Tapasi Sen
Scientist C
Department of Science and Technology
Institute of Nanotechnology
India
Biography
Educational Qualification: ♦ Ph.D. – Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India (Degree awarded by Jadavpur University, Kolkata in December 2011) ♦ M.Sc. - Visva-Bharati University, India (2006) ♦ B.Sc. (Chemistry) - Visva-Bharati University, India (2004, First Class 2nd Rank) Positions Held/Research Experience: ♦ Post Doctoral Research Fellow – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel (August 2013 –March 2014). ♦ Post Doctoral Research Assistant – Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany (March 2012 –to- May 2013). ♦ Post Doctoral Research Fellow - Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India (December 2011 – March 2012). ♦ Visiting Scientist - Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel (November, 2011) ♦ Ph.D. Research Fellow – Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India (August 2006 – December 2011).
Research Interest
Fabrication of Plasmonic nanostructures based on DNA origami, Nano-Bio-Interactions study using Single-Molecule Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Development of DNA-directed self-assembled Nanoantennas to get strong Fluorescence enhancement for biomolecular assays and sensing applications, Design of nanostructures materials with unidirectional energy transfer for developing efficient light harvesting systems.
Publications
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Suparna Sadhu, Tapasi Sen and Amitava Patra “Shape controlled synthesis and luminescence properties of ZnO:Eu3+ nanostructures†Chem. Phys. Lett. 2007, 440, 121-124.
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Tapasi sen, Suparna Sadhu and Amitava Patra “Surface energy transfer from rhodamine 6G to gold nanoparticles: A spectroscopic ruler†Appl. Phys. Lett. 2007, 91, 043104-1.
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Pushpal Ghosh, Suparna Sadhu, Tapasi Sen and Amitava Patra “Upconversion emission of BaTiO3 : Er nanocrystals†Bull. Mater. Sci. 2008, 31, 461-465.
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Suparna Sadhu, Tapasi Sen and Amitava Patra “Phase and Shape Controlled Synthesis of CdS Nanocrystals and Their Characterization†J. Nanosci. & Nanotech. 2008, 8, 1238-1243.
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Tapasi Sen and Amitava Patra “Resonance Energy Transfer from Rhodamine 6G to Gold Nanoparticles by Steady-State and Time-Resolved Spectroscopy†J. Phys. Chem. C 2008, 112, 3216-3222.
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Krishna Kanta Haldar, Tapasi Sen and Amitava Patra “Au@ZnO Core-Shell Nanoparticles Are Efficient Energy Acceptors with Organic Dye Donors†J. Phys. Chem. C 2008, 112, 11650-11656.
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Tapasi Sen, Krishna Kanta Haldar and Amitava Patra “Au Nanoparticle-Based Surface Energy Transfer Probe for Conformational Changes of BSA Protein†J. Phys. Chem. C 2008, 112, 17945-17951.
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Tapasi Sen and Amitava Patra “Formation of Self-Assembled Au Nanoparticles and the Study of Their Optical Properties by Steady-State and Time-Resolved Spectroscopies†J. Phys. Chem. C 2009, 113, 13125-13132.
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Tapasi Sen, Sreyashi Jana, Subratanath Koner and Amitava Patra “Energy Transfer between Confined Dye and Surface Attached Au Nanoparticles of Mesoporous Silica†J. Phys. Chem. C 2010, 114, 707–714.
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Krishna Kanta Haldar, Tapasi Sen and Amitava Patra “Metal Conjugated Semiconductor Hybrid Nanoparticle-Based Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer†J. Phys. Chem. C 2010, 114,4869–4874.
