Bibliography: Somobrata was born in Raiganj, India in the year of 1973. After masters
from Jadavpur University, INDIA, he joined in Indian Association for the
Cultivation of Science, INDIA for PhD. After receiving the PhD award in
2003, he moved to Chemistry Department of Ben Gurion Univeristy, ISRAEL
as post doctoral associate with late Professor Shlomo Efrima. In the year
of 2005, he joined as post doctoral associate with Professor Yuval Golan
in the Materials Engineering Department in the same University. In December
2006, he joined as ICYS fellow at International Center for Young Scientists,
NIMS in JAPAN.
Research Interests:
Controlled assembly of ultra-narrow semiconductor nanoparticles (Quantum Dots, Rods and Wires).
Axial heterostructures
Field assisted microstructures of 1D nanocrystals
Interfacial nanostructure and pattern analysis by Synchrotron Radiations
Development of advanced materials for Photonic applications
Organic semiconductors
Ultra high density patterns
Selected Publications:
Somobrata Acharya, A. B. Panda, S. Efrima, Y. Golan
Phase Controlled Synthesis and Polarization Properties of Ultra Narrow ZnSe Nanorods
Advanced Materials (2007 in press)
Somobrata Acharya, Israel Patela, Shlomo Efrima, Yuval Golan
Directed Assemblies and Optical Properties of Ultra-narrow One Dimensional
CdS Nanoparticles J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 9294-9295 (2006)
Somobrata Acharya, A. B. Panda, Nataly Belman, Shlomo Efrima, Yuval Golan
A Semiconductor-Nanowire Assembly of Ultrahigh Junction Density by the Langmuir-Blodgett Technique Advanced Materials18, 210-213 (2006)
Somobrata Acharya, Shlomo Efrima
Two-Dimensional Pressure-Driven Nanorod-to-Nanowire Reactions in Langmuir Monolayers at Room Temperature J. Am. Chem. Soc.127(10), 3486-3490 (2005)
A. B. Panda, Somobrata Acharya, Shlomo Efrima
Ultra Narrow ZnSe Nanorods and Nanowires: Structure, Spectroscopy and One-Dimensional Properties Advanced Materials17, 2471-2474 (2005)
