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Guide: Dr. kishore sridharan
Athira
Athira E.
Status: Ongoing
Guide: Dr. Vijisha K. Rajan
Deepa Suresh

Deepa Suresh

Title of Thesis:  Design and Structure property Optimization of Transparent Magnetic Borate Composite with Tunable Permeability for EMI Applications.
Date of Joining: 06.03.2023 

Status: Ongoing

Guide: Dr.Sindhu. S

Neethumol
Neethumol S. V.

Title of Thesis: Post-Consumer PET Bottles Based Metacomposites with Variable Negative Permittivity for EMI Applications: From Polluting Waste to Protective Shielding.
Date of Joining: 06.03.2023 

Status: Ongoing

Guide: Dr.Sindhu. S

Elza Johnson

Elza Johnson

Title of Thesis: Nanoscale g-C3N4 heterojunction photocatalysts for environmental remediation and energy generation applications
Date of Joining: 06.03.2023

Status: Ongoing 

Guide: Dr. Kishore Sridharan

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 Sainul Abid K. A. 

Title of Thesis: Self-Assembled Smart Superstructures for Unique optic and Electrochemical Applications  
Date of Joining: 12.04.2023

Status: Ongoing 

Guide: Dr. Shibu E. S. 

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Fathimath Naseeba V. P. 

Title of Thesis: Precision nanoclusters for Sustainable Applications 
Date of Joining: 15.11.2025

Status: Ongoing 

Guide: Dr. Shibu E. S. 

Joswin
 Joswin Sanoj Thattil 

Title of Thesis: Sustainable Photo-Electrocatalysis using Precision Nanoclusters

Date of Joining: 18.03.2026

Status: Ongoing 

Guide: Dr. Shibu E. S. 

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Title of Thesis: Design, Synthesis and Relevance of Doped and Un-Doped Metal Oxide Nanostructures as Photoelectrodes for Photovoltaic Applications

Date of Joining: 10.07.2012

Status: PhD Awarded (15.07.2016)
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Niveditha
Niveditha C V
Title of Thesis: Electrochemical Synthesis of Nanomaterials
Date of Joining: 01.11.2012
Status: PhD Awarded (22.03.2018)
Guide: Dr. Sindhu S. 
 
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Nijisha P
Title of Thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of Gel Electrolytes
Date of Joining: 01.11.2012   
Status: PhD Awarded (20.03.2019)
Guide: Dr. Sindhu S. 
  
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Title of Thesis: Hybrid Nanocomposites for Photocatalitic Applications
Date of Joining:  04.03.2013
Status: PhD Awarded (15.02.2019)
Guide: Dr. Sindhu S. 
  
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Title of Thesis: Hybrid FRET Systems for Energy Harvesting Applications
Date of Joining: 11.11.2013  
Status: PhD Awarded (02.12.2019)
Guide: Dr. Sindhu S. 
 
Dharsana
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Title of Thesis: Antimony Selenide Nanostructures as Light Harvester in a QDSSC Architecture with Binary and Ternary Oxide Photoanodes
Date of Joining: 12.12.2013 
Status: PhD Awarded (03.01.2020)
Guide: Dr. Sindhu S. 
 
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Jyothilakshmi V. P.
Title of Thesis: Electrospun Metal Oxides and Carbon Nanofibers with Tuned Porosities for the Simultaneous Electrochemical Determination of Cd(II), Pb(II), Cu(II) and Hg(II)
Date of Joining: 23.07.2016
Status: PhD Awarded (17.04.2023)
Guide: Dr. Sindhu S. 
 
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Rival Jose V.
Title of Thesis: Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters: Self-Assembly Dynamics, Colloidal Superstructures, and Advanced Device Fabrication
Date of Joining: 02.09.2021
Status: PhD Awarded (18.07.2024)
Best paper: Adv. Mater. 2025, 37, 2507893.
Current Position: Nexus Resesrch Fellow, Tohoku University, Japan
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Title of Thesis: Tuning of Negative Permittivity and X – Band Microwave Absorption in PVA – Nanostructured Carbon Metacomposites
Date of Joining: 04.04.2019
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Title of Thesis: Supercapacitor Electrode Materials Based on Surface Tuned Binary, Ternary Metal Oxides and Carbon Nanostructures
Date of Joining: 01.04.2019
Status: PhD Awarded (23.01.2025)
Guide: Dr. Sindhu S. 
 
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  Dr. Shibu E. S.

Assistant Professor

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Education

  • PhD (Chemistry), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, India (2005-2010), Advisor: Padma Shri Prof. T. Pradeep.
  • MSc (Chemistry), St Thomas’ College, Thrissur, University of Calicut, Kerala, India (2004).
  • BSc (Chemistry), St Thomas’ College, Thrissur, University of Calicut, Kerala, India (2002).

Research Interests

  • Development of photosensitive nanoprobes for bioimaging and therapeutics.
  • Development of light-emitting and NIR-plasmonic nanomaterials.
  • Development of photo-switchable atomically precise nanoclusters.

 Projects

  • Magnetic Gold Atomic Clusters for Next Generation Spin Based Quantum Bio-Sensing (BT/PR65457/QTBT/176/32/2025; PI; ~2,29,00,000 INR)
  • Highly Stable Invisible-Visible Pervoskite Quantum Dots for Light-emitting Devices and Anticounterfeiting Applications (KSCSTE/123/2025; PI; 7,20,000 INR).
  • Exploring Interfaces for Sustainable Energy Solutions and Light-Emitting Devices (ANRF/PAIR/2025/21; Co-PI; ~ 8,00,00,000 INR).
  • Harvesting Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future: Explorations on Designer Molecular and Functional Materials (SR/PURSE/2023/191; PI; ~ 10,78,00,000 INR).
  • Self-Assembled Smart Superstructures for Unique Optical and Electrochemical Applications SERB-SRG (SRG/2022/000586; PI; 32,99,494 INR). 
  • Photo-Switchable Nanoprobes for Reversible Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS)/Tip-Enhanced Raman Scattering (TERS) (Seed Money 2021-2022; PI; 3,40,000 INR).
  • Photolabile nanoprobes for light-induced delivery, imaging, phototherapy, chemotherapeutics and neurogenic disorders (SB/S2/RJN-005/2017; PI; 37,74,343 INR).

 Awards and Fellowships

  • JSPS-Bridge Fellowship  (2023).
  • Ramanujan Fellowship (2017-2022).
  • Madam Marie Curie Fellowship (2015-2017).
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship (2011-2013).
  • JRF and SRF, UGC/CSIR (2006-2010).
  • 3rd rank in MSc. Chemistry, University of Calicut (2004).

Professional Activities

  • A lifelong member of the Society for Advancement of Electrochemical Science and Technology (SAEST).

Professional Career

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Calicut, India (February 2021-).
  • Ramanujan Fellow and Assistant Professor (AcSIR), CSIR- Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India (September 2017-February 2021).
  • Madam Marie Curie Fellow, (Associated with Prof. BrahimLounis), Institute of Optics, University of Bordeaux, France (April 2015 -March 2017).
  • CNRS Post-Doctoral Fellow, (Associated with Prof. BrahimLounis), Institute of Optics, University of Bordeaux, France (September 2013-March 2015).
  • JSPS Post-Doctoral Fellow, (Associated with Prof. Vasudevan Biju), National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (AIST) Japan (November 2011-September 2013).
  • PRESTO Post-Doctoral Fellow, (Associated with Prof. Vasudevan Biju), AIST Japan, Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO) (January 2011-October 2011).
  • Research Associate, (Associated with Padma Shri Prof. T. Pradeep), Department of Science and Technology (DST) Unit on Nanoscience and Technology, IIT Madras, Chennai, India (June 2010-December 2010).

 Patents

  • Gold and silver quantum clusters in molecular containers and methods for their preparation and use, T. Pradeep and E. S. Shibu, 2015, US9494517B2 (US patent).
  • Caged nanoparticles for bioimaging, V. Biju, E. S. Shibu, S. Sugino, S. Wakida, Y. Yoshida, JP 2013-144006 (Japanese patent).
  • Gold and silver quantum clusters and methods for their preparation and use, T. Pradeep and E. S. Shibu, PCT/IB2011/000260 (PCT).
  • Gold and silver quantum clusters and methods for their preparation and use, T. Pradeep and E. S. Shibu, 4036/CHE/2010 (Indian patent).

