Molecular precursor approach to develop catalytically relevant nanosized metals, palladium chalcogenides and ternary/quaternary metal chalcogenides

G. Kedarnath and Vimal K. Jain

New J. Chem., 2023, 47, 20688
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A molecular precursor approach for the synthesis of hollow nanotubes and nanorods of antimonselite (Sb2Se3): an efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reactions

Atharva Y. Kulkarni, Dwaipayan Majumder, Vaidehi S. Tripathi, G. Kedarnath, Amey P. Wadawale, Vishal Singh, Rohit Singh Chauhan, Gourab Karmakar and Adish Tyagi

Dalton Trans., 2025, 54, 6550
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Accessing copper selenide nanostructures through a 1D coordination polymer of copper(ii) with 4,4′-dipyridyldiselenide as a molecular precursor

Manoj K. Pal, Gourab Karmakar, Alpa Y. Shah, Adish Tyagi, Nattamai Bhuvanesh and Sandip Dey

New J. Chem., 2023, 47, 16954
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Molecular precursor mediated selective synthesis of phase pure cubic InSe and hexagonal In2Se3 nanostructures: new anode materials for Li-ion batteries

Gourab Karmakar, Dipa Dutta Pathak, Adish Tyagi, B. P. Mandal, A. P. Wadawale and G. Kedarnath

Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 6700
DOI: 10.1039/D3DT00234A

Novel bismuth–selone molecular precursor based selective synthesis of Bi2Se3 nanoplates and nanosheets: a promising electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution in a neutral medium

Atharva Yeshwant Kulkarni, Dwaipayan Majumder, Sandeep Nigam, Vaidehi S. Tripathi, Amey P. Wadawale, Jitendra Bahadur, Ankita Pathak, Gourab Karmakar, Rohit Singh Chauhan and Adish Tyagi

Dalton Trans., 2026, 55, 3570
DOI: 10.1039/D6DT00093B

Facile one pot synthesis of highly photoresponsive coinage metal selenides (Cu1.8Se and Ag2Se) achieved through novel Cu and Ag pyridylselenolates as molecular precursors

Gourab Karmakar, Adish Tyagi, Alpa Y. Shah, Sandeep Nigam, A. P. Wadawale, G. Kedarnath, Bal Govind Vats, N. Naveen Kumar and Vishal Singh

Dalton Trans., 2022, 51, 12670
DOI: 10.1039/D2DT01897G

A 2D Cu(ii) coordination polymer constructed with 2,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid linker: synthesis, structural analysis and its selective transformation into Cu and CuO nanoparticles

Gourab Karmakar, Adish Tyagi, A. P. Wadawale, Rohit Singh Chauhan and Bal Govind Vats

New J. Chem., 2023, 47, 14297
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Template-driven synthesis of tin selenide nanosheets and their composites for supercapacitor applications

Nisha Kushwah, Divya Nechiyil, Jyoti Prakash, Suresh M. Chopade, Sushil Swaroop Pathak, Amey Wadawale, Sanjay Kumar and Gotluru Kedarnath

Dalton Trans., 2025, 54, 12849
DOI: 10.1039/D5DT01255D

Molecular precursor-mediated facile synthesis of phase pure metal-rich digenite (Cu1.8S) nanocrystals: an efficient anode for lithium-ion batteries

Gourab Karmakar, Adish Tyagi, Kruti K. Halankar, Sandeep Nigam, B. P. Mandal, A. P. Wadawale, G. Kedarnath and Anil K. Debnath

Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 1461
DOI: 10.1039/D2DT03757B

Molecular precursor-mediated facile synthesis of photo-responsive stibnite Sb2S3 nanorods and tetrahedrite Cu12Sb4S13 nanocrystals

Agnes Thomas, Gourab Karmakar, Alpa Y. Shah, Saili Vikram Lokhande, Atharva Yeshwant Kulkarni, Adish Tyagi, Rohit Singh Chauhan, N. Naveen Kumar and Avadhesh Pratap Singh

Dalton Trans., 2022, 51, 12181
DOI: 10.1039/D2DT01814D

Precursor Modulation To Access Phase-Pure Photoresponsive Nanosheets and Nanopolygons of Berzelianite (Cu1.8Se)

Suraj Peerappa Yadav, Alpa Y. Shah, Amey Wadawale, Harish Donthula, Vishal Singh, Gourab Karmakar, Adish Tyagi and Rohit Singh Chauhan

Crystal Growth & Design, 2025, 25, 4833
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.5c00321

