Dr. Arindam Indra
Dr. Arindam Indra
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
IIT (BHU), Varanasi
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
India-221005
E-mail: arindam.chy@iitbhu.ac.in
Mobile: +919919080675
Academic Background
Ph.D with Prof. G. K. Lahiri, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India, 2011
M.Sc, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, 2006
B.Sc, Hooghly Mohsin College, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, 2004
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, India (2018-2025)
Assistant Research Professor, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea (2016-2018)
Group leader for the catalysis and synthesis group, BasCat, Berlin, Germany (2015-2016)
Postdoctoral research associate in the group of Prof. Matthias Driess, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany (2011-2014)
Selected Publications
(xvii) V. Kumar, S. K. Patel, S. Dhingra, D. Kumar, V. Vyas, K. Kailasam,*, E. S. S. Iyer,* A. Indra* J. Mater Chem. A 2025, 13, 39426-39435.
(xvi) A. Yadav, T. Ansari, P. Mannu, B. Singh, A. K. Singh, Y. -C. Huang, V. Kumar, S. Singh, C. L. Dong,* A. Indra* J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 29072-29080.
(xv) V. Kumar, V. Vyas, D. Kumar, A. K. Kushwaha, A Indra* Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 15448-15455.
(xiv) V. Vyas, P. Maurya, A. Indra*, Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 12339-12344
(xiii) V. Kumar, S. K. Patel, V. Vyas, D. Kumar, E. S. S. Iyer,* A. Indra*, Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 13218-13226.
(xii) V. Vyas, P. Maurya, A. Indra*, Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 12339-12344
(xi) B. Singh, P. Mannu; Y. -C. Huang, R. Prakash, S. Shen, C.-L. Dong, A. Indra*, Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed. 2022, 61, e202211585.
(x) A. K. Singh, S. Ji, B. Singh, C. Das, H. Choi,* P. W. Menezes,* A. Indra*, Materials Today Chemistry. 2021, 23, 100668.
(ix) B. Singh, O. Prakash, P. Maiti, P. W. Menezes, and A. Indra*, Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 15036-15039.
(viii) P. W. Menezes, A. Indra, I. Zaharieva, C. Walter, S. Loos, S. Hoffmann, Energy & Environ. Sci. 2019, 12, 988-999.
(vii) A. Indra, U. Paik, T. Song, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 1241-1245 (Cover page).
(vi) A. Indra, T. Song, U. Paik, Adv. Mater. 2018, 1705146.
(v) A. Indra, A. Acharjya, P. W. Menezes, C. Merschjann, D. Hollmann, M. Schwarze, M. Aktas, S. Lochbrunner, A. Thomas, M. Driess, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 1653-1657.
(iv) A. Indra, P. W. Menezes, C. Das, D. Schmeißer, M. Driess, Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 8641-8644 (Cover page).
(iii) A. Indra, P. W. Menezes, N. R. Sahraie, A. Bergmann, C. Das, M. Tallarida, D. Schmeißer, P. Strasser, M. Driess, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 17530-17536.
(ii) A. Indra, P. W. Menezes, I. Zaharieva, E. Baktash, J. Pfrommer, M. Schwarze, H. Dau, M. Driess, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 13206-13210 (VIP paper).
(i) A. Indra, M. Doble, S. Bhaduri, G. K. Lahiri, ACS Catal. 2011, 1, 511-518
| Sr. No. | Course Name | Course Code |
| 1 | Chemistry I | CY-101 |
| 2 | Chemistry II | CY-102 |
| 3 | Chemistry of Transition and Inner Transition Elements | CY-405 |
| 4 | Chemistry of Coordination Compounds | CHI-241 |
| 5 | Transition and Inner Transition Elements | CHI-341 |
| 6 | Organometallic Chemistry | CHI-441 |
| 7 | Inorganic Chemistry M.Sc Lab-I | CY-492 |
| 8 | Inorganic Chemistry M.Sc Lab-II | CY-495 |
| 9 | Adsorption and Heterogeneous Catalysis | CHI-423 |
| 10 | Chemistry of Coordination Compounds | CY-408 |
| 11 | Bioinorganic Chemistry | CY-521 |
| 12 | Organometallic Chemistry | CY-501 |
| 13 | Bioinspired Energy Conversion | CY-524 |
| Artificial Photosynthesis Artificial photosynthesis can transform CO2 into useful organics with the help of an efficient photocatalyst. This leads to carbon fixation and sustainable energy conversion. The goal of this project is to build up artificial leaf which can work like natural system under visible light irradiation. Development of the photoelectrochemical cell (PEC) to continue the process of sustainable energy conversion by using the sunlight will be the ultimate achievement of this project. |   |
| Metal Organic Framework Derived Catalysts for Energy Conversion Exploring new materials with high efficiency and durability for the electrochemical processes is the primary requirement for the development in the field of energy conversion and storage. Application of metal organic framework (MOF) derived materials for the electrochemical energy conversion like oxygen evolution, hydrogen evolution, oxygen reduction or battery materials have been found to be an emerging field of research in last few years. In this project, we will focus on the systematic design of the materials from MOF and control over their inherent properties to enhance their electrochemical performances. |  |
| Photocatalytic Organic Reactions with Quantum Dots and Semiconductors Photocatalytic organic reactions such as selective oxidation, oxidative couplings reactions by using visible light active photocatalyst are of great importance towards achieving sustainable chemistry. In practical applications there are several challenges like low selectivity, sluggish reaction rate etc. Therefore, or objective is to develop suitable protocol to improve the activity and selectivity. We investigate the application of semiconductor materials or quantum dots by band engineering to improve the selectivity. Development of the cocatalyst systems to control the electron-hole separation and transport is also the objective of this work. |  |
