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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	Granted	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	Granted	India	Sunil, R. Sinha, Ajay D. Thakur, R. Raj, A. Shukla, A. Agarwal	519459 (Issue Date: 05/03/2024, Application No.: 202231026031, Priority Date: 04/05/2022)
4	Method for Developing Tunable Wettability Surfaces	Published	India	Abhash Shukla, Avinash Upadhyay, Rishi Raj, Ajay D. Thakur	Application No.: 202531005502, Priority Date: 23/01/2025

List of Journal publications:

1. Bharti, R., Sasmal, L., Chaturvedi, S., & Thakur, A. D. (2026). Defect-Engineered Mn-Doped ZnO Memristors for Hardware-Aware Neuromorphic Image Classification. IEEE Journal on Exploratory Solid-State Computational Devices and Circuits. https://10.1109/JXCDC.2026.3736551.

2. Kumar, A., Malik, R. K., Sasmal, L., & Thakur, A. D. (2026). Nanoclay-reinforced PVA/sodium alginate highly resilient double-network hydrogels for drift-free wearable electronics. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 118516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2026.118516

3. Bharti, R., Chaturvedi, S., Bhatnagar, A., Maity, I., & Thakur, A. D. (2026). Long-term ambient-stable thin film synaptic devices for image recognition and secure encryption. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 59, 375303. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aea232

4. Pandey, K. D., Kumar, A., Shukla, M., Maity, I., & Thakur, A. D. (2026). Durable piezoelectric organohydrogels for high-accuracy gesture recognition in soft robotics. RSC Applied Polymers. https://doi.org/10.1039/d6lp00142d

5. Pandya, A., Anadkat, D., Dungani, S., Thakur, A. D., & Sanchela, A. V. (2026). Development of hand printed flexible graphene/graphite thermocouple sensors on paper. IEEE Journal on Flexible Electronics, 5(9), 346–354. https://doi.org/10.1109/JFLEX.2026.3707168

6. Pandey, K. D., Kumar, A., & Thakur, A. D. (2026). Multifunctional poly(vinyl alcohol)-poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene)/graphene oxide-based intelligent hydrogel. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 37(15), 1133. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-026-17562-9

7. Kumar, A., & Thakur, A. D. (2026). Mechanical reinforcement and swelling dynamics in montmorillonite-based double-network hydrogels. Chemical Engineering Science, 332, 124165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2026.124165

8. Qadeer, M., Shukla, A., Thakur, A. D., & Raj, R. (2026). Evaluation of eco-friendly propane-based refrigerant blends for thermal comfort and refrigeration applications. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 173, 110760. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2026.110760

9. Shukla, A., Upadhyay, A., Qadeer, M., Thakur, A. D., & Raj, R. (2026). Eco-friendly immersion-coating strategy for scalable and durable superhydrophobic aluminum surfaces. Langmuir, 42(12), 8343–8357. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c05945

10. Bharti, R., Maity, I., & Thakur, A. D. (2026). Thermally and magnetically tunable small-polaron driven resistive switching in thin-film heterostructure. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 350, 131898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2025.131898

11. Yadav, A. K., Bhatt, V. S., Thakur, A. D., & Tomy, C. V. (2025). Study of anisotropic superconducting properties of diagonally grown (T: Fe, Cr) single crystals probed by in-plane electrical transport measurements. Next Research, 2(1), 100128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexres.2024.100128

12. Kumar, A., & Thakur, A. D. (2025). Enhanced strength and thermal stability in nacre-inspired polyvinyl alcohol/graphene oxide composites via biomass gasification-derived carbon nanomaterials. Polymer Engineering & Science, 65, 6535. https://doi.org/10.1002/pen.70141

13. Pandey, K. D., Kamble, Y., Thakur, A., & Thakur, A. D. (2025). An image-guided untethered approach for in-situ force measurement using non-prehensile deformation of hydrogel. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 395, 116995. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2025.116995

14. Pandey, K. D., Maity, I., & Thakur, A. D. (2025). Halloysite nanotube modified piezo-electric hydrogel with multifunctional properties. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 386, 116320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2025.116320

15. Maity, I., Bharti, R., Mukherjee, A. K., & Thakur, A. D. (2025). Demonstration of asymmetric Hebbian learning based on analog resistive switching in memristor. Applied Physics Letters, 126(1), 013504. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0235922

