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List of Research Publications (Total: 57)

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Recent Publications​@ UTU (28)

  1. Effect of Weak Intermolecular Interactions and Conformational Equilibrium on Physical Properties of Ionic Liquids: A Perspective View. Sumit K Panja*, Sumit Kumar, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2025 (Submitted)

  2. Dual-State Emissive Properties of Organic Luminophore from Exclusively Keto Tautomer in Solid and Solution. Sathiaraj Richard, Arivalagan Shabashini, Sumit K. Panja,* Ganesh Chandra Nandi*. 2025 (Submitted)

  3. Near-Infrared J-Type Excimer Emission in Pyrene Based Push–Pull Systems: Role of Solvent Environment. Trupti D. Solanky, Anas D. Fazal, Abhishek R. Patel, Monalisha Nayak, Om Prakash, Subhendu Dhibar, Rajamouli Boddula, Sumit Kumar,* Sumit K. Panja,* 2025 (Submitted)

  4. Recent Advances in Graphene-Based Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic CO₂ Reduction: Mechanisms and Applications, Abhishek R Patel, Anas D Fazal, Trupti D Solanky, Subhendu Dhibar, Sumit Kumar,* Sumit K. Panja,* 2025 (Submitted)

  5. Coumarin-based Photoacid as a dual-state Probe for Studying Proton Transfer Dynamics from Solute to Solvents. Anas D. Fazal, Trupti D. Solanky, Abhishek R. Patel, Om Prakash, Subhendu Dhibar, Sumit Kumar,* Sumit K. Panja,* 2025 (Submitted)

  6. Influence of Alkyl Chain Length on Physical, Thermal and Structural Properties of New Pyridinium-Ester Based Room Temperature Ionic Liquids, Anas D. Fazal, Trupti D. Solanky, Abhishek R. Patel, Anil H. Gore, Amrutlal L. Prajapat, Om Prakash, Sumit Kumar,* and Sumit Kumar Panja,* Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 2025 (Submitted)

  7. Azithromycin: Molecular and Clinical Insights into its Antiviral and Immunomodulatory Actions Against Global Health Threats, Ravindra Kumar, Anas D. Fazal, Sumit Kumar Panja, Sumit Kumar,*  Oriental Journal of Physical Sciences, 10, 2025, 12-25. http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/OJPS10.01.04

  8. Thiophene oligomer based NIR Dyes: Photophysical Properties and Application in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, Sumit Kumar Panja, S. S. Sharma,*, Khushboo Sharma, Nitin Srivastavad, Amrulal L. Prajapat, Satyen Saha* Jaymin Ray,* Chemical Physics, 295, 2025, 112721.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphys.2025.112721

  9. Effect of Dipolar State on J-type Aggregation of Acceptor Group Modified Pyrene-based Push-Pull Systems Arivalagan Shabashini, Sathiaraj Richard, Trupti D. Solanky, Arnab Biswas, Sumit Kumar,* Ganesh Chandra Nandi* Sumit K Panja*, Journal of Photochem. Photobio. A, 458, 2025, 115971.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2024.115971

  10. Role of Multiple H-bonding Interactions on Cluster of Hydroxyl Functionalized Imidazolium Ionic Liquid: An Experimental, Topological and Molecular Dynamics Study, Sumit K Panja, Sumit Kumar, Panja, Boumediene Haddad, Abhishek R. Patel, Didier Villemin, Hakkoum-Mohamed Amine, Mansour Debdab, Sayantan Bera, ChemPhys, 4, 2024, 369-388; https://doi.org/10.3390/physchem4040026

  11. Rapid Naked-eye Detection of Fluoride Ions Using Near-infrared (NIR) organic Dyes in aqueous and Non-aqueous medium, Sumit K. Panja,* Anas D. Fazal, Trupti D. Solankya, Abhishek R. Patel, 2024, 9 (2),  http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/OJPS09.02.02

  12. NIR Organic Probe for Rapid Naked-Eye Detection of Fluoride Ion in Aqueous Medium. Sathiaraj Richard, Arivalagan Shabashini, Sumit K. Panja,* Ganesh Chandra Nandi*. Analytical Methods, 16, 2024, 3306-3310. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4AY00812J

  13. Real-Time Visualization of Latent Fingermarks with Level 3 Details Based on Solid State Emissive Organic Fluorophore Using Powder Dusting Method.                                                                                                  Arivalagan Shabashini, Sathiaraj Richard, Manas K. Panda,* Sumit K. Panja,* Ganesh Chandra Nandi* Mater. Adv., 5, 2024, 1099-1105. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MA00870C

