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Prof.R. Thangavel

Designation: Associate Professor

Department: Physics

Email: rthangavel[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

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Office Number: +91-326-223-5916

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Research Interest: Quantum Control of Spin Qubits in Semiconductor chip fabrications; Semiconductor Devices- UV-IR broadband photodetectors for space applications; solar Cells, LEDs, Thin Film Transistor (TFT); 2D Materials (MoS2, WSe2, Fe3GeTe2 etc) Crystal growth techniques; Single photon emitters and detector for quantum communications; electronic band structure calculations using WIEN2K(FP-LAPW), Quantum ESPRESSO & TB-LMTO Software and Semiconductor Device Physics (nano TCAD);

Curriculum
Vitae
Publications

Teaching

COURSE OFFERED IN CURRENT SEMESTER 

  • Semiconductor Physics and Technology ( B.Tech Engg Physics, PhD Course work)

COURSES OFFERED IN PREVIOUS SEMESTERS

  • Physics of Nanomaterials (M. Sc., Physics,B. Tech. Engineering Physics)

  • Condensed Matter Physics (M. Sc., Physics)

  • Solid State Physics (M.Sc., Physics)

  • Optoelectronic Materials and Device ( M.Sc., Physics, B.Tech Engg Physics)

  • Physics of Semiconductor Materials and Device (Ph.D. Course work)

  • Optoelectronic Materials and  Devices (B. Tech. Engineering Physics) 

  • Physics-I &II (B. Tech. Common)

  • Physics-I &II  (Preparatory)

  • Introduction of Quantum Devices (B. Tech. Engineering Physics)

  • Computational Physics (B. Tech. Engineering Physics)

  • Quantum Mechanics

Academics

  1. July 2004 to July 2008: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), thesis entitled “Investigations on the technologically important wide bandgap II-VI ternary semiconductors, Crystal growth and characterisation of Zinc Oxide and alloy systems” at Crystal Growth Centre, Anna University Chennai, Chennai, India.
  2. 2002-2003: Master of Philosophy (M.Phil-Theoretical Physics), University of Madras, Chennai, India., M.Phil Project entitled “ Studies in Models for Interacting Populations”
  3. 1997-1999: Master of Science (M.Sc.) (Physics), Bharathidasan University, Trichirappalli, India.
  4. 1994-1997: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) (Physics), Bharathidasan University, Trichirappalli, India.

Position

  1. Associate Professor in Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad-826 004, Jharkhand (12.04.2021 to till date)
  2. Assistant Professor in Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad-826 004, Jharkhand (02.07.2012 to 11/02/2021)
  3. Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Department of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, 1001 University Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan 300, (ROC) (01.04.2012 to 19.06.2012)
  4. Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan (ROC) (05.02.2009 to 31.03.2012)
  5. Council of Scientific Industrial Research - Senior Research Fellow (CSIR-SRF) – Extended in Crystal Growth Centre, Anna university Chennai, Chennai-600 025, India (18.07.2008 to 31.12.2008)

Awards and Honors

  1. Junior Research Fellow (JRF), Department of Science and Technology (DST),   New Delhi, India.
  2. Senior Research Fellow (SRF), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR), New Delhi, India.
  3. Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Research Centre for Applied Sciences,  Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan (ROC).
  4. Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Department of Photonics,  National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu , Taiwan (ROC).

Publications

Books Published

  1. J. Kumar,S. Ramasubramanian,  R. Thangavel,  M. Rajagopalan “On the Optical and Magnetic Properties of Doped-ZnO” , ZnO Nanocrystals and Allied Materials Springer Series in Materials Science”  Volume 180, 2014, pp 309-329. DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-1160-0_15.

