Joined the Institute as Assistant Professor , Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology, Shibpur (formerly, BESUS) Howrah – 711 103, West Bengal on 23rd June 2006.
Promoted to Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIESTS on 22nd Feb. 2019.
Professional Recognition & Award, Fellowship received
01. Global Alumni Association of BESU: Young Faculty Research Award (YFRA) 2016, B.E. College Alumni Association – Washington Metro Area (BECAA-WMA), GAABESU India, and GAABESU Shibpur USA foundation, 2016
02. DST-BOYSCAST Fellowship (2010-2011) to work with Professor Allen J. Bard of The University of Texas at Austin, USA for 01 year. , SERB-DST (Govt. of India), 2011-12
03. Professor S.R. Palit Memorial Award (presentations of contributory papers) in the 44st Annual convention of chemists – 2007, MGIAS, Jaipur., Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata, 2007
04. DST-WOS-A, Govt. of India – acted as Scientist Mentor (2019-2022); PI : Ms. Sangeeta Ghosh.
Research Activities
Details of PhD students Guided and Ongoing
No. of PhD students Guided: 08
No. of PhD Students working: 04
Awards and Recognitions of the Research group at IIEST, Shibpur
The Research scholars working under the supervision of the PI have been awarded with best prize in different National & International Conferences.
- Young scholar award – Elsevier for best paper presentation (oral) at Conference on Electrochemistry in Advanced Materials, Corrosion and Radiopharmaceuticals (CEAMCR-2018) February 15-17, 2018, BARC, Mumbai
- 1st Prize (Prof. S.R. Palit Memorial award in the 53rd Annual Convention of Chemists, at Gitam University, Visakhapatanam – 2016.
- 2nd in Poster Presentation in National Conference on Recent Development of Bio-active Molecules (RDBAM)-2016 at Haldia Government College.
- 2nd in Poster Presentation in National Seminar on Recent Trends in Chemical Research-2016 at Sarojini Naidu College, Kolkata
- 1st in Poster Presentation in ICMAT-2014 at IIEST, Shibpur.
- Best paper in Oral Presentation in Indian Chemical Society (ICS)- 2016 at Calcutta University.
- Dr. Biswanath Samanta, RA: 1st in Oral Presentation in WB State Science & Technology Congress-2016 at Presidency University, Kolkata.
- Dr. Harahari Mandal, RA:
- Young scholar award – Elsevier for best paper presentation (poster) at Conference on Electrochemistry in Advanced Materials, Corrosion and Radiopharmaceuticals (CEAMCR-2018) February 15-17, 2018, BARC, Mumbai
- 3rd in Poster Presentation in National Convocation of Electrochemists (NCE-19) - 2016 at NIT Trichi.
- Mr. Debasis Sariket, SRF: Best paper in Poster Presentation in International Conference on Electrochemistry in Industry, Health and Environment (EIHE–2020) January 21-25, 2020, BARC, Mumbai.
- Mr. Swarnendu Baduri, SRF:
- Best paper presentation (Prof. S. S. Bhatnagar Young Scientist Award) in 161st International Seminar on “Recent advances in Chemistry and Materials Science, (RACMS-2022)”, Organized by: Indian Chemical Society, hosted by: Department of Chemistry Jadavpur University, during Aug. 2-3, 2022.
- JRF: 2nd prize in Poster Presentation at National Symposium on Renewable Energy for Sustainable Future: Materials & Technology Development & ChEMSPARK-2020, February 27-28, 2020, HIT, Kolkata.
- Best paper presentation (Prof. S. R. Palit Memorial Award) in 59th Annual Convention of Chemists & International Seminar on “Recent Trends in Chemical Science” (RTCS-2022), Organized by: Indian Chemical Society, hosted by: Department of Chemistry; Chemical Biology, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, during Dec. 16-18, 2022.
Research facilities developed at Electrochemistry Lab in the Department of Chemistry, IIEST, Shibpur
- Scanning electrochemical microscope (SECM); Sensolytics, Germany
- Programmable pico-litre solution dispenser ; Sensolytics, Germany
- Electrochemical workstation (Potentiostat-Galvanostat) – Electrochemical Impedance analyzer (EIS) – AUTOLAB – 302; Metrohm Autolab; Switzerland
- Electrochemical workstation (Potentiostat-Galvanostat) – Electrochemical Impedance analyzer (EIS) – AUTOLAB –204; Metrohm Autolab; Switzerland
- Electrochemical workstation (Potentiostat) – Electrochemical Impedance analyzer (EIS) – CHI-650E; CH Instruments, USA.
- Electrochemical workstation (Potentiostat) – CHI-601E; CH Instruments, USA.
