Photo(Electro)Catalysis Lab @ IIT Delhi
Publications at IIT Delhi
2024
35. L. Mullick, K. Samanta, B. Chakraborty,* Copper Exchange on the Surface of Polyoxometalate Coordinated TiO2 to Enhance Metal-CO2 Interaction During Photochemical CO2 Reduction, Chem. Eur. J., 2024, (In revision).
34. T. Dey, A. Rajput, G. Jha, B. Matsagard, N. Chu-Ren Chen, N, Kumar, R. Salunkhe, K. C. W. Wu, B. Chakraborty,* S. Dutta,* Rapid electronic transport channel of Co-P with Mo in a heterostructure embedded with P, N dual doped porous carbon for electrocatalytic oxygen and hydrogen evolution. ChemNanoMat. 2024, (10.1002/cnma.202400089).
33. A. Kundu, A. K. Dhillon, R. Singh, S. Barman,* S. Siddhanta,* B. Chakraborty,* Evolution of Mn-Bi2O3 from Mn-doped Bi3O4Br Electro (pre) catalyst During Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Dalton Trans., 2024, (10.1039/D4DT00633J)
32. R. Patil, A. Rajput, B. M. Matsagar, N. C. R. Chen, M. Ujihara, R. R. Salunkhe, P. Yadav, K. C-W Wu, B. Chakraborty,* S. Dutta,* Elevated temperature-driven coordinative reconstruction of an unsaturated single-Ni-atom structure with low valency on a polymer-derived matrix for the electrolytic oxygen evolution reaction. Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 7467-7479.
31. S. Gomey, E. Guliani, K. Choudhary, S. Sengupta, B. Chakraborty, M. Raula, Photoactive metal chalcogenides towards CO2 reduction–a review, Colloid Polym. Sci., 2024, 1-19
30. M. K. Adak, H. K. Basak, S. Kumar, B. Chakraborty,* Detection of a Nickel-Oxide Nanolayer During Mild Acid Treatment of Nickel Foam and Its Effect on Alkaline Oxygen Evolution and Ammonia Oxidation Reactions, ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2024, 7, 8329–8340.
29. A. Kundu, B. Chakraborty,* Surface Structure to Tailor the Electrochemical Behavior of Mixed-Valence Copper Sulphides During Water Electrolysis. JACS Au, 2024, 2024, 4, 642-656.
28. M. Chaudhary, M. K. Adak, D., N. Kumari, A. Kundu, H. K. Basak, T. Karmakar,* B. Chakraborty,* Elucidating the Role of Atomically Dilute Copper Centers Impregnating a Phosphamide Polymer for the Preferential Hydrogen Evolution Reaction over CO2 Reduction. Inorg. Chem., 2024, 63, 494-507.
27. K. Samanta, L. Mallick, B. Chakraborty,* Stabilization of Nickel-Doped Iron-oxy-hydroxide Core in Water by Heptamolybdate Ions to Improve the Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2024, 7, 335-345.
2023
26. M. Chaudhary, S. Kumar, L. Mallick, B. Chakraborty,* Facile Proton Relay in the Triazole Framework to Promote the Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS Appl. Polymer Mater., 2023, 5, 8235–8240.
25. M. Chaudhary, S. Kumar, L. Mallick, B. Chakraborty,* Nanoarchitectonics of zirconium modified ZnTiO3 for photo and electro-catalysts in dye degradation and water splitting applications. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 2023, 48, 39910–39929.
24. N. Kumari, A. Mahata, B. Chakraborty,* Mechanistic Insights into the Appel Reaction Mediated by a Poly-Phosphamide Material as a Heterogeneous Catalyst. Inorg. Chem., 2023, 62, 19622–19630.
