Member

Debraj Chandra

Education / Career

• Jun, 2000

  B.Sc. in Chemistry from The University of Burdwan, India

• Jun, 2003

  M.Sc. in Applied Chemistry from Bengal Engineering College (Deemed University), India

• Aug, 2008

  Ph.D.　Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (Awarded from Jadavpur University）

• Oct, 2008

  Postdoctoral Researcher in National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technogogy (AIST)

• Apr, 2011

  Postdoctoral Researcher in Center of Fostering Innovative Leadership, Niigata University

• Sep, 2012

  JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (Standard) in Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University

• Sep, 2014

  JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (Pathway to University Position) in Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University

• Apr, 2016

  Assistant Professor in Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology

• Apr, 2017

  Specially Appointed Associate Professor at WRHI, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Research Field

Materials Chemistry, Nanomaterials, Catalysis

Publication： Journal | Review | Patent

Journal

• “Electronic effect in a ruthenium catalyst designed in nanoporous N-functionalized carbon for efficient hydrogenation of heteroarenes”,
  Debraj Chandra, Shikha Saini, Saswata Bhattacharya, Asim Bhaumik, Keigo Kamata and Michikazu Hara,
  ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, In Press. (First published online: 2020/11/13)
  DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c15407
• “Folic acid-conjugated magnetic mesoporous silica nanoparticles loaded with quercetin: a theranostic approach for cancer management”,
  Snehasis Mishra, Krisnendu Manna, Utpal Kayal, Moumita Saha, Sauvik Chatterjee, Debraj Chandra, Michikazu Hara, Sriparna Dutta, Asim Bhaumik and Krishna Das Saha,
  RSC Advance, 2020, 10, 23148. (First published online: 2020/06/17)
  DOI: 10.1039/D0RA00664E
• “Ti(IV)-containing aluminophosphate material TAPO-25 for photoelectrochemical water oxidation”,
  Sauvik Chatterjee, Sanjib Shyamal, Debraj Chandra, Michikazu Hara and Asim Bhaumik,
  Molecular Catalysis, 2020, 486, 1110876. (First published online: 2020/03/19)
  DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2020.110876
• “Characterization and mechanism of efficient visible-light-driven water oxidation on an in situ N2-intercalated WO3 nanorod photoanode”,
  Debraj Chandra, Dong Li, Tetsuya Sato, Yuki Tanahashi, Takanari Togashi, Manabu Ishizaki, Masato Kurihara, Eman Mohamed, Yuta Tsubonouchi, Zaki Zahran, Kenji Saito, Tatsuto Yui and Masayuki Yagi,
  ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2019, 7, 17896-17906. (First published online: 2019/10/11)
  DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b04467
• “Facile and sustainable fabrication of transparent mesoporous IrOx films formed by nanoparticle assembly for efficient electrocatalytic water oxidation”,
  Debraj Chandra, Tsubasa Sato, Naoto Abe, Kenji Saito, Tatsuto Yui and Masayuki Yagi,
  Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2019, 3, 3489-3497. (First published online: 2019/10/02)
  DOI: 10.1039/C9SE00731H
• “Facile fabrication and nanostructure control of mesoporous iridium oxide films for efficient electrocatalytic water oxidation”,
  Debraj Chandra, Tetsuya Sato, Yuki Tanahashi, Ryouchi, Takeuchi and Masayuki Yagi,
  Energy, 2019, 173, 278-289. (First published online: 2019/02/11)
  DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.02.072
• “Ag Nanoparticle-Decorated, Ordered Mesoporous Silica as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Alkaline Water Oxidation Reaction”,
  Utpal Kayal, Bishnupad Mohanty, Piyali Bhanja, Sauvik Chatterjee, Debraj Chandra, Michikazu Hara, Bikash Kumar Jena and Asim Bhaumik,
  Dalton Transactions, 2019, 48, 2220-2227. (First published online: 2019/01/10)
  DOI: 10.1039/C8DT04159H
• “A High Performance Catalyst of Shape-Specific Ruthenium Nanoparticles for Production of Primary Amines by Reductive Amination of Carbonyl Compounds”,
  Debraj Chandra, Yasunori Inoue, Masato Sasase, Masaaki Kitano, Asim Bhaumik, Keigo Kamata, Hideo Hosono and Michikazu Hara,
  Chemical Science, 2018, 9, 5949-5956. (First published online: 2018/06/14)
  DOI: 10.1039/C8SC01197D
• “Tunable Mesoporous Structure of Crystalline WO3 Photoanode toward Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Water Oxidation”,
  Debraj Chandra, Kenji Saito, Tatsuto Yui and Masayuki Yagi,
  ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2018, 6, 16838-16846. (First published online: 2018/10/25)
  DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b04166
• “Facile Templateless Fabrication of a Cobalt Oxyhydroxide Nanosheet Film with Nanoscale Porosity as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Water Oxidation”,
  Debraj Chandra, Kou Tanaka, Ryouchi Takeuchi, Naoto Abe, Takanari Togashi, Masato Kurihara, Kenji Saito, Tatsuto Yui and Masayuki Yagi,
  ChemPhotoChem, 2018, 2, 332-339. (First published online: 2018/02/09)
  DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201700200
