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Prof. Dipankar Mandal
Professor (Scientist -F)
JRF Position Opening: We are looking for energetic scholars.
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*JRF Position Opening: We are looking for a couple of energetic scholars.
Advanced Functional Materials, Piezo-,Pyro-, Ferroelectric Materials, Development of Mechanical and Thermal Energy Harvesters, Flexible Nanogenerator, Bio-signal Monitoring via Noninvasive Biosensors, AI and ML aided Self-powered Electronics, 3D printing, Nanomaterial Synthesis, Development of Electrospinning Technique for Nanofiber webs, Surface Science.
Current Group Members
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MR. VIKAS KUMAR
Email: vikas.ph21256@inst.ac.in
Reg. No.: PH21256
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MR. SUDIP NASKAR
Email: sudip.ph21251@inst.ac.in
Reg. No.: PH21251
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MS. UTSA SARKAR
Email: utsa.ph21245@inst.ac.in
Reg. No.: PH21245
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MR. BIDYA MONDAL
Email: bidya.ph20240@inst.ac.in
Reg. No.: PH20240
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MR. DALIP SAINI
Email: dalip.ph20241@inst.ac.in
Reg. No.: PH20241
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MR. AJAY KUMAR
Email: ajay.ph19233@inst.ac.in
Reg. No.: PH19233
Alumni
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JISHRU CHAKRABORTY
Reg. No.: IN-2024/13
Designation: Intern Student
Mar 2024 - Apr 2024
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SHADHA SUMAN K.
Reg. No.: IN-2024/09
Designation: Intern Student
Jan 2024 - Jun 2024
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DR. HARI KRISHNA MISHRA
Reg. No.: PH18208
Designation: PhD Scholar
Aug 2018 - Aug 2023
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DR. VARUN GUPTA
Reg. No.: PH18207
Designation: PhD Scholar
Aug 2018 - Nov 2023
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MS. ZINNIA MALLICK
Reg. No.: PH18224
Designation: PhD Scholar
Jan 2019 - Mar 2024
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MS. PINKI
Reg. No.: PH18209
Designation: PhD Scholar
Aug 2018 - Mar 2024
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MR. ANAND BABU
Reg. No.: PH19217
Designation: PhD Scholar
Aug 2019 - Jul 2024
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DR. UJJAL DAS
Reg. No.: RA-01-202151
Designation: Post Docs/RA
Jan 2022 - Nov 2023
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Molecular dipole regulated surface potential and ferroelectric characteristics in nanoconfined P(VDF-TrFE) architectures , Z. Mallick, R. Sarkar, T. K. Kundu and D. Mandal* , Applied Surface Science , 2024 , 158925 , 646 , 10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.158925 -
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Surface potential modulation for improved mechanical energy harvesting and sensing in 3D printed biopolymer thermoelectret , D. Saini, A. Kumar, H. K. Mishra, V. Gupta, B. Mondal, Z. Mallick, D. Mandal* , Sensors and Actuators A: Physical , 2024 , 365 , 114858 , 10.1016/j.sna.2023.114858 -
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Deep Learning Enabled Early Predicting Cardiovascular Status Using Highly Sensitive Piezoelectric Sensor of Solution-Processable Nylon-11 , Anand Babu, Spandan Ranpariya, Dhirendra Kumar Sinha, Arpitam Chatterjee, Dipankar Mandal* , Advanced Materials Technologies , 2023 , 8 , 2202021 , 10.1002/admt.202202021 -
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Reactive Oxygen Species for Therapeutic Application: Role of Piezoelectric Materials , D Sengupta, S Naskar, D Mandal* , Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. , 2023 , 25 , 25925-25941 , 10.1039/D3CP01711G -
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Insight of the high switching window and data retention in lead-free 2D layered double perovskite resistive memory device , Ujjal Das, Hari Krishna Mishra, Zinnia Mallick, Varun Gupta; Anurag Dehingia, Asim Roy, Dipankar Mandal* , Applied Physics Letters , 2023 , 203505 , 123 , 10.1063/5.0174804 -
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Control of intrinsic polarity for work function modulation of polyvinylidene fluoride crystalline phases , Ajay Kumar and Dipankar Mandal* , Applied Physics Letters , 2023 , 123 , 121603 , 10.1063/5.0157578 -
