मालवीय राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान जयपुर (राष्ट्रीय महत्व का संस्थान)
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur (An Institute of National Importance)
Department of Physics

54

Journal Publications

6

Research Projects

6

PhD Research Supervised

3

Awards & Honours

Qualifications
  • Ph.D.(Physics) from S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, India(2014)
    M.Sc.(Physics) from Jadavpur University, India(2009)
    B.Sc.(Physics) from University of North Bengal, India(2007)
Research Interests

Functional nanomaterials, # Nanoparticle Synthesis, Growth and Assembly, # Nanoscale Electrochemistry, Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Systems.

Brief Research Profile

# Nanostructures for Electronics: Investigation of electronic, opto-electronic (photo-switching, photoluminescence, surface plasmon, defect emission) and magnetic properties of transition metal oxide based nanostructures. # Nanostructures for Energy Generation and Storage: *Designing transition metal oxide based nanostructured electrodes for the fabrication of high performance energy storage devices, including batteries (Ni-Fe) and supercapacitors. *Metal-Organic-Framework (MOF) derived nanostructures as anode materials for Na-ion and K-ion batteries. *Utilization of hematite based nanostructures and nano- heterostructures for photo-electrochemical (PEC) water splitting.

Professional Background
  • Assistant Professor at Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur [07 March 2019 - Present].
    Research Associate at Clarkson University NY USA [08 January 2019 - 06 March 2019].
    INSPIRE Faculty at Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru [01 April 2015 - 06 March 2019].
    Research Associate at Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru [08 January 2014 - 31 March 2015].

  • PHT671-Solid State Physics
  • 21PHD604-Dissertation2
  • 21PHP603-Solid State Physics Lab
  • 21PHT819-Solar Energy and Applications
  • PHT101-BTech Physics
  • PHT401-Solar energy and physics of photovoltaics

