Pratibha Pal

Research Group Staff​​

Research Specialist

CURRENT MEMBER

Location:

Building 4, Level 4, 4254-WS 19

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Biography

Pratibha Pal is a researcher in advanced materials and nanoelectronics, with a strong focus on sustainable devices, green electronics, and clean energy technologies. She completed her Ph.D. from Hiroshima University in 2020, where her research focused on hydride materials, particularly LiBH₄-based complex systems for hydrogen storage and battery applications. She then pursued her first postdoctoral research at National Cheng Kung University, before moving to King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, where she contributes to interdisciplinary research at the interface of materials science, nanotechnology, and memory-device-based systems. She has authored several high-impact publications in leading journals such as International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Advanced Science, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, and Materials Horizons, among others. Her research emphasizes the integration of green materials, scalable fabrication, and high-performance systems, aligning with global sustainability and energy-efficiency goals.

Selected Publications

  • Pratibha Pal, Hanrui Li, Ruba Al‐Ajeil, Abdul Khayum Mohammed, Ayman Rezk, Georgian Melinte, Ammar Nayfeh, Dinesh Shetty, Nazek El‐Atab, “Energy efficient memristor based on green-synthesized 2D carbonyl-decorated organic polymer and application in image denoising and edge detection” Advanced Science, 11, 45, 2408648, 2024.
  • Ruba Al-Ajeil#, Abdul Khayum Mohammed#, Pratibha Pal#, Matthew A. Addicoat, Surabhi Nair, Abdul Momin Syed, Ayman Rezk, Nirpendra Singh, Ammar Nayfeh, Nazek El-Atab, Dinesh Shetty, “A carbonyl-decorated two-dimensional polymer as a charge-trapping layer for non-volatile memory storage devices with a high endurance and wide memory window” Materials Horizons, Vol. 11, pp. 3878–3884, 2024 (equal contributor).
  • Pratibha Pal, Shivani Agarwal, Ambesh Dixit, Ankur Jain, Takayuki Ichikawa “Improved sorption kinetics of MgH2 by addition of nanographene and exfoliated graphite” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022, 47, 99, 41891-41897, December.
  • Jagabandhu Patra, Thi Xuyen Nguyen, Chia‐Chien Tsai, Oliver Clemens, Ju Li, Pratibha Pal, Weng Kent Chan, Chih‐Heng Lee, Hsin‐Yi Tiffany Chen, Jyh‐Ming Ting, Jeng‐Kuei Chang, “Effects of Elemental Modulation on Phase Purity and Electrochemical Properties of Co‐free High‐Entropy Spinel Oxide Anodes for Lithium‐Ion Batteries” Advanced Functional Materials, 2022, 32, 2110992, https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202110992.
  • Pratibha Pal, Pooja Kumari, Shigehito Isobe, Manoj Kumar, Ankur Jain and Takayuki Ichikawa, “Destabilization of LiBH4 by the infusion of Bi2X3 (X= S, Se, Te): Structural and an In-situ TEM Investigation” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020, Vol. 8, pp. 25706-25715.

Education

  • B.Tech (Chemical Engineering)- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, India
  • M.E. (Chemical Engineering with specialization in petroleum)- Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, India
  • PhD (School of Engineering)- Hiroshima University, Japan

Professional Profile

Pratibha Pal is a materials scientist specializing in advanced functional materials, green electronics, and sustainable energy systems. Ph.D. from Hiroshima University, currently a Research Engineer at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, working at the interface of nanotechnology, device engineering, and sustainability-driven applications.

Awards

  • Awarded Best Poster Presentation at the CMCEE Conference 2018, organized by National University of Singapore, July 2018.

KAUST Affiliations

  • DESAL group, Water Desalination and Reuse Center Al Jazri (WDRC)
  • King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)