Associate Professor
BSc: University of Calcutta, 2000
MSc: University of Calcutta, 2002
PhD: University of Calcutta (Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics), 2012
Email: rupakb@iitgn.ac.in
Research Interests: Renewable Energy, Nanoscience in Energy Applications, Physics of Surface and Interfaces, Ferroelectricity, Piezoelectricity, Structure Property Relationship, Mechanical Energy Harvesting, Plasmonics, Electrochemistry in Energy Applications
Prof Rupak Banerjee’s research focuses on the materials having potential uses in emerging global technologies, especially in energy and environment. Halide perovskites and transition metal dichalcogenides are among several classes of materials undergoing unprecedented research due to their remarkable optoelectronic properties that have found enormous utility in next-generation solar cells, photodetectors, LEDs, sensors, memory devices, batteries, supercapacitors and mechanical energy harvesters. He works in active collaborations with groups affiliated with National and International Institutions and Universities. Some of them include- ANL USA, Univ. of Tuebingen, Germany, Univ. of Graz, Austria, IISER Pune, IACS Kolkata, PDEU Gandhinagar, IIT Bombay, etc.
Lab
Nanomaterials and Surface Science Lab, link: https://rupakb1.wixsite.com/rupakbanerjee
Publications
High Piezoresponse in Low-dimensional Inorganic Halide Perovskite for Mechanical Energy Harvesting.
A. Sahoo, T. Paul, N. H. Makani, S. Maiti, R. Banerjee, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 6, 4484-4497 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SE00786J
Synthesis, electrical transport mechanisms and photovoltaic characteristics of p-ZnIn2Se4/n-CdTe thin film heterojunction.
D. K. Dhruv, B. H. Patel, N. Agrawal, R. Banerjee, S. D. Dhruv, P. B. Patel, V. Patel, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-08755-z
Photoelectrocatalytic CO2 Reduction Using Stable Lead-Free Bimetallic CsAgBr2 Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals.
N. H. Makani, M. Singh, T. Paul, A. Sahoo, J. Nama, S. Sharma, R. Banerjee, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 920, 116583 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116583
Temperature-dependent dielectric properties of CsPb2Br5: a 2D inorganic halide perovskite.
A. Sahoo, T. Paul, S. Maiti, R. Banerjee, Nanotechnology 33, 195703 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ac4fe5
Fabrication of Silver Nanodomes embedded Zinc Oxide Nanorods for enhanced Raman Spectroscopy.
S. Vemuri, S. Khanna, Utsav, S. Paneliya, V. Takhar, R. Banerjee, I. Mukhopadhyay, Colloids and Surfaces A 639, 128336 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128336
Highly stable n-hexacosane loaded exfoliated graphite nanosheets for enhanced thermal energy storage application.
S. Paneliya, S. Khanna, Utsav, N. H. Makani, R. Banerjee, I. Mukhopadhyay, Journal of Energy Storage 48, 103903 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2021.103903
Recent advances in g-C3N4 based gas sensors for the detection of toxic and flammable gases: a review.
V. S. Bhati, V. Takhar, R. Raliya, M. Kumar, R. Banerjee, Nano Express 3, 014003 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-959X/ac477b
Thermal crowning mechanism in gold–silica nanocomposites: plasmonic-photonic pairing in archetypal two-dimensional structures.
Utsav, S. Khanna, N. H. Makani, S. Paneliya, I. Mukhopadhyay, R. Banerjee, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 23, 17197-17207 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CP03002G
On the Origin of Gap States in Molecular Semiconductors – A Combined UPS, AFM, and X-ray Diffraction Study.
J. Hagenlocker, N. Scheffczyk, K. Broch, G. Duva, N. Rußegger, L. Egenberger, R. Banerjee, S. Kera, F. Schreiber, A. Hinderhofer, J. Phys. Chem. C 125, 17929 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c03096
Controlled restructuring of bidisperse silica nanospheres for size-selective nanowire growth.
Utsav, S. Khanna, S. Paneliya, N. H. Makani, I. Mukhopadhyay, R. Banerjee, Materials Chemistry and Physics 273, 125063 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2021.125063
Gas Sensing Performance of 2D Nanomaterials/Metal Oxide Nanocomposites: A Review.
V. S. Bhati, M. Kumar, R. Banerjee, J. Mater. Chem. C 9, 8776-8808 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1039/D1TC01857D
Influence of Substitutional Groups on the Ordering and Crystallization of Amphiphilic Silsesquioxanes at the Air−Water Interface.
Utsav, W. Bu, B. Lin, R. Banerjee, Langmuir 37, 6232 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00420
Core shell paraffin/silica nanocomposite: A promising phase change material for Thermal Energy Storage.
S. Paneliya, S. Khanna, Utsav, A. P. Singh, Y. K. Patel, A. Vanpariya, N. H. Makani, R. Banerjee, I. Mukhopadhyay, Renewable Energy 167, 591 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.11.118
Unravelling Camphor mediated synthesis of TiO2 nanorods over shape memory alloy for efficient energy harvesting.
S. Khanna, P. Marathey, Utsav, R. Patel, S. Paneliya, R. Chaudhari, J. Vora, A. Ray, R. Banerjee, I. Mukhopadhyay, Applied Surface Science 541, 148489 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.148489
Fabrication of silicon nanohorns via soft lithography technique for photoelectrochemical application.
S. Khanna, Utsav, P. Marathey, S. Paneliya, A. Vanpariya, A. Ray, R. Banerjee, I. Mukhopadhyay, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 46, 16404 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.09.076
Controlled etching of silica nanospheres monolayer for template application: A systematic study.
Utsav, S. Khanna, S. Paneliya, A. Ray, I. Mukhopadhyay, R. Banerjee, Applied Surface Science 500, 144050 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.144050
Growth of titanium dioxide nanorod over shape memory material using chemical vapor deposition for energy conversion application.
S. Khanna, Utsav, R. Patel, P. Marathey, R. Chaudari, J. Vora, R. Banerjee, A. Ray, I. Mukhopadhyay, Materials Today: Proceedings 28, 475-479 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2019.10.035
Project
MoE-STARS with the title “Harnessing low cost, high efficiency stable photovoltaics based on layered hybrid perovskites”
