Institute of Nano Science and Technology

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Dr. Sanyasinaidu Boddu

Scientist-D (Assistant Professor)

Our research work is focused on design, synthesis, and characterization of 1. Luminescent nanomaterials for latent fingerprint development, LEDs, optical thermometry, and anti-counterfeiting. 2. Nanomaterials for water oxidation. 3. Semiconductor nanomaterials for photocatalytic hydrogen generation. 4. Nanomaterials for Carbon dioxide reduction to valuable products. 5. Nanomaterials for photocatalytic degradation of pollutants in water.

Contact Information :

E-mail:
sanyasinaidu@inst.ac.in
Google Link:
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Our research is truly multidisciplinary. Our group consists of Ph.D. students with backgrounds in Chemistry, Physics, Forensic Sciences, and Environmental Science. Our research focuses on the following topics.

1. Synthesis of Nanomaterials

2. Luminescence Spectroscopy and Lanthanide Spectroscopy

3. Nanomaterials for Forensic Applications

4. Nanomaterials for Security and Anti-counterfeiting Applications

5. Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Water Purification

6. Nanomaterials for Hydrogen Generation

7. Nanomaterials for Oxygen Evolution

8. Nanomaterials for Carbon Dioxide Conversion into useful Chemicals

9. Luminescent Nanomaterials for Sensors (Non-contact temperature sensors, pressure/vacuum sensors, organic explosives sensors, toxic ion sensors, etc)

We have two PhD vacancies in our lab for the upcoming session.

Educational Qualification:

M.Sc. Chemistry/M.Sc. Physics/M.Sc. Forensic Sciences/ M.Sc. Environmental Sciences with valid CSIR/UGC JRF

Interested candidates can contact us at sanyasinaidu@inst.ac.in with an updated CV.