16. Pandya, A., Anadkat, D., Dungani, S., Thakur, A. D., & Sanchela, A. V. (2025). Enhanced thermal sensitivity of graphite paint-based flexible thermocouple. Journal of Electronic Materials, 54(1), 440–450. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-024-11598-5

17. Sinha, R., Thakur, A. D., & Raj, R. (2024). Investigating drying behavior and quality of Neem leaves using a novel biomass gasification-powered climate control unit with built-in humidity control. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 158, 107888. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2024.107888

18. Sinha, R., Agarwal, A., Thakur, A. D., & Raj, R. (2024). Design, fabrication, and performance assessment of a novel biomass gasification-powered all-season climate control unit for perishables. Biomass and Bioenergy, 183, 107161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2024.107161

19. Shukla, A., Thakur, A. D., & Raj, R. (2024). Experiment and modeling of an improvised atmospheric water harvester for arid and semi-arid conditions. Applied Thermal Engineering, 242, 122486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.122486

20. Maity, I., Mukherjee, A. K., & Thakur, A. D. (2024). Improvement in the resistive switching performance of by dendritic . Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 35, 146. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-11852-2

21. Sunil, Agarwal, A., Thakur, A. D., & Raj, R. (2024). Demonstration of long-term cyclic sorption of ammonia in modified expanded graphite-calcium chloride composites for practical applications. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 150, 107206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2023.107206

22. Agarwal, D., Kamble, Y., Raj, A., Thakur, A. D., & Thakur, A. (2023). Biomechanical parameter estimation using untethered non prehensile magnetic microrobot. Journal of Micro-Bio Robotics, 19, 59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12213-023-00164-7

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

24. Maity, I., Mukherjee, A. K., & Thakur, A. D. (2023). Enhanced stability and low operational voltage of resistive switching behavior in defect engineered film. Applied Physics A, 129, 11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-06265-7

25. Shukla, M., & Thakur, A. D. (2022). An enquiry on similarities between renormalization group and auto-encoders using transfer learning. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 608, 128276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2022.128276

26. Kumari, K., Thakur, A. D., & Ray, S. J. (2022). Structural, resistive switching and charge transport behaviour of composite system. Applied Physics A, 128(11), 992. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-06084-w

27. Kumari, K., Ray, S. J., & Thakur, A. D. (2022). Resistive switching phenomena: A probe for the tracing of secondary phase in manganite. Applied Physics A, 128(5), 430. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-05553-6

28. Kumari, K., Kar, S., Thakur, A. D., & Ray, S. J. (2022). Role of an oxide interface in a resistive switch. Current Applied Physics, 35, 16–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cap.2021.10.006

29. Chaitanya, B., Gunjan, M. R., Sarangi, R., Raj, R., & Thakur, A. D. (2022). Per-fluorinated chemical free robust superhydrophobic copper surface using a scalable technique. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 278, 125667. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2021.125667

30. Agarwal, D., Thakur, A. D., & Thakur, A. (2022). A feedback-based manoeuvre planner for nonprehensile magnetic micromanipulation of large microscopic biological objects. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 148, 103941. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2021.103941

31. Sanchela, A. V., Thakur, A. D., & Tomy, C. V. (2022). Direction-dependent thermoelectric properties of a layered compound single crystal. Journal of Electronic Materials, 51, 2345–2352. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-022-09487-w

32. Kumari, K., Majumder, S., Thakur, A. D., & Ray, S. J. (2021). Temperature-dependent resistive switching behaviour of an oxide memristor. Materials Letters, 303, 130451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2021.130451

33. Sinha, A., Ranjan, P., & Thakur, A. D. (2021). Effect of characterization probes on the properties of graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide. Applied Physics A, 127(8), 585. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-021-04734-z

34. Kumar, A., & Thakur, A. D. (2021). Impurity photovoltaic and split spectrum for efficiency gain in solar cells. Optik, 238, 166783. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2021.166783

35. Kumari, K., Kumar, A., Thakur, A. D., & Ray, S. J. (2021). Charge transport and resistive switching in a 2D hybrid interface. Materials Research Bulletin, 139, 111195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2020.111195

36. Sinha, A., Ranjan, P., Ali, A., Balakrishnan, J., & Thakur, A. D. (2021). Graphene oxide and its derivatives as potential Ovchinnikov ferromagnets. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 33(37), 375801. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/ac0d84