  14. Excitation Wavelength and Concentration Dependent Photophysical behaviour of Dipolar Molecular Rotors in Solution: Role of Structural Modification.                                                                                         Arivalagan Shabashini, Sumit K Panja*, Ganesh Chandra Nandi. Oriental Journal of Physical Sciences,  2, 2023, 8. https://bit.ly/3RlsyoX

  15. Intermolecular Charge Transfer (IMCT) Complex between Solute and Ionic Liquid: Experimental and Theoretical Studies,                                                                                                                                                Sumit Kumar,* and Sumit K Panja,*, Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, 126, 2023, 142.                             https://doi.org/10.1007/s00214-023-03073-x

  16. Molecular aggregation kinetics of Heteropolyene: An Experimental, topological and solvation dynamics   Sumit K Panja*, Sumit Kumar*,  Anas D. Fazal,  Sayantan Bera, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology A: Chemistry, 445, 2023,115084. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.115084

  17. Tricyanopyrroline-based colorimetric NIR probe for rapid ‘naked-eye’ fluoride ion detection.      Arivalagan Shabashini, Sumit K Panja*, Ganesh Chandra Nandi*. Dyes and Pigments, 216, 2023, 111376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2023.111376

  18. Weak intra and intermolecular interactions via aliphatic hydrogen bonding in piperidinium based ionic Liquids: Experimental, topological and molecular dynamics studies.                                                         Sumit K Panja,* Sumit Kumar,*J. Mol. Liquid. 375, 2023, 121354.                                                               https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121354

  19. ICT Based Photoacid Probe for Microsolvation and H-bonding Assisted Proton Transfer Process from Solute to Solvents.                                                                                                                                      Arivalagan Shabashini, Sumit K Panja*, Arnab Biswas, Sayantan Bera, Ganesh Chandra Nandi*J. Photochem. Photobio. A, 432, 2022, 114087-114092. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2022.114087

  20. Effect of Various Aqueous Extracting Agents on Fluorescence Properties of Waste Tea Residue Derived Carbon Dots (WTR-CDs): Comparative Spectroscopic Analysis.                                                                    Umesh S. Mote*, Anil H. Gore, Sumit K Panja, and Govind B. Kolekar, J. Luminescence., 37, 2022, 440-447. https://doi.org/10.1002/bio.4190

  21. Weak Intermolecular Interactions and Molecular Cluster in Ionic Liquids. Sumit K Panja,  Orient. J.  Phys. Sciences, 6, 2021; 4-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/OJPS06.01-02.02

  22. Applications of Carbon Dots (CDs) in Latent Fingerprints Imaging. 
    Shabashini Arivalagan, Sumit K Panja, Ganesh Chandra Nandi*, Chemistry An Asian Journal, 2021, 6, 1057-1072. https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202100119

  23. Dipolar State assisted Aggregation Induced Optical Behavior of Push-Pull Salen-Type Schiff Base (BIHyDE) in Solution.
    Sumit K Panja*,     J. Mol. Struct., 1234, 2021,130140-130146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130140

  24. Photodissociation and kinetics of bis-2-benzylidenemalononitrile (BBM) in different micelles environment.
    Sumit K Panja*, J. Photochem. Photobio. A, 401, 2020, 112744-47. 
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112744

  25. Synthesis, NMR, Raman, Thermal and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Dicationic Ionic Liquids from Experimental and Theoretical Studies.
    Djebar Hadji, Boumediene Haddad,* Silvia A. Brandán, Sumit K Panja, Annalisa Paolone, Mokhtar Drai, Didier Villemin, Serge Bresson, Mustapha Rahmouni. J. Mol. Struct. 1220, 2020,128713-29. 
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128713

  26. Influence of Anion on Physical and Electronic Property of Imidazolium Ionic Liquids: Role of Weak Interactions. 
    Sumit K Panja*, ChemistrySelect, 5, 2020, 2805 –2809. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201904781

  27. Photoacid as ICT Probe for Ground State Proton Transfer Process from Solute to Solvents.
    Sumit K Panja,* J. Mol. Liquids, 299, 2020, 112194-112201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2019.112194

