SOLID STATE AND INORGANIC
CHEMISTRY GROUP
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2024
52."In-depth understanding of electrochemical energy storage efficiency in a series of new 3d–4d mixed metal polyoxometalates: experimental and theoretical investigations; Morla, K. S.; Thakre, D.; Deshmukh, T. B.; Malo, S.; Ahamed, S.; Aparna, R. K.; Sahoo, S.; Sarma, Debajit; Mondal, K. C.; Sankapal B. R.* Banerjee, A.*J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, doi.org/10.1039/D4TA03188A .
51."Triazine Core Anchored Lanthanide Driven Soft Gels: Photo Switching Emission, Robust Anticounterfeiting, and Smart Sensor Probe for Nitroexplosive/Nitrofuran Antibiotics" Mondal, Sumit; Alam, Noohul; Sarma, Debajit* ACS Appl. Eng. Mater. 2024, doi.org/10.1021/acsaenm.3c00761
50."Coordinatively Unsaturated 5-Nitroisophthalate based Cobalt(II) Coordination Polymers: Efficient Catalytic CO2 Fixation and Hantzsch Condensation" Sahoo, Subham; Patra, Rajesh; , Sarma, Debajit* CrystEngComm 2024, 26, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CE00102H.
49."Silver Nanoparticle-Functionalized Postsynthetically Modified Thiol MOF UiO-66-NH-SH for Efficient CO2 Fixation"" Patra, Rajesh; Sarma, Debajit* ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 8, 10196 - 10210.
48."Amide functional low molecular weight gelator based metallogel" Alam, Noohul; Mondal, Sumit; Sarma, Debajit* Coord. Chem. Rev. 2024, 504, 215673.
47."Cu(I) Coordination Polymer-Catalyzed Azide–Alkyne Cycloaddition Click Reaction at Room Temperature" Sahoo, Subham; Patra, Rajesh; Rom, Tanmoy; Paul, Avijit Kumar; Sarma, Debajit* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2024, 27, 2, 202300559.
2023
46."Thiol and Thioether-based Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis, Structure, and Multifaceted Applications" Patra, Rajesh; Mondal Sumit, Sarma, Debajit* Dalton. Trans. 2023, 52, 17623-17655 (Invited Perspective).
45."A Thiol-Containing Zirconium MOF Functionalized with Silver Nanoparticles for Synergistic CO2 Cycloaddition Reactions" Patra, Rajesh; Sarma, Debajit* Dalton. Trans. 2023, 52, 10795-10804.
44."A Coordination Driven ‘heat-set’ Zr-Gel: Efficient Fluorophore Probe for Selective Detection of Fe3+, Nitrofuran based Antibiotics and Smart Approach towards UV Protection" Mondal, Sumit; Sarma, Debajit* Soft. Mater. 2023, 19, 4926-4938.​
43."Lanthanide Directed Luminescent “Soft” Coordination Polymer Gels: White Light Emission, Anticounterfeiting and Thin-film Based Sensing" Alam, Noohul; Mondal, Sumit; Hossain, SK Sakir; Sahoo, Subham; Sarma, Debajit* ACS Appl. Eng. Mater. 2023 1, 4, 1201-1212.​
42.“A Luminescent Zinc(II) Coordination Polymer for Selective Detection of Fe3+ and Cr2O72- in Water and Catalytic CO2 Fixation” Sahoo, Subham; Mondal, Sumit, Sarma Debajit.* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2023, 26, 16, e202300067.
41. "Self-Templated Conversion of a Self-Healing Metallogel into an Active Carbon Quasiaerogel: Boosting Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction by Water" Alam, Noohul; Ojha, Niwesh; Kumar, Sushant; Sarma, Debajit. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2023,11, 6, 2658-2669.
40. "A “heat set” Zr-Diimide Based Fibrous Metallogel: Multiresponsive Sensor, Column-Based Dye Separation, and Iodine Sequestration" Mondal, Sumit; Alam, Noohul; Sahoo, Subham; Sarma Debajit. J. Colloid and Interface Sci., 2023, 633, 441-452.
2022
39. "A Wide Bandgap Semiconducting Magnesium Hydrogel: Moisture Harvest, Iodine Sequestration, and Resistive Switching"Alam, Noohul; Majumder, Shantanu; Ray, Soumya Jyoti; Sarma, Debajit. Langmuir 2022, 38, 34, 10601-10610.