23. R. Patil, A. Rajput, N. Kumar, O. Agrawal, M. Ujihara, R. Salunkhe, B. Chakraborty,* S. Dutta,* Ultrafine Bimetallic Nickel-Cobalt Alloy from a Layered Hydroxide for Oxygen Evolution Reaction and Capacitor. ACS Appl. Eng. Mater., 2023, 1, 2018–2028. (Selected as back cover article)
22. M. K. Adak, H. K. Basak, B. Chakraborty,* The Ease of Electrochemical Arsenate Dissolution from FeAsO4 Micro-particles During Alkaline OER. ACS Org. Inorg. Au, 2023, 3, 223–232. (Part of the themed collection: 2023 Rising Stars in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry)
21. N. Kumari, A. Mahata, B. Chakraborty,* Immobilization of Phosphamide on TiO2 Surface for Heterogeneous Phase Catalytic Appel Reaction. Inorg. Chem., 2023, 62, 7728-7737.
20. A. Rajput, A. A. Pandey, A. Kundu, B. Chakraborty,* Redox-active Sn(ii) to lead to SnFe2O4 spinel as a bi-functional water splitting catalyst. Chem. Commun., 2023,59, 4943-4946. (Part of the themed collection: 2023 Emerging Investigators)
19. B. Chakraborty, A. Rajput, Water Splitting Elecgtrolyzer, Indian Patent, 2023, File no. TEMP/E-1/13851/2023-DEL.
18. A. Kundu, B. Kumar, A. Rajput, B. Chakraborty,* Integrating Electrochemical CO2 Reduction on α-NiS with the Water or Organic Oxidations by its Electro-oxidized NiO(OH) Counterpart to an Artificial Photosynthetic Scheme, ACS. Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2023,15, 6, 8010–8021.
17. M. K. Adak, L. Mallick, K. Samanta, B. Chakraborty,* Slow O–H Dissociation in the First-Order Oxygen Evolution Reaction Kinetics on Polycrystalline γ-FeO(OH), J. Phys. Chem. C, 2023, 127, 154–168.
16. MK Adak, D Mondal, R. Samanta, B. Chakraborty, D Dhak, Fatigue free relaxor ferroelectric and electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution of yttrium substituted BaBi2Nb2O9 layered structured nanoceramics for energy storage application, Ceramics Int. 2023, 49, 1020-1029.
15. L. Mallick, B. Chakraborty,* Ionic γ‐FeO (OH) Nanocrystal Stabilized by Small Isopolymolybdate Clusters as Reactive Core for Water Oxidation, Chem. Eur. J., 2023, 29, e202203033.
2022
14. B. Chakraborty, N. Kumari, Phosphine oxide immobilized MO2 nanostructures, and preparation method therefor and application thereof, Indian Patent, 2022, File no. TEMP/E-1/84958/2022-DEL.
13. M. K. Adak, A. Rajput, D. Ghosh, B. Chakraborty,* Role of Fe–O–M Bond in Controlling the Electroactive Species Generation from the FeMO4 (M: Mo and W) Electro(pre)catalyst during OER, ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2022, 5, 13645-13660.
12. A Kundu, B Kumar, B. Chakraborty,* Greigite Fe3S4-Derived α-FeO(OH) Promotes Slow O–O Bond Formation in the Second-Order Oxygen Evolution Reaction Kinetics, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2022, 126, 16172-16186.
11. A. Rajput, M. K. Adak, B. Chakraborty,* Intrinsic Lability of NiMoO4 to Excel the Oxygen Evolution Reaction, Inorg. Chem., 2022, 61, 11189-11206.
10. B. Boro, M. K. Adak, S. Biswas, C. Sarkar, Y. Nailwal, A. Shrotri B. Chakraborty,* B. Wong,* J. Mondal,* Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation Performance in an Extended Porous Organic Framework with a Covalent Alliance of Distinct Ru-Sites, Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 7621-7633.
9. L. Mullick, A. Rajput, M. K. Adak, A. Kundu, P. Chaudhary, B. Chakraborty,* γ-FeO(OH) with Multi-surface Terminations Intrinsically Active for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction, Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 15094-15110.
