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Dr. Aayush Gupta

Dr. Aayush Gupta

  • Assistant Professor
    Institute of Engineering & Technology
  • Department

    Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Contact Details:

    Email : aayush.gupta@gla.ac.in

    Contact Number :9876704739

  • Experience

    1 years 3 Months

  • Qualifications

    • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D. 2019) in Synthesis and photocatalytic study of NbC-C nanocomposites from Thapar Institute of Eng. & Technology, Patiala (INDIA) Supervisor: Prof. O.P. Pandey
    • Master of Technology (M.Tech. 9.9 CGPA; 2015) in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering from Thapar University, Patiala (INDIA)
      Graduate aptitude test in engineering (GATE) - 2013
    • Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech. 74.2%; 2012) in Aeronautical Engineering from Gautam Buddha Technical University, Lucknow, (INDIA)
  • Ph.D

    Thesis Supervised

  • Supervised: 02

    Working02

  • Postgraduate

    Thesis Supervised

  • Awarded/ Completed01

    Working01

2025

  • Gupta A.; Likozar B.; Jaidka S. A review on photocatalytic seawater splitting with efficient and selective catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 208 (2025)  DOI:10.1016/j.rser.2024.115074
  • Gupta A.; Kumar A.; Jaidka S.; Ajravat K.; Brar L.K. Graphene oxide from biomass waste: A pathway to electrochemical hydrogen production and capacitive applications. Physica B: Condensed Matter 698 (2025)  DOI:10.1016/j.physb.2024.416765

2024

  • Arora G.S.; Gupta A.; Saxena K.K. Evaluation of mechanical, microstructural, tribological characteristics and cytocompatibility in AZ31 hybrid bio-composite reinforced with TiO2-HAp. Results in Surfaces and Interfaces 14 (2024)  DOI:10.1016/j.rsurfi.2023.100174
  • Sagar A.; Bhardwaj S.; Gupta A.; Tripathi H.; Shukla R. Structural, optical, and photocatalytic properties of Ni–Zn and Mg-Zn spinel ferrites. Interactions 245 (2024)  DOI:10.1007/s10751-024-01930-0
  • Khan A.R.; Goel R.; Gupta A.; Tripathi H.; Kumar N.; Bhardwaj S.; Kumar S.; Kumar G.; Sharma P.; Kumar S. Improved multiferroic and magnetodielectric properties in Ni and Fe co-doped barium strontium titanate ceramics. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 35 (2024)  DOI:10.1007/s10854-024-12951-4
  • Sharma M.; Singhal V.; Gupta A.; Pandey O.P.; Dwivedi V.K. Microstructural, Mechanical and Wear Characteristics of Industrial Waste (Brass Slag) Reinforced LM30 Alloy-Based Composite. Silicon 16 (2024)  DOI:10.1007/s12633-023-02665-3
  • Singh H.; Gupta A. Investigating the Impact of Dual-Range Iron Slag Particles-Reinforced Aluminum Composite for Dry Sliding Applications. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance  (2024)  DOI:10.1007/s11665-024-10343-7
  • Kaur S.; Jaidka S.; Gupta A.; Likozar B.; Sabharwal A.D. Effect of 662 keV Cs1+ ion radiation on the dielectric behavior of the PVDF/Ba0.5Sr0.5TiO3 thick films. Chemical Engineering Communications 211 (2024)  DOI:10.1080/00986445.2024.2386308
  • Kumar A.; Gupta A.; Sharma K.; Singh M. Effect of graphene oxide on thermal charging and discharging behaviour of paraffin wax as nano-enhanced phase change materials. MRS Advances 9 (2024)  DOI:10.1557/s43580-024-00895-0
  • Kumar A.; Bharadwaj G.; Gupta A.; Sharma K. Correlation study of thermal charging, discharging, and efficiency of graphene oxide-reinforced paraffin wax for thermal energy storage system. Chemical Engineering Communications 211 (2024)  DOI:10.1080/00986445.2024.2341275
  • Gupta A.; Singhal V.; Pandey O.P. Study of the Wear Behavior of Dual Solid Lubricant-Induced Ilmenite-Reinforced Hypereutectic Al-Si Alloy Composites. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance 33 (2024)  DOI:10.1007/s11665-023-08296-4
  • Bharadwaj G.; Sharma K.; Pandey A.K.; Gupta A. Carbon nanotube–graphene-based nanofluids: a comprehensive review on the role of thermal conductivity and its solar energy applications. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 149 (2024)  DOI:10.1007/s10973-023-12840-8
  • Gupta A.; Kajal; Ajravat K.; Brar L.K.; Pandey O.P.; Rajagopalan P. Facile synthesis of Mn3O4–ZnO composite for photocatalytic dye removal and capacitive applications. Materials Chemistry and Physics 313 (2024)  DOI:10.1016/j.matchemphys.2023.128698
  • Sharma I.; Gupta A.; Bhardwaj S.; Raja V.; Sharma P.; Kumar G. Investigation of Structural, Optical, and Antifungal Characteristics of Al-Doped MnFe2O4 Ferrite Nanoparticles. Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science 221 (2024)  DOI:10.1002/pssa.202400147
  • Bharadwaj G.; Sharma K.; Pandey A.K.; Kalidasan B.; Gupta A. Thermal conductivity augmentation of reduced graphene oxide-based nanofluids and its solar application. MRS Advances 9 (2024)  DOI:10.1557/s43580-024-00828-x
  • Khan A.R.; Goel R.; Gupta A.; Tripathi H.; Kumar N.; Bhardwaj S.; Kumar S.; Sharma I.; Kumar G.; Sharma P.; Kumar S. Enhanced structural, magnetodielectric, and multiferroic response in Fe and Co Co-doped Barium strontium titanate ceramics. Physica Scripta 99 (2024)  DOI:10.1088/1402-4896/ad3b43
  • Singh H.; Gupta A. Microstructural and wear properties of iron slag reinforced aluminum alloy (LM30) based composite prepared through a stir casting method. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 238 (2024)  DOI:10.1177/09544062241274862
  • Awasthi S.K.; Sharma K.; Gupta A. Zirconia based hydrophobic coatings exhibiting excellent durability for versatile use. Journal of Electrochemical Science and Engineering 14 (2024)  DOI:10.5599/jese.2259
  • Rani S.; Sagar A.; Khan A.R.; Gupta A.; Bhardwaj S. Investigations on structural, dielectric, and ferroelectric properties of Bi4-xNdxTi3O12 (x = 0.00, 0.85) ceramics. Interactions   245 (2024)  DOI:10.1007/s10751-024-02082-x
  • Brar L.K.; Ajravat K.; Kaur A.; Gupta A.; Pandey O.P. VOx@ graphene electro-catalysts for water splitting and dopamine sensing. Catalysis Today 432 (2024)  DOI:10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114597
  • Kumar S.; Tripathi H.; Bhardwaj S.; Garbiec D.; Gupta A.; Batra U.; Sharma J.D. Structural and opto-electrical properties of Y2O3 nanopowders synthesized by co-precipitation method. Journal of Molecular Structure 1302 (2024)  DOI:10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.137463
  • Jaidka S.; Gupta A.; Kamal K.M.; Brar L.K.; Gyergyek S.; Djinović P.; Aepuru R.M.; Likozar B. Dielectric and photocatalytic characteristics of novel CaCu3Ti4O12 modified Ba0.5Sr0.5TiO3-based heterojunction synthesized by wet-chemistry method. Ceramics International 50 (2024)  DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2024.10.284

