Ministry of Education
Debarun Dhar Purkayastha
VIDWAN ID: 108640

Dr Debarun Dhar Purkayastha

Male Doctor of Philosophy
Associate Professor | Department of Science and Humanities
National Institute of Technology Nagaland
Expertise: Materials Science Multidisciplinary
ORCID 0000-0002-5299-7119 Scopus 37066532400 Google Scholar dJe_Q4gAAAAJ
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54 Publications
4 Projects
1157 Scopus Citations
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13 Years Total Experience
Publications
54 Total
Articles
47
Chapters
1
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6
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Indian Institute of Metal
Lifetime membership
Jan 2020

Personal Details

Doctor of Philosophy
2012
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL TEACHERS' TRAINING & RESEARCH, BHOPAL
Master of Science
2007
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow
Associate Professor
Nov 2022 – Present
National Institute of Technology Nagaland | Department of Science and Humanities
Assistant Professor
Sep 2013 – Nov 2022
National Institute of Technology Nagaland | Department of Science and Humanities
Engineering and Technology
Materials Science Multidisciplinary

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Scholarly Work

Desert beetle inspired hierarchical surfaces for water harvesting
Other
Role: Principal Investigator Grant: CRG/2023/007359
Amount: ₹38.86 Lac
Duration: 2024 – Ongoing
Bioinspired smart self-cleaning membranes for on demand water Purification based on switchable wettability
Other
Role: Principal Investigator Grant: CRG/2019/002627
Amount: ₹27.84 Lac
Duration: 2019 – Ongoing
Synthesis and characterization of heterogeneous photocatalytic metal oxides thin films for self-cleaning applications
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: ₹3 Lac
Duration: 2019 – 2020
Metal (Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu) doped and buffer layered Tin oxide thin films as anti-reflecting self-cleaning surfaces for solar cells
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator Grant: YSS/2014/000133
Amount: ₹23.20 Lac
Duration: 2016 – 2019

Synthesis and characterization of photocatalytic SnO2 based thin Films for selfcleaning application

University National Institute of Technology Nagaland
Year 2019
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ZnO and its heterostructure for self-cleaning application

University National Institute of Technology Nagaland
Year 2021
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Hierarchical surfaces with superwettability for oily wastewater treatment

University National Institute of Technology Nagaland
Year 2024
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Tailoring Electrospun Nanofibrous Membranes with Micro/Nano-Structures for Multifaceted Applications

University National Institute of Technology Nagaland
Year 2025
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Development of Ti3C2Tx Mxene-Based Electrospun Membranes and their Wetting Behaviour

University National Institute of Technology Nagaland
Year 2026
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Scholarly Publications

Nanostructured Zn and ZnO nanowire thin films for mechanical and self-cleaning applications

Journal Article
Applied Surface Science. Year: 2015. Volume: 330 , Pages: 292-299 .
Authors: Shaik, U.P.; Purkayastha, D.D.; Krishna, M.G.; Madhurima, V.
DOI 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.01.027 Crossref Crossref: 25 Scopus Scopus: 26

Metal oxide thin films and nanostructures for self-cleaning applications: Current status and future prospects

Open Access
Journal Article
EPJ Applied Physics. Year: 2013. Volume: 62 , Issue: 3 , Pages: 30001-30001-p12 .
Authors: Mamidipudi Ghanashyam Krishna; Madhurima Vinjanampati; Debarun Dhar Purkayastha
DOI 10.1051/epjap/2013130048 Crossref Crossref: 57 Scopus Scopus: 64

SnO2/TiO2 bilayer thin films exhibiting superhydrophilic properties

Conference Paper
Year: 2017. Volume: 1832 .
Authors: Nibedita Paul Talinungsang; Debarun Dhar Purkayastha
DOI 10.1063/1.4980495 Crossref Crossref: 1 Scopus Scopus: 4

Robust superhydrophobicity of ZnO thin films for self-cleaning applications

Conference Paper
Materials Today: Proceedings. Year: 2019. Volume: 46 , Pages: 6339-6343 .
Authors: Diliraj Upadhaya; Debarun Dhar Purkayastha
DOI 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.05.815 Crossref Crossref: 4 Scopus Scopus: 5

Tuning the wettability and photocatalytic efficiency of heterostructure ZnO-SnO 2 composite films with annealing temperature

Journal Article
Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. Year: 2019. Volume: 95 , Pages: 28-34 .
Authors: Diliraj Upadhaya; Talinungsang; Pankaj Kumar; Debarun Dhar Purkayastha
DOI 10.1016/j.mssp.2019.02.009 Crossref Crossref: 33 Scopus Scopus: 37

Superhydrophilicity of photocatalytic ZnO/SnO2 heterostructure for self-cleaning applications

Journal Article
Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. Year: 2019. Volume: 92 , Issue: 3 , Pages: 575-584 .
Authors: Talinungsang; Diliraj Upadhaya; Pankaj Kumar; Debarun Dhar Purkayastha
DOI 10.1007/s10971-019-05127-8 Crossref Crossref: 40 Scopus Scopus: 47

Dependence of calcination temperature on wettability and photocatalytic performance of SnO2–TiO2 composite thin films

Journal Article
Materials Chemistry and Physics. Year: 2020. Volume: 241 .
Authors: Talinungsang; Diliraj Upadhaya; Debarun Dhar Purkayastha; M. Ghanashyam Krishna
DOI 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2019.122333 Crossref Crossref: 29 Scopus Scopus: 31

Enhanced wettability and photocatalytic activity of seed layer assisted one dimensional ZnO nanorods synthesized by hydrothermal method

Journal Article
Ceramics International. Year: 2020. Volume: 46 , Issue: 10 , Pages: 15831-15839 .
Authors: Diliraj Upadhaya; Debarun Dhar Purkayastha
DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.03.130 Crossref Crossref: 61 Scopus Scopus: 54
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