Energy storage (Zn/K/Na-ion batteries; cathodes/anodes)
Role of defects on the electrochemical activity of ZnV₂O₄ spinel cathode for secondary Zn-ion batteries
D. Singh, Y. Hu, S.K. Parate, S. Thareja, Y. Shang, P. Nukala, M. Fichtner, D. Kundu, P. Barpanda Small (2025). DOI : https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202506524
(Significant AFMM support: nanoscale defect/chemistry–structure correlation, advanced electron microscopy & spectroscopy.)
Chimie douce derived novel P2-type layered oxide for potassium-ion batteries
P.K. Jha, A. Golubnichiy, D. Sachdeva, A. Banerjee, G.S. Gautam, M. Fichtner, A.M. Abakumov, P. Barpanda
Advanced Functional Materials 34(41), 2410665 (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202410665
(AFMM support: phase/structure validation and microstructure-property links via high-resolution characterization.)
A 3.2 V binary layered oxide cathode for potassium-ion batteries
P.K. Jha, S.K. Parate, K. Sada, K. Yoshii, T. Masese, P. Nukala, G.S. Gautam, V. Pralong, M. Fichtner, P. Barpanda
Small 20(37), 2402204 (2024). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202402204
(AFMM support: nanoscale structural analysis and chemistry mapping to rationalize electrochemical performance.)
NASICON-NaV₀.₂₅Al₀.₂₅Nb₁.₅(PO₄)₃/C: A high-rate and robust anode for fast charging and long-life sodium-ion batteries
B. Patra, S. Narayanan, S. Halder, M. Sharma, D. Sachdeva, N. Ravishankar, S.K. Pati, S.K. Jain, P. Senguttuvan
Advanced Materials (2025), 2419417
(AFMM support: microstructure/phase analysis and failure-mechanism insights through advanced characterization.)
Oxide interfaces, superlattices, and correlated oxides (spin/orbital/tilt physics)
An Unconventional Pathway to Correlate the Octahedral Tilt Coupling and Spin-Orbit Reconstruction at Oxide Interfaces
Dey, J.K.; Jagadish, K.; Bandyopadhyay, A.; Chowdhury, S.; Hoesch, M.; Valvidares, M.; Ahlawat, A.; Afaneh, F.; Keshri, A.; Roul, B.; Ravishankar, N.; Sujit Das
Nature Communications (2025)
(AFMM support: atomic-scale interface imaging/diffraction and structure–property correlation.)
Orbital and Spin Reconstruction by Interface Symmetry Engineering in Oxide Superlattices
Keshri, A.; Chowdhury, S.; Goyal, N.; Akram, W.; Pakhira, S.; Nagel, P.; Schuppler, S.; Powar, S.; Tanwani, M.; Gupta, P.
Small (2025), 2500089
(AFMM support: nanoscale structural/electronic characterization to validate symmetry/interface engineering.)
Ferroelectrics, piezoelectrics, membranes, and heterogeneous integration on Si
A facile vector substrate platform via BaTiO₃ membrane transfer enables high quality solution processed epitaxial PZT on silicon
A. Haque, A. Jayaseelan, S. Parathe, S. Raghavan, P. Nukala*
Small (Just accepted)
(AFMM support: cross-sectional TEM/STEM, diffraction and chemistry mapping to validate epitaxy, interfaces, and defects.)
Heterogeneous integration of high endurance ferroelectric and piezoelectric BaTiO₃ devices on Si
A. Haque, H. D’Souza, S.K. Parate, …, S. Raghavan*, P. Nukala*
Advanced Functional Materials 35, 2412515 (2025)
(AFMM support: nanoscale failure/defect analysis, interfacial microstructure and functional property correlation.)
Giant electromechanical response from defective non-ferroelectric epitaxial BaTiO₃ integrated on Si (100)
S.K. Parathe#, S. Vura#, …, P. Nukala*
Nature Communications 15, 1428 (2024)
(AFMM support: atomic-resolution imaging, strain/polarization mapping, spectroscopy, and defect analytics.)
2D materials, ferroics, neuromorphic/neuristors, and functional devices
Electrically driven long-range amorphization in ferroic In₂Se₃
G. Modi#, S.K. Parate#, …, P. Nukala*, R. Agarwal*
Nature 635, 847 (2024)
(AFMM support: high-resolution structural/electronic mapping to track amorphization pathways and nanoscale mechanisms.)