38. "Synthesis, Structure, and Heterogeneous Catalysis of a Series of Structurally Diverse Coordination Polymers Based on 5‑Nitroisophthalate"Sahhoo, Subham; Sarma, Debajit.Cryst. Growth Des. 2022, 22, 5645-5657.
37. "Luminescent Lanthanide Metal Organic Frameworks (LnMOFs): A Versatile Platform towards Organomolecule Sensing" Sahhoo, Subham; Mondal, Sumit; Sarma, Debajit. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2022, 470, 214707.
2021
36. “Polyoxovanadates with Ethylidene-Pyridine Functionalized Bisphosphonate Ligands: Synthesis, Structure, Spectroscopic Characterization, Magnetic, and Antibacterial Studies” Thakre, Dewendra; Ali Sk Rajab; Mehta, Sakshi; Alam, Noohul; Ibrahim, Masooma; Sarma, Debajit; Mondal, Abhishake; De, Mrinmoy; Banerjee Abhishek. Cryst. Growth Des. 2021, 21, 4285−4298.
2020
35. “A Thixotropic Supramolecular Metallogel with a 2D Sheet Morphology : Iodine Sequestration and Column Based Dye Separation” Alam, Noohul; Sarma, Debajit. Soft Matter, 2020,16, 10620-10627.
34. “Tunable Metallogels Based on Bifunctional Ligands: Precursor Metallogels, Spinel Oxides, Dye and CO2 Adsorption” Alam, Noohul; Sarma, Debajit. ACS omega, 2020, 5, 17356-17366.
2019
33. “Ligand Assisted Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation by a Copper (II) Complex in Neutral Phosphate Buffer” Kuilya, Hemrupa; Alam, Noohul; Sarma, Debajit; Choudhury, Diganta; Kalita, Apurba. Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 5483-5486.
32. “Eco-friendly synthesis, crystal structures, photophysical properties and DFT studies of new N-arylthiazole-5-carboxamides” Miryala, J; Tripathi, A; Prabhakar, C; Sarma, Debajit; Pola, S; Satyanarayana, B. J. Mol. Struct. 2019, 1184, 193-199.
31. “Highly Selective Radioactive 137Cs+ Capture in an Open-Framework Oxysulfide Based on Supertetrahedral Cluster” Wang, Li; Pei, Huan; Sarma, Debajit; Zhang, Xian-Ming; MacRenaris, Keith; Malliakas, Christos D.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G. Chem. Mater. 2019, 31, 1628–1634.
2018
30. Efficient Removal of [UO2]2+, Cs+, and Sr2+ Ions by Radiation-Resistant Gallium Thioantimonates Feng, Mei-Ling; Sarma, Debajit; Gao, Yu-Jie; Qi, Xing-Hui; Li, Wei-An; Huang, Xiao-Ying; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 11133–11140.
2017
29. “Highly Efficient Separation of Trivalent Minor Actinides by a Layered Metal Sulfide (KInSn2S6) from Acidic Radioactive Waste” Xiao, C.; Fard, Z. H.; Sarma, Debajit; Tze-Bin; Xu, C.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 16494–16497.
28. “Enhanced photovoltaic performance and stability with a new type of hollow 3D perovskite {en}FASnI3” Ke, Weijun; Stoumpos, Constantinos C.; Zhu, Menghua; Mao, Lingling; Spanopoulos, Ioannis; Liu, Jian; Kontsevoi, Oleg Y.; Chen, Michelle; Sarma, Debajit; Zhang, Yongbo; Wasielewski, Michael R.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Sci. Adv. 2017, 3, E1701293.
27. “All in one porous material: Exceptional sorption and selective sensing of hexavalent chromium by a Zr4+ MOF” Rapti, Sofia;† Sarma, Debajit;† Diamantis, Stavros A.; Skliri, Euaggelia; Armatas, Gerasimos S.; Tsipis, Athanassios C.; Hassan, Youssef S.; Alkordi, Mohamed; Malliakas, Christos D.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Lazarides, Theodore; Plakatouras, John C.; Manos, Manolis J.; J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5, 14707-14719 . (†Equal first author)
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26. “Efficient and Selective Heavy Metal Sequestration from Water by Layered Sulfide K2xSn4-xS8-x(x=0.65-1; KTS-3).” Sarma, Debajit; Islam, Saiful M.; Subrahmanyam, K. S.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 16597-16605.
