DESCRIPTION :
Dr. Yatendra S. Chaudhary is a Chief
Scientist at the CSIR-Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology
(CSIR-IMMT), Bhubaneswar, and a Professor at the Academy of Scientific and
Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi. He earned a Ph.D. for research on nanostructured semiconductor synthesis
for solar-driven water splitting at DEI, Agra, and for investigating SHI
irradiation-induced modification of nanostructured semiconductors at IUAC,
New Delhi.
Subsequently, he moved to the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR),
Mumbai, India,
where he carried out research in Materials Chemistry. While working at the University of Oxford, UK , as a Marie Curie Fellow,
he designed enzyme-semiconductor-based photocatalysts for visible
light-driven CO2
reduction and H2 production. His research accomplishments in nanomaterials and
sustainable energy solutions have earned him prestigious accolades, including
the Green
Talent-2011 Award from
the Federal
Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany; CSIR Young Scientist Award-2013 in the Chemical Sciences section
from the Council
of Scientific & Industrial Research, India; and a prestigious Marie Curie Fellowship by the European
Union. He holds numerous national and international patents, has
published widely in high-impact peer-reviewed journals, and is the editor of
the book "Solar Fuel Generation".
ARTIFICIAL
PHOTOSYNTHESIS:
The major focus is on designing the heterostructured photocatalysts
with desired morphologies and size as to exploit the advantages associated with
nanomaterials (such as quantum confinement effects, surface area),
hetero-interface with appropriate energetics and layered structure of semiconductors
for efficient solar H2 generation and CO2 and N2
reduction to fuels. Also underpinning the surface chemistry / electrochemistry
/ band gap engineering involved in photo-catalysis.
(Journal
of Materials Chemistry A,
2023; Langmuir, 2023; ACS Applied Materials
& Interfaces, 2023,
15, 10, 13052-13063;
ChemCatChem, 2023,
15 (14), e202300266; ChemSusChem, 2019,12, 3383–3389; ACS Applied Materials
& Interfaces, 2015, 7, 7970; Journal of the American
Chemical Society, 2013, 135, 15026–15032; RSC Advances, 2014, 4, 10928-10934; Chemical Communications, 2012, 48, 58-60).
INTRINSIC WHITE
LIGHT EMITTING MATERIALS & DEVICES:
The white LEDs available as of today, typically consists of a blue
LED and one or more phosphors to convert part of the blue light to longer
wavelengths and suffers from low spectral power distribution in the red region
and dampening emission intensity. In addition, these are synthesized by
sophisticated high vacuum methods, which are expensive methods. We are
working on developing the novel direct white materials that eliminate the
phosphors use and can exhibit broad emission over the entire visible spectral
range (400-800 nm) under ambient conditions and underpinning the photo-physics
in these processes. We have recently discovered the formation of a stable
complex under ambient conditions, extending the present understanding of
molecular interactions, and exhibiting the unusually enhanced broad emission
over the entire visible spectral range (Inorganic
Chemistry, 2003; Chemistry - An Asian
Journal, 2022, 10.1002/asia.202200948; Applied Materials Today, 2022, 27, 101407; US Patent No. 11104640 issued on 31st March, 2021; Patent filed in India, Ref No.
201811008726).
BIOMATERIALS:
The efforts are being made to fabricate biocompatible HAp based
scaffolds which can exhibit improved corrosion resistant, mechanical strength.
For this, the synthesis of a HAp-titania based scaffolds with different
morphologies and the studies on their corrosion, cellular biocompatibility and
adhesion behavior are undertaken. (Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2010, 20, 4949–4954).
HOST-GUEST CHEMISTRY:
Encapsulation studies of bio-/organic- molecules which are
susceptible to their spatial confinement and their interactions with the
surrounding species. Synthesis of stimuli responsive biodegradable nano-gels.
Studies on their rheological behavior, surface charges etc. Evaluation of their
potential for targeted drug delivery application and kinetics studies of drug
uptake and release. ( Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2012, 116, 30-36).
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNAL
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Ultrasmall Hematite
Nanocrystals Interfaced Multilayered Carbon Onions to Synergistically Promote
Selective Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia under Ambient Conditions Sweta Bastia, S
Swain, Niharika Kumar, R P. Mishra, A K. Dehury, Rakhi R. Biswas, and Yatendra
S. Chaudhary* ACS Applied Energy Materials. 2026,
Accepted |
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Co-Catalyst Free Efficient Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction
Using Facet-Engineered Polyhedral CsPbBr3 Perovskite
Nanocrystals S.
