Qualification Details

1. Ph.D (Physics), National Institute of Technology Durgapur, West Bengal, India. (Awarded in 2015)
   Thesis Title: Studies on synthesis, photoluminescence and nonlinear optical properties of ZnS nanostructures
2. Qualified NET (Physical Sciences) in December-2005
3. Master of Science (Physics), The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, India (2004)
4. Bachelor of Science (Hon’s in Physics), Kamarpukur Sree Ramkrishna Sarada Vidyamahapitha, Kamarpukur, Hooghly, West Bengal (2002)
5. Qualified GATE in 2005 with all India Rank 516

Teaching Experience

1. Mallabhum Institute of Technology, Bishnupur, Bankura, W.B (Lecturer, Dept. of Physics, 01.03.2005-15.11.2009)
2. KIIT University, Bhubaneswar (Assistant Professor, School of Applied Sciences, Dept. of Physics, 12.12. 2014-11.04.2017)
3. Durgapur Women’s College (Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics, 12.04.2017-Continuing)

Area of Interest in Teaching

• PHYSICS

Area of Research

1. Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Nanomaterials
2. Optoelectronic Materials and Solar Cells
3. Application of Nanomaterials in Dye Degradation and Waste Water Treatment,Sensors

Book Chapter Publication

1. P. Kumbhakar, A. Pramanik, S. Biswas, A. K Kole, R. Sarkar, C. S. Tiwary, P. Kumbhakar, Green and sustainable methods of syntheses of photocatalytic materials for efficient application in dye degradation (Chapter in a Edited Book) Photocatalytic Degradation of Dyes Current Trends and Future Perspectives, Editors: Sushma Dave, Jayashankar Das, Maulin P Shah, Elsevier Inc., 167-206 (2021), Paperback ISBN: 9780128238769, eBook ISBN: 9780128242025.
2. P. Kumbhakar, S Biswas, AK Kole, Techniques of Measurements of Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Layered Nanomaterials for Applications in Photonics (Chapter in a Edited Book) Photonics and Fiber Optics: Foundations and Applications, Editors: Tarun Kumar Gangopadhyay, Pathik Kumbhakar, Mrinal Kanti Mandal, CRC Press, 217-248 (2019), ISBN 9780367134570.
3. P Kubmhakar, A. K. Kole, R Sarkar, Synthesis and Tunable Photoluminescence Emission in Ag Doped and Ag–Mn Co-doped ZnS Nanoparticles (Chapter in a Edited Book) Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Third Edition, 4978–4988 (2014), ISBN 9781351238175.

