Research Interests

Phase Transition,

Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy,

Organic Semiconductors,

Molecular Switching,

Nanoscience

DFT calculation

Research Project

UGC Major Research Project: F 41-834/2012(SR) Dated 18.07.2012 (completed)

Ph.D Guidance

Guided Ph.D thesis of UGC Research Fellow, Mr. Washim Hossain

Dr. Washim Hossain has been awarded Ph.D degree of the University of North Bengal on 06.08.2019

List of publications

Papers in peer-reviewed journals:

1. Raman Phonon Spectroscopic Study of Phase Transition in o-Aminobenzoic Acid Crystal (ii): Subhasis Chakrabarti, Uttam K Sarkar* and T.N. Misra: J. Raman Spectrosc., 22, 415 (1991)

2. Classical and Chemical Effects of SERS from 2,2’:5,2” Terthiophene Adsorbed on Ag-sols: Uttam K Sarkar*, S. Chakrabarti, A.J. Pal and T.N.Misra: Chem. Phys. Lett., 190, 59 (1992)

3. Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Study of α-Bithiophene and α-Quarter Thiophe Molecules Adsorbed on Silver sols: Uttam K Sarkar*, S. Chakrabarti, A.J. Pal and T.N.Misra : Spectrochimica Acta, 48A, 1625 (1992)

4. Surface Enhanced Raman Spectra of Isomeric Picolines Adsorbed on Silver sols: Uttam K Sarkar*, S. Chakrabarti and T.N.Misra: Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 65, 1697 (1992)

5. A Comparative Study of SERS from α-Sexithiophene and Other Thiophene Oligomers: Uttam K Sarkar*, S. Chakrabarti, A.J. Pal and T.N.Misra: Chem. Phys. Lett., 200, 55 (1992)

6. Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Study of Isomeric Anisidines Adsorbed on Colloidal Silver Particles: Uttam K Sarkar*, S. Chakrabarti and T.N.Misra: J. Raman Spectrosc., 24, 97 (1993)

7. Surface Enhanced Raman Spectra of Isomeric Acetyl pyridines Adsorbed on Silver sols: K. Mukherjee, Uttam K Sarkar* and T.N.Misra : Spectrochimica Acta, 50A, 2355 (1994)

8. Time Evolution of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectra of α-Bithiophene and α-Terthiophene Adsorbed on Silver sols: Uttam K Sarkar* and T.N.Misra: Ind. J. Phys., 76B, 565 (2002)

9. A pH Dependent study of SERS of 2-Thiophene Carboxylic Acid Adsorbed on Ag sols: Uttam K Sarkar*: Chem. Phys. Lett., 374, 341 (2003)

10. Concentration Dependent Conformation of Inosine on Colloidal Silver Nanoparticles: A Study by Raman, SERS and DFT Calculation: Uttam K Sarkar*: J. Molecular Struct., 1045, 42 (2013)

11. SERS and DFT study of silver nano particle induced dark isomerisation in 1H-2(Phenylazo) imidazole: W. Hossain, M. Ghosh, C. Sinha, D.K. Debnath and Uttam K Sarkar*: Chem. Phys. Lett., 586, 132 (2013)

12. Plasmon induced and pH controlled semiconductive conformation of 1H 2(Phenylazo) imidazole on silver nano particles: Uttam K Sarkar*, D.K. Debnath and W. Hossain: J. Molecular Struct., 1061, (2014) 104-109

13. Simulation of surface enhanced Raman spectra by DFT calculations: Uttam K Sarkar*: Ind. J. Mul. Acad. Res. (ISSN 2347-9884), 1, 21 (2014)

14. SERS study of 1-H-2 (tolylazo) imidazole (TaiH) induced by uncoupled plasmon of silver nano particles: Washim Hossain, Chandana Sen, Chittaranjan Sinha and Uttam K Sarkar*, J. Nanosci. Nanotechn, 19, 3583 (2019)

15. SERS study of 1-(CH2)17CH3-2(Phenylazo) imidazole (Pai-C18) and 1-(CH2)17CH3-2(Tolylazo) imidazole (Tai-C18) adsorbed on silver nano particles possessing photoactive liquid crystal properties: Washim Hossain, Sripada Halder, Chittaranjan Sinha and Uttam K Sarkar*, Indian J. Mul. Acad. Res., 5, 1 (2019)

16. Dielectric relaxation study of some fluorobenzene compounds: Sripada Haldar*, Washim Hossain, Biplab Singha and Uttam K Sarkar, Phase Transitions, (communicated GPHT-2019-0019)


*Corresponding author

Chapter in book

1. First layer effect of SERS in: X-ray Diffraction: Convenient Pathway towards Structure eds. S. Ghosh and S. Chakrabarty, New Academic Publisher, 2014 (ISBN 818677260X, 9788186772607) p106

Participated as INVITED SPEAKER in:


  • 4th World Science Congress Inter-national Conference, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 70032, 16-18th December, 2014


  • Second International Conference on Nanostructured Materials and Nanocomposites, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India December 2014


  • International Conference on Frontiers of Spectroscopy, Banaras Hindu University, Vararasi, UP, 10-12 January, 2015


  • International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials, Stony Brook University, New York, USA, 29 June-03 July, 2015