Ranadip Kundu

@chaibasaengg.edu.in

Associate Professor, Electronics and Communication Engineering
Chaibasa Engineering College

Ranadip Kundu


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EDUCATION

PhD (Engineering)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Material Science
18

Scopus Publications

183

Scholar Citations

9

Scholar h-index

8

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Scopus Publications

  • Smart optimization of rare-earth-based perovskite solar cells using machine learning approaches
    Ranadip Kundu
    Solid State Communications, 2026
  • Numerical Optimization of La0.5Ce0.5Fe0.9Zn0.1O3-Based Perovskite Solar Cell Using NiO as Hole Transport Layer and TiO2 as Electron Transport Layer for Enhanced Photovoltaic Performance
    Ranadip Kundu
    Advanced Theory and Simulations, 2026
    Perovskite solar cells have become the most advanced among various solar‐energy conversion technologies owing to their highly efficient, flexible, and simple fabrication procedures. There is a growing focus on research toward lead‐free, eco‐friendly, and cheaper alternatives to conventional halide perovskites. In this work, La 0 . 5 Ce 0 . 5 Fe 0 . 9 Zn 0 . 1 O 3 (LCFZO), a stable and nontoxic oxide‐based perovskite, is explored as an absorber for single junction perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The bandgap of LCFZO 2.0 eV through Zn doping and stable structural and thermal behaviors make it a potential material for new generation solar cells. For the simulation‐based study, TiO 2 is used as the electron transport layer (ETL) due to conduction band alignment, low cost, and non‐toxicity, and NiO as the hole transport layer (HTL) for good hole extraction and chemical stability factors. A thorough investigation is carried out using SCAPS‐1D for numerical modeling, investigating the impact of absorber layer thickness, doping concentration, interface defect density, and series/shunt resistance on the photovoltaic performance. The presently simulated device offers an excellent efficiency up to 16.16% with LCFZO‐based PSC, making it a potential candidate for lead‐free, efficient, and stable photovoltaic devices. These results open doors to developing green and thermally stable perovskite solar cells in oxide perovskite frameworks.
  • Machine learning-driven optimization of lead-free La0.6Ce0.4Mn0.9Cd0.1O3 perovskites for sustainable photovoltaic applications
    Ranadip Kundu
    Materials Science and Engineering B, 2026
  • Integrating Machine Learning With SCAPS-1D to Optimize Lead-Free LCCZO Perovskites for Sustainable Solar Energy Harvesting
    Ranadip Kundu
    Energy Storage, 2025
    Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have rapidly advanced as a next‐generation photovoltaic technology due to their high efficiency and flexible fabrication routes; however, the reliance on lead‐based absorbers raises concerns regarding toxicity and long‐term stability. This study introduces La 0.5 Ce 0.5 Co 0.9 Zn 0.1 O 3 (LCCZO), a double perovskite oxide, as a lead‐free, stable absorber candidate for eco‐friendly PSCs. First‐principles calculations validate its crystallographic stability and predict a direct bandgap of ~1.8 eV, suitable for efficient visible‐light absorption. Optical analysis reveals strong absorption and favorable dielectric properties, supporting low exciton binding