    2024
  • Rudransh Dev, Lei Yang, Himanshu Gupta, Yogita Dahiya, Huanlei Wang, Debasish Sarkar, "Metal organic framework derived heteroatom doped porous carbon nanocubes enable efficient charge storage in a lithium-ion capacitor" , Journal of Energy Storage (Elsevier) Volume :101 / 113902 / 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.113902
  • Priyanka Aggarwal, Debasish Sarkar, Prabhat K. Dwivedi, Prashanth W. Menezes, Kamlendra Awasthi, "Deciphering the Influence of Morphology and Crystal Structure on Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Activity in Polymorphic Cobalt Diselenide" , ACS Applied Energy Materials (American Chemical Society) Volume :7 / 1550-1560 / 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c02875
  • Yogita Dahiya, Khushbu Sharma, Rini Singh, Mukhesh K. Ganesha, Ashutosh K. Singh, Manoj Kumar, Takayuki Ichikawa, Debasish Sarkar, Ankur Jain, "High-capacity all-solid-state Li-ion battery using MOF-derived carbon-encapsulated iron phosphide as anode material" , Journal of Alloys and Compounds (Elsevier) Volume :976 / 173288 / 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.173288
  • 2023
  • Himanshu Gupta, Manoj Kumar, Debasish Sarkar, Prashanth W. Menezes , "Recent technological advances in designing electrodes and electrolytes for efficient zinc ion hybrid supercapacitors" , Energy Advances (Royal Society of Chemistry) Volume :00 / / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00259D
  • Hem Kanwar Rathore, Muruganandham Hariram, Mukhesh K. Ganesha, Ashutosh K. Singh, Debanjan Das, Manoj Kumar, Kamlendra Awasthi, Debasish Sarkar, "Understanding supercapacitive performance of a N-doped vanadium carbide/carbon composite as an anode material in an all pseudocapacitive asymmetric cell" , Sustainable Energy & Fuels (Royal Society of Chemistry) Volume :7 / 2613-2626 / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SE00092C
  • Dipanjan Maity, Debashish Pal, Soham Saha, Pooja Punetha, Debasish Sarkar, Debasis De, Gobinda Gopal Khan, Kalyan Mandal, "CeOx as Surface Passivation and Hole Transfer Catalyst Layer Boosting Solar Water Oxidation of ZnFe2O4 Nanorods Photoanode" , Advanced Materials Interfaces (Wiley) Volume :10 / 2201645 / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202201645
  • Yogita Dahiya, Yuchen Yao, Khushbu Sharma, Rini Singh, Manoj Kumar, Takayuki Ichikawa, Ankur Jain, Debasish Sarkar, "Exploring Cobalt Phosphide Nanoparticles Sheathed within N-Rich Carbon Polyhedra as High-Capacity Anode for All-Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries" , ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (American Chemical Society) Volume :00 / / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c04725
  • Soham Saha, Dipanjan Maity, Debashish Pal, Debasish Sarkar, Debasis De, Gobinda Gopal Khan, Kalyan Mandal, "Solar-Driven Water Splitting by a Nanostructured NiFe(OH)x Catalyst Incorporated BiVO4 Photoanode" , ACS Applied Nano Materials (American Chemical Society) Volume :22 / 2138521394 / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.3c04893
  • Himanshu Gupta, Yogita Dahiya, Hem Kanwar Rathore, Kamlendra Awasthi, Manoj Kumar, Debasish Sarkar, "Energy-Dense Zinc Ion Hybrid Supercapacitors with S, N Dual-Doped Porous Carbon Nanocube Based Cathodes" , ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (American Chemical Society) Volume :00 / / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c09202
  • Muruganandham Hariram, Manoj Kumar, Kamlendra Awasthi, Debasish Sarkar and Prashanth W. Menezes, "Crystal water intercalated interlayer expanded MoS2 nanosheets as a cathode for efficient zinc-ion storage" , Dalton Transactions (Royal Society of Chemistry) Volume :00 / / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3DT02001K
  • 2022
  • P. Aggarwal, Debasish Sarkar, K. Awasthi, P. W. Menezes, "Functional role of single-atom catalysts in electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution: Current developments and future challenges" , Coordination Chemistry Reviews (Elsevier) Volume :452 / 214289 / 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214289
  • Yogita Dahiya, Muruganandham Hariram, Manoj Kumar, Ankur Jain, Debasish Sarkar, "Modified transition metal chalcogenides for high performance supercapacitors: Current trends and emerging opportunities" , Coordination Chemistry Reviews (Elsevier) Volume :451 / 214265 / 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214265
  • Hem Kanwar Rathore, Muruganandham Hariram, Mukhesh K.Ganesha, Ashutosh K.Singh, Debanjan Das, Manoj Kumar, Kamlendra Awasthi, Debasish Sarkar, "Charge storage mechanism in vanadium telluride/carbon nanobelts as electroactive material in an aqueous asymmetric supercapacitor" , Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (Elsevier) Volume :621 / 110-118 / 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2022.04.062
  • Debasish Sarkar, Debanjan Das, Sudhan Nagarajan, David Mitlin, "Thermally fabricated cobalt telluride in nitrogen-rich carbon dodecahedra as high-rate potassium and sodium ion battery anodes" , Sustainable Energy & Fuels (Royal Society of Chemistry) Volume :6 / 3582-3590 / 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SE00267A
