Diamond like Carbon Nanocomposite, Silicon Nanowire, Photovoltaic, Sensor, etc.

A. Professional Appointment:
1. Assistant Professor of Physics (Grade–III), since July 2008.
2. Former Lecturer (Physics), Techno International New Town, Kolkata, 2006 – 2008.

B. Professional Role and Responsibility:
1. One of the Founder Members: Centre for Advanced Research in Renewable Energy and Sensor Technology (CARREST) at MSIT, 2008.
2. Served as Co-Principal Investigator of a DST, Govt of India sponsored research and development project (Rs. 1.19 Cr.), 2016-20.
3. Innovation Ambassador (advanced level) trained by Ministry of Education Innovation cell, AICTE, Govt. of India, since 2019.
4. IPR Coordinator, IIC, MSIT, since 2019.
5. Convener, KAPILA Committee, MSIT, since 2022.
6. Faculty-in-Charge (founding), Greenovation Club, MSIT, since 2023.
7. Member, WBJEE Counselling Committee, MSIT, since 2022.
8. Member, IIC-MSIT, since inception, 2019.
9. Member, IIEDC, since inception, 2014.
10. Course Coordinator, Physics, since 2024.
11. University Question Paper setter, examiner, reviewer.
12. Former Coordinator (founding), Student Mentoring Coordination Committee, 2018-2024.
13. Former Officer in Charge (OIC), MAKAUT Semester Exam, 2023-24.
14. Former SPOC, Smart India Hackathon, MSIT, 2023-24.
15. Former SPOC, University Mentoring Program, MSIT, 2018-21.
16. Former Member, Website and Social Media Committee, 2020-24.
17. Former Member, DST Solar PV Hub, IIEST Shibpur, 2017-2020.
18. Jt. Coordinator, Dept. NBA Committee, 2020.
19. Organized More than 20 Webinar/ Invited Talk/ FDP in the capacity of Coordinator/ Convener/ Member at the Institute.
20. Attended More than 35 Webinar/ Invited Talk/ Seminar/ Conferences/ Workshop/ FDP at National and International Level.
21. Delivered 4 special lectures at Institute, Invited speaker 2 times in national level and 1 in international level.
22. Mentored several student groups for institute level, national level and international level Innovation Competition.
23. Served as Technical Program Committee member for 1 national level and 1 international level conference.

C. Research Publication:
Published more than 20 international Journal Papers, 14 conference papers, 2 patents and 1 edited book.

D. Editorial Team Member:
1. International Journal of Nanomaterials and Nanostructures, since 2024.
2. Journal of Nanoscience, NanoEngineering & Applications, since 2024.
3. Nano Trends – A Journal of Nano Technology & Its Applications, since 2023.
4. SCIREA Journal of Energy, 2022-24.
5. Characterization and Application of Nanomaterials, 2020-22.

E. Reviewer:
1. Journal of Optics (IOP),
2. Nanotechnology (IOP),
3. Solar Energy (Elsevier),
4. Physica Scripta (IOP),
5. Semiconductor Science and Technology (IOP),
6. SN Applied Sciences (Springer),
7. Engineering Research Express (IOP),
8. Journal of Nano Research.
9. Journal of Energy Research and Reviews
10. Journal of scientific research and reports.

F. Jury/Evaluator:
1. Global Jury for Student startup proposal, Wadhwani Foundation, since 2022.
2. Evaluator, School Innovation Marathon, MoE innovation cell, AICTE, Govt. of India, 2025.
3. Jury of Science Model Competition, Paschim Banga Vigyan Mancha, 2024 & 2025.
4. Jury of Science Fest, Festa Della Scienza 2023 & 2024, PB Academic School.
5. Jury, Yuva Innovator Challenge 2021, YUVA IncubatED & KITES Education.

G. Patents:
1. “A method for deposition of C60 embedded diamond-like nanocomposite thin film (Self drafted and filed)”, Sukhendu Jana, Sayan Das, Debasish De, Utpal Gangopadhyay, Indian Patent, Application No. 202231035259, date 20/06/2022, Present Status: Published in Patent Journal.
2. “An IOT based hypocaust system”, Sukhendu Jana, et al, Indian Patent Application number 202241011371, date 03/03/2022, Present Status: Published in patent journal.