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

  1. Theoretical Investigation of Electronic and Photocatalytic Properties of a Trilayer vdW MoS2/ZnO/WS2 Heterojunction for Overall Water-Splitting Applications, D Nayak, R Thangavel, ACS Applied Energy Materials 7 (7), 2642-2652 (2024)
  2. Synthesis of type-II TiO2 nanoparticle/ZnO nanorods heterostructure for enhanced photocatalytic activity, A Kumar, D Nayak, P Sahoo, BK Nandi, R Thangavel, Materials Letters 367, 136672 (2024)
  3. Theoretical investigation on electronic and photocatalytic properties of MoS2 monolayer with cation incorporation for water-splitting applications, D Nayak, R Thangavel, Materials Letters 359, 135839 (2024)
  4. Hydrothermally Grown Halogen-Doped ZnO Nanorods for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation: Experimental and DFT Insights, P Sahoo, SB Mishra, S Debata, A Sharma, BK Sahu, S Padhan, R Thangavel, Byeong-Kyu Lee, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 128 (44), 18711-18723 (2024)
  5. Cu-doped NiO thin film's structural, optical, and electrical properties and its negative absorption behaviour in the Infra-Red region, K Bhujel, R Thangavel, KK Pal, P Sardar, D Nayak, NS Singh, S Rai, Physica B: Condensed Matter 688, 416129 (2024)
  6. Investigation and Comparative Studies on Charge Storage Performance in Nanostructured RuO2, NiO and Co3O4 Nanoparticles for High Dense Energy Storage, C Sambathkumar, KR Naga Venkatesh, R Thangavel, N Nallamuthu, P Devendran, K Rajesh, Electronic Materials Letters, 1-13 (2024)
  7. Electronic structure of BaBiO3 and electron–phonon coupling in K-doped superconducting bismuthate—A first-principles study, S Bhattacharyya, R Thangavel, PM Sarun, Computational Materials Science 234, 112782 (2024)
  8. Modulation of magnetic properties of trilayer MoS2/ZnO/VS2 van der Waals heterostructure via strain engineering for spintronics application, S Lahiri, R Thangavel, Physics Letters A 522, 129764 (2024)
  9. An ab initio and monte carlo study of MS2/VS2 (M= Mo, W) ferromagnetic bilayer with negative magnetoresistance in MoS2/VS2 heterostructure, S Lahiri, M Kumar, R Thangavel, Physica Scripta 99 (10), 1059d4 (2024)
  10. Insights into the magnetic signature in VS2 nanosheets for spintronics applications: an experimental and ab initio approach, S Lahiri, M Kumar, UB Parashar, R Thangavel, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 57 (48), 485306 (2024)
  11. An ab initio and Monte Carlo study of 3d transition metal-substituted MgBr2: a spintronics perspective. S Lahiri, R Thangavel, Journal of Materials Science 59 (36), 17115-17127 (2024)
  12. Substitutional effect of Ti-based CZTS alloys with the effective spin-orbit coupling interaction: Ab initio, GGA + U study, NP Raju, S Lahiri, R Santosh, R Thangavel, Computational Materials Science 244, 113238 (2024)
  13. Structural stability, electronic band structure, and optoelectronic properties of quaternary chalcogenide CuZn2MS4 (M = In and Ga) compounds via first principles, A Ghosh, R Thangavel, Indian Journal of Physics, 1-8 (2024)
  14. Enhanced electrochemical performance of NiO surfaces via selective Li+ doping, T Sen, A Biswas, UG Nair, R Thangavel, TK Rout, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 26 (42), 27141-27151 (2024)
  15. Heat reflux sonochemical synthesis of Cu3BiS3 quantum dots: Experimental and first-principles investigation of spin–orbit coupling on structural, electronic, and optical properties, NP Raju, D Tripathi, S Lahiri, R Thangavel, Solar Energy 259, 107-118           (2023)
  16. A study on the influence of alkali codoping in Co-ZnO thin films A Shyam, DS Nair, TK Drishya, R Swaminathan, R.Thangavel, Optik 283, 170866 (2023)
  17. Enhancement in photoelectrochemical performance of ZnO nanoparticle–based photoelectrodes with incorporation of Cu dopant source, M Chakraborty, R Thangavel, D Roy, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 1-7 (2023)
  18. Investigation of electronic and magnetic properties in vacancy incorporated monolayer magnesium bromide for spintronics application: an ab-initio study, S Lahiri, R Thangavel ,Physica Scripta 98 (5), 055937 (2023)
  19. Fabrication of porous and visible light active ZnO nanorods and ZnO@ TiO2 core–shell photocatalysts for self-cleaning applications, A Kumar, D Nayak, P Sahoo, BK Nandi, VK Saxena, R Thangavel Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 25 (24), 16423-16437(2023)
  20. Insight into enhanced photocatalytic properties of a type-II MoS2/ZnO heterostructure and tuning its properties and interfacial charge transfer by strain, D Nayak, R Thangavel, New Journal of Chemistry 47 (7), 3328-3340(2023)
  21. Ab initio investigation of spin–orbit coupling on structural, electronic, and optical properties for quaternary chalcogenide 2D-layered ACu 2 BS 3 (A= K, Na; B= Bi, Sb) compounds, NP Raju, S Lahiri, R Thangavel, New Journal of Chemistry 47 (2), 858-867(2023)
  22. Strain Modulated Electronic and Photocatalytic Properties of MoS2/WS2 Heterostructure: A DFT Study, D Nayak, R Thangavel, ACS Applied Electronic Materials 5 (1), 302-316 (2022)
  23. Sonohydrothermal-assisted ZnS nanocrystals for improved structural, electronic, and optical properties: Experimental and ab initio methods, P Raju, S Lahiri, D Tripathi, V Kumar, R Thangavel , Materials Science and Engineering: B 286, 115983(2022)
  24. Effect of carbon co-doping on magnetic properties of transition and rare-earth metal-doped bismuth telluride, NS Kaleemullah, M Malaidurai, R Thangavel, J Kumar, Bulletin of Materials Science 45 (4), 234(2022)
  25. A dual effect of surface roughness and photocatalysis of crystalline TiO2-thin film for self-cleaning application on a photovoltaic covering glass, A Kumar, VK Saxena, R Thangavel, BK Nandi, Materials Chemistry and Physics 289, 126427(2022)
  26. Simulation Analysis of High Field-Effect Mobility in p-Channel-Based Cylindrical Thin-Film Transistors, VG Akkili, NP Raju, R Thangavel, VM Srivastava, Journal of Electronic Materials 51 (9), 5015-5025(2022)
  27. Fabrication of p-CuI/n-ZnO heterostructure with a methodical interfacial charge transfer characteristics for photoelectrochemical water splitting, S Banerjee, R Thangavel, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 146, 106690(2022)
  28. Tailoring the electronic and photocatalytic properties of Mo1− xWx S2 monolayers via biaxial strain D Nayak, R Thangavel, Journal of Materials Science 57 (6), 4283-4299(2022)
  29. Dopant inculcated ZnO based photoelectrodes for revitalizing photoelectrochemical water splitting S Banerjee, S Padhan, R Thangavel, Materials Chemistry and Physics 277, 125548 (2022)
  30. A density functional theory study on the strain modulated electronic and photocatalytic properties of a GaSe monolayer for photocatalytic water splitting and artificial photosynthesis, D Nayak, R Thangavel New Journal of Chemistry 46 (23), 11447-11461, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NJ00956K
  31. Investigation on the structural and magnetic properties of MxBi2–xTe3 (M= Gd, Fe, Cr)(x= 0, 1) using colloidal hot-injection method, NS Kaleemullah, M Malaidurai, R Thangavel, J Kumar, Bulletin of Materials Science 45 (1), (2022)53 (1-9), https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-021-02632-x
  32. Fabrication of p-CuI/n-ZnO heterostructure with a methodical interfacial charge transfer characteristics for photoelectrochemical water splitting, S Banerjee, R Thangavel, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 146, (2022) 106690, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2022.106690 ( Impact factor 3.927)
  33. Dopant inculcated ZnO based photoelectrodes for revitalizing photoelectrochemical water splitting

  34. S Banerjee, S Padhan, R Thangavel, Materials Chemistry and Physics 277, (2022)125548, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2021.125548, (Impact Factor: 4.094)

  35. T Sen, A Biswas, TK Rout, R Thangavel, UG Nair, Comparative study of morphological, optical and conductive properties between low and heavily zinc doped nickel oxide thin films as hole transporting material, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 889, (2022)161613. (Impact Factor: 5.316) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.16161

