Dr. Subhenjit Hazra

Associate Professor (Research)

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Email ID (Personal) : hazra.sj2009@gmail.com
Email ID (Official)   : subhenjithazra.irc@sathyabama.ac.in

Educational Information

Postdoctoral Experience

Research Interests

• Synthesis and Characterizations of nanocomposites materials (ceramic and polymer-based composites) and study of their properties
• Synthesis of biologically active heterocyclic compounds using heterogeneous catalysts.
• Synthesis and Characterization of small molecule based chemosensors and study of their sensing behavior
• Development of Mesoporous materials and metal nanoparticles loaded mesoporous materials for catalysis and sensing applications
• Carbon based materials for electrocatalytic applications

Research Projects

Patents

Publications

1. Thamilselvan, V.; Balu, S.; Ganapathy, D.; Atchudan, R.; Arya, S.; Hazra, S; Sundramoorthy, A. K. Utilization of Biomass Waste Derived Carbon Quantum Dots Intercalated ZnO for Effective Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue. Results in Surfaces and Interfaces, 2025, 19, 100520. DOI:10.1016/j.rsurfi.2025.100520
2. Balaji, S. V.; Magesh, V.; Jacob, S.; Hazra, S.; Arya, S.; Sundramoorthy, A. K. Synthesis of Carbon Quantum Dots Using Basella Alba L. Fruits: Characterization and Fluorescent-Based Detection of Fe (III) Ions. Micro and Nanosystems 2025, 17 (2), 133-142. DOI: 10.2174/0118764029343917241021043804.
3. Gangopadhyay, B.; Subash, J.; Saha, N.; Hussain, S.; Pal, S.; Mukherjee, S.; Hawaldar, R.; Hazra, S.; Chattopadhyay, D. Low-Temperature Base-Catalyzed Si-Capped ZnO Quantum Dots for PH-Switchable Dual Sensing of Amoxicillin and Cr 3+. ACS Applied Nano Materials 2024, 7 (17), 20829-20840. DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.4c03682.
4. Ali, M. S.; Ali, M. S.; Mallick, S.; Bhandari, S.; Ali, M. I.; Hazra, S.; Roy, B.; Chattopadhyay, S.; Karmakar, S.; Chattopadhyay, D. Dual Parameter Smart Sensor for Nitrogen and Temperature Sensing Based on Defect-Engineered 1T-MoS2. Scientific Reports 2024, 14 (1), 21469. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-72632-4.
5. Misra, R.; Hazra, S.; Saleem, S.; Nehru, S. Drug-Loaded Polymer-Coated Silver Nanoparticles for Lung Cancer Theranostics. Medical Oncology 2024, 41 (6), 132. DOI: 10.1007/s12032-024-02372-y.
6. Dinesh Kumar, D.; Hazra, S.; Panda, K.; Kuppusami, P.; Stimpel-Lindner, T.; Duesberg, G. S. Probing the Impact of Tribolayers on Enhanced Wear Resistance Behavior of Carbon-Rich Molybdenum-Based Coatings. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2022, 14 (22), 26148-26161. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c03043.
7. Murugadoss, G.; Manibalan, G.; Hazra, S.; Rajesh Kumar, M.; Rajabathar, J. R.; Yadav, H. M. Electrochemical Determination of Hydrazine Using Facilely Synthesized Sn-Decorated α-Fe₂O₃ Nanoparticles Modified Electrode. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 2022, 33 (17), 13593-13603. DOI: 10.1007/s10854-022-08294-7.
8. Murugadoss, G.; Thiruppathi, K.; Venkatesh, N.; Hazra, S.; Mohankumar, A.; Thiruppathi, G.; Kumar, M. R.; Sundararaj, P.; Rajabathar, J. R.; Sakthivel, P. Construction of Novel Quaternary Nanocomposite and Its Synergistic Effect towards Superior Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Application. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 2022, 10 (1), 106961. DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2021.106961.