Book Chapters

  • A Textbook of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, McGraw-Hill Education, New Delhi, 2011 (Co-author with Prof. T. Pradeep, IIT Madras, India)
  • Nanomaterials for Sensing and Optoelectronic Applications, Elsevier, 2022 (Coauthor with Prof. M. K. Jayaraj, University of Calicut, India).
  • Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters, Elsevier, 2023 (Coauthor with Padma Shri Prof. T. Pradeep, IIT Madras, India)

Publications

  1. Aneesha S. L.; Sobhanan J.; Rival L. V.; Shibu E. S.; Anas, A.; Xing, B.; Biju V.* Synthesis, Optical Properties, and Biological Applications of Luminescent Nanomaterials: Paradigm Shift Towards Safer Semiconductor Quantum Dots and Nanoparticles. J. Photochem. Photobiol. C. 2026, 67, 100758.
  2. Lakshmi, K. M.; Anandhan, K.; Ravichandran, S.; Shibu, E. S.; Jeyabharathi C.* Carbon-Supported Platinum-Grafted Gold-Nickel Nanoclusters for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS Appl. Energy. Mater. 2025, 8, 13430−13438.

  3. Rival, J. V.; Chand. S.; Jana, A.; Nonappa, Biju, V.; Pradeep, T.; Rajamalli, P.;* Shibu, E. S.* Bimetallic Nanocluster-based Light-Emitting Diodes with High External Quantum Efficiency and Saturated Red Emission. Adv. Mater. 2025, 37, 2507893.

  4. Rival, J. V.;  Nonappa; Shibu, E. S.* The Interplay of Chromophore-Spacer Length in Light-Induced Gold Nanocluster Self-Assembly. Nanoscale 2024, 16, 14302.

  5. Mymoona, P.;  Shibu, E. S.; Jeyabharathi, C.* Adsorbed Carbon Monoxide Enabled Self-Terminated Au-Grafting on Pt6 Nanoclusters for Enhanced Methanol Electrooxidation. Small 2024, 29, 29215015.

  6. Mymoona, P.;  Rival, J. V.;  Nonappa; Shibu, E. S.;* Jeyabharathi, C.* Platinum-Grafted Twenty-Five Atom Gold Nanoclusters for Robust Hydrogen Evolution. Small 2023, 2308610.

  7. Sobhanan, J.; † Rival, J. V.; † Anas, A.;* Shibu, E. S.;* Takano, Y.; Biju, V* Luminescent quantum dots: Synthesis, optical properties, bioimaging and toxicity. Adv. Drug. Deliv. Rev. 2023, 197, 114830.
  8. Lakshmi, K. M.; † Rival, J. V.; † Sreeraj, P.; Nambiar, S. R.; Jeyabharathi, C.; Nonappa; Shibu, E. S.* Precision nanocluster-based toroidal and supertoroidal frameworks using photocycloaddition-assisted dynamic covalent chemistry. Small 2023, 19, 202207119.
  9. Rival, V. J.; Mymoona, P.; Vinoth, R.; Vinu Mohan, A. M.; Shibu, E. S.* Light-emitting atomically precise nanocluster-based flexible QR codes for anti-counterfeiting. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 10583-10593.
  10. Rival, V. J.; Mymoona, P.; Lakshmi, K. M.; Nonappa, Pradeep, T.; Shibu, E. S.* Self-assembly of precision noble metal nanoclusters: Hierarchical structural complexity, colloidal superstructures and applications. Small 2021,17, 2005718.
  11. Rival, V. J.; Nonappa; Shibu, E. S.* Light-triggered reversible supracolloidal self-assembly of precision gold nanoclusters. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 14569-14577.
  12. Shibu, E. S.; Nadezda, V.; Cognet, L.; Lounis, B. Small gold nanorods with tunable absorption for photothermal microscopy in cells. Adv. Sci. 2017, 4, 1600280.
  13. Biju, V.; Hamada, M.; Ono, K.; Sugino, S.; Ohnishi, T.; Shibu,E. S.; Yamamura, S.; Sawada, M.; Nakanishi, S.; Shigeri, Y.; Wakida, S.-I. Nanoparticles speckled by ready-to-conjugate lanthanide complexes for multimodal imaging. Nanoscale 2015, 7, 14829-14837.
  14. Leduc, C.; Si, S.; Gautier, J. J.; Gao, Z.; Shibu,E. S.; Gautreau, A.; Giannone, G.; Cognet, L.; Lounis, B. Single-molecule imaging in live cell using gold nanoparticles. Methods Cell Biol. 2015, 125, 13-27.
  15. Shibu E. S.; Hamada, M.; Nakanishi, S.; Wakida, S.; Biju, V. Photoluminescence of CdSe and CdSe/ZnS quantum dots: Modifications for making the invisible visible at the ensemble and single-molecule levels. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2014, 263-264, 2-12.
  16. Shibu, E. S.; Ono, K.; Sugino, S., Nishioka, A.; Yasuda, A.; Shigeri, Y.; Wakida, S.; Sawada, M.; Biju, V. Photouncaging fluorescent-magnetic bimodal nanoparticle for in-vitro and in-vivo imaging. ACS Nano 2013, 7, 9851-9859.
  17. Shibu, E. S.; Saito, H.; Sugino, S.; Nosaka,Y.; Biju, V. Singlet oxygen sensitizing NIR-fluorescent multimodal nanoparticles. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 10559-10563.
  18. Shibu, E. S.; Sonoda, A.; Tao, Z.; Feng, Q.; Furube, A.; Masuo, S.; Wang, L.; Tamai, N.; Ishikawa, M.; Biju, V. Energy materials: Supramolecular nanoparticles for solar energy harvesting. Nano Rev. 2013, 4, 21079.
  19. Kumar, S.; Shibu, E. S.; Pradeep, T.; Sood, A. Ultrafast photoinduced enhancement of nonlinear optical response in 15-atom gold clusters on indium tin oxide conducting film. Opt. Express 2013, 21, 8483-8492.
  20. Shibu, E. S.; Hamada, M.; Murase, N.; Biju, V. Nanomaterials formulations for photothermal and photodynamic therapy of cancer. J. Photochem.  Photobiol. C 2013, 15, 53-72.
  21. Biju, V.; Anas, A.; Akita, H.; Shibu, E. S.; Itoh, T.; Harashima, H.; Ishikawa, M. FRET from quantum dots to photo-decompose undesired acceptors and report the condensation and decondensation of plasmid DNA. ACS Nano 2012, 6, 3776-3788.
  22. Shibu, E. S.; Sonoda, A.; Tao, Z.; Feng, Q.; Furube, A.; Masuo, S.; Wang, L.; Tamai, N.; Ishikawa, M.; Biju, V. Photofabrication of fullerene-shelled quantum dots supramolecular nanoparticles for solar energy harvesting. ACS Nano 2012, 6, 1601-1608.
  23. George, A.; Shibu, E. S.; Maliyekkal, S. M.; Bootharaju, M. S.; Pradeep, T. Luminescent, freestanding composite films of Au15 for specific metal ion sensing. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2012, 4, 639-644.
  24. Shibu, E. S.; Cyriac, J.; Pradeep, T.; Chakrabarti, J. Gold nanoparticle superlattices as functional solids for concomitant conductivity and SERS tuning. Nanoscale 2011, 3, 1066-1072. 
  25. Shibu, E. S.; Pradeep, T. Quantum clusters in cavities: Trapped Au15 in cyclodextrins. Chem. Mater. 2011, 23, 989-999.
  26. Hamada, M.; Shibu, E. S.; Itoh, T.; Kiran, M. S.; Nakanishi, S.; Ishikawa, M.; Biju,V. Single-molecule photochemical reactions of Auger-ionized quantum dots. Nano Rev. 2011, 2, 475.
  27. Shibu, E. S.; Habeeb Muhammed, M. A.; Kimura, K.; Pradeep, T. Fluorescent superlattices of gold nanoparticles: A new class of functional materials. Nano Res. 2009, 2, 220-234.
  28. Shibu, E. S.; Radha, B.; Verma, P. K.; Bhyrappa, P.; Kulkarni, G. U.; Pal, S. K.; Pradeep, T. Functionalized Au22 clusters: synthesis, characterization, and patterning. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2009, 1, 2199-2210.
  29. Shibu, E. S.; Kimura, K.; Pradeep, T. Gold nanoparticle superlattices: Novel surface-enhanced Raman scattering active substrates. Chem. Mater. 2009, 21, 3773-3781.
  30. Ramasamy, P.; Guha, S.; Shibu, E. S.; Sreeprasad, T. S.; Bag, S.; Banerjee, A.; Pradeep, T. Size tuning of Au nanoparticles formed by electron beam irradiation of Au25 quantum clusters anchored within and outside of dipeptide nanotubes. J. Mater. Chem. 2009, 19, 8456-8462.
  31. Shibu, E. S.; T. Pradeep. Photoluminescence and temperature-dependent emission studies of Au25 clusters in the solid state. Int. J. Nanoscience. 2009, 2, 223-226.
  32. Nishida, N.; Shibu, E. S.; Yao, H.; Oonishi, T.; Kimura, K.; Pradeep, T. Fluorescent gold nanoparticle superlattices. Adv. Mater. 2008, 20, 4719-4723.
  33. Shibu, E. S.; Muhammed, M. A. H.; Tsukuda, T.; Pradeep, T. Ligand exchange of Au25SG18 leading to functionalized gold clusters: Spectroscopy, kinetics, and luminescence. J. Phys. Chem. C 2008, 112, 12168-12176.

