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Dr Anurag Roy (RSci, MRSC, MIScT, FICS)

Dr Anurag Roy (RSci, MRSC, MIScT, FICS)

Research Fellow (Solar Energy Research Group) - Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy

 A.Roy30@exeter.ac.uk

 01326 259486

 Environment and Sustainability Institute First Floor (Desk No. 59), ESI

 

Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, UK

Overview

Research Interest 

Current Research Blog: 

Exeter Blog Smart Nanocomposites Revolution for Energy-Savings Windows (researchandinnovation.co.uk)

Smart windows create energy-positive buildings that improve human comfort while tackling climate change - Breakthrough (neliti.com)

(60) European Research Showcase - Interview with Anurag Roy - YouTube

Spotify Podcast: Ep. 46 - Interview with Anurag Roy, PhD - Impact Factor | Podcast on Spotify

Youtube: (61) PhD - The Philosophical Drama | S 4 | Story 6 | Dr. Anurag Roy | Making The Most Of It - YouTube

Recent Conference Organized 

International Conference on Solar Energy Materials and Technology (ICSEMT-2022)

Watch Full Youtube recorded: ICSEMT2022 | Working with natural systems for sustainable futures | University of Exeter

Expertise in the material design, synthesis, and characterizations underpinning developments of solar energy research, including photovoltaics, photothermal, photocatalytic and passive cooling. A strong inorganic chemistry background combined with materials science has enabled me to produce bespoke nano-scale designer materials for solar energy applications

  • Research and Development: Conducted research on nanostructured materials for thermal energy storage and thermo-opto characteristics, specifically in the development of ferroelectric, phase change, transparent insulating, and transparent infrared absorber materials.
  • Material Synthesis and Characterization: Utilized precisely designed nanocrystals as building blocks to create functional metal oxides and nanomaterials for photovoltaic applications. Conducted studies on the synthesis-property-performance correlation control of the nanostructure of solid-state materials in photovoltaic applications.
  • Instrumental Analysis: Proficient in utilizing instrumentation for the characterization and analysis of materials, including but not limited to X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and Raman spectroscopy.
  • Solar Cell Fabrication and Analysis: Conducted research on the development and fabrication of photovoltaic materials and cells. Studied the synthesis-property-performance correlation control of solid-state materials in photovoltaic applications.
  • Project Management: Successfully managed and executed research projects on passive cooling strategies for sustainable building development, specifically focusing on the impact of geometrical and physical parameters on air exchange and cooling effects with experimental prototypes. Additionally, managed and conducted research on the employment of photovoltaic cells for advanced building facade design, including the design, synthesis, and device fabrication of smart window materials for building-integrated photovoltaic facade and passive cooling applications.

PROFILE

  • Energy chemistry and technology research towards depriving communities’ needs and aiming to address critical energy issues benefit the society.
  • Energy Harvesting Materials, Solar Energy, Functional nanomaterials, Solid State Chemical Physics, Material and System scientist with eight years of research.
  • Expert in synthesis, structure-property-performance correlation establishment for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), perovskite solar cells, polymer solar cells, solar thermal materials, and smart materials development for window glazing, building-integrated photovoltaics facade and passive cooling applications.
  • 71 SCI-indexed journal article publications with 1184 citations and h-index 17.
  • Secured total funding of ~£2.5M as PI, CoI and Co-researcher.
  • Contribution to Research Excellence Framework with publications of impact factor > 15
  • Carrying out 4-star Impact Case studies in GCRF themes, including the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal #7 - affordable and clean energy.
  • Participated in >20 international conferences, Invited Lectures 9, Oral Presentation 13, Poster Presentation 10, and received various awards like best oral presentation, young scientist, young researcher etc.
  • Current PhD co-supervisor: 3, M Tech Supervised: 5; Student Exchanged Program Co-guide: 2
  • First Class First with distinction in Master of Science (Chemistry)
  • Prestigious fellowship holders: DST-INSPIRE (India); Newton-Bhabha PhD Placement, IUPAC Affiliated
  • Fellow of Indian Chemical Society and Lifetime and Associate Members of 6 International Scientific Organizations including The Institute of Technology, UK, Royal Society of Chemistry, American Chemical Society, International Solar Energy Society. Registered Scientist (RSci) of the Science Council, UK.
  • Completed Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (LTHE) Program in the UK.
  • Working experience in Tata Steel Research and Development department, Jamshedpur Headquarters, India
  • Mentor of QS’s Future17 – Sustainable Development Goals Challenge Program 2022.
  • Guest Editor of Sustainability (MDPI) Special Issue "Recent Development and Advancement in Solar Cell Technologies for Sustainability" (I.F.: 3.889)
  • Guest Editor for Frontiers in Energy Research published by Frontiers (Impact Factor: 3.858).

Qualifications

Academic Degree

2019- Running: Postdoctoral Researcher

2019 Ph.D. (Chemistry): CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata, India 

           (Degree conferred by Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India)

2013-2014: Research Associate, R&D, Tata Steel, Jamshedpur, India 

2013 M.Sc. (Chemistry): Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, India

2011 B.Sc. (Chemistry): University of Calcutta, India

Career

Achievements and Members of Professional Bodies 

Awarded with 60k GBP funding under the UK-Saudi Challenge Fund 2022 sponsored by the British Council in collaboration with King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. 

MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

2023 - Registered Scientist (RSci) of the Science Council) UK - No. IST/230/000399

2023-  A lifetime member of the Indian Photobiological Society

2022- Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS Member Number – 31382454)

2022- Member of the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM), Sweden

2022- Member, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK (ID: 716643)

2021- Member of The Institute of Science and Technology, UK (Reg. No. T16494)

2021- Lifetime Member of the Electron Microscope Society of India (ID: LM 1989)

2020- Lifetime Member of the Fluorescence Society of India (LM 887)

2020- Lifetime Member of the Scholars Academic and Scientific Society (Membership ID: SAS/ LMSASS/137)

2019- Fellow of Indian Chemical Society (LM F/8199 2019)

2016- Lifetime Member of Materials Research Society of India  (ID: LMB 2531)

