Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
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Dr. Sanat Kumar Mukherjee

Joined Institute on : 2-Sep-2009

  • Assistant Professor
  • Physics
  • M.Sc.(Phys) Ph.D.
Contact Address

Qtr. No. CII/15, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra Ranchi - 835 215, Jharkhand INDIA

Department of Physics Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra Ranchi - 835 215, Jharkhand INDIA

  • Phone Office - 06512275522
  • Phone Residence - 09431363464; 9113735700
  • Email - sanat_aphy@yahoo.co.in
Work Experience

Teaching : 14 Years

Research : 16 Years
Professional Background
  • Junior Research Fellow (ISRO Project) (2004 – 2006), Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi
  • Senior Research Fellow (Institute) (2006 – 2008), Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi
  • CSIR – SRF (2008 – 2009)
  • Junior Research Officer (2009 – 2013), Department of Physics, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi
  • Assistant Professor (2013 – till date), Department of Physics, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi
Research Areas
  • Thin Films
  • Optoelectronic materials and devices
  • Computational Condensed Matter Physics
  • Hard and anti-abrasive coatings
  • Corrosion resistant coatings
Award and Honours
  • Certificate of Merit: Institute award for overall Research Publication Record in the academic Year (2022-23)
  • Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Duisburg – Essen, Germany (April 2012 – June 2013)
  • Academic Staff Member, University of Duisburg – Essen, Germany (November 2010 – April 2011)
  • National Eligibility Test for both lectureship and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF-NET) (June 2008) (CSIR, New Delhi, India)
  • Senior Research Fellowship 2008 (CSIR – SRF)
  • GATE 2008 (Percentile: 97.25 , All India Rank: 159)
  • Institute Fellowship (May 2006 – March 2008)
  • Junior Research Fellowship (ISRO Project) (May 2004 – April 2008)
Publications

Publications in SCI Journals (Year wise).

2025

  1. Prakash Kumar Moharana, Debidatta Behera, Maya Devi, Bidhubhusan Sahu, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, First-principles investigations of structural, elastic, electronic, and optical properties of silicon-doped TiO2 for photovoltaic applications, Molecular Physics, DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2025.2454971 (2025) (Impact Factor: 1.6)
  2. Baban Dey, Km Shivangee Kushwaha, Reetik Singh, Jehan Y. Al-Humaidi, Abdulkarim Albishri, SK, Safdar Hossain, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Mohammed M. Rahman and Arup Choudhury, Free-standing block shaped cobalt metal organic frameworks on graphite rod electrode for ultrasensitive electrochemical detection of imidacloprid in vegetable and fruit, Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10601325.2025.2454282 (2025) (Impact Factor: 2.2)

