Biography
Dr Goutam De received his
PhD degree from Jadavpur University based on his work done in Indian
Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata. He was the Chief
Scientist & Head Nano-Structured Materials Division at CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata,
Visiting Scientist at INST, Mohali and Emeritus Professor at S. N. Bose
National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS), Kolkata. Currently, Dr De is a
Visiting Faculty at Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of
Science Education and Research Berhampur (IISER BPR), Odisha. Based on his
contribution, he has received several awards and recognitions namely National
Research Award in Nano Science & Technology from Nano Mission, DST, GoI, MRSI-ICSC Superconductivity & Materials Science Annual Prize, Chemical
Research Society of India (CRSI) Bronze Medal, National Research Development
Corporation (NRDC) Meritorious Invention Award, Materials Research Society of
India (MRSI) Medal, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) fellowship, Raman Research Fellowship etc. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK (FRSC) and West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology. Dr. De was the Associate Editor of high
impact RSC journals ‘Journal of Materials Chemistry A’ (2014 - 2023) and
‘Materials Advances’ (2020 - 2023).
So far, Dr. De has published
171 papers in peer-reviewed journals and filed 9 patents. He has developed and
successfully commercialized the technology ‘Anti-scratch coatings on plastic
ophthalmic lenses’. Some of his notable contributions in the area of materials
chemistry are: plasmon tuning of metal nanoparticles, SERS on shape-tunable Ag
nanoplates, reusable catalysts, superhydrophobic surfaces, graphene-based
nanocomposites, magnetite nanoparticles, electrospun nanofibers with ordered
mesopores, silica and titania nanoparticles, protective coatings on perovskite
nanoparticles, mesostructured coatings, high purity clear silica glass shapes
by sol-gel, abrasion resistant coatings on large-area plastics etc. Dr. De and
group also developed self-cleanable antireflective (AR) coatings on solar cover
glasses to enhance photocurrent with easy maintenance, and tested these
coatings in real-world outdoor conditions on rooftop PV modules. The installed
coated modules demonstrated a power output increase of approximately 6.7–10.5%
compared to uncoated modules. These rooftop PV systems were monitored for
several years, and no power degradation was observed confirming the durability
and effectiveness of these coatings.
Key Publications
1. Goutam De*, Srikrishna Manna and Samar Kumar Medda
“Ordered Mesoporous Slippery Silica Coatings on Photovoltaic
Cover Glasses to Enhance Photocurrent with Sustainability for Large–Scale
Applications”
ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2024, 7 (14), 5706–5720.
2. M. A. Afroz, A. Singh, R. K. Gupta, R. Garai, N. K. Tailor, S. Choudhary, B. Sharma, P. Mahajan, B. Padha, S. Verma, S. Arya, V. Gupta, S. Akin, D. Prochowicz, M. M. Tavakoli, S. P. Singh, P. K. Iyer, P. K. Yadav, H. Hu, G. De, S. Satapathi
“Design Potential and Future Prospects of
Lead–free Halide Perovskites in Photovoltaic Devices”
J. Mater. Chem. A 2023, 11, 13133-13173.
3. Shreyasi Chattopadhyay, Swastik Mondal, Goutam
De*
“Hierarchical Ti1‒xZrxO2-y
nanocrystals with exposed high energy facets showing co-catalyst free solar
light driven water splitting and improved light to energy conversion
efficiency”
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5, 17341–17351.
4. Dipsikha Bhattacharya, Manish Kumar Mishra, Goutam De*
“Carbon Dots from a Single Source Exhibiting Tuneable Luminescent Colors
through the Modification of Surface Functional Groups in ORMOSIL Films”
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2017, 121, 28106–28116.
5. I. Das, G. De*
“Zirconia based superhydrophobic coatings on cotton fabrics exhibiting excellent durability for versatile use"
Scientific Reports, 2015, 5, 18503, doi: 10.1038/srep18503.
6. J. Saha, G. De*
“Highly
Ordered Cubic Mesoporous Electrospun SiO2 Nanaofibers”
Chem. Commun, 2013, 49, 6322–6324.
7. A. Mukhopadhyay, N. Joshi, K.
Chattopadhyay*, G. De*
“A Facile Synthesis of PEG Coated
Magnetite (Fe3O4) NPs and Their Influence on the Electron
Transport Protein Cytochrome c”
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2012, 4, 142.
8. D. Goswami, S. K. Medda, G. De*
“Superhydrophobic films on glass surface derived
from trimethylsilanized silica gel nanoparticles”
ACS Appl.
Mater. Interfaces, 2011, 3, 3440
9. S. Pal, G. De*
“A new approach for the synthesis
of Au-Ag alloy nanoparticle incorporated SiO2 films”
Chemistry of Materials, 2005, 17, 6161.
10. S. K. Medda,
S. De, G. De*
“Synthesis of Au nanoparticle doped
SiO2-TiO2
films: tuning of Au surface plasmon band position through controlling the
refractive index”
J. Mater. Chem. 2005, 15, 3278.
“Hydrolysis and condensation
reactions of TEOS in the presence of acetic acid leading to the generation of
glass-like silica microspheres in solution at room temperature”
J. Mater. Chem., 2000, 10, 2289.
Contact Details
Full Name
Goutam De
goutamd@iiserbpr.ac.in
Contact
IISER Berhampur