Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Akash Katoch
Assistant Professor (INSPIRE Faculty)
Institute Instrumentation Centre
IIT Roorkee-247667
Phone: +91 9459631073
E-mail: katochakash16@gmail.com
akashfic@iitr.ac.in
Past experience
Assistant Professor: SeoKeyong University, Seoul, South Korea, 1st March, 2015 to 8 October 2015.
Post–doctoral fellow, from 1st April 2014 to Ist Jan 2015, worked with Prof. Sang Sub Kim at The
Institute of Advance Materials, Inha University, South Korea. Research conduct in the field of chemical
gas sensors based on 1D-metal oxides
Guest Lecture, SeoKyeong University, South Korea, 1st November to 31 December 2014.
Lecturer, Physics, Rayat Bahra Group, 23rd July 2009 to 12th Fabruary, 2010.
Education Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.): Materials Science and Engineering, 2010-2014, under
supervision of Prof. Sang Sub Kim, Department of Material Science and Engineering, Inha
University, South Korea
Thesis Title: A study based on oxide nanofibers chemical gas sensors and their interface
engineering
Master of Technology (M.Tech.): Materials Science and Engineering, 2007-2009, first class
from Thapar University, Patiala, India
Thesis: “Structural and dielectric properties of nano dispersed poly(vinyldine fluoride)
(PVDF) composites” under supervision of Dr. Kuldeep Kumar Raina (Distinguished
Professor), School of Physics and Material Science, Thapar University, India
Master of Science (M.Sc.): Applied Physics, 2004-2006, first class from Kurukshetra University,
Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.): (Physics, chemistry, mathematics), 2001-2004, first class from
Himachal Pradesh University, Himachal Pradesh, India
Award, Honors, Membership & Personal Recognition
• DST Inspire Faculty Award, August, 2015.
• Graduate Student Award (Excellence Award for Academic and Research) (2014)
• Jungseok International Scholarship for Doctoral Program, Inha University (2010-2012)
• Best poster award (July, 2013), ISOCN, The 15th International Symposium on Olfaction &
Electronic Nose, South Korea (2013)
• Award for Encouragement of Research in IUMRS-ICA, International Conference in Asia, Japan
(2014)
• Best Presentation Award (November,2014), MRS-Korea, The Fall Meeting of Materials Research
Society of Korea, Korea (2014)
• Paper selected for Front Cover Article in Journal of Materials Chemistry C, “Bi-functional
mechanism of H2S detection using CuO–SnO2 nanowires,” 1 (2013) 5454-5462, DOI:
10.1039/c3tc30987h
• Au-Implanted SnO2 Nanowires based sensors work published in Scientific reports covered by
Korean newspaper, dhnews, 21.04.2014. “Acceptor-Compensated Charge Transport and
Surface Chemical Reactions in Au-Implanted SnO2 Nanowires,” Scientific Reports (Nature) 4
(2012) 4622, DOI: 10.1038/srep04622
• Member of The Korean Sensor Society, South Korea (2012-2013)
Research Interest
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Surface and interface analysis
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Thin film processing and characterizations
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Chemiresistive gas sensors
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Chemo-sensors for detection of Heavy metal ions
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Synthesis and investigations of nanomaterials and their electronic and optical properties
Publications
Selected Publications
1. Akash Katoch, Gun-Joo Sun, Sun-Woo Choi, Shunichi Hishita, Vadym. V. Kulish, Ping Wu, Sang
Sub Kim, “Acceptor-compensated charge transport and surface chemical reactions in Auimplanted SnO2 nanowires,” Nature Publishing group, Scientific Reports 4 (2012) 4622, DOI:
10.1038/srep04622, (Covered by newspaper, dhnews, 21.04.2014).
2. Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Gun-Joo Sun, Sang Sub Kim, “An approach to detecting a
reducing gas by radial modulation of electron-depleted shells in core–shell Nanofibers,” Journal
of Materials Chemistry A 1 (2013) 13588-13596, DOI: 10.1039/c3ta13087h.
3. Akash Katoch, Jae-Hun Kim, and Sang Sub Kim, “TiO2/ZnO Inner/Outer double-layer hollow
fibers for improved detection of reducing gases,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 6 (2014)
214949-21499, DOI: 10.1021/am506499e.
4. Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Gun-Joo Sun, Hyoun Woo Kim, Sang Sub Kim, “Mechanism and
prominent enhancement of sensing ability to reducing gases in p/n core–shell nanofiber,”
Nanotechnology 25 (2014) 175501, DOI:10.1088/0957-4484/25/17/175501.