8. M. K. Adak, A. Rajput, L. Mullick, B. Chakraborty,* Electrochemically Robust Ferberite (FeWO4) Nanostructure as an Anode Material for Alkaline Water- and Alcohol-Oxidation, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2022, 5, 5652-5665.
7. A. Kundu, M. K. Adak, Y. Kumar, B. Chakraborty,* CuS Nanoplate as a Multifaceted Anode Material for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution and Organic Transformation, Inorg. Chem. 2022, 61, 4995-5009.
6. A. Rajput, M. Soni, B. Chakraborty,* Electroreduction of phosphine oxide: A sustainable and less energy-intensive approach for phosphorous waste recycling, ChemElectroChem 2022, 9, e202101658.
5. A. Kundu, L. Mallick, A. Rajput, Y. Kumar, B. Chakraborty,* Strategies to Design Aqueous-Soluble Iron-Oxide Molecular Clusters and Nanostructures, Mater. Today Chem. 2022, 25, 100927.
4. A. Das, M. Bera, L. Mallick, B. Chakraborty, S. Paria, Oxygen Reduction Reaction by Metal Complexes containing Non-Macrocyclic Ligands. (Book chapter in "Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Fundamentals, Materials and Applications") 2022, 125-172 (Elsevier).
3. L. Mallick, M. K. Adak, P. Guha, B. Chakraborty,* Solar Water-Splitting. (Book Chapter in "Photocatalytic Fuel Generations: Fundamentals to Industry") 2022, (CRC Press). (ISBN: 9781003211761)
2021
2. S. Bhattacharya, S. Samanta, B. Chakraborty, Nitric Oxide Sensing. (Edited Book) 2021, Jenny Stanford Publishing (Taylor & Francis group). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003142188
1. A. Rajput, A. Kundu, B. Chakraborty,* Recent Progress on Copper‐Based Electrode Materials for Overall Water‐Splitting. ChemElectroChem 2021, 8, 1698.
Publications before joining IIT Delhi
31. R. D. Jana, B. Chakraborty, S. Paria, T. Ohta, R. Singh, S. Mandal, S. Paul, S. Itoh, T. K. Paine, Selective Oxygenation of CH and C= C Bonds with H2O2 by High-Spin Cobalt (II)-Carboxylate Complexes, Inorg. Chem. 2022, 2022, 61, 27, 10461–10476.
30. I Ghosh, B. Chakraborty, A Bera, S Paul, T. K. Paine, Selective Oxygenation of CH and C= C Bonds with H2O2 by High-Spin Cobalt (II)-Carboxylate Complexes, Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 2480-2492.
29. Y. Duan, B. Chakraborty, C. K. Tiwari, M. Baranov, T. Tubul, N. Leffler, A. Neyman, I. A. Weinstock, Solution-State Catalysis of Visible Light-Driven Water Oxidation by Macroanion-Like Inorganic Complexes of γ-FeOOH Nanocrystals ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 11385-11395.
28. S. Chatterjee, S. Banerjee, R. D. Jana, S. Bhattacharya, B. Chakraborty, S. A. V. Jannuzzi, Tuning the Stereoelectronic Factors of Iron (II)-2-Aminophenolate Complexes for the Reaction with Dioxygen: Oxygenolytic C–C Bond Cleavage vs Oxidation of Complex. Dalton Trans. 2021, 50, 1901-1912.
27. R. D. Jana, B. Chakraborty, S. Paria, T. Ohta, R. Singh, S. Mondal, S. Itoh, T. K. Paine, Dioxygen Activation and Mandelate Decarboxylation by Iron(II) Complexes of N4 Ligands: Evidence for Dioxygen-Derived Intermediates from Cobalt Analogues. Inorg. Chem. 2022. 61, 10461-10476.
