Dr PARTHA KUMBHAKAR
BEd, MSc, PhD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Articles in Journals
Sl.No. Title Name of Journal / Vol. No. / Issue No. / Page Nos ISSN No. Date Published
1 Anomalous indirect carrier relaxation in direct band gap atomically thin gallium telluride Physical Review B / / / - 2469-9950 21-Feb-2023
2 Spontaneous Hydrogen Production using Gadolinium Telluride iScience / / / - 2589-0042 27-Mar-2023
3 Enhanced Light Scattering Using a Two-Dimensional Quasicrystal-Decorated 3D-Printed Nature-Inspired Bio-photonic Architecture The Journal of Physical Chemistry C / 127 / / 9779 - 9786 1932-7447 15-May-2023
4 Prospective applications of two-dimensional materials beyond laboratory frontiers: A review iScience / / / - 2589-0042 19-May-2023
5 Utilization of DNA and 2D metal oxide interaction for an optical biosensor Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics / 25 / / - 1463-9084 26-May-2023
6 Energy harvesting using two-dimensional magnesiochromite (MgCr2O4) Materials Today Nano / 23 / / 100374 - 2588-8420 29-Jun-2023
7 Energy Harvesting Using ZnO Nanosheet-Decorated 3D-Printed Fabrics ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces / 15 / 37 / 44513 - 44520 1944-8244 12-Sep-2023
8 Emerging 2D metal oxides and their applications Materials Today / 45 / / 142 - 168 1369-7021 29-Nov-2020
9 In-situ synthesis of rGO-ZnO nanocomposite for demonstration of sunlight driven enhanced photocatalytic and self-cleaning of organic dyes and tea stains of cotton fabrics Journal of Hazardous Materials / 360 / / 193 - 203 0304-3894 15-Oct-2018
10 Quantifying instant water cleaning efficiency using zinc oxide decorated complex 3D printed porous architectures Journal of Hazardous Materials / 418 / / 126383 - 0304-3894 08-Jun-2021
11 Two-dimensional cobalt telluride as a piezo-tribogenerator Nanoscale / 14 / 21 / 7788 - 7797 2040-3372 27-Mar-2022
12 Tailoring of structural and photoluminescence emissions by Mn and Cu co-doping in 2D nanostructures of ZnS for the visualization of latent fingerprints and generation of white light Nanoscale / 11 / 4 / 2017 - 2026 2040-3364 20-Dec-2018
13 Reversible temperature-dependent photoluminescence in semiconductor quantum dots for the development of a smartphone-based optical thermometer Nanoscale / 13 / 5 / 2946 - 2954 2040-3364 08-Jan-2021
14 Copper Nanoparticle−Graphene Composite-Based Transparent Surface Coating with Antiviral Activity against Influenza Virus ACS Applied Nano Materials / 4 / 1 / 352 - 362 2574-0970 16-Dec-2020
15 Scalable Synthesis of Atomically Thin Gallium Telluride Nanosheets for Supercapacitor Applications ACS Applied Nano Materials / 4 / 5 / 4829 - 4838 2574-0970 23-Apr-2021
16 Near white light emission and enhanced photocatalytic activity by tweaking surface defects of coaxial ZnO@ZnS core-shell nanorods Journal of Applied Physics / 121 / / 144301 - 0021-8979 12-Apr-2017
17 Confinement Aided Simultanous Water Cleaning and Energy Harvesting Using Atomically Thin Wurtzite (Wurtzene) Advanced Sustainable Systems / 5 / 2 / 2000189 - 2366-7486 16-Dec-2020
18 Development of flexible self-charging triboelectric power cell on paper for temperature and weight sensing Nano Energy / 63 / / 103831 - 2211-3282 15-Jun-2019
19 Synthesis and Characterization of Biotene: A New 2D Natural Oxide From Biotite Small / 18 / 27 / 2201667 - 1613-6829 02-Jun-2022
20 Energy Harvesting Using Cotton Fabric Embedded with 2D Hexagonal Boron Nitride ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces / 14 / 26 / 30343 - 30351 1944-8244 21-Jun-2022
21 2D Hexagonal Boron Nitride-Coated Cotton Fabric with Self-Extinguishing Property ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces / 12 / 40 / 45274 - 45280 1944-8244 08-Sep-2020
22 Enhancement of the thermal conductivity of a near room temperature magnetocaloric composite using graphene-like hybrid nanosheets derived from organic waste Materialia / 32 / / 101915 - 2589-1529 29-Sep-2023
23 Energy Harvesting from Atomically Thin Co2Te3 The Journal of Physical Chemistry C / 126 / 30 / 12545 - 12553 1932-7447 27-Jun-2022
