Publications
2024
50. Restricting Anion Migrations by Atomic Layer-Deposited Alumina on Perovskite Nanocrystals while Preserving Structural and Optical Properties
Radha Rathod, Samadhan Kapse, Dipayan Pal, Manash R. Das, Ranjit Thapa, and Pralay K. Santra; Chemistry of Materials (DOI : 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c03113)
2023
49. Short-Wave Infrared Emissions from Te4+ – Ln3+ (Ln: Er, Yb)-Codoped Cs2NaInCl6 Double Perovskites
Habibul Arfin, Radha Rathod, Ajinkya Sundarnath Shingote, K. R. Priolkar, Pralay K. Santra, and Angshuman Nag; Chemistry of Materials 2023, 35, 78133 - 7143 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c01413)
48. Realizing the lowest bandgap and exciton binding energy in a two-dimensional lead halide system
Debasmita Pariari, Sakshi Mehta, Sayak Mandal, Arup Mahata, Titas Pramanik, Sujit Kamilya, Arya Vidhan, Tayur N. Guru Row, Pralay K. Santra, Shaibal Sarkar, Filippo De Angelis, Abhishake Mondal, D. D. Sarma; Journal of American Chemical Society, 2023,145, 15896−15905 ( DOI :10.1021/jacs.3c03300)
47. Unique Chiro-optical Properties of the Weakly-2D (R-/S-MBA)2CuBr4 Hybrid Material
Ranjan Das, Modasser Hossain, Arup Mahata, Diptikanta Swain, Filippo De Angelis, Pralay K. Santra, and D. D. Sarma; ACS Materials Letter, 2023, 5, 1556 – 1564 (DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.3c00268)
46. Defect Passivation Results in the Stability of Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals
Swati Khurana, Md. Samim Hassan, Priyesh Yadav, Trupthi Devaiah Chonamada, Manash R. Das*, Pralay K. Santra,* Dibyajyoti Ghosh,* Sameer Sapra*; Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2023, 127, 3355 – 3366 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c08508)
2022
45. Spray-coated micropatterning of metal halide perovskite for anticounterfeiting fluorescent tags
Modasser Hossain, Pralay K. Santra; Nanotechnology, 2022 (DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac96f6)
44. Probing Chemical-Composition-Induced Heterostructures and Interfaces in Lead Halide Perovskites
Radha Rathod, Pralay K. Santra; Langmuir, 2022, (DOI:10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01586)
43. Plasma-Treated CsPbBr3 Nanocrystal Films for Anticounterfeiting Applications
Radha Rathod, Ranjan Das, Manash R. Das, Pralay K. Santra; ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022, (DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c02034)
42. Vacancy Assisted Growth of Copper Tantalum Sulfide Nanocrystals
Anamul Haque, Soheil Ershadrad, Trupthi Devaiah Chonamada, Dipankar Saha, Biplab Sanyal, Pralay K. Santra; Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022, (DOI: 10.1039/D2TA02714C)
41. MoSe2/SnS Nanoheterostructures for Water Splitting
Ajeet Singh, Jyoti Rohilla, Md. Samim Hassan, Trupthi Devaiah C., Pravin P. Ingole, Pralay K. Santra, Dibyajyoti Ghosh, Sameer Sapra; ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022, 5, 4293 - 4304. (DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c00233)
2021
40. Aesthetically Acceptable, Breath Friendly Triboelectric Face Masks: Design, Fabrication and its Efficacy
Pralay K. Santra, Ashutosh Kumar Singh, Giridhar U. Kulkarni, Suman Kundu, Tejaswini S. Rao, Mukhesh K. Ganesha; Energy Tecchnology, 2021, 2100614, 1 - 6. (DOI: 10.1002/ente.202100614)
39. Understanding the Transformation of 2D Layered Perovskites to 3D Perovskites in the Sonochemical Synthesis
Modasser Hossain, Trupthi Devaiah Chonamada, and Pralay K. Santra; J. Phys. Chem. C 2021, 125, 12131–12139 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c02227)
2020
38. Insights into the Interparticle Mixing of CsPbBr3 and CsPbI3 Nanocubes: Halide Ion Migration and the Kinetics