9. Manibalan, G.; Murugadoss, G.; Hazra, S.; Marimuthu, R.; Manikandan, C.; Jothi Ramalingam, R.; Rajesh Kumar, M. A Facile Synthesis of Sn-Doped CeO2 Nanoparticles: High Performance Electrochemical Nitrite Sensing Application. Inorganic Chemistry Communications 2022, 135, 109096. DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2021.109096.
10. Padmanaban, A.; Murugadoss, G.; Venkatesh, N.; Hazra, S.; Rajesh Kumar, M.; Tamilselvi, R.; Sakthivel, P. Electrochemical Determination of Harmful Catechol and Rapid Decolorization of Textile Dyes Using Ceria and Tin Doped ZnO Nanoparticles. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 2021, 9 (5), 105976. DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2021.105976.
11. Kundu, T.; Bhattacharjee, B.; Hazra, S.; Ghosh, A. K.; Bandyopadhyay, D.; Pramanik, A. Synthesis and Biological Assessment of Pyrrolobenzoxazine Scaffold as a Potent Antioxidant. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2019, 62 (13), 6315-6329. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00717.
12. Hazra, S.; Bodhak, C.; Chowdhury, S.; Sanyal, D.; Mandal, S.; Chattopadhyay, K.; Pramanik, A. A Novel Tryptamine-Appended Rhodamine-Based Chemosensor for Selective Detection of Hg2+ Present in Aqueous Medium and Its Biological Applications. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 2019, 411 (6), 1143-1157. DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1546-0.
13. Mandal, S.; Hazra, S.; Sarkar, S.; Bodhak, C.; Pramanik, A. Expeditious Synthesis of Diverse Spiro Fused Quinoxaline Derivatives Using Magnetically Separable Core-Shell CoFe₂O₄ @SiO₂-SO₃ H Nanocatalyst under Ultrasonication. Applied Organometallic Chemistry 2019, 33 (4). DOI: 10.1002/aoc.4702.
14. Bodhak, C.; Hazra, S.; Pramanik, A. Graphene Oxide: An Efficient Carbocatalyst for the Facile Synthesis of Isoindolo[2,1-a ]Quinazoline-5,11-diones via Domino Condensation under Solvent-Free Conditions. ChemistrySelect 2018, 3 (27), 7707-7712. DOI: 10.1002/slct.201801322.
15. Mukherjee, S.; Hazra, S.; Chowdhury, S.; Sarkar, S.; Chattopadhyay, K.; Pramanik, A. A Novel Pyrrole Fused Coumarin Based Highly Sensitive and Selective Fluorescence Chemosensor for Detection of Cu2+ Ions and Applications towards Live Cell Imaging. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 2018, 364, 635-644. DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2018.07.004.
16. Hazra, S.; Joshi, H.; Ghosh, B. K.; Ahmed, A.; Gibson, T.; Millner, P.; Ghosh, N. N. Development of a Ru Nanoparticle Loaded Thiol Functionalized Meso Porous Silica Modified Screen Printed Au Electrode for Electrochemical Detection and Estimation of Glucose. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2017, 17 (2), 1163-1170. DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2017.12714.
17. Ghosh, B. K.; Hazra, S.; Ghosh, N. N. Synthesis of Cu@CF@SBA15: A Versatile Catalysts for (i) Reduction of Dyes, Trifluralin, Synthesis of (Ii) DHPMs by Biginelli Reaction and (Iii) 1,2,3-Triazole Derivatives by ‘Click Reaction.’ Catalysis Communications 2016, 80, 44-48. DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2016.03.016.
18. Debnath, R.; Purkayastha, D. D.; Hazra, S.; Ghosh, N. N.; Bhattacharjee, C. R.; Rout, J. Biogenic Synthesis of Antioxidant, Shape Selective Gold Nanomaterials Mediated by High Altitude Lichens. Materials Letters 2016, 169, 58-61. DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2016.01.072.
19. Naik, B.; Moitra, D.; Dayananda, D.; Hazra, S.; Ghosh, B. K.; Prasad, S. V.; Ghosh, N. N. A Facile Method for Preparation of TiO 2 Nanoparticle Loaded Mesoporous γ -Al 2 O 3 : An Efficient but Cost-Effective Catalyst for Dye Degradation. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2016, 16 (8), 8544-8549. DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2016.11703.
