Physical and Materials Chemistry Division

"Physical chemistry is everything that is interesting and exciting!" –G. N. Lewis

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The work being carried out at the Physical and Materials Chemistry Division of NCL exactly follows -in words and spirit- the above statement purported to be said by G. N. Lewis.

Most of the work at the Physical and Materials Chemistry Division is driven by a strong curiosity about how things work at the atomic/molecular level. Our goal is to combine our knowledge and love of chemistry to make discoveries that have social, economic, and personal value.

Theoretical computational chemistry, Materials science, Thermodynamics of chemical reactions and processes, Nanoscale science, Molecular modeling and simulations are some of the areas that are currently being actively pursued. Our common goal is to discover, test, and understand the fundamental physical characteristics of a materialbe it solid, liquid, or gas and see their application potential to different areas of current national/global interest such as Energy, Health and Environment.

The students who wish to join the Physical and Materials Chemistry Division can expect broad training and a multifaceted, interdisciplinary perspective that positions them to work in a variety of scientific careers.

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Electrostatic modulation of intramolecular

Das A And Jha SK,Pillai M, Electrostatic modulation of intramolecular and intermolecular interactions during the formation of an amyloid-like assembly, Biochemistry., IN PRESS, (2023), DOI:10.1021/acs.biochem.3c00014.

Thermodynamic modulation of folding

Patni D And Jha SK, Thermodynamic modulation of folding and aggregation energy landscape by DNA binding of functional domains of TDP-43, BBA - Proteins and Proteomics., 1871, 140916 (2023), DOI:10.1016/j.bbapap.2023.140916.

Chemically Gradient Hydrogen-Bonded Organic

Abdul Khayum Mohammed, Jesus Raya, Ajmal Pandikassala, Matthew A. Addicoat, Safa Gaber, Mohamed Aslam, Liaqat Ali, Sreekumar Kurungot, Dinesh Shetty, Chemically Gradient Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework Crystal Film, Angewandte Chemie., Just Accepted Manuscript, (2023), DOI:10.1002/anie.202304313.

High Rate High Temperature

Sailaja Krishnamurty, Ashakiran Maibam, Arun Torris, Kundan Wasnik, Indrapal Karbhal,Apurva Patrike, Manjusha V. Shelke*, High Rate, High Temperature, Dendrite Free Plating/Stripping of Li in 3-Dimensional Honeycomb Boron Carbon Nitride to Realize an Ultrastable Lithium Metal Anode, Journal of energy storage., accepted, (2023).

A benign strategy toward

Love Dashairya, Vikash Chaturvedi, Abhishek Kumar, Tandra Rani Mohanta, Manjusha Shelke, Partha Saha , A benign strategy toward mesoporous carbon coated Sb nanoparticles: A high-performance Li-ion/Na-ion batteries anode, Solid State Ionics., 396, 116243 (2023).

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Physical and Materials Chemistry Division

"Physical chemistry is everything that is interesting and exciting!" –G. N. Lewis

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