and effective charge separation. Device simulations using SCAPS‐1D integrating TiO 2 and NiO as transport layers demonstrate optimal performance upon tuning absorber thickness, carrier density, and defect levels. A maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 23.41% is achieved, with an open‐circuit voltage ( V oc ) of 1.42 V, short‐circuit current density ( J sc ) of 18.56 mA cm −2 , and fill factor (FF) of 88.92%. The device exhibits robust tolerance to bulk and interfacial defects, attributed to favorable band offsets and intrinsic defect chemistry. A machine learning model trained on simulated datasets accelerates performance prediction across parameter regimes, achieving ~82.5% accuracy and reducing computation time significantly. These results position LCCZO as a promising lead‐free absorber and highlight the synergy of computational design and machine learning for sustainable solar energy development.
  • Micromechanical hardness study and the effect of reverse indentation size on heat-treated silver doped zinc-molybdate glass nanocomposites
    Sanjib Bhattacharya, Ranadip Kundu, Koyel Bhattacharya, Asmita Poddar, Debasish Roy
    Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2019
  • Ac conductivity of transition metal oxide doped glassy nanocomposite systems: Temperature and frequency dependency
    Anindya Sundar Das, Madhab Roy, Dipankar Biswas, Ranadip Kundu, Amartya Acharya, Debasish Roy, Sanjib Bhattacharya
    Materials Research Express, 2018
    Transition metal oxide (TMO) doped different types of semiconducting glassy systems of the common terminology as 0.3V2O5–0.7 (0.05AmOn–0.95ZnO) for AmOn = MoO3, SeO2, Nd2O3, and CdO have been prepared by melt quenching route. The frequency and temperature dependent conductivity of all the as-quenched glass nanocomposite samples has been investigated over a wide temperature and frequency range. Conductivity, depending on temperature and frequency, is well established using Jonscher’s universal power law and Almond-West formalism. The values of DC conductivity (σdc), polaron hopping frequency (ωH), frequency exponent (n), and power law exponent (s) have been computed. The value of n indicates three-dimensional motions of charge carriers or polarons, which is the main reason for high-frequency dispersion in the ac conductivity. The estimated values of activation energy of ac conduction (Eac), free energy of polaron migration (EH) and activation energy of DC conductivity (Edc) are mainly owing to polaron transport with the energy level in the optical band gap. Ac conductivity and temperature dependent power-law exponent (s) of the as-prepared glassy samples containing MoO3 and Nd2O3 are dominated by non-overlapping small polaron tunneling (NSPT). Conversely, correlated barrier hopping (CBH) solely controls the ac conductivity and temperature dependent power-law exponent (s) of the glassy samples containing SeO2 and CdO. It is ascertained that mobile charge carrier concentration is independent of temperature and only 20%–25% of the total charge carriers (polarons) contribute to the ac conductivity of the presently studied glassy systems.
  • Conductivity spectra of silver-phosphate glass nanocomposites: Frequency and temperature dependency
    Dipankar Biswas, Ranadip Kundu, Anindya Sundar Das, Madhab Roy, Debasish Roy, L.S. Singh, Sanjib Bhattacharya