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Physical properties of LaBO3 (B = Mn, Fe, Co) thin films grown on SrTiO3 by pulsed laser deposition technique , B. Satapathy, R. Kaur, A. Kumari, H. K. Mishra, M. Anas, A. Vashist, S. Kumar, D. Mandal, V. Malik, S. Chakraverty , J. Appl. Phys. , 2023 , 145305 , 134 , 10.1063/5.0168035 -
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Quasi-harmonic approach to evaluate pyroelectric properties in Janus CrSeBr monolayer , Ayushi Jain, Dipankar Mandal, Chandan Ber , J. Phys.: Condens. Matter , 2023 , 35 , 415401 , 10.1088/1361-648X/ace411 -
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Hydrogen bonding assisted complete ferroelectric β-phase conversion in polyvinylidene fluoride thin film: Exhibiting excellent memory window and long retention , Pinki Malik, Dipanjan Sengupta, Ajay Kumar, Dalip Saini, Dipankar Mandal* , Langmuir , 2023 , 39 , 10511–10520 , 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00959 -
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Deciphering the anisotropic energy harvesting responses of an above room temperature molecular ferroelectric copper(II) complex single crystal , R Halder, A Kumar, D Mandal*, M Shanmugam* , Materials Horizons , 2023 , 6 , 11 , 10.1039/d3mh01336g -
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All-Electrospun, Water-resistant, Breathable, Wearable and Stable Metal Halide Perovskite Engineered Electroactive Polymer Textiles for Flexible Piezoelectric Nanogenerator , B. Mondal, R. Sarkar, D. Saini, V. Gupta, T. K. Kundu, D.Mandal * , Advanced Materials Technologies , 2023 , 8 , 2300614 , 10.1002/admt.202300614 -
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Programmable Polymeric-Interface for Voiceprint Biometrics , A Babu, E Raoul, G Kassahun, I Dufour, D Mandal, D Thuau , Advanced Materials Technologies , 2023 , 12 , 9 , DOI: 10.1002/admt.202301551 -
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Real-Time Smartphone Charging from Recycled Aluminum Foil–Based Electromagnetic Energy Harvester , Dalip Saini, Ajay Kumar, Hari Krishna Mishra, Varun Gupta, Dipankar Mandal* , Energy Technology , 2023 , 11 , 2300084 , 10.1002/ente.202300084 -
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Single Material with Multiple Interfaces: A key One Dimensional Barium Titanate Filler for Enhancing Energy Density in Polymer Nanocomposite , Ajay Kumar, Sudip Naskar, Dipankar Mandal* , Surfaces and Interfaces , 2023 , 38 , 102863 , 10.1016/j.surfin.2023.102863 -
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Machine Learning Aided All-Organic Air Permeable Piezoelectric Nanogenerator , V. Gupta, A. Kumar, B. Mondal, A. Babu, S. Ranpariya, D. K. Sinha, D. Mandal* , ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering , 2023 , 11 , 6173–6182 , 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c06779 -
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Discrete Molecular Copper(II) Complex for Efficient Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Above Room-Temperature , R Haldar, A Kumar, B Mallick, S Ganguly, D Mandal*, M Shanmugam* , Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. , 2023 , 62 , e202216680 , 10.1002/anie.202216680 -
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Synergetic H-Bonding and C-T Interaction-Mediated Self-Assembled Structure Results in a Room-Temperature Ferroelectric Material Exhibiting Electric Field-Induced Dipole Switching and Piezo- and Pyroelectric Energy Conversion , Deepak, Zinnia Mallick, Utsa Sarkar, Dipankar Mandal*, and Raj Kumar Roy* , Chem. Mater. , 2023 , 35 , 3316–3328 , 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c00394 -
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Deep Learning Enabled Perceptive Wearable Sensor: An Interactive Gadget for Tracking Movement Disorder , Anand Babu, Spandan Ranpariya, Dhirendra Kumar Sinha, Dipankar Mandal* , Advanced Materials Technologies , 2023 , 8 , 2300046 , doi.org/10.1002/admt.202300046 -
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Long term retention in δ-PVDF thin film prepared by rapid ice quenching technique , Pinki Malik, Varun Gupta, Hari Krishna Mishra, Ajay Kumar, Dipankar Mandal* , J. Apply. Poly. Sci. , 2023 , 140 , e53714 , 10.1002/app.53714 -
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Injectable Bone Cement Reinforced with Gold Nanodots Decorated rGO-Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposites, Augment Bone Regeneration , V Chopra, J Thomas, S Kaushik, S Rajput, R Guha, B Mondal, S Naskar, D Mandal, G Chauhan, N Chattopadhyay, D Ghosh , Small , 2023 , 19 , 2204637 , 10.1002/smll.202204637 -
