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Materials Researcher|Polymer Derived Ceramic Expert|Catalysis/Energy Materials|ceramic composites|Polymer synthesis

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Enthusiastic and self-motivated scientist with experience in ceramic processing through traditional powder metallurgy and novel polymeric routes along with in-depth knowledge of metal processing, metallurgical processes and Materials Chemistry. I like to work on product-related research problems. Demonstrated ability as a creative problem solver with synthesizing a single material system which finds application across different applications including catalysis, structural materials, high-temperature stability and additive manufacturing (DLP, 3D printing). Efficient collaborator with demonstrated ability leading to successful completion of 2 projects started with academic labs in the USA and Germany Apart from this I also have experience of working in corporate settings through my internships at TATA Steel and L&T. I have hands on experience with advanced characterization techniques like Optical Microscopy, XRD, SEM with EDS / WDS, EPMA, EBSD, Dilatometry, Thermal analysis, etc.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Ceramic Engineering
• ★ Nanotechnology
• ☆ Catalysis
• ☆ Materials Science & Engineering
• ☆ Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials
• ☆ Inorganic Chemistry
• ☆ Composite Materials
• ☆ Green Chemistry
• ☆ Renewable Energy
• ☆ Sustainable Development

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Newswriting

Research Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Product Development Formulation

Work Experience

Materials Engineer

Lithoz GmbH

November 2021 - Present

Postdoctoral Researcher

Institut de Recherche sur les Ceramiques

November 2017 - Present

Education

Ph.D. in Physical Chemisty and Chemistry of Materials

Institut Européen des Membranes

October 2014 - October 2017

Dual Degree (Bachelors+Masters) (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering)

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

August 2009 - July 2014

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Maxime Balestrat, Abhijeet Lale, André Vinícius Andrade Bezerra, Vanessa Proust, Eranezhuth Wasan Awin, Ricardo A. F. Machado, Pierre Carles, Ravi Kumar, Christel Gervais, Samuel Bernard (2020). In-Situ Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocomposites in the Si-Ti-N and Si-Ti-C Systems . Molecules.

(2020). Highly active, robust and reusable micro-/mesoporous TiN/Si3N4 nanocomposite-based catalysts for clean energy: Understanding the key role of TiN nanoclusters and amorphous Si3N4 matrix in the performance of the catalyst system . Applied Catalysis B: Environmental.

Lale, A., Mallmann, M.D., Tada, S., Bruma, A., &#214;zkar, S., Kumar, R., Haneda, M., Francisco Machado, R.A., Iwamoto, Y., Demirci, U.B., et al.(2020). Highly active, robust and reusable micro-/mesoporous TiN/Si<inf>3</inf>N<inf>4</inf> nanocomposite-based catalysts for clean energy: Understanding the key role of TiN nanoclusters and amorphous Si<inf>3</inf>N<inf>4</inf> matrix in the performance of the catalyst system . Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 272.

Awin, E.W., Lale, A., Hari Kumar, K.C., Bernard, S., Kumar, R.(2020). Disordered mesoporous polymer derived N-doped TiO<inf>2</inf>/Si-O-C-N nanocomposites with nanoscaled heterojunctions towards enhanced adsorption and harnessing of visible light . Applied Surface Science. 508.

Bhaskar, S., Awin, E.W., Kumar, K.C.H., Lale, A., Bernard, S., Kumar, R.(2020). Design of nanoscaled heterojunctions in precursor-derived t-ZrO<inf>2</inf>/SiOC(N) nanocomposites: Transgressing the boundaries of catalytic activity from UV to visible light . Scientific Reports. 10. (1).

Bhat, S., Lale, A., Bernard, S., Zhang, W., Ishikawa, R., Haseen, S., Kroll, P., Wiehl, L., Farla, R., Katsura, T., et al.(2020). Discovery of Ternary Silicon Titanium Nitride with Spinel-Type Structure . Scientific Reports. 10. (1).

Biesuz, M., Bettotti, P., Signorini, S., Bortolotti, M., Campostrini, R., Bahri, M., Ersen, O., Speranza, G., Lale, A., Bernard, S., et al.(2019). First synthesis of silicon nanocrystals in amorphous silicon nitride from a preceramic polymer . Nanotechnology. 30. (25).