Awards and Achievements 

  • First-class first gold medallist in M.Sc. (Chemistry) from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India in 2013
  • “Namita Chakraborty Memorial Gold Medal” award winner for being the highest departmental scorer in B.Sc. (Honours)-2011
  • Junior Research Fellowship awarded from INSPIRE program of Department of Science & Technology, Government of India (2014-2016)
  • Senior Research Fellowship awarded from INSPIRE program of Department of Science & Technology, Government of India (2016-2019)
  • Newton-Bhabha PhD placement award for 2016-2017 funded by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and British Council
  • Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) qualified in Chemistry in 2014
  • Fellow of Indian Chemical Society (ICS)
  • Awarded “Bharat Shiksha Gaurav Puraskar” and a “Certificate of Education Excellence” by KTK Foundation, India 2021.
  • Best Young Researcher (Male) Award-2021 from Scholars Academic and Scientific Society, India.
  • A Lifetime Member of Institute of Science & Technology, U.K.
  • Best Researcher Award for the Contribution and Honourable Achievement in Innovative Research, award given by Science Father, a trademark of Scifax company, Approved and Registered by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Govt. of India.
  • Selected as International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Affiliated Member of 2018
  • A lifetime member of the Institute of Researchers, India
  • Seasonal Member of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)
  • A lifetime member of the DNA Society of India
  • A Lifetime Member of IAAM-International Association of Advanced Materials, Sweden
  • Member of Society of Functional Nanomaterials, U.K.
  • A Lifetime Member of Fluorescence Society
  • A lifetime member of Scholars Academic and Scientific Society
  • Member of Indian Association of Solid-State Chemists and Allied Scientists.
  • Early Career Researcher representative of Solar Research Group, University of Exeter, UK.
  • Registered candidate of Global Innovation Academic Programme (GIAN) under the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Government of India (Registration No.: 2015150318455).
  • MCM fellowship award during M.Sc. course from Indian School of Mines. Dhanbad, India (2011-2013)
  • The cash prize winner for being departmental topper from the Indian School of Mines. Dhanbad, India (2012-2013).
  • Hostel Perfect of Jasper Hostel (2012-2013), Indian School of Mines. Dhanbad 2012-2013
  • Governing Body Member of ISM Social Services (ISS) 2012-2013
  • Advisory Committee co-ordinator of “Oitijhya” cultural community group of Indian School of Mines. Dhanbad, India 2012-2013
  • Poster Award (1st Position) entitled as “Zn2SnO4 nanostructures as photoanodes in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ” P.P Das, Anurag Roy, S. A. Agarkar & P. Sujatha Devi at 2nd International Conference on Nanotechnology (ICNT-2015) and Indo-USA joint symposium organized by Haldia Regional Center IIChe, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Haldia Institute of Technology,2015.
  • Poster Award (1st Position) award for poster presentation entitled “Electrospun Zn2SnO4 alternative photoanode in DSSC” by Anurag Roy, P.P Das, M. Tathavadekar, and P. Sujatha Devi on Materials Research Society of India, Annual General Meeting, CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, Assam, 2016.
  • Poster award (2nd Position) entitled as “Enhanced Stability of Zn2SnO4 Ceramic as a Photoanode in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells” by Anurag Roy, P.P. Das, S. Das and P. Sujatha Devi on International Conference on Ceramic, Glass and Refractories- Emerging Innovation and 80th Annual General Meeting of Indian Ceramic Society, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 13-15 December 2016.
  • Poster Award (1st Position) entitled as “Dual Applications of Hydrothermally Synthesized TiO2 Nanorods” by P. Ghosh, Anurag Roy, M. Narjinary and P. Sujatha Devi on National Symposium on New Trends of Research in Solid State Chemistry and Allied Arrears at Jammu University, Jammu organized by ISCAS Institute of Solid State and Materials Science, Jammu, 4-6 March 2018.
  • Winner of Images of Research Competition 2019 under Technology Category for the topic of Bio-inspired Self-cleaning Coating for Solar Cells organized by University of Exeter, United Kingdom.
  • Best Paper for Oral Presentation entitled “Electrochemically Reduced Graphene Oxide Modified Electrode for Detection of Parathion Pesticide” by Sarani Sen, Anurag Roy, Ambarish Sanyal and P. Sujatha Devi in the session of semiconductors and sensors on International Conference on Chemical and Environmental Sciences (ICCAES 2019) organized by Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, India at Kolkata, 19th-21st September 2019.
  • Best Poster Award (1st Position) entitled as “Newer Applications of Anatase TiO2 -Na0.23TiO2 Composite Nanorods” P. Ghosh, Anurag Roy, M. Narjinary, S. Sen and P. Sujatha Devi on 3rd International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials organized by CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) in association with the Indian Ceramic Society, Kerala Chapter and the Material research Society of India, Thiruvananthapuram Chapter at CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, 9-10 December, 2019.
  • Best Oral presentation award entitled as “Meet the All-Carbon Solar Cells for Renewable Applications” by Anurag Roy, Aritra Ghosh, Shubhranshu Bhandari, Senthilarasu Sundaram and Tapas Kumar Mallick on the First Virtual Conference International Symposium “Functional Nanomaterials in Industrial & Clinical Applications: Academy-Industry-Clinician Meet” July 14-16, 2020 organized by UClan UK, FNM and UKIERI.
  • Best Oral presentation entitled as “Emplacement of Chemically Modified Screen-Printed Graphene Oxide Coatings for Solar Thermal Management” by Anurag Roy on the Virtual National Conference on Catalysis and Photocatalysis for Clean Energy (CPCE) organized by National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, India, October 9-10 2020.
  • Best Oral presentation entitled as “Perceiving the Versatility of Nanostructured Materials for Wastewater Treatment: A synthesis Characterization- Application Approach” by Anurag Roy on the Indo-Korea Virtual Conference on Development of Advanced Materials for Future Technologies (DAMFT - 2021) organized by KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Chennai, SPIE Student Chapter, VIT Chennai, May 14-15, 2021.
  • Best Young Researcher Presentation Award at "Young Researcher Meet" (75 participants across the globe) hosted by the Department of Chemistry, School of Technology, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gujarat, India on July 24, 2021.
  • Selected for the Entrepreneurial Researcher Programme-2021 (Cohort 3) of the University of Exeter 2021 - This is based on my research idea sharing that may have commercial potential, or could be the basis of a new spin-out company, then help is at hand! 

  • Young Researchers Award-2021 from the Institute of Researchers in India for the outstanding research contribution in Chemistry.

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Research

Research interests

Published Book Chapter

  1. Mohamed Jaffer Sadiq Mohamed, Mohammed Ashraf Gondal, Anurag Roy (2023) Research Trends in Photocatalytic Water Purification: Current Perspectives and Future Prospects - A Review, Modern Nanotechnology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31111-6_9.
  2.  Anurag Roy*, Tapas K. Mallick, Senthilarasu Sundaram, (2022) Possible Fabrication Strategies to Enhance the Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells for the edition of Photovoltaics Beyond Silicon Book: Photovoltaics Beyond Silicon, Elsevier, ISBN: 9780323901888, Chapter: 9: Possible Fabrication Strategies to Enhance the Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (In Press).
  3. Sachin R. Rondiya, Anurag Roy, Ganesh K. Rahane et al. (2022) Physical Methods for Synthesis and Thin Film Deposition, Chapter Four, CRC Press, London ISBN 9781032106311.
  4. Sasireka Velusamy, Anurag Roy*, Tapas K. Mallick, Senthilarasu Sundaram, (2022) Concern for Heavy Metal-ion Water Pollution: for the edition of Their Strategic Detection and Removal Opportunities, Kumar M., Mohapatra S., Acharya K. (eds) Contaminants of Emerging Concern and Reigning Removal Technologies. Chapter Eleven, CRC Press, London. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003247869

Publications (* Corresponding Author)

