Solid State and Inorganic Chemistry Group
PUBLICATIONS
2026
65.
Ray, Joydeep; Varshney, Vaishnavi ; Kalita, Johndeep; Mondal, Sumit; Sarma, Debajit*
Published as part of the Polyhedron special issue “Celebrating the 65th Birthday of Prof. T. P. Radhakrishnan”
64.
"CO2 Valorization through Propargylic Activation Mediated by Silver Nanoparticles Functionalized Coordination Polymer Gel"
Kalita, Johndeep; Ray, Joydeep; Mondal, Sumit; Sarma, Debajit*
63.
"1D Zn-adenine coordination polymer for nitro explosive sensing and Hantzsch catalysis"
Singh, Sneha; Patra, Rajesh; Mondal, Sumit; Amit; Sarma, Debajit*
Published as part of the Polyhedron special issue “Inorganic Crystal Engineering”
2025
62.
"Rational Design of an Adenine-Based Coordination Polymer as a Dual Hydrogen-Bond Donor Heterogeneous Catalyst for Friedel–Crafts Alkylation and Cascade Deacetalization–Knoevenagel Condensation"
Patra, Rajesh; Mondal, Submit; Rom, Tanamy; Deepanshu; Paul, Avijit Kumar; Sarma, Debajit*
61.
"Solvent Crafted Alternate [Zn3/Zn4] Cluster Driven MOF and its Analogous MOG: Structural Insider Integrated with Advanced Bilirubin Detection and Encryption Strategies"
Ray, Joydeep; Mondal, Sumit; Mondal, Pallav; Sarma, Debajit*
60.
"Metallogels as Functional Catalysts: Bridging Soft Materials with Sustainable Transformations"
Mondal, Sumit; Ray, Joydeep; Sarma, Debajit*
59.
"Enhancing electrocatalytic water oxidation: ligand complementarity in ternary Cu(II) complexes"
Das, Pranjal; Kuilya, Hemrupa; Basak, Swati; Hazarika, Baisali; Ray, Joydeep; Sarma, Debajit; Choudhury, Diganta; Kalita, Apurba*
58.
"A mixed metallic and mixed valence MoV4VIV2VIII2 complex as an electron transfer photo-catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction"
S. Morla, Kalyankumar; Thakre, Dewendra; Mourya, Adarsh K.; Singh, Piyush; Karnamkkott, Harsha S.; Ahamed, Subuhan; Sahoo, Subham; Bhattacharya, Ishita; Banerjee, Siddhartha; Sarma, Debajit; Mondal, Kartik Chandra;* Ghosh,* Sujit Kumar; Wankhade * Atul V.; Banerjee Abhishek *.
57.
Alam, Noohul; Mondal, Sumit; Ojha, Niwesh; Sahoo, Subham; Zeyad, Mohammad Tarique; Kumar, Sushant; Sarma, Debajit.*
2024
56.
Mondal, Sumit; Patra, Rajesh; Ray, Joydeep; Sarma, Debajit*
55.
Patra, Rajesh; Sahoo, Subham; Deepanshu; Rom, Tanamy; Paul, Avijit Kumar; Sarma, Debajit*
54.
Sahoo, Subham; Patra, Rajesh; , Sarma, Debajit*
Published as part of the Crystal Growth & Design special issue “Honoring Professor Jagadese J. Vittal and His Contributions to Functional Molecular Crystals.”
53.
Morla, K. S.; Thakre, D.; Deshmukh, T. B.; Malo, S.; Ahamed, S.; Aparna, R. K.; Sahoo, S.; Sarma, Debajit; Mondal, K. C.; Sankapal B. R.* Banerjee, A.*
52.
Dalton Transactions. 2024 , 53, 17547-53.
Kuilya, Hemrupa; Das, Pranjal; Basak, Swati; Sarma, Debajit; Mazumdar, Pradyumna; Choudhury, Diganta;* Kalita, Apurba.*
ACS Appl. Eng. Mater. 2024, 2, 1467–1482.
51.
" Mondal, Sumit; Alam, Noohul; Sarma, Debajit*
CrystEngComm 2024, 26, 2421-2432.