2024

  1. Suveksha Tamang , Sadhna Rai , Manas Kumar Mondal , Nayan Kamal Bhattacharyya , Reetik Singh , Sanat Kumar Mukherjee , Joydeep Biswas, Synthesis of Reduced Graphene Oxide and Nickel Oxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite Materials for Supercapacitor Applications and their Computational Investigations, Journal of Molecular Structure, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.138865 (2024) (Impact Factor 3.8)
  2. Debidatta Behera, Dhan Raj Lawati, M Agouri, A Abbassi, S Taj, B Manaut, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, A DFT insight into the physical features of alkaline based perovskite compounds AInBr3 (A= K, Rb), Solid State Ionics, 409 116513 (2024) (Impact Factor 3.2)
  3. Mohamedi Mohamed Walid, Rajan Singh, Nebatti Ech-Chergui Abdelkader, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, et. al., Insights into spray-coated p-type Li-doped ZnO thin films: An examination of structural, chemical, optical, and electrical characteristics, MRS Advances, 1-7 (2014) (Impact Factor 0.8)
  4. Debidatta Behera, Tesfaye Abebe Geleta, I Allaoui, Mohamed Khuili, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Boumaza Akila, Samah Al-Qaisi, First-principle analysis of optical and thermoelectric properties in alkaline-based perovskite compounds AInCl3 (A = K, Rb), The European Physical Journal Plus, 139(2) 127 (2024) (Impact Factor 3.758)
  5. Sangeeta Lakra, S. K. Mukherjee, First principle studies on structural, elastic, electronic, optical, and thermoelectric properties of new perovskite TlTaO3: For renewable energy applications, Journal of Computational Chemistry, 1-9 (2024) (Impact Factor 3.672)
  6. Debidatta Behera, M Boudjelal, M Batouche, T Seddik, Dj Hemidi, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, First principle studies on structural, electronic, elastic, optical, and thermoelectric properties of XGeCl3 (X= Rb/Cs): Promising compounds for green energy application, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 124 (1) e27342 (2024) (Impact Factor 2.437)
  7. Meriem Lakhdari, Khadidja Hadj Larbi, Abdelkader Nebatti Ech-chergui, Farid Habelhames, Nourddine Benaioun, Jean Michel Nunzi, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Mehdi Adjdir, Investigation on the electrocatalytic oxidation of alcohol using zinc oxide thin films deposited by pulsed electrodeposition on an indium tin oxide surface, Revista Mexicana de Física, 70 011005 (1–8) (2024) (Impact Factor 1.297)

