Abhijit Ray

About

Dr. Abhijit Ray is a Professor of Physics at Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) and currently heading the Department of Solar Energy. Dr. Ray obtained his doctoral degree in the field of experimental condensed matter physics from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur (India) in 2003. He was post-doctoral researcher with Department of Atomic Energy (India) during 2003-04 following which he was lecturer of Physics at Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra before joining PDEU as Assistant Professor in 2007. He was a visiting Professor at Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan during 2015-16. His current research is focused on the development of commercially viable materials and technology for photovoltaic, photo-/electro-catalytic systems and green hydrogen generation. He has been principal investigator of various funded research projects from DRDO, DST, MNRE & GUJCOST (Govt. of Gujarat); published more than 112 papers in SCI indexed journals and has six Indian patents

Employment

• Pandit Deendayal Energy University Professor
  2024 - Present
• Pandit Deendayal Energy University Associate Professor and Head
  2017 - 2024
• Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University Assistant Professor
  2007 - 2017
• Birla Institute of Technology Lecturer
  2004 - 2007

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur PhD
  2000 - 2003

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (59)

• Determining the confined optical length of high index vertical Si nanoforest arrays for photonic applications
  Journal of Applied Physics 2018 DOI: 10.1063/1.5027791
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• Achieving sub-50 nm controlled diameter of aperiodic Si nanowire arrays by ultrasonic catalyst removal for photonic applications
  AIP Conference Proceedings 2018 DOI: 10.1063/1.5035245
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• TiO<inf>2</inf>nanorods thin-films embedded with gold nanoparticles for enhanced photocatalytic activity
  AIP Conference Proceedings 2018 DOI: 10.1063/1.5035209
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• Synthesis and characterization of spray deposited CZTS thin films for photo-electrochemical application
  AIP Conference Proceedings 2018 DOI: 10.1063/1.5035246
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• Spray pyrolyzed Cu<inf>2</inf>SnS<inf>3</inf>thin films for photovoltaic application
  AIP Conference Proceedings 2018 DOI: 10.1063/1.5033015
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• Solid-solution Zn(O,S) thin films: Potential alternative buffer layer for Cu<inf>2</inf>ZnSnS<inf>4</inf>solar cells
  AIP Conference Proceedings 2018 DOI: 10.1063/1.5035220
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• SnS<inf>2</inf>films deposited from molecular ink as Cd-free alternative buffer layer for solar cells
  AIP Conference Proceedings 2018 DOI: 10.1063/1.5035228
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• Quantum mechanical investigation of optoelectronic properties of gold nanoparticle attached titanium dioxide nanorods for device applications
  Journal of Nanoparticle Research 2018 DOI: 10.1007/s11051-018-4127-4
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• Inexpensive Cu<inf>2</inf>SnS<inf>3</inf>grown by room-temperature aqueous bath electrodeposition for thin film solar cells
  International Journal of Modern Physics B 2018 DOI: 10.1142/S0217979218400714
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• Highly phase-pure spray-pyrolysed Cu<inf>2</inf>SnS<inf>3</inf>thin films prepared by hybrid thermal treatment for photovoltaic applications
  Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.02.220
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