50.
"Coordinatively Unsaturated 5-Nitroisophthalate based Cobalt(II) Coordination Polymers: Efficient Catalytic CO2 Fixation and Hantzsch Condensation"
Sahoo, Subham; Patra, Rajesh; , Sarma, Debajit*
49.
ACS Appl. Mater.Interfaces 2024, 16, 8, 10196 - 10210.
"SilverNanoparticle-Functionalized Postsynthetically Modified Thiol MOF UiO-66-NH-SH for Efficient CO2 Fixation"
" Patra, Rajesh; Sarma, Debajit*
Coord. Chem. Rev. 2024, 504, 215673.
48.
"Amide functional low molecular weight gelator based metallogel"
Alam, Noohul; Mondal, Sumit; Sarma, Debajit*
47.
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2024, 27, 2, 202300559.
"Cu(I) Coordination Polymer-Catalyzed Azide–Alkyne Cycloaddition Click Reaction at Room Temperature"
Sahoo, Subham; Patra, Rajesh; Rom, Tanmoy; Paul, Avijit Kumar; Sarma, Debajit*
2023
"Thiol and Thioether-based Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis, Structure, and Multifaceted Applications"
Patra, Rajesh; Mondal Sumit, Sarma, Debajit*
Dalton. Trans. 2023, 52, 17623-17655 (Invited Perspective).
46.
45.
Dalton. Trans. 2023, 52, 10795-10804.
"A Thiol-Containing Zirconium MOF Functionalized with Silver Nanoparticles for Synergistic CO2 Cycloaddition Reactions"
Patra, Rajesh; Sarma, Debajit*
Soft. Mater. 2023, 19, 4926-4938.
44.
Mondal, Sumit; Sarma, Debajit*
43.
ACS Appl. Eng. Mater. 2023 1, 4, 1201-1212.
"Lanthanide Directed Luminescent “Soft” Coordination Polymer Gels: White Light Emission, Anticounterfeiting and Thin-film Based Sensing"
Alam, Noohul; Mondal, Sumit; Hossain, SK Sakir; Sahoo, Subham; Sarma, Debajit*
42.
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2023, 26, 16, e202300067.
“A Luminescent Zinc(II) Coordination Polymer for Selective Detection of Fe3+ and Cr2O72- in Water and Catalytic CO2 Fixation”
Sahoo, Subham; Mondal, Sumit, Sarma Debajit.*
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41.
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2023,11, 6, 2658-2669.
"Self-Templated Conversion of a Self-Healing Metallogel into an Active Carbon Quasiaerogel: Boosting Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction by Water"
Alam, Noohul; Ojha, Niwesh; Kumar, Sushant; Sarma, Debajit.
J. Colloid and Interface Sci., 2023, 633, 441-452.
40.
"A “heat set” Zr-Diimide Based Fibrous Metallogel: Multiresponsive Sensor, Column-Based Dye Separation, and Iodine Sequestration"
Mondal, Sumit; Alam, Noohul; Sahoo, Subham;
2022
39. "A Wide Bandgap Semiconducting Magnesium Hydrogel: Moisture Harvest, Iodine Sequestration, and Resistive Switching"Alam, Noohul; Majumder, Shantanu; Ray, Soumya Jyoti; Sarma, Debajit. Langmuir 2022, 38, 34, 10601-10610.
38. "Synthesis, Structure, and Heterogeneous Catalysis of a Series of Structurally Diverse Coordination Polymers Based on 5‑Nitroisophthalate"Sahhoo, Subham; Sarma, Debajit.Cryst. Growth Des. 2022, 22, 5645-5657.
37. "Luminescent Lanthanide Metal Organic Frameworks (LnMOFs): A Versatile Platform towards Organomolecule Sensing" Sahhoo, Subham; Mondal, Sumit; Sarma, Debajit. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2022, 470, 214707.