20. Hazra, S.; Joshi, H.; Ghosh, B. K.; Ahmed, A.; Gibson, T.; Millner, P.; Ghosh, N. N. Development of a Novel and Efficient H 2 O 2 Sensor by Simple Modification of a Screen Printed Au Electrode with Ru Nanoparticle Loaded Functionalized Mesoporous SBA15. RSC Advances 2015, 5 (43), 34390-34397. DOI: 10.1039/C5RA02712H.
21. Moitra, D.; Hazra, S.; Ghosh, B. K.; Jani, R. K.; Patra, M. K.; Vadera, S. R.; Ghosh, N. N. A Facile Low Temperature Method for the Synthesis of CoFe 2 O 4 Nanoparticles Possessing Excellent Microwave Absorption Properties. RSC Advances 2015, 5 (63), 51130-51134. DOI: 10.1039/C5RA06600J.
22. Naik, B.; Hazra, S.; Desagani, D.; Ghosh, B. K.; Patra, M. K.; Vadera, S. R.; Ghosh, N. N. Preparation of a Magnetically Separable CoFe 2 O 4 Supported Ag Nanocatalyst and Its Catalytic Reaction towards the Decolorization of a Variety of Dyes. RSC Advances 2015, 5 (50), 40193-40198. DOI: 10.1039/C5RA00298B.
23. Hazra, S.; Ghosh, B. K.; Patra, M. K.; Jani, R. K.; Vadera, S. R.; Ghosh, N. N. A Novel ‘One-Pot’ Synthetic Method for Preparation of (Ni0.65Zn0.35Fe2O4)x-(BaFe12O19)1−x Nanocomposites and Study of Their Microwave Absorption and Magnetic Properties. Powder Technology 2015, 279, 10-17. DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2015.03.046.
24. Ghosh, B. K.; Hazra, S.; Naik, B.; Ghosh, N. N. Preparation of Cu Nanoparticle Loaded SBA-15 and Their Excellent Catalytic Activity in Reduction of Variety of Dyes. Powder Technology 2015, 269, 371-378. DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2014.09.027.
25. Hazra, S.; Ghosh, B. K.; Patra, M. K.; Jani, R. K.; Vadera, S. R.; Ghosh, N. N. One-Pot Synthesis of (NiFe₂O₄) x -(SrFe₁₂O₁₉) 1^-1 Nanocomposites and Their Microwave Absorption Properties. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2015, 15 (9), 6559-6567. DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2015.10491.
26. Ghosh, B. K.; Hazra, S.; Naik, B.; Ghosh, N. N. Preparation of Ru Nanocatalysts Supported on SBA-15 and Their Excellent Catalytic Activity Towards Decolorization of Various Dyes. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2015, 15 (9), 6516-6523. DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2015.10650.
27. Naik, B.; Hazra, S.; Dayananda, D.; Prasad, V. S.; Ghosh, N. N. Preparation of TiO 2 Nanoparticle Loaded MCM-41 and Study of Its Photo-Catalytic Activity Towards Decolorization of Methyl Orange. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2015, 15 (9), 6669-6674. DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2015.10904.
28. Hazra, S.; Ghosh, B. K.; Joshi, H. R.; Patra, M. K.; Jani, R. K.; Vadera, S. R.; Ghosh, N. N. Development of a Novel One-Pot Synthetic Method for the Preparation of (MnO₂NiO₄ ZnO₄ Fe₂O₄) x -(BaFe₁₂O₁₉) 1^-1 Nanocomposites and the Study of Their Microwave Absorption and Magnetic Properties. RSC Adv. 2014, 4 (86), 45715-45725. DOI: 10.1039/C4RA07145J.
29. Hazra, S.; Balaji, S.; Banerjee, M.; Ganguly, A.; Ghosh, N. N.; Chatterjee, A. A PEGylated-Rhodamine Based Sensor for “Turn-on” Fluorimetric and Colorimetric Detection of Hg 2+ Ions in Aqueous Media. Anal. Methods 2014, 6 (11), 3784-3790. DOI: 10.1039/C4AY00265B.
30. Sharma, B.; Purkayastha, D. D.; Hazra, S.; Gogoi, L.; Bhattacharjee, C. R.; Ghosh, N. N.; Rout, J. Biosynthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Using a Freshwater Green Alga, Prasiola Crispa. Materials Letters 2014, 116, 94-97. DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2013.10.107.