Large electro-opto-mechanical coupling in VO₂ neuristors
U. Khandelwal, …, S. Chandorkar*, P. Nukala*
Applied Physics Research 11, 021410 (2023)
(AFMM support: microstructure/phase mapping and device-relevant nanoscale characterization.)
Realizing neuromorphic networks at self-organized criticality on a 2D hexagonal BN platform
A. Rao, S. Sooraj, …, P. Nukala*
Materials Horizons (DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01000G)
(AFMM support: nanoscale structural/defect analysis enabling robust interpretation of device/network physics.)
Nanocatalysis / plasmonics
Hot electron–driven tandem CO₂ reduction and propane dehydrogenation over plasmonic black gold nanoreactors
G. Sharma, …, A. Kumar, P. Nukala, …, V. Polshettiwar
PNAS (2025)
(AFMM support: nanoscale morphology/structure validation and advanced microscopy to link nanoreactor structure to activity.)
Nanocrystals, composites, photodetection, thermoelectrics
Facet-Engineered Rubidium Lead Halide Nanocrystals for Pyro-Phototronic Broadband Photodetection
Nasipuri, D.; Karmakar, S.; Sarkar, A.H.; Goyal, N.; Banerjee, S.; Das, R.; Ravishankar, N.; Rao, K.D.M.; Pradhan, N.
Advanced Materials (2025), e10226
(AFMM support: nanoscale morphology/crystallography and structure–function validation.)
Durable PDMS-Interleaved WS₂ Monolayer Composites for Enhanced Optical Absorbance and In-Situ Strain Sensing
Chandran, Y.; Thakur, D.; Sharma, A.; Gupta, K.; Ravishankar, N.; Balakrishnan, V.
Advanced Functional Materials (2025), e13892
(AFMM support: microstructure + interface characterization to support composite design and strain-response interpretation.)
Conduction Band Convergence and Modular Nanostructures: Driving High Thermoelectric Performance in N-Type PbSe
Haldar, I.; Taneja, V.; Goyal, N.; Ubaid, M.; Sarkar, D.; Kedia, D.K.; Saurabh, K.; Singh, S.; Pal, K.; Ravishankar, N.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 64(36) (2025), e202510305
(AFMM support: nanoscale phase/defect characterization underpinning transport/property claims.)
Glassy Thermal Transport Triggers Ultra-High Thermoelectric Performance in GeTe
Sarkar, D.; Das, S.; Taneja, V.; Samanta, M.; Jagadish, K.; Das, A.; Bhakar, M.; Matukumilli, P.V.D.; Perumal, S.; Sheet, G.
Advanced Materials 37(12) (2025), 2417561
(AFMM support: microstructure/defect analytics to support thermal transport mechanism.)
Mechanical metallurgy (multi-principal element alloy)
Superior fatigue response of CoCrNi-based multi-principal element alloy with Mo addition
Shubham Sisodia, Akshat Godha, Chethan Konkati, Nikhil Suman, Govind Bajargan, Surendra Kumar Makenini, Ankur Chauhan*
International Journal of Plasticity 197, 104604 (2026)
(AFMM support: microstructure–fatigue correlation through advanced microscopy and (where relevant) high-resolution analytics.)
Correlated materials and physics:
Mondal, D.; Mahapatra, S. R.; Parate, S. K.; Nukala, P.; Aetukuri, N. P. B.
Carrier-Induced Metal-to-Insulator Transition in Electrostatically Doped VO₂
Chemistry of Materials 36(24) (2024), 11795–11803. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01915.
(AFMM support: nanoscale phase/structure–property correlation using advanced electron microscopy/spectroscopy to link electrostatic doping with MIT behavior.)
Mondal, D.; Mahapatra, S. R.; Derrico, A. M.; Rai, R. K.; Paudel, J. R.; Schlueter, C.; Gloskovskii, A.; Banerjee, R.; Hariki, A.; De Groot, F. M. F.; Sarma, D. D.; Narayan, A.; Nukala, P.; Gray, A. X.; Aetukuri, N. P. B.
Modulation-doping a correlated electron insulator
Nature Communications 14 (2023), 6210.
(AFMM support: cross-sectional STEM/EDS and nanoscale structure–chemistry correlation to connect modulation doping with correlation-driven electronic phase evolution.)
