SUBRATA KUNDU, (Ph. D) Scientist

Electrochemical Materials Science Division

Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI)

Karaikudi-630006

Tamil Nadu, INDIA

Tel: 91-07708474984 (cell)

E-mail: kundu.subrata@gmail.com

skundu@cecri.res.in _____________________________________________________________________________________________

PERSONAL

Citizenship : INDIAN Marital Status : Married

Address for Correspondence: Address Permanent (home):

Scientist, S-15, CECRI Quarters, C/O : Ajit Kundu

CECRI Campus, CSIR, Village : Chhatodongal,

Karaikudi-630006, P.O.: Balidewangange

Tamil Nadu, INDIA P. S.: Goghat, Dist. : Hooghly,

Tel. 91-07708474984 (cell) Pin : 712616, West Bengal, INDIA

Tel. 91-04565241487 (Off) Tel. (011) 91-09002615069 (home)

Education:

January 2011 to till date: Scientist (Electrochemical Materials Science Division),

Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi-630006, Tamil Nadu.

October 2008 to December 2010: TEES Research Associate Engineer, Texas A&M

University (TAMU), College Station – USA with Prof. Hong Liang.

June 2007 to September 2008: TEES Research Assistant Engineer, Texas A&M

University (TAMU), College Station – USA with Prof. Hong Liang.

June 2005 to May 2007: Post Doctoral Research Associates, University of Nebraska,

Lincoln, USA with Prof. R. F. Saraf.

January, 2001 – May, 2005: Ph. D, Analytical and Materials Chemistry, Department of

Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India, with Prof. T. Pal

1998-2000: Master of Science (2000): Specialization: Analytical Chemistry,

University College of Science and Technology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.

1995-1998: Bachelor of Science, Major: Chemistry, University of Calcutta

(Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, South 24 Pgs - 700 103, India),

Kolkata, India.

Research interests:

Nanomaterials synthesis and fabrication, synthesis of various metal and semiconductor

nanoparticles, nanowires and application of nanopaprticles in making nanodevices,

environmental aspects, catalysis, SERS, and in analytical Chemistry

Research experiences:

January 2011 - Present: Scientist (Electrochemical Materials Science Division), Central

Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi-630006, Tamil Nadu.

Synthesis of oxide based nanomaterials for dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC)

applications.

Synthesis of metal and semi-conductor nanomaterials based on DNA template for

catalysis and nanodevice applications.

Development of novel Thermoelectric Materials and Multilayer Structures for

Cooling and Power Generation from Waste heat

Synthesis of industrially important oxide nanomaterials using physical methods

like PVD, PLD, e-beam evaporation etc. for sensing, solar cell, and solid oxide

fuel cell applications.

Application of metal and oxide nanomaterials for catalysis, SERS, and sensor

study.

June 2007 to December 2010: TEES Research Assistant/Associate Engineer, Texas A &

M University, College Station-USA with Prof. Hong Liang

Synthesis of shape controlled metal and semi-conductor nanomaterials using

polymers, biomaterials like (DNA, ATP etc.) for nanodevice fabrication

Post-Chemical Mechanical Polishing (P-CMP)

Nano-coatings for Rail-road application

Study the interaction of nanomaterials on biological cells (neuron cell, chick cell

etc) for device fabrication

Interaction of nanoparticles with bio-fluid (bovine serum etc) for application in

artificial joints.

June 2005 - May 2007: Postdoctoral Research Associates, University of Nebraska,

Lincoln - USA with Professor Ravi F. Saraf

Synthesis and characterization of semi-conductor & metal nanoparticles (mainly

Silver, Gold) using some amine, thiol, sulfonate, polymers & biomolecules as

stabilizing ligands.

Deposition of nanoparticles on viruses, bacteria and application of synthesized

nanoparticles for nano device fabrication.

Synthesis of polymer nano fibers and deposition of nanoparticles for nanodevice

fabrication.

January, 2001- February, 2005: Graduate Studies (Ph.D), Indian Institute of

Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India with Professor T. Pal

Thesis title: “Synthesis and Application of Metal Nanoparticles in Analytical

Chemistry”

Synthesis and Characterization of Mono & Bimetallic Nanoparticles in

aqueous, micellar and organic solvents using some inorganic ligands.

Synthesis and study of Magnetic nanoparticles.

Application of Metal Nanoparticles in Catalysis, Analytical and

Environmental Chemistry, and Surface Enhance Raman Scattering (SERS)

Studies.

Application of nanomaterials in environmental chemistry for the removal of

toxic inorganic materials forms water body & Dye-Micelle Interaction study.

Instruments operate/used:

HR-TEM (Hitachi-H-9000 NAR, ZEOL ZEM 2010)

SEM (Hitachi-S-4700, Japan, JEOL JSM-6400 & Zeiss 1530 VP FE-SEM)

AFM (Nanoscope III Atomic Force microscope (AFM), Digital Instruments)

UV-Visible Spectrophotometer (Shimadzu UV 3100 and Hitachi, model U-

4100, UV-VIS-NIR spectrophotometer)

I-V instrument for conductivity study

XRD (Bruker-X-ray diffractrometer)

XPS (ESCA model VG 3000 system)

Raman spectrophotometer for SERS study

IR Spectrophotometer (Perkin-Elmer 883)

Thermogravimetric analyses using DSC and TGA

Teaching Experience:

General inorganic classes (tutorial & laboratory) for freshman undergraduate

students (B. Tech.) were undertaken during the Ph.D program at IIT

Kharagpur.

Materials Chemistry course “Materials & Design” (MEEN 475) in Fall

semester in Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, 77840-3123.

Currently sanctioned or submitted projects:

DST fast track Project for young scientist from DST as PI sanctioned: Starting

date August 1st 2012, amount: 19.7 lakhs, Title: Synthesis of size and shape-

controlled ZnO and TiO2 nanomaterials for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC)

applications.

Institute start-up fund of Rs. 8 Lakh from CECRI-CSIR as a start up research on

29th

August 2011 as PI. Title: DNA beased nanomaterials for Catalysis, Device

and Sensor applications.