  • Debashish Pal, Dipanjan Maity, Ayan Sarkar, Debasish Sarkar, Gobinda Gopal Khan, "Effect of defect-rich Co-CeOx OER cocatalyst on the photocarrier dynamics and electronic structure of Sb-doped TiO2 nanorods photoanode" , Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (Elsevier) Volume :620 / 209-220 / 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2022.04.007
  • Hem Kanwar Rathore, Muruganandham Hariram, Kamlendra Awasthi, Manoj Kumar, Debasish Sarkar, Mukhesh K Ganesha, Ashutosh K. Singh, Debanjan Das, A. K. Shukla, "Partially Carbonized Tungsten Oxide as Electrode Material for Asymmetric Supercapacitors" , Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry (Springer) Volume :26 / 2039 / 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-022-05196-w
  • Priyanka Aggarwal, Debasish Sarkar, Kamlendra Awasthi, Prashanth W. Menezes, "Boosting electrochemical hydrogen evolution activity of MoS2 nanosheets via facile decoration of Au overlayer" , International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Elsevier) Volume :47 / 41795-41805 / 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.08.113
  • 2021
  • A. Kumar, H. K. Rathore, Debasish Sarkar, A. Shukla, "Nanoarchitectured transition metal oxides and their composites for supercapacitors" , Electrochemical Science Advances (Wiley) Volume :00 / 2100187 / 2021
  • A. Kumar, D. Das, Debasish Sarkar, K. Kar Nanda, S. Patil, A. Shukla, " Asymmetric Supercapacitors with Nanostructured RuS2" , ACS Energy & Fuels (ACS) Volume :35 / 12671-1267 / 2021
  • D. Pal, A. Sarkar, N. G. Ghosh, D. M. Sanke, D. Maity, K. Karmakar, Debasish Sarkar, S. S Zade, G. G. Khan, "Integration of LaCo(OH)x Photo-Electrocatalyst and Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticles with Sb-Doped TiO2 Nanorods for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation" , ACS Applied Nano Materials (ACS) Volume :4 / 6111–612 / 2021
  • 2020
  • D. Das, Debasish Sarkar, S. Nagarajan, and D. Mitlin, "Cobalt phosphide (Co2P) encapsulated in nitrogen-rich hollow carbon nanocages with fast rate potassium ion storage" , Chemical Communications (Royal Society of Chemistry) Volume :56 / 14889-1489 / 2020
  • A. Kumar, D. Das, Debasish Sarkar, S. Patil, A. Shukla, "Supercapacitors with Prussian Blue Derived Carbon Encapsulated Fe/Fe3C Nanocomposites" , Journal of The Electrochemical Society (IOP Publishing) Volume :167 / 060529 / 2020
  • 2019
  • Debasish Sarkar, D. Das, S. Das, A. Kumar, S. Patil, K. Kar Nanda, D. D. Sarma, and A. Shukla, "Expanding Interlayer Spacing in MoS2 for Realizing an Advanced Supercapacitor" , ACS Energy Letters (ACS) Volume :4 / 1602−160 / 2019
  • A. K. Singh, Debasish Sarkar, "Enhanced Light Absorption and Charge Carrier Management in Core‐Shell Fe2O3@Nickel Nanocone Photoanodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting" , ChemCatChem (Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) Volume :11 / 6355-6363 / 2019
  • 2018
  • A. Kumar, Debasish Sarkar, S. Mukherjee, S. Patil, D D Sarma, A. Shukla, "Realizing an Asymmetric Supercapacitor Employing Carbon Nanotubes Anchored to Mn3O4 Cathode and Fe3O4 Anode" , ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (ACS) Volume :10 / 42484-4249 / 2018
  • Debasish Sarkar, S. Mukherjee, S. Pal, D D Sarma, A. Shukla, "Hexagonal WO3 Nanorods as Ambipolar Electrode Material in Asymmetric WO3//WO3/MnO2 Supercapacitor" , Journal of The Electrochemical Society (ECS) Volume :165 / 2108-2114 / 2018
  • A. K Singh, Debasish Sarkar, "A facile approach for preparing densely-packed individual p-NiO/n-Fe2O3 heterojunction nanowires for photoelectrochemical water splitting" , Nanoscale (Royal Society of Chemistry) Volume :10 / 13130-1313 / 2018
  • 2017
  • Debasish Sarkar, A. K. Singh, "Mechanism of Nonvolatile Resistive Switching in ZnO/α-Fe2O3 Core–Shell Heterojunction Nanorod Arrays" , The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (ACS) Volume :121 / 12953-1295 / 2017
  • A. K. Singh, Debasish Sarkar, "Substrate-integrated core–shell Co3O4@Au@CuO hybrid nanowires as efficient cathode materials for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitors with excellent cycle life" , Journal of Materials Chemistry A (Royal Society of Chemistry) Volume :5 / 21715-2172 / 2017
  • Debasish Sarkar, S. Pal, S. Mandal, A. Shukla, D D Sarma, "α-Fe2O3-Based Core-Shell-Nanorod–Structured Positiveand Negative Electrodes for a High-Performance α-Fe2O3/C//α-Fe2O3/MnOx Asymmetric Supercapacitor" , Journal of The Electrochemical Society (ECS) Volume :164 / 2707-2715 / 2017
  • Debasish Sarkar, S. Das, G Sharada, B. Pal, H. Rensmo, A. Shukla, D D Sarma, "A Cost-Effective and High-Performance Core-Shell-Nanorod-Based ZnO/α-Fe2O3//ZnO/C Asymmetric Supercapacitor" , Journal of The Electrochemical Society (ECS) Volume :164 / 987-994 / 2017
  • 2016
  • M. Mandal Goswami, C. Dey, A. Bandyopadhyay, Debasish Sarkar, M. Ahir, "Micelles driven magnetite (Fe3O4) hollow spheres and a study on AC magnetic properties for hyperthermia application" , Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (ScienceDirect) Volume :417 / 376-381 / 2016
  • A. K. Singh, Debasish Sarkar, K. Karmakar, K. Mandal, G. G. Khan, "High-performance supercapacitor electrode based on cobalt oxide–manganese dioxide–nickel oxide ternary 1D hybrid nanotubes" , ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (ACS) Volume :8 / 20786-2079 / 2016
  • Debasish Sarkar, A. Shukla, D D Sarma, "Substrate integrated nickel–iron ultrabattery with extraordinarily enhanced performances" , ACS Energy Letters (ACS) Volume :1 / 82-88 / 2016