Anamul Haque, Trupthi Devaiah Chonamada, Arka Bikash Dey, Pralay K. Santra; Nanoscale 2020, 12, 20840-20848 (DOI: 10.1039/D0NR05771A)
37. Templating Effect of Single-layer Graphene Supported by an Insulating Substrate on the Molecular Orientation of Lead Phthalocyanine
K. Priya Madhuri, Abhay A. Sagade, Pralay K. Santra, Neena S. John; Beilstein Journal Nanotechnology, 2020, 11, 814 - 820 (DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.11.66)
36. Photoisomerization-Driven Photoluminescence Modulation in CdSeS Gradient Quantum Dot/Liquid Crystal Nanocomposites
Pragnya Satapathy, V. Navyashree, Pralay K. Santra, S. Krishna Prasad; ChemPhotoChem 2020, 4, 413-219 (DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201900293)
35. Degradation Studies of Cs3Sb2I9: A Lead-Free Perovskite
Trupthi Devaiah Chonamada, Arka Bikas Dey, Pralay K. Santra; ACS Applied Energy Materials 2020, 3, 47–55 (DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.9b01899)
2019
34. Origin of Luminescence-based Detection of Metal Ions by Mn doped ZnS Quantum Dots
Trupthi Devaiah Chonamada, Bhagwati Sharma, Jayashree Nagesh, Abhishek Shibu, Shyamashis Das, Kommula Bramhaiah, Nasani Rajendar, Neena S. John, Pralay K. Santra; Chemistry Select 2019, 4, 13551 - 13557 (DOI: 10.1002/slct.201903769)
33. Current Mapping of Lead Phthalocyanine Thin Films in the Presence of Gaseous Dopants
Priya K. Madhuri, Pralay K. Santra, Florian Bertram, and Neena Susan John; Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2019, 21, 22955 - 22965 (DOI: 10.1039/C9CP03873F)
32. Synergistic Path for Dual Anisotropic and Electrically Switchable Emission From a Nanocomposite of CsPbBr3 Quantum Cuboids and Nematic Liquid Crystal
Pragnya Satapathy, Pralay K. Santra, S. Krishna Prasad; Crystals, 2019, 9, 378 (DOI: 10.3390/cryst9080378)
31. Understanding the Chemical Nature of the Buried Nanostructures in Low Thermal Conductive Sb-Doped SnTe by Variable Energy Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Anamul Haque, Ananya Banik, Rahul Mahavir Varma, Indranil Sarkar, Kanishka Biswas, Pralay K. Santra; Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2019, 123, 10272 - 10279 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b01081)
30. Anisotropic Fast Electrically Switchable Emission from Composites of CsPbBr3 Perovskite Quantum Cuboids in a Nematic Liquid Crystal
Pragnya Satapathy, Pralay K. Santra, Anamul Haque, C. V. Yelamaggad, Shyamashis Das, S. Krishna Prasad; Advanced Optical Material, 2019, 1801408 (DOI: 10.1002/adom.201801408)
2018
29. Influence of Iodine Doping on the Structure, Morphology, and Physical Properties of Manganese Phthalocyanine Thin Films
K. Priya Madhuri, Neena S. John, S. Angappane, Pralay K. Santra, F. Bertram; Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2018, 122, 28075 - 28084 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b08205)
28. Internal Heterostructure of Anion Exchanged Cesium Lead Halide Nanocubes
Anamul Haque, Vikash Kumar Ravi, G. Shiva Shanker, Indranil Sarkar, Angshuman Nag, Pralay K. Santra; Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2018, 122, 13399 - 13406 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b11118)
2017
27. Size-Induced Enhancement of Carrier Density, LSPR Quality Factor, and Carrier Mobility in Cr-Sn Doped In2O3 Nanocrystals
Bharat Tandon, Anur Yadav, Deepak Khurana, Pranavi Reddy, Pralay K. Santra, and Angshuman Nag; Chemistry of Materials 2017, 29, 9360-9368 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b03351)
26. Origin of Substitution Mechanism for the Binding of Organic Ligands on the Surface of CsPbBr3 Perovskite Nanocubes