Abhijeet Lale, Eranezhuth Wasan Awin, K.C. Hari Kumar, Umit B. Demirci, Samuel Bernard, Ravi Kumar(2018). Plasmon enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity in polymer-derived TiN/Si-O-C-N nanocomposites . Materials & Design. 157. p. 87--96. Elsevier {BV}

Abhijeet Lale, Marion Schmidt, Ma&#237;ra Debarba Mallmann, Andr&#233; Vin&#237;cius Andrade Bezerra, Emanoelle Diz Acosta, Ricardo Antonio Francisco Machado, Umit B. Demirci, Samuel Bernard(2018). Polymer-Derived Ceramics with engineered mesoporosity: From design to application in catalysis . Surface and Coatings Technology. 350. p. 569--586. Elsevier {BV}

Abhijeet Lale, Antoine Viard, Diane Fonblanc, David Lopez-Ferber, Marion Schmidt, Charlotte Durif, Maxime Balestrat, Fabrice Rossignol, Markus Weinmann, Ralf Riedel, et al.(2018). Polymer Derived Si-B-C-N Ceramics: 30 Years of Research . Advanced Engineering Materials. Wiley

Abhijeet Lale, Samuel Bernard, Umit B. Demirci(2018). Boron Nitride for Hydrogen Storage . ChemPlusChem. Wiley

Abhijeet Lale, Eranezhuth Wasan Awin, Kollamala Kumar, Umit Bilge Demirci, Samuel Bernard, Ravi Kumar(2018). Novel Precursor-Derived Meso-/Macroporous TiO2/SiOC Nanocomposites with Highly Stable Anatase Nanophase Providing Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity and Superior Adsorption of Organic Dyes . Materials. 11. (3). p. 362. {MDPI} {AG}

Awin, E.W., Lale, A., Hari Kumar, K.C., Demirci, U.B., Bernard, S., Kumar, R.(2018). Plasmon enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity in polymer-derived TiN/Si-O-C-N nanocomposites . Materials and Design. 157. p. 87-96.

Viard, A., Fonblanc, D., Lopez-Ferber, D., Schmidt, M., Lale, A., Durif, C., Balestrat, M., Rossignol, F., Weinmann, M., Riedel, R., et al.(2018). Polymer Derived Si–B–C–N Ceramics: 30 Years of Research . Advanced Engineering Materials. 20. (10).

Awin, E.W., Lale, A., Nair Hari Kumar, K.C., Demirci, U.B., Bernard, S., Kumar, R.(2018). Novel Precursor-derived Meso-/Macroporous TiO<inf>2</inf>/SiOC nanocomposites with highly stable anatase nanophase providing visible light photocatalytic activity and superior adsorption of organic dyes . Materials. 11. (3).

Lale, A., Bernard, S., Demirci, U.B.(2018). Boron Nitride for Hydrogen Storage . ChemPlusChem. 83. (10). p. 893-903.

Fonblanc, D., Lopez-Ferber, D., Wynn, M., Lale, A., Soleilhavoup, A., Leriche, A., Iwamoto, Y., Rossignol, F., Gervais, C., Bernard, S.(2018). Crosslinking chemistry of poly(vinylmethyl-co-methyl)silazanes toward low-temperature formable preceramic polymers as precursors of functional aluminium-modified Si-C-N ceramics . Dalton Transactions. 47. (41). p. 14580-14593.

Lale, A., Schmidt, M., Mallmann, M.D., Bezerra, A.V.A., Acosta, E.D., Machado, R.A.F., Demirci, U.B., Bernard, S.(2018). Polymer-Derived Ceramics with engineered mesoporosity: From design to application in catalysis . Surface and Coatings Technology. 350. p. 569-586.

Abhijeet Lale, Antoine Viard, Diane Fonblanc, Marion Schmidt, Chrystelle Salameh, Anne Soleilhavoup, M&#233;lanie Wynn, Philippe Champagne, Sophie Cerneaux, Florence Babonneau, et al.(2017). Inside Back Cover: Molecular Chemistry and Engineering of Boron-Modified Polyorganosilazanes as New Processable and Functional SiBCN Precursors (Chem. Eur. J. 38/2017) . Chemistry - A European Journal. 23. (38). p. 9201--9201. Wiley

Abhijeet Lale, Vanessa Proust, Mirna Chaker Bechelany, Antoine Viard, Sylvie Malo, Samuel Bernard(2017). A comprehensive study on the influence of the polyorganosilazane chemistry and material shape on the high temperature behavior of titanium nitride/silicon nitride nanocomposites . Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 37. (16). p. 5167--5175. Elsevier {BV}

Abhijeet Lale and Vanessa Proust and Mirna Chaker Bechelany and Antoine Viard and Sylvie Malo and Samuel Bernard(2017). A comprehensive study on the influence of the polyorganosilazane chemistry and material shape on the high temperature behavior of titanium nitride/silicon nitride nanocomposites . Journal of the European Ceramic Society. p. - .

