Publications 2021

Self-trapping in bismuth-based semiconductors: Opportunities and challenges from optoelectronic devices to quantum technologies

Sachin R. Rondiya, Robert A. Jagt , Judith L, MacManus-Driscoll, Aron Walsh, Robert L. Z. Hoye*
Applied Physics Letters, 119, 220501, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0071763

Enhanced Charge Carrier Separation and Improved Biexciton Yield at the p–n Junction of SnSe/CdSe Heterostructures: A Detailed Electrochemical and Ultrafast Spectroscopic Investigation

Arshdeep Kaur, Tanmay Goswami, Sachin R. Rondiya, Yogesh A. Jadhav, K. Justice Babu, Ayushi Shukla, Dharmendra Kumar Yadav, Hirendra N. Ghosh*
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 12(45), 10958-10968, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02946

Enhanced Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells via Reactive Post‐treatment Process Utilizing Guanidine Acetate as Interface Modifier

Pramila Patil, Dilpreet Singh Mann, Sachin R Rondiya, Nelson Y Dzade, Sung-Nam Kwon, Seok-In Na*
Solar RRL, 5(11),2100547, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202100547

Highly active methanol oxidation electrocatalyst based on 2D NiO porous nanosheets: a combined computational and experimental study

Zhiyong Jia, Sachin R Rondiya, Russell W Cross, Cheng Wang, Nelson Y Dzade, Chuang Zhang*
Electrochimica Acta, 394, 139143, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139143

Realization of electrochemically grown a-Fe2O3 thin films for photoelectrochemical water splitting application

Avinash Rokade, Yogesh Jadhav, Sagar Jathar, Swati Rahane, Sunil Barma, Ganesh Rahane, Sachin Thawarkar, Priti Vairale, Ashvini Punde, Shruti Shah, Sachin R Rondiya, Nelson Y Dzade, P Bidhan, Jayant Pawar, Anurag Roy*
Engineered Science, 17, 242-255, 2021
Link: https://dx.doi.org/10.30919/es8d532

Highly efficient field emission properties of vertically aligned 2D CuSe nanosheets: An experimental and theoretical investigation

Chandradip D Jadhav, Sachin R Rondiya, Reshma C Hambire, Devashri R Baviskar, Avinash V Deore, Russell W Cross, Nelson Y Dzade, Padmakar G Chavan
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 875, 159987, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.159987

Indium-doped ZnOas efficient photosensitive material for sunlight driven hydrogen generation and DSSC applications: integrated experimental and computational approach

Ratna Chauhan, Manish Shinde, Yogesh Sethi, Yogesh Waghadkar, Sachin R Rondiya, Nelson Y Dzade, Suresh Gosavi, Mohd Muddassir
Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 25, 2279-2292, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-021-04999-7

Zinc oxide/graphene oxide nanocomposites: synthesis, characterization and their optical properties

Avinash R Kachere, Prashant M Kakade, Archana R Kanwade, Priyanka Dani, Sachin R Rondiya, Nelson Y Dzade, Shivaji V Bhosale*
ES Materials & Manufacturing, 16, 19-29, 2021
Link: 10.30919/esmm5f516

Controlling of RuO2 Nanostructures by Deposition Temperature and Its Effect on Structural, Morphological and Electrochemical Properties

Rahul S Ingole, Snehal L Kadam, Umesh T Nakate, Sachin Rondiya, Uttam E Mote, Shrinivas B Kulkarni, Balkrishna J Lokhande*
ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 10(7), 071020, 2021
Link: DOI 10.1149/2162-8777/ac147b

Theoretical Insights into the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on the Ni3N Electrocatalyst

Russell W Cross, Sachin R Rondiya, Nelson Y Dzade*
Catalysts, 11(6), 716, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11060716

Solution-processed electrochemical synthesis of ZnFe2O4 photoanode for photoelectrochemical water splitting

