2021

27. K. Karmakar, P. Sarkar, J. Sultana, Narendra Kurra, and K. D. M. Rao*,Layer-by-Layer Assembly-Based Heterointerfaces for Modulating the Electronic Properties of Ti3C2Tx MXene, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 13, 49, 59104–59114, (2021).

26. Mozakkar Hossain, Sibin, KP, K. D. M. Rao*, Angled-stencil lithography-based metal mesh/Ti3C2Tx MXene hybrid transparent electrodes for low-power and high-performance wearable thermotherapy, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 19, 6257-6267, (2021).

25. Mozakkar Hossain, Md Sariful Sheikh, K. D. M. Rao*, Hot-Spin Casting Synthesis of Freestanding Cs2AgBiBr6 Double Perovskite Facet-Oriented Microcrystals for Efficient Photodetectors, Advanced Materials Interfaces, 8, (18), 2100570, (2021).

2020

24. K. D. M. Rao*, Mozakkar Hossain, Umesh, Aniket Roy, Anudeepa Ghosh, Gundam Sandeep Kumar, Parikshit Moitra, Tapas Kamilya, Somobrata Acharya*, and Santanu Bhattacharya, Transparent, flexible MAPbI3 perovskite microwire arrays passivated with ultra-hydrophobic supramolecular self-assembly for stable and high-performance photodetectors, Nanoscale, 12, 11986-11996, (2020).

23. Gundam Sandeep Kumar, Mozakkar Hossain, K. D. M. Rao*, and Somobrata Acharya*, Large-area transparent flexible guanidinium incorporated MAPbI3 microstructures for high-performance photodetectors with enhanced stability, Nanoscale Horizons 5 (4), 696-704, (2020).

2019

22. Krishnendu Sarkar, Mozakkar Hossain, Pooja Devi, K. D. M. Rao,* and Praveen Kumar*, Self-Powered and Broadband Photodetectors with GaN: Layered rGO Hybrid Heterojunction, Adv. Mater. Interfaces 6, 20 2196-7350, (2019). 

21. Rajashekhar Pujar, Ankush Kumar, K. D. M. Rao, Supti Sadhukhan, Tapati Dutta, Sujata Tarafdar, Giridhar U Kulkarni, Narrowing Desiccating Crack Patterns by an Azeotropic Solvent for the Fabrication of Nanomesh Electrodes, Langmuir, 35, 16130-16135, (2019). 

20. Bharath Bannur, Harish K. N., K. D. M. Rao, and G. U. Kulkarni, Solution-Based Fast Fabrication of a High-Performance Unlimited Area Au Nanostructure/Si Heterojunction Photodetector, ACS Appl. Electron. Mater., 1, 4, 577–584, (2019). 

2018

19. Mozakkar Hossain, Gundam Sandeep Kumar, Barimar Prabhava S.N, Emmet D. Sheerin, David McCloskey, Somobrata Acharya, K. D. M. Rao* and John J. Boland, Transparent,  flexible silicon nanowire networks with seamless junctions for high-performance photodetector applications, ACS Nano, 12, 4727–4735, 2018. (This work is highlighted in Nature electronics, 1, 326 (2018) and IEEE spectrum).

18. Indrajit Mondal, Ankush Kumar, K. D. M. Rao, G. U. Kulkarni, Parallel cracks from a desiccating colloidal layer under gravity flow and their use in fabricating metal micro-patterns,            Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 118, 232-237, (2018).

17. Nikita Gupta*, K. D. M. Rao,* Kartikeya Srivastava, Ritu Gupta, Ankush Kumar, Amy M. Marconnet, Timothy Fisher, and Giridhar U. Kulkarni, A Cosmetically Adaptable Transparent         Strain Sensor for Sensitively Delineating Patterns in Small Movements of Vital Human Organs, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10, 50, 44126–44133, (2018).