12th

5 year plan, one of the members (co-PI), submitted proposal to CSIR via our

institute on 30/03/2011. Title: Development of bioactive glassy metals coated

implants and antimicrobial active nanoparticle immobilized fabrics for human

healthcare.

Network project, GAP-03/12, one of the members (co-PI), submitted proposal via

our institute on 30/03/2011. Title: Dye-Sensitized and Quantum Dot Sensitized

Solar Cells.

Awards, Affiliations and Scholarship obtained:

Awarded CSIR-UGC NET (National Eligibility Test) for Junior Research Fellowship in

Chemical Sciences held in December, 2001.

Awarded GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) held in 2001 conducted by

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, INDIA.

Received 2nd

prize in MCF „Open House‟ Poster competition, Texas A & M University,

College Station, TX-77843, 17th

November, 2008. http://mcf.tamu.edu/photo-gallery

Membership of professional bodies: American Chemical Society, ACS (2006-till date),

American Physical Society, APS (2007-2009), Materials Research Society, MRS (2008

to till date), American Nano Society [http://members.nanosociety.us/skundu1978] (June

2011- till date), e-member Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) from Nov 2012-till date.

Reviewer’s of Journals:

Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS), Journal of Physical Chemistry C; Langmuir;

Chemistry of Materials; Journal of Electrochemical Society; Materials Chemistry & Physics;

Journal of Solid State Chemistry and Solid State Letters; Journal of Molecular Structure; Journal

of Experimental Nanoscience; Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects; Recent

patents on Engineering; Analytical Chemistry; Current Nanoscience; Materials; Nanotechnology,

Science and Applications; Journal of Materials Science, Biomacromolecules. Journal of ASTM

International (JAI), ISRN Nanotechnology, Open Journal of Physical Chemistry (OJPC),

Bulletin of Materials Science, Journal of Nanoparticles Research, ACS Applied Materials &

Interfaces, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Science of Advanced Materials, Journal of

Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, Crystal Eng Communication, Polymer etc.

Journals Editorial Board:

ISRN Nanotechnology (http://www.hindawi.com/42530796/),

Open Journal of Physical Chemistry (http://www.scirp.org/journal/ojpc/),

Analytical and Bio-analytical Electrochemistry (http://www.abechem.com/),

World Research Journal of Materials Science and Engineering

(http://bioinfopublication.org/journal.php?opt=azjou&jouid=BPJ0000111&detail=editoria)

Indian Journal of Materials Science (http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijms/editors/)

American Open Materials Science Journal

(http://www.rekpub.com/American%20Open%20Materials%20Science%20Journal/Editor%20Board.php)

American Open Nanomaterials Journal

(http://www.rekpub.com/American%20Open%20Nanomaterials%20Journal/Editor%20Board.php)

American Open Nanoscience Journal

(http://www.rekpub.com/American%20Open%20Nanoscience%20Journal/Editor%20Board.php)

World Open Research Journal of Materials Science

(http://www.scitecpub.com/World%20Open%20Research%20Journal%20of%20Materials%20Science/E

ditorial%20Board.php)

International Research Journal of Nanomaterials

(http://www.scitecpub.com/International%20Research%20Journal%20of%20Nanomaterials/Editorial%20

Board.php)

World Open Research Journal of Nanoscience

(http://www.scitecpub.com/World%20Open%20Research%20Journal%20of%20Nanoscience/Editorial%

20Board.php)

Research Open Journal of Advanced Nanomaterials

(http://www.scitecpub.com/Research%20Open%20Journal%20of%20Advanced%20Nanomaterials/Edito

rial%20Board.php)

Research Open Journal of Materials Chemistry

(http://www.scitecpub.com/Research%20Open%20Journal%20of%20Materials%20Chemistry/Editorial%

20Board.php)

Advanced Research Journal of Chemistry and Materials Science

(http://www.scitecpub.com/Advanced%20Research%20Journal%20of%20Chemistry%20and%20Materia

ls%20Science/Editorial%20Board.php)

Atlas Journal of Materials Science (http://www.atlas-publishing.org/2013/08/20/atlas-journal-

of-materials-science-issn/)

International Journal of applied physics and Nanosciences (IJANS), http://www.ijans.com/Editorial%20Board.html

Advances in Organic Chemistry, http://www.edinwilsen.org/journal/aoc/editorialBoard.aspx

Chemistry, Biology and Environment Review (CBER), http://cber.webs.com/editorial-board

List of Publications:

Total Journal Publications: 90 (2001-present)

Journal Publications as Corresponding Author: 31

Publication in American Chemical Society (ACS) Journals: 29

Total Conference Publications: 38 (2001-present)

Research Highlights: 12

Publications/ communicated Papers after

Joining CSIR-CECRI from 2011-till date:

1. Fabrication of Catalytically Active Nanocrystalline Samarium (Sm) Doped Cerium

Oxide (CeO2) Thin Films using Electron Beam Evaporation, S. Kundu, N. Sutradhar, R.

Thangamuthu, B. Subramanian, A. B. Panda, and M. Jayachandran, Journal of

Nanoparticles Research, 2012, 14, 1040. (Published as a corresponding author).

(Impact Factor: 3.28).

2. Formation of Shape-selective Magnetic Cobalt Oxide Nanowires: Environmental

Application in Catalysis Studies” by S. Kundu, M. D. Mukadam, S. M. Yusuf, M.

Jayachandran, Crystal Engineering Communications, 2013, 15, 482. (Published as a

corresponding author). (Impact Factor: 3.88).

3. A new Route for the Formation of Au Nanowires and Application of Shape-selective Au

Nanoparticles in SERS studies by S. Kundu, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2013,

1, 831. (Published as a Single author). (Impact Factor: 6.10).

4. Shape-selective Synthesis of non-micellar Cobalt Oxide (CoO) Nanomaterials by

Microwave Irradiations, S. Kundu and M. Jayachandran, Journal of Nanoparticles

Research, 2013, 15, 1543. (Impact Factor: 3.28). (Published as a corresponding

author).

5. Formation of Self-assembled Ag Nanoparticles on DNA chains with Enhanced Catalytic

Activity, by S. Kundu, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 15, 14107. (Published as a

Single author). (Impact Factor: 3.82).

