Faculty Details

Areas of Interest

• Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
• Physics of Graphene and 2D systems
• Confined Water
• Graphene Membranes
• Transport phenomena - electrical and thermal
• Conducting Polymers & carbon materials

Current Research

My current research interests are the exotic properties of graphene and two-dimensional systems spanning diverse topics including electronic, thermal and mechanical properties. Among the research problems In recent years I have studied problems such as the snap-through instability of atom-thin membranes over corrugated surfaces, the electromechanics of 2D systems, the ability to engineer in graphene both ultralow as well as ultrahigh thermal conductivities, and last but not the least, the physics of water and ions under confinement.

Students

Current PhD Students

• PH16D001    AKASH MOHAPATRA
• PH16D201    GAYATHRI P
• PH17D044    LAVUDYA DEVENDAR
• PH17D203    VIKAS YADAV
• PH18D047    ANJAN DAS
• PH20D202    ASWATHI SAMPANRAJ
• PH21D080    BHAGYALAXMI POTHAL

Recent Publications

• Intercalated water mediated electromechanical response of graphene oxide films on flexible substrates. Lavudya Devendar, M R Shijeesh, T. Sakorikar, K Lakshmi Ganapathi, and Manu Jaiswal. Condensed Matter. 34. 025001.
  DOI: 10.1088/1361-648X/ac2ad0. 2022.
• Thermal transport across wrinkles in few-layer graphene stacks. Akash Mohapatra, S. Das, K. Majumdar, MSR Rao, and Manu Jaiswal. Nanoscale Advances. 3. 1708.
  DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00944J. 2021.
• Stable thermal transport in reduced graphene-oxide aerogel at elevated temperatures. Prakash C. Mahakul, P. Gayathri,T. Remyamol, H. Sreemoolanadhan, M.R. Ajith and Manu Jaiswal. Materials Research Express. 7. 105603.
  DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/abbd5e. 2020.
• Chemical-free transfer of patterned reduced graphene oxide thin films for large area flexible electronics and nanoelectromechanical systems. N Patil, A Gupta, M Jaiswal, S Dutta. Nanotechnology. 31 (49). 495301. 2020.
• High photoelectrochemical performance of reduced graphene oxide wrapped, CdS functionalized, TiO2 multi-leg nanotubes. Y Rambabu, S Dhua, M Jaiswal, SC Roy. Nanotechnology. 31 (27). 275701. 2020.
• Geometry dependent performance limits of stretchable reduced graphene oxide interconnects: The role of wrinkles. Tushar Sakorikar, V. Pramitha, and Manu Jaiswal. Carbon. 158. 864.
  DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2019.11.070. 2020.
• Nanostructuring mechanical cracks in a flexible conducting polymer thin film for ultra-sensitive vapor sensing. Biporjoy Sarkar, Dillip K Satapathy, and Manu Jaiswal. Nanoscale. 11. 200-210.
  DOI: 10.1039/C8NR07230B. 2019.
• Probing permeation of energetic hydrogen atoms through molybdenum disulphide on graphene platform. Vasumathy Ravishankar, P R Shaina, Vani Yadav, S Ramaprabhu, and Manu Jaiswal. Materials Research Express. 6. 095614.
  DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/ab3170. 2019.
• Ion percolation through annealed, supported graphene oxide films: Role of nanochannels and voids. Vasumathy Ravishankar, S. Ramaprabhu, and Manu Jaiswal. Journal of Applied Physics. 125. 144304.
  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5080523. 2019.
• Humidity-induced significant microstructural reordering in partially reduced graphene oxide: Insights on water permeation mechanism. T. M. Pranav, Tushar Sakorikar, Pramitha V., and Manu Jaiswal. Journal of Applied Physics. 125. 024303.
  DOI: 10.1063/1.5078665. 2019.
• Photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide using graphene oxide wrapped TiO2 nanotube. Y. Rambabu, U. Kumar, N. Singhal, M. Kaushal, Manu Jaiswal, S.L. Jain, SC Roy. Applied Surface Science. 485. 48. 2019.
• Breakdown of Water Super-Permeation in Electrically Insulating Graphene Oxide Films: Role of Dual Interlayer Spacing. MK Kavitha, Tushar Sakorikar, V Pramitha, and Manu Jaiswal. Nanotechnology. 29. 325706.
  DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aac644. 2018.
• A modified bulge test for in-situ study of ionic permeation properties of membranes under continuously tunable, uniform pressure. Vasumathy Ravishankar, Manu Jaiswal and S. Ramaprabhu. Reviews of Scientific Instruments. 90073906. 2018.
• Swelling kinetics and electrical charge transport in PEDOT: PSS thin films exposed to water vapor. Biporjoy Sarkar, Manu Jaiswal and DK Satapathy. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 30. 225101. 2018.
