Khachatur Manukyan

Research

Prof. Manukyan's work centers on investigating the different aspects of creating nanoscale materials for applications ranging from energy storage to nuclear astrophysics. Current research topics include materials for nuclear physics and energy applications. He investigates rapid exothermic (combustion) processes in condensed matter to create novel and useful materials for energy applications. The objective of this research is to establish the links between energy release mechanisms and structure of nanoscale materials that form during combustion processes. The systems under investigation include solid-state mixtures, thermites reactions, and reactive solutions. He places particular emphasis on the elucidation of effects of different external factors (mechanical and thermal impact, high-energy ion irradiation) on dynamics of ignition and combustion in these systems. Prof. Manukyan also complements these investigations by the development of new approaches to investigate the kinetics of rapid exothermic processes. These efforts are directed towards controlling the combustion processes to prepare nanoscale materials to be used as catalysts, electrochemical energy storage devices, and high-energy-density materials.

Research Interests

Reactive materials, High-energy Density Materials, Catalysts, Hydrogen Storage, Nano Particles Synthesis, Materials Processing, Actinide Materials, Nuclear Fuel Materials, Thin Film Processing

Relevant Energy Publications

1. Sapkota, Pitambar, Ani Aprahamian, Kwong Yu Chan, Bryce Frentz, Kevin T. Macon, Sylwia Ptasinska, Daniel Robertson, and Khachatur Manukyan. "Irradiation-induced reactions at the CeO2/SiO2/Si interface." The Journal of chemical physics 152, no. 10 (2020): 104704.
2. Aleksanyan, Eduard, Ani Aprahamian, Alexander S. Mukasyan, Vachagan Harutyunyan, and Khachatur V. Manukyan. "Mechanisms of mechanochemical synthesis of cesium lead halides: pathways toward stabilization of α-CsPbI 3." Journal of Materials Science 55, no. 20 (2020): 8665-8678.
3. Amirkhanyan, Narine, Suren Kharatyan, Khachatur Manukyan, and Ani Aprahamian. "Thermodynamics and kinetics of solution combustion synthesis: Ni (NO3) 2+ fuels systems." Combustion and Flame 221 (2020): 110-119.
4. Borovinskaya, Inna Petrovna, Khachatur Manukyan, and Alexander S. Mukasyan. "SHS Ceramics: History and Recent Advances." Ceramics in Modern Technologies 1, no. 1 (2019).
5. Xu, Chunxiao, Khachatur V. Manukyan, Ryan A. Adams, Vilas G. Pol, Pengwan Chen, and Arvind Varma. "One-step solution combustion synthesis of CuO/Cu2O/C anode for long cycle life Li-ion batteries." Carbon 142 (2019): 51-59.