2023

  • Singhal V.; Gupta A.; Pandey O.P. Dry Sliding Wear Behavior of Tempered (T4 and T6) Hypereutectic Aluminum Alloy-Based Composites. Silicon 15 (2023)  DOI:10.1007/s12633-022-02061-3
  • Singhal V.; Gupta A.; Pandey O.P.; Sharma D.; Kumar Jain V. Investigate the optical and dry sliding wear behavior of solid lubricated sillimanite reinforced aluminum metal matrix composite. Materials Today: Proceedings  (2023)  DOI:10.1016/j.matpr.2023.02.196
  • Gupta A.; Jaidka S.; Rajagopalan P.; Mehtani H.K.; Singhal V.; Pandey O.P. Preparation of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) for novel dielectric and photocatalytic dye removal applications. Physica Scripta 98 (2023)  DOI:10.1088/1402-4896/ace563
  • Choudhary R.; Gupta A.; Pandey O.P.; Brar L.K. Soy Flour Ash for Adsorption of Cationic and Anionic Dyes from Aqueous Media. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering  (2023)  DOI:10.1007/978-981-19-8517-1_1
  • Gupta A.; Kaur J.; Pandey O.P. A Comparative Study of ZnS–ZnO Nanocomposite Assembly for Photocatalytic Removal of Crystal Violet Dye. Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science 220 (2023)  DOI:10.1002/pssa.202300028
  • Gupta A.; Choudhary R. Ferrite Nanoparticles for Water Decontamination Applications. Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials Part F258 (2023)  DOI:10.1007/978-981-99-2583-4_4
  • Tripathi H.; Kumar S.; Kumari S.; Bhardwaj S.; Gupta A.; Datt Sharma J. Effect of sintering additives on Y2O3 ceramic: Synthesis, structural, morphological, and optical properties investigations. Materials Today: Proceedings  (2023)  DOI:10.1016/j.matpr.2023.02.352

