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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Indoline-Based Donor-pi-Acceptor Visible-Light Responsive

Singh A K, Nithyanandhan J, Indoline-Based Donor-pi-Acceptor Visible-Light Responsive Organic Dyes for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells: Co-Sensitization with Squaraine Dye for Panchromatic IPCE Response, ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 5, 1858 - 1868 (2022), DOI:10.1021/acsaem.1c03343.

Effect of in-vitro solvation

Jha SK,Doke AA, Effect of in-vitro solvation condition on inter and intra-molecular assembly of full-length TDP-43, J. Phys. Chem. B., IN PRESS, (2022).

Tailored synthesis of ultra-stable

Hasna M. Abdul Hakkeem, Aswathy Babu, Nagaraju Shilpa, Adithya A.Venugopal, A.P.Mohamed, SreekumarKurungot, Saju Pillai, Tailored synthesis of ultra-stable Au@Pd nanoflowers with enhanced catalytic properties using cellulose nanocrystals, Carbohydrate Polymers., 295, 119723 (2022), DOI:10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119723.

Electrodeposited Layered Sodium Vanadyl

Vidyanand Vijayakumar, Meena Ghosh,Swati Dilwale, Sreekumar Kurungot , Electrodeposited Layered Sodium Vanadyl Phosphate (NaxVOPO4nH2O) as Cathode Material for Aqueous Rechargeable Zinc Metal Batteries, ACS Energy & Fuels., Just Accepted Manuscript, (2022), DOI:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c00831.

Single-Step Synthesis of Exfoliated

Sreekumar Kurungot*, Ning Cao, Sabine Szunerits,Meena Ghosh*, Rabah Boukherroub*, Single-Step Synthesis of Exfoliated Ti3C2Tx MXene through NaBF4/HCl Etching as Electrode Material for Asymmetric Supercapacitor, ChemistrySelect., e202201166, 1 - 8 (2022), DOI:10.1002/slct.202201166.

Physical and Materials Chemistry DivisionCSIR-National Chemical Laboratory

Physical and Materials Chemistry Division

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

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