Dr. Deepak Punetha

Assistant Professor
Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: deepakpunetha[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: +91-9410959765(O) +91-9410959765(M)

Research Publications

Patents:

D. Punetha and S. V. Singh, “A Gas Detection Device,” Indian Patent, Application No. 201811022863, June 2018. (Granted)

D. Punetha and S. V. Singh, “A Gas Sensor Analysing Apparatus,” Indian Patent, Application No. 201911019803, May 2019. (Granted)

D. Punetha, S. Elias, and P. Subudhi, “Hybrid Tin-Based Perovskite Solar Cells on Piezoelectric Flexible Substrates,” Indian Patent, Application No. 202441086821, Nov 2023. (Under Examination)

Book Chapter:

H. Dixit, D. Punetha, and S. K. Pandey, "Comparative Study and Analysis of Different Perovskite Solar Cells with Inverted Architecture," Computational Mathematics, Nanoelectronics, and Astrophysics, Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, vol. 342, pp. 125-135, 2018, Springer Nature Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-9708-4_11

R. Ranjan, D. Punetha, and S. K. Pandey, "Performance Optimization and Analysis of ZnO Based Green Light Emitting Diode," IWPSD 2017: The Physics of Semiconductor Devices, Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol. 215, pp. 1127-1135, 2017, Springer Nature Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-97604-4_173

P. Subudhi and D. Punetha*, "Other Potential 2-D Materials for CMOS Applications," Printed Beyond Si-Based CMOS Devices, 2024, Springer Nature Singapore. DOI:10.1007/978-981-97-4623-1_5

Journals:

D. Punetha, H. Dixit, and S. K. Pandey, "Modeling and analysis of an Ni: ZnO-based Schottky pattern for NO2 detection," Journal of Computational Electronics 18, Springer, no. 1 (2018): 300-307. (I. F.-2.2, h5-index-35) DOI: 10.1007/s10825-018-1269-7

H. Dixit, D. Punetha, and S. K. Pandey, "Improvement in performance of lead free inverted perovskite solar cell by optimization of solar parameters," Optik 179, Elsevier, (2018): 969-976. (I. F.-2.840, h5-index-72) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2018.11.028

D. Punetha and S. K. Pandey, "CO Gas Sensor Based on E-Beam Evaporated ZnO, MgZnO, and CdZnO Thin Films: A Comparative Study," IEEE Sensors Journal 19, no. 7 (2018): 2450-2457. (I. F.-4.325, h5-index-84) DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2018.2890007

H. Dixit, D. Punetha, and S. K. Pandey, "Performance Investigation of Mott-Insulator LaVO3 as a Photovoltaic Absorber Material," Journal of Electronic Materials 48, Springer, no. 12 (2019): 7696-7703. (I. F.- 2.047, h5-index-41) DOI: 10.1007/s11664-019-07581-0

D. Punetha and S. K. Pandey, "Ultrasensitive NH3 Gas Sensor Based on Au/ZnO/n-Si Heterojunction Schottky Diode," IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 66, no. 8 (2019): 3560-3567. (I. F.-2.704, h5-index:-56) DOI: 10.1109/TED.2019.2921990

D. Punetha and S. K. Pandey, "Sensitivity Enhancement of Ammonia gas sensor based on hydrothermally synthesized rGO/WO3 nanocomposites," IEEE Sensors Journal 20, no. 4, pp. 1738-1745, 2019. (I. F.- 4.325, h5-index-84) DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2019.2950781

P. Verma, D. Punetha*, and S. K. Pandey, "Sensitivity Optimization of MEMS based Piezoresistive pressure sensor for harsh environment," Silicon 12, Springer, no. 11, pp. 2663-2671, 2020. (I. F.- 2.941, h5-index-19) DOI: 10.1007/s12633-019-00362-8

D. Punetha and S. K. Pandey, "Enhancement and Optimization in Sensing Characteristics of Ammonia Gas Sensor based on Light assisted Nanostructured WO3 Thin Film," IEEE Sensors Journal 20, no. 24, pp. 14617-14623, 2020. (I. F.-4.325, h5-index-84) DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2020.3009661