Vidya Doiphode, Priti Vairale, Vidhika Sharma, Ashish Waghmare, Ashvini Punde, Pratibha Shinde, Shruti Shah, Subhash Pandharkar, Yogesh Hase, Rahul Aher, Shruthi Nair, Vijaya Jadkar, Bharat Bade, Mohit Prasad, Sachin Rondiya, Sandesh Jadkar*
Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 25(6), 1835-1846, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-021-04953-7

Polymer-wrapped reduced graphene oxide/nickel cobalt ferrite nanocomposites as tertiary hybrid supercapacitors: insights from experiment and simulation

K Hareesh*, Sachin R Rondiya, Nelson Y Dzade, SD Dhole, Jim Williams, Samarin Sergey
Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices, 6(2), 291-301, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsamd.2021.03.001

Structural and optical properties of ionic liquid-based hybrid perovskitoid: A combined experimental and theoretical investigation

Sachin Thawarkar, Sachin R Rondiya, Prem Jyoti Singh Rana, Ramanuj Narayan, Nelson Y Dzade, Surya Prakash Singh
Functional Materials Letters, 14(4), 2150008, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793604721500089

Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the Structural and Opto‐electronic Properties of Fe‐Doped Lead‐Free Cs2AgBiCl6 Double Perovskite

Sachin Thawarkar, Sachin R Rondiya, Nelson Y Dzade, Nageshwar Khupse, Sandesh Jadkar*
Chemistry–A European Journal, 27(26), 7408-7417, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202004902

Room temperature synthesis of formamidinium lead iodide (FAPbI3) perovskite for low-cost absorber in solar cells

Bharat R Bade, Sachin R Rondiya, Kiran B Kore, Dhanaraj S Nilegave, Mamta P Nasane, Sagar B Jathar, Sunil V Barma, Adinath M Funde
ES Energy & Environment, 13, 31-36, 2021
Link: 10.30919/esee8c463

Photocatalytic behavior of Ba (Sb/Ta)2O6 perovskite for reduction of organic pollutants: Experimental and DFT correlation

Madhuri S Patil, Narasimharao Kitchamsetti, Sameena R Mulani, Sachin R Rondiya, Nishad G Deshpande, Ranjit A Patil, Russell W Cross, Nelson Y Dzade, Kirankumar K Sharma, Pramod S Patil, Yuan-Ron Ma, Hyung Koun Cho, Rupesh S Devan*
Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 122, 201-209, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2021.04.032

Experimental and computational studies of sonochemical assisted anchoring of carbon quantum dots on reduced graphene oxide sheets towards the photocatalytic activity

MG Ashritha, Sachin R Rondiya, Russell W Cross, Nelson Y Dzade, SD Dhole, K Hareesh*, DV Sunitha
Applied Surface Science, 545, 148962, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.148962

Investigation of optical and structural properties of ZnSe nanocrystals for heterojunction solar cell applications

Mamta P Nasane, Bharat R Bade, Sachin R Rondiya, Sagar B Jathar, Sunil V Barma, Kiran B Kore, Sandesh R Jadkar, Adinath M Funde*
AIP Conference Proceedings, 2335(1), 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0043344

Phase stability investigation of CsPbI3 perovskite for solar cell application

Sunil V Barma, Sachin R Rondiya, Bharat R Bade, Mamta P Nasane, Sagar B Jathar, Kiran B Kore, Pramod U Tandale, Dhanaraj S Nilegave, Sandesh R Jadkar, Adinath M Funde
AIP Conference Proceedings, 2335(1), 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0043347

Hydrothermally synthesized CuO nanostructures and their application in humidity sensing

Bharat R Bade, Sachin R Rondiya, Yogesh V Hase, Mamta P Nasane, Sagar B Jathar, Sunil V Barma, Kiran B Kore, Dhanaraj S Nilegave, Sandesh R Jadkar, Adinath M Funde*
AIP Conference Proceedings, 2335(1), 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0043341

