Ashadul Adalder

Scopus Publications

Synergistic nickel phthalocyanine integration on carbon nitride for improved selective nitrogen reduction to ammonia
Sourav Bhowmick, Narad Barman, Amal Gain, Ashadul Adalder, Rajashri Urkude, Biplab Ghosh, Sourav Mukherjee, Supriya Mondal, Ranjit Thapa, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Green Chemistry, 2026
As a sustainable alternative to the energy-intensive Haber–Bosch process, the electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (eNRR) offers a promising green approach for converting abundant atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia.
Local Enhanced Electric Field Assisted Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia Using Ni(TCNQ)2/NF Nanostructures
Nilmadhab Mukherjee, Ashadul Adalder, Sourav Paul, Narad Barman, Ranjit Thapa, Koushik Mitra, Rajashri Urkude, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Advanced Functional Materials, 2026
Environmentally sustainable electrocatalytic nitrate reduction (NO3RR) is a very promising method for the synthesis of ammonia at room temperature via the complex eight‐electron/nine‐proton transfer mechanism. Herein, the local electric field‐assisted electrochemical NO3RR process is proposed to identify the origin of catalytic activity and charge transfer kinetics resulting from different morphologies of the electrocatalyst. Accordingly, Ni(TCNQ)2/NF nanorods (NRs) and nanotips (NTs) are fabricated on Ni foam as electrocatalysts for the NO3RR. The Ni(TCNQ)2/NF NTs exhibits an impressive ammonia yield of up to 11286.9 µg h−1 cm−2 and a Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 83.7% at −1.0 V versus RHE, representing nearly a 2.2‐fold increase in yield compared to the Ni(TCNQ)2/NF NRs. This greater performance is attributed to the local enhanced electric field (LEEF) generated at the tip‐like Ni(TCNQ)2/NF NTs. Furthermore, a Zn–NO3− battery is developed here, and Ni(TCNQ)2/NF NTs shows a maximum power density of 2.15 mW cm−2. Experimental and computational findings demonstrate that the geometric and electrical properties of the nanostructures' shape significantly influence the electrochemical NO3RR by enhancing the kinetics of charge transfer. This study seeks to advance research on morphology‐dependent electrochemical NO3RR through the strategic control of local electric field intensity in electrocatalysts.
Advances in Metal Phthalocyanine-Based Electrocatalysts for Sustainable Conversion of CO2, N2 and NOx to Green Ammonia, Urea and Nitric Acid
Ashadul Adalder, Koushik Mitra, Sourav Bhowmick, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Advanced Energy Materials, 2026
Electrochemical techniques for nitrogen and carbon transformations have recently experienced a spike in attention, coinciding with the growing demand for environmentally friendly and efficient processes. This review investigates the electrochemical conversion of nitrogenous molecules to value‐added products using a metal (M) phthalocyanine (Pc)‐based electrocatalyst. The review is mostly focused on nitrogen reduction to ammonia, nitrate/nitrite reduction to ammonia, nitrogen oxidation to nitric acid, urea formation from dinitrogen (N 2 )/nitrogenous oxide (NO x ), and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) reduction at the same time, and other similar reactions. This review aims for alternatives to traditional methods that consume significant amounts of energy and emit a lot of greenhouse gases by using cutting‐edge electrocatalyst engineering and a thorough understanding of how they work. A lot of various types of phthalocyanine systems have shown promise as catalysts for electrochemical applications. A better understanding of reaction mechanism and catalyst stability has been achieved through computational modeling and electrochemical characterization (including in situ study). Another focus is to highlight recent advancements, problems, and potential future directions in developing environmentally friendly, scalable, and efficient electrocatalytic systems for the transformation of nitrogen and carbon‐based reactants to generate value‐added products.
