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  1. Tiwari SN, Kumar V, Agnihotri PK. Anisotropic response of bidirectionally ice-templated alumina/epoxy composites. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. 2025;22(3):e15050.

  2. Tiwari SN, Agnihotri PK. Characterizing crack behaviour in nacre-like alumina/epoxy lamellar composites: Microstructure and crack tortuosity. Composites Science and Technology. 2025;263:111105.

  3. Srivastava MK, Gupta H, Gupta N, Agnihotri PK, Basu S. Electromagnetic Shielding With CFRP Composites: Conducting Matrix Versus Conducting Fibers. Polymer Composites. 2025;46(18):17029–40.

  4. Kumar V, Gupta N, Agnihotri PK. Inducing in Situ Delamination Monitoring With Enhanced Fracture Toughness in Fiber-Metal Laminates Using Carbon Nanotubes. Polymer Composites. 2025.

  5. Kumar V, Agnihotri PK. Efficacy of carbon nanotube bucky paper for interlaminar damage sensing in composites and fiber-metal laminates. Polymer Composites. 2025;46(7):6192–207.

  6. Gupta H, Srivastava M, Agnihotri PK, Basu S, Gupta N. A Critical Assessment of Electrical Conductivity and Multifunctionality of MWCNT/Epoxy Nanocomposites. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation. 2025.

  7. Gupta H, Agnihotri PK, Basu S, Gupta N. Carbon nanotube grafting for better electromagnetic shielding with carbon fiber/epoxy composites. Polymer Composites. 2025;46:S856–66.

  8. Rahal S, Choudhury MD, Das SK, Samanta D, Agnihotri PK. Designing lotus-like superhydrophobic self-cleaning surface using carbon nanotubes. Physics of Fluids. 2024;36(10).

  9. Dhiwar D, Verma SK, Gupta N, Agnihotri PK. Augmenting the fracture toughness and structural health monitoring capabilities in Kevlar/epoxy composites using carbon nanotubes. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 2024;297:109877.

  10. Bedi HS, Padhee SS, Agnihotri PK. Tailoring the extension-bending-twisting coupling in composite laminates using carbon nanotube hybridization. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 2024;32(5):055025.

  11. Agrawal V, Ghosh T, Kumar R, Singla E, Agnihotri PK. Design and fabrication of dual electrochromic device with broader color space. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 2024;35(18):1263.

  12. Agnihotri P, Tiwari S. Effect of freezing conditions on the microstructure and compressive response of alumina/epoxy nacre-type composites. 2024.

  13. Agnihotri PK, Basu S, Srivastava M, Yesu A. Minimizing environmental degradation in fracture toughness of carbon fiber/epoxy composites using carbon nanotubes. 2024.

  14. Yesu A, Srivastava M, Agnihotri PK, Basu S. Minimizing environmental degradation in fracture toughness of carbon fiber/epoxy composites using carbon nanotubes. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 2023;294:109734.

  15. Tiwari SN, Agnihotri PK. Effect of freezing conditions on the microstructure and compressive response of alumina/epoxy nacre-type composites. Materials Today Communications. 2023;37:107470.

  16. Tiwari SN, Agnihotri PK. Effect of crumb rubber addition on the deformation and fracture behavior of ductile epoxy matrix. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2023;140(1):e53255.

  17. Kaushik D, Saikia M, Bedi HS, Agnihotri PK. Effect of fiber anisotropy and interphase on the stress jumps across the fiber/matrix interface in fuzzy fiber composites. National Academy Science Letters. 2023;46(2):165–71.

  18. Gupta H, Chauhan A, Agnihotri PK, Basu S, Gupta N. Study of EMI shielding performance of CNT-filled epoxy resin. In: 2023 4th International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Power Systems (ICHVEPS). IEEE; 2023. p. 141–5.

  19. Chauhan A, Agnihotri PK, Basu S. Molecular dynamic study on modulating the interfacial thermal conductivity of carbon fiber/epoxy interfaces. Computational Materials Science. 2023;217:111914.

  20. Chatterjee K, Agnihotri PK, Basu S, Gupta N. Quantification of pore accessibility in mesoporous supercapacitor electrode using cyclic voltammetry. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 2023;73:1–9.