37. Kumar, A., Sivaprahasam, D., & Thakur, A. D. (2021). Improved thermoelectric properties in composite. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 269, 124750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2021.124750

38. Kumari, K., Thakur, A. D., & Ray, S. J. (2021). The effect of graphene and reduced graphene oxide on the resistive switching behavior of . Materials Today Communications, 26, 102040. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2021.102040

39. Kumar, A., Sivaprahasam, D., & Thakur, A. D. (2021). Colossal Seebeck coefficient in Aurivillius phase–perovskite oxide composite. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 853, 157001. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157001

40. Kumar, A., Kumari, K., Ray, S. J., & Thakur, A. D. (2020). Graphene mediated resistive switching and thermoelectric behavior in lanthanum cobaltate. Journal of Applied Physics, 127(23), 235103. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0009666

41. Kumari, K., Kumar, A., Kotnees, D. K., Balakrishnan, J., Thakur, A. D., & Ray, S. J. (2020). Structural and resistive switching behaviour in lanthanum strontium manganite–reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite system. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 815, 152213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.152213

42. Sunil, Sinha, R., Bathina, C., Rajan, B. K., Agarwal, A., Thakur, A. D., & Raj, R. (2019). Design, fabrication, and performance evaluation of a novel biomass-gasification-based hot water generation system. Energy, 185, 148–157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.06.186

43. Kumar, A., & Thakur, A. D. (2019). Comprehensive loss modeling in solar cells. Current Applied Physics, 19(10), 1111–1119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cap.2019.07.005

44. Kumar, A., & Thakur, A. D. (2019). Improving the optoelectrical properties of using gold and graphene nanofillers. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 30, 8546–8554. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-01175-6

45. Ranjan, P., Verma, P., Agrawal, S., Rao, T. R., Samanta, S. K., & Thakur, A. D. (2019). Inducing dye-selectivity in graphene oxide for cationic dye separation applications. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 226, 350–359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2019.01.047

46. Kumar, A., Kumari, K., Jayachandran, B., Sivaprahasam, D., & Thakur, A. D. (2019). Thermoelectric properties of composite. Materials Research Express, 6(5), 055502. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/aade73

47. Ranjan, P., Agrawal, S., Sinha, A., Rao, T. R., Balakrishnan, J., & Thakur, A. D. (2018). A low-cost non-explosive synthesis of graphene oxide for scalable applications. Scientific Reports, 8, 12007. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30613-4

48. Chaitanya, B., Bahadur, V., Thakur, A. D., & Raj, R. (2018). Biomass-gasification-based atmospheric water harvesting in India. Energy, 165, 610–621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.09.183

49. Ranjan, P., Tiwary, P., Chakraborty, A. K., Mahapatra, R., & Thakur, A. D. (2018). Graphene oxide based free-standing films for humidity and hydrogen peroxide sensing. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 29, 15946–15956. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-9680-1

50. Kumar, A., Tomy, C. V., & Thakur, A. D. (2018). Magnetothermopower, magnetoresistance and magnetothermal conductivity in ( ). Materials Research Express, 5(8), 086110. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/aad44c

51. Kumar, A., & Thakur, A. D. (2018). Role of contact work function, back surface field, and conduction band offset in solar cell. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 57(8S3), 08RC05. https://doi.org/10.7567/JJAP.57.08RC05

52. Kumar, A., Kumari, K., Jayachandran, B., Sivaprahasam, D., & Thakur, A. D. (2018). Thermoelectric properties of composite. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 749, 1092–1097. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.03.347

53. Kumar, A., Sivaprahasam, D., & Thakur, A. D. (2018). Improvement of thermoelectric properties of lanthanum cobaltate by Sr and Mn co-substitution. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 735, 1787–1791. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.11.334

54. Sanchela, A. V., Thakur, A. D., & Tomy, C. V. (2016). Improvement in thermoelectric properties by tailoring at In and Te site in . Journal of Electronic Materials, 45(11), 5540–5545. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-016-4778-9

55. Sanchela, A. V., Tomy, C. V., & Thakur, A. D. (2015). Effect of Sb deficiency on the thermoelectric properties of . Solid State Communications, 218, 49–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssc.2015.06.012

