VADIVEL MURUGAN A Professor

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  • Centre for Nano Sciences & Technology
  • Madanjeet School of Green Energy Technologies
  • avmrajeshwar@gmail.com

Academic Activity

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Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)

S.No Degree Subject/Title of thesis University/Board Year of Passing
1 Post-Doctorate Nanostructured Materials for Clean Energy System The University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA 2010
2 Ph.D Synthesis and Characterization of Organic-Inorganic Conducting Polymer Based Nanocomposite for Electrochemical Power Sources National Chem Lab (CSIR-NCL) & University of Pune 2004

Area of Specializaion

Our research is focus on the design and development of efficient innovative nanostructured cathode and anode materials that can facilitate widespread commercialization of clean energy technologies (DSSC and Perovskite based solar cells, lithium batteries, supercapacitors, and fuel cells) & nanobiotechnology to address the world’s clean energy and environmental & health challenges and health. Our research encompasses a broad range of clean energy research activities for national interest.

Awards / Prizes Conferred

S.No Name / Title of the Award Type Name of the Agency conferred the Award Year of the Award Amount for Cash Award
1 Best Poster Presentation Award INTERNATIONAL International Conference on Advanced Rechargeable Batteries & allied Materials 2017 0
2 Best Research Award NATIONAL Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India 2017 Rs. 2000
3 Best Research Award NATIONAL Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India 2017 Rs. 2000
4 Best Poster Presentation Award INTERNATIONAL 6th International Conference on Metals in Genetics, Chemical Biology and Therapeutics-2016 2016 0
5 Best Poster Presentation Award INTERNATIONAL International Symposium on Photonics Applications and Nanomaterials (ISPAN-2015) 2015 0
6 Clean Energy Award INTERNATIONAL Nano Night 2008 TX, USA 2008 USD 1000
7 Best Research Paper Presentation INTERNATIONAL Texas Society for Microscopy Spring 2008 Meeting, , The University of Texas at Austin, USA 2008 USD 500
8 Best Research Presentation Award INTERNATIONAL International Conference on Nanomaterials for Electronics, (ICNME) 2006 Rs.5000

Teaching Experience

S.No Designation Department/Centre Institution
1 Reader Centre for Nanoscience and Technology Pondicherry University (A Central University)
2 Associate Professor Centre for Nanoscience and Technology Pondicherry University (A Central University)
3 Professor Centre for Nanoscience and Technology Pondicherry University

Research Experience

S.No Designation Department/Centre Institution Area of Research
1 Research Fellow Electrochemistry of Conducting Polymers Central Electrochemical Research Institute Energy Storage
2 Scientist (ET-I) Materials for Electronics & Energy storage Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology, C-MET, Pune Energy Storage
3 Post-doctoral research Associate Mater Sci & Eng Prog, Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA Energy Storage

Industry Experience

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Contribution towards Innovation

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Patent Details

S.No Title Status Patent Number