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Recent Publications

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Selected publications:

  1. B. Tomar, Pranjal Nautiyal, Low-temperature fabrication of refractory thin films via electric field and contact stress-activated sintering of nanoparticles: An in-situ study, Nano Letters 25, 16740 (2025).
  2. P. LaMascus, M. B. Elinski, D. Delghandi, Pranjal Nautiyal, J. Griffin, L. Zheng, A. Jackson, R. J. Wiacek, R. W. Carpick, Competition Between Growth and Removal in Zirconia Nanocrystal-derived Tribofilms: The Role of Co-Additives, Tribology Letters 72, 106 (2024).
  3. M. Donato, Pranjal Nautiyal, J. Deuermeier, L. Branco, B. Saramago, R. Colaço, R. Carpick, Ionic liquids as extreme pressure additives for bearing steel applications, Tribology Letters 72, 101 (2024).
  4. L. Lou, N. Bacca, M.S. Ma, Pranjal Nautiyal, T.G. Bifano, A. Agarwal, Multiscale mechanics of polydimethylsiloxane: A comparison of meso- and micro-cyclic deformation behavior, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 141, e55546 (2024).
  5. S. Mohammed, Pranjal Nautiyal, T. Paul, C. Zhang, A. Agarwal, A Critique on Boron Nitride Nanotube Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites, Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences 49, 482 (2024).
  6. T. Thomas, A. Bakhshiannik, Pranjal Nautiyal, J.D. Hutcheson, A. Agarwal, Freeze Casting to Engineer Gradient Porosity in Hydroxyapatite-Boron Nitride Nanotube Composite Scaffold for Improved Compressive Strength and Osteogenic Potential, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 150, 106283 (2023).
  7. C. Michas, M. C. Karakan, Pranjal Nautiyal, J. G. Seidman, C. E. Seidman, A. Agarwal, K. Ekinci, J. Eyckmans, A. E. White, C. S. Chen, Engineering a living cardiac pump on a chip using high-precision fabrication, Science Advances 8, eabm3791 (2022).
  8. S. J. Thrush, A. S. Comfort, J. S. Dusenbury, Pranjal Nautiyal, M. B. Elinski, R. W. Carpick, N. Demas, B. J. Gould, X. Han, X. Wang, H. Qu, G. C. Barber, Growth and Morphology of Thermally Assisted Sinterable Zirconia Nanoparticle Tribofilm, Tribology International 175, 107820 (2022).
  9. Pranjal Nautiyal, J. Bustillos, T. Selvam, C. Zhang, S. Seal, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, In-situ Investigation of Deformation Mechanisms Induced by Boron Nitride Nanotubes and Nano-Interphases in Ti-6Al-4V Alloy, Advanced Engineering Materials 24, 2200610 (2022).
  10. Pranjal Nautiyal, V. Wiedorn, T. Thomas, N. Bacca, A. White, A. Agarwal, Unraveling Mechanisms Governing Anisotropy in Accordion-shaped Honeycomb Microlattice Fabricated by Two-Photon Polymerization, Advanced Engineering Materials 24, 2101190 (2022).
  11. Pranjal Nautiyal, C. Zhang, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, Interfacial deformation and failure mechanisms at the single-splat length scale revealed in-situ by indentation of cold sprayed aluminum microparticles, Materials Science & Engineering A 824, 141828 (2021).
  12. T. Paul, Pranjal Nautiyal, C. Zhang, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, Role of in-situ splat sintering on elastic and damping behavior of cold sprayed aluminum coatings, Scripta Materialia 204, 114125 (2021).
  13. Pranjal Nautiyal, N. Denis, T. Dolmetsch, C. Zhang, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, Interface Engineering and Direct Observation of Strengthening Behavior in Field-Sintered Boron Nitride Nanotube-Magnesium Alloy Composite, Advanced Engineering Materials 22, 2000170 (2020).
  14. T. Thomas, A. Rubfiaro, Pranjal Nautiyal, R. Brooks, D. Dickerson, J. He, A. Agarwal, Extrusion 3D Printing of Porous Silicone Architectures for Engineering Human Cardiomyocyte-Infused Patches Mimicking Adult Heart Stiffness, ACS Applied Bio Materials 3, 5865 (2020).
  15. X. Lu, Pranjal Nautiyal, J. Bustillos, A. Loganathan, C. Zhang, Y. Chen, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, Hydroxylated boron nitride nanotube-reinforced polyvinyl alcohol nanocomposite with simultaneous improvement of mechanical and thermal properties, Polymer Composites 41, 5182 (2020).
  16. C. Young, C. Zhang, A. Loganathan, Pranjal Nautiyal, B. Boesl, and A. Agarwal, Densification and Oxidation Behavior of Spark Plasma Sintered Hafnium Diboride-Hafnium Carbide Composite, Ceramics International 46, 14625 (2020).
  17. J. Bustillos, X. Lu, Pranjal Nautiyal, C. Zhang, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, Boron Nitride Nanotube Reinforced Titanium Composite with Controlled Interfacial Reactions by Spark Plasma Sintering, Advanced Engineering Materials 22, 2000702 (2020).
  18. Pranjal Nautiyal, C. Zhang, V. K. Champagne, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, In-situ creep deformation of cold-sprayed aluminum splats at elevated temperatures, Surface & Coatings Technology 372, 353-360 (2019).
  19. Pranjal Nautiyal, C. Zhang, A. Loganathan, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, High-Temperature Mechanics of Boron Nitride Nanotube “Buckypaper” for Engineering Advanced Structural Materials, ACS Applied Nanomaterials 2, 4402-4416 (2019).
  20. S. Bhusal, C. Zhang, J. Bustillos, Pranjal Nautiyal, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, A Computational Approach for Predicting Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Plasma Sprayed Ceramic Coatings from Powder to Bulk, Surface & Coatings Technology 374, 1 (2019).
  21. T. Thomas, C. Zhang, Pranjal Nautiyal, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, 3D Graphene Foam Reinforced Low-Temperature Ceramic with Multifunctional Mechanical, Electrical, and Thermal Properties, Advanced Engineering Materials 21, 1900085 (2019).
  22. A. Loganathan, Pranjal Nautiyal, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, Unraveling the Multiscale Damping Properties of 2D Layered MXene, Nanomaterials and Energy 8, 84 (2019).
