NISER

PhD in 2007 from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

• Postdoctoral Associate (2007-2009): University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), USA

• Postdoctoral Associate (2009-2010): State University of New York, Albany, USA

Inorganic and Materials Chemistry

• Highly cited author (top 5%)- Recognized as one of the top 5% of highly cited authors in the Royal
  Society of Chemistry journals in the Energy and Sustainability portfolio in 2020.
• "Highly cited author 2021" in the Royal Society of Chemistry journals For publishing research in the top 5% of highly cited works from Indian institutions

86. T. Mishra,  M. Chakraborty, J. N. Behera,  and D. Roy, A comprehensive review on bimetallic (Ni & Co)-chalcogenides and phosphides with three-dimensional architecture for hybrid supercapacitor application, Energy & Fuels, 2024, 7, (acccepted).

85. M. Sadangi and J. N. Behera, Ruthenium doped cobalt sulphide electrocatalyst derived from ruthenium-cobalt Prussian blue analogue (RuCo-PBA) for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 6667.

84. M. K. Sahoo, P. Mane, B. Chakraborty and J. N. Behera, Three-dimensional Ni-MOF as a high-performance supercapacitor anode material; experimental and theoretical insight, Inorg. Chem, 2024, 63, 6383.

83. S. Sujan, S. Bandyopadhyay,  C. Sarkar, I. Das, A. Gupta, M. Sadangi, S. Mondal, M. Banerjee, G. Vijaykumar, J. N. Behera, S. Konar, S. Mandal, M. Bera, Unravelling Multicopper [Cu3] and [Cu6] Clusters with Rare μ3-Sulfato and Linear μ2-Oxido Bridges as Potent Antibiofilm Agents against Multidrug Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, ACS Appl. Bio Mater., 2024, 7, 2423.

82. D. Soren, G. Mehena, J. K. Das, J. N. Behera, P. Pattojoshi, and P. K. Deheri, Structural defect-induced white light emission from synthetic Zn-rich trioctahedral smectite, Applied Clay Science, 2024, 251, 107317.

81. A. Padhy, S. Lakshmy, B. Chakraborty and J. N. Behera, SnO₂/MXene hybrid nanocomposite as negative electrode material for asymmetric supercapacitor, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2023, 7, 5271.

80. M. K.  Sahoo and J. N. Behera, Structure and magnetic properties of an amine-templated one-dimensional cobalt-fluoro-sulfate containing Co4F4 Cubane & hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance of its derived carbon-wrapped CoSe2 nanorods, Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 10876.

79. J. K. Das, N. Sahu, P. Mane, B. Chakraborty and J. N. Behera, Phase-engineered nickel sulfide and phosphide (NiS-Ni2P) heterostructure for enhanced hydrogen evolution performance supported with DFT analysis, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2023, 7, 4110.

78. A. Mahapatra, A. K. Samantara, S. Barik, M. K. Sahoo, J. N. Behera and M. Sarkar, Insight into the Structure and Transport Properties of Pyrrolidinium-based Geminal Dicationic-Organic Ionic Crystals: Unravelling the Role of Alkyl-Chain Length, Soft Matter, 2023, 19, 3510.

77. N. Sahu, and J. N. Behera, MOF-Derived Co3S4 Nanoparticles Embedded in Nitrogen-Doped Carbon for Electrochemical Oxygen Production, ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2023, 6, 7686.

76. A. Majumder, S. Sk, A. Das, G. Vijaykumar, M. K.  Sahoo, J. N. Behera and M. Bera, Ancillary Ligand-Assisted Variation in Nuclearities Leading to the Formation of Di-, Tri- and Tetranuclear Copper(II) Complexes with Multifaceted Carboxylate Coordination Chemistry, ACS Omega, 2022, 7, 39985.

75. A. Padhy, R. Kumar, and J. N. Behera, Revealing the Electrochemical Performance of Manganese phosphite/RGO hybrid in Acidic media, Dalton Trans., 2022, 51, 16256.

74. M. K. Sahoo, N. Bishoyi, D. K. Swain and J. N. Behera, Bias-induced surface reconstruction of MOF-derived bimetallic (Co &V) oxide as an electrocatalyst for water oxidation, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2022, 6, 4779.