2023

  1. Samah Al-Qaisi, Habib Rached, Tahani A Alrebdi, S Bouzgarrou, Debidatta Behera, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Mohamed Khuili, Mohamed Adam, Ajay Singh Verma, Mohammed Ezzeldien, Study of mechanical, optical, and thermoelectric characteristics of Ba2XMoO6 (X = Zn, Cd) double perovskite for energy harvesting, Journal of Computational Chemistry, 44(32) 2442-2452 (2023) (Impact Factor 3.672)
  2. Debidatta Behera, Samah Al-Qaisi, Mumtaz Manzoor, Ramesh Sharma, Vipul Srivastava, Murefah mana Al-Anazy, E El Shiekh, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, First principles studies on optoelectronics and transport properties of KSrY (Y= Sb, Bi) for renewable energy application, Materials Science and Engineering: B, 297 16765 (2023) (Impact Factor 3.6)
  3. Debidatta Behera, Boumaza Akila, Rabie Amraoui, Salim Kadri, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Mostafa M Salah, Ahmed Saeed, Excellent Thermoelectric Performance in KBaTh (Th= Sb, Bi) Based Half-Heusler Compounds and Design of Actuator for Efficient and Sustainable Energy Harvesting Applications, Crystals, 13(11) 1551 (2023) (Impact Factor 2.7)
  4. Aparna Dixit, A Dahshan, Santosh Kumar Tripathi, Anshuman Srivastava, Debidatta Behera, Ramesh Sharma, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, R Khenata, S Bin Omran, Insight into the structural, electronic, optical, thermodynamic and thermoelectric properties of the cubic PbSiO3 Perovskite: A first-principles computation, Chinese Journal of Physics (2023) (Impact Factor 3.957)
  5. Jisha Annie Abraham, Debidatta Behera, Kshitij Srivastava, Anshuman Srivastava, Ramesh Sharma, Murefah mana Al-Anazy, E El Shiekh, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Insight into the Structural, elastic, lattice dynamical, optical, and thermoelectric properties of novel Heusler Alloy LiCaBi by first-principles approach, Chinese Journal of Physics (2023) (Impact Factor 3.957)
  6. Sangeeta Lakra, Sanat K Mukherjee, Sumit K Roy, Mrityunjay Kumar, Dielectric and Mechanical Properties of PZT Incorporated PVDF Nanocomposites Prepared by Solution Casting Method, Materials Science Forum, 1097 107-113 (2023) (Impact Factor 0.211)
  7. Aparna Dixit, Debidatta Behera, Santosh Kumar Tripathi, Anshuman Srivastava, Ramesh Sharma, R Khenata, Hind Albalawi, Z Mahmoud, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Vibrational, mechanical, electronic and thermodynamic properties of rhenium-based perovskites XReO3 (X= Li, Be) by an ab-initio computation, Materials Science and Engineering: B, 294 116545 (Impact Factor 3.6)
  8. Debidatta Behera, Boumaza Akila, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Tesfaye Abebe Geleta, Ahmed Shaker, Mostafa M Salah, Studies on Optoelectronic and Transport Properties of XSnBr3 (X = Rb/Cs): A DFT Insight, Crystals, 13(10) 1437 (2023) (Impact Factor 2.7)
  9. Debidatta Behera, Batouche Mohammed, Seddik Taieb, Boudjelal Mokhtar, Samah Al-Qaisi, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, First-principle investigations on optoelectronics and thermoelectric properties of lead-free Rb2InSbX6 (X = Cl, Br) double perovskites: for renewable energy applications, The European Physical Journal Plus 138(6) 520 (2023) (Impact Factor 3.758)
  10. Z Aboub, T Seddik, B Daoudi, A Boukraa, Debidatta Behera, M Batouche, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Impact of La, Ni-doping on structural and electronic properties of SrTiO3 for photocatalytic water splitting, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 153 110871 (2023) (Impact Factor 3.428)
  11. D. Behera, S. K. Mukherjee, Insight to Structural, Electronic, Optical and Thermoelectric Properties of NaCaSb and KCaSb half Heusler Compounds: a DFT Approach, JETP Letters ISSN 0021-3640 (2023) (Impact Factor 1.29)
  12. A.E. Nebatti, A. Zekri, Y. Zakaria, R. Singh, S. K. Mukherjee, A. S. Kadari, M. Guezzoul, K. D. Khodja, B. Amrani, B. Aissa, Compositional Mapping of Mo-doped ZnO thin films: Mechanical, nanp-surface and ToF-SIMS analyses, Journal of Molecular Structure, 1286 135566 (2023) (Impact Factor: 3.841)
  13. Taieb Seddik, Debidatta Behera, Mohammed Batouche, Walid Ouerghui, Houda Ben Abdallah, Ram Krishna Sarkar, Mostafa M. Salah, Ahmed Shaker, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Electronic Properties, Linear and Nonlinear Performance of KAgCh(Ch=S, Se) Compunds: A First-Principles Study Crystals 13 726 (2023) (Impact Factor: 2.670). 
  14. Debidatta Behera, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, First-principles calculations to investigate structural, optoelectronics and thermoelectric properties of lead free Cs2GeSnX6 (X = Cl, Br) Materials Science and Engineering: B 292, 116421 (2023) (Impact Factor: 3.407)
  15. Debidatta Behera, Ahmed Azzouz Rached, Abdessalem Bouhenna, Mostafa M. Salah, Ahmed Shaker, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, First-Principles Studies on the Physical Properties of the Half Heusler RbNbCd and RbNbZn Compounds: A Promising Material for Thermoelectric Applications, Crystals, 13 618 (2023) (Impact Factor: 2.670). 
  16. Mumtaz Manzoor, Debidatta Behera, Ramesh Sharma, Muhammad Waqas Iqbal, S. K. Mukherjee, First principles insights on the structural, mechanical, dynamical, thermoelectric and thermodynamics properties of novel topological (ScSb) semi-metal, Materials Science and Engineering: B 291, 116372 (2023) (Impact Factor: 3.407)
  17. Debidatta Behera, Mumtaz Manzoor, Ramesh Sharma, Mostafa M. Salah, Ivan Stich and Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, A Comprehensive First-Principles Investigation of SnTiO3 Perovskite for Optoelectronic and Thermoelectric Applications, Crystals, 13 408 (2023) (Impact Factor: 2.670) 
  18. Debidatta Behera, Mumtaz Manzoor, Ramesh Sharma, Muhammad Waqas Iqbal, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, First principle insight on structural, opto-electronic and transport properties of novel zintl-phase AMg2Bi2 (A=Sr, Ba), Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 123860 (2023) (Article in Press) (Impact Factor: 3.6)
  19. Mumtaz Manzoor, Debidatta Behera, Ramesh Sharma, Muhammad Waqas Iqbal, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Rabah Khenata, Saleh S Alarfaji, Huda A Alzahrani, Investigation of the structural, mechanical, optoelectronic and, thermoelectric characteristics of cubic GeTiO3: An ab initio study, Materials Today Communications 34 105053 (2023) (Impact Factor: 3.662)
  20. Debidatta Behera, Aparna Dixit, Binayaka Nahak, Anshuman Srivastava, Ramesh Sharma, R Khenata, S Bin-Omran, Shaimaa AM Abdelmohsen, Ashraf MM Abdelbacki, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Theoretical insight on the electronic band structure, mechanical, vibrational and thermodynamic characteristic of antiperovskites RE3InN (RE= Y and La), Materials Today Communications 35 105618 (2023) (Impact Factor: 3.662)