• Probing the electric double-layer capacitance in a Keggin-type polyoxometalate ionic liquid gated graphene transistor. Lijin George, K. Shakeela, G. Ranga Rao, and Manu Jaiswal. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. (PCCP). 20. 18474.
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• Anomalous charge transport in reduced graphene oxide films on a uniaxially strained elastic substrate. P R Shaina, Tushar Sakorikar, Biporjoy Sarkar, M K Kavitha, V Pramitha and Manu Jaiswal. Condensed Matter. 29. 235301.
  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/aa6eba. 2017.
• Molecular doping of graphene across ultra-thin molybdenum disulphide spacers. Lijin George, P. R. Shaina, K. Afsal, and Manu Jaiswal. Physica Status Solidi B. 254. 1600521.
  DOI: 10.1002/pssb.201600521. 2017.
• Thickness-dependent Crack Propagation in Uniaxially Strained Conducting Graphene Oxide Films on Flexible Substrates. Tushar Sakorikar, M K Kavitha, V Pramitha and Manu Jaiswal. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 7. 2598.
  DOI: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-02703-2. 2017.
• Preface for a special issue on 2D materials: growth, characterisation, properties and devices. C Lee, R Sundharam, Manu Jaiswal, Y Lu, S Hofmann. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 50. 440401. 2017.
• Wrinkle and crack-dependent charge transport in a uniaxially strained conducting polymer film on a flexible substrate. Biporjoy Sarkar, Dillip Satapathy and Manu Jaiswal. Soft Matter. 13. 5437.
  DOI: 10.1039/c7sm00972k. 2017.
• Deformation of graphene on an oxidizing nickel surface: the role of graphene layer number. Lijin George, P R Shaina, Aparna Gupta, Nandita Das Gupta, and Manu Jaiswal. Materials Research Express. 3. 115016.
  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/3/11/115016. 2016.
• Probing the charge recombination in rGO decorated mixed phase (anatase-rutile) TiO2 multi-leg nanotubes. Y.Rambabu, Manu Jaiswal and SC Roy. AIP Advances,. 6, 11. 115010. 2016.
• Effect of annealing temperature on the phase transition, structural stability and Photo-electrochemical performance of TiO2 multi-leg nanotubes. Y Rambabu, Manu Jaiswal and SC Roy. Catalysis Today. 278. 255. 2016.
• Enhanced photoelectrochemical properties of reduced graphene oxide wrapped TiO2 multileg nanotubes. Y Rambabu, Manu Jaiswal and SC Roy. Journal of the Electrochem. Society. 163. H652. 2016.
• Graphene Oxide Modified TiO2 Micro Whiskers and Their Photo Electrochemical Performance. Y Rambabu, Manu Jaiswal and SC Roy. J. Nanosci. Nanotech.. 16. 4835. 2016.
• Estimating the thermal expansion coefficient of graphene: the role of graphene–substrate interactions. P R Shaina, Lijin George, Vani Yadav and Manu Jaiswal. Condensed Matter. 28. 085301.
  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/28/8/085301. 2016.
• Enhanced photoelectrochemical performance of multi-leg TiO2 nanotubes through efficient light harvesting. Y Rambabu, Manu Jaiswal and SC Roy. J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys.. 48. 295302. 2015.
• Confined water layers in graphene oxide probed with spectroscopic ellipsometry. Mandakranta Ghosh, L. Pradipkanti, Vikas Rai, Dillip K.Satapathy, V. Pramitha, Manu Jaiswal. Applied Physics Letters. 106. 241902.
  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4922731. 2015.
• Mechanical tearing of graphene on an oxidizing metal surface. Lijin George, Aparna Gupta, P R Shaina, Nandita DasGupta and Manu Jaiswal. Nanotechnology (IOP). 26. 495701.
  DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/26/49/495701. 2015.
• Strain and morphology of graphene membranes on responsive microhydrogel patterns. P. R. Shaina and Manu Jaiswal. Applied Physics Letters. 105. 193103.
  DOI: 2014. 2014.
• Giant spin Hall effect in graphene grown by chemical vapour deposition. J. Balakrishnan et al.. Nature Communications. 5. 4748. 2014.
• Unconventional Transport through Graphene on SrTiO3: A Plausible Effect of SrTiO3 Phase-Transitions. S. Saha, O. Kahya, Manu Jaiswal, T. Venkatesan, B. Ozyilmaz et al.. Scientific Reports (Nature Publications). 4. 6173. 2014.
• Multiple Virtual Tunneling of Dirac Fermions in Granular Graphene. A. Pachoud, Manu Jaiswal, Y. Wang, B.-H. Hong, J.-H. Ahn, K.P. Loh, B. Ozyilmaz,. Scientific Reports. 3. 3403. 2013.