  36. Cu doped NiO thin film photocathodes for enhanced PEC performance, P Sahoo, A Sharma, S Padhan, R Thangavel, Superlattices and Microstructures 159, (2021)107050, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spmi.2021.107050 (Impact Factor: 2.658)
  37. Enhanced catalytic property of metal oxide for an efficient visible-induced photoelectrochemical water splitting, Sanchari Banerjee, Subhash Padhan, R Thangavel, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics volume 33, pages9003–9017 (2022), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-07091-(Impact factor:2.478)
  38. Modifying the photocatalytic property of ZnO-based photoelectrodes by introducing MgFe2O4 nanoparticles, S Banerjee, S Padhan, R Thangavel, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics volume 33, pages9277–9288 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-07277-4  (Impact factor:2.478)
  39. P Sahoo, A Sharma, S Padhan, R Thangavel, Construction of ZnO@ NiO heterostructure photoelectrodes for improved photoelectrochemical performance, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 46 (73), (2021) 36176-36188, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.08.154 ( Impact factor : 5.739)
  40. Dipali Nayak and R Thangavel Comparative study of the electronic and photocatalytic properties of bulk and monolayer MX2: A TB-mBJ study, Materials Science and Engineering B 264, (2021)114944 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2020.114944. (Impact Factor: 4.706)
  41. Akash Sharma, Pooja Sahoo, Abhijit Singha, Subash Padhan, R.Thangavel, Visible-light Induced Photosplitting of Water using Solution-processed Cu2BaSnS4 Photoelectrodes and a Tandem Approach for Development of Pt-free Photoelectrochemical Cell, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing  121,(2021), 105433,  DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2020.04.027. (Impact Factor: 3.085)
  42. Pooja Sahoo, Akash Sharma, Subash Padhan, R Thangavel, Visible light driven photosplitting of water using one dimensional Mg doped ZnO nanorod arrays, , International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45 (2020) 22576-22588. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.06.173.  (Impact Factor: 4.939)
  43. Akash Sharma, Pooja Sahoo, Abhijit Singha, Subash Padhan, G.Udayabhanu, R.Thangavel, Efficient visible-light-driven water splitting performance of sulfidation-free, solution processed Cu2MgSnS4 thin films: Role of post-drying temperature, Solar Energy, 203 (2020) 284-295. DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2020.04.027.  (Impact Factor: 4.674)
  44. N. Prudhuvi Raju, R Thangavel, Theoretical investigation of spin–orbit coupling on structural, electronic and optical properties for CuAB2 (A = Sb, Bi; B = S, Se) compounds using Tran–Blaha-modified Becke–Johnson method: A first-principles approach, , Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 830 (2020) 154621. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.154621. (Impact Factor: 4.65)
  45. S Vallisree, A Sharma, R Thangavel, TR Lenka, Investigations of carrier transport mechanism and junction formation in Si/CZTS dual absorber solar cell technology, , Applied Physics A 126 (2020) 163. DOI: 10.1007/s00339-020-3343-9. (Impact Factor: 1.78)
  46. A. Viswanath and R. Thangavel Hydrothermal Growth of Undoped and Zn-Doped SnO Nanocrystals: A Frequency Dependence of AC Conductivity and Dielectric Response Studies, Semiconductors, 54 (1), (2020) 73-76. DOI: 10.1134/S1063782620010261. (Impact Factor: 0.641).
  47. M Malaidurai, BS Kumar, R Thangavel, Spin polarized carrier injection driven magneto-optical Kerr effect in Cr-doped ZnO nanorods, Physics Letters A 383 (24), (2019)2988-2992 (Impact Factor: 2.278)
  48. P Sahoo, A Sharma, S Padhan, G Udayabhanu, R Thangavel, UV-assisted water splitting of stable Cl-doped ZnO nanorod photoanodes grown via facile sol-gel hydrothermal technique for enhanced solar energy harvesting applications, Solar Energy 193, (2019)148-163. DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2019.09.045. (Impact Factor: 4.674)
  49. Mohua Chakraborty, Dhrubojyoti Roy, Akash Sharma, R.Thangavel, “Post-treatment with ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles to improve photo-electrochemical performance of ZnO nanorods based photoelectrodes”, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 200 (2019) 109975. DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2019.109975. (Impact Factor:6.019)
  50. M Chakraborty, R Thangavel, P Komninou, Z Zhou, A Gupta “Nanospheres and nanoflowers of copper bismuth sulphide (Cu3BiS3): Colloidal synthesis, structural, optical and electrical characterization”, , Journal of Alloys and Compounds.776 (2019) 142-148. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.10.151. (Impact Factor: 3.779)
  51. S Vallisree, R Thangavel and T R Lenka Modelling, simulation, optimization of Si/ZnO and Si/ZnMgO heterojunction solar cells,  Mater. Res. Express 6 (2019) 025910. DOI:  10.1088/2053-1591/aaf023. (Impact factor :1.929)
  52. Mukesh Kumar Pandey, M Malaidurai, R Thangavel and Asit Kumar Kar,  Magnetoimpedance study of nickel incorporated diamond like carbon thin films,  Material Research Express, 6 (9), (2019) 096115. DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/ab32b6. (Impact factor: 1.929).
  53. Joydip Dutta, Vineet Kumar Rai, M Malaidurai and R.Thangavel, Development of Y2O3: Ho3+/Yb3+ Upconverting Nanophosphors for Enhancing Solar Cell Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, , IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 9(4), (2019), 1040. DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2912719. (Impact factor: 3.712)
  54. K.Janani, S.Ramasubramanian, R.Thangavel and P.Thiyagarajan, Effect of gadolinium concentration on the luminescence of LiYF4: Yb3+/Er3+ phosphor, , Solid State Sciences 91 (2019) 119. DOI: 10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2019.03.025. (Impact factor: 2.434)
  55. R.Vettumperumal, J. RubyJemima, S.Kalyanaraman and R.Thangavel, Analysis of electronic and optical properties of copper iodide (γ-CuI) by TB – mBJ method – A promising optoelectronic material, Vacuum 162 (2019), 156. DOI: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2019.01.047. (Impact factor: 2.906)
  56. Rudranarayan Khatua, Smruti Ranjan Sahoo,  Sagar Sharma,  R. Thangavel and Sridhar Sahu Anisotropic charge transport properties of chrysene derivatives as organic semiconductor: A computational study, Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 31 (2018)  e3859, DOI:10.1002/poc.3859, ( Impact factor: 1.536)