Upcycling Nitrate Waste into Power: Designing Mo Incorporated Ni–Fe Based Phosphide Nanosheets for Electrocatalytic Green Ammonia Synthesis and Zn-Nitrate Batteries
Tanu Bagaria, Ayesha Rahman, Soumya U K, Ashadul Adalder, Hirak Kumar Basak, Uttam Kumar Ghorai, Biswarup Chakraborty, Amreen Bano, Bharati Debnath
Small, 2026
The electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction (NO 3 − RR) has emerged as a promising route for simultaneous nitrate removal and ammonia (NH 3 ) synthesis. However, achieving high NH 3 yield rates and Faradaic efficiencies (FE) under neutral pH conditions remains challenging. In this work, Mo‐incorporated FeNiP (MFNP‐x; x denotes the Mo%) electrocatalysts are synthesized via a one‐step, binder‐free electrodeposition method. Incorporation of 10% Mo into the FNP lattice significantly enhances both the NH 3 yield rate and FE by suppressing side‐product formation. The optimized MFNP‐10 catalyst achieves an exceptional NH 3 yield rate of 16271.27 µg h −1 mg cat −1 and an FE of 96.45% at −0.6 V (vs RHE) in a neutral electrolyte containing 0.5 m Na 2 SO 4 and 0.1 m KNO 3 . Computational findings assisted with Machine learning (ML) and Density functional theory (DFT) reveal that Mo incorporation synergistically enhances nitrate adsorption and introduces an alternative reduction pathway with a lower activation energy barrier. Moreover, a Zn–NO 3 − battery constructed using MFNP‐10 as cathode delivers a peak power density of 9.73 mW cm −2 , excellent stability, and an NH 3 yield of 2236.27 µg h −1 mg cat −1 with 93.85% FE. This study demonstrates a facile one‐step design strategy for developing high‐performance catalysts that couple sustainable energy storage with efficient NH 3 production.
Ketazine-Linked Covalent Organic Framework for Metal-Free Electrocatalytic Nitrate-to-Ammonia Conversion
Islam E. Khalil, Ashadul Adalder, Badr Elkamash, Narad Barman, Darosch Asgari, Luoxing Xiang, Warisha Tahir, Franziska Hess, Ranjit Thapa, Adisak Boonchun, Uttam Kumar Ghorai, Prasenjit Das, Arne Thomas
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2026
The electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction (NO 3 RR) enables sustainable nitrate remediation and simultaneous ammonia synthesis as an alternative to the energy‐intensive Haber‐Bosch process. Recently, covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have garnered attention as NO 3 RR platform due to their intrinsic porosity and structural tunability, which enable active‐site engineering. However, current COF‐based systems largely rely on metal active sites, undermining their sustainability and obscuring the catalytic activity of the framework. Here, we introduce a metal‐free COF, that is highly active for NO 3 RR. The electrocatalyst is a fluorinated ketazine‐linked COF (F‐Ketazine COF), which incorporates electron‐withdrawing fluorine atoms that enhance π–π stacking interactions and promote efficient linkage formation. Synthesized via a rapid solvothermal reaction, the F‐Ketazine COF exhibits superior crystallinity and enhanced electrocatalytic activity compared to its non‐fluorinated analog (n‐Ketazine COF). Under neutral pH conditions, the F‐Ketazine COF achieved a Faradaic efficiency of 59.9% for NH 3 and an NH 3 yield rate of 1639.9 µmol h −1 mg COF −1 at −0.9 V versus RHE. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first example of a ketazine‐linked COF applied in electrocatalysis and the first a metal‐free COF for NO 3 RR. This work demonstrates the potential of fluorinated ketazine linkages in developing sustainable and efficient COF‐based electrocatalysts.
Low-frequency hydromechanical energy triggered piezocatalytic activity of MoS2 nanosheets for sustainable removal of Cr (VI)
Tanmoy Ghosh, Arupjyoti Pathak, Soumya Dhang, Joydip Mondal, Sourav Paul, Ashadul Adalder, Ranjit Thapa, Subhajit Saha
Nano Energy, 2025
Functional Integration of [Ir(ppy)₂(H2dcbpy)] and a Molecular Nickel Complex into Metal-Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction
Osman Ali, Aruntima Das, Anupam Jana, Sinjini Mandal, Ashadul Adalder, Bholanath Maity, Asamanjoy Bhunia
Chemcatchem, 2025
Developing multifunctional photocatalysts that efficiently convert CO₂ into valuable chemical products (e.g., CO, CH4, HCOOH, and CH3OH) is essential for achieving sustainable development. To address this challenge, we report a remarkable multifunctional metal‐organic framework (MOF)‐based photocatalyst, termed UiO‐67‐Ni‐Ir, which has been elegantly crafted through an in situ synthesis strategy. This promising catalyst contains a highly efficient light‐absorbing iridium unit, [Ir(ppy)₂(H2dcbpy)] (where ppy = 2‐phenylpyridine, H2dcbpy = 2,2′‐bipyridine‐4,4′‐dicarboxylic acid), referred to as Ir‐PS, in conjunction with a catalytically active nickel center. The broad absorption of visible light of the Ir‐PS unit empowers the efficient CO2 reduction reactions under visible light illumination. The photocatalyst UiO‐67‐Ni‐Ir exhibits exceptional photocatalytic performance, producing 5800 µmol g−1 of formate (HCOO⁻) over a 6 h period with a remarkable selectivity of 96.5%. This high formate yield is further supported by a turnover number (TON) exceeding 51 during the same photocatalysis run, which is ten times higher than that of the corresponding homogeneous system. Moreover, this catalyst is completely heterogeneous and recyclable, making it an attractive candidate for the photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to formate under visible light irradiation. Furthermore, a plausible mechanism has been proposed based on the photophysical and electrochemical study along with density functional theory (DFT), which provides a comprehensive understanding of the underlying catalytic process.
