Faculty Profile - University

Educational Qualification

Degree Name	Institute	Year of passing/awarded
Doctor of Philosophy in Science	Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS)	2005
Master of Science	Vidyasagar University	1999
Bachelor of Science	Midnapore College	1997

Title of the Ph. D. Thesis

Title of the Ph. D. Thesis
Studies of relaxation dynamics in some single and mixed alkali glasses

Career Profile / Teaching Experience

Description of Experience
Professor, Department of Physics, Vidyasagar University since May 2020
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Vidyasagar University since May 2017
Visiting Scientist (BOYSCAST Fellow), Nano Science Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA (2009 - 2010)
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics & Technophysics, Vidyasagar University since October 2005
Lecturer, Department of Physics, Sitananda College from May 2005 to October 2005
Junior Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow & Research Associate, Department of Solid State Physics, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata - 700032 (2000 - 2005)

Specialization/Research Area

Type (Specialization / Research Area / Areas of Interest)	Detailed Description
Field of Specialization	Solid State Physics
Field of Specialization	Materials Science
Research Area/ Areas of Interest	Nano Photonics
Research Area/ Areas of Interest	Optoelectronic transport in graphene based nano composite
Research Area/ Areas of Interest	Relaxation dynamics in disordered materials
Research Area/ Areas of Interest	Time dependent density function theory

Course/ Subject Taught

Course Name
Semester I: Classical Mechanics (PHS 101B)
Semester II: Solid State - II (PHS 202A); CBCS (PHS 204); Advance Practical – I (PHS 206)
Semester IV: Applied Optics (PHS 403B); Project (PHS 406)
Semester III: Molecular Spectroscopy and Laser Physics (PHS 302A); Advance Practical - II (PHS 305)