  57. P Kumar, HK Malik, A Ghosh, R Thangavel, K Asokan “An insight to origin of ferromagnetism in ZnO and N implanted ZnO thin films: Experimental and DFT approach”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 768, (2018) 323-328. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.07.097. (Impact Factor: 3.779)
  58. A Sharma, M Chakraborty, R Thangavel “Enhanced photoelectrochemical performance of hydrothermally grown tetravalent impurity (Si4+) doped zinc oxide nanostructures for solar water splitting applications”, , Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 29 (17), (2018) 14710-14722. DOI: 10.1007/s10854-018-9608-9. (Impact Factor: 2.324)
  59. M Malaidurai, R Thangavel, “Study of structural and magnetic properties of co-precipitated α-Fe2O3 nanocrystals” Superlattices and Microstructures, 120, (2018), 553-560. DOI: 10.1016/j.spmi.2018.06.025. (Impact Factor: 2.099)
  60. Manish Babu Agarwal, Akash Sharma, M Malaidurai, R Thangavel “Effect of Sn doping on structural, mechanical, optical and electrical properties of ZnO nanoarrays prepared by sol-gel and hydrothermal process”, Superlattices and Microstructures, 117, (2018) 342-350. DOI: 10.1016/j.spmi.2018.03.061. (Impact Factor: 2.099)
  61. S Vallisree, R Thangavel, TR Lenka “Theoretical investigations on enhancement of photovoltaic efficiency of nanostructured CZTS/ZnS/ZnO based solar cell device”, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 29 (9), (2018)7262-7272. DOI: 10.1007/s10854-018-8796-7. (Impact Factor: 2.324)
  62. D.K. Chaudhary, A. Ghosh, R. Thangavel, L. Kumar “Bulk-heterojunction hybrid solar cells with non-toxic, earth abundant stannite phase CuZn2AlS4 nanocrystals”, , Thin Solid Films. 649 (2018) 202–209. DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2018.01.055. (Impact Factor: 1.939)
  63. B. Santoshkumar, S. Kalyanaraman, R. Thangavel, T. Santhoshkumar, G. Annadurai, I. V. Kityk, J. Jedryka, K. Ozga, A. Slezak “Optically poled SHG and THG effects in cesium doped zinc oxide nanorods” J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron., 29, (2018) (18), 15291–15298. DOI: 10.1007/s10854-018-8794-9.  (Impact Factor: 2.324)
  64. A. Sharma, M. Chakraborty, R. Thangavel, G. Udayabhanu “Hydrothermal growth of undoped and boron doped ZnO nanorods as a photoelectrode for solar water splitting applications” J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol. 85 (2018) 1-11. DOI: 10.1007/s10971-017-4536-3. (Impact Factor: 1.745)
  65. B. Santoshkumar, S. Kalyanaraman, R. Thangavel, T. Santhoshkumar, S. Chakraborty, G. Annadurai, I. V. Kityk, J. Jedryka, A. Wojciechowski, K. Ozga, A. Slezak “Experimental and theoretical analyses of the nonlinear optical effects in magnesium and copper co-doped zinc oxide nanorods”, J. Alloys Compd. 734 (2018) 275–281. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.10.287. (Impact Factor: 3.779)
  66. Utsa Das, R Thangavel and S Dhar First principles study of the structural, electronic and optical properties of epitaxial GaSb1−x−yNyBix, lattice matched to GaSb,  Mater. Res. Express 5 (2018) 115901. DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/aadbf1. (Impact factor: 1.929)
  67. A. Ghosh, R. Thangavel, Electronic structure and optical properties of iron based chalcogenide FeX2 (X = S, Se, Te) for photovoltaic applications: a first principle study, Indian J. Phys.  91 (2017). (11), 1339–1344. DOI: 10.1007/s12648-017-1046-7. (Impact Factor: 0.967)
  68. A. Ghosh, R. Thangavel, A. Gupta “Solution-processed Cd free kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cells with vertically aligned ZnO nanorod arrays”, J. Alloys Compd. 694 (2017) 394–400. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.09.325. (Impact Factor: 3.779)
  69. S. Kumar, R. Thangavel “Gd doping effect on structural, electrical and magnetic properties of ZnO thin films synthesized by sol-gel spin coating technique”, Electron. Mater. Lett. 13 (2017) 129–135. DOI: 10.1007/s13391-017-6164-z. (Impact Factor: 2.882)
  70. B. Santoshkumar, A. Biswas, S. Kalyanaraman, R. Thangavel, G. Udayabhanu, G. Annadurai, S. Velumani “Influence of defect luminescence and structural modification on the electrical properties of Magnesium Doped Zinc Oxide Nanorods”, Superlattices Microstruct. 106 (2017) 58–66. DOI: 10.1016/j.spmi.2017.03.039. (Impact Factor: 2.099)
  71. V. Usha, S. Kalyanaraman, R. Vettumperumal, R. Thangavel “A study of frequency dependent electrical and dielectric properties of NiO nanoparticles” Phys. B Condens. Matter. 504 (2017) 63–68. DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2016.10.011. (Impact Factor: 1.453)
  72. Mohua Chakraborty, Preetilata Mahapatra, R. Thangavel Structural, optical and electrochemical properties of Al and Cu co-doped ZnO nanorods synthesized by a hydrothermal method, , Thin Solid Films 612 (2016) 49-54. DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2016.05.038. (Impact Factor: 1.939)
  73. M Chakraborty, D Roy, A Biswas, R Thangavel, G Udayabhanu, Structural, optical and photo-electrochemical properties of hydrothermally grown ZnO nanorods arrays covered with α-Fe 2 O 3 nanoparticles, , RSC advances 6 (79), (2016)75063-75072(Impact Factor: 3.119)
  74. Mohua Chakraborty, Anima Ghosh, R Thangavel, K Asokan, Conduction mechanism in mesoporous hematite thin films using low temperature electrical measurements and theoretical electronic band structure calculations, , Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 664, (2016) 682-689. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.01.019. (Impact Factor: 3.779)
  75. B Santoshkumar, S Kalyanaraman, R Vettumperumal, R Thangavel, I.V Kityk, S Velumani Structure-dependent anisotropy of the photoinduced optical nonlinearity in calcium doped ZnO nanorods grown by low cost hydrothermal method for photonic device applications, , Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 658, (2016).435-439. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.10.067. (Impact Factor: 3.779)
  76. R Vettumperumal, S Kalyanaraman, B Santoshkumar, R Thangavel, Estimation of Electron-Phonon coupling and Urbach Energy in Group-I elements doped ZnO Nanoparticles and Thin Films by Sol-Gel Method, Materials Research Bulletin, 77, (2016).101-110. DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2016.01.015. (Impact Factor: 2.873)
  77. Mohua Chakraborty, R Thangavel, Amrita Biswas, G Udayabhanu Facile synthesis, and the optical and electrical properties of nanocrystalline ZnFe2O4 thin films, , Crystal Engineering Communications 18(7), (2016).3095-3103. DOI: 10.1039/C5CE02553B. (Impact Factor: 3.304)