Morphology Dependent N2 Reduction on Cu2O: Combined Experimental and Computational Study for Efficient Ammonia Electrocatalytic Synthesis
Sourav Paul, Amal Gain, Ashadul Adalder, Sayan Pal, Samir H. Mushrif, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Small, 2025
Tailoring morphology to alter catalyst performance offers a promising approach to enhance electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) for ammonia electrosynthesis. In this work, the structure‐dependent performance of Cu2O nanocrystals with distinct cubic and octahedral morphologies is investigated. Experimental results demonstrate the structure‐dependent activity, wherein Cu2O with nanooctahedral morphology shows enhanced NRR performance achieving NH3 yield of 182.1 µg h−1 mgcat−1 and Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 35.8% at −0.5 V versus RHE, surpassing its cubic counterpart. To gain mechanistic insights, density functional theory calculations are performed with Hubbard correction (DFT + U). The results indicate thermodynamically favorable nitrogen reduction pathway on the exposed (111) facets of Cu2O. Furthermore, charge transfer analysis provides insights into the redistribution of electron density during NRR. The synergy between experimental results and theoretical insights highlights the importance of morphological tuning in designing efficient Cu2O‐based catalysts for electrocatalytic ammonia synthesis.
Electrochemical Synthesis of Urea-Ammonium-Nitrate (UAN) Fertilizer via Dual Reduction of CO2 and Nitrate
Ashadul Adalder, Koushik Mitra, Narad Barman, Ranjit Thapa, Rajashri Urkude, Swati Das, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Small, 2025
The urea‐ammonium‐nitrate (UAN) fertilizers are the optimal supply of nutrients, which promotes healthy plants and reduces the need for frequent applications. Using manganese phthalocyanine (MnPc) supported by amine‐functionalized graphene (AFG) catalyst via a unique electrochemical method that greatly improves the catalytic performance for the UAN synthesis process. During CO2 and NO3− co‐reduction (CO2 + 2NO3− + 18H+ + 16e− → CO(NH2)2 + 7H2O), the MnPc‐AFG catalyst demonstrated the urea production rate of 397.61 µg h−1 mgcat−1, as well as a 27.06% Faradaic efficiency (FE) at –1.0 V versus RHE. Simultaneously, the yield rate of ammonia synthesis from NO3− reduction [NO3− + 9H+ + 8e− → NH3 + 3H2O] is 433.95 µg h−1 mgcat−1 and exhibiting a 52.13% Faradaic efficiency at –1.0 V versus RHE. The electrolyte still contains unreacted nitrate, which raises the possibility of selective UAN production. In situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) confirmed the formation of C─N and N─H bonds during electrolysis. Density functional theory (DFT) analysis provided the overall reaction mechanism and free energy profile for the formation of UAN production. This sustainable development opens up new possibilities for the manufacture of electrochemical UAN fertilizers.
