Publications and Manuscripts

Peer-reviewed work on electronic structure, EPC lifetimes, and quantum transport for device-ready materials.

5 Peer-reviewed papers
2 In review / submitted
2025 Latest issue: Nano Energy

Probing Interfacial Chemistry of Functionalized Ceramic Nanoparticles

P. Srivastva, B. Bazri, Y.-T. Hung, H. Verma, et al.

Nano Energy 146 (2025) 111559

Optimizing Li+ pathways in solid-state polymer electrolytes through interfacial chemistry insights.

Nano Energy Interfaces Solid-State Batteries

High-Efficiency and Ultrastable Solvent-Free Curable Perovskite Quantum Dot Inks

L. T. Ngo, Y.-T. Huang, C.-C. Chang, H. Verma, et al.

Nano Energy 142 (2025) 111230

Solvent-free curable quantum dot inks for microLED and backlighting applications with improved stability.

Nano Energy Perovskites Optoelectronics

Hybrid-Protected Perovskite Quantum Dot Films with Ultra-High Efficiency

L. T. Ngo, W.-T. Huang, H. Verma, et al.

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 16(48): 66262-66272 (2024)

Hybrid passivation strategy delivering highly stable, efficient perovskite quantum dot films for backlighting.

ACS AMI Perovskites Optical Films

Cascaded-Type Band Alignment of a WBG/NBG Perovskite Heterostructure

A. Thakran, A. Mohapatra, H. Verma, et al.

ACS Applied Energy Materials 7(8): 3039-3048 (2024)

Band alignment engineering for wide- and narrow-bandgap perovskite stacks targeting heterostructure solar cells.

ACS AEM Band Alignment Solar Cells

Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity in Strain Engineered Janus WSSe Monolayers

H. Verma, A. J. Kale, et al.

Journal of Electronic Materials 50: 7230-7239 (2021)

Strain-tuned bandgap and band alignment in Janus WSSe monolayers linked to photocatalytic activity.

DFT 2D Materials Photocatalysis

Anisotropic Hot Carrier Relaxation Mediated by Electron-Phonon Scattering in TiN Thin Films

H. Verma, T.-Y. Peng, et al.

Under review, Surfaces and Interfaces (2026)

Orientation-dependent EPC pathways and hot-carrier relaxation trends in metallic TiN thin films.

EPC Transport Thin Films

Electronic and Optical Responses in BA2PbBr4 via 3d Transition-Metal Doping

H. Verma, S.-C. Huang, C.-C. Kaun*

Submitted, Materials Today Physics (2026)

Semiconductor-to-half-metal transition and optical response tuning in 2D BA2PbBr4 perovskites with 3d doping.

Perovskites Optical Doping