Journal Publication

1. A. K. Kole, S. Karmakar, A.Pramanik, P.Kumbhakar, Transition metal dichalcogenides nanomaterials based piezocatalytic activity: recent progresses and outlook, Nanotechnology 2023, 34 (28) 282001, Online ISSN: 1361-6528, Print ISSN: 0957-4484, DOI 10.1088/1361-6528/accb5f
2. S. Karmakar, A.Pramanik, A. K.Kole, U. Chatterjee, P. Kumbhakar, Syntheses of flower and tube-like MoSe2 nanostructures for ultrafast piezocatalytic degradation of organic dyes on cotton fabrics J. Haz. Mater. 2022, 424, 127702, Print ISSN: 0304-3894, Online ISSN: 1873-3336, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127702
3. P. Kumbhakar, A. Pramanik, S. Biswas, A. K. Kole, R. Sarkar, P. Kumbhakar, In-situ synthesis of rGO-ZnO nanocomposite for demonstration of sunlight driven enhanced photocatalytic and self-cleaning of organic dyes and tea stains of cotton fabrics J. Haz. Mater. 2018,360, 193, Print ISSN: 0304-3894, Online ISSN: 1873-3336,
   DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.07.103.
4. S Patra, D Verma, A.K Kole, CS Tiwary, D Kundu, S Chaudhuri, P. Kumbhakar, Optical, structural properties and antibacterial activities of uncapped and HMT capped ZnO nanoparticles, Materials Today Communications 2017, 12, 133-145, Online ISSN: 2352-4928, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2017.07.003.
5. S. Biswas, C. S.Tiwary, S. Vinod, A. K. Kole, U. Chatterjee, P. Kumbhakar, P. M Ajayan, Nonlinear Optical Properties and Temperature Dependent Photoluminesecnce in hBN-GO Heterostructure 2D Material Journal of Physical Chemistry C , 2017, 121, 8060–8069, Print Edition ISSN: 1932-7447, Web Edition ISSN: 1932-7455 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b12834.
6. T. Vimal, S. Pandey, D.P. Singh, S.K. Gupta, K. Agrahari, P. Kumbhakar, A. K. Kole, R. Manohar, ZnS quantum dot induced phase transitional changes and enhanced ferroelectric mesophase in QDs/FLC composites Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2017, 100, 134-142, Online ISSN: 1879-2553, Print ISSN: 0022-3697, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2016.09.018.
7. A. Pramanik, A. K. Kole, R. N. Krishnaraj, S. Biswas, C.S. Tiwary, P. Varalakshmi, S. K. Rai, B. A. Kumar, P. Kumbhakar, In-vivo Bioimaging Using Highly Fluorescent Carbon Nanoparticles Synthesized from Broth Constituent. Journal of Fluorescence 2016, 26 1541- 1548, Electronic ISSN: 1573-4994,Print ISSN: 1053-0509 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-016-1854-8.
8. A. K. Kole, S. Biswas, C. S. Tiwary, P. Kumbhakar, A facile synthesis of graphene oxide- ZnS/ZnO nanocomposites and observations of thermal quenching of visible photoluminescence emission and nonlinear optical properties Journal of Luminescence, 2016, 179 211-21, Print ISSN: 0022-2313, Online ISSN: 1872-7883, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2016.06.061.
9. D.P. Singh, A. Daoudi, S.K. Gupta, S. Pandey, T. Vimal, R. Manohar, A. K. Kole, P. Kumbhakar, A. Kumar,Mn2+ doped ZnS quantum dots in ferroelectric liquid crystal matrix: Analysis of new relaxation phenomenon, faster optical response, and concentration dependent quenching in photoluminescence, Journal of Applied Physics, 2016, 119 094101, Online ISSN 1089-7550 Print ISSN 0021-8979, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4942663.
10. S. Biswas, A. K. Kole, C. S. Tiwary, P. Kumbhakar, Enhanced nonlinear optical properties of graphene oxide–silver nanocomposites measured by Z-scan technique, RSC Advances, 2016, 6 10319- 10325, ISSN 2046-2069, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C5RA21000C.
11. C. S. Tiwary, D. Vishnu, A. K. Kole, J. Brahmanandam, D. R. Mahapatra, P. Kumbhakar, K. Chattopadhyay, Stabilization of the high- temperature and high- pressure cubic phase of ZnO by temperature- controlled milling, Journal of Materials Science, 2016, 51, 126-137, Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803, Print ISSN: 0022-2461 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-015-9394-1.
12. P. Kumbhakar, A. K. Kole, C. S. Tiwary, S. Biswas, S. Vinod, J. Taha‐Tijerina, U. Chatterjee, P. M. Ajayan, Nonlinear Optical Properties and Temperature‐Dependent UV–Vis Absorption and Photoluminescence Emission in 2D Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanosheets, Advanced Optical Materials 2015, 3, 828-835, Online ISSN:2195-1071, Print ISSN:2195-1071, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.201400445.
13. D. Verma, A. K. Kole, P. Kumbhakar, Red shift of the band- edge photoluminescence emission and effects of annealing and capping agent on structural and optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2015, 625, 122-130, Print ISSN: 0925-8388, Online ISSN: 1873-4669, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.11.102.
14. S. Biswas, A. K. Kole, P. Kumbhakar, Observation of two- photon induced three- photon absorption in chemically synthesized silver nanostructures , 2015, Chemical Physics Letters 629, 70-75, Print ISSN: 0009-2614, Online ISSN: 1873-4448, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2015.04.021.
