Student Details

Supervisors: 

Prof. Mohammed Aslam (IIT Bombay), Prof. Rakesh G Mote (IIT Bombay), Prof. Jing Fu (Monash University)

Short Bio and Project Details:

Thejus Valoor is a research scholar at the IITB-Monash Research Academy, working at the interface of Physics, Materials Science, and Ion Engineering. His research focuses on ion-induced modification of 2D materials, aiming to tailor material properties through both additive and subtractive techniques using Focused Ion Beam (FIB) technologies with sub-100 nm precision.

His work spans the full experimental pipeline from material synthesis to application-specific modifications and is strongly supported by multi-scale theoretical studies, including Density Functional Theory (DFT), Monte Carlo, and Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations. These approaches are used both to deepen fundamental understanding and to optimize experimental protocols.

Prior to this, Thejus worked on DFT and Machine Learning-based discovery of sodium and potassium ion cathode materials, aimed at developing high performance alternatives to lithium-based batteries. He completed his Integrated Master's in Physics (2019–2024) at the Central University of Tamil Nadu, where he was awarded the DST-INSPIRE Scholarship throughout his academic tenure.

His broader research interests include nanostructured materials, quantum technologies, theoretical material design, integration of machine learning to physics based systems, and ion-solid interactions in low-dimensional systems.

Outside academia, he enjoys playing badminton, practicing yoga, and has a strong interest in classical music, particularly Carnatic traditions.