• PhD: Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur. His research focused on applications of diamond-like nanocomposite and silicon nanowire for enhancing solar cell efficiency.
• M.Sc in Physics: Presidency College (Calcutta University) with a specialization in solid state electronics.
• B.Sc. (Hons): St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College, University of Calcutta, achieving the highest marks in Physics (Hons) at the college level.
• Higher Secondary: Mugberia Gangadhar High School, WBCHSE, 1999.
• Secondary: Mugberia Gangadhar High School, WBBSE, 1997.

1. Fabrication and Mathematical Modelling of a ITO-Al2O3-Si SIS Solar Cell, Kaustuv Dasgupta, Sukanta Bose, Anup Mondal, Sukhendu Jana, Utpal Gangopadhyay, Silicon, Vol. 14, Issue 17, pages 11963-11977, 2022.

2. C60 embedded diamond-like nanocomposite thin film, Sukhendu Jana, Sayan Das, Debasish De, Nanda Shakti, Anup Mondal, Sekhar Bhattacharya, Utpal Gongopadhyay, Carbon Letters, Vol. 32, pages 193-200, 2022.

3. Effect of diamond-like nanocomposite as antireflection layer on multi-crystalline silicon solar cells, Debasish De, Kalyan Adhikary, Sukhendu Jana, Sayan Das, Utpal Gangopadhyay, Materials Today: Proceedings, Vol. 39, pages 2046-2049, 2021.

4. Characterization and applications of diamond-like nanocomposites: A brief review, Kalyan Adhikary, Sayan Das, Debasish De, Anup Mondal, Utpal Gangopadhyay, Sukhendu Jana, Characterization and Application of Nanomaterials, Vol. 3, Issue 1, pages 30-39, 2020.

5. Low temperature growth of diamond-like nanocomposite films prepared by PACVD from Ar diluted siloxane plasma, Sayan Das, Sukhendu Jana, Debasish De, Utpal Gangopadhyay, Anup Mondal, Materials Research Express, Vol. 6, Issue 11, page 115614, 2019.

6. Towards reliability enhancement of graphene FET biosensor in complex analyte: artificial neural network approach, Joyeeta Basu, Nirmalya Samanta, Sukhendu Jana, Chirasree RoyChaudhuri, Microelectronics Reliability, Vol. 91, pages 154-159, 2018.

7. Diamond-like nanocomposite: a novel promising carbon based thin film as antireflection and passivation coating for silicon solar cell, Sukhendu Jana, Sayan Das, Debasish De, Anup Mondal, Utpal Gangopadhyay, Materials Research Express, Vol. 5, Issue 2, page 025601, 2018,

8. Texturization of multi crystalline silicon without conventional alkaline and acidic solution for solar cell processing, Baishakhi Pal, Soma Ray, Sukhendu Jana, Sayan Das, Utpal Gangopadhyay, Partha Pratim Ray, Materials Today: Proceedings, Vol 4, Issue 14, pages 12684-12688, 2017.

9. Fabrication of Nanowire on micro Textured Crystalline Silicon Wafer Before and After Diffusion Process: A comparative study of solar cell performance, Soma Ray, Sugato Ghosh, Hemanta Ghosh, Suchismita Mitra, Chandan Banerjee, Anup Kumar Mondal, Hiranmoy Saha, Sukhendu Jana, Sayan Das, Baishakhi Pal, Utpal Gangopadhyay, Materials Today: Proceedings, Vol. 4, Issue 14, 2017.

10. Effect of annealing on structural and optical properties of diamond-like nanocomposite thin films, Sukhendu Jana, Sayan Das, Debasish De, Utpal Gangopadhyay, Prajit Ghosh, Anup Mondal, Applied Physics A, Vol. 114, pages 965-972, 2014.

11. State of art of super capacitor, Soma Ray, Sutapa Garain, Sayan Das, Sukhendu Jana, Debasish De, Utpal Gangopadhyay, International Journal of Research in Computer Engineering and Electronics, Volume 3, Year 2014, Pages 1.

12. Novel and efficient texturing approach for large-scale industrial production line of large-area monocrystalline silicon solar cell, U Gangopadhyay, S Jana, S Das, P Ghosh, Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Vol. 2, Issue 3, page 5, 2013.