73. S. Jettiboina, R. Nagaraju, J. N. Behera and K. P. Rao, Temperature Dependent Superhydrophobic Functionalized Coordination Polymers (SFCPs) for Selective Adsorption of C2H4 over C2H6, Inorg. Chem, 2022, 61, 14344.

72. R. K. Tripathy, A. Padhy, N. Sahu and J. N. Behera, Prussian Blue Analogue (PBA) derived Cobalt Telluride Nano-Granules: An Efficient Catalyst for Energy Conversion and Storage, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2022, 6, 4146 (Front Cover page).

71. K. Kamali, S. Prasad, M. K. Sahoo, J. N. Behera, U. Waghmare and C. Narayana, Unusual CO2 Adsorption in ZIF-7: Insight from Raman Spectroscopy and Computational Studies, Inorg. Chem, 2022, 61, 11571.

70. J. K. Das, A. Padhy, S. Parida, R. M. Pathi and J. N. Behera,Tetra germanium nonaselenide enwrapped with reduced graphene oxide and functionalization carbon nanotubes (Ge4Se9/RGO/FCNTs) hybrids for improved energy storage performances, Dalton Trans., 2022, 51, 11526.

69. N. Sahu, J. K. Das and J. N. Behera, Metal-organic framework (MOF) derived plate-shaped CoS1.097 nanoparticles for improved hydrogen evolution reaction, Dalton Trans., 2022, 51, 10272.

68. S. S. Mondal, N. Jaiswal, R. K. Tripathy, P. S. Bera, N. Chanda, J. N. Behera, S. Ghosal, T. K. Saha, Monosaccharide Linked Schiff Base Metal Complexes of Cu(II), Zn(II) and Mn(II): Exploring the Antiproliferative Activity and Cell Death Mechanism, ChemistrySelect, 2022, 7, e202200060.

67. A. Padhy, R. Samal, C. S. Rout and J. N. Behera, A synergistic electrochemical approach of boron doped carbon/cobalt pyrophosphate//MXene for high performance all solid-state asymmetric device, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2022, 6, 2010.

66. N. Sahu, J. K. Das and J. N. Behera, NiSe2 Nanoparticles Encapsulated in N-doped Carbon Matrix Derived from a One-dimensional Ni-MOF: An Efficient and Sustained Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, Inorg. Chem, 2022, 61, 2835.

65. R. K. Tripathy,  A. K. Samantara and J. N. Behera, Electrochemically activated Co-Prussian blue analogue derived amorphous CoB nanostructures: Efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction, Dalton Trans., 2022, 51, 2782.

64. R. K. Tiwari, M. K. Saini, J. N. Behera and F. Hussain, A 3D Gadolinium Organic Framework Based on Pyridine-Di-Carboxylic Organic Linker with Paddle-wheel type Network Structure, Acta Crystallographica Section C, 2022, 78, 116.

63. R. K. Tripathy, A. K. Samantara, P. Mane, B. Chakraborty and J. N. Behera, Cobalt Metal Organic Framework (Co-MOF) derived CoSe2/C hybrid nanostructures for Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Supported by DFT Studies, New J. Chem., 2022, 46, 2730.

62. M. K. Sahoo, A. K. Samantara and J. N. Behera, Impact of iron in three-dimensional Co-MOF for electrocatalytic water oxidation, Inorg. Chem, 2022, 61, 62 (Front Cover Picture).

61. J. Suryachandram, J. Prashanth, D. Bhargavi, J. N. Behera and K. P. Rao, Investigations of Donor-Acceptor Interactions in 1,3,5-Tris-(3-Methoxy & 3-Methyl Carboxy) Phenyl Ethynyl Benzene Derivatives Using Experimental and DFT Study, Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, 2022, 42, 5086.

60. N. Sahu, J. K. Das and J. N. Behera, Metal-organic framework (MOF) derived flower-shaped CoSe2 nanoplates as a superior bifunctional electrocatalyst for both oxygen and hydrogen evolution reaction, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2021, 5, 4992.