6. Self-assembling of DNA-templated Au Nanoparticles into Nanowires and their enhanced

SERS and Catalytic Applications, by S. Kundu and M. Jayachandran, RSC Advances,

2013, 3, 16486. (Published as a corresponding author).

7. DNA Mediated Wire-like Clusters of Silver Nanoparticles: an Ultrasensitive SERS

Substrate, by D. Majumdar, A. Singha, P. K. Mondal, and S. Kundu, ACS Appl. Mater.

Interfaces, 2013, 5, 7798. (Impact Factor: 5.008). (Published as a corresponding

author).

8. Self-assembly of Gold Nanoparticles on PAH Nanofiber: a new Route to Fabricate

“Necklace” as Single Electron Devices, by R. Gill, R. F. Saraf, and S Kundu, ACS

Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2013, 5, 9949. (Impact Factor: 5.008). (Published as a

corresponding author).

9. In-situ formation of Curcumin Stabilized Shape-selective Ag Nanostructures in aqueous

Solution and their pronounced SERS Activity, by S. Kundu and U. Nithiyanantham,

RSC Advances, 2013, 3, 25278. (Published as a corresponding author).

10. A facile route for the formation of shape-selective ZnO nanoarchitectures with superior

photo-catalytic activity, by S. Kundu, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and

Engineering Aspects, 2014, 446, 199. (Published as a Single author). (Impact

Factor: 2.33).

11. Self-assembled Wire-like and Honey-comb like Osmium Nanoclusters (NCs) in DNA

with Pronounced Catalytic and SERS Activities, by U. Nithiyanantham, Sivasankara Rao

Ede and S. Kundu, Journal of Materials Chemistry C (ASAP) 2014 (Published as a

corresponding author). (Impact Factor: 6.10).

Publications during Post Doc from 2006 to till date:

1. Deposition of CTAB-Terminated Nanorods on Bacteria to Form Highly Conducting

Hybrid Systems. V. Berry, A. Gole, S. Kundu, C. J. Murphy, R. F. Saraf. Journal of

the American Chemical Society, 2005, 127, 17600. (Impact Factor: 9.90)

2. Photolytic Metallization of Au Nanoclusters and Electrically Conducting Nanowires on

DNA scaffold, S. Kundu, V. Maheshwari, R. F. Saraf, Langmuir, 2008, 24, 551.

(Impact Factor: 4.18), **Highlighted in „Nanohighlights from ACS publications‟

http://www.nanost.org/?viewthread-16361.html

3. Scalable Synthesis of Highly Stable Silver Nanocubes in Less than a Minute under

Microwave Irradiation, S. Kundu, V. Maheshwari, S. Niu, and R. F. Saraf,

Nanotechnology, 2008, 19, 65604. (Impact Factor: 3.97), **Published as highlighted

articles in “http://nanotechweb.org” in Lab talk section on 7th

February, 2008:

“Synthesis of silver nanocubes in home microwave oven”

http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/32804

4. Role of Surfactant Molecules in Post-Chemical-Mechanical-Planarization Cleaning, D.

Ng, S. Kundu, M. Kulkarni, and H. Liang, Journal of Electrochemical Society,

2008, 155, H64-H68. (Impact Factor: 2.42)

5. Photochemical Synthesis of Electrically Conductive CdS Nanowires on DNA Scaffolds,

S. Kundu and H. Liang, Advanced Materials, 2008, 20, 826. (Published as a

corresponding author). (Impact Factor: 13.88).

This paper is highlighted 8 different news channels like:

**Published in Discovery News Channel “Nanowires Built From DNA” on February

5th, 2008: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/02/05/nanowire-dna.html

**Published in Texas A & M Engineering News on 7th

February, 2008: “Sometimes

simpler is better” http://engineer.tamu.edu/news/story/?p_news_id=1702

**Published in PHYSORG.COM News on 8th

February, 2008: “Researchers

produce nanowires easier, faster than before”

http://www.physorg.com/news121700723.html

**Published in Nanowerk.com News on 8th

February, 2008: “Researchers produce

nanowires easier, faster than before”

http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=4457.php

**Published in Nanotech-now.com News on 8th

February, 2008: “Sometimes simpler

is better” http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=27961

**Published in Science news daily.org news on 8th

February, 2008: “Researchers

produce nanowires easier, faster than before”

http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/story-121700723.html

**Published in Bulletins-electroniques.com (a reputed nanoscience web site in

France) News on 15th

February, 2008: “Un procédé de fabrication de nanofils Plus

simple, plus rapide et reproductible” http://www.bulletins-

electroniques.com/actualites/53090.htm

** Published in IntertechPira.com (published from U.K) in Nanomaterials News

section on 11th

March issue, volume 4, issue 1, page 6, 2008: “Nanowires produced

on DNA Scaffolds” www.sedgemore.com

6. A New Route to Obtain High-Yield Multiple Shaped Gold Nanoparticles in Aqueous

solution using Microwave Irradiation, S. Kundu, L. Peng and H. Liang Inorganic

Chemistry, 2008, 47, 6344. (Published as a corresponding author). (Impact Factor:

4.60)

7. Microwave Synthesis of Electrically Conductive Gold Nanowires on DNA Scaffolds, S.

Kundu, and H. Liang, Langmuir, 2008, 24, 9668. (Published as a corresponding

author). (Impact Factor: 4.18)

8. Polyelectrolyte mediated non-micellar synthesis of monodisperse „aggregates‟ of gold

nanoparticles using a microwave approach, S. Kundu and H. Liang, Colloids and

Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 2008, 330, 143. (Published as a

corresponding author). (Impact Factor: 2.24)

9. Controlled Synthesis of Titanium Nanochains using a Template, A. Pendleton, S.

Kundu, and H. Liang, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2009, 11, 505. (Impact

Factor: 3.28)

10. Synthesis and Application of DNA-CdS Nanowires within a Minute using Microwave

Irradiation, S. Kundu, H. Lee and H. Liang Inorganic Chemistry, 2009, 48, 121.