56. Yadav, A. K., Sharma, H., Thakur, A. D., & Tomy, C. V. (2015). Growth and angular dependent resistivity of superconducting single crystal fibers. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 164, 46–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2015.08.019

57. Yadav, A. K., Sanchela, A. V., Thakur, A. D., & Tomy, C. V. (2015). Effect of nominal substitution of transition metals for excess Fe in superconductor. Solid State Communications, 202, 8–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssc.2014.10.027

58. Sanchela, A. V., Thakur, A. D., & Tomy, C. V. (2015). Enhancement in thermoelectric properties of by Sb site deficiency. Journal of Materiomics, 1(3), 205–212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmat.2015.04.005

59. Yadav, A. K., Thakur, A. D., & Tomy, C. V. (2013). Growth, characterization, vortex pinning, and vortex flow properties of single crystals of the iron chalcogenide superconductor . Physical Review B, 87(17), 174524. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.87.174524

60. Hirata, K., Thakur, A. D., & Ooi, S. (2013). Vortex states in superconducting nanowires. Physica C: Superconductivity, 493, 47–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2013.03.019

61. Hirata, K., Thakur, A. D., Ooi, S., & Mochiku, T. (2012). Vortices in superconducting nano-networks with antidot arrays. Central European Journal of Physics, 10(3), 576–580. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11534-012-0041-z

62. Das, P., Thakur, A. D., Yadav, A. K., Tomy, C. V., Lees, M. R., Balakrishnan, G., Ramakrishnan, S., & Grover, A. K. (2011). Magnetization hysteresis and time decay measurements in : Evidence for fluctuation in mean free path induced pinning. Physical Review B, 84(21), 214526. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.84.214526

63. Yadav, A. K., Thakur, A. D., & Tomy, C. V. (2011). Enhanced superconducting properties in . Solid State Communications, 151(7), 557–560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssc.2011.01.010

64. Machida, T., Kato, T., Nakamura, H., Fujimoto, M., Mochiku, T., Ooi, S., Thakur, A. D., Sakata, H., & Hirata, K. (2011). Quantum interference of impurity bound states in probed by scanning tunneling spectroscopy. Physical Review B, 84(6), 064501. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.84.064501

65. Machida, T., Kato, T., Nakamura, H., Fujimoto, M., Mochiku, T., Ooi, S., Thakur, A. D., Sakata, H., & Hirata, K. (2010). Disappearance of zinc impurity resonance in large-gap regions of probed by scanning tunneling spectroscopy. Physical Review B, 82(18), 180507. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.82.180507

66. Thakur, A. D., Ooi, S., & Hirata, K. (2009). Triangular antidot array to honeycomb wire network—Role of interstitial vortices. Physica C: Superconductivity, 469(15–20), 1071–1074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2009.05.157

67. Thakur, A. D., Ooi, S., Chockalingam, S. P., Jesudasan, J., Raychaudhuri, P., & Hirata, K. (2009). Vortex matching effect in engineered thin films of NbN. Applied Physics Letters, 94(26), 262501. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3167771

68. Sheet, G., Gautam, U. K., Thakur, A. D., Hirata, K., Bando, Y., & Nakayama, T. (2009). Clean superconducting In nanowires encapsulated within insulating ZnS nanotubes. Applied Physics Letters, 94(5), 053108. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3072359

69. Kasahara, S., Fujii, H., Takeya, H., Mochiku, T., Thakur, A. D., & Hirata, K. (2008). Low temperature specific heat of superconducting ternary intermetallics , , and with type structure. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 20(38), 385204. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/20/38/385204

70. Thakur, A. D., Pal, D., Higgins, M. J., Ramakrishnan, S., & Grover, A. K. (2007). Scan rate dependence of magnetization hysteresis in weakly pinned crystals of and : A vibrating sample magnetometer study. Physica C: Superconductivity, 466(1–2), 181–189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2007.07.009

71. Sarkar, S., Thakur, A. D., Tomy, C. V., Balakrishnan, G., Paul, D. M., Ramakrishnan, S., & Grover, A. K. (2006). Critical points in the Bragg glass phase of a weakly pinned crystal of . Pramana – Journal of Physics, 66(1), 193–207. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02704947

72. Thakur, A. D., Banerjee, S. S., Higgins, M. J., Ramakrishnan, S., & Grover, A. K. (2006). 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. Pramana – Journal of Physics, 66(1), 159–177. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02704945

