Rahul Singh

Doctoral Researcher under the supervision of Dr. H. S. S. Ramakrishna Matte, with over five years of experience in materials chemistry and electrochemical energy systems. My research focuses on precursor engineering for the controlled synthesis of low-dimensional metal oxides, sulfides, and nitrides, with applications in photoelectrochemical systems, lithium- and sodium-ion batteries, supercapacitors, and piezoelectric devices. I also have hands-on experience with gloveboxes, battery testing systems, and electrochemical workstations.

Training graduate student

I got the opportunity to train graduate students (research interns, first-year and second-year PhD students) to carry out the synthesis of nanomaterials, instruments handling and data analysis for energy storage applications.

• Developing novel materials for next-generation batteries
• Defect engineering for property modulation toward targeted applications
• Application-specific precursor design and engineering for TMD synthesis
• Direct laser writing of TMDs using single-source precursors

Material Synthesis

• Hydrothermal/Solvothermal Synthesis
• Sol-gel synthesis
• Solid-state Synthesis

Instrumental Methods

• Electrochemical work station (Autolab and CHI)
• Glove Box
• UV-Vis Absorption Spectroscopy
• Fourier-Transform IR Spectroscopy
• X-ray Diffraction
• Raman Spectroscopy
• Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Transmission Electron Microscopy
• X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Publications in Peer-reviewed Journals

• Rahul Singh, Harshit Pandey, Manish Kumar Mohanta, Arpita Panda, Vijaya Kumar Gangaiah, Thejas Mallammanahundi Nandish, Veerabhadrarao Kaliginedi, Puru Jena, and H. S. S. Ramakrishna Matte. “Experimental and Computational Insights into Built-In Electric Field at Bronze TiO2-Expanded Graphite Interface for Fast-Charging Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes.” Small (2026): e14970. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202514970

• Rahul Singh, Rohit Thakur, Umasharan Sahu, Ramesh Chandra Sahoo, Bhagavatula L.V. Prasad, and H.S.S. Ramakrishna Matte. “Strategic Design of a Single-Source Precursor for in Situ Generation and Integration of Adherent Species on Ni3S4 Entangled-Nanosheets for Energy Storage Applications.” ACS Applied Nano Materials 2025 8 (41), 19943-19951. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.5c03542

• Ramesh Chandra Sahoo, Shraddha Paniya, Rahul Singh, Apoorva M Pai, Kiran Vankayala, and H. S. S. Ramakrishna Matte. “Heterostructured Ni2Co Layered Double Hydroxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanosheets for H2 Production Assisted by Benzylamine Oxidation.” ACS Applied Nano Materials 2024 7 (23), 26457-26467. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.4c04165

Manuscripts Under Preparation/Submitted

• Single-Source Precursor Derived SnS2/Expanded Graphite for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes.
• Scalable Single-Source Precursor Approach for the Synthesis of Titanium Carbonitride for Sodium-ion Battery Anodes.
• Designing of Titanium Carbonitride as An Anode with Nicke-Cobalt Layered Double Hydroxide as Cathode for High-Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitors.
• Defect Engineering Induced Modulation of Fermi-level Pinning and its Photoelectrochemical Implications.
• Enhanced Piezoelectricity in PVDF via Phase-Selective TiO2Fillers.

• Poster presentation in “34th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) and the 5th Indian Materials Conclave”, 2023, IIT (BHU) Varanasi.
• Poster presentation in “Disordered and Soft System: Recent Trends (DSSR)”, 2024, CeNS, Bengaluru.
• Poster presentation in “Advances in Sustainable Solutions for Energy Transitions (ASSET 2025)”, 2025, IIT Guwahati.
• Poster presentation in “Small Sciences Symposium”, 2025 IIT Madras.
• Poster presentation in “International Conference on Chemistry for Sustainability (ICCS)”, 2025, IIT Hyderabad.
• Poster presentation in “Emerging Battery Technologies: Indian Context for Commercialization”, 2025, IISER Pune.
• Poster presentation in “International Conference & Expo in India - GraphIn2026”, 2026, Kochi.

• Best Poster Presentation award for the poster on “Solid-state Synthesis of Titanium Carbonitride for Sodium-ion Battery Anode” Advances in Sustainable Solutions for Energy Transitions (ASSET 2025), 2025, IIT Guwahati
• Senior Research Fellowship from Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, DST, India, 2022.
• Junior Research Fellowship from Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, DST, India, 2020.
• Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) - Chemistry, 2020.
• Qualified CSIR NET for Assistant Professor 2019 and 2020.

• Dr. H.S.S. Ramakrishna Matte

     Scientist

     Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru, India.

     Role - Ph.D. Supervisor

     Email: matte@cens.res.in

     http://www.cens.res.in/faculty/ramakrishna

     Phone: +91(0) 8029630258

• Prof. Bhagavatula L.V. Prasad

     Director

     Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru, India.

     Role - Research collaborator

     Email: pl.bhagavatula@cens.res.in

• Dr. Kiran Vankayala

     Assistant Professor,

     BITS Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus, Goa, India

     Role - Research collaborator

     Email: kiranv@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in