In Situ Polymerization of Thiophene on Biochar-Supported Bismuth Ferrite for Enhanced Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
Bhuman Gangopadhyay, Prasanta Das, Ashadul Adalder, Prithwiraj Mondal, Preetam Datta, Subhasis Roy, Subrata Panda, Amit Mallik, Dipankar Chattopadhyay
ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2025
The design and development of heterogeneous electrocatalysts via interface engineering represent a promising and necessary strategy for constructing a highly efficient hydrogen-based economy. The slow kinetics and high activation energy of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) necessitate the development of effective electrocatalysts to reduce the energy barrier, enabling lower overpotentials. In this work, we demonstrate an oxidative polymerization of different concentrations of thiophene (Th) to polythiophene (PTh) with biochar (BC)-modified bismuth ferrite (BFO) as a template. Among the designed electrocatalysts, BFO-BC/PTh 18 shows the least kinetic overpotential value of 289.62 mV and a Tafel slope of 67.02 mV/dec at a current density of 10 mA/cm 2 . From the material and electrochemical studies, it is clear that a decrease in absorbed oxygen, generation of new active sites, a decrease in crystallite size, and an overall change in the chemical environment of BFO account for the enhanced electrocatalytic activity. Overall, the design and strategy validate an effective pathway for designing a competent electrode for the HER.
High-Efficiency Electrocatalytic Conversion of Nitrite to Ammonia Using Nickel Phthalocyanine
Amal Gain, Parnab Bhabak, Sourav Bhowmick, Koushik Mitra, Nilmadhab Mukherjee, Ashadul Adalder, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Chemistry an Asian Journal, 2025
A molecularly engineered MOF photocatalyst for CO production from visible light-driven CO2 reduction
Anupam Jana, Arijit Maity, Ashadul Adalder, Sinthia Saha, Asamanjoy Bhunia
Nanoscale, 2025
Synergistic effect of Mo and Sn in a quaternary metal sulphide to activate N2 adsorption for selective solar-driven ammonia production
Srija Ghosh, Tanu Bagaria, Ashadul Adalder, Jaysree Pan, Anuradha Amabalkar, Uttam Kumar Ghorai, Anustup Sadhu, Bharati Debnath
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2025
Electrocatalytic Urea Synthesis via C─N Coupling Over Fe-Based Catalyst
Santosh R Waghela, Ashadul Adalder, Koushik Mitra, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Chemcatchem, 2025
Controlling electrocatalytic nitrate reduction efficiency by utilizing dπ-pπ interactions in parallel stacking molecular systems
Sourav Bhowmick, Ashadul Adalder, Abhishek Maiti, Samadhan Kapse, Ranjit Thapa, Supriya Mondal, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Chemical Science, 2025
Efficacy of nickel doped graphitic carbon nitride as energy storage material
M Parashar, D Banerjee, K Chauhan, A Adalder, U K Ghorai, N Sen, K K Chattopadhyay
Physica Scripta, 2025
Morphology-Dependent Enhancement of Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction Activity Using Iron Phthalocyanine Nanostructures
Sougata Sarkar, Nilmadhab Mukherjee, Sayed Julphukar Alli, Parnab Bhabak, Ashadul Adalder, Sourav Mukherjee, Ranjit Thapa, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2024
Magneto-Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis: Boosting Nitrite Reduction Activity by the Optimized Magnetic Field Induced Spin Polarized System
Ashadul Adalder, Koushik Mitra, Narad Barman, Ranjit Thapa, Sourav Bhowmick, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Advanced Energy Materials, 2024
Boosting Selective Nitrogen Oxidation to Nitric Acid by Synergizing Cobalt Phthalocyanine on Carbon Nitride Surface
Sourav Paul, Ashadul Adalder, Narad Barman, Ranjit Thapa, Arpan Bera, Koushik Mitra, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Advanced Functional Materials, 2024
Electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction to ammonia at low potential using a phenalenyl-based iron(iii) complex
Santosh R. Waghela, Ashadul Adalder, Jayeeta Bhattacharjee, Nilmadhab Mukherjee, Sourav Paul, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Dalton Transactions, 2024