Bioinspired Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) have been considered to play the pivotal role for the energy conversion and storage. Designing of new catalyst systems following the principle of nature could be the most useful way of energy conversion. In this respect, understanding the natural catalyst systems is essential to improve the efficiency of the artificial catalysts. In this project we shall develop transition metal based catalysts which can mimic the nature both structurally and functionally. Comparison of the natural and synthesized system and correlating them in the molecular level will also be studied to develop the basic understanding of this subject. |  |
2026
| 117 | Anodic activation-mediated formation of crystalline-amorphous heterojunction of CoNi(O)OH for improved urea oxidation activity T. Ansari, M. Dhilon, V. Patel. A. Basu, A. Indra* EES Catal, 2026, just accepted Impact factor: 8.10, Citation: 0 | ||
| 116 | Detection of electroactive species through in situ and/or ex-situ studies during electrocatalysis T. Ansari, A. Indra* Book chapter | ||
| 115 | Single-Atom Cocatalyst-Loaded Semiconductors for Photo-Fenton Like Wastewater Treatment V. Patel, V. Kumar, A. Indra* Chem. Asian J. 2026, Just accepted Impact factor: 3.5, Citation: 0 | ||
| 114 | Understanding the Anodic Reconstruction of Prussian Blue Analogs during Oxygen Evolution Reaction T. Ansari, A. Indra* Chem. Asian J. 2026, Just accepted Impact factor: 3.5, Citation: 0
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| 113 | Chromium Leaching-Induced Electronic Structure Modulation in CoOOH for Improved Alcohol Oxidation Reactions V. Kumar, V. Patel, A. Indra* J. Mater. Chem. A 2026, Just accepted Impact factor: 9.50, Citation: 0
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| 112 | CoIII/II Redox Couples in Cobaloximes Control Hydrogen-Atom Transfer for Photoredox N-Alkylation of Amines with Lead Halide Perovskite V. Kumar, V. Patel, A. Indra* Adv. Funct. Mater. 2026, Just accepted Impact factor: 19.00, Citation: 0 | ||
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| 111 | RuIII-Incorporation in Ni-Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets Improves Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution by Seawater Splitting A. Yadav. T. Ansari, V. Kumar, A. Indra* ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2025, Just accepted Impact factor: 5.5, Citation: 0 | ||
| 110 | Inter-layer bismuthene as a charge-transporter improves photoelectrochemical water oxidation activity of bismuth vanadate-metal-organic framework D. Kumar, S. Mukherjee, A. Indra* Chem Commun. 2025, Just accepted Impact factor: 4.2, Citation: 0 |  | |
| 109 | Z-scheme heterojunction formation between CsPbBr3 and BiOBr-Key to singlet formation for selective semidehydrogenation of tetrahydroisoquinoline V. Kumar, S. K. Patel, S. Dhingra, D. Kumar, V. Vyas, K. Kailasam,*, E. S. S. Iyer,* A. Indra* J. Mater Chem. A 2025, Just accepted Impact factor: 9.5, Citation: 0 |  | |
| 108 | Hydrazine oxidation-assisted electrocatalytic water splitting with Prussian blue analog-derived V-doped CoFe-layered double hydroxide nanosheets B. Singh, T. Ansari, A. Indra* J. Mater Chem. A 2025, Just accepted Impact factor: 9.5, Citation: 0 |  | |
| 107 | Assessing pseudocapacitive and OER-HER electrocatalytic potential of bimetallic Copper-Nickel/Graphene oxide nanocomposite K. Sahoo, D. Kumar, V. K. Kushwaha, A. Kotkar, A. Indra,* S. H. Sonawane, S. Basu* Mater. Sci. Eng. B 2025, 320, 118425. Impact factor: 4.10, Citation: 0 |  | |
| 106 | Electrochemically-Formed Defect-Rich Bismuthene-Bismuth Oxycarbonate Nanosheets Promote Selective Reduction of CO2 to Formic Acid D. Kumar, L. Gu, A. Dutta Chowdhury, A. Indra,* Inorg. Chem. 2025, Just Accepted Impact factor: 4.3, Citation: 0 |  | |
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Bimetallic copper cobalt oxide/graphene nano-composite: Potential as a pseudocapacitive electrode and OER-HER electrocatalyst K. Sahoo, D. Kumar, V. K. Kushwaha, A. Kotkar, A. Indra,* S. H. Sonawane, S. Basu* Impact factor: Citation: Mater. Res. Bull, 2025,118, 113417 Impact factor: 5.3, Citation: 0 |  | |
| 104 | The scope and prospect of photoelectrochemistry for C‒H bond activation using semiconductor photoanodes H. Gupta, R. Saunkhla, A. Indra* SynLett 2025, Just Accepted Impact factor: Citation: 0 |  | |
| 103 | Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution with Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Catalysts: Strategies for d-band Modulation by Electronic Structure Modification B. Singh, T. Ansari, A. Indra* Chem. Asian J. 2025, 20, 202401484 Impact factor: 3.5, Citation: 0 |  | |
| 2024 | |||
| 102 |
Anodic activation of Prussian blue analog leads to highly active cobalt-doped nickel oxyhydroxide for organic oxidation reactions T. Ansari. A. Indra* P. W. Menezes,* Chem. Eur. J. 2025, 31, e202404174. Impact factor: 5.2, Citation: 0 |  | |
| 101 | Ni(II)-dithiocarbamate and -diphosphine coordination complexes as pre-catalysts for electrochemical OER activity S. K. Pal, T. Ansari, C. L. Yadav, N. Singh, P. Lama,* A. Indra,* K. Kumar* Dalton Trans., 2025,54, 1597-1609 Impact factor: 4.569, Citation: 0 |  | |
| 100 | Electronic structure modulation in Prussian blue and its analogs: Progress and challenges in the perspective of energy-related catalysis. B. Singh. Y. Arya, G. K. Lahiri,* A. Indra* Coord. Chem. Rev. 2025, 523, 216288. Impact factor: 20.3, Citation: 5 | | |