Charge-discharge cycle performance of lead acid battery for energy storage application

Kiran B Kore, Pramod U Tandale, Sachin R Rondiya, Sagar B Jathar, Bharat R Bade, Mamta P Nasane, Sunil V Barma, Dhanaraj S Nilegave, Niranjan V Kurhe, Sandesh R Jadkar, Adinath M Funde*
AIP Conference Proceedings, 2335(1), 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0043346

Ternary Cu2SnS3: Synthesis, Structure, Photoelectrochemical Activity, and Heterojunction Band Offset and Alignment

Sagar B. Jathar, Sachin R. Rondiya*, Yogesh A. Jadhav, Dhanaraj S. Nilegave, Russell W. Cross, Sunil V. Barma, Mamta P. Nasane, Shankar A. Gaware, Bharat R. Bade, Sandesh R. Jadkar, Adinath M. Funde*, Nelson Y. Dzade*
Chemistry of materials, 33(6), 1983-1993, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c03223

High stability and long cycle life of rechargeable sodium-ion battery using manganese oxide cathode: a combined density functional theory (DFT) and experimental study

Bidhan Pandit*, Sachin R Rondiya, Nelson Y Dzade, Shoyebmohamad F Shaikh, Nitish Kumar, Emad S Goda, Abdullah A Al-Kahtani, Rajaram S Mane, Sanjay Mathur, Rahul R Salunkhe*
ACS applied materials and interfaces, 13(9), 11433-11441, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c21081

Carbon functionalized bismuth vanadate thin films based photoelectrochemical logic gates

Mohit Prasad*, Vidhika Sharma, Subhash Pandharkar, Pratibha Shinde, Ashvini Punde, Vidya Doiphode, Ashish Waghmare, Rahul Aher, Priti Vairale, Vijaya Jadkar, Yogesh Hase, Sachin Rondiya, Sandesh Jadkar*
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 855, 157524, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157524

DFT and experimental investigations on the photocatalytic activities of NiO nanobelts for removal of organic pollutants

Narasimharao Kitchamsetti, Mrunmay S Ramteke, Sachin R Rondiya, Sameena R Mulani, Madhuri S Patil, Russell W Cross, Nelson Y Dzade, Rupesh S Devan
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 855, 157337, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157337

Investigations of the structural, optoelectronic and band alignment properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 prepared by hot-injection method towards low-cost photovoltaic applications

Bharat R Bade, Sachin R Rondiya*, Yogesh A Jadhav, Mahesh M Kamble, Sunil V Barma, Sagar B Jathar, Mamta P Nasane, Sandesh R Jadkar, Adinath M Funde*, Nelson Y Dzade*
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 854, 157093, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157093

Implementing Dopant-Free Hole-Transporting Layers and Metal-Incorporated CsPbI2Br for Stable All-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells

Sawanta S Mali, Jyoti V Patil, Julian A Steele, Sachin R Rondiya, Nelson Y Dzade, Chang Kook Hong
ACS Energy letters, 6(2), 778-788, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c02385

Structural, electronic, and optical properties of lead-free halide double perovskite Rb2AgBiI6: a combined experimental and DFT study

Ajinkya Bhorde, Ravindra Waykar, Sachin R Rondiya, Shruthi Nair, Ganesh Lonkar, Adinath Funde, Nelson Y Dzade*, Sandesh Jadkar*
ES Materials & Manufacturing, 12, 43-52, 2021
Link: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.30919/esmm5f1042

Facile method for synthesis of CsPbBr3 perovskite at room temperature for solar cell applications

Sagar B Jathar, Sachin R Rondiya, Bharat R Bade, Mamta P Nasane, Sunil V Barma, Yogesh A Jadhav, Avinash V Rokade, Kiran B Kore, Dhanaraj S Nilegave, Adinath M Funde
ES Materials & Manufacturing, 12(10), 72-77, 2021
Link: DOI:10.30919/esmm5f1036

