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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Understanding the ML black

Kavita Joshi*, Shweta Mehta,Sheena Agarwal, Understanding the ML black box with simple descriptors to predict cluster–adsorbate interaction energy, New Journal of Chemistry., 44, 8545 - 8553 (2020), DOI:10.1039/D0NJ00633E.

Experimental and theoretical investigations

Manjusha V. Shelke*, Kavita Joshi*, Vikash Chaturvedi, Rupali S. Mehare, Aathira Nair,Pravin K. Dwivedi, Experimental and theoretical investigations of the effect of hetero-atom doped Carbon micro-sphere support on stability and storage capacity of nano-Co3O4 conversion anode for Lithium-ion batteries, Nanoscale Advances., 2, 2914 - 2924 (2020), DOI:10.1039/D0NA00261E.

Mixed metal oxide A

Vipul Patil, Siva Prasad Mekala, Nivedita Kenge, Shweta Mehta,Sheena Agarwal, T. Raja, Kavita Joshi*, Mixed metal oxide: A new class of catalyst for methanol activation, Applied Surface Science., , (2020).

Electrochemical Evaluation of the

Lathe A. Jones, Ylias M. Sabri, Apurva Patrike, Neha Sharma,Poonam Yadav, Manjusha V. Shelke*, Electrochemical Evaluation of the Stability and Capacity of rGO Wrapped Copper Antimony Chalcogenide Anode for Li-Ion battery, ChemElectroChem., 7, 3291 - 3300 (2020).

In situ preparation of

Pranav K. Gangadharan, Vidyanand Vijayakumar, Shijil A. Nediyirakkal, Roshni Tresa Fernandez, Adhrika V. Siddharthan, Sreekumar Kurungot, In situ preparation of ionomer as a tool for triple-phase boundary enhancement in 3D graphene supported Pt catalyst, Advanced Sustainable Systems., Just Accepted Manuscript, (2020), DOI:10.1002/adsu.202000125.

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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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