5. Sun–Woo Choi, Akash Katoch, Gun–Joo Sun, Jae-Hun Kim, Soo-Hyun Kim, Sang Sub Kim,
“Dual functional sensing mechanism in SnO2–ZnO core–shell nanowires,” ACS Applied
Materials & Interfaces 6 (2014) 8281-8287, DOI: 10.1021/am501107c, (Shared First Authorship)
List of Publications
6. Akash Katoch, Hohyeong Kim, Taejin Hwang, Sang Sub Kim, “Preparation of highly stable TiO2
sols and nano-crystalline TiO2 films via a low temperature sol–gel route,” Journal of Sol-Gel
Science and Technology 61 (2012) 77–82, DOI: 10.1007/s10971-011-2593-6.
7. Akash Katoch, Sang Sub Kim, “Synthesis of hollow silica fibers with porous walls by coaxial
electrospinning method,” Journal of American Ceramic Society 95 (2012) 553–556, DOI:
10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.04923.x.
8. Akash Katoch, Markus Burkhart, Taejin Hwang, Sang Sub Kim, “Synthesis of polyaniline/TiO 2
hybrid nanoplates via a sol–gel chemical method,” Chemical Engineering Journal, 92 (2012)
262–268, DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.04.004.
9. Sun-Woo Choi, Jin Zhang, Akash Katoch, Sang Sub Kim, “H2S sensing performance of
electrospun CuO-loaded SnO2 nanofibers,” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 169 (2012)
54– 60, DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2012.02.054.
10. Sun-Woo Choi, Akash Katoch, Jin Zhang, Sang Sub Kim, “Electrospun nanofibers of CuO SnO 2
nano-composite as semiconductor gas sensors for H2S detection,” Sensors and Actuators B:
Chemical 176 (2013) 585–591, DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2012.09.035.
11. Sun-Woo Choi, Akash Katoch, Gun-Joo Sun, Ping Wu, Sang Sub Kim, “NO 2-sensing
performance of SnO2 microrods by functionalization of Ag nanoparticles,” Journal of Materials
Chemistry C 1 (2013) 2834-2841, DOI: 10.1039/c3tc00602f.
12. Hyoun Woo Kim, Sun-Woo Choi, Akash Katoch, Sang Sub Kim, “Enhanced sensing
performances of networked SnO2 nanowires by surface modification with atmospheric pressure
Ar–O2 plasma,” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 177 (2013) 654–658, DOI:
10.1016/j.snb.2012.11.021.
13. Gun-Joo Sun, Sun-Woo Choi, Sung-Hyun Jung, Akash Katoch, Sang Sub Kim, “V-groove SnO2
nanowire sensors: fabrication and Pt-nanoparticle Decoration,” Nanotechnolgy 24 (2013)
025504, DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/2/025504.
14. Sun-Woo Choi, Akash Katoch, Gun-Joo Sun, Sang Sub Kim, “Bimetallic Pd/Pt nanoparticlefunctionalized SnO2 nanowires for fast response and recovery to NO2,” Sensors and Actuators
B: Chemical 181 (2013) 446–453 DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2013.02.007.
15. Sun-Woo Choi, Akash Katoch, Gun-Joo Sun, Sang Sub Kim, “Synthesis and gas sensing
performance of ZnO–SnO2 nanofiber–nanowire stem-branch heterostructure,” Sensors and
Actuators B: Chemical 181 (2013) 787–794 DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2013.02.010.
16. Akash Katoch, Gun-Joo Sun, Sun-Woo Choi, Joon-Hyuk Byun, Sang Sub Kim, “Competitive
influence of grain size and crystallinity on gas sensing performances of ZnO nanofibers,” Sensors
and Actuators B: Chemical 185 (2013) 411–416, DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2013.05.030.
17. Gun-Joo Sun, Sun-Woo Choi, Akash Katoch, Ping Wu, Sang Sub Kim, “Bi-functional mechanism
of H2S detection using CuO–SnO2 nanowires,” Journal of Materials Chemistry C 1 (2013) 54545462, DOI: 10.1039/c3tc30987h (Front Cover Article).
18. Roman Viter, Akash Katoch, Sang Sub Kim, “Grain size dependent bandgap shift of SnO 2
nanofibers,” Metals and Materials International 20 (2014) 163-167, DOI: 10.1007/s12540-0136027-6.
