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Columbia University
Submitted
36. Singh, M., Lin, H., Pal, S., Zhou, C., Mohammed, M., Maddukuri, S., Deen, P., Bockstaller, M., Matyjaszewski, K., Smith, Z., Karim, A., Kysar, J., Keten, S., Benicewicz, B., Kumar, S., Processing-Driven Control of the Gas Separation and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Grafted Nanoparticle Composites, submitted
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mMTFlS4ojXQ2kA7BoxEHaes62u0d4IxO/view?usp=drive_link
Published
35. Lin, H., Singh, M., Musard, K., Kumar, S., Benicewicz, B, Particle Dispersion Controls the Gas-Separation Properties of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticle Membranes, ACS Macro Letters 2025 14 (7), 872-877
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.5c00160
34. Singh, M., Mendez, N., Valsecchi, M., Kumaraswamy, G., Kumar, S., Materials science underpinnings of micro and nanoplastics, Soft Matter, 2025, 21, 6023-6033
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5SM00297D
University of Houston
2025
33. Singh, M., Parthiban, R., Schroeder, E., Tiwary, S., Correa, M., Hernandez, F., Shaffer, D., Karim A., Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework Films for High Dielectric Strength Electrically and Thermo-Mechanically Stable Low Permittivity Dielectrics, ACS Nano, ASAP, 2025
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.5c11582
32. Alaba, O., Bera, S., I Apata, M Singh, IO Yeboah, FCR Hernandez, Karim, A., Pradhan, N., Raghavan, D., Energy Storage in Nanocomposite Films of Polystyrene (PS) Grafted TiO2 Nanoparticles in PS Matrix Polymer, 2025, 128751
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2025.128751
31. Saxena, A., Tyagi, A., Vats, S., Gupta, I., Gupta, A., Kaur, R., Tiwary, S., Elzatahry, A., Singh, M., Karim A., Mxene‐Integrated composites for biomedical applications: synthesis, cancer diagnosis, and emerging frontiers, Small Science, 2025, 5: 2400492
https://doi.org/10.1002/smsc.202400492
30. Aslan, U., Singh, M., Gul, A., Douglas, J. F., Karim, A., Concentric half-domain spacing morphologies and anomalous domain stretching in microwave annealed block copolymer thin films, RSC Applied Polymers, 2025, 3, 1325-1339
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5LP00116A
2024
28. Singh, M., Tiwary, S., Nejat, R., Douglas, J., Karim, A. Anomalously High Dielectric Strength and Capacitive Energy Density of Thin Entangled Glassy Polymer Films, JACS Au, 2024
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jacsau.4c00833
27. Likhi, F. H., Singh, M., Potdukhe, H. R., Ajayan, P. M., Rahman, M. M., Karim, A., Tuning Dielectric Properties with Nanofiller Dimensionality in Polymer Nanocomposites, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024 16 (42), 57253-57267
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c16329
26. Bera, S., Thantirige, R., Wu, J., Davidson, E., Kadam, S., Sumant, A., Shook, B., Rao, R., Selhorst, R., Singh, M., Karim, A., Raghavan, D., Pradhan, N. Enhanced Energy Density in a Heterostructure Capacitor of Multi-Layered PVDF and 2D Mica Nanocomposites, ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2024, 6 (9), 6582-6590
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaelm.4c01037
25. Sharma, K., Shaik, K. B., Singh, M., Terlier, T., Coffey, A., Zhu, C., Strzalka, J., Karim, A. Ionic Liquid Mediated One-step Perpendicular Assembly in Block Copolymer Thin Films for Ultrafiltration Membrane Applications, Journal of Membrane Science, 2024, 123102
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2024.123102
24. Arora, U., Singh, M., Dabade, S., Karim, A. Analyzing the efficacy of different machine learning models for property prediction of solid polymer electrolytes, ArXiv 2024
https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/6687207a5101a2ffa86cf532
23. Tiwary, S.*, Singh, M.*, Chavan, S., Karim, A. Graphene oxide-based membranes for water desalination and purification, npj 2D Mater Appl 2024, 8, 27