Current Group Members

ARSHA P

Email: arsha.ph23225@inst.ac.in

Reg. No.: PH23225
MANWI SHANKAR

Email: manwi.ph23224@inst.ac.in

Reg. No.: PH23224
MS. PRIYA YADAV

Email: priya.ph22209@inst.ac.in

Reg. No.: PH22209
MS. DIPTI BHATT

Email: dipti.ph20261@inst.ac.in

Reg. No.: PH20261
MR. SATISH KUMAR SAMAL

Email: satish.ph20233@inst.ac.in

Reg. No.: PH20233
MS. JYOTI YADAV

Email: jyoti.ph20234@inst.ac.in

Reg. No.: PH20234

JEWEL MARY SAJU

Email: jewelmary.rp992323@inst.ac.in

Reg. No.: RP992323

Alumni

MS. RIMPLE KALIA

Reg. No.: PH17207

Designation: PhD Scholar

Aug 2017 - Apr 2024
HIMANSHI MISHRA

Reg. No.: RP992221

Designation: Project JRF/SRF

Mar 2022 - Sep 2022
MR. RAVIKUMAR KUNCHALA

Reg. No.: PH15217

Designation: PhD Scholar

Jan 2016 - Jan 2022
MR. PUSHPENDRA

Reg. No.: PH15212

Designation: PhD Scholar

Aug 2015 - Nov 2021
DR. BILAL MASOOD PIRZADA

Reg. No.: npdf1701

Designation: Post Docs/RA

Feb 2017 - Feb 2019

1.
Surface-engineering of CaTiO3 for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction through enhanced oxygen vacancy , P. Yadav1, C.A. Anil1, R.K. Kunchala, S.K. Samal, B.S. Naidu* , International Journal of Hydrogen Energy , 2024 , 64 , 407-416 , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.03.318
2.
Er3+ activated Ba2V2O7 Upconversion Nanosheets for Dual-mode Temperature Sensing , S.K. Samal, S. Kulkarni, J.Yadav, B.S. Naidu* , Nanoscale , 2024 , 16 , 7443 - 7452 , 10.1039/D3NR06401H
3.
2, 3-Diarylquinoline-Based Iridium (III) Complexes: Synthesis, Photophysical Properties and DFT studies , S. Janeoo, Reenu, S.K. Samal, B.S. Naidu, R. Kumar, H. Kaur , Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry , 2023 , 445 , 115034 , 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.115034
4.
Upconversion properties of Er, Yb co-doped KBi (MoO4) 2 nanomaterials for optical thermometry , S.K. Samal, Pushpendra, J. Yadav, B.S. Naidu* , Ceramics International , 2023 , 49 (12): 20051-20060 , Ceramics International , 10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.03.127
5.
Noble metal free efficient photocatalytic hydrogen generation by TaON/CdS semiconductor nanocomposites under natural sunlight: , R.Kalia, B.M. Pirzada, R.K. Kunchala, B.S. Naidu* , 2023 , 48 (43): 16246-16258 , International Journal of Hydrogen Energy , 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.01.126
6.
Effect of mixed-valence of manganese on water oxidation activity of La1-xCaxMnO3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) solid solutions: , R.K. Kunchala, D.Bhatt, R.Kalia, S.K. Samal, J.Yadav, B.S. Naidu* , 2023 , 48 (40): 15092-15104 , International Journal of Hydrogen Energy , 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.01.018
7.
Manifold improvement of water oxidation activity of NaCoO2 by selective cation exchange: , R.K.Kunchala, D. Bhatt, R. Kalia, B.S. Naidu* , 2023 , 48 (10): 3952-3964 , International Journal of Hydrogen Energy , 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.10.167
8.
Detection of Latent Fingerprints using Luminescent Gd0.95Eu0.05PO4 Nanorods: , Pushpendra, I. Suryawanshi, R. Kalia, R. K. Kunchala, S.L. Mudavath, B.S. Naidu* , 2022 , 40: 572-578 , Journal of Rare Earths , 10.1016/j.jre.2021.01.015
9.
PVDF/Ag2CO3 nanocomposites for efficient dye degradation and flexible piezoelectric mechanical energy harvester: , H.K. Mishra, D. Sengupta, A. Babu, B.M. Pirzada, R. Sarkar, B.S. Naidu, T.K. Kundu, D. Mandal , Sustainable Energy Fuels , 2022 , 6: 1625-1640 , Sustainable Energy & Fuels, , 10.1039/D1SE01889B
10.
High Surface Area MnO2 Nanomaterials Synthesized by Selective Cation Dissolution for Efficient Water Oxidation: , R. K. Kunchala, Pushpendra, R. Kalia, B.S. Naidu* , 2022 , 6: 766-777 , Sustainable Energy & Fuels , 10.1039/D1SE01080H
11.
Downshifting and upconversion dual mode emission from lanthanide doped GdPO4 nanorods for unclonable anti-counterfeiting: , Pushpendra, I. Suryawanshi, S. Srinidhi, S. Singh, R. Kalia, R. K. Kunchala, S.L. Mudavath, B.S. Naidu* , 2021 , 26: 102144 , Materials Today Communications , 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2021.102144
12.
Irregularly Shaped Mn2O3 Nanostructures with High Surface Area for Water Oxidation: , R.K. Kunchala, Pushpendra, R. Kalia, B.S. Naidu* , 2021 , 4: 396–405 , ACS Applied Nano Materials , 10.1021/acsanm.0c02747
13.
Structural and Excitation-Dependent Photoluminescence Properties of Bi0.95–xGdxEu0.05PO4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.95) Solid Solutions and Their Anticounterfeiting Applications: , Pushpendra, S.Singh, S.Srinidhi, R.K. Kunchala, R.Kalia, S.N. Achary, B.S. Naidu* , 2021 , 21: 4619–4631 , Crystal Growth & Design , 10.1021/acs.cgd.1c00467