 

Dr. Kishore Sridharan

Dr. Kishore Sridharan

UGC-Assitant Professor

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Academic Qualifications

Ph.D. (2014), Hanyang University, Republic of Korea

M.Tech. Nanotechnology (2010), Anna University, Tamil Nadu, India

M.Sc. Physics (2008), Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India

Research Interests

  • Synthesis of novel 1D, 2D and multi-dimensional nanostructured materials
  • Development of UV, Visible and Near-Infrared light active photocatalysts
  • Photocatalytic hydrogen generation by light mediated water splitting reaction
  • Coating pre-synthesized nanomaterials using atomic layer deposition (ALD)
  • Ultrafast phenomena and nonlinear optics: Design of efficient optical limiters
  • Development of functional materials for electrochemical device applications

Career

  • UGC-Assistant Professor, Mar 2018 – Present: Department of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Calicut, Kerala, India; 
    Department of Materials Science, Mangalore University, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
  • Visiting Professor, 03 May 2023 – 03 July 2023: Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
  • DST INSPIRE Faculty, Oct 2015 – Feb 2018: Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, India
  • Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow, Dec 2016 – May 2017*: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. (*Visited during the DST INSPIRE Faculty Award period for carrying collaborative research work)
  • Postdoctoral Researcher (Brain Korea 21 Plus fellow), Sep 2014 – Aug 2015: Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Hanyang University, Republic of Korea

Honors and Awards

  • JYU Visiting Fellowship Grant 2023: University of Jyväskylä, Finland
  • DST INSPIRE Faculty Award: Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
  • Brain Korea 21 (BK21) Plus Postdoctoral Fellowship: Hanyang University, Republic of Korea
  • Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award: Graduate School, Hanyang University, Republic of Korea

Professional activities and Recognitions

Publications

  1. Bismuth-rich Bi4O5Br2 anchored on g-C3N4 nanosheets: Enhanced visible-light performance for simultaneous photocatalytic degradation of emerging pollutants and spectroscopic insights
    Elza Johnson, Amar Raj, Shijina Kottarathil, Andreas Johansson, and Kishore Sridharan*
    Separations and Purification Technology 364 (2025) 132521; PDF
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2025.132521

  2. Probing the photocatalytic CO2 reduction potential of non-stoichiometric bismuth oxyhalides: A case study on Bi24O31BrxI10-x nanosheets

    Elza Johnson, Matthew Garvin, V.K. Amritha, Kishore Sridharan*, Neda Poudineh, Ruaraidh McIntosh,  Susana Garcia, Santanu Das, and Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu

    Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 199 (2025) 112517; PDF 

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2024.112517

  3. Combating eukaryotic and prokaryotic harmful algal blooms with visible-light driven BiOBrxI1-x/MFe2O4/g-C3N4 (M = Co & Ni) recyclable photocatalysts

    Anjitha A, Shijina K, Ajayan KV, Sindhu Swaminathan, Irene M.C Lo, and Kishore Sridharan*

    Environmental Science: Nano 12 (2025) 262-275; PDF

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EN00955J

  4. Boosting photocatalytic efficiency and nonlinear optical response of graphitic carbon nitride by infusing carbon nanotubes

    Elza Johnson, Nirmal Reji, A Anjitha, K Shijina, and Kishore Sridharan*

    Journal of Molecular Structure 1321 (2025) 140089; PDF

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.140089

  5. Modified Negative Permittivity and X-band Microwave Absorption in Polyvinyl Alcohol–MWCNT Metacomposites

    P Swetha, Sindhu Swaminathan*, Kishore Sridharan, Shahin TH Mohamed, and S Faheema

    Composites Communications 52 (2024) 102161; PDF

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coco.2024.102161

  6. Investigation of negative permittivity in BaTiO3/TiN metacomposites at the radio frequency region

    P Swetha, Dharsana M Vidyadharan, Kishore Sridharan, M Binesh, Sindhu Swaminathan*

    Materials Chemistry and Physics 317 (2024) 129156; PDF

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2024.129156

  7. Synergistic influence of iodine and hydrogen peroxide towards the degradation of harmful

    algal bloom of Microcystis aeruginosa

    K.V. Ajayan*, P.J. Chaithra, Kishore Sridharan, P. Sruthi, E. Harikrishnan, and C.C. Harilal

    Environmental Research 237 (2023) 116926; PDF

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.116926

  8. Biofunctionalized CdS quantum dots: A case study on nanomaterial toxicity in the photocatalytic wastewater treatment process
    Kavitha Shivaji, Kishore Sridharan, D David Kirubakaran, Jayaramakrishnan Velusamy, Seyedeh Sadrieh Emadian, Satheesh Krishnamurthy, Anitha Devadoss, Sanjay Nagarajan, Santanu Das, Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu*
    ACS Omega 8 (2023) 19413-19424 
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c00496

  9. Cost efficient fabrication of flexible polymer metacomposites: Impact of carbon in achieving tunable negative permittivity at low radio frequency range

    P Swetha, R Aswini, M Binesh, Muhammed Shahin T.H., Kishore Sridharan*, and Sindhu Swaminathan*

    Materials Today Communications 34 (2023) 105287

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.105287 

  10. Facile synthesis of gram-scale mesoporous Ag/TiO2 photocatalysts for pharmaceutical water pollutant removal and green hydrogen generation

    Yassine Cherif, Hajer Azzi, Kishore Sridharan, Seulgi Ji, Heechae Choi, Michael G. Allan, Sihem Benaissa, Karima Saidi-Bendahou, Lois Damptey, Camila Silva Ribeiro, Satheesh Krishnamurthy, Sanjay Nagarajan, M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer, Moritz F. Kuehnel, and Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu*

    ACS Omega 8 (2023) 1249-1261

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c06657

  11. Enhanced photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical performance of KBiFe2O5/g-C3N4 heterojunction photocatalyst under visible light

    Durga Sankar Vavilapalli*, Raja Gopal Peri, B Muthuraaman, Kishore Sridharan, MS Ramachandra Rao, Shubra Singh

    Physica B: Condensed Matter 648 (2023) 414411 

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2020.412367
     

  12. Solar Hydrogen Fuel Generation from Wastewater—Beyond Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: A Perspective
    Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu*, Kishore Sridharan, Sanjay Nagarajan, Sengeni Ananthraj, Peter Robertson, Moritz F Kuehnel, Ángel Irabien, Mercedes Maroto-Valer
    Energies 15 (2022) 7399 
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en15197399

  13. A robust photocatalyst using silver quantum clusters grafted in titanium dioxide nanotubes 
    Sulakshana Shenoy and Kishore Sridharan* 
    Surfaces and Interfaces 30 (2022) 101941  
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2022.101941