19. Ji Yeong Kim, So-Yeon Jo, Gun-Joo Sun, Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Sang Sub Kim,
“Tailoring the surface area of ZnO nanorods for improved performance in glucose sensors,”
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 192 (2013) 216-220, DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2013.10.113.
20. Akash Katoch, Joon-Hyuk Byun, Sun-Woo Choi, Sang Sub Kim, One-pot synthesis of Au-loaded
SnO2 nanofibers and their gas sensing properties, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 202
(2014) 38-45, DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2014.05.050.
21. Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Jae-Hun Kim, Sang Sub Kim, “Effect of the wall thickness on the
gas sensing properties of ZnO hollow fibers, Nanotechnology 25 (2014) 455504,
DOI:10.1088/0957-4484/25/45/455504.
22. Sun-Woo Choi, Akash Katoch, Jae-Hun Kim, and Sang Sub Kim, "Prominent Reducing GasSensing Performances of n-SnO2 Nanowires by Local Creation of p−n Heterojunctions by
Functionalization with p-Cr2O3 Nanoparticles", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 6 (2014)
17723-17729, DOI:10.1021/am504164j.
23. Sun-Woo Choi, Akash Katoch, Jae-Hun Kim, and Sang Sub Kim, “A novel approach to improving
oxidizing-gas sensing ability of p-CuO nanowires using biased radial modulation of a holeaccumulation layer,” Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2 (2014) 8911-8917,
DOI:10.1039/c4tc01182a.
24. Sun-Woo Choi, Akash Katoch, Jae-Hun Kim, and Sang Sub Kim, "Remarkable improvement of
gas-sensing abilities in p-type oxide nanowires by local modification of the hole-accumulation
layer” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 7 (2015) 647-652. DOI: 10.1021/am5068222.
25. Sun–Woo Choi, Akash Katoch, Jae-Hun Kim, Sang Sub Kim, “Striking sensing improvement of
n-type oxide nanowires by electronic sensitization based on work function difference" Journal of
Materials Chemistry C, 3 (2015) 1521-1527. DOI: 10.1039/C4TC02057J.
26. Akash Katoch, Sun–Woo Choi, Gun–Joo Sun, Hyoun Woo Kim, Sang Sub Kim, “Highly sensitive
and selective H2 sensing by ZnO nanofibers and the underlying sensing mechanism, Journal of
Hazardous Materials, 286 (2015) 229-235, DOI:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.12.007.
27. Jae-Hyoung Lee, Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Jae-Hun Kim, Hyoun Woo Kim, Sang Sub Kim,
Extraordinary improvement of gas-sensing performances in SnO2 nanofibers due to creation of
local p-n heterojunctions by loading reduced graphene oxide nanosheets,” ACS Applied
Materials & Interfaces 7 (2015) 3101–3109. DOI: 10.1021/am5071656
28. Jae-Hun Kim, Akash Katoch, Jae Hyoung Lee, Jun-Sung Lee, Sun-Woo Choi, Sang Sub Kim ,
“Growth and sensing properties of networked p-CuO nanowires,” Sensors and Actuators B:
Chemical 212 (2015) 190-195. DOI:10.1016/j.snb.2014.12.081.
29. Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Jae-Hun Kim, Sang Sub Kim, “Nanograins in electrospun oxide
nanofibers”, Metals and Materials International 21 (2015) 213-221. DOI: 10.1007/s12540-0154319-8 (Review)
30. Akash Katoch, Jae-Hun Kim, Sang Sub Kim, “Significance of the nanograin size on the H2Ssensing ability of CuO-SnO2 composite nanofibers,” Journal of Sensors 2015 (2015) 7 Pages.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/387641
31. Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Jae-Hun Kim, Jae Hyoung Lee, Jun-Seong Lee, Sang Sub Kim,
Importance of the nanograin size on the H 2S-sensing properties of ZnO-CuO composite
nanofibers, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 214 (2015) 111-116. DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2015.03.012
32. Akash Katoch, Jae-Hun Kim, Hyoun Woo Kim, and Sang Sub Kim, Bifunctional sensing
mechanism of SnO2-ZnO composite nanofibers for drastically enhancing sensing behavior to H 2
gas,
ACS
Applied
Materials
&
Interfaces,
7
(2015)
11351–11358.
