Materials Research Centre (MRC)
Recent Submissions
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Insights into Structure-Property Relationships via First Principles and Machine Learning Approaches
The increasing concerns about a sustainable future demand accelerated design and development of new materials with enhanced properties. The process of material development immensely depends on the structure-to-property ... -
Mechanistic Insights into the Chemical and Electronic Doping for Advanced Optoelectronic, Catalytic, and Quantum Applications
Doping via the incorporation of ionizable entities within solid-state materials represents a promising strategy for the generation of mobile or localized charge carriers. Conventionally, doping has been perceived as an ... -
Investigation of machine learning and deep learning methodologies for applications in biomechanics, additive manufacturing, and microstructure fingerprinting: A Biomaterialomics approach
Traditional approaches to developing biomaterials and implants require intuitive tuning of process variables, long innovation cycle, and high costs. Accelerating the production of personalized, implantable biomaterials and ... -
Expanding the Possibilities of Multifunctional Gelatin Methacrylol Bioinks for 3D Bioprinting of Complex Biomimetic Tissue Constructs
Tissue engineering, or the construction of complex tissue-like structures for injured tissue replacement and regeneration, has been a subject of investigation over the last thirty years. In the last decade, there has been ... -
Machine learning and density functional theory assisted insights into the mechanical and oxidation properties of nickel-based superalloys
Due to global warming and increasing fuel costs, there is a constant thrust toward increasing fuel efficiency and reducing the emissions of gas-turbine engines, which are made out of superalloys. New superalloy materials, ... -
Electron Microscopy Investigations of Surface-modulated Nanomaterials for Electrocatalytic Applications
With advancement and increasing usage of technologies, the demand for energy is also growing. However, the limited and ever-depleting stock of natural gas and fossil fuels has necessitated for better solutions in energy ... -
Two-dimensional layered materials integrated with oxide semiconductor-based hybrid devices for broadband photodetector applications
Photodetectors find their applications in several arenas such as that of bio-integrated electronics, health monitoring, high-definition imaging, remote controls, spectroscopy, and others. Therefore, photodetectors play an ... -
Computational Modeling of two Dimensional Heterostructures for Optoelectronic and Catalytic Applications
Two-dimensional van der Waals (2D-vdW) materials have attracted significant attention for their unique and excellent properties. The properties of the 2D-vdW materials can be precisely engineered using various techniques ... -
Accelerated Search of Catalysts Using Density Functional Theory and Machine Learning
The need for clean and renewable energy resources has propelled the interest in designing new catalysts producing energy from renewable resources and alternate cleaner fuels such as hydrogen, methane, ammonia, ethylene, ... -
Electron Microscopy Investigations on Solution Grown Stannous Oxide Nanosheets
In this thesis, motivated by the possibility of studying rich scientific phenomena using morphology controlled single crystals, experimental observation of new features in the growth and structure of layered oxide materials ... -
Structural and Electrochemical Investigation of Bisulfate and Hydroxysulfate based Polyanionic Cathodes
The discovery of LiFePO4 cathode for Li-ion battery ushered intensive study on polyanionic high-voltage battery insertion materials. Polyanionic materials offer rich crystal chemistry, robust framework, voltage tunability, ... -
Electrochemical Behavior of Mn-based Oxide Cathode Materials for Alkali-ion Batteries: Study of Cationic and Anionic Redox Reactions
Better batteries are being developed in response to the growing demand for clean energy in order to replace conventional fossil fuels with renewable energy for affordable and long-term energy storage. Lithium-ion ... -
Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Vanadium Oxide and Their Applications
Microwave-assisted synthesis has been extensively used to producemetal oxide, hydroxide and sulfides with unique nanostructures.In the present study, a novel, rapid and green microwave-assisted method has been developed ... -
Single/double atom catalysts for electrochemical energy conversion and storage applications
Increasing energy demands along with environmental crises have motivated the extensive investigation of alternative high efficiency energy conversion and storage devices such as metal-air batteries, fuel cells and water ... -
Higher-Order Assembly of Protein Protected Gold Nanoclusters using Supramolecular Host-Guest Chemistry: A 40% Absolute Fluorescence Quantum Yield
For the last few decades, cancer has been one of the major public health concerns, and the mortality rate has become significant worldwide. However, because of the blessing of science, the early detection of tumors and the ... -
Development of multifunctional polydimethylsiloxane-based polyurethanes as an ‘off-the-shelf’ alloplastic platform for urological reconstruction
Over 400 million patients suffer from urinary bladder-associated physiological disorders globally, which often necessitate surgical intervention for a reconstructive procedure. The current gold standard for bladder ... -
Microwave-Assisted Growth of Laccase Mimetic Copper Oxide Nanozyme for Biosensing Applications
Natural enzymes are highly efficient macromolecular biocatalysts that can selectively catalyze biological reactions with high activity and substrate specificity under optimum conditions. However, natural enzymes suffer ... -
Development of novel bionanocomposites for musculoskeletal reconstruction applications
With an increase in the aging population worldwide, a surge in demand for joint replacement has been observed. It has been anticipated that by 2030, the demand for primary total hip joint replacement (THR) will increase ... -
Constructing transition metal-based heterostructure nanomaterials for electrocatalysis
Storing renewable energy into chemical bonds like hydrogen as a carbon-neutral energy carrier to deliver the energy demands is gaining attention. However, the popular hydrogen production route by water electrolysis involves ... -
Transition metal boride based multilayer solar selective coatings for concentrated solar power application
Renewable power technologies with zero CO2 emissions are the key to regulate the current global warming scenario. Solar energy is the most affordable and sustainable green energy source. One hour of solar radiation has ...