(Published as a corresponding author) (Impact Factor: 4.6)

11. Size Controlled Synthesis and Self-assembly of Silver Nanoparticles within a Minute

using Microwave Irradiation, S. Kundu, K. Wang and H. Liang Journal of Physical

Chemistry, C 2009, 113, 134. (Published as a corresponding author). (Impact

Factor: 4.8)

12. Shape Controlled Catalysis by CTAB Terminated Gold Nanospheres, Nanorods and

Nanoprisms, S. Kundu, S. Lau and H. Liang Journal of Physical Chemistry, C 2009,

113, 5150. (Published as a corresponding author). (Impact Factor: 4.8)

13. Size-Selective Synthesis and Catalytic Application of Polyelectrolyte Encapsulated Gold

Nanoparticles using Microwave Irradiation, S. Kundu, K. Wang and H. Liang, Journal

of Physical Chemistry, C 2009, 113, 5157. (Published as a corresponding author).

(Impact Factor: 4.8)

14. Formation of Silver Nanochains through Mechanoactivation, K. Wang, S. Kundu, H.

Lee and H. Liang. Journal of Physical Chemistry, C 2009, 113, 8112. (Impact Factor:

4.8)

15. Photo-induced Formation of Electrically Conductive Thin Palladium Nanowires on DNA

Scaffolds, S. Kundu, K. Wang, D. Huitink, and H. Liang, Langmuir, 2009, 25, 10146.

(Published as a corresponding author). (Impact Factor: 4.18)

16. Electrically Conductive gold Nanowires on DNA Scaffolds, S. Kundu and H. Liang,

Proc. SPIE, 2009, 7397, 73970W.

17. Switchable Molecular Conductivity, K. Wang, N. L. Rangel, S. Kundu, J. C. Sotelo, R.

M. Tovar, J. M. Seminario and H. Liang. Journal of the American Chemical Society,

2009, 131, 10447. (Impact Factor: 9.90), This paper published as „Cover Articles‟ in

JACS on 5th

August, 2009 issue.

http://pubs.acs.org/action/showLargeCover?issue=346188792 This work is also

highlighted as „JACS image Challenge‟,

http://pubs.acs.org/JACSbeta/challenge/challenge55.html

18. Photochemical Generation of Catalytically Active Shape Selective Rhodium Nanocubes

S. Kundu, K. Wang and H. Liang, Journal of Physical Chemistry, C 2009, 113,

18570. (Published as a corresponding author). (Impact Factor: 4.80)

19. Photo-induced Formation of Shape-selective Pt Nanoparticles, S. Kundu and H. Liang,

Langmuir, 2010, 26, 6720. (Published as a corresponding author). (Impact Factor:

4.18)

20. Shape Controlled Synthesis of Triangular Gold Nanoprisms using Microwave

Irradiation, S. Kundu and H. Liang, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,

2010, 10, 746. (Published as a corresponding author). (Impact Factor: 2.19)

21. Photochemical Formation of Electrically Conductive Silver Nanowires on Polymer

Scaffolds, S. Kundu, D. Huitink, K. Wang and H. Liang, (Published as a

corresponding author). Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2010, 344, 334.

(Impact Factor: 3.006)

22. Photochemical Synthesis of Shape-selective Palladium Nanocubes in Aqueous Solution,

S. Kundu, K. Wang, S. Lau and H. Liang, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2010, 12,

2799. (Published as a corresponding author). (Impact Factor: 3.28)

23. Formation of Electrically Conductive Palladium Nanowires on Polymer Scaffolds by

Photochemical Approach, S. Kundu, D. Huitink and H. Liang, Colloids and Surfaces

A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 2010, 360, 129. (Published as a corresponding

author). (Impact Factor: 2.24)

24. Effects of Nanostructures on Boundary Lubrication for Potential Artificial Joint

Applications, Pendleton, P. Kar, S. Kundu, S. Houssamy, and H. Liang, Journal of

Tribology, 2010, 132, 031201/1. (Impact Factor: 0.449)

25. Formation and Catalytic Application of Electrically-Conductive Pt Nanowires, S.

Kundu, D. Huitink and H. Liang, Journal of Physical Chemistry, C, 2010, 114, 7700.

(Published as a corresponding author). (Impact Factor: 4.80)

26. Nanoparticle Shape Evolution Identified through Multivariate Statistics, D. Huitink, S.

Kundu, C. Park, B. Mallick, J. Z. Huang, and H. Liang, Journal of Physical Chemistry,

A, 2010, 114, 5596. (Impact Factor: 2.94)

27. Shape-Selective Formation and Characterization of Catalytically Active Iridium

Nanoparticles, S. Kundu and H. Liang, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science,

2011, 354, 597. (Published as a corresponding author). (Impact Factor: 3.006)

Selected as top 20 articles by „BioMedLib‟ in the section „Who is publishing in my

Domain‟ on April 30, 2013

(http://bmlsearch.com/?wmdc243=21144533BLD30328TUSp5pYQjjE1367370960)

28. In vivo observation of gold nanoparticles in the central nervous system of Blaberus

discoidalis, A. Rocha, Y. Zhou, S. Kundu, J. M. González, S. B. Vinson, and H. Liang,

Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2011, 9, 5. (Impact Factor: 3.85)

29. Photo-induced formation of Semi-conducting Au-Ag aggregated branched nanoalloys on

DNA template, S. Kundu and H. Liang, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng.

Aspects, 2011, 377, 87. (Published as a corresponding author). (Impact Factor: 2.24)

30. Effects of Particle-Induced Crystallization on Tribological Behavior of Polymer

Nanocomposites, D. Huitink, T. Zarrin, M. Sanders, S. Kundu, and H. Liang, Journal

of Tribology, 2011, 133, 021603/2. (Impact Factor: 0.449)

31. Photo-induced Formation of Size-selective Ag Nanoparticles and their Interactions with

Escherichia coli, S. Kundu, and H. Liang, Journal of Photochemistry and

Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2011, 222, 25. (Published as a corresponding author).

