
PUBLICATIONS
31. P Garg, S Saha, L Mohapatra, AK Kushwaha, Debalaya Sarker, U Deshpande; “Synergistic effects of layering a-Fe2O3 and NiO for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting".
J. Phys. Chem. C (2025). [accepted].
30. T K Shivasharmaa, R Sahua, M Thorasea, Debalaya Sarker, U Deshpande, B R Sankapala; “Waste To Best’- Device grade solid-state pouch and coin cell supercapacitors dual assembly using consumed battery waste”.
Sci. Rep. (2025). [in press].
29. V Kaushik, V Kumar, PA Palod, VG Parale, A Agrawal, Debalaya Sarker, N Dabas, M Jha, SF Shaikh, S Pathak; “Magnesium ammonium phosphate nanosheets: Synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical performance for high-capacity supercapacitors”.
J. Power. Sources. 642, 236953 (2025).
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.236953
28. A Agrawal, P Mathur, P Roy, R R Urkude, Isha, P Sharma, M N Singh, A Chowdhury, S K Majumder, A K Yogi, V G Sathe, U Deshpande, Debalaya Sarker*, “Oxygen vacancy mediated local symmetry breaking drives intense Raman modes in BaZrO3”.
Phys. Rev. B, 111, 104107 (2025). [*corresponding author].
URL: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.111.104107
27. N Pathak, R K Pilania, K P Sooraj, M Ranjan, Debalaya
Sarker, C L Dube, “Microwave-assisted rapid synthesis of non-stoichiometric tungsten oxide doped borosilicate glasses for NIR shielding application”.
Ceramic International (2025) [in press].
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.03.130
26. P K Narnaware, A S Manwar, K L Wasewar, Debalaya Sarker, C Ravikumar, “Tuning the Morphology of Heterostructured Palladium/Magnetite Nanoparticles for Enhanced Catalytic Electro-oxidation of Formic Acid”.
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 63, 20099 (2024).
URL: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.4c02612
25. P Garg, L Mohapatra, A K Poonia, A K Kushwaha, K N V D Adarsh, Debalaya Sarker, U Deshpande; “Highly [210] Oriented Porous α-Fe2O3/Fe3O4/ Fe Mesocrystalline Photoanode for Efficient Water Splitting”.
J. Phys. Chem. C 128, 18736 (2024).
URL: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c05629
24. J Zhou, L Xu, H Gai, N Xu, Z Ren, X Hou, Z Chen, Z Han, Debalaya Sarker, S V Levchenko, M Huang; "Interpretable Data-Driven Descriptors for Establishing the Structure-Activity Relationship of Metal-Organic Frameworks Toward Oxygen Evolution Reaction"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., e202409449 (2024)
URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202409449
23. P Malik, Debalaya Sarker, D Kumar, M Schwartzkopf, P Srivastava, S Ghosh; "Tuning LSPR of Thermal Spike Induced Shape Engineered Au Nanoparticles Embedded in Si3N4 Thin Film Matrix for SERS Applications"
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. (Article ASAP) (2023).
URL: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c08834
22. Y Zhong‡, X Hu‡, Debalaya Sarker‡, X Su, Q Xia, L Xu, C Yang, X Tang, S V Levchenko, Z Han and J Cui; "Data analytics accelerates the experimental discovery of Cu1−xAgxGaTe2 based thermoelectric chalcogenides with high figure of merit".
J. Mater. Chem. A. (Advance Article) (2023).
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D3TA03990K
[‡ Equal Contribution]
21. Debalaya Sarker*, Z Han, SV Levchenko; “Iterative cluster expansion approach for predicting the structure evolution of mixed Ruddelsden-Popper oxides La2-xSrxNi1-yFeyO4±𝛿”
Phys. Rev. Mater. 7, 055802 (2023). [*corresponding author]
URL: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.7.055802
20. Z Chen, X Wang, Z Han, S Zhang, S Pollastri, Q Fan, Z Qu, Debalaya Sarker, C Scheu, M Huang, H Cölfen; “Revealing the Formation Mechanism and Optimizing the Synthesis Conditions of Layered Double Hydroxides for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction”
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. e202215728. (2023).
URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202215728
19. X Duan, Z Fang, T Yang, C Guo, Z Han, Debalaya Sarker, X Hou, E Wang; “Maximizing the mechanical performance of Ti3AlC2-based MAX phases with aid of machine learn-ing”.
J. Adv. Ceram. 1100, 1307 (2022).
URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40145-022-0612-4
18. Z Han#, Debalaya Sarker#, R Ouyang, Y Gao, SV Levchenko ; “Single-Atom Alloy Cata-lysts Designed by First-Principles Calculations and Artificial Intelligence”.
Nat. Comm. 12, 1833 (2021).(Equal contribution).
[Editor's CHOICE].
URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22048-9
17. T Debnath, Debalaya Sarker, H Huang , Z Han , A Dey , L Polavarapu , SV Levchenko , J Feldmann; “Coherent Vibrational Dynamics Reveals Lattice Anharmonicity in Organic-inorganic Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals”.
Nat. Comm. 12, 2629 (2021).
URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22934-2
16. H Wang, Z Han, Y Zhou, X Liu, D Zeng, W Wang, Debalaya Sarker, L Zhang, W Wang , “Efficient photocatalytic chlorine production on bismuth oxychloride in chloride solution”.
Appl. Catal. B 297, 120436 (2021).
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120436
15. X Hou, Z Han, X Xu, Z Zhang, J Zhou, Debalaya Sarker, M Huang ; “Controllable Amorphization Engineering on Bimetallic Metal-Organic Frameworks for Ultrafast Oxygen Evolution Reaction”
Chem. Eng. J. 418, 129330 (2021).
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.129330
14. Y. Zhong, Debalaya Sarker, Z Han, , X Li, T Fan, J Cui; “Computationally Guided Synthesis of High Performance Thermoelectric Materials: Defect Engineering in AgGaTe2”.
Adv. Electron. Mater. 2001262 (2021).
URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202001262
13. S Guo, G Zhang, Z Han, S Zhang, Debalaya Sarker, W Xu, X Pan, G Li, A Baiker “Synergistic Effects of Ternary PdO–CeO2–OMS-2 Catalyst Afford High Catalytic Performance and Stability in the Reduction of NO with CO”.
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 13, 622 (2020).
URL: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c18451
12. Z Han, Debalaya Sarker, M Troppenz, S Rigamonti, C Draxl, W Saidi, SV Levchenko “First-principles study of Pd-alloyed Cu(111) surface in hydrogen atmosphere at realistic temperatures”.
J. Appl. Phys., 128, 145302 (2020).[invited]
URL: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0020625
11. T Ren, Z Han, P Ying, X Li, X Li, X Lin, Debalaya Sarker*, J Cui
“Manipulating Localized Vibrations of Interstitial Te for Ultra-High Thermoelectric Efficiency in p-Type Cu–In–Te Systems”
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 11, 32192 (2019). [*corresponding author].
URL: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b12256
10. ST Nishanthi, A Baruah, K K Yadav, Debalaya Sarker, S Ghosh, A K Ganguli, M Jha “New low temperature environmental friendly process for the synthesis of tetragonal MoO2 and its field emission properties”.
Appl. Surf. Sci. 467, 1148 (2019).
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.10.173
9. M Li, Y Luo, G Cai, X Li, X Li, Z Han, X Lin, Debalaya Sarker*, J Cui “Realizing high thermoelectric performance in Cu2Te alloyed Cu1.15In2.29Te4”.
J. Mater. Chem. A 7, 2370 (2019). [*corresponding author]
8. S Saini, Debalaya Sarker, P Basera, S V Levchenko, L M Ghiringhelli, S Bhattacharya “Structure and Electronic Properties of Transition-Metal/Mg Bimetallic Clusters at Realistic Temperatures and Oxygen Partial Pressures”.
J. Phys. Chem. C 122, 16788 (2018).
7. Debalaya Sarker*, S Bhattacharya, H Kumar, P Srivastava and S Ghosh “Evidence of local structural influence on the shape driven magnetic anisotropy in electronically excited Ni nanoparticles embedded in SiO2 matrix”.
Sci. Rep. 8, 1040 (2018). [*corresponding author]
6. Debalaya Sarker*, S Bhattacharya, S Ghosh and P Srivastava “ Micro-structural origin of elongation in swift heavy ion irradiated Ni nanoparticles: A combined EXAFS and DFT study”.
Acta Materialia 121, 37 (2017). [*corresponding author]
5. Debalaya Sarker*, S Bhattacharya, S Ghosh and P Srivastava “ Triggering of spin-flipping modulated exchange bias in FeCo nanoparticles by high electronic excitation”.
Sci. Rep. 6, 39292 (2016). [*corresponding author]
4. Debalaya Sarker*, S. Bhattacharya, R. D. Rodriguez, E. Sheremet, D. Kabiraj, D. K. Avasthi, D. R. T. Zahn, H. Schmidt, P. Srivastava and S. Ghosh; “Unraveling the origin of enhanced field emission from irradiated FeCo-SiO2 nanocomposites : A combined experi-mental and first-principles based study.”
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 8, 4994 (2016). [*corresponding author]
3. Debalaya Sarker, S. Ghosh and P. Srivastava: “Spectral weight shift in the valence band density of states and concurrent increase in field emission by hydrogenation of FeCo–SiO2 nanocomposites”.
RSC Adv. 5, 63377 (2015).
2. Debalaya Sarker, S Ghosh, D Kabiraj, D K Avasthi, Antonella Iadecola, Sarathlal K Vayalil, P Srivastava; “Electronic excitation induced structural modification of FeCo nano-particles embedded in silica matrix.”
Mater. Res. Express 1, 035017 (2014).
1. Debalaya Sarker, H. Kumar, R. Patra, D. Kabiraj, D. K. Avasthi, Sarathlal K. Vayalil, S. V. Roth, P. Srivastava, S. Ghosh; “Enhancement in field emission current density of Ni na-noparticles embedded in thin silica matrix by swift heavy ion irradiation”.
J. Appl. Phys. 115, 174304 (2014).



