26. P. W. Menezes, C. Walter,# B. Chakraborty,# J. N. Hausamn, I. Zaharieva, A. Frick, S. Hoffmann, E. von Hauff, H. Dau, M. Driess, Combination of Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation with Selective Oxygenation of Organic Substrates Using Manganese Borophosphates. Adv. Mater. 2021, 2004098, 1-9. (#; equal contribution)
25. B. Chakraborty, P. W. Menezes, M. Driess, Beyond CO2 Reduction: Vistas on Electrochemical Reduction of Heavy Nonmetal Oxides with Very Strong E—O Bonds (E = Si, P, S), J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 14772-14788.
24. B. Chakraborty, A. Kostenko, P. W. Menezes, M. Driess, A Systems Approach to a One‐Pot Electrochemical Wittig Olefination Avoiding the Use of Chemical Reductant or Sacrificial Electrode, Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 11829-11834.
23. B. Chakraborty, R. Beltrán-Suito, J. N. Hausmann, S. Garai, M. Driess, P. W. Menezes, Enabling Iron-Based Highly Effective Electrochemical Water-Splitting and Selective Oxygenation of Organic Substrates Through In-situ Surface Modification of Intermetallic Iron Stannide Precatalyst. Adv. Energy. Mater. 2020, 1001377.
22. B. Chakraborty, R. Beltrán-Suito, V. Hlukhyy, J. Schmidt, P. W. Menezes, M. Driess, Crystalline Copper Selenide as a Reliable Non-Noble Electro(pre)catalyst for Overall Water Splitting, ChemSusChem 2020, 13, 3222-3229.
21. B. Chakraborty, S. Kalra, R. Beltrán-Suito, C. Das, P. W. Menezes, M. Driess, A Low-Temperature, Molecular Precursor Approach to Copper-Based Nano-Sized Digenite Mineral for the Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Chem. Asian J. 2020, 15, 852-859. (Hot Paper)
20. B. Chakraborty, I. Ghosh, S. Mandal, R. D. Jana, T. K. Paine, Oxidative C-N Cleavage of Tetradentate Nitrogen Ligands in Cobalt(II) Complexes: Role of Carboxylate Co-Ligand. Dalton Trans. 2020, 49, 3463-3472.
19. B. Chakraborty, A. Indra, P. V. Menezes, M. Dreiss, P. W. Menezes, Improved Water Oxidation by Incorporation of Zn into the Tetrahedral Site of Spinel ZnCo2O4 Nanostructure, Mater. Today Chem. 2020, 15, 100226.
18. B. Chakraborty, G. Gan-Or, Y. Duan, M. Raula, I. A. Weinstock, Visible‐Light Driven Water Oxidation by a Polyoxometalate Complexed 275 Iron‐Atom Hematite Core. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 6584-6589 (Hot paper and highlighted in ChemViews Magazine)
17. B. Chakraborty, I. A. Weinstock, Water-soluble titanium-oxides: Complexes, clusters and nanocrystals. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2019, 382, 85-102. (Special Issue on ICCC43)
16. R. Rahaman, S. Munshi, S. Banerjee, B. Chakraborty, S. Bhunia, T. K. Paine, Dioxygen Reactivity of Iron(II)-Gentisate/1,4-Dihydroxy-2-naphthoate Complexes of N4 Ligands: Oxidative Coupling of 1,4-Dihydroxy-2-naphthoate. Dalton Trans. 2019, 48, 16993-17004.
15. B. Chakraborty, G. Gan-Or, M. Raula, E. Gadot, I. A. Weinstock, Design of an inherently stable water-oxidation catalysts. Nat. Commun. 2018, 9, 4896. (Highlighted in Nature Research Community, behind the paper)
14. B. Chakraborty, R. D. Jana, R. Singh, S. Paria, T. K. Paine, Reductive Activation of O2 by Non-Heme Iron(II) Benzilate Complexes of N4 Ligands: Effect of Ligand Topology on the Reactivity of O2 Derived Oxidant. Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 359-371.
