Dr. Sindhu SProfessorDepartment of Nanoscience and TechnologyUniversity of Calicut, Kerala - 673635Phone: 0494 2407374 (office)Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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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:
- Professor, Department of Nanoscience & Technology, University of Calicut (2022- tilldate)
- Assistant Professor, Level 12, Department of Nanoscience & Technology, University of Calicut (2019 – 2022)
- Assistant Professor, Level 11, Department of Nanoscience & Technology, University of Calicut (2014 – 2019)
- Assistant Professor, Level 10, Department of Nanoscience & Technology, University of Calicut (2010 – 2014)
- 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:
- 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)
- 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)
- 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:
- Member Senate, University of Calicut- 2023 - 2024
- Member, Academic Council, University of Calicut – 2014 – 2024
- Member of the Academic Council of Carmel College Mala, Thrissur - 2023 onwards
- Head, Department of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Calicut ( 2016- 2024)
- Chairperson, Board of Studies for Nanoscience and Technology, University of Calicut since 2016.
- Chairperson, Board of Examinations, MTech Nanoscience and Technology, University of Calicut, 2016 December- 2023 December
- Chairperson, Board of Examinations, MSc Physics (Nanoscience), MSc Chemistry (Nanoscience), University of Calicut, 2022 August - 2024 November
- Member, Research Admission Committee,Department of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Calicut - 2012-till date
- Member, CSIF committee, Central Sophisticated Instrumentation Facility, University of Calicut, 2016-till date
- Member Academic Committee CCSS, PG – 2016 – 2023
- Department IQAC Coordinator- 2016 to 2021
- Member, Faculty of Science, University of Calicut- 2016-2019, 2020-2023
- Course Co-ordinator, MTech Nanoscience& Technology, University of Calicut, 2011-13, 2013-15, 2015-17, 2017-19, 2018-20, 2019-21 batches.
- Coordinator for Refresher Course in Nanoscience at UGC- HRDC- Calicut University(2011)
- Coordinator for Refresher Course in Materials Science at UGC- HRDC- University of Calicut (2020)
- Organizer, National Workshop on Advances in NANO, January 27-28, 2012
- Convener, National Seminar on Nanomaterials for Energy, Environment and Health, 16th March 2018 (NEEH 2018)
- Convener, Workshop on Quantum Mechanics and Group Theory (QMGT 2019)
- Convener, National Workshop on Advanced Analytical Techniques in Materials Science (WAATMS 2020), January 20-23, 2020.
- Member in the JRF selection committee at Centre for Green Energy Technology (UGC Project), Pondicherry University
- Convener, National Workshop on “Beauty of Quantum Mechanics in Real Life”, June 21-25, 2021.
- Chairperson, International Conference on Advanced Materials for Sustainability (ICAMS 2023), December 21-23, 2023, University of Calicut.
Selected Publications:
- 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 (2024) (in Press) (IF: 4.5)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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.
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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 .
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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,
- 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.
- 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.
- 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