Publications & Patents

Patents: 5 (2 granted, 3 published)

Invited Book Chapters: 5

Total number of articles: 64

Total number of citations: 4280 (h-index: 30)

Publication list 

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Patents

1. S. Behera, K. K. R. Datta, A Superhydrophobic Composite Membrane and a Process for Its Fabrication, Application number: 202441094789 (Indian Patent)

2. K. K. R. Datta, Composite material consisting of dithiocarbamate and nano zero valent iron, Application number: 202441097310 (Indian Patent)

3. K. K. R. Datta, Iniya Prasanthi S, FLUORINATED GRAPHENE NANOSHEET BASED ZEOLITIC IMIDAZOLATE FRAMEWORK AND A PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION. Published : Application number 202441004148 (Indian Patent)

4. K. K. R. Datta, R. Yogapriya, Iniya Prasanthi S, HYDROPHOBIC AND SUPEROLEOPHILIC MATERIAL AND A PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION. Indian Patent number: 429542 (Granted)

5. K. K. R. Datta, E. Petala, K. J. Datta, J. Perman, J. Filip and R. Zboril, COMPOSITE MATERIAL CONSISTING OF A CELLULOSE FIBROUS HOST MATERIAL AND ZEROVALENT IRON NANOPARTICLES AND ITS PREPARATION AND USE AS CATALYST. European Patent No. EP2995374

Journal Coverpages

Publications

2025

64. V. Sakavitsi, R. Fotiadou, M. Subrati, K.K.R. Datta, T. N. Baroud, S. Behera, K. Spyrou, M. A. Hammami, P. Zygouri, H. Stamatis, I. V. Yentekakis, and D. P. Gournis, Organically Functionalized Magnesium Phyllosilicates: Surface Engineering and Antibacterial Performance, ACS Omega, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.5c02154

63. S. Behera, K. Raidongia and K. K. R. Datta, Robust Superhydrophobic V2O5/CoFe2O4@SiO2/PDMS Composite Membrane for Membrane Distillation, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2025, 13, 13706-13720

62. S. I Sanakal, A. Das, A. Babu, P. Kar, V. Nutalapati, K. K. R. Datta, S. Banerjee, and S. Maji, Alginate-aminoclay/CuO nanocomposite beads: A sustainable and green approach for catalytic reduction of toxic nitroaromatic compounds, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 115398

61. P. Loganathan, R. Yogapriya, A. Chinnusamy, K. K. R. Datta, S. Shanmugan, In Situ Growth of Octa-Phenyl Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane over Fluorinated Graphene nanosheets: Super-wetting Coatings for Oils and Organics Sorption, Dalton Transactions, 2025, 54, 1150-1163

60.  S. Roy, P. Deka, R. Gogoi, M. Dey, K. Mayawada, B. K. Dasa, K. K. R. Datta and K. Raidongia, Fabrication of Robust Forward Osmosis Membrane by Assembling FeOxCly Nanoparticles, Advanced Functional Materials, 2025, 35, 2414087

2024

59. Angela S. Kaloudi, Panagiota Zygouri, Konstantinos Spyrou, Antrea-Maria Athinodorou, Eirini Papaniko-laou, Mohammed Subrati, Dimitrios Moschovas, K.K.R. Datta, Zili Sideratou, Apostolos Avgeropoulos, Yannis V. Simos, Konstantinos I. Tsamis, Dimitrios Peschos, Ioannis V. Yentekakis, Dimitrios P. Gournis, A strategic synthesis of orange waste-derived porous carbon via Freeze-drying method: Morphological characterization and cy-tocompatibility evaluation, Molecules, 2024, 29, 3967

2023

58.  Angela Kaloudi, Antrea M. Athinodorou, Yannis V. Simos, Panagiota Zygouri, Mohamed A. Hammami, K. K. R. Datta,  Patra Vezyraki, Dimitrios Peschos, Konstantinos Tsamis, Dimitrios P. Gournis, Konstantinos Spyrou, Synthesis, characterization, and biocompatibility studies of a new lanthanum-cerium synthetic aminoclay analogue, Applied Materials Today, 2023, 35, 102006

57.  Iniya Prasanthi, K. K. R. Datta, Three in One: Superoleophilic, Chemically and Mechanically Resistant ZIF-7 and ZIF-11 Percolation Networks for Selective Permeation of Oils and Chlorinated Solvents, Inorganic Chemistry, 2023, 62, 17791–17803