    Journal of Non Crystalline Solids, 2018
  • Anomalous electrical conductivity in selenite glassy nanocomposites
    Arun Kr Bar, Koyel Bhattacharya, Ranadip Kundu, Debasish Roy, Sanjib Bhattacharya
    Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2017
  • Study of Electrical Transport of Ag2O – CdO – MoO3 Glass-Nanocomposite-Semiconductor
    Ranadip Kundu, Debasish Roy, Sanjib Bhattacharya
    Chemistryselect, 2017
    Abstract Two series of semiconducting glass‐nanocomposites xAg 2 O – (1‐x) (0.1CdO – 0.9 MoO 3 ) and 0.3 Ag 2 O – 0.7 (yCdO – (1‐y) MoO 3 ) is prepared by melt‐quenching route. The formation of Ag 2 MoO 4, Ag 2 Mo 2 O 7 and Ag 6 Mo 10 O 33 nanocrystallites and CdO nanoparticles in glass‐nanocomposites is confirmed by the study of X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and field emission‐ scanning electron microscopic (FE‐SEM). The Fourier transform infrared (FT‐IR) spectra are being taken to find out stretching vibrations of monomeric tetrahedral orthomolybdate ion MoO 4 2− as well as stretching vibrations of Mo 2 O 7 2 – ions. Micro‐hardness of the as‐prepared samples is found to increase with load and shows a maximum for a particular load for different methods (Vicker's and Knoop's) and different compositions. The dc conductivity is described based on the polaron hopping approach to a wide temperature range. The variable range hopping Mott's (Greave's) model is employed to analyze the conductivity data at low (high) temperatures. The frequency exponent data show that ac conductivity is consistent with overlapping large polaron‐tunnelling (OLPT) model at all temperature.
  • Microstructure, electrical conductivity and modulus spectra of CdI2 doped nanocomposite-electrolytes
    Ranadip Kundu, Debasish Roy, Sanjib Bhattacharya
    Physica B Condensed Matter, 2017
  • Positron annihilation studies and complementary experimental characterization of xAg2O-(1 - x)(0.3CdO-0.7MoO3) metal oxide glass nanocomposites
    Ranadip Kundu, Sanjib Bhattacharya, Debasish Roy, P. M. G. Nambissan
    Rsc Advances, 2017
  • Electrical relaxation and grain boundary effect in CdI2 doped glass-nanocomposites
    Arun Kr. Bar, Koyel Bhattacharya, Ranadip Kundu, Debasish Roy, Sanjib Bhattacharya
    Journal of Non Crystalline Solids, 2016
  • Electrical and mechanical properties of ZnO doped silver-molybdate glass-nanocomposite system
    Ranadip Kundu, Debasish Roy, Sanjib Bhattacharya
    Aip Conference Proceedings, 2016
  • Relaxation of Cu+2 in selenite glass nanocomposites
    Arun Kumar Bar, Ranadip Kundu, Debasish Roy, Sanjib Bhattacharya
    Aip Conference Proceedings, 2016
  • On the mechanical properties of selenite glass nanocomposites
    Arun Kr. Bar, Ranadip Kundu, Debasish Roy, Sanjib Bhattacharya
    Aip Conference Proceedings, 2016
  • Interpretation of dc and ac conductivity of Ag2O-SeO2-MoO3 glass-nanocomposite-semiconductor
    Sanjib Bhattacharya, Ranadip Kundu, Anindya Sundar Das, Debasish Roy
    Materials Science and Engineering B, 2015
  • Electrical Transport of Mixed Phased Glassy Nanocomposites
    Ranadip Kundu, Debasish Roy, Sanjib Bhattacharya
    Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society, 2015
  • Conductivity of Cu+2 ion-conducting glassy nanocomposites
    Arun Kr. Bar, Debasish Roy, Ranadip Kundu, M.P.F. Graca, M.A. Valente, Sanjib Bhattacharya
    Materials Science and Engineering B, 2014