  • 2015
  • A. Sarkar, A. K Singh, Debasish Sarkar, G. Gopal Khan, K. Mandal, "Three-Dimensional Nanoarchitecture of BiFeO3 Anchored TiO2 Nanotube Arrays for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Solar Energy Conversion" , ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (ACS Publications) Volume :3 / 2254-2263 / 2015
  • R. Rakshit, Debasish Sarkar, M. Pal, K. Serite, M. Tonouchi, K. Mandal, "Acoustic vibration induced high electromagnetic responses of Fe3O4 nano-hollow spheres in the THz regime" , Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (IOP Science) Volume :48 / 245301 / 2015
  • Debasish Sarkar, A. Ghosh, R. Rakshit, K. Mandal, "Magnetic properties of Fe3O4 nano-hollow spheres" , Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (Science Direct) Volume :393 / 192-198 / 2015
  • 2014
  • B. Das, Debasish Sarkar, M. Mandal, P. Das, K. Mandal, "DNA Engineered Tri-Functional Ni–Au Nano-Chain: Understanding of Its Formation and Novel Magnetic Properties" , Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (American Scientific Publishers) Volume :14 / 2599-2605 / 2014
  • A. Sarkar, A. K Singh, G. G. Khan, Debasish Sarkar, K. Mandal, "TiO2/ZnO core/shell nano-heterostructure arrays as photo-electrodes with enhanced visible light photoelectrochemical performance" , RSC advances (Royal Society of Chemistry) Volume :4 / 55629-5563 / 2014
  • Debasish Sarkar, K. Mandal, M. Mandal, "Detail Study on ac–dc Magnetic and Dye Absorption Properties of Fe3O4 Hollow Spheres for Biological and Industrial Application" , Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (American Scientific Publishers) Volume :14 / 2307-2316 / 2014
  • A. K. Singh, Debasish Sarkar, G. G. Khan, K. Mandal, "Hydrogenated NiO nanoblock architecture for high performance pseudocapacitor" , ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (ACS) Volume :6 / 4684-4692 / 2014
  • A. K. Singh, Debasish Sarkar, G. G. Khan, K. Mandal, "Designing one dimensional Co-Ni/Co3O4-NiO core/shell nano-heterostructure electrodes for high-performance pseudocapacitor" , Applied Physics Letters (American Institute of Physics) Volume :104 / 133904 / 2014
  • 2013
  • A. K. Singh, Debasish Sarkar, G. G. Khan, K. Mandal, "Unique hydrogenated Ni/NiO core/shell 1D nano-heterostructures with superior electrochemical performance as supercapacitors" , Journal of Materials Chemistry A (Royal Society of Chemistry) Volume :1 / 12759-1276 / 2013
  • Debasish Sarkar, G. G. Khan, A. K. Singh, K. Mandal, "High-Performance Pseudocapacitor Electrodes Based on α-Fe2O3/MnO2 Core–Shell Nanowire Heterostructure Arrays" , The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (ACS) Volume :117 / 15523-1553 / 2013
  • Debasish Sarkar, M. Mandal, K. Mandal, "Design and synthesis of high performance multifunctional ultrathin hematite nanoribbons" , ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (ACS) Volume :5 / 11995-1200 / 2013
  • G. G. Khan, Debasish Sarkar, A. K Singh, K. Mandal, "Enhanced band gap emission and ferromagnetism of Au nanoparticle decorated α-Fe2O3 nanowires due to surface plasmon and interfacial effects" , RSC advances (Royal Society of Chemistry) Volume :3 / 1722-1727 / 2013
  • 2012
  • Debasish Sarkar, M. Mandal, "Static and dynamic magnetic characterization of DNA-templated chain-like magnetite nanoparticles" , The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (ACS) Volume :116 / 3227-3234 / 2012
  • Debasish Sarkar, G. G. Khan, A. K Singh, K. Mandal, "Enhanced Electrical, Optical, and Magnetic Properties in Multifunctional ZnO/α-Fe2O3 Semiconductor Nanoheterostructures by Heterojunction Engineering" , The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (ACS) Volume :116 / 23540-2354 / 2012
  • Debasish Sarkar, M. Mandal, K. Mandal, "Domain controlled magnetic and electric properties of variable sized magnetite nano-hollow spheres" , Journal of Applied Physics (American Institute of Physics) Volume :112 / 064318 / 2012
  • 2011
  • M. Mandal, Debasish Sarkar, and A. Bandyopadhyay, "Self-assembly of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles in Chainlike Array on DNA Template, their Characterization and Cancer Cell Identification" , Journal of International Academy of Physical Sciences (International Academy of Physical Sciences) Volume :15 / 503-506 / 2011
  • S. Chakraborty, K. Mandal, Debasish Sarkar, V. J. Cremaschi, J. M. Silveyra, "Dynamic coercivity of Mo-doped FINEMETs" , Physica B: Condensed Matter (ScienceDirect) Volume :406 / 1915-1918 / 2011
  • Debasish Sarkar, M. Mandal, R. Das, K. Mandal, "Fabrication of Biologically Functionalized, Electrically Conducting, and Aligned Magnetic Nanoparticles" , IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (IEEE) Volume :47 / 3163-3166 / 2011
  • Debasish Sarkar, K. Mandal, M. Mandal, "Synthesis of chainlike α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles in DNA template and their characterization" , Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters (American Scientific Publishers) Volume :3 / 170-174 / 2011
  • 2010
  • D. Pal, M. Mandal, A. Chaudhuri, B. Das, Debasish Sarkar, K. Mandal, "Micelles induced high coercivity in single domain cobalt-ferrite nanoparticles" , Journal of Applied Physics (American Institute of Physics) Volume :108 / 124317 / 2010