  23. Pranjal Nautiyal, M. Mujawar, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, In-situ Mechanics of 3D Graphene Foam Based Ultra-stiff and Flexible Metallic Metamaterial, Carbon 137, 502 (2018).
  24. Pranjal Nautiyal, C. Zhang, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, Non-Equilibrium Wetting and Capture of Boron Nitride Nanotubes in Molten Aluminum During Plasma Spray, Scripta Materialia 151, 71 (2018).
  25. Pranjal Nautiyal, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, The Mechanics of Energy Dissipation in a Three-Dimensional Graphene Foam with Macroporous Architecture, Carbon 132, 59 (2018).
  26. Pranjal Nautiyal, C. Zhang, V. K. Champagne, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, In-situ Mechanical Investigation of the Deformation of Splat Interfaces in Cold-Sprayed Aluminum Alloy, Materials Science & Engineering A 737, 297 (2018).
  27. L. Fontoura, Pranjal Nautiyal, A. Loganathan, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, Nacre-Inspired Graphene/Metal Hybrid by In-situ Cementation Reaction and Joule Heating, Advanced Engineering Materials 20, 1800518 (2018). [#Co-First Author with Luiza Fontoura]
  28. A. Idowu, Pranjal Nautiyal, L. Fontoura, A. Loganathan, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, Multi-Scale Damping of Graphene Foam-Based Polyurethane Composites Synthesized by Electrostatic Spraying, Polymer Composites 40, E1862 (2018).
  29. M. Antillon, Pranjal Nautiyal, A. Loganathan, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, Strengthening in Boron Nitride Nanotube Reinforced Aluminum Composites Prepared by Roll Bonding, Advanced Engineering Materials 20, 1800122 (2018).
  30. T. Thomas, C. Zhang, A. Sahu, Pranjal Nautiyal, A. Loganathan, T. Laha, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, Effect of graphene reinforcement on the mechanical properties of Ti2AlC ceramic fabricated by spark plasma sintering, Materials Science & Engineering A 728, 45 (2018).
  31. Pranjal Nautiyal, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, Harnessing three dimensional anatomy of graphene foam to induce superior damping in hierarchical polyimide nanostructures, Small 13, 1603473 (2017).
  32. Pranjal Nautiyal, A. Gupta, S. Seal, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, Reactive wetting and filling of boron nitride nanotubes by molten aluminum during equilibrium solidification, Acta Materialia 126, 124 (2017).
  33. L. Embrey, Pranjal Nautiyal#, A. Loganathan, A. Idowu, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, 3D graphene foam induces multifunctionality in epoxy nanocomposites by simultaneous improvement in mechanical, thermal and electrical properties, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 9, 39717 (2017). [#Co-First Author with Leslie Embrey]
  34. Pranjal Nautiyal, L. Embrey, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, Multi-scale mechanics and electrical transport in a free-standing 3D architecture of graphene and carbon nanotubes fabricated by pressure assisted welding, Carbon 122, 298 (2017).
  35. J. Bustillos, D. Montero, Pranjal Nautiyal, A. Loganathan, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, Integration of graphene in poly (lactic) acid by 3D printing to develop creep and wear-resistant hierarchical nanocomposites, Polymer Composites 39, 3877 (2017).
  36. A. Loganathan, A. Sharma, C. Rudolf, C. Zhang, Pranjal Nautiyal, S. Suwas, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, In-situ deformation mechanism and orientation effects in sintered 2D boron nitride nanosheets, Materials Science & Engineering A 708, 440 (2017). 
  37. Pranjal Nautiyal, A. Loganathan, R. Agrawal, B. Boesl, C. Wang, A. Agarwal, Oxidative unzipping and transformation of high aspect ratio boron nitride nanotubes into white graphene oxide platelets, Scientific Reports 6, 29498 (2016).                    
  38. Pranjal Nautiyal, C. Rudolf, A. Loganathan, C. Zhang, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, Directionally aligned ultra-long boron nitride nanotube induced strengthening of aluminum-based sandwich composite, Advanced Engineering Materials 18, 1747 (2016).
  39. Pranjal Nautiyal, J. Jain, A. Agarwal, Influence of microstructure on scratch induced deformation mechanisms in AZ80 magnesium alloy, Tribology Letters 61, 29 (2016).
  40. Pranjal Nautiyal, J. Jain, A. Agarwal, Influence of Loading Path and Precipitates on Indentation Creep Behavior of Mg-6 wt.%Al-1 wt.%Zn, Materials Science & Engineering A 650, 183 (2016).
  41. K. Sambhava, Pranjal Nautiyal, J. Jain, Model based phenomenological and experimental investigation of nanoindentation creep in pure Mg and AZ61 alloy, Materials & Design 105, 142 (2016).
  42. Pranjal Nautiyal, J. Jain, A. Agarwal, A Comparative Study of Indentation Induced Creep in Pure Magnesium and AZ61 Alloy, Materials Science & Engineering A 630, 131 (2015).
  43. Pranjal Nautiyal, M. M. Seikh, O. Lebedev, A. K. Kundu, Sol-Gel Synthesis of Fe-Co Nanoparticles & Magnetization Study, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 377, 402 (2015).
  44. Pranjal Nautiyal, M. M. Seikh, V. Pralong, A. K. Kundu, Influence of bismuth on the magnetic & electrical properties of La2MnNiO6, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 347, 111 (2013).
  45. A. K. Kundu, M. M. Seikh, Pranjal Nautiyal, Bismuth Centred Magnetic Perovskites: A Projected Multiferroic, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 378, 506 (2014).
  46. V. K. Jha, Pranjal Nautiyal, M. M. Seikh, R. Chatterjee, R. Mahendiran, A. K. Kundu, Heat capacity, thermopower and magnetoresistance effects in multiferroic La0.5Bi0.5Mn0.5Fe0.5O3, Journal of Materials Science 48, 7629 (2013).