56. Barsha Rani Bora, Monotosh Mondal, Nabamallika Nath, K. K. R. Datta  and  Kalyan Raidongia, Sustainable Electricity from Gravity-driven Nanofluidic Flow of Water through Modified Bio-channels of Coir Fibre, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023, 11, 21383-21392

55. K. K. R. Datta, Exploring the Self-Cleaning Facets of Fluorinated Graphene Nanoarchitectonics: Progress and Perspectives, ChemNanoMat, 2023, 9, e202300135

54. Raktim Gogoi, Arnab Ghosh, Priyamjeet Deka, K. K. R. Datta, Kalyan Raidongia, Application of Lamellar Nickel Hydroxide Membrane as a Tunable Platform for Ionic Thermoelectric Studies, Materials Horizons, 2023, 10, 3072-3081

2022

53. I. Madakannu, I. Patil, B. A. Kakade, K. K. R. Datta, Electrocatalytic oxygen reduction activity of AgCoCu oxides on reduced graphene oxide in alkaline media, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2022, 13, 1020–1029.

52. Iniya Prasanthi, Barsha Rani Bora, Kalyan Raidongia, and K. K. R. Datta, Fluorinated graphene nanosheet supported halloysite nanoarchitectonics: super-wetting coatings for efficient and recyclable oil sorption, Separation and Purification Technology, 2022, 301, 122049.

51. S. Behera and K. K. R. Datta, Rational design of fluorinated graphene-porphyrin nanoarchitectonics: integrating hydrophobicity to macromolecular heterocyclic systems, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2022, 24, 175. (Featured as Cover article)

50. R. Yogapriya, I. Prasanthi, S. Behera and K. K. R. Datta, MIL-101(Fe) Networks Supported on Fluorinated Graphene Nanosheets as Coatings for Oil Sorption, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022, 5, 5857–5867

49. K. Saha, J. Deka, R. K. Gogoi, K. K. R. Datta and K. Raidongia, Applications of Lamellar Membranes Reconstructed from Clay Mineral-Based Nanosheets: A Review, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022, 5, 15972–15999

2021

48.  S. Mukherjee, K. K. R. Datta, and R. A. Fischer, Hydrophobicity: a key factor en route to applications of metal-organic frameworks, Trends in Chemistry, 2021, 3, 911-925 (Featured as Cover article)

47.  Super-wetting Properties of Functionalized Fluorinated Graphene and its Application in Oil-Water and Emulsion Separation

Iniya Prasanthi,  Kalyan Raidongia, K. K. R. Datta

Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2021, 5, 6244-6255

46.  A superhydrophobic Covalent Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane Hybrid Material as a Highly Efficient and Reusable Sorbent for Organic solvents

L. Pushparaj, K. K. R. Datta, S. Shanmugan

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2021, 8, 2288-2298

45. Hetero atom doped graphene nanoarchitectonics as electrocatalysts towards the oxygen reduction and evolution reactions in acidic medium

K. K. R. Datta, I. Madakannu, I. Prasanthi

Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, 2021, 31, 1859–1876

2020

   44. Hydrophobic-Superoleophilic Fluorinated Graphene Nanosheet Composites with Metal- Organic Framework HKUST-1 for Oil-Water Separation

         R. Yogapriya, K. K. R. Datta

         ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2020, 3, 5816-5825

   43. Boosting oxygen evolution reaction performance by nickel substituted cobalt-iron oxide       nanoparticles embedded over reduced graphene oxide

         I. Madakannu, I. Patil, B. A. Kakade, K. K. R. Datta

         Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2020, 252, 123238

   42. Porous Fluorinated Graphene and ZIF-67 Composites with Hydrophobic-Oleophilic     Properties towards Oil and Organic Solvent Sorption

         R. Yogapriya, K. K. R. Datta

         Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2020, 20, 2930-2938

         (Invited article on Materials Innovation with Nanoarchitectonics)

2018

41. Ultrathin Hierarchical Porous Carbon Nanosheets for High-Performance Supercapacitors and Redox Electrolyte Energy Storage

K. Jayaramulu, D. P. Dubal, B. Nagar, V. Ranc, O. Tomanec, M. Petr, K. K. R. Datta, R. Zboril, P. Gómez-Romero, R. A. Fischer