Biswas, Rajashree P. Mishra, Jit Satra, R. Sewak, J.
Rath, A. Mondal, Yatendra S. Chaudhary* and Nimai
Mishra* |
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Synergistic Coupling of MoS2 with
Electron-Rich MXene for CO2 Conversion to Ethanol under
Visible Light R.
P. Mishra, N. Kumar, Sweta Bastia, A. K. Dehury, Urmila Baral, and Yatendra
S. Chaudhary* |
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In-situ Hard
Templating Assisted Facet Engineered Two-Dimensional Non-van der Waals CuInS2
for Efficient CO2 Reduction Reaction Shuvojit Mandal, Krishnendu
Roy, Yatendra S. Chaudhary , and P Kumar |
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Deciphering the
Photophysical Properties of Nonplanar Heterocyclic Compounds in Different
Polarity Environments Rajeswari Kainda,
Santosh K. Behera, Asish K. Dehury, Yatendra. S. Chaudhary* |
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Unravelling The
White Light Emission in A Single-Phase New Stoichiometric Vanadate Phosphor
Synthesized by Rapid Low-Temperature One-Pot Synthesis and Its W-LED
Prototype with High CRI and Luminous Efficacy Asish K. Dehury,
Manas K. Sahoo, Rajeswari Kainda and Yatendra S. Chaudhary |
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Z-Scheme Heterostructures Using Band-Gap-Tunable ZnO by
Metal Doping and Coupling with Polypyrrole for Enhanced Photocatalytic Water
Splitting Srabanti Ghosh, Pradip S. Das,
Dipendu Sarkar, Sourabh Pal, Milan K. Naskar, Yatendra S.
Chaudhary, Sunanda Dey and C. Sinha |
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Mechanistic Insight into the Defect Engineered White
Light Emission from the Single Phase Orthovanadate Phosphor Synthesized by a
Facile Rapid Microwave-Assisted Synthesis Asish K. Dehury, Rajeshwari
Kainda, S Basu, Yatendra S Chaudhary* |
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Efficient Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction with
High Selectivity to Ethanol by Synergistically Coupled MXene-Ceria and the
Charge Carrier Dynamics Rajashree P Mishra, M. Mrinalini, N. Kumar, S. Bastia, Yatendra S Chaudhary* |
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The Synergistic Chemical Coupling of Nanostructured MoS2
with Nitrogen-Deficient 2-D Triazine-Based Polymeric M-C3Nx
for Efficient and Selective CO2 Photocatalytic Conversion to CO Niharika Kumar, Rajashree P.
Mishra, Bibek Dash, Sweta Bastia, Yatendra S. Chaudhary* |
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Efficient Photocatalytic Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium
by BiVO4 Decorated MXene Photocatalysts and their Charge Carrier
Dynamics A. Razafintsalama, R. Mishra, Manas Sahoo, M. Mrinalini,
B. Sahoo, P. Ravelonandro, Yatendra S Chaudhary* |
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Band-structure Tunability via Modulation of Excitons in
Semiconductor Nanostructures: Manifestation in Photocatalytic Fuel Generation
Srabanti Ghosh, Dipendu Sarkar, Sweta Bastia, Yatendra
S Chaudhary |
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Enhanced Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia by Surface-and
Defect-Engineered Co-catalyst-Modified Perovskite Catalysts under Ambient
Conditions and Their Charge Carrier Dynamics S. Bastia, Y. T. Moses, N. Kumar, R. P. Mishra, Yatendra
S. Chaudhary* |
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Depletion Driven Assembly of Ultrasmall Metal
Nanoclusters: From Kinetically Arrested Assemblies to Thermodynamically
Stable, Spherical Superclusters D. Bera, M. Baruah, A. K.
Dehury, A. Samanta, Yatendra S. Chaudhary and Nirmal Goswami The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2023 13, 9411-9421 |
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Single Organic Molecular Systems for White Light Emission
and Their Classification with Associated Emission Mechanism S. K. Behera, R. Kainda, S.
Basu, Yatendra S. Chaudhary* |
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Broad Beam-Induced Fragmentation and Joining of Tungsten
Oxide Nanorods: Implications for Nanodevice Fabrication and the Development
of Fusion Reactors M. K Rajbhar, W. Möller, B.
Satpati, U. Manju, Yatendra S Chaudhary and S. Chatterjee |
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Photosupercapacitors: A Perspective of Planar and
Flexible Dual Functioning Devices S. K. Chirauri, A. K. Dehury, Yatendra
S. Chaudhary* |
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Engineering the Surface of Stable Polymeric Photocatalyst
for Superior Solar to Chemical Fuel Conversion from Seawater B. Mishra, S. Mishra, B.