*equal first author
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41699-024-00462-z
22. Sharma, K., Singh, M., Satija, S. K., Ankner, J. F., Douglas, J. F., Karim, A. Transient Interfacial Pattern Formation in Block Copolymer Thin Films via Sequential Thermal and Solvent Immersion Annealing, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 12, 15569–15585
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c00068
21. Singh, M.†, Tiwary, S., Karim, A†. Sub-nano fillers for high-temperature storage, Nat Energy 2024, 9, 113–114, Invited
† corresponding author
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-023-01446-x
20. Tiwary, S., Singh, M., Likhi, F., Dabade, S., Douglas, J., Karim, A. Dynamic Cross-linking of Mxene-intercalated Graphene Oxide Membranes with Anti-swelling Properties for Dye and Salt Rejection, ACS Environmental Au, 2024, 4, 2, 69–79
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenvironau.3c00059
2023
19. Singh, M., Das, P., Sammanta, P., Bera, S., Thantirige, R., Shook, B., Nejat, R., Behera, B., Zhang Q., Dai, Q., Pramanik, A., Ray, P., Raghavan, D., Leszczysnki, J., Karim, A., Pradhan, N., Ultrahigh Capacitive Energy Density in Stratified 2D Nanofiller-Based Polymer Dielectric Films, ACS Nano, 2023, 17, 20, 20262–20272
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c06249
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18. Iverson, E., Legendre, H., Chavan, S. V., Aryal, A., Singh, M., Chakravarty, S., Bradicich, A., Schmieg, K., Chiang, H. C., Long, C. T., Shamberger, P.J., Karim, A., Grunlan, J.C. Nanobrick Wall Multilayer Thin Films with High Dielectric Breakdown Strength, ACS Applied Engineering Materials, ACS Appl. Eng. Mater. 2023, 1, 9, 2429–2439
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaenm.3c00439
17. Likhi, F. H., Singh, M., Chavan, S. V., Cao, T., Shanbedi, M., Karim, A. Effects of Film Confinement on Dielectric and Electrical Properties of Graphene Oxide and Reduced Graphene Oxide-Based Polymer Nanocomposites: Implications for Energy Storage, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2023, 6, 13, 11699–11714
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.3c01674
16. Bera, S.*, Singh, M.*, Thanthirige, R.*, Tiwary, S., Shook, B., Nieves, E., Raghavan, D., Davidson, E., Karim, A., Pradhan, N. 2D Nanomaterial based Polymer Nanocomposites for Capacitive Energy Storage Applications, Small Science, Invited Review
*equal first author
https://doi.org/10.1002/smsc.202300016
15. Tawade B. V.* †, Singh, M.* † Apata, I., Veerasamy, J., Pradhan, N., Karim, A. †, Douglas, J., Raghavan, D. †, Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles with Variable Grafting Densities for High Energy Density Polymeric Nanocomposite Dielectric Capacitors, JACS Au, 2023, 3, 1365-1375
*equal first author
† corresponding author
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.3c00022
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2022
14. Wu, W., Singh, M., Zhai, Y., Masud, A., Tonny, W., Yuan, C., Yin, R., Al-Enizi, A., Bockstaller, M., Matyjaszewski, K., Douglas, J., Karim A., Facile Entropy-Driven Segregation of Imprinted Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticle Brush Blends by Solvent Vapor Annealing Soft Lithography, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2022, 14, 40, 45765–45774
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c11134
13. Singh, M., Dong, M., Wu, W., Nejat, R., Tran, D., Pradhan, N., Raghavan, D., Douglas, J., Wooley, K., Karim A. Enhanced Dielectric Strength and Capacitive Energy Density in Cyclic Polystyrene Films, ACS Polymers Au, 2022, 2, 5, 324–332
https://doi.org/10.1021/acspolymersau.2c00014
