Publications (2026)

• Nikam, R. R.; Pawar, R. S.; P, M.; Rawat, S.; Kainthla, I.; Patil, S. A.; Nagaraja, B. M., CO2-Promoted Soft Oxidative Vapor-Phase Dehydrogenation of Ethylbenzene via Sr–V Oxide Catalyst. ChemCatChem 2026, 18 (9), e70785.
• Moorthi, K.; Padaki, M.; Mohan, S., N-doped carbon dots-integrated 3D-2D hybrid Bi-Mo-Sx chalcogenide system for supercapacitors. Journal of Energy Storage 2026, 169, 122737.
• Chauhan, A.; Padiyar, T.; Thakur, R.; Kumar, R.; Nagaraja, B. M.; Mehta, S.; Kainthla, I., Crystallographic insights into LDH-based electrocatalysts for efficient oxygen evolution reaction. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 2026, 216, 113804.
• Rawat, S.; Mishra, S. R.; Manikanta, P.; Nikam, R. R.; Heynderickx, P. M.; Patil, S. A.; Nagaraja, B. M., Microbial enzymes and activity-assisted electrolysis for the production of biohydrogen. Biomass and Bioenergy 2026, 213, 109404.
• Mishra, S. R.; Rawat, S.; Chavda, V.; Nikam, R. R.; Ranjbari, A.; Heynderickx, P. M.; Pramoda, K.; Nagaraja, B. M., Fullerenes and their functional composites as emerging electrode materials for metal-ion batteries: A comprehensive review. Journal of Power Sources 2026, 671, 239603.
• Rawat, S.; Mishra, S. R.; Nikam, R. R.; Nataraj, S. K.; Nagaraja, B. M., Acid-treated photoactive biochar derived from waste papers for ciprofloxacin removal from water with cost and sustainability assessment of the process. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 2025, 13 (6), 120268.
• Nikam, R. R.; Pawar, R. S.; P, M.; Rawat, S.; Mishra, S. R.; Patil, S. A.; Nagaraja, B. M., Influence of Oxygen Species on Sr–Mo Oxides for CO2-Promoted Soft Oxidative Vapor-Phase Dehydrogenation of Ethylbenzene. Energy & Fuels 2025, 39 (45), 22032-22047.
• Moorthi, K.; Padaki, M.; Challapalli, S.; Mohan, S., 2D-2D Amalgamated Heterostructured Mo1-xWxS2 Mixed-Metal Dichalcogenides for Supercapacitor Applications. Advanced Sustainable Systems 2026, 10 (5), e01724.
• Divakar, S.; Talekar, S. S.; Mane, M. V.; Balakrishna, R. G.; Padaki, M., Sequestration of agricultural and industrial hazardous wastes using Co-ATP-PSf composite hollow fiber membranes: Experimental and DFT insights. Journal of Membrane Science 2026, 752, 125609.
• Pasha, A.; Vineela, L.; Balakrishna, R. G., Deconstructing the dynamic loop of phase segregation in mixed-halide perovskites. Applied Physics Reviews 2026, 13 (2), 021310.
• Bhaskar, R.; Balakrishna, R. G., An azo dye-based colorimetric chemosensor for selective cyanide detection in food matrices. Inorganic Chemistry Communications 2026, 189(1),116704.
• Sampatkumar, H. G.; Vinothkumar, K.; Mane, M. V.; Ghosh, B.; Sasidhar, B. S.; Dateer, R. B.; Balakrishna, R. G.; Patil, S. A., Single-Atom Palladium Nanoclusters: Unlocking Hydrogenation and Base-Free Aminocarbonylation Using an Economical CO Surrogate. ACS Applied Energy Materials 2026, 9 (7), 3901-3912.
• Bhaskarbhat, B.; Mukaddar, S. K.; Pasha, A.; Grzegorz Małecki, J.; Sahoo, S. K.; Budagumpi, S.; Balakrishna, R. G., Optoelectronic modulation via isomerism-induced structural effects in low-dimensional bismuth halide perovskites. Materials Advances 2026, 7 (7), 3559-3566.
• Chetri, R.; Jankauskas, V.; Kreiza, G.; Rakstys, K.; Getautis, V.; Ghadari, R.; Saha, A.; Tantri Nagaraja, A., Synergistic experimental and theoretical investigation of carbazole–cyanopyridine-based hole-transporting materials. Organic Chemistry Frontiers 2026, 13 (8), 2367-2381.
• Gopi, P. K.; George, D.; Hunsur Ravikumar, C.; Balakrishna, R. G., Disposable low-cost paper-based iron-benzene-1,4, dicarboxylate metal-organic framework-MXene electrochemical sensor for point-of-care picomolar detection of L-tryptophan in human blood serum. Microchemical Journal 2026, 222, 117245.
• Sumanth Dongre S, Akash P J, Pratheeksha M, M. Faisal, Jahir Ahmed, Farid A. Harraz, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Shwetharani R, ‘Interface-Engineered Co3Se4-MoSSe Composites for Efficient Bifunctional Acidic and Alkaline Water Splitting’, Journal of Power Sources, 671 (2026) 239506.
• Jangid, D. K.; Prakash, A.; Bose, S. K.; Dhayal, R. S., Atomically Precise [Cu-Cu54] Nanocluster-Catalyzed Three-Component Borylative Coupling of Alkynes with Alkyl Bromides and Chlorides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2026, n/a (n/a), e23716
• Shankar, J.; Siddiqa, A.; Veereshappa, H. M.; Bose, S. K.; Menezes, P. W.; Nagaraju, D. H., Unleashing and harnessing capacity performance by a diffusion dominant process of CoNi-ZIF for high energy density asymmetric supercapacitors. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2026
• Krishnan, A.; Nayak, P. K.; Kamaraj, M.; Ramaprabhu, S., Polarity-dependent wear in electrified steel-steel contacts with polyalphaolefin and fatty acid/phosphate additives. Tribology International 2026, 219, 111825.
