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Rajeev Ranjan is a researcher affiliated with the Indian Institute of Science in India, specializing in materials science and engineering. Their work primarily focuses on the study of ferroelectric and piezoelectric materials, domains that account for a significant portion of their scholarly output. The breadth of their research also extends to multiferroics and related materials, acoustic wave resonator technologies, and microwave dielectric ceramics synthesis. Additional topics in their research spectrum include dielectric materials and actuators, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, and the electronic and structural properties of oxides.

The scientist has contributed extensively to both major fields and specialized subfields of study. In materials science, they have a substantial number of publications, particularly centered on materials chemistry. Engineering is another main discipline in their research portfolio with notable involvement in biomedical engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, electrical and electronic engineering, and food science.

Rajeev Ranjan's research has appeared in a variety of publication venues, with a strong presence in Physical Review B, where they have published multiple papers. Other frequent venues include arXiv (Cornell University), Journal of Applied Physics, International Journal of Nanoparticles, and Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their work.

The following list highlights some of the recent research outputs by Rajeev Ranjan:

  • Na1/2Bi1/2TiO3-Based Lead-Free Piezoceramics: A Review of Structure-property Correlation, 2020, Current Science
  • Depoling phenomena in Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3−BaTiO3: A structural perspective, 2021, Physical Review B
  • Ultrahigh electrostrain >1% in lead-free piezoceramics: Role of disk dimension, 2023, Journal of Applied Physics
  • Longitudinal strain enhancement and bending deformations in piezoceramics, 2025, Nature
  • Factors contributing to the local polar-structural heterogeneity and ultrahigh piezoelectricity in Sm-modified Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3, 2020, Journal of Physics D Applied Physics

Rajeev Ranjan collaborates with several co-authors across their research projects. Frequent collaborators include Gobinda Das Adhikary, Gudeta Jafo Muleta, Pooja Punetha, Anatoliy Senyshyn, and R. P. Singh.

Best Publications

  • Structure and dielectric properties of (Na0.50Bi0.50)1 -xBaxTiO3 : 0≤x≤0.10

    Rajeev Ranjan;Akansha Dviwedi

  • Local structural disorder and its influence on the average global structure and polar properties in Na 0.5 Bi 0.5 TiO 3

    Badari Narayana Rao;Ranjan Datta;S. Selva Chandrashekaran;Dileep K. Mishra

  • Electrostrain in excess of 1% in polycrystalline piezoelectrics

    Bastola Narayan;Jaskaran Singh Malhotra;Rishikesh Pandey;Krishna Yaddanapudi

  • Lead-free piezoelectric system (Na 0.5 Bi 0.5 )TiO 3 -BaTiO 3 : Equilibrium structures and irreversible structural transformations driven by electric field and mechanical impact

    Rohini Garg;Badari Narayana Rao;Anatoliy Senyshyn;P. S. R. Krishna

  • Room temperature structure of Pb(ZrxTi1−xO3) around the morphotropic phase boundary region: A Rietveld study

    Ragini;Rajeev Ranjan;S. K. Mishra;Dhananjai Pandey

  • Electric-field-driven monoclinic-to-rhombohedral transformation in Na 1 / 2 Bi 1 / 2 TiO 3

    Badari Narayana Rao;Rajeev Ranjan

  • Orthorhombic-tetragonal phase coexistence and enhanced piezo-response at room temperature in Zr, Sn, and Hf modified BaTiO3

    Ajay Kumar Kalyani;Kumar Brajesh;Anatoliy Senyshyn;Rajeev Ranjan

  • Ferroelectric-ferroelectric phase coexistence in Na 1/2 Bi 1/2 TiO 3

    Badari Narayana Rao;Andy N. Fitch;Rajeev Ranjan

  • Relaxor ferroelectricity and electric-field-driven structural transformation in the giant lead-free piezoelectric (Ba,Ca)(Ti, Zr)O-3

    Kumar Brajesh;Khagesh Tanwar;Mulualem Abebe;Rajeev Ranjan

  • Relaxor-ferroelectric transitions: Sodium bismuth titanate derivatives

    Alisa R. Paterson;Hajime Nagata;Xiaoli Tan;John E. Daniels

  • Novel features of Sr1-xCaxTiO3 phase diagram: evidence for competing antiferroelectric and ferroelectric interactions

    Rajeev Ranjan;Dhananjai Pandey;Niranjan Prasad Lalla

  • Polarization switching and high piezoelectric response in Sn-modified BaTiO3

    Ajay Kumar Kalyani;Hari Krishnan;Arijit Sen;Anatoliy Senyshyn

  • Structural studies of Ni 2+x Mn 1-x Ga by powder x-ray diffraction and total energy calculations

    S. Banik;R. Ranjan;A. Chakrabarti;S. Bhardwaj

  • Antiferrodistortive phase transition in Pb(Ti 0.48 Zr 0.52 )O 3 : space group of the lowest temperature monoclinic phase

    D. M. Hatch;H. T. Stokes;Rajeev Ranjan;Ragini

  • A complex lead-free (Na, Bi, Ba)(Ti, Fe)O-3 single phase perovskite ceramic with a high energy-density and high discharge-efficiency for solid state capacitor applications

    Anupam Mishra;Bhaskar Majumdar;Rajeev Ranjan

  • Thickness-dependent fcc–hcp phase transformation in polycrystalline titanium thin films

    Jay Chakraborty;Kishor Kumar;Rajeev Ranjan;S Ghosh Chowdhury

  • Spin-Valve-Like Magnetoresistance in Mn2NiGa at Room Temperature

    Sanjay Singh;R. Rawat;S. Esakki Muthu;S. W. D'Souza

  • Tuning Photoluminescence Response by Electric Field in Electrically Soft Ferroelectrics.

    Dipak Kumar Khatua;Abhijeet Kalaskar;Rajeev Ranjan

  • Polymorphic phase boundaries and enhanced piezoelectric response in extended composition range in the lead free ferroelectric BaTi1−xZrxO3

    Ajay Kumar Kalyani;Anatoliy Senyshyn;Rajeev Ranjan

  • Powder x-ray diffraction study of the thermoelastic martensitic transition in Ni 2 Mn 1.05 Ga 0.95

    Rajeev Ranjan;S. Banik;S. R. Barman;U. Kumar

Frequent Co-Authors

Anatoliy Senyshyn
Anatoliy Senyshyn Technical University of Munich
Stefania Campopiano
Stefania Campopiano Parthenope University of Naples
Agostino Iadicicco
Agostino Iadicicco Parthenope University of Naples
V. G. Sathe
V. G. Sathe Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune
Brendan J. Kennedy
Brendan J. Kennedy University of Sydney
Jacob L. Jones
Jacob L. Jones North Carolina State University
Andrew N. Fitch
Andrew N. Fitch European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
R.K. Kotnala
R.K. Kotnala NABL India
Chandrabhas Narayana
Chandrabhas Narayana Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
Tayur N. Guru Row
Tayur N. Guru Row Indian Institute of Science

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