2021
36. “Polyoxovanadates with Ethylidene-Pyridine Functionalized Bisphosphonate Ligands: Synthesis, Structure, Spectroscopic Characterization, Magnetic, and Antibacterial Studies” Thakre, Dewendra; Ali Sk Rajab; Mehta, Sakshi; Alam, Noohul; Ibrahim, Masooma; Sarma, Debajit; Mondal, Abhishake; De, Mrinmoy; Banerjee Abhishek. Cryst. Growth Des. 2021, 21, 4285−4298.
2020
35. “A Thixotropic Supramolecular Metallogel with a 2D Sheet Morphology : Iodine Sequestration and Column Based Dye Separation” Alam, Noohul; Sarma, Debajit. Soft Matter, 2020,16, 10620-10627.
34. “Tunable Metallogels Based on Bifunctional Ligands: Precursor Metallogels, Spinel Oxides, Dye and CO2 Adsorption” Alam, Noohul; Sarma, Debajit. ACS omega, 2020, 5, 17356-17366.
2019
33. “Ligand Assisted Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation by a Copper (II) Complex in Neutral Phosphate Buffer” Kuilya, Hemrupa; Alam, Noohul; Sarma, Debajit; Choudhury, Diganta; Kalita, Apurba. Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 5483-5486.
32. “Eco-friendly synthesis, crystal structures, photophysical properties and DFT studies of new N-arylthiazole-5-carboxamides” Miryala, J; Tripathi, A; Prabhakar, C; Sarma, Debajit; Pola, S; Satyanarayana, B. J. Mol. Struct. 2019, 1184, 193-199.
31. “Highly Selective Radioactive 137Cs+ Capture in an Open-Framework Oxysulfide Based on Supertetrahedral Cluster” Wang, Li; Pei, Huan; Sarma, Debajit; Zhang, Xian-Ming; MacRenaris, Keith; Malliakas, Christos D.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G. Chem. Mater. 2019, 31, 1628–1634.
2018
30. Efficient Removal of [UO2]2+, Cs+, and Sr2+ Ions by Radiation-Resistant Gallium Thioantimonates Feng, Mei-Ling; Sarma, Debajit; Gao, Yu-Jie; Qi, Xing-Hui; Li, Wei-An; Huang, Xiao-Ying; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 11133–11140.
2017
29. “Highly Efficient Separation of Trivalent Minor Actinides by a Layered Metal Sulfide (KInSn2S6) from Acidic Radioactive Waste” Xiao, C.; Fard, Z. H.; Sarma, Debajit; Tze-Bin; Xu, C.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 16494–16497.
28. “Enhanced photovoltaic performance and stability with a new type of hollow 3D perovskite {en}FASnI3” Ke, Weijun; Stoumpos, Constantinos C.; Zhu, Menghua; Mao, Lingling; Spanopoulos, Ioannis; Liu, Jian; Kontsevoi, Oleg Y.; Chen, Michelle; Sarma, Debajit; Zhang, Yongbo; Wasielewski, Michael R.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Sci. Adv. 2017, 3, E1701293.
27. “All in one porous material: Exceptional sorption and selective sensing of hexavalent chromium by a Zr4+ MOF” Rapti, Sofia;† Sarma, Debajit;† Diamantis, Stavros A.; Skliri, Euaggelia; Armatas, Gerasimos S.; Tsipis, Athanassios C.; Hassan, Youssef S.; Alkordi, Mohamed; Malliakas, Christos D.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Lazarides, Theodore; Plakatouras, John C.; Manos, Manolis J.; J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5, 14707-14719 . (†Equal first author)
Publications Before Affiliated With IIT-Patna:
26. “Efficient and Selective Heavy Metal Sequestration from Water by Layered Sulfide K2xSn4-xS8-x(x=0.65-1; KTS-3).” Sarma, Debajit; Islam, Saiful M.; Subrahmanyam, K. S.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 16597-16605.
25.“High-Surface-Area Antimony Sulfide Chalcogels.” Subrahmanyam, K. S.; Malliakas, Christos D.; Islam, Saiful M.; Sarma, Debajit; Wu, Jinsong; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 7744-7749.