13. Anti-reflective nanocomposite based coating for crystalline silicon solar cells with noticeable significance, Utpal Gangopadhyay, Sukhendu Jana, Sayan Das, Prajit Ghosh, Anup Mondal, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Vol.5, Issue 3, 2013.

14. Deposition and characterization of diamond-like nanocomposite coatings grown by plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition over different substrate materials, Awadesh Kr Mallik, Nanadadulal Dandapat, Prajit Ghosh, Utpal Ganguly, Sukhendu Jana, Sayan Das, Kaustav Guha, Garfield Rebello, Samir Kumar Lahiri, Someswar Datta, Bulletin of Materials Science, Vol. 36, pages 193-202, 2013.

15. A clue to understand environmental influence on friction and wear of diamond-like nanocomposite thin film, Sukhendu Jana, Sayan Das, Utpal Gangopadhyay, Anup Mondal and Prajit Ghosh, Advances in Tribology, Vol. 2013, 2013.

16. Efficiency enhancement of Solar Cell by introduction of Cerium Oxide along with Silicon Nitride, U Gangopadhyay, S Ray, E Panda, S Jana, S Das, International Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Vol. 2, issue 2, pages 46-50, 2013.

17. Large-Area Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Using Novel Antireflective Nanoabsorber Texturing Surface by Multihollow Cathode Plasma System and Spin-On Doping, Utpal Gangopadhyay, Sukhendu Jana, and Sayan Das, ISRN Renewable Energy , Volume 2013, Article ID 738326, 5 page, 2013.

18. Study of ICP-CVD grown Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon thin films in HIT structure, U Gangopadhyay, S Das, S Jana International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, vol. 2, issue 10, page48-52, 2012.

19. Comparative simulation study between n-type and p-type Silicon Solar Cells and the variation of efficiency of n-type Solar Cell by the application of passivation layer, U Gangopadhyay, S Roy, S Garain, S Jana, S Das, IOSR Journal of Engineering (IOSRJEN), Vol. 2, Issue 8, 2012.

20. State of art of nanotechnology, Utpal Gangopadhyay, Sayan Das, Sukhendu Jana, Prajit Ghosh, International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, vol. 3, issue 6, pages 95-112, 2012.

21. Frequency response of diamond like nanocomposite thin film based MIM capacitor and equivalent circuit modelling, Sukhendu Jana, Sayan Das, Utpal Gangopadhyay, Prajit Ghosh, Anup Mondal, IOSR JEEE, Vol.1, page 46-50, 2012.

1. Project Title: Incorporation of DLN in a solar cell structure as a replacement of silicon nitride
Role: Co- Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. (Ref. DST/TM/CERI/D05)
Funding Amount: INR 11994450
Duration: 2016-2020

1. Associate Member, Institute of Physics (IOP), London, UK. 2025
2. Life Member, Paschimbanga Vigyan Mancha, 2024.
3. Life Member, Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), 2023.
4. Life Member, Indian Carbon Society (ICS), 2022.
5. Life Member, Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), 2021.
6. Life Member, Solar Energy Society of India (SESI), 2020.
7. Member, DST Solar PV Hub, IIEST Shibpur, MNRE, Govt. of India (2017)
8. Member, Forum of Scientists, Engineers and Technologists (FOSET), 2010.

Teaching Engineering Physics Theory and laboratory classes for UG students for the last 19 yrs using ICT tools. Motivating student to solve real life problem, field visit, research & innovation activities, higher study, etc. Taken special care for slow learner students. University Question Paper setter, examiner, reviewer.

1. Distinguished Speaker at the 8th International Conference on Empowering Change: Innovations for a Transformative Future 2025, Topic: The Influence of Innovation on Social and Economic Development, Organized by the Institute of Management Studies, Noida, India.

2. Distinguished speaker at the 3rd Global Entrepreneurship Symposium 2024, Topic: Renewable Energy Technologies and Their Economic Impact, organized by LNMIIT Centre for Entrepreneurship, Rajasthan, India.

3. Invited Speaker at the 1st Global Conference on Nano Technology (GCNT 2022, Webinar), topic: Diamond-like Nanocomposite thin film as antireflection and passivation coating on solar cell, Strenuous group, USA.

4.Delivered a talk on "Introduction to Intellectual Properties Rights" as Innovation Ambassador, organized by IIC MSIT, 28/05/2022.