2022

  • Bhardwaj S.; Gupta A.; Kumar G.; Sharma P.; Kant R.; Pandey O.P.; Sharma K. Comparative structural and optical studies of Al-/Sn-doped ZnO-textured films for optoelectronic application. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 33 (2022)  DOI:10.1007/s10854-022-08308-4
  • Gupta A.; Singhal V.; Pandey O.P. Single step synthesis of thiourea derived NbCpNq or NbOxNy embedded niobium nitride (NbN) nanoparticles at elevated temperature. International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 107 (2022)  DOI:10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2022.105896
  • Gupta A.; Likozar B.; Jana R.; Chanu W.C.; Singh M.K. A review of hydrogen production processes by photocatalytic water splitting – From atomistic catalysis design to optimal reactor engineering. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 47 (2022)  DOI:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.07.210

2021

  • Chanu W.C.; Gupta A.; Singh M.K.; Pandey O.P. Group V Elements (V, Nb and Ta) Doped CeO2 Particles for Efficient Photo-Oxidation of Methylene Blue Dye. Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials 31 (2021)  DOI:10.1007/s10904-020-01822-0
  • Kaur G.; Gupta A.; Wolski L.; Pandey O.P. CeO2 supported Zn1-xMnxS (x: 0.025, 0.05, 0.075 and 0.10) catalyst for photoremoval of rhodamine B dye. Solar Energy 225 (2021)  DOI:10.1016/j.solener.2021.07.072
  • Singla P.; Gupta A.; Singh K.; Pandey O.P. Influence of anatase-brookite composition on photocatalytic degradation of diethyl phthalate. Ceramics International 47 (2021)  DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.07.249

2020

  • Shah S.; Pandey O.P.; Mohammed J.; Srivastava A.K.; Gupta A.; Basandrai D. Reduced graphene oxide (RGO) induced modification of optical and magnetic properties of M-type nickel doped barium hexaferrite. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 93 (2020)  DOI:10.1007/s10971-019-05210-0
  • Jana R.; Gupta A.; Choudhary R.; Pandey O.P. Influence of cationic doping at different sites in NaNbO3 on the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 96 (2020)  DOI:10.1007/s10971-020-05365-1

2019

  • Sharma J.; Gupta A.; Pandey O.P. Effect of Zr doping and aging on optical and photocatalytic properties of ZnS nanopowder. Ceramics International 45 (2019)  DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.04.061
  • Gupta A.; Pandey O.P. NbC/C heterojunction for efficient photodegradation of methylene blue under visible irradiation. Solar Energy 183 (2019)  DOI:10.1016/j.solener.2019.03.040
  • Singh Vig A.; Rani N.; Gupta A.; Pandey O.P. Influence of Ca-doped NaNbO3 and its heterojunction with g-C3N4 on the photoredox performance. Solar Energy 185 (2019)  DOI:10.1016/j.solener.2019.04.088
  • Gupta A.; Brar L.K.; Pandey O.P. Influence of laboratory and waste grade cellulose acetate on photo and electrocatalytic properties of NbCxOy/C and NbC/C nanocomposites. Solar Energy 189 (2019)  DOI:10.1016/j.solener.2019.07.052
  • Brar L.K.; Gupta A.; Pandey O.P. Influence of carbon content of nano-TaC powders on the electrocatalytic and photocatalytic properties. Catalysis Today  (2019)  DOI:10.1016/j.cattod.2018.07.053
  • Gupta A.; Kour R.; Brar L.K. Facile synthesis of carbon nanospheres from saccharides for photocatalytic applications. SN Applied Sciences 1 (2019)  DOI:10.1007/s42452-019-1213-x
  • Rajrana K.; Gupta A.; Mir R.A.; Pandey O.P. Facile sono-chemical synthesis of nanocrystalline MnO2 for catalytic and capacitive applications. Physica B: Condensed Matter 564 (2019)  DOI:10.1016/j.physb.2019.04.002
  • Vivekananthan V.; Alluri N.R.; Chandrasekhar A.; Purusothaman Y.; Gupta A.; Kim S.-J. Zero-power consuming intruder identification system by enhanced piezoelectricity of K0.5Na0.5NbO3 using substitutional doping of BTO NPs. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 7 (2019)  DOI:10.1039/c8tc06626d