2022

  1. D. Behera, A. Dixit, K. Kumari, A. Srivastava, R. Sharma, S. K. Mukherjee, R. Khenata, A. Boumaza, S. Bin-Omran, Structural, elastic, mechanical, and thermodynamic characteristic of NaReO3 and KReO3 perovskite oxides from first principles study, Eur. Phys. J. Plus 37:1345 (2022) (Impact Factor: 3.911)

  2. Mumtaz Manzoor, Debidatta Behera, Suman Chowdhury, Ramesh Sharma, Muhammad Waqas Iqbal, S.K. Mukherjee, Saleh S Alarfaji, Huda A. Alzahrani, First-principles calculations to investigate structural, dynamical, thermodynamic and thermoelectric properties of CdYF3 perovskite, Computational and Theoretical Chemistry 1217 113928 (2022) (Impact factor 2.292).

  3. Debidatta Behera, Mumtaz Manzoor, Manashish Maharana, Muhammad Waqas Iqbal, Tausif Zahid, Sangeeta Lakra, S.K.Mukherjee*, Saleh S.Alarfaji, Structural, electronic, optical, and thermoelectric re, sponse of zintl phase AAg2S2 (A= Sr/Ba) compounds for renewable energy applications, Physica B: Condensed Matter 649,  414446 (2023) (Impact factor 2.436).

  4. Sabrina Tair, Abdelkader Nebatti Ech-Chergui, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Abdelwaheb Boukhachem, Rajan Kr. Singh, et al., Structural and Compositional Analyses of Spray Pyrolysis α-Lanthanum Sulphide (α-La2S3) Thin Films, Brazilian Journal of Physics 52, 207 (2022) (Impact Fator: 1.326)

  5. Debidatta Behera, Mumtaz Manzoor, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee,Incorporation of Te in enhancing thermoelectric response of AeAg2SeTe (Ae = Sr, Ba) compounds: A DFT insight, Computational Condensed Matter, e00757 (2022)

  6. Debidatta Behera, Aparna Dixit, Binayaka Nahak, Anshuman Srivastava, Shubha Dubey, Ramesh Sharma, Abhishek Kumar Mishra, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Structural, electronic, elastic, vibrational and thermodynamic properties of antiperovskites Mg3NX (X = Ge, Sn): A DFT study, Physics Letters A 453 128478 (2022) (Impact Factor 2.654)

  7. Mumtaz Manzoor, Debidatta Bahera, Ramesh Sharma, Faisal Tufail, Muhammad Waqas Iqbal, Sanat Kumar Mukerjee, Investigated the structural, optoelectronic, mechanical, and thermoelectric properties of Sr2BTaO6 (B = Sb, Bi) for solar cell applications, International Journal of Energy Research, https://doi.org/10.1002/er.8669 (2022) (Impact Factor 4.672)