A novel precursor enabling preparation of nonstoichiometric copper selenide (Cu1.8Se) for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction

Suraj Peerappa Yadav, V.M. Tripathi, Atindra Mohan Banerjee, A.P. Wadawale, Vishal Singh, Rohit Singh Chauhan, Gourab Karmakar and Adish Tyagi

Journal of Molecular Structure, 2025, 1340, 142518
DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2025.142518

Quantum Dot-Sensitised Estrogen Receptor-α-Based Biosensor for 17β-Estradiol

Abongile N. Jijana, Usisipho Feleni, Peter M. Ndangili, Mawethu Bilibana, Rachel F. Ajayi and Emmanuel I. Iwuoha

Biosensors, 2023, 13, 242
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Harnessing Environmental Sensitivity in SnSe-Based Metal–Semiconductor–Metal Devices: Unveiling Negative Photoconductivity for Enhanced Photodetector Performance and Humidity Sensing

Seema Rani, Subhabrata Das, Shumile Ahmed Siddiqui, Ayushi Jain, Daya Rani, Mansi Pahuja, Nikita Chaudhary, Mohd Afshan, Rishita Ghosh, Devansh Swadia, S. k. Riyajuddin, Chandan Bera and Kaushik Ghosh

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16, 26899
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MnNCN@C nanocomposite as an anode for Li-ion battery

S. Pradhan, N.S. Anuraag, S.K. Shaw, A. Gangwar, K. Sandeep Rao, A. Sharma, B.P. Mandal and N.K. Prasad

Materials Science and Engineering: B, 2023, 298, 116894
DOI: 10.1016/j.mseb.2023.116894

Tin chalcogenides – a group of multi utility inorganic materials

Vimal K. Jain and Gotluru Kedarnath

Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry, 2026, 46, 131
DOI: 10.1515/revic-2024-0141

A comprehensive review on single source molecular precursors for nanometric group IV metal chalcogenides: Technologically important class of compound semiconductors

Gourab Karmakar, Adish Tyagi and Alpa Y. Shah

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024, 504, 215665
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2024.215665

Diorganotin(IV) Complexes of Organoselenolato Ligands with Pyrazole Moieties—Synthesis, Structure and Properties

Melinda Tamas, Roxana A. Butuza, Monica Dan and Anca Silvestru

Molecules, 2025, 30, 1648
DOI: 10.3390/molecules30071648

2D Copper Thiolate Coordination Polymer as a Molecular Precursor for the Selective Synthesis of Photoresponsive Digenite (Cu1.8S) and Covellite (CuS) Phases

Manoj K. Pal, Gourab Karmakar, Alpa Y. Shah, Amey P. Wadawale, Sanjay Kumar, Adish Tyagi and Sandip Dey

Crystal Growth & Design, 2025, 25, 8441
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.5c00795

Molecular precursor driven synthesis of phase pure tin sulfide nanosheets and investigation of their photoresponsive behaviour

Gourab Karmakar, Adish Tyagi, Alpa Y. Shah, A.P. Wadawale, G. Kedarnath and Vishal Singh

Polyhedron, 2022, 220, 115833
DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2022.115833

Molecular Precursor-Driven Synthesis of Copper Telluride Nanostructures for LIB Anode Application

Nisha Kushwah, Gotluru Kedarnath, Amey Wadawale, Kruti K. Halankar, Balaji P. Mandal, Mohsin Jafar and Bathula Vishwanadh

Inorg. Chem., 2023, 62, 8823
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00269

Tris(2-selenonicotinamide)bismuth(III) Complex as a Promising Single-Source Precursor for Photoresponsive 2D-Bi2Se3 Nanostructures

Atharva Yeshwant Kulkarni, Gourab Karmakar, Alpa Y. Shah, Harish Donthula, Adish Tyagi and Rohit Singh Chauhan

Crystal Growth & Design, 2024, 24, 7570
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00798

Organotin Compounds: Synthesis, Structure, and Potential Practical Applications

V. V. Sharutin

rev. and adv. in chem., 2025, 15, 212
DOI: 10.1134/S2634827625600537

Single-Source Precursor-Derived Nanosized Ni3Se4 and Ni3Se4@rGO Nanocomposite: Promising Anode Candidates for Efficient Li-Ion Storage

Gourab Karmakar, Sandeep Nigam, Kruti K. Halankar, Rohit Singh Chauhan, Deepak Tyagi, Gotluru Kedarnath, Adish Tyagi and Balaji P. Mandal

ACS Appl. Eng. Mater., 2025, 3, 1892
DOI: 10.1021/acsaenm.5c00344