  1. Breakthrough Step Up of Semi-transparent Thermoelectric Glazing Nanogenerator using Aluminum doped Zinc Oxide and Copper Iodide Thin Films. Nature Communications Engineering, 2024 (Under Review).
  2. Lead-Free Cs2AgBiCl6 Double Perovskite: Experimental and Theoretical Insights into the Self-trapping for Optoelectronics Applications. ACS Physical Chemistry Au, 2024 (Revision Submitted).
  3. Novel Au/Cu2NiSnS4 Nanostructure: Synthesis, Structure, Heterojunction Band Offset and Alignment, and Interfacial Charge Transfer Dynamics. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2024 (Revision Submitted).
  4. Heterostructured WO3-TiVO4 Thin-Film Photocatalyst for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. Manal Alruwaili, Anurag Roy, Mansour Alhabradi, Xiuru Yang, Hong Chang and Asif Ali Tahir, Heliyon, 2024, 10, e25446.
  5. Room Temperature Processable TiO2 Solar Paint for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells. Anurag Roy*, Shubhranshu Bhandari and Tithi Sen. Sustainability, 2023, 15(24), 16610
  6. Synthesis, Characterization and Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Performance of Neodymium Iron Composites: Influence of Annealing Temperature. Xiuru Yang, Shahad Al Barwani, Mansour Alhabradi, Manal Alruwaili, Sina Saremi, Tom Clarkson, Anurag Roy, Katie Shanks and Asif Ali Tahir. Inorganic Chemistry Communication, 2023, 158(1), 111592.
  7.  Shape-Stabilized PEGylated Silica Aerogel-Composite as an Energy Saving Building Material, Adeel Arshad*, Anurag Roy, Tapas K. Mallick, and Asif Ali Tahir, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2023, 62, 47, 20236-20250.
  8. Fabrication and Characterizations of Tantalum Iron Composites for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution, Xiuru Yang, Anurag, Roy*, Mansour Alhabradi, Manal Alruwaili, Hong Chang, Asif Ali Tahir, Nanomaterials, 2023, 13(17), 2464.
  9. Effective Hydrogen Production from Alkaline and Natural Seawater using WO3-x@CdS1-x Nanocomposites-Based Electrocatalyst. Mohamed Jaffer Sadiq Mohamed, Mohammed Ashraf Gondal, Muhammad Hassan, Munirah Abdullah Almessiere, Asif Ali Tahir, Anurag Roy*, 2023, ACS Omega, 8, 37, 33332–33341.
  10. Interfacial Band Offset Engineering with Barium Doping Towards Enhanced Performance of All Inorganic CsPbI2Br Perovskite Solar Cells. Sachin R. Rondiya, Sawanta S. Mali, Anurag Roy et al. 2023, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 25, 29050-29060.
  11. Synergistic Photoelectrochemical and Photocatalytic Properties of the Cobalt Nanoparticles-Embedded TiVO4 Thin Film, Manal Alruwaili, Anurag Roy, Mansour Alhabradi, Xiuru Yang, Asif Ali Tahir, 2023, ACS Omega,8, 27067-27078.
  12. Advancing Thermoelectric Materials: A Comprehensive Review Exploring the Significance of One Dimensional Nano Structuring. Mustafa Majid Rashak Al-Fartoos, Anurag Roy*, Tapas Mallick and Asif Ali Tahir, 2023, Nanomaterials, 13(13), 2011.
  13. Effectual visible light photocatalytic reduction of para-nitro phenol using reduced graphene oxide and ZnO composite, Sasireka Velusamy‡, Anurag Roy‡, Ezrah Mariam, Satheesh Krishnamurthy, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Tapas K. Mallick, 2023, Scientific Reports, 13, 9521. (‡Equal Contribution)
  14. Se-Doped Magnetic Co-Ni Spinel Ferrite Nanoparticles as Electrochemical Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution, Mohamed Jaffer Sadiq Mohamed, S. Caliskan, Mohammed Ashraf Gondal, …… Anurag Roy* et. al., 2023, ACS Applied Nano Materials. ACS Appllied Nano Materials 6, 9, 7330-7341
  15. Performance of Certified High-Efficiency "large-area" Perovskite Solar Module Integrated with the Fresnel Lens-Based Concentrated Photovoltaic - a collaboration with the EPFL, Switzerland, Anurag Roy*, Bin Ding, Maria Khalid, Mussad Alzahrani, Yong Ding et al., iScience 2023, 26, 106079.
  16. Mesoporous TiO2-layer’s Rheological Impact on the Perovskite Solar Cell Performance, Sreeram Valsalakumar, Anurag Roy, Tapas K. Mallick, Justin Hinshelwood and Senthilarasu Sundaram, Materials Letters, 2023, 337, 133960.
  17. Role of Vanadium Ions Substitution on Spinel MnCo2O4 Towards Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen Generation, M. J. S. Mohamed, Y. Slimani, M.A. Gondal, M.A. Almessiere, A. Baykal, M. Hassan, A. Z. Khan and Anurag Roy*, Scientific Reports, 2023, 13, 2120.
  18. Co-sensitization Effect of N719 Dye with Cu Doped CdS Colloidal Nanoparticles for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, Anurag Roy*, M.J.S. Mohamed, M.A. Gondal, Tapas K. Mallick, Asif Ali Tahir and S. Sundaram, Inorganic Chemistry Communication, 2023, 148, 110298.
  19. Achieving High Open Circuit Voltage for Hole Transport Layer Free Ambient Perovskite Solar Cells Utilizing Electric Double Layer Effect, Priyabrata Sadhukhan, Anurag Roy, Shubhranshu Bhandari, Tapas K. Mallick, Sachindranath Das and Senthilarsu Sundaram, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2023, 251, 112148.
  20. An Overview of Current Printing Technologies for Large-Scale Perovskite Solar Cell Development, Sreeram Valsalakumar, Anurag Roy, Tapas K. Mallick, Justin Hinshelwood and Senthilarasu Sundaram, Energies, 2023, 16(1), 190.
  21. A Short Review on Thermoelectric Glazing for Sustainable Built Environment, Mustafa Majid Rashak Al- Fartoos, Anurag Roy, Tapas K. Mallick and Asif Ali Tahir, Energies, 2022, 15(24), 9589.
  22. Fabrication of TiVO4 Photoelectrode for Photo-Electrochemical Application, Manal Arluwaili, Anurag Roy, Srijita Nundy and Asif Ali Tahir, RSC Advances, 2022, 12, 34640-34651.
  23. Optimal Climate-Adaptable Hydrogel-Filled Smart Window for the Energy-Saving Built Environment, Anurag Roy*, Tapas K. Mallick and Asif Ali Tahir, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2022, 10, 15474- 15482.
  24. An Enduring in vitro Wound Healing Phase Recipient by Bioactive Glass‑Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites, Manjubaashini Nandhakumar, Daniel Thangadurai Thangaian, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Anurag Roy, Balakumar Subramanian, Scientific Reports, 2022, 12, 16162.
  25. A Nonenzymatic Reduced Graphene Oxide-based Nanosensor for Parathion, Sarani Sen, Anurag Roy, Ambarish Sanyal, Parukuttyamma Sujatha Devi, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2022, 13, 730-744.
  26. Morphology Modulated Brookite TiO2 and BaSnO3 as Alternative Electron Transport Materials for Enhanced Performance of Carbon Perovskite Solar Cells, Shubhranshu Bhandari, Anurag Roy, Tapas K.Mallick, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 446(5), 137378.
  27. High Open-Circuit Voltage in Double Perovskite Oxide A2NdSbO6 (A = Ba, Sr) Photoanodes Based Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, Md Sariful Sheikh, Abyay Ghosh, Anurag Roy, Shubhranshu Bhandari, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Tapas K Mallick, Haranath Ghosh, T.P. Sinha, Journal of Electronic Materials, 2022, 51, 4281- 4287.
  28. Synergistic Effect of Paraffin Incorporated Zn2+:In2O3 Composite Glazing for the Self-Cleaning and Energy- Saving Built Environment, Anurag Roy*, Habib Ullah, Mussad Alzahrani, Aritra Ghosh, Tapas K. Mallick and Asif Ali Tahir, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2022, 10 (20), 6609-6621.
  29. Smart Glazing Thermal Comfort Improvement Through Near-Infrared Shielding Paraffin Incorporated SnO2- Al2O3 Composite, Anurag Roy*, Habib Ullah, Aritra Ghosh, Tapas K. Mallick, Asif Tahir, Construction and Building Materials, 2022, 331, 127319.
  30. Compelling Climatic Behaviour of Carbon-Perovskite Solar cell for Fenestration Integration, Shubhranshu Bhandari, Aritra Ghosh, Anurag Roy, Tapas Kumar Mallick, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 2022, 10, 100267.
  31. Microbial Fuel Cells for Mineralization and Decolorization of Azo Dyes: Recent Advances in Design and Materials, Archana Yadav, Pankaj Kumar, Deepak Rawat, Shefali Garg, Paromita Mukherjee, Furqan Farooqi, Anurag Roy, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Radhey Shyam Sharma, Vandana Mishra, Science of the Total Environment, 2022, 826, 154038.
  32. Employing CdS Nanoparticles as an Adsorbent for the Removal of Different Dosages of Hexavalent Cr(VI) from Aqueous Solution, Sasireka Velusamy, Anurag Roy, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Tapas K Mallick, Materials Letters, 2022, 311, 131602
  33. Mustard Oil Assisted Cotton Soot as NiO-supported Low-Temperature and Composite High-Temperature Counter Electrode for Ambient Perovskite Solar Cells, Shubhranshu Bhandari, Anurag Roy, Mir Sahidul Ali,Tapas Kumar Mallick and Senthilarasu Sundaram, Scientific Reports, 2021,11, 23388.
  34. The Emergence of Concentrator Photovoltaics for Hybrid Perovskites Solar Cells, Priyabrata Sadhukhan, Anurag Roy, Payal Sengupta, Sachindranath Das, Tapas K. Mallick, and Senthilarasu Sundaram, Applied Physics Reviews, 2021, 8, 041324.
  35. Opportunities of Copper Addition in CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite and Their Photovoltaic Performance Evaluation, Maria Khalid,¶ Anurag Roy,¶ Shubhranshu Bhandari, Prabhakaran Selvaraj, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Tapas K.Mallick, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022, 895 (1), 162626 (¶ Equal contribution)
  36. Realization of Electrochemically Grown a-Fe2O3 Thin Films for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Application, Avinash Rokade, Yogesh Jadhav et al. Engineered Science, 2022, 17, 242-255.
  37. The Opportunity of Cadmium Stannate as Transparent Conducting Oxide for Perovskite-Based Concentrated Photovoltaic System, Maria Khalid, Anurag Roy, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Tapas K. Mallick, 38th European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU-PVSEC)2021, 425-430. DOI:10.4229/EUPVSEC20212021- 3BV.1.7. ISBN: 3-936338-78-7.
  38. Solution-Processed Al-doped ZnO and Its Performance in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, Partha Pratim Das, Anurag Roy, Parukuttyamma Sujatha Devi, and Yongjae Lee, Current Applied Physics, 2021, 30, 69-76. (IF:2.481)
  39. Nanostructured Perovskite Oxides for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Md Sariful Sheikh,¶ Anurag Roy,¶ Alo Dutta, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Tapas K. Mallick, T. P. Sinha, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2021, 54, 493001. (¶ Equal contribution)