  8. Debidatta Behera, Jisha Annie Abraham, Ramesh Sharma, Sanat Kumar Mukerjee, Ekta Jain, First Principles Study of New d Half-Metallic Ferromagnetism in CsBaC Ternary Half-Heusler Alloy, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism (2022) (Accepted) (Impact Factor 1.675)
  9. D. Behera, S. K. Mukherjee, Optoelectronics and Transport Phenomena in Rb2InBiX6 (X = Cl, Br) Compounds for Renewable Energy Applications: A DFT Insight, Chemistry 4, 1044-1059 (2022) (ESCI). 
  10. D. Behera, S. K. Mukherjee, Theoretical investigation of the lead-free K2InBiX6(X=Cl, Br) double perovskite compounds using first principle calculation, JETP Letters (2022) (Accepted) (Impact Factor 1.29)
  11. J. A. Abraham, D. Behera, K. Kumari, A. Srivastava, R. Sharma, S. K. Mukherjee, A comprehensive DFT analysis on structural, electronic, optical, thermoelectric, SLME properties of new double perovskite oxide Pb2ScSiO6, Chemical Physics Letters, 806, 139987 (2022) (Impact Factor: 2.71) 
  12. Sabrina Tair, Prashant Ghediya, Abdelkader Nebatti Ech Chergui, Mhamed Guezzoul, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, et al., n-type SnS2 thin films spray-coated from transparent molecular ink as a non-toxic buffer layer for solar photovoltaics, Physica Scripta, 97 095810 (2022) (Impact Factor: 3.081) 
  13. Debidatta Behera, Mumtaz Manzoor, Muhammad Waqas Iqbal, Sangeeta Lakra, S. K. Mukherjee*, Revealing excellent electronic, optical, and thermoelectric behavior of Eu based EuAg2Y2 (Y= S/Se): For solar cell applications, Computational Condensed Matter, 32, e00723 (2022) (Impact Factor: 1.789)
  14. Rajan Singh, Mukul Gupta, D. M. Phase, S. K. Mukherjee*, XANES and XRR study on phase evolution of TiO2 films using HiPIMS, Materials Science and Engineering B, 283, 115827 (2022) (Impact Factor: 4.051)
  15. Ali Sadek Kadari, Abdelkader Nebatti Ech–Chergui, Brahim Aissa, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Nourddine Benaioun, et. al., Growth and Characterization of transparent vanadium doped zinc oxide thin films by means of a spray pyrolysis process for TCO application, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology,  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-022-05875-0 (2022) (Impact Factor: 2.326)
  16. Rajan Singh, S. K. Mukherjee*, Correlation of structural, electrical  and optical properties of Al-doped ZnO TCOs, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 33, 6969-6980 (2022) (Impact Factor: 2.478)
  17. Rajan Singh, Mukul Gupta, S. K. Mukherjee*, Effect of Ag layer thickness on optical and electrical properties of ion-beam sputtered TiO2/Ag/TiO2 multilayer thin film, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 33, 6942-6953 (2022) (Impact Factor: 2.478)
  18. K. P. Mishra, A. Kumawat, A. Bandopadhyay, B. Modak, S. K. Mukherjee, P. D. Babu, S. Kabi, S. Chattopadhyay, R. K. D. Misra, Structural analysis and magnetic properties of cobalt-doped nano titania, Materials Science and Engineering B, 282, 115761 (2022) (Impact Factor: 4.051)
  19. D. Behera, R. Sharma, H. Ullah, H. S. Waheed, S. K. Mukherjee*, Electronic, optical, and thermoelectric investigations of Zintl phase AAg2Se2 (A = Sr, Ba) compounds: A first-principle approach, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 312, 123259 (2022) (Impact Factor: 3.498)
  20.  R. Chatterjee, S. K. Mukherjee, B. Paul, S. Chattopadhyaya, Evaluation of spectroscopic analysis, performance and emissions of enriched Jatropha and Madhuca methyl ester for clean environment, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-022-02322-0 (2022) (Impact Factor: 3.636)