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12. Singh, M., Agrawal, A., Wu, W., Masud, A., Armijo, E., Gonzalez, D., Zhou, S., Terlier, T., Zhu, C., Strzalka, J., Matyjaszewski, K., Bockstaller, M., Douglas, J., Karim A. Template-free alignment of lamellar block copolymers for large area sub-10 nm patterning and hybrid nanowire-nanoparticle structures, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14, 10, 12824–12835, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c23865
2021
11. Masud, A., Wu, W., Singh, M., Tonny, W., Ammar, A., Sharma, K., Strzalka, J., Terlier, T., Douglas, J., Karim A. Solvent Processing and Ionic Liquid-Enabled Long-Range Vertical Ordering in Block Copolymer Films with Enhanced Film Stability, Macromolecules 54 (18), 8512-8525, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01305
10. Wu, W., Singh, M., Masud, A., Wang, X., Nallapaneni, A., Xiao, Z., Zhai, Y., Wang, Z., Terlier, T., Bleuel, M., Yuan, G., Satija, S., Douglas, J., Matyjaszewski, K., Bockstaller, M., Karim A. Control of Phase Morphology of Binary Polymer Grafted Nanoparticle Blend Films via Direct Immersion Annealing, ACS Nano 15 (7), 12042-12056, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c03357
9. Singh, M., Wu, W., Nuka, V., Strzalka, J., Douglas, J., Karim, A., Late-Stage Domain Coarsening Dynamics of Lamellar Block Copolymers, ACS Macro Letters, 10 (6), 727-731, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00105
8. Masud, A., Longanecker, M., Bhadauriya, S., Singh, M., Wu, W., Sharma, K., Terlier, T., Al-Enizi, A., Satija, S., Douglas, J., Karim A., Ionic-Liquid Enhanced Parallel Lamellar Ordering in Block Copolymer Films, Macromolecules, 54 (10), 4531-4545, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02546
7. Samant, S., Hailu, S., Singh, M., Pradhan, N., Yager, K., Al-Enizi, A., Raghavan, D., Karim A., Alignment frustration in block copolymer films with block copolymer grafted TiO2 nanoparticles under soft‐shear cold zone annealing, Polym. Adv. Technol., 1-9, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1002/pat.5234
6. Singh, M., Apata, I., Samant, S., Wu, W., Tawade, B. V., Pradhan, N., Raghavan, D., Karim A. Nanoscale Strategies to Enhance the Energy Storage Capacity of Polymeric Dielectric Capacitors: Review of Recent Advances, Polymer Reviews, 62:2, 211-260, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2021.1917609
5. Tawade, B. V., Apata, I. E., Singh, M., Das, P., Pradhan, N., Al-Enizi, A., Karim, A., Raghavan, D., Recent developments in the synthesis of chemically modified nanomaterials for use in dielectric and electronics applications, Nanotechnology, 32, 14, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/abcf6c
4. Singh, M., Wu, W., Basutkar, M., Strzalka, J., Al-Enizi, A., Douglas, J., Karim, A. Ultra-Fast Vertical Ordering of Lamellar Block Copolymer Films on Unmodified Substrates, Macromolecules, 54, 3, 1564–1573, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01782
2020
3. Samant, S., Basutkar, M., Singh, M., Masud, A., Grabowski, C. A., Kisslinger, K., Strzalka, J., Yuan, G., Satija, S., Apata, I., Raghavan, D., Durstock, M., Karim, A., Effect of Molecular Weight and Layer Thickness on the Dielectric Breakdown Strength of Neat and Homopolymer Swollen Lamellar Block Copolymer Films, ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2, 8, 3072–3083, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.0c00127
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2. Luo, Y., Wang, X., Zhang, R., Singh, M., Ammar, A., Cousins, D., Hassan, M. K., Ponnamma, D., Adham, S., Al-Maadeed, M. A., Karim A. Vertically oriented nanoporous block copolymer membranes for oil/water separation and filtration, Soft Matter, 2020, 16, 9648-9654
(featured on the back cover of the journal)
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SM00526F
1. Singh, M., Basutkar, M., Samant, S., Singh, G., Karim, A. Directed self-assembly of Block Copolymers using dynamic thermal field gradients, Book Chapter, Soft Matter and Biomaterials on Nanoscale, 373-409, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811217982_0009