(Impact Factor: 2.553)

32. Electrospinning of PAH Nanofiber and Deposition of Au NPs for Nanodevice

Fabrication, S. Kundu, Rajinder S Gill & R. F. Saraf, Journal of Physical Chemistry, C

2011, 115, 15845. (Published as a corresponding author). (Impact Factor: 4.80)

33. Antibacterial activities of gold and silver nanoparticles against Escherichia coli and

bacillus Calmette-Guérin, Y Zhou, Y Kong, S Kundu, J D Cirillo, and H Liang, Journal

of Nanobiotechnology, 2012, 10, 19. (Impact Factor: 3.85).

34. A multistage, semi-automated procedure for analyzing the morphology of nanoparticles,

C. Park, J. Z. Huang, D. Huitink, S. Kundu, B. K. Mallick, H. Liang, Y. Ding, IIE

Transactions, 2012, 44, 507. (Impact Factor: 0.856).

35. Bayesian Object Classification of Gold Nanoparticles, B. Konomi, S. S. Dahvala, J. Z.

Huang, S. Kundu, D. Huitink, H. Liang, Y. Ding and B. K. Mallick, The Annals of

Applied Statistics, 2013, 7, 640-668. (Impact Factor: 2.57).

36. Shape-influenced Magnetic Properties of CoO Nanoparticles, S. Kundu, A. J. Nelson, S.

McCall, A.van Buuren, and Hong Liang, Journal of Nanoparticles Research, 2013, 15,

1587. (Published as a corresponding author). (Impact Factor: 3.28).

Publications during Ph.D from 2001 to till date:

1. Photochemical Green Synthesis of Calcium Alginate-Stabilized Ag and Au Nanoparticles

and their Catalytic Application to 4-Nitrophenol Reduction, S. Saha, A. Pal, S. Kundu,

S. Basu, and T.Pal, Langmuir, 2010, 26, 2885. (Impact Factor: 4.18)

2. Effect of Concentration of Methanol for the Control of Particle Size and Size Dependent

SERS Studies , S. Praharaj, S. Jana, S. Kundu, S. Pande and T. Pal, Journal of Colloid

and Interface Science, 2009, 333, 699. (Impact Factor: 3.006)

3. Anisotropic growth of gold clusters to gold nanocubes under UV irradiation, S. Kundu,

S. Panigrahi, A. Pal, S. Basu, S. Praharaj, S. K. Ghosh and T. Pal, Nanotechnology,

2007, 18, 75712. (Impact Factor: 3.97)

4. Non-Aqueous Route for the Synthesis of Copper Organosol from Copper Stearate: An

Effective Catalyst for the Synthesis of Octylphenyl Ether, S. Panigrahi, S. Kundu, S.

Basu, S. Praharaj, S. Jana, S. Pande, S. K. Ghosh, A. Pal, and T. Pal, J. Phys. Chem. C,

2007, 111, 1612. (Impact Factor: 4.80)

5. Biomolecule induced nanoparticle aggregation: Effect of particle size on interparticle

coupling. S. Basu, S. K. Ghosh, S. Kundu, S. Panigrahi, S. Praharaj, S. Pande, S. JanaT.

Pal, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2007, 313(2), 724. (Impact Factor:

3.006)

6. Cysteine Functionalized Copper Organosol: Synthesis, Characterization and

Catalytic Application, S. Panigrahi, S. Kundu, S. Basu, S. Praharaj, S. Jana, S. Pande, S.

K. Ghosh, A. Pal, and T. Pal, Nanotechnology, 2006, 17, 5461. (Impact Factor: 3.64)

7. Selective One-pot Synthesis of Copper Nanorods under Surfactantless Condition, S.

Panigrahi, S. Kundu, S. K. Ghosh, S. Nath, S. Praharaj, S. Basu and T. Pal, Polyhedron,

2006, 25, 1263. (Impact Factor: 2.03)

8. Is gold really softer than silver? HSAB principle revisited, S. Nath, S. K. Ghosh, S.

Kundu, S. Praharaj, S. Panigrahi and T. Pal, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2006,

8, 111. (Impact Factor: 3.28)

9. Dye-micelle aggregate formation for effective photobleaching, S. Kundu, S. Panigrahi,

A. Pal, S. K. Ghosh, S. Nath, S. Praharaj, S. Basu, T. Pal, Dyes & Pigments, 2006, 69,

177. (Impact Factor: 2.635)

10. Hexadecylamine capped silver organosol: a substrate for surface enhanced Raman

Scattering. S. Nath, S. Praharaj, S. Panigrahi, S. Kundu, S. K. Ghosh, S. Basu and T.

Pal, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2006, 274,

145. (Impact Factor: 2.24)

11. Synthesis, Characterization, and Optical Properties of AuSe Nanoalloys, S. Nath, A. Pal,

S. K. Ghosh, S. Praharaj, S. Panigrahi, S. Kundu, T. Thundat, and T. Pal, J.

Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, 2005, 5, 1832. (Impact Factor: 2.19).

12. A convenient approach to synthesize silver nanoshell covered functionalized polystyrene

beads: a substrate for surface enhanced Raman scattering, S. Nath, S. K. Ghosh, S.

Kundu, S. Praharaj, S. Panigrahi, S. Basu and T. Pal, Mat. Lett., 2005, 59, 3986.

(Impact Factor: 2.117)

13. Synthesis and characterisation of N,N-dimethyldodecylamine Capped Aucore-Pdshell

nanoparticles in toluene, S. Nath, S. Praharaj, S. Panigrahi, S. K. Ghosh, S. Kundu, S.

Basu and T. Pal, Langmuir 2005, 21, 10405. (Impact Factor: 4.268)

14. Ion-associate of arsenic(V)-salicylic acid chelate with methylene blue in toluene:

application for arsenic quantification, S. Kundu, S. K. Ghosh, S. Nath, S. Panigrahi, S.

Praharaj, S. Basu and T. Pal, Indian J Chemistry (Section A), 2005, 44A, 2030.