73. Sarkar, S., Tomy, C. V., Thakur, A. D., Balakrishnan, G., Paul, D. M., Ramakrishnan, S., & Grover, A. K. (2006). Pulverization of the flux line lattice, the phase coexistence and the spinodal temperature of the order-disorder transition in a weakly pinned crystal of . Pramana – Journal of Physics, 66(1), 179–191. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02704946

74. Jaiswal-Nagar, D., Thakur, A. D., Ramakrishnan, S., Grover, A. K., Pal, D., & Takeya, H. (2006). Flux jumps, second magnetization peak anomaly and the peak effect phenomena in single crystals of and . Physical Review B, 74(18), 184514. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.74.184514

75. Thakur, A. D., Chandrasekhar Rao, T. V., Uji, S., Terashima, T., Higgins, M. J., Ramakrishnan, S., & Grover, A. K. (2006). Evolution in the split-peak structure across the peak effect region in single crystals of . Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 75(7), 074718. https://doi.org/10.1143/JPSJ.75.074718

76. Thakur, A. D., Banerjee, S. S., Higgins, M. J., Ramakrishnan, S., & Grover, A. K. (2005). Exploring metastability via the third harmonic measurements in single crystals of showing anomalous peak effect. Physical Review B, 72(13), 134524. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.72.134524

77. Wanchoo, S. K., Jesudasan, J., Bagwe, V. C., Thakur, A. D., Vaishnav, U. D., Pai, S. P., Narsale, A. M., & Pinto, R. (2003). Synthesis of good quality LCMO/YBCO heterostructures by pulsed laser deposition technique. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 212, 539–543. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-583X(03)01841-X

Conference publications:

1. Pandey, K. D., Kumar, A., & Thakur, A. D. (2025). Intelligent multifunctional hydrogel for soft robotic applications. Proceedings of DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, 69, 75.

2. Bharti, R., Sasmal, L., Malik, R. K., & Thakur, A. D. (2025). Synergistic role of voltage in tuning resistive switching phenomenon of Sr2FeTiO6 thin films. Proceedings of DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, 69, 477.

3. Kumar, A., Bharti, R., & Thakur, A. D. (2025). Conductive double network hydrogel for functional applications. Proceedings of DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, 69, 558.

4. Pandey, K. D., Kamble, Y. D., Thakur, A., & Thakur, A. D. (2024). Evaluation of elastic modulus of hydrogel as a function of water content. Proceedings of the 27th National and 5th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (pp. 1227–1330). Begell House Inc. https://doi.org/10.1615/IHMTC-2023.2000

5. Pandya, A., Anadkat, D., Dungani, S., Thakur, A. D., & Sanchela, A. V. (2024). Fabrication and characterization of flexible graphite-copper based thermoelectric devices. Proceedings of the 27th National and 5th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (pp. 1083–1086). Begell House Inc. https://doi.org/10.1615/IHMTC-2023.1770

6. Maity, I., Bharti, R., Mukherjee, A. K., & Thakur, A. D. (2024). Exploring the potential of thermal avalanche in resistive switching memory. Proceedings of the 27th National and 5th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (pp. 1023–1025). Begell House Inc. https://doi.org/10.1615/IHMTC-2023.1660

7. Kumar, A., Kumar, N., Ranjan, P., & Thakur, A. D. (2022). Electrical and optical characterisation of CZTS thin-film for sensing applications. 2022 Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences (ASET) (pp. 1–4). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ASET53988.2022.9734877

8. Sanchela, A. V., Thakur, A. D., & Tomy, C. V. (2022). Effects of S doping on the thermoelectric properties of FeSb2. Materials Today: Proceedings, 67, 935–938. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.08.097

9. Sinha, A., Ali, A., & Thakur, A. D. (2021). Ferromagnetism in graphene oxide. Materials Today: Proceedings, 46, 6230–6233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.04.771

10. Kumar, A., Kumari, K., Sivaprahasam, D., & Thakur, A. D. (2020). Thermoelectric properties in spark plasma sintered La0.7Sr0.3Mn0.5Co0.5O3. AIP Conference Proceedings, 2220(1), 120001.

11. Sinha, A., & Thakur, A. D. (2020). Experimental bandgap tuning of graphene oxide with varying degree of oxidation and reduction. AIP Conference Proceedings, 2220(1), 140008. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0001164

12. Kumar, A., Kumari, K., Tomy, C. V., & Thakur, A. D. (2020). Magnetic and thermoelectric properties of -MnO2 nanorods. AIP Conference Proceedings, 2220(1), 080008.