  28. Evidence of Keto-Enol Tautomerization and J-type Aggregation in Thermochromic Schiff Base: Experimental and Theoretical Studies. 
    Sumit K Panja,* SpectroChem Acta., 229, 2020, 117860-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2019.117860

PhD and Post-Doc Publications (20)

  1. Coordination assisted reversible photoswitching of spiropyranbased platinum macrocycles.
    Soumalya Bhattacharyya, Manoranjan Maity,     Aniket Chowdhury, Manik L. Saha, Sumit K Panja, Peter J. Stang,* Partha S. Mukherjee*; Inorganic Chemistry, 59, 2020, 2083-2091. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03572

  2. Probing Phenol Dimer in Molecular Complex: Role of Nitro group and Stabilizing Agent.
    Sumit K Panja*, Supriy Verma, Satyen Saha*, J. Mol. Struct., 1193, 2019, 103-109. 
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.05.021

  3. Cluster formation through hydrogen bond bridges across chloride anions in a hydroxyl‐functionalized ionic liquid.
    Sumit K Panja, Boumediene Haddad, Mansour Debdab, Johannes Kiefer,* Yassine Chaker, Serge Bresson, Annalisa Paolone. ChemPhysChem., 20, 2019, 936-940.     https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201801206

  4. Selective Photodissociation of Highly Photoactive Bis-2-benzylidenemalononitrile in Solution.
    Sumit K Panja,* Suvajit Koley and Haddad Boumediene; J. Photochem. Photobio, 375, 2019, 18-23. 
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2019.01.034

  5. Temperature Sensor Probe Based on Intramolecular Charge Transfer (ICT) & Reversible Solute-Solvent Interaction in Solution.
    Sumit K Panja,* Satyen Saha* Spectro. Chem. Acta., 212, 2019, 128-131. 
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2018.12.057

  6. Cluster of the Ionic Liquid 1-Hydroxyethyl-3-methylimidazolium picrate: From Theoretical Prediction in the Gas phase to Experimental Evidence in the Solid State. 
    Sumit K Panja, Haddad Boumediene, J. Kiefer,*     ChemPhysChem., 19, 2018, 3061-3068. 
    https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201800684

  7. Probing Effect of Weak H-bonding on Conformational Change in Ionic Liquid: Experimental and DFT Studies.
    Sumit K Panja, Haddad Boumediene,* Mokhtar Drai, Didier Villemin, Serge Bresson, J. Mol. Liq., 266, 2018, 727-731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2018.07.007

  8. Catalyst-Free One-Pot Access to Pyrazoles and Disulfide-Tethered Pyrazoles via Deamidative Heteroannulation of b-Ketodithioesters with Semicarbazide Hydrochloride in Water.
    Suvajit Koley, Sumit K Panja, Sonam Soni, and Maya Shankar Singh*, Adv. Synth. Catal. 360, 2018, 1780-1785. https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.201701595

  9. Evidence of C--F-P and Aromatic π--F-P Weak Interactions in Imidazolium Ionic Liquids and its Consequences.
    Sumit K Panja, Nitin Srivastava, Hemanth Noothalapati, Shinsuke Sigeto, Satyen Saha*, Spectrochimica Acta Part, 194, 2018, 117-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2017.12.048

  10. Micro-heterogeneity in imidazolium and piperidinium cation based ionic liquids: 1D and 2D NMR studies.
    Sumit K Panja*, Satyen Saha*, Magn. Reson. Chem. 56, 2018, 95-102. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrc.4610

  11. NIR Luminescent Heterodinuclear [ZnII-LnIII] Complexes: Synthesis, Crystal Structures and Photophysical properties.
    Nidhi Dwivedi, Sumit K Panja, Abhineet Verma, Tomohisa Takaya, Koichi Iwata, Sailaja S. Sunkari, Satyen Saha*, J. Luminescence., 192, 2017, 156-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2017.06.045

  12. Tunable Intra Molecular Charge Transfer (ICT) Process of Push-Pull System: Effect of Nitro group. 
    Sumit K Panja, Nidhi Dwivedi and Satyen Saha* RSC Adv. 6, 2016, 105786-105794. 
    https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA17521J

  13. Manipulation of Proton Transfer in Molecular Complexes: Experimental and Theoretical Studies.
    Sumit K. Panja, Nidhi Dwivwdi and Satyen Saha*, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 18, 2016, 21600-21609. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CP03797F