  21. Agrawal V, Singla E, Agnihotri PK. Exploiting Self-Healing Characteristics of Poly (methyl methacrylate) in Gel Electrolyte for Application in Electrochromic Devices. ACS Applied Engineering Materials. 2023;1(6):1543–53.

  22. Yadav N, Bhinder J, Agnihotri PK. Efficacy of carbon nanotubes and polydimethylsiloxane interlayer in augmenting the impact strength of glass fiber/epoxy composites. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications. 2022;236(8):1515–26.

  23. Phartiyal R, Agnihotri P, Gupta N. Electrical Resistance Tomography (ERT) applied to Epoxy composites. In: 2022 IEEE 4th International Conference on Dielectrics (ICD). IEEE; 2022. p. 777–80.

  24. Ghai V, Singh H, Agnihotri PK. Structure dependent broadband optical absorption in carbon nanotubes. ACS Applied Optical Materials. 2022;1(1):252–60.

  25. Chauhan A, Bedi HS, Agnihotri PK. Enhancing aging resistance of glass fiber/epoxy composites using carbon nanotubes. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 2022;291:126740

  26. Bhinder J, Agnihotri PK. Understanding the effect of processing temperature and carbon nanotube addition on the viscoelastic response of polyurethane foams. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2022;139(7):51644.

  27. Bedi HS, Agnihotri PK. Interface and interphase in carbon nanotube-based polymer composites: A review. Handbook of epoxy/fiber composites. 2022;147–68.

  28. Baranwal A, Agnihotri PK. J integral and local strain energy density approach to characterize the cracks in anisotropic hyperelastic skin type composite materials. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 2022;118:103253.

  29. Baranwal A, Agnihotri PK. Harnessing fiber induced anisotropy in design and fabrication of soft actuator with simultaneous bending and twisting actuations. Composites Science and Technology. 2022;230:109724.

  30. Ashank, Chakravarty S, Garg P, Kumar A, Agnihotri PK, Agrawal M. Deep neural networks based predictive-generative framework with data augmentation for designing composite materials. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 2022;30(7):075003.

  31. Agrawal V, Singla E, Agnihotri PK. Modulation of optical properties of electrochromic device. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 2022;33(27):21935–54.

  32. Agnihotri P, Tiwari M, Bedi H. Quantitative determination of size and properties of interphase in carbon nanotube based multiscale composites. 2022.

  33. Agnihotri P, Gupta N, Chatterjee K. Investigating the effect of vacuum impregnation of supercapacitor electrode in electrolyte. 2022.

  34. Agnihotri P, Gupta N, Basu S, Gupta H. Electrical characterization of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites. 2022.

  35. Agnihotri P, Garg P, Agrawal M, Kumar A, Chakravarty S, others. Deep neural networks based predictive-generative framework with data augmentation for designing composite materials. 2022.

  36. Agnihotri P, Baranwal A. J integral and local strain energy density approach to characterize the cracks in anisotropic hyperelastic skin type composite materials. 2022.

  37. Singh G, Ghai V, Chaudhary S, Singh S, Agnihotri PK, Singh H. Effect of graphene on thermal conductivity of laser cladded copper. Emergent Materials. 2021;4(6):1491–8.

  38. Gupta H, Agnihotri PK, Basu S, Gupta N. Electrical characterization of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites. In: 2021 IEEE Electrical insulation conference (EIC). IEEE; 2021. p. 535–8.

  39. Ghai V, Chatterjee K, Agnihotri PK. Vertically aligned carbon nanotubes-coated aluminium foil as flexible supercapacitor electrode for high power applications. Carbon Letters. 2021;31(3):473–81.

  40. Chatterjee K, Agnihotri PK, Gupta N. Investigating the effect of vacuum impregnation of supercapacitor electrode in electrolyte. In: 2021 IEEE 5th International Conference on Condition Assessment Techniques in Electrical Systems (CATCON). IEEE; 2021. p. 201–4.

