New Forms of Carbon

Aneeya Kumar Samantara, PhD, is a National Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Institute of Science Education and Research, Odisha, India. Dr. Samantara’s research interests include the synthesis of metal chalcogenides and graphene composites for energy storage/conversion applications and designing of electrochemical sensors for detection of different bioanalytes. published over 30 peer-reviewed papers in international journals, as well as several books and book chapters. He has been awarded for his outstanding research activity at many national and international forums. Dr. Samantara earned his PhD in Chemistry at the CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Odisha, India.Satyajit Ratha, PhD, has pursued his PhD at the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, India. Prior to joining IIT Bhubaneswar, he received his Bachelor of Science with first-class honors from Utkal University and his Master of Science from Ravenshaw University, India. His research interests include two-dimensional semiconductors, nanostructure synthesis applications, energy storage devices, and supercapacitors. He has authored and co-authored over 28 peer-reviewed papers published in international journals, eight books, and one book chapter.

• 1. Graphene: A New Form of Carbon for Future Sustainability 2. Carbon Derived from Biowastes for Supercapacitors: Synthesis to Applications 3. Effect of Doping on the Electronic and Physicochemical Properties of the Atomic Carbon Clusters: A Theoretical Perspective 4. Fullerenes: Synthesis and Applications 5. Biochar: An Advanced Carbon Material for Mitigation of Environmental Pollution 6. Preparation and Properties of Activated Carbon 7. Carbon Nanotubes: A New Dimension in Human Health Care Applications 8. Mechanistic Insight into the Tuneable Electronic Properties of Chemically Functionalized Graphene Quantum Dots 9. Carborane Clusters for Promoting Medicinal Applications