| 99 | Second coordination sphere modulation during water oxidation with metal-hydroxide organic frameworks A. Yadav, T. Ansari, P. Mannu, B. Singh, A. K. Singh, Y. -C. Huang, V. Kumar, S. Singh, C. L. Dong,* A. Indra* J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 29072-29080. Impact factor: 10.7, Citation: 2 |  | |
| 98 | Ligand-induced surface modification of cuprous oxide improves C2+ product selectivity in electrochemical CO2 reduction V. Kumar, Y. Li, A. D. Chowdhury,* A. Indra* Mater. Today Chem. 2024, 41, 102319. Impact factor: 6.7, Citation: 2 |  | |
| 97 | Axial ligand-induced high electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity of molecular cobaloximes in homo- and heterogeneous medium J. K. Yadav, B. Singh, S. K. Pal, N. Singh, P. Lama,* A. Indra,* K. Kumar* Dalton Trans. 2024, 53, 16747-16758. Impact factor: 4.0, Citation: 1 |  | |
| 96 | Oxidase-like nanozyme activity of ultrathin copper metal-organic framework nanosheets with high specificity for catechol oxidation A. K. Singh, D. Sharma, D. K. Singh, S. Saraf, A. K. Basu, V. Ganesan, A. Saha,* A. Indra* ChemCatChem 2024, 17, e202401029. Impact factor: 3.8, Citation: 0 |  | |
| 95 | Visible light-driven molecular oxygen activation for oxidative amidation of alcohols using lead-free metal halide perovskite V. Kumar, V. Vyas, D. Kumar, A. Indra* Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 15448-15455. Impact factor: 7.6, Citation: 1 |  | |
| 94 | An Introduction to Methanol as a C1 Building Block T. Ansari, A. Indra* Book chapter-6, Elsevier 2024 |  | |
| 93 | Structural Modification of Nickel Tetra(thiocyano)corroles during Electrochemical Water Oxidation P. Nayak, A. K. Singh, M. Nayak, S. Kar, K. Sahu, K. Meena, D. Topwal, A. Indra,* S. Kar* Dalton Trans. 2024, 14922-14932. Impact factor: 4.0, Citation: 1 |  | |
| 92 | Nitrate-coordinated FeNi(OH)2 for Hydrazine Oxidation-Assisted Seawater Splitting at the Industrial-level Current Density B. Singh, R. Kumar, T. Ansari, A. Indra,* A. Draksharapu* Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 9432-9435. Impact factor: 4.3, Citation: 7 |  | |
| 91 | Deciphering Charge Transfer Dynamics of Lead Halide Perovskite-Nickel(II) Complex for Visible Light Photoredox C–N Coupling V. Kumar, S. K. Patel, V. Vyas, D. Kumar, E. S. S. Iyer,* A. Indra* Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 13218-13226. Impact factor: 7.6, Citation: 1 |  | |
| 90 | 4d-Metal Ion Ru3+-Incorporation in Prussian Blue Analogue-Derived Anodic NiFe(O)OH and Cathodic NiFe(OH)2 Nanosheets Promotes Electrochemical Seawater Splitting B. Singh, T. Ansari, A. Indra* ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2024, 7, 13, 15754–15762 Impact factor: 5.35, Citation: 12 |  | |
| 89 | Evaluating the Impact of Anodic Oxidation Reactions on Water Splitting Using Prussian Blue Analog-Derived Metal (Oxy)hydroxides B. Singh, T. Ansari, N. Verma, Y. C. Huang, P. Mannu, C. L. Dong, A. Indra* J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 19321-19330 Impact factor: 10.7, Citation: 9 |  | |
| 88 | Insights into the Single Atom and Support Interaction in Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction C. Walter, A. K. Singh, A. Indra,* P. W. Menezes ChemElectroChem 2024, Just accepted Impact factor: 4.0, Citation: 9 | 
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| 87 | Understanding the Charge Transfer Dynamics in 3D-1D Nanocomposites over Solar-Driven Synergistic Selective Valorization of Lignocellulosic Biomass: A New Sustainable Approach A. Jaryal, A. K. Singh, H. Bhatt, H. N. Ghosh, A. Indra,* K. Kailasam* Energy Environ. Sci. Catal. 2024, 2, 1019-1026 Impact factor: n/a, Citation: 1 |  | |
| 86 | Dual-Mode Viraus Detection: Combining Electrochemical and Fluorescence Modalities for Enhanced Sensitivity and Reliability U. Dasgupta, M. Ghosh, P. Chakraborty, E. Y. Park, A. Indra, A. D. Chowdhury AACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2024, 7, 7, 4379–4388 Impact factor: 4.6, Citation: 1 | | |
| 85 | Superior electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity of triply bridged diruthenium (ii) complex on a carbon cloth support Y. Arya, T. Ansari, S. Kumar Bera, S. panda, A. Indra* , G. K. Lahiri* Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 6011-6014 Impact factor: 4.3, Citation: 0 |  | |
| 84 | Low Loading of Meatal in Metal-Organic Framework-Derived NiNx@NC Promotes Amide Formation Through C-N Coupling V. Vyas, V. Kumar, A. Indra* Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 2544-2547. Impact factor: 4.3, Citation: 4 |  | |
| 83 | Isomer-Sensitive Electrochemical HER of Ruthenium(II)-Hydrido Complexes Involving Redox-Active Azoheteroaromatics L. Seikh, S. Dhara, A. K. Singh, S. Dey, A. Singh, A. Indra*, G. K. Lahiri* Impact factor: 4.0, Citation: 2
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| 82 | Activation of Molecular Oxygen and Peroxodisulfate for Removal of Water-Soluble Antibiotics Using Metal-Organic Framework-Derived CoNx@NC Catalyst V. Vyas, A. Indra* https://0-chemistry--europe-onlinelibrarywileycom.brum.beds.ac.uk/doi/abs/10.1002/ejic.202300526
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| 81 | C-H Bond Activation by Antimony(V)-Oxo Intermediate Accessed through Electrochemical Oxidation of Antimony(III) tetra(thiocyano)corrole T. Pain, A. K. Singh, A. Tarai, S. Mondal, A. Indra,* S. Kar
https://0-pubs-acs-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02778
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| 80 | Visible Light Induced Regioselective C-3 Thiocyanation of Imidazoheterocycles Through Naphthalimide Dye Based Photoredox Catalysis P. Saha, R. Kumar, S. Das, T. Ansari, A. Indra*, D. K. Sharma Org. Biomol. Chem. 2023 , 21, 8471-8476
