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Debabrata Pradhan is affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in India. Their research spans multiple fields focused primarily on materials science and engineering, with significant attention to materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and renewable energy applications.

Their main research areas involve electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced battery technologies, and photocatalysis techniques. Further topics addressed in their work include supercapacitor materials and fabrication, crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, and fuel cells and related materials.

Pradhan has published extensively in a variety of scientific journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • Electrochimica Acta

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • A critical review on transition metal phosphide based catalyst for electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction: Gibbs free energy, composition, stability, and true identity of active site (2022, Coordination Chemistry Reviews)
  • 2D MOFs with Ni(II), Cu(II), and Co(II) as Efficient Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts: Rationalization of Catalytic Performance vs Structure of the MOFs and Potential of the Redox Couples (2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)
  • Electrodeposited Ni-Cu alloy coatings on mild steel for enhanced corrosion properties (2020, Applied Surface Science)
  • Novel low-cost activated algal biochar as a cathode catalyst for improving performance of microbial fuel cell (2020, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments)
  • In Situ Grown Mn(II) MOF upon Nickel Foam Acts as a Robust Self-Supporting Bifunctional Electrode for Overall Water Splitting: A Bimetallic Synergistic Collaboration Strategy (2022, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)

Pradhan collaborates frequently with several peers who contribute to their research output. The most common coauthors include:

  • Debanjali Ghosh
  • Kumar Biradha
  • Anindita Goswami
  • Biraj Kanta Satpathy
  • Sudhir Kumar

Their body of work reflects a focus on developing and understanding materials for applications in energy conversion devices, particularly in electrocatalysis and energy storage technologies. Their interdisciplinary efforts bridge materials chemistry and engineering, aiming to address challenges related to sustainable and efficient energy solutions.

Best Publications

  • Band gap engineered TiO2 nanoparticles for visible light induced photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic studies

    Mohammad Mansoob Khan;Sajid A. Ansari;D. Pradhan;M. Omaish Ansari

  • Synergy of Low-Energy {101} and High-Energy {001} TiO2 Crystal Facets for Enhanced Photocatalysis

    Nitish Roy;Youngku Sohn;Debabrata Pradhan

  • Defect-Induced Band Gap Narrowed CeO2 Nanostructures for Visible Light Activities

    Mohammad Mansoob Khan;Sajid Ali Ansari;Debabrata Pradhan;Do Hung Han

  • Controlled Growth of Two-Dimensional and One-Dimensional ZnO Nanostructures on Indium Tin Oxide Coated Glass by Direct Electrodeposition

    Debabrata Pradhan;Kam Tong Leung

  • Nanoscale Shape and Size Control of Cubic, Cuboctahedral, and Octahedral Cu−Cu2O Core−Shell Nanoparticles on Si(100) by One-Step, Templateless, Capping-Agent-Free Electrodeposition

    Abdullah Radi;Debabrata Pradhan;Youngku Sohn;K. T. Leung

  • A Metal-Free Covalent Organic Polymer for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

    Bidhan Chandra Patra;Santimoy Khilari;Rabindra Nath Manna;Sujan Mondal

  • An Efficient, Visible Light Driven, Selective Oxidation of Aromatic Alcohols and Amines with O2 Using BiVO4/g-C3N4 Nanocomposite: A Systematic and Comprehensive Study toward the Development of a Photocatalytic Process

    Subhajyoti Samanta;Santimoy Khilari;Debabrata Pradhan;Rajendra Srivastava

  • Hierarchical nanostructured WO3-SnO2 for selective sensing of volatile organic compounds.

    Arpan Kumar Nayak;Ruma Ghosh;Sumita Santra;Prasanta Kumar Guha

  • Controlled synthesis and catalytic activity of copper sulfide nanostructured assemblies with different morphologies.

    Joyjit Kundu;Debabrata Pradhan

  • Adsorption/photocatalytic activity and fundamental natures of BiOCl and BiOClxI1−x prepared in water and ethylene glycol environments, and Ag and Au-doping effects

    Won Joo Kim;Debabrata Pradhan;Bong-Ki Min;Youngku Sohn

  • Controlled Synthesis of CuS/TiO2 Heterostructured Nanocomposites for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation through Water Splitting.

    Moumita Chandra;Kousik Bhunia;Debabrata Pradhan

  • High Performance Solid-State Asymmetric Supercapacitor using Green Synthesized Graphene–WO3 Nanowires Nanocomposite

    Arpan Kumar Nayak;Ashok Kumar Das;Debabrata Pradhan

  • High-performance, flexible enzymatic glucose biosensor based on ZnO nanowires supported on a gold-coated polyester substrate.

    Debabrata Pradhan;Farnaz Niroui;K. T. Leung

  • Graphene supported α-MnO2 nanotubes as a cathode catalyst for improved power generation and wastewater treatment in single-chambered microbial fuel cells

    Santimoy Khilari;Soumya Pandit;M. M. Ghangrekar;Debabrata Das

  • A New Triazine-Based Covalent Organic Framework for High-Performance Capacitive Energy Storage.

    Piyali Bhanja;Kousik Bhunia;Sabuj K. Das;Debabrata Pradhan

  • Bifunctional Manganese Ferrite/Polyaniline Hybrid as Electrode Material for Enhanced Energy Recovery in Microbial Fuel Cell.

    Santimoy Khilari;Soumya Pandit;Jhansi L. Varanasi;Debabrata Das

  • Bimetallic PtAu Alloy Nanoparticles-Integrated g-C3N4 Hybrid as an Efficient Photocatalyst for Water-to-Hydrogen Conversion.

    Kousik Bhunia;Moumita Chandra;Santimoy Khilari;Debabrata Pradhan

  • Vertical Growth of Two-Dimensional Zinc Oxide Nanostructures on ITO-Coated Glass: Effects of Deposition Temperature and Deposition Time

    D. Pradhan;K. T. Leung

  • Nanocomposites for Visible Light-induced Photocatalysis

    Mohammad Mansoob Khan;Debabrata Pradhan;Youngku Sohn

  • Engineered Electronic States of Transition Metal Doped TiO2 Nanocrystals for Low Overpotential Oxygen Evolution Reaction

    Nitish Roy;Youngku Sohn;Kam Tong Leung;Debabrata Pradhan

  • Adsorption and UV/Visible photocatalytic performance of BiOI for methyl orange, Rhodamine B and methylene blue: Ag and Ti-loading effects

    Yohan Park;Yulyi Na;Debabrata Pradhan;Bong-Ki Min

Frequent Co-Authors

Youngku Sohn
Youngku Sohn Chungnam National University
Asim Bhaumik
Asim Bhaumik Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Mohammad Mansoob Khan
Mohammad Mansoob Khan Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Yoshinori Ando
Yoshinori Ando Meijo University
Makarand M. Ghangrekar
Makarand M. Ghangrekar Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kumar Biradha
Kumar Biradha Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Rajendra Srivastava
Rajendra Srivastava Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Biswarup Satpati
Biswarup Satpati Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
Debabrata Das
Debabrata Das Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
I-Nan Lin
I-Nan Lin Tamkang University

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