• “Visible Light‐Driven Water Oxidation on an In Situ N2‐Intercalated WO3 Nanorod Photoanode Synthesized by a Dual‐Functional Structure‐Directing Agent”,
  Dong Li, Ryouchi Takeuchi, Debraj Chandra, Kenji Saito, Tatsuto Yui and Masayuki Yagi,
  ChemSusChem, 2018, 11, 1151-1156. (First published online: 2018/02/19)
  DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201702439
• “An Efficient Catalyst Film Fabricated by Electrophoretic Deposition of Cobalt Hydroxide for Electrochemical Water Oxidation”,
  Ryouchi Takeuchi, Tetsuya Sato, Takeshi Masaki, Kaoru Aiso, Debraj Chandra, Kenji Saito, Tatsuto Yui and Masayuki Yagi,
  Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2018, 358, 395-401. (First published online: 2017/09/28)
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.09.052
• “Superior Inorganic Ion Cofactors of Tetraborate Species Attaining Highly Efficient Heterogeneous Electrocatalysis for Water Oxidation on Cobalt Oxyhydroxide Nanoparticles”,
  Ryouchi Takeuchi, Tetsuya Sato, Kou Tanaka, Kaoru Aiso, Debraj Chandra, Kenji Saito, Tatsuto Yui and Masayuki Yagi,
  ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9, 36955-36961. (First published online: 2017/10/05)
  DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b13817
• “Dual‐Functional Surfactant‐Templated Strategy for Synthesis of an In Situ N2‐Intercalated Mesoporous WO3 Photoanode for Efficient Visible‐Light‐Driven Water Oxidation”,
  Dong Li, Debraj Chandra, Ryouchi Takeuchi, Takanari Togashi, Masato Kurihara, Kenji Saito, Tatsuto Yui and Masayuki Yagi,
  Chemistry-A European Journal, 2017, 23, 6596-6604. (First published online: 2017/03/01)
  DOI: 10.1002/chem.201700088
• “Polymer Surfactant-Assisted Tunable Nanostructures of Amorphous IrOx Thin Films for Efficient Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation”,
  Debraj Chandra, Tsubasa Sato, Ryouchi Takeuchi, Dong Li, Takanari Togashi, Masato Kurihara, Kenji Saito, Tatsuto Yui and Masayuki Yagi,
  Catalysis Today, 2017, 290, 51-58. (First published online: 2017/03/11)
  DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2017.03.009
• “Carbonate Ions Induce Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation by Cobalt Oxyhydroxide Nanoparticles”,
  Kaoru Aiso, Ryouchi Takeuchi, Takeshi Masaki, Debraj Chandra, Kenji Saito, Tatsuto Yui and Masayuki Yagi,
  ChemSusChem, 2016, 10, 687-692. (First published online: 2016/12/17)
  DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201601494
• “Characterization of Interfacial Charge-Transfer Photoexcitation of Polychromium-Oxo-Electrodeposited TiO2 as an Earth-Abundant Photoanode for Water Oxidation Driven by Visible Light”,
  Debraj Chandra, Ryogen Tsuriya, Tsubasa Sato, Daisuke Takama, Naoto Abe, Masashi Kajita, Dong Li, Takanari Togashi, Masato Kurihara, Kenji Saito, Tatsuto Yui and Masayuki Yagi,
  ChemPlusChem, 2016, 81, 1116-1122. (First published online: 2016/10/06)
  DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201600288
• “Highly Efficient Electrocatalysis and Mechanistic Investigation of Intermediate IrOx(OH)y Nanoparticle Films for Water Oxidation”,
  Debraj Chandra, Daisuke Takama, Takeshi Masaki, Tsubasa Sato, Naoto Abe, Takanari Togashi, Masato Kurihara, Kenji Saito, Tatsuto Yui and Masayuki Yagi,
  ACS Catalysis, 2016, 6, 3946-3954. (First published online: 2016/05/12)
  DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b00621
• “Open Pore Architecture of an Ordered Mesoporous IrO2 Thin Film for Highly Efficient Electrocatalysis for Water Oxidation”,
  Debraj Chandra, Naoto Abe, Kenji Saito, Tatsuto Yui and Masayuki Yagi,
  ChemSusChem, 2015, 8, 795-799. (First published online: 2015/02/05)
  DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201402911
• “Unique and Facile Solvothermal Synthesis of Mesoporous WO3 using a Solid Precursor and a Surfactant Template as a Photoanode for Visible-Light-Driven Water Oxidation”,
  Dong Li, Debraj Chandra, Kenji Saito, Tatsuto Yui and Masayuki Yagi,
  Nanoscale Research Letters, 2014, 9, 542-549. (First published online: 2014/10/02)
  DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-9-542
• “Facile and Simple Fabrication of an Efficient Nanoporous WO3 Photoanode for Visible-Light-Driven Water Splitting”,
  Xiaohong Zhang, Debraj Chandra, Masashi Kajita, Hidehito Takahashi, Dong Li, Akinori Shoji, Kenji Saito, Tatsuto Yui and Masayuki Yagi,
  International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2014, 39, 20736-20743. (First published online: 2014/12/03)
  DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.06.062
• “Crystallization of Tungsten Trioxide having Small Mesopores: Highly Efficient Photoanode for Visible-Light-Driven Water Oxidation”,
  Debraj Chandra, Kenji Saito, Tatsuto Yui and Masayuki Yagi,
  Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2013, 52, 12606-12609. (First published online: 2013/10/07)
  DOI: 10.1002/anie.201306004
• “Ligand-Assisted Fabrication of Small Mesopores in Semi-crystalline Titanium Oxide Films for High Loading of Ru(II) Dyes”,
  Debraj Chandra, Tatsuki Ohji, Kazumi Kato and Tatsuo Kimura,
