Faculty details

Prof.Ganesh Chandra Nayak

Designation: Professor

Department: Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Email: gcnayak[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

Contact Number:

Office Number: +91-326-223-5934

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Research Interest: Sodium And Lithium In Battery, Supercapacitor, Nanochemistry

Teaching

  • Rechargeable Battery Science and Technology

  • Advanced Techniques in Materials Characterization 

  • Instrumental Techniques for Material Characterization

  • Nanomaterials for Advanced Applications

  • Polymer Chemistry

  • Solid State Chemistry 

  • Material Science & Technology 

 

Academics

  • Ph.D. Polymer Science
  • M. Tech. Materials Science
  • M. Sc. Chemistry 

Position

1. Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, ISM Dhanbad, 2012

2. Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, 2019

3. Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemcial Biology, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, 2026

Awards and Honors

Partnerships and International Collaborations
  • Prof. V. Berry, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA.
  • Prof. J. H. Lee, Professor, Jeonbuk National University, Chonbuk National University, South Korea.
  • Prof. J. J. Shim, Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Korea.
  • Prof. D. Akinwande, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, USA.
  • Prof. V.K. Thakur, Professor, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
  • Prof. M. J. Kim, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Gachon University, Republic of Korea.
Significant accomplishments:

                Two technologies for utilization of Red mud and Mine Waste water ready at TRL level 4 and patents filled. 

Recent Invited Talk and Conferances: 
  1. Advanced Materials for Sustainable Societal Applications” (AMSSA-2024) from 28-29 Nov., 2024, Department of Chemistry, Utkal University.

Publications

Books Published

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Books and Book Chapters

  1. MXene and Their Composites for Oxygen Evolution Reactions, Handbook of Energy Materials, De, S., Roy, S., Nayak, G.C. Springer, 2023.  Link

  2. 2D Materials for Solar Cell Applications, Materials for Solar Energy Conversion: Materials, Methods and Applications, Chapter 9, S. De, S. Acharya, S. Sahoo, Ashok Kumar Das, G. C.  Nayak, Wiley Publisher, 2021 Link

  3. Recent Progress in Electrospinning Technologies for Graphene-Based Materials, Electrospinning of Graphene, S. De, S. Sahoo, Ashok Kumar Das & G. C.  Nayak, Springer, 2021 Link

  4. Present status of biomass-derived carbon-based composites for supercapacitor application, Nanostructural, functional, and flexible Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage Systems, Chapter 12, S. De, S. Acharya, S. Sahoo, G. C.  Nayak, Elsevier,2020. Link

  5. Surface Engineering of Graphene, Carbon Nanostructures Series, S. Sahoo, Santosh Kumar Tiwari, G. C.  Nayak, Springer, 2019. Link

  6. Recycling of Rubber Blends for Durable Construction, Rubber Recycling: Challenges and Developments, Chapter 10, Palaniappan S.K., Rathanasamy R., Pal S.K., Nayak G. C., RSC, 2019. Link

  7. Recycling of rubber composites and nanocomposites, Rubber Recycling: Challenges and Developments, Chapter 11, Shanmugam R., Palaniappan S.K., Rathanasamy R., Kasilingam K., Nayak G. C., RSC, 2019. Link

  8. Compression for multiphase products, Multicomponent Polymeric Materials, Chapter 6, Nayak G. C. , Hatui G., Springer, 2016 Link

  9. Paints and Coating of Multicomponent Product, Multicomponent Polymeric Materials, Chapter 7, Kumar P.S., Rajasekar R., Pal S. K., Nayak G. C. Springer,2016. Link

  10. LCP Based Polymer Blend Nanocomposites, Liquid Crystalline Polymers, Chapter 8, Nayak G. C. , Das C.K., Springer, 2015 Link

  11. Kevlar Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites, Polymer Composites, Chapter 7 Das C.K., Nayak G. C., Rajasekar R, Wiley Publisher, 2012 Link

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

2012-2014    2015     2016     2017     2018     2019     2020     2021     2022     2023     2024   2025

Projects & Activities

Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

Current research Activities (Ongoing projects)

  1. Cow Dung based hybrid energy storage devices, SUTRA, 2021-2025
  2. Layered nanocomposite composed of graphene carbon quantum dots and MXene coated with calcium oxide nanoparticles for large scale carbon dioxide capture and translation into nano-fertilizer. UKIERI-SPARC, 2024-2026
  3. Feasibility of bulk scale production of S/N-doped porous carbon and graphitic-C3N4 based metal chalcogenides anodes for sodium-ion battery, IIT(ISM), 2023-2025.
  4. Electrocatalytic and photo electrocatalytic reduction of protons or carbon dioxide, STINT, 2024-2026.

Research Activities (Completed projects)

  1. Synthesis and Functionalization of Graphene for controlled dispersion in Polymer Blends. DST, SERB, 2013-2016.
  2. Synthesis and modification of nanofibers for polymer nanocomposites, IIT (ISM), 2013-2016.
  3. Development of hybrid nanocomposites based wide band radar absorbing materials (1-12 Ghz), DRDO, 2017-2019.
  4. 2D Nanomaterials for Energy Storage, IUSSTF, 2018-2020.
  5. Extraction of Nanocellulose from Wastepaper for production of biodegradable, flexible and cheaper electrodes for energy storage devices, SERB, DST, 2018-2021.
  6. From waste to wealth: biomass-derived porous carbon materials for the fabrication of high-performance Na-ion batteries, TEQIP-III, 2018-2021.

Guidance

List of Ph.D awarded:

1.Development of Microwave Absorbing Materials for Camouflaging and Minimization of RF Hazard, Dr. S. Das, 2016,

2.Synthesis and characterization of nanoclay based hybrid electrode materials for high performance supercapacitor, Dr. R. Oraon, 2017

3.Synthesis and Dispersion of Graphene oxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide in Polymer Blends for Enhanced Thermomechanical Properties, Dr. S. K. Tiwari, 2017

4.Development and Modification of Graphene based hybrid nanocomposites for supercapacitor application, Dr. A. Adhikari, 2018

5.Boron nitride-based hybrid electrodes for asymmetric supercapacitor, Dr. Chandan Maity, 2022.

6.Synthesis and modification of MXene and its nanocomposites for hybrid Supercapacitors, Dr. S. De, 2023.

7.Development of Hybrid Nanocomposites based Wide band RADAR absorbing Materials (1-12 GHz), Dr. S. Sidiqui, 2023.

8.Extraction of heavy metals from waste water and its application in energy storage devices,Dr. S. Acharya, 2024.


List of Ongoing Ph.D. work:

1.Development of Hybrid Anodes for Sodium ion batteries. K. Kumari, 2022

2.Development of Hybrid Cathodes for Sodium ion batteries. A.Joy, 2023

3.Synthesis of Hybrid MXene Electrodes for Sodium ion Battery, F. Parveen, 2023.

4.Utilization of waste water for energy Storage, S. Sultana,2023.