D. Punetha, M. Kar, and S. K. Pandey, "A new type low-cost, flexible and wearable tertiary nanocomposite sensor for room temperature Hydrogen gas sensing," Scientific Reports, Nature 10, 2151, 2020. (I. F.- 4.996, h5-index-206) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58965-w

S. Suman, D. Punetha*, and S. K. Pandey, "Improvement in Sensing Characteristics of Silicon Microstructure based MEMS Capacitive Sensor for Automotive Applications," Silicon 13, Springer, no. 5, pp. 1475-1483, 2021. (I. F.- 2.941, h5-index-19) DOI: 10.1007/s12633-020-00540-z

R. Chandel, D. Punetha*, D. Dhawan, and N. Gupta, “Optimization of highly efficient and Eco-friendly EA-substituted tin based perovskite solar cell with different hole transport material,” Optical and Quantum Electronics 54, Springer, pp. 337 (1-13), 2022. (I.F.- 2.794, h5-index-44) DOI: 10.1007/s11082-022-03740-6

A. Kumar, D. Punetha*, and S. K. Pandey, “Computational modeling and analysis of a chemical gas sensor utilizing WO3 thin films for NO2 detection,” Journal of Computational Electronics, Springer, 22, pp. 760-767, 2023. (I.F.- 2.2, h5-index-35) DOI: 10.1007/s10825-023-02011-1

A. Kumar, D. Punetha, and S. Chakrabarti, “Performance optimization of phenylethylammonium-formamidinium tin iodide perovskite solar cell by contrasting various ETL and HTL materials,” Journal of Nanoparticle Research 23, Springer, no. 3, pp. 52 (1-10), 2023. (I.F.- 2.533, h5-index-36) DOI: 10.1007/s11051-023-05702-9

A. Kumar, N. Pandey, D. Punetha, R. Saha, and S. Chakrabarti, “Tenability and improvement of the structural, electronic, and optical properties of lead-free CsSnCl 3 perovskite by incorporating reduced graphene oxide (rGO) for optoelectronic applications,” Journal of Materials Chemistry C, RSC, 11, pp. 3606-3615, 2023. (I.F.-8.067, h5-index-121) DOI: 10.1039/D2TC04586A

R. Shukla, R. Kumar, D. Punetha, and S. K. Pandey, “Design Perspective, Fabrication, and Performance Analysis of Formamidinium Tin Halide Perovskite Solar Cell,” IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 13 (3), pp. 404-410, 2023. (I.F.- 4.401, h5-index-53) DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2023.3241793

M. R. Mantri, D. P. Panda, D. Punetha, S. K. Pandey, V. P. Singh, S. K. Pandey, S. Chakrabarti, "Improvement in Performance of InAs Surface Quantum Dot Heterostructure Based H2S Gas Sensor by Introducing Buried Quantum Dot Layer," IEEE Sensors Journal, , vol. 23 (14), pp. 15369 - 15375, 2023. (I. F.-4.325, h5-index-84) DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2023.3272781

A. Kumar, N. Pandey, D. Punetha, R. Saha, S. Chakrabarti, "Enhancement in the Structural and Optical Properties after Incorporation of Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO) Nanocomposite in Pristine CsSnBr3 for Solar Cell Application," ACS Applied Electronic Materials, vol. 5 (6), pp. 3144-3153, 2023. (I. F.-4.494, h5-index-33) DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.3c00224

P. Subudhi and D. Punetha*, "Progress, challenges, and perspectives on polymer substrates for emerging flexible solar cells: A holistic panoramic review," Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, Wiley, vol. 31 (8), pp. 753-789, 2023. (I. F.-8.490, h5-index-44) DOI: 10.1002/pip.3703

R. Shukla, D. Punetha, R.R. Kumar, and S.K. Pandey, "Examining the performance parameters of stable environment friendly perovskite solar cell", Optical Materials, Elsevier, vol. 143, pp. 114124, 2023. (I.F.-3.9, h5-index-58) DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2023.114124