24 Vacancy-Mediated Anomalous Emission Characteristics of Size-Confined Semiconducting CoTe2 ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces / 14 / 47 / 53139 - 53149 1944-8244 17-Nov-2022
25 Identification of aggregated 2D cobalt tellurides using a spatial self-phase modulation technique Optics Letters / 47 / 19 / 4965 - 4968 1539-4794 01-Oct-2022
26 Anaerobe Syntrophic Co-culture-Mediated Green Synthesis of Ultrathin Niobium Carbide (NbC) Sheets for Flexoelectricity Generation ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering / 10 / 41 / 13650 - 13660 2168-0485 03-Oct-2022
27 Conducting Graphene Synthesis from Electronic Waste ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering / 9 / 42 / 14090 - 14100 2168-0485 01-Sep-2021
28 Rain Energy Harvesting Using Atomically Thin Gadolinium Telluride Decorated 3D Printed Nanogenerator Advanced Sustainable Systems / 6 / / 2270031 - 2366-7486 14-Dec-2022
29 Porous 3D Printed System for Synergistic Tandem Water Cleaning-Energy Generation Advanced Sustainable Systems / / / 2300321 - 2366-7486 15-Oct-2023
30 Development of environment friendly water-based self-rechargeable battery Renewable Energy / 172 / / 1184 - 1193 0960-1481 28-Mar-2021
31 External feedback assisted reduction of the lasing threshold of a continuous wave random laser in a dye doped polymer film and demonstration of speckle free imaging Journal of Luminescence / 230 / / 117720 - 0022-2313 24-Oct-2020
32 Bio-waste derived multifunctional carbon dots for white light generation, forensic and antibacterial applications Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry / 450 / 1 / 115456 - 115456 1010-6030 13-Jan-2024
33 Nickel Telluride Quantum Dots as a Counter Electrode for an Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell ACS Applied Electronic Materials / 6 / / 487 - 495 2637-6113 29-Dec-2023
34 Flexible Nanogenerators Based on Enhanced Flexoelectricity in Mn3O4 Membranes Small / / / - 1613-6829 28-Dec-2023
35 Enhancement in magnetization of two-dimensional cobalt telluride and its magnetic field-assisted photocatalytic activity Applied Physics A / 128 / / 379 - 0947-8396 07-Apr-2022
36 Photon and vibration synergism on planar defects induced 2D-graphitic carbon nitride for ultrafast remediation of dyes and antibiotic ampicillin Journal of Materials Science / 57 / / 8658 - 8675 1573-4803 04-May-2022
37 Emerging two-dimensional tellurides Materials Today / 51 / / 402 - 426 1369-7021 17-Sep-2021
38 Current advances in bio-fabricated quantum dots emphasising the study of mechanisms to diversify their catalytic and biomedical applications Dalton Transactions / 50 / / 14062 - 14080 1477-9226 22-Sep-2021
39 Real-time quality monitoring and organic pollutants degradation of water using atomically thin Magnesiochromite Materials Research Bulletin / 146 / / 111590 - 0025-5408 07-Oct-2021
40 Resonance energy transfer-assisted random lasing in light-harvesting bio-antenna enhanced with a plasmonic local field RSC Advances / 9 / / 37705 - 37713 2046-2069 19-Nov-2019
41 Observation of high photocatalytic activity by tuning of defects in chemically synthesized ethylene glycol capped ZnO nanorods Optik / 154 / / 303 - 314 0030-4026 09-Oct-2017
42 Synthesis of bilayer graphene nanosheets by pulsed laser ablation in liquid and observation of its tunable nonlinearity Applied Surface Science / 499 / / 143902 - 0169-4332 11-Sep-2019
43 Comprehensive excited state carrier dynamics of 2D selenium: One-photon and multi-photon absorption regimes Applied Physics Letters / 123 / / 21105 - 0003-6951 11-Jul-2023
44 Optical Resonator-Enhanced Random Lasing using Atomically Thin Aluminium-based Multicomponent Quasicrystals Optics and Laser Technology / 175 / / 110746 - 0030-3992 01-Mar-2024
45 Fluorescent Carbonized Polymer Dots Derived from o-phenylenediamine and its Photonic Application Journal of Fluorescence / / / - 1053-0509 13-Mar-2024
46 Fluorescent Carbonized Polymer Dots Derived from o-phenylenediamine and its Photonic Application Journal of Fluorescence / / / - 1573-4994 13-Mar-2024
47 Strain-Induced Tribocatalytic Activity of 2D ZnO Quantum Dots The Journal of Physical Chemistry C / / / - 1932-7447 11-Jun-2024
48 Citrus Medica-derived Fluorescent Carbon Dots for the Imaging of Vigna Radiate Root Cells Journal of Fluorescence / / / - 1053-0509 10-Jun-2024