Vikash Kumar Ravi, Pralay K. Santra, Niharika Joshi, Jeetender Chugh, Sachin Kumar Singh, Håkan Rensmo, Prasenjit Ghosh, and Angshuman Nag; J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2017, 11, 4988 - 4994 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b02192)
25. Highly Efficient Flexible Quantum Dot Solar Cells with Improved Electron Extraction Using MgZnO Nanocrystals
Xiaoliang Zhang, Pralay K. Santra, Lei Tian, Malin B. Johansson, Håkan Rensmo, and Erik M. J. Johansson; ACS Nano 2017, 11, 8478 - 8487 (DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b04332)
2016
24. Molecular Ligands Control Superlattice Structure and Crystallite Orientation in Colloidal Quantum Dot Solids
Pralay K. Santra,* Axel F. Palmstrom, Christopher J. Tassone, and Stacey F. Bent.*, 2016, 28, 7072 - 7081. Chem. Mater., 2016, 28, 7072 - 7081 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b03076)
23. Impact of Conformality and Crystallinity for Ultrathin 4 nm Compact TiO2 Layers in Perovskite Solar Cells
Katherine E. Roelofs, Vanessa L. Pool, Dara A. Bobb-Semple, Axel F. Palmstrom, Pralay K. Santra, Douglas G. Van Campen, Michael F. Toney, Stacey F. Bent.; Advanced Material Interfaces 2016, 3, 1600580 (DOI: 10.1002/admi.201600580)
2015
22. Atomic Layer Deposition in Nanostructured Photovoltaics: Tuning Optical, Surface and Electronic Properties
Axel F. Palmstrom, Pralay K. Santra, and Stacey F. Bent; Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 12266 - 12283 (DOI: 10.1039/C5NR02080H)
21. Improving Performance in Colloidal Quantum Dot Solar Cells by Tuning Band Alignment through Surface Dipole Moments
Pralay K. Santra, Axel F. Palmstrom, and Stacey F. Bent; Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2015, 119, 2996 - 3005 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b00341)
2014
20. Role of Mn2+ in Quantum Dot Solar Cell
Pralay K. Santra, and Yong-Siou Chen; Electrochimica Acta, 2014, 146, 654 - 658 (DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.08.145)
19. STM Verifications of the Reduction of the Young's Modulus of CdS Nanoparticles at Smaller Sizes
A. Hazarika, E. Peretz, V. Dikovsky, Pralay K. Santra , R. Z. Shneck, D. D. Sarma, and Y. Manassen; Surface Science, 2014, 630, 89 - 95 (DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2014.07.006)
18. Determination of Internal Structures of Heterogeneous Nanocrystals using Variable Energy Photoemission Spectroscopy
Sumanta Mukherjee, Abhijit Hazarika, Pralay K. Santra , Ahmed L. Abdelhady, Mohammad Azad Malik, Mihaela Gorgoi, P. O'Brien, O. Karis, and D. D. Sarma; Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2014, 118, 15534 - 15540 (DOI: 10.1021/jp504283m)
17. Microscopic Description of the Evolution of the Local Structure and an Evaluation of the Chemical Pressure Concept in a Solid Solution
Soham Mukherjee, Angshuman Nag, Vancho Kocevski, Pralay K. Santra, Mahalingam Balasubramanian, Soma Chattopadhyay, Tomohiro Shibata, Franz Schaefers, Jan Rusz, Celine Gerard, Olle Eriksson, C. U. Segre, and D. D. Sarma; Physical Review B, 2014, 89, 224105 (DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.89.224105)
16. Charge Transfer Mediation Through CuxS. The Hole Story of CdSe in Polysulfide
James G. Radich, Nevin R. Peeples, Pralay K. Santra, and Prashant V. Kamat; Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2014, 118, 16463 - 16471 (DOI: 10.1021/jp4113365)
15. Beyond the "Coffee Ring": Re-Entrant Ordering in an Evaporation Driven Self-Assembly in Colloidal Suspension on a Substrate
Sumanta Mukherjee, Arnab Saha, Pralay K. Santra, Surajit Sengupta, and D. D. Sarma; Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2014, 118, 2559 - 2567 (DOI: 10.1021/jp4124452)
14. Driving Charge Separation for Hybrid Solar Cells: Photo-induced Hole Transfer in Conjugated Copolymer and Semiconductor Nanoparticle Assemblies