Advanced Materials, 2018, 30, 1705789

40. Facile Synthesis and Rheological characterization of Nanocomposite Hyaluronan-Organoclay Hydrogels

J. Mourycová, K. K. R. Datta, A. Procházková, M. Plotěná, V. Enev, J. Smilek, J. Másílko, M. Pekař

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2018, 111, 680-684

2017

39. Phyllosilicate nanoclay-based aqueous nanoparticle sorbent for CO2 capture at ambient conditions

L. Fu, K. K. R. Datta, K. Spyrou, G. Qi, A. Sardar, M. M. B. Khader, R. Zboril, E. P. Giannelis,

Applied Materials Today, 2017, 9, 451-455

2016

38.  Biomimetic Superhydrophobic/superoleophilic Highly Fluorinated Graphene Oxide and ZIF-8 Composites for Oil-Water Separation

K. Jayaramulu, K, K. R. Datta, C. Rösler, M. Petr, M. Otyepka, R. Zboril, R. A. Fischer

Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 2016, 55, 1178 -1182

37. Micro-Mesoporous Iron Oxides with Record Efficiency for Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide: Morphology Driven Catalysis for Degradation of Organic Contaminants

K. J. Datta, M. B. Gawande, K. K. R. Datta, V. Ranc, J. Pechousek, M. Krizek, J. Tucek, R. Kale, P Pospisil, R. S. Varma, T. Asefa, G. Zoppellaro, R Zboril

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, 4, 596-604

36. Yellow emitting carbon dots with superior colloidal, thermal, and photochemical stabilities

K. K. R. Datta#, G. Qi#, R. Zboril, E. P. Giannelis,

Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2016, 4, 9798-9803

35. Pd@Pt Core-Shell Nanoparticles with Branched Dandelion-like Morphology as Highly Efficient Catalysts for Olefin Reduction

K. J. Datta, K. K. R. Datta, M. B. Gawande, V. Ranc, K. Čépe, V. Malgras, Y. Yamauchi, R. S. Varma, R. Zboril

Chemistry-A European Journal, 2016, 22, 1577-1581

(Featured as Hot Paper and highlighted as Cover article)

34.  Gold nanoparticle-decorated graphene oxide: Synthesis and application in oxidation reactions under benign conditions

R. Pocklanova, A. K. Rathi, M. B. Gawande, K. K. R. Datta, V. Ranc, K. Cepe, M. Petr, R. S. Varma, L. Kvitek, R. Zboril

 Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2016, 424, 121-127

2015

33. Controlled synthesis of tunable nanoporous carbons for gas storage and supercapacitor application

K. Jayaramulu, K. K. R. Datta, K. Shiva, A. J. Bhattacharyya, M. Eswaramoorthy, T. K. Maji

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2015, 206, 127-135

32. The non-innocent nature of graphene oxide as a theranostic platform for biomedical applications and its reactivity towards metal-based anticancer drugs

A. Mokdad, K. Dimos, G. Zoppellaro, J. Tucek, J. A. Perman, O. Malina, K. K. Andersson, K. K. R. Datta, J. P. Froning, R. Zboril

RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 76556-76566

2014

31. Highly Active and Stable Pt3Rh Nanoclusters as Supportless Electrocatalyst for Methanol Oxidation in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

B. Narayanamoorthy, K. K. R. Datta, M. Eswaramoorthy, S. Balaji

 ACS Catalysis 2014, 4, 3621-3629

30. NZVI Modified Magnetic Filter Paper with High Redox and Catalytic Activities for Advanced Water Treatment Technologies

K. K. R. Datta, E. Petala, K. J. Datta, J. A. Perman, J. Tucek, P. Bartak, M. Otyepka, G. Zoppellaro, R. Zboril

Chemical Communications, 2014, 50, 15673-15676

(Featured as inside "Back Cover article" in Chemical Communications)

29. Quaternized carbon dot-modified graphene oxide for selective cell labelling - controlled nucleus and cytoplasm imaging

K. K. R. Datta, O. Kozak, V. Ranc, M. Havrdova, A. B. Bourlinos, K. Safarova, K. Hola, K. Tomankova, G. Zoppellaro, M. Otyepka, R. Zboril

Chemical Communications, 2014, 50, 10782-10785

(Featured as inside "Back Cover article" in Chemical Communications)

28. Self-stabilized Pt-Rh bimetallic nanoclusters as durable electrocatalyst for dioxygen reduction in PEM fuel cells

B. Narayanamoorthy, K. K. R. Datta, M. Eswaramoorthy, S. Balaji

RSC Advances, 2014, 4, 55571-55579

2013

27. Highly Pure Solid-State White-Light Emission from Solution-Processable Soft-Hybrids

K. V. Rao, K. K. R. Datta, M. Eswaramoorthy, S. J. George

     Advanced Materials, 2013, 25, 1713-1718

26.  Halogenated Graphenes: Rapidly Growing Family of Graphene Derivatives

F. Karlicky, K. K. R. Datta, M. Otyepka, R. Zboril

ACS Nano 2013, 7, 6434-6464

25.  Aminoclay: a functional layered material with multifaceted applications

K. K. R. Datta#, A. Achari#, M. Eswaramoorthy

Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2013, 1, 6707-6718

(Invited review article for J. Mater. Chem. A, Rising Stars and Young Nanoarchitects in Materials Science)