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Bio-piezoelectric phenylalanine-αβ-dehydrophenylalanine nanotubes as potential modalities for combinatorial electrochemotherapy in glioma cells , S. Chibh, N. Aggarwal, Z. Mallick, D Sengupta, P.K. Sachdeva, C. Bera, Y. Yadav, V.S. Chauhan, D. Mandal*, J. J. Panda* , Biomaterials Science , 2023 , 11 , 3469-3485 , 10.1039/D2BM01970A -
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All-Organic High-Performance Piezoelectric Nanogenerator with Multilayer Assembled Electrospun Nanofiber Mats for Self-Powered Multifunctional Sensors: , K. Maity , 2018 , 10: 18257−18269 , ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces (IF~8.0) , 10.1021/acsami.8b01862 -
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Multifunctional poly(vinylidene fluoride–co-hexafluoropropylene) - zinc stannate nanocomposite for high energy density capacitors and piezo-phototronic switching , Ajay Kumar and Dipankar Mandal* , J. Appl. Poly. Sci. , 203 , e53652 , 140 , 10.1002/app.53652 -
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Surface Potential Tuned Single Active Material Comprised Triboelectric Nanogenerator for High Performance Voice Recognition Sensor: , A. Babu, P. Malik, N. Das, D. Mandal* , (2022) , 2201331 , Small (IF~15.1) , 10.1002/smll.202201331 -
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Utilizing Strain-engineered Stable Halide Perovskite for Interfacial Interaction with Molecular Dipoles to Enhance Ferroelectric Switching and Piezoresponse in Polymer Composite Nanofiber: , Z. Mallick, V. Gupta, A. Jain, C. Bera*, and D. Mandal* , (2022) , Langmuir , Langmuir -
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Deep Learning Enabled Early Predicting Cardiovascular Status Using Highly Sensitive Piezoelectric Sensor of Solution-Processable Nylon-11: , A. Babu, S. Ranpariya, D. K. Sinha, A. Chatterjee, and D. Mandal* , (2022) , Advanced Materials Technologies , 10.1002/admt.202202021 -
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3D printed ferroelectret with giant piezoelectric coefficient: , A. Kumar, D. Saini, D. Mandal* , (2022) , 120: 182901 , Appl. Phys. Lett , 10.1063/5.0091808 -
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All Organic Aqueous Processable Piezo-phototronic Ink for Strain Modulated Photoresponse: , HK Mishra, AK Gillb, V Gupta, P Malik, TK Sinha, D Patra, D Mandal* , (2022) , Advanced Materials Technologies , DOI:0.1002/admt.202201350 -
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Lead-Free Perovskite Cs3Bi2I9-Derived Electroactive PVDF Composite-Based Piezoelectric Nanogenerators for Physiological Signal Monitoring and Piezo-Phototronic-Aided Strain Modulated Photodet: , B. Mondal, H. K. Mishra, D. Sengupta, A. Kumar, A. Babu, D. Saini, V. Gupta, and D. Mandal* , (2022) , 38: 12157–12172 , Langmuir , 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01686 -
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Piezo-phototronic Effect in Highly Stable Lead-free Double Perovskite Cs2SnI6-PVDF Nanocomposite: Possibility for Strain Modulated Optical Sensor: , Z. Mallick, D. Saini, R. Sarkar, T. K. Kundu, D. Mandal* , (2022) , 100: 107451 , Nano Energy (IF~19.0) , 10.1016/j.nanoen.2022.107451 -
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Electrical stimulation induced by a piezo-driven triboelectric nanogenerator and electroactive hydrogel composite, accelerate wound repair: , A. Sharma, V. Panwara, B. Mondal, D. Prasher, M. K. Bera, J. Thomas, A. Kumar, N. Kamboj, D. Mandal*, D. Ghosh* , (2022) , 99: 107419 , Nano Energy (IF~19.0) , 10.1016/j.nanoen.2022.107419 -
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Photochemically Sequestered Off-Pathway Dormant States of Peptide Amphiphiles for Predictive On-Demand Piezoresponsive Nanostructures: , Deepika Gupta, Ashish Bhatt, Varun Gupra,Chirag Miglani, Jojo P. Joseph, Jahanvi Ralhan,Dipankar Mandal*, Md. Ehesan Ali*, Asish Pal* , (2022) , 34: 4456-4470 (IF = 10.5) , Chem Mater , 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c00228 -
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Negatively Bias Driven Enhancement in Piezo response for Self-Powered Biomedical and Facial Expression Sensor: , A. Babu, V. Gupta, and D. Mandal* , (2022) , 120: 093701 , Appl. Phys. Lett. , 10.1063/5.0085655 -
