Nanomaterials and Catalysis Group
“The joy of discovery is certainly the liveliest that the mind of man can ever feel”
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Journal Publications (current year wise)
28. Kar, A., Olszówka, J., Sain, S., Montes, O., Fernández, A., Pradhan, S. K., Wheatley, A. (2018): Morphological effects on the photocatalytic properties of SnO2 nanostructures. In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. (In press).
27. Kar, A., Patra, A. (2018): Recent advances on the optical properties of Eu3+ ion in nano-systems. In: Reviews in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 18, 8047–8069.
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26. Kar, A., Sain, S., Rossouw, D., Knappett, B., Pradhan, S., Botton, G. A., Wheatley, A. (2017): Targeting low-cost type-II heterostructures: synthesis, structure and photoreactivity. In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 698, 944-956.
25. Kar, A., Sain, S., Rossouw, D., Knappett, B., Pradhan, S., Wheatley, A. (2016): Facile synthesis of SnO2-PbS nanocomposites with controlled structure for applications in photocatalysis. In: Nanoscale. 8, 2727-2739.
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24. Sain, S., Kar, A., Mukherjee, M., Das, D., Pradhan, S. (2016): Structure, optical and magnetic characterizations of Mn doped ZnS dilute magnetic semiconductor synthesized by mechanical alloying. In: Advanced Powder Technology. 27, 1790-1799.
23. Kar, A., Kundu, S., Patra, A. (2015): Lanthanide-doped nanocrystals: strategies for improving the efficiency of upconversion emission and their physical understanding. In: ChemPhysChem. 16, 505-521.
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22. Kar, A., Sain, S., Kundu, S., Bhattacharyya, A., Pradhan, S. K., Patra, A. (2015): Function of size and shape on photocatalytic properties of SnO2 nanocrystals. In: ChemPhysChem. 16, 1017-1025.
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21. Kar, A., Patra, A. (2014): Recent development of core-shell SnO2 nanostructures and their potential applications. In: Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 2, 6706-6722.
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20. Sain, S., Kar, A., Patra, A., Pradhan, S. K. (2014): Structural interpretation of SnO2 nanocrystals of different morphologies synthesized by microwave irradiation and hydrothermal methods. In: CrystEngComm. 16, 1079-1090.
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19. Sain, S., Kar, A., Patra, A., Pradhan, S. K. (2014): Microstructure and photoluminescence properties of ternary Cd0.2Zn0.8S quantum dots synthesized by mechanical alloying. In: Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 16, 2673(1)- 2673(15).
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18. Kar, A., Patra, A. (2013): Recent advances of doping of SnO2 nanocrystals for their potential applications. In: Transaction of Indian Ceramic Society. 72, 89-99.
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17. Kar, A., Kundu, A., Bhattacharyya, S., Mandal, S., Patra, A. (2013): Lanthanide based resonance energy transfer (LRET) between Ce-doped LaPO4 nanorods and coumarin 440 dye. In: RSC Advances. 3, 13372-13380.
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16. Vaidya, S., Kar, A., Patra, A., Ganguli, A. K. (2013): Core-shell (CS) nanostructures and their application based on magnetic and optical properties. In: Reviews in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 2, 106-126.
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15. Kar, A., Patra, A. (2012): Impacts of core-shell structures on properties of lanthanide-based nanocrystals: crystal phase, lattice strain, downconversion, upconversion and energy transfer. In: Nanoscale. 4, 3608-3619.
14. Kar, A., Kundu, S., Patra, A. (2012): A simple approach to generate efficient white light emission from ZnO-ionic liquid complex. In: RSC Advances. 2, 4879-4885.
13. Kar, A., Kundu, S., Patra, A. (2012): Photocatalytic properties of semiconductor SnO2/CdS heterostructure nanocrystals. In: RSC Advances. 2, 10222-10230.
12. Kundu, S., Kar, A., Patra, A. (2012): Morphology dependent luminescence properties of rare-earth doped lanthanum fluoride hierarchical microstructures. In: Journal of Luminescence. 132, 1400-1406.
11. Zhang, K., Holloway, T., Pradhan, A. K., Cui, Y., Bhattacharya, P., Burger, A., Kar, A., Patra, A. (2012): Synthesis and optical properties of Eu3+ and Tb3+ doped Gd2O3 nanotubes. In: Science of Advanced Materials, 4, 649-655.
10. Kar, A., Kundu, S., Patra, A. (2011): Surface defect related luminescence properties of SnO2 nanorods and nanoparticles. In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 115, 118-124.
9. Kar, A., Datta, A., Patra, A. (2010): Fabrication and optical properties of core/shell CdS/LaPO4:Eu nanorods. In: Journal of Materials Chemistry. 20, 916-922.
8. Ghosh, P., Kar, A., Patra, A. (2010): Structural changes and spectroscopic properties of Ce3+ ion doped sodium yttrium fluoride nanocrystals: influences of sonication and temperature. In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 114, 715-722.
7. Ghosh, P., Kar, A., Patra, A. (2010): Energy transfer study between Ce3+ and Tb3+ ions in doped and core-shell sodium yttrium fluoride nanocrystals. In: Nanoscale. 2, 1196-1202.
6. Ghosh, P., Kar, A., Patra, A. (2010): Structural and photoluminescence properties of doped and core-shell LaPO4: Eu3+ nanocrystals. In: Journal of Applied Physics. 108, 113506.
5. Datta, A., Paul, J., Kar, A., Patra, A., Sun, Z., Chen, L., Martin, J., Nolas, G. (2010): Facile chemical synthesis of nanocrystalline thermoelectric alloys based on Bi-Sb-Te-Se. In: Crystal Growth & Design. 10, 3983-3989.
4. Ghosh, P., Kundu, S., Kar, A., Ramanujachary, K. V., Lofland, S., Patra, A. (2010): Synthesis and characterization of different shaped Sm2O3 nanocrystals. In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 43, 405401.
3. Zhang, K., Dondapati, H., Holloway, T., Cao, W., Kar, A., Patra, A., Pradhan, A. K. (2010): Influence of morphological transformation on luminescence properties of europium-doped gadolinium oxide nanostructures. In: Journal of Nanophotonics. 4, 043517.
2. Kar, A., Patra, A. (2009): Optical and electrical properties of Eu3+ doped SnO2 nanocrystals. In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 113, 4375-4380.
1. Ghosh, P., Rosa, E., Oliva, J., Solis, D., Kar, A., Patra, A. (2009): Influence of surface coating on the upconversion emission properties of LaPO4:Yb/Tm core-shell nanorods. In: Journal of Applied Physics. 105, 113532-1-5.