SINGH RESEARCH GROUP

Publications

After joining UL (2020 onwards)
  • Multipod Bi(Cu2-xS)n Nanocrystals formed by Dynamic Cation–Ligand Complexation and Their Use as Anodes for Potassium-Ion Batteries Nilotpal Kapuria, Sumair Imtiaz, Abinaya Sankaran, Hugh Geaney, Tadhg Kennedy, Shalini Singh*, and Kevin M. Ryan* NanoLetters, 2022 (Link)
  • Precursor-Mediated Colloidal Synthesis of Compositionally Tunable Cu–Sb–M–S (M = Zn, Co, and Ni) Nanocrystals and Their Transport Properties Maria Zubair, Vasily A. Lebedev, Mohini Mishra, Temilade Esther Adegoke, Ibrahim Saana Amiinu, Yu Zhang, Andreu Cabot, Shalini Singh, and Kevin M. Ryan* Chemistry of Materials, 2022. (Link)
  • Directly Deposited Antimony on a Copper Silicide Nanowire Array as a High‐Performance Potassium‐Ion Battery Anode with a Long Cycle Life, S. Imtiaz, N. Kapuria, I. Saana Amiinu, A. Sankaran, S. Singh, H. Geaney, T. Kennedy, K. M Ryan* Advanced Functional Materials, 2022, 2209566. (Link)
  • Subsuming the Metal Seed to Transform Binary Metal Chalcogenide Nanocrystals into Multinary Compositions, N.  Kapuria, M. Conroy* V. A Lebedev T. E. Adegoke, Y. Zhang, I. S. Amiinu, U. Bangert A. Cabot* S. Singh*, K. M. Ryan* ACS Nano, 2022. (Link)
  • Phosphine free synthesis of copper telluride nanocrystals in 1D and 2D shapes using Dipehylditelluride (DPDTe) as an air-stable source, M. Mishra, N. N. Patil, M. Zubair, N. Kapuria, V. Lebedev, T. E. Adegoke, K. M. Ryan* and S Singh* Nanotechnology, 2022, 33, 305602 (Link)
  • Two-dimensional copper based colloidal nanocrystals: synthesis and applications, N. Kapuria, N. N. Patil, K. M. Ryan and S. Singh * Nanoscale, 2022 14, 2885(Link)
  • Broadband Optical Phase Modulation by Colloidal CdSe Quantum Wells, I. Tanghe, J. Butkus, K. Chen, R. R. Tamming, S. Singh, Y. Ussembayev, K. Neyts, D. van Thourhout, J. M. Hodgkiss, and P. Geiregat* Nano Letter 2022, 22, 58 (Link) 
  • Localization-limited exciton oscillator strength in colloidal CdSe nanoplatelets revealed by the optically induced stark effect. P. Geiregat,* C. Rodá, I. Tanghe, S. Singh, A. Di Giacomo, D. Lebrun, G. Grimaldi, J. Maes, D. Van Thourhout, I Moreels, A. J. Houtepen and Zeger Hens.  Light Sci Appl , 2021 10,112. (Link)
  • Ligand Adsorption Energy and the Post-Purification Surface Chemistry of Colloidal Metal Chalcogenide Nanocrystals, S. Singh*, J. Leemans, F Zaccaria, I. Infante, Z. Hens*, Chemistry of Materials, 2021, 33, 8, 2796 (Link)
  • New Insights into Nucleation and Growth of Quaternary Nanocrystals, J. Just,* C. Coughlan, S. Singh*, H. Ren, O. Müller, P. Becker, T. Unold and K. M. Ryan*, ACS Nano, 2021, 15, 4, 6439 (Link) 
  • Van Hove Singularities and Trap States in Two Dimensional CdSe Nanoplatelets. N. Peric, Y. Lambert, S. Singh, A. H. Khan, N. A. F. Vergel, D. Deresmes, M. Berthe, Z. Hens, I. Moreels, C. Delerue, B. Grandidier*, L. Biadala*, Nano Letters, 2021, 21, 1702. (Link)
  • Synthesis of Colloidal WSe2 Nanocrystals: Polymorphism Control by Precursor-Ligand Chemistry. P. Zhou, P. Schiettecatte, M. Vandichel, A. Rousaki, P. Vandenabeele, Z. Hens, S. Singh*, Crystal Growth and Design,2021, 21, 1451 (Link)
  • Colloidal WSe2 Nanocrystals as Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries, P. Zhou, G A Collins, Z. Hens, K. M. Ryan, H. Geaney*, S. Singh*, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 22307 (Link)
  • Metal chalcogenide semiconductor nanocrystals synthesized from ion-conducting seeds and their applications N. Kapuria, U. V Ghorpade, M. Zubair, M. Mishra, S. Singh, K. M Ryan*, Journal of Material Chemistry C, 2020, 8, 13868 (Hot article collection and Cover Art ) (Link)
  • Near-Edge Ligand Stripping and Robust Radiative Exciton Recombination in CdSe/CdS Core/Crown Nanoplatelets, J. Leemans, S. Singh, C. Li, S. Ten Brinck, S. Bals, I. Infante, I. Moreels, Z. Hens, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2020, 11, 3339. (Link)
  • Boosting the Er3+ 1.5 μm Luminescence in CsPbCl3 Perovskite Nanocrystals for Photonic Devices Operating at Telecommunication Wavelengths, M. Zeng, F. Artizzu, J. Liu, S. Singh, F. Locardi, D. Mara, Z. Hens, R. Van Deun, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2020, 3, 4699. (Link)