49 Magnetic field and light dependant supercapacitor behaviours of Mn3O4-rGO hybrid nanocomposites Emergent Materials / / / - 2522-5731 24-May-2024
50 Terahertz-based optoelectronic properties of ZnS quantum dot-polymer composites: For device applications Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy / 321 / / 124697 - 1386-1425 02-Jul-2024
51 Sachharomyces Cerevisae Dry Powder-Mediated Exfoliation of Graphite Chunks into Functionalized Few-Layer Graphene ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering / / / - 2168-0485 26-Jul-2024
52 A cleaner and eco-friendly approach to simultaneous extraction and characterization of essential oil and pectin from Assam lemon peel and its application for energy generation through TENG devices Heliyon / 10 / 15 / - 2405-8440 18-Jul-2024
53 Moisture-Sensitive Fe2O3 Nanoparticle-Based Magnetic Soft Actuators ACS Applied Nano Materials / / / - 2574-0970 30-Aug-2024
54 Plasmonic Nanocomposite for Visible Light-Modulated Bimorph-Actuator Advanced Materials Technologies / / / - 2365-709X 04-Nov-2024
55 2D Materials Coated Flexible Origami for Low-Frequency Energy Harvesting ACS Applied Electronic Materials / 7 / / 1111 - 1119 2637-6113 28-Jan-2025
56 Green Energy Harvesting using a Flexible Bio-triboelectric Nanogenerator Journal of Electronic Materials / / / - 1543-186X 13-Feb-2025
57 2D MnTe/rGO Hybrid Structure for Moisture Energy Harvesting ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces / 17 / 22 / 32973 - 32983 1944-8244 22-May-2025
58 Layered natural oxide based soft actuators for controlling artificial motion by chemical stimulus Materials Today Chemistry / 45 / / 102672 - 2468-5194 01-Apr-2025
59 Defect Engineered Few Layered MoS2 for Human Machine Interface Small Methods / / / 2500068 - 2366-9608 27-Mar-2025
60 Two-dimensional chromium telluride-coated 3D-printed architectures for energy harvesting Nanoscale / 17 / 24 / 14647 - 14659 2040-3364 28-Apr-2025
61 Manganese telluride quantum dot decorated 3D printed structures for dye-degradation Materials Research Bulletin / 189 / / 113438 - 0025-5408 19-Mar-2025
62 Optically coupled bilayered disordered system for spatially controllable dual band random lasing and random number generation APL Photonics / 10 / 3 / 36121 - 2378-0967 20-Mar-2025
63 Recyclable layered chromite-based porous film for water cleaning Journal of Materials Chemistry A / 13 / 41 / 35470 - 35479 2050-7496 25-Jul-2025
64 A self-powered and stretchable magnetic film for human-machine interface applications Journal of Materials Chemistry C / 13 / 46 / 23259 - 23268 2050-7534 28-Oct-2025
65 Strain-induced wave energy harvesting using atomically thin chromiteen Nanoscale / 17 / 46 / 26820 - 26827 2040-3372 12-Nov-2025
66 Detection of explosive picric acid via ESIPTinhibited fluorescent chemosensor: theoretical insights, vapour phase detection and flexible indicator design RSC Advances / 15 / 50 / 42857 - 42866 2046-2069 05-Nov-2025
67 Mechanoluminescence of Polymer–Organic Composites under Strain and Hydrostatic Pressure ACS Applied Optical Materials / 4 / 1 / 36 - 43 2771-9855 24-Nov-2025
68 Mushroom-Derived Carbon Nanosheets for Efficient Photothermal De-Icing Applications Langmuir / 42 / 8 / 6115 - 6124 0743-7463 22-Jan-2026
69 Nickel-Enforced MoS2/MoTe2 Heterostructure for Energy Harvesting from Stray Magnetic Field Advanced Sustainable Systems / 10 / 2 / - 2366-7486 13-Feb-2026
70 3D-Printed MOF–CuO/TiO2 Energy Device for Continuous Self-Charging Power Generation Advanced Functional Materials / / e31377 / - 1616-3028 14-Mar-2026
71 Integrated 3D-Printed Detector for Rapid Near-IR Turn-On Colorimetric and Fluorescent Detection of Phosgene ACS Applied Optical Materials / 4 / 3 / 824 - 832 2771-9855 04-Mar-2026
72 An MoS2/PEDOT:PSS-based flexible NIR-responsive soft actuator Materials Advances / 6 / 14 / 4905 - 4912 2633-5409 05-Jun-2025
73 Nature-Inspired Photoresponsive Bionic Robots Using the Tellurium–MoS2–Graphene Hybrid Structure ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces / 18 / 11 / 17083 - 17094 1944-8244 11-Mar-2026