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Smart Optimization of Rare-Earth-Based Perovskite Solar Cells Using Machine Learning Approaches
    R Kundu
    Solid State Communications, 116380 , 2026
    2026
  • Design and optimization of K 2 AMoI 6 (A = Rb, Na) lead-free perovskite solar cells using machine learning
    R Kundu
    Optical and Quantum Electronics 58 (1), 10 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Integrating Machine Learning With SCAPS‐1D to Optimize Lead‐Free LCCZO Perovskites for Sustainable Solar Energy Harvesting
    R Kundu
    Energy Storage 7 (8), e70302 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Machine learning-driven optimization of lead-free La0.6Ce0.4Mn0.9Cd0.1O3 perovskites for sustainable photovoltaic applications
    R Kundu
    Materials Science & Engineering B 323, 118796 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Numerical Optimization of La0. 5Ce0. 5Fe0. 9Zn0. 1O3‐Based Perovskite Solar Cell Using NiO as Hole Transport Layer and TiO2 as Electron Transport Layer for Enhanced …
    R Kundu
    Advanced Theory and Simulations, e01186 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Micromechanical hardness study and the effect of reverse indentation size on heat-treated silver doped zinc-molybdate glass nanocomposites
    S Bhattacharya, R Kundu, K Bhattacharya, A Poddar, D Roy
    Journal of Alloys and Compounds 770, 136-142 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 19
  • Conductivity spectra of silver-phosphate glass nanocomposites: Frequency and temperature dependency
    D Biswas, R Kundu, AS Das, M Roy, D Roy, LS Singh, S Bhattacharya
    Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 495, 47-53 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 12
  • Ac conductivity of transition metal oxide doped glassy nanocomposite systems: temperature and frequency dependency
    AS Das, M Roy, D Biswas, R Kundu, A Acharya, D Roy, S Bhattacharya
    Materials Research Express 5 (9), 095201 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 28
  • Anomalous electrical conductivity in selenite glassy nanocomposites
    AK Bar, K Bhattacharya, R Kundu, D Roy, S Bhattacharya
    Materials Chemistry and Physics 199, 322-328 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 29
  • Study of Electrical Transport of Ag2O–CdO–MoO3 Glass‐Nanocomposite‐Semiconductor
    R Kundu, D Roy, S Bhattacharya
    ChemistrySelect 2 (21), 6100-6108 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 9
  • Microstructure, electrical conductivity and modulus spectra of CdI2 doped nanocomposite-electrolytes
    R Kundu, D Roy, S Bhattacharya
    Physica B: Condensed Matter 507, 107-113 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 12
  • Positron annihilation studies and complementary experimental characterization of x Ag 2 O–(1− x)(0.3 CdO–0.7 MoO 3) metal oxide glass nanocomposites
    R Kundu, S Bhattacharya, D Roy, PMG Nambissan
    RSC advances 7 (14), 8131-8141 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 13
  • Electrical relaxation and grain boundary effect in CdI2 doped glass-nanocomposites
    AK Bar, K Bhattacharya, R Kundu, D Roy, S Bhattacharya
    Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 452, 169-175 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 9
  • Relaxation of Cu +2 in selenite glass nanocomposites
    AK Bar, R Kundu, D Roy, S Bhattacharya
    AIP Conference Proceedings 1728 (1), 020124 , 2016
    2016
  • On the mechanical properties of selenite glass nanocomposites
    AK Bar, R Kundu, D Roy, S Bhattacharya
    AIP Conference Proceedings 1728 (1), 020396 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 3
  • Electrical and mechanical properties of ZnO doped silver-molybdate glass-nanocomposite system
    R Kundu, D Roy, S Bhattacharya
    AIP Conference Proceedings 20064 (2016) , 2016
    2016
  • Interpretation of dc and ac conductivity of Ag2O–SeO2–MoO3 glass-nanocomposite-semiconductor
    S Bhattacharya, R Kundu, AS Das, D Roy
    Materials Science and Engineering: B 197, 51-57 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 11
  • Electrical transport of mixed phased glassy nanocomposites
    R Kundu, D Roy, S Bhattacharya
    Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society 74 (1), 35-40 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 10
  • Conductivity of Cu+ 2 ion-conducting glassy nanocomposites
    AK Bar, D Roy, R Kundu, MPF Graca, MA Valente, S Bhattacharya
    Materials Science and Engineering: B 189, 21-26 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 5
  • Giant Hardness of Heat-Treated Glass-Nanocomposites
    AK Bar, R Kundu, D Roy, S Bhattacharya
    Journal of Advanced Physics 3 (3), 241-243 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 2