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25.“High-Surface-Area Antimony Sulfide Chalcogels.” Subrahmanyam, K. S.; Malliakas, Christos D.; Islam, Saiful M.; Sarma, Debajit; Wu, Jinsong; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 7744-7749.
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24.“Direct Gap Semiconductors Pb2BiS2I3, Sn2BiS2I3 and Sn2BiSI5” Islam, Saiful M.; Malliakas, Christos D.; Sarma, Debajit; Maloney, David C.; Stoumpos, Constantinos C.; Kontsevoi, Oleg Y.; Freeman, Arthur J.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 7332-7343.
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23.“Removal of TcO4- from Representative Nuclear Waste Streams with Layered Potassium Metal Sulfide Materials” Neeway, James J.; Asmussen, R. Matthew; Lawter, Amanda R.; Bowden, Mark E.; Lukens, Wayne W.; Sarma, Debajit; Riley, Brian J.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Qafoku, Nikolla P. Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 3976–3983.
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22.“Efficient Removal and Recovery of Uranium by a Layered Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Thiostannate” Feng, Mei-Ling; Sarma, Debajit; Qi, Xing-Hui; Du, Ke-Zhao; Huang, Xiao-Ying; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 12578-12585.
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21. “Open-Framework Oxysulfide Based on the Supertetrahedral [In4 Sn16 O10 S34]12- Cluster and Efficient Sequestration of Heavy Metals” Zhang, Xian-Ming;† Sarma, Debajit;† Wu, Ya-Qin; Wang, Li; Ning, Zhi-Xue; Zhang, Fu-Qiang; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 5543-5546 (†Equal first author).
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20.“Rapid, green and inexpensive synthesis of high quality UiO-66 amino-functionalized materials with exceptional capability for removal of hexavalent chromium from industrial waste” Rapti, Sofia; Pournara, Anastasia; Sarma, Debajit; Papadas, Ioannis T.; Armatas, Gerasimos S.; Hassan, Youssef S.; Alkordi, Mohamed H.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Manos, Manolis J.; Inorg. Chem. Front. 2016, 3, 635-644.
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19.“Selective capture of hexavalent chromium from an anionexchange column of metal organic resin-alginic acid composite” Rapti, Sofia;† Pournara, Anastasia;† Sarma, Debajit;† Papadas, Ioannis T.; Armatas, Gerasimos S.; Tsipis, Athanassios C.; Lazarides, Theodore; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Manos, Manolis J.; Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 2427-2436 . (†Equal first author).
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18. “K2x Sn4-x S8-x (x=0.65-1): A New Metal Sulfide for Rapid and Selective Removal of Cs+, Sr2+and UO22+ ions” Sarma, Debajit; Malliakas, Christos D.; Subrahmanyam, K. S.; Islam, Saiful M.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 1121-1132.
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17."Ion-exchangeable Molybdenum-sulfide Porous Chalcogel: Gas Adsorption and Capture of Iodine and Mercury” Subrahmanyam, K. S, Malliakas, Christos D; Sarma, Debajit; Armatas, Gerasimos S; Wu, Jinsong; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 13943-13948.
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16.“Chalcogenide Aerogels as Sorbents for Radioactive Iodine” Subrahmanyam, K. S; Sarma, Debajit; Malliakas,Christos D; Polychronopoulou, Kyriaki; Riley, Brian J; Pierce, David A; Chun, Jaehun; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Chem. Mater. 2015, 27, 2619–2626.
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15.“Exploring the Color of Transition Metal Ions in Irregular Coordination Geometries: New Colored Inorganic Oxides Based on the Spiroffite Structure, Zn2–x Mx Te3 O8 (M= Co, Ni, Cu)” Tamilarasan, S; Sarma, Debajit; Bhattacharjee, S; Waghmare, U. V; Natarajan, S; Gopalakrishnan, J.; Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 5757-5763.
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14."YGa1− xMnx O3 : A novel purple inorganic pigment” Tamilarasan; Sarma, Debajit, D. Reddy, MLP; Natarajan, S. Gopalakrishnan, J.; RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 3199-3202.