https://0-pubs-rsc-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/en/content/articlehtml/2023/ob/d3ob01100c
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| 79 | Metal-organic framework-derived CoNx-nanoparticles on N-doped carbon for selective N-alkylation of aniline Impact factor: 7.6, Citation: 12 https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2023/sc/d3sc02515b
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| 78 | 4f-2p-3d orbital overlap in metal-organic framework-derived CeO2/CeCo-LDH heterostructure promotes water oxidation activity https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2023/cc/d3cc03988a |  | |
| 77 | Single-Atom Catalysts for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction
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| 76 | Deciphering Ligand-Controlled Charge Transfer from Metal-Organic Framework to Cadmium Sulfide for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11,16724-16733 Impact factor: 10.7, Citation: 17 https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2023/ta/d3ta02251j | | |
| 75 | Structural Evolution of a Water Oxidation Catalyst by Incorporation of High-Valent Vanadium from the Electrolyte Solution https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2023/ta/d3ta01716h |  | |
| 74 | Exploring Ligand Controlled C2 Product Selectivity in Carbon Dioxide Reduction with Copper Metal-Organic Framework Nanosheets Inorg. Chem., 2023,62,15906-15914 |
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| 73 | Synthesis and Characterization of Titanium-Substituted Nanocrystalline Co2-Y Hexaferrite: Magnetically Retrievable Photocatalyst for Treatment Contaminated Wastewater https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-023-25432-8
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| 72 | Iron(III) Ion-Assisted Transformation of ZIF-67 to Self-supported FexCo-Layered Double Hydroxide for Improved Water Oxidation https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2023/cc/d3cc01720f
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| 71 | Oxidase-Like Nanozyme Activity of Manganese Metal-Organic Framework Nanosheets for Colorimetric and Fluoresence Sensing of L-Cysteine https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsanm.3c01404
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| 70 | Nitrogen Substitution Induced Lattice Contraction in Nickel Nanoparticles for Electrochemical hydrogen Evolution from Simulated Seawater https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2023/cc/d3cc01801f
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| 69 | Hydrogen Production Technologies from Renewable Sources B. Singh, A. Indra*
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| 68 | Ruthenium Azobis(benzothiazole): Electronic Structure and Impact of Substituent on the Electrocatalytic Single-Site Water Oxidation Process https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03906
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| Chlorocobaloxime Containing N-(4-pyridylmethyl)-1,8-naphthalamide Peripheral Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization and Enhanced Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution in Alkaline Medium
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2023/dt/d2dt02511f
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| Deciphering Ligand Controlled Structural Evolution of Prussian Blue Analogues and Their Electrochemical Activation during Alkaline Water Oxidation B. Singh, P. Mannu; Y. -C. Huang, R. Prakash, S. Shen, C. -L. Dong, A. Indra* Angew. Chem.Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e2022115 Impact factor: 16.8, Citation: 57
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| 65 | Designing hollow structured materials for sustainable energy conversion Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy Applications, 101
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| Homoleptic Ni(II) dithiocarbamate complexes as precatalysts for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction S. K. Pal, B. Singh, J. K. Yadav, C. L. Yadav, M. G. B. Drew, N. Singh*, A. Indra,* K. Kumar* Dalton Trans. 2022, 51,13003-13014 Impact factor: 4, Citation: 18 |  | |
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| Replacing anodic oxygen evolution reaction with organic oxidation: The importance of metal (oxy)hydroxide formation as the active oxidation catalyst https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/html/10.1055/a-1894-8136
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| Scope and prospect of transition metal-based cocatalysts for visible-light-driven photocatalytic hydrogen evolution with graphitic carbon nitride A. K. Singh, C. Das, A. Indra* Coord. Chem. Rev. 2022, 465, 214516 Impact factor: 20.3, Citation:79 |  | |
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| Introduction of high valent Mo6+ in Prussian blue analogue derived Co-layered double hydroxide nanosheets for improved water splitting https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468519422001598
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| 60 | Solid-state synthesis of Cu doped CDs with peroxidase mimicking activity at neutral pH and sensing of antioxidants https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cnma.202200044 | > | |
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| Realizing Electrochemical Transformation of Metal-Organic Framework Precatalyst into Metal Hydroxide-Oxy(hydroxide) Active Catalyst During Alkaline Water Oxidation https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2022/ta/d1ta09424f
