Academic History

Ph.D. (2025): Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University, Israel

M. Phil Inorganic Chemistry (2020): Mahatma Gandhi University, School of Chemical Sciences, Kerala, India

Integrated M.Sc. Chemistry (2017): Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Kerala, India

Research area

Laser- processed hybrid systems, Synthesis and characterization of functional materials, electrochemical energy storage and energy conversion applications.

Publications

• Lal, A.; Porat, H.; Dutta, A.; Yadav, M. K.; Borenstein, A. Laser‐Induced HKUST‐1 Derived Porous Electrocatalyst: An Innovative Approach to Boost Sustainable Ammonia Synthesis. Adv. Sustain. Syst. 2025, 00441, 1–11. doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202500441.
•   Lal, A.; Porat, H.; Dutta, A.; Catherin Sesu, D.; Yadav, M. K.; Borenstein, A. Palladium-Embedded Laser-Induced Graphene for Efficient Formic Acid Oxidation. E`nergy & Fuels 2024, 38  (19) ,1893018939. doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c03417
• Lal, A.; Ebenezer, J.; Velayudham, P.; Borenstein, A.; Schechter, A. Laser-Induced Pd-PdO/RGO Catalysts for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Conversion of Nitrate into Ammonia. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces  2024, 16 (28), 36433–36443. doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c06378.(equal authorship).
•  Lal, A.; Porat, H.; Hirsch, L. O.; Cahan, R.; Borenstein, A. Laser-Assisted Direct Coating of Graphene-Based Films on Plastic Substrates with Bactericidal Properties. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2024, 643 (August 2023), 158660. doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.158660.
• Lal, A.; Sathiyan, K.; Borenstein, A. Laser Processed Magnetite Nanoparticles Embedded on RGO Composites for Efficient Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Adv. Sustain. Syst. 2022, 6 (7), 2200076. doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202200076.(equal authorship).
• Dutta, A.; Krishnappa, M.; Porat, H.; Lavi, R.; Lal, A.; Yadav, M. K.; Mandić, V.; Makrinich, G.; Laikhtman, A.; Zak, A.; Borenstein, A. Plasma-Treated 1D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. J. Mater. Chem. A 2024, 25176–25185. doi.org/10.1039/d4ta02976c.
• Porat, H.; Lal, A.; Dutta, A.; Yadav, M. K.; Sesu, D. C.; Minnes, R.; Borenstein, A. Nickel-Oxide Embedded Laser-Induced Graphene for High-Performance Supercapacitors. Nanoscale 2025, 17, 2243-2251. doi.org/10.1039/D4NR03227F.
• Yadav, M. K.; Dutta, A.; Lal, A.; Porat, H.; Zidki, T.; Borenstein, A. Laser-Induced Synthesis of Copper-Based Nanomaterials for CO₂ Electroreduction into Methanol. ACS Appl. eng. Mater.  2025, 8 (17), 12641–12650. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.5c01617.
• Sesu, D. C.; Porat, H.; Lal, A.; Dutta, A. A Laser-Induced Catalyst for the Electrosynthesis of Ammonia. Nanoscale 2026, 18, 806-814.https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nr01544h.