14.
New Insights on Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution of ZnFe2-xGaxO4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 2) Solid Solutions: Role of Oxygen Vacancy and ZnO Segregated Phase: , R. Kalia, Pushpendra, R.K. Kunchala, S.N. Achary, B.S.Naidu* , 2021 , 875: 159905 , Journal of Alloys and Compounds , 10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.159905
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In3+ doped ZnGa2O4 nanoparticles: Difference in the luminescence properties upon optical and electrical excitations: , D.K. Patel, K.G. Girija, B.S. Naidu, B.Vishwanadh, F.N. Sayed, R.K. Vatsa, V.Sudarsan*, S.K. Kulshreshtha , 2021 , 884: 161021 , Journal of Alloys and Compounds , 10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.161021
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Upconversion nanodevice-assisted healthy molecular photocorrection: , Kaur K., Bindra P., Mondal S., Li W.-P., Sharma S., Sahu B.K., Naidu B.S., Yeh C.-S., Gautam U.K. , Vijayakumar S.* , 2020 , 7: 291–298. , ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering , 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01244
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Upconversion luminescence properties of NaBi(MoO4)2:Ln3+, Yb3+ (Ln = Er, Ho) nanomaterials synthesized at room temperature: , Pushpendra, R.K. Kunchala, R. Kalia, B.S. Naidu* , 2020 , 46: 18614-18622 , Ceramics International , 10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.04.173
18.
Excitation dependent visible and NIR photoluminescence properties of Er3+, Yb3+ co-doped NaBi(MoO4)2 nanomaterials: , Pushpendra, R.K. Kunchala, R. Kalia, B.S. Naidu* , 2020 , 10: 14525-14530 , RSC Advances , 10.1039/d0ra01272f
19.
Rapid, Room Temperature Synthesis of Eu3+ Doped NaBi(MoO4)2Nanomaterials: Structural, Optical, and Photoluminescence Properties,: , Pushpendra, R. K. Kunchala, S. N. Achary, A. K. Tyagi,B.S. Naidu* , 2019 , 19: 63379-3388 , Crystal Growth & Design , 10.1021/acs.cgd.9b00267
20.
Synthesis of LaFeO3/Ag2CO3 Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B and p-Chlorophenol under Natural Sunlight,: , B.M. Pirzada, Pushpendra, R.K. Kunchala,B.S. Naidu* , 2019 , 4: 2618-2629. , ACS Omega , 10.1021/acsomega.8b02829
21.
NaBi0.9Eu0.1(MoO4)2 Nanomaterials: Tailoring the Band Gap and Luminescence by La3+ Substitution for Light-Emitting Diodes: , Pushpendra, Ravi K. Kunchala, Srungarpu N. Achary, B.S. Naidu* , 2019 , 2: 5527-5537 , ACS Applied Nano Materials , 10.1021/acsanm.9b01111
22.
Blue luminescence from ZnGa2O4:Effect of lattice distortion and particle size: , C.S. Kamal, B.S. Naidu, B. Vishwanadh, K.R. Rao, V. Sudarsan, R.K. Vatsa , 2017 , 188: 429-435 , Journal of Luminescence , 10.1016/j.jlumin.2017.04.056
23.
Beneficial effects of substituting trivalent ions in the B-site of La0.5Sr0.5Mn1− xAxO3 (A= Al, Ga, Sc) on the thermochemical generation of CO and H2 from CO2 and H2O: , S. Dey, B.S. Naidu, C.N.R. Rao , (2016) , 45: 2430 , Dalton. Trans , 10.1039/C5DT04822B
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Remarkable effect of Pt nanoparticles on visible light induced oxygen generation from Water, catalyzed by perovskite oxides: , U. Gupta, B.S. Naidu, C.N.R. Rao , (2015) , 44: 472 , Dalton.Trans. , 10.1039/C4DT02732A
25.
Noteworthy performance of La1-xCaxMnO3 perovskites in generating H2 and CO by the thermochemical splitting of H2O and CO2: , S. Dey, B. S. Naidu, A. Govindaraj, C.N.R. Rao , (2015) , 17: 122 , Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys , 10.1039/C4CP04578E
26.
Liquid metal/metal oxide frameworks with incorporated Ga2O3 for photocatalysis: , W. Zhang, B.S. Naidu, J.Z. Ou, A.P. O’Mullane, A.F. Chrimes, B.J. Carey, Y. Wang, S- Y. Tang, V. Sivan, A. Mitchell, S.K. Bhargava, K. Kalantar-zadeh , (2015) , 7: 1943 , ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces , 10.1021/am5077364
27.
Ln0.5A0.5MnO3 (Ln=Lanthanide, A=Ca, Sr) perovskites exhibiting remarkable performance in the thermochemical generation of CO and H2 from CO2 and H2O: , S. Dey, B.S. Naidu, C.N.R. Rao , (2015) , 21: 7077 , Chem. Eur. J. , 10.1002/chem.201500442
28.
Synthesis and characterization of Ga2O3: , R.M. Pandey, BS Naidu, V. Sudarsan, M. Pandey, R.J. Kshirsagar, R.K. Vatsa , (2015) , 1665: 140053 , AIP Conf. Proc.
29.
Nature of WO4 tetrahedra in blue light emitting CaWO4 Probed through EXAFS Technique: , S. Basu, B.S. Naidu, B. Viswanadh, V. Sudarsan, S.N. Jha, D. Bhattacharyya, R.K. Vatsa , (2014) , 4: 15606 , RSC Adv. , 10.1039/C3RA47619G
