Publications

2024

68. A. Kudlu**, Dhritismita Sarma**, D. K. Das, A. B. Shamla, R. Bakthavatsalam, V. R. Hathward, Arup Mahata,* J. Kundu*, Unravelling Structure - Luminescence Relationship in Two Dimensional Antimony(III) Doped Cadmium (II) Halide Hybrids, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, xxx, xxx. [Impact Factor: 5.7]

**A. Kudlu and Dhritismita Sarma contributed equally to this work.

67. M. Velpandian, P. Gupta, Anshid Kuttasseri, Arup Mahata, S. Basu, Unraveling the phase transition and electrochemical application of MoSe2 material for energy conversion and storage devices, Appl. Surf. Sci., 2024, 677, 160990. [Impact Factor: 6.3]

66. A. B. Shamla**, Dhritismita Sarma**, D. K. Das, A. Vishnu, B. Rangarajan, Arup Mahata*, J. Kundu, Discerning the Structure−Photophysical Property Correlation in Zero-Dimensional Antimony(III)-Doped Indium(III) Halide Hybrids, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2024, 15, 8224–8232. [Impact Factor: 4.8]

**Alisha Basheer Shamla and Dhritismita Sarma contributed equally to this work.

65. M. Kumar, Anshid Kuttasseri, B. Meena, Arup Mahata, S. Challapalli, Synergetic NIR responsive plasmonic CuxS Nanodisks on CuO photocathodes for photo-electrochemical water splitting, Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2024, 357, 124317. [Impact Factor: 20.2]

64. C. Coccia, M. Morana, Arup Mahata,* W. Kaiser, M. Moroni, B. Albini, P. Galinetto, G. Folpini, C. Milanese, A. Porta, E. Mosconi, A. Petrozza, F. De Angelis, L. Malavasi, Ligand-Induced Chirality in ClMBA2SnI4 2D Perovskite, Angew. Chem. Int. Edit., 2024, 63, e202318557. [Impact Factor : 16.1]

63. R. Das, D. Swain, Arup Mahata, D. Prajapat, S. K. Upadhyay, S. Saikia, V. R. Reddy, F. De Angelis, and D. D. Sarma, Family of Chiral Ferroelectric Compounds with Widely Tunable Band Gaps, Chem. Mater., 2024, 36, 1891–1898. [Impact Factor : 7.2]

62. Arup Mahata,* E. Mosconi, D. Meggiolaro, S. Fantacci, F. De Angelis, Rationalizing Electron–Phonon Interactions and HotCarriers Cooling in 2D to 3D Metal Halide Perovskites, Adv. Energy Mater., 2024, XXX, XXX−XXX. [Impact Factor : 24.4]

61. S. Ghosh, Dhritismita Sarma, Arup Mahata, S. K. Martha, Differences between cation and anion storage electrochemistry of graphite and its impact on dual graphite battery, J. Power Sources, 2024, 589, 233721-233731. [Impact Factor : 8.1]

2023

60. M. Velpandian, V. Dhongde, K. Singh, P. Gupta, Dhritismita Sarma, Arup Mahata, S. Basu, Understanding urea electro synthesis using layered perovskite NdBa0.25Sr0.75Co2O5+ δ cathode material, Chem. Eng. Res. Des. 2023, 198, 1-13. [Impact Factor 3.7]

59. D. Pariari, S. Mehta, S. Mandal, Arup Mahata, T. Pramanik, S. Kamilya, A. Vidhan, T. N. G. Row, P. K. Santra, S. K. Sarkar, F. De Angelis, A. Mondal, D. D. Sarma, Realizing the Lowest Bandgap and Exciton Binding Energy in a Two-Dimensional Lead Halide System, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 15896-15905. [Impact Factor : 14.4]

58. B. Singh, V. Goyel, Dhritismita Sarma, R. Kumar, T. Bhatt, Arup Mahata,* C. R. Reddy, A. Narani, K. Natte, Earth-Abundant Heterogeneous Cobalt Catalyst for Selective Ring Hydrogenation of (Hetero)arenes and Gram-Scale Synthesis of Pharmaceutical Intermediates, ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 9724−9744. [Impact Factor : 11.3]

57. M. Bhar, U. Bhattacharjee, Dhritismita Sarma, S. Krishnamurthy, K. Yalamanchili, Arup Mahata,* S. K. Martha, A Novel and Sustainable Approach to Enhance the Li-Ion Storage Capability of Recycled Graphite Anode from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries, ACS Appl. Mater. Inter., 2023, 15, 26606–26618. [Impact Factor : 8.3]