  78. Anima Ghosh, Soubantika Palchoudhury, R.Thangavel, Ziyou Zhou, Nariman Naghibolashrafi , Karthik Ramasamy  and Arunava Gupta A new family of wurtzite-phase Cu2ZnAS4−x and CuZn2AS4 (A = Al, Ga, In) nanocrystals for solar energy conversion applications, , Chemical communications,52(2) , (2016).264-267. DOI: 10.1039/C5CC07743E. (Impact Factor: 6.29)
  79. Anima Ghosh, R.Thangavel, Arunava Gupta Chemical Synthesis, Characterization and Theoretical Investigations of Stannite Phase CuZn2AlS4 Nanocrystals, , New Journal of Chemistry, 40, 1149-1154 (2016). DOI: 10.1039/C5NJ02365C. (Impact Factor: 3.201)
  80. R.Vettumperumal, S.Kalyanaraman, and R.Thangavel, Modification of Orientation, Surface and Optical Properties of ZnO Films by Cesium and Erbium Codoping Using Sol–Gel Method, , ‎J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol 16(9) (2016) 9667. DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2016.12153. (Impact factor: 0.49)
  81. R.Vettumperumal, S.Kalyanaraman, B.Santoshkumar and R.Thangavel Estimation of electron–phonon coupling and Urbach energy in group-I elements doped ZnO nanoparticles and thin films by sol–gel method, , Mater. Res. Bull. 77(2016) 101. DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2016.01.015. (Impact factor: 4.019)
  82. V. Usha, S Kalyanaraman, R. Thangavel, R Vettumperumal Effect of catalyst on the synthesis of CuO nanoparticles: structural and optical properties by sol-gel method, , Superlattices and Microstructures, 86, (2015) 203-210. DOI: 10.1016/j.spmi.2015.07.053. (Impact Factor: 2.099)
  83. M Chakraborty, Anima Ghosh, R Thangavel Experimental and theoretical investigations of structural and optical properties of copper doped ZnO nanorods, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 74, (3), (2015) 756–764. DOI: 10.1007/s10971-015-3660-1. (Impact Factor: 1.745)
  84. R Vettumperumal, S Kalyanaraman, R Thangavel,Optical constants and near infrared emission of Er doped ZnO sol-gel thin films, Journal of Luminescence 158, (2015)493–500. DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2014.09.047. (Impact Factor: 2.732)
  85. A Ghosh, R Thangavel, M Rajagopalan Electronic and optical modeling of solar cell compound CuXY2 (X= In, Ga, Al; Y= S,Se, Te): first-principles study via Tran–Blaha-modified Becke–Johnson exchange potential approach, Journal of Materials Science 50 (4), (2015) 1710-1717. DOI: 10.1007/s10853-014-8732-z. (Impact Factor: 2.993)
  86. , R Vettumperumal, S Kalyanaraman, R Thangavel Effect of Er concentration on surface and optical properties of K doped ZnO sol–gel thin films, Superlattices and Microstructures 83, (2015) 237-250. DOI: 10.1016/j.spmi.2015.03.028. (Impact Factor: 2.099)
  87. Shang-Hsuan Wu, Sanjeev Kumar, R. Thangavel, Shien-Uang Jen, Wei-Chun Cheng and Y. C. Chang Erratum to: Structural and optical properties of Na doped ZnO nanocrystalline thin films synthesized using sol–gel spin coating technique, , Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 71(2014) 192. DOI: 10.1007/s10971-013-3049-y. (Impact factor: 2.008)
  88. R Vettumperumal, S Kalyanaraman, R Thangavel Photoconductive UV detectors based heterostructures of Cd and Mg doped ZnO sol gel thin films, , Materials Chemistry and Physics 145 (2014) 237-242. DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2014.02.008. (Impact Factor: 2.210)
  89. S Kumar, P Kaur, CL Chen, R Thangavel, CL Dong, YK Ho, J F Lee,Structural, optical and magnetic characterization of Ru doped ZnO nanorods, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 588, (2014)705-709. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2013.11.137. (Impact Factor: 3.779)     
  90. Sanjeev Kumar and R. Thangavel Structural, optical and magnetic characterization of ZnO nanorods synthesized using hydrothermal technique at low temperature, , Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 70 (2014)506. DOI: 10.1007/s10971-014-3313-9. (Impact factor: 2.008)
  91. R. Vettumperumal, S. Kalyanaraman, R.Thangavel,A comparative study of structural, surface morphology and optical properties of Na and Mg codoped ZnO nanocrystalline thin films prepared using sol-gel spin coating technique” Journal of Molecular Structure 1059 (2014) 61-67. DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2013.11.044. (Impact Factor: 2.011)
  92. R Vettumperumal, S Kalyanaraman, B Santoshkumar, R Thangavel Magnetic Properties of High Li doped ZnO Sol gel thin films”, Materials Research Bulletin 50 (2014) 7-11. DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2013.10.015. (Impact Factor: 2.873)
  93. R Vettumperumal, S Kalyanaraman, R. Thangavel “Nanocrystalline Zn1− x− yBexMgyO thin films synthesized by the sol–gel method: structural and near infrared photoluminescence properties”, , Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 68 (2013) 334-340. DOI:  10.1007/s10971-013-3174-7. (Impact Factor: 1.745)
  94. Anima Ghosh, R.Thangavel and M.Rajagopalan “First principles study of electronic and optical properties of Cu2ZnSnX4 (X= S, Se) solar absorbers by Tran-Blaha modified Becke-Johnson potential approach”, Jouranl of Materials Science 48 (2013) 8259–8267. DOI: 10.1007/s10853-013-7638-5. (Impact Factor: 2.993)
  95. Parmod Kumar, Hitendra K. Malik, Anima Ghosh, R. Thangavel, and K. Asokan “Band gap tuning in highly c-axis oriented Zn1-xMgxO thin films, , Applied Physics Letters 102 (2013) 221903.DOI: 10.1063/1.4809575  (Impact Factor: 3.495)
  96. R.Thangavel, Mohammad Tariq Yaseen, Yia- Chung Chang, Chia-Hao Hsu, Kuo-Wei Yeh, Maw Kuen Wu “Near infrared to UV dielectric functions of Al doped ZnO films deposited on c-plane sapphire substrate using pulsed laser deposition”, , Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids ,74(2013)1533–1537.DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2013.05.020 (Impact Factor: 2.207)
  97. S. Ramasubramanian, R. Thangavel, J. Kumar, M. Rajagopalan, A Thamizhavel, K. Asokan and D. K. Avasthi “Study on the Ferromagnetism in Co and N doped ZnO thin film”, Current Applied Physics, 13 (2013) 1547-1553. DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2013.05.010. (Impact Factor: 2.058)
  98. R. Vettum Perumal, S. Kalyanaraman, and R.Thangavel “Enhancement of optical conductivity in the ultra-violet region of Cs doped ZnO sol gel thin films”, Journal of sol-gel science and technology 66 (2013) 206–211.DOI: 10.1007/s10971-013-2993-x. (Impact Factor: 1.745)
