Sree Chaitanya College, Habra
(GOVT. SPONSORED)
Affiliated to West Bengal State University, Barasat
NAAC GRADING – B++
Estd: 1956 (Arts and Science)

Dr. Manas Mandal

HOD & Assistant Professor in Chemistry

B.Sc (H), M.Sc, M.Tech, Ph.D

manas.chem@sreechaitanyacollege.ac.in

AREA OF INTEREST

  • Area of Specialization:

    Area of Research and Interest: Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Electrochemical Energy Storage





Academic Qualification

Degree Year Subject University/Institution
B.Sc. 2009 Chemistry (Hons.) The University of Burdwan/ Bankura Christian College
M.Sc. 2011 Chemistry IIT Kanpur
M.Tech. 2014 Materials Science & Engineering IIT Kharagpur
Ph.D 2022 Materials Chemistry Jadavpur University

Work Experience

Sl. No. Positions Held Name of the Institute From To
1. Assistant Professor Sree Chaitanya College, Habra 07.06.2017 Till date

Awards

Sl. No. Name of Award Awarding Agency Year
1 NET Joint UGC-CSIR 2012
2 NUS Research Scholarship
National University of Singapore 2015

Projects

Sl. No. Title Cost in Lakh Start Date End Date Role as PI/Co-PI Agency
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Publication

Sl. No. Author(s) Title Name of Journal Volume Page Year
1. K. Chattopadhyay, A. Basak, G.-B. Lee, M. Mandal, C. Nah, D. K. Maiti Highly Efficient Aqueous Symmetric Redox Electrochemical Capacitor Based on UiO-66-NH2-Polyaniline Composite Powering Yellow LEDs ACS Applied Energy Materials 7 8683-8693 2024
2. K. Chattopadhyay, B. Dutta, S. Dutta, A. Manna, G. A. Craig, M. Mandal, M. Murrie, D. Ray Chinese-Lantern Shaped [MnII2MnIII6NaI3] Cluster Assembled from Schiff Base and Azide Bridges: Synthesis, Magnetic Study and Catecholase-like Activity Inorganica Chimica Acta 572 122270 2024
3. K. Chattopadhyay, M. Mandal, D. K. Maiti A Review on Zirconium-based Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthetic Approaches and Biomedical Applications Materials Advances 5 51-67 2024
4. M. Mandal, K. Chattopadhyay, S. Paria, A. Kundu, M. Chakraborty, S. Mal, W. Shin, S. Das, C. Nah, S.K. Bhattacharya Electrodeposited binder-free Mn-Co-S nanosheets toward high specific energy aqueous asymmetric supercapacitor ACS Applied Electronic Materials 4 4357–4367 2022
5. M. Mandal, K. Chattopadhyay, M. Chakraborty, W. Shin, K.K. Bera, S. Chatterjee, A. Hossain, D. Majumdar, A. Gayen, C. Nah, S.K. Bhattacharya Room temperature synthesis of perovskite hydroxide, MnSn(OH)6: a negative electrode for supercapacitor Electronic Materials Letters 18 559–567 2022
6. M. Chakraborty, K.K. Bera, M. Mandal, A. Ray, S. Das, T. Bhunia, A. Gayen, A. Panda, H.-H. Park, S.K. Bhattacharya Phase-dependent electrocatalytic activities of Pt-anchored rutile, anatase and mixed anatase-rutile TiO2 nano-composites for methanol oxidation in alkali Solid State Sciences 106903 2022
7. M. Mandal, R. Nagaraj, K. Chattopadhyay, M. Chakraborty, S. Chatterjee, D. Ghosh, S.K. Bhattacharya A high-performance pseudocapacitive electrode based on CuO-MnO2 composite in redox-mediated electrolyte Journal of Materials Science 56 3325-3335 2021
8. K. Chattopadhyay, M. Mandal, D.K. Maiti Smart MOFs for biotechnological applications: a mini review ACS Applied Bio Materials 4 8159-8171 2021
9. M. Chakraborty, K.K. Bera, M. Mandal, N. Sepay, K. Ghorai, M.R. Das, S. Roy Chowdhury, A. Gayen, S.K. Bhattacharya Visible light assisted photo-electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol using low Pt content NiO-rutile TiO2 ternary heterojunction Applied Surface Science 541 148450 2021
10. K.K. Bera, M. Chakraborty, S.K. Bera, M. Mandal, S. Chatterjee, S.K. Bhattacharya Synthesis of different Pt-ZnO composites for synergistic photo-electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol in alkali ChemistrySelect 6 6586-6596 2021
11. D. Majumdar, M. Mandal, S.K. Bhattacharya Journey from supercapacitors to supercapatteries: recent advancements in electrochemical energy storage systems Emergent Materials 3 347-367 2020
12. S. Chatterjee, A. Ray, M. Mandal, S. Das, S.K. Bhattacharya Synthesis and characterization of CuO-NiO nanocomposites for electrochemical supercapacitors Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance 29 8036-8048 2020
13. D. Majumdar, M. Mandal, S.K. Bhattacharya Review on V2O5 and its' carbon-based nanocomposites for supercapacitor applications ChemElectroChem 6 1623-1648 2019
14. K.K. Bera, M. Mandal, S.K. Bhattacharya Nanostructured ZnO-Pt composites for synergistic electrocatalysis of methanol oxidation in alkaline medium Electrochimica Acta 326 134990 2019
15. M. Mandal, D. Majumdar, K.K. Bera, S.K. Bhattacharya Recent advancements in hybrid supercapacitors: materials, mechanisms and future trends Energy Storage Materials 19 234-256 2019
16. S. Chatterjee, A. Ray, M. Mandal, S.K. Bhattacharya CuO-ZnO hybrid nanocomposites as high-performance electrode materials for supercapacitors Materials Today: Proceedings 11 276-284 2019
17. D. Majumdar, M. Mandal, S.K. Bhattacharya Advances in MnO2-based hybrid electrode materials for electrochemical supercapacitors Chemical Engineering Journal 356 989-1015 2019
18. K.K. Bera, M. Mandal, S.K. Bhattacharya Nickel-cobalt oxide based nanostructures as efficient electrode materials for high-performance hybrid supercapacitors Journal of Power Sources 438 226988 2019
19. M. Mandal, S. Chatterjee, D. Majumdar, S.K. Bhattacharya Recent progress in transition metal sulfides and phosphides as electrode materials for electrochemical energy storage ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 7 4560-4578 2019

