Research Interests
Electrochemical energy storage, Adiabatic and non-adiabatic transport properties, First-principles electronic structure theory, Boltzmann Transport Equation, Many-body van der Waals interactions, Data-driven materials discovery, and Machine Learning
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Research
Ruthenium-Induced Strain- and Phase-Polarized Multifaceted Nickel for Nitrate-to-Ammonia Electrocatalysis
2026
Mamoni Maji, Ritika Saroha, Immanuel Jabez, Kamal Manna, Ahitagni Roy, Saswati Sasmal, Sebastian C. Peter, Swastika Banerjee, Sayan Bhattacharyya | ACS Publication
Journal: ACS Nano
Time-Scale Renormalization of Correlation Decay Governs Li-Ion Transport in Garnet Solid Electrolytes
2026
Saumya Ranjan Mahanta; Swastika Banerjee | ACS Publication
Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society
Design of multifunctional p-type TiO2/nitrogen-functionalized carbon dot hybrids for enhanced photo- and electrocatalysis
2026
Vatsala Cilamkoti, Nitika Unknown, Ritika Saroha, Shashikant Shashikant, Deepak Yadav, Monojit Bag, Swastika Banerjee, Raj Kumar Dutta | Royal Society of Chemistry
Journal: Nanoscale
Experimental and computational investigation of selective removal of ciprofloxacin by HKUST-1
2026
Divya Dixit, Shweta Choudhary, Sudipta Sarkar , Swastika Banerjee, Thomas Boving | Elsevier
Journal: Journal of Water Process Engineering
Electrocatalyst Design: Directional Proton Drift via Free Energy Gradient Leading to Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
2026
Aashi, Ritika Saroha, Anand Narayanan, Vikas Pundir, Rohit Bisht, Rabia Garg, Rajinder Kumar, Ramandeep Singh, Rajashri R. Urkude, Swastika Banerjee, ,Vivek Bagchi | ACS Publication
Journal: Nano Letters
Reconfiguring NASICON-structured Na3Zr2Si2PO12 (NZSP) chemistry via synergistic doping: From unlocking high Na⁺ conductivity to Na metal compatibility
2026
Shubham Rawat, Saumya Ranjan Mahanta, Damini Sahasram Bansod, Swastika Banerjee, Yogesh Sharma | Elsevier
Journal: Nano Energy
Fluorinated garnet: benchmarking Li-ion conductivity through structure–transport correlations and trade-offs
2026
Saumya Ranjan Mahanta, Swastika Banerjee | Royal Society of Chemistry
Journal: Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Selective Dinitrogen Electroreduction to Ammonia on Zn2V2O7 Pyrochlore
2026
Naina Goyal, Shweta Choudhary, Benedict Witulski, Shuai Yan, Bhupendra Singh, Nikolay Kornienko, Swastika Banerjee, Sanjay Mathur | ACS Publications
Journal: ACS Catalysis
Exploring Water Restriction in the Inner Helmholtz Plane for Enhanced Zinc Anode Protection through Fast Scan Voltammetry with Ultramicroelectrodes
2026
Bharat Bhushan Upreti, Vikas Singh Thakur, Surajit Samui, Kingshuk Roy, Swastika Banerjee, Ramendra Sundar Dey | ACS Publication
Journal: ACS Electrochemistry
Ion-Specific Storage and Diffusion Mechanisms in Cross-Linked Layered Phosphorus Electrodes: From Clustering to Correlated Dynamics
2025
Vikas Singh Thakur, and Swastika Banerjee | ACS Publications
Journal: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Vacancy-Engineered Vanadium Cathode for Fast-Charging Aqueous Zinc Batteries of Ultra-Long Cycle Life
2025
Saheb Bag, Vikas Singh Thakur, Abhirup Bhadra, Swastika Banerjee, Dipan Kundu, C. Retna Raj | Wiley Advanced
Journal: Advanced Functional Materials
Intermediate Phase-Ordering in Pd–Cd–Zn Electrocatalysts for Accelerated Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution
2025
Surajit Mondal, Ritika Saroha, Mamoni Maji, Santanu Mal, Asish Kumar Mishra, Swastika Banerjee, and Sayan Bhattacharyya | ACS Publications
Journal: ACS Materials Letters
DFT-D3 for Solid-State Materials: A Data-Driven Perspective on Accuracy
2025
Partha Pratim Paul, Vikas Singh Thakur, and Swastika Banerjee | Wiley Advanced
Journal: Advanced Theory and Simulations
Unlocking high performance in Na-Fe-Mn-O Cathode through Phase-Transition-free Cycling
2025