24.“Direct Gap Semiconductors Pb2BiS2I3, Sn2BiS2I3 and Sn2BiSI5” Islam, Saiful M.; Malliakas, Christos D.; Sarma, Debajit; Maloney, David C.; Stoumpos, Constantinos C.; Kontsevoi, Oleg Y.; Freeman, Arthur J.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 7332-7343.
23.“Removal of TcO4- from Representative Nuclear Waste Streams with Layered Potassium Metal Sulfide Materials” Neeway, James J.; Asmussen, R. Matthew; Lawter, Amanda R.; Bowden, Mark E.; Lukens, Wayne W.; Sarma, Debajit; Riley, Brian J.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Qafoku, Nikolla P. Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 3976–3983.
22.“Efficient Removal and Recovery of Uranium by a Layered Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Thiostannate” Feng, Mei-Ling; Sarma, Debajit; Qi, Xing-Hui; Du, Ke-Zhao; Huang, Xiao-Ying; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 12578-12585.
21. “Open-Framework Oxysulfide Based on the Supertetrahedral [In4 Sn16 O10 S34]12- Cluster and Efficient Sequestration of Heavy Metals” Zhang, Xian-Ming;† Sarma, Debajit;† Wu, Ya-Qin; Wang, Li; Ning, Zhi-Xue; Zhang, Fu-Qiang; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 5543-5546 (†Equal first author).
20.“Rapid, green and inexpensive synthesis of high quality UiO-66 amino-functionalized materials with exceptional capability for removal of hexavalent chromium from industrial waste” Rapti, Sofia; Pournara, Anastasia; Sarma, Debajit; Papadas, Ioannis T.; Armatas, Gerasimos S.; Hassan, Youssef S.; Alkordi, Mohamed H.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Manos, Manolis J.; Inorg. Chem. Front. 2016, 3, 635-644.
19.“Selective capture of hexavalent chromium from an anionexchange column of metal organic resin-alginic acid composite” Rapti, Sofia;† Pournara, Anastasia;† Sarma, Debajit;† Papadas, Ioannis T.; Armatas, Gerasimos S.; Tsipis, Athanassios C.; Lazarides, Theodore; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Manos, Manolis J.; Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 2427-2436 . (†Equal first author).
18. “K2x Sn4-x S8-x (x=0.65-1): A New Metal Sulfide for Rapid and Selective Removal of Cs+, Sr2+and UO22+ ions” Sarma, Debajit; Malliakas, Christos D.; Subrahmanyam, K. S.; Islam, Saiful M.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 1121-1132.
17."Ion-exchangeable Molybdenum-sulfide Porous Chalcogel: Gas Adsorption and Capture of Iodine and Mercury” Subrahmanyam, K. S, Malliakas, Christos D; Sarma, Debajit; Armatas, Gerasimos S; Wu, Jinsong; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 13943-13948.
16.“Chalcogenide Aerogels as Sorbents for Radioactive Iodine” Subrahmanyam, K. S; Sarma, Debajit; Malliakas,Christos D; Polychronopoulou, Kyriaki; Riley, Brian J; Pierce, David A; Chun, Jaehun; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Chem. Mater. 2015, 27, 2619–2626.
15.“Exploring the Color of Transition Metal Ions in Irregular Coordination Geometries: New Colored Inorganic Oxides Based on the Spiroffite Structure, Zn2–x Mx Te3 O8 (M= Co, Ni, Cu)” Tamilarasan, S; Sarma, Debajit; Bhattacharjee, S; Waghmare, U. V; Natarajan, S; Gopalakrishnan, J.; Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 5757-5763.
14."YGa1− xMnx O3 : A novel purple inorganic pigment” Tamilarasan; Sarma, Debajit, D. Reddy, MLP; Natarajan, S. Gopalakrishnan, J.; RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 3199-3202.
13.“Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Properties of a New Eight-connected Metal Organic Framework (MOF) based on Co4 Clusters” Sarma, Debajit; Mahata, Partha; Natarajan, Srinivasan; Panissod, Pierre; Rogez, Guillaume; Drillon, Marc.; Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 4495-4501.