  40. Surface Treatment of Industrial-Grade Magnetite Particlesfor Enhanced Thermal Stability and Mitigating Paint Contaminants, Mohua Sinhababu, Anurag Roy, Narendra Kumar, Monojit Dutta, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Smagul Karazhanov, and G. Udayabhanu, Nanomaterials, 2021, 11, 2299.
  41. Understanding the Semi-switchable Thermochromic Behavior of Mixed Halide Hybrid Perovskite Nanorods, Anurag Roy*, Habib Ullah, Aritra Ghosh, Hasan Baig, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Asif Tahir, Tapas K. Mallick, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2021,125 (32), 18058-18070.
  42. Intriguing CeO2-TiO2 hybrid nanostructured photoanode resulting up to 46% efficiency enhancement for dye- sensitized solar cells, Anurag Roy*, Shubhranshu Bhandari, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Tapas K. Mallick, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2021, 272, 125036.
  43. In-Situ Assessment of Photovoltaic Soiling Mitigation Techniques in Northern Nigeria, Yusuf N. Chanchangi,Anurag Roy, Aritra Ghosh, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Tapas K. Mallick, Energy Conversation and Management, 2021, 244, 114442.
  44. Investigation of Thermal Stress Arising in a Graphene Neutral Density Filter for Concentrated Photovoltaic System, Mussad M. Alzahrani, Anurag Roy, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Tapas K. Mallick, Energies, 2021, 14, 3515.
  45. Integrating Concentrated Optics for Ambient Perovskite Solar Cells, Maria Khalid, Anurag Roy, Shubhranshu Bhandari, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Tapas K. Mallick, Energies 2021, 14 (9), 2714.
  46. Effect of Dye Sensitization’s Temperature on ZnO-based Solar Cells, Anurag Roy*, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Tapas K. Mallick, Chemical Physics Letters 2021, 776, 138688.
  47. Cu2ZnSnS4, a Fascinating Counter Electrode for TiO2 Free Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Anurag Roy*, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Tapas K. Mallick, Chemistry Select 2021, 6, 1541-1547.
  48. A Review on Heavy Metal Ions and Containing Dyes Removal Through Graphene Oxide-Based Adsorption Strategies for Textile Wastewater Treatment, Sasireka Velusamy, Anurag Roy, Senthilarasu Sundaram and Tapas K. Mallick, The Chemical Record, 2021, 21, 1-42.
  49. Eggshell Membrane Assisted CdS Nanoparticles for Manganese Removal in Water Treatment, Anurag Roy*,Sasireka Velusamy, Tapas K. Mallick and Senthilarasu Sundaram, Advanced Materials Letters, 2021,12(3), 21031609.
  50. Graphene as a Pre-Illumination Cooling Approach for a Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) System, Mussad Alzahrani, Anurag Roy, Katie Shanks, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Tapas K. Mallick, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, 2021, 222, 110922.
  51. A New Functional Composite for Photovoltaic and Sensor Applications, Puja Ghosh, Anurag Roy, Soumita Mukhopadhyay, Mousumi Narjinary, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Shrabanee Sen, P. Sujatha Devi, Advanced Electronic Materials, 2020, 7(3), 2000785.
  52. Efficient Carbon Counter Electrodes for BaSnO3-based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Anurag Roy*, Puja Ghosh, P. Sujatha Devi, Senthilarasu Sundaram and Tapas K. Mallick, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2021, 45, 3685-3691.
  53. Perceiving the Temperature Coefficients of Carbon-based Perovskite Solar Cells, Shubhanshu Bhandari, Anurag Roy, Aritra Ghosh, Senthilarasu Sundaram and Tapas K. Mallick, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2020,4, 6283-6298.
  54. Emplacement of Screen-Printed Graphene Oxide Coating for Building Thermal Comfort Discernment, Anurag Roy*, Aritra Ghosh, David Benson, Tapas K. Mallick and Senthilarasu Sundaram, Scientific Reports, 2020, 10, 15578.
  55. Highly Conductive Double Perovskite Oxides A2LuTaO6 (A= Ba, Sr, Ca) as Promising Photoanode Material for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, Md Sariful Sheikh, Anurag Roy, Shubhranshu Bhandari, Tapas K Mallick, Tripurari Prasad Sinha, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Materials Letters, 2020, 276, 128220.
  56. Perovskite Solar Cells for BIPV Application: A Review, Anurag Roy, Aritra Ghosh, Shubhranshu Bhandari, Senthilarasu Sundaram and Tapas K. Mallick, Buildings 2020, 10, 129 (1-37).
  57. Incorporating Solution-Processed Mesoporous WO3 as an Interfacial Cathode Buffer Layer for Photovoltaic Applications, Anurag Roy, Aritra Ghosh, Shubhranshu Bhandari, Tapas K. Mallick and Senthilarasu Sundaram, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2020, 124 (28) 5709-5719.
  58. Realization of Poly (methyl methacrylate) Encapsulated Solution-Processed Carbon-Based Solar Cells: Emerging Candidate for Buildings' Comfort, Anurag Roy, Aritra Ghosh, Shubhanshu Bhandari, Tapas K. Mallick and Senthilarasu Sundaram, ACS Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2020, 59 (23), 11063-11071.
  59. Synergistic Effect of Nanoflower-like CdS for Removal of Highly Toxic Aqueous Cr(VI), Anurag Roy*, Sasireka Velusamy, Tapas K. Mallick and Senthilarasu Sundaram, Materials Letters, 2020, 270, 127734.
  60. Impact of Different Light Induced Effect on Organic Hole-Transporting Layer in Perovskite Solar Cells, Shubhranshu Bhandari, Anurag Roy, Tapas K. Mallick and Senthilarasu Sundaram, Materials Letters 2020, 268, 127568.
  61. Performance of WO3-Incorporated Carbon Electrodes for Ambient Mesoscopic Perovskite Solar Cells, Shubhranshu Bhandari, Anurag Roy*, Aritra Ghosh, Tapas K. Mallick and Senthilarasu Sundaram, ACS Omega 2020, 5, 422-429.
  62. Colour Comfort Evaluation of Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) Based Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) Glazing after Two Years of Ambient Exposure, Anurag Roy, Aritra Ghosh, Shubhranshu Bhandari, Prabhakaran Selvaraj, Senthilarasu Sundaram and Tapas K. Mallik, Journal of Physical Chemistry: C, 2019,123, 23834-23837.
  63. Template Free Synthesis of CdSnO3 Micro Cuboids for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, Anurag Roy, Partha Pratim Das, Prabhakaran Selvaraj, Senthilarasu Sundaram and P. Sujatha Devi, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2019, 380: 111824, 1-10.
  64. Polyaniline Layered Rutile TiO2 Nanorods as Alternative Photoanode in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, Anurag Roy, Soumita Mukhopadhyay, Senthilarasu Sundaram and P. Sujatha Devi, ACS Omega, 2019, 4, 1130-1138.
  65. Soft- Template Synthesis of High Surface Area Mesoporous TiO2 for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, PrabhakaranSelvaraj, Anurag Roy, Habib Ullah, P. Sujatha Devi, Asif Ali Tahir, Tapas Kumar Mallick and Senthilarasu Sundaram, International Journal of Energy Research, 2019, 43, 523-534.
  66. A Review on Applications of Cu2ZnSnS4 as Alternative Counter Electrodes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Anurag Roy, P. Sujatha Devi, S. Karazhanov, D. Mamedov, T.K. Mallick and Senthilarasu Sundaram, AIP Advances 2018, 8, 070701.
  67. Multiband Fluorescent Graphitic Carbon Nanoparticles from Queen of Oils, Partha Pratim Das, Srikrishna Pramanik, Sabyasachi Chatterjee, Anurag Roy, Arindam Saha, P. Sujatha Devi and G. Suresh Kumar, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2018, 6, 10127-10139.
  68. Morphology Tuned BaSnO3 Active Layer for Ambient Perovskite Solar Cell, Anurag Roy, Prabhakaran Selvaraj, P. Sujatha Devi and Senthilarasu Sundaram, Materials Letters, 2018, 219, 166-169.
  69. Hydrothermally Synthesized Fluorescent Zn2SnO4 Nanoparticles for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, Partha Pratim Das, Anurag Roy, Shruti A. Agarkar and P. Sujatha Devi, Dyes and Pigments, 2018, 154, 303-313.
  70. Perforated BaSnO3 Nanorods Exhibiting Enhanced Efficiency in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Anurag Roy, Partha Pratim Das, Prabhakaran Selvaraj, Senthilarasu Sundaram and P. Sujatha Devi, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2018, 6, 3299-3310.
  71. Iron Antimonate Quantum Dots Exhibiting Tunable Visible Light Emission, Pratanu Nag, Partha Pratim Das, Anurag Roy and P. Sujatha Devi, New Journal of Chemistry, 2017, 41, 1436-1446.
  72. Performance of Colloidal CdS Sensitized Solar Cells with ZnO nanorods/nanoparticles, Anurag Roy, Partha Pratim Das, Mukta Tathavadekar, Sumita Das and P. Sujatha Devi, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2017, 8, 210-221.
  73. Photovoltaic and Photocatalytic Performance of Electrospun Zn2SnO4 Hollow Fibers, Partha Pratim Das¶, Anurag Roy¶, Mukta Tathavadekar and P. Sujatha Devi, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2017, 203, 692-703. (¶ Equal contribution)
  74. Zn2SnO4 as an Alternative Photoanode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Current Status and Future Scope, Partha Pratim Das, Anurag Roy and P. Sujatha Devi, Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society, 2016, 75(3), 1-8. (Platinum jubilee volume edition).
  75. Fluorescent Carbon Nanoparticles from Citrus sinensis as Efficient Sorbents for Pollutant Dyes, Oluwaseun Adedokun, Anurag Roy, Ayodeji O. Awodugba and P. Sujatha Devi, Luminescence, 2017, 32, 62-70.
  76. Recovery of Zinc from Industrial Waste Pickling Liquor, Abhishek Pathak, Anurag Roy and Manindra Manna, Hydrometallurgy, 2016, 163, 161-166.
  77. Selective Detection of Escherichia coli DNA using Fluorescent Carbon Spindles, Anurag Roy, Sabyasachi Chatterjee, Srikrishna Pramanik, P. Sujatha Devi and G. Suresh Kumar, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2016, 18,12270-12277.
  78. Enhanced Stability of Zn2SnO4 with N719, N3 And Eosin Y Dye Molecules for DSSC Application, Partha Pratim Das, Anurag Roy, Sumita Das and P. Sujatha Devi, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2016, 18, 1429-1438.
  79. Citric Acid Functionalized Magnetic Ferrite Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Degradation of Azo Dye, Triveni Kumar Mahto, Anurag Roy, Banalata Sahoo and Sumanta Kumar Sahu, Journal of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, 2014, 14, 1-8.