• Charge transport in lightly reduced graphene oxide: A transport energy perspective. R.S. Kajen, N. Chandrasekhar, K.L. Pey, C. Vijila, Manu Jaiswal, et al.. J. Appl. Phys. 113. 063710. 2013.
• Colossal enhancement of spin–orbit coupling in weakly hydrogenated graphene.. J. Balakrishnan, G. Koon, Manu Jaiswal, A. H. Castro Neto, B. Ozyilmaz. Nature Physics. 9. 284. 2013.
• Graphene Transport at High Carrier Densities Using a Polymer Electrolyte Gatesubstrates. Manu Jaiswal. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter. 34. 025001.
  DOI: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-648X/ac2ad0/meta. 2012.
• Electronic Properties of Nano-diamond Decorated Graphene. Y. Wang,* Manu Jaiswal,* M. Lin, S. Saha, B. Ozyilmaz, K.P. Loh. ACS Nano. 6. 1018. 2012.
• Trap Levels in Graphene Oxide: A Thermally Stimulated Current Study. R.S. Kajen, N. Chandrasekhar, K.L. Pey, C. Vijila, Manu Jaiswal, et al.. ECS Solid State Lett. 2. M17-M19. 2012.
• Localized insulator-conductor transformation of graphene oxide thin films via focused laser beam irradiation . Y. Tao, B. Verghese, Manu Jaiswal, C.H. Sow et al.. Applied Physics A. 3. 523. 2011.
• Observation of Long Spin Relaxation Times in Bilayer Graphene at Room Temperature,. T.-Y. Yang, J. Balakrishnan, F. Volmer, A. Avsar, Manu Jaiswal, G. Güntherodt, B. Beschoten, B. Özyilmaz,. Physical Review Letters. 107. 047207. 2011.
• Flow Sensing of Single Cell by Graphene Transistor in a Microfluidic Channel. P.K. Ang, A. Li, Manu Jaiswal, Y. Wang, H.W. Hou, J.T. L. Thong, C.T. Lim, K. P. Loh. Nano Letters. 11. 5240-5246. 2011.
• Towards Wafer Scale Fabrication of Graphene Based Spin Valve Devices,. Avsar, T. Yang, S. Bae, J. Balakrishnan, F. Volmer, Manu Jaiswal, S.R. Ali, G. Guentherodt, BH Hong, B Beschoten, B Ozyilmaz,. Nano Letters. 11. 2363. 2011.
• Controlled Hydrogenation of Graphene Sheets and Nanoribbons. Manu Jaiswal, C.H.Y.X. Lim, Q. Bao, C.T. Toh, K.P. Loh, B. Ozyilmaz. ACS Nano. 5. 888. 2011.
• A Bioelectronic Platform Using Graphene: Lipid Bilayer Interface. P.K. Ang*, Manu Jaiswal*, C.H.Y.X. Lim, Y. Wang, J. Sankaran, A. Li, C.T. Lim, T. Wohland, B. Ozyilmaz, K.P. Loh,. ACS Nano (*= equal contributor). 4. 7387. 2010.
• Graphene Transport at High Carrier Densities Using a Polymer Electrolyte Gate,. A. Pachoud*, Manu Jaiswal*, P.K. Ang, K.P. Loh, B. Ozyilmaz. Europhysics Letters. 92. 27001. 2010.
• High-Gain Graphene-Titanium Oxide Photoconductor Made from Inkjet Printable Ionic Solution,. K.K. Manga, S. Wang, Manu Jaiswal, Q. Bao, K.P. Loh,. Advanced Materials. 22. 5265. 2010.
• Electro-Conductance of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes,. Manu Jaiswal, C.S.S. Sangeeth, R. Menon,. Applied Physics Letters. 95. 032111. 2009.
• Photo-impedance Characterization of Polymer Field-Effect Transistor,. C.S.S. Sangeeth, Manu Jaiswal and R. Menon. Applied Physics Letters. 95. 093308. 2009.
• Correlation of Morphology and Charge Transport in Poly (3,4- ethylenedioxythiophene) – Polystyrenesulfonic Acid (PEDOT:PSS) Films. C.S.S. Sangeeth, Manu Jaiswal, R. Menon,. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter (Fast Track Communication). 21. 072101. 2009.
• Charge Transport in Novel Transparent Conductors – a Comparison,. C.S.S. Sangeeth, Manu Jaiswal, R. Menon,. J. Appl. Phys. 105. 063713. 2009.
• Field-Effect and Frequency-Dependent Transport in Semiconductor-Enriched Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Network Devices. Manu Jaiswal, C.S.S. Sangeeth, W. Wang, Y.-P. Sun, R. Menon,. Journal of NanoScience and Nanotechnology. 9. 6533. 2009.
• Charge Transport in Transparent Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Networks,. Manu Jaiswal, W. Wang, K.A.S. Fernando, Y.-P. Sun, R. Menon,. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter. 19. 446006. 2007.
• Magnetotransport in Transparent Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Networks,. Manu Jaiswal, W. Wang, K.A.S. Fernando, Y.-P. Sun, R. Menon,. Physical Review B. 76. 113401. 2007.
• Magnetoconductance in Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes: Electron-Electron Interaction and Weak Localization Contributions,. P.K. Choudhury, Manu Jaiswal, R. Menon,. Physical Review B. 76. 235432. 2007.
• Equivalent-Circuit Model For an Organic Field-Effect Transistor From Impedance Measurements Under DC Bias,. Manu Jaiswal, R. Menon,. Applied Physics Letters. 88. 123504. 2006.