56. R. Das, M. Hossain, Arup Mahata, D. Swain, F. De Angelis, P. K. Santra, D. D. Sarma, Unique Chiro-optical Properties of the Weakly-2D (R-/S-MBA)2CuBr4 Hybrid Material, ACS Materials Lett. 2023, 5, 1556−1564. [Impact Factor : 9.6]

2022

55. S. Sk, I. Mondal, Arup Mahata, B. M. Abraham, C. Nayak, D. Bhattacharyya, S. N. Jha, R. Ghosh, U. Pal, Function of Defects in NH2‑MIL-125@PANI@Co3O4 Photocatalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2022, 5, 12324–12335. [Impact Factor : 5.4]

54. Y. Chen, Arup Mahata, A. D. Lubio, M. Cinquino, A. Coriolano, L. Skokan, Y. Jeong, L. Razzari, L. De Marco, A. Ruediger, F. De Angelis, S. Colella, E. Orgiu, Phonon Analysis of 2D Organic Halide Perovskites in the Low- and Mid-IR Region, Adv. Optical Mater. 2022, 10, 2100439 [Impact Factor : 8.0]

53. B. Giri, Arup Mahata, T. Kella, D. Shee, F. De Angelis, S. Maji, Tetrazole-Substituted isomeric ruthenium polypyridyl complexes for low overpotential electrocatalytic CO2 reduction, J. Catal., 2022, 405, 15-23. [Impact Factor : 6.5]

2021

52. C. Liu, Y. Yang, K. Rakstys, Arup Mahata, M. Franckevicius, E. Mosconi, R. Skackauskaite, B. Ding, K. G. Brooks, O. J. Usiobo, J. Audinot, H. Kanda, S. Driukas, G. Kavaliauskaite, V. Gulbinas, M. Dessimoz, V. Getautis, F. De Angelis, Y. Ding, S. Dai, P. J. Dyson, M. K. Nazeeruddin, Tuning the Structural Isomers of Phenylenediammonium Cations to Afford Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules, Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 6394 [Impact Factor : 14.7]

51. R. Chiara, M. Morana, M. Boiocchi, M. Coduri, M. Striccoli, F. Fracassi, A. Listorti, Arup Mahata, P. Quadrelli, M. Gaboardi, C. Milanese, L. Bindi, F. De Angelis, L. Malavasi, Role of spacer cations and structural distortion in two-dimensional germanium halide perovskites, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2021, 9, 9899-9906. [Impact Factor : 5.7]

50. A. H. Proppe, A. Johnston, S. Teale, Arup Mahata, R. Quintero-Bermudez, E. H. Jung, L. Grater, T. Cui, T. Filleter, C. Y. Kim, S. O. Kelley, F. De Angelis, E. H. Sargent, Multication perovskite 2D/3D interfaces form via progressive dimensional reduction, Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 3472 [Impact Factor : 14.7]

49. Arup Mahata, D. Meggiolaro, L. Gregori, F. De Angelis, Suppression of tin oxidation by 3D/2D perovskite interfacing, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2021, 125, 10901–10908. [Impact Factor : 3.3]

48. A. R. B. M. Yusoff, Arup Mahata, M. Vasilopoulou, H. Ullah, B. Hu, W. J. da Silva, F. K. Schneider, P. Gao, A. V. Ievlev, Y. Liu, O. S. Ovchinnikova, F. De Angelis, M. K. Nazeeruddin, Observation of large Rashba spin–orbit coupling at room temperature in compositionally engineered perovskite single crystals and application in high performance photodetectors, Mater. Today, 2021, 46, 18-27. [Impact Factor : 21.1]

2020

47. M. Coduri, T. B. Shiell, T. A. Strobel, Arup Mahata,* F. Cova, E. Mosconi, F. De Angelis, L. Malavasi, Origin of pressure-induced band gap tuning in tin halide perovskites, Mater. Adv., 2020, 1, 2840-2845. [Impact Factor : 5.2]

46. I. Mondal, Arup Mahata,* H. Kim, U. Pal, F. De Angelis, J. Y. Park, A combined experimental and theoretical approach revealing a direct mechanism for bifunctional water splitting on doped copper phosphide, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 17769–17779. [Impact Factor : 5.8]