15. S. Biswas, A. K. Kole, C.S.Tiwary, P. Kumbhakar, Observation of Size- Dependent Electron– Phonon Scattering and Temperature-Dependent Photoluminescence Quenching in Triangular-Shaped Silver Nanoparticles, Plasmonics ,2015, 11 593-600, Electronic ISSN: 1557-1963, Print ISSN: 1557-1955, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-015-0072-6.
16. A. K. Kole, C.S. Tiwary, P. Kumbhakar, Morphology controlled synthesis of wurtzite ZnS nanostructures through simple hydrothermal method and observation of white light emission from ZnO obtained by annealing the synthesized ZnS nanostructures, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2014, 2, 4338-4346, ISSN 2050-7534, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C4TC00091A.
17. A. K. Kole, P. Kumbhakar, U. Chatterjee, Observations on nonlinear optical properties of ZnS nanosheet, ZnS–ZnO composite nanosheet and porous ZnO nanostructures dispersed in aqueous medium, Chemical Physics Letters, 2014, 591, 93-98, Print ISSN: 0009-2614, Online ISSN: 1873-4448, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2013.11.016.
18. A. K. Kole, P. Kumbhakar, T. Ganguly, Observations of unusual temperature dependent photoluminescence anti- quenching in two- dimensional nanosheets of ZnS/ZnO composites and polarization dependent photoluminescence enhancement in fungi-like ZnO nanostructures, Journal of Applied Physics , 2014, 115, 224306, Online ISSN 1089-7550, Print ISSN 0021-8979, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4883244.
19. A.K. Kole, C. S. Tiwary, P. Kumbhakar, Effect of thermal annealing on dual photoluminescence emission characteristics of chemically synthesized uncapped Mn2+ doped ZnS quantum dots, Journal of Luminescence, 2014, 155, 359-367, Print ISSN: 0022-2313, Online ISSN: 1872-7883, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2014.07.004.
20. A. K. Kole, S. Gupta, P. Kumbhakar, P. C. Ramamurthy, Nonlinear optical second harmonic generation in ZnS quantum dots and observation on optical properties of ZnS/PMMA nanocomposites, Optics Communications, 2014, 313, 231-237, Print ISSN: 0030-4018, Online ISSN: 1873-0310, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2013.10.023.
21. S. Biswas, A. K. Kole. R. Sarkar, P. Kumbhakar, Synthesis of anisotropic nanostructures of silver for its possible applications in glucose and temperature sensing, Materials Research Express, 2014, 1, 045043, ISSN: 2053-1591, DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/1/4/045043.
22. A. K. Kole, C.S. Tiwary, P. Kumbhakar, Ethylenediamine assisted synthesis of wurtzite zinc sulphide nanosheets and porous zinc oxide nanostructures: near White light photoluminescence emission and photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation, CrystEngComm, 2013, 15, 5515-5525, ISSN 1466-8033, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CE40531A
23. A. K. Kole, C. S. Tiwary, P. Kumbhakar, Room temperature synthesis of Mn2+ doped ZnS d-dots and observation of tunable dual emission: Effects of doping concentration, temperature, and ultraviolet light illumination, Journal of Applied Physics, 2013, 113, 114308, Online ISSN 1089-7550 Print ISSN 0021-8979, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4795779.
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25. Chakraborty, C. S. Tiwary, A. K. Kole, P. Kumbhakar, K. Chattopadhyay, A simple method of synthesis and optical properties of Mn doped ZnO nanocups, Materials Letters, 2013, 91, 379-382, Print ISSN: 0167-577X, Online ISSN: 1873-4979, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2012.10.034.
26. A. K.Kole, P. Kumbhakar, U. Chatterjee, Observation of nonlinear absorption and visible photoluminescence emission in chemically synthesized Cu2+ doped ZnS nanoparticles, Applied Physics Letters, 2012, 100, 013103, Online ISSN 1077-3118, Print ISSN 0003-6951, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3674307.
27. S. Chakraborty, A. K. Kole, P. Kumbhakar, Room temperature chemical synthesis of flower-like ZnO nanostructures, Materials Letters, 2012, 67, 362-364, Print ISSN: 0167-577X, Online ISSN: 1873-4979, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2011.10.018.
28. A. K. Kole, P. Kumbhakar, Cubic-to-hexagonal phase transition and optical properties of chemically synthesized ZnS nanocrystals, Results in Physics, 2012, 2, 150-155, Online ISSN: 2211-3797, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2012.09.010.
29. A.K. Kole, P. Kumbhakar, Effect of Manganese doping on the photoluminescence characteristics of chemically synthesized zinc sulphide nanoparticles, Applied Nanoscience, 2012, 2, 15-23, Electronic ISSN 2190-5517,Print ISSN 2190-5509, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-011-0036-x.
30. A. K. Kole, R. Sarkar, P. Kumbhakar, Observation of Tunable Nonlinear Optical Properties and Quenching of Photoluminescence Emission in Cu2+ doped ZnS Quantum dots Nonlinear Optics, Quantum Optics: Concepts in Modern Physics, 2012, 44, 281-301.

