Dr. Kousik Bera | Editorial Board Member

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Dr. Kousik Bera | Editorial Board Member

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | India

Kousik Bera is an emerging researcher in optical physics and advanced materials science, with an h-index of 4, 11 research documents, and 48 citations across 44 citing works. He earned his research training at premier Indian institutions, focusing extensively on Raman spectroscopy, thermal transport in two-dimensional materials, nonlinear optics, and quantum photonics. His experience spans studies on hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), GaN nanowall networks, Heusler alloys, Pd–Ag nanostructures, and entangled photon generation using PPKTP crystals. He has contributed to prestigious journals such as Optics Communications, Physical Review B, Journal of Applied Physics, Applied Physics Letters, Optical Materials, and Nanotechnology. His research interests include 2D materials, ultrafast laser–matter interactions, spectroscopy-driven materials characterization, superconductivity, and quantum-enhanced optical systems. Bera’s work integrates experimental materials science with quantum photonic applications, highlighting his interdisciplinary expertise. His contributions have supported advancements in thermal conductivity engineering, strain analysis, nonlinear optical behavior, and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). He has collaborated with multiple national and international research groups, extending the impact of his work across several domains of condensed matter physics. With a steadily growing publication record and diversified research output, he continues to advance innovative spectroscopic and nanomaterial-based methodologies.

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Featured Publications

Bera, K., Dubey, P. K., Kumar, A., & Jha, M. (2025). Bright source of degenerate polarization-entangled photons using type-0 PPKTP crystal: Effects of accidental coincidences. Optics Communications, 132401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2025.132401

Bera, K., Moram, S. S. B., Banerjee, D., Lahiri, J., & Rao Soma, V. (2024). Surface enhanced Raman scattering-based sensing and ultrafast nonlinear optical properties of silver-hexagonal boron nitride nanocomposites achieved by femtosecond laser ablation. Optical Materials, 157, 116393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2024.116393

Das, N. M., Chauhan, A., Bharati, M. S. S., Bera, K., et al. (2024). Nanostructured bi-metallic Pd–Ag alloy films for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy-based sensing application. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 42(5). https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0003748

Bera, K., Chugh, D., Bandopadhyay, A., Tan, H. H., Roy, A., & Jagadish, C. (2023). Decoupling the roles of defects/impurities and wrinkles in thermal conductivity of wafer-scale hBN films. Journal of Applied Physics, 134(15). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0168186

Rahaman, A., Paramanik, T., Pal, B., Pal, R., Maji, P., Bera, K., et al. (2023). Surface-phase superconductivity in a Mg-deficient V-doped MgTi₂O₄ spinel. Physical Review B, 107(24), 245124. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.107.245124

Assist. Prof. Dr. Fikadu Geldasa | Best Researcher Award

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Assist. Prof. Dr. Fikadu Geldasa | Best Researcher Award

Walter Sisulu University | South Africa

Dr. Fikadu Takele Geldasa is an Assistant Professor of Physics at Walter Sisulu University, South Africa, and Oda Bultum University, Ethiopia. He has published 19 Scopus-indexed research papers, received more than 323 citations, and holds an h-index of 6. He obtained his Ph.D. in Materials Physics from Adama Science and Technology University. His research focuses on experimental and computational studies of functional nanomaterials using density functional theory (DFT) and materials characterization techniques. Dr. Geldasa works on the structural, electronic, and optical properties of doped metal oxides, perovskites, and semiconductor materials for applications in photocatalysis, energy conversion, and environmental remediation. His recent works on doped TiO₂ and α-NiS nanostructures provide insights into bandgap engineering and defect tuning for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity. He has published his research in leading journals such as Scientific Reports, Nanomaterials, Materials, and Physica Scripta. His interdisciplinary research integrates theory and experiment to develop advanced materials for renewable energy and sustainable technology. Through his scientific contributions, Dr. Geldasa is establishing himself as a promising researcher in materials physics and computational materials science, contributing significantly to the progress of clean energy and environmental technologies.

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Featured Publications

Geldasa, F. T., Dejene, F. B., Kebede, M. A., Hone, F. G., & Jira, E. T. (2025). Density functional theory study of chlorine, fluorine, nitrogen, and sulfur doped rutile TiO₂ for photocatalytic application. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 3390. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-84316-0

Geldasa, F. T., & Dejene, F. B. (2025). Transition metal doping effects on the structural, mechanical, electronic, and optical properties of α-NiS for photocatalysis applications via DFT + U insights. Applied Physics A. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-025-08942-9

Geldasa, F. T., & Dejene, F. B. (2025). First principles investigation of niobium and carbon-doped titanium dioxide for enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity. ChemistrySelect. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202504529

Geldasa, F. T., & Dejene, F. B. (2025). Exploration of vanadium and rhenium co-doped TiO₂ for enhanced photocatalytic performance via first principle density functional theory investigation. Physica Scripta. https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/adf156

Geldasa, F. T., & Dejene, F. B. (2025). Density functional theory based exploration of structural, electronic, mechanical, thermodynamic, and optical properties of α-NiS for CO₂ adsorption. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/aded5f

Assist. Prof. Dr. Akeem Adewale | Best Researcher Award

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Assist. Prof. Dr. Akeem Adewale | Best Researcher Award