  14. Priming with Nanoscale Materials for Boosting Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants 
    Amritha M.S., Kishore Sridharan*, Jos T. Puthur*, and Om Parkash Dhankher 
    Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 69 (2021) 100017-100035
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.1c03673

  15. A review on nanostructured silver as a basic ingredient in medicine: physicochemical parameters and characterization
    Gabriel M. Misirli, Kishore Sridharan and Shirley M. P. Abrantes
    Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 12 (2021) 440-461
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.12.36

  16. Advanced Two-Dimensional Heterojunction Photocatalysts of Stoichiometric and Non-Stoichiometric Bismuth Oxyhalides with Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Applications
    Kishore Sridharan*, Sulakshana Shenoy, S. Girish Kumar, Chiaki Terashima, Akira Fujishima and Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu
    Catalysts 11 (2021) 426
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11040426
       
  17. Bimetallic nanoparticles grafted ZnO hierarchical structures as efficient visible light driven photocatalyst: An experimental and theoretical study
    Sulakshana Shenoy, Kartick Tarafder and Kishore Sridharan*
    Journal of Molecular Structure 1236 (2021) 130355
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130355

  18. Rapid sonochemical synthesis of copper doped ZnO grafted on graphene as a multi-component hierarchically structured visible-light-driven photocatalyst
    Sulakshana Shenoy, Saeed Ahmed, Irene MC Lo, Shubra Singh and Kishore Sridharan*
    Materials Research Bulletin 140 (2021) 111290
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2021.111290

  19. Graphitic C3N4/CdS composite photocatalyst: Synthesis, characterization and photodegradation of methylene blue under visible light
    Sulakshana Shenoy, Kartick Tarafder and Kishore Sridharan*
    Physica B: Physics of Condensed Matter 595 (2020) 412367
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2020.412367

  20. Bismuth oxybromide nanoplates embedded on activated charcoal as effective visible light driven photocatalyst
    Sulakshana Shenoy and Kishore Sridharan*
    Chemical Physics Letters 749 (2020) 137435
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2020.137435

  21. Ultrashort and short pulse nonlinear optical investigations in thiolated nine-atom silver quantum clusters embedded in one-dimensional TiO2 nanotube matrix
    Kishore Sridharan*, Pranitha Sankar and Reji Philip*
    Optical Materials 94 (2019) 53-57
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2019.05.033
     
  22. Cadmium sulfide nanostructures: Influence of morphology on the photocatalytic degradation of erioglaucine and hydrogen evolution
    Sulakshana Shenoy, Eunyong Jang, Tae Joo Park, Chinnakonda S. Gopinath and Kishore Sridharan*
    Applied Surface Science 483 (2019) 696-705
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.04.018

  23. Porous cobalt chalcogenide nanostructures as high performance pseudo-capacitor electrodes
    Karthik S. Bhat, Sulakshana Shenoy, H.S. Nagaraja and Kishore Sridharan*
    Electrochimica Acta 248 (2017) 188-196
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2017.07.137

  24. Crystallization kinetics of Sn doped Ge20Te80-xSnx (0 ≤ x ≤ 4) chalcogenide glassy alloys
    Brian Jeevan Fernandes, N. Naresh, K. Ramesh, Kishore Sridharan,* and N. K. Udayashankar*
    Journal of Alloys and Compounds 721 (2017) 674-682
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.06.070

  25. Melt quenched vanadium oxide embedded in graphene oxide sheets as composite electrodes for amperometric dopamine sensing and lithium ion battery applications
    M. Sreejesh, Sulakshana Shenoy, Kishore Sridharan,* D. Kufian, A.K. Arof and H.S. Nagaraja*
    Applied Surface Science 410 (2017) 336-343
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.02.246

  26. Ultrafast and short pulse optical nonlinearity in isolated, sparingly sulfonated water-soluble graphene
    Sreekanth P, Kishore Sridharan,* D. Koushik, P. Sankar, V.P.M. Pillai and Reji Philip*
    Carbon 111 (2017) 283-290
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2016.10.009
     
  27. Nonlinear transmission and optical power limiting in Magnesium ferrite nanoparticles: effects of laser pulsewidth and particle size
    Sreekanth P, Kishore Sridharan,* A.R. Abraham, H.P. Janardhanan, N. Kalarikkal and Reji Philip
    RSC Advances 6 (2016) 106754-106761
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6RA15788B

  28. Microwave assisted growth of stannous ferrite microcubes as electrodes for potentiometric nonenzymatic H2O2 sensor and supercapacitor applications
    Bindu K, Kishore Sridharan,* Ajith K.M., H.N. Lim and H.S. Nagaraja*
    Electrochimica Acta 217 (2016) 139-149
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2016.09.083

  29. Eliminated phototoxicity of TiO2 particles by atomic-layer-deposited Al2O3 coating layer for UV-protection applications
    Eunyong Jang, Kishore Sridharan, Young Min Park and Tae Joo Park
    Chemistry - A European Journal 22 (2016) 12022-12026
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201600815
     
  30. Memory type switching behavior of ternary Ge20Te80-xSnx (0 ≤ x ≤ 4) chalcogenide compounds
    Brian Jeevan Fernandes, Kishore Sridharan,* P. Munga, K. Ramesh and N. K. Udayashankar*
    Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 49 (2016) 295104
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/49/29/295104
     
  31. Superior photostability and photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanoparticles coated with ultrathin TiO2 layer through atomic-layer-deposition
    Kishore Sridharan, Eunyong Jang, Young Min Park and Tae Joo Park*
    Chemistry - A European Journal 21 (2015) 19136-19141
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201502876
        
  32. Nonlinear optical investigations in 9-atom silver quantum clusters and graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets
    Kishore Sridharan, P. Sreekanth, Tae Joo Park and Reji Philip*
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 119 (2015) 16314-16320
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b02372
     
  33. Silver quantum clusters (Ag9) grafted graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and dye degradation
    Kishore Sridharan, Jung-Hyun Park, Jong-Ho Kim*, Jung-Ho Lee*, and Tae Joo Park*
    Chemistry: A European Journal 21 (2015) 9126-9132
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201500163

  34. Anomalous growth of multi-phased and multi-dimensional Manganese oxide-Metal (Fe, Co and Ni) oxide nanostructures: synthesis and optical limiting properties
    Kishore Sridharan, Nivya Roy, Reji Philip* and Tae Joo Park*
    Journal of Alloys and Compounds 611 (2014) 82-90
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.05.041

  35. Transition metal (Fe, Co and Ni) oxide nanoparticles grafted graphitic carbon nitrides as efficient optical limiters and recyclable photocatalysts
    Kishore Sridharan, Tintu Kuriakose, Reji Philip* and Tae Joo Park*
    Applied Surface Science 308 (2014) 139-147
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.04.121
     
  36. Impurity mediated large three photon absorption in ZnS:Cu nanophosphors
    R. Sreeja, Kishore Sridharan, Reji Philip, M. K. Jayaraj*
    Optical Materials 36 (2014) 861-866
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2013.12.002

  37. Deformation assisted fabrication of uniform spindle, tube and rod shaped nanoscale 3D TiO2 architectures and their photocatalytic activity
    Kishore Sridharan, Eunyong Jang, Tae Joo Park*
    CrystEngComm 15 (2013) 8241-8245
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3CE41481G

  38. Non-Hydrothermal synthesis and optical limiting properties of One-Dimensional Se/C, Te/C and Se-Te/C core-shell nanostructures
    Kishore Sridharan, Muhamed Shafi Ollakkan, Reji Philip*, Tae Joo Park*
    Carbon 63 (2013) 263-273
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2013.06.079
     
  39. Novel visible light active graphitic C3N4-TiO2 composite photocatalyst: Synergistic synthesis, growth and photocatalytic treatment of hazardous pollutants
    Kishore Sridharan, Eunyong Jang, Tae Joo Park*
    Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 142-143 (2013) 718-728
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2013.05.077
        
  40. Thorn-ball shaped TiO2 nanostructures: Influence of Sn2+ doping on the morphology and enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity
    Kishore Sridharan and Tae Joo Park*
    Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 134-135 (2013) 174-184
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2013.01.017
     