45. Y. Yang, C. Liu, Arup Mahata, M. Li, C. Roldan-Carmona, Y. Ding, Z. Arain, W. Xu, Y. Yang, P. A. Schouwink, A. Zuttel, F. De Angelis, S. Dai, M. K. Nazeeruddin, Universal approach toward high-efficiency two-dimensional perovskite solar cells via a vertical-rotation process, Energy Environ. Sci. 2020, 13, 3093-3101. [Impact Factor : 32.4]

44. Arup Mahata,* E. Mosconi, D. Meggiolaro, F. De Angelis, Modulating band alignment in mixed dimensionality 3D/2D perovskites by surface termination ligand engineering, Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 105−113. [Impact Factor : 7.2]

43. D. Meggiolaro, F. Ambrosio, E. Mosconi, Arup Mahata, F. De Angelis, Polarons in Metal Halide Perovskites, Adv. Energy Mater. 2020, 10, 1902748 [Impact Factor: 24.4]

2019

42. M. Coduri, T. A. Strobel, M. Szafrański, A. Katrusiak, Arup Mahata, F. Cova, S. Bonomi, E. Mosconi, F. De Angelis, and L. Malavasi , Band Gap Engineering in MASnBr3 and CsSnBr3 Perovskites: Mechanistic Insights through the Application of Pressure, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10, 7398−7405. [Impact Factor : 4.8]

41. E. Shirzadi, Arup Mahata, C. R. Carmona, F. De Angelis, P. J. Dyson, M. K. Nazeeruddin, Introduction of a bifunctional cation affords perovskite solar cells stable at temperatures exceeding 80° C, ACS Energy Lett. 2019, 4, 2989−2994. [Impact Factor : 19.3]

40. R. Quintero-Bermudez, A. H. Proppe, Arup Mahata,# P. Todorović́, S. O. Kelley, F. De Angelis, E. H. Sargent, Ligand-induced surface charge density modulation generates local type-II band alignment in reduced-dimensional perovskites, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 13459−13467. (#As Equal First Author Contribution) [Impact Factor : 14.4]

39. Arup Mahata, A. S. Nair, B. Pathak, Recent advancements in Pt-nanostructure-based electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction, Catal. Sci. Technol. 2019, 9, 4835–4863. [Impact Factor : 4.4]

38. A. Bernasconi, A. Rizzo, A. Listorti, Arup Mahata, E. Mosconi, F. De Angelis, L. Malavasi, Synthesis, Properties, and Modeling of Cs1–xRbxSnBr3 Solid Solution: A New Mixed-Cation Lead-Free All-Inorganic Perovskite System, Chem. Mater. 2019, 31, 3527-3533. [Impact Factor : 7.2]

37. Arup Mahata,* D. Meggiolaro, F. De Angelis, From large to small polarons in lead, tin, and mixed lead–tin halide perovskites, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10, 1790-1798. [Impact Factor : 4.8]

36. P. Garg, P. Bhauriyal, Arup Mahata, K. S. Rawat, B. Pathak, Role of dimensionality for photocatalytic water splitting: CdS nanotube versus bulk structure, ChemPhysChem 2019, 20, 383-391. [Impact Factor : 2.3]

2018

35. B. Sharma, Arup Mahata, S. Mandani, N. Thakur, B. Pathak, T. K. Sarma, Zn (ii)–nucleobase metal–organic nanofibers and nanoflowers: Synthesis and photocatalytic application, New J. Chem., 2018, 42, 17983-17990. [Impact Factor : 2.7]

34. A. S. Nair, Arup Mahata, B. Pathak, Multilayered platinum nanotube for oxygen reduction in a fuel cell cathode: Origin of activity and product selectivity, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2018, 1, 3890-3899. [Impact Factor : 5.4]

33. A. Pisanu, Arup Mahata, E. Mosconi, M. Patrini, P. Quadrelli, C. Milanese, F. De Angelis, L. Malavasi, Exploring the Limits of Three-Dimensional Perovskites: The Case of FAPb1–xSnxBr3, ACS Energy Lett. 2018, 3, 1353−1359. [Impact Factor : 19.3]

32. P. Bhauriyal, Arup Mahata, B. Pathak, Graphene-like carbon–nitride monolayer: a potential anode material for Na-and K-ion batteries, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2018, 122, 2481-2489. [Impact Factor : 3.3]