  14. Anion Directed Structural Diversity in Zinc Complexes with Conformationally Flexible Quinazoline Ligand: Structural, Spectral and Theoretical Studies.
    Nidhi Dwivedi, Sumit K Panja, Monika Das, Satyen Saha, Sailaja S. Sunkari*, Dalton Trans., 45, 2016, 12053-12068. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6DT02139E

  15. Highly Stable Naphthalene Core based Novel Strain Molecule: Influence of Intermolecular H- Bonding Architectures.
    Sumit K Panja, Nidhi Dwivedi, Satyen Saha*, RSC Adv. 6, 2016, 59574–59581.
    https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA06855C

  16. First Report of Application of Simple Molecular Complexes as Organo-Catalyst for Knoevenagel Condensation.
    Sumit K. Panja, Nidhi Dwivedi and Satyen Saha*, RSC Adv., 5, 2015, 65526-65531.
    https://doi.org/10.1039/C5RA09036A

  17. Significance of Weak Interactions in Imidazolium picrate Ionic Liquids: Spectroscopic and Theoretical Studies for Molecular Level Understanding.
    Sumit K Panja, Nidhi Dwivedi, Hemanth Noothalapati, Shinsuke Shigeto, A. K. Sikder, Abhijit Saha, Sailaja S. Sunkari and   Satyen Saha, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 17, 2015, 18167-18177.
    https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CP01944C

  18. Anti-cancer Therapeutic Potential of Quinazoline Based Small Molecules Via Global Upregulation of miRNAs.
    Smita Nahar, Debojit Bose, Sumit K Panja, Satyen Saha and Souvik Maiti, Chem. Commun., 50, 2014, 4639-4642.
    https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC49337G

  19. Recyclable, Magnetic Ionic Liquid bmim[FeCl4] Catalyzed, Multicomponent, Solvent-free, Green Synthesis of Quinazolines.
    Sumit K Panja, Satyen Saha*, RSC Adv., 3, 2013, 14495-14500. 
    https://doi.org/10.1039/C3RA42039F

  20. I2-catalyzed Three-component Protocol for the Synthesis of Quinazolines. 
    Sumit K Panja, Nidhi Dwivedi, Satyen Saha*, Tetrahedron Letters, 53, 2012, 6167-6172.  
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.08.016​

Book Chapter​ (09)

  1. Designing of Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF) Materials for Efficient Photocatalyst. Sumit Kumar Panja, 2025 (Submitted)

  2. Public Awareness and the Role of Community Engagement in Microplastic Mitigation, Manjotsingh G. Saini, Urvashi R. Vadaliya, Aniket H. Sawat, Pinal S. Bhavsar, Sumit Kumar Panja, Amrutlal L. Prajapat, Anil H. Gore*, 2025 (Submitted)

  3. Case studies of Microplastics treatment in wastewater systems, Anas D Fazal 1, Trupti D Solanky 1, Abhishek R Patel, Maitri P Thakkar, Anil H Gore*, Amrutlal L Prajapat* , Sumit Kumar Panja*, 2025 (Submitted)

  4. Ultrasound Irradiation: Fundamental Theory, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Important Properties, and Physical Principles, Sumit Kumar, Amrutlal Prajapat, Sumit K. Panja, Madhulata Shukla, 2024 (https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527844494.ch1)

  5. Fluorescence Spectroscopy: An Overview. Anas D. Fazal, Sumit K Panja, 2024 (https://www.routledge.com/Functional-Fluorescent-Materials-Applications-in-Sensing-Bioimaging-and/Mishra-Razi-Kumar/p/book/9781032402970)

  6. Role of Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Mechanism in Molecular Recognition. Sumit K Panja, 2024 (https://www.routledge.com/Functional-Fluorescent-Materials-Applications-in-Sensing-Bioimaging-and/Mishra-Razi-Kumar/p/book/9781032402970)

  7. Recent Development of Carbenes: Synthesis, Structure and Photophysical Properties and Applications. Arunava Manna*, Abhineet Verma, Sumit K Panja, Satyen Saha*, InTechOpen, 2022, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.101413

  8. Tribological Properties of Ionic liquids,
    Sumit K Panja*, InTechOpen, 2020, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.94024

  9. Efficient Synthetic Protocol and Mechanistic Study of Quinazoline Analogues and Their Biological Importance,
    Sumit K Panja*, Satyen Saha*, Advances in Organic Synthesis, 2018, 121-146.
    DOI: 10.2174/9781681086958118090006

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