  41. Bhinder J, Verma SK, Agnihotri PK. Qualifying carbon nanotube reinforced polyurethane foam as helmet inner liner through in-situ, static and low velocity impact testing. Materials Science and Engineering: B. 2021;274:115496.

  42. Bhinder J, Agnihotri PK. Effect of carbon nanotube doping on the energy dissipation and rate dependent deformation behavior of polyurethane foams. Journal of Cellular Plastics. 2021;57(3):287–311.

  43. Bedi HS, Kumar S, Agnihotri PK. Wettability of thermoplastic and thermoset polymers with carbon nanotube grafted carbon fiber. Materials Today: Proceedings. 2021;41:838–42.

  44. Agnihotri P, Tiwari M, Billing B, Bedi H. Quantification of carbon nanotube dispersion and its correlation with mechanical and thermal properties of epoxy nanocomposites. 2021.

  45. Agnihotri P, Billing B, Singh N. Imine-Linked electrochemical sensor for selective detection of HSO4- ions in aqueous media. 2021.

  46. Agnihotri P, Billing B, Singh N. Fabrication of branched nanostructures for CNT@ Ag nano-hybrids: application in CO2 gas detection. 2021.

  47. Agnihotri P, Bhinder J, Bains D, Singh G, Kaur N, Singh N. Ionic Liquid-Functionalized multiwalled carbon Nanotube-Based hydrophobic coatings for robust antibacterial applications. 2021.

  48. Agnihotri P, Bedi H. Effect of carbon nanotubes on the interlaminar and fracture properties of carbon fiber/epoxy composites. 2021.

  49. Agarwal A, Baranwal A, Stephen Sugun G, Agnihotri PK. Design and Fabrication of a Bio-inspired Soft Robotic Gripper. In: Machines, Mechanism and Robotics: Proceedings of iNaCoMM 2019. Springer Singapore Singapore; 2021. p. 1105–11.

  50. Tiwari M, Billing BK, Bedi HS, Agnihotri PK. Quantification of carbon nanotube dispersion and its correlation with mechanical and thermal properties of epoxy nanocomposites. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2020;137(29):48879.

  51. Surana I, Bedi HS, Bhinder J, Ghai V, Chauhan A, Agnihotri PK. Compression and fracture behavior of leather particulate reinforced polymer composites. Materials Research Express. 2020;7(5):054006.

  52. Ghai V, Singh H, Agnihotri PK. Near perfect thin film flexible broadband optical absorber with high thermal/electrical conductivity. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2020;137(27):48855.

  53. Ghai V, Singh H, Agnihotri PK. Design and fabrication of near perfect ultra black broadband absorber [PhD Thesis]. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROPAR; 2020.

  54. Ghai V, Singh H, Agnihotri P. Flexible Textured Nanocomposite for Energy Harvesting Applications. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2020;65.

  55. Ghai V, Sharma K, Sanger J, Singh H, Agnihotri PK, others. Ultrafast microwave-assisted synthesis of various zinc oxide nanostructures. Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences (IJEMS). 2020;27(2):365–72.

  56. Ghai V, Bhinder J, Agnihotri PK, Singh H. Effect of texturing and vertex angle on silicon based multilayer absorber. Vacuum. 2020;171:108992.

  57. Ghai V, Bedi HS, Bhinder J, Chauhan A, Singh H, Agnihotri PK. Catalytic-free growth of VACNTs for energy harvesting. Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures. 2020;28(11):907–12.

  58. Ghai V, Baranwal A, Singh H, Agnihotri P. Multifunctional thin film optically graded flexible absorber. In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series. IOP Publishing; 2020. p. 012016.

  59. Bhinder J, Agnihotri PK. Poly (vinyl alcohol) foams reinforced with carbon nanotubes for stapedial annular ligament applications. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2020;137(33):48736.

  60. Bedi HS, Billing BK, Agnihotri PK. Interphase engineering in carbon fiber/epoxy composites: rate sensitivity of interfacial shear strength and interfacial fracture toughness. Polymer Composites. 2020;41(7):2803–15.

  61. Baranwal A, Agnihotri PK, McGarry J. The influence of fibre alignment on the fracture toughness of anisotropic soft tissue. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 2020;239:107289.

