By Associate Professor Priyank Kumar

Journal articles

Fuchs R; Nor-Azman NA; Tang SY; Kumar PV; Tang J; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2026, 'A liquid metal droplet rotary paddle motor', Npj Flexible Electronics, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41528-026-00528-6

Shang Y; Saha S; Wen H; Zhang Q; Wu X; Hoex B; Wang M; Wang N; Luo T; Purohit S; Gautam GS; Dose WM; Thomsen L; Chang S; Kumar P; Kundu D, 2026, 'Decoding MnO2 redox chemistry from mechanistic ambiguity to design principles for aqueous Zn-ion batteries', Nature Communications, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74350-z

Liu L; Zheng J; Lu X; Sarowar C; Wang Y; Smith MA; Wang X; Deng F; Mohanty B; Nor-Azman NA; Zhang F; Chiu SH; Torrado M; Li Y; Tang SY; Tang J; Spencer MJS; Kumar PV; Kalantar-Zadeh K; Zhang C, 2026, 'Gallium in liquid state shows nuclease-mimicking activity', Nature Communications, 17, pp. 5126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-71346-7

Ramadhany P; Trần-Phú T; Yuwono JA; Hocking RK; Ma Z; Chau Ta XM; Kumar P; Gunawan D; Johannessen B; Tricoli A; Simonov AN; Amal R; Daiyan R, 2026, 'Spectroelectrochemical insight into copper cobalt catalysts for CO2 and nitrite co-electroreduction to urea', Nature Communications, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-68481-6

Furqan CM; Guo X; Zhang Y; Xia Y; Kumar P; Amini M; Arshad S; Conibeer GJ; Suryawanshi MP, 2026, 'Structurally disordered PdNi bimetallenes for coupled hydrogen production and PET upcycling at industrial-level current densities', Chemical Engineering Journal, 545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2026.178973

Lim M; Ma Z; Gunawan D; Ch'ng YY; Zhong W; Ramadhany P; Menon K; Ruan D; Kumar P; Jalili AR; Amal R; Daiyan R; Lovell EC, 2026, 'Electrochemical reduction conditioning modified Fe-based catalysts with structural disorders for efficient ammonium production from nitrite reduction', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 14, pp. 29835 - 29848, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5ta09764a

Liu Y; Kokate R; Saha S; Kumar P, 2026, 'Rh, Pd, and Pt doping effects on the interaction between Ag20 nanoclusters and graphene oxide', Computational Materials Science, 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2026.114840

Saha S; Shang Y; Ma R; Zheng X; Kumar P; Kundu D, 2026, 'Unmasking the intrinsic mechanistic limits of manganese Prussian blue analogues in aqueous Zn-ion batteries', Chemical Science, 17, pp. 13155 - 13170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d6sc02408d

Roh J; Boyer C; Kumar PV, 2026, 'Uncovering Key Characteristics of Antibacterial Peptides through Machine Learning', Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/marc.202500583

Ch'ng YY; Ma Z; Zhang M; Zhou S; Kundi V; Kumar PV; Zhong W; Yang Y; Vongsvivut J; Gu Q; Luo X; Jiang L; Daiyan R; Han Z; Amal R, 2026, 'Nucleation-Controlled Reconstruction of CuOx for Selective CO2 Electroreduction', Advanced Functional Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202529118

Zhang Y; Xia Y; Shakiba A; Zhang H; Hao X; Kumar PV; Suryawanshi MP, 2026, 'Machine Learning for Designing Perovskites and Perovskite-Inspired Solar Materials: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges', Advanced Science, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.74952

Johnston L; Bardet L; Ruffman C; Gaston N; Kumar P; Kalantar-Zadeh K; Tang J, 2026, 'Ostwald Ripening of Liquid-Metal-Grown Micropattern-Confined Crystals by Solid-Phase Diffusion', Nano Letters, 26, pp. 5146 - 5153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6c00419

Mensah J; Jampaiah D; Kokate R; Kumar P; Karatchevtseva I; Zhang Y; Moir M; Darwish T, 2026, 'Flow-Enabled Deuteration of Saturated Fatty Acids over Platinum Group Metals: Mechanistic and Process Insights', ACS Catalysis, 16, pp. 7230 - 7245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5c07786

