Publications

Journal Article

  1. Engineering Interfacial Adhesion of Thin Polymer Films via Nanoscale Heterogeneity;  Chiranjit Majhi,  Shivam Gupta,  Manjesh K. Singh ,  Krishnacharya Khare,  npj Soft Matter;   2026, (just accepted),  -.
  2. Adhesion study of complementary rough surfaces of PDMS elastomer;  Susheel Kumar,  Krishnacharya Khare,  Manjesh K. Singh ; Langmuir; 2026; 42(12),  8479-8488.
  3. Synergistic effect of cold rolling and heat treatment on tribological performance of Inconel-718 at room and high temperature;  Arun Kumar,  Rajdip Mukherjee,  Manjesh K. Singh ; Wear; 2026; 584-585,  206384.
  4. Computational study of the adhesion and friction behavior of croos-linked polymer networks;  Ajay Kumar,  Manoj Kumar Maurya,  Manjesh K. Singh ; Langmuir; 2025; 41(48),  32560-32568.
  5. Microstructure and enhanced high-temperature wear properties of TiC reinforced Co-Cr-W metal matrix composite (MMC) coatings fabricated by laser cladding;  V. Tiwari,  A. Kumar,  M. Sarkar,  J. Ramkumar,  M. Gupta,   K. Mondal,   K. Mondal,  J. Jain,  Manjesh K. Singh ,  S. S. Singh,  Journal of Alloys and Compounds;   2025, 1040,  183565.
  6. Nano-silica based aqueous colloidal gels as eco-friendly thixotropic lubricant;  Arun Kumar, Vivek Kumar, Yogesh M. Joshi,  Manjesh K. Singh ; Journal of Colloid and Interface Science; 2025; 700(3),  138486.
  7. Controlling adhesion of PDMS elastomer through process parameters;  Susheel Kumar,  Krishnacharya Khare,  Manjesh K. Singh;  Tribology International, 2025, 209,  110724.
  8. Adhesion study at the interface of a PDMS-elastomer and borosilicate glass-slide: effect of modulus and thickness of the elastomer;  Susheel Kumar,  Chiranjit Majhi,  Krishnacharya Khare,  Manjesh K. Singh;  Soft Matter, 2025, 21,  2493-2501.
  9. Enhanced mechanical properties and microstructure of TiC reinforced Stellite 6 metal matrix composites (MMCs) via laser cladding additive manufacturing;  V. Tiwari,  V. Mandal,  M. Sarkar,  A. Kumar,  J. Bhagyaraj,  Manjesh K. Singh;  S. Mukherjee,  K. Mondal,  J. Ramkumar,  J. Jain,  E.-Wen Huang,  S. S. Singh,  Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1010,  178001.
  10. Role of Al2O3 reinforcements in ceramic-based nanocomposites for sealant applications: Time-dependent modeling of creep and stress relaxation;  Qurat Ul Ain,  M. F. Wani,  Rakesh Sehgal, Manjesh K. Singh; Ceramic International, 2024, (50) 33817-33838.
  11. A comparative tribological study on as-cast and heat-treated Inconel-718 superalloy at elevated temperature; Dhananjay Dubey,   Arun Kumar,   Rajdip Mukherjee, Manjesh K. Singh;  Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 2024, 238(10),  1247–1261.
  12. Tribological and mechanical characterisation of carbon-nanostructures based PEEK nanocomposites under extreme conditions for advanced bearings: A molecular dynamics study; Qurat Ul Ain,  M. F. Wani,  Rakesh Sehgal, Manjesh K. Singh; Tribology International, 2024, 109702.
  13. Mechanical and viscoelastic characterization of Al2O3 based polymer nanocomposites: An experimental and molecular dynamics simulation approach;  Qurat Ul Ain,  M. F. Wani,  Rakesh Sehgal, Manjesh K. Singh; Computational Materials Science, 2024, 239, 112955.
  14. Insights into nanomechanical and nanotribological characterization of cross-linked polymer nanocomposites via molecular dynamics simulation;  Qurat Ul Ain,  M. F. Wani,  Rakesh Sehgal, Manjesh K. Singh; Tribology International, 2024, 109702.
  15. Dry sliding wear behavior of hard-chrome and zinc-phosphate conversion coatings on steel substrates;  Arun Kumar, Harsh Rachwani, Manjesh K. Singh;  Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 2024; 238(6):662-675.