59. A. K. Samantara, J. K. Das, S. Ratha, N. Jena, B. Chakraborty and J. N. Behera, Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction with Ternary Hybrid of Patronite-Carbon Nanotubes-Reduced Graphene Oxide: A Synergy between Experiments and Theory, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2021, 13, 35828.

58. A. Padhy, A. K. Samantara and J. N. Behera, Cobalt pyrophosphate (Co2P2O7) derived from an Open-Framework Cobalt Phosphite: A Durable Electroactive Material for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Application, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2021, 5, 3729.

57. A. Ghosh, H. Saini, A. Sarkar, P. Guha, R. Thapa; S. Mandal, A. Mandal, S. K. Ray, A. K. Samantara, J. N. Behera and D. K. Goswami, Nitrogen Vacancy and Hydrogen Substitution Mediated Tunable Optoelectronic Properties of g-C3N4 2D Layered Structures: Applications towards Blue LED to Broad-band Photodetection, Applied Surface Science, 2021, 556, 149773.

56. S. Konduri, V. Pogaku, J. Prashanth, V. S. Krishna, D. Sriram, S. Basavoju, J. N. Behera and K. P. Rao, Sacubitril Based Urea and Thiourea Derivatives as Novel Inhibitors for Anti-tubercular against Dormant Tuberculosis, ChemistrySelect, 2021, 6, 3869.

55. R. K. Tiwari,  I. Shruti and J. N. Behera, Synthesis, structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of three novel metal-tiron coordination complexes, RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 10767.

54. R. K. Tripathy,  A. K. Samantara and J. N. Behera, Metal Organic Framework (MOF) derived Amorphous Nickel Boride: An electroactive material for electrochemical energy conversion and storage application, Sustainable Energy  & Fuels, 2021, 5, 1184.

53. A. K. Samantara, J. K. Das and J. N. Behera, Supercapacitors based on graphene and its hybrids, Book Chapter, "Fundamentals and Supercapacitor Applications of 2D Materials" Elsevier, 2021, Paperback ISBN: 9780128219935.

52. A. K. Samantara, R. K. Tripathy and J. N. Behera, Hybrid Nanocomposites Based on Graphene and Gold Nanoparticles: From Preparation to Applications, Book Chapter, Springer, 2021, Paperback ISBN: 978-981-334-987-2.

51. R. Samal, A. K. Samantara, S. Mahalik, J. N. Behera, B. Dash and K. Sanjay, Anionic and cationic surfactants-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of cobalt oxide nanoparticles as the active electrode material for supercapacitor, New J. Chem., 2021, 45, 2795.

50. S. Mondal, N. Jaiswal, P. Bera, R. Tiwari, J. N. Behera, N.  Chanda, S.  Ghosal and T. K. Saha, Cu(II) and Co(II/III) complexes of N,O-Chelated Schiff base Ligands: DNA Interaction, Protein binding, Cytotoxicity, Cell Death Mechanism and ROS Generation Studies, Appl Organomet Chem., 2021, 35, e6026.

49. M. K. Sahoo, A. K. Samantara and J. N. Behera, In-situ Transformed Cobalt Metal-Organic Framework Electrocatalysts for Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution Reaction, Inorg. Chem, 2020, 59, 12252.

48. K. Srihari, P. Jyothi, S. K.  Vagolu, S. Dharmarajan, J. N.  Behera, S. Dionicio and K. P. Rao, Design and Synthesis of Purine Connected Piperazine Derivatives as Novel Inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 2020, 30, 127512.

47. J. K. Das, A. Samantara, S. Satyarthy, C. S. Rout and J. N. Behera, Three dimensional NiCoP hollow spheres; efficient electrode material for hydrogen evolution reaction and supercapacitor application, RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 4650.

46. S. M. Dinara, A. K. Samantara, J. K. Das, J. N. Behera, S. K. Nayak, D. Late, C. S. Rout, Synthesis of 3D free standing Crystalline NiSex matrix for Electrochemical Energy Storage Application, Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 16873.

45. J. K. Das, A. K. Samantara, K. A. Sree Raj, C. S. Rout and J. N. Behera, Synthesis of Ge4Se9 nano plates and its Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite for Electrochemical Energy Storage Application, Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 15955.