(Impact Factor: 0.617)

15. Sugar Assisted Evolution of Mono- and Bimetallic Nanoparticles, S. Panigrahi, S.

Kundu, S. K. Ghosh, S. Nath and T. Pal, Colliod and Surf. A, 2005, 264, 133. (Impact

Factor: 2.13)

16. Magnetite nanoparticles with tunable gold or silver shell, M. Mandal, S. Kundu, S. K.

Ghosh, S. Panigrahi, T. K. Sau, S. M. Yusuf, T. Pal, Journal of Colloid and Interface

Science, 2005, 286, 187. (Impact Factor: 3.006)

17. Studies on the ion-association of methylene blue and salicylic acid in neat and mixed

binary solvents, S. Basu, S. K. Ghosh, S. Kundu, S. Nath, S. Panigrahi, S. Praharaj, and

T. Pal, Chem. Phys. Lett. 2005, 407, 493. (Impact Factor: 2.28)

18. Gold Organosol as Real-Time Optical Sensor for Monitoring Solvent Refractive Index

and Chain Length, S. K. Ghosh, S. Kundu, S. Nath, and Tarasankar Pal, J. Applied

Spectroscopy, 2005, 59, 844. (Impact Factor: 0.365)

19. Size-Selective Synthesis and Stabilization of Gold Organosol in CnTAC: Enhanced

Molecular Fluorescence from Gold-Bound Fluorophores, S. Praharaj, S. K. Ghosh, S.

Nath, S. Kundu, S. Panigrahi, S. Basu and T. Pal, J. Phys. Chem. B. 2005, 109, 13166.

(Impact Factor: 3.69)

20. Dimerization of eosin on nanostructured gold surfaces: size regime dependence of the

small metallic particles, S. K. Ghosh, A. Pal, S. Nath, S. Kundu, S. Panigrahi and T. Pal,

Chem. Phys. Lett., 2005, 412, 5. (Impact Factor: 2.28)

21. A New Route to Obtain Shape-Controlled Gold Nanoparticles from Au(III)--

diketonates, S. Kundu, A. Pal, S. K. Ghosh, S. Nath, S. Panigrahi, S. Praharaj and T. Pal,

Inorganic Chemistry, 2004, 43, 5489. (Impact Factor: 4.325), ** One of the most

accessed communication in January-December 2004 in IC.

http://pubs.acs.org/journals/inocaj/promo/most_accessed/2004.html

22. Fluorescence quenching of 1-methylaminopyrene near gold nanoparticles: size regime

dependence of the small metallic particles, S. K. Ghosh, A. Pal, S. Kundu, S. Nath and

T. Pal, Chemical Physics Letters, 2004, 395, 366. (Impact Factor: 2.28)

23. Solvent and Ligand Effects on the Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) of

Gold Colliods, S. K. Ghosh, S. Nath, S. Kundu, K. Esumi and T. Pal, J. Phys. Chem. B,

2004, 108, 13963. (Impact Factor: 3.60)

24. Immobilization and Recovery of Au Nanoparticles from Anion Exchange Resin: Resin

Bound Nanoparticle Matrix as a Catalyst for the Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol, S. Praharaj,

S. Nath, S. K. Ghosh, S. Kundu and T. Pal, Langmuir, 2004, 20, 9889. (Impact Factor:

4.268)

25. Micelle mediated UV-photoactivation route for the evolution of Pdcore-Aushell and Pdcore

Agshell bimetallics from photogenerated Pd nanoparticles, M. Mandal, S. Kundu, S. K.

Ghosh and T. Pal, Journal of Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chemistry, 2004, 167, 17.

(Impact Factor: 2.55)

26. General Method of Synthesis for Metal Nanoparticles, S. Panigrahi, S. Kundu, S. K.

Ghosh, S. Nath and T. Pal, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2004, 6, 411. (Impact

Factor: 3.25)

27. Removal of arsenic using hardened paste of portland cement (HPPC): batch adsorption

and column study, S. Kundu, S. S. Kavalakatt, A. Pal, S. K. Ghosh, M. Mandal and T.

Pal, Water Research, 2004, 38, 3780. (Impact Factor: 4.54)

28. Fluorimetric determination of dopamine via its derivatization with 1,2-

phenylenediamine, S. Kundu, S. K. Ghosh, M. Mandal, A. Pal and T. Pal, Journal of

Indian Chemical Society, 2004, 81, 868. (Impact Factor: 0.310).

29. Bimetallic Pt-Ni nanoparticles can catalyze reduction of aromatic nitro compounds by

sodium borohydride in aqueous solution, S. K. Ghosh, M. Mandal, S. Kundu, S. Nath

and T. Pal, J. Appl. Catal. A, 2004, 286, 61. (Impact Factor: 3.16)

30. Emission Behavior of 1-Methylaminopyrene (MAP) in Aqueous Solution of Anionic

Surfactants, S. K. Ghosh, A. Pal, S. Kundu, M. Mandal, S. Nath and T. Pal, Langmuir,

2004, 20, 5209. (Impact Factor: 4.18)

31. Synthesis of Aucore-Agshell type bimetallic nanoparticles for single molecule detection in

solution by SERS method, M. Mandal, N. R Jana, S. Kundu, S. K. Ghosh, M. Panigrahi

and T. Pal , Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2004, 6, 53. (Impact Factor: 3.28)

32. Photochemical deposition of SERS active silver nanoparticles on silica gel and their

application as catalysts for the reduction of aromatic nitro compounds, S. Kundu, M.

Mandal, S. K. Ghosh, and T. Pal, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2004, 272,

134. (Impact Factor: 3.006)

33. Photochemical Deposition of SERS Active Silver Nanoparticles on Silica Gel, S. Kundu,

M. Mandal, S. K. Ghosh, and T. Pal, Journal of Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chemistry,

2004, 162, 625. (Impact Factor: 2.553)

34. „Gold stars in Ultraviolet Reaction‟ S. Kundu, S. K. Ghosh, and T. Pal, NATURE

NewsIndia, March 2003.

35. Studies on the Evolution of Silver Nanoparticles in Micelle by UV- Photoactivation, S. K

Ghosh, S. Kundu, M. Mandal, S. Nath and T. Pal, Journal of Nanoparticle Research,

2003, 5, 577. (Impact Factor: 3.28)

36. Synthesis and Characterization of Superparamagnetic Ni-Pt Nanoalloy , M. Mandal, S.

Kundu, T. K. Sau, S. M. Yusuf, T. Pal, Chemistry of Materials, 2003, 15, 3710.

