Brief Profile
Dr. Ravi Kumar Kanaparthi received M.Sc. and Ph.D. from University of Hyderabad. Subsequently, he joined as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, India and worked for two years. Later he joined in the Department of Chemistry as Assistant Professor (September 2013). He received Medal from the University of Hyderabad, CSIR-UGC Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Senior Research Fellowship (SRF), and DST-Young Scientist award from DST, Govt. of India.
His research group mainly focused on new materials for efficient solar energy harvesting, sensing toxic metals and small molecules, fluorescent molecular nanomaterials and optoelectronic devices. At present, he is actively involved in developing new efficient sensitizers for dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on tetrapyrrolic (porphyrin, phthalocynine and corroles) systems and fluorescent organic molecules. Dr. Ravi Kumar is an expertise in the fabrication of DSSCs, organic and metal nanoparticles, optical & electron microscopy, studying the ultra-fast dynamics (electron and energy transfer reactions) by steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence techniques.
He has published over twenty-five national/international research articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented his research findings in various national and international conferences. He has successfully completed two projects supported by SERB, Govt. of India. Currently, two PhD students are perusing research work under his guidance. He has guided several Masters students for accomplishing dissertation work. He is the reviewer of leading scientific journals of various publishers which include American Chemical Society (ACS), Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Elsevier and John-Wiley & Sons.
Recent and Major Publications
- Manjeev Singh, Ravi Kumar Kanaparthi,"Theoretical Exploration of 1,3-Indanedione Electron Acceptor-cum-Anchoring group for desiging New Sensitizers towards Dye Sensitized Solar Cells",Solar Energy,237, 456-469
- 10. Naresh D., Ravi Kumar K., Jaipal K., Gabriele M., Paolo S., Filippo De Angelis, and Giribabu L.,"Carbazole-based sensitizers for potential application to dye sensitized solar cells",Journal of Chemical Sciences,127, 383-394, 2015
- 11. Lingamallu Giribabu, Varun K. Singh, Ravi Kumar Kanaparthi,"Emerging Molecular Design Strategies of Unsymmetrical Phthalocyanines for Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Applications",RSC Advances,4, 6970–6984, 2014
- 12. Giribabu L., Sudhakar K., Gokulnath, S. Ravi Kumar Kanaparthi,"Intramolecular Photoinduced Reactions in Corrole-Pyrene and Corrole-Fluorene Dyad Systems",J. Photochemistry Photobiology A: Chemistry,284, 18-26, 2014
- Chatterjee D., Swapan Kumar M., L. Giribabu, Ravi Kumar Kanaparthi and Dipak Kumar P,"Dye sensitization of a Large Bandgap Semiconductor by an iron(III) Complex",Transition Metal Chemistry,39, 641-646, 2014
- Sudhakar, K., Ravi Kumar Kanaparthi, KiranKumar, Ch.; Giribabu, L.,"Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of a Novel Corrole–Anthraquinone–Corrole Molecular System",Journal of Luminescence,153, 34–39, 2014
- ,"O–H vibrational motions promote sub-50 fs nonadiabatic dynamics in 3-hydroxypyran-4-one: interplay between internal conversion and ESIPT",Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics,Year: 2020
Volume: 22
Pages: 8745-8756
Research Projects Undertaken
Synthesis and Photophysical Studies of New Electron-Donor Acceptor Molecules and their Applications in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
SERB, Govt. of India
Molecular Engineering ofLow-Cost Metal-free Organic Dyes for Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Applications
SERB, Govt. of India
Books / Chapters
Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2020). Photophysical Properties of 4-(Dicyanomethylene)-2-Methyl-6-(4-Dimethylaminostyryl)-4H-Pyran (DCM) and Optical Sensing Applications, IntechOpen, 978-1-83968-224-7Chapter(s) - Co-Author, (2020). Recent Progress of Electrocatalysts and Photocatalysts Bearing First Row Transition Metal for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER), Intech Open, 978-1-83968-224-7Book - Co-Author, (2021). Photophysics, Photochemical and Substitution Reactions, IntechOpen, 978-1-83968-224-7
Miscellaneous
| Membership/Fellowship of other institutions/professionals societies : |
Lifetime Member of Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI), IISc, Bangalore.
Lifetime Member of Indian Society for Radiation and Photochemical Sciences(ISRAPS), BARC, Mumbai.
Member of American Chemical Society (ACS).
Member of Fluorescence Society of India.
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Joint Director, Office for International Affairs
Joint Director, Hazardous Waste Management Committee
Joint-Director, Alumni Cell, CUK
Coordinator, Alumni Association, Department of Chemistry
Coordinator, Parents Teachers Association, Department of Chemistry
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Teaching & Research Guidance
- Quantum Chemistry, Molecular Spectroscopy, Instrumentation Methods of Chemical Analysis, Physical Chemistry Laboratory-I&II, Renewable Energy and Materials Chemistry:Post Graduate
- Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, Photophysical Properties of EDA Molecules and Fluorescent Molecular Nanomatrials:Research Guidance