24. Amphiphilic aminoclay-RGO hybrids: a simple strategy to disperse a high concentration of RGO in water

A. Achari, K. K. R. Datta, M. De, V. P. Dravid, M. Eswaramoorthy

Nanoscale, 2013, 5, 5316-5320

23. Surfactant-Derived Amphiphilic Carbon Dots with Tunable Photoluminescence

O. Kozak, K. K. R. Datta, M. Greplova, V. Ranc, J. Kaslik, R. Zboril 

Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2013, 117, 24991-24996

22. Aminoclay-Supported Copper Nanoparticles for 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Azides with Alkynes via Click Chemistry

A. S. Kumar, K. K. R. Datta, T. S. Rao, K. V. Raghavan, M. Eswaramoorthy, B. V. S. Reddy

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2013, 13, 3136-3141

21. Carbon Spheres Assisted Synthesis of Porous Oxides with Foam-Like Architecture

K. S. Krishna, S. Maity, K. K. R. Datta

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2013, 13, 3121-3126

(Invited article for JNN special issue on Nanoarchitectonics of Porous Materials)

20. Green Synthesis of Curcumin Capped Gold Nanoparticles and Evaluation of Their Cytotoxicity

C. Sreelakshmi, N. Goel, K. K. R. Datta, A. Addlagatta, R. Ummanni, B. V. S. Reddy

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters, 2013, 5, 1258-1265

2012

19. Improved Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalyzed by Pt/Clay/Nafion Nanocomposite for PEM Fuel Cells

B. Narayanamoorthy, K. K. R. Datta, M. Eswaramoorthy, S. Balaji

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2012, 4, 3620-3626

18. Kinetics and mechanism of electrochemical oxygen reduction using Platinum/clay/Nafion catalyst layer for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

B. Narayanamoorthy, K. K. R. Datta, S. Balaji

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2012, 387, 213-220

17.  Light-Harvesting Hybrid Assemblies

K. V. Rao, K. K. R. Datta, M. Eswaramoorthy, S. J. George

Chemistry-A European Journal, 2012, 18, 2184-2194

16. Honeycomb Porous Framework of Zinc (II): Effective Host for Palladium Nanoparticles for Efficient Three-Component (A3) Coupling and Selective Gas Storage

K. Jayaramulu, K. K. R. Datta, M. V. Suresh, G. Kumari, R. Datta, C. Narayana, M. Eswaramoorthy, T. K. Maji

ChemPlusChem, 2012, 77, 743-747

15. Pd-Aminoclay Nanocomposite as an Efficient Recyclable Catalyst for Hydrogenation and Suzuki Cross Coupling Reactions

A. S. Kumar, K. K. R. Datta, T. S. Rao, K. V. Raghavan, M. Eswaramoorthy, B. V. S. Reddy

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2012, 12, 2000-2007

14. Honey mediated Green Synthesis of Pd Nanoparticles for Suzuki Coupling and Hydrogenation of Conjugated Olefins

S. M. Reddy, K. K. R. Datta, C. Sreelakshmi, M. Eswaramoorthy, B. V. S. Reddy Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters, 2012, 4, 420-425

2011

13. Light-Harvesting Hybrid Hydrogels: Energy-Transfer-Induced Amplified Fluorescence in Noncovalently Assembled Chromophore-Organoclay Composites

K. V. Rao, K. K. R. Datta, M. Eswaramoorthy, S. J. George

Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 2011, 50, 1179-1184

(Highlighted in Nature India)

12.  Observation of Pore-Switching Behavior in Porous Layered Carbon through a Mesoscale Order-Disorder Transformation

K. K. R. Datta, D. Jagadeesan, C. Kulkarni, A. Kamath, R. Datta, M. Eswaramoorthy

Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 2011, 50, 3929-3933

11.  Highly Crystalline and Conductive Nitrogen-Doped Mesoporous Carbon with Graphitic Walls and Its Electrochemical Performance

