Patent Details:

Sl	Patent Title	Patent Status	Country	Name of Inventor	Patent Number
1	System and Method for Heat Recovery in Gasification Process	Granted	India	Sunil, R. Raj, Ajay D. Thakur, B. K. Rajan, B. Chaitanya, R. Sinha, A. Agarwal,A.Agarwal	390902 (Issue Date: 01/03/2022, Application No.: 201831011600, Priority Date: 28/03/2018)
2	System and Method for Extracting Atmospheric Moisture	Filed (May 22, 2023)	India	Abhash Shukla, Sunil, R. Raj, Ajay D. Thakur	496332 (Issue Date: 09/01/2024, Application No.: 202331035489, Priority Date: 22/05/2023)
3	An Apparatus and Method for Off-the-Grid Climate Control	Filed (May 4, 2022)	India	Sunil, R. Sinha, Ajay D. Thakur, R. Raj, A. Shukla, A. Agarwal	Application No.: 202231026031 (E2/254/2022/KOL)

               
Publications

Journal Articles

[1]           Improvement in the resistive switching performance of LaMnO3 by dendritic Cu2S, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 35, 146 (2024); DOI:10.1007/s10854-023-11852-2.

[2]           Demonstration of long-term cyclic sorption of ammonia in modified expanded graphite-calcium chloride composites for practical applications, Sunil, A. Agarwal, Ajay D. Thakur, R. Raj, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 150, 107206 (2024).

[3]           Biomechanical parameter estimation using untethered nonprehensile magnetic microrobot, D. Agarwal, Y. Kamble, A. Raj, Ajay D. Thakur, A. Thakur, Journal of Micro and Bio Robotics 19, 59 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1007/s12213-023-00164-7.

[4]           Magnetic microbot-based micromanipulation of surrogate biological objects in fluidic channels, D. Agarwal, Ajay D. Thakur, A. Thakur, Journal of Micro-Bio Robotics 19, 21 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1007/s12213-022-00151-4.

[5]           Enhanced stability and low operational voltage of resistive switching behavior in defect engineered LaMnO₃ film, I. Maity, A. K. Mukherjee, Ajay D. Thakur, Applied Physics A 129, 11 (2023).

[6]           An Enquiry on similarities between Renormalization Group and Auto-Encoders using Transfer Learning, M. Shukla, Ajay D. Thakur, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 608, 128276 (2022).

[7]           Structural, resistive switching and charge transport behaviour of (1-x)LaSrMnO.(x)ZnO composite system, K. Kumari, Ajay D. Thakur, S. J. Ray,  Applied Physics A 128 (11), 992 (2022).

[8]           Resistive switching phenomena: a probe for the tracing of secondary phase in manganite, K. Kumari, S. J. Ray, Ajay D. Thakur, Applied Physics A 128 (5), 430 (2022).

[9]           Role of an oxide interface in a resistive switch, K. Kumari, S. Kar, Ajay D. Thakur, S. J. Ray, Current Applied Physics 35,16 (2022).

[10]        Per-fluorinated chemical free robust superhydrophobic copper surface using a scalable technique, B. Chaitanya, M. R. Gunjan, R. Sarangi, R. Raj, Ajay D. Thakur, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 278, 125667 (2022). 

[11]        A feedback-based manoeuvre planner for nonprehensile magnetic micromanipulation of large microscopic biological objects, D. Agarwal, Ajay D. Thakur, A. Thakur, Robotics and Autonomous Systems 148, 103941 (2022).

[12]        Direction-Dependent Thermoelectric Properties of a Layered Compound In2Te5 Single crystal, Anup V. Sanchela, Ajay D.Thakur. C. V.Tomy, Journal of Electronic Materials (2022) DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s11664-022-09487-w.

[13]        Temperature-dependent resistive switching behaviour of an oxide memristor, K. Kumari, S. Majumder, Ajay D. Thakur, S. J. Ray, Materials Letters 303, 130451 (2021). 

[14]        Effect of characterization probes on the properties of graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide, A. Sinha, P. Ranjan, Ajay D. Thakur, Applied Physics A 127, 585 (2021). 

[15]        Impurity photovoltaic and split spectrum for efficiency gain in Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells, A. Kumar, Ajay D. Thakur, Optik 238, 166783 (2021). 

[16]        Charge transport and resistive switching in a 2D hybrid interface, K. Kumari, A. Kumar, Ajay D. Thakur, S. J. Ray, Materials Research Bulletin 139, 111195 (2021). 

[17]        Graphene Oxide and its derivatives as potential Ovchinnikov ferromagnets, A. Sinha, P. Ranjan, A. Ali, J. Balakrishnan, Ajay D. Thakur, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 33, 375801 (2021). 