44. K. S. A. Arachchige,  T. Fahrenhorst-Jones, J. M. Burns, H. A. AL-Fayaad, J. N. Behera, C. N. R. Rao, J. K. Clegg, and C. M. Williams 1,4-Diazacubane Crystal Structure Rectified as Piperazinium, Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 11751.

43. R. K. Tripathy,  A. K. Samantara  and J. N Behera, Cobalt Metal Organic Framework (Co-MOF): A bi-functional Electro active material for Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Reaction, Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 10557.

42. S. S. Mondal, M. Chatterjee, R. K. Tiwari, J. N. Behera, N. Chanda, S. Biswas, and T. K. Saha, Hexanuclear Zn(II) and Mononuclear Cu(II) Complexes containing Imino Phenol Ligands: Exploitation of their Catalytic and Biological Perspectives, Appl Organomet Chem., 2019, 33, e5011.

41. S. Rath, J. N. Behera, P. Bankar, M. A. More, D. Late, A. Gangan, B. Chakraborty and C. S. Rout, VSe2 reduced graphene oxide as efficient cathode materials for field emission,  J. Phys. Chem. solids., 2019, 128, 384.

40. R. K. Tiwari and J. N. Behera, Hybrid materials based on transition Metal-BTC-Benzimidazole: Solvent assisted crystallographic and structural switching, CrystEngComm, 2018, 20, 6602.

39. J. K. Das, A. Samantara, A. K. Nayak, D. Pradhan and J. N. Behera, VS2: An Efficient Catalyst for Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Acid Medium, Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 13792 (Cover Page).

38. A. S. Singh, A. Ali, R. K. Tiwari, M. M. Lee, J. N. Behera, S.-S. Sun and V. Chandrashekhar, Thermally Induced 1D to 2D Polymer Conversion Accompanied by Major Packing Changes In a Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal Transformation, CrystEngComm, 2018, 20, 2346.

37.  R. Gupta, S. Prabhakar, I. Khan, J. N. Behera and F. Hussain, Early lanthanoid substituted organic-inorganic hybrids of silico-and germano-tungstates: Synthesis, crystal structure and solid state properties, Indian J. Chem.,2018, 57A, 52.

36.  S. R. Marri,, R. K. Tiwari, N. Chauhan, J. Kumar and J. N. Behera, Two novel 3D-MOFs(Ca-TATB and Co-HKUST): Synthesis, Structure and Characterization, Inorg. Chim.Acta, 2018, 478, 8.

35. R. K. Tiwari, J. Kumar and J. N. Behera, Organically-templated inorganic-organic hybrid metal (Zn and Cd) sulfite-oxalates with layered and three-dimensional  structures,  Dalton Trans., 2017, 46, 15939.

34. P. Koya, K. Yerraguntla, S. Jettiboina, P. R. Rao and J. N. Behera, A dense I1O3 hybrid superhydrophobic network, exhibits selectivity towards CO2 gas sorption, Inorg. Chem., 2017, 56, 11184.

33. R. K. Tiwari, and J. N. Behera, Organic-Inorganic hybrid three-dimensional metal sulfite-oxalate with honeycomb-like structures,  Dalton Trans., 2017, 46, 5911.

32. S.  Bhowmick, A. Jana, S. R. Marri, P. Gupta, J. N. Behera, B. B. Mandal, and N. Das, Pyrazine based Pt(II) bis-alkynyl organometallic complexes: synthesis, characterization, and cytotoxic effect on A549 human lung carcinoma cells, Appl Organomet Chem., 2017, 31, e3824.

31. S. R. Marri, S. Rath, C. S. Rout and J. N. Behera, 3D cuboidal vanadium diselenide embedded reduced graphene oxide hybrid structures with enhanced supercapacitor properties, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 228.

30. S. R. Marri, S. Mahana, D. Topwal and J. N. Behera, Synthesis and characterization of layered metal sulfates containing MII3(µ3 -OH/F)2(M = Mg, Co) diamond Chains, Dalton Trans., 2017, 46, 1105.