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| Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting with Nitride-Based Photoelectrodes https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-16-7285-9_8
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| Polyaniline Coating Enables Electronic Structure Engineering in Fe3O4 to Promote Alkaline Oxygen Evolution Reaction https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6528/ac475c/meta
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| Alkaline Oxygen Evolution: Exploring Synergy between fcc and hcp Cobalt Nanoparticles Entrapped in N-doped Graphene https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468519421002482
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| Modulating Electronic Structure of Metal Organic Framework Derived Catalysts for Electrochemical Water Oxidation https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010854521004185 | | |
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| Ni-NiO Heterojunction: A Versatile Nanocatalyst for the Regioselective Halogenation and Oxidative Esterification of Aromatics https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2021/nj/d1nj02777h
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| Ruthenium–Benzothiadiazole Building Block Derived Dynamic Heterometallic Ru–Ag Coordination Polymer and Its Enhanced Water-Splitting Feature S. Dey, B. Singh, S. Dasgupta, A. Dutta*, A. Indra*, G. K. Lahiri* Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 9607–9620 Impact factor: 4.3, Citation:15 |  | |
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| Exploring the Mechanism of Peroxodisulfate Activation with Silver Metavanadate to Generate Abundant Reactive Oxygen Species A. K. Singh, D. Hollmann, M. Schwarze, C. Panda, B. Singh, P. W. Menezes, A. Indra* Adv. Sustain. Sys., 2021, 4, 202000288 Impact factor: 6.5, Citation: 12 |  | |
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| Promoting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Activity of Graphitic Carbon Nitride with Hole Transfer Agents |  | |
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| Tuning properties of CoFe-layered double hydroxide by vanadium substitution for improved water splitting activity B. Singh, A Indra*, Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 2359-2363 Impact factor: 4.5, Citation: 30 |  | |
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| Superior performance of ultrathin metal organic framework nanosheets for antiwear and antifriction testing Impact factor: 4.9, Citation: 25 |  | |
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| Electrochemical transformation of Prussian blue analogue into ultrathin layered double hydroxide nanosheets for water splitting Impact factor: 4.3, Citation: 52 https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2020/cc/d0cc06362b
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| Amidation of Aldehydes with Amines under Mild Conditions Using Metal‐Organic Framework Derived NiO@ Ni Mott‐Schottky Catalyst https://chemistryeurope.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cctc.202001041
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46 | Bifunctional nanocatalysts for water splitting and its challenges |  | |
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| Electrochemical transformation of MOF into ultrathin metal hydroxide-(oxy)hydroxide nanosheets for alkaline water oxidation https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsanm.0c01137
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| Designing self-supported metal organic framework derived catalysts for electrochemical water splitting https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/asia.201901810
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| Role of redox active and redox non-innocent ligands in water splitting https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020169319311168
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| Detecting structural transformation of cobalt phosphonate to active bifunctional catalysts for electrochemical water-splitting https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2020/ta/c9ta09775a |  | |
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| Improved chemical water oxidation with Zn in the tetrahedral site of spinel-type ZnCo2O4 nanostructure https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468519419302381
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| Surface and interface engineering in transition metal based catalysts for electrochemical water oxidation
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468519419302514
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| Chemical and structural engineering of transition metal boride towards excellent and sustainable hydrogen evolution reaction https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211285519309528
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| Promoting electrocatalytic overall water splitting with nanohybrid of transition metal nitride-oxynitride Impact factor: 20.1, Citation: 239 |  | |
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| Helical cobalt borophosphates to master durable overall water-splitting https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2018/ee/c8ee01669k
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| Metal organic framework derived materials: Progress and prospects for the energy conversion and storage |  | |