2018

  • Singh Vig A.; Gupta A.; Pandey O.P. Efficient photodegradation of methylene blue (MB) under solar radiation by ZrC nanoparticles. Advanced Powder Technology 29 (2018)  DOI:10.1016/j.apt.2018.06.007
  • Mittal M.; Gupta A.; Pandey O.P. Role of oxygen vacancies in Ag/Au doped CeO2 nanoparticles for fast photocatalysis. Solar Energy 165 (2018)  DOI:10.1016/j.solener.2018.03.033
  • Kaur J.; Gupta A.; Pandey O.P. Photocatalytic study of ZnS-Ag2S nanocomposites-effect of thioglycerol. Solar Energy 176 (2018)  DOI:10.1016/j.solener.2018.10.077
  • Gupta A.; Mittal M.; Singh M.K.; Suib S.L.; Pandey O.P. Low temperature synthesis of NbC/C nano-composites as visible light photoactive catalyst. Scientific Reports 8 (2018)  DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-31989-z
  • Gupta A.; Singhal V.; Pandey O.P. Facile in-situ synthesis of NbB2 nanoparticles at low temperature. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 736 (2018)  DOI:10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.10.257
  • Basandrai D.; Bedi R.K.; Dhami A.; Sharma J.; Narang S.B.; Pubby K.; Gupta A.; Srivastava A.K. Aluminum and chromium substituted Z-type hexaferrites for antenna and microwave absorber applications. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 85 (2018)  DOI:10.1007/s10971-017-4532-7
  • Gupta A.; Pandey O.P. Visible irradiation induced photodegradation by NbC/C nanocomposite derived from smoked cigarette litter (filters). Solar Energy 163 (2018)  DOI:10.1016/j.solener.2017.12.033

2017

  • Garg S.; Thakur S.; Gupta A.; Kaur G.; Pandey O.P. Antibacterial and anticancerous drug loading kinetics for (10-x)CuO-xZnO-20CaO-60SiO2-10P2O5 (2 ≤ x ≤ 8) mesoporous bioactive glasses. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 28 (2017)  DOI:10.1007/s10856-016-5827-x

2016

  • Gupta A.; Singla G.; Pandey O.P. Effect of synthesis parameters on structural and thermal properties of NbC/C nano composite synthesized via in-situ carburization reduction route at low temperature. Ceramics International 42 (2016)  DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.05.081

Reviewer In Sci-indexed Journals

  • 01 Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • 02 Solar Energy
  • 03 IOP Nanotechnology
  • 04 Scientific Reports
  • 05 Journal of Nanoparticle Research
  • 06 Optical Materials
  • 07 Materials Letters

Collaboration(s)

  • 01 Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poznan, Poland
  • 02 University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA
  • 03 Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
  • 04 Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India
  • 05 Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, India
  • 01 A. Gupta and O.P. Pandey, Carrot grass derived NbC/g-C heterojunction: an efficient photocatalyst for degradation of methylene blue dye under household CFL radiation, 9th International Colloids Conference, Sitges, Barcelona, Spain on Jun. 16-19, 2019.
  • 02 Gupta, R. Mir and O.P. Pandey, Synthesis and photo-catalytic behavior of NbC/C nanocomposite, 9th International Symposium on Group Five Elements, New Delhi on Nov. 22- 24, 2017.
  • 03 Gupta and O.P. Pandey, Effect of synthesis parameters on photocatalytic properties of Nano Niobium Carbide (NbC), National seminar on Advances of Functional Materials, All Saints College, Trivandrum, Kerala on Sep. 19-20, 2017.
  • 04 Gupta and O.P. Pandey, Optimization of synthesis parameters to obtain Nano Niobium Carbide (NbC) from Nb2O5 through carbo-thermal route at low temperature, International Conference on role of microscopy and allied techniques in the development of multifunctional nanomaterials, Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, Orissa on Nov. 25-27, 2016

Webinars/Workshops

  • 01 Online ACS science talk on Alternative Solvents for Sustainable Development on Mar. 19, 2021.
  • 02 Online workshop on XRD Theory, Applications and Data Analysis on Aug. 6-7, 2020 by Malvern Panalytical & Kumaraguru College of Engineering, India.
  • 03 National workshop on Advanced Techniques for Surface Characterization held on Oct. 28-30, 2015 at Thapar University, Patiala.
  • Member of American Chemical Society (Id: 30855309).
  • Lifetime Member of Electron Microscope Society of India (Id: LM-1466).
  • Affiliate member of Royal Society of Chemistry (Id: 697204).
  • Member of Institution of Engineers (Id: M-1806429).
  • Member of Materials Research Society.

Research Interests

  • Photocatalysis
  • Electrocatalysis
  • Water splitting
  • Gas sensing
  • Nanoparticles
  • 2D materials
  • Hybrid nanostructures
  • Composite materials

Sponsored Project: 01

  • Start-up Research Grant (DST-SERB)
  • Green hydrogen production by using biographene as catalyst developed from Par-thenium hysterophorus
  • Amount: Rs. 26.87 Lacs
  • Duration: 2022-2024

Experience: 03 Years 06 Months

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