2017

31. G. Bhattacharyya, Arup Mahata, I. Choudhuri, B. Pathak, Semiconducting phase in borophene: role of defect and strain, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 2017, 50, 405103 [Impact Factor : 3.1]

30. Arup Mahata, B. Pathak, Bimetallic core-based cuboctahedral core–shell nanoclusters for the formation of hydrogen peroxide (2e− reduction) over water (4e− reduction): role of core metals, Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 9537- 9547. [Impact Factor : 5.8]

29. P. Bhauriyal, Arup Mahata, B. Pathak, A Computational Study of a Single‐Walled Carbon‐Nanotube‐Based Ultrafast High‐Capacity Aluminum Battery, Chem. Asian J., 2017, 12, 1944-1951. [Impact Factor : 3.5]

28. P. Bhauriyal, Arup Mahata, B. Pathak, Hexagonal BC3 Electrode for a High-Voltage Al-Ion Battery, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2017, 121, 9748–9756. [Impact Factor : 3.3]

27. K. S. Rawat, Arup Mahata, B. Pathak, Thermochemical and electrochemical CO2 reduction on octahedral Cu nanocluster: Role of solvent towards product selectivity, J. Catal., 2017, 349, 118-127. [Impact Factor : 6.5]

26. P. Bhauriyal, Arup Mahata, B. Pathak, The staging mechanism of AlCl 4 intercalation in a graphite electrode for an aluminium-ion battery, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017, 19, 7980-7989. [Impact Factor : 2.9]

25. Arup Mahata, P. Garg, K. S. Rawat, P. Bhauriyal, B. Pathak, A free-standing platinum monolayer as an efficient and selective catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5, 5303-5313. (Inside Front Cover Page Article) [Impact Factor : 10.7]

24. P. Garg, I. Choudhuri, Arup Mahata, B. Pathak, Band gap opening in stanene induced by patterned B–N doping, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017, 19, 3660-3669. [Impact Factor : 2.9]

23. Arup Mahata, P. Datta, R. N. Basu, Synthesis and characterization of Ca doped LaMnO3 as potential anode material for solid oxide electrolysis cells, Ceram. Int., 2017, 43, 433–438. [Impact Factor : 5.1]

2016

22. K. S. Rawat, Arup Mahata, B. Pathak, Catalytic Hydrogenation of CO2 by Fe Complexes Containing Pendant Amines: Role of Water and Base, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2016, 120, 26652-26662. [Impact Factor : 3.3]

21. Arup Mahata, P. Bhauriyal, K. S. Rawat, B. Pathak, Pt3Ti (Ti19@Pt60)-Based Cuboctahedral Core–Shell Nanocluster Favors a Direct over Indirect Oxygen Reduction Reaction, ACS Energy Lett., 2016, 1, 797-805. [Impact Factor : 19.3]

20. Arup Mahata, K. S. Rawat, I. Choudhuri, B. Pathak, Cuboctahedral vs. octahedral platinum nanoclusters: insights into the shape-dependent catalytic activity for fuel cell applications, Catal. Sci. Technol. 2016, 6, 7913-7923. [Impact Factor : 4.4]

19. K. S. Rawat, Arup Mahata, I. Choudhuri, B. Pathak, Catalytic Hydrogenation of CO2 by Manganese Complexes: Role of π-Acceptor Ligands, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2016, 120, 16478-16488. [Impact Factor : 3.3]

18. I. Choudhuri, Arup Mahata, K. S. Rawat, B. Pathak, Role of Ti doping and Al and B vacancies in the dehydrogenation of Al (BH4) 3, J. Chem. Sci., 2016, 128, 1651-1662. (Invited Article, Special Issue on Chemical Bonding). [Impact Factor : 1.7]

17. B. Sharma, Arup Mahata, S. Mandani, T. K. Sarma, B. Pathak, Coordination polymer hydrogels through Ag (I)-mediated spontaneous self-assembly of unsubstituted nucleobases and their antimicrobial activity, RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 62968-62973. [Impact Factor : 3.9]

16. Arup Mahata, K. S. Rawat, I. Choudhuri, B. Pathak, Single-layered platinum nanocage: a highly selective and efficient catalyst for fuel cells, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 12756-12767. (Back Cover Page Article) [Impact Factor : 10.7]

