Publications

2023-2024

31. “Corrosion studies of Al-Mg-Sc-Zr alloy with low Sc/Zr ration fabricated by laser powder bed fusion for marine environments,” A. U. Yadav, P. Bajaj, L. N. Ramasubramanian, K. S. N. Vikrant, Materials Letters, (2024).

30. “On the joining of high-strength dissimilar inconel 600 and SS316L materials by friction stir welding with improved mechanical properties and localized corrosion resistance,” S. Raj, P. Biswas, M. Vadani, A. Yadav, K. S. N. Vikrant, A. Bhowmik, Advanced Engineering Materials, 2400767, (2024).

29. “Thermal parameter optimization for enhanced graphite nodular properties in ductile cast iron: A comprehensive analysis of cooling rates and its effect on microstructure,” P. Kumar, N. N. Gosvami, J. Jain,  K. S. N. Vikrant, Metallogr.Microstruct.Anal., 13, 832-838, (2024). 

28. “Elastic constants of non-stoichiometric palladium hydride: A first-principles study,” Y. P. Mishra, K. S. N. Vikrant, Materials Letters, 361, 103165, (2024).

27. “Ageing studies of mega battery pack for grid storage applications using physics based modeling,” K. S. N. Vikrant, T. G. Tranter, G. M. Wiggins, D. J. L. Brett, S. Allu, IEEE, 1-6, (2024).

2021-2022

26. “Quantification of dead lithium on graphite anode under fast charging conditions,” K. S. N. Vikrant, E. McShane, A. M. Colclasure, B. D. McCloskey, S. Allu, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 169, 040520, (2022). 

25. “Grain boundary metal–insulator transitions in polycrystalline LiCoO2,” L. D. Robinson, J. Lund, K. S. N. Vikrant, R. E. García, Journal of Power Sources, 547, 231918, (2022).

24. “Atomistic modeling of LiF microstructure ionic conductivity and its influence on nucleation and plating,” L. Alzate-Vargas, K. S. N. Vikrant, S. Allu, J-L. Fattebert, Physical Review Materials, 6, 095402, (2022).

23. “Interfacial and volumetric melting gegimes of Sn nanoparticles,” L. D. Robinson, K. S. N. Vikrant, J. E. Blendell, C.A. Handwerker, R. E. García, Acta Materialia, 235, 118084, (2022). 

22. “liionpack: A Python package for simulating packs of batteries with PyBaMM,” T. Tranter, R. Timms, V. Sulzer, F. Planella, G. Wiggins, K. S. N. Vikrant, P. Agarwal, S. Chopra, S. Allu, P. Shearing, D. Bret, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 169, 040520, (2022).

21. “Core-shell metallic alloy nanopillars-in-dielectric hybrid metamaterials with magneto-plasmonic coupling,” J. Huang, X. L. Phuah, L. M. McClintock, P. Padmanabhan, K.S.N. Vikrant, et.al, Materials Today, 51, 39–47, (2021).

20. “Modeling of lithium nucleation and plating kinetics under fast charge conditions,” K. S. N. Vikrant, S. Allu, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 168, 020536, (2021). 

19. “Modeling of flash sintering of ionic ceramics,” K. S. N. Vikrant, X. L. Phuah, J. Lund, H. Wang, C. S. Hellberg, N. Bernstein, W. Rheinheimer, C. M. Bishop, H. Wang, R. E. García, MRS Bulletin, 46, 67–75, (2021). 

18. “Thermodynamically consistent variational principles for charged interfaces,” J. Lund, K. S. N. Vikrant, W. Rheinheimer, C. M. Bishop, R. E. García, Acta Materialia, 205, 116525, (2021).

17. “Grain boundary stabilized zirconium monoxide under DC electric field,” H. Charalambous, S. K. Jha, K. S. N. Vikrant, R. E. García, X. L. Phuah, H. Wang, H. Wang, A. Mukherjee, J. S. Okasinski, T. Tsakalakos, Acta Materialia, 204, 114130, (2021). 

2019-2020

16.  “Electrochemically driven abnormal grain growth in ionic ceramicss,” K. S. N. Vikrant, W. Rheinheimer, H. Sternlicht, M. Bäurer, R. E. García, Acta Materialia, 200, 727–734, (2020).