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13.“Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Properties of a New Eight-connected Metal Organic Framework (MOF) based on Co4 Clusters” Sarma, Debajit; Mahata, Partha; Natarajan, Srinivasan; Panissod, Pierre; Rogez, Guillaume; Drillon, Marc.; Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 4495-4501.
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12. “Aza-heterocyclic ligand assisted assembly of new cobalt MOFs with pcu and graphite related structures” Sarma, Debajit; Srivastava, Vishwas, Natarajan, Srinivasan.; Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 4135-4145.
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11."Highly Luminescent and Thermally Stable Lanthanide Coordination Polymers Designed from 4-(Dipyridin- 2-yl)aminobenzoate: Efficient Energy Transfer from Tb3+ to Eu3+ in a Mixed Lanthanide Coordination Compound” Ramya, A. R.; Sarma, Debajit; Natarajan, Srinivasan; Reddy, M. L. P.; Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 8818-8826.
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10.“Synthesis of a mixed – metal spinel, NiMn2 O4, through site selective substitution in a MOF, [(NiMn2){C6 H3(COO)3}2]: Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Studies” Sarma, Debajit; Mahata, Partha; Natarajan, Srinivasan.; Current Sci. 2012, 103, 1185-1192.
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9.“The relevance of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) in inorganic materials chemistry” Natarajan, Srinivasan; Mahata, Partha; Sarma, Debajit; J. Chem. Sci. 2012, 124, 339-553.
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8.“Usefulness of in Situ Single Crystal to Single Crystal Transformation (SCSC) Studies in Understanding the Temperature-Dependent Dimensionality Cross-over and Structural Reorganization in Copper-Containing Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)” Sarma, Debajit; Natarajan, Srinivasan.; Cryst. Growth Des. 2011, 11, 5415-5423.
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7.“High-Throughput Study of the Cu(CH3COO)2. H2O-5-Nitroisophthalic Acid- Heterocyclic Ligand System: Synthesis, Structure, Magnetic, and Heterogeneous Catalytic Studies of Three Copper Nitroisophthalates.” Sarma, Debajit; Ramanujachary, K. V.; Stock, Norbert; Natarajan, Srinivasan.; Cryst. Growth Des. 2011, 11, 1357-1369.
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6."An eight-connected metal organic framework based on Cu5 clusters: Synthesis, structure, magnetic and catalytic properties" Sarma, Debajit; Natarajan, Srinivasan.; Indian. J. Chem. 2011, 50A, 1281-1289.
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5.“Lanthanide Sulfate Frameworks: Synthesis, Structure, and Optical Properties.” Yotnoi, Bunlawee; Rujiwatra, Apinpus; Reddy, M. L. P.; Sarma, Debajit; Natarajan, Srinivasan.; Cryst. Growth Des. 2011, 11, 1347-1356.
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4.“CoMn2 O4 spinel from a MOF: synthesis, structure and magnetic studies.” Mahata, Partha; Sarma, Debajit; Madhu, C.; Sundaresen, A.; Natarajan, Srinivasan.; Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 1952-1960.
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3.“Synthesis, Structure and Optical Studies of a Family of Three-Dimensional Rare- Earth Aminoisophthalates [M(µ2-OH)(C8H5NO4)] (M = Y, La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, and Er).” Sarma, Debajit; Prabu, Manikanda; Biju, Silvanose; Reddy, M. L. P.; Natarajan, Srinivasan.; Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 3813-3822.
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2. “Magnetic behaviour in metal-organic frameworks-some recent examples.” Mahata, Partha; Sarma, Debajit; Natarajan, Srinivasan.; J. Chem. Sci. 2010, 122, 19-35.
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1.“Amino Acid Based MOFs: Synthesis, Structure, Single Crystal to Single Crystal Transformation, Magnetic and Related Studies in a Family of Cobalt and Nickel Aminoisophthalates.” Sarma, Debajit; Ramanujachary, K. V.; Lofland, S. E.; Magdaleno, Travis; Natarajan, Srinivasan.; Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 11660-11676.
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PATENTS:
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“Composite materials containing organic polymer-encapsulated metal organic frameworks” Manos, Manolis J.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Sarma, Debajit; 2017, US2016061241; WO2017083467A1.
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“Column material for the capture of heavy metal and precious metal ions” Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Sarma, Debajit; Manos, Manolis J.; 2015, US20150144568 A1; WO2015080976 A1.