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Prof.Sridhar Sahu

Designation: Associate Professor

Department: Physics

Email: sridharsahu[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

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Office Number: +91-326-223-5919

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About Me: I am a teacher and researcher working in the area of computational materials science.

Research Interest: Computational Material Science: Hydrogen Storage, Organic Semiconductors & Photovoltaic, Nano-clusters

Curriculum
Vitae
Publications

Teaching

Undergraduate

Engineering Physics

Electricity & Magnetism (I)

Quantuum Mechanics

Waves and Oscillation

 

Post-Grauduate

Quantum Mechanics-I

Quantum Mechanics-II

Quantum Computationa and Information

Advanced Condensed Matter Physics

Academics

  • Ph. D. (2010) : Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
  • M. Sc. (2001):  Ravenshaw University, Odisha,
  • B. Sc. (1996):  Sambalpur University, Odisha

Position

Associate Professor: 2020-Present

Assistant Professor: 2012-2020

Postdoctoral Fellow:

IIT Bombay: 2010-2011

NTU Singapore: 2011-2012

MPI-PKS, Dresden, Germany- 2012-2012

Awards and Honors

1. INSA Fellow (National): 2020-21

2. Life Member, Indian Physical Society, IACS, Kolkata

3. Life Member, Odisha Physical Society, Odisha

4. Visiting Research Scholar (under Visitor’s Program) at Max-Plank Institute fur Physik Complex System, Dresden, Germany (Sep 1. 2007 to Dec 31, 2007).

Publications

Books Published

Book Chapter:

  1. Ankita Jaiswal, S. Sahu, Hydrogen storage challenge in the hydrogen-based civilization (Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology for Mobile Applications) ,IGI Publishing House

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

Few Recent Publications

  1. SR Parida, RK Sahoo, A Jaiswal, P Kour, B Chakraborty, S Sahu, Room‐Temperature Reversible Hydrogen Storage in Scandium‐Decorated [6] Cycloparaphenylene: Computational Insights, Energy Storage 6 (8), e70093 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/est2.70093.
  2. Rakesh K. Sahoo, and S.Sahu, “Physisorption and chemisorption hydrogen molecules on Ti functionalized [2,2,2]Paracyclophane: Insight from density functional study,” Journal of Energy Storage, 63,106951 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.106951.
  3. D Sen, RK Sahoo, A Jaiswal, S Mohanty, P Kour, S Sahu, Reversible hydrogen storage in Li-functionalized [1, 1, 1, 1] paracyclophane: A computational insight,  International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 53, 308-317 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.12.025
  4. Ankita Jaiswal, B. Chakraborty, S. Sahu, A “Computational Insight on the Effect of Encapsulation and Li Functionalization on Si12C12 Heterofullerene for H2 Adsorption: A Strategy for Effective Hydrogen Storage”, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 6, 6, 3374 (2023) : https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.2c04082.
  5. Labanya Bhattacharya , Alex Brown , Sagar Sharma , and S. Sahu, "Computational Design of Crescent Shaped Promising Nonfullerene Acceptors with 1,4-Dihydro-2,3- quinoxalinedione Core and Different Electron-withdrawing Terminal Units for Photovoltaic Applications" J. Phys. Chem. A 126, 40, 7110–7126, (2022), https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.2c03906
  6. R Khatua, S Debata, S Sahu, ‘ Computational study of electron transport in halogen incorporated diindenotetracene compounds: crystal structure, charge transport and optoelectronic properties’ , Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 24, 13256, (2022). DOI: 10.1039/d1cp05784g

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

  1. Rakesh K. Sahoo, Shakti S. Ray, and Sridhar Sahu. “A density functional study of hydrogen storage in Li decorated C 20 fullerene.” AIP Conference Proceedings. 2269. (2020): 030110. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0019528
  2. Shakti S. Ray, Rakesh K. Sahoo, and Sridhar Sahu. “A theoretical study of non linear optical responses and photo-absorption in carbon doped boron cluster” AIP Conference Proceedings. 2269. (2020): 030111. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0019812
  3. Density functional study of the optoelectronic and photovoltaic properties of cyclopentadithiophene-benzothiadiazole donor-acceptor copolymer: Effect of structural modification, L Bhattacharya, S Sahu, AIP Conference Proceedings 2220 (1), 130017, (2020)
  4. Smruti Ranjan Sahoo, Sridhar Sahu, and Sagar Sharma, " Charge transport optical properties of trifluoromethyl substituted benzodithiophene (TFMBDT): A theoretical study ", AIP conference proceedings 1953, 140008 (2018); doi: 10.1063/1.5033183.
  5. Theoretical study on charge transport properties of high mobility n-channel organic semiconductor-hexachloro-hexa-azatrinaphthylene, R Khatua, S Debata, S Sahu, Materials Today: Proceedings (2020)

Projects & Activities

Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

1 DST(SERB)(392)/2023-2024/1021/PHYSICS

 

TORAGE OF HYDROGEN-METHANE MIXTURE IN POROUS AROMATIC FRAMEWORKS (PAFs): A MULTI-SCALE COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION

 

 
2 DST(SERB)(281)/2020-2021/787/PHYSICS(OVDF) UAlberta Overseas Visiting Doctoral Fellowship 2019-20 to Ms. Labanya Bhattacharya under the guidance of Prof. Alex Brown, at University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

 

 

 

 
3 DST(117)/2015-16/421/APH Atomistic Simulation of boron nanoduster for hydrogen storage and electro-optical application

Membership of Scientific Societies

Member, Indian Physical Society

Member, Odisha Physical Society

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

Waden, Jasper Hostel

Chief Waden, Emerald Hostel

Member, Library Advisory Committee

Member, Department P.G. Council

Guidance

Completed:

1. Dr. Saroj K Parida

2. Dr. Smruti Ranjan Sahoo

3. Dr. Rudranarayan Khatua

4. Dr. Labanya Bhattacharya

5. Dr. Suryakanti Debata

6. Dr. Rakesh K Sahoo

7. Dr. Shakti S. Sahoo

8. Dr. Ankita Jaiswal

 

Ongoing

1. Mr. Smrutirajan Parida

2. Mr. Rajanendra Singh

3. Mr. Subhasis Sarkar

4. Mr. Dhrubajyoti Devsharma

5. Mr. Tapas K Karmakar

6. Mr. Jagannath Pradhan

7. Mr. Nishant Praveer (Part-time)

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