PBEnergylab independently led peer-reivewed (or in peer-review) manuscripts: arranged by date of first submisison to journals

2026

24. Lattice Alkali in Cu₃N Reprograms Interfacial Electronics for Selective Aqueous Nitrate-to-Ammonia, Saliu, O., Cooper, O., Banerjee, P.* (Corresponding author), in review, 2025. Current Preprint DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2026-k2dn5 Note on versions: This preprint supersedes our earlier data-rich preprint focused on Na-electrolyte experiments (10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-3zqxg). This previous version will not be submitted for peer review. Please cite the current preprint. One-line summary: We encode interfacial electrostatics in Cu₃N nanocrystal films via Na lattice modification and Li-induced amorphization, to shift PZC/Cdl, lower Rct, and increase NH₃ selectivity and rates in NO₃RR.	Reproduced from our preprint “Lattice Alkali in Cu₃N Reprograms …” (DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2026-k2dn5). License:  CC BY NC ND 4.0 (authors retain copyright). No publisher formatting.
23. Charge transport in functional ligand capped nanocrystals and nanoclusters for energy applications Saliu, O., Powar, N., Xu, Y., Zervos, K., Campbell, I., Banerjee, P.* (Corresponding author), Nano Energy, 111351, 2025. One-line summary: Reviews the fundamental mechanisms of electronic and ionic transport in ligand-functionalized nanocrystals and clusters to guide the design of next-generation energy storage systems.
22. Colloidal Hot‐Injection Synthesis of CuBSe2 Nanocrystals: Tetragonal Chalcogenide Templates for Superionic Lithiation Pathways Xu, Y., Powar, N., Zervos, K., Campbell, I., Choudhary, S., Al‐Khaled, L., Banerjee, P.* (Corresponding author), Small Structures, 2500238, 2025. This article also appears in the series Functional Nanostructures: Materials to Application in this journal One-line summary: Demonstrates the first colloidal hot-injection synthesis of superionic CuBSe2 nanocrystals, establishing a new tetragonal chalcogenide template for fast-ion conduction in solid-state electrolytes.

Foundational peer-reviewed (or in peer-review) manuscripts from prior scientific training