31. Sharma, B.; Purkayastha, D. D.; Hazra, S.; Thajamanbi, M.; Bhattacharjee, C. R.; Ghosh, N. N.; Rout, J. Biosynthesis of Fluorescent Gold Nanoparticles Using an Edible Freshwater Red Alga, Lemanea Fluviatilis (L.) C.Ag. and Antioxidant Activity of Biomatrix Loaded Nanoparticles. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering 2014, 37 (12), 2559-2565. DOI: 10.1007/s00449-014-1233-2.
32. Hazra, S.; Ghosh, N. N. Preparation of Nanoferrites and Their Applications. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2014, 14 (2), 1983-2000. DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2014.8745.
33. Rajput, A. B.; Hazra, S.; Ghosh, N. N. Synthesis and Characterisation of Pure Single-Phase CoFe 2 O 4 Nanopowder via a Simple Aqueous Solution-Based EDTA-Precursor Route. Journal of Experimental Nanoscience 2013, 8 (4), 629-639. DOI: 10.1080/17458080.2011.582170.
34. Rajput, A. B.; Hazra, S.; Krishna, N. B.; Chavali, P.; Datla, S.; Ghosh, N. N. Preparation of NiFe2O4 Nanopowder via EDTA Precursor and Study of Its Properties. Particuology 2012, 10 (1), 29-34. DOI: 10.1016/j.partic.2011.07.004.
35. Hazra, S.; Patra, M. K.; Vadera, S. R.; Ghosh, N. N. A Novel But Simple “One-Pot” Synthetic Route for Preparation of (NiFe2O4) x -(BaFe12O19) 1−x Composites. Journal of the American Ceramic Society 2012, 95 (1), 60-63. DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.04958.x.
36. Hazra, S.; Patra, M. K.; Vadera S. R.; Ghosh, N. N. Preparation of Mn0.2NixZn(0.8-x)Fe2O4 Nanopowders by using a novel EDTA precursor method and their microstructure, DC resistivity and magnetic properties Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications 2012, 6, 451-455.
37. Naik, B.; Hazra, S.; Muktesh, P.; Prasad, V. S.; Ghosh, N. N. A Facile Method for Preparation of Ag Nanoparticle Loaded MCM-41 and Study of Its Catalytic Activity for Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol. Science of Advanced Materials 2011, 3 (6), 1025-1030. DOI: 10.1166/sam.2011.1231.
38. Naik, B.; Hazra, S.; Prasad, V. S.; Ghosh, N. N. Synthesis of Ag Nanoparticles within the Pores of SBA-15: An Efficient Catalyst for Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol. Catalysis Communications 2011, 12 (12), 1104-1108. DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2011.03.028.
39. Rajput, A. B.; Hazra, S.; Fernando, G. F.; Ghosh, N. N. Synthesis of Single-Phase Barium Hexaferrite Nanopowder via a Novel EDTA Precursor-Based Route and Its DC Resistivity and Magnetic Property. Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry 2011, 41 (9), 1114-1121. DOI: 10.1080/15533174.2011.591355.

Book Chapters

1. Kamalan Kirubaharan, A. M.; Dinesh Kumar, D.; Gobi Saravanan, K. Hazra, S. Methods of Microstructural Characterization of Coatings Tribology in Tribology and Characterization of Surface coatings, Chapter 3, Wiley-Scrivener Publishing, 2022, DOI: 10.1002/9781119818878.ch3
2. Kamalan Kirubaharan, A. M.; Dinesh Kumar, D.; Gobi Saravanan, K. Hazra, S. Recent Advancements in Wear Resistant Coatings Prepared by PVD methods in Handbook of Research on Tribology in Coatings and Surface Treatment, Chapter 8, IGI Global Publishers, 2022, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9683-8.ch008

Awards & Honors

1. INSA Visiting Scientist, awarded by Indian National Science Academy (2022)
2. Dr. D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship, awarded by UGC, India (2016)
3. Senior Research Fellowship awarded by CSIR, India (2013)

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