Publications
2026
Template-guided sodium intercalation enables phase-pure alkali metal-based ternary chalcogenides nanocrystals. Niraj Nitish Patil, Hannah McKeever, Monika Ahlawat, Kevin M Ryan, Shalini Singh. Chem. Commun., RSC. Link
Influence of composition–phase interplay on the electrochemical activity of ternary transition metal dichalcogenides. Manoj Palabathuni, Niraj Nitish Patil, Suvodeep Sen, Geetu Kumari, Sarah Guerin, Shalini Singh. Nanoscale, 2026. Link
Editorial for Themed Issue" Functional Nanostructures: Materials to Applications". Shalini Singh, Dmitry Baranov, Loredana Protesescu, Small Structures, 7, 1, e70252. Link
2025
Layered Alkali-Copper Selenides: Deciphering Thermoelectric Properties and Reaction Pathways for Nanostructuring β-CsCu5Se3 Niraj Nitish Patil, Ruiqi Wu, Christine Fiedler, Nilotpal Kapuria, Bingfei Nan, Navita Jakhar, Andreu Cabot, Maria Ibáñez, Kevin M Ryan, Alex M Ganose, Shalini Singh ACS Energy Letters 2025 11, 1, 481-488. Link
Controlled colloidal synthesis of anisotropic mixed-metal chalcohalides: insights into morphology and phase evolution Davide Pratolongo, Ankita Bora, Suvodeep Sen, Niraj Nitish Patil, Stefano Alberti, Manoj Palabathuni, Federico Locardi, Shalini Singh Nanoscale, 2025 17, 47, 27225-27232. Link
In situ investigation of 1T′/1H phase transition in colloidal WS 2 monolayers Dario Mastrippolito, Ashkan Shahmanesh, Mariarosa Cavallo, Erwan Bossavit, Iman Laqchaa El Abed, Corentin Dabard, Shalini Singh, Mathieu G Silly, Francesco Capitani, Nemanja Peric, Louis Biadala, Andrea Zitolo, José Avila, Francesco Carlà, Cesare Tresca, Emmanuel Lhuillier, Benoit Mahler, Debora Pierucci, Nanoscale, 2025 17, 43, 25174-25186. Link
Annealing Effects on Cu Migration in the Colloidal Synthesis of Pd-Chalcogenides Nanoheterostructures Suvodeep Sen, Niraj Nitish Patil, Ankita Bora, Manoj Palabathuni, Temilade Esther Adegoke, Kevin M Ryan, Kevin Rossi, Shalini Singh Nano Letters, 2025, 25, 32, 12207–12215. Link
Synergistic Li-Na co-alloying for High-capacity, Long-life, Dual-Alkali ion Batteries Syed Abdul Ahad, Christopher Owen, Niraj Nitish Patil, Temilade Esther Adegoke, Clive Downing, Kevin M Ryan, Shalini Singh, Andrew J Morris, Hugh Geaney Nano Energy, 2025, 145, 111443. Link
Mechanistic Insights and Strategic Assembly of Tailored Novel Oxide-Phosphide Heterostructure Nanocrystals Niraj Nitish Patil, Abinaya Sankaran, Temilade Esther Adegoke, Kevin M. Ryan, Shalini Singh Small Structures2025, 6, 2500159. Link
Ligand-Assisted Colloidal Synthesis of Alkali Metal-Based Ternary Chalcogenide: Nanostructuring and Phase Control in Na–Cu–S System Hannah McKeever, Nilotpal Kapuria, Adair Nicolson, Suvodeep Sen, David Scanlon, Kevin M Ryan, Shalini Singh, Nano Letters 2025, 25, 12, 4652–4658. Link
Diameter dependent performance of silicon nanowire anodes grown on 3D current collectors for lithium-ion batteries, Mei Li, Niraj Patil, Shalini Singh, David McNulty, Kevin M. Ryan Journal of Material Chemistry A, 2025, 13, 696-703. Link
2024
Electrophoretic assisted fabrication of additive-free WS2 nanosheet anodes for high energy density lithium-ion batteries, Xuan-Manh Pham, Niraj Nitish Patil, Syed Abdul Ahad, Nilotpal Kapuria, Kwadwo Asare Owusu, Hugh Geaney, Shalini Singh, Kevin M Ryan, Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 20496-20504. Link
Insights into the Illuminating World of Nanocrystalline Materials: Structure–Property Relationships in Precise Nanocrystals to Ensembles, Ryan W. Crisp, Shalini Singh, Crystal Growth & Design, 2024, 24, 7739. (Editorial) Link
High Entropy Oxides: Mapping the Landscape from Fundamentals to Future Vistas Suvodeep Sen, Manoj Palabathuni, Kevin M Ryan, Shalini Singh, ACS Energy Letters, 2024, 9, 3694. Link