29. A. S. Singh, R. K. Tiwari, M. M. Lee, J. N. Behera, S.-S. Sun and V. Chandrashekhar, Structural Tuning of Anion Templated Motifs with External Stimuli Through Crystal-to-Crystal Transformation, Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 762.

28. S. R. Marri, J. Kumar, K. Panyarat, S. Horike and J. N. Behera, Kagome-type isostructural 3D-transition metal fluorosulfates with spin 3/2 and 1: Synthesis, Structure and Characterization,  Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 17792.

27. R. Gupta, S. Prabhakar, J. N. Behera and F. Hussain, Sandwich type organic-inorganic hybrid of 3d–4f heterometallic containing germanotungstates [{Cu2(1,10-phen)2(μ-CH3COO)2}Ln(α-GeW11O39)2]11 âˆ’: Syntheses, crystal structures, magnetic and photoluminescence properties, Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2016, 74, 72.

26. S. Prabhakar, R. Gupta, J. N. Behera and F. Hussain,  Sandwich type organic-inorganic hybrid of silicotungstates [{Cu2(1,10-phen)2(μ-CH3COO)2}Ln(α-SiW11O39)2]11 âˆ’{Ln = PrIII(1a), NdIII(2a), SmIII(3a), EuIII(4a), GdIII(5a) and DyIII(6a)}: Syntheses, crystal structures, photoluminescence and magnetic properties, Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2016, 72, 117.

25. S. Rath, S. R. Marri, J. N. Behera and C. S. Rout, High Energy Density Supercapacitors based on Patronite/ Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes/Reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrids, Eur J. Inorg. Chem., 2016, 259. 
24. S, Bhowmick, S. Chakraborty, S. Marri, J. N. Behera, A. Das, and N. Das, Mixed Pyrazine/Pyridine Tectons: Synthesis, Self-Assembly and Conformational Selectivity in Host Guest Interaction, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 8992.

23. R. K. Tiwari, J. Kumar and J. N. Behera,  The First Organically Templated Open-Framework Metal-Sulfites with Layered and Three-Dimensional Diamondoid Structures, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 1282.
22. R. Gupta, F. Hussain, J. N. Behera, A. M. Bossoh, I. M. Mbomekalle, and P. de Oliveira, Syntheses, crystal structure, electrochemistry and luminescence properties of lanthano-germanotungstates, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 99754-99765. 
21. R. K. Tiwari, J. Kumar  and J. N. Behera,  Organically Templated Linear Metal Sulfites, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 96034. 
20. R. K. Tiwari, J. Kumar  and J. N. Behera,  H‒bond Supported Coordination Polymers of Transition Metal Sulfites with Different Dimensionalities, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 78389.
19. S. Rath, S. R. Marri, N. A. Lanzillo, S. Moshkalev, S. K. Nayak, C. S. Rout and J. N. Behera, Supercapacitors based on patronite-reduced graphene oxide hybrids:experimental and theoretical insights, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 18874 (Cover Page).
18. J. N. Behera, J. Bhattacharjee, S. Horike, S. R. Marri and P. Dahiya, Synthesis and characterization of robust three-dimensional chiral metal sulfates, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 50435.
17. S. R. Marri and J. N. Behera, Synthesis, Structure and Photoluminescence Properties of Open-Framework Bismuth Sulfates with Layered and Three Dimensional Structures, J. Solid State Chem. 2014, 210, 15. 
16. C. M. Nagaraja, J. N. Behera, T. K. Maji, S. K. Pati and C. N. R. Rao, Organically-templated Kagome compounds containing two transition metal ions, Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 6947.