  62. Baranwal A, Agnihotri PK. Augmenting bending stroke of soft dielectric unimorph actuator using carbon nanotubes. Smart Materials and Structures. 2020;29(10):105013.

  63. Bains D, Singh G, Bhinder J, Agnihotri PK, Singh N. Ionic liquid-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube-based hydrophobic coatings for robust antibacterial applications. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 2020;3(4):2092–103.

  64. Ghai V, Singh H, Agnihotri PK. Ultra-black superhydrophobic multilayer broadband optical absorber. MRS Advances. 2019;4(3–4):163–8.

  65. Ghai V, Singh H, Agnihotri PK. Dandelion-like carbon nanotubes for near-perfect black surfaces. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 2019;2(12):7951–6.

  66. Ghai V, Baranwal A, Singh H, Agnihotri PK. Design and fabrication of a multifunctional flexible absorber (flexorb) in the UV–Vis–NIR wavelength range. Advanced Materials Technologies. 2019;4(11):1900513.

  67. Bhinder J, Agnihotri PK. Synthesis and characterization of poly-urethane foam doped with different nano-fillers. Materials Today: Proceedings. 2019;18:1479–88.

  68. Bhinder J, Agnihotri P. Processing and characterization of functionalized carbon nanotube foams. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures. 2019;26(1):42–7.

  69. Bhinder J, Agnihotri P. Fabrication and Characterization of Polyvinyl Alcohol Infiltrated Polyurethane Foams for Energy Absorption Applications. Nanoscience and Technology: An International Journal. 2019;10(2).

  70. Bedi HSS, Billing BK, Agnihotri PK. Interfacial shear strength of carbon nanotubes based hybrid composites: effect of loading rate. Fracture and Structural Integrity. 2019;13(48):571–6.

  71. Bedi HS, Agnihotri PK. Designing the interphase in carbon fiber polymer composites using carbon nanotubes. Procedia Structural Integrity. 2019;14:168–75.

  72. Sharma A, Mishra R, Jain S, Padhee SS, Agnihotri PK. Deformation behavior of single and multi-layered materials under impact loading. Thin-Walled Structures. 2018;126:193–204.

  73. Khan S, Bedi HS, Agnihotri PK. Augmenting mode-II fracture toughness of carbon fiber/epoxy composites through carbon nanotube grafting. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 2018;204:211–20.

  74. Harikrishnan A, Dhar P, Agnihotri PK, Gedupudi S, Das SK. Correlating contact line capillarity and dynamic contact angle hysteresis in surfactant-nanoparticle based complex fluids. Physics of Fluids. 2018;30(4).

  75. Billing BK, Dhar P, Singh N, Agnihotri PK. Augmenting static and dynamic mechanical strength of carbon nanotube/epoxy soft nanocomposites via modulation of purification and functionalization routes. Soft matter. 2018;14(2):291–300.

  76. Billing BK, Agnihotri PK, Singh N, others. Development of pyrene-stacked carbon nanotube-based hybrid: measurement of NO 3- ions using fluorescence spectroscopy. Analyst. 2018;143(14):3343–52.

  77. Bhinder J, Saikia M, Malik V, Agnihotri P. Deformation Behavior of Polyurethane (PU) Foam At Different Strain Rates on Doping with Solid Waste Generated in Leather Industries. Journal of Coupled Systems and Multiscale Dynamics. 2018;6(4):300–9.

  78. Bedi HS, Tiwari M, Agnihotri PK. Quantitative determination of size and properties of interphases in carbon nanotube-based multiscale composites. Carbon. 2018;132:181–90.

  79. Bedi H, Padhee S, Agnihotri PK. Effect of CNT grafting on the wettability and average mechanical properties of carbon fiber/polymer multiscale composites. Polymer Composites. 2018.

  80. Agnihotri PK, Ghai V, Singh H. Optically graded ultra dark absorber for visible and near-infrared wavelength range. Scientific Reports. 2018;8(1):12312.

  81. Agnihotri P, Billing B, Dhar P, Singh N. Augmenting static and dynamic mechanical strength of carbon nanotube/epoxy soft nanocomposites via modulation of purification and functionalization routes. 2018.

