Aarti Devi

Motivated researcher with a Ph.D. in Chemistry and strong expertise in the design, synthesis, and characterization of ligand-protected metal nanoclusters for sensing, energy, and catalysis. Skilled in photophysical studies, electrochemical measurements, and DFT calculations, with a focus on structure–property relationships in mono- and bimetallic systems. Presented at international conferences (e.g., MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, 2024) and published in peer-reviewed journals. Seeking a postdoctoral position to advance research in nanomaterials for optical, sensing, and energy applications.

• Gate 2020 Qualified
• Best Poster Presentation Award, International Conference on 'Trends in Emerging Nano Science: Energy, Healthcare & Quantum Materials', 11/05/23 to 11/08/23, INST, Mohali

• UV-visible absorption spectroscopy
• Fluorescence spectroscopy
• TCSPC
• Circular dichroism (CD)
• Microscopy: TEM, SEM, AFM
• X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
• Zeta potential measurement
• DLS
• Mass spectrometry techniques: MALDI-TOF and ESI
• Auto-lab spectrophotometer

• Insights of the efficient hydrogen evolution reaction performance in bimetallic Au4Cu2 nanoclusters, Aarti Devi, Harpriya Minhas, Lipipuspa Sahoo, Saniya Gratious, Biswarup Pathak, Sukhendu Mandal, Amitava Patra, MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit 2024, 01/12/24 to 06/12/24, Boston, MA, USA
• Insights of the efficient hydrogen evolution reaction performance in bimetallic Au4Cu2 nanoclusters, Aarti Devi, Harpriya Minhas, Lipipuspa Sahoo, Saniya Gratious, Biswarup Pathak, Sukhendu Mandal, Amitava Patra, International Conference on Catalysis for Clean Energy Technologies and Sustainable Development, 05/04/24 to 06/04/24, Punjab University.

• Experimental and computational insights into luminescence in atomically precise bimetallic Au6− n Cun (MPA)5(n= 0–2) clusters, Aarti Devi, Harshita Seksaria, Dipankar Bain, Sarita Kolay, Rashi, Abir De Sarkar, Amitava Patra, Molecular Materials and Functions: An IIT Madras Conference, 05/12/22 to 07/12/22.
• Enhancing Luminescence of D-penicillamine capped Au14 NCs through Zn2+-Induced Aggregation and its potential in Therapeutic Applications, Aarti Devi, Dipankar Bain, Rashi, Amitava Patra, International Conference on 'Trends in Emerging Nano Science: Energy, Healthcare & Quantum Materials', 05/11/23 to 08/11/23, INST, Mohali, Punjab, India.
• Enhanced Luminescence in Zn2+-Induced Au14 Nanocluster Aggregates, Aarti Devi, Dipankar Bain, Rashi, Sikta Chakraborty, Sarita Kolay, Amitava Patra, ICANN 2023 Conference, 29/11/23 to 01/12/23, IIT Guwahati.
• Experimental and computational insights into luminescence in atomically precise bimetallic Au6− n Cun (MPA)5(n= 0–2) clusters, A Devi, Harshita Seksaria, Dipankat Bain, Sarita Kolay, Rashi, Abir De Sarkar, Amitava Patra, Indo-France Seminar, 01/10/23 to 05/10/23, Hometel Chandigarh.
• Experimental and computational insights into luminescence in atomically precise bimetallic Au6− n Cun (MPA)5(n= 0–2) clusters, A Devi, Harshita Seksaria, Dipankar Bain, Sarita Kolay, Rashi, Abir De Sarkar, Amitava Patra, 2nd Bilateral MEET on 'Innovations in Materials for Energy & Environmental Technologies (i-Meet)', 28/06/23, CII Auditorium, Sector 31 A, Chandigarh.