[18]        Improved thermoelectric properties in (1-x) LaCoO3/(x) La0. 7Sr0. 3CoO3 composite, A. Kumar, D. Sivaprahasam, Ajay D. Thakur, Materials Chemistry and Physics 269, 124750 (2021). 

[19]        The effect of graphene and reduced graphene oxide on the resistive switching behavior of La0. 7Ba0. 3MnO3, K. Kumari, Ajay D. Thakur, S. J. Ray, Materials Today Communications 26, 102040 (2021). 

[20]        Colossal Seebeck coefficient in Aurivillius phase-perovskite oxide composite, A. Kumar, D. Sivaprahasam, Ajay D. Thakur, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 853, 157001 (2021). 

[21]        Graphene mediated resistive switching and thermoelectric behavior in lanthanum cobaltate, A. Kumar, K. Kumari, S.J. Ray, Ajay D. Thakur, Journal of Applied Physics 127 (23), 235103 (2020). 

[22]        Structural and resistive switching behaviour in Lanthanum strontium manganite-Reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite system, K. Kumari, A. Kumar, D K. Kotnees, J. Balakrishnan, Ajay D. Thakur, S. Ray, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 815, 152213 (2020).

[23]        Design, fabrication, and performance evaluation of a novel biomass-gasification-based hot water generation system, Sunil, Rahul Sinha, Chaitanya Bathina, Birendra K. Rajan, Anurag Agarwal, Ajay D. Thakur, Rishi Raj, Energy 185, 148-157 (2019). 

[24]        Comprehensive Loss Modeling in Cu2SnZnS4 Solar Cells, Atul Kumar and Ajay D. Thakur, Current Applied Physics 19, 1111-1119 (2019). 

[25]        Improving the optoelectrical properties of Cu₂ZnSnS₄ using gold and graphene nano-fillers, Atul Kumar, Ajay D. Thakur, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 20, 8546-8554 (2019). 

[26]        Inducing Dye-selectivity in Graphene oxide for cationic Dye Separation Applications, Pranay Ranjan, Priyanshu Verma, Shweta Agarwal, T. Rajagopala Rao, Sujoy K. Samanta, Ajay D. Thakur, Materials Chemistry and Physics 226, 350 (2019). 

[27]        Thermoelectric Properties of (1-x)LaCoO₃.(x)La_0.95Sr_0.05CoO₃ composite, Ashutosh Kumar, K. Kumari, B. Jayachandran, D. Sivaprahasam, Ajay D. Thakur, Materials Research Express 6, 055502 (2019). 

[28]        A Low-Cost Non-explosive Synthesis of Graphene Oxide for Scalable Applications, Pranay Ranjan, Shweta Agarwal, Apurva Sinha, T. Rajagopala Rao, Jayakumar Balakrishnan, Ajay D. Thakur, Scientific Reports 8, 12007 (2018); DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-30613-4. 

[29]        Biomass-gasification-based atmospheric water harvesting in India, B. Chaitanya, V. Bahadur, Ajay D. Thakur, R. Raj, Energy 165, 610-621 (2018); DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.09.183.  

[30]        Graphene oxide based free-standing films for humidity and hydrogen peroxide sensing, Pranay Ranjan, Punam Tiwary, A. K. Chakraborty, R. Mahapatra, Ajay D. Thakur, J. of Mat. Sci.: Mat. In Elec. 25, 1594615956 (2018); DOI:10.1007/s10854-018-9680-1. 

[31]        Magnetothermopower, magnetoresistance and magnetothermal conductivity in La0.₉₅Sr_0.05Co1_-xMn_xO₃ (0.00 ≤ x ≤ 1.00), Ashutosh Kumar, C. V. Tomy, Ajay D. Thakur, Mat. Res. Exp. 5, 086110 (2018). 

[32]        Role of contact work function, back surface field, and conduction band offset in Cu₂ZnSnS₄ solar cell, Atul Kumar, Ajay D. Thakur, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 57 (8S3), 08RC05 (2018). 

[33]        Thermoelectric properties of (1-x) LaCoO₃. xLa_{0. 7}Sr_{0. 3}MnO₃ composite, Ashutosh Kumar, Karuna Kumari, B. Jayachandran, D. Sivaprahsam, Ajay D. Thakur, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 735, 1787-1791 (2018). 

[34]        Improvement of thermoelectric properties of lanthanum cobaltate by Sr and Mn co-substitution, Ashutosh Kumar, D. Sivaprahsam, Ajay D. Thakur, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 735, 1787-1791 (2018). 

