What we do
The lab works towards the synthesis and assessment of various properties of multicomponent oxides. Recent developments have been in making high entropy and single phase oxides. We target multiple structures and properties of multicomponent oxides with different lattice structures, particularly spinel, perovskite, rocksalt, and pyrochlore structures.
Multicomponent ceramic oxides
Thermal and environmental barrier coatings are vital for gas turbine engines, where efficiency and durability directly impact progress toward net-zero emissions. Our work focuses on developing novel coating materials and advanced deposition techniques, alongside non-destructive lifetime monitoring methods such as Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy, to enable reliable next-generation coating systems.
Thermal and Environmental Barrier Coatings
Quasi-High-Entropy Alumina-based Amorphous Materials
Amorphous alumina-based oxides possess high hardness and refractive index, and exhibit interesting phenomena such as large-scale plasticity. The technological promise of non-crystalline alumina-based oxides. We designed equimolar eutectic compositions based on a quasi-high entropy approach wherein up to four alumina-rich binary eutectics were brought together in equimolar proportions.
RESEARCH BLOG
News
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Angshuman & Srikanth submitted their research thesis a few weeks ago; they are now awaiting the day of their thesis defense. (9 Sep 2025)
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Angshuman, Anu Mohan, and Prof A. S. Gandhi published a research paper on "A Quasi-High-Entropy Approach for Realizing Alumina-Based Amorphous Oxides in 3-D Forms with Enhanced Stability" in Acta Materialia. (27 Jul 2025)
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Rohan joined recently as a Project Research Assistant in our Lab. (10 Jul 2025)