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b01817
33. Mushtaq Sobhan, Qiang Xu, Akash Katoch, Franklin Anariba, Sang Sub Kim, Ping Wu, O 2
sensing dynamics of BiFeO3 nanofibers: effect of minor carrier compensation, Nanotechnology,
26 (2015) 175501. DOI: stacks.iop.org/NANO/26/175501/mmedia
34. Sang Sub Kim, Tran Van Khai, Vadym Kulish, Yoon-Hyun Kim, Han Gil Na, Akash
Katoch, Minoru Osada, Ping Wu, Hyoun Woo Kim, Tunable bandgap narrowing induced by
controlled molecular thickness in 2D mica nanosheets, Chemistry of Materials, 27 (2015) 42224228. DOI: 10.1021/cm504802j
35. Jae-Hun Kim, Akash Katoch, Soo-Hyun Kim, Sang Sub Kim, Chemiresistive sensing behavior of
SnO2 (n)–Cu2O (p) core–shell nanowires, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 7 (2015) 15351–
15358. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b03224
36. Sang Sub Kim, Tran Van Khai, Yong Jung Kwon, Akash Katoch, Ping Wu, Hyoun Woo Kim, Onepot synthesis of h-BN fullerenes usinsg a graphene oxide template, Metals and Materials
International, 21 (2015) 950-955. DOI: 10.1007/s12540-015-5043-0
37. Akash Katoch, Jae-Hun Kim, Sang Sub Kim, CuO/SnO2 Mixed nanofibers for H2S detection,
Journal
of
Nanoscience
and
Nanotechnology,
15
(2015) 8637–8641.
DOI:10.1166/jnn.2015.11505
38. Zain Ul Abideen, Akash Katoch, Jae-Hun Kim, Yong Jung Kwon, Hyoun Woo Kim, Sang Sub
Kim, Excellent gas detection of ZnO nanofibers by loading with reduced graphene oxide
nanosheets,
Sensors
and
Actuators
B:
Chemical,
221
(2015) 1499-1507.
DOI:10.1016/j.snb.2015.07.120
39. Jun-Seong Lee, Akash Katoch, Jae-Hun Kim, Sang Sub Kim, Effect of Au nanoparticle size on
the gas-sensing performance of p-CuO nanowires, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 222
(2016) 307-314. DOI:10.1016/j.snb.2015.08.037
40. Jae-Hun Kim, Akash Katoch, Sang Sub Kim, Optimum shell thickness and underlying sensing
mechanism in p–n CuO–ZnO core–shell nanowires, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 222
(2016) 249–256. DOI:10.1016/j.snb.2015.08.062
41. Akash Katoch, Zain Ul Abideen, Hyoun Woo Kim, Sang Sub Kim, Grain-size-tuned highly H2selective chemiresistive sensors based on ZnO–SnO2 composite nanofibers, ACS Applied
Materials & Interfaces, 8 (2016) 2486–2494. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b08416
42. Dolly Rana, Deepika Jamwal, Akash Katoch, Pankaj Thakur, Susheel Kalia, Eicosyl ammoniums
elicited thermal reduction alleyway towards gold nanoparticles and their chemo-sensor aptitude,
Accepted (2016), DOI: 10.1039/c5an02061a
43. Jae-Hun Kim, Akash Katoch, Hyoun Woo Kim, Sang Sub Kim, Realization of ppm-level CO
detection with exceptionally high sensitivity using reduced graphene oxide-loaded
SnO2 nanofibers with simultaneous Au functionalization, Chemical Communications, (2016)
Accepted DOI: 10.1039/C5CC10482C
Conference Publications
44. Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Gun-Joo Sun, Sang Sub Kim, Pt nanoparticle-decorated ZnO
nanowire sensors for detecting benzene at room temperature, Journal of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology 13 (2013) 7097–7099, DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2013.7695
45. Joon-Hyuk Byun, Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Jae-Hun Kim, Sang Sub Kim, “A novel
synthesis route for Pt-loaded SnO2 nanofibers and their sensing properties,” Journal of
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 14 (2014) 8253-8257, DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2014.9903.
46. Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Gun-Joo Sun, Sang Sub Kim, “Low temperature sensing
properties of Pt nanoparticle-functionalized networked ZnO nanowires,” Journal of Nanoscience
and Nanotechnology 15 (2015) 330-333, DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2015.8368.