[35]        Improvement in Thermoelectric Properties by Tailoring at In and Te Site in In ₂Te₅, Anup Kumar, Ajay D. Thakur, C. V. Tomy, J. Electron. Mater. 45, 11, 5540-5545 (2016). 

[36]        Effect of Sb deficiency on the thermoelectric properties of Zn₄Sb₃, Anup V. Sanchela, C. V. Tomy, Ajay D. Thakur, Sol. St. Commun. 218, 49 (2015).

[37]        Growth and angular dependent resistivity of Nb₂Pd_0.73S_5.7 in superconducting single crystal fibers, A. K. Yadav, H. Sharma, A. D. Thakur, C. V. Tomy, Mater. Chem. and Phys. 164, 46 (2015).

[38]        Effect of nominal substitution of transition metals for excess Fe in Fe_1+xSe superconductor, Anil K. Yadav, Anup V. Sanchela, Ajay D. Thakur, C.V. Tomy, Sol. St. Comm. 202, 8 (2015). 

[39]        Enhancement in thermoelectric properties of FeSb₂ by Sb site deficiency, Anup V. Sanchela, Ajay D.Thakur, C.V. Tomy, J. of Mater. 1, 205 (2015). 

[40]        Growth, characterization, vortex pinning, and vortex flow properties of single crystals of the iron chalcogenide superconductor FeCr_0.02Se , Anil K. Yadav, Ajay D. Thakur, and C. V. Tomy, Phys. Rev. B 87, 174524 (2013). 

[41]        Vortex states in superconducting nanowires, K. Hirata, Ajay D. Thakur, and S. Ooi, Physica C 493, 47 (2013). 

[42]        Vortices in Superconducting Nano-networks with antidot arrays, K. Hirata, Ajay D. Thakur, S. Ooi, T. Mochiku, Cent. Eur. J. Phys. 10, 576 (2012). 

[43]        Magnetization hysteresis and time decay measurements in FeSe_0.5Te_0.5: Evidence for fluctuation in mean free path induced pinning, P. Das, Ajay D. Thakur, A. K. Yadav, C. V. Tomy, M. R. Lees, G. Balakrishnan, S. Ramakrishnan, A. K. Grover, Phys. Rev. B 84, 214526 (2011).

[44]        Enhanced Superconducting properties in FeCr_xSe, A. K. Yadav, Ajay D. Thakur, C. V. Tomy, Sol. St. Comm. 151, 557 (2011). 

[45]        Quantum interference of impurity bound states in Bi₂Sr₂Ca(Cu_1−xZn_x)₂O_8+δ probed by scanning tunneling spectroscopy, T. Machida, T. Kato, H. Nakamura, M. Fujimoto, T. Mochiku, S. Ooi, Ajay D. Thakur, H. Sakata, and K. Hirata, Phys. Rev. B84, 064501 (2011). 

[46]        Disappearance of zinc impurity resonance in large-gap regions of Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_8+δ probed by scanning tunneling spectroscopy, T. Machida, T. Kato, H. Nakamura, M. Fujimoto, T. Mochiku, S. Ooi, Ajay D. Thakur, H. Sakata, and K. Hirata, Phys. Rev. B 82, 180507 (2010).

[47]        Triangular antidot array to honeycomb wire network-Role of interstital vortices, Ajay D. Thakur, S. Ooi, K. Hirata, Physica C 469, 1071 (2009).

[48]        Vortex  Matching  effect  in  engineered  thin  films  of  NbN,  Ajay  D.  Thakur, S.  Ooi, S. P. Chockalingam, J. Jesudasan,P. Raychaudhuri, K. Hirata, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 262501 (2009). 

[49]        Clean Superconducting In nanowires encapsulated within insulating ZnS nanotubes, G.  Sheet, U.  K.  Gaut am, Ajay  D.  Thakur, K.  Hirata, Y.  Bando and T.  Nakayama, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 053108 (2009). 

[50]        Low  temperature  specific  heat  of  superconducting  ternary  intermetallics  La₃Pd₄Ge₄,  La₃Ni₄Si₄,  and  L a₃Ni₄Ge₄  with  U₃Ni₄Si₄type  structure,  S.  Kasahara,  H.  Fujii,  H.  Takeya,  T.  Mochiku,  Ajay  D.  Thakur,  K.  Hirata,  Journal of Phys.: Cond. Matt. 20, 385204 (2008). 

[51]        Scan  rate  dependence  of  magnetization  hysteresis  in  weakly  pinned  crystals  of  2HNbSe₂  and  Ca₃Rh₄Sn₁₃: A vibrating sample magnetometer study, Ajay D. Thakur, D. Pal, M. J. Higgins, S.  Ramakrishnan, and A.  K.  Grover, Physica C  466,  181  (2007). 