• Dipankar Bain§, Aarti Devi§, Rashi, Sikta Chakraborty, Sarita Kolay, Amitava Patra, Enhanced Luminescence in Zn2+-Induced Au14 Nanocluster Aggregates, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2023, 127, 36, 18244–18251, ( § stands for equal contribution).
• Aarti Devi, Harshita Seksaria, Dipankar Bain, Sarita Kolay, Rashi, Abir De Sarkar, Amitava Patra, Experimental and computational insights into luminescence in atomically precise bimetallic Au6− nCun (MPA)5(n= 0–2) clusters, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 9513-9521.
• Aarti Devi, Harpriya Minhas, Lipipuspa Sahoo, Saniya Gratious, Amitabha Das, Sukhendu Mandal, Amitava Patra, Insights of the efficient hydrogen evolution reaction performance in bimetallic Au4Cu2 nanoclusters, Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 1758.
• Aarti Devi, Harshita Seksaria, Rashi, Abir De Sarkar, Amitava Patra, Ligand-to-Metal Charge Transfer Controls the Photophysical Properties and HER Activity of Ag13 NCs Depends on the Hydrogen Adsorption Energy, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2025, 16, 2561-2569.
• Subarna Maity, Sarita Kolay, Sikta Chakraborty, Aarti Devi, Rashi, Amitava Patra, A comprehensive review of atomically precise metal nanoclusters with emergent photophysical properties towards diverse applications, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2025, 54, 1785-1844.
• Lipipuspa Sahoo, Supriti Dutta, Aarti Devi, Rashi, Swapan K Pati, Amitava Patra, The impact of ligand chain length on the HER performance of atomically precise Pt6(SR)12 nanoclusters, Nanoscale, 2025, 17, 1544-1554.
• Lipipuspa Sahoo, Aarti Devi, Amitava Patra, Atomically Precise Ni Nanoclusters for Improving Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Performance, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2023, 11, 4187−4196.
• Dipankar Bain, Mimansa, Aarti Devi, Subarna Maity, Asifkhan Shanavas, Amitava Patra, Penicillamine-capped red-emitting gold nanoclusters for therapeutic application, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2022, 10, 12730−12737.
• Sarita Kolay, Dipankar Bain, Subarna Maity, Aarti Devi, Amitava Patra, Rodolphe Antoine, Self-assembled metal nanoclusters: Driving forces and structural correlation with optical properties, Nanomaterials, 2022, 12, 544.
• Rashi, Dipankar Bain, Aarti Devi, Sikta Chakraborty, Amitava Patra, Cationic Polymer Functionalized Copper Nanocluster-Based Fluorescent Probe for the Selective and Sensitive Detection of S2– Ions, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2023, 11, 5, 1995–2004.
• Rashi, Srijon Ghosh, Aarti Devi, Amitava Patra, Tailoring Förster Resonance Energy Transfer in Copper Nanoclusters-Polymer Nanoparticles Composites through Ligands, Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2024, e202401616.
• Rashi, Vishaldeep Kaur, Aarti Devi, Dipankar Bain, Tapasi Sen, Amitava Patra, Probing the Fluorescence Intermittency of Bimetallic Nanoclusters using Single-Molecule Fluorescence Spectroscopy, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2023, 14, 45, 10166–10172.
• A. I. Pastukhov, M. S. Savinov, I. V. Zelepukin, J. S. Babkova, G. V. Tikhonowski, A. A. Popov, S. M. Klimentov, Aarti Devi, A. Patra, I. N. Zavestovskaya, S. M. Deyev, A. V. Kabashin,Laser-synthesized plasmonic HfN-based nanoparticles as a novel multifunctional agent for photothermal therapy, Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 17893-17907.

• Prof. Amitava Patra (Thesis Advisor)

Senior Professor, Department of Materials Sciences,

Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India

Former Director, Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali

Senior Editor (Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters).

Email: amitavapatra.patra@gmail.com

Phone No. +919433479982

• Dr. Tapasi Sen

Associate Professor (Scientist-E) 

Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali

Email: tapasi@inst.ac.in

Phone No. +917696776124

• Dr. Sanyasinaidu Boddu

Assistant Professor (Scientist-D) 

Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali

Email: sanyasinaidu@inst.ac.in

Phone No. +919646466706