• Kumar, M.; Nasa, S.; Manikandan, D.; Akshitha; Kushwaha, S.; Samal, S. S.; Varma, M.; Nayak, P. K., Enhanced Salinity Gradient Energy Generation through Pore Number Control in Atomically Thin MoS2 Membrane. Energy & Fuels 2026, 40 (8), 4299-4309.
• B. M, Samrudhi, Salian, Shibani, Idrissi, Abdennacer, Bouzakraoui, Said, Devadiga, Deepak, T. N, Ahipa, Synthesis, Photophysical and Aggregation Induced Emission Property of New 4-(4-cyanophenyl)-2-oxo-6-(thiophen-2-yl)-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carbonitrile. J Fluoresc (2026).
• Devadiga, D.; Ahipa, T. N.; Umamaheshwari, S.; Bhat, C.; Keerthi, S. K.; Deepika, D.; Gaonkar, S. L., Pyridine embedded 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives: Design, synthesis, molecular docking and antitubercular activity evaluation. Tuberculosis 2026, 102735.
• Swathi, M.; Chetri, R.; Jankauskas, V.; Kreiza, G.; Rakstys, K.; Getautis, V.; Ahipa, T. N., Exploring π-conjugated triphenylamine–cyano derivatives as cost-effective hole-transporting materials in perovskite solar cell. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2026, 14 (7), 2948-2961.
• Pasha, A.; Balakrishna, R. G., Conquering Iodide Migration to Unlock Perovskite Commercialization. ACS Energy Letters 2026, 11 (1), 15-20.
• Divakar, S.; Chamanmalik, M. I.; Alwarsamy, M.; Diab, M.; Patil, S. A.*; Padaki. M. PVP-SiO2 Nanoparticle Adorned Silver Material with Distinct Hydrophilic Hotspots: A Solution for Surfactant Stabilized Oil–in-Water Separation. J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 2026, 14(1), 121060.
• Devadiga, V.; M, P.; Rani R, S.; Mohan, S.; Balakrishna, R. G., Advances in 2D-2D Heterostructures for Photocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic H2 Evolution, CO2 Reduction, and N2 Fixation: Design Strategies and Mechanistic Insights. Advanced Sustainable Systems 2026, 10 (3), e01722.
• Nellur, U.; Balakrishna, R. G.; Mohan, S.; Isloor, A. M.; Padaki, M., Charge-Driven and Interfacial Interactions in MOF-801(Ce)/PVDF Nanocomposite Membranes for Pharmaceutical Removal. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2026, 65 (9), 5150-5165.
• T, P.; Narayanan, A.; Kargal Laxminarayana, G.; Austeria, M. P.; Padaki, M., Synergistic interaction of poly (ionic liquid)-bismuth sulphide for hybrid energy storage and electrosorption performance: Experimental insights on theoretical studies. Journal of Energy Storage 2026, 154, 121131.
• Chetri, R.; Rathinam, B.; Ghadari, R.; Jankauskas, V.; Kreiza, G.; Rakstys, K.; Getautis, V.; T. N, A., Mapping Electronic Structure: Single-Crystal, Optoelectronic, and Electrochemical Studies of D–A–D′ HTM Systems. Energy & Fuels 2026, 40 (9), 4793-4806.
• George, D.; Gopalakrishnan, V. N.; Ravikumar, C. H.; Faisal, M.; Ahmed, J.; Harraz, F. A.; Balakrishna, R. G., Imine-based COF/ Ti3C2Tx hybrid nanocomposite for simultaneous electrochemical detection of biomolecules. Electrochimica Acta 2026, 547, 147792.
• Nayak, S.; Sabu, M.; Devadiga, D.; Ahipa, T. N.; Gaonkar, S. L.; Seetharam, R. N., Synthesis, in silico analysis, anticancer activity and photophysical properties of novel benzisoxazoles. Journal of Molecular Structure 2026, 1352, 144538.
• Sherugar, P.; Narayanan, A.; Hussain, A.; Shwetharani, R.; Geetha Balakrishna, R.; Padaki, M., Sustainable nitrogen-rich activated carbon derived from Rhizophora mucronata propagules for wastewater treatment and hydrogen generation. Materials Chemistry and Physics 2026, 347, 131468.
• Thippeswamy, B. A.; Chamanmalik, M. I.; Yatish, K. V.; Bose, S. K.; Balakrishna, R. G.; Patil, S. A.; Pramoda, K., Biogenically prepared Pd nanoparticles anchored on Mg-Al layered double hydroxide intercalated with CNT as a catalyst for methanol oxidation reaction. Diamond and Related Materials 2026, 162, 113267.
• Mehta, S.; Kumar, R.; Thakur, R.; S, S. D.; Balakrishna, R. G.; R, S.; Kainthla, I., Structural and electrochemical synergy in bimetallic Fe-doped MoSSe (Mo1-xFexSSe) for enhanced HER in an acidic medium. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2026, 1050, 185511.
• Antony, A. M.; Pratheeksha, M.; Shwetharani, R.; Balakrishna, R. G.; Patil, S. A., Catalytic activity of palladium-graphitic carbon nitride-based nanocatalyst in reduction and hydrogen evolution reactions. Inorganic Chemistry Communications 2026, 184, 115991.
• Sherugar, P.; Narayanan, A.; Hussain, A.; Shwetharani, R.; Geetha Balakrishna, R.; Padaki, M., Sustainable nitrogen-rich activated carbon derived from Rhizophora mucronata propagules for wastewater treatment and hydrogen generation. Materials Chemistry and Physics 2026, 347, 131468.