"Be a Scientist - Save the World" - Richard E. Smalley
Welcome to the "Surface Science and Interface Engineering" group. Our research interests center within the philosophy of “science @ the interface”. Engineering the interfaces of nanomaterials for making them smart and functional, and developing new functional solids are highly intriguing. Combinational multi-stacking of nanomaterials can lead to new and unprecedented phenomena; those in turn help to the development of novel sensors and devices. Moreover, interfacing novel nanostructures with conventional materials/structures can deliver energy efficient hybrids where they will be useful in the fields of energy and environment.
Recent Publications
News & Highlights
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A three-dimensionally bonded spongy graphene material with both super compressive elasticity and near-zero Poisson's ratio, Wu et al. Nature Communications (2015). (Accepted)
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Above 170 degree Water Contact Angle and Oleophobicity of Fluorinated Graphene Oxide Based Transparent Polymeric Films, T. Bharathidasan, T. N. Narayanan,* S. Sathyanaryanan, and S. S. Sreejakumari, Carbon, 84, 207-213 (2015). (*Corresponding Author)
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Nanobiocomposite from collagen waste using iron oxide nanoparticles and its conversion into magnetic nanocarbon, P. Thanikaivelan, T. N. Narayanan, B. K. Gupta, A. L. M. Reddy, and P. M. Ajayan, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol 15, 4504-4509 (2015).
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Self-Protected Nickel-Graphene Hybrid Low Density 3D Scaffolds, Moab Rajan Philip, T. N. Narayanan*, Shashi Bhushan Arya and Deepak K. Pattanayak, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2, 19488-19494 (2014). (Corresponding Author)
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Low Density Three-Dimensional Foam Using Self-reinforced Hybrid Two-Dimensional Atomic Layers, Soumya Vinod, Chandra Sekhar Tiwary, Pedro Alves da Silva Autreto, Jaime Taha-Tijerina, Sehmus Ozden, Alin Christian Chipara, Robert Vajtai, Douglas S. Galvao, T. N. Narayanan*, and P. M. Ajayan, Nature Communications, 5, 4541, doi:10.1038/ncomms5541 (2014). *Corresponding Author
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3D Macroporous Solids from Chemically Cross-Linked Carbon Nanotubes, S. Ozden, T. N. Narayanan, C. S. Tiwari, P. Dong, A. H. C. Hart, R. Vajtai, and P. M. Ajayan, Small (Accepted).
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"CSIR-CECRI Pioneering research at electrochemistry-nano interface”, A. Subbiah and T. N. Narayanan, Nano digest, (India’s Premier Magazine on Nanotechnology) September 2014. (Invited Article)
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"Tough foam from tiny sheets" Cited in Science Daily, youtube, azonano etc.
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Highlighted by Nanotechweb.org “Selective Electrochemical Biosensing Using Molybdenum disulfide”
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"New Device Pulls Water from Thin Air", Featured in Science Magazine.
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"Diamonds are an Oil’s best friend", Rice News.
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Highlighted in “The First-Magnetic-Nanoparticle-Free Carbon-Based Contrast Agent of Magnetic-Resonance Imaging-Fluorinated Graphene Oxide” by Y. H. Hu. Small 10 (8) 1451-14522
Dr. T. N. Narayanan
Reader
TIFR-Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
21 Brundavan Colony, Narsingi
Hyderabad, 500075
India.
tnn@tifrh.res.in
Ph.# +914024195018(Off.)
T. N. Narayanan
Reader
TIFR-Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Hyderabad -500075, India.