- Electrochemical Quartz crystal Microbalance (EQCM); Metrohm Autolab; Switzerland
- High power (300W) Xenon lamp for ‘white light’ source; Excelitas, USA
- Spin coating unit and Successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR)
- Chemical Syntheis Reactor (Microwave-assisted) – Nuwav-Pro; Nutech.
- Photochemical Reactor (Xenon lamp assistes) – Tech Instro
- Programmable Muffle & Tube furnace with controlled atmosphere (working temperature upto 1000oC) – Indigenous.
- Vacuum oven (working temperature upto 150oC) – Indigenous.
- High speed centrifuge - REMI
- PhD (Science, 2006)
- M.Sc. (Chemistry, 2000)
- Photocatalytic water splitting into hydrogen and oxygen using semiconductor photocatalysts.
- Development of mixed metal oxides based on Ti, Fe, Zn, Bi, In, Cu, Cd etc. of different structures like and their modified compounds.
- Selection of the suitable dopants at an optimum level through scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) – pico-liter solution dispenser under illuminated conditions.
- Studies on corrosion behavior of Al alloys & metal matrix composites under different environmental conditions.
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S. Ghosh, P. Hajra, S. Kundu, S. Baduri, D. Ray, Dr. C. Bhattacharya, Associative role of g-C3N4 to BiVO4 via favorable crystallinity and rapid charge carrier transport for improved photoelectrochemical water oxidation process: an in-situ composite explored through different Carbon Nitride precursors, ACS Appl. Eng. Mater, 2023
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S. Ghosh, D. Laha, P. Hajra, D. Sariket, D. Ray, S. Baduri, H. S. Sahoo, Dr. C. Bhattacharya, Development of Transition Metal Incorporated Bismuth?Based Oxide Semiconductors as Potential Candidates for Solar Assisted Water Splitting Applications, 10, e202201062, ChemElectroChem, 2023
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S. Ghosh, A. Poddar, H. S. Sahoo, S. Baduri, D. Ray, Dr. C. Bhattacharya, Designing of photoelectrochemical device towards practical solar water splitting: A review on recent progress of BiVO4 photoanodes, 6, 124-148, Bulletin of Indian Society for ElectroAnalytical Chemistry, 2023
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Sk T. Ahamed, S. Baduri, P. Chakraborty, D. Banerjee, A. Basak, C. Bhattacharya, A. Mondal, Pd quantum dot induced changes in the photocatalytic, electrocatalytic, photoelectrochemical and thermoelectric performances of galvanically synthesized Sb2Se3 thin films, 178, 111333, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2023
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D. Sariket, A. Maity, S. Kundu, C. Bhattacharya*, In situ chemical synthesis of g-C3N4/In2O3 semiconductor composites for photoelectrochemical water oxidation, 315, 123484, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2022
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N. Pan, S. Ghosh, Md N. Hasan, S. A Ahmed, A. Chatterjee, J. Patwari, C. Bhattacharya, J. Qurban, A. S Khder, S.K. Pal, Plasmon-Coupled Donor–Acceptor Type Organic Sensitizer-Based Photoanodes for Enhanced Photovoltaic Activity: Key Information from Ultrafast Dynamical Study, 36, 9272-9281, Energy & Fuels, 2022
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S. Mondal, N. Pan, R. Ghosh, A. Bera, D. Mukherjee, T. K. Maji, A. Adhikari, S. Ghosh, Dr. C. Bhattacharya, Prof. S. K. Pal, Interaction of a Jaundice Marker Molecule with a Redox-Modulatory Nano-Hybrid: A Combined Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Study toward the Development of a Theranostic Tool, e202100660, ChemMedChem, 2022
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S. Baduri, D. Sariket , D. Ray , S. Ghosh , J.K. Singh , H.S. Lee , C. Bhattacharya, Optimization of semiconductor–electrolyte interfacial phenomena for stable and efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation behavior of Bi2Mo2O9–Bi2MoO6 heterojunction, 372, 137754, Electrochimica Acta, 2021
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D. Sariket, D. Ray, S. Baduri, S. Ghosh, A. Maity & C. Bhattacharya*, Synthesis of g-C3N4/InVO4 Semiconductor for Improved Photocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Applications, 32, 2535-2544, Electroanalysis, 2020
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T. K. Maji, Md. N. Hasan, S. Ghosh, D. Wulferding, C. Bhattacharya, P. Lemmens, D. Karmakar, S. K. Pal, Development of a Magnetic Nanohybrid for Multifunctional Application: From Immobile Photocatalysis to Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting : A Combined Experiment and Computional Study, 397, 112575, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology A:Chemistry, 2020