Sayan Bhattacharyya
Professor
Dept: Chemical Sciences (DCS)
E-mail: sayanb [at] iiserkol.ac.in
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Research Interest:
The Advanced Functional Materials Laboratory (AFML) led by Prof. Sayan Bhattacharyya focuses on an interdisciplinary research on functional nanomaterials. The current research interests are: (A) Photovoltaics: Nanocrystal-assisted Metal-halide Perovskite Solar Cells; (B) Electrocatalytic and Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation, N2 & CO2 Reduction; (C) Zinc-air Battery and Photorechargeable battery.
Academic Background:
- Ph. D. (Solid State Chemistry ), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), 2006
- M. Sc. (Physical Chemistry), Department of Chemistry (University of Kalyani), 1998
- B. Sc. (Honours) (Chemistry (H), Physics (P), Mathematics (P)), Maulana Azad College (University of Calcutta), 1996
Positions:
- Professor, IISER Kolkata (current)
- Associate Professor, IISER Kolkata (2015 - 2019)
- Assistant Professor, IISER Kolkata (2010 - 2015)
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Drexel Nanotechnology Institute, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA (2008 - 2010)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel (2006 - 2008)
Selected Publications:
- Ghosh, Dibyendu; Ali, Md. Yusuf; Ghosh, Anima; Mandal, Arnab and Bhattacharyya, Sayan. 2021."Heterovalent Substitution in Mixed Halide Perovskite Quantum Dots for Improved and Stable Photovoltaic Performance." J. Phys. Chem. C, 125, 5485-5493
- Parvin, Sahanaz; Hazra, Vishwadeepa; Francis, Anita Gemmy; Pati, Swapan K. and Bhattacharyya, Sayan. 2021."In Situ Cation Intercalation in the Interlayer of Tungsten Sulfide with Overlaying Layered Double Hydroxide in a 2D Heterostructure for Facile Electrochemical Redox Activity." Inorg. Chem., 1, 1
- Samanta, Debabrata; Saha, Pinku; Ghosh, Bishnupada; Chaudhary, Sonu Pratap; Bhattacharyya, Sayan; Chatterjee, Swastika and Mukherjee, Goutam Dev. 2021."Pressure-Induced Emergence of Visible Luminescence in Lead Free Halide Perovskite Cs3Bi2Br9: Effect of Structural Distortion." J. Phys. Chem. C, 125, 3432–3440
- Mandal, Arnab; Senanayak, Satyaprasad P.; Friend, Richard H. and Bhattacharyya, Sayan. 2021."Thickness-Attuned CsPbBr3 Nanosheets with Enhanced p-Type Field Effect Mobility." J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 12, 1560–1566
- Mondal, Surajit; Majee, Rahul; Islam, Quazi Arif and Bhattacharyya, Sayan. 2020."2D Heterojunction Between Double Perovskite Oxide Nanosheet and Layered Double Hydroxide to Promote Rechargeable Zinc?Air Battery Performance." ChemElectroChem, 7, 5005-5012
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