  • Reference Book, "Single Atom Catalysts - Design, Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications in Energy" ISBN:9780323952385 published by - Elsevier Year: 2024 authors- Editors: Prashanth W. Menezes, Debasish Sarkar, Kamlendra Awasthi

  • Book Chapter, "Energy Harvesters Based on ZnO" ISBN:9780128189009 published by - Elsevier Year: 2021 authors- Debasish Sarkar

Level Area of Assignment Organization Designation/Assignment Duration
InternationalResearch CollaborationHiroshima University JapanVisiting Scientist under SAKURA Science Exchange Program[04 Dec 2022 - 11 Dec 2022]
InternationalResearch CollaborationClarkson University, NY, USAResearch Associate[08 Jan 2019 - 06 Mar 2019]
NationalResearch CollaborationIndian Institute of Science BengaluruINSPIRE Faculty[01 Apr 2015 - 06 Mar 2019]
NationalResearch CollaborationIndian Institute of Science BengaluruResearch Associate[08 Jan 2014 - 31 Mar 2015]

Level Type Collaborator Organization Year
NationalPublication:
Ongoing research collobaration
Dr Vaibhav KulshreshtaCSIR Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI) Bhavnagar2023
InternationalPublication:
Ongoing research collobaration
Prof. David MitlinUniversity of Texus at Austin, USA2022
InternationalPublication:
Ongoing research collobaration
Prof. Prashanth W. Menezes Technische Universitt Berlin and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin fr Materialien und Energie, Germany2022
NationalPublication:
Ongoing research collobaration
Dr. Ashutosh K SinghCentre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS) Bengaluru2022

