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सीएसआईआर-केंद्रीय काँच एवं सिरामिक अनुसंधान संस्थान

CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute

"Innovation in Ceramics and Glass for the mankind"

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Scientists ▸ Dr. Rajan Biswas
Dr. Rajan Biswas

Dr. Rajan Biswas

Scientist

Membrane and Separation Technology Division


Contact Information:

Phone:
E-mail: rajanbiswas.cgcri@csir.res.in

Dr. Rajan Biswas

Dr. Biswas joined CSIR-CGCRI on 03.03.2025

Professional Career

Position Held

Organisation

Duration

Scientist

CSIR-CGCRI

March 2025 – Present

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

January 2023 – March 2025

Institute Post-Doctoral Fellow

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay

March 2022 – January 2023

Graduate Engineer

Nilachal Refractories Ltd.

2011 – 2012

Education

Degree

Discipline

University; Year

Ph.D.

Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science

IIT Bombay; 2022

M. Tech.

Materials Science Engineering

IIT Kanpur; 2015

B. Tech.

Ceramic Technology

Govt. College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology, MAKAUT; 2011

Synthesis, characterisation and performance enhancement of novel functional materials.

Ceramic Membrane Technology.

Thermoelectric Materials and Devices.

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3350-266X

Publications:

  1. R. Biswas, P. K. Patro, T. Dasgupta, Enhanced thermoelectric performance in Zn1–xCdxSb (x= 0 – 0.375) solid solutions by dynamic optimization of carrier concentration, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 5, (2022) 12752.
  2. R. Biswas, V. Srihari, S. Vitta, T. Dasgupta, Vacancy induced anomalies in the electrical transport properties of Ag-doped Zn1-xCdxSb (x=0.375) solid solutions, Appl. Phys. Lett. 120 (2022) 032102.
  3. R. Biswas, S. Vitta, T. Dasgupta, Influence of zinc content and grain size on enhanced thermoelectric performance of optimally doped ZnSb, Mater. Res. Bull. 149 (2022) 111702.
  4. R. Biswas, S. Mukherjee, R.C. Mallik, S. Vitta, T. Dasgupta, Ultralow thermal conductivity and low charge carrier scattering potential in Zn1-xCdxSb solid solutions for thermoelectric application, Mater. Today Energy. 12 (2019) 107–113.
  5. R. J. Quinn, R. Biswas, and J. W. G. Bos, Alloying and doping control in the layered metal phosphide thermoelectric CaCuP, ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. 6 (2023) 2879.
  6. S. Tippireddy, S. Ghosh, R. Biswas, T. Dasgupta, G. Rogl, P. Rogl, E. Bauer, R.C. Mallik, Thermoelectric properties of Al substituted tetrahedrite, J. Appl. Phys. 127 (2020) 035105.
  7. R. A. Downie, B. F. Kennedy, R. Biswas, R. I. Smith, J. W. G. Bos, Thermoelectric properties and Kondo transition in the pseudo‐gap metals TiNiSi and TiNiGe, Z. Anorg.Allg.Chem. 649, (2023) e202300055.
  8. S. Chand, R. Biswas, T. Tharian, K. Biswas, Material Joining for Components in Space Application, Directions 2015 Vol. 15 No.1 (NB: It is a non-peer-reviewed institutional series of IIT Kanpur, India)
  • Institute Post-doctoral Fellowship at IIT Bombay (2022-2023).
  • Junior and Senior Research Fellowship (JRF & SRF) from the Ministry of Human Resource & Development (MHRD). (2016 – 2022)
  • Secured all India rank of 54 in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2013 in Engineering Science

Last Updated on April 17, 2025