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Revisiting of Delta-PVDF Nanoparticles via Phase Separation with Giant Piezoelectric Response for the Realization of Self-Powered Biomedical Sensors: , H. K. Mishra, V. Gupta, K. Roy, A. Babu, A. Kumar and D. Mandal* , (2022) , 95: 107052 , Nano Energy (IF~19.0) , 10.1016/j.nanoen.2022.107052 -
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Revisiting Delta-PVDF Piezoelectric Nanogenerator for Self-Powered Pressure Mapping Sensor: , V. Gupta, A. Babu, S. K. Ghosh, Z. Mallick, H. K. Mishra, D. Saini and D. Mandal* , (2021) , 119: 252902 , Appl. Phys. Lett , 10.1063/5.0071625 -
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Environmental Bacteria Engineered Piezoelectric Bio-organic Energy Harvester towards Clinical Applications: , C. Ghosal, S. K. Ghosh, K. Roy, B. Chattopadhyay and D. Mandal* , (2021) , 93: 106843 , Nano Energy (IF~19.0) , 10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106843 -
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Piezo-phototronic Effect in Highly Stable CsPbI3-PVDF Composite for Self-Powered Nanogenerator and Photodetector: , K. Maity, U. Pal, H. K. Mishra, P. Maji, P. Sadhukhan, Z. Mallick, S. Das, B. Mondal and D. Mandal* , (2021) , 95: 107052 , Nano Energy (IF~19.0) , 10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106743 -
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Tunable, conductive, self-healing, adhesive and injectable hydrogel for bioelectronics and tissue regeneration applications: , V. Panwar, A. Babu, A. Sharma, J. Thomas, V. Chopra, P. Malik, S. Rajput, M. Mittal, R. Guha, N. Chattopadhyay, D. Mandal, D. Ghosh , (2021) , 9: 6260–6270 , J. Mater. Chem. B (IF~7.5) , doi.org/10.1039/D1TB01075A -
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Design of a Self-powered Triboelectric Face Mask: , B. Ghatak, S. Banerjee, Sk B. Ali, R. Bandyopadhyay, N. Das, D. Mandal*, B. Tudu , (2021) , 79: 105387 , Nano Energy (IF~19.0) , doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.105387 -
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All-fiber acousto-electric energy harvester from magnesium salt-modulated PVDF nanofiber: , B. Mahanty; S. K. Ghosh; B. Jana; K. Roy; S. Sarkar; D. Mandal* , (2020) , 5: 1003–1013 , Sustain. Energy Fuels (IF~6.8) , doi.org/10.1039/D0SE01185A
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Biodegradable Nanocomposites for Energy Harvesting, Self-healing and Shape memory, Smart Polymer Nanocomposites, Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials,: , ISBN: 978-3-319-50424-7 , (2017) -
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Book Ch.8: Flexible Nanogenerator and Nano-Pressure Sensor Based on Nanofiber Web of PVDF and its Copolymers: , WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim , Germany , (2013) -
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Ultra-thin Films of a Ferroelectric Copolymer: , Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany , (2012) -
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Book Ch.21: Microscopic and Spectroscopic Characterization of Interfaces and Dielectric Layers for OFET Devices: , WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Germany , (2009)
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Human Skin Interactive Self-powered Piezoelectric e-skin based on PVDF/MWCNT Electrospun Nanofibers for Non-invasive Health Care Monitoring: , B. Mahanty, K. Maity, S. Sarkar , (2019) , Material Today: Proceedings -
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The Nucleation of Self-poled Electroactive β-phase in Eu3+ Doped PVDF Nanocomposite Film for Optoelectronic Devices: , K. Maity , (2018) , 1942: 050088 , AIP Conference Proceedings -
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CdS Decorated rGO Containing PVDF Electrospun Fiber Based Piezoelectric Nanogenerator for Mechanical Energy Harvesting Application: , K. Roy , (2018) , 1942: 050125 , AIP Conference Proceedings -
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Self-Powered Piezoelectric Nanogenerator Based on Wurtzite ZnO Nanoparticles for Energy Harvesting Application, Materials: , W. Rahman, S. Garain, A. Sultana, T. R. Middya , (2018) , 5: 9826 – 9830 -