Lale, A., Proust, V., Bechelany, M.C., Viard, A., Malo, S., Bernard, S.(2017). A comprehensive study on the influence of the polyorganosilazane chemistry and material shape on the high temperature behavior of titanium nitride/silicon nitride nanocomposites . Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 37. (16). p. 5167-5175.

Viard, A., Fonblanc, D., Schmidt, M., Lale, A., Salameh, C., Soleilhavoup, A., Wynn, M., Champagne, P., Cerneaux, S., Babonneau, F., et al.(2017). Molecular Chemistry and Engineering of Boron-Modified Polyorganosilazanes as New Processable and Functional SiBCN Precursors . Chemistry - A European Journal. 23. (38). p. 9076-9090.

Bechelany, M.C., Proust, V., Lale, A., Miele, P., Malo, S., Gervais, C., Bernard, S.(2017). Nanocomposites through the Chemistry of Single-Source Precursors: Understanding the Role of Chemistry behind the Design of Monolith-Type Nanostructured Titanium Nitride/Silicon Nitride . Chemistry - A European Journal. 23. (4). p. 832-845.

Molecular Chemistry and Engineering of Boron-Modified Polyorganosilazanes as New Processable and Functional SiBCN Precursors @article{CHEM:CHEM201700623, author= {Viard, Antoine and Fonblanc, Diane and Schmidt, Marion and Lale, Abhijeet and Salameh, Chrystelle and Soleilhavoup, Anne and Wynn, Mélanie and Champagne, Philippe and Cerneaux, Sophie and Babonneau, Florence and Chollon, Georges and Rossignol, Fabrice and Gervais, Christel and Bernard, Samuel}, title= {Molecular Chemistry and Engineering of Boron-Modified Polyorganosilazanes as New Processable and Functional SiBCN Precursors}, journal= {Chemistry – A European Journal}, issn= {1521-3765}, url= {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201700623}, doi= {10.1002/chem.201700623}, pages= {n/a--n/a}, keywords= {boron, preceramic polymers, precursor chemistry, pyrolysis, processability, polysilazanes}, year= {2017}, abstract= {A series of boron-modified polyorganosilazanes was synthesized from a poly(vinylmethyl-co-methyl)silazane and controlled amounts of borane dimethyl sulfide. The role of the chemistry behind their synthesis has been studied in detail by using solid-state NMR spectroscopy, FTIR spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. The intimate relationship between the chemistry and the processability of these polymers is discussed. Polymers with low boron contents displayed appropriate requirements for facile processing in solution, such as impregnation of host carbon materials, which resulted in the design of mesoporous monoliths with a high specific surface area after pyrolysis. Polymers with high boron content are more appropriate for solid-state processing to design mechanically robust monolith-type macroporous and dense structures after pyrolysis. Boron acts as a crosslinking element, which offers the possibility to extend the processability of polyorganosilazanes and suppress the distillation of oligomeric fragments in the low-temperature region of their thermal decomposition (i.e., pyrolysis) at 1000 °C under nitrogen. Polymers with controlled and high ceramic yields were generated. We provide a comprehensive mechanistic study of the two-step thermal decomposition based on a combination of thermogravimetric experiments coupled with elemental analysis, solid-state NMR spectroscopy, and FTIR spectroscopy. Selected characterization tools allowed the investigation of specific properties of the monolith-type SiBCN materials.}} . Chemistry – A European Journal.

Nanocomposites through the Chemistry of Single-Source Precursors: Understanding the Role of Chemistry behind the Design of Monolith-Type Nanostructured Titanium Nitride/Silicon Nitride @article{CHEM:CHEM201603661, author= {Bechelany, Mirna Chaker and Proust, Vanessa and Lale, Abhijeet and Miele, Philippe and Malo, Sylvie and Gervais, Christel and Bernard, Samuel}, title= {Nanocomposites through the Chemistry of Single-Source Precursors: Understanding the Role of Chemistry behind the Design of Monolith-Type Nanostructured Titanium Nitride/Silicon Nitride}, journal= {Chemistry – A European Journal}, volume= {23}, number= {4}, issn= {1521-3765}, url= {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201603661}, doi= {10.1002/chem.201603661}, pages= {832--845}, keywords= {nanostructures, precursor chemistry, processability, silicon, titanium}, year= {2017}, abstract= {Monolith-type titanium nitride/silicon nitride nanocomposites, denoted as TiN/Si3N4, have been prepared by a reaction of polysilazanes with a titanium amide precursor, warm pressing of the resultant polytitanosilazanes, and subsequent pyrolysis of the green bodies at 1400 °C. Initially, a series of polytitanosilazanes was synthesized and the role of the chemistry behind their synthesis was studied in detail by using solid-state NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and molecular-weight measurements. The intimate relationship between the chemistry and the processability of these precursors is discussed. Polytitanosilazanes display the appropriate requirements for facile processing in solution and as a melt, but they must be treated with liquid ammonia to be adapted for solid-state processing, that is, warm-pressing, to design dense and mechanically stable structures after pyrolysis. We provide a comprehensive mechanistic study of the nanocomposite conversion based on solid-state NMR spectroscopy coupled with thermogravimetric experiments. HRTEM images coupled with XRD and Raman spectroscopy confirmed the unique nanostructural features of the nanocomposites, which appear to be a result of the molecular origin of the materials. The as-obtained samples are composed of an amorphous Si3N4 matrix, in which TiN nanocrystals are homogeneously formed in situ in the matrix during the process. The hardness and Young moduli were measured and are discussed.}} . Chemistry – A European Journal.

