Akshay Chawla
Research Associate
Akshay Chawla is a Research Associate at the School of Advanced Chemical Sciences, Shoolini University. He earned his PhD in Chemistry, along with Master's degrees in Chemistry, from Shoolini University.
His research focuses on photocatalysis, environmental remediation, and energy conversion, addressing critical challenges in environmental and energy sustainability. He has published extensively in prestigious Scopus-indexed journals, including two articles in Coordination Chemistry Reviews (Impact Factor: 23.5; Cite Score: 31.5). His contributions have earned him the Chancellor's Letter of Recognition for High-Quality Research Publications, and he has actively presented at international conferences.
Beyond academia, Chawla contributes to social welfare through organising motivational sessions, social awareness programs, promoting positive societal impact.
Publications
- Chawla A, Sonu S, Raizada P, Ahamad T, Katin K, Kaya S, Thakur S, Nguyen NT, Hu C, Nguyen VH, Singh P. Defect-engineered BiO1-xBr/BiOI1-x-CdS dual S-scheme heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic cefixime degradation. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 2026 Jun 1;183:106635. (Scopus)
- Chawla A, Raizada P, Khoa DD, Dinh DA, Ahamad T, Katin K, Kaya S, Nguyen VH, Singh P. Unraveling charge separation and reaction pathways in the photo-degradation of emerging contaminants over interface-engineered dual S-scheme heterojunction photocatalysts: Experimental and theoretical insights. Surfaces and Interfaces. 2025 Nov 30:108206. (Scopus)
- Kumar R, Sudhaik A, Kumar D, Devi R, Devi E, Chawla A, Raizada P, Hussain CM, Ahamad T, Singh P. Synergistic photocatalytic activity of Bi2O3/g-C3N4/ZnO ternary heterojunction with dual Z-scheme charge transfer towards textile dye degradation. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 2025 Apr 25;144:575-84. (Scopus)
- Chawla A, Sudhaik A, Kumar R, Raizada P, Ahamad T, Khan AA, Van Le Q, Nguyen VH, Thakur S, Singh P. Bi2S3-based photocatalysts: properties, synthesis, modification strategies, and mechanistic insights towards environmental sustainability and green energy technologies. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 2025 Apr 15;529:216443. (Scopus)
- Rana P, Soni V, Kumar R, Chawla A, Khan AA, Singh P, Thakur S, Raizada P, Alzahrani KA. Advances in photocatalytic hydrogen production with ZnO/ZnS-Based nanostructured materials. Fuel. 2025 Apr 15;386:134286. (Scopus).
- Rana A, Sonu S, Sudhaik A, Kumar R, Chawla A, Raizada P, Chaudhary V, Ahamad T, Kaya S, Kumar N, Katin KP. Tailoring dual S-Scheme based g-C3N4/ZnO/TiO2 ternary photocatalytic system immobilized on floating cork for environmental remediation. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 2025 Mar 1;168:105914. (Scopus).
- Sambyal S, Raizada P, Chawla A, Khan AA, Thakur S, Nguyen VH, Singh P. Tuning ZnCdS heterostructures for enhanced photocatalysis: hybrid architectures for sustainable energy and environmental applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2025;13(36):29833-59. (Scopus).
- Rana A, Sonu S, Soni V, Chawla A, Sudhaik A, Raizada P, Ahamad T, Thakur P, Thakur S, Singh P. Novel S-scheme derived Mo–Bi2WO6/WO3/Biochar composite for photocatalytic removal of Methylene Blue dye. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 2025 Jan 1;196:112385. (Scopus).
- Banyal R, Sonu S, Soni V, Chawla A, Raizada P, Ahamad T, Thakur S, Nguyen VH, Singh P. Synergetic photocatalytic degradation of the tetracycline antibiotic over S-scheme based BiOBr/CuInS2/WO3 ternary heterojunction photocatalyst. Solid State Sciences. 2024 Nov 1;157:107700. (Scopus).
- Chawla A, Sudhaik A, Kumar R, Raizada P, Khan AA, Ahamad T, Nguyen VH, Selvasembian R, Kaushik A, Singh P. Recent advances in synthesis methods and surface structure manipulating strategies of copper selenide (CuSe) nanoparticles for photocatalytic environmental and energy applications. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 2024 Aug 1;12(4):113125. (Scopus).
- Rana A, Sonu, Sudhaik A, Chawla A, Raizada P, Kaushik AK, Ahamad T, Kaya S, Kumar N, Singh P. Integrating BiOI/g-C3N4/Bi2WO6 derived dual S-scheme photocatalyst with biochar for emerging adsorption for photocatalysis: multicharge migration and mechanistic insights. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2024 Apr 16;63(16):6960-73. (Scopus).
- Chawla A, Sudhaik A, Raizada P, Ahamad T, Van Le Q, Nguyen VH, Thakur S, Mishra AK, Selvasembian R, Singh P. Bi-rich BixOyBrz-based photocatalysts for energy conversion and environmental remediation: a review. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 2023 Sep 15;491:215246. (Scopus).
- Rana P, Dhull P, Sudhaik A, Chawla A, Nguyen VH, Kaya S, Ahamad T, Singh P, Hussain CM, Raizada P. Recent updates on g-C3 N4/ZnO-based binary and ternary heterojunction photocatalysts toward environmental remediation and energy conversion. Nanofabrication. 2023;8. (Scopus).
- Chawla A, Sudhaik A, Raizada P, Khan AA, Singh A, Van Le Q, Nguyen VH, Ahamad T, Alshehri SM, Asiri AM, Singh P. An overview of SnO2 based Z scheme heterojuctions: Fabrication, mechanism and advanced photocatalytic applications. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 2022 Dec 25;116:515-42. (Scopus).
Conferences:
- 1st International Conference on Materials for Next-Generation Technologies 2025 (ICMNT-2025), organized by the University Centre for Research and Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India.
- 4th International Conference on Material Science and Engineering (ICMSE) 2025, organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
- International Association of Advanced Materials (IIAAM-2023), Ulrika 590 53, Sweden.
Contact Details:
Email: akshaychawla1@shooliniuniversity.com
LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-akshay-chawla-9423b8200/
Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=BLb8bgQAAAAJ