A. Ghoshal, V. S. Thakur, S. Pramanik, V. Mehta, S. S. Meena, M. Hirsbrunner, S. D. Kaushik, T. Dan, P. Törnblom, A. Ghosh, C. Såthe, T. Tokushima, L. Duda, S. Ghosh, S. Banerjee, U. Matira | Royal Society of Chemistry
Journal: EES Batteries
Ion coordination and migration mechanisms in alkali metal complex borohydride-based solid electrolytes
2025
Shweta Choudhary and Swastika Banerjee | Nature
Journal: Communications Chemistry
Designing Superatomic (Li/Na/K)-Al-Sc Cluster Catalysts for Selective Electrochemical HER and NRR
2025
Ritika Saroha, Shweta Choudhary, Rashmi Brahma and Swastika Banerjee | ACS Publications
Journal: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Non-local interactions determine local structure and lithium diffusion in solid electrolytes
2025
Swastika Banerjee and Alexandre Tkatchenko | Nature
Journal: Nature Communications
Electrochemical Engineering of Anode with Zincophilic Polymer Interface for Reversible Zinc Battery", Akash Mukhraj Paswan, Vikas Singh Thakur, Swastika Banerjee, C. Retna Raj
2024
Akash Mukhraj Paswan, Vikas Singh Thakur, Swastika Banerjee, C. Retna Raj | Wiley advanced
Journal: Advanced Functional Materials
Efficient Electron Injection into Graphullerene Enables Reversible NaC2 Sodium Storage
2024
Shweta Choudhary, Ritika Saroha, and Swastika Banerjee | ACS Publications
Journal: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Inducing Rigidity in Layered Structures for Improved Anodic Performance in Magnesium-Ion Battery: A Computational Design
2024
Vikas Singh Thakur and Swastika Banerjee | ACS Publications
Journal: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Atomically precise copper nanoclusters as a potential catalyst for the electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction
2023
Vishal Saini, Krishankant, Shweta Choudhary, Ashish Gaur, Swastika Banerjee*, Vivek Bagchi* and V. Venkatesh | Royal Society of Chemistry
Journal: Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Honors And Awards
Teaching Engagements
Miscellaneous
College of Electronic Science & Technology, Shenzhen University, China
Startup Presentation
Materials Virtual Lab, University of California San Diego, United States Of America
Invited Talk
Department of Physics, K. L. E. Society’s Basavaprabhu Kore Arts, Science and Commerce College Chikodi, India
Invited Talk
School of Pure and Applied Physics (SPAP) and School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (SNSNT), Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam Kerala, India
Invited Talk
MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit, Boston, United States Of America
Invited Talk
IACS Kolkata, India
2022-12-02
Invited talk on “Cathode-electrolyte interface design for next-generation All-Solid-State Batteries”
University of Burdwan, India
2023-01-30
Invited lecture on “Materials for Next-generation Battery”
Assam University, Silchar, India
2023-03-04
Invited talk on “Lithium-ion Transport in Mixed-halide Argyrodites”
Vivekananda College, University of Burdwan, India
2023-09-04
Invited talk on “Computational Materials Design for Energy Application”
IIT Bhilai, India
2023-11-22
Invited talk on "Atomistic Design of Metal Nanoclusters for H2-energy Applications"
IIT Kharagpur, India
2024-01-09
Invited talk on "Designing Functional Materials for Lithium and Beyond Lithium Batteries"
Department of Chemistry, IIT Kharagpur, India
2024-06-26
Guest lecture on "Intercalation Chemistry for Advancing Post-Lithium Energy Storage"
IIT Madras, India
2025-01-03
Invited talk on "Non-Local Interactions Governing the Local Structure and Properties of Battery Materials"
INST Mohali & IIT Ropar, India
2025-11-18
Invited talk on "Role of Non-local Many-Body Interactions in Ion Transport and Energy Storage"
JNCASR, Bengaluru, India
2026-01-02
Invited talk on "Computational Insights into Super-Ionic Conductors for Next-Generation Solid-State Batteries"
IISc Bengaluru, India
2026-01-11
Invited talk on "Tuning Ion Transport and Host Interactions: Li & Beyond Li Scenario"
