Avishek Saha

Avishek Saha

Catalysis Division

About Me

Our research group are interested in designing nanocarbon based materials for sensing, and solar energy conversion. We use hydrothermal, electrospinning techniques to prepare functional nanomaterials which can be useful for optical sensors, and photocatalytic applications.

Professional Experience

05/2023-Till date: Scientist, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India

 

06/2018-05/2023:  Scientist, CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh, India   

03/2017-06/2018:  Postdoctoral research associate, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA, Supervisor: Dr. Stephen K. Doorn            

 

09/2013-06/2016:  Postdoctoral research associate, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, Supervisor: Prof. Dirk M. Guldi            

    

Selected Publications

  • Neha Kaushal, Sonu Sarraf, Aviru K. Basu, Sunita Mishra And Avishek Saha*, Facile microwave synthesis of Zinc Ferrite@NCDs for photocatalytic degradation of fluoroquinolone antibiotics, Materials Chemistry and Physics., 314, 128823 (2024), DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2023.128823.
  • Neha Kaushal, Apeksha Jain, Ajay Kumar, Sonu Sarraf, Aviru Kumar Basu, Chaaya Iyenger Raje And Avishek Saha*, Solvent-Free Synthesis of S,N-Doped Carbon Dots for Extended Visible-Light-Induced Oxidase-Mimicking Activities and Antimicrobial Applications, ChemPluChem., 88, e202300125 (2023), DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202300125.
  • Ajit Kumar Singh, Kriti Bijalwan, Neha Kaushal, Anu Kumari, Avishek Saha* And Arindam Indra*, Oxidase-like Nanozyme Activity of Manganese Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets for Colorimetric and Fluorescence Sensing of l-Cysteine, ACS Applied Nano Materials., 6, 8036 - 8045 (2023), DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.3c01404.
  • Neha Kaushal, Amit L. Sharma And Avishek Saha*, Visible LED-based photo-redox properties of sulphur and nitrogen doped carbon dots designed by solid-state synthesis, Materials Advances., 3, 355 - 361 (2022), DOI:10.1039/D1MA00860A.
  • Gayatri Joshi, Avishek Saha, Arnab Dutta* And Saumyakanti Khatua*, NIR-driven photocatalytic hydrogen production by silane and tertiary amine bound plasmonic gold nanoprisms, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces., , 38815 - 38823 (2022), DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c10152.
  • Kriti Bijalwan, Anu Kumari, Neha Kaushal, Arindam Indra And Avishek Saha*, Solid-state Synthesis of Cu doped CDs with Peroxidase-mimicking Activity at Neutral pH and Sensing of Antioxidants, ChemNanoMat., 8, e202200044 (2022), DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/cnma.202200044.

Research Interest

  • Materials Chemistry

Contact Details

Room No. 138, Ground Floor, Main Building

Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry Division

CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory

Pune, 411008

Maharasthra, India

Phone- +91-20 2590 2041 , Email: avi.saha@ncl.res.in