  41. Single step synthesis and optical limiting properties of Ni–Ag and Fe–Ag bimetallic nanoparticles
    Kishore Sridharan, T. Endo, SG Cho, J Kim, Tae Joo Park* and Reji Philip*
    Optical Materials 35 (2013) 860-867
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2012.10.053
     
  42. Synthesis, characterization, and nonlinear optical properties of donor–acceptor conjugated polymers and polymer/Ag nanocomposites
    MG Murali, Udayakumar Dalimba* and Kishore Sridharan
    Journal of Materials Science 47 (2012) 8022-8034
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-012-6692-8

  43. Investigations on the electrical, thermal and optical properties of the nonlinear optical Allyl Thiourea Mercury Chloride single crystals
    G Sreekanth, S Chandralingam, Jacob Philip, MS Jayalakshmy, Reji Philip, Kishore Sridharan, R Santhosh Kumar and Ginson P Joseph*
    Materials Research Bulletin 47 (2012) 4043-4047
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2012.08.063 

  44. A comparative study on the optical limiting properties of different nano spinel ferrites using Z-scan technique
    Jeevan Job Thomas, Shiji Krishnan, Kishore Sridharan, Reji Philip and N. Kalarikkal*
    Materials Research Bulletin 47 (2012) 1855-1860
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2012.04.067 

  45. An Optical Limiter Based on Silver-Silica Nanocomposites
    PB Anand, CSS Sandeep, Kishore Sridharan, TN Narayanan, S Thomas, R Philip and MR Anantharaman*
    Advanced Science, Engineering and Medicine 4 (2012) 33-38
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1166/asem.2012.1115

  46. Synthesis and nonlinear optical properties of Lead Telluride nanorods
    Kishore Sridharan, V. Tamilselvan, K. Narasimha Rao, D. Yuvaraj and Reji Philip*
    Optical Materials 34 (2012) 639-645
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2010.09.024

  47. Novel N-substituted-5-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-ethyl carboxylates as potential NLO materials
    B Chandrakantha, AM Isloor*, Kishore Sridharan, R Philip, P Shetty, M Padaki and HK Fun
    Arabian Journal of Chemistry 6 (2011) 97-102
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2010.09.024

  48. Optical nonlinearity in lead sulfide microtowers
    V. Tamilselvan, Kishore Sridharan, K Narashimha Rao and Reji Philip*
    Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 43 (2010) 385402
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/43/38/385402

  49. Optical Nonlinearity in NiFe2O4 Nanoparticles
    Kishore Sridharan, Milan Agarwal, Jacob Philip, Tamio Endo and Reji Philip*
    Transactions of Materials Research Society of Japan 35 (2010) 159-162
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.14723/tmrsj.35.159
Sindhu 5

Dr. Sindhu S

 Professor 

Department of Nanoscience and Technology
University of Calicut, Kerala - 673635
Phone: 0494 2407374 (office)

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 Academic Qualifications:

PhD (2001) Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kerala

MPhil (1997) Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kerala

MSc (1992) University of Calicut, Kerala, India

Post-doctoral positions:

  • NUS-Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Initiative (NUS-NNI), National University of Singapore, Singapore ( Sept 2002 to Dec 2006)
  • Department of Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science, IIT Bombay, Bombay, India (May 2001 – Sept. 2002).

Academic Positions Held:

  1. Professor, Department of Nanoscience & Technology, University of Calicut (2022- tilldate)
  2. Assistant Professor, Level 12, Department of Nanoscience & Technology, University of Calicut (2019 – 2022)
  3. Assistant Professor, Level 11, Department of Nanoscience & Technology, University of Calicut (2014 – 2019)
  4. Assistant Professor, Level 10, Department of Nanoscience & Technology, University of Calicut (2010 – 2014)
  5. Assistant Professor, Amrita Nanoscience Center, Cochin, (April 2008 – August 2010)

Research Interests:

Synthesis and structure property optimization of nanostructures for different applications.Electrode materials for Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells (QDSSC), Electro-chemical Sensors, Electro-chromic devices, Photocatalysis, Super capacitors etc. Gel electrolytes for electrochemical cells.

Research Projects: 

  1. Optimization of quantum dot sensitization over TiO2 photoelectrode for Quantum dot sensitized solar cells, KSCSTE, Govt. of Kerala, Amount: 18,13,688/-, Duration : 2012 to 2016 (Completed)
  2. Surface engineering and tuning of quantum dot sensitized photoelectrode for the enhanced performance of QDSSC, CSIR, Govt. of India, Amount: 16,57,872/-, Duration: 2013 to 2016  (Completed)
  3. The Development of Multifunctional Nanostructured Electrode Materials and the Assembly of Electrochromic Supercapacitors, UoC, Amount: 3,00,000/- Duration: 2023 to 2025

Important Positions held:

  1. Member Senate, University of Calicut- 2023 - 2024
  2. Member, Academic Council, University of Calicut – 2014 – 2024
  3. Member of the Academic Council of Carmel College Mala, Thrissur - 2023 onwards
  4. Head, Department of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Calicut ( 2016- 2024)
  5. Chairperson, Board of Studies for Nanoscience and Technology, University of Calicut since 2016.
  6. Chairperson, Board of Examinations, MTech Nanoscience and Technology, University of Calicut, 2016 December- 2023 December
  7. Chairperson, Board of Examinations, MSc Physics (Nanoscience), MSc Chemistry (Nanoscience), University of Calicut, 2022 August - 2024 November
  8. Member, Research Admission Committee,Department of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Calicut - 2012-till date
  9. Member, CSIF committee, Central Sophisticated Instrumentation Facility, University of Calicut,  2016-till date
  10. Member Academic Committee CCSS, PG – 2016 – 2023
  11. Department IQAC Coordinator- 2016 to 2021
  12. Member,  Faculty of Science, University of Calicut- 2016-2019, 2020-2023
  13. Course Co-ordinator, MTech Nanoscience& Technology, University of Calicut, 2011-13, 2013-15, 2015-17, 2017-19, 2018-20, 2019-21 batches.
  14. Coordinator for Refresher Course in Nanoscience at UGC- HRDC- Calicut University(2011)
  15. Coordinator for Refresher Course in Materials Science at UGC- HRDC- University of Calicut (2020)
  16. Organizer, National Workshop on Advances in NANO, January 27-28, 2012
  17. Convener, National Seminar on Nanomaterials for Energy, Environment and Health, 16th March 2018 (NEEH 2018)
  18. Convener, Workshop on Quantum Mechanics and Group Theory (QMGT 2019)
  19. Convener, National Workshop on Advanced Analytical Techniques in Materials Science (WAATMS 2020), January 20-23, 2020.
  20. Member in the JRF selection committee at Centre for Green Energy Technology (UGC Project), Pondicherry University
  21. Convener, National Workshop on “Beauty of Quantum Mechanics in Real Life”, June 21-25, 2021.
  22. Chairperson, International Conference on Advanced Materials for Sustainability (ICAMS 2023), December 21-23, 2023, University of Calicut.

Selected Publications:

