Research Interest

Our research interest lies at the interface of solid mechanics and materials science with a special focus on the development of structure-property relationships across multiple length scales. In order to carry out this we strive for a multiscale research vision that seamlessly combines computational and experimental tools to provide necessary insights to improve mechanical performance of structural alloys.

Office Location

   Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
   Office: Mechanical Sciences Block 222,
   Multiscale Mechanics Lab: Mechanical Sciences
   Block 104-A & B ,
   Office: +91-044-2257-4082
   Fax: +91-044-2257-4052 .
   Phone :+91 44 2257 4070,
   Email: ilaksh.adlakha@iitm.ac.in

Journal Articles

Mishra P., Kumar P., Neelakantan L., Adlakha I., First-principles prediction of electrochemical polarization and mechanical behavior in Mg based intermetallics”, Computational Materials Science (2022) .
Kumar P., Adlakha I., “Effect of interstitial hydrogen on elastic behavior of metals: an ab-initio study” Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology (2022).
Settem M., Kumar P., Adlakha I., Kanjarla A.K., “Surface reconstruction in core@shell nanoalloys: interplay between size and strain”, Acta Materialia 234, 118038 (2022).
Reddy K., Adlakha I., Gupta S., Roychowdhury S., “Crystal Elasticity Simulations of Polycrystalline Material Using Rank-One Approximation”, Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation 11 (1), 139-157, (2022).
Kumar P., Garg P., Solanki K.N., Adlakha I. “Effect of hydrogen on the ideal shear strength in metals and its implications on plasticity: A first-principles study”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2021).
Sadanada K., Adlakha I., Solanki K.N., Vasudevan A.K. “Analysis of the crack initiation and growth in crystalline materials using discrete dislocations and the modified Kitagawa–Takahashi diagram”, Crystals 10(5), 358, (2020) .
Adlakha, I., Garg, P., Solanki, K.N. “Revealing the atomistic nature of dislocation-precipitate interactions in Al-Cu alloys”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 797, 325-333 (2019).
Kale, C., Turnage, S., Garg, P., Adlakha, I., Srinivasan, S., Hornbuckle, B.C., Darling, K., Solanki, K.N. "Thermo-mechanical strengthening mechanisms in a stable nanocrystalline binary alloy–A combined experimental and modeling study", Materials & Design 107551 (2019).
Garg, P., Balachandran, S., Adlakha, I., Lee, P.J., Bieler, T.R., Solanki, K.N. "Revealing the role of nitrogen on hydride nucleation and stability in pure niobium using first principles calculations", Superconductor Science and Technology (2018).
Turnage, S.A., Rajagopalan, M., Garg, P., Kale, C., Bazehhour, B.G., Adlakha, I., Hornbuckle, B.C., Williams, C.L., Peralta, P., Solanki, K.N. "Anomalous mechanical behavior of nanocrystalline binary alloys under extreme loading", Nature Communications (2018).
Garg, P., Adlakha, I., Solanki, K.N. "Effect of solutes on ideal shear resistance and electronic properties of magnesium: A first-principles study", Acta Materialia (2018).
Adlakha, I., Muthegowda N., Gholami Bazehhour, B., Solanki, K.N. “Effect of mechanical loading on the galvanic corrosion behavior of a magnesium-steel structural joint”, Corrosion Science (2018).
Adlakha, I., Solanki, K.N. “The effect of hydrogen on the incipient crack tip deformation behavior: an atomistic perspective”, Journal of Applied Physics, 123, 014304 (2018), *Editor’s Pick.
Rajagopalan, M., Adlakha, I., Tschopp, M.A., Solanki, K.N. “Energetics of Hydrogen Segregation to α-Fe Grain Boundaries for Modeling Stress Corrosion Cracking”,JOM, 69(8), 1398–1403 (2017).
Gholami Bazehhour, B., Adlakha, I., Solanki, K.N. “The role of static and cyclic deformation on the corrosion behavior of a magnesium-steel structural joint”, JOM, 69(11) 2328-2334 (2017).
Bhatia, M.A., Azarnoush, M., Adlakha, I., G. Lu, Solanki, K.N. " Dislocation core properties of β-tin: A first-principles study ", Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering.
Adlakha, I. , Solanki, K.N. “Atomic-scale investigation of triple junction role on defects binding energetics and structural stability in α-Fe”, Acta Materialia 118, 64-76 (2016).
Bhatia, M.A., Adlakha, I., G. Lu, Solanki, K.N. "Generalized stacking fault energies and slip in β-tin", Scripta Materialia 123, 21-25 (2016).
Adlakha, I., Solanki, K.N. “Critical assessment of the role of H on the slip transmission across α-Fe grain boundaries”, Proc. R. Soc. A 472: 20150617 (2016).
Adlakha, I., Sadanada, K., Solanki, K.N. “Discrete dislocation modeling of stress corrosion cracking in alpha iron”, Corrosion Reviews, 0334-6005(2015).
Adlakha, I., Solanki, K.N. “Structural stability and energetics of grain boundary triple junctions in face centered cubic materials”, Nature: Scientific Reports 5, 8692 (2015).
Adlakha, I., Tschopp, M.A., Solanki, K.N. “The role of grain boundary structure and crystal orientation on crack growth asymmetry in Al”, MSE-A 618, 345-354 (2014).
Adlakha, I., Bhatia, M.A., Tschopp, M.A. Solanki, K.N. “Atomic scale investigation of grain boundary structure role on intergranular deformation in Al”, Phil. Mag. 94 (30), 3445-3466 (2014).

Conference Proceedings

Garg, P., Adlakha, I., Solanki, K.N. “First-Principles Investigation of the Effect of Solutes on the Ideal Shear Resistance and Electronic Properties of Magnesium”, Magnesium Technology 2019, 231-237.
Garg, P., Balachandran, S., Adlakha, I., Lee, P.J., Bieler, T.R., Solanki, K.N. “Role of nitrogen on Hydride nucleation in pure niobium by first principles calculations”, SRF, 741-745 (2017).
Adlakha, I., Solanki, K.N., Tschopp, M.A. “Influence of grain boundary structure on interfacial fracture under tensile loading: cohesive zone model informed by atomistic simulations”, TMS 2013 Supplemental Proceedings, 73-758 (2013).

Research Overview

Integrated Research Vision.
Electrochemical Polarization and Mechanical Behavior of Mg based Intermetallics.
Effect of Hydrogen on Plastic Response of Metals.
Effect of Mechanical Deformation on Corrosion Behavior.
Hydrogen Embrittlement.
The Role of Triple Junctions on the Structural Stability of NC materials.
Improving the Formability of Mg Alloys.
The Role of Nitrogen on Hydride Formation in pure Nb.