S. Prabhu, N. Pandey, D. Punetha, and S. Chakrabarti, "A Comparative Study of Cu2ZnSn (SxSe1-x) 4 Nanoparticles for Solar Cells: From Chemical Synthesis to Devices", Materials Today Communications, Elsevier, pp. 106905, 2023. (I.F.-3.8, h5-index-53) DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.106905

P. Subudhi, V. Sagar, S. Kumar, and D. Punetha*, "Simulation and Optimization of Substrate Layer Material for PVDF Cantilever based Vibration Energy Harvesting System", IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 23 (23), pp. 28689 - 28695, 2023. (I. F.-4.325, h5-index-84) DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2023.3326681

P. Subudhi and D. Punetha*, "Pivotal avenue for hybrid electron transport layer-based perovskite solar cells with improved efficiency," Scientific Reports, Nature 13, 19485, 2023. (I. F.- 4.6, h5-index-206) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33419-1

D. Kumari, N. Jaiswal, R. Shukla, D. Punetha, and S. K. Pandey, "Design and fabrication of all-inorganic transport materials-based Cs2SnI6 perovskite solar cells," Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, Springer, vol. 34 (25), pp. 1792 (1-11), 2023. (I. F.: 2.8, h5-index: 74) DOI:10.1007/s10854-023-11197-w

N Jaiswal, VP Singh, CP Singh, D Punetha, and S. K. Pandey, “Development of Solution-Processed Eco-Friendly Cs2SnI6 Double Perovskite Thin-Film Solar Cell,” IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, vol. 14 (2), pp. 265-271, 2023. (I.F.: 2.5, h5-index: 51) DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2023.3343559

D. Punetha, A. Kumar, S. K Pandey, and S. Chakrabarti, "Tertiary nanocomposite-based self-powered E-skin as energy harvester and electronic nose," J Mater Sci: Mater Electron, Springer 35, 160 (2024). (I. F.- 2.8, h5-index-67) DOI:10.1007/s10854-023-11776-x

S. Srivastava, R. Srivastava, D. Punetha, and Y. K. Prajapati, " Enhancing the efficiency of lead-free Cs2AgBiBr6 based double perovskite solar cells with optimizing ETLs and HTLs using SCAPS-1D," Chemical Physics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 854, pp. 141557 (1-16), 2024. (I. F.: 2.8, h5-index: 55) DOI:10.1016/j.cplett.2024.141557

V. Kiruthika, S. Shoba, M. Sendil, K. Nagarajan, and D. Punetha*, "Hybrid ensemble-deep transfer model for early cassava leaf disease classification," Heliyon, Elsevier, vol. 10, pp. e36097 (1-16), 2024. (I. F.: 3.4, h5-index: 137) DOI:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36097

A. Garg, S. Agarwal, and D. Punetha*, "Polarization and Strain in Piezoelectric Nanomaterials: Advancing Sensing Applications in Biomedical Technology," IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology, vol. 5, pp. 89-97, 2024. (I. F.: 1.8, h5-index: 34) DOI:10.1109/OJNANO.2024.3488787

S. Paul, D. Acharyya, and D. Punetha*, "Benchmarking the Performance of Lithium and Sodium‐Ion Batteries With Different Electrode and Electrolyte Materials," Energy Storage, Wiley, vol. 6, no. 7, 2024. (I. F.: 3.6, h5-index: 31) DOI: 10.1002/est2.70068

A. Jain, P. Subudhi, G. M. Khanal, and D. Punetha*, "Environmentally Friendly Perovskite Solar Cells: Achieving 21.61% Efficiency with Lead-Free CsSn0.5Ge0.5I3," physica status solidi (a) – applications and materials science, Wiley, 2024. (I. F.: 1.9, h5-index: 39) DOI:10.1002/pssa.202400727

V. P. Singh, C. P. Singh, S. Kumar, S. K. Pandey, and D. Punetha*, "Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Characterization of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Advanced Biomedical Sensing Applications," IEEE Open Journal of Nanotechnology, vol. 6, pp. 10-15, 2024. (I. F.: 1.8, h5-index: 34) DOI:10.1109/OJNANO.2024.3514866

