Somnath Chanda Roy

Professor, Physics

Phone: 91-44-2257-4886

Experience

July 2021 – Present: Professor
July 2015 – July 2021: Associate Professor,
November 2010 – July 2015: Assistant Professor

Research Areas

• Nano-materials for energy and environment

• Electronic and Optical properties of nano-materials

• Solar cells

• Photo-catalysis

• Gas sensing

• Nano-materials for energy and environment

• Electronic and Optical properties of nano-materials

Selected Journal Publications

• Localized thermal spike driven morphology and electronic structure transformation in swift heavy ion irradiated TiO2 nanorods; Sutapa Dey, Anusmita Chakraborty, Shashi B Mishra, Nasima Khatun, Arnab Hazra, B R K Nanda, C Sudakar, D Kabiraj, Somnath C Roy; Nanoscale Advances, 4, 241 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1039/D1NA00666E

• Ti3C2Tx MXene functionalization induced enhancement of photoelectrochemical performance of TiO2 nanotube arrays; Nasima Khatun, Sutapa Dey, Govinda C. Behera, Somnath C. Roy, Materials Chemistry and Physics 278, 125651 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2021.125651

• Development of CdTe quantum dot supported ZnIn2S4 hierarchical microflowers for improved photocatalytic activity; R Janani, S Sumathi, B Gupta, Somnath C Roy, Shubra Singh et al Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10, 107030 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.107030

• Space charge limited conduction in anatase and mixed-phase (anatase/rutile) single TiO2 nanotubes Sourav K Kajli, Debdutta Ray, Somnath C Roy; Physical E: Low Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, 136, 115030 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physe.2021.115030

• Multiferroic, optical and magneto-dielectric properties with enhanced magneto-impedance characteristic of KBiFe2O5; B Khan, M K Singh, A Kumar, A Pandey, S Dwivedi, U Kumar, Surbhi Ramawat, S Kukreti, A Dixit, Somnath C.Roy; Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 893,162225 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.162225

Research Projects

Growth of one-dimensional metal oxide nanostructures, thin films and heterostructures for solar energy (photocatalysis) and chemical sensing applications

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Awards & Recognitions

• Bhaskara Advanced Solar Energy (BASE) Fellowship 2015-16 (jointly by DST and IUSSTF)
• Faculty Travel and Internationalization award grant 2016-17 by Shastri Indo Canadian Institute (SICI)
• Audio Interview – Physics World magazine (IOP) September 2018 – https://physicsworld.com/a/energy-storage-technologies-vie-for-investment-in-at-aem-2018/