(Impact Factor: 6.39)

37. Wet chemical method for synthesis of superparamagnetic alloyed Ni-Pd and Ni-Pt

nanomagnets in micelles, M. Mandal, S. Kundu, S. K. Ghosh, T. K. Sau, S. M. Yusuf,

T. Pal, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2003, 265, 23. (Impact Factor:

3.006)

38. Evolution of gold nanoparticles in micelle by UV irradiation: A conductometric study, S.

K Ghosh, N. Sarma, M. Mandal, S. Kundu, K. Esumi and T. Pal, Current Science,

2003, 84, 791. (Impact Factor: 0.782)

39. Reduction of methylene blue (MB) by ammonia in micelle catalyzed by metal

Nanoparticles, S. Kundu, S. K. Ghosh, M. Mandal and T. Pal, New Journal of

Chemistry, 2003, 27, 656. (Impact Factor: 2.63)

40. Spectrophotometric determination of arsenic via arsine generation and in-situ Colour

bleaching of methylene blue (MB) in micellar medium, S. Kundu, S. K Ghosh, M.

Mandal, T. Pal and A. Pal, Talanta, 2002, 58, 935. (Impact Factor: 3.72)

41. Micelle Bound Redox Dye Marker for Nanogram Level Arsenic Detection Promoted by

Nanoparticles, S. Kundu, S. K. Ghosh, M. Mandal and T. Pal, New Journal of

Chemistry, 2002, 26, 1081. (Impact Factor: 2.63)

42. UV Photoactivation for Size and Shape Controlled Synthesis and Coalescence of Gold

Nanoparticles in Micelles, M. Mandal, S K Ghosh, S. Kundu, K. Esumi and T. Pal,

Langmuir, 2002, 18, 7792. (Impact Factor: 4.268)

43. Silver & Gold Catalyzed Reduction of MB by Arsine in Micellar Medium, S. K Ghosh,

S. Kundu, M. Mandal and T. Pal, Langmuir, 2002, 18, 8756. (Impact Factor: 4.268)

Conferences attended, paper presented and invited talks:

1. Spectrophotometric determination of arsenic via arsine generation and in- situ Colour

bleaching of methylene blue (MB) in micellar medium, S. Kundu, S. K Ghosh, M.

Mandal, T. Pal and A. Pal, Second One Day National Symposium in Chemistry,

Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, October,

2001.

2. UV Photoactivation for Size and Shape Controlled Synthesis and Coalescence of Gold

Nanoparticles in Micelles, M. Mandal, S K Ghosh, S. Kundu, K. Esumi and T. Pal,

Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (MTIC IX), December 12-14, 2001, held at

Department of Inorganic Chemistry, IACS, Jadavpur, Kolkata, India.

3. Micelle Bound Redox Dye Marker for Nanogram Level Arsenic Detection Promoted by

Nanoparticles, S. Kundu, S. K. Ghosh, M. Mandal and T. Pal, International Conference

(Civil Eng.), January 3-5, 2002, held at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur,

India.

4. Hardened paste of portland cement – a new low-cost adsorbent for the removal of

arsenic from water, S. Kundu, A. Pal, M. Mandal, S. K. Ghosh, S. Panigrahi, and T. Pal,

National Conference (Chem. Eng./Ceramics/Bio-tech.), July 30th

– 3rd

August 2002, held

at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.

5. Reduction of methylene blue (MB) by ammonia in micelle catalyzed by metal

Nanoparticles, S. Kundu, S. K. Ghosh, M. Mandal and T. Pal, Third One Day National

Symposium in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology,

Kharagpur, October, 2002.

6. S. Kundu, Attended Winter School in Bio-inorganic Chemistry, December 2002, held at

Bharatidashan University, Tiruchirapally, Tamilnadu, India.

7. Photochemical Deposition of SERS Active Silver Nanoparticles on Silica Gel, S. Kundu,

M. Mandal, S. K. Ghosh, and T. Pal, Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (MTIC IX),

December 2003, held at Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology,

Mumbai, Powai, India.

8. S. Kundu, 6th

National Symposium in Chemistry, 2004, 6th

–8th

February, 2004 held at

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India.

9. A New Route for the Synthesis of Silver Nanocubes in PSS under Microwave

Irradiations, S. Kundu & R. F. Saraf, 2007 APS March Meeting, March 5-9, 2007,

Denver, Colorado, USA.

10. Photolytic synthesis of Au nanoclusters and electrically conducting nanowires on DNA

scaffold, S. Kundu, R. F. Saraf and H. Liang, Nano Summit 2007, August 7-8th

,

Texas A & M Univesity, College Station, TX- 77843, USA.

11. Synthesis and application of electrically conductive gold nanowires on DNA using

microwave approach, S. Kundu and H. Liang, 235th

ACS National Meeting, New

Orleans, LA, USA, April 6-10, 2008.

http://www.posters2view.com/chem/view.php?nu=1138329

12. Synthesis of Shape Controlled Gold Nanoparticles by Microwave Irradiation. S. Kundu,

H. Liang, Abstracts, 42nd Western Regional Meeting of the American Chemical

Society, Las Vegas, NV, USA, Sep. 23-27 (2008), WRM-163.

13. Microwave Synthesis of Electrically Conductive CdS Nanowires on DNA Scaffolds for

Nanodevice Fabrication. S. Kundu, H. Liang, 43rd Midwest Regional Meeting of the

American Chemical Society, Kearney, NE, USA, October 8-11 (2008).

14. Shaped Controlled Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solution Using

Microwave Irradiation. S. Kundu, H. Liang, 64th Southwest Regional Meeting of the

American Chemical Society, Little Rock, AR, USA, October 1-4 (2008), SWRM -

415.

15. Catalytic Reduction of Aromatic Nitro Compounds by Shape Selective CTAB

Terminated Gold Nanospheres, Nanorods and Nanoprisms, S. Kundu, H. Liang,

Proceedings of NCMSTA’08 Conference, NCMSTA -106, National Conference on

Mechanism Science and Technology, November 13-14, 2008, National Institute of

Technology, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, INDIA.