Abhijeet Lale, Awin Wasan, Ravi Kumar, Philippe Miele, Umit B. Demirci, Samuel Bernard(2016). Organosilicon polymer-derived mesoporous 3D silicon carbide, carbonitride and nitride structures as platinum supports for hydrogen generation by hydrolysis of sodium borohydride . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 41. (34). p. 15477--15488. Elsevier {BV}

Lale, A., Wasan, A., Kumar, R., Miele, P., Demirci, U.B., Bernard, S.(2016). Organosilicon polymer-derived mesoporous 3D silicon carbide, carbonitride and nitride structures as platinum supports for hydrogen generation by hydrolysis of sodium borohydride . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 41. (34). p. 15477-15488.

Sachau, S.M., Zaheer, M., Lale, A., Friedrich, M., Denner, C.E., Demirci, U.B., Bernard, S., Motz, G., Kempe, R.(2016). Micro-/Mesoporous Platinum–SiCN Nanocomposite Catalysts (Pt@SiCN): From Design to Catalytic Applications . Chemistry - A European Journal. 22. (43). p. 15508-15512.

Abhijeet Lale and Awin Wasan and Ravi Kumar and Philippe Miele and Umit B. Demirci and Samuel Bernard(2016). Organosilicon polymer-derived mesoporous 3D silicon carbide, carbonitride and nitride structures as platinum supports for hydrogen generation by hydrolysis of sodium borohydride . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 41. (34). p. 15477 - 15488.

Micro-/Mesoporous Platinum–SiCN Nanocomposite Catalysts (Pt@SiCN): From Design to Catalytic Applications @article{CHEM:CHEM201603266, author= {Sachau, Sabrina M. and Zaheer, Muhammad and Lale, Abhijeet and Friedrich, Martin and Denner, Christine E. and Demirci, Umit B. and Bernard, Samuel and Motz, Günter and Kempe, Rhett}, title= {Micro-/Mesoporous Platinum–SiCN Nanocomposite Catalysts (Pt@SiCN): From Design to Catalytic Applications}, journal= {Chemistry – A European Journal}, volume= {22}, number= {43}, issn= {1521-3765}, url= {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201603266}, doi= {10.1002/chem.201603266}, pages= {15508--15512}, keywords= {block copolymers, ceramics, mesoporous materials, self-assembly, supported catalysts}, year= {2016}, abstract= {The synthesis, characterization, and catalytic studies of platinum (Pt) nanoparticles (NPs) supported by a polymer-derived SiCN matrix are reported. In the first step and under mild conditions (110 °C), a block copolymer (BCP) based on hydroxyl-group-terminated linear polyethylene (PEOH) and a commercially available polysilazane (PSZ: HTT 1800) were synthesized. Afterwards, the BCP was microphase separated, modified with an aminopyridinato (Ap) ligand-stabilized Pt complex, and cross-linked. The green bodies thus obtained were pyrolyzed at 1000 °C under nitrogen and provided porous Pt@SiCN nanocomposite via decomposition of the PEOH block while Pt nanoparticles grew in situ within the SiCN matrix. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) studies confirmed the presence of the cubic Pt phase in the amorphous SiCN matrix whereas transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements revealed homogeneously distributed Pt nanoparticles in the size of 0.9 to 1.9 nm. N2 sorption studies indicated the presence of micro- and mesopores. Pt@SiCN appears to be an active and robust catalyst in the hydrolysis of sodium borohydride under harsh conditions.}} . Chemistry – A European Journal.