  • International level Conference on Soft Materials (ICSM 2022) at MNIT Jaipur, Jaipur, India from 11-12-2022 to 16-12-2022
  • International level Workshop on Polymers for Energy Conversion and Storage at MNIT Jaipur, Jaipur, India from 13-12-2020 to 13-12-2020
  • International level Conference on Soft Materials (ICSM 2020) at MNIT Jaipur, Jaipur, India from 13-12-2020 to 18-12-2020
  • National level Workshop on TEQIP-III Sponsored Online Workshop on Advanced Techniques for Materials Characterization at MNIT Jaipur, Jaipur, India from 06-07-2020 to 10-07-2020
  • International level Seminar on Webinars on COVID-19: Risk Management & Simulation Effort at MNIT Jaipur, Jaipur, India from 02-07-2020 to 03-07-2020
  • National level Workshop on TEQIP-III Sponsored Online Workshop on AFM and STM at MNIT Jaipur, Jaipur, India from 01-06-2020 to 05-06-2020
  • National level Workshop on Workshop on Electron Microscopy at MNIT Jaipur, Jaipur, India from 25-05-2020 to 29-05-2020
  • National level Seminar on The Success Mantra at MNIT Jaipur, Jaipur, India from 18-02-2020 to 18-02-2020
  • National level Workshop on Workshop on Electrochemical Techniques at MNIT Jaipur, Jaipur, India from 17-02-2020 to 21-02-2020
  • National level Workshop on Workshop on X-ray diffraction at MNIT Jaipur, Jaipur , India from 10-02-2020 to 14-02-2020
  • National level Workshop on Workshop on Nanomaterials and Thin Film Fabrication at MNIT Jaipur, MNIT Jaipur, India from 27-01-2020 to 31-01-2020
  • National level Workshop on Workshop on Basic Research Tools at MNIT Jaipur, Jaipur, India from 20-01-2020 to 24-01-2020
  • National level Workshop on One-day workshop on Design Thinking at MNIT Jaipur, Jaipur, India from 10-01-2020 to 10-01-2020

  • International level Workshop on SAKURA Science Program at Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan from 04-12-2022 to 11-12-2022
  • International level Conference on International Conference on Nano Science and Technology (ICONSAT 2022) at S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, India from 05-03-2020 to 07-03-2020

  • Life Member of Soft Materials Research Society
  • Member of Sakura Science Club

    Awarded
  • Ms. Yogita on MOF Derived Transition Metal Compounds as Anode Materials for All-Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries Year - 2024
  • Ms. Hem Kanwar Rathore on Exploration of Transition Metal Compounds for Aqueous Supercapacitor Applications Year - 2024
  • Ongoing
  • Mr. Rudransh Dev on Carbon based Eelctrodes for Li-ion Supercapacitors Year - 2023
  • Mr. Hariram M on In-situ and Operando X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of the MoS2 Electrode to Reveal Its Charge Storage Mechanism in a Supercapacitor Cell Year - 2022
  • Mr. Himanshu Gupta on Development of Nanomaterials for Supercapacitor Application Year - 2020
  • Ms. Priyanka Aggarwal on Modified Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Electrocatalysts for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Year - 2019

    2024-2025
  • Ms. Sanju on Pedal Integrated Power Generator for E-Bicycles Year - 2024-2025 (Ongoing)
  • Mr. Christy Jiji on Development of High Voltage Hybrid Ion Capacitors Year - 2024-2025 (Ongoing)
  • Ms. Arti on Efficient Electrocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting Year - 2024-2025 (Ongoing)
  • 2023-2024
  • Ms. Sonu Gora on Nanostructured carbon materials for Lithium-Ion Supercapacitor Year - 2023-2024 (Completed)
  • Mr. Himanshu Gahtori on Design and development of flexible metal ion batteries Year - 2023-2024 (Completed)
  • Ms. Anjali Amar on Hydrogen and Oxygen generation through electrocatalytic water splitting Year - 2023-2024 (Completed)
  • 2022-2023
  • Mr. Pankaj Kumar Pal on Novel electrode materials for aqueous supercapacitor Year - 2022-2023 (Completed)
  • Ms. Pinki on Electrolyte selection for aqueous supercapacitors Year - 2022-2023 (Completed)
  • Mr. Viksit Jain on Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen (H2) generation through water splitting Year - 2022-2023 (Completed)
  • 2021-2022
  • Mr. Aman Kumar Verma on Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Year - 2021-2022 (Completed)
  • Ms. Karina Jonwal on Aqueous Supercapacitor Year - 2021-2022 (Completed)
  • 2020-2021
  • Ms. Kamal Deep Kaur on Hybrid Ion Supercapacitor Year - 2020-2021 (Completed)
  • Mr. Santosh Meena on Catalysts for Hydrogen Generation Year - 2020-2021 (Completed)
  • Ms. Sudhava on Recent Trends In Energy Generation And Storage Applications Year - 2020-2021 (Completed)
  • 2019-2020
  • Mr. Avinash Verma on Hematite (Fe2O3) Based supercapacitors Year - 2019-2020 (Completed)
  • Ms. Priyanshu on Nanostructured Hematite (Fe2O3) for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Year - 2019-2020 (Completed)