Teaching

• 2017 :  (Jan - May) - PH3520 Quantum Physics / PH5120 Physics Lab II (PG); (Jul - Nov) - PH5050 Mathematical Physics II
• 2018 :  (Jan - May) - PH1020 Physics II; (Jul - Nov) - PH1010 Physics I
• 2019 :  (Jan - May) - EP3220 Solid State Physics ; (Jul - Nov) - ID5190 - Project I / ID5191 - Project II / PH5050 - Mathematical Physics II / PH5330 - Laboratory for Synthesis and characterization of Functional Materials
• 2020 :  (Jan - May) - EP3220 Solid State Physics / ID5192 - Project III / PH5350 - Laboratory for Physical Property Measurement and Transducer / Sensor Element Characteristics of Func; (Jul - Nov) - PH5011 Science and Technology of Solid state
• 2021 :  (Jan - May) - PH5810 Introduction to Softmatter Physics ; (Jul - Nov) - PH5011 Science and Technology of Solid state
• 2022 :  (Jan - May) - PH5350 Laboratory for Physical Property Measurement and Transducer / Sensor Element Characteristics of Func / PH5810 Introduction to Softmatter Physics / PH6999 Special Topics in Physics ; (Jul - Nov) - ID5191 Project II / PH5011 Science and Technology of Solid state
• 2023 :  (Jan - May) - EP3220 Solid State Physics