Yi J; Bing J; Yeh CY; Bailey C; Wang G; Tao R; Leung TL; Liu L; Wang Y; Kumar PV; Kalantar-Zadeh K; Gunasekaran RK; McCamey DR; Mckenzie DR; Chueh CC; Mahmud MA; Ho-Baillie AWY, 2026, 'Efficient All Ambient-Laser-Annealed Perovskite-Organic-Photovoltaic Tandem Solar Cells', Advanced Functional Materials, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202510336

Bui TS; Ma Z; Zhong W; Alfaza G; Kumar PV; Zhou S; Yang Y; Li Y; Daiyan R; Lovell E; Dai L; Amal R, 2026, 'Selective electrochemical reduction of nitrate-to-ammonia mediated by silver single atoms anchored on defective g-C3N4', Applied Catalysis B Environmental, 382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2025.125954

Kaltbeitzel J; Senthilkumar T; Sathiyamoorthy Y; Brown SL; Sajowitz A; Li HL; Marshall LK; Kokate R; Kumar P; Thordarson P; Fahrenbach AC, 2026, 'RNA Hairpin Synthesis by RNase-Catalyzed Dynamic Covalent Chemistry', Chembiochem, 27, pp. e202500915, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbic.202500915

Kokate R; Kundu D; Kumar PV, 2026, 'Revealing Electronic Structure–Chemisorption Relationships for Accelerated Discovery of Aqueous Zinc Battery Additives Through Machine Learning', Small, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202510034

Centurion F; Zhang X; Dai C; Kundi V; Kumar P; Yu M; Appadoo D; Rawal A; Misra A; Patel S; Chen Y; Gu Z, 2026, 'Self-Assembled Metal-Polyphenol Colchicine Nanoparticles Targeting Oxidative Stress and Inflammation for Treatment of Atherosclerosis', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202514547

Centurion F; Zhang X; Dai C; Kundi V; Kumar P; Yu M; Appadoo D; Rawal A; Misra A; Patel S; Chen Y; Gu Z, 2026, 'Self‐Assembled Metal‐Polyphenol Colchicine Nanoparticles Targeting Oxidative Stress and Inflammation for Treatment of Atherosclerosis', Angewandte Chemie, 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202514547

Allioux FM; Campos LGB; Wang Y; Yang Y; Ghasemian MB; Widjajana MS; Chiu SH; Nor-Azman NA; Banna MHA; Zhang Z; Liu H; Daiyan R; Tang J; Li F; Liao X; Kumar P; Kalantar-Zadeh K, 2026, 'Homogenization of Post-Transition Metal Alloys into High-Entropy-Like Nanoparticles', Small, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202509123

Ch'ng YY; Saha S; Zhang M; Zhou S; Jiang L; Ramadhany P; Vongsvivut J; Cernescu A; Kumar PV; Shan Y; Ma Z; Luo X; Daiyan R; Han Z; Amal R, 2026, 'Chlorine-Functionalized Silane-Modified Copper Electrocatalyst for Enhanced CO2 Reduction to Multi-Carbon Products', Advanced Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.76741

Centurion F; Lin K; Geng S; Adzlan SNA; Fan Q; Mazur F; Kokate R; Kumar P; Cortez-Jugo C; Caruso F; Chandrawati R, 2026, 'Liquid Gallium Nanozyme Coatings Enable Sustained Nitric Oxide Generation With Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Functions', Advanced Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.77143

Ramadhan ZR; Cheong S; Saha S; Li Q; Zheng X; Somerville SV; Poerwoprajitno AR; Kumar PV; Dai L; Gooding JJ; Tilley RD, 2026, 'Phase Boundary Engineering of Co2P-CoP Branched Nanoparticles Enhances Cobalt Oxidation for Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis', Advanced Materials, pp. e23118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202523118

Roh J; Boyer C; Kumar P, 2026, 'Inter‐Verified Binary Classification Models: Unveiling Key Polymer Features Against Staphylococcus aureus', Carbon Innovation, 1, pp. 86 - 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cin4.70003

Gaira S; Wu L; Li M; Kumar P; Li X; Tang S, 2026, 'Recent Advances in Variable‐Stiffness Robotic Systems Enabled by Phase‐Change Materials', Advanced Robotics Research, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adrr.202500031

Landuyt A; Donat F; Yuwono JA; Kumar PV; Abdala PM; Müller CR, 2025, 'How Does K2CO3Promote the CO2Uptake of MgO?', Jacs Au, 5, pp. 5999 - 6010, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.5c00838