  Langmuir, 2011, 27, 11436-11443. (First published online: 2011/07/18)
  DOI: 10.1021/la2013123
• “Connectivity of PS-b-PEO Templated Spherical Pores in Titanium Oxide Films”,
  Debraj Chandra, Tatsuki Ohji, Kazumi Kato and Tatsuo Kimura,
  Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2011, 13, 12529-12535. (First published online: 2011/06/10)
  DOI: 10.1039/C1CP21060B
• “Dye-Sensitized Bio-System Sensing using Macroporous Semiconducting Metal Oxide Films”,
  Debraj Chandra, Makoto Bekki, Masako Nakamura, Shuji Sonezaki, Tatsuki Ohji, Kazumi Kato and Tatsuo Kimura,
  Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2011, 21, 5738-5744. (First published online: 2011/03/03)
  DOI: 10.1039/C0JM04347H
• “A Study on the Structural and Mechanical Properties of Nanocrystalline CuS Thin Films Grown by Chemical Bath Deposition Technique”,
  Nillohit Mukherjee, Arijit Sinha,Gobinda Gopal Khan, Debraj Chandra, Asim Bhaumik and Anup Mondal,
  Materials Research Bulletin, 2011, 46, 6-11. (First published online: 2010/10/21)
  DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2010.10.004
• “A Fluorophore Grafted 2D-Hexagonal Mesoporous Organosilica: Excellent Ion-Exchanger for the Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Waste Water”,
  Debraj Chandra, Swapan Kumar Das and Asim Bhaumik,
  Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2010, 128, 34-40. (First published online: 2009/08/06)
  DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2009.07.024
• “Template Directed Synthesis of Mesoporous ZnO having High Porosity and Enhanced Optoelectronic Properties”,
  Debraj Chandra, Subrata Mridha, Durga Basak and Asim Bhaumik,
  Chemical Communications, 2009, 2384-2386. (First published online: 2009/03/11)
  DOI: 10.1039/B901941C
• “New Functionalized Mesoporous Polymer having High Efficiency for the Removal of Pollutant Anions”,
  Debraj Chandra and Asim Bhaumik,
  Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2009, 19, 1901-1907. (First published online: 2009/02/09)
  DOI: 10.1039/B818248E
• “A New Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Supermicroporous Material having Luminescence and Ion-Exchange Property”,
  Debraj Chandra, Arghya Dutta and Asim Bhaumik,
  European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2009, 4062-4068. (First published online: 2009/08/14)
  DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200900587
• “Design and Synthesis of Nanostructured Porous SnO2 with High Surface Areas and Their Optical and Dielectric Properties”,
  Debraj Chandra, Nillohit Mukherjee, Anup Mondal and Asim Bhaumik,
  Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008, 112, 8668-8674. (First published online: 2008/05/14)
  DOI: 10.1021/jp800846v
• “Highly Porous Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Silica and its Titanium Silicate Analogs as Efficient Liquid Phase Oxidation Catalysts”,
  Debraj Chandra, Subhash Chandra Laha and Asim Bhaumik,
  Applied Catalysis A: General, 2008, 342, 29-34. (First published online: 2008/03/18)
  DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2007.12.041
• “Super-Microporous TiO2 Synthesized by using New Design Chelating Structure Directing Agents”,
  Debraj Chandra and Asim Bhaumik,
  Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2008, 112, 533-541. (First published online: 2007/11/01)
  DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2007.10.035
• “A New Microporous MOF Material Based on Zn(II)-Polycarboxylate Coordination Polymer Synthesized with the Aid of 1,6-Diaminohexane as Template”,
  Debraj Chandra, Mahesh W. Kasture and Asim Bhaumik,
  Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2008, 116, 204-209. (First published online: 2008/04/06)
  DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2008.04.003
• “Highly Luminescent Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Mesoporous Silicas Containing Tunable Chemosensor Inside the Pore Wall”,
  Debraj Chandra, Toshiyuki Yokoi, Takashi Tatsumi and Asim Bhaumik,
  Chemistry of Materials, 2007, 19, 5347-5354. (First published online: 2007/10/06)
  DOI: 10.1021/cm701918t
• “Functionalized Mesoporous Cross-Linked Polymer as Efficient Host for Loading Gold Nanoparticles and its Electrocatalytic Behavior for Reduction of H2O2”,
  Debraj Chandra, Bikash Kumar Jena, C. Retna Raj and Asim Bhaumik,
  Chemistry of Materials, 2007, 19, 6290-6296. (First published online: 2007/11/08)
  DOI: 10.1021/cm702259q
• “Photoluminescence Behavior of New Mesoporous Titanium-Composites Synthesized by using Bidentate Structure Directing Agents”,
  Debraj Chandra and Asim Bhaumik,
  Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2007, 101, 348-354. (First published online: 2007/01/12)
  DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2006.11.027
• “Mesoporous Silicotinphosphate with High Anion Exchange Capacity”,
  Debraj Chandra, Nawal Kishor Mal and Asim Bhaumik,
  Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, (Science and Technology in Catalysis 2006), 2007, 172, 341-344.
  Proceedings of the Fifth Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology (TOCAT-5)
  