74 Dual-Responsive Excited-State Intramolecular Double-Proton Transfer-Based Optical Probe for Hypochlorite and Picric Acid Detection With Applications in 3D-Printed Indicators, Biosensing, and Theranostics ChemPhotoChem / 10 / 4 / - 2367-0932 22-Apr-2026
75 Synthesis, Green Photoluminescence and Studies of Nonlinear Optical Spatial Self Phase Modulation Effect in 2D Ga2Te3 Nanosheets ACS APPLIED OPTICAL MATERIALS / 1 / 10 / 1634 - 1642 2771-9855 22-Aug-2023
Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium
Sl.No. Name of the Conference /Seminar /Symposium Type of Program Title of the Article Role Venue/Place Date
1 International Conference on Functional Materials -ICFM 2024 CONFERENCES 2D ZnO decorated 3D printed device for Energy Harvesting PRESENTER) Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurKharagpur, WB 09/01/2024
2 Scientific Advances in Natural Sciences and Techniques (SAINTS 2024) CONFERENCES ) Bangalore 21/03/2024
3 Current Trends in Advanced Materials SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPANT) VIT-AP UniversityAmaravati 26/08/2024
4 Bengaluru INDIA NANO 2024 CONFERENCES PARTICIPANT) Karnataka Science and Technology Promotion Society (KSTePS), Govt. of KarnatakaTHE LALIT, Bengaluru 01/08/2024
5 Nordic-India Discussion on Battery and Energy Storage Technologies SEMINARS PARTICIPANT) BeST ClusterIndian Institute of Science Bangalore 21/11/2024
6 Quantum Conclave SEMINARS PARTICIPANT) IISc Bangalore 10/02/2025
7 Global Conference for Decarbonization of Energy and Materials CONFERENCES 2D Chromium Telluride Coated 3D printed Flexible Nanogenerator PRESENTER) NTU at One-north, SingaporeSingapore 16/10/2025
8 Global Conference for Decarbonization of Energy and Materials CONFERENCES Global Conference for Decarbonization of Energy and Materials MODERATOR) NTU at One-north, SingaporeSingapore 16/10/2025
Invited Talks
Sl.No. Titel of the Program Name of the Program Date Name of the Institution
1 Effective Publication Strategies for Early-Career Researchers Professional Development Training 22/01/2025 CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
2 2D materials for next generation sustainable energy and biomedical applications Faculty Development Program on "Biomaterials & Nanomaterials in Biomedical and Clinical Applications 16/07/2025 Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering Bengaluru
3 Advanced Materials: From Classroom Concept to Practical Applications 21/04/2026 Durgapur Women's College
4 Advanced Materials and Composites: From Classroom Concepts to Practical Applications From Molecules to Materials: Understanding Polymer Nanocomposites 18/05/2026 CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated
Sl.No. Title Name of Student Institution Role Status Month Year
1 . RAKSHA D SALIAN Christ University SUPERVISOR Ongoing July 2025
Patents
Sl.No. Title of Invention Inventor(s) Filing Date
1 SYNTHESIS OF SOLID STATE FLUORESCENT CARBON DOTS FROM THE SAP STAIN OF CUPRESSUS LUSITANICA AND THEIR MULTIFUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS MANOJ B, MEERA VARGHESE, PARTHA KUMBHAKAR, SARANYA JAYARAM, SUMA S 23-May-2023
2 DEVELOPMENT OF BILAYER PLASMONIC SMART PHOTO-CONTROLLED SWITCH MANOJ B, PARTHA KUMBHAKAR, SANTHOSH N 23-Jan-2024
3 Development of 2D Material-Polymer Composite for Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting PARTHA KUMBHAKAR 27-Jan-2025
4 SULFO CYANINE SCAFFOLD AS A DUAL CHANNEL COLORIMETRIC AND NEAR INFRARED FLUORESCENT PROBE FOR SELECTIVE PHOSGENE DETECTION WITH REAL-TIME APPLICATION IN 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY AVIJIT KUMAR DAS, PARTHA KUMBHAKAR 09-Sep-2025
5 SELF POWERED FLEXIBLE ORGANIC PHOTOELECTRONIC MOLECULAR SWITCH AVIJIT KUMAR DAS, PARTHA KUMBHAKAR 24-Dec-2025
6 A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SMART EQUIPMENT MONITORING USING HYBRID MAGNETOELECTRIC MATERIALS PARTHA KUMBHAKAR, SANDEEP KUMAR YADAV, SOMNATH SINHA 19-Mar-2026
Research Project
Sl.No. Name of the Research Project Investigator(s) Sponsors Internal/External
1 2D Material Based Multi-Responsive Soft Actuators for Bionic Robots Department of Science & Technology (DST)- SERB External