15. J. N. Behera, D. M. D'Alessandro, N. Soheilnia and J. R. Long, Synthesis and characterization of ruthenium and iron-ruthenium Prussian blue analogues, Chem. Mater., 2009, 21, 1922.
14. J. N. Behera and C. N. R. Rao, Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of an amine-templated Mn2+ (S = 5/2) sulfate with the Kagome structure, Dalton Trans., 2007, 669.
13. J. N. Behera, A. Sundaresan, S. K. Pati and C. N. R. Rao, Magnetic properties of Ni2+ Kagome system, Chem.Phys.Chem. 2007, 8, 217.
12. J. N. Behera and C. N. R. Rao, Synthesis and magnetic properties of an amine-templated Fe2+ (S = 2) sulfate with a distorted kagome structure, Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 9475.
11. J. N. Behera and C. N. R. Rao, Amine-templated one-dimensional metal sulfates including a mixed-valent Fe compound with a half-kagome structure, Chem. Asian J., 2006, 1, 742.
10. J. N. Behera and C. N. R. Rao, A Ni2+ (S = 1) Kagome compound templated by 1,4-diazacubane, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 9334.
9. C. N. R. Rao, J. N. Behera and M. Dan, Organically-templated metal sulfates, selenites and selenates, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2006, 35, 375.
8. J. N. Behera and C. N. R. Rao, Organically-templated zinc and thorium sulfates with chain and layered structures, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2005, 631, 3030.
7. J. N. Behera and C. N. R. Rao, Coordination polymers with Co(II) sulfate layers linked by alkanediamines of varying chain length, Can. J. Chem., 2005, 83, 668.
6. C. N. R. Rao, M. Dan and J. N. Behera,  Chemical design of materials: A case study of inorganic open-framework materials, Pure Appl. Chem. 2005, 77, 1655.
5. C. N. R. Rao, E. V. Sampathkumaran, R. Nagarajan, G. Paul, J. N. Behera and Amitava Choudhury, Synthesis, structure and the unusual magnetic properties of an amine-templated iron(II) sulfate possessing the Kagomé lattice, Chem. Mater., 2004, 16, 1441.
4. J. N. Behera, G. Paul, A. Choudhury and C. N. R. Rao, An organically templated Co(II) sulfate with the kagome lattice, Chem. Commun., 2004, 456.
3. J. N. Behera, K. V. Gopalkrishnan and C. N. R. Rao, Synthesis, structrure and magnetic properties of amine-templated open-framework nickel(II) sulfates, Inorg. Chem., 2004, 43, 2636.
2. J. N. Behera,  A. A. Ayi and C. N. R. Rao, The first organically templated open-framework metal selenate with a three-dimensional architecture, Chem. Commun., 2004, 968. 
1. M. Dan, J. N. Behera and C. N. R. Rao, Organically templated rare earth sulfates with three-dimensional and layered structures, J. Mater. Chem., 2004, 14, 1257. 

1    Porous Magnetic Materials: My group is focusing on synthesizing materials that are both porous as well as magnetic because of their potential applications in separation of air and absorption of oxygen from air in a non-cryogenic process.

2    Supercapacitors for layered composite Materials: Layered composite materials of metal chalchogenides with reduced graphene oxide are being prepared and their supercapacitor capacity is being tested, as these materials shows potential applications in storage devices.

3. Sustainable Energy Materials: Materials for Li-ion batteries, Na/K-ion batteries, Li-S batteries, All Solid State Batteries. 

4. Electrocatalyst for Water Splitting: Designing New Catalysts based on earth abundant non-precious elements such as Ni, Co, Fe, Mn, Cu, S, Se, Te, N and P which show high catalytic activity for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) - the two half-cell reactions for water splitting. 

5. Organic-Inorganic hybrid materials: Organic-inorganic hybrid open-framework bismuth sulfates with the layered and three-dimensional structures have been synthesized and characterized. The arrangement in bismuth atom in one of the compound suggests the presence of stereo active lone pair of electrons. All compounds show good fluorescence properties exhibiting blue luminescence.  

Characterization Techniques using Instruments:

X-ray Diffractometer (single crystal and powder), SQUID Magnetometer, Gas Adsorption and separation, TGA, DSC, NMR, UV-VIS, FT-IR, NMR, Conductivity, Electrochemistry, EDX, SEM, TEM, GCMS, HPLC and Confocal Microscope

CORE: 

C201: Basic Inorganic Chemistry, 

C304: Coordination Chemistry 

C241: Chemistry Lab III, 

C342: Inorganic Chemistry Lab

ELECTIVES: 

C552: Solid State Chemistry, 

C554: Crystallography