Enhancing Electrochemical Reactivity with Magnetic Fields: Unraveling the Role of Magneto-Electrochemistry
Koushik Mitra, Ashadul Adalder, Sumit Mandal, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Small Methods, 2024
Enhanced photoluminescence in graphene wrapped hydrophobic zinc oxide
P. Kumar, D. Banerjee, N. Chakraborty, S. Sarkar, K.K. Chattopadhyay, A. Adalder, U.K. Ghorai
Chemical Physics Letters, 2024
Photo-catalytic removal of rhodamine B by nickel doped graphitic carbon nitride: anomalous dependence of removal efficiency on carrier recombination
K. Chauhan, A. Dhariwal, M. Parashar, P. Kumar, A. E. Prabahar, A. Adalder, U. K. Ghorai, N. Chakraborty, N. S. Das, K. K. Chattopadhyay, D. Banerjee
Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 2024
Beyond the horizons of graphene: xenes for energy applications
Sumon Santra, Anuraag Ghosh, Bishwajit Das, Shibam Pal, Saikat Pal, Ashadul Adalder
Rsc Sustainability, 2024
Iron phthalocyanine hollow architecture enabled ammonia production via nitrate reduction to achieve 100 % Faradaic efficiency
Sougata Sarkar, Ashadul Adalder, Sourav Paul, Samadhan Kapse, Ranjit Thapa, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Applied Catalysis B Environmental, 2024
A comparative cyclic voltammetry study of amorphous carbon-transition metal oxide hybrid system: Selection for the best capacitor
M. Parashar, P. Kumar, K. Chauhan, N. Chakraborty, N. Sen, A. Ghoari, A. Adalder, U.K. Ghorai, K.K. Chattopadhyay, D. Banerjee
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2024
Exploring two decades of graphene: The jack of all trades
Sumon Santra, Avigyan Bose, Koushik Mitra, Ashadul Adalder
Applied Materials Today, 2024
Carbon black supported manganese phthalocyanine: Efficient electrocatalyst for nitrogen reduction to ammonia
Ashadul Adalder, Santosh R. Waghela, Sachin A. Shelukar, Nilmadhab Mukherjee, Swati Das, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Engineering Reports, 2024
Fe(TCNQ)2 nanorod arrays: an efficient electrocatalyst for electrochemical ammonia synthesis via the nitrate reduction reaction
Nilmadhab Mukherjee, Ashadul Adalder, Narad Barman, Ranjit Thapa, Rajashri Urkude, Biplab Ghosh, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023
Solvothermal synthesis of α–CuPc nanostructures for electrochemical nitrogen fixation under ambient conditions
Jit Mukherjee, Ashadul Adalder, Nilmadhab Mukherjee, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Catalysis Today, 2023
Significant enhancement in the cold emission characteristics of chemically synthesized super-hydrophobic zinc oxide rods by nickel doping
P. Kumar, M. Parashar, K. Chauhan, N. Chakraborty, S. Sarkar, A. Chandra, N. S. Das, K. K. Chattopadhyay, A. Ghoari, A. Adalder, U. K. Ghorai, S. Saini, D. Agarwal, S. Ghosh, P. Srivastava, D. Banerjee
Nanoscale Advances, 2023
Controlling the Metal-Ligand Coordination Environment of Manganese Phthalocyanine in 1D-2D Heterostructure for Enhancing Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia
Ashadul Adalder, Sourav Paul, Narad Barman, Arpan Bera, Sougata Sarkar, Nilmadhab Mukherjee, Ranjit Thapa, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
ACS Catalysis, 2023
Advances in the ratiometric combination of quantum dots for their use in sensing applications
Sumon Santra, Sourav Dutta, Ashadul Adalder
Materials Advances, 2023
Selective Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Nitrogen to Nitric Acid Using Manganese Phthalocyanine
Ashadul Adalder, Sourav Paul, Biswajit Ghorai, Samadhan Kapse, Ranjit Thapa, Abharana Nagendra, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2023
Progress of electrocatalytic urea synthesis: strategic design, reactor engineering, mechanistic details and techno-commercial study
Sourav Paul, Ashadul Adalder, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2023
Morphology tuned electrochemical properties of CuBO2 nanostructures
Pulok Das, Nirmalya Sankar Das, Kausik Sardar, Brahami Das, Ashadul Adalder, Kalyan Kumar Chattopadhyay
Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2023
Dual metal site-mediated efficient C-N coupling toward electrochemical urea synthesis
