Partha Mahata

Educational Background:

Master of Science: Chemistry Department, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, 2003.

PhD: Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 2009.

Professional Background:

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Tokyo University, Japan (2009-2011).

Assistant Professor, School of Chemistry and Bio-Chemistry, Thapar University, Patiala (2012 - 2013).

DST INSPIRE Faculty, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata (2013 - Present).

Professional recognition, awards, fellowships received:

Selected for DST Fast track scheme for young scientists, 2012.

Recipient of JSPS Post Doctoral Research Fellowship (2009-2011).

Qualified in CSIR NET (Position among top 20%), 2003.

Qualified in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, 2003 (Percentile: 99.32).

University First Rank in B.Sc (2001)

Research Interests:

Synthesis, X-ray crystallographic structural studies and application of the porous metal-organic materials (MOMs) in the direction of porous magnets, proton conductive materials, chemical sensors.

Study the dynamics, properties and reactions of encapsulated molecules/compounds in the pores of MOMs.

Luminescent lanthanide based materials.

Molecular precursor route for the preparation of nano-materials.

Significant Recent Publications:

Highly Selective and Sensitive Luminescence Turn-On based Sensing of Al³⁺ Ions in Aqueous Medium using a MOF with Free Functional Sites, D. K. Singha and P. Mahata, Inorg. Chem., (2015) (in press)
Turn-On Luminescence based Discrimination of Protic Acids using a Flexible Layered Metal-Organic Coordination Polymer", N. Sharma, D. K. Singha and P. Mahata, RSC Advances, (2015), (in press)
Luminescent Coordination Polymer-Fullerene Composite as Highly Sensitive and Selective Optical Detector for 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol (TNP), D. K. Singha and P. Mahata, RSC Advances, (2015),5, 28092
Eu-doped Y-Based Luminescent MOF as Highly Efficient Sensor of Nitro-Aromatic Explosives, D. K. Singha, P. Majee, S. K. Mondal and P. Mahata, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., (2015),1390.
Optical detection of submicromolar levels of nitro explosives by a submicron sized metal-organic phosphor material, D. K. Singha, S. Bhattacharya, P. Majee, S. K. Mondal, M. Kumar, and P. Mahata, J. Mater. Chem. A, (2014), 2, 20908
Solid State and Solution mediated Multistep Sequential Transformations in Metal-Organic Coordination Networks, P. Mahata, C. Mellot-Draznieks, P. Roy, and S. Natarajan, Cryst. Growth Des, (2013), 13, 155.
Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetic Properties of a New Eight-connected Metal Organic Framework (MOF) based on Co4 Clusters, D. Sarma, P. Mahata, S. Natarajan, P. Panissod, G. Rogez and M. Drillon, Inorg. Chem., (2012), 51, 4495.
CoMn2O4 Spinel from a MOF: Synthesis, structure and magnetic studies, P. Mahata, D. Sarma, C. Madhu, A. Sundaresan and S. Natarajan, Dalton Trans, (2011), 40, 1952.
Quasi-2D magnetic properties and slow relaxation in a Body Centered metal organic network of Co4 clusters, P. Mahata, S. Natarajan, P. Panissod and M. Drillon, J. Am. Chem. Soc., (2009), 131, 10140.
Metal-Organic Framework Structures - how closely are they related to Classical Inorganic Structures, S. Natarajan and P. Mahata, Chem. Soc. Rev, (2009), 38, 2304.
Time and Temperature Dependent Study in the Three-Component Zinc-Triazolate-Oxybis(benzoate) system: Stabilization of New Topologies, P. Mahata, M. Prabu and S. Natarajan, Cryst. Growth Des., (2009), 9, 3683.
Reversible Water Intercalation accompanied by Coordination and Color changes in a Layered Metal-Organic Framework, P. Mahata, K. V. Ramya and S. Natarajan, Inorg. Chem., (2009), 48, 4942.
Fluorite and Mixed-Metal Kagome Related Topologies in Metal-Organic Frameworks Compounds: Synthesis, Structure and Properties, P. Mahata, R. Raghunathan, D. Banerjee, D. Sen, S. Ramasesha, S. V. Bhat and S. Natarajan, Chem. Asian J., (2009), 4, 936.
The first observation of Na2TiS2 related structure in a two-dimensional anionic manganese trimesate intercalated by cationic imidazole, P. Mahata and S. Natarajan, CrystEngComm., (2009)11, 560.
Pillaring of CdCl2-like layers in lanthanide MOFs: Synthesis, Structure and Photophysical Properties, P. Mahata, K. V. Ramya and S. Natarajan Chem. Eur. J., (2008), 14, 5839.
The role of temperature and time in the formation of infinite -M-O-M- connectivity and isolated clusters in MOFs: Few illustrative examples, P. Mahata, M. Prabu and S. Natarajan Inorg. Chem., (2008), 47, 8451.
A three-dimensional metal-organic framework with a distorted Kagome related layer showing canted antiferromagnetic behaviour, P. Mahata, D. Sen and S. Natarajan, Chem. Commun., (2008)1278.
The role of temperature on the structures and dimensionality of MOFs: An illustrative study of the formation manganese oxy-bis(benzoate) structures, P. Mahata, A. Sundaresan and S. Natarajan, Chem. Commun., (2007), 4471.
Synthesis, structure and optical properties of rare-earth benzene carboxylates, P. Mahata, K. V. Ramya and S. Natarajan, Dalton Trans., (2007)4017.
A New Series of Three-Dimensional Metal-Organic Framework, [M2(H2O)][C5N1H3(COO)2]3.2H2O, M = La, Pr and Nd: Synthesis, Structure, and Properties, P. Mahata and S. Natarajan, Inorg. Chem., (2007), 46, 1250.
Photocatalytic Degradation of Dyes and Organics with Nanosized GdCoO3, P. Mahata, T. Aarthi, G. Madras and S. Natarajan, P. Mahata and S. Natarajan, J. Phys. Chem. C, (2007) , 114, 1665
Novel photocatalysts for the decomposition of organic dyes based on metal-organic framework compounds, P. Mahata G. Madras and S. Natarajan, J. Phys. Chem. B, (2006), , 110, 13759.
A novel sheet 4f-3d mixed-metal pyridine dicarboxylate: synthesis, structure, photophysical properties and its transformation to a perovskite oxide, P. MahataG. Sankar, G. Madras and S. Natarajan, Chem. Commun., (2005), 5787.