Shang Y; Ding Y; Kokate R; Rana A; Dick JE; Wu X; Hoex B; Wang M; Wang N; Zhang Q; Kumar P; Kundu D, 2025, 'A π-interactive additive unlocks enhanced zinc anode rechargeability: unveiling the critical role of adsorption layer dynamics', Energy and Environmental Science, 18, pp. 10523 - 10536, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5ee05206h

Ma Z; Leverett J; Yuwono JA; Pan J; Zhou S; Zhang D; Zhang M; Xie B; Peng L; Khan MHA; Londono SL; Kumar PV; Lovell E; Daiyan R; Amal R, 2025, 'Corrigendum to “coupled NOx production and electrochemical conversion processes for sustainable ammonium synthesis from air” [Chem. Eng. J. Volume 524 (2025) 168996] (Chemical Engineering Journal (2025) 524, (S1385894725098389), (10.1016/j.cej.2025.168996))', Chemical Engineering Journal, 526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.170986

Zhu YF; Yuwono JA; Wilson M; Xie B; Kumar P; Amal R; Scott J; Lovell EC, 2025, 'Visible light contributions transform CO2 into higher hydrocarbons during Fischer Tropsch synthesis over K-Fe catalysts', Applied Catalysis B Environmental, 379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2025.125736

Giridhar SP; Abidi IH; Qiu J; Alfaza G; Tollerud JO; Vashishtha P; Mao J; Mayes ELH; Murdoch BJ; Low MX; Hou Y; Ahmed T; Davis JA; Gaspera ED; Kumar P; Weng LT; Walia S, 2025, 'Van der Waals Template-Assisted Growth of Two-dimensional Sb2S3', Advanced Science, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.202509903

El-Abid J; Dorst KM; Inge AK; Verho O; Kundi V; Kumar PV; Thapper A; Das B, 2025, 'Carboxylate and coordination influence on the formation of an active RuV Oxo species', Scientific Reports, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-89062-5

Fuchs R; Tang SY; Johnston L; Chu D; Kumar PV; Peng S; Kalantar-Zadeh K; Tang J, 2025, 'A Dynamically Stabilizing, All-Soft and Highly Stretchable Liquid Metal-Based Power Device', Small, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202508638

Yu R; Chi Y; Fuchs R; Chiu SH; Mao Y; Peng S; Kumar P; Kalantar-Zadeh K; Tang J, 2025, 'Electroluminescent Liquid Metal Marbles for Reconfigurable Multi-Color Display', Advanced Science, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.202512263

Ma Z; Leverett J; Yuwono JA; Pan J; Zhou S; Zhang D; Zhang M; Xie B; Peng L; Khan MHA; Londono SL; Kumar PV; Lovell E; Daiyan R; Amal R, 2025, 'Coupled NOx production and electrochemical conversion processes for sustainable ammonium synthesis from air', Chemical Engineering Journal, 524, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.168996

Roh J; Huang KT; Choudhury A; Quan T; Huang CJ; Kumar P; Boyer C, 2025, 'Machine Learning-Guided Design of High-Performance Antifungal Polymers against Candida albicans', ACS Polymers Au, 5, pp. 557 - 569, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acspolymersau.5c00057

Xie B; Zhu YF; Shakeri M; Jin S; O’Connell G; Saha S; Mensi M; Kumar PV; Luterbacher JS; Lovell EC; Amal R; Kröcher O, 2025, 'Flame-Made Surface-Substituted Copper–Ceria as an Excellent Reverse Water–Gas Shift Reaction Catalyst via Three Reaction Pathways', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147, pp. 32649 - 32661, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c07701

Nath SK; Syed N; Pan W; Yu Y; Liu D; Nielsen MP; Yuwono J; Kumar PV; Zhu Y; Cortie DL; Nguyen CK; Fu L; Roberts A; Faraone L; Ekins-Daukes NJ; Lei W, 2025, 'Liquid Metal-Exfoliated SnO2-Based Mixed-Dimensional Heterostructures for Visible-to-Near-Infrared Photodetection', Advanced Optical Materials, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adom.202500765

Zhang Z; Trần-Phú T; Yuwono J; Ma Z; Yang Y; Leverett J; Hocking RK; Johannessen B; Kumar P; Amal R; Daiyan R, 2025, 'Stable dual metal oxide matrix for tuning selectivity in acidic electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction', Applied Catalysis B Environmental, 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2025.125203