Publications in Journal / Magazines / Newspaper

Title	Publication Type	Published in	Published on	Publisher's Name	Role	Details
Benzoquinone-Induced Hot Carrier Extraction in Red-Emitting Perovskite Nanocrystals	International	J. Phys. Chem C, 129, 32, 14458–14466	Jul, 2025	American Chemical Society	Co-Author	Impact Factor: 3.20000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI Article's Web Link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5c03551
MoS2–CdS Composite Photocatalyst for Dye Degradation: Enhanced Apparent Quantum Yield and Reduced Energy Consumption	International	ChemistrySelect, 9, e202403559	Nov, 2024	ChemPubSoc Europe and Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co.	Corresponding Author	Impact Factor: 2.00000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI Article's Web Link: https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/slct.202403559
MoS2-CdS composite for photocatalytic reduction of hexavalent chromium and thin film optoelectronic device applications	International	Sci. Rep. 14, 18674	Aug, 2024	Nature Portfolio	Corresponding Author	Impact Factor: 3.80000 Indexing: SCI, SCOPUS Article's Web Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-69530-0#article-info
MoS2–CdS composite photocatalyst for enhanced degradation of norfloxacin antibiotic with improved apparent quantum yield and energy consumption	International	J. Phys. Chem. Sol. 193, 112144	Jun, 2024	Elsevier B.V.	Corresponding Author	Impact Factor: 4.30000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI Article's Web Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022369724002798
Reduced Graphene Oxide–SnSe Nanocomposite Photocatalyst with High Apparent Quantum Yield for the Photodegradation of Norfloxacin	International	ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 7, 6516-6524	Mar, 2024	American Chemical Society	Corresponding Author	Impact Factor: 5.90000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI Article's Web Link: https://pubs.acs.org/toc/aanmf6/7/6
Stepwise reduction of graphene oxide and studies on defect-controlled physical properties	International	Sci. Rep. 14, 294	Jan, 2024	Nature Portfolio	Corresponding Author	Impact Factor: 4.60000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI Article's Web Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-51040-0
Photocatalytic degradation of Tetracycline antibiotics by RGO-CdTe composite with enhanced apparent quantum efficiency	International	Sci. Rep. 13, 19028	Nov, 2023	Nature Portfolio	Corresponding Author	Impact Factor: 4.60000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI Article's Web Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-46120-0
Sunlight-driven photocatalytic degradation of Norfloxacin antibiotic in wastewater by ZnSe microsphere functionalized RGO composite	International	Sustain. Chem. Environ. 4, 100038	Sep, 2023	Elsevier B.V.	Corresponding Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI Article's Web Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S294983922300038X
Removal of Norfloxacin from wastewater by adsorption onto SnS2 followed by photocatalytic degradation	International	ChemistrySelect, 8, e202300878	May, 2023	ChemPubSoc Europe and Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co.	Corresponding Author	Impact Factor: 2.30000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCI Article's Web Link: https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/slct.202300878
Large Area Thin Film Optoelectronic Device Application of RGO-Cd0.25Zn0.75S Nano Composite	International	AIP Conf. Proc. 2265, 030499	Jan, 2020	American Institute of Physics		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Tetracycline by RGO-ZnO Composite	International	AIP Conf. Proc. 2265, 030134	Jan, 2020	American Institute of Physics		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Organic Heterojunctions of Phthalocyanine-Reduced Graphene Oxide above Percolation Threshold for Photovoltaic Application	International	Mater. Chem. Phys. 253, 123418	Jan, 2020	Elsevier Science		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Electrical Transport Properties and Ultrafast Optical Nonlinearity of rGO-Metal Chalcogenide Ensembles	International	Nanoscale Adv. 02, 1573-1582	Jan, 2020	Royal Society of Chemistry		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Synthesis and Characterization of Solution-Processable Cd1-xZnxS Nanorods for Photocatalytic Degradation of Tetracycline	International	J. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Electron. 31, 12955–12960	Jan, 2020	Springer US		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Enhance Solar-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Degradation of Norfloxacin Aqueous Solution by RGO Based CdxZn1-xS Alloy Composite with Band-gap Tuneability	International	ChemistrySelect, 5, 54-60	Jan, 2020	ChemPubSoc Europe and Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co.		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Charge Transfer and Transport Properties above Percolation Threshold in Graphene Induced ZnTTBPc Heterojunction Under Continuous and Ultrafast Irradiation	International	J. Phys. Chem C, 124, 7039-7047	Jan, 2020	American Chemical Society		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Conductivity Relaxation and Photocurrent Generation in Reduced Graphene Oxide-Poly(9,9'-dioctyl-fluorene-co-bithiophene) Composite with Application in Temperature Sensing	International	J. Appl. Phys. 125, 085104	Jan, 2019	American Institute of Physics		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Sonochemical Functionalization of MoS2 by Zinc Phthalocyanine and its Visible Light Induced Photocatalytic Activity	International	New J. Chem. 43, 10118-10125	Jan, 2019	ChemPubSoc Europe and Royal Society of Chemistry		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Observation of Different Charge Transport Processes and Origin of Magnetism in RGO and RGO-ZnSe Composite	International	J. Phys. Chem C, 123, 15441-15450	Jan, 2019	American Chemical Society		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
ZnTe Dispersed in RGO Matrix: Investigation of Electrical Transport Processes, Magnetic Properties and their Synergistic Effect	International	Appl. Surf. Sci. 493, 279 - 286	Jan, 2019	Elsevier Science		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Solar Light Responsive Photocatalytic Degradation of Tetracycline by RGO – CdS Nano composite	International	AIP Conf. Proc. 2115, 030188	Jan, 2019	American Institute of Physics		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Synthesis and crystal structure of new copper(II) metal complex: noncovalent interactions and electrical conductance properties	International	J. Mol. Struct. 1152, 96	Jan, 2018	Elsevier Science		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Solar light responsive photocatalytic activity of reduced graphene oxide–zinc selenide nanocomposite	International	J. Mater. Eng. Perform. 27, 2617	Jan, 2018	Springer US		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Reduced Graphene Oxide - Cadmium Zinc Sulfide Nanocomposite with Controlled Band Gap for Large-Area Thin-Film Optoelectronic Device Application	International	J. Mater. Eng. Perform. 27, 2629	Jan, 2018	Springer US		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Reduced-Graphene-Oxide Zinc-Telluride Composite: Towards Large-Area Optoelectronic and Photocatalytic Applications	International	ChemistrySelect, 3, 8637	Jan, 2018	ChemPubSoc Europe and Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co.		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
