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Vishal Govind Rao
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Dr Vishal Govind Rao

Male Doctor of Philosophy
Associate Professor | Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh
Expertise: Physical Chemistry
ORCID 0000-0003-1205-3006 Scopus 55217727600 ResearcherID I-9227-2016 Google Scholar v6tyWUIAAAAJ
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Professional Recognition

Class of 1973 Young Faculty Fellowship
2024
IIT Kanpur

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers
Early Career Advisory Board Member
Jan 2024
Chemical Physics Impact by ScienceDirect
Early Career Advisory Board Member
Jan 2023
Communication Materials-Nature
Editorial Board Member
Jan 2022

Personal Details

Doctor of Philosophy
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Associate Professor
Jul 2024 – Present
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | Department of Chemistry
Assistant Professor
Apr 2019 – Jun 2024
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | Department of Chemistry
Chemical Sciences
Physical Chemistry

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Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals: Ligand Engineering Towards Stability and Photocatalysis

University Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Year 2024
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Exciton Dissociation, Halide Vacancies, and Molecular Interfacing: Strategies for Efficient Perovskite Photocatalysis

University Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Year 2025
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Scholarly Publications

Plasmon-induced hot-hole generation and extraction at nano-heterointerfaces for photocatalysis

Open Access
Review
Communications Materials. Year: 2021. Volume: 2 , Issue: 1 .
Authors: Monika Ahlawat; Diksha Mittal; Vishal Govind Rao
DOI 10.1038/s43246-021-00220-4 Crossref Crossref: 142 Scopus Scopus: 135

Recent Progress and Challenges in Plasmon-Mediated Reduction of CO2 to Chemicals and Fuels

Review
ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES (ELECTRONIC). Year: 2022. Volume: 9 , Issue: 12 .
Authors: Diksha Mittal; Monika Ahlawat; Vishal Govind Rao
DOI 10.1002/admi.202102383 Crossref Crossref: 56 Scopus Scopus: 53

Perovskite photocatalysis: realizing long-lived charge-separated states at the interface of CsPbBr3 nanocrystals and functionalized ferrocene molecules

Journal Article
Journal of Materials Chemistry A. Year: 2022. Volume: 10 , Issue: 39 , Pages: 21112-21123 .
Authors: Siddharth Singh; Diksha Mittal; Vinithra Gurunarayanan; Ankita Sahu; Ramesh Ramapanicker; Vishal Govind Rao
DOI 10.1039/D2TA05692E Crossref Crossref: 39 Scopus Scopus: 37

Suppressing Phase Instability and Iodide Expulsion in Mixed-Halide Perovskites via Directed Hole Transfer and Defect Management

Open Access
Journal Article
SMALL (ELECTRONIC). Year: 2025. Volume: 21 , Issue: 34 .
Authors: Shivani Gupta; Harsh Patel; Pooja Aggarwal; Soumyadeep De; Vishal Govind Rao
DOI 10.1002/smll.202501579 Crossref Crossref: 3 Scopus Scopus: 3

Enhancing Photocatalytic Attributes of Perovskite Nanocrystals in Aqueous Media via Ligand Engineering

Journal Article
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Year: 2024. Volume: 16 , Issue: 1 , Pages: 623-632 .
Authors: Monika Ahlawat; Neelakshi; Ramesh Ramapanicker; Vishal Govind Rao
DOI 10.1021/acsami.3c14321 Crossref Crossref: 16 Scopus Scopus: 16

Long-Lived Charge Separation Enabled by Molecular Engineering of Phenazine-Based Hole Transport Materials

Open Access
Journal Article
SMALL (ELECTRONIC). Year: 2025. Volume: 21 , Issue: 31 .
Authors: Pooja Aggarwal; Ayushi Chaudhary; Soumyadeep De; Ritika Gautam Singh; Vishal Govind Rao
DOI 10.1002/smll.202501649 Crossref Crossref: 6 Scopus Scopus: 7

Halide Perovskite Photocatalysts for Clean Fuel Production and Organic Synthesis: Opportunities and Challenges

Open Access
Review
ADVANCED MATERIALS. Year: 2025. Volume: 37 , Issue: 28 .
Authors: Siddharth Singh; Zeinab Hamid; Ramavath Babu; Sergio Gómez‐Graña; Xiaowen Hu; Iain McCulloch; Robert L. Z. Hoye; Vishal Govind Rao; Lakshminarayana Polavarapu
DOI 10.1002/adma.202419603 Crossref Crossref: 54 Scopus Scopus: 55

Dual Functionality of Bidentate Ligands for Optimized Charge Extraction in Lead Halide Perovskites: Implications for Perovskite Solar Cells

Journal Article
ACS Applied Nano Materials. Year: 2025. Volume: 8 , Issue: 23 , Pages: 12164-12175 .
Authors: Soumyadeep De; Ayushi Chaudhary; Abhishek Yogi; Nikhil Shrivas; Ritika Gautam Singh; Venkata Jayasurya Yallapragada; Vishal Govind Rao
DOI 10.1021/acsanm.5c01828 Crossref Crossref: 1 Scopus Scopus: 1
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