Sourav Paul, Sougata Sarkar, Ashadul Adalder, Amitava Banerjee, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023
Strengthening the Metal Center of Co-N4 Active Sites in a 1D-2D Heterostructure for Nitrate and Nitrogen Reduction Reaction to Ammonia
Sourav Paul, Sougata Sarkar, Ashadul Adalder, Samadhan Kapse, Ranjit Thapa, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2023
Progress of electrochemical synthesis of nitric acid: catalyst design, mechanistic insights, protocol and challenges
Ashadul Adalder, Sourav Paul, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023
Alq3-Graphene Bi-Functional Nanocomposite for Cold Cathodes and Luminescent Anodes in Field Emission Display Applications
Sourav Paul, Ashadul Adalder, Subhajit Saha, Uttam Kumar Ghorai, Kalyan Kumar Chattopadhyay, Swati Das
Journal of Electronic Materials, 2023
Understanding the Site-Selective Electrocatalytic Co-Reduction Mechanism for Green Urea Synthesis Using Copper Phthalocyanine Nanotubes
Jit Mukherjee, Sourav Paul, Ashadul Adalder, Samadhan Kapse, Ranjit Thapa, Sumit Mandal, Biswajit Ghorai, Sougata Sarkar, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Advanced Functional Materials, 2022
Upconversion luminescence and time decay study of Yb–Er-doped BaWO4 nanophosphor
Arnab De, Arnab Kumar Dey, Bibek Samanta, Soumyadeep Sur, Sourav Paul, Ashadul Adalder, Swati Das, Uttam Kumar Ghorai
Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics, 2022
Scalable Production of Cobalt Phthalocyanine Nanotubes: Efficient and Robust Hollow Electrocatalyst for Ammonia Synthesis at Room Temperature
Uttam Kumar Ghorai, Sourav Paul, Biswajit Ghorai, Ashadul Adalder, Samadhan Kapse, Ranjit Thapa, Abharana Nagendra, Amal Gain
ACS Nano, 2021

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Synergistic nickel phthalocyanine integration on carbon nitride for improved selective nitrogen reduction to ammonia
S Bhowmick, N Barman, A Gain, A Adalder, R Urkude, B Ghosh, ...
Green Chemistry 28 (10), 4621-4629 , 2026
2026
Citations: 1
Advances in Metal Phthalocyanine‐Based Electrocatalysts for Sustainable Conversion of CO2, N2 and NOx to Green Ammonia, Urea and Nitric Acid
A Adalder, K Mitra, S Bhowmick, UK Ghorai
Advanced Energy Materials 16 (6), e05111 , 2026
2026
Citations: 9
Upcycling Nitrate Waste into Power: Designing Mo Incorporated Ni–Fe Based Phosphide Nanosheets for Electrocatalytic Green Ammonia Synthesis and Zn‐Nitrate Batteries
T Bagaria, A Rahman, S UK, A Adalder, H Kumar Basak, U Kumar Ghorai, ...
Small 22 (6), e13455 , 2026
2026
Citations: 2
Low-Frequency Hydromechanical Energy Triggered Piezocatalytic Activity of MoS2 Nanosheets for Sustainable Removal of Cr (VI)
T Ghosh, A Pathak, S Dhang, J Mondal, S Paul, A Adalder, R Thapa, ...
Nano Energy 146, 111484 , 2025
2025
Citations: 3
Morphology Dependent N2 Reduction on Cu2O: Combined Experimental and Computational Study for Efficient Ammonia Electrocatalytic Synthesis
S Paul, A Gain, A Adalder, S Pal, SH Mushrif, UK Ghorai
Small 21 (34), 2505121 , 2025
2025
Citations: 10
Electrochemical Synthesis of Urea‐Ammonium‐Nitrate (UAN) Fertilizer via Dual Reduction of CO2 and Nitrate
A Adalder, K Mitra, N Barman, R Thapa, R Urkude, S Das, UK Ghorai
Small 21 (33), 2505313 , 2025
2025
Citations: 21
High-Efficiency Electrocatalytic Conversion of Nitrite to Ammonia Using Nickel Phthalocyanine
A Gain, P Bhabak, S Bhowmick, K Mitra, N Mukherjee, A Adalder, ...
Chemistry, an Asian journal 20 (11), e202500381 , 2025
2025
Citations: 11
Magneto-electrochemical ammonia production: Improving nitrite reduction reaction to ammonia synthesis by the optimized magnetic field using manganese phthalocyanine catalyst
A Adalder, UK Ghorai
ACS Spring 2025 Meeting, 4194097 , 2025
2025
Controlling electrocatalytic nitrate reduction efficiency by utilizing dπ–pπ interactions in parallel stacking molecular systems
S Bhowmick, A Adalder, A Maiti, S Kapse, R Thapa, S Mondal, UK Ghorai
Chemical Science 16 (11), 4806-4814 , 2025
2025
Citations: 52
Local Enhanced Electric Field Assisted Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia Using Ni (TCNQ) 2/NF Nanostructures
N Mukherjee, A Adalder, S Paul, N Barman, R Thapa, K Mitra, R Urkude, ...