2021

  1. R. Chatterjee, S. K. Mukherjee, B. Paul, S. Chattopadhyaya, Comparative spectroscoppic analysis, performance and emissions evaluation of Madhuca Longifolia and Jatropha Curcas produced biodiesel, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(44), 62444 – 62460 (2021) (Impact Factor: 4.223)
  2. Ali Sadek Kadari, Abdelkader Nebatti Ech–Chergui, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee*, L. Velasco, Rajan Kumar Singh, et. al., Atomic mapping of Li:ZnO thin films and its spectroscopic analysis, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 132, 108852 (2021) (Impact Factor: 2.495)

2019

  1. Rajan Singh, Mukul Gupta, D. M. Phase, S. K. Mukherjee*, Phase growth analysis of sputtered TiO2 thin films at low oxygen partial pressures using XANES and XRR, Materials Research Express, 6, 1 – 18 (2019) (Impact Factor: 1.609)
  2. Nalin Prashant Poddar, S. K. Mukherjee*, Effect of substrates and post-deposition annealing on rf-sputtered Al-doped ZnO thin films, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 30, 14269-14280 (2019) (Impact Factor: 2.478)
  3. Nalin Prashant Poddar, S. K. Mukherjee*, Investigations on preferentially oriented Al-doped ZnO films developed using rf magnetron sputtering, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 30, 537-548 (2019) (Impact Factor: 2.478)
  4. Sumit K. Roy, Satyendra N. Singh, Sanat Kr. Mukherjee, Kamal Prasad, Structure and dielectric studies of (1-x)Ba0.06(Na0.5Bi0.5)0.94TiO3xBa(Fe0.5Nb0.5)O3 lead-free ceramics, Processing and Application of Ceramics, 13(4), 418 - 426 (2019) (Impact Factor: 1.804)

2018

  1. Nalin Prashant Poddar, S. K. Mukherjee*, Mukul Gupta, Anatase phase evolution and its stabilization in ion beam sputtered TiO2 thin films, Thin Solid Films, 666, 113 – 120 (2018) (Impact Factor: 2.183)
  2. R. Chatterjee, S. K. Mukherjee, Spectroscopic analysis and performance stidues of Jatropha extracted bio-diesel, Waste Biomass Valorization, 9, 1579 – 1585 (2018) (Impact Factor: 3.703)

2017

  1. Sumit K. Roy, S. N. Singh, S. K. Mukherjee, K. Prasad, Ba0.06(Na1/2Bi1/2)0.94TiO3Ba(Fe1/2Ta1/2)O3: Giant permittivity lead-free ceramics, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 28, 4763-4771 (2017) (Impact Factor: 2.478)

2014

  1. S.K. Mukherjee, H.W. Becker, A.P. Cadiz Bedini, A. Nebatti, C. Notthoff, D. Rogalla, S. Schipporeit, A. Soleimani-Esfahani, D. Mergel, Structural and electrical properties of Nb-doped TiO2 Films sputtered with plasma emission control, Thin Solid Films, 568, 94-101 (2014) (Impact Factor: 2.183)
  2. S. K. Mukherjee, A. Nebatti, F. Mohtascham, C. Schipporeit, C. Notthoff, D. Mergel, Influence of thickness on the structural properties of radio frequency and direct current magnetron sputtered TiO2 anatase thin films, Thin Solid Films, 558, 443-448 (2014) (Impact Factor: 2.183)

2013

  1. S. K. Mukherjee, D. Mergel, Thickness dependence of the growth of magnetron-sputtered TiO2 films studied by Raman and optical transmittance spectroscopy, Journal of Applied Physics, 114,013501 (2013) (Impact Factor: 2.546)

2012

  1. S. K. Mukherjee* and P. K. Barhai, Reliability of anodic vacuum arc in depositing thermoelectric alloy thin films, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 511, 14-21 (2012) (Impact Factor: 5.316)

