Publications

My work broadly focuses on understanding the fundamentals and applications of molecular semiconductors. I develop new precision measurement techniques and fabricate prototype devices to this end.
Below is a selection of key publications in which I played a major role.

Thermoelectrics

Deepak Venkateshvaran, Mark Nikolka et al., Nature 515, 384–388 (2014) article
World’s first demonstration of how thermoelectric effects can be used to quantify disorder in organic polymers

Deepak Venkateshvaran et al., APL Materials 2, 032102 (2014) article
Novel measurement of voltage modulated thermoelectric effects in a polymer transistor device

Katharina Broch, Deepak Venkateshvaran et al., Advanced Electronic Materials 3, 1700225 (2017) article
Pioneering demonstration of bipolar thermoelectric coefficients in a polymer transistor device

Georg Ulrich, … Bernd Kästner, Jörg Wunderlich & Deepak Venkateshvaran, Nanophotonics 9(14), 4347 (2020) article
Electrical detection of fast heat transport through molecular films under vibrational resonance

Deepak Venkateshvaran et al., Advanced Devices & Instrumentation 5, 0067 (2024) article
Interpretation and unification of the thermoelectric properties in organic semiconductors based on polarons

Spintronics

Deepak Venkateshvaran et al., Physical Review B 78, 092405 (2008) article
Discovery of a universal scaling behaviour in the anomalous Hall effect in magnetic oxides

Deepak Venkateshvaran et al., Physical Review B 79, 134405 (2009) article
A comprehensive study of the magnetic properties in oxide thin films and how they can be tailored

Shu-Jen Wang, Deepak Venkateshvaran et al., Nature Electronics 2, 98 (2019) article
A broad-spectrum study of the difficulties in achieving all-electrical spin injection into organic semiconductors

Nanomechanics

Illia Dobryden, V. V. Korolkov, … & Deepak Venkateshvaran, Nature Communications 13, 3076 (2022) article
World’s first demonstration of ultrahigh contrast nanomechanics in an organic polymer film

Vishal Panchal, Illia Dobryden, … & Deepak Venkateshvaran, Advanced Electronic Materials 8, 2101019 (2022) article
Measurements of nanoscale stiffness mapping and modulation in polycrystalline polymer films

Ki-Hwan Hwang, Dorothée Brandt, Silvia Cristofaro, Cameron J. Nickerson, Federico Modesti, Mindaugas Gicevicius, Martina Volpi, Leszek J. Spalek, Luca Muccioli, Per M. Claesson, Ljiljana Fruk, Yves Geerts, Guillaume Schweicher, Yoann Olivier, Erin R. Johnson, Deepak Venkateshvaran - in revision (2025)
Molecular origins of stiffness in organic semiconductor thin films

Science Policy

Deepak Venkateshvaran, DSIT Internal Paper (2024)
Battery-free Energy - Harvesting clean energy from ambient sources
Commissioned by Liam Izod, Head of Technology Growth, UK Government

Deepak Venkateshvaran, Stephanie Kitchen, Michael Watson, DSIT Internal Paper and Analyses (2025)
Two decades of graphene
Commissioned by Caroline France, Head of Technology Growth, UK Government

My Google Scholar profile documents my complete list of publications.

From a publication standpoint, here are some guidelines on how research is starting to be evaluated: DORA