13. Kumari, K., Kumar, A., Thakur, A. D., & Ray, S. J. (2020). Effect of temperature and magnetic field in resistive switching behavior of $\text{La}_{0.7}\text{Ca}_{0.3}\text{MnO}_3\cdot\text{rGO}$ nano-composite. AIP Conference Proceedings, 2220(1), 080007. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0001331

14. Chaitanya, B., Thakur, A. D., & Raj, R. (2020). Biomass gasifier-powered adsorption chiller for atmospheric water harvesting: Prospects in developing world. In Advances in Energy Research, Vol. 1: Selected Papers from ICAER 2017 (pp. 451–460). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2666-4_44

15. Sinha, A., Ali, A., & Thakur, A. D. (2020). Evolution of magnetism in graphene oxide. AIP Conference Proceedings, 2265(1), 030521. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0017166

16. Agarwal, D., Thakur, A. D., & Thakur, A. (2019). A robotic tool for magnetic micromanipulation of cells in the presence of an ambient fluid flow. Proceedings of the ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, 59223, V004T08A017. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2019-97941

17. Upadhyay, A. K., Thakur, A. D., Kumar, S. S., Santosh, M., Shekhar, S., Singhal, N., Mukhiya, R., & Bose, S. C. (2019). Design, simulation and fabrication of MEMS-based piezoresistive accelerometer. Proceedings of the 3rd ISSE National Conference (INAC-3).

18. Ranjan, P., Kumar, A., Balakrishnan, J., & Thakur, A. D. (2019). Graphene oxide based PN junctions. Materials Today: Proceedings, 11(Part 2), 830–832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2019.03.051

19. Ranjan, P., Balakrishnan, J., & Thakur, A. D. (2019). Dye adsorption behavior of graphene oxide. Materials Today: Proceedings, 11(Part 2), 833–836. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2019.03.052

20. Kumar, A., & Thakur, A. D. (2018). Improvement of efficiency in CZTSSe solar cell by using back surface field. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 360(1), 012027. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/360/1/012027

21. Kumar, A., Ranjan, P., & Thakur, A. D. (2018). Secondary phases in CZTS thin films grown using direct liquid coating approach. Materials Today: Proceedings, 5(1), 99–103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2018.11.046

22. Ranjan, P., Kumar, A., & Thakur, A. D. (2018). Free standing graphene oxide films for gas sensing applications. Materials Today: Proceedings, 5(1), 732–736. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2017.11.140

23. Kumar, A., & Thakur, A. D. (2018). Investigating absence of optimal photovoltaics response in CZTS solar cell. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1953(1), 050024. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5032679

24. Kumar, A., & Thakur, A. D. (2018). The simulation of CZTS solar cell for performance improvement. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1953(1), 050009. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5032664

25. Kumar, A., & Thakur, A. D. (2018). Design issues for optimum solar cell configuration. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1953(1), 050022. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5032677

26. Ranjan, P., Balakrishnan, J., & Thakur, A. D. (2018). Free standing graphene oxide film for hydrogen peroxide sensing. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1953(1), 030029. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5032364

27. Kumar, A., & Thakur, A. D. (2018). SrBi4Ti4O15 Aurivillius phase thin films by pulsed laser deposition using Nd:YAG laser. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1953(1), 100010. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5032946

28. Kumar, A., Sharma, H., Tomy, C. V., & Thakur, A. D. (2016). Magnetism in La0.7Sr0.3Mn1-xCoxO3 (0x1). AIP Conference Proceedings, 1731(1), 130045. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4948151

29. Kumar, A., Sharma, H., Tomy, C. V., & Thakur, A. D. (2016). Extreme sensitivity of magnetic properties on the synthesis routes in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1728(1), 020494. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4946545

30. Ranjan, P., & Thakur, A. D. (2016). Solvent free tin oxide nanoparticle for gas sensing application. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1728(1), 020616.

