We are a team of young researchers working on the interdisciplinary research problems which are at the interface of Chemistry, Physics, and Biology. Our group is located at the Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.
In our group, the big fundamental research question that we are trying address is the “Understanding the charge/heat transport at the Metal/Molecule interface and establishing the structure-property relationships” under the influence of external stimuli at the single molecule level or at the ensemble level. To achieve this goal, we are developing the instrumentation and the experimental methodologies. The structure-property correlations at the Metal/Molecule interface will have applications in different research fields like Molecular Electronics and Molecular Spintronics, Sensors (Chemical and Bio) and Energy Research (Conversion and Storage)
For being awarded the Professor Avadhesha Surolia Research and Innovation Award (2026) for Young Scientists and Technologists
Experimental and Computational Insights into Built-InElectric Field at Bronze TiO 2 -Expanded Graphite Interfacefor Fast-Charging Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes
Sunil Kumar successfully defended his thesis titled " Tuning Electrical and Thermoelectric Properties of Molecular Junctions by External Stimuli: From Monolayers of Molecules to Amorphous Polymer Thin Films" on 14-Jan-2026.
Quantum Interference Effect in Saturated Systems: Effect of Anchoring Group Position on Conductance of Bipiperidines and their in-situ Derived Dithiocarbamates
Photo-Controlled Conductance and Thermopower Switching in a Soft Photochromic Metallo-Supramolecular Polymer via EGaIn Junctions.
Pooja Singh received best poster award in 17th International Conference on Organic Electronics (ICOE) 2025 held in Coimbra, Portugal.
Umar Rashid successfully defended his thesis titled " Single molecular break junctions: Insights into charge transport and chemical reactivity" on 05-Jun-2025.
Photo-Controlled Conductance and Thermopower Switching in a Soft Photochromic Metallo-Supramolecular Polymer via EGaIn Junctions
Redox active bio-ionic liquid electrolyte for high energy density Zn-ion capacitor
Our latest research work has been featured in Kernel, IISc's Research Newsletter
Where to find us:
Lab no. EG07, New chemical Sciences Building
Department of Inorganic and physical Chemistry
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012
India
vkaliginedi@iisc.ac.in