Saikat Bolar

• Expertise in electrochemical water splitting and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), with a strong focus on sustainable energy solutions
• Development of cutting-edge high-entropy alloy (HEA) catalysts for membrane electrode water electrolyzers
• Authored 30 research articles, 3 comprehensive review articles, and 1 conference proceeding in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals.
• Fabrication of carbon-based supercapacitor (18650) devices (2.7 V, 100-150 F, DRDO, Government of India).
• Filed a Japanese patent for an innovative room-temperature high-entropy alloys synthesis and electrochemical application.
• Provided mentorship to PhD and Master's students, guiding advanced research initiatives and fostering academic excellence.

• Tapas, Kuila, Principal Scientist, t_kuila@cmeri.res.in, CSIR-CMERI, India
• Naresh Chandra, Murmu, Chief Scientist, Director, murmu@cmeri.res.in, CSIR-CMERI, India
• Takeshi, Fujita, Professor, fujita.takeshi@kochi-tech.ac.jp, Kochi University of Technology, Japan

• National Eligibility Test (NET) (December 2015, LS23)
• Best Oral Presentation in Young Research Colloquium at MMETFP-2021
• Brain Korea Fellowship (BK 21, 2023, not joined)
• Journal Guest Editor in Crystal (MDPI) and Frontiers in Chemical Engineering (frontiers)