RGO-ZnSe Photocatalyst towards Solar-Light-Assisted Degradation of Tetracycline Antibiotic Water Pollutant	International	ChemistrySelect, 3, 10214	Jan, 2018	ChemPubSoc Europe and Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co.		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
High Photoresponsivity and Light-Induced Carrier Conversion in RGO/TSCuPc Hybrid Phototransistors	International	J. Mater. Res. 33, 3999	Jan, 2018	Materials Research Society and Cambridge University Press		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
RGO-ZnTe: A Graphene Based Composite for Tetracycline Degradation and Their Synergistic Effect	International	ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 1, 3137	Jan, 2018	American Chemical Society		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Reduced Graphene Oxide - Zinc Phthalocyanine Composites as Fascinating Material for Optoelectronic and Photocatalytic Applications	International	ChemistrySelect, 2, 3297	Jan, 2017	ChemPubSoc Europe and Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co.		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Synergistic effect of Zinc Selenide - Reduced Graphene Oxide towards enhanced solar-light-responsive photo current generation and photocatalytic 4-Nitrophenol degradation	International	New J. Chem. 41 , 4662	Jan, 2017	ChemPubSoc Europe and Royal Society of Chemistry		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Solution Processable RGO-CdZnS Composite for Solar Light Responsive Photocatalytic Degradation of 4-Nitrophenol	International	AIP Conf. Proc. 1832, 050005	Jan, 2017	American Institute of Physics		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Reduced Graphene Oxide-CdS Nanocomposite with Enhanced Photocatalytic 4-Nitrophenol Degradation	International	AIP Conf. Proc. 1832, 050077	Jan, 2017	American Institute of Physics		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Reduced Graphene Oxide – Zinc Sulfide Composite for Solar Light Responsive Photo Current Generation and Photocatalytic 4-Nitrophenol Reduction	International	ChemistrySelect, 2, 537	Jan, 2017	ChemPubSoc Europe and Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co.		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Photo Current Generation in RGO - CdS Nanorod Thin Film Device	International	AIP Conf. Proc. 1731, 080052	Jan, 2016	American Institute of Physics		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
UV-assisted Synthesis of Reduced Graphene Oxide Zinc Sulfide Composite with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity	International	Mater. Sci. Eng. B, 204, 8	Jan, 2016	Elsevier Science		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
AC Conduction and Time–Temperature Superposition Scaling in a Reduced Graphene Oxide–Zinc Sulfide Nanocomposite	International	Chem. Phys. Chem. 17, 1518	Jan, 2016	ChemPubSoc Europe and Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co.		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Opto-electronic transport properties of graphene oxide based devices	International	AIP Conf. Proc. 1665, 110048	Jan, 2015	American Institute of Physics		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Morphology dependent photoinduced electron transfer from N,N-dimethylaniline to semiconductor cadmium sulphide	International	RSC Adv. 4, 35531	Jan, 2014	Royal Society of Chemistry		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Photocurrent Generation and Conductivity Relaxation in ReducedGraphene Oxide Cd0.75Zn0.25S Nanocomposite and its Photocatalytic Activity	International	J. Phys. Chem. C, 118, 28283	Jan, 2014	American Chemical Society		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Evaluation of intramolecular charge transfer state of4-N, N-dimethylamino cinnamaldehyde using time-dependentdensity functional theory	International	J. Chem. Sci. 125, 933	Jan, 2013	Spinger		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
One pot synthesis of RGO/PbS nanocomposite and its nearinfrared photoresponse study	International	Appl. Phys. A, 107, 995	Jan, 2012	Spinger		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Position dependent photodetector from large area reduced graphene oxide thin films	International	Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 163109	Jan, 2010	American Institute of Physics, USA		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Simple solvothermal route to synthesize S-doped ZnO nanonails and ZnS/ZnO core/shell nanorods	International	Chem. Phys. Lett. 473, 102	Jan, 2009	Elsevier Science		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Study of intramolecular charge transfer of Michler’s ketone using time dependent density functional theory	International	J. of Mol. Structure: THEOCHEM, 860, 8	Jan, 2008	Elsevier Science		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Electrical conductivity and relaxation in mixed alkali tellurite glasses	International	J. Chem. Phys. 126, 184509	Jan, 2007	American Institute of Physics, USA		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Relaxation in mixed alkali fluoride glasses	International	J. Non-Cryst. Solids, 353, 1287	Jan, 2007	Elsevier Science		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Mixed mobile ion effect and relaxation dynamics in fluoride glasses	International	Phys. Chem. Glasses: Eur. J. Glass Sci. Technol. B, 47, 206	Jan, 2006	Society of Glass Technology		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Mixed mobile ion effect in fluorozincate glasses	International	J. Phys: Condens. Matter, 17, 3463	Jan, 2005	Institute of Physics, UK		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Ion dynamics and mixed mobile ion effect in fluoride glasses	International	J. Appl. Phys. 97, 123525	Jan, 2005	American Institute of Physics, USA		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Ion dynamics in mixed alkali cadmium fluoride glasses	International	J. Chem. Phys. 121, 9611	Jan, 2004	American Institute of Physics, USA		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Relaxation dynamics of charge carriers in mixed alkali fluoride glasses	International	J. Chem. Phys. 119, 9106	Jan, 2003	American Institute of Physics, USA		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Mixed mobile ion effect in fluorozirconate glasses	National	Solid State Phys. 46, 333	Jan, 2003	Allied Publisher, India		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Mixed mobile ion effect in fluoride glasses	International	Phys. Rev. B, 66, 132204	Jan, 2002	American Physical Society, USA		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Electrical conductivity and conductivity relaxation in mixed alkali fluoride glasses	International	Solid State Ionics, 149, 67	Jan, 2002	Elsevier Science		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Conductivity relaxation in mixed alkali fluoride glasses	International	J. Phys: Condens. Matter, 14, 2531	Jan, 2002	Institute of Physics, UK		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:

Ph. D. Thesis Guidance

Scholar Name	Thesis Title	Name of the Co Supervisor	Status	Date
Sayani Kar	Solar light responsive photocurrent generation in some pure and composite materials		Awarded	Oct, 2024
Sk Ibrahim	Photo current generation and photocatalytic activity of some solution processable RGO and MoS2 based composite materials	Dr. Tanusri Pal	Awarded	Jan, 2021
Koushik Chakraborty	Reduced graphene oxide based nano composite materials for optoelectronic and photocatalytic applications		Awarded	Jan, 2018
Sankalpita Chakraborty	Synthesis and Optical study of Semiconducting Quantum Dots	Dr. Kuntal Chatterjee	Awarded	Jan, 2015
Susanta Ghosh	Molybdenum disulfide based photocatalysts for the degradation of water pollutants		Ongoing
Suvendu Ghosh	Development of some reduced graphene oxide based photocatalysts for organic pollutant degradation		Ongoing

Research Project

Worked as	Funding Agency	Amount in Rs.	Duration	Period	Status
P.I	CSIR, Govt. of India	1981107	4 years	2017-2021	Complete
P.I	UGC-Innovative (Vidyasagar University)	10000	2 years	2015-2017	Complete
P.I	DST, Govt. of India	1944000	3 years	2012-2015	Complete

Membership of Learned Society

Title/Name of the Society
American Physical Society
Life Member: Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Life Member: Indian Association of Physics Teachers