Satpati, Yatendra S. Chaudhary* |
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Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity and Charge Carrier
Dynamics of Hetero-structured Organic-Inorganic Nano-Photocatalysts K. K. Nanda, S. Swain, B.
Satpati, L. Besra, B. Mishra and Yatendra S. Chaudhary* |
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Array of Cu2O Nano-columns Synthesized by
Oblique Angle Sputter Deposition and Their Application in Photo-assisted
Proton Reduction S. Swain, I. Thakur, S. Chatterjee,* N.
Kulkarni, P. Ayyub* and Yatendra S. Chaudhary* |
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How Light-Harvesting
Semiconductors Can Alter the Bias of Reversible Electrocatalysts in Favor of
H2 production and CO2 reduction A. Bachmeier, V.
Wang, T. W. Woolerton, J. F.a-Camps, M. Can, S. W. Ragsdale, Yatendra S. Chaudhary* and F. A.
Armstrong,* Journal of the
American Chemical Society, 2013, 135,
15026–15032 |
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Enzymes and Bio-inspired Electrocatalysts in Solar Fuel
Devices T.W. Woolerton, S. Sheard, Yatendra
S. Chaudhary*, Fraser A. Armstrong* |
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Visible Light-Driven CO2 Photoreduction by
Enzyme Coupled Quantum Dots Yatendra S.
Chaudhary, T. W. Woolerton, C.S. Allen, J.H. Warner, E. Pierce, S.W. Ragsdale,
F.A. Armstrong |
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In-situ Encapsulation and Release Kinetics of pH and Temperature
Responsive Nanogels S. Nayak, S. Bhattacharjee and Yatendra
S. Chaudhary* |
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Facile Synthesis of Monodisperse Ultra-small Ceria
Nanocrystals at Room Temperature and Its Catalytic Activity Under Visible
Light Yatendra
S. Chaudhary*, S. Panigrahi, S. Nayak, B.
Satpati, S. Bhattacharjee and N. Kulkarni, |
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Yatendra S Chaudhary “Solar
Fuel Generation” 1st ed. New York: CRC Press Taylor & Francis
Group, 2017 (ISBN: 9781498725514, Cat. No.: K25781) |
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BOOK CHAPTERS |
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Photosynthesis to Solar Fuels: An Introduction Yatendra S. Chaudhary* In Solar Fuel Generation. 1st ed. Ed. Yatendra S.
Chaudhary, Boca Raton: CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, 2017, 1-10 (DOI: 10.1201/9781315370538-2; ISBN: 9781498725514, Cat.
No.: K25781) |
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Hetero-structured Photocatalysts for Solar
Hydrogen Generation K. K. Nanda and Yatendra S. Chaudhary* In Solar Fuel Generation. 1st ed. Ed. Yatendra S.
Chaudhary, Boca Raton: CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, 2017, 63-84. (DOI: 10.1201/9781315370538-5; ISBN: 9781498725514, Cat.
No.: K25781). |
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Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction to Fuel Biswajit Mishra and Yatendra S. Chaudhary* In Solar Fuel Generation. 1st ed. Ed. Yatendra S.
Chaudhary, Boca Raton: CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, 2017, 141-162. (DOI: 10.1201/9781315370538-8; ISBN: 9781498725514, Cat.
No.: K25781). |
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CO2
Conversion into Chemicals and Fuel: India’s Perspective Niharika, Yatendra S. Chaudhary and S. Basu In Climate Change and Green Chemistry of CO2, 1st
ed. Ed. Malti Goel, T. S. Satyanarayana, D. P. Agrawal. 1st ed.
Ed. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore 2021. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0029-6_8); ISBN:
978-981-16-0028-9. |
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Design of Biomimetic Photocatalysts for the Solar
Hydrogen Generation: An Overview Niharika, Sweta Bastia, R.
Kainda, Rajashree P. Mishra and Yatendra S. Chaudhary* In Photoelectrochemical
Hydrogen Generation: Theory, Materials Advances, and Challenges (Materials
Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials) 1st ed. Ed. P.
Kumar and P. Devi. 1st ed. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore 2022 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7285-9_4); ISBN:
13: 978-9811672842. |
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Catalytic Behavior of Noble Metal Nanoparticle-Metal
Oxide Assemblies: An Effect of Interfacial Ligands S. Nayak and Yatendra
S. Chaudhary* In: Chinthapudi, E., Basu, S.,
Thorat, B.N. (eds) Sustainable Chemical, Mineral and Material Processing.
Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7264-5_20)
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Finger-Wearable Oral Care and Hygiene Device Dhull Kanika S, Chaudhary Yatendra S, Solanki Krishnapal S. and Dutta
Brahmananda (Granted India patent No: 579151
granted on 28th January 2026) 2026. |
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A Process for
Preparation of Stable Dianionic Complex Useful in Designing White Light
Emitting Devices Chaudhary Yatendra S, Mishra Biswajit, Bhattacharyya Surjendu (Granted: US Patent No. 11104640 issued on 31st March, 2021), 2021 |
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Process For Preparation of 2-D Nanostructured Sheet Based
Photocatalyst and Application Thereof Chaudhary Yatendra S, Niharika Kumar and Rajashree P Mishra (Filed International-US published, Ref
No. US20250367641A1 on 13th June 2023), 2023 |
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A Process for
Preparation of Stable Single Phase Intrinsic White Light Emitting Phosphors
and Application Thereof Chaudhary Yatendra S and Asish K. Dehury (Filed International-PCT, Ref No.
PCT/IN2023/050822 on 31st August 2023), 2023 |
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Process For
Preparation of 2-D Nanostructured Sheet Based Photocatalyst and
Application Thereof Chaudhary Yatendra S, Niharika Kumar and Rajashree P Mishra (Filed International-EU, Ref No.
EP4539987A1 on 13th June 2023), 2023 |
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A Process for
Preparation of Stable Single Phase Intrinsic White Light Emitting Phosphors
and Application Thereof Chaudhary Yatendra S and Asish K. Dehury (Filed in India,
Ref No. 202211051217 on 9th July, 2022), 2022 |
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A Stable Dimer
Formation at Ambient Conditions and a Process for Preparation Thereof, and
Their White Light Emission Properties Useful in Designing the White Light
Emitting Devices Chaudhary Yatendra S, Mishra Biswajit, Bhattacharyya Subhendu (Filed in India, Ref No. 201811008726 on 9th March 2018), 2018 |
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Process for
Preparation of 2-D Nanostructured Sheet Based Photocatalyst and Application
Thereof Chaudhary Yatendra S, Niharika Kumar and Rajashree P Mishra (Filed in India, Ref No. 202211034151 on 14th June 2022), 2022 |
As Principal
Investigator:
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Development of Advanced Materials and
Devices for Opto-electronic and Strategic Applications (HCP-30), funded by CSIR
New Delhi (2020-2023).
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Common Research and Technology
Development Hub (CRTDH) in the area of New Materials/Chemical Process, funded
by DSIR, New Delhi (2019 – 2023).
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Design of novel luminescent materials
for white light-emitting devices application, funded by CSIR New Delhi
(2020-2022).
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Development of Solar to Chemical Fuel
Generation Device/Process Based on Earth Abundant Materials, funded
by DST-DBT, New Delhi (2019-2022).
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Development of Earth Abundant
Heterostructured Photocatalyst Based Solar H2 Generation Reactor/Process,
funded by DST, New Delhi (2019-2022).
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Design and development of
heterojunction semiconductor photocatalysts (TAP-SUN), funded by CSIR, New
Delhi (2012 – 2017).
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Development of Nanostructured
Photocathodes for the Generation of Solar Fuels, funded by SERB, New
Delhi (2014 – 2018).
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Development of Inexpensive
Nano-photocatalysts for the Splitting of Water under Visible Solar Radiation,
funded by CSIR, New Delhi (2014 – 2018).
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Design and Development of Hybrid
Materials for Solar Fuel and Sensing Applications, funded by CSIR, New
Delhi (2013 – 2014).
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Design and Development of Functional
Hybrid Nanostructures for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, funded
by MNRE, New Delhi (2010 – 2013).
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Studies on the Synthesis of Functional
Nanostructures and their Properties, funded by CSIR, New Delhi (2008 – 2010).
As
Co-investigator:
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CO2 Conversion to Chemicals,
funded by NALCO (2018 – 2021).
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Evaluation of suitability of nano
iron/iron oxide powders of energy and sensor applications, funded by
NMDC, Hyderabad (2019 – 2022).
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Design and Development of Visible
Light Sensitive Layered Materials for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting,
funded by DST, New Delhi (2009 – 2011).
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Nanomaterials & Nanodevices for
Application in Health & Diseases, funded by CSIR, New Delhi (2008 –
2012).