  1. Anjana Kolarveetil Rajagopalana, Sanjay Sajia, Saumya Varghese, Sindhu Swaminathan, Breaking Complexity: Low-Tech Biomimetic Sensor for Trace-Level Potentiometric Detection of Methyl Paraben, Sensing and Imaging (2026) 27:164, (IF: 2.9). DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11220-026-00864-x
  2. Swetha P, Deepa Suresh, Neethumol S. V., Kishore Sridharan,Sindhu Swaminathan, Synergistically Enhanced EMI Shielding and Negative Permittivity in Mechanically Flexible PVA-Carbon Black-Graphitic Carbon Nitride Composites, ACS Appl. Eng. Mater. (2026) 4 (7): 3715–3726 (IF: 3.5). DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaenm.6c00372
  3. Swetha P., Ashifa M. S., Kishore Sridharan, Mohamed Shahin T. H., Sindhu S.,  Near – Zero Epsilon Response and Variable Negative Permittivity of Flexible PVA-Graphite Metacomposites for Absorption Dominant Electromagnetic Interference Shielding,  Materials Research Bulletin, 194 (2026) 113799 (IF: 5.8). DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2025.113799
  4. Anjana Kolarveetil Rajagopalan, Saumya Varghese, Sindhu S. , Low-tech biomimetic potentioselectrode: Nanomolar detection of methyl Phosphonic acid in groundwater, Microchemical Journal 218 (2025) 115566 (IF: 5.1). DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2025.115566
  5. Amrutha Raveendran, Neethumol S. V., Sindhu S., Surface-Charged Porous Vanadium Oxide Nanorods: A Potent Dark Catalyst for Dye Degradation, Chemistry Select (2025). 0, e04120, p 1-13,  (IF: 2). DOI Link: doi.org/10.1002/slct.202504120     
  6. Neeli Chandran, Bineesha Cheviri, Deepa Suresh, Sini R, Sindhu S., Deepak N.K, Swapna S. Nair, Self-assembled hierarchical copper sulfide nanopetals: A non-metallic, non‑carbon, screen-printable conductive ink for flexible printed electronics, Sust. Mater. & Techn. 45(2025) e01607      (IF: 9.2). DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2025.e01607
  7. R. Aswini, C. V. Niveditha, Rajita Ramanarayanan, Sindhu S., Enhanced energy storage performance of PANI-GO asymmetric multilayer hybrid electrodes, Applied Physics A (2025) 131:598 (IF:2.8) , DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-025-08714-5   
  8. Aswini Ramakrishnan, Sindhu S., Jeyanthinath Mayandi, Phase-Selective Synthesis of Monoclinic VO2(B) Nanosheets and its Self-Assembled Nanoflower Binary Hybrids for Energy Storage,  Journal of the Electrochemical Soc. (2025) 172,  2, 020512 (IF: 3.1)                                                 DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/adb0f7
  9. Anjitha A, Shijina K, Ajayan K.V, Sindhu S., Irene M.C. Lo, and Kishore Sridharan,Combating Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Harmful Algal Blooms with Visible-Light Driven BiOBrxI1-x/MFe2O4/g-C3N4 (M = Co & Ni) Recyclable Photocatalysts  Environmental Sci. Nano (2025) (IF: 5.8)                      DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EN00955J
  10. Swetha P, Sindhu S., Kishore Sridharan, Mohamed Shahin T. H, Faheema S. Modified Negative Permittivity and X-band Microwave Absorption in Polyvinyl Alcohol–MWCNT Metacomposites, Composites Communications 52 (2024) 102161 (IF:6.5)    DOI Link:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coco.2024.102161 
  11. Aswini R., Sindhu S., Boosting Specific Capacitance: Harnessing Redox-Additive Electrolytes for Enhanced Performance in Activated Porous Carbon Derived from Palmyra Palm Leaves,  Chem. Phys. Lett. 843 (2024) 141238. (IF: 2.8). DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2024.141238
  12. Jyothilakshmi V. P, Sindhu S.,The Fabrication of TiO2/AgCNF/Nafion/GCE Electrodes for Simultaneous Electrochemical Detection of Cd(II), Pb(II), Cu(II), and Hg(II) by Inducing Optimized Porosity in Electrospun TiO2 Nanofibers, J. Appl. Electrochemistry, (2024) 54:2377–2387 (IF:2.4 )         DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-024-02110-2 
  13. Swetha P., Dharsana M. V., Kishore Sridharan, Mohamed Shahin T. H., Binesh M., Sindhu S.,Investigation of Negative Permittivity in BaTiO3/TiN   Metacomposites at the Radio Frequency Region,  Mater. Chem. and Phys., 317 (2024) 129156 (IF: 4.6)                                                                    DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2024.129156 
  14.  Aswini R., Sindhu S., Jeyanthinath Mayandi, Deepa K. G., Template Free Synthesis of Vacancy Tailored, Highly Mesoporous One-Dimensional δ-MnO2 for Energy Storage Applications, Nano Express, 5 (2024) 015024. (IF: 3), DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-959X/ad2fd3 
  15. Rajita Ramanarayanan, Sindhu S., Bhabhina Ninnora Meethal, Fast and facile pH tailored green synthesized ZnO photocatalyst by biogenic reduction using water extract of Averrhoa bilimbi (L) fruit, Int. J. Mater. Res., (2023),  DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijmr-2022-0433

  16. Aswini R., Sindhu S., Jeyanthinath Mayandi, Simple and Scalable Green Approach for Synthesizing Hierarchically Porous Hexagonal Shaped 3D Carbon Structure for Sodium-ion Storage, Chemistry Select 8 45 (2023) e202303098 (IF: 2.307) DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202303098. 

  17. P Swetha, R Aswini, M Binesh, Muhammed Shahin T.H., Kishore Sridharan, Sindhu S., Cost efficient fabrication of flexible polymer metacomposites: Impact of carbon in achieving tunable negative permittivity at low radio frequency range.Materials Today Communications 34 (2023) 105287 (IF: 3.662) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.105287 .

  18. Jyothilakshmi V. P, Sindhu S., Rutile to Anatase Reverse Phase Transformation in Nano Titania with Morphological Changes in a Hydrothermal Approach, Int. J. Appl. Ceram. Tech. 19(5) (2022) 2427-2436 (IF: 2.328), DOI Link:  https://doi.org/10.1111/ijac.14094 

  19.  Rajita Ramanarayanan, Sindhu S., Improving efficiency of natural dye sensitized solar cell using FRET mechanism, Materials Today: Proceedings  (2022)  ISSN: 2214-7853 (SNIF: 0.576) DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.02.285 

  20. Aswini R., Niveditha C. V., Sindhu S Flexible graphene electrodes from potentiodynamic reduction in neutral medium for enhanced specific capacitance and cyclic stability, Materials Today: Proceedings 56 (2022) 587–593, ISSN: 2214-7853 (SNIF: 0.576) DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.02.555 

  21. Rajita Ramanarayanan, Sindhu S., The green synthesis of iron oxide micro/nano structures for photocatalytic applications, IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 1166 (2021) 012041, DOI Link:  doi:10.1088/1757-899X/1166/1/012041   

  22. Dharsana M. Vidyadharan, BhabhinaNinnoraMeethal, Jyothilakshmi V.P and Sindhu S,Highly Transparent Titania in Mixed Organic Solvent with Controlled Surface Area and Porosity, Solar Energy 213 (2021) 43–52., DOI Link:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.11.002 (IF = 4.67). 