Before joining UL

  • Thermodynamic Equilibrium between Excitons and Excitonic Molecules Dictates Optical Gain in Colloidal CdSe Quantum Wells, P. Geiregat, R. Tomar, K. Chen, S. Singh, J. Hodgkiss, Z. Hens, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2019, 10, 3637. (Link)
  • A Charge Carrier Cooling Bottleneck Opens up Non-Excitonic Gain Mechanisms in Colloidal CdSe Quantum Wells, R. Tomar, A. Kulkarni, K. Chen, S. Singh, D. van Thourhout, J. Hodgkiss, Z. Hens,  Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2019, 123, 9640. (Link)
  • Strong Upconversion Emission in CsPbBr3 Perovskite Quantum Dots through Efficient BaYF5: Yb, Ln Sensitization, M. Zeng, S. Singh, J. Liu, F. Artizzu, Z. Hens, Journal of Material Chemistry C, 2019, 7, 2014. (Link)
  • Colloidal CdSe Nanoplatelets, a Model for Surface Chemistry/Opto-Electronic Property Relations in Semiconductor Nanocrystals, S. Singh*, R. Tomar, S. Ten Brick, J. De Roo, P. Geiregat, J. C Martins, I. Infante, Z. Hens, Journal of American Chemical Society, 2018, 140, 13292. (Link)
  • Synthesis of Curved CuIn1-xGax(S1-ySey)2 Nanocrystals and Complete Characterization of their Diffraction Contrast Effects, C. Coughlan, Y. Guo, S. Singh, S. Nakahara, K. M. Ryan, Chemistry of Materials, 2018, 30, 8679. (Link)
  • Assembling Ordered Nanorod Superstructures and Their Application as Microcavity Lasers, P. Liu, S. Singh, Y. Guo, J-J Wang, H. Xu, C. Silien, N. Liu and K. M. Ryan, Scientific Reports, 2017, 7, 43884. (Link)
  • Complete assembly of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) Nanorods at Substrate Interfaces Using a Combination of Self and Directed Organisation, P. Liu, S. Singh, G. Bree and K. M. Ryan, Chemical Communications, 2016, 52, 11587. (Link)
  • Selective Phase Transformation of Wurtzite Cu2ZnSn(SSe)4 (CZTSSe) Nanocrystals into Zinc-Blende and Kesterite Phases by Solution and Solid State Transformations, S. Singh, M. Brandon, P. Liu, F. Laffir, W. Redington and K. M. Ryan, Chemistry of Materials, 2016, 28, 5055. (Link)
  • Heteroaggregation Assisted Wet Synthesis of Core Shell Silver-Silica-Cadmium Selenide Nanowires, I. Pita, S. Singh, C. Silien, K. M. Ryan and N. Liu, Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 1200. (Link)
  • Occurrence of Polytypism in Compound Colloidal Metal Chalcogenide Nanocrystals, Opportunities and Challenges, S. Singh and K. M. Ryan, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2015, 6, 3141(Invited Perspective). (Link)
  • Colloidal Cu2ZnSn(SSe)4 (CZTSSe) Nanocrystals- Shape and Crystal Phase control to form Dots, Arrows, Ellipsoids and Rods, S. Singh, P. Liu, A. Singh, C. Coughlan, J. Wang, M. Lusi and K. M Ryan, Chemistry of Materials, 2015, 27, 4742. (Link)
  • Assembly of Binary Ternary and Quaternary Nanorods: From Local to Device Scale Ordering Influenced by Surface Charge, K. M. Ryan, S. Singh, P. Liu and A. Singh, CrysEngComm, 2014, 16, 9446. (Link)
  • Promoting cell proliferation using water dispersible germanium nanowires, M. Bezuidenhout, P. Liu, S. Singh, M. Kiely, K. M Ryan and P. A. Kiely, Plos One, 2014, 9, e108006. (Link)
  • Colloidal Synthesis of Homogeneously Alloyed CdSexS1−x Nanorods with Compositionally Tunable Photoluminescence, S. Singh, A. Singh, K. Palaniappanan and K. M. Ryan, Chemical Communications, 2013, 49, 10293. (Link)
  • Compositionally Tunable Photoluminescence Emission in Cu2ZnSn(S1-xSex)4 Nanocrystals, A. Singh, S. Singh, S. Levcenko, T. Unold, F. Laffir and K. M. Ryan, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2013, 52, 9120 (VIP paper). (Link)
  • Colloidal Synthesis of Cu2SnSe3 Tetrapod Nanocrystals, J. Wang, A. Singh, P. Liu, S. Singh, C. Coughlan, Y. Guo and K. M Ryan, Journal of American Chemical Society, 2013, 135, 7835. (Link)
  • Pb2+ selective and highly cross-linked zirconium phosphonate membrane by sol-gel in aqueous media for electrochemical applications, S. Singh, P. Patel, V. K. Shahi and U. Chudasama, Desalination, 2011, 276, 175. (Link)
  • A green method for the preparation of highly stable organic-inorganic hybrid anion-exchange membranes in aqueous media for electrochemical processes, S. Singh, A. Jasti, M. Kumar and V. K. Shahi, Polymer Chemistry, 2010, 1, 1302. (Link)
  • Cross-Linked Poly(VinylAlcohol)-Poly(acrylonitrile-co-2-DimethylaminoEthyl methacrylate) Based Anion-Exchange Membranes in Aqueous Media, M. Kumar, S. Singh and V. K. Shahi, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2010, 114, 198. (Link)

Book Chapters

  • S. Singh, V. K. Shahi, Recent Advances in High Performance Polymer Electrolyte Membranes in Advances in Materials Science Research. Volume 8’’, Chapter 1 (pp. 1-44) Nova Science Publishers, 2012, ISBN: 978-1-61209-822-7.