13. S. Bhattacharya, R. Sarkar#, B. Chakraborty#, A. Porgador, R. Jelinek, Nitric Oxide Sensing through Azo-Dye Formation on Carbon Dots. ACS Sens., 2017, 2, 1215-1224. (#; equal contribution)
12. R. Rahaman, B. Chakraborty, T. K. Paine, Mimicking the Aromatic-Ring-Cleavage Activity of Gentisate-1,2-Dioxygenase by a Nonheme Iron Complex. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 13838-13842.
11. T. R. Lakshman, S. Chatterjee, B. Chakraborty, T. K. Paine, Substrate-Dependent Aromatic Ring Fission of Catechol and 2-Aminophenol with O2 Catalyzed by a Nonheme Iron Complex of a Tripodal N4 Ligand. Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 8835-8844.
10. B. Chakraborty, S. Bhunya, A. Paul, T. K. Paine, Reactivity of Biomimetic Iron(II)-2-Aminophenolate Complexes towards Dioxygen: Mechanistic Investigations on the Oxidative C-C Bond Cleavage of Substituted 2-Aminophenols. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 4899–4912.
9. B. Chakraborty, T. K. Paine, Aromatic Ring Cleavage of 2-Amino-4-tert-butylphenol by a Nonheme Iron(II) Complex: Functional Model of 2-Aminophenol Dioxygenases. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 920–924.
8. B. Chakraborty, S. Maiti, T. K. Paine, Influence of Anion on the Network Structure of One-Dimensional Silver(I) Coordination Polymers of Dicompartmental N,N-Donor Ligands. Polyhedron 2013, 52, 122–127. (Special Issue on 100th Anniversary of the Award of the 1913 Noble Prize in Chemistry to Alfred Warner)
7. B. Chakraborty,* S. Banerjee, Synthesis, Characterization, and Crystal Structures of Cobalt(II), Copper(II), and Zinc(II) Complexes of a Bidentate Iminophenol. J. Coord. Chem. 2013, 66, 3619–3628. (*; corresponding author)
6. B. Chakraborty,* P. Halder, S. Chakraborty, O. Das, S. Paria, Synthesis, Characterization and Emission Study of Zinc(II) and Cobalt(II) Complexes:Bis(bidentate) Iminophenols as Zinc(II) Selective Fluorescence Probes. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2012, 387, 332–337. (*; corresponding author)
5. B. Chakraborty, P. Halder, P. R. Banerjee, T. K. Paine, Oxidative C-C Bond Cleavage of α-Keto Acids by Cobalt(II) Complexes of Nitrogen Donor Ligands. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2012, 35, 5843–5853.
4. B. Chakraborty, P. Halder, T. K. Paine, Conformational Supramolecular Isomerism in One-Dimensional Silver(I) Coordination Polymer of a Flexible Bis(bidentate) N,N-Donor Ligand with p-Xylyl Spacer. Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 3647–3654.
3. B. Chakraborty, T. K. Paine, Synthesis and Characterization of Cobalt(II)–Salicylate Complexes Derived from N4-Donor Ligands: Stabilization of a Hexameric Water Cluster in the Lattice Host of a Cobalt(III)–Salicylate Complex. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2011, 378, 231–238.
2. S. Paria, P. Halder, B. Chakraborty, T. K. Paine, Iron(II)-catecholate Complexes of a Monoanionic Facial N3 Ligand: Structural and Functional Models of the Extradiol Cleaving Catechol Dioxygenases. Indian J. Chem. 2011, 50A, 420–426. (Special Issue on Bioinorganic Chemistry)
1. P. Halder, B. Chakraborty, P. R. Banerjee, E. Zangrando, T. K. Paine, Role of α-Hydroxycarboxylic Acids in the Construction of Supramolecular Assemblies of Nickel(II) Complexes with Nitrogen Donor Coligands. CrystEngComm 2009, 11, 2650–2659.