31. Sanchela, A. V., Thakur, A. D., & Tomy, C. V. (2014). Anisotropic thermal conductivity and thermopower of the In2Te5 single crystals. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1591(1), 1392–1394. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4872970

32. Bera, T., & Thakur, A. D. (2014). Determination of residual stress in MEMS cantilevers. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1591(1), 683–684. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4872718

33. Thakur, A. D., Ooi, S., Chand, M., Jesudasan, J., Raychaudhuri, P., & Hirata, K. (2014). Vortex lattices and their transformations in rectangular antidot arrays. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1591(1), 1651–1653. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4873065

34. Kumar, P., Kar, M., Sanchela, A. V., Tomy, C. V., & Thakur, A. D. (2013). Nanostructured zinc oxide as a prospective room temperature thermoelectric material. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1512(1), 364–365. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791062

35. Yadav, A. K., Thakur, A. D., & Tomy, C. V. (2013). Effect of off-stoichiometry at the Fe-site in FeSe0.5Te0.5 superconductor. Physics Procedia, 49, 109–117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2013.10.017

36. Sanchela, A. V., Thakur, A. D., & Tomy, C. V. (2013). Improvement in the thermoelectric properties of Zn4Sb3 induced by Sb deficiency. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1512(1), 1058–1059. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791409

37. Thakur, A. D., Yadav, A. K., Thamizhavel, A., Tomy, C. V., Ramakrishnan, S., & Grover, A. K. (2013). Vortex pinning mechanism in single crystal of iron arsenide superconductor SrFe1.7Co0.3As2. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1512(1), 1174–1175. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791467

38. Yadav, A. K., Thakur, A. D., & Tomy, C. V. (2013). Single crystals of iron chalcogenide superconductor FeCr0.02Se: Growth, characterization and vortex pinning properties. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1512(1), 1158–1159. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4791459

39. Sanchela, A. V., Kushwaha, V., Thakur, A. D., & Tomy, C. V. (2013). Enhancement of thermopower due to deficiency of Sb in FeSb2. Advanced Materials Research, 665, 179–183. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.665.179

40. Thakur, A. D., Yadav, A. K., Das, P., Tomy, C. V., Lees, M. R., Balakrishnan, G., Ramakrishnan, S., & Grover, A. K. (2012). Pinning mechanism in iron chalcogenide superconductor FeSe0.5Te0.5. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1447(1), 897–898. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4710292

41. Sanchela, A. V., Thakur, A. D., & Tomy, C. V. (2012). Room temperature thermoelectric material Fe(Sb1-xSex)2. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1447(1), 1003–1004. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4710293

42. Kumar, S., Thakur, A. D., Singh, R., Thamizhavel, A., Tomy, C. V., & Grover, A. K. (2012). Multi-quanta vortex states, crossover to Abrikosov's lattice and peak effect phenomena in Ca3Rh4Sn13. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1447(1), 909–910. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4710298

43. Yadav, A. K., Thakur, A. D., & Tomy, C. V. (2012). Role of excess Cr at Fe site in FeCrxSe and FeCrxSe0.5Te0.5. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1447(1), 907–908. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4710297

44. Hirata, K., Thakur, A. D., Ooi, S., & Mochiku, T. (2011). Intermediate vortex states in nanoscale anti-dots and mesoscopic superconductors. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 248(1), 012030. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/248/1/012030

45. Thakur, A. D., Ooi, S., Chockalingam, S. P., Jesudasan, J., Raychaudhuri, P., & Hirata, K. (2010). Multi-vortex versus interstitial vortices scenario in superconducting antidot arrays. Physica C: Superconductivity, 470(19), 1112–1113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2010.02.045

46. Thakur, A. D., Ooi, S., & Hirata, K. (2010). Intermediate state in mesoscopic cylinders of type-I superconducting indium. Meeting Abstracts of the Physical Society of Japan (日本物理学会講演概要集), 65(1), 820.

47. Thakur, A. D., Ooi, S., Chockalingam, S. P., Jesudasan, J., Raychaudhuri, P., & Hirata, K. (2010). Observation of vortex matching phenomena in antidot array of NbN thin film. Physica C: Superconductivity, 470(Suppl. 1), S873–S874. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2010.02.046

48. Thakur, A. D., Ooi, S., Raychaudhuri, P., & Hirata, K. (2009). Superconducting antidot arrays: Multi-vortex versus interstitial vortices. Meeting Abstracts of the Physical Society of Japan (日本物理学会講演概要集), 64(2), 696. https://doi.org/10.11316/jpsgaiyo.64.2.4.0_696_1