[52]        Critical points in the Bragg glass phase of a weakly pinned crystal of Ca₃Rh₄Sn₁₃, S. Sarkar, Ajay D. Thakur, C. V. Tomy, G. Balakrishnan, D. Mck Paul, S. Ramakrishnan and A. K. Grover, Pramana-J. Phys. 66, 193 (2006). 

[53]        Effect of pinning and driving force on the metastability effects in weakly pinned superconductors and the determination of spinodal line pertaining to order-disorder transition, Ajay D. Thakur, S. S. Banerjee, M. J. Higgins, S. Ramakrishnan and A. K. Grover, Pramana-J. Phys. 66, 159 (2006). 

[54]        Pulverization of the flux line lattice, the phase coexistence and the spinodal temperature of the order-disorder transition in a weakly pinned crystal of Yb₃Rh₄Sn₁₃, S. Sarkar, C. V. Tomy, Ajay D. Thakur, G. Balakrishnan, D. Mck Paul, S. Ramakrishnan and A. K. Grover, Pramana-J. Phys. 66, 179 (2006). 

[55]        Flux  jumps,  second  magnetization  peak  anomaly  and  the  peak  effect  phenomena  in  single  crystals  of  YNi₂B₂C  and  LuNi₂B₂C,  D.  Jaiswal Nagar, Ajay

D.  Thakur, S.  Ramakrishnan, A.  K.  Grover, D.  Pal and  H.  Takeya, Phys.  Rev.  B 74, 184514  (2006). 

[56]        Evolution  in  the  split-peak  structure  across  the  Peak  Effect  region  in  single  crystals  of  2HNbSe₂, Ajay D. Thakur, T. V. Chandrasekhar Rao, S. Uji, T. Terashima, M. J. Higgins, S. Ramakrishnan an d A. K. Grover, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 75, 074718 (2006). 

[57]        Exploring  metastability  via  the  third  harmonic  measurements  in  single  crystals  of  2H-NbSe₂                  showing anomalous  Peak  effect,             Ajay D. Thakur, S.  S. Banerjee, M.  J.  Higgins, S.  Ramakrishnan and A.  K.  Grover, Phys.  Rev.  B 72, 134524 (2005).

[58]        Synthesis  of  good  quality  LCMO/YBCO  heterostructures  by  pulsed  laser  deposition  technique,  S.  K.   Wanchoo,  J.  Jesudasan,  V.  C.  Bagwe,  A.  D.  Thakur,  U.  D.  Vaishnav, S.  P.  Pai, A.  M.  Narsale  an d  R.  Pinto, Nucl.  Instr. and Meth.  in  Phys.  Res.  B  212,  539  (2003).

 

 

Peer Reviewed Publications in Conferences (Indian and International) 

 

[59]       Electrical and Optical Characterisation of CZTS Thin-Film for Sensing Applications, A. Kumar, N. Kumar, P. Ranjan, Ajay D. Thakur, Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences (ASET) IEEE Xplore (2022) DOI:10.1109/ASET53988.2022.9734877.

[60]        Ferromagnetism in graphene oxide, A. Sinha, A. Ali, Ajay D. Thakur, Materials Today: Proceedings 46, 6230-6233 (2021).

[61]        Evolution of magnetism in graphene oxide, A. Sinha, A. Ali, Ajay D. Thakur, AIP Conference Proceedings 2265 (1), 030521 (2020).

 

[62]        Magnetic and thermoelectric properties of α-MnO2 nanorods, A. Kumar, K. Kumari, C. V. Tomy, Ajay D. Thakur, AIP Conference Proceedings 2220, 080008 (2020).

 

[63]        La0.7Ca0.3MnO3.rGO nano-composite, K. Kumari, A. Kumar, Ajay D. Thakur, S. J. Ray, AIP Conference Proceedings 2220, 080007 (2020).

 

[64]        Experimental bandgap tuning of graphene oxide with varying degree of oxidation and reduction, A. Sinha, Ajay D. Thakur, AIP Conference Proceedings 2220, 140008 (2020).

 

[65]        Thermoelectric properties in spark plasma sintered La0.7Sr0.3Mn0.5Co0.5O3, A. Kumar, K. Kumari, D. Sivaprahasam, Ajay D. Thakur, AIP Conference Proceedings 2220, 120001 (2020).

 

[66]        Biomass Gasifier-Powered Adsorption Chiller for Atmospheric Water Harvesting: Prospects in Developing World, B. Chaitanya, Ajay D. Thakur, R. Raj, Advances in Energy Research 1, 451-460 (2020).

 

[67]        A Robotic Tool for Magnetic Micromanipulation of Cells in the Presence of an Ambient Fluid Flow, D Agarwal, Ajay D. Thakur, A. Thakur, International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference 593, V004T08A017 (2019).