47. Akash Katoch, Jae-Hun Kim, Sang Sub Kim, “CuO/SnO2 Mixed Nanofibers for H2S Detection,”
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
15 (2015) 8637-8641. DOI:
10.1166/jnn.2015.11505
48. Katoch Akash, Sun-Woo Choi, Eun-Kyeong Kim, Sang Sub Kim, “Synthesis and sensing
properties of Pd nanoparticle-functionalized SnO2 nanowires,” Journal of Sensor Science and
Technology 20 (2011) 289-293, DOI: 10.5369/JSST.2011.20.5.289
49. Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Joon-Hyuk Byun, Sang Sub Kim, “Sensing properties of Au
nanoparticle-functionalized ZnO nanowires by γ-Ray radiolysis,” Journal of Sensor Science and
Technology 20 (2012) 180-185, DOI: 10.5369/JSST.2012.21.3.180
Papers Under review
50. Akash Katoch, Sun–Woo Choi, Gun–Joo Sun, Hyoun Woo Kim, Sang Sub Kim, “Influence of
crystallinity on gas sensing abilities of ZnO hollow fibers,” Sensors and Actuators B:
Chemical.(Short Communication) (2015).
51. Jun-Seong Lee, Akash Katoch, Jae-Hun Kim, Sang Sub Kim, “Growth of multiply-networked
TiO2 nanowires for gas-sensing applications,” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. (Short
Communication) (2015).
Patent
1.
Sang Sub Kim, Sun-Woo Choi, Akash Katoch, “The sensor including core-shell nanostructure,
and method for producing same,” Korea patent, Patent No. WO2014021530 (A1) (2014.02.06).
Also published as US Patent: US2015300980 (A1).
2.
Sang Sub Kim, Sun-Woo Choi, Akash Katoch, Gun Ju Sun, “Gas sensor and a manufacturing
method thereof”, Korea patent, Patent No. 1014711600000 (2014.12.11).
Patent filed
3.
Sang Sub Kim, Sun-Woo Choi, Akash Katoch, Gun Ju Sun, “Gas sensor including oxide
semiconductor nanowire attached oxide semiconductor nano island, and the preparation method
thereof.” Korea patent, Patent No. 10-2013-0015359 (2013.02.13) Patent filed
4.
Sang Sub Kim, Sun-Woo Choi, Akash Katoch, Gun Ju Sun, Joon-Hyuk Byun, “Gas sensor for
selectively sensing H2S, and the preparation method thereof.” Korea patent, Patent No. 10-201318716 (2013.02.21) Patent filed
5.
Sang Sub Kim, Sun-Woo Choi, Gun Ju Sun, Akash Katoch, “ZnO-SnO2 nanofiber-nanowire
stem-branch heterostructure material and preparation method thereof and gas sensor containing
the material” Korea patent, Patent No. 10-2013-59041 (2013.05.24) Patent filed
6.
Sang Sub Kim, Sun-Woo Choi, Akash Katoch, “SnO2-ZnO nanafiber heterostructure, the
method for manufacturing the same and reductive gases sensing method using the same,” Korea
patent 10-2013-107768 (2013.09.09) Patent filed
Invited Talk
1. Akash Katoch, Sang Sub Kim, “Tuning of metal-oxide nanofibers for gas sensing applications,”
International Conference in Harnessing Engineering, Technology and innovation for sustainable
growth, (HETIS-2014) Punjab University, Chandigarh, India (September 19-20, 2014).
Conference & workshop
2.
Akash Katoch, Taejin Hwang, Sang Sub Kim, “Low temperature preparation of porous titanium
dioxide (TiO2) layer using sol-gel technique for dye synthesized solar cell applications”, The
27th International Korean-Japan seminar on ceramics, Songdo Convensia, Korea (23-24
November 2010)
3.
Sun-Woo Choi, Akash Katoch, Sang Sub Kim, “Application of electrospinning-synthesized oxide
fibers to chemiresistor sensors”, The 3rd International Workshop on Nanotechnology and
Application, Vung Tau, Vietnam (November 10-12, 2011)
4.
Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Sang Sub Kim, “Chemical sensors based on electrospinningsynthesized oxide fibers”, International symposium on fusion tech 2011, Dalian University of
Technology, Dalian, China (December 16, 2011)
5.
Akash Katoch, Sang Sub Kim, “Synthesis and gas sensing properties of CuO-ZnO core-shell
fibers,” International conference on frontiers in nanosciecne, nanotechnology & their applications,
NanoSciTech, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India (16-18 February, 2012)
6.
Akash Katoch, Sang Sub Kim, “Gas sensing properties of electrospun CuO-SnO2 composite
nanofibers”, 2nd International Conference on Electrospinning 2012, Hyatt Regency Jeju, Jeju,
Korea (May 29- June 1, 2012)
7.
Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Joon Hyuk Byun, Gun-Joo Sun, Sang Sub Kim, “SnO2-ZnO
core-shell fiber sensors for CO gas”, International conference on polymers on the frontiers of
science and technology, Chandigarh, India (February 21-23, 2013)
8.
Sang Sub Kim, Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Joon Hyuk Byun, Gun-Joo Sun, “Gas sensing
properties of electrospun SnO2–ZnO composite nanofibers”, International conference on
polymers on the frontiers of science and technology, Chandigarh, India (February 21-23, 2013)
9.
Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Gun-Joo Sun, Sang Sub Kim, “Heterostrucutred core-shell
nanofiber sensors”, 5th GOSPEL Workshop: Gas sensors based on semiconducting metal
oxides–basic understanding & application field, Yufuin Sansuikan, Oita, Japan (May 26-29, 2013)
10. Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Gun-Joo Sun, Sang Sub Kim, “Gas sensing properties of ZnO
hollow fibers” 15th International Symposium on Olfaction & Electronic Nose, ISOEN, EXCO,
Daegu, Korea (July 2-5, 2013)
11. Sang Sub Kim, Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Gun-Joo Sun, “Gas sensing properties of ZnO
nanofibers: Underlying sensing mechanism”, The 10th Asian Thermophysical Properties
Conference ATPC 2013 /Ramada Plaza Hotel, Jeju, Korea (Sep. 29~Oct. 3, 2013)
12. Akash Katoch, Sang Sub Kim, Sun-Woo Choi, Gun-Joo Sun, “Functionalization and
optimization of metal nanoparticles on oxide nanowire sensors”, IUPAC 9th International
Conference on Novel Materials and their Synthesis (NMS-IX) & 23d International Symposium on
Fine Chemistry and Functional Polymers (FCFP-XXIII), Shanghai, China (October17-22, 2013)
13. Akash Katoch, Gun-Joo Sun, Sun-Woo Choi, Sang Sub Kim, “Functionalization of SnO 2
nanowire gas sensors with nanoparticles: fabrication and optimization”, The 4 th International
Workshop on Nanotechnology and Application, IWNA 2013 (November 14-16, 2013)
14. Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Gun-Joo Sun, Sang Sub Kim, “Detection of Reducing gases by
radial modulation of electron-depleted shells in core-shell nanofibers”, The 30th Japan-Korea
International Seminar on Ceramics, Kitakyushu International Conference Center, Kitakyushu,
Japan (November 20-23, 2013)
15. Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Gun-Joo Sun, Sang Sub Kim, “Detection of Reducing gases by
radial modulation of electron-depleted shells in core-shell nanofibers”, The 30th Japan-Korea
International Seminar on Ceramics, Kitakyushu International Conference Center, Kitakyushu,
Japan (November 20-23, 2013)
16. Joon-Hyuk Byun, Gun-Joo Sun, Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Sang Sub Kim, “Grain growthbased gas sensing properties of nanocomposite oxide nanofibers”, The 30 th Japan-Korea
International Seminar on Ceramics, Kitakyushu International Conference Center, Kitakyushu,
Japan (November 20-23, 2013)
17. Jae Hyoung Lee, Sun-Woo Choi, Akash Katoch, Gun-Ju Sun, Sang Sub Kim, “Synthesis of
CuO-TiO2 core-shell nanowires and their sensing properties,” 13th International Ceramic
Congress (CIMTEC), Montecatini Terme, Itlay (June 8-13, 2014).
18. Akash Katoch, Sun-Woo Choi, Gun-Joo Sun, Jae-Hoon Kim, Jun-Sung Lee, Jae-Hyung Lee
and Sang Sub Kim, “Novel routes for obtaining good sensing abilities of oxide nanofibers
sensors,” The 15th IUMRS-International Conference in Asia (IUMRS-ICA 2014) Fukuoka
University, Fukuoka, Japan ( August 24-30, 2014).
19. Sun-Woo Choi, Katoch Akash, Gun-Joo Sun, Jae-Hoon Kim, Jun-Sung Lee, Jae-Hyung Lee
and Sang Sub Kim, “Fabrication and optimization of nanowire gas sensors with nanoparticles,”
The 15th International Union of Materials Research Societies-International Conference in Asia
(IUMRS-ICA 2014)Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan ( August 24-30, 2014).
20. Jae-Hoon Kim, Akash Katoch, and Sang Sub Kim, Sensing Properties of SnO2-ZnO Core-Shell
Nanowires,” MRS-Korea, The Fall Meeting of Materials Research Society of Korea, Korea
(November 27-28, 2014).