12. “Aza-heterocyclic ligand assisted assembly of new cobalt MOFs with pcu and graphite related structures” Sarma, Debajit; Srivastava, Vishwas, Natarajan, Srinivasan.; Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 4135-4145.
11."Highly Luminescent and Thermally Stable Lanthanide Coordination Polymers Designed from 4-(Dipyridin- 2-yl)aminobenzoate: Efficient Energy Transfer from Tb3+ to Eu3+ in a Mixed Lanthanide Coordination Compound” Ramya, A. R.; Sarma, Debajit; Natarajan, Srinivasan; Reddy, M. L. P.; Inorg. Chem. 2012, 51, 8818-8826.
10.“Synthesis of a mixed – metal spinel, NiMn2 O4, through site selective substitution in a MOF, [(NiMn2){C6 H3(COO)3}2]: Synthesis, Structure and Magnetic Studies” Sarma, Debajit; Mahata, Partha; Natarajan, Srinivasan.; Current Sci. 2012, 103, 1185-1192.
9.“The relevance of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) in inorganic materials chemistry” Natarajan, Srinivasan; Mahata, Partha; Sarma, Debajit; J. Chem. Sci. 2012, 124, 339-553.
8.“Usefulness of in Situ Single Crystal to Single Crystal Transformation (SCSC) Studies in Understanding the Temperature-Dependent Dimensionality Cross-over and Structural Reorganization in Copper-Containing Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)” Sarma, Debajit; Natarajan, Srinivasan.; Cryst. Growth Des. 2011, 11, 5415-5423.
7.“High-Throughput Study of the Cu(CH3COO)2. H2O-5-Nitroisophthalic Acid- Heterocyclic Ligand System: Synthesis, Structure, Magnetic, and Heterogeneous Catalytic Studies of Three Copper Nitroisophthalates.” Sarma, Debajit; Ramanujachary, K. V.; Stock, Norbert; Natarajan, Srinivasan.; Cryst. Growth Des. 2011, 11, 1357-1369.
6."An eight-connected metal organic framework based on Cu5 clusters: Synthesis, structure, magnetic and catalytic properties" Sarma, Debajit; Natarajan, Srinivasan.; Indian. J. Chem. 2011, 50A, 1281-1289.
5.“Lanthanide Sulfate Frameworks: Synthesis, Structure, and Optical Properties.” Yotnoi, Bunlawee; Rujiwatra, Apinpus; Reddy, M. L. P.; Sarma, Debajit; Natarajan, Srinivasan.; Cryst. Growth Des. 2011, 11, 1347-1356.
4.“CoMn2 O4 spinel from a MOF: synthesis, structure and magnetic studies.” Mahata, Partha; Sarma, Debajit; Madhu, C.; Sundaresen, A.; Natarajan, Srinivasan.; Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 1952-1960.
3.“Synthesis, Structure and Optical Studies of a Family of Three-Dimensional Rare- Earth Aminoisophthalates [M(µ2-OH)(C8H5NO4)] (M = Y, La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, and Er).” Sarma, Debajit; Prabu, Manikanda; Biju, Silvanose; Reddy, M. L. P.; Natarajan, Srinivasan.; Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2010, 3813-3822.
2. “Magnetic behaviour in metal-organic frameworks-some recent examples.” Mahata, Partha; Sarma, Debajit; Natarajan, Srinivasan.; J. Chem. Sci. 2010, 122, 19-35.
1.“Amino Acid Based MOFs: Synthesis, Structure, Single Crystal to Single Crystal Transformation, Magnetic and Related Studies in a Family of Cobalt and Nickel Aminoisophthalates.” Sarma, Debajit; Ramanujachary, K. V.; Lofland, S. E.; Magdaleno, Travis; Natarajan, Srinivasan.; Inorg. Chem. 2009, 48, 11660-11676.
PATENTS:
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“Composite materials containing organic polymer-encapsulated metal organic frameworks” Manos, Manolis J.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Sarma, Debajit; 2017, US2016061241; WO2017083467A1.
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“Column material for the capture of heavy metal and precious metal ions” Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.; Sarma, Debajit; Manos, Manolis J.; 2015, US20150144568 A1; WO2015080976 A1.