  82. Harikrishnan A, Dhar P, Agnihotri PK, Gedupudi S, Das SK. Wettability of complex fluids and surfactant capped nanoparticle-induced quasi-universal wetting behavior. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 2017;121(24):6081–95.

  83. Harikrishnan A, Dhar P, Agnihotri PK, Gedupudi S, Das SK. Effects of interplay of nanoparticles, surfactants and base fluid on the surface tension of nanocolloids. The European Physical Journal E. 2017;40(5):53.

  84. Harikrishnan A, Das SK, Agnihotri PK, Dhar P. Particle and surfactant interactions effected polar and dispersive components of interfacial energy in nanocolloids. Journal of Applied Physics. 2017;122(5).

  85. Billing BK, Singh N, Agnihotri PK. The growth of carbon nanotubes via chemical vapor deposition method; its purification and functionalization. Indian J Sci Technol. 2017;10:1–8.

  86. Billing BK, Agnihotri PK, Singh N. Fabrication of branched nanostructures for CNT@ Ag nano-hybrids: application in CO 2 gas detection. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 2017;5(17):4226–35.

  87. Singh N, Billing BK, Singh J, Agnihotri PK. Thiourea based dipodal receptor development for electrochemical detection of Br- ion in an aqueous medium. Electroanalysis. 2016;28(4):718–23.

  88. Billing BK, Agnihotri PK, Singh N. Imine-Linked Electrochemical Sensor for Selective Detection of HSO4- Ions in Aqueous Media. ChemistrySelect. 2016;1(18):5967–73.

  89. Bedi HS, Padhee S, Agnihotri PK. On the nature of interface of carbon nanotube coated carbon fibers with different polymers. Materials Science and Engineering. 2016;139:012014.

  90. Prabhat K. Agnihotri EV der G. On the rate sensitivity in discrete dislocation plasticity. Mechanics of Materials. 2015.

  91. Billing BK, Singh J, Agnihotri PK, Singh N. Development of electrochemical sensor for selective recognition of PO43- ions using organic nanoparticles of dipodal receptor in aqueous medium. Electrochimica Acta. 2015;182:1112–7.

  92. Agnihotri P. Consideration of different hardening mechanisms in a higher-order crystal plasticity theory. In: Society of Engineering Science 51st Annual Technical Meeting. 2014. p. 3.

  93. Agnihotri PK, Kar KK, Basu S. Cohesive zone model of carbon nanotube-coated carbon fiber/polyester composites. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 2012;20(3):035014.

  94. Agnihotri P, Basu S, Kar K. Effect of carbon nanotube length and density on the properties of carbon nanotube-coated carbon fiber/polyester composites. Carbon. 2011;49(9):3098–106.

  95. Agnihotri PK, Basu S. Single-walled nanotubes as kirchhoff elasticas. International Journal of Applied Mechanics. 2010;2(04):719–43.

  96. Kar KK, Rahaman A, Agnihotri P, Sathiyamoorthy D. Synthesis of carbon nanotubes on the surface of carbon fiber/fabric by catalytic chemical vapor deposition and their characterization. Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures. 2009;17(3):209–29.

  97. Kar K, Agnihotri P, Basu S. MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION OF DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR OF CARBON NANOTUBES UNDER GENERIC MODES OF LOADING. In: ANTEC-CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS-. 2007. p. 2166.

  98. Agnihotri P, Kar K. Hybrid nanocomposites of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) grown on carbon fiber in polyester matrix with improved thermomechanical properties. In: ANTEC-CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS-. 2007. p. 2191.

  99. Kar K, Kumar P, Iyengar N, Agnihotri P. Carbon nanotube and nanoparticles coated carbon fiber reinforced polymer hybrid composite with improved thermomechanical properties and a process for preparation thereof. Indian Patent. 1813.

  100. Mayank† NK Beant Kaur Billing‡, Prabhat K Agnihotri‡. Ionic Liquid-Coated Carbon Nanotubes as Efficient Metal-Free Catalysts for the Synthesis of Chromene Derivatives.

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