Advanced Functional Materials 36 (13), e19797 , 2025
2025
Citations: 17
Efficacy of nickel doped graphitic carbon nitride as energy storage material
M Parashar, D Banerjee, K Chauhan, A Adalder, UK Ghorai, N Sen, ...
Physica Scripta 100 (1), 015930 , 2025
2025
Citations: 2
Synergistic effect of Mo and Sn in a quaternary metal sulphide to activate N 2 adsorption for selective solar-driven ammonia production
S Ghosh, T Bagaria, A Adalder, J Pan, A Amabalkar, UK Ghorai, A Sadhu, ...
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 13 (18), 13145-13156 , 2025
2025
Citations: 6
Magneto‐Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis: Boosting Nitrite Reduction Activity by the Optimized Magnetic Field Induced Spin Polarized System (Adv. Energy Mater. 42/2024)
A Adalder, K Mitra, N Barman, R Thapa, S Bhowmick, UK Ghorai
Advanced Energy Materials 14 (42), 2470185 , 2024
2024
Citations: 3
Magneto‐Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis: Boosting Nitrite Reduction Activity by the Optimized Magnetic Field Induced Spin Polarized System
A Adalder, K Mitra, N Barman, R Thapa, S Bhowmick, UK Ghorai
Advanced Energy Materials 14 (42), 2403295 , 2024
2024
Citations: 61
Boosting Selective Nitrogen Oxidation to Nitric Acid by Synergizing Cobalt Phthalocyanine on Carbon Nitride Surface
S Paul, A Adalder, N Barman, R Thapa, A Bera, K Mitra, UK Ghorai
Advanced Functional Materials 34 (45), 2408314 , 2024
2024
Citations: 29
Electrocatalytic Urea Synthesis via C─ N Coupling Over Fe‐Based Catalyst
SR Waghela, A Adalder, K Mitra, UK Ghorai
ChemCatChem 17 (4), e202401565 , 2024
2024
Citations: 27
Exploring manganese phthalocyanine-graphene based nanocomposite for the electrochemical synthesis of green ammonia
A Adalder, UK Ghorai
EMRS 2024 Fall Meeting, 01318 , 2024
2024
Enhancing Electrochemical Reactivity with Magnetic Fields: Unraveling the Role of Magneto-Electrochemistry
K Mitra, A Adalder, S Mandal, UK Ghorai
Small methods 8 (7), e2301132 , 2024
2024
Citations: 39
Enhanced photoluminescence in graphene wrapped hydrophobic zinc oxide
P Kumar, D Banerjee, N Chakraborty, S Sarkar, KK Chattopadhyay, ...
Chemical Physics Letters 844, 141266 , 2024
2024
Citations: 3
Photo-catalytic removal of rhodamine B by nickel doped graphitic carbon nitride: anomalous dependence of removal efficiency on carrier recombination
K Chauhan, A Dhariwal, M Parashar, P Kumar, AE Prabahar, A Adalder, ...
Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society 21 (6), 1643-1660 , 2024
2024
Citations: 13

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Understanding the Site‐Selective Electrocatalytic Co‐Reduction Mechanism for Green Urea Synthesis Using Copper Phthalocyanine Nanotubes
J Mukherjee, S Paul, A Adalder, S Kapse, R Thapa, S Mandal, B Ghorai, ...
Advanced Functional Materials 32 (31), 2200882 , 2022
2022
Citations: 217
Scalable production of cobalt phthalocyanine nanotubes: efficient and robust hollow electrocatalyst for ammonia synthesis at room temperature
UK Ghorai, S Paul, B Ghorai, A Adalder, S Kapse, R Thapa, A Nagendra, ...
ACS nano 15 (3), 5230-5239 , 2021
2021
Citations: 171
Strengthening the Metal Center of Co–N 4 Active Sites in a 1D–2D Heterostructure for Nitrate and Nitrogen Reduction Reaction to Ammonia
S Paul, S Sarkar, A Adalder, S Kapse, R Thapa, UK Ghorai
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 11 (16), 6191-6200 , 2023
2023
Citations: 144
Controlling the Metal–Ligand Coordination Environment of Manganese Phthalocyanine in 1D–2D Heterostructure for Enhancing Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia
A Adalder, S Paul, N Barman, A Bera, S Sarkar, N Mukherjee, R Thapa, ...