Field emission characteristics of double walled TiO2 nanotubes

Girish P Patil, Sachin R Rondiya, S Bagal, Sugam Shivhare, Russell W Cross, Nelson Y Dzade, Padmakar G Chavan*
ES Materials & Manufacturing, 13(2), 76-81, 2021
Link: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.30919/esmm5f1143

First-principles DFT insights into the adsorption of hydrazine on bimetallic β1-NiZn catalyst: Implications for direct hydrazine fuel cells

Russell W Cross, Sachin R Rondiya, Nelson Y Dzade*
Applied Surface Science, 536, 147648, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.147648

Graphene oxide assisted synthesis of magnesium oxide nanorods

Prashant M Kakade, Avinash R Kachere, Sachin R Rondiya, Shivaji V Bhosale*

ES Materials & Manufacturing, 12(2), 63-71, 2021
Link: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.30919/esmm5f1044 

Combined electrochemical and DFT investigations of iron selenide: a mechanically bendable solid-state symmetric supercapacitor

Bidhan Pandit, Sachin R Rondiya, Shyamal Shegokar, Lakshmana Kumar Bommineedi, Russell W Cross, Nelson Y Dzade, Babasaheb R Sankapal*
Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 5(19), 5001-5012, 2021
Link: DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SE00074H

An interlinked computational–experimental investigation into SnS nanoflakes for field emission applications

Mamta P Nasane, Sachin R Rondiya, Chandradip D Jadhav, Ganesh R Rahane, Russell W Cross, Sagar Jathar, Yogesh Jadhav, Sunil Barma, Dhanaraj Nilegave, Vijaya Jadkar, Avinash Rokade, Adinath Funde, Padmakar G Chavan, Robert LZ Hoye, Nelson Y Dzade, Sandesh Jadkar*
New Journal of Chemistry, 45(26), 11768-11779, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1NJ00902H

Revealing the electronic structure, heterojunction band offset and alignment of Cu2ZnGeSe4: a combined experimental and computational study towards photovoltaic applications

Sachin R Rondiya, Dilara Gokcen Buldu, Guy Brammertz, Yogesh A Jadhav, Russell W Cross, Hirendra N Ghosh, Thomas E Davies, Sandesh R Jadkar, Nelson Y Dzade, Bart Vermang*
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 23(15),9553-9560, 2021
Link: DOI: 10.1039/D0CP06143C

2D alignment of zinc oxide@ ZIF8 nanocrystals for photoelectrochemical water splitting

Pratibha Shinde, Vidhika Sharma, Ashvini Punde, Ashish Waghmare, Priti Vairale, Yogesh Hase, Subhash Pandharkar, Ajinkya Bhorde, Rahul Aher, Shruthi Nair, Vidya Doiphode, Vijaya Jadkar, Nilesh Patil, Sachin Rondiya, Mohit Prasad, Sandesh Jadkar*
New Journal of Chemistry, 45(7), 3498-3507, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0NJ05567K

Hierarchically interconnected ZnO nanowires for low-temperature-operated reducing gas sensors: Experimental and DFT studies

Parameshwar R Chikate, Alfa Sharma, Sachin R Rondiya, Russell W Cross, Nelson Y Dzade, Parasharam M Shirage, Rupesh S Devan*
New Journal of Chemistry, 45(3), 1404-1414, 2021
Link: DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ05231K 

Soft annealing effect on the properties of sputter grown Cu2ZnSnS4(CZTS) thin films for solar cell applications

Subhash Pandharkar, Ashvini Punde, Mamta Nasane, Vidya Doiphode, Pratibha Shinde, Priti Vairale, Yogesh Hase, Ajinkya Bhorde, Ashish Waghmare, Sachin Rondiya, Mohit Prasad, Sandesh Jadkar*
Materials Today: Proceedings, 34, 690-696, 2021
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.03.652