2017

16. Nikita Gupta, K. D. M. Rao, Ritu Gupta, Frederik C. Krebs and G. U. Kulkarni, Highly Conformal Ni Micromesh Current Collecting Front Electrode for Reduced Cost Si Solar Cell, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9, 8634–8640, (2017).

2016

15. W. Sunil, K. D. M. Rao, Ritu Gupta and G. U. Kulkarni, Transparent Pd wire network based Areal Sensor with Inherent Joule Heater, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8, 23419–23424, (2016).

14. R Gupta, K. D. M. Rao, S Kiruthika, G U Kulkarni, Visibly Transparent Heaters, Review, ACS applied materials & interfaces, 8, 12559–12575, (2016).  

13. K. D. M. Rao, Abhay and G. U. Kulkarni, Defining Switching Efficiency of Multilevel, Resistive Memory with PdO as an Example, Advanced Electronic Materials, 2, 1500286, (2016).

2015

12. C. Hunger, K. D. M. Rao, R Gupta, C R Singh, G. U. Kulkarni, M. Thelakkat, Transparent Metal Network with Low Haze and High Figure of Merit applied to Front and Back Electrodes in Semitransparent ITO free Polymer Solar Cells, Energy Technology 3, 638-645, (2015).

11. G. U. Kulkarni, S. Kiruthika, R. Gupta and K. D. M. Rao, Towards low-cost materials and methods for transparent electrodes, Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 8, 60-65, (2015).

2014

10. K. D. M. Rao, R. Gupta and G.U. Kulkarni, Fabrication of Large Area, High-Performance, Transparent Conducting Electrodes Using a Spontaneously Formed Crackle Network as Template, Adv. Mater. Interface, 1, 6, 1400090, (2014).

9. K. D. M. Rao and G. U. Kulkarni, Highly crystalline single Au wire network as high temperature transparent heater, Nanoscale, 6, 5645-5651, (2014).

8. K. D. M. Rao, C. Hunger, Ritu Gupta, G. U. Kulkarni and Mukundan Thelakkat, ITO-free organic solar cells using metal network based transparent conducting electrode derived from cracked polymer template, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 16, 15107, (2014).

7. Ritu Gupta,* K. D. M. Rao,* and G. U. Kulkarni, Transparent and flexible capacitor fabricated using metal wire network as transparent conducting electrode, RSC Advances, 4, 31108, (2014).

6. Ritu Gupta,* K. D. M. Rao*, K. Srivastava, Ankush Kumar, S. Kiruthika and G. U. Kulkarni, Spray coating of crack templates for the fabrication of transparent conductors and heaters on flat and curved surfaces, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 6, 13688-13696, (2014).

5. S. Kiruthika,* K. D. M. Rao,* A. Kumar, R. Gupta and G. U. Kulkarni, Metal wire network based transparent conducting Electrodes fabricated using interconnected crackled layer as template, Mater. Res. Express, 1, 026301, (2014).

4. S. Kiruthika, Ritu Gupta, K. D. M. Rao, S. Chakraborty, N. Padmavathy and G. U. Kulkarni, Large area solution processed transparent conducting electrode based on highly interconnected Cu wire network, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2, 2094, (2014).

2013

3. K. D. M. Rao, B. Radha, K. C. Smith, T. S. Fisher and G. U. Kulkarni, Solution-processed soldering of carbon nanotubes for flexible electronics, Nanotechnology, 24, 075301, (2013).

2.  R. Gupta, S. Kiruthika, K. D. M. Rao, M. Jorgensen, F. C. Krebs and G. U. Kulkarni, Screen display induced photoresponse mapping for large area photovoltaics, Energy Technology, 1, 770-775, (2013). 

2011

1. K. D. M.  Rao, T. Bhuvana, B. Radha, K. Narendra, N. Vidhyadhiraja and G. U. Kulkarni, Metallic Conduction in NiS2 Nano crystalline Structures, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 21, 10462 – 10467, (2011).