 

[68]        Graphene Oxide Based PN Junctions, P. Ranjan, A. Kumar, J. Balakrishnan, Ajay D. Thakur, Materials Today Proceedings 11, 830-832 (2019).

 

[69]        Dye Adsorption Behavior of Graphene Oxide, P. Ranjan, J. Balakrishnan, Ajay D. Thakur, Materials Today Proceedings 11, 833-36 (2019).

 

[70]        Improvement of efficiency in CZTSSe solar cell by using back surface field, Atul Kumar, Ajay D. Thakur, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 360, 012027 (2018). DOI:10.1088/1757899X/360/1/012027.

 

[71]        Secondary Phases in CZTS Thin Films Grown Using Direct Liquid Coating Approach, Atul Kumar, Pranay Ranjan, Ajay D. Thakur, Materials Today Proceedings 5, 99-103 (2018).

 

[72]        Free Standing Graphene Oxide Films for Gas Sensing Applications, Pranay Ranjan, Atul Kumar, Ajay D. Thakur, Materials Today Proceedings 5, 732-736 (2018).

 

[73]        Investigating absence of optimal photovoltaics response in CZTS solar cell, Atul Kumar, Ajay D. Thakur, AIP Conference Proceedings 1953 (1), 050024 (2018).

 

[74]        The simulation of CZTS solar cell for performance improvement, Atul Kumar, Ajay D. Thakur, AIP Conference Proceedings 1953 (1), 050009 (2018).

 

[75]        Design issues for optimum solar cell configuration, Atul Kumar, Ajay D. Thakur, AIP Conference Proceedings 1953

(1), 050022 (2018).

 

[76]        Free standing graphene oxide film for hydrogen peroxide sensing, Pranay Ranjan, Jayakumar  Balakrishnan, Ajay D. Thakur, AIP Conference Proceedings 1953 (1), 030029 (2018).

 

[77]        SrBi4Ti4O15 Aurivillius phase thin films by pulsed laser deposition using Nd:YAG laser, Ashutosh Kumar, Ajay D. Thakur, AIP Conference Proceedings 1953 (1), 100010 (2018).

 

 

[78]        Magnetism in La_0.7Sr_0.3Mn_1-xCo_xO₃ (0 ≤ x ≤ 1), (DAE-SSPS) Ashutosh Kumar, Himanshu Sharma, C. V. Tomy, Ajay D. Thakur, AIP Conference Proceedings 1731, 130045 (2016).

 

[79]        Extreme sensitivity of magnetic properties on the synthesis routes in La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃, Ashutosh Kumar, Himanshu Sharma, C. V. Tomy, Ajay D. Thakur, AIP Conference Proceedings 1728, 020494 (2016).

 

[80]        Solvent free tin oxide nanoparticle for gas sensing application, Pranay Ranjan and Ajay D. Thakur, AIP Conference Proceedings 1728, 020616 (2016).

 

[81]        Anisotropic thermal conductivity and thermopower of the In ₂Te₅ single crystals, (DAE-SSPS) Anup V. Sanchela, Ajay D. Thakur, C. V. Tomy, AIP Conference Proceedings 1591, 1392 (2014).

 

[82]        Determination of residual stress in MEMS cantilevers, T. Bera and Ajay D. Thakur, (DAE-SSPS) AIP Conference Proceedings 1591, 683 (2014).

 

[83]        Vortex lattices and their transformations in rectangular antidote arrays, (DAE-SSPS) Ajay D. Thakur, S. Ooi, M. Chand, J. Jesudasan, P. Raychaudhuri, K. Hirata, AIP Conference Proceedings 1591, 1651 (2014).

 

[84]        Nanostructured zinc oxide as a prospective room temperature thermoelectric material, (DAE-SSPS) P. Kumar, M. Kar, Anup V. Sanchela, C. V. Tomy, Ajay D. Thakur, AIP Conference Proceedings 1512, 364 (2013).

 

[85]        Effect of off-stoichiometry at the Fe-site in FeSe_0.5Te_0.5 superconductor, (SMND) Anil K. Yadav, Ajay D. Thakur and C. V. Tomy, Physics Procedia 49, 109 (2013).

 

[86]        Improvement in the thermoelectric properties of Zn₄Sb₃ induced by Sb deficiency, Anup V. Sanchela, Ajay D. Thakur, C. V. Tomy, (DAE-SSPS) AIP Conference Proceedings 1512, 1058 (2013).