Research projects

  • EPSRC Smart Composite Material for Advanced Building Fenestration to Enhance Energy Efficiency : This is a timely project that directly targets the UKs need to reduce building end use energy demand and heat decarbonisation through developing smart composite material for advanced facades to control the energy flow (heat gain, loss, and daylight). The main goal of this ambitious project is to develop technology based on state of art techniques to enable end-users to reduced energy consumption while balancing visual comfort with hygrometric wellbeing. The overarching aim is to implement combined theoretical modelling and an experimental approach to develop and testnew window and façade technology based on smart composite material to achieve building energy reduction goals. Link:  Smart Composite Material for Advanced Building Fenestration | Working with natural systems for sustainable futures | University of Exeter
  • Agri-Tech Cornwall Passive Cooling Project (European Union Funded); Topic: Heat stress in dairy animals can create serious health welfare issues alongside negatively impacting on agricultural production. This project is based to remove the heat from cow sheds/barns using cutting edge technological development alongside existing and emerging collaborative industrial partners. The development of flexible graphene and graphene coatings with different nanostructures has been explored for this project.
  • EPSRC Funded Project on Advance building facade design for optimal delivery of end use energy demand. Topic: This is related to design the materials for building facade applications especially for smart window materials design, synthesis and device fabrication for the smart materials for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) facade applications.
  • PhD Thesis Tittle: Synthesis and Characterization of Alternative Materials for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells.

Research networks

Long-term Carrer Objectives:

  • Group Research: Skills developed during the professorship are transferrable and essential for successful career development and will place me in an ideal position to obtain career grants, allowing me to reach a tenure-track position and start my research group develops a pathway for technology transfer.
  • Sustainable and Quality: To assess socio-economic and environmental impacts of based research. The focus will be more on sustainable development and quality policy.
  • Collaboration: Collaborations can take many forms, including financial contributions, access to facilities and equipment, provision of equipment/materials/supplies/services, access to data and results, provision of staff/students, advice, mentoring and participation in a steering group, expertise, and networking/introductions. To collaborate with industry and policy actors to promote my research activities through circular economic governance processes in India and maybe other developing countries.
  • Enhancement of Human Resources: New course implements like nanoscience and nanotechnology, promoting more material science and its impact via organizing workshops, seminars, science shows and utilizing the platform of social media as well, like a nanoart competition: kind of microscopic image competition, quizzing, blog, etc.
  • Publication and Patent followed by Technology Transfer: Use of the technology, affordability, and institutional arrangements, and governance provide high impact to create research and development work and technology transfer for the research work and proposal.