16. Size Controlled Synthesis & self-assembly of Silver Nanoparticles, S. Kundu, K. Wang

and H. Liang, MCF „Open House‟ Poster competition, Texas A & M University,

College Station, TX-77843, USA on 13th

November, 2008.

17. Synthesis of Shape Controlled Gold Nanoparticles, S. Kundu and H. Liang, Processing

and Fabrication of Advanced Materials, XVII, Dec. 15-17, 2008, IIT Delhi, New

Delhi, India.

18. Size- and shape-selective Synthesis of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles using

Microwave Irradiation, S. Kundu and H. Liang, 237th

ACS National Meeting, Salt

Lake City, Utah, UT, USA, March 22-26, 2009.

19. Size and Shape Selective Synthesis of Metal and Semiconductor Nanomaterials for

Environmental, Catalysis, and Device Applications, S. Kundu, delivered a talk at

Central Glass and ceramics Research Institute (CGCRI) Kolkata, WB, INDIA on

May 18th

2009.

20. Electrically conductive gold nanowires on DNA scaffolds, S. Kundu and H. Liang,

invited talk on "Biosensing II" conference, Proc. SPIE Symposium on SPIE NanoScience

and Engineering, 2-6 August 2009 in San Diego, California, USA, Paper Number:

7397-33.

21. Synthesis of electrically conductive metal and semiconductor nanowires on DNA

scaffolds, S. Kundu and H. Liang, 238th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC,

United States, August 16-20, 2009.

22. Photo-Induced Synthesis of Metallic Nanocubes and Nanowires for Catalysis and Device

Applications. S. Kundu and H. Liang, 36th Northeast Regional Meeting of the

American Chemical Society, Hartford, CT, United States, October 7-10, 2009,

NERM-225.

23. Synthesis and Application of Shape Controlled Rhodium Nanocubes. S. Kundu and H.

Liang, 44th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Iowa

City, IA, United States, October 21-24, 2009, MWRM-137.

24. Metals, Semiconductors, and Alloy Nanowires on DNA Scaffolds: Synthesis and Device

Applications, S. Kundu and H. Liang, First Global Congress on nano Engineering

for Medicine and Biology, February 7-10, 2010, Houston, TX, USA.

25. Photochemical synthesis of multiple shaped Pt and Rh nanoparticles for catalysis and

device applications, S. Kundu and H. Liang, Abstracts of Papers, 239th ACS National

Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, March 21-25, 2010, INOR-310.

26. Formation and catalytic application of shape-selective iridium nanoparticles, S. Kundu

and H. Liang, Abstracts, 45th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical

Society, Wichita, KS, United States, October 27-30 (2010), MWRM-154.

27. Photochemical formation of catalytically active shape-selective Ir and Pt nanoparticles, S.

Kundu and H. Liang, Abstracts of Papers, 241th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim,

CA, United States, March 27-30, 2011, PHYS-256.

28. „Preparation and characterization of CeO2 thin films for corrosion inhibition‟ S. Kundu

et al., attended one day symposium, „Corrosion Awareness Day‟ on 25th

April, 2011 at

CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, INDIA.

29. Attended „National Workshop on Recent Trends on Electrochemistry‟ on 28th

April,

2011 at CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi,

SEAST local chapter.

30. Size and Shape Selective Synthesis of Metal and Semiconductor Nanomaterials for

Catalysis, and Device Applications, S. Kundu, delivered a talk at Saha Institute of

Nuclear Physics (SINP) Kolkata, WB, INDIA on July 19th

2011.

31. Attended for an „invited talk’ in an international conference on „Biomaterials and

Implants: Prospects and possibilities in the new millennium‟ at CGCRI, Kolkata which

will be held on 21-23rd

July, 2011.

32. „Nanocomposite Ti-Si-N coatings deposited by reactive dc magnetron sputtering for

biomedical applications‟ by S. Kundu et al., attended in a international conference on

„Biomaterials and Implants: Prospects and possibilities in the new millennium‟ at

CGCRI, Kolkata which will be held on 21-23rd

July, 2011.

33. Delivered a invited talk „Application of Nanomaterials for Catalysis and Device Study‟

by S. Kundu, in the national conference on „NCE-16‟ organized by „SAEST‟ at

P.S.G.R. Krishnammal College in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu which was held on 15-16th

December, 2011.

34. Poster presented on „23rd International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy‟ held in

IISc, Bangalore, India from from August 12 to 17, 2012 by D. Majumdar, Subrata

Kundu, A. Singha, Title: „DNA mediated one dimensional array of Silver Nanoparticles:

an ultrasensitive SERS Substrate‟ (Poster No: Fr-125).

35. Presented poster in the national conference on „NCE-17‟ organized by „SAEST‟ at A. R.

Rahman College in Chennai, Tamilnadu which was held on 14-15th

September, 2012

by S. Kundu and M. Jayachandran, Title: „Shape-selective magnetic cobalt oxide

nanowires: environmental application in catalysis studies'‟ (Poster No: Mat Sci-3.7).

36. Presented poster in the international conference on „ISEAST-10‟ organized by „SAEST‟

at Hotel Green Park, in Chennai, Tamilnadu which was held on 28-30th

January, 2013

by S. Kundu and M. Jayachandran, Title: „DNA Templated Self-assembled aggregated

Au Nanoparticles with superior Catalytic and SERS Activity'‟ (Poster No: PP-54).

37. Presented poster in the international conference on „RATES-2013‟ organized by

„Alagappa University & DST-Purse‟ in Karaikudi, Tamilnadu which was held on 21-

23rd March, 2013 by S. Kundu and M. Jayachandran, Title: „Enhanced Catalytic and

SERS Activities of DNA Templated Au Nanowires synthesized using Self-assembled Au

Nanoparticles‟(Poster number: PP 61).

38. Paper presented in the international conference on „RATES-2013‟ organized by

„Alagappa University & DST-Purse‟ in Karaikudi, Tamilnadu which was held on 21-

23rd March, 2013 by M. Jayachandran and S. Kundu, Title: „Size and shape-selectuve

formation of catalytically active Cobalt Oxide nanomaterials by microwave heating‟.