30.
Structural Investigations of Ga2O3 Nanorod: , R.M. Pandey, B.S. Naidu, V. Sudarsan, M. Pandey, R.J. Kshirasagar, R.K. Vatsa , (2014) , 1591: 426 , AIP Conf. Proc. , 10.1063/1.4872626
31.
Visible light induced oxidation of water by rare earth manganites, cobaltites and related Oxides: , B.S. Naidu, U. Gupta, U. Maitra, C. N. R. Rao , (2014) , 591: 277 , Chem. Phys. Lett. , 10.1016/j.cplett.2013.10.089
32.
Characterization of few-layer 1T-MoSe2 and its superior photocatalytic activity in the hydrogen evolution reaction: , U. Gupta, B.S. Naidu, U. Maitra, A. Singh, S. Shirodkar, U.V. Waghmare, C.N.R. Rao , (2014) , 2: 092802 , APL: Mater. , 10.1063/1.4892976
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Antimony phosphate nanoribbons: sorbents for uptake of uranyl ion: , J. Ramkumar, S. Chandramouleeswaran, B.S. Naidu, V. Sudarsan , (2013) , 298: 1845 , J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. , 10.1007/s10967-013-2614-8
34.
Structural differences in the luminescence properties of lanthanide doped orthorhombic and monoclinic phases of Y2GeO5: , A.Y. Shah, A. Tyagi, B. S. Naidu, V. Sudarsan,R.K Vatsa, V.K. Jain , (2013) , 3: 23172 , RSC Adv. , 10.1039/C3RA41953C
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Importance of trivalency and the eg1 configuration in the photocatalytic oxidation of water by Mn and Co oxides: , U. Maitra, B.S. Naidu, A. Govindaraj, C.N.R. Rao , (2013) , 110: 11704 , Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., (PNAS), USA , 10.1073/pnas.1310703110
36.
Eu3+ assisted structural collapse of GaOOH nanorods: Probed through EXAFS and vibrational techniques: , S. Basu, B.S. Naidu, M. Pandey, V. Sudarsan, S.N. Jha, D. Bhattacharyya, R.K. Vatsa, R.J. Kshirsagar , (2012) , 528: 21 , Chem. Phys. Lett. , 10.1016/j.cplett.2012.01.025
37.
BiPO4: A better host for lanthanide ions doping: , B.S. Naidu, B. Vishwanadh, V. Sudarsan, R.K. Vatsa , (2012) , 41: 3194 , Dalton Trans. , 10.1039/C2DT11944G
38.
Room temperature synthesis of MWO4:Eu3+ (M = Ca, Sr, Ba) nanomaterials: , B.S. Naidu, B. Vishwanadh, V. Sudarsan, R.K. Vatsa , (2011) , October 2011: 313 , BARC Newsletter, Founder’s Day Special Issue
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Interaction of Sb3+ ions with Eu3+ ions during the room temperature synthesis of luminescent Sb2O3 nanorods: , B.S. Naidu, M. Pandey, R. Tewari, V. Sudarsan, R.K. Vatsa , (2011) , 131: 177 , J. Lumin , 10.1016/j.jlumin.2010.09.031
40.
Investigations of Ce3+ co-doped SbPO4:Tb3+ nanoribbons and nanoparticles by vibrational and photoluminescence spectroscop,: , B.S. Naidu, M. Pandey, V. Sudarsan, J. Ghattak, R.K. Vatsa. , (2011) , 11: 3180 , J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. , 10.1166/jnn.2011.3718
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GaPO4–EuPO4 System in Nanosize Dimensions: An Investigation Based on Luminescence and 31P Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Techniques: , B.S. Naidu, B. Vishwanadh, V. Sudarsan, R.K. Vatsa , (2011) , 94: 3144 , J. Am. Ceram. Soc. , 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.04512.x
42.
Lanthanide ions assisted structural collapse of layered GaOOH lattice: , B.S. Naidu, M. Pandey, J. Nuwad, V. Sudarsan, R.K. Vatsa, R.J. Kshirsagar, C.G.S. Pillai , (2011) , 50: 4463 , Inorg. Chem , 10.1021/ic200106j
43.
Polyol method for synthesizing a variety of materials in nanosize dimensions: , B.S. Naidu, R.S. Ningthoujam, V. Sudarsan, R.K. Vatsa , (2010) , 1&2: 24 , SMC Bulletin
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Germanium tetra (tertiary butoxide): Synthesis, structure and its utility as a precursor for the preparation of europium doped germanium oxide nanoparticles: , A.Y. Shah, A. Wadawale, B.S. Naidu, V. Sudarsan, R.K. Vatsa, V.K. Jain, V. Dhayal, M. Nagar, R. Bohra , (2010) , 363: 3680 , Inorg. Chim. Acta. , 10.1016/j.ica.2010.05.018
45.
Luminescence studies on SbPO4:Ln3+ (Ln = Eu, Ce, Tb) nanoparticles and Nanoribbons: , B.S. Naidu, V. Sudarsan, R.K. Vatsa , (2009) , 9: 2997 , J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol , 10.1166/jnn.2009.202
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Photoluminescence and Raman spectroscopic investigations of morphology assisted effects in Sb2O3: , B.S. Naidu, M. Pandey, V. Sudarsan, R.K.Vatsa, R. Tewari , (2009) , 474: 180 , Chem. Phys. Lett. , 10.1016/j.cplett.2009.04.050
47.
Luminescence studies on GaPO4: Ln (Ln = Eu3+, Dy3+, Tb3+ and Ce3+) Nanoparticles: , B.S. Naidu, V. Sudarsan, R.K. Vatsa, R. Tewari , (2008) , 53: 491 , Proc. DAE Solid State Physics Symposium