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Publications

Journal articles

Roy A, AlFartoos M, Mallick T, Tahir A (In Press). Advancing Thermoelectric Materials: a Comprehensive Review and Exploring the Significance of One-Dimensional Nano structuring. Nanomaterials
Roy A, Sundaram S, Nandhakumar M, Thangaian DT, Subramanian B (In Press). An Enduring in vitro Wound Healing Phase Recipient by Bioactive Glass-Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites. Scientific Reports
Bhandari S, Roy A, Ali S, Mallick T, Sundaram S (In Press). Cotton soot derived carbon nanoparticles for NiO supported processing temperature tuned ambient perovskite solar cells. Scientific Reports
Bhandari S, Roy A, Ali S, Mallick T, Sundaram S (In Press). Cotton soot derived carbon nanoparticles for NiO supported processing temperature tuned ambient perovskite solar cells. Scientific Reports
Roy A, Sundaram S, Mallick T (In Press). Cu2ZnSnS4, a Fascinating Counter Electrode for TiO2-Free Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Chemistry Select
Roy A, Sundaram S, Mallick T (In Press). Effect of dye sensitization’s temperature on ZnO-based solar cells. Chemical Physics Letters
Roy A, Mohamed MJS, Gondal MA, Muhammad H, Abdullah Almessiere M, Tahir A (In Press). Effective Hydrogen Production from Alkaline and Natural Seawater using WO3-x@CdS1-x Nanocomposites-based Electrocatalyst. ACS Omega Abstract.
Roy A, Velusamy S, Sundaram S, Mallick T (In Press). Eggshell Membrane Assisted CdS Nanoparticles for Manganese Removal. Advanced Materials Letters
Roy A, Ghosh A, Benson D, Mallick T, Sundaram S (In Press). Emplacement of screen-printed graphene oxide coating for building thermal comfort discernment. Scientific Reports
Sheikh MS, Roy A, Bhandari S, Mallick T, Sundaram S, Sinha TP (In Press). Highly conductive double perovskite oxides A2LuTaO6 (A= Ba, Sr, Ca) as promising photoanode material for dye sensitized solar cells. Materials Letters
Roy A, Ghosh A, Bhandari S, Mallick T, Sundaram S (In Press). Incorporating Solution-Processed Mesoporous WO3 as an Interfacial Cathode Buffer Layer for Photovoltaic Applications. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part A: Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment and General Theory
Roy A, Bhandari S, Sundaram S, Mallick T (In Press). Intriguing CeO2-TiO2 hybrid nanostructured photoanode resulting up to 46% efficiency enhancement for dye-sensitized solar cells. Materials Chemistry and Physics
Roy A, Bhandari S, Ghosh A, Mallick T, Sundaram S (In Press). Performance of WO3 Incorporated Carbon Electrodes for Ambient Mesoscopic Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS Omega Abstract.
Roy A, Mukhopadhyay S, Parukuttyamma SD, Sundaram S (In Press). Polyaniline Layered Rutile TiO2 Nanorod as an Alternative Photoanode in Dye Sensitized Solar Cell. ACS Omega
Roy A (In Press). Role of vanadium ions substitution on spinel. MnCo2O4 towards enhanced electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen generation. Scientific Reports
Roy A, Mohamed MJS, Caliskan S, Gondal MA, Almessiere MA, Baykal A, Slimani Y, Abdelsabour EK, Muhammad H, Auwal Abdullah I, et al (In Press). Se-Doped Magnetic Co-Ni Spinel Ferrite Nanoparticles as Electrochemical Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution. ACS Applied Nano Materials
Roy A, Alruwaili M, Alhabradi M, Yang X, Tahir A (In Press). Synergistic Photoelectrochemical and Photocatalytic Properties of Cobalt. Nanoparticles-Embedded TiVO4 Thin Film. ACS Omega
Roy A, Ullah H, Ghosh A, Baig H, Sundaram S, Tahir A, Mallick T (In Press). Understanding the Semi-switchable Thermochromic Behavior of Mixed Halide Hybrid Perovskite Nanorods. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C: Energy Conversion and Storage, Optical and Electronic Devices, Interfaces, Nanomaterials, and Hard Matter
Yang X, Alhabradi M, Roy A, Alruwaili M, Benson D, Zhu Y, Li X, Tahir AA (In Press). Urea-Assisted Fabrication of an Oxygen-Vacancy-Rich Cubi2o4 Photocathode for Efficient Photoelectrochemical (Pec) Water Splitting.
Alruwaili M, Roy A, Alhabradi M, Yang X, Chang H, Tahir AA (2024). Heterostructured WO3–TiVO4 thin-film photocatalyst for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting. Heliyon, 10(3), e25446-e25446.
Kumar TS, Shalini S, Roy TA, Prasanna S, Balasundaraprabhu R, Sundaram S (2024). Solvent selection for anthrocyanin dye extraction from Kigelia Africana and Hibiscus sabdariffa for dye sensitized solar cells. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, 20, 100233-100233.
Sadhukhan P, Roy A, Bhandari S, Mallick TK, Das S, Sundaram S (2023). Achieving high open circuit voltage for hole transport layer free ambient perovskite solar cells utilizing electric double layer effect. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 251 Abstract.
Roy A, Ding B, Khalid M, Alzahrani M, Ding Y, Tahir AA, Sundaram S, Kinge S, Asiri AM, Slonopas A, et al (2023). Certified high-efficiency “large-area” perovskite solar module for Fresnel lens-based concentrated photovoltaics. iScience, 26(3), 106079-106079.
Roy A, Velusamy S, Mariam E, Krishnamurthy S, Sundaram S, Mallick T (2023). Efectual visible light. photocatalytic reduction. of para‑nitro phenol using reduced. graphene oxide and ZnO composite. Scientific Reports, (2023) 13:9521
Yang X, Roy A, Alhabradi M, Alruwaili M, Chang H, Tahir AA (2023). Fabrication and Characterization of Tantalum–Iron Composites for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Nanomaterials, 13(17), 2464-2464. Abstract.
Rondiya SR, Mali SS, Roy A, Inwati GK, Rahane GK, Jadhav YA, Suresh S, Debnath T, Hong CK, Dzade NY, et al (2023). Interfacial band offset engineering with barium-doping towards enhanced performance of all inorganic CsPbI2Br perovskite solar cells. Phys Chem Chem Phys, 25(42), 29050-29060. Abstract.  Author URL.
Valsalakumar S, Roy A, Mallick TK, Hinshelwood J, Sundaram S (2023). Mesoporous TiO2-layer’s rheological impact on the perovskite solar cell performance. Materials Letters, 337
Roy A, Bhandari S, Sen T (2023). Room-Temperature Processable TiO2 Solar Paint for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Sustainability, 15(24), 16610-16610. Abstract.
Arshad A, Roy A, Mallick TK, Tahir AA (2023). Shape-Stabilized PEGylated Silica Aerogel-Composite as an Energy Saving Building Material. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 62(47), 20236-20250.
Yang X, Barwani SA, Alhabradi M, Alruwaili M, Saremi-Yarahmadib S, Clarkson T, Roy A, Shanks K, Chang H, Tahir AA, et al (2023). Synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance of neodymium iron composites: Influence of annealing temperature. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 158 Abstract.
Al-Fartoos MMR, Roy A, Mallick TK, Tahir AA (2022). A Short Review on Thermoelectric Glazing for Sustainable Built Environment. Energies, 15(24), 9589-9589. Abstract.
Sen S, Roy A, Sanyal A, Devi PS (2022). A nonenzymatic reduced graphene oxide-based nanosensor for parathion. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 13, 730-744. Abstract.
Valsalakumar S, Roy A, Mallick TK, Hinshelwood J, Sundaram S (2022). An Overview of Current Printing Technologies for Large-Scale Perovskite Solar Cell Development. Energies, 16(1), 190-190. Abstract.
Roy A, Mallick TK, Tahir AA (2022). An optimal climate-adaptable hydrogel-filled smart window for the energy-saving built environment. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 10(41), 15474-15482. Abstract.
Roy A, Mohamed MJS, Gondal MA, Mallick TK, Tahir AA, Sundaram S (2022). Co-sensitization effect of N719 dye with Cu doped CdS colloidal nanoparticles for dye sensitized solar cells. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 148, 110298-110298.
Bhandari S, Ghosh A, Roy A, Mallick TK, Sundaram S (2022). Compelling temperature behaviour of carbon-perovskite solar cell for fenestration at various climates. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 10
Roy A, Ullah H, Ghosh A, Mallick TK, Tahir AA (2022). Corrigendum to “Smart glazing thermal comfort improvement through near-infrared shielding paraffin incorporated SnO2-Al2O3 composite” [Constr. Build. Mater. 331 (2022) 127319]. Construction and Building Materials, 341
Velusamy S, Roy A, Sundaram S, Mallick TK (2022). Employing CdS nanoparticles as an adsorbent for the removal of different dosages of hexavalent Cr (VI) from aqueous solution. Materials Letters, 311 Abstract.
Alruwaili M, Roy A, Nundy S, Tahir AA (2022). Fabrication of TiVO<sub>4</sub> photoelectrode for photoelectrochemical application. RSC Advances, 12(53), 34640-34651. Abstract.
Sheikh MS, Ghosh A, Roy A, Bhandari S, Sundaram S, Mallick TK, Ghosh H, Sinha TP (2022). High Open-Circuit Voltage in Double Perovskite Oxide A<sub>2</sub>NdSbO<sub>6</sub> (A = Ba, Sr) Photoanode-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, 51(8), 4281-4287.  Author URL.
Yadav A, Kumar P, Rawat D, Garg S, Mukherjee P, Farooqi F, Roy A, Sundaram S, Sharma RS, Mishra V, et al (2022). Microbial fuel cells for mineralization and decolorization of azo dyes: Recent advances in design and materials. Sci Total Environ, 826 Abstract.  Author URL.
Bhandari S, Roy A, Mallick TK, Sundaram S (2022). Morphology modulated brookite TiO2 and BaSnO3 as alternative electron transport materials for enhanced performance of carbon perovskite solar cells. Chemical Engineering Journal, 446, 137378-137378.
Khalid M, Roy A, Bhandari S, Selvaraj P, Sundaram S, Mallick TK (2022). Opportunities of copper addition in CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite and their photovoltaic performance evaluation. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 895, 162626-162626.
Rokade AV, Jadhav YA, Jathar S, Rahane S, Barma S, Rahane GK, Thawarkar S, Vairale P, Punde A, Shah S, et al (2022). Realization of Electrochemically Grown α-Fe<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> Thin Films for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Application. Engineered Science, 17, 242-255. Abstract.