 

[87]        Vortex pinning mechanism in single crystal of iron arsenide superconductor SrFe_1.7Co_0.3As₂, (DAE-SSPS) Ajay D. Thakur, A. K. Yadav, A. Thamizhavel, C. V. Tomy, S. Ramakrishnan, A. K. Grover, AIP Conference Proceedings 1512, 1174 (2013).

 

[88]        Single crystals of iron chalcogenide superconductor FeCr_0.02Se: Growth, characterization and vortex pinning properties, (DAE-SSPS) Anil K. Yadav, Ajay D. Thakur, C. V. Tomy, AIP Conference Proceedings 1512, 1158 (2013).

 

[89]        Enhancement of Thermopower due to deficiency of Sb in FeSb₂, Anup V. Sanchela, V. Kushwaha, Ajay D. Thakur, C. V. Tomy, Adv. Mat. Res. 665, 179 (2013).

 

[90]        Pinning Mechanism in Iron Chalcogenide Superconductor FeSe_0.5Te_0.5, (DAE-SSPS)  Ajay D. Thakur, A. K. Yadav, P. Das, C. V. Tomy, M. R. Lees, G. Balakrishnan, S. Ramakrishnan, A. K. Grover, AIP Conference Proceedings 1447, 897 (2012).

 

[91]        Room Temperature Thermoelectric Material Fe(Sb_1-xSe_x)₂ , Anup V. Sanchela, Ajay D. Thakur, C. V. Tomy, (DAE-SSPS)  AIP Conference Proceedings 1447, 1003 (2012).

 

[92]        Multi-quanta vortex states, crossover to Abrikosov’s lattice and peak effect phenomena in Ca3Rh4Sn13, S. Kumar, Ajay D. Thakur, Ravi Singh, A. Thamizhavel, C. V. Tomy, A. K. Grover, (DAE-SSPS)  AIP Conference Proceedings 1447, 909 (2012).

 

[93]        Role of excess Cr at Fe site in FeCr_xSe and FeCr_xSe_0.5Te_0.5, A. K. Yadav, A. D. Thakur, C. V. Tomy, (DAESSPS)  AIP Conference Proceedings 1447, 907 (2012).

 

[94]        Intermediate vortex states in nanoscale anti-dots and mesoscopic superconductors, K. Hirata, A. D. Thakur, S. Ooi, T. Mochiku, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 248, 012030 (2011).

 

[95]        Multi-vortex versus interstitial vortices scenario in superconducting antidot arrays, A. D. Thakur, S. Ooi, S. P. Chockalingam, J. Jesudasan, P. Raychaudhuri, K. Hirata, Physica C 470, 1112 (2010).

 

[96]        Intermediate State in Mesoscopic Cylinders of Type-I Superconducting Indium, Ajay D. Thakur, S. Ooi, K. Hirata, Japanese Physical Society Meeting,  日本物理学会講演概要集 65 (1), 820 (2010).

 

[97]        Observation of Vortex Matching Phenomena in Antidot Array of NbN Thin Film , A. D. Thakur, S. Ooi, S. P. Chockalingam, J. Jesudasan, P. Raychaudhuri, K. Hirata, Physica C 470, S873 (2010).

 

[98]        Superconducting antidot arrays: Multi-vortex versus Interstitial Vortices,  Ajay D. Thakur, S. Ooi, P. Raychaudhuri, K. Hirata, Japanese Physical Society Meeting,  日本物理学会講演概要集 64 (2), 696 (2009).

 

[99]        Vortex matching effects in ultra-clean NbN thin films,   Ajay D. Thakur, S. Ooi, P. Raychaudhuri, K. Hirata, Japanese Physical Society Meeting,  日本物理学会講演概要集 64 (1), 778 (2009).

 

[100]      Novel vortex matching effects in antidot arrays,  Ajay D. Thakur, S. Ooi, M. Kamran, S. P. Zhao, X. G. Qiu, K. Hirata, Japanese Physical Society Meeting,  日本物理学会講演概要集 63 (2), 697 (2008).

 

[101]      Antidot Arrays in Superconducting Nb films: Role of Interstitial Vortices,  Ajay D. Thakur, M. Kamran, S. P. Zhao, X. G. Qiu, S. Ooi, K. Hirata, Japanese Physical Society Meeting,  日本物理学会講演概要集 63 (1), 754 (2008).

 

[102]      Effect of Pinning and Driving Force on the Phase Transformations in the Weakly Pinned Vortex Matter in Conventional Superconductors, Ajay D. Thakur, D. Pal, S. S. Banerjee, T. V. Chandrasekhar Rao, M. J. Higgins, S. Ramakrishnan, A. K. Grover, Japanese Physical Society Meeting,  日本物理学会講演概要集 62

(2), 802 (2007).