Title Total Outlay
(In Lacs)
Year Funding Agency Role
X-ray absorption spectroscopy of single atom (Pt and Pt-group) based electrocatalysts1.352022-2025UGC-DAE CSR, IndoreCo-PI
In-situ and Operando X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of the MoS2 Electrode to Reveal Its Charge Storage Mechanism in a Supercapacitor Cell7.302022-2025UGC-DAE CSR IndorePI
Nanostructured Carbon Electrodes for High-Voltage Hybrid Ion Supercapacitors30.002021-2023ISRO RAC-SPI
Development of High-performance Energy Storage Devices with Earth Abundant Materials25.002019-2022Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB)PI
Development of Nanostructured Nickel Electrodes for Nickel-Iron Supercapacitors4.002019-2020TEQIP-III, MNIT JaipurPI
Nano-architectures of Metal Oxides as Electrode Material for High Performance Ultracapacitors 35.002015-2021Department of Science and Technology, Government of INDIAPI

  • Faculty Coordinator (Training & Placement Cell) in MNIT Jaipur from - 06-10-2022 to Till Date
  • Hostel Warden (H-14 Vinodini) in MNIT Jaipur from - 28-07-2022 to Till Date
  • Departmental Time Table Coordinator in MNIT Jaipur from - 01-01-2022 to Till Date
  • Lab Coordinator and Lab In-charge of PG-III Semester and Overall PG Lab Coordinator in MNIT Jaipur from - 01-07-2021 to Till Date
  • Program Advisor MSc_Batch 2021-23 in MNIT Jaipur from - 01-07-2021 to Till Date
  • Program Advisor (MSc 2nd Year) in MNIT Jaipur from - 01-07-2020 to 30-06-2021
  • DFB Secretary in MNIT Jaipur from - 01-07-2020 to 12-07-2022
  • Faculty advisor MSc 1st Year in MNIT Jaipur from - 01-07-2019 to 30-06-2020
  • PG Students Attendance Coordinator (Central) in MNIT Jaipur from - 01-07-2019 to 30-06-2020

  • "Substrate Integrated Nanostructured Nickel-iron Ultra-battery", Debasish Sarkar, D. D. Sarma, Ashok Shukla , Reg.No. 422547 [Indian Patent Office] Patent Granted Dt.21-02-2023
  • "Energy Storage Device with Substrate Integrated Core-Shell Nano-structured Electrodes and Method Thereof", Debasish Sarkar, D. D. Sarma, Ashok Shukla , Reg.No. 201641020589 [Indian Patent Office] Patent Granted Dt.16-03-2022
  • "Process for Substrate Integrated Growth of Nanostructured Electroactive Material on a Substrate", Debasish Sarkar, D. D. Sarma, Ashok Shukla , Reg.No. 201641005449 [Indian Patent Office] Patent Granted Dt.22-02-2022

  • INSPIRE Faculty Award for Research given by DST-Govt. of India Year - 2015
  • D S Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellow for Research given by UGC, Govt. of India Year - 2014
  • University Gold Medal for 1st Class 1st position in B. Sc. (Physics) given by University of North Bengal Year - 2007

SNo. Type Title Event Place Schedule
1TalkEfficient Hydrogen Evolution Reactions Facilitated by Modified Transition Metal Dichalcogenide based ElectrocatalystsInternational Conference on Materials and Membranes for Water and Energy NexusCSIR CSMCRI BhavnagarJul-2024
2TalkExpanding Interlayer Spacing of Molybdenum Disulfide for Efficient Energy Storage ApplicationsInternational Conference on Sustainable Development inChemical and Material SciencesCentral University of JammuApr-2024
3KeynoteInterlayer Expanded Molybdenum Disulfide for Energy Storage ApplicationsInternational Symposium on Energy Storage Technologies for Sustainable Future (ESTSF-2024)Suresh Gyan Vihar UniversityMar-2024
4KeynoteExploring Supercapacitors as Future Energy Storage Device: From Fundamentals to Applications2-Week Advanced Training Program on Utilization of Nano-materials and Instrumental Techniques for Energy ApplicationsSuresh Gyan Vihar UniversityMar-2022