2 National Conference on Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage: Functional Materials, Systems, and Applications (NCSECS-2024) KRISHNA KUMAR M,IMRAN JAFRI R,PARTHA KUMBHAKAR Science and Engineering Research Board External
3 National Conference on Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage: Functional Materials, Systems, and Applications (NCSECS-2024) KRISHNA KUMAR M,IMRAN JAFRI R,PARTHA KUMBHAKAR Defence Research and Development Organisation External
4 Flexoelectric nano generators (FENG) using 3D printed 2D multi-layered hybrid structures PARTHA KUMBHAKAR DRDO-ARMREB External
5 Droplet-based electricity generation using 2D materials PARTHA KUMBHAKAR Internal
Workshop/FDP/Training programme
Sl.No. Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme Name of Organiser Level Role Date
1 Academic Enablers of Entrepreneurship: Bridging Ideas, Ecosystems, and Incubation CHRIST Incubation Centre,  Institutional Participant 28/10/2025
2 Advanced Materials for Emerging Technologies: Trends and Applications Presidency University Bengaluru, Presidency University National Participant 23/06/2025
3 Mastering the Art of Creating Online Course Centre for Digital Learning at Bangalore Yeshwanthpur Campus,  Institutional Participant 16/06/2025
4 ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY SYSTEMS: FROM FUNDAMENTALS TO FABRICATION Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University),  National Participant 07/03/2025
5 GigaWatt PV Technology Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) and ISC Konstanz, Germany,  International Organiser & Participant 07/10/2024
6 Mastering Innovative Online Course Development Christ University,  Institutional Participant 11/03/2024
7 Scaffolding Adult Learning Through Learner-Centered Approach Teaching Learning Enhancement Cell (TLEC), Christ University,  Institutional Participant 28/02/2024
8 Faculty Orientation Program Christ University,  Participant 14/03/2023
9 Induction program Christ University,  Institutional Participant 24/02/2023
Awards/Achievements/Others
Sl.No. Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others Description Organisation Month/ Year
1 Journal Cover Page Created by Dr. Partha Kumbhakar and published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C olume 126, Issue 30 American Chemical Society (ACS) 04 August 2022
2 Journal Cover Page Created by Dr. Partha Kumbhakar and published in Volume 11 issue 2 Wiley 13 February 2023
3 Journal Cover Page Created by Dr. Partha Kumbhakar and published in Volume 6 No. 12 of Advanced Sustainable Systems Wiley 14 December 2022
4 Journal Cover Page Created by Dr. Partha Kumbhakar and published in Small Wiley 07 July 2022
5 Journal Cover Page Created by Dr. Partha Kumbhakar and published in Nanoscale Volume 14 No. 21 Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 07 June 2022
6 Journal Cover Page Created by Dr. Partha Kumbhakar and published in Materials Today Vol. 51 Elsevier 15 December 2021
7 Journal Cover Page Created by Dr. Partha Kumbhakar and published in Advanced Sustainable Systems Vol. 8 for the article "Porous 3D Printed System for Synergistic Tandem Water Cleaning-Energy Generation" Wiley 29 January 2024
8 Journal Cover page Designed by Dr. Partha Kumbhakar and published in ACS Applied Electronic Materials journal as Front cover in volume 7, Issue 3 American Chemical Society (ACS) 11 February 2025
9 Award for Outstanding Research Publication - AORP Vision Group on Science and Technology (VGST), Karnataka 17 May 2025
10 Young Scientist Award Global Conference for Decarbonization of Energy and Materials 16 October 2025
11 Reviewer in npj 2D Materials and Applications Nature Publishing Group 11 November 2025
12 Journal Cover Page-Langmuir Created by Dr. Partha Kumbhakar and Published in International peer-reviewed journal Langmuir American Chemical Society 03 March 2026
13 Journal Cover Page-ACS AOM Created by Dr. Partha Kumbhakar and published in International peer-reviewed journal ACS Applied Optical Materials American Chemical Society 23 January 2026
14 YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD in International Conference In recognition of Outstanding and impactful contributions to Science and Technology ACMS-2026 12 April 2026