• “Highly Active 2D Hexagonal Mesoporous Titanium Silicate Synthesized using a Cationic-Anionic Mixed-Surfactant Assembly“,
  Debraj Chandra and Asim Bhaumik,
  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2006, 45, 4879-4883. (First published online: 2006/06/06)
  DOI: 10.1021/ie060312w
• “Titanium-Rich Highly Ordered Mesoporous Silica Synthesized by using a Mixed Surfactant System”,
  Debraj Chandra, Nawal Kishor Mal, Manabendra Mukherjee and Asim Bhaumik,
  Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2006, 179, 1802-1807. (First published online: 2006/03/24)
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2006.03.020
• “Novel Mesoporous Silicotinphosphate Molecular Sieve with High Anion Exchange Capacity”,
  Debraj Chandra, Nawal Kishor Mal and Asim Bhaumik,
  Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2006, 247, 216-221. (First published online: 2006/01/06)
  DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2005.11.049

Review

• “Facile fabrication and nanostructure control of mesoporous iridium oxide films for efficient electrocatalytic water oxidation”,
  Debraj Chandra, Tetsuya Sato, Yuki Tanahashi, Ryouchi, Takeuchi and Masayuki Yagi,
  Energy, 2019, 173, 278-289. (First published online: 2019/02/11)
  DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.02.072

Patent

• “A preparation method of mesoporous iridium oxide, a water oxidation catalyst, and a mesoporous iridium oxide electrode”,
  Masayuki Yagi, Debraj Chandra, Naoto Abe,
  Patent number: JP 6312981, (2018/03/30)
  
• “A preparation method of mesoporous tungsten oxide, a photocatalyst, and a mesoporous tungsten oxide electrode”,
  Masayuki Yagi and Debraj Chandra,
  Patent number: JP 6162010, (2017/06/23)
  
• “Transparent films with outsized nanospaces, their preparation and as dye-sensitized electrode devices”,
  Tatsuo Kimura, Debraj Chandra, Kazumi Kato, Tatsuki Ohji, Shuji Sonezaki, Makoto Bekki and Masako Nakamura,
  Patent application number: JP2010-65098, (2010/03/19)