1.
Lanthanide Ions-Doped Luminescent Nanomaterials for Anticounterfeiting , J. Yadav, S.K. Samal, B.S. Naidu* , 2023 , 1 , 215-242 , 10.1007/978-981-99-7145-9_8
2.
Visible‐Light Heterogeneous Catalysts for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction: , B.S. Naidu, ST Nishanthi, K Kailasam , 2018 , 421-446 , Visible-Light-Active Photocatalysis: Nanostructured Catalyst Design, Mechanisms, and Applications , 10.1002/9783527808175.ch15

1.
Winter school on Physic and Chemistry of Materials: , JNCASR, Bangalore , (2011)
2.
23rd Research Scholars Meet: , Indian Chemical Society , (2011)
3.
SERC School on Nano-Optics, Organized by IIT Bombay and NIT Hamirpur: , NIT Hamirpur , (2010)
4.
International Conference on Advances in Electron microscopy and Related Techniques: , BARC, Mumbai , (2010)
5.
International Conference on Recent Trends in Materials Science and Technology: , Indian Institute of Space science and Technology , (2010)
6.
3rd DAE-BRNS International symposium on material chemistry: , BARC, Mumbai , (2010)
7.
Workshop on Microscopy for Nanomaterials, Organized by Department of physics: , University of Mumbai , (2009)
8.
Indo-Russian Workshop on Nanotechnology and Laser Induced Plasma: , Delhi University , (2009)
9.
National Conference on Advances in Nanomaterials, Devices and Technologies: , S. V. Degree college, Kadapa , (2009)
10.
Two Day Seminor on Microtexture and Microstructure: , Micristructure , (2009)
11.
2nd DAE-BRNS International symposium on material chemistry: , BARC , (2008)

Associate Editor, Frontiers in Chemistry, Frontiers Media, 2015-2018

DST Nano Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2014 by Department of Science and Technology (DST), India.

Prof. C.N.R. Rao award for the year 2013 for visiting RMIT University, Australia.

Best Poster Award in 3rd DAE-BRNS International Symposium on Material Chemistry (ISMC-2010), Mumbai, 2010.

Visiting Fellow:RMIT University,, Australia (January 2014 to February 2014 )
Research Associate:Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (with Prof. C.N.R. Rao),, India, (December 2011 to April 2014 )
DST Nano Postdoctoral Fellow:Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (with Prof. C.N.R. Rao),, India, (May 2014 to February 2015 )
Scientist-B:Institute of nano science and technology, Mohali (February 2015 to December 2018 )
Scientist-C:Institute of nano science and technology, Mohali (January 2019 to December 2021 )
Scientist-D (Assistant Professor):Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali (January 2022 to Present till date )

Title: Development of upconversion/down-shifting luminescent ink with lanthanide doped bismuth based nanomaterials for unclonable anti-counterfeiting

PI: Dr. Sanyasinaidu Boddu

Funding Amount: 39.5 lakhs

Tenure: 2022-2025

Funding Agency: SERB
Title: Bio-mimicking photocatalytic water oxidation using Manganese and Cobalt based oxide nanomaterials: understanding the effect of redox inactive metal ion

PI: Dr. Sanyasinaidu Boddu

Funding Amount: 41.4 Lakhs

Tenure: 3 Years

Funding Agency: SERB