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	Name		Dr. Surajit Ghosh
	Designation		Professor
	Department Name		PHYSICS
	Office Phone No		+91 3222 298-402 / Centrex Extn. 402
	Email ID		surajit@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in
	Mobile No		9433213750
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	Address		Dak Bunglow Road, Bidhan Nagar, Midnapore, PIN: 721101, India
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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

Studies of relaxation dynamics in some single and mixed alkali glasses

Career Profile / Teaching 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

Specialization/Research Area

Field of Specialization

Research Area/ Areas of Interest

Solid State Physics

Materials Science

Nano Photonics

Optoelectronic transport in graphene based nano composite

Relaxation dynamics in disordered materials

Time dependent density function theory

Course/ Subject Taught

Semester I: Classical Mechanics (PHS 101B)

Semester II: Solid State - II (PHS 202A); CBCS (PHS 204); Advance Practical – I (PHS 206)

Semester III: Molecular Spectroscopy and Laser Physics (PHS 302A); Advance Practical - II (PHS 305)

Semester IV: Applied Optics (PHS 403B); Project (PHS 406)

Publications in Journal / Book / Book Chapter / Magazines / Newspaper

International Publication

Title	Published in	Published on	Published by	Role
MoS2–CdS Composite Photocatalyst for Dye Degradation: Enhanced Apparent Quantum Yield and Reduced Energy Consumption	ChemistrySelect, 9, e202403559	Nov, 2024	ChemPubSoc Europe and Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co.	Corresponding Author	Impact Factor: 1.90000 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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	AIP Conf. Proc. 2265, 030499	2020	American Institute of Physics		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Tetracycline by RGO-ZnO Composite	AIP Conf. Proc. 2265, 030134	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	Mater. Chem. Phys. 253, 123418	2020	Elsevier Science		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Electrical Transport Properties and Ultrafast Optical Nonlinearity of rGO-Metal Chalcogenide Ensembles	Nanoscale Adv. 02, 1573-1582	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	J. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Electron. 31, 12955–12960	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	ChemistrySelect, 5, 54-60	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	J. Phys. Chem C, 124, 7039-7047	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	J. Appl. Phys. 125, 085104	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	New J. Chem. 43, 10118-10125	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	J. Phys. Chem C, 123, 15441-15450	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	Appl. Surf. Sci. 493, 279 - 286	2019	Elsevier Science		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Solar Light Responsive Photocatalytic Degradation of Tetracycline by RGO – CdS Nano composite	AIP Conf. Proc. 2115, 030188	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	J. Mol. Struct. 1152, 96	2018	Elsevier Science		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Solar light responsive photocatalytic activity of reduced graphene oxide–zinc selenide nanocomposite	J. Mater. Eng. Perform. 27, 2617	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	J. Mater. Eng. Perform. 27, 2629	2018	Springer US		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Reduced-Graphene-Oxide Zinc-Telluride Composite: Towards Large-Area Optoelectronic and Photocatalytic Applications	ChemistrySelect, 3, 8637	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	ChemistrySelect, 3, 10214	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	J. Mater. Res. 33, 3999	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	ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 1, 3137	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	ChemistrySelect, 2, 3297	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	New J. Chem. 41 , 4662	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	AIP Conf. Proc. 1832, 050005	2017	American Institute of Physics		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Reduced Graphene Oxide-CdS Nanocomposite with Enhanced Photocatalytic 4-Nitrophenol Degradation	AIP Conf. Proc. 1832, 050077	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	ChemistrySelect, 2, 537	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	AIP Conf. Proc. 1731, 080052	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	Mater. Sci. Eng. B, 204, 8	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	Chem. Phys. Chem. 17, 1518	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	AIP Conf. Proc. 1665, 110048	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	RSC Adv. 4, 35531	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	J. Phys. Chem. C, 118, 28283	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	J. Chem. Sci. 125, 933	2013	Spinger		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
One pot synthesis of RGO/PbS nanocomposite and its nearinfrared photoresponse study	Appl. Phys. A, 107, 995	2012	Spinger		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Position dependent photodetector from large area reduced graphene oxide thin films	Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 163109	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	Chem. Phys. Lett. 473, 102	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	J. of Mol. Structure: THEOCHEM, 860, 8	2008	Elsevier Science		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Electrical conductivity and relaxation in mixed alkali tellurite glasses	J. Chem. Phys. 126, 184509	2007	American Institute of Physics, USA		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Relaxation in mixed alkali fluoride glasses	J. Non-Cryst. Solids, 353, 1287	2007	Elsevier Science		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Mixed mobile ion effect and relaxation dynamics in fluoride glasses	Phys. Chem. Glasses: Eur. J. Glass Sci. Technol. B, 47, 206	2006	Society of Glass Technology		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Mixed mobile ion effect in fluorozincate glasses	J. Phys: Condens. Matter, 17, 3463	2005	Institute of Physics, UK		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Ion dynamics and mixed mobile ion effect in fluoride glasses	J. Appl. Phys. 97, 123525	2005	American Institute of Physics, USA		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Ion dynamics in mixed alkali cadmium fluoride glasses	J. Chem. Phys. 121, 9611	2004	American Institute of Physics, USA		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Relaxation dynamics of charge carriers in mixed alkali fluoride glasses	J. Chem. Phys. 119, 9106	2003	American Institute of Physics, USA		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Mixed mobile ion effect in fluoride glasses	Phys. Rev. B, 66, 132204	2002	American Physical Society, USA		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Electrical conductivity and conductivity relaxation in mixed alkali fluoride glasses	Solid State Ionics, 149, 67	2002	Elsevier Science		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Conductivity relaxation in mixed alkali fluoride glasses	J. Phys: Condens. Matter, 14, 2531	2002	Institute of Physics, UK		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:

National Publication

Title	Published in	Published on	Published by	Role	Details
Mixed mobile ion effect in fluorozirconate glasses	Solid State Phys. 46, 333	2003	Allied Publisher, India		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:

Regional/Local Publication

Book Published

Book Chapter Published

Ph. D. Thesis Guidence

Ongoing / Submitted Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar Name	Thesis Title	Status
Suvendu Ghosh	Development of some reduced graphene oxide based photocatalysts for organic pollutant degradation	Ongoing
Susanta Ghosh	Molybdenum disulfide based photocatalysts for the degradation of water pollutants	Ongoing
Sayani Kar	Solar light responsive photocurrent generation in some pure and composite materials	Ongoing

Awarded Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar Name	Thesis Title	Co Supervisor	Status	Date
Sk Ibrahim	Photo current generation and photocatalytic activity of some solution processable RGO and MoS2 based composite materials	Dr. Tanusri Pal	Awarded	2021
Koushik Chakraborty	Reduced graphene oxide based nano composite materials for optoelectronic and photocatalytic applications		Awarded	2018
Sankalpita Chakraborty	Synthesis and Optical study of Semiconducting Quantum Dots	Dr. Kuntal Chatterjee	Awarded	2015

Project Work

Completed Project Works
Project title	Worked as	Funding Agency	Amount in Rs.	Duration in years	Period Year to Year		Status
Solar Light Responsive Photocurrent Generation in Reduced Graphene Oxide and Molybdenum Sulfide Based Materials	P.I	CSIR, Govt. of India	1981107	4 year	2017	2021	Completed
Synthesis and Characterization of Different Reduced Graphene Oxide Based Composite as Light Harvesting Materials	P.I	UGC-Innovative (Vidyasagar University)	10000	2 year	2015	2017	Completed
Development of Graphene-Quantum Dot Nano Composites for Optoelectronic Applications.	P.I	DST, Govt. of India	1944000	3 year	2012	2015	Completed

Membership of Learned Society

American Physical Society

Life Member: Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science

Life Member: Indian Association of Physics Teachers

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended

Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop

Date

Role

Held at and Organiser

APS March Meeting, Portland, Oregon, USA from March 15 to 19, 2010

2010

Presented a paper entitled "Photoresponse in reduced graphene oxide thin film"

American Physical Society

The 13th International Conference on vibration at surfaces (VAS 13), Orlando 32826, Florida, USA, from March 10 to 13, 2010

2010

Presented a paper entitled "Position dependent photocurrent generation in large area reduced graphene oxide thin film"

Department of Physics, University of Central Florida

Nano Florida 2009, Orlando 32826, Florida, USA, from September 25 to 27, 2009

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

2006

Presented a paper entitled "Dynamics of charge carriers in alkali fluoride glasses"

Department of Physics, Indian Institute of 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

2004

Presented a paper entitled "Mixed mobile ion effect in fluoride glasses"

American Ceramic Society

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Title of the Conference/Seminar/Workshop

Date

Role in the Event

Funding Agency

Physics of Novel Functional Materials (PNFM 2020)

2020

Joint Convener

SNBNCBS, DST, CSIR

Expanding Horizon in Physics (EHP- 2019)

2019

Joint Convener

SNBNCBS, DST, UGC

Science of Materials: Challenges and Prospects (SMCP- 2018)

2018

Joint Convener

SNBNCBS, DST, UGC

Two opposite ends of Dimensions (NATD-2017)

2017

Joint Convener

SNBNCBS, UGC

Theory and Application of Advance Materials (TAAM 2016)

2016

Joint Convener

SNBNCBS, UGC-SAP, DST, CSIR

Awards

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

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