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended

Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop	Date	Role	Held at and Organiser
The 13th International Conference on vibration at surfaces (VAS 13), Orlando 32826, Florida, USA, from March 10 to 13, 2010	Jan, 2010	Presented a paper entitled "Position dependent photocurrent generation in large area reduced graphene oxide thin film"	Department of Physics, University of Central Florida
APS March Meeting, Portland, Oregon, USA from March 15 to 19, 2010	Jan, 2010	Presented a paper entitled "Photoresponse in reduced graphene oxide thin film"	American Physical Society
Nano Florida 2009, Orlando 32826, Florida, USA, from September 25 to 27, 2009	Jan, 2009	Participated	Nano Science Technology Center, University of Central Florida
XV International Symposium on Non-Oxide and New Optical Glasses, Bangalore, INDIA, from April 10 to 14, 2006	Jan, 2006	Presented a paper entitled "Dynamics of charge carriers in alkali fluoride glasses"	Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science
India and Abroad – III: A Conference in Condensed Matter Physics, Kolkata, India from January 2 to 4, 2003	Jan, 2004	Presented a paper entitled " Mixed mobile ion effect in fluoride glasses: Dependence on the dimensionality of the diffusion pathways"	S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Science
Glass & Optical Materials Division Fall 2004 Meeting Incorporating the XIVth International Symposium on Non-Oxide and Novel Optical Glasses, Radisson Resort at the Port, Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA, from November 7 to 12, 2004	Jan, 2004	Presented a paper entitled "Mixed mobile ion effect in fluoride glasses"	American Ceramic Society

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop	Date	Role in the Event	Funding Agency
Physics of Novel Functional Materials (PNFM 2020)	Jan, 2020	Joint Convener	SNBNCBS, DST, CSIR
Expanding Horizon in Physics (EHP- 2019)	Jan, 2019	Joint Convener	SNBNCBS, DST, UGC
Science of Materials: Challenges and Prospects (SMCP- 2018)	Jan, 2018	Joint Convener	SNBNCBS, DST, UGC
Two opposite ends of Dimensions (NATD-2017)	Jan, 2017	Joint Convener	SNBNCBS, UGC
Theory and Application of Advance Materials (TAAM 2016)	Jan, 2016	Joint Convener	SNBNCBS, UGC-SAP, DST, CSIR
Physics of Low Dimensional Structures (PLDS 2015)	Jan, 2015	Joint Secretary	SNBNCBS, UGC-SAP, DST, CSIR
Physics of Advanced Optical Materials and Photonics (PAOMP 2014)	Jan, 2014	Joint Secretary	SNBNCBS, UGC-SAP, DST
Electron Dynamics in Magnetic Materials (EDMM - 2013)	Jan, 2013	Joint Secretary	SNBNCBS, UGC-SAP, DST
Physics of Quantum and Nano Systems (PQNS-2012)	Jan, 2012	Joint Convener	SNBNCBS
Quantum Perspective of Advanced Materials (QPAM-11)	Jan, 2011	Joint Convener	SNBNCBS & UGC-SAP
Recent Trends on Novel Materials (RTNM-11)	Jan, 2011	Joint Convener	UGC-SAP
World Year of Physics 2005: Journey With a Glorious Past	Jan, 2005	Treasurer	Vidyasagar University

Awards

Award Name	Awarded by	Date
Fellow of West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology (FAScT)	West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology (WAST)	Jan, 2019
Visiting Scientist	NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida	Jan, 2009
BOYSCAST Fellow Award	DST, Govt. of India	Jan, 2008
Research Associate Fellowship	IACS	Jan, 2005
Foreign Travel Grant	DST, Govt. of India	Jan, 2004
Foreign Travel Grant	CSIR, Govt. of India	Jan, 2004
Senior Research Fellowship	IACS	Jan, 2002
Junior Research Fellowship	IACS	Jan, 2000

Dr. Surajit Ghosh