15. I. Choudhuri, S. Kumar, Arup Mahata, K. S. Rawat, B. Pathak, Transition-metal embedded carbon nitride monolayers: high temperature ferromagnetism and half-metallicity, Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 14117-14126. (Back Cover Page Article) [Impact Factor : 5.8]

14. K. S. Rawat, Arup Mahata, I. Choudhuri, B. Pathak, N-Heterocylic Carbene-Based Mn Electrocatalyst for Two-Electron CO2 Reduction over Proton Reduction, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2016, 120, 8821-8831. [Impact Factor : 3.3]

13. Arup Mahata, K. S. Rawat, I. Choudhuri, B. Pathak, Octahedral Ni-nanocluster (Ni85) for efficient and selective reduction of nitric oxide (NO) to nitrogen (N2), Scientific Reports, 2016, 6, 25590. [Impact Factor : 3.8]

12. R. K. Rai, K. Gupta, D. Tyagi, Arup Mahata, S. Behrens, X. Yang, Q. Xu, B. Pathak, S. K. Singh, Access to highly active Ni–Pd bimetallic nanoparticle catalysts for C–C coupling reactions, Catal. Sci. Technol. 2016, 6, 5567-5579. [Impact Factor : 4.4]

11. S. Shukla, M. Tripathi, Arup Mahata, B. Pathak, B. Lochab, Kinetics behind a strategy for modulation of sustainable benzoxazines: experimental study and its theoretical verification, Macromol. Chem. Phys., 2016, 217, 1342-1353. (Cover Page Article) [Impact Factor : 2.5]

10. P. Garg, S. Kumar, I. Choudhuri, Arup Mahata, B. Pathak, Hexagonal planar CdS monolayer sheet for visible light photocatalysis, The J. Phys. Chem. C, 2016, 120, 7052-7060. [Impact Factor : 3.3]

9. I. Choudhuri, D. Sadhukhan, P. Garg, Arup Mahata, B. Pathak, Lewis acid–base adducts for improving the selectivity and sensitivity of graphene based gas sensors, I Choudhuri, D Sadhukhan, P Garg, ACS Sensors, 2016, 1, 451-459. (Selected for "Introducing our Authors")[Impact Factor : 8.2]

2015

8. I. Choudhuri, N. Patra, Arup Mahata, R. Ahuja, B. Pathak, B–N@ graphene: highly sensitive and selective gas sensor, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2015, 119, 24827-24836. [Impact Factor : 3.3]

7. S. Shukla, Arup Mahata, B. Pathak, B. Lochab, Cardanol benzoxazines–interplay of oxazine functionality (mono to tetra) and properties, RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 78071-78080. [Impact Factor : 3.9]

6. Arup Mahata, I. Choudhuri, B. Pathak, A cuboctahedral platinum (Pt 79) nanocluster enclosed by well defined facets favours di-sigma adsorption and improves the reaction kinetics for methanol fuel cells, Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 13438-13451. (Back Cover Page Article) [Impact Factor : 5.8]

5. Arup Mahata, P. Datta, R. N. Basu, Microstructural and chemical changes after high temperature electrolysis in solid oxide electrolysis cell, J. Alloys Compd., 2015, 627, 244–250. [Impact Factor : 5.8]

2014

4. Arup Mahata, R. K. Rai, I. Choudhuri, S. K. Singh, B. Pathak, Direct vs. indirect pathway for nitrobenzene reduction reaction on a Ni catalyst surface: a density functional study, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014, 16, 26365-26374. [Impact Factor : 2.9]

3. I. Choudhuri, Arup Mahata, B. Pathak, Additives in protic–hydridic hydrogen storage compounds: a molecular study, RSC Advances, 2014, 4, 52785-52795. [Impact Factor : 3.9]

2. M. Saha, R. Nasani, M. Das, Arup Mahata, B. Pathak, S. M. Mobin, L. M. Carrella, E. Rentschler, S. Mukhopadhyay, Limiting nuclearity in formation of polynuclear metal complexes through [2+ 3] cycloaddition: synthesis and magnetic properties of tri-and pentanuclear metal complexes, Dalton Trans., 2014, 80, 8083-8093. [Impact Factor : 3.5]

1. R. K. Rai, Arup Mahata, S. Mukhopadhyay, S. Gupta, P. Li, K. T. Nguyen, Y. Zhao, B. Pathak, S. K. Singh, Room-temperature chemoselective reduction of nitro groups using non-noble metal nanocatalysts in water, Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, 2904-2909. [Impact Factor : 4.3]