Overview
Research areas
The main objective of IKST is to enhance collaboration among Indian and Korean scientists by leveraging the complementary strengths. IKST collaborates actively with various Institutes in India. In addition, it has a small internal R&D team that is involved in the broad area of computational materials science.
Computational Materials Science
Theory
IKST team is involved in the extension of various models used in theoretical chemistry and in magnetic materials. Extended models for heterogeneous catalysis, role of surface magnetism in chemical reaction, spin-fluctuation-driven quantum phase transition in magnetic metals, population analysis with zero spilling factors are among the different areas we are working on.
Energy Materials:
These are materials designed for specific applications in energy storage and transport devices. Our group mostly focuses on designing catalysts for electrochemical reactions in these devices. We mostly work on alloy based or compound based catalyst.
Functional Materials:
These are materials with specific inherent properties which can be tailored suitably for various applications.
- Design of strong rare earth free permanent magnet.
- III-V semiconductor alloys for high efficiency electronics devices.
Structural Materials:
These are materials with wide applications in aerospace and automotive industries. Design of lightweight materials with high strength and ability to withstand extreme operating conditions is imperative for next generation of applications.