2011

  1. S. K. Mukherjee*, P. K. Barhai and S. Srikanth, Comparative evaluation of corrosion behavior of type K thin film thermocouple and its bulk counterpart, Corrosion Science, 53, 2881-2893 (2011) (Impact Factor: 7.205)
  2. S. K. Mukherjee*, L. Joshi and P. K. Barhai, A comparative study of nanocrystalline Cu film deposited using anodic vacuum arc and dc magnetron sputtering,Surface and Coatings Technology, 205, 4582-4595 (2011) (Impact Factor: 4.158)

2010

  1. S. K. Mukherjee*, M. K. Sinha, B. Pathak, S. K. Rout, P. K. Barhai, A. K. Balamurugan, A. K. Tyagi and F. L. Ng, Investigations on the structure, composition and performance of nanocrystalline thin film thermocouples deposited using anodic vacuum arc, Thin Solid Films, 518, 5839-5854 (2010) (Impact Factor: 2.183)

2009

  1. S. K. Mukherjee*, M. K. Sinha, B. Pathak, S. K. Rout, and P. K. Barhai, Anodic Vacuum Arc deposited nanocrystalline Cu-Ni and Fe-Ni thin film thermocouples, Journal of Applied Physics, 106 (113717) (2009) (Impact Factor: 2.546)

2006

  1. M. K. Sinha, S. K. Mukherjee, B. Pathak, R. K. Paul, and P. K. Barhai, Effect of deposition process parameters on resistivity of metal and alloy films deposited using anodic vacuum arc technique, Thin Solid Films, 515, 1753 (2006) (Impact Factor: 2.183)

 

Publications in Non-SCI International Journals (peer reviewed).

  1. Debidatta Behera, Ramesh Sharma, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Thermoelectric properties of K2SnBr6: A DFT insight, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2995(1) (2024).
  2. Debidatta Behera, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Structural, elastic, electronic and thermoelectric properties of K2GeBr6: A first principles Approach, Materials Today: Proceedings (2023).
  3. Rajan Singh, S.K. Mukherjee, RF sputtered AZO thin films: A potential TCO for various opto-electronic applications, Materials Today: Proceedings (2023).
  4. Sangeeta Lakra, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Study of structural, electronic, optical and thermodynamic properties of SnSiO3 compound: A DFT study, Materials Today: Proceedings (2023).
  5. Debidatta Behera, Ramesh Sharma, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Structural, phonon and elastic properties of semimetal YSb: A DFT study, Materials Today: Proceedings (2023).
  6. Aparna Dixit, Arti Saxena, Debidatta Behera, Jisha Annie Abraham, Ramesh Sharma, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, First principles study on structural, mechanical, and thermoelectric properties of half-Heusler alloy (KLiTe), Materials Today: Proceedings (2023)
  7. Arti Saxena, Aparna Dixit, Debidatta Behera, Jisha Annie Abraham, Ramesh Sharma, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Insight on structural, electronic and thermoelectric properties of perovskite AgBaCl3 by an Ab-initio for solar cell and renewable energy, Materials Today: Proceedings (2023)
  8. Rajeshwari Chatterjee, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Sustainable development of biodiesel production for cleaner environment, International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 22(1), 20-39 (2019)
  9. Abhimanyu Singh, Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Amiya Priyam, Supersaturation controlled aqueous synthesis of Mn-doped CdTe quantum dots with enhanced luminescence and monodispersity, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1832, 050138 (2017)

  10. Nalin Prashant Poddar, S. K. Mukherjee, Characterization of TiO2 thin films deposited by using dc magnetron sputtering, Carbon – Science and Technology, 8(2), 1-8 (2016)

  11. Ashwini Kumar Singh*, Neelam Kumari, S. K. Mukherjee, P. K. Barhai, Atomic force microscopy analysis of effect of rf/dc power ratio on the properties of co-sputtered TixAl1-xN thin films, International Journal of Recent Research and Applied Studies, 14(3), 603-611 (2013)

