Goutam De
Chief Scientist & Head
Nano-Structured Materials Division Associate Editor, Journa
central glass and ceramic research institute
India
Biography
Goutam De is a Research Fellow/Associate, IACS, Kolkata, June 1981 - March 1986 JSPS Fellow, Kanazawa Univ., Japan, April 1986-March 1987 Lecturer in Chemistry, Saldiha College, Bankura, April 1987-July 1987 Pool Officer, CGCRI, July 1987-May 1988 Jr. Scientist-Chief Scientist CGCRI, May 1988-continuing Visiting Scientist, CNRSM/Padova Univ., Italy, April 1994-April 1996 Visiting Fellow, JNCASR, Bangalore, October 2002-December 2002 Raman Research Fellow, Univ. of New Mexico/SNL, September 2003-February 2004
Research Interest
Functional nanocomposite coatings such as inorganic-organic hybrid nanocomposite based hard coatings on plastics, antireflective coatings, refractive index controlled coatings, protective coatings, hydrophobic coatings; Glass and ceramic materials (powders, nanofibers, silica glass shapes etc.) by sol-gel processing; Metal and semiconductor nanoparticles incorporated films for different applications (optics/coloured coatings, catalysis, plasmonic sensors); Ordered mesoporous films; Fluorescent nanomaterials; Graphene based nanocomposite materials; Gas adsorbing materials; Photocatalysis; Energy and sustainable materials.
Publications
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A Mitra, G De (2014) Mesoporous Alumina Films: Effect of Oligomer Formation Towards Mesostructural Ordering. Langmuir 30: 15292-15300.
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MK Mishra, A Chakravarty, K Bhowmik, G De(2015)Carbon nanodots—ORMOSIL fluorescent paint and films. J Mater Chem C 3: 714-719.
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A Chakravarty, K Bhowmik, A Mukherjee, G De (2015) Cu2O Nanoparticles Anchored on Amine-Functionalized Graphite Nanosheet: A Potential Reusable Catalyst. Langmuir 31: 5210–5219.