Roy A, Ghosh A, Mallick TK, Tahir AA (2022). Smart glazing thermal comfort improvement through near-infrared shielding paraffin incorporated SnO<inf>2</inf>-Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> composite. Construction and Building Materials, 331 Abstract.
Roy A, Ullah H, Alzahrani M, Ghosh A, Mallick TK, Tahir AA (2022). Synergistic effect of paraffin incorporated In2O3:ZnO multi-fold composite smart glazing for the self-cleaning and energy-saving built environment. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 10, 6609-6621. Abstract.  Full text.
Ghosh P, Roy A, Mukhopadhyay S, Narjinary M, Sundaram S, Sen S, Devi PS (2021). A New Functional Composite for Photovoltaic and Sensor Applications. Advanced Electronic Materials, 7(3). Abstract.
Velusamy S, Roy A, Sundaram S, Mallick TK (2021). A Review on Heavy Metal Ions and Containing Dyes Removal Through Graphene Oxide-Based Adsorption Strategies for Textile Wastewater Treatment. The Chemical Record
Roy A, Ghosh S, Ghosh K, Ghosh S (2021). An Unsupervised Normalization Algorithm for Noisy Text: a Case Study for Information Retrieval and Stance Detection. Journal of Data and Information Quality, 13(3). Abstract.
Velusamy S, Roy A, Sundaram S, Mallick TK (2021). Cover Picture: a Review on Heavy Metal Ions and Containing Dyes Removal Through Graphene Oxide‐Based Adsorption Strategies for Textile Wastewater Treatment (Chem. Rec. 7/2021). The Chemical Record, 21(7), 1569-1569.
Roy A, Sundaram S, Mallick TK (2021). Cu<inf>2</inf>ZnSnS<inf>4</inf>, a Fascinating Counter Electrode for TiO<inf>2</inf>-Free Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ChemistrySelect, 6(7), 1541-1547. Abstract.
Alzahrani M, Roy A, Shanks K, Sundaram S, Mallick TK (2021). Graphene as a pre-illumination cooling approach for a concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) system. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 222, 110922-110922.
Chanchangi YN, Roy A, Ghosh A, Sundaram S, Mallick TK (2021). In-situ assessment of photovoltaic soiling mitigation techniques in northern Nigeria. Energy Conversion and Management, 244, 114442-114442.
Wittler N, Roy F, Pack K, Werninghaus M, Roy AS, Egger DJ, Filipp S, Wilhelm FK, Machnes S (2021). Integrated Tool Set for Control, Calibration, and Characterization of Quantum Devices Applied to Superconducting Qubits. Physical Review Applied, 15(3). Abstract.
Khalid M, Roy A, Bhandari S, Sundaram S, Mallick TK (2021). Integrating Concentrated Optics for Ambient Perovskite Solar Cells. ENERGIES, 14(9).  Author URL.
Alzahrani MM, Roy A, Sundaram S, Mallick TK (2021). Investigation of Thermal Stress Arising in a Graphene Neutral Density Filter for Concentrated Photovoltaic System. ENERGIES, 14(12).  Author URL.
Sheikh MS, Roy A, Dutta A, Sundaram S, Mallick TK, Sinha TP (2021). Nanostructured perovskite oxides for dye-sensitized solar cells. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS, 54(49).  Author URL.
Das PP, Roy A, Devi PS, Lee Y (2021). Solution processed Al-doped ZnO and its performance in dye sensitized solar cells. Current Applied Physics, 30, 69-76. Abstract.
Sinhababu M, Roy A, Kumar N, Dutta M, Sundaram S, Karazhanov S, Udayabhanu G (2021). Surface Treatment of Industrial-Grade Magnetite Particles for Enhanced Thermal Stability and Mitigating Paint Contaminants. Nanomaterials, 11(9), 2299-2299. Abstract.
Sadhukhan P, Roy A, Sengupta P, Das S, Mallick TK, Nazeeruddin MK, Sundaram S (2021). The emergence of concentrator photovoltaics for perovskite solar cells. APPLIED PHYSICS REVIEWS, 8(4).  Author URL.
Wang S, Roy A, Komvopoulos K (2021). Thermal stability and diffusion characteristics of ultrathin amorphous carbon films grown on crystalline and nitrogenated silicon substrates by filtered cathodic vacuum arc deposition. Scientific Reports, 11(1). Abstract.
Roy A, Sundaram S, Mallick T, ghosh P, Sujatha Devi P (2020). Efficient carbon counter electrodes for BaSnO3-based dye-sensitized solar cells. Materials Today: Proceedings
Bhandari S, Roy A, Mallick T, Sundaram S (2020). Impact of different light induced effect on organic hole-transporting layer in perovskite solar cells. Materials Letters
Bhandari S, Roy A, Ghosh A, Mallick T, Sundaram S (2020). Perceiving the Temperature Coefficients of Carbon-based Perovskite Solar Cells. Sustainable Energy and Fuels
Roy A, Ghosh A, Bhandari S, Sundaram S, Mallick T (2020). Perovskite Solar Cells for BIPV Application: a Review. Buildings, 10
Roy A, Ghosh A, Bhandari S, Sundaram S, Mallick TK (2020). Realization of Poly(methyl methacrylate)-Encapsulated Solution-Processed Carbon-Based Solar Cells: an Emerging Candidate for Buildings’ Comfort. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 59(23), 11063-11071.
Roy A, Velusamy S, Mallick TK, Sundaram S (2020). Synergistic effect of nanoflower-like CdS for removal of highly toxic aqueous Cr(VI). Materials Letters, 270, 127734-127734.
Roy A, Ghosh A, Bhandari S, Selvaraj P, Sundaram S, Mallick TK (2019). Color Comfort Evaluation of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) Based Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) Glazing after 2 Years of Ambient Exposure. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 123(39), 23834-23837.
Selvaraj P, Roy A, Ullah H, Sujatha Devi P, Tahir AA, Mallick TK, Sundaram S (2019). Soft-template synthesis of high surface area mesoporous titanium dioxide for dye-sensitized solar cells. International Journal of Energy Research, 43(1), 523-534. Abstract.
Roy A, Das PP, Selvaraj P, Devi PS, Sundaram S (2019). Template free synthesis of CdSnO<inf>3</inf> micro-cuboids for dye sensitized solar cells. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 380 Abstract.
Roy A, Devi PS, Karazhanov S, Mamedov D, Mallick TK, Sundaram S (2018). A review on applications of Cu<inf>2</inf>ZnSnS<inf>4</inf> as alternative counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells. AIP Advances, 8(7). Abstract.
Harsha AP, Roy A, Sharma A, Gupta A, Meena V (2018). Enhanced tribological properties of aluminium using laser-assisted tungsten coating. World Review of Science Technology and Sustainable Development, 14(2/3).
Roy A, Sharma A, Gupta A, Meena V, Harsha AP (2018). Enhanced tribological properties of aluminium using laser-assisted tungsten coating. World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 14(2-3), 102-118. Abstract.
Das PP, Roy A, Agarkar S, Devi PS (2018). Hydrothermally synthesized fluorescent Zn2SnO4 nanoparticles for dye sensitized solar cells. Dyes and Pigments, 154, 303-313.
Sundaram S, Roy A, Selvaraj P, Parukuttyamma SD (2018). Morphology tuned BaSnO 3 active layer for ambient perovskite solar cells. Materials Letters
Das PP, Pramanik S, Chatterjee S, Roy A, Saha A, Devi PS, Kumar GS (2018). Multiband Fluorescent Graphitic Carbon Nanoparticles from Queen of Oils. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 6(8), 10127-10139.
Bhattacharya M, Sivasubramani S, Roy A (2018). Multiobjective placement and sizing of distributed generations in distribution system using global criterion method. International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, 28(1). Abstract.
Roy A, Das PP, Selvaraj P, Sundaram S, Sujatha Devi P (2018). Perforated BaSnO3 Nanorods Exhibiting Enhanced Efficiency in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6, 3299-3310.
Adedokun O, Roy A, Awodugba AO, Devi PS (2017). Fluorescent carbon nanoparticles from <i>Citrus sinensis</i> as efficient sorbents for pollutant dyes. LUMINESCENCE, 32(1), 62-70.  Author URL.
Nag P, Das PP, Roy A, Devi PS (2017). Iron antimonate quantum dots exhibiting tunable visible light emission. New Journal of Chemistry, 41(4), 1436-1446.
Roy A, Das PP, Tathavadekar M, Das S, Devi PS (2017). Performance of colloidal CdS sensitized solar cells with ZnO nanorods/nanoparticles. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY, 8, 210-221.  Author URL.
Das PP, Roy A, Tathavadekar M, Devi PS (2017). Photovoltaic and photocatalytic performance of electrospun Zn2SnO4 hollow fibers. Applied Catalysis B Environmental, 203, 692-703.
Dey R, Roy A, Chakraborty T, Ghosh S (2017). Sleeping beauties in Computer Science: characterization and early identification. Scientometrics, 113(3), 1645-1663. Abstract.
Das PP, Roy A, Das S, Devi PS (2016). Enhanced stability of Zn<sub>2</sub>SnO<sub>4</sub> with N719, N3 and eosin Y dye molecules for DSSC application. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 18(3), 1429-1438.  Author URL.
Vora HD, Rajamure RS, Roy A, Srinivasan SG, Sundararajan G, Banerjee R, Dahotre NB (2016). Laser Assisted Additively Manufactured Transition Metal Coating on Aluminum. JOM, 68(7), 1819-1829. Abstract.
Roy A, Chatterjee S, Pramanik S, Devi PS, Kumar GS (2016). Selective detection of <i>Escherichia coli</i> DNA using fluorescent carbon spindles. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 18(17), 12270-12277.  Author URL.
Das PP, Roy A, Devi PS (2016). Zn2SnO4 as an Alternative Photoanode for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells: Current Status and Future Scope. Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society, 75(3), 147-154.
Mahto TK, Roy A, Sahoo B, Sahu SK (2015). Citric Acid Fuctionalized Magnetic Ferrite Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Degradation of Azo Dye. JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, 15(1), 273-280.  Author URL.
Das S, Nayak GC, Sahu SK, Routray PC, Roy AK, Baskey H (2015). Microwave absorption properties of double-layer composites using CoZn/NiZn/MnZn-ferrite and titanium dioxide. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 377, 111-116. Abstract.
Das S, Nayak GC, Sahu SK, Routray PC, Roy AK, Baskey H (2015). Titania-Coated Magnetite and Ni-Ferrite Nanocomposite-Based RADAR Absorbing Materials for Camouflaging Application. Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering, 54(14), 1483-1493. Abstract.
Das S, Nayak GC, Sahu SK, Routray PC, Roy AK, Baskey H (2014). Microwave Absorption Properties of Double-Layer RADAR Absorbing Materials Based on Doped Barium Hexaferrite/TiO<inf>2</inf>/Conducting Carbon Black. Journal of Engineering (United Kingdom), 2014 Abstract.