Y. Wang, K. Liu, P. Mukherjee, D. A. Hines, Pralay K. Santra, H. Y. Shen, Prashant V. Kamat, and D. H. Waldeck; Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2014, 16, 5066 - 5070 (DOI: 10.1039/C3CP55210A)
2013-2007
13. Earth-Abundant Cobalt Pyrite (CoS2) Thin Film on Glass as a Robust, High-Performance Counter Electrode for Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells
Matthew S. Faber, Kwangsuk Park, Miguel Caban-Acevedo, Pralay K. Santra, and Song Jin; Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2013, 4 , 1843 - 1849 (DOI: 10.1021/jz400642e)
12. CuInS2-Sensitized Quantum Dot Solar Cell. Electrophoretic Deposition, Excited-State Dynamics, and Photovoltaic Performance
Pralay K. Santra, Pratheesh V. Nair, K. George Thomas, and Prashant V. Kamat; Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2013, 4, 722 - 729 (DOI: 10.1021/jz400181m)
11. X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy: A Unique Tool to Determine the Internal Heterostructure of Nanoparticles
D. D. Sarma, Pralay K. Santra, Sumanta Mukherjee, and Angshuman Nag; Chemistry of Materials, 2013, 25, 1222 - 1232 (DOI: 10.1021/cm303567d)
10. Tandem-Layered Quantum Dot Solar Cells: Tuning the Photovoltaic Response with Luminescent Ternary Cadmium Chalcogenides
Pralay K. Santra, and Prashant V. Kamat; Journal of American Chemical Society, 2013, 135, 877 - 885 (DOI: 10.1021/ja310737m)
9. Mn-Doped Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells: A Strategy to Boost Efficiency over 5%
Pralay K. Santra, and Prashant V. Kamat; Journal of American Chemical Society, 2012, 134, 2508 - 2511 (DOI: 0.1021/ja211224s)
8. Synchronized Energy and Electron Transfer Processes in Covalently Linked CdSe-Squarine Dye-TiO2 Light Harvesting Assembly
Hyunbong Choi, Pralay K. Santra, and Prashant V. Kamat; ACS Nano, 2012, 6, 5718 - 5726 (DOI: 10.1021/nn301982e)
7. Crystal Structure of Quenched and In-field Electroluminescent Phosphors
G. R. Fern, T. Ireland, P. Harris, J. Silver, R. Withnall, A. Salimian, Pralay K. Santra, M. Leoni, A. Erko, A. Lennie and C. C. Tang; DLS Proceedings, 2011, 1, e106 (DOI: 10.1017/S2044820110000055)
6. Prevention of Photooxidation in Blue-Green Emitting Cu Doped ZnSe Nanocrystals
Santanu Jana, Bhupendra B. Srivastava, Shinjita Acharya, Pralay K. Santra, Nikhil R. Jana, D. D. Sarma, and Narayan Pradhan; Chemical Communications, 2010, 46, 2853 - 2855 (DOI: 10.1039/B925980E)
5. Growth Kinetics of ZnO Nanocrystals in the Presence of a Base: Effect of the Size of the Alkali Cation
Pralay K. Santra, Sumanta Mukherjee, and D. D. Sarma; Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2010, 114, 22113 - 22118 (DOI: 10.1021/jp108613f)
4. Origin of the Enhanced Photoluminescence from Semiconductor CdSeS Nanocrystals
D. D. Sarma, Angshuman Nag, Pralay K. Santra, Akshay Kumar, Sameer Sapra, and Priya Mahadevan; Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2010, 1, 2149 - 2153 (DOI: 10.1021/jz100698m)
3. Investigation of the Internal Heterostructure of Highly Luminescent Quantum Qot-Quantum Well Nanocrystals
Pralay K. Santra, Ranjani Viswanatha, Steve M. Daniels, Nigel L. Pickett, Jason M. Smith, Paul O'Brien, and D. D. Sarma; Journal of American Chemical Society, 2009, 131, 470 - 471 (DOI: 10.1021/ja8033075)
2. Self Assembly and Electronic Structure of ZnO Nanocrystals
Ranjani Viswanatha, Pralay K. Santra, and D. D. Sarma; Journal of Cluster Science, 2009, 20, 389 - 398 (DOI: 10.1007/s10876-009-0253-6)
1. Growth Mechanism of Nanocrystals in Solution: ZnO, a Case Study
Ranjani Viswanatha, Pralay K. Santra, Dasgupta, Chandan Dasgupta, and D. D. Sarma; Physical Review Letters, 2007, 98, 255501 (DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.255501)