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| Electrochemical energy conversion and storage with zeolitic imidazolate framework derived materials: A perspective |  | |
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| An Intriguing Pea‐Like Nanostructure of Cobalt Phosphide on Molybdenum Carbide Incorporated Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Nanosheets for Efficient Electrochemical Water Splitting Impact factor: 9.140, Citation: 64 |  | |
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| Photocatalytic and photosensitized water splitting: A plea for well-defined and commonly accepted protocol Comptes Rendus Chimie 2018, 21, 909-915. Impact factor: 1.2, Citation: 11 |  | |
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| Boosting electrochemical water oxidation with metal hydroxide carbonate templated Prussian blue analogues https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.201710809 |  | |
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| Mixed valency in ligand-bridged diruthenium frameworks: divergences and perspectives |  | |
| 2017 | |||
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| Self-supported nickel iron layered double hydroxide-nickel selenide electrocatalyst for superior water splitting activity S. Dutta, A. Indra, Y. Feng, T. Song, U. Paik ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9, 33766-33774. Impact factor: 10.3, Citation: 298 |  | |
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| Boosting Visible‐Light‐Driven Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution with an Integrated Nickel Phosphide–Carbon Nitride System |  | |
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| Boosting electrochemical water oxidation through replacement of Oh Co sites in cobalt oxide spinel with manganese P. W. Menezes, A. Indra, V. Gutkin, M. Driess Chem Commun. 2017, 53, 8018-8021. Impact factor: 4.3, Citation: 210 |  | |
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| Alkaline electrochemical water oxidation with multi-shelled cobalt manganese oxide hollow spheres A. Indra, P. W. Menezes, C. Das, D. Schmeiβer, M. Driess Chem Commun. 2017, 53, 8641-8644 (Cover page). Impact factor: 4.3, Citation: 58 |  | |
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| A facile corrosion approach to the synthesis of highly active CoOx water oxidation catalysts A. Indra, P. W. Menezes, C. Das, C. Göbel, M. Tallarida, D. Schmeiβer, M. Driess J. Mater. Chem. A 2017, 5, 5171-5177. Impact factor: 10.7, Citation: 89 |  | |
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| Uncovering the nature of active species of nickel phosphide catalysts in high-performance electrochemical overall water splitting P. W. Menezes, A. Indra, C. Das, C. Walter, C. Göbel, V. Gutkin, D. Schmeiβer, M. Driess ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 103-109. Impact factor: 12.9, Citation: 399 |  | |
| 2016 | |||
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| Morphology‐Dependent Activities of Silver Phosphates: Visible‐Light Water Oxidation and Dye Degradation |  | |
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| A Single‐Source Precursor Approach to Self‐Supported Nickel–Manganese‐Based Catalysts with Improved Stability for Effective Low‐Temperature Dry Reforming of Methane https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cplu.201600064
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| Uncovering the prominent role of metal ions in octahedral versus tetrahedral sites of cobalt–zinc oxide catalysts for efficient oxidation of water https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2016/ta/c6ta03644a |  | |
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| Nickel as a co-catalyst for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution on graphitic-carbon nitride (sg-CN): what is the nature of the active species? |  | |
| 2015 | |||
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| Water soluble polymer supported silver and platinum nanoparticles for efficient reduction of 4-nitrophenol A. Indra, G. K. Lahiri J. Indian Chem. Soc. 2015, 92, 1791-1798 (Invited paper). Impact factor: 0.284, Citation: 0 |  | |
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| Significant role of Mn (III) sites in eg1 configuration in manganese oxide catalysts for efficient artificial water oxidation |  | |
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| Uncovering Structure–Activity Relationships in Manganese‐Oxide‐Based Heterogeneous Catalysts for Efficient Water Oxidation A. Indra, P. W. Menezes, M. Driess ChemSusChem 2015, 8, 776-785 Impact factor: 9.140, Citation: 112 |  | |
| 16 | High-performance oxygen redox catalysis with multifunctional cobalt oxide nanochains: morphology-dependent activity P. W. Menezes, A. Indra, D. González-Flores, N. R. Sahraie, I. Zaharieva, M. Schwarze, P. Strasser, H. Dau, M. Driess ACS Catal. 2015, 5, 2017-2027. Impact factor: 12.9, Citation: 285 |  | |
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| Using nickel manganese oxide catalysts for efficient water oxidation |  | |
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| Cobalt–manganese‐based spinels as multifunctional materials that unify catalytic water oxidation and oxygen reduction reactions P. W. Menezes, A. Indra, N. R. Sahraie, A. Bergmann, P. Strasser, M. Driess ChemSusChem 2015, 8, 164-171. Impact factor: 9.140, Citation: 289 |  | |
| 2014 | |||
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| Unification of catalytic water oxidation and oxygen reduction reactions: amorphous beat crystalline cobalt iron oxides J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 17530-17536 Impact factor: 16.383, Citation: 666 |  | |