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso | Nigeria

Dr. Akeem Adekunle Adewale is a distinguished materials physicist and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Pure and Applied Physics at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria. He earned his Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia, following his M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees in Physics from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. With a prolific academic career, Dr. Adewale has authored 25 scientific documents, accumulated over 201 citations, and achieved an h-index of 9. His research focuses on computational materials science, density functional theory (DFT), nanotechnology, and optoelectronic and thermoelectric materials modeling. Dr. Adewale’s studies have significantly contributed to understanding the structural, electronic, optical, and thermoelectric properties of advanced materials such as perovskites, semiconductors, and nanocomposites. His works have been published in reputed journals including Materials Today Communications, Heliyon, Physica Scripta, and Computational Condensed Matter. Prior to his current role, he served as a Lecturer in Physics and Materials Science at Kwara State University, Nigeria. Dr. Adewale continues to advance frontiers in materials modeling for renewable energy and semiconductor technologies. His outstanding contributions to materials research position him as a leading scholar in the field of computational materials science.

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Featured Publications

Adewale, A. A., Chik, A., Adam, T., Yusuff, O. K., Ayinde, S. A., & Sanusi, Y. K. (2021). First principles calculations of structural, electronic, mechanical and thermoelectric properties of cubic ATiO3 (A= Be, Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba) perovskite oxide. Computational Condensed Matter, 28, e00562.

Adewale, A. A., Chik, A., Adam, T., Joshua, T. M., & Durowoju, M. O. (2021). Optoelectronic behavior of ZnS compound and its alloy: A first principle approach. Materials Today Communications, 27, 102077.

Olatomiwa, A. L., Adam, T., Edet, C. O., Adewale, A. A., Chik, A., Mohammed, M., Gopinath, S. C. B., & Hashim, U. (2023). Recent advances in density functional theory approach for optoelectronics properties of graphene. Heliyon, 9(3), e14279.

Sholagberu, A. A., Yahya, W. A., & Adewale, A. A. (2022). Pressure effects on the opto-electronic and mechanical properties of the double perovskite Cs₂AgInCl₆. Physica Scripta, 97(8), 085824.

Adewale, A. A., Chik, A., Zaki, R. M., Che Pa, F., Keat, Y. C., & Jamil, N. H. (2018). Thermoelectric transport properties of SrTiO₃ doped with Pm. Solid State Phenomena, 280, 3–8.

Yahya, W., Yahaya, A. A., Adewale, A. A., Sholagberu, A. A., & Olasunkanmi, N. K. (2023). A DFT study of optoelectronic, elastic and thermo-electric properties of the double perovskites Rb₂SeX₆ (X=Br, Cl). Journal of the Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences, 1418–1418.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Xiaoping Yi | Best Researcher Award

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Xiaoping Yi | Best Researcher Award

University of Science and Technology Beijing | China

Dr. Xiaoping Yi is a materials scientist specializing in first-principles calculations and molecular dynamics of lithium batteries and solid electrolytes, with strong experience in both simulation and experimental design. She earned her PhD in Chemistry from the University of Science and Technology Beijing (2018–2023) and also conducted research at the University of Birmingham, UK, focusing on novel inorganic solid electrolytes, polymer electrolyte design, and silicon-based anodes. After completing her doctorate, she joined the Institute of Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences as a postdoctoral researcher (2023–2025), and in 2025 she became Associate Professor at the University of Science and Technology Beijing. Her research interests include nanomaterials design, solid-state lithium/sodium ion batteries, interface electrochemistry, catalytic mechanisms, synchrotron spectroscopy, electron microscopy, and computational materials science. She has published over 25 peer-reviewed SCI articles in high-impact journals (e.g. Advanced Energy Materials, Energy Storage Materials), and her work is recognized for integrating theory and experiment to address performance and safety trade-offs in all-solid-state batteries. Her representative recent work is “Achieving Balanced Performance and Safety for Manufacturing All‐Solid‐State Lithium Metal Batteries by Polymer Base Adjustment” (Adv. Energy Mater., 2025). Her current h-index is approximately 13 with ~1,164 citations (estimated) according to public metrics. She has received recognition for her contributions in battery materials and solid-state electrolytes. Looking ahead, she aims to drive breakthroughs in safe, high-energy density solid-state battery systems via multiscale modeling and experimental validation.

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Featured Publications

Yi, X., Li, H.*, Yang, Y., Xiao, K., Zhang, S., Wang, B., Wu, N., Cao, B., Zhou, K., Zhao, X., Leong, K. W., et al. (2025). Achieving balanced performance and safety for manufacturing all-solid-state lithium metal batteries by polymer base adjustment. Advanced Energy Materials, 15(3), 2404973.

Yi, X., Li, H.*, et al. (2025). Strategically tailored polyethylene separator parameters enable cost-effective, facile, and scalable development of ultra-stable liquid and all-solid-state lithium batteries. Energy Storage Materials, 77, 104191.

Chen, N., Yi, X., Liang, Y., et al. (2025). Terminal steric shielding resolves solvent co-intercalation degradation: Molecularly tailored weak-solvation electrolytes for structurally durable K-ion batteries. Chemical Engineering Journal. (Accepted).

Qi, G., Yi, X.*, et al. (2025). Electrochemical-mechanical coupled phase-field modeling for lithium dendrite growth in all-solid-state lithium metal batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 110, 80–87.

Chen, N., Yi, X., Liang, Y., et al. (2024). Dual-steric hindrance modulation of interface electrochemistry for potassium-ion batteries. ACS Nano, 18(32), 32205–32214.