  16. A review on tribological behavior of nickel-based Inconel superalloy;  Dhananjay Dubey, Rajdip Mukherjee, Manjesh K. Singh;  Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 2024; 238(6):706-732.
  17. Tribological and Rheological Study of Thixotropic Gels of 2D Nanoparticles;  Arun Kumar, Vivek Kumar, Yogesh M. Joshi,  Manjesh K. Singh ; Langmuir; 2024; 40(14), 7310–7327.
  18. Thermal conductivity of bottle–brush polymers;  Maurya, Manoj Kumar; Laschuetza, Tobias; Manjesh K. Singh; Mukherji, Debashish; Langmuir; 2024; 40(8), 4392–4400.
  19. Computational indentation in weakly cross-linked polymer networks;  Manoj K. Maurya, Manjesh K. Singh; International Journal of Advances in Applied Mathematics and Engineering Science; 2023, 15, 196-206.
  20. Free Standing Dry and Stable Nanoporous Polymer Films Made through Mechanical Deformation; Hsiao-Ping Hsu,  Manjesh K. Singh,  Yu Cang, Heloise Thérien-Aubin, Markus Mezger,   Rüdiger Berger, Ingo  Lieberwirth, George Fytas, Kurt Kremer;  Advanced Science  2023, 2207472. 
  21. Thermal Conductivity of Semicrystalline Polymer Networks: Crystallinity or Cross-linking?;  Manoj K. Maurya, James Wu, Manjesh K. Singh, Debashish Mukherji; ACS Macro Letters, 2022, 11(7); 925-929. 
  22. Computational indentation in highly cross-linked polymer networks;   Manoj K. Maurya, Céline Ruscher, Debashish Mukherji, Manjesh K. Singh; Physical Review E; 2022, 106(1), 014501. 
  23. An overview of polymer nanocomposites: Understanding of mechanical and tribological behaviour;  Qurat Ul Ain, Rakesh Sehgal, M. F. Wani, Manjesh K. Singh; IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2021, 1189(1); 012010. 
  24. Polymer cyclization for the emergence of hierarchical nanostructures; Chaojian Chen, Manjesh Kumar Singh,  Katrin Wunderlich,  Sean Harvey,  Colette J Whitfield,  Zhixuan Zhou,  Manfred Wagner,  Katharina Landfester, Ingo Lieberwirth,  George Fytas,  Kurt Kremer,  Debashish Mukherji,  David YW Ng,  Tanja Weil; Nature Communications, 2021, 12(1), 1-7. 
  25. Tuning thermal transport in highly cross-linked polymers by bond-induced void engineering;   Debashish Mukherji, Manjesh K. Singh; Physical Review Materials, 2021; 5(2), 025602. 
  26. Glass Transition Temperature of Disentangled Polymer Melts: Single-chain-nanoparticles approach; Manjesh K. Singh, Minghan Hu,  Yu Cang,  Hsiao –Ping Hsu,  Heloise Therien–Aubin,  Kaloian Koynov,  George Fytas,  Katharina Landfester   Kurt Kremer; Macromolecules 2020, 53 (17), 7312-7321. 
  27. Why Do Elastin-Like Polypeptides Possibly Have Different Solvation Behaviors in Water–Ethanol and Water–Urea Mixtures?; Yani Zhao, Manjesh K. Singh,  Kurt Kremer,  Debashish Mukherji  Robinson Cortes-Huerto;  Macromolecules 2020, 53 (6), 2101-2110.
  28. Combined Experimental and Simulation Studies of Cross-Linked Polymer Brushes under Shear; Manjesh K. Singh, Chengjun Kang,  Patrick Ilg, Rowena Crockett,  Martin Kröger  Nicholas D. Spencer;  Macromolecules 2018, 51 (24), 10174-10183.
  29. Effect of Crosslinking on the Microtribological Behavior of Model Polymer Brushes; Manjesh K. Singh, Patrick Ilg,  Rosa M. Espinosa-Marzal,  Martin Kröger  Nicholas D. Spencer; Tribol. Lett. 2016, 63, 17.
  30. Influence of Chain Stiffness, Grafting Density and Normal Load on the Tribological and Structural Behavior of Polymer Brushes: A Nonequilibrium-Molecular-Dynamics Study; Manjesh K. Singh, Patrick Ilg,  Rosa M. Espinosa-Marzal,  Nicholas D. Spencer  Martin Kröger; Polymers 2016, 8 (7), 254.
  31. Polymer Brushes under Shear: Molecular Dynamics Simulations Compared to Experiments; Manjesh K. Singh, Patrick Ilg,  Rosa M. Espinosa-Marzal,  Martin Kröger  Nicholas D. Spencer;  Langmuir 2015, 31 (16), 4978-4805.