  99. S. Kalyanaraman, R.Thangavel and R.VettumPerumal “High mobility formation of p-type Al doped ZnO Films with annealing in NH3 Ambient”, , Journal of Physics and chemistry of solids 74, (2013) 504-508.DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2012.11.019. (Impact Factor: 2.207)
  100. S. Kalyanaraman, R.Thangavel and R.VettumPerumal “Structural and electrical properties of Li Doped ZnO under Ar/H2 atmosphere”, Journal of Sol-gel Science and technology 65, (2013) 238–242. DOI: 10.1007/s10971-012-2930-4. (Impact Factor: 1.745)
  101. Sanjeev Kumar; C. L. Chen ; C. L. Dong; Y. K. Ho ; J. F. Lee ;T. S. Chan ; R. Thangavel; T. K. Chen; B. H. Mok; S. M. Rao; M. K. Wu “Structural, optical, and magnetic characterization of Co and N co-doped ZnO nanopowders”, Journal of Materials Science, 48 (2013) 2618-2623. DOI: 10.1007/s10853-012-7055-1. (Impact Factor:2.993)
  102. Sanjeev Kumar, C.L. Chen, C.L. Dong, Y.K. Ho, J.F. Lee, T.S. Chan, R. Thangavel, T.K. Chen, B.H. Mok, S.M. Rao, M.K. Wu “Room temperature ferromagnetism in Ni doped ZnS nanoparticles”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 554 (2013) 357–362. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2012.12.001.  (Impact Factor: 3.779)
  103. R. Thangavel and Yia-Chung Chang “Investigations on Structural, Optical and electrical properties of p-type ZnO nanorods using hydrothermal method”, , Thin Solid Films,520 (2012)2589. DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.11.010. (Impact Factor: 1.939)                                       
  104. R. Thangavel, Rakesh Singh Moirangthem, Wei-Shan Lee, Yia-Chung Chang, Pei-Kuen Wei and J.Kumar “Cesium doped and undoped ZnO Nanocrystalline thin films: a Comparative study of structural and Micro-Raman investigation of optical phonons”, , Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 41, (2010 ) 1304–1310.DOI:  10.1002/jrs.2599. (Impact Factor: 2.879)
  105. Munawar Basha, S. Ramasubramanian, R.Thangavel, M. Rajagopalan and J. Kumar “Magnetic properties of Ni doped gallium nitride with vacancy induced defect”, , Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 322 (2010) 238-241. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2009.09.028. (Impact Factor: 3.046)
  106. S. Ramasubramanian, M. Rajagopalan, J. Kumar and R.Thangavel “Electronic and optical properties of mixed anion layered oxychalcogenide semiconductors: An ab initio study”, , Journal of Applied Physics, 106, (2009) 023720. DOI: 10.1063/1.3184345. (Impact Factor: 2.176)
  107. S. Ramasubramanian, M. Rajagopalan, R. Thangavel, and J. Kumar,Ab initio study on elastic and thermodynamical properties of Ti1−xZrxC”,” The European Physical Journal B, 69 (2009) 265–268. DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2009-00165-8. (Impact Factor: 1.536).
  108. S. Ramasubramanian, R. Thangavel, M. Rajagopalan “Theoretical investigation of the electronic and optical properties of Zn2OX (X = S, Se, Te) in chalcopyrite phase by full potential methods”, , J. Kumar, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 479 (2009) 414–419. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2008.12.118. (Impact Factor: 3.779)                                          
  109. R. Jothilakshmi, V. Ramakrishnan, R. Thangavel, J.Kumar, Andrei Sarua and Martin Kuball “Micro-Raman Scattering Spectroscopy Study of Li doped and undoped ZnO needle crystals”, , Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 40 (2009) 556–561.DOI: 10.1002/jrs.2164.  (Impact Factor: 2.879)
  110. R. Thangavel, M. Rajagopalan and J. Kumar “First principles prediction of half-metallic ferromagnetism in Cd(TM)O2 (TM= Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) compounds”, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 403 (2008) 2768-2772.DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2008.02.007. (Impact Factor: 1.453)
  111. R. Thangavel, M.Rajagopalan and J. Kumar “First-principle calculations of structural stability of II-O1-xVIx (II-Zn, Cd and VI-S, Se, Te) ordered chalcopyrite semiconductors”, , Physica B: Condensed Matter, 403 (2008) 1824-1830. DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2007.10.013 (Impact Factor: 1.453)
  112. R. Thangavel, M. Rajagopalan and J. Kumar “Ab initio prediction of half-metallic ferromagnetism in Zn(TM)O2 (TM= Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) compounds”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 320 (2008)172-176. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2007.08.020. (Impact Factor: 3.046)
  113. R. Thangavel, M. Rajagopalan and J. Kumar “First-principle study of structural stability and electronic properties of Zn1-xBexO semiconductor alloy”,  Physica Status Solidi (b) Basic Solid State Physics, 244 (2007) 3183-3189. DOI: 10.1002/pssb.200743097. (Impact Factor: 1.729)
  114. R. Thangavel, V. Sabarinathan, S. Ramasamy and J. Kumar “Investigations on the growth of Zinc Oxide crystals from molten hydrous KOH solution and on the impedance analysis of Zinc Oxide crystals”,  Materials Letters, 61 (2007) 4090-4093. DOI:  10.1016/j.matlet.2007.01.025. (Impact Factor: 2.687)
  115. R.Thangavel, G. Prathiba, B. Anto Naanci, M. Rajagopalan and J. Kumar “First principle calculations of the ground state properties and structural phase transformation for ternary chalcogenide semiconductor under high pressure”Computational Materials Science, 40 (2007)193-200. DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2006.11.013. (Impact Factor: 2.530)
  116. R. Thangavel, M. Rajagopalan and J “Theoretical investigations on ZnCdO2 and ZnMgO2 alloys: A first principle study”, Kumar, Solid State Communications, 137 (2006) 507-511. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssc.2005.12.014. (Impact Factor: 1.549)
  117. V. Suresh Kumar, P. Puviarasu, K. Thangaraju, R. Thangavel, V. Baranwal, F. Singh, T. Mohanty, D. Kanjilal, K. Asokan and J. Kumar “Effect of swift heavy ions of silver and oxygen on GaN”, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 244 (2006) 145- 148. DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2005.11.065. (Impact Factor: 1.323)
  118. D. Jayalakshmi, R. Kesavamoorthy, R. Thangavel and J. Kumar “Investigations on the vibrational spectroscopy and on the thermal behaviour of bis-thiourea zinc acetate - BTZA”, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 371 (2006) 1-4. DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2005.08.040. (Impact Factor: 1.453)
  119. Vipul Srivastava, V. Sureshkumar, P. Puviarasu, K. Thangaraju, R. Thangavel and J. Kumar “Growth and characterization of gallium nitride nanowire”, Journal of Crystal Growth, 275 (2005) e2367- e2369. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2004.11.338. (Impact Factor: 1.742)