• S Das, S Bolar, E E Siddharthan, A Pathak, R Thapa, U Phadikar, H Kolya, C W Kang, T Kuila, N C Murmu, A Kundu, Small Methods, 2025, 2401874, https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202401874
• S Bolar, C Yuan, S Jeong, Y Ito, Inverse analysis-guided development of acid-tolerant nanoporous high-entropy alloy catalysts for enhanced water-splitting performance, T Fujita, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TA05756B.
• S Bolar, A Ito, C Yuan, Y Ito, T Fujita, Rapid Chemical Synthesis of High-Entropy Oxide Colloids under Ambient Conditions, ACS Materials Lett. 2024, 6, 5325–5332. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01849.
• S Bolar, Y Ito, T Fujita, Future prospects of high-entropy alloys as next-generation industrial electrode materials, Chem. Sci., 2024, 15, 8664-8722. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SC06784J.
• Y Kumon, S Bolar, T Fujita, Z X Cai, Synthesis of ultrafine Fe-doped Ni3Se4 nanoparticles on tube-like N-doped carbon as a robust electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction, J. Alloys Compd., 2024, 1002, 175374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2024.175374.
• Z X Cai, S Bolar, Y Ito, T Fujita, Enhancing oxygen evolution reactions in nanoporous high-entropy catalysts using boron and phosphorus additives, Nanoscale, 2024,16, 4803-4810. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NR06605A.
• U Phadikar, S Das, S Bolar, A Kundu, H Kolya, C W Kang, N C Murmu, T Kuila, Sulfur scrambling assisted in-situ growth of 3D - hierarchical FeNiS4@Mo-doped Ni3S2/NF nanosheet arrays: A stellar performer towards alkaline water electrolysis, J. Power Sources, 2023, 576, 233244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2023.233244.
• S Bolar, P Samanta, W Jang, C Yang, N C Murmu, T Kuila, Regulating the Metal Concentration for Selective Tuning of VS2/MoS2 Heterostructures toward Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Acidic and Alkaline Media, ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2022, 5, 8, 10086–10097. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.2c01763.
• A Kundu, S Bolar, S Das, H Kolya Kang, T Kuila, NC Murmu, General Approach to Synthesize Multilayer Graphitic Carbon-Nanotube-Encapsulated NiCo Alloys as Trifunctional Electrocatalysts: Deciphering the Role of N-Dopants, ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2022, 5, 14445-14454. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.2c02991.
• P Samanta, S Ghosh, S Bolar, H Kolya, C Kang, P Samanta, N C Murmu, T Kuila, NC Murmu, The Development of the High-Energy Density Zn-Ion Batteries through Structural Modification of MoS2 by MnO2, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2022, 5, 7, 8581–8591. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.2c01112.
• S Bolar, S Shit, P Samanta, NC Murmu, H Kolya, CW Kang, T Kuila, Conducting scaffold supported defect rich 3D rGO-CNT/MoS2 nanostructure for efficient HER electrocatalyst at variable pH, Compos. B. Eng., 2022, 230, 109489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2021.109489.
• S Shit, S Bolar, H Kolya, CW Kang, NC Murmu, T Kuila, Assisting the formation of S-doped FeMoO4 in lieu of an iron oxide/molybdenum sulfide heterostructure: A unique approach towards attaining excellent electrocatalytic water splitting activity, Int. J. Hydrog. Energy, 2022, 47, 11128-11142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.01.165.
• S Shit, S Bolar, N C Murmu, T Kuila, Minimal lanthanum-doping triggered enhancement in bifunctional water splitting activity of molybdenum oxide/sulfide heterostructure through structural evolution, Chem. Eng. J., 2022,428, 131131. (I.F: 13.4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.131131.
• S Bolar, S Shit, NC Murmu, P Samanta, T Kuila, Activation Strategy of MoS2 as HER Electrocatalyst through Doping-Induced Lattice Strain, Band Gap Engineering, and Active Crystal Plane Design, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2021, 13, 765-780. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c20500.
• S Bolar, S Shit, P Samanta, NC Murmu, T Kuila, The structure-activity correlation of bifunctional MnO2 polymorphic and MoS2-based heterostructures: a highly efficient, robust electrochemical water oxidation and reduction reaction in alkaline pH, Sustain. Energy Fuels, 2021, 5, 1148-1157. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SE01714K.
• S Shit, S Bolar, NC Murmu, T Kuila, Tailoring the bifunctional electrocatalytic activity of electrodeposited molybdenum sulfide/iron oxide heterostructure to achieve excellent overall water splitting, Chem. Eng. J 2021, 417, 129333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.129333.
• S Shit, P Samanta, S Bolar, NC Murmu, P Khanra, T Kuila, Synthesis of iron pyrite with efficient bifunctional electrocatalytic activity towards overall water splitting in alkaline medium, Bull. Mater. Sci., 2021, 44, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-021-02461-y.
• S Shit, S Ghosh, P Samanta, S Bolar, NC Murmu, T Kuila, Optimization of specific capacitance and water splitting efficiency of N-enriched carbon by incorporating oxides of transition metals via an ancient chemical technique, J. Electroanal. Chem. 2021,880, 114929. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114929.
• S Bolar, S Shit, NC Murmu, T Kuila, Progress in theoretical and experimental investigation on seawater electrolysis: opportunities and challenges, Sustain. Energy Fuels, 2021, 5, 5915-5945. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SE01347E.
• S Shit, S Bolar, NC Murmu, T Kuila, An account of the strategies to enhance the water splitting efficiency of noble-metal-free electrocatalysts, J. Energy Chem. 2021, 59, 160-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2020.10.022.
• S Bolar, S Shit, NC Murmu, T Kuila, FeNiSx@MoS2 Heterostructure: A Bioinspired Nonprecious Electrocatalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Acidic and Basic Media, ChemElectroChem, 2020,7, 3324-3353. https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202000799.
• S Shit, P Samanta, S Bolar, NC Murmu, T Kuila, Alteration in electrocatalytic water splitting activity of reduced graphene oxide through simultaneous and individual doping of Lewis acid/base center, Electrochim. Acta, 2020, 362, 137146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2020.137146.
• S Shit, S Ghosh, S Bolar, NC Murmu, T Kuila, Understanding the synergistic effect in oxygen evolution reaction catalysis from chemical kinetics point of view: an iron oxide/nickel oxide case study, J. Electrochem. Soc. 2020,167, 116514. (I.F: 3.1), https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/aba4e1.
• S Bolar, S Shit, NC Murmu, T Kuila, Doping assisted phase changing effect on MoS2 towards hydrogen evolution reaction in acidic and alkaline pH, ChemElectroChem, 2020, 7, 336-346. https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.201901870.
• S Bolar, S Shit, JS Kumar, NC Murmu, RS Ganesh, H Inokawa, T Kuila, Optimization of active surface area of flower like MoS2 using V-doping towards enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction in acidic and basic medium, Appl. Catal. B, 2019, 254, 432-442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.04.028.
• JS Kumar, S Bolar, N C Murmu, RS Ganesh, H Inokawa, A Banerjee, T kuila, Synthesis of tri - functional core - shell Cuo@carbon quantum dots@carbon hollow nanospheres heterostructure for non - enzymatic H2O2 sensing and overall splitting application, Electroanalysis, 2019, 31, 2120-2129. https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.201900226.
• S Shit, S Bolar, NC Murmu, T Kuila, Binder-free growth of nickel-doped iron sulfide on nickel foam via electrochemical deposition for electrocatalytic water splitting, ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 2019, 7, 18015-18026. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b04882.
• S Shit, W Jang, S Bolar, NC Murmu, H Koo, T Kuila, Effect of the solvent ratio (ethylene glycol/water) on the preparation of an iron sulfide electrocatalyst and its activity towards overall water splitting, ChemElectroChem, 2019, 6, 3199-3208. https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.201900656.
• S Shit, W Jang, S Bolar, NC Murmu, H Koo, T Kuila, Effect of ion diffusion in cobalt molybdenum bimetallic sulfide toward electrocatalytic water splitting, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2019, 11, 21634-21644. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b06635.
• S Shit, S Chhetri, S Bolar, NC Murmu, W Jang, H Koo, T Kuila, Hierarchical cobalt sulfide/molybdenum sulfide heterostructure as bifunctional electrocatalyst towards overall water splitting, ChemElectroChem, 2019,6, 430-438. https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.201801343.

• Expertise in electrochemical water splitting and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), with a strong focus on sustainable energy solutions.
• Development of cutting-edge high-entropy alloy (HEA) catalysts for membrane electrode water electrolyzers
• Authored 27 research articles, 3 comprehensive review articles, and 1 conference proceeding in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals.
• Fabrication of carbon-based supercapacitor (18650) devices (2.7 V, 100-150 F, DRDO, Government of India).
• Filed a Japanese patent for an innovative room-temperature high-entropy alloys synthesis and electrochemical application
• Provided mentorship to PhD and Master's students, guiding advanced research initiatives and fostering academic excellence.

• National Eligibility Test (NET) (December 2015, LS23)
• Best Oral Presentation in Young Research Colloquium at MMETFP-2021
• Brain Korea Fellowship (BK 21, 2023, not joined)
• Journal Guest Editor in Crystal (MDPI) and Frontiers in Chemical Engineering (frontiers)