K. K. R. Datta, V. V. Balasubramanian, K. Ariga, T. Mori, A. Vinu

Chemistry-A European Journal, 2011, 17, 3390-3397

(Highlighted in ChemistryViews Magazine (Wiley))

10. Tuning the Nitrogen Content and Porosity of Nanostructured Carbon Nitride Using Aminoclay as a Reactive Template

B. V. V. S. P. Kumar, K. K. R. Datta, M. Eswaramoorthy

Chemistry Letters, 2011, 40, 1154-1156

9.   Honey Derivatized Au and Ag Nanoparticles and Evaluation of Its Antimicrobial Activity

C. Sreelakshmi, K. K. R. Datta, J. S. Yadav, B. V. S. Reddy

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2011, 11, 6995-7000

8.   Carbon Nanocage: Super-Adsorber of Intercalators for DNA Protection

K. K. R. Datta, A. Vinu, S. Mandal, S. Al-Deyab, J. P. Hill, K. Ariga

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2011, 11, 3084-3090

(Featured in RSC Book, Manipulation of Nanoscale Materials: An Introduction to Nanoarchitectonics)

7.   Base-Selective Adsorption of Nucleosides to Pore-Engineered Nanocarbon, Carbon Nanocage

K. K. R. Datta, A. Vinu, S. Mandal, S. Al-Deyab, J. P. Hill, K. Ariga

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2011, 11, 3959-3964

(Featured in RSC Book, Manipulation of Nanoscale Materials: An Introduction to Nanoarchitectonics)

2010

6.  Open-Mouthed Metallic Microcapsules: Exploring Performance Improvements at Agglomeration-Free Interiors

S. Mandal, M. Sathish, G. Saravanan, K. K. R. Datta, Q. M. Ji, J. P. Hill, H. Abe, I. Honma, K. Ariga

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2010, 132, 14415-14417

5.   Gold nanoparticles Embedded in a Mesoporous Carbon Nitride Stabilizer for Highly Efficient Three-Component Coupling Reaction

K. K. R. Datta, B. V. S. Reddy, K. Ariga, A. Vinu

Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 2010, 49, 5961-5965

(Highlighted in Nature India)

4.   Aminoclay: a permselective matrix to stabilize copper nanoparticles

K. K. R. Datta, C. Kulkarni, M. Eswaramoorthy

Chemical Communications, 2010, 46, 616-618

2009

3.   Aminoclay: A Designer Filler for the Synthesis of Highly Ductile Polymer-Nanocomposite Film

G. Johnsy, K. K. R. Datta, V. A. Sajeevkumar, S. N. Sabapathy, A. S. Bawa, M. Eswaramoorthy

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2009, 1, 2796-2803

2008

2.   Synthesis of agarose-metal/semiconductor nanoparticles having superior bacteriocidal activity and their simple conversion to metal-carbon composites

K. K. R. Datta, B. Srinivasan, H. Balaram, M. Eswaramoorthy

Journal of Chemical Sciences, 2008, 120, 579-586

2007

1.   Water-solubilized aminoclay-metal nanoparticle composites and their novel properties

K. K. R. Datta, M. Eswaramoorthy, C. N. R. Rao

Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2007, 17, 613-615

Book Chapters

       5.  Self-cleaning Coatings based on Fluorinated Graphene Hybrids

            K. K. R. Datta and K. Raidongia

(Ed.  Carlos M Costa), ACS Books, Advanced smart and multifunctional materials, 2025, accepted

      4.  An overview of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles, 

            Panagiota Zygouri, Konstantinos Spyrou, K. K. R. Datta 

(Ed.  Seiko Jose, Firoz Babu, Sabu Thomas), Elsevier, Metal and metal oxide nanoparticles in textile applications, 2025, pp. 1-30

3.  Transparent Polymer Nanocomposites based on 2D Materials and their Multiple Applications K. K. R. Datta, M. Iyyappan

(Ed. C. M. Hussain), Elsevier, Invited book chapter, 2021, pp. 1-30

https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821497-8.00001-0

2. Polysaccharides as functional scaffolds for noble metal nanoparticles and their catalytic applications (Ed. H. S. Nalwa),

K. K. R. Datta, B. V. S. Reddy, R. Zboril

American Scientific Publishers, Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2018, Volume 29: pp. 439–458 ISBN 1-58883-216-3, Invited book chapter.

1.  Halogenated Graphenes: Emerging Family of Two Dimensional Materials (Ed.: V. Georgakilas),

K. K. R. Datta, R. Zbořil

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2014, pp. 173-198.

(# equal contribution), (* Corresponding author)