  23. RajitaRamanarayanan, FadeelaChundekatUmmer, Sindhu S., Exploring Dynamics of Resonance Energy Transfer in Hybrid Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells (QDSSC),Mater. Res. Express 7 (2020) 025517, ISSN: 2053-1591. IF = 1.929.
  24. NijishaPullanjiyot, Sindhu S., Enhanced electrochemical properties of metal oxide interspersed polymer gel electrolyte for QSDSSC application. Solar Energy, 186 (2019) 37-45, ISSN: 0038-092X,   IF = 4.67.
  25. Dharsana M. Vidyadharan, NijishaPullanjiyot, Bhabhina N. Meethal, Sindhu S.,Highly Stable Ethylene Glycol Capped Blue Emitting Sb2Se3 Quantum Dots via Hydrothermal Approach, Applied Nanosciene, 9 (4) (2019) 435-445.ISSN: 2190-5509 (Print) 2190-5517 (Online), IF = 2.88
  26. RajitaRamanarayanan, Bhabhina N. Meethal, NijishaPullanjiyot, Niveditha C.V, Sindhu S., Physicochemical properties of red and black gold colloids: A rational design through green pathway, Mater. Res. Express 6 (2019) 085033-44, ISSN: 2053-1591. IF = 1.929.
  27. RajitaRamanarayanan, NivedithaChokiveetil, NijishaPullanjiyot, BhabhinaNinnoraMeethal, Sindhu S., The Deterministic Role of Resonance Energy Transfer in the Performance of Bio-Inspired Colloidal Silver Nanoparticles Incorporated Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, Mater. Res. Bull., 144 (2019) 28-36, ISSN: 0025-5408,IF= 4.01
  28. Bhabhina N. M., Abdul Faisal Panichikkal, Jabeen Fatima M J, Dharsana M Vidyadharan, Sindhu S., Shining black nanoscopic ternary zincospiroffite: A panchromatic light harvester for depollution, Materials & Design, 165 (2019) 107600, ISSN: 0264-1275. IF = 6.289. 
  29. Bhabhina N. M., Sindhu S., Bromine-Induced Defects in Anion-Deficient Zinc Oxide as Stable Photocatalysis Promoters, Chemistry Select  3 (2018), 13345– 13354, Online ISSN:2365-6549. IF = 1.81
  30. Niveditha C.V., Jabeen Fatima M. J., RajitaRamanarayanan, Sindhu S. Size Control through Scan Rate Modulation: Mapping Water Splitting Efficiency of Micro to Nano Size Cuboidal Copper Oxide Particles, J. Electro. Chem. Soc, 165 (14) (2018) H908-H915, ISSN: 0013-4651 (print) 1945-7111 (web). IF = 3.72
  31. Niveditha C. V., Aswini R, Jabeen Fatima M. J., Rajita Ramanarayan, Nijisha Pullanjiyot, Sindhu S., Feather like highly active Co3O4 electrode for supercapacitor application: a potentiodynamic approach, Mater. Res. Express, 5(6)(2018) p065501, ISSN: 2053-1591. IF =1.929.
  32. Bhabhina N. M., RajitaRamanarayanan, Sindhu S., Surface modification of oxygen deficient ZnO nanotubes by interstitially incorporated carbon: A superior photocatalytic platform for sustainable water and surface treatments, Appl. Nanosci. 8 (6) (2018) p1545-1555, ISSN: 2190-5509 (Print) 2190-5517 (Online). IF = 2.88.
  33. Niveditha C.V., Nizamudeen A.C., Jabeen Fatima M. J., S.Sindhu, Showcasing electrode-electrolyte interfacial potential as a vital parameter in the hydrogen generation by metal oxides electrodes, Mater. Res. Express5 (2018) p035504, ISSN: 2053-1591.        IF =1.929.
  34. Bhabhina N. M, Nijisha P., S. Sindhu, Anchoring of polymeric precursor on oxygen deficient ZnO nanotubes: A chelation assisted combined nucleation-growth-dissolution synthesis strategy, Mater. &Design.,130, 2017, P426-432, ISSN: 0264-1275. IF = 6.289. 
  35. RajitaRamanarayanan, Nijisha P., Niveditha C.V., Sindhu S., Natural dyes from red amaranth leaves as light-harvesting pigments for dye-sensitized solar cells, Mater. Res. Bull., 90, (2017),P156-16, ISSN: 0025-5408. IF=4.01
  36. Dharsana M. V., S. Sindhu, Antimony selenide nanoparticles-a panchromatic sensitizer: Fast synthesis and study of their photovoltaic behavior, Materials Letters, 183, (2016), 448-450, ISSN: 0167-577X. IF = 3.2.
  37. Nijisha P., Dharsana M.V., and Sindhu S. Synthesis and Electrochemical Characterization of Physically Cross-Linked Gel Electrolyte for QSDSSC Application, Materials & Design, 101, (2016), 270-276, ISSN: 0264-1275.  IF = 6.289.
  38. Niveditha C.V., Jabeen Fatima M. J., S.Sindhu, Comprehensive Interfacial Study of Potentio-Dynamically Synthesized Copper Oxide Thin Films for photoelectrochemical Applications, J. Electro. Chem. Soc.,163, 6, (2016),H426-H433, ISSN: 0013-4651 (print) 1945-7111 (web). IF =3.72
  39. Jabeen Fatima M.J, Niveditha C.V, S. Sindhu, α-Bi2O3photoanode in DSSC and study of the electrode-electrolyte interface, RSC Adv., 5, (2015), 78299, ISSN: 2046-2069. IF =3.12
  40. Jabeen Fatima M.J, Navaneeth A, S. Sindhu Improved carrier mobility and bandgap tuning of zinc doped bismuth oxide, RSC Adv., 5, (2015), 2504, ISSN: 2046-2069. IF =3.12
  41. K.G. Deepa, P. Lekha, S. Sindhu, Efficiency enhancement in DSSC using metal nanoparticles: A size dependent study, Solar Energy 86 (2012) 326-330. ISSN: 0038-092X,  IF= 4.67.
  42. S. Sindhu,S. Jegadesan, Li Hairong, P. K. Ajikumar, M. Vetrichelvan, S. Valiyaveettil, Synthesis and patterning of luminescent CaCO3 – poly (p- phenylene) hybrid materials and thin films, Adv. Fun.  Mater.  (2007) 17, 1698-1704, Online ISSN: 1616-3028. IF = 16.84
  43. S. Jegadesan, S. Sindhu, and S. Valiyaveettill, Fabrication of Nanostructure on a polymer film using Atomic force microscope. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2007) 7, 2172-2175, EISSN: 1533-4899 (Online).IF =1.35
  44. J. Akhila, S. Gayathri, S. Sindhu, P.  K. Ajikumar, S.  Valiyaveettil, Biomimetic Synthesis of Calcium Carbonate Thin films Using AHydroxylated PMMA Template, Cryst. Growth & Design (2007) 7 (1), 142 -146, Web Edition ISSN: 1528-7505. IF = 4.089
  45. F. C. Cheong, B. Varghese, S. Sindhu, C. M. Liu, S. Valiyaveettil, S. A. A. Bettiol,; J. A.vanKan, F Watt, W. S Chin, C. T Lim, C. H.Sow, Direct removal of SU-8 using focused laser writing. Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing (2007), 87(1), 71-76, ISSN: 0947-8396 (Print) 1432-0630 (Online).IF = 1.81
  46. L. Wang, S. Chen, L. Liu, D. Qi, X. Gao, S. Jegadesan, S. Sindhu, A. T. S. Wee, Conformational degree and molecular orientation in rubrene film by in situ x- ray absorption spectroscopy, J. Appl. Phys. (2007) 102, 063504, ISSN (E-ISSN) 1089-7550. IF = 2.286
  47. S. Sindhu, S. Jegadesan, R. A. Edward Leong and S.Valiyaveettil, Synthesis of mixed metal carbonates superstructure by micellar aggregation, Cryst. Growth & Design (2006) 6 (6) 1537, Web Edition ISSN: 1528-7505. IF = 4.089
  48. S.Sindhu,S.Jegadesan, S.Valiyaveettil and A. Parthiban, Synthesis and characterization of ferrite nano composite spheres from hydroxylated polymers.J. Mag. Mag. Mater.(2006) 296 (2), 104, ISSN: 0304-8853.IF = 2.717
  49. J. Paul, S. Sindhu, M. H. Nurmawati, and S. Valiyaveettil, Mechanics of pre-stressed polydimethylsiloxane carbon nanotube composite, Appl. Phy. Letts. (2006) 89, 184101, ISSN (E-ISSN) is 1077-3118. IF = 3.597
  50. S. Jegadesan, S. Sindhu, R. C. Advincula, S. Valiyaveettil, Direct Electrochemical Nanopatterning of Polycarbazole Monomer and Precursor Polymer Films: Ambient Formation of Thermally Stable Conducting Nanopatterns Langmuir (2006) 22, 780, ISSN: 1520-5827. IF = 3.557
  51. S. Jegadesan, S. Sindhu, and S. Valiyaveettil, Easy writing of nano-patterns on a polymer film by using electrostatic nanolithography,Small (2006)2,481, Online ISSN: 1613-6829. IF=11.459
  52. B. Varghese, C. F. Cheong, S. Sindhu, T. Yu, C. T. Lim, S. Valiyaveettil, and C.H. Sow, Size Selective Assembly of Colloidal Particles on Template by Directed Self Assembly Technique, Langmuir (2006) 22 (19), 8248, ISSN: 1520-5827. IF = 3.557
  53. S. Jegadesan, P. Taranekar,   S. Sindhu, R. C. Advincula, S. Valiyaveettil, Electrochemically nano-patterned conducting coronas of a conjugated precursor: SPM parameters and polymer composition, Langmuir (2006) 22, 3807, ISSN: 1520-5827. IF = 3.557
  54. B. M. H. Nurmawati, R. Ravindranath, P. K. Ajikumar, S. Sindhu,     C. H. Sow, and S. Valiyaveettil, Amphiphilic Poly(p-phenylene)s for Self-organized Porous Blue Light-Emitting Thin Films,  Adv. Fun. Mater. (2006)  16, 2340 -2345, Online ISSN: 1616-3028. IF = 16.84
  55. R. Lakshminarayanan, L. X. Jun, S. Gayathri, S. Sindhu, Y. Banerjee, R. ManjunathaKini,S. Valiyaveettil  Formation of Transient Amorphous Calcium Carbonate Precursor in the Quail Eggshell Mineralization – An In vitro Study, Biomacromolecules (2006) 7 (11), 3202 -3209, ISSN: 1526-4602. IF = 6.09
  56. C. Basheer, S. Sindhu, S. Valiyaveettil and H. K. Lee, Development and application of simple capillary-microreactor for the heterogeneous catalysis of glucose using porous gold (0) catalyst, Chem. Commun.,(2005), 3, 409,  ISSN 1364-548X. IF = 5.996
  57. S. Sindhu and S.Valiyaveettil, Design and Synthesis of Optically Transparent Calcium Incorporated Polymer Complexes; J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys, (2004) 42, 4459, ISSN: 1099-0488. IF = 2.59
  58. Evaluation of ac conductivity of rubber ferrite composite from dielectric measurements, Sindhu S., M. R. Anantharaman, and P. Kurian,Bull. Mater. Sc.  (2002) 25(7), 599, ISSN: 0973-7669 (Online) (IF: 1.878), DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02707892
  59. Evaluation of hysteresis loss for rubber ferrite composites and estimation of magnetostrictive constant ls from loop parameters, Sindhu S., and M.R. Anantharaman, Indian J. Pure Appl.  Phys., (2002) 40, 495, ISSN: 0975-1041 (online) (IF: 0.923), DOI Link: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/25380
  60. Tailoring magnetic and dielectric properties of rubber ferrite composites containing mixed ferrites, M. R. Anantharaman, Sindhu S., K. A. Malini, E. M. Mohammed, S. K. Date, S. D. Kulkarni, P. A. Joy and P. Kurian, Bull. Mater. Sci. (2001) 24, 623, ISSN: 0973-7669 (Online) (IF: 1.878), DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02704011
  61. Effect of cycling on the magnetization of ion exchanged nanocomposite based on polystyrene, K. A. Malini, M. R. Anantharaman, Sindhu S., C. N. Chinnasamy, N.Ponpandian, A. Narayanasamy, M. Balachandran and V. N. SivasankaraPillai, J.  Mater. Sci.  (2001) 36, 821, ISSN: 1573-4803 (Online) (IF: 4.682), DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004805925431
  62. Magnetic and processability studies on rubber ferrite composites based on natural rubber and mixed ferrite, K. A. Malini, E. M. Mohammed, Sindhu S., P. A. Joy, S. K. Date, S. D. Kulkarni, P. Kurian and M. R. Anantharaman, J. Mater. Sci., (2001) 36, 5551, ISSN: 1573-4803 (Online) (IF: 4.682) DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012545127918 
  63. Studies on the influence of dopants on the properties of maghemite – A tape material, M.. R. Ananatharaman, K.A.Malini,  Sindhu S., and H.V.Keer,Ind. J.  Pure Appl.  Phys., (1999) 37, 842, ISSN: 0975-1041 (online) (IF: 0.923) DOI Link: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/27227 
  64. Dielectric properties of rubber ferrite composites containing mixed ferrites, M. R. Anantharaman, Sindhu S., S. Jagatheesan, K. A. Malini, P. Kurian, J. Phy D: Applied Physics, (1999) 32 15, 1801, Online ISSN: 1361-6463 (IF: 3.409), DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/32/15/307
  65. On the magnetic properties of ultrafine zinc ferrites, M. R. Anantharaman, S. Jagatheesan, Sindhu S., K. A. Malini, A. Narayanasamy, C. N. Chinnasamy, J. D. Jacobs, Reijne, K.Seshan, R. H. H. Smits, and H. H. Brongersma, J. Mag. Mag. Mater., (1998) 189, 83, ISSN: 0304-8853 (IF: 3.097), DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-8853(98)00171-1 
  66. Investigations on the cure characteristics and magnetic properties of rubber ferrite composites, M. R. Anantharaman, S. Jagatheesan, Sindhu S., K. A. Malini, A. Narayanasamy, C. N. Chinnasamy, P. Kurian  and K. Vasudevan, Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Processing and Applications (1998) 27, No.2, 77, ISSN: 0959-8111 (IF: 0.58) 
  67. Dielectric and mechanical properties of rubber ferrite composites, K. A. Malini, E. M.Mohammed, Sindhu S., P. Kurian, M. R. Anantharaman,Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering (2002), 31(10), 449, ISSN: 0959-8111 (IF: 1.843) 
  68. Novel Bi2O3-ZnO solid solutions as photoanode in DSSC, M. J. Jabeen Fatima, C. V. Niveditha, and Sindhu S, AIP Conference Proceedings 2082, 050003 (2019), DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5093863.
  69. Manipulation and assembly of CuxS dendrites using optical tweezers, F. C. Cheong, B. Varghese, Sindhu S, W. P. Lim, W. S. Chin, S. Valiyaveettil, C. H. Sow, Solid State Phenomena (2007), 121-123, p 1371, ISSN: 1662-9779. 
  70. Design of novel nanocomposites through interfacial engineering, Sindhu S, S. Jegadesan, R. Renu and S.Valiyaveettil, J. Meta. and Nanocrys. Mater. (2005) 23, 327, ISSN: 2297-6620.
  71. Control on the Morphology and Polymorph Selectivity in Calcium Carbonate Mineralization, Sindhu S, P. K. Ajikumar, S. Jegadesan, and S. Valiyaveettil, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., (2005) 847, 235-239, ISSN: 0272-9172.
  72. Controlled formation of nano- and micro scale structures on polymer films using atomic force microscopy, S. Jegadesan, Sindhu S, P. Taranekar, R. C. Advincula, S. Valiyaveettil,  Polymer Preprints (American Chemical Society, Division of Polymer Chemistry)  (2006),  47(2),  374-375ISSN: 0032-3934. 
  73. Calcium rich biocomposites with tuned optical properties - a polymer driven approach, Sindhu S, S. Jegadesan, L. Hairong, S. Valiyaveettil, Polymer Preprints (American Chemical Society, Division of Polymer Chemistry) (2006),  47(2),  326-327, ISSN: 0032-3934. 
  74. Synthesis and biocompatibility investigations of coated nanomagnetic oxides for hyperthermia applications, J. Giri, Sindhu S, S. Dasgupta, D. Datta and D. Bahadur, Ist P3 conference proc. 2003, 1, 35. 
  75. Calculation of ac conductivity from dielectric measurements and studies on the ac conductivity of rubber ferrite composites, Sindhu S; T.P. Bindu; K. A. Malini; Mohammed, E. M.; Kurian, P.; M. R Anantharaman, Proceedings of the DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, 42nd, (2000), 577. 