 

[103]      Modulations in the dynamical response across the phase co-existence region in a weakly pinned crystal of 2H-NbSe₂, A. D. Thakur, D. Pal, M. J. Higgins, S. Ramakrishnan and A. K. Grover, Physica C 460-462, 1259 (2007).

 

[104]      Effect of pinning and driving force on the phase transformations in the weakly pinned vortex matter, A. D. Thakur, Solid State Physics (India) 51, 999 (2006).

 

[105]      Distribution of Noise across the Peak Effect regime, S. S. Banerjee, Shyam Mohan, Jaivardhan Sinha, A. D. Thakur, S. Ramakrishnan, A. K. Grover, A. K. Sood, Solid State Physics (India) 51, 665 (2006).

 

[106]      dHvA Oscillations, upper critical fields and the peak effect studies in YNi ₂B₂C and LuNi₂B₂C, D. JaiswalNagar, A. D. Thakur, M. R. Eskildsen, P. C. Canfield, S. M. Yusuf, S. Ramakrishnan and A. K. Grover, Physica B 359-361, 476 (2005).

 

[107]      Two peaks feature across the peak effect anomaly in weakly pinned crystals of 2H-NbSe₂, A. D. Thakur, T. V. Chandrasekhar Rao, S. Uji, T. Terashima, M. J. Higgins, S. Ramakrishnan and A. K. Grover, Solid State Physics (India) 50, 669 (2005).

 

[108]      Effect of pinning on the dynamical response in weakly pinned crystals of 2H-NbSe₂, A. D. Thakur, D. Pal, M. J. Higgins, S. Ramakrishnan, Solid State Physics (India) 50, 671 (2005).

 

[109]      Effect of Driving Force on the State of Phase Co-existence in Weakly Pinned Single Crystals of CeRu₂ and LuNi₂B₂C, D. Jaiswal-Nagar, A. D. Thakur, S. S. Banerjee, T. Isshiki, H. Aoki, Y. Onuki, M.R. Eskildsen, P. C. Canfield, S. Ramakrishnan and A. K. Grover, Solid State Physics (India) 50, 673 (2005).

 

[110]      Polycrystalline form of the flux line lattice and the anomalous variations in the critical current density, S. S. Banerjee, A. D. Thakur, S. Ramakrishnan and A. K. Grover, Solid State Physics (India) 50, 667 (2005).

 

[111]      Metastability across the peak position of the peak effect in weakly pinned vortex matter, A. D. Thakur, S. S. Banerjee, M. J. Higgins, S. Ramakrishnan and A. K. Grover, Solid State Physics (India) 49, 649 (2004).

 

[112]      Study of the Phase Diagram of LuNi₂B₂C through the Quadrupole Moment Measurement, D. Jaiswal-Nagar, A. D. Thakur, M.R. Eskildsen, P.C. Canfield, S.M. Yusuf, S. Ramakrishnan and A.K. Grover, Solid State Physics (India) 49, 622 (2004).

 

[113]      Study of the Phase Diagram of LuNi₂B₂C through the Quadrupole Moment Measurement, D. Jaiswal-Nagar, A. D. Thakur, M.R. Eskildsen, P.C. Canfield, S.M. Yusuf, S. Ramakrishnan and A.K. Grover, Solid State Physics (India) 46, 647 (2003).

 

[114]      Measurement of Quadrupole Moment Across Peak Effect in a Weakly Pinned Single Crystal of CeRu₂, D. Pal, A. D. Thakur, D. Jaiswal, S. Ramakrishnan, A.K. Grover, E. Yamamoto, Y. Haga, M. Hedo, Y. Inada and Y. Onuki, Solid State Physics (India) 46, 623 (2003).

 

[115]      Study of the peak effect in weakly pinned single crystals of LuNi₂B₂C, Solid State Physics (India) 46, 647 (2003).

 

                  [116] Effect of post annealing on properties of La_0.9Sn_0.1MnO₃ thin films, A. D. Thakur, S. Satsangi and P. Raychaudhuri, Solid                               State Physics (India) 46, 435 (2003).

 

Talks and Invited Seminars

 

 

[1]      Synergistic Approach to Functional Materials for Sustainable Future: A  Physicists Perspective on Materials, IIT Indore, July 3, 2019.

 

[2]      A Physicists Perspective on Energy Security and Role of Materials, DST-SERB School, IIT-ISM Dhanbad, May 3, 2019.

 

[3]      ‘Ikigaki, Teaching Physics, Intuition and beyond’, IAPT RESPECT-KV, IIT Patna, August 6, 2018.

 

[4]      ‘Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities’, Induction Program, IIT Patna, August 2, 2018.

 

[5]      ‘Efficient Thermoelectric Materials: Band Gap Engineering, Spin Entropy, 3D-superlattices and beyond’, Q-MAT-2018, IISER Mohali, July 27, 2018.