Conference/ Seminar Paper Presentation Data

1. A. International (08 nos.):
2. International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT- 2013), 30th June-5th July, 2013, Materials Research Society, Suntec, Singapore. (Oral Presentation)
3. International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (ICANN-2011) 08-10 December, 2011, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India. (Oral Presentation)
4. International Conference on Fibre Optics and Photonics 2010 (Photonics 2010) 11-15 December, 2010, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India (Poster Presentation).
5. 2nd International Conference on Nanotechnology and Biosensors (ICNB-2) 28-29 December, 2011, Raghu Engineering College, Visakhapatnam, India. (Oral Presentation).
6. International Conference on Fibre Optics and Photonics 2012 (Photonics 2012), 9-11th Dec, 2012, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India (Poster Presentation).
7. India-Singapore Joint Physics Symposium (ISJPS), 25-27th February, 2013, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India (Poster Presentation).
8. International Conference on Structural and Physical Properties of Solids (SPPS- 2013), 18-20 November, 2013, Dept. of Applied Physics, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad (Poster Presentation).
9. 3rd International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (ICANN-2013) 01-03 December, 2013, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India. (Oral Presentation).
10. B. National (04 nos.):

1. National Seminar on Advanced Functional Materials (NSAFM-2013), 24th January, 2013, CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur. (Awarded 3 prize in poster presentation).
2. First National Seminar on Recent Trends in Condensed Matter Physics including Laser application (FNSCMPLA-2012), 6-7th March, 2012, Dept. of Physics, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal (Poster Presentation).
3. National Laser Symposium-21 (NLS-21), 6-9th February, 2013. Bhaba Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India (Poster Presentation).
4. National Conference on Technical Advances in Materials Science and Research (NCTAMSR-2014), 13-15 February, 2014, School of Physics, Sambalpur University, Odisha, India (Oral Presentation).
Workshops/Short Term Courses Attended (06 nos.):

11. Attended ‘Workshop on Recent Trends in Nanophotonics,’ 30 September-01 October, 2011. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India.
12. Attended ‘Summer Workshop on Polymers: Properties, Characterization and Applications,’ 16-20 July 2012. UGC Networking Resource Centre for Materials (UGC-NRCM), Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
13. Attended ‘Short Term Course on Introduction to Photonics and Applications’ (InPhAs-2013) 29th July-02 August 2013, Dept. of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India.
14. Attended ‘Short Term Course on Fundamentals of Photonics and Optoelectronics’ (FuPO-2014), 14th May-18th May, 2014, Dept. of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India.
15. Attended seven day workshop on Experimental Physics organized by the Dept. of Natural Science, Humanities and Management, West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata during 29th March to 4th April, 2007.
16. Attended 04 day workshop on Phoenix Interface and Innovative Experiments organized by West Bengal University of Technology during 6-9th March, 2008.