Chapters

Mohamed MJS, Gondal MA, Roy A (2023). Research Trends in Photocatalytic Water Purification: Current Perspectives and Future Prospects – a Review. In  (Ed) Modern Nanotechnology, Springer Nature, 197-221.
Velusamy S, Roy A, Sundaram S, Mallick TK (2022). Concern for heavy metal ion water pollution. In  (Ed) Contaminants of Emerging Concerns and Reigning Removal Technologies, Taylor & Francis, 257-284.

Conferences

Basu M, Roy A, Ghosh K, Bandyopadhyay S, Ghosh S (2017). A novel word embedding based stemming approach for microblog retrieval during disasters. Abstract.
Basu M, Roy A, Ghosh K, Bandyopadhyay S, Ghosh S (2017). Microblog retrieval in a disaster situation: a new test collection for evaluation. Abstract.

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External Engagement and Impact

  • ECR Representative from Solar Research Group
  • Laboratory Safety, COSHH, Risk Assessment Records 
  • Member of University's Return to Learning Program
  • Science at the Square Event in Falmouth, U.K. 

Public Engagement

  • University of Exeter’s Return to Learning Program- find a route into return study.
  • Falmouth Science in the Square and Street Science program- a platform to share the knowledge, passion and expertise for science with the local community.
  • University of Exeter’s Early Career Researcher Forum Program (I am the representor of my research group)
  • Researcher of Agri-Tech Cornwall Program - innovation that makes agriculture more efficient and productive, more resilient and secure, more profitable, and better able to enhance and protect the natural environment and those that farm it.
  • One of the founding members of the India based non-government organization named “Amra Sobai Raja-Cultural Association” registered under the Government of West Bengal Act XXVI of 1961, Registration No. S0020053 of 2021-2022.

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Supervision / Group

Postdoctoral researchers

  • Hasan Baig
  • Aritra Ghosh
  • Srijita Nundy
  • Katie Shanks
  • Habib Ullah

Postgraduate researchers

  • Shubhranshu Bhandari
  • Sreeram Valsalakumar
  • Sasireka Velusamy

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