Full Member
Himanshu Chakraborty
Membership since:
2025
Field of activity:
Other Memberships/Affiliations
American Physical Society
Degrees:
2015
Doctorate Physics
Computational study of ground and excited states of polyacenes and graphene related nanomolecules, modeling of electro and photo catalysts for clean energy applications such as hydrogen gas production using water splittng etc.
Techniqes used are: Multi-Reference Configuration Interaction (MRSDCI), Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Classical and DFT-Molecular Dynamics.
2007
Master Physics
2005
Undergraduate Physics
Publications resulting from Research
Deepak Kumar Rai, Himanshu Chakraborty and Alok Shukla, “Tunable Optoelectronic of Triply Bonded
Carbon Molecules with Linear and Graphyne Substructures” . J. Phys. Chem. C (2018), 122 (2), 13091317
Carbon Molecules with Linear and Graphyne Substructures” . J. Phys. Chem. C (2018), 122 (2), 13091317
Nuwan H. Attanayake, Akila C. Thenuwara, Abhirup Patra, Yaroslav V. Aulin, M. Tran, Himanshu
Chakraborty, Eric Borguet, Michael L. Klein, John P. and Daniel R. Strongin, “Effect of Intercalated Metals
on the Electrocatalytic of 1T-MoS2 for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction” ACS Energy Lett (2018), 3, 713
Chakraborty, Eric Borguet, Michael L. Klein, John P. and Daniel R. Strongin, “Effect of Intercalated Metals
on the Electrocatalytic of 1T-MoS2 for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction” ACS Energy Lett (2018), 3, 713
Beibei Xu, Himanshu Chakraborty, Vivek K. Yadav, Zhuolei Zhang, Michael . Klein and Shenqiang Ren,
“Tunable two-dimensional interfacial coupling in molecular heterostructures” Nat. Comm. 8, 312 (2017)
“Tunable two-dimensional interfacial coupling in molecular heterostructures” Nat. Comm. 8, 312 (2017)
Beibei Xu, Himanshu Chakraborty, Richard Remsing, Michael L. Klein and Ren, “A free-standing
molecular spin-charge converter for ubiquitous magnetic-energy harvesting” Adv. Mater. 1605150 (2016)
molecular spin-charge converter for ubiquitous magnetic-energy harvesting” Adv. Mater. 1605150 (2016)
Manjeet Chhetri, Somak Maitra , Himanshu Chakraborty, Umesh V. Waghmare and C. N. R. Rao,
“Superior performance of borocarbonitrides, B x C y N z , as stable, metal-free electrocatalysts for hydrogen
evolution reaction” Energy Environ. Sci., 9, 95 (2016)
“Superior performance of borocarbonitrides, B x C y N z , as stable, metal-free electrocatalysts for hydrogen
evolution reaction” Energy Environ. Sci., 9, 95 (2016)
Tista Basak, Himanshu Chakraborty, and Alok Shukla, “Theory of Linear Absorption in Diamond
Shaped Graphene Quantum Dots” Phys. Rev. B, 92, 205404 (2015)
Shaped Graphene Quantum Dots” Phys. Rev. B, 92, 205404 (2015)
Himanshu Chakraborty, and Alok Shukla, “Theory of Triplet Optical Absorption of Oligoacenes: From
Naphthalene to Heptacene” J. Chem. Phys., 141, 164301 (2014)
Naphthalene to Heptacene” J. Chem. Phys., 141, 164301 (2014)
Himanshu Chakraborty, and Alok Shukla, “Pariser-Parr-Pople Model Calculations the ground and low-
lying excited states of long acenes” J. Phys. Chem. A, 117, (2013)
lying excited states of long acenes” J. Phys. Chem. A, 117, (2013)
Zhuolei Zhang, Richard C. Remsing, Himanshu Chakraborty, Michael L Klein, Shenqiang Ren, “Light-
induced dilation in nano-sheets of charge transfer complexes” PNAS (2018), 0027-8424.
induced dilation in nano-sheets of charge transfer complexes” PNAS (2018), 0027-8424.
Himanshu Chakraborty, Santosh Mogurampelly, Vivek K. Yadav, Umesh V Waghmare and Michael L.
Klein, Phonon and thermal conducting properties of borocarbonitride (BCN) nanosheets,
arXiv:1802.08340, (2018).
Klein, Phonon and thermal conducting properties of borocarbonitride (BCN) nanosheets,
arXiv:1802.08340, (2018).
57TH DAE SOLID STATE PHYSICS SYMPOSIUM 2012
2025
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Mumbai, IndiaCARBON MATERIALS 2012
2025
BARC Mumbai, IndiaCCP 2012
2025
Kobe, Japan2025