 

Book

Book: Pranjal Nautiyal, B. Boesl, A. Agarwal, In-situ Mechanics of Materials: Principles, Tools, Techniques and Applications, Springer International Publishing, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-43320-8 (2020).

 

Book chapter: Pranjal Nautiyal, Sohail M.A.K. Mohammed, Kazue Orikasa, Arvind Agarwal, Engineering Lightweight Composites for Extreme Environments in Nanotubes and Nanosheets: The Science and Applications of White Graphene, 2025, CRC Press.

 

Patents and Invention Disclosures

  1.  P. Nautiyal, B. Tomar, F. Ahmad, Method of manufacturing wear-resistant nanocomposite coatings at low temperatures, Invention ID: 2025IDF0001 (2024).
  2.  A. Agarwal, B. Boesl, P. Nautiyal, C. Rudolf, C. Zhang, Aluminum Boron Nitride Nanotube Composites and Method for Making the Same, US Patent 11,148,201 (Granted in 2021; Licensed).
  3.  A. Agarwal, P. Nautiyal, B. Boesl, Boron Nitride Nanotube-Magnesium Alloy Composites and Manufacturing Methods Thereof, US Patent 11,131,007 (Granted in 2021; Licensed)
  4.  A. Agarwal, P. Nautiyal, B. Boesl, Boron Nitride Nanotube-Magnesium Alloy Composites and Manufacturing Methods Thereof, US Patent 10,947,607 (Granted in 2021; Licensed)
  5. A. Agarwal, B. Boesl, A. Idowu, P. Nautiyal, J. Bustillos, Shape Memory-Based Self-Healing Polymer Composite Reinforced with Graphene Foam, US Patent 11,059,948 (Granted in 2021).
  6. A. Agarwal, T. Paul, C. Zhang, P. Nautiyal, Metal Nanoparticle Composites and Manufacturing Methods Thereof by Ultrasonic Casting, US Patent 10,941,464 (Granted in 2021; Licensed).
  7. A. Agarwal, B. Boesl, C. Zhang, T. Thomas, P. Nautiyal, Method to Produce Graphene Foam Reinforced Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) Composite, US Patent 10,961,162 (Granted in 2020).
  8. A. Agarwal, B. Boesl, C. Zhang, T. Thomas, P. Nautiyal, Method to Produce Graphene Foam Reinforced Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) Composite, US Patent 10,807,915 (Granted in 2020).
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