5. Delivered a talk on "Identifying the intellectual component at the early stage of innovation" as Innovation Ambassador, organized by IIC MSIT, 20/11/2020.

1. Fullerene (C60) embedded diamond-like nanocomposite thin film for solar cell applications, Sukhendu Jana, Utpal Gangopadhyay, Sayan Das, Debasish De, Indian conference on carbon materials (ICCM 2023), page 60, 2023.

2. Multicrystalline Silicon Texturing By Novel Bi-Component Etching Solution, Subhadeep Nandy, Sekhar Bhattacharya, Sayan Das, Sukhendu Jana, Utpal Gangopadhyay, Materials Today: Proceedings, vol.4, issue 14, 2017.

3. A Novel Room Temperature Ammonia Gas Sensor Based on Diamond-Like Nanocomposite/c-Silicon Heterojunction, S Das, S Jana, D De, U Gangopadhyay, S Garain, S Ray, A Mondal, P Ghosh, Physics of Semiconductor Devices: 17th International Workshop on the Physics of Semiconductor Devices 2013, page 479-482, 2014.

4. Encapsulation of SiNWs Array with Diamond-like Nanocomposite Thin Film for Ultra-low Reflection, S Jana, S Das, D De, S Garain, S Ray, U Gangopadhyay, P Ghosh, A Mondal, Physics of Semiconductor Devices: 17th International Workshop on the Physics of Semiconductor Devices 2013, page 327-330, 2014.

5. Antireflective Nanocomposite Based Coating on Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells for Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Systems, Utpal Gangopadhyay, Sukhendu Jana, Sayan Das, Sutapa Garain, Soma Ray, Conference Papers in Energy, Volume 2013, Article ID 829260, 6 pages, 2013.

6. State of art of solar photovoltaic technology, Utpal Gangopadhyay, Sukhendu Jana, Sayan Das, Conference papers in science, vol. 2013, page 764132, 2013.

7. Effect of Dispersity on Polyurethane’s Property and Micro structure, Debasish De, Sayan Das, Sukhendu Jana and Utpal Gangopadhyay, International Conference on Structural and Physical Properties of Solids , Volume (SPPS),ISM Dhanbad, Year 2013.

8. Diamond-like Nanocomposite: A Promising Material as Anti-Reflection Coating on Si Based Solar Cell, Sukhendu Jana, Sayan Das, Debasish De, Utpal Gangopadhyay and Anup Mondal International Conference on Structural and Physical Properties of Solids, Volume (SPPS),ISM Dhanbad,2013, Year 2013.

9. Antireflective Nanocomposite Based Coating on Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells for Building Integrated Photovoltaic Systems, Utpal Gangopadhyay, Sukhendu Jana, Sayan Das, Sutapa Garain, and Soma Ray Conference Papers in Energy, Volume 2012, Year 2012.

10. Biomedical Applications of Diamond-Like Nanocomposite Coatings: An Advanced Nanocomposite Material, Sayan Das, Sukhendu Jana, Utpal Gangopadhyay, Prajit Ghosh. International Conference on Biomaterials and Implants: Prospects and Possibilities in the New Millennium, Year 2011.

11. Diamond like nanocomposite film: a promising materials for MEMS and related device Sukhendu Jana, Sayan Das, Utpal Gangopadhyay and Prajit Ghosh, International Conference on Biomaterials and Implants: Prospects and Possibilities in the New Millennium, Volume , Year 2011.

12. Characteristics of bonding structures in Diamond-like Nanocomposite film deposited by RF PECVD technique at different Argon gas ambience, S. Das, S. Jana, P. Ghosh and U. Gangopadhyay, 98th Indian Science Congress, Year 2011.

13. Diamond like nanocomposite thin film capacitor integrated with Solar cells for low power wireless communication systems”, S. Jana, S. Das, U. Gangopadhyay, P. Ghosh, S.K. Lahiri, 7th all India people’s Technology Congress, Year 2009.

14. Diamond like Nanocomposite film: promising material in Orthopedic Articulating Joint Replacements, S. Jana, R. Chakraborty, M. Das Sarkar, P. Ghosh, S. K. Lahiri and U. Gangopadhyay National Symposium for Materials Research Scholar MR-08, Organized by IIT Bombay, Year 2008.