Areas of Interest : Computational Studies based on Ab Initio Methods and Molecular Dynamics Simulations
- Optoelectronics, Photovoltaics and Photocatalysts
- Electronic Transport, Spintronics and Thermoelectric
- Materials for Renewable, Sustainable Energy and Environment, and also for Health-Care Applications
- Functional Molecules, Crystals and Nanoscale Materials
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Education
- Ph.D, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, JNCASR, Bangalore, India (2012)
- M.Sc, Chemistry (Physical Chemistry Specialization), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India (2007)
- B.Sc, Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India (2005)
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Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor (2017-): Department of Chemistry, IIT Tirupati, India
- Post-Doc (2015-2017): Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.
- Post-Doc (2012-2014): Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, United States
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Latest Publications
- Ahmed, R.; Manna, A. K. Molecular-Scale Engineering of the Charge-Transfer Excited States in Non-Covalently Bound Zn-Porphyrin and Carbon Fullerene Based Donor-Acceptor Complex. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2020, 22 (26), 14822-14831.
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Ali, S. Y.; Reddy, K. D.; Manna, A. K. Structural, Electronic, and Spectral Properties of Metal Dimethylglyoximato [M(DMG)2; M = Ni2+, Cu2+] Complexes: A Comparative Theoretical Study. J. Phys. Chem. A 2019, 123 (42), 9166-9174.
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Manna, A. K.; Refaely-Abramson, S.; Reilly, A. M.; Tkatchenko, A.; Neaton, J. B.; Kronik, L. Quantitative prediction of optical absorption in molecular solids from an optimally-tuned screened range-separated hybrid functional. J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2018, 14 (6), 2919-2929.
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Mondal, P. C.; Singh, V.; Manna, A. K.; Zharnikov, M. Covalently Assembled Monolayers of Homo‐ and Heteroleptic Fe II‐Terpyridyl Complexes on SiOx and ITO‐Coated Glass Substrates: An Experimental and Theoretical Study. ChemPhysChem 2017, 18, 3407-3415.
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Maiti, B.; Manna, A. K.; McCleese, C.; Doane, T. L.; Chakrapani, S.; Burda, C.; Dunietz, B. D. Photoinduced Homolytic Bond Cleavage of the Central Si–C Bond in Porphyrin Macrocycles Is a Charge Polarization Driven Process. J. Phys. Chem. A 2016, 120 (39), 7634-7640.
- Manna, A. K.; Desinghu, B.; Cheung, M. S.; Dunietz, B. D. Unraveling the mechanism of photoinduced charge-transfer in carotenoid-porphyrin-C60 molecular triad. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2015, 6 (7), 1231-1237.
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