Publications

Total Publications 21           h-index 12       Sum of Times Cited 538             Google Scholar  (updated 08 Sept 25)

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(21)        Akinwumi, F. E.; Onarinde, B. A.; Konar, S.; Tucker, N.; Oyeyinka, S. A. Physicochemical Properties of Runner Bean and Their Starch, With a Comparison to Corn Starch. J. Food Sci. 2025, 90 (7), e70440. https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.70440.

(20)        Rojas-Luna, R.; Amaro-Gahete, J.; Konar, S.; J. Romero-Salguero, F.; Esquivel, D.; Roy, S. Immobilisation of a Molecular Iridium Complex on Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica for Heterogeneous Water Oxidation Catalysis. Sustain. Energy Fuels 2025, 9 (11), 2961–2972. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5SE00371G.

(19)        Duong, Y. N.; Kaur, K.; Konar, S.; Fahy, B.; Seung, D.; Njobeh, P. B.; Adebo, O. A.; Oyeyinka, S. A. Effect of Ultrasonication Time on Functional and Structural Properties of Faba Bean (Vicia Faba L.) Starch. Food Sci. Preserv. 2025, 32 (1), 38–49. https://doi.org/10.11002/fsp.2025.32.1.38.

(18)        Fasakin, O. B.; Uchenna, O. F.; Ajayi, O. M.; Onarinde, B. A.; Konar, S.; Seung, D.; Oyeyinka, S. A. Optimisation of Dry Heat Treatment Conditions for Modification of Faba Bean (Vicia Faba L.) Starch. Heliyon 2024, 10 (16), e35817. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35817.

(17)        Konar, S.; Zieniute, G.; Lascelles, E.; Wild, B.; Hermann, A.; Wang, Y.; Quinn, R. J.; Bos, J.-W. G.; Fitch, A. Revisiting Solid–Solid Phase Transitions in Sodium and Potassium Tetrafluoroborate for Thermal Energy Storage. Chem. Mater. 2024, 36 (3), 1238–1248. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c02039.

(16)        Bull, C. L.; Ridley, C. J.; Funnell, N. P.; Konar, S.; Cumby, J. Thermodynamic Study of CsCaCl3 Using Neutron Diffraction. J. Mater. Chem. C 2024, 12 (13), 4800–4808. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TC00592A.

(15)        Atceken, N.; Hemingway, J.; Bull, C. L.; Liu, X.; Michalchuk, A. A. L.; Konar, S.; Morrison, C. A.; Pulham, C. R. High-Pressure Structural Studies and Pressure-Induced Sensitisation of 3,4,5-Trinitro-1H-Pyrazole. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2023, 25 (46), 31646–31654. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CP04526A.

(14)        Konar, S.; Hobday, C. L.; Bull, C. L.; Funnell, N. P.; Chan, Q. F.; Fong, A.; Atceken, N.; Pulham, C. R. High-Pressure Structural Behavior of Para-Xylene. Cryst. Growth Des. 2022, 22 (6), 3862–3869. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.2c00249.

(13)        Konar, S.; Hunter, S.; Morrison, C. A.; Coster, P. L.; Maynard-Casely, H. E.; Richardson, J. G.; Marshall, W. G.; Kleppe, A.; Parker, S. F.; Pulham, C. R. High-Pressure Neutron Powder Diffraction Study of ε-CL-20: A Gentler Way to Study Energetic Materials. J. Phys. Chem. C 2020, 124 (51), 27985–27995. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c09967.

(12)        Konar, S.; Michalchuk, A. A. L.; Sen, N.; Bull, C. L.; Morrison, C. A.; Pulham, C. R. High-Pressure Study of Two Polymorphs of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene Using Neutron Powder Diffraction and Density Functional Theory Methods. J. Phys. Chem. C 2019, 123 (43), 26095–26105. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b07658.

(11)        Bhardwaj, R. M.; McMahon, J. A.; Nyman, J.; Price, L. S.; Konar, S.; Oswald, I. D. H.; Pulham, C. R.; Price, S. L.; Reutzel-Edens, S. M. A Prolific Solvate Former, Galunisertib, under the Pressure of Crystal Structure Prediction, Produces Ten Diverse Polymorphs. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141 (35), 13887–13897. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b06634.

(10)        Spektor, K.; Crichton, W. A.; Konar, S.; Filippov, S.; Klarbring, J.; Simak, S. I.; Häussermann, U. Unraveling Hidden Mg–Mn–H Phase Relations at High Pressures and Temperatures by in Situ Synchrotron Diffraction. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57 (3), 1614–1622. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02968.

(9)           Campbell, R.; Konar, S.; Hunter, S.; Pulham, C.; Portius, P. Labile Low-Valent Tin Azides: Syntheses, Structural Characterization, and Thermal Properties. Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57 (1), 400–411. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02621.

(8)           Michalchuk, A. A. L.; Tumanov, I. A.; Konar, S.; Kimber, S. A. J.; Pulham, C. R.; Boldyreva, E. V. Challenges of Mechanochemistry: Is In Situ Real-Time Quantitative Phase Analysis Always Reliable? A Case Study of Organic Salt Formation. Adv. Sci. 2017, 1700132. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.201700132.

(7)           Konar, S.; Nylén, J.; Svensson, G.; Bernin, D.; Edén, M.; Ruschewitz, U.; Häussermann, U. The Many Phases of CaC2. J. Solid State Chem. 2016, 239, 204–213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2016.04.030.

(6)           Efthimiopoulos, I.; Benson, D. E.; Konar, S.; Nylén, J.; Svensson, G.; Häussermann, U.; Liebig, S.; Ruschewitz, U.; Vazhenin, G. V.; Loa, I.; Hanfland, M.; Syassen, K. Structural Transformations of Li 2 C 2 at High Pressures. Phys. Rev. B 2015, 92 (6). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.064111.

(5)           Konar, S.; Häusserman, U.; Svensson, G. Intercalation Compounds from LiH and Graphite: Relative Stability of Metastable Stages and Thermodynamic Stability of Dilute Stage Id. Chem. Mater. 2015, 27 (7), 2566–2575. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b00235.

(4)           Zeilinger, M.; Jantke, L.-A.; Scherf, L. M.; Kiefer, F. J.; Neubüser, G.; Kienle, L.; Karttunen, A. J.; Konar, S.; Häussermann, U.; Fässler, T. F. Alkali Metals Extraction Reactions with the Silicides Li15Si4 and Li3NaSi6: Amorphous Si versus Allo-Si. Chem. Mater. 2014, 26 (22), 6603–6612. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm503371e.

(3)           Zeilinger, M.; van Wüllen, L.; Benson, D.; Kranak, V. F.; Konar, S.; Fässler, T. F.; Häussermann, U. LiBSi2: A Tetrahedral Semiconductor Framework from Boron and Silicon Atoms Bearing Lithium Atoms in the Channels. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52 (23), 5978–5982. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201301540.

(2)           Nylen, J.; Konar, S.; Lazor, P.; Benson, D.; Haussermann, U. Structural Behavior of the Acetylide Carbides Li2C2 and CaC2 at High Pressure. J. Chem. Phys. 2012, 137 (22). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4770268.

(1)           Puhakainen, K.; Benson, D.; Nylén, J.; Konar, S.; Stoyanov, E.; Leinenweber, K.; Häussermann, U. Hypervalent Octahedral SiH62− Species from High-Pressure Synthesis. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51 (13), 3156–3160. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201108713.