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| Nanostructured manganese oxides as highly active water oxidation catalysts: a boost from manganese precursor chemistry P. W. Menezes, A. Indra, P. Littlewood, M. Schwarze, C. Göbel, R. Schomäcker, M. Driess ChemSusChem 2014, 7, 2202-2211 Impact factor: 9.140, Citation: 131 |  | |
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| High Catalytic Synergism between the Components of the Rhenium Complex@ Silver Hybrid Material in Alkene Epoxidations https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cctc.201402042 |  | |
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| Visible light driven non-sacrificial water oxidation and dye degradation with silver phosphates: multi-faceted morphology matters |  | |
| 2013 | |||
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| Active Mixed‐Valent MnOx Water Oxidation Catalysts through Partial Oxidation (Corrosion) of Nanostructured MnO Particles A. Indra, P. W. Menezes, I. Zaharieva, E. Baktash, J. Pfrommer, M. Schwarze, H. Dau, M. Driess Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 13206-13210 (VIP paper). Impact factor: 16.823, Citation: 307 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.201307543 |  | |
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| Hydroxyapatite supported palladium catalysts for Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction in aqueous medium https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2013/cy/c3cy00160a |  | |
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| Chemoselective Hydrogenation and Transfer Hydrogenation of Olefins and Carbonyls with the Cluster‐Derived Ruthenium Nanocatalyst in Water https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cctc.201200448
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| 2012 | |||
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| Carbon Monoxide Assisted Self‐Assembled Platinum Nanoparticles for Catalytic Asymmetric Hydrogenation https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/chem.201200422 |  | |
| 2011 | |||
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| Control of chemoselectivity in hydrogenations of substituted nitro-and cyano-aromatics by cluster-derived ruthenium nanocatalysts https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021951711002995
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| Pentacoordinated copper–sparteine complexes with chelating nitrite or nitrate ligand: Synthesis and catalytic aspects https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020169311002829 |  | |
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| Selective hydrogenation of chloronitrobenzenes with an MCM-41 supported platinum allyl complex derived catalyst https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926860X11001761 |  | |
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| Kinetic and scanning transmission electron microscopy investigations on a MCM-41 supported cluster derived enantioselective ruthenium nanocatalyst
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| 2008 | |||
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| MCM-41-supported ruthenium carbonyl cluster-derived catalysts for asymmetric hydrogenation reactions
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 | Ajit Kumar Singh Teaching Assistant M.Sc (Banaras Hindu University) Roll no.: 18051008 E- mail: ajitkumarsingh.rs.chy18@iitbhu.ac.in Blood group: B(-) Research Interest: Development of Inorganic Semiconductors for Photocatalytic Energy Conversion Hobby: Eating and partying |  | Vijay Sah Roll no.: 24057009 E- mail: vijaysah.chy24@iitbhu.ac.in Blood group: B(+) Project topic: Electrochemical C-H activation and functionalization | |
  | Deepak Kumar JRF (UGC) M.Sc (D D U Gorakhpur University) Roll no.: 19051506 E- mail: deepak.rs.chy19@iitbhu.ac.in Blood group: A(+) Research Interest: Development of heterojunction semiconductor for photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical energy conversion Hobby: Playing cricket and volleyball |
 | Toufik Ansari PMRF M.Sc.: St. Aloysius College Jabalpur (M.P) Roll no.: 22051008 E-mail: toufikansari.rs.chy22@iitbhu.ac.in Blood group: B(+) Research Interest: Hybrid Water Electrolysis by Coupling of Anodic Organic Oxidation with Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Hobby: Playing Cricket |
 | Deepak Kumar Ray JRF (UGC) M.Sc.: Delhi University Roll no.: 23051503 E-mail: deepakkumarray.rs.chy23@iitbhu.ac.in Blood group: A(+) Research Interest: Development of dual atom catalyst for paired electrolysis hybrid water electrolyzer by the replacement of organic reaction Hobby: Playing Cricket and Chess |
 | Vijay Patel Teaching Assistant M.Sc.: Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Roll no.: 24051015 E-mail: vijaypatel.rs.chy24@iitbhu.ac.in Blood group: O(+) Research Interest: Photocatalytic organic reactions with single atom-loaded semiconductors Hobby: Bike riding and Traveling |
 | Harshit Gupta Project Fellow M.Sc.: University of Delhi E-mail: harshitgupta.rs.chy25@iitbhu.ac.in Blood group: A(+) Research Interest: Modulation of Metal-metal Interaction and Coordination Sites of Dual-Atom Catalysts for the Electrochemical Oxidation of Benzylic Substrates to Value-Added Products Hobby: Cooking and Reading |
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Akash Tiwari
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 | Ambarish Pratap Singh Teaching Assistant M.Sc.: University of Lucknow E-mail: ambarishpratapsingh.rs.chy25@iitbhu.ac.in Blood group: O(+) Research Interest: Photocatalytic Valorization of Plastic Waste to Useful Organics Hobby: Spirituality and Cricket |
