2. Kumar, V.; Khera, N.; Prakash, K.*, Synthesis of hydrazone based molecular tools for cyanide signalling. National Conference on “Clean & Green Energy: The Chemical and Environmental Aspects” organized by Bhaskracharya College of Applied Sciences, Delhi, Sept 26-27th, 2019.

Poster Presentation (PhD)

  1. Khera, N.; Jeevanandam P.; Synthesis of Zn2TiO4@NiCo2S4 core-shell nanocomposites via thermal decomposition approach and their application as adsorption of Rhodamine B. organized by IUMRS-ICA 2024. Indore.
  2. Khera, N.; Jeevanandam P.; Synthesis of CuCo2S4 nanoparticles via thermal decomposition approach and studies on their peroxidase-like activity. 35th CRSI-National Symposium in Chemistry & CRSI-ACS Symposium Series in Chemistry (CRSI-NSC 2025), conducted by IIT Gandhinagar. July 03-05, 2025.