15. “Ultrahigh temperature in situ transmission electron microscopy based bicrystal coble creep in zirconia I: Nanowire growth and interfacial diffusivity,” K. S. N. Vikrant, R. L. Grosso, L. Feng, E. N. S. Muccillo, D. N. F. Muche, G. S. Jawaharram, C. M. Barr, A. M. Monterrosa, R. H. R. Castro, R. E. García, K. Hattar, S. J. Dillon, Acta Materialia, 199, 530–541, (2020).

14. “Ultrahigh temperature in situ transmission electron microscopy based bicrystal coble creep in zirconia II: Nanowire growth and interfacial diffusivity,” R. L. Grosso, K. S. N. Vikrant, L. Feng, E. N. S. Muccillo, D. N. F. Muche, G. S. Jawaharram, C. M. Barr, A. M. Monterrosa, R. H. R. Castro, R. E. García, K. Hattar, S. J. Dillon, Acta Materialia, 200, 1008–1021, (2020).

13. “Electrochemical-Drag effect in charged grain boundary motion,” K. S. N. Vikrant, W. Rheinheimer, R. E. García, Nature Partner Journal: Computational Materials, 6, 165, (2020). 

12. “Flash sintering incubation kinetics,” K. S. N. Vikrant, H. Wang, A. Jana, H. Wang, R. E. García, Nature Partner Journal: Computational Materials, 6, 98, (2020). 

11. “Electrochemomechanics of lithium dendrite growth,” A. Jana, S. I. Woo, K. S. N. Vikrant, R. E. García, Energy & Environmental Science, 12, 3595– 3607, (2019). 

10.  “Charged grain boundary transitions in ionic ceramics for energy applications,” K. S. N. Vikrant, R. E. García, Nature Partner Journal: Computational Materials, 5, 24, (2019). 

2017-2018

9. “Charged Interfaces: Electrochemical and Mechanical Effects,” K. S. N. Vikrant, W. C. Chueh, R. E. García, Energy & Environmental Science, 11, 1993–2000, (2018). 

8. “High temperature deformability of ductile flash-sintered ceramics via insitu compression”, J. Cho, Q. Li, H. Wang, Z. Fan, J. Li, S. Xue, K. S. N. Vikrant, H. Wang, T. B. Holland, A. K. Mukherjee, R. E. García, X. Zhang, Nature Communications, 9, 2063, (2018).

2015-2016

7. “Development and evaluation of SUS 304H—IN 617 welds for advanced ultra supercritical boiler applications,” A. H. V. Pavan, K. S. N. Vikrant, R. Ravibharath, K. Singh, Materials Science and Engineering A, 642, 32–41, (2015).

2013-2014

6. “Estimation of residual life of boiler tubes using steam side oxide scale thickness,” K. S. N. Vikrant, G. V. Ramareddy, A. H. V. Pavan, K. Singh, International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, 104, 69–75, (2013).

5. “Metallurgical analysis of SA-106Gr. B pipe failure during hot bending,” A. H. V.Pavan, K. S. N. Vikrant, G. Vimalan, K. Singh, Case Studies in Engineering Failure Analysis, 1, 120–130, (2013). 

4. “Root cause analysis of bowl-mill pinion shaft failures,” A. H. V. Pavan, K. S. N. Vikrant, M. Swamy, G. Jayaraman, Case Studies in Engineering Failure Analysis, 1, 103–109, (2013). 

3.  “Creep modeling of P91 steel for high temperature power plant applications,” S. Nandi, K. S. N. Vikrant, A. H. V. Pavan, K. Singh, Procedia Engineering, 55, 751–755, (2013).

2012

2. “Characterization of fireside corroded sections of boiler tubes,” A. H. V. Pavan, K. S. N. Vikrant, S. Nandi, K. Singh, Materials Science Forum, 710, 701–706, (2012).

1. “Theoretical estimation of thickness variation in thermal barrier coatings by using pulse phase thermography,” M. M. Kumar, K. S. N. Vikrant, M. Swamy, M. S. Rawat, R. Markandeya QIRT, (2012).