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

  1. Mohammad T. Yaseen, R. Thangavel , Rakesh S. Moirangthem , Yia-Chung Chang, “Huge SERS enhancement via ZnO nanowires on gold nanoislands”, Proc. SPIE 8457, Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties X, 84572D (October 9, 2012); DOI:10.1117/12.929396.
  2. Anima Ghosh, R. Thangavel and M.Rajagopalan “A comparative study of structural and optical properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanocrystals for Photovoltaic applications”, AIP Conference Proceedings 1591, 1422 (2014); (organised by Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4872982
  3. Hydrothermal synthesis, structural and optical properties of transition metal (Zn, Fe, Co) doped SnO nanocrystals, AV Gowd, M Chakraborty, R Thangavel, K Ashokan, J. Kumar, International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, and Optimization Techniques (ICEEOT) – 2016, pp 2336- 2340, DOI: 10.1109/ICEEOT.2016.7755111
  4. A. Sharma, M. Chakraborty, Z. Anwar, P. Sahoo, R. Thangavel, Structural, optical and photoelectrochemical properties of trivalent impurity (B3+) doped ZnO nanorods grown by facile hydrothermal technique, in: 2017 Int. Conf. Energy, Commun. Data Anal. Soft Comput., IEEE, 2017: pp. 2491–2493. DOI: 10.1109/ICECDS.2017.8389900.
  5. S. Vallisree, R. Thangavel, T.R. Lenka, Comparative characteristics study of the effect of various gate dielectrics on ZnO TFT, in: 2017 Int. Conf. Energy, Commun. Data Anal. Soft Comput., IEEE, 2017: pp. 3909–3916. DOI:10.1109/ICECDS.2017.8390197
  6. A. Sharma, P. Sahoo, R. Thangavel, A study on photoelectrochemical properties of ZnO@ZnS nanostructures synthesized via facile ion-exchange approach, in: AIP Conf. Proc., 2018: p. 030015. DOI:10.1063/1.5035217.
  7. A.V. Gowd, R. Thangavel, Control surface morphology, structural and optical properties of Cu2O nanocrystals by using the hydrothermal technique, AIP Conf. Proc. 1961 (2018) 2–7. DOI:10.1063/1.5035216.
  8. P. Sahoo, R. Thangavel, Effect of annealing temperature on physical properties of solution processed nickel oxide thin films, AIP Conf. Proc. 1961 (2018) 1–5. DOI:10.1063/1.5035243.
  9. M. Malaidurai, V. Bulusu, S. De, R. Thangavel, Investigations on Structural and Giant Magneto Impedance, AIP Conf. Proc. 1961 (2018) 3. DOI:10.1063/1.5035252.
  10. M. Chakraborty, R. Thangavel, K. Asokan, N doped ZnO and ZnO nanorods based p-n homojunction fabricated by ion implantation, AIP Conf. Proc. 1953 (2018). DOI:10.1063/1.5032702.
  11. A. Sharma, M. Chakraborty, R. Thangavel, Investigations on photoelectrochemical performance of boron doped ZnO nanorods synthesized by facile hydrothermal technique, AIP Conf. Proc. 1953 (2018) 1–5. DOI:10.1063/1.5032963.
  12. A. Sharma, R. Thangavel, Cost-effective fabrication of Cu2CoSnS4 thin films for thin film photovoltaics, in: 2018 3rd Int. Conf. Microw. Photonics, IEEE, 2018: 2–3. DOI:  10.1109/ICMAP.2018.8354640
  13. P. Sahoo, A. Sharma, R. Thangavel, Structural, optical and electrical properties of chlorine doped ZnO nanorods for photovoltaic applications, in: 2018 3rd Int. Conf. Microw. Photonics, IEEE, 2018: pp. 1–2. DOI:10.1109/ICMAP.2018.8354642.
  14. M. Malaidurai, V. Bulusu, R. Thangavel, Synthesis, characterization, and investigation of ambipolar behaviour on FeVO4 nanocrystals, (2018) 4–5. DOI: 10.1109/ICMAP.2018.8354641
  15. V. Sivathanu, R.Thangavel, and T.R.Lenga Modelling of CZTS/ZnS/AZO solar cell for Efficiency Enhancement, in: 2018 3rd Int. Conf. Microw. Photonics, IEEE, 1–2. DOI: 10.1109/ICMAP.2018.8354643.
  16. Hydrothermal synthesis, structural and optical investigations of undoped and Mg doped ZnO nanorods, P Sahoo, A Sharma, R Thangavel, AIP Conference Proceedings 2100 (1), 020095 (2019). DOI: 10.1063/1.5098649.
  17. Synthesis and characterization of one-step spin-coated organic perovskite (CH3NH3PbI3) thin films for photovoltaic applications, A Sharma, R Thangavel, AIP Conference Proceedings 2100 (1), 020014 (2019). DOI: 10.1063/1.5098568.
  18. A study of electronic band structure and spin orbit coupling of monolayer WSe2 for optoelectronic applications, D Nayak, R Thangavel, AIP Conference Proceedings 2115 (1), 030474 (2019). DOI: 10.1063/1.5113313.
  19. Influence of Cu incorporation on physical properties of nickel oxide thin films synthesized by sol-gel method, P Sahoo, A Sharma, R Thangavel, AIP Conference Proceedings 2115 (1), 030621 (2019). DOI: 10.1063/1.5113460.
  20. Self-cleaning properties of nanostructured TiO2 thin films synthesized via facile, cost-effective spin coating technique, A Kumar, VK Saxena, R Thangavel, AIP Conference Proceedings 2115 (1), 030319 (2019). DOI: 10.1063/1.5113158.
  21. Enhancement of Solar-to-Hydrogen Conversion Efficiency Achieved for Silicon Doped ZnO Nanorods, A Sharma, R Thangavel, International Workshop on the Physics of Semiconductor and Devices, IWPSD 2017: Springer Proceedings in Physics, 215 (2019)1285-1291, https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-97604-4.
  22. Effect of Al Doping on Hydrothermal Growth and Physical Properties of Doped ZnO Nanoarrays for Optoelectronic Applications, MB Agarwal, M Malaidurai, A Sharma, R Thangavel, Materials Today: Proceedings 21, 1781-1786 (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.01.231.
  23. Study of the optical and electrochemical performance of transition metal based electrocatalysts, S Banerjee, R Thangavel, AIP Conference Proceedings 2220 (1), 020132 (2020). DOI: 10.1063/5.0001517.
  24. Tuning the electronic and optical properties of monolayer MoSe2 by uniaxial tensile strain for optoelectronics, D Nayak, R Thangavel, AIP Conference Proceedings 2220 (1), 100009 (2020). DOI: 10.1063/5.0001643.
  25. Synthesis of CuI/Sn-ZnO Based pn Heterojunction Photoanode for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, S Banerjee, R Thangavel, ECS Transactions 107 (1) (2022) 5183, https://doi.org/10.1149/10701.5183ecst
  26. Electronic and optical properties of CuSbS2 monolayer as a direct band gap semiconductor for optoelectronics, NP Raju, S Lahiri, R Thangavel, AIP Conference Proceedings 2352, 020001 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0052990
  27. p-Channel TFT Applications, VG Akkili, R Thangavel, VM Srivastava, 2021 44th International Spring Seminar on Electronics Technology (ISSE), 1-5  3          2021,DOI: 10.1109/ ISSE51996.2021.9467529
  28. Influence of Dielectrics and Channel Defects on the Electrical Performance of Oxide-based p-Channel TFTs for CMOS Applications, VG Akkili, R Thangavel, VM Srivastava, 2021 IEEE Latin America Electron Devices Conference (LAEDC), 1-4, 3, 2021,10.1109/LAEDC51812.2021.9 437916

