Kenmotsu metric as conformal $\eta$-Ricci soliton

The object of the present paper is to characterize the class of Kenmotsu manifolds which admits conformal $\eta$-Ricci soliton. Here, we have investigated the nature of the conformal $\eta$-Ricci soliton within the framework of Kenmotsu manifolds. It is shown that an $\eta$-Einstein Kenmotsu manifold admitting conformal $\eta$-Ricci soliton is an Einstein one. Moving further, we have considered gradient conformal $\eta$-Ricci soliton on Kenmotsu manifold and established a relation between the potential vector field and the Reeb vector field. Next, it is proved that under certain condition, a conformal $\eta$-Ricci soliton on Kenmotu manifolds under generalized D-conformal deformation remains invariant. Finally, we have constructed an example for the existence of conformal $\eta$-Ricci soliton on Kenmotsu manifold.