Nazari S; Najmi A; Kumar P; Zavabeti A; Allioux FM; Natarajan AR; Esrafilzadeh D; Jalili AR, 2025, 'Configuring a Liquid State High-Entropy Metal Alloy Electrocatalyst', Small, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202504087

Mao Y; Chi Y; Ruffman C; Yu R; Kumar PV; Gaston N; Tang J, 2025, 'Liquid Metal Transport Crystal Growth: A Liquid Phase Deposition Strategy for On-Substrate Design of Metal Crystals', ACS Nano, 19, pp. 20172 - 20183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c05387

Leverett J; Baghestani G; Tran‐Phu T; Yuwono JA; Kumar P; Johannessen B; Simondson D; Wen H; Chang SLY; Tricoli A; Simonov AN; Dai L; Amal R; Daiyan R; Hocking RK, 2025, 'Direct Observation of Electron Donation onto the Reactants and a Transient Poisoning Mechanism During CO₂ Electroreduction on Ni Single Atom Catalysts', Angewandte Chemie, 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ange.202424087

Leverett J; Baghestani G; Tran-Phu T; Yuwono JA; Kumar P; Johannessen B; Simondson D; Wen H; Chang SLY; Tricoli A; Simonov AN; Dai L; Amal R; Daiyan R; Hocking RK, 2025, 'Direct Observation of Electron Donation onto the Reactants and a Transient Poisoning Mechanism During CO2 Electroreduction on Ni Single Atom Catalysts', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.202424087

Mani M; Mariandry K; Ghorpade UV; Saha S; Kokate R; Mishra R; Nielsen MP; Tilley R; Xie B; Suryawanshi MP; Kumar PV, 2025, 'Plasmonic Hot-Carrier Engineering at Bimetallic Nanoparticle/Semiconductor Interfaces: A Computational Perspective', Small, 21, pp. 2410173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.202410173

Zhang Q; Shan Y; Pan J; Kumar P; Keevers MJ; Lasich J; Kour G; Daiyan R; Perez-Wurf I; Thomsen L; Cheong S; Jiang J; Wu KH; Chiang CL; Grayson K; Green MA; Amal R; Lu X, 2025, 'A photovoltaic-electrolysis system with high solar-to-hydrogen efficiency under practical current densities', Science Advances, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ads0836

Shang Y; Kokate R; Tung P; Zhong H; Lizundia E; Trujillo FJ; Kumar P; Kundu D, 2025, 'Gel electrolyte interdigitation enables stable high areal capacity cycling of the 3D Zn electrode', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 13, pp. 9555 - 9565, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4ta09006c

He M; Suryawanshi UP; Shin SW; Xia Y; Kumar PV; Huang J; Cong J; Shim H; Park Y; Jang JS; Kim JH; Suryawanshi MP; Hao X, 2025, 'A carbon-based hybrid catalytic-protective overlayer for kesterite photocathodes for solar water splitting', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5ta00165j

Landuyt A; Kochetygov I; McMonagle CJ; Kumar PV; Yuwono JA; Queen WL; Abdala PM; Müller CR, 2024, 'Role of Na2CO3 as Nucleation Seeds to Accelerate the CO2 Uptake Kinetics of MgO-Based Sorbents', Jacs Au, 4, pp. 4809 - 4820, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.4c00782

Haghshenas Y; Wong WP; Gunawan D; Khataee A; Keyikoğlu R; Razmjou A; Kumar PV; Toe CY; Masood H; Amal R; Sethu V; Teoh WY, 2024, 'Predicting the rates of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution over cocatalyst-deposited TiO2 using machine learning with active photon flux as a unifying feature', Ees Catalysis, 2, pp. 612 - 623, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3ey00246b

Bui TS; Ma Z; Yuwono JA; Kumar PV; O'Connell GEP; Peng L; Yang Y; Lim M; Daiyan R; Lovell EC; Amal R, 2024, 'Enhanced Nitrate-to-Ammonia Activity on Fe/ZnO Nanoparticles via Tuning Intermediate Adsorption in Alkaline Electrolyte', Advanced Functional Materials, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202408704

Leverett J; Yuwono JA; Kumar P; Tran-Phu T; Qu J; Cairney J; Wang X; Simonov AN; Hocking RK; Johannessen B; Dai L; Daiyan R; Amal R, 2024, 'Impurity Tolerance of Unsaturated Ni-N-C Active Sites for Practical Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction( vol 7 , pg 920 , 2022)', ACS ENERGY LETTERS, 9, pp. 6084 - 6084, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c03153

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