Projects & Activities

Sponsored Research Projects (External Funded)

Title

Sanctioning authority

Duration

Amount

Status

Role (PI/Co-PI)

Design and fabrication of metal oxide transparent thin film transistor

SERB, DST New Delhi

3 years (2014-17)

27.43 lakhs

Completed

PI

Swift heavy ion irradiation-induced modifications in structural, optical, electrical  properties of Cu2S and Cu2O  nanocrystalline thin films

IUAC

2 years 

NO FUND

Completed

PI

Centre for Excellence from MHRD under the Scheme FAST- CoE in Renewable Energy

FAST under MHRD

4 years extended one year (2016-21)

400 lakhs

Completed

CZTS/ZnS on ZnO NRs solar cell

Co-PI

Development of hole transport materials for perovskite solar cells 

UGC-DAE &RRCAT Indore

3 years ( 2016-19)

1.35 lakhs

Completed

PI

Solar driven community potable water

Purification system

DST IMPRINT

3 Years (2019-22)

72.094 lakhs

Completed

Chemical synthesis nanomaterials to develop filter

Co-PI

Growth of ß-Ga2O3/SnO2 Heterostructure Integration for UV Photodetector

ANRF (SERB)-DST

3 Years (2024-27)

16.033 lakhs

Ongoing

PI

Membership of Scientific Societies

Semiconductor society India

Guidance

Ph.D students (Ongoing) 

1. Ms. Ankita Dey

(Joined in August, 2022)

 Design of two-dimensional ferromagnetic materials 

2. Mr. Gourhari Ghosh

(Joined in July 2023)

Single photon emitters and detector  for quantum communications

3. Ms. Nidhi Khare

(Joined in July 2023)

 Fabrication of UV Photodetector and Phototransistor

4. MS. Kajal Agarwal

(Joined in 22 December 2023)

Sodium based solid-state battery technology

5. Mr. DivaGar S

(Joined in August 2024)

Fabrication of Self-powered MoS2/n-type GaN heterojunction photodetectors 

6. MS. PRIYADARSHANI TAMANG

(Joined in August 2024)

Carbon/Non-Carbon Nanostructure Interface for Energy Storage Devices

7. MS. RUMANA SULTANA PARVIN

(Joined in August 2024)

Nanostructure material for renewable energy conversion and storage devices

Ph.D. Completed

1. Dr. Anima Ghosh

(Joined in July, 2012)

Title of Ph.D Thesis

Investigations on structural  and optical properties of  copper chalcogenide  materials and solar cell  device fabrication

Ph.D. awarded in 2016 

2. Dr. Mohua Chakraborty

(Joined in 2013)

Title of Ph.D Thesis

Photoelectrochemical study of metal oxide based semiconducting thin films for water splitting applications 

Ph.D. awarded in 2017 

3. Dr. S Vallisree

(Joined in 2015)

Title of Ph.D Thesis

Design and analysis of Silicon-CZTS tandem solar cells for efficiency enhancement  

Ph.D. awarded in 2019 

4. Dr. A.Viswanath Gowd

(Joined in 2014)

Title of Ph.D Thesis

Fabrication and Analysis of p-channel SnO and n-channel ZnO Thin Films   Field-effect Transistors

Ph.D. awarded in 2020 

5. Dr. Akash Sharma

(Joined in July, 2014)

Title of Ph.D Thesis

Solution Processed ZnO and Cu-Chalcogenides Thin Film Photoelectrodes For Water Splitting Applications 

Ph.D. awarded in 2020 

6. Dr. Manish Baboo Agarwal

(Joined in 2013)

Title of Ph.D Thesis

Influence of zinc oxide seed layer on hydrothermal growth and analysis of undoped and doped zinc oxide nanorods thin films and their applications

Ph.D. awarded in 2021 

7. Dr. Pooja Sahoo

(Joined in July, 2016)

Title of Ph.D Thesis

Development of Solution-Processed ZnO and NiO Based Photoelectrodes for Water Splitting Applications

Ph.D. awarded in 2022 

8. Dr. Sanchari Banerjee

(Joined in July, 2016)

Title of Ph.D thesis

Fabrication of nanostructured Metal Oxide electrodes for solar hydrogen production applications

Ph.D. awarded in 2022 

9.Dr. M. Malaidurai

(Joined in March, 2015)

Title of Ph.D thesis

Fabrication and Performance of Transition Metal Oxide Thin-Film Based Spintronic Memory Devices

Ph.D. awarded in 2022 

10. Dr. N. Prudhvi Raju

(Joined in March, 2017)

Title of Ph.D thesis First-principles Study on Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of ZnS and Copper Chalcogenides, Chemical Synthesis of ZnS Nanocrystals and Cu3BiS3 Quantum Dots for Photovoltaic Applications

Ph.D. awarded in 2023  

11. Dr. Dipali Nayak

(Joined in August, 2017)

Title of Ph.D thesis

Theoretical Investigations on Electronic and Photocatalytic Properties of 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Water-splitting Applications

Ph.D. awarded in 2023  

12. Dr. Ajay  Kumar

(Joined in August, 2017)

Title of Ph.D thesis

Fabrication of Metal Oxide Nanostructured Thin-Film for Self-Cleaning Application in Photovoltaic Cells 

Ph.D. awarded in 2023 

13. DR. Saurav  Lahiri

(Joined in July, 2018)

Title of Ph.D thesis

Theoretical insights on electronic and magnetic properties of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides and alkaline earth Metal halide for spintronics application with synthesis of VS2 and MoS2/VS2 heterostructure 

Ph.D. awarded in 2024  

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