21. Oriented attachment in halide perovskite nanoplatelets with functional chiral organic ligands, Banerjee, P.* (Corresponding author) et. al., to be submitted, 2026.
20. Strong Effect of Nonpolar Solvent Molecular Structure on CdSe Nanoplatelet Stacking, Banerjee, P. et, al., Shevchenko, E.V. in review, 2025.
19. Synthesis of multicomponent oxygen evolution reaction coatings via block copolymer templating with vapor-and solution-phase precursors Omotosho, K.D., Ozoude, C., Gurung, V. Banerjee, P., Filatov, A.S., Shevchenko, E.V. Berman, D. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 139078, 2025.
18. Compressibility Studies of Copper Selenides Obtained by Cation Exchange Reaction Revealing the New CsCl Phase Banerjee, P.* (Corresponding author) Nano Letters, 24, 23, 6981, 2024.
17. Self-Cleaning Highly Porous TiO2 Coating Designed by Swelling-Assisted Sequential Infiltration Synthesis (SIS) of a Block Copolymer Template Omotosho, K.D., Gurung, V. Banerjee, P., Shevchenko, E.V. Berman, D. Polymers, 16, 3, 308, 2024.
16. Mechanistic Insights into Copper (I) and Copper (II) Cation Exchange Reactions in CdSe Nanoplatelets Banerjee, P.* (Corresponding author) Filatov, A.S., Zuo, X., Diroll, B.T., Shevchenko, E.V. Chemistry of Materials, 35, 21, 8872, 2023.
15. Prioritizing mentorship as scientific leaders Deng, J.M., et.al., Banerjee, P., et. al., ACS Central Science, 10, 2, 209, 2024. Special article summarizing the experiences and suggestions from our 2022 ACS CAS Future Leaders Cohort
14. Nanostructure-Derived Antireflectivity in Leafhopper Brochosomes Banerjee, P.* (Corresponding author) Burks, G.R., Bialik, S.B., Nassr, M., Bello, E., Alleyne, M., Freeman, B.D., Barrick, J.E., Schroeder, C.M., Milliron, D.J. Advanced Photonics Research, 2200343, 2023.
13. Optical anisotropy of CsPbBr3 perovskite nanoplatelets Diroll, B.T., Banerjee, P., Shevchenko, E.V. Nano Convergence, 10, 1, 2023.
12. Symmetry-breaking in patch formation on triangular gold nanoparticles by asymmetric polymer grafting Kim, A., Vo, T., An, H., Banerjee, P., Yao, L., Zhou, S., Kim, C., Milliron, D.J., Glotzer, S.C., Chen, Q. Nature Communications , 13, 6774, 2022.
11. Beyond NMF: Advanced Signal Processing and Machine Learning Methodologies for Hyperspectral Analysis in EELS Hachtel, J., Borodinov, N., Roccapriore, K., Cho, S.H., Banerjee, P., Milliron, D.J., Ovchinnikova, O., Ziatdinov, M., Kalinin, S., Vasudevan, R. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 27, S1, 322, 2021.
10. Enhancing hyperspectral EELS analysis of complex plasmonic nanostructures with pan-sharpening Borodinov, N., Banerjee, P., Cho, S.H., Milliron, D.J., Ovchinnikova, O.S., Vasudevan, R.K., Hachtel, J.A. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 154, 1, 2021. JCP Editors’ Choice 2021 , Spectroscopy and Microscopy of Plasmonic Systems
9. In-situ electron microscopy mapping of an order-disorder transition in a superionic conductor Heo, J., Torres, D.D., Banerjee, P., Jain, P.K. Nature Communications , 10, 1505, 2019.
8. Mechanism of sulfidation of small zinc oxide nanoparticles Banerjee, P., Jain, P.K. RSC Advances, 8, 34476, 2018.
7. Lithiation of copper selenide nanocrystals Banerjee, P., Jain, P.K. Angewandte Chemie, 130, 30, 9459, 2018.
6. STM Imaging of Localized Surface Plasmons on Individual Gold Nanoislands Nguyen^, H.A., Banerjee^, P., Nguyen, D., Lyding, J.W., Gruebele, M., Jain, P.K. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 9, 8, 2018.
5. A non-natural wurtzite polymorph of HgSe: a potential 3D topological insulator Torres, D.D., Banerjee, P., Pamidighantam, S., Jain, P.K. Chemistry of Materials, 29, 15, 6356, 2017.
4. Liquid-like cationic sub-lattice in copper selenide clusters White^, S.L., Banerjee^, P., Jain, P.K. (^ equal contribution) Nature Communications, 14514, 2017. UIUC NEWS BUREAU PRESS RELEASE: TINY NANOCLUSTERS COULD SOLVE BIG PROBLEMS FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES link SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE STORY: CHARGING AHEAD: THE FUTURE OF BATTERIES link R&D MAGAZINE HIGHLLIGHT: NANOCLUSTERS HELP IMPROVE LITHIUM ION BATTERIES link AZONANO STORY: NANOCLUSTERS AND THE FUTURE OF LITHIUM BATTERIES link HIGHLIGHTED ON CEMAG LAYERED GRAPHENE, IMAGING NEMATODES, PREVENTING BATTERY EXPLOSIONS link ALSO FEATURED ON PHYSORG, EUREKALERT, AND OTHER SCIENCE MEDIA OUTLETS
3. Ion exchange transformation of magic-sized clusters White, S.L., Banerjee, P., Chakraborty, I., Jain, P.K. Chemistry of Materials, 28, 22, 83891, 2016. ACS AUTHOR CHOICE ARTICLE
2. Polarization-dependent surface-enhanced raman scattering activity of anisotropic plasmonic nanorattles Liu, K-K., Tadepalli, S., Kumari, G., Banerjee, P., Tian, L., Jain, P.K., Singamaneni, S. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 120, 30, 16899, 2016.
1. Electrical spin extraction and giant positive junction magnetoresistance in a Fe3O4/MgO/n-Si magnetic diode like heterostructure Panda, J., Banerjee, P., Nath, TK. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 47, 41, 415103, 2014.