     

     
Member of Professional Bodies

Life Member of Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT)
Current Sponsored Projects
  • Title of the Project: Atmospheric plasma surface treatment and development of graphene-reinforced zinc-rich nanocomposite coatings on aircraft structure materials for superior corrosion and wear resistance, Funding Agency: SERB-CRG , Principal Investigator (PI): Dr. Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Amount: 34.21264 lakh (Feb 2023 – Feb 2026) (Ongoing).
  • Title of the Project: Development of novel p-type TCOs using HiPIMS and fabrication of transparent p-n heterojunction diodes, Funding Agency: UGC-DAE CSR, Principal Investigator (PI): Dr. Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Project Collaborator (PC): Dr. Mukul Gupta, UGC-DAE CSR, Indore Centre, Amount: 0.45 lakh per year (May 2023 – till date) (Ongoing).
  • Title of the Project: Nanofluids based solar heat harvesting through modified hybrid PV-TEG panel for sustained solar output and extended life span, Funding Agency: SERB-CRG , Principal Investigator (PI): Dr. Sushil Kumar Dhiman, Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI): Dr. Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Amount: 37.12192 lakh (Mar 2024 – Mar 2027) (Ongoing).
  • Title of the Project: Deposition of Ti-Al doped MoS2 coating on ball bearings, Funding Agency: NBC Bearings: A C K Birla Company , Principal Investigator (PI): Dr. Rishi Sharma, Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI): Dr. Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Amount: 2.124 lakh (Apr 2023 – Oct 2023) (Ongoing).
  • Title of the Project: Development of solid lubricant coatings for bearing components using custom made magnetron sputtering system, Funding Agency: SERB-CRG , Principal Investigator (PI): Dr. Rishi Sharma, Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI): Dr. Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Amount: 46.904 lakh (Feb 2023 – Feb 2026) (Ongoing).
  • Title of the Project: Setting up of a small – scale pilot plant for production of Biodiesel from indigenous plants, Funding Agency: Unnat Bharat Abhiyaan (UBA 2.0), Principal Investigator (PI): Dr. Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Amount: 1.00 lakh (June 2022 – Dec 2022) (Completed).
  • Title of the Project: Development of super-lubricated nanocrystalline diamong filmon bearing materials for aerospace applications, Funding Agency: Aeronautics Research and Development Board (AR&DB), Principal Investigator (PI): Dr. Rishi Sharma, Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI): Dr. Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Amount: 26.115 lakhs (December 2019 – March 2023) (Ongoing).
  • Title of the Project: Development and characterization of doped TiO2 as transparent conducting oxides using High power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS), Funding Agency: UGC – DAE CSR. Indore Centre, Principal Investigator (PI): Dr. Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Project Collaborator (PC): Dr. Mukul Gupta, Amount: 10.10 lakhs (September 2014 – January 2020) (Completed).
  • Title of the Project: Fabrication of transparent p-n heterojunction diodes using novel p- and n-type transparent metal oxide nanomaterials, Funding Agency: Institute (Seed Money Scheme). Principal Investigator (PI): Dr. Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Amount: 0.80 lakhs (November 2015 – Nov 2016) (Completed).
  • Title of the Project: Investigations on the role of ion implantation in the development of metal embedded multilayer transparent conducting oxides, Funding Agency: IUAC, New Delhi. Principal Investigator (PI): Dr. Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Project Collaborator (PC): Dr. Siva Kumar, (August 2015 – August 2016) (Completed).
Text and Reference Books

Reference Book & Book chapters

  1. Aparna Dixit, Arti Saxena, Ramesh Sharma, Debidatta Behera and Sanat Mukherjee, Solar Photovoltaic Principles, Solar PV Panels – Recent Advances and Future Prospects, IntechOpen, Pages: 1 – 17, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.109730
  2. Study of Thin Film Thermocouples (LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN-13: 978-3-8473-4930-3, 2012)