 

[6]      ’Friction and Harmony: Physics Pedagogy’, IAPT RESPECT-KV, IIT Patna, July 19, 2018.

 

[7]      ‘On contribution of Indian Scientists’, Patna University, April 15, 2018.

 

[8]      ‘Non-toxic Earth Abundant Element Based Functional Nanomaterials - Scope (Prospects) and Challenges’, ICN:3I-2017, IIT Roorkee, December 7, 2017.

 

[9]      ‘Focused Ion Beam Milling as a Promising Rapid Prototyping Tool for Superconducting Circuits’, EASSE-2017, IIT Delhi, December 6, 2017.

 

[10]     ‘Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities’, Induction Program, IIT Patna, July 30, 2018.

 

[11]     ‘Statistical Mechanics’, Advances in Physics: From Concepts to Applications, IIT Patna, July 20, 2017.

 

[12]     ’Physics Pedagogy’, IAPT RESPECT-KV, IIT Patna, April 9, 2017.

 

[13]     ‘Earth Abundant Element Based Functional Nanomaterials - Scope (Prospects) and Challenges’, ICMS-2017, Tripura University, February 16, 2017.

 

[14]     ’Insights from Similarities in Physical Phenomenon: Intuition and Beyond’, IAPT RESPECT-KV, IIT Patna, October 23, 2016.

 

[15]     ‘Formulas in Physics: Intuition and Beyond’, Advances in Physics: From Concepts to Applications, IIT Patna, July 15, 2016.

 

[16]     'Formula’s in Physics: Intuition and Beyond’ at Workshop titled Concepts of Physics through Experiments, IIT Patna, July 15, 2015.

 

[17]     'Nanomaterials for Energy: Earth Abundant Elements based Nanomaterials' at INUP Workshop conducted jointly by CeNSE, IISc Bangalore and IIT Patna, October 8-9, 2015.

 

[18]     'Vortex lattices and their transformations in rectangular antidote arrays' at the 58^th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium held at Thapar University Patiala on December 20, 2013.

 

[19]     'Fluxtronics', Invited Lecture at workshop titled Development of Nanotechnology based Sensors for Defence Application: Nanoscale Innovation organized at VITM, Buxar on September 16, 2012.

 

[20]       'Physics of vortices in Sub-Micro Engineered Superconducting Superconductors', Invited lecture in Department of Physics, University of Mumbai, September 16, 2011.

 

[21]       'Intermediate State in Mesoscopic cylinders of type-I superconducting Indium' at the Japanese Physical Society Meeting held at Okayama University, Okayama (Japan) March 20-24, 2010.

 

[22]       'Multi-vortex versus Interstitial Vortices scenario in Superconducting antidot arrays' at 22nd International Symposium on Superconductivity to be held in Tsukuba (Japan), November 2-4, 2009.

 

[23]       'Superconducting antidot arrays: Multi-vortex versus interstitial vortices' at the Japanese Physical Society Meeting held at Kumamoto University, Kumamoto (Japan), September 25-28, 2009.

 

[24]       'Vortex matching effects in moderately clean NbN thin films' at the Japanese Physical Society Meeting held at Rikkyu University, Tokyo (Japan), March 27-30, 2009.

 

[25]       'Vortex matter in nano-engineered superconducting thin films', Condensed Matter Physics Seminar (TIFR), February 2009.

 

[26]       'Vortex Physics in superconducting single crystals and thin films' at the Weizmann institute of Science, Israel, Februrary 2009.

 

[27]       'Antidot arrays' at 21st International Symposium on Superconductivity held in Tsukuba (Japan), October 27-29, 2008.

 

[28]       'Novel Vortex Matching Effects in Antidot Arrays' at the Japanese Physical Society Meeting held at Iwate University, Morioka (Japan), September 20-23, 2008.

 

[29]       'Antidot Arrays in Superconducting Nb films: Role of Interstitial Vortices' at the Japanese Physical Society meeting held at Kinki University, Osaka (Japan), March 22-26, 2008.

 

[30]       'Effect of Pinning and Driving Force on the Phase Transformations in the Weakly Pinned Vortex matter', Superconducting Materials Center Seminar at NIMS, November 2, 2007.

 

[31]       'Study of Phase transformations via Anomalous Peak(s) Effects in Weakly Pinned Superconductors' at the 22nd International Conference on Statistical Physics (StatPhys-22) held at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (India), July 4-9, 2004.

 

[32]       'Effect of post annealing on properties of La_1-xSn_xMnO₃ thin films' at the National Laser Symposium on Pulsed Laser Deposition held at University of Pune, November 2003.