Pankaj Bharali

About

Dr. Pankaj Bharali has been a Faculty Member at the Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, since 2011, where he is currently a Professor. He carried out a postdoc at AIST Kansai, Japan, and Tezpur University. He is an alumnus of CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad (Ph.D.), Gauhati University (M.Sc.), and Dibrugarh University (B.Sc.). He teaches Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Methods, and Catalysis.

His current research focuses on synthesizing nanomaterials of various morphology, size, and composition to elucidate the structure-property correlation, along with mechanistic studies of Pt-free electrocatalysts for hydrogen energy and fuel cell reactions. Specifically, Dr. Bharali is interested in the development of selective and stable Pd-based bi/trimetallic and redox-active metal oxides/chalcogenides, as well as their composites, for oxygen electrocatalysis and the electrooxidation of polyalcohols, urea, and formic acid. Currently, their focus is centred on developing bifunctional electrocatalysts.

Research Expertise/ Interest:
• Inorganic Nanomaterials
• Heterogeneous Catalysis
• Electrocatalysis for Fuel Cell and Electrolysers

Research Collaborations:
• Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
• University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
• University of Southampton, United Kingdom
• Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan
• Osaka University, Japan
• Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Russia
• Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India
• CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, India
• Gauhati University, India

Edited works:
Wiley books on “Heterogeneous Nanocatalysis for Energy and Environmental Sustainability”,
Volume 1: Energy Applications and Volume 2: Environmental Applications (2022).

Employment

• Tezpur University Professor
  2025 - Present
• Tezpur University Associate Professor
  2023 - 2025
• Tezpur University Assistant Professor
  2011 - 2023

Education

• Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Division Ph.D.
  2005 - 2009

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (90)

• Synergistic Tri‐Metallic Heterogeneous Nanocatalyst for Ligand‐Free Oxidative Homocoupling of Terminal Alkynes
  Chemistry – An Asian Journal 2026 DOI: 10.1002/asia.70943
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• Amorphous Cobalt‐Rich Trimetallic Boride‐Based Electrocatalyst for Efficient Water Oxidation
  ChemCatChem 2026 DOI: 10.1002/cctc.70997
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• Insights on Hetero‐Nanostructured CuO‐CuxCeyOz/C Catalyzed Oxygen Reduction Reaction
  Chemistry – An Asian Journal 2026 DOI: 10.1002/asia.70710
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• A Robust Bifunctional Electrocatalyst with Crystalline-Amorphous Interfaces toward Oxygen Reduction/Evolution Reactions
  Topics in Catalysis 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s11244-025-02147-3
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• Deciphering the Effect of Fe and Cu in Pd Lattice for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction
  Energy & Fuels 2025 DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c05478
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• Interface-driven Pd–Ag–Cu/C nanocomposites with increased oxygen reduction reaction kinetics
  Nanoscale 2025 DOI: 10.1039/D5NR01786F
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• Boosting oxygen electrode efficiency using engineered CuO/Cu2O/C nanostructure
  cMat 2024 DOI: 10.1002/cmt2.34
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• Durable and Stable Bifunctional Co3O4-Based Nanocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction/Evolution Reactions
  ACS Applied Nano Materials 2024 DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.3c04941
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• Electronic Modulation of Pd/C by Simultaneous Doping of Cu and Co Tendering a Highly Durable and Methanol-Tolerant Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst
  Energy & Fuels 2023 DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c00452
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• CeO2 promotes electrocatalytic formic acid oxidation of Pd-based alloys
  Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.169665
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