Binder-Free Anodes for Potassium-ion Batteries Comprising Antimony Nanoparticles on Carbon Nanotubes Obtained Using Electrophoretic Deposition, Xuan-Manh Pham, Syed Abdul Ahad, Niraj Nitish Patil, Maria Zubair, Misbah Mushtaq, Hui Gao, Kwadwo Asare Owusu, Tadhg Kennedy, Hugh Geaney, Shalini Singh, Kevin M Ryan, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,2024, 16, 34809-34818. Link
Revealing Seed-Mediated Structural Evolution of Copper-Silicide Nanostructures: Generating Structured Current Collectors for Rechargeable Batteries, Abinaya Sankaran, Nilotpal Kapuria, Sergey Beloshapkin, Syed Abdul Ahad, Shalini Singh, Hugh Geaney, Kevin M Ryan Advanced Materials, 2024, Pages 2310823. Link
Binder-free germanium nanoparticle decorated multi-wall carbon nanotube anodes prepared via two-step electrophoretic deposition for high capacity Li-ion batteries, Xuan-Manh Pham, Syed Abdul Ahad, Niraj Nitish Patil, Hugh Geaney, Shalini Singh, Kevin M Ryan, Nanoscale Horizons, 2024, 9 , 637. Link
Nanoscale Horizons Emerging Investigator Series: Dr Shalini Singh, University of Limerick, Ireland, Nanoscale Horizon, 2023, 2024, 9, 184-185 (Interview-Editorial). Link
Functional Alkali Metal-Based Ternary Chalcogenides: Design, Properties, and Opportunities. Hannah McKeever, Niraj Nitish Patil, Manoj Palabathuni, and Shalini Singh* Chemistry of Materials 2023, 35, 9833. Link
We Glow Together: A Dialogue on Luminescent Compounds Stefanie Dehnen, Jonathan W. Steed, Kenneth Lo, Katja Heinze, Oliver S. Wenger, Shalini Singh, Hai-Bo Yang and Shuang-Quan Zang Crystal Growth & Design 2023, 23 , 6993 (Editorial) Link
Colloidal synthesis of the mixed ionic–electronic conducting NaSbS2 nanocrystals Maria Zubair, Syed Abdul Ahad , Ibrahim Saana Amiinu, Vasily A. Lebedev, Mohini Mishra, Hugh Geaney , Shalini Singh* and Kevin M. Ryan * Nanoscale Horizons, 2023, 8, 1262-1272. Link
Colloidal Synthesis of Multinary Alkali-Metal Chalcogenides Containing Bi and Sb: An Emerging Class of I–V–VI2 Nanocrystals with Tunable Composition and Interesting Properties Nilotpal Kapuria, Bingfei Nan, Temilade Esther Adegoke, Ursel Bangert, Andreu Cabot, Shalini Singh,* and Kevin M. Ryan* Chemistry of Materials 2023 35, 12, 4810–4820. Link
Engineering polymorphs in colloidal metal dichalcogenides: Precursor mediated phase control, molecular insights into crystallisation kinetics and promising electrochemical activity. Nilotpal Kapuria, Niraj Patil , Abinaya Sankaran , Fathima R Laffir , Hugh Geaney , Edmond Magner , Micheal D. Scanlon , Kevin Michael Ryan and Shalini Singh* Journal of Material Chemistry A, 2023 11, 11341. Link
The Dynamic Interaction of Surfactants with Colloidal Molybdenum Disulfide Nanosheets Calls for Thermodynamic Stabilization by Solvents Pieter Schiettecatte*, Shalini Singh, Pengshang Zhou and Zeger Hens* Langmuir 2023, 39 (18), 6568. 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, 2023, 33, 2209566. Link
A thin Si nanowire network anode for high volumetric capacity and long-life lithium-ion batteries Ibrahim Saana Amiinu, Sumair Imtiaz, Hugh Geaney, Tadhg Kennedy, Nilotpal Kapuria, Shalini Singh, Kevin M Ryan* Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2023, 81, 20-27. Link
2023
2022
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* Nano Letters,2022, 22, 24, 10120–10127. 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, 34, 23, 10528–10537. 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* andS 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
2021
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
2020
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
Prior to Independent Career
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)
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.