Courses

Sl. No Name of Course Awarding Agency Year
1. Refresher Course in Chemistry Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, Delhi
SWAYAM ARPIT Online Course (UGC)
2020
2. Faculty Induction Program (/OP) National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal
(Online) (UGC)
16.11.2020 to 11.12.2020

Seminar Attedance

Sl. No. Author(s) Title of the Paper Presented Title of the Conference/Seminar Organized by Level Year
1. M. Mandal, K. Chattopadhyay, S.K. Bhattacharya Sunlight mediated photocatalytic reduction of aqueous Cr(VI) using metal hexacyanoferrate (M = Mn, Ni, Cu and Zn) 3rd International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering and its Interdisciplinary Areas (ICAMEI - 2021) College of Engineering & Management, Kolaghat, India International 2021
2. M. Mandal, K. Chattopadhyay Pseudocapacitive electrode based on Poly[Ni(salen)] prepared by electrochemical polymerization National Seminar on Modern Trends in Chemistry for Sustainable Development Vijaygarh Jyotish Roy College, Kolkata, India National 2020
3. M. Mandal, R. Nagaraj, K. Chattopadhyay, M. Chakraborty, S. Chatterjee, D. Ghosh, S.K. Bhattacharya Investigation of the electrochemical performance of pristine CuO and MnO2@CuO nanocomposite in redox mediated electrolyte Conference Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India National 2020
4. M. Mandal, S.K. Bhattacharjya Fabrication of an asymmetric supercapacitor based on Mn3O4-multi wall carbon nanotube composite and reduced graphene oxide National Seminar on Current Development in Chemical Sciences (NSCDCS) Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India National 2018

Subjects

Sl. No. Subjects (Paper with Code) Type
1 Polymer Chemistry -
2 Nanomaterials -

Extra Curricular

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