Book Chapters

  1. Application of Nanostructured Materials for Energy and environmental Applications, Niveditha C. V, Jabeen Fatima M. J, and Sindhu S*, Chapter 36, pp 141-144, Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd. (2015), ISBN: 978-93-85436-91-8. 
  2. Application of Nanostructured Materials for Energy and environmental Applications, P. Nijisha, N. M. Bhabhina, and Sindhu S*, Chapter 36, pp 145-148, Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd. (2015), ISBN: 978-93-85436-91-8, 
  3. N. M. Bhabhina and Sindhu S*, Carbon as photocatalytic promoter in zinc oxide nanotubes P8-19, (2019) ISBN 978-93-5321-814-0, Bio episteme: an anthology of research papers in science.
  4. Rajita Ramanarayanan, Sindhu S*, Emphasising the role of silver nanoparticles in the enhancement of photocatalytic efficiency of TiO2, P40-47 (2019) ISBN 978-93-5321-814-0. Bio episteme: an anthology of research papers in science. 
  5. A comparative approach to structural heterogeneity of polyaniline and its ZnO nanocomposites, Advanced Polymeric Systems: Applications in Nanostructured Materials, Composites and Biomedical Fields, Bhabhina N. M., Ajisha P. C., Dharsana M. Vidyadharan, Jyothilakshmi V. P., Sindhu S*, Chapter 5, River Publishers, Niels Jernes Vej 10, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark (2020), Electronic ISBN:9788770221351, Print ISBN:9788770221368


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