Book Chapter

  1. Bayesian Learning Model for Predicting Stability of System with Nonlinear Characteristics; A. Pujari, H.S. Rajput, M. Law, Manjesh K. Singh In: Khare, N., Tomar, D.S., Ahirwal, M.K., Semwal, V.B., Soni, V. (eds) Machine Learning, Image Processing, Network Security and Data Sciences. MIND 2022. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1762. Springer, Cham. 2022.
  2. Containers with Lubricating Agents for Friction and Wear; Qurat Ul Ain, H. S. Ashrith, Manjesh K. Singh, T. P. Jeevan In: Parameswaranpillai, J., V. Salim, N., Pulikkalparambil, H., Mavinkere Rangappa, S., Suchart Siengchin, I.h. (eds) Micro- and Nano-containers for Smart Applications. Composites Science and Technology; Springer, Singapore 2022, 243-263. 
  3. Aqueous Lubrication; Manjesh K. Singh, In: Katiyar J., Irfan Ul Haq M., Raina A., Singh R. A., Jayalakshmi S. (eds) Tribology and Sustainability. CRC Press (Taylor & Francis), USA 2021.  
  4. Polymer Brush based Tribology; Manjesh K. Singh, In: Katiyar J., Ramkumar P., Rao T., Davim J. (eds) Tribology in Materials and Applications. Materials Forming, Machining and Tribology. Springer, Cham 2020, 15-32.  


Conference Proceedings

  1. Modeling and Study of Actuation of IPMC from the viewpoint of Small-Scale Manipulator Development; A. Biswas, Manjesh K. Singh and B. Bhattacharya, International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS), Delft, Netherlands, 2024, pp. 1-8.
  2. Learning machining stability using a bayesian model; Advait Pujari, H. S. Rajput, Mohit Law,  Manjesh K. Singh; Manufacturing Technology Today, 22(2), 10–16, 2023. 
  3. Learning machining stability diagrams from data using neural networks; Namaras A. Shanavas, Mohit Law, Manjesh K. Singh;  Manufacturing Technology Today, 22(2), 29–41, 2023. 
  4. Combined Modeling and Experimental Studies of Interacting Polymer Brushes under Shear; Manjesh K. Singh, Patrick Ilg, Rosa M. Espinosa-Marzal, Martin Kröger and Nicholas D. Spencer; 5th World Tribology Congress, WTC 2013. Vol. 3 Politecnico di Torino (DIMEAS), 2014. p. 2440-2442.


Under Preparation

  • Tribological Studies of Layered Structures of Polymer Brushes and Gels; Manjesh K. Singh, Martin Kröger and Nicholas D. Spencer; Soft Matter {in preparation} (2020).
  • Relaxation of Disentangled Polymer Melt: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study, Manjesh K. Singh, Hsiao-Ping Hsu, and Kurt Kremer. Journal of Chemical Physics {in preparation} (2020).