A. Pradhan, P. Subudhi, and D. Punetha*, "Enhancing photovoltaic performance in copper-based perovskites: A comparative analysis of 3D and 2D structural paradigms for superior efficiency," Journal of Power Sources, Elsevier, vol. 629, pp. 235999 (1-12), 2025. (I. F.-: 8.1, h5-index: 132) DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2024.235999

P. Yadav, P. Subudhi, H. Dixit, and D. Punetha*, "Numerical Optimization of Cesium Bismuth Iodide-Based CIGS/Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells for Enhanced Photovoltaic Performance," Optics & Laser Technology, Elsevier, vol. 182, pp. 112072 (1-11), 2025. (I. F.-: 4.6, h5-index: 83) DOI:10.1016/j.optlastec.2024.112072

U. Kumar, P. Subudhi, and D. Punetha*, "Synergistic Enhancement of Carrier Dynamics in Eco-Friendly Perovskite Solar Cells through Fluorinated Iodide Additive-Induced Crystallographic and Interface Modifications," Advanced Theory and Simulations, Wiley, 2025. (I. F.-: 2.9, h5-index: 45) DOI:10.1002/adts.202401268

P. Subudhi, S. Shoba, R. Narasimhan, B. Kumar and D. Punetha*, "Enhancing photovoltaic performance in tin-based perovskite solar cells: A unified approach utilizing numerical simulation and machine learning techniques," Journal of Power Sources, Elsevier, vol. 639, pp. 236639 (1-13), 2025. (I. F.-: 8.1, h5-index: 132) DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.236639

Satvik Noutya, Ritik Prajapati and D. Punetha*, "Optimizing electrochemical glucose sensors through electrode material selection and parameter tuning for enhanced sensitivity in diabetes detection," Discover Electronics, Springer, vol. 2 (10), pp. 1-10, 2025. DOI:10.1007/s44291-025-00051-4

R. R. Kumar and D. Punetha*, "Fermi level modulation for enhanced graphene-based ultra-sensitive gas detection," Diamond and Related Materials, Elsevier, vol. 154, pp. 112214 (1-10), 2025. (I. F.-: 4.3, h5-index: 56) DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.236639

R. R. Kumar and D. Punetha*, "Computational Prognosis and Efficiency Augmentation of Lead-Free and Legacy Piezoelectric Bimorph Cantilevers for Low-Power Energy Scavenging in IoT and Wearable Systems," Energy Technology, Wiley, pp. 2402193 (1-13), 2025. (I. F.-: 3.6, h5-index: 54) DOI:10.1002/ente.202402193

Conference Proceedings:

D. Punetha and S. K. Pandey, "Ultrafast and Highly Selective CO Gas Sensor Based on rGO/Fe3O4 Nanocomposite at Room Temperature," In IEEE Sensors 2019, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, Oct 27-30, 2019. DOI: 10.1109/SENSORS43011.2019.8956769

D. Punetha and S. K. Pandey, "Optimization in NH3 Gas Response of WO3 nanorods Based Sensor Array," In IEEE Sensors 2019, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, Oct 27-30, 2019. DOI: 10.1109/SENSORS43011.2019.8956896

D. Punetha, R. Ranjan, and S. K. Pandey, "Numerical modeling and performance analysis of zinc oxide (ZnO) thin-film based gas sensor," In AIP Conference Proceedings, Tamilnadu, pp. 020008, AIP, March 23-24, 2018. DOI: 10.1063/1.5038687

R. Ranjan, D. Punetha, and S. K. Pandey, "Performance Optimization and Analysis of ZnO based Ultraviolet Photodiode," In NUSOD 2018, Hong Kong, China, pp. 5-6. IEEE, Nov 5-9, 2018. DOI: 10.1109/NUSOD.2018.8570293

D. Punetha, A. Kumar, S. K. Pandey, and S. Chakrabarti, "Wearable piezoelectric nanogenerator-based hazardous gas monitoring gadget for self-powered ammonia early warning," In Organic and Hybrid Sensors and Bioelectronics XVI, SPIE, San Diego, California, United States, Aug 20-24, 2023. DOI: 10.1117/12.2678555