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Enhancement of Electroactive β-phase and Superior Dielectric Properties in Cerium Based Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Composite Films, Materials: , S. Garain, S. Sen, K. Henkel, D. Schmeißer , (2018) , 5: 10084 – 10090 -
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The Inclusion of Electroactive β-phase in Sn2+ Incorporated PVDF Composite Film for Improving Dielectric Properties and Piezoelectric Energy Generation: , Md. M. Alam , (2018) , 1942: 140057 , AIP Conference Proceedings -
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All-fiber Pyroelectric Nanogenerator: , S.K. Ghosh, M. Xie, C. R. Bowen , (2018) , 1942: 140025 , AIP Conference Proceedings -
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ZnS-paper Based Flexible Piezoelectric Nanogenerator: , A. Sultana, T. R. Middya , (2018) , 1942: 120018 , AIP Conference Proceedings -
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Enhanced Mechanical Energy Harvesting Ability of Electrospun Poly(vinylidene fluoride)/Hectorite Clay Nanocomposites: , W. Rahman, S. K. Ghosh, T. R. Middya , (2018) , 1942: 050081 , AIP Conference Proceedings -
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The Preparation of γ-Poly(vinylidene fluoride)/ZnS Nanocomposite for Energy Storage Application, Materials: , A. Sultana, Md. M. Alam, T. R. Middya, S. Sen , (2018) , 5: 10091–10096 -
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Fabrication of Lead Free Flexible Electrospun Hybrid Nanofibers for Designing Mechanical Energy Harvester: , M. M. Alam , (2017) , 1832: 050169 , AIP Conf. Proc -
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In situ Synthesis of Bismuth Oxide Nanorods and Fabrication of Self-poled PVDF Nanogenerator for Mechanical Energy Harvesting: , A. Biswas, S. Garain , (2017) , 1832: 040024. , AIP Conf. Proc -
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P(VDF-HFP)/Cerium Composite Films with Improved Dielectric Properties for Energy Storage Applications: , P. Adhikary, S. Garain , (2017) , 1832: 040025 , AIP Conf. Proc -
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Cost Effective-High Performance Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Nanogenerator: , B. Mahanty, S. Garain, S. K. Ghosh , (2016) , 22: 184-187 , Advanced Science Letters -
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Self-Powered Flexible Electronics Based on Self Poled “Ferroelectretic” Nanogenerator” MRS Advances: , S. K. Ghosh , (2016) , 10.1557/adv.2016.319 -
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No Interfacial Layer for PEDOT Electrodes on PVDF: Characterization of Reactions at the Interface P(VDF/TrFE)/Al and P(VDF/TrFE)/PEDOT: PSS, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings , K. Müller, D. Schmeißer , (2007) , 997: I06-02
- 1. Preparation Method Of Electroconductive Nanofiber Through Electrospinning Followed By Electroless Plating: , K. J. Kim, S. Yoon , 10-1079775
- 2. Electrostatic Capacitance-type Nano Generator Using Piezoelectric Nanofiber Web: , K. J. Kim, S. Yoon , 10-1248415
Top 2% Most Influen Scientist in 2023 (As per Standford University survey)
ITS (SERB, Govt. of India) (2015 and 2019)
INSA Visiting Scientist (2016)
INDIA Top Cited Author Award 2019 (from IOP Publishing)
INDIA Top Cited Author Award 2020 (from IOP Publishing)
Top 3% Highly Cited ACS Authors 2019-2020 from India
Young Carrier Award (DST)
ACS editorial press release (Aug., 12, 2015):
Flexible, biodegradable device can generate power from touch (video)
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2015/acs-presspac-august-12-2015/flexible-biodegradable-device-can-generate-power-from-touch-video.htmlACS editorial press release (January 27, 2016): Cellulose nanogenerators could one day power implanted biomedical devices
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2016/acs-presspac-january-27-2016/cellulose-nanogenerators-could-one-day-power-implanted-biomedical-devices.html
AIP Editorial press release (Sept., 2, 2016):
Fish ‘Biowaste’ Converted to Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters
https://publishing.aip.org/publications/latest-content/fish-biowaste-converted-to-piezoelectric-energy-harvesters
Assistant Professor: Department of Physics, Jadavpur University, India (April 2008 to October 2017 )
Postdoctoral Researcher: Kyung Hee University,, South Korea (August 2009 to July 2017 )
Scientific assistant: BTU Cottbus,, Germany (December 2005 to March 2008 )