ACS Catalysis 13 (20), 13516-13527 , 2023
2023
Citations: 137
Iron phthalocyanine hollow architecture enabled ammonia production via nitrate reduction to achieve 100% Faradaic efficiency
S Sarkar, A Adalder, S Paul, S Kapse, R Thapa, UK Ghorai
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 343, 123580 , 2024
2024
Citations: 126
Dual Metal Site–Mediated Efficient C–N Coupling toward Electrochemical Urea Synthesis
S Paul, S Sarkar, A Adalder, A Banerjee, UK Ghorai
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 11 (25), 13249-13254 , 2023
2023
Citations: 102
Fe (TCNQ) 2 nanorod arrays: an efficient electrocatalyst for electrochemical ammonia synthesis via the nitrate reduction reaction
N Mukherjee, A Adalder, N Barman, R Thapa, R Urkude, B Ghosh, ...
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 12 (6), 3352-3361 , 2024
2024
Citations: 89
Progress of electrocatalytic urea synthesis: Strategic design, reactor engineering, mechanistic details, and techno-commercial study
S Paul, A Adalder, UK Ghorai
Materials Chemistry Frontiers 7 (18), 3820-3854 , 2023
2023
Citations: 63
Magneto‐Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis: Boosting Nitrite Reduction Activity by the Optimized Magnetic Field Induced Spin Polarized System
A Adalder, K Mitra, N Barman, R Thapa, S Bhowmick, UK Ghorai
Advanced Energy Materials 14 (42), 2403295 , 2024
2024
Citations: 61
Controlling electrocatalytic nitrate reduction efficiency by utilizing dπ–pπ interactions in parallel stacking molecular systems
S Bhowmick, A Adalder, A Maiti, S Kapse, R Thapa, S Mondal, UK Ghorai
Chemical Science 16 (11), 4806-4814 , 2025
2025
Citations: 52
Exploring two decades of graphene: The jack of all trades
S Santra, A Bose, K Mitra, A Adalder
Applied Materials Today 36, 102066 , 2024
2024
Citations: 52
Solvothermal synthesis of α–CuPc nanostructures for electrochemical nitrogen fixation under ambient conditions
J Mukherjee, A Adalder, N Mukherjee, UK Ghorai
Catalysis Today 423, 113905 , 2023
2023
Citations: 42
Progress of electrochemical synthesis of nitric acid: catalyst design-mechanistic insights-protocol-challenges
A Adalder, S Paul, UK Ghorai
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 11 (19), 10125-10148 , 2023
2023
Citations: 42
Enhancing Electrochemical Reactivity with Magnetic Fields: Unraveling the Role of Magneto-Electrochemistry
K Mitra, A Adalder, S Mandal, UK Ghorai
Small methods 8 (7), e2301132 , 2024
2024
Citations: 39
Selective Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Nitrogen to Nitric Acid Using Manganese Phthalocyanine
A Adalder, S Paul, B Ghorai, S Kapse, R Thapa, A Nagendra, UK Ghorai
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 15 (29), 34642-34650 , 2023
2023
Citations: 31
Boosting Selective Nitrogen Oxidation to Nitric Acid by Synergizing Cobalt Phthalocyanine on Carbon Nitride Surface
S Paul, A Adalder, N Barman, R Thapa, A Bera, K Mitra, UK Ghorai
Advanced Functional Materials 34 (45), 2408314 , 2024
2024
Citations: 29
Carbon black supported manganese phthalocyanine: Efficient electrocatalyst for nitrogen reduction to ammonia
A Adalder, SR Waghela, SA Shelukar, N Mukherjee, S Das, UK Ghorai
Engineering Reports 6 (1), e12705 , 2024
2024
Citations: 29
Electrocatalytic Urea Synthesis via C─ N Coupling Over Fe‐Based Catalyst
SR Waghela, A Adalder, K Mitra, UK Ghorai
ChemCatChem 17 (4), e202401565 , 2024
2024
Citations: 27
Beyond the horizons of graphene: xenes for energy applications
S Santra, A Ghosh, B Das, S Pal, S Pal, A Adalder
RSC Sustainability 2 (6), 1631-1674 , 2024
2024
Citations: 26
Electrochemical Synthesis of Urea‐Ammonium‐Nitrate (UAN) Fertilizer via Dual Reduction of CO2 and Nitrate
A Adalder, K Mitra, N Barman, R Thapa, R Urkude, S Das, UK Ghorai
Small 21 (33), 2505313 , 2025
2025
Citations: 21

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