49. Thakur, A. D., Ooi, S., Raychaudhuri, P., & Hirata, K. (2009). Vortex matching effects in ultra-clean NbN thin films. Meeting Abstracts of the Physical Society of Japan (日本物理学会講演概要集), 64(1), 778. https://doi.org/10.11316/jpsgaiyo.64.1.4.0_778_3

50. Thakur, A. D., Ooi, S., Kamran, M., Zhao, S. P., Qiu, X. G., & Hirata, K. (2008). Novel vortex matching effects in antidot arrays. Meeting Abstracts of the Physical Society of Japan (日本物理学会講演概要集), 63(2), 697. https://doi.org/10.11316/jpsgaiyo.63.2.4.0_697_3

51. Thakur, A. D., Kamran, M., Zhao, S. P., Qiu, X. G., Ooi, S., & Hirata, K. (2008). Antidot arrays in superconducting Nb films: Role of interstitial vortices. Meeting Abstracts of the Physical Society of Japan (日本物理学会講演概要集), 63(1), 754. https://doi.org/10.11316/jpsgaiyo.63.1.4.0_754_2

52. Thakur, A. D., Pal, D., Banerjee, S. S., Chandrasekhar Rao, T. V., Higgins, M. J., Ramakrishnan, S., & Grover, A. K. (2007). Effect of pinning and driving force on the phase transformations in the weakly pinned vortex matter in conventional superconductors. Meeting Abstracts of the Physical Society of Japan (日本物理学会講演概要集), 62(2), 802. https://doi.org/10.11316/jpsgaiyo.62.2.4.0_802_2

53. Thakur, A. D., Pal, D., Higgins, M. J., Ramakrishnan, S., & Grover, A. K. (2007). Modulations in the dynamical response across the phase co-existence region in a weakly pinned crystal of 2H-NbSe2. Physica C: Superconductivity, 460–462(Part 2), 1259–1261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2007.04.193

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

55. Banerjee, S. S., Mohan, S., Sinha, J., Thakur, A. D., Ramakrishnan, S., Grover, A. K., & Sood, A. K. (2006). Distribution of noise across the peak effect regime. Solid State Physics (India), 51, 665.

56. Jaiswal-Nagar, D., Thakur, A. D., Eskildsen, M. R., Canfield, P. C., Yusuf, S. M., Ramakrishnan, S., & Grover, A. K. (2005). dHvA oscillations, upper critical fields and the peak effect studies in YNi2B2C and LuNi2B2C. Physica B: Condensed Matter, 359–361, 476–478.

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

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

59. Jaiswal-Nagar, D., Thakur, A. D., Banerjee, S. S., Isshiki, T., Aoki, H., Onuki, Y., Eskildsen, M. R., Canfield, P. C., Ramakrishnan, S., & Grover, A. K. (2005). Effect of driving force on the state of phase co-existence in weakly pinned single crystals of CeRu2 and LuNi2B2C. Solid State Physics (India), 50, 673.

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

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

62. Jaiswal-Nagar, D., Thakur, A. D., Eskildsen, M. R., Canfield, P. C., Yusuf, S. M., Ramakrishnan, S., & Grover, A. K. (2004). Study of the phase diagram of LuNi2B2C through the quadrupole moment measurement. Solid State Physics (India), 49, 622.

63. Jaiswal-Nagar, D., Thakur, A. D., Eskildsen, M. R., Canfield, P. C., Yusuf, S. M., Ramakrishnan, S., & Grover, A. K. (2003). Study of the phase diagram of LuNi2B2C through the quadrupole moment measurement. Solid State Physics (India), 46, 647.

64. Pal, D., Thakur, A. D., Jaiswal, D., Ramakrishnan, S., Grover, A. K., Yamamoto, E., Haga, Y., Hedo, M., Inada, Y., & Onuki, Y. (2003). Measurement of quadrupole moment across peak effect in a weakly pinned single crystal of CeRu2. Solid State Physics (India), 46, 623.

65. Thakur, A. D. (2003). Study of the peak effect in weakly pinned single crystals of LuNi2B2C. Solid State Physics (India), 46, 647.

66. Thakur, A. D., Satsangi, S., & Raychaudhuri, P. (2003). Effect of post annealing on properties of La0.9Sn0.1MnO3 thin films. Solid State Physics (India), 46, 435.

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.