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Anomalous electrical conductivity in selenite glassy nanocomposites
    AK Bar, K Bhattacharya, R Kundu, D Roy, S Bhattacharya
    Materials Chemistry and Physics 199, 322-328 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 29
  • Ac conductivity of transition metal oxide doped glassy nanocomposite systems: temperature and frequency dependency
    AS Das, M Roy, D Biswas, R Kundu, A Acharya, D Roy, S Bhattacharya
    Materials Research Express 5 (9), 095201 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 28
  • Micromechanical hardness study and the effect of reverse indentation size on heat-treated silver doped zinc-molybdate glass nanocomposites
    S Bhattacharya, R Kundu, K Bhattacharya, A Poddar, D Roy
    Journal of Alloys and Compounds 770, 136-142 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 19
  • Positron annihilation studies and complementary experimental characterization of x Ag 2 O–(1− x)(0.3 CdO–0.7 MoO 3) metal oxide glass nanocomposites
    R Kundu, S Bhattacharya, D Roy, PMG Nambissan
    RSC advances 7 (14), 8131-8141 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 13
  • Conductivity spectra of silver-phosphate glass nanocomposites: Frequency and temperature dependency
    D Biswas, R Kundu, AS Das, M Roy, D Roy, LS Singh, S Bhattacharya
    Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 495, 47-53 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 12
  • Microstructure, electrical conductivity and modulus spectra of CdI2 doped nanocomposite-electrolytes
    R Kundu, D Roy, S Bhattacharya
    Physica B: Condensed Matter 507, 107-113 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 12
  • Interpretation of dc and ac conductivity of Ag2O–SeO2–MoO3 glass-nanocomposite-semiconductor
    S Bhattacharya, R Kundu, AS Das, D Roy
    Materials Science and Engineering: B 197, 51-57 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 11
  • Electrical transport of mixed phased glassy nanocomposites
    R Kundu, D Roy, S Bhattacharya
    Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society 74 (1), 35-40 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 10
  • Study of Electrical Transport of Ag2O–CdO–MoO3 Glass‐Nanocomposite‐Semiconductor
    R Kundu, D Roy, S Bhattacharya
    ChemistrySelect 2 (21), 6100-6108 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 9
  • Electrical relaxation and grain boundary effect in CdI2 doped glass-nanocomposites
    AK Bar, K Bhattacharya, R Kundu, D Roy, S Bhattacharya
    Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 452, 169-175 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 9
  • Design and optimization of K 2 AMoI 6 (A = Rb, Na) lead-free perovskite solar cells using machine learning
    R Kundu
    Optical and Quantum Electronics 58 (1), 10 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Numerical Optimization of La0. 5Ce0. 5Fe0. 9Zn0. 1O3‐Based Perovskite Solar Cell Using NiO as Hole Transport Layer and TiO2 as Electron Transport Layer for Enhanced …
    R Kundu
    Advanced Theory and Simulations, e01186 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Conductivity of Cu+ 2 ion-conducting glassy nanocomposites
    AK Bar, D Roy, R Kundu, MPF Graca, MA Valente, S Bhattacharya
    Materials Science and Engineering: B 189, 21-26 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 5
  • Machine learning-driven optimization of lead-free La0.6Ce0.4Mn0.9Cd0.1O3 perovskites for sustainable photovoltaic applications
    R Kundu
    Materials Science & Engineering B 323, 118796 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Conductivity Relaxation of ZnO Doped Glassy Nanocomposites
    R Kundu, D Roy, S Bhattacharya
    Journal of Advanced Physics 3 (3), 237-240 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 4
  • On the mechanical properties of selenite glass nanocomposites
    AK Bar, R Kundu, D Roy, S Bhattacharya
    AIP Conference Proceedings 1728 (1), 020396 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 3
  • Integrating Machine Learning With SCAPS‐1D to Optimize Lead‐Free LCCZO Perovskites for Sustainable Solar Energy Harvesting
    R Kundu
    Energy Storage 7 (8), e70302 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Giant Hardness of Heat-Treated Glass-Nanocomposites
    AK Bar, R Kundu, D Roy, S Bhattacharya
    Journal of Advanced Physics 3 (3), 241-243 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 2
  • Polaron Transport of Nano-CdO Embedded Glass-Semiconductor
    GC Mishra, AS Das, R Kundu, D Roy, S Ray, AK Bar, S Bhattacharya
    Journal of Advanced Physics 3 (3), 254-257 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 1
  • Smart Optimization of Rare-Earth-Based Perovskite Solar Cells Using Machine Learning Approaches
    R Kundu
    Solid State Communications, 116380 , 2026
    2026