| Vishakha Shukla CSIR-JRF M.Sc.: M. G. K V. P Varanasi E-mail: vishakhashukla.rs.chy25@itbhu.ac.in Blood group: O(+) Research Interest: Photoelectrochemical organic reaction (C-H activation and functionalization) with modified photoanode Hobby: Music, and volleyball |
| Sr. No. | Name | Institute | Research Area | Category | Year |
| 1 | Atri Patel | IIT(BHU) | Metal Organic Framework | Project Student | 2018 |
| 2 | Chandan Das | NIT Surat | Photocatalysis | Internship Student | 2018 |
| 3 | Poulami Sengupta | BIT MESRA | Metal Organic Framework | Project Student | 2018 |
| 4 | Pourush Gupta | IIT(BHU) | Metal Organic Framework | Project Student | 2019 |
| 5 | Amrendra Singh | University of Allahabad | Self-Supported MOF Derived catalyst | DST INSPIRE Scholar | 2019 |
| 6 | Amit Kumar | IISER TVM | Metal Organic Framework | Internship Student | 2019 |
| 7 | Shekhar Kumar | IISER Kolkata | Zeolitic Imidazole Framework | Internship Student | 2019 |
| 8 | Shreya Singh | GFSU Gujarat | Layered Double Hydroxide | Internship Student | 2019 |
| 9 | Archita Tripathi | GFSU Gujarat | Photocatalysis | Internship Student | 2019 |
| 10 | Abhijeet Rana | Banaras Hindu University | Zeolitic Imidazole Framework | Internship Student | 2019 |
| 11 | Prattay Das | Banaras Hindu University | Metal Organic Framework | Internship Student | 2019 |
| 12 | Rohon Mondal | Banaras Hindu University | Metal Organic Framework | Internship Student | 2019 |
| 13 | Rakesh Priyadarshi | Banaras Hindu University | Zeolitic Imidazole Framework | Internship Student | 2019 |
| 14 | Ankur Khapare | DAVV (Indore) | Zeolitic Imidazole Framework | Internship Student | 2020 |
| 15 | Suhani Tripathi | DAVV (Indore) | Zeolitic Imidazole Framework | Internship Student | 2020 |
| 16 | Rajesh Kushwaha | IIT Bombay | Layered Double Hydroxide | Internship Student | 2020 |
| 16 | Kushal Dubey | NIT SIKKIM | Metal Organic Framework | Internship Student | 2022 |
| 17 | Jyoti Singh | NIT SIKKIM | Zeolitic Imidazole Framework | Internship Student | 2022 |
| 18 | Deopal Birua | IISER TVM | Zeolitic Imidazole Framework | Internship Student | 2022 |
| 19 | Shivam Kumar | IISER TVM | Metal Organic Framework | Internship Student | 2022 |
| 20 | Sanju | Central University of Haryana | Self-Supported MOF Derived catalyst | Internship Student | 2022 |
| 21 | Harish Kumar | Central University of Haryana | Zeolitic Imidazole Framework | Internship Student | 2022 |
| 22 | Abhirup Sardar | IISER TVM | Metal Organic Framework | Internship Student | 2022 |
| 23 | Saunak Das | IISER Kolkata | Electrochemical Organic Oxidation | Internship Student | 2023 |
| 24 | Shyan Hait | NIT Durgapur | Electrochemical Organic Oxidation | Internship Student | 2023 |
| 25 | Adithiya Manoj | Pune | Electrochemical Water Oxidation | Internship Student | 2023 |
| 26 | Harshi Saxena | NIT SIKKIM | Electrochemical Water Oxidation | Internship Student | 2023 |
| 27 | Prateek Jena | NISER Bhubaneswar | Metal Organic Framework | Internship Student | 2023 |
| 28 | Pradeep Prateek | NISER Bhubaneswar | Metal Organic Framework | Internship Student | 2023 |
| 29 | Bhumika K. N | REWA University | Metal Organic Framework for Organic Reaction | Internship Student | 2024 |
| 30 | Ansh Yati | University of Lucknow | Photocatalysis | Internship Student | 2024 |
| 31 | Manreet Kaur | University of Lucknow | Photocatalysis | Internship Student | 2024 |
| Sr. No. | Project Name | Funding | Amount (Rs) | Date of starting | Date of ending | Achievements |
| 6 | Development of Scalable Artificial Leaf for Solar Driven Reduction of Carbon Dioxide into Liquid Fuels | CCUS-DST | 70,00,000 | 2025 | Running | |
| 5 | Modulation of Metal-Metal Interaction and Coordination Sites of Dual-Atom Catalysts for the Electrochemical Oxidation of Benzylic Substrates to Value-Added Products | DST-CRG (2023) | 51,42,192 | 2024 | 2027 | Running |
| 4 | Development of Metal-Organic Framework Derived Single-Atom Catalysts for Industrial Scale Water Electrolysis and Selective Synthesis of Value-Added Products | DST-DAAD | 12,20,000 | 2023 | 2025 | Running |
| 3 | Development of Transition Metal-Based Nanocatalysts for Bio-inspired Water Oxidation | CSIR | 17,60,000 | 2019 | 2021 | Completed |
| 2 | Promoting Water Oxidation Reaction with Electrochemically Synthesized Ultrathin Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets | DST-SERB | 26,51,000 | 2019 | 2021 | Completed |
| 1 | Band Gap Engineering of Semiconductors for Artificial Photosynthesis | IIT (BHU) | 10,00,000 | 2018 | 2019 | Completed |
| Ph.D Students | IID M.Tech Students | M.Sc. Students | ||
 | Baghendra Singh Date of Registration: 24/07/2018 | Paurush Gupta
| Laeeq Ahmed
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 | Ved Vyas Date of Registration: 24/07/2018 | |||
| | Priyanka Maurya Date of Registration: 24/07/2018 | Atri Patel
| Anju Kumari M.Sc. student Date of Registration:26/07/2019 Roll no.: 19051508 E-mail: anjukumari.chy19@itbhu.ac.in Mobile: +916203037967 Thesis Title: MOF-derived CO@NC catalyst for esterification of benzyl alcohol Date of thesis submission:18/05/2021 | |
 | Vishesh Kumar Date of thesis submission: 24/08/2025 | Akanksha Rajput
| Pratyush Mohanty M.Sc. student Date of Registration:26/07/2021 Roll no.: 19051508 E-mail: anjukumari.chy19@itbhu.ac.in Mobile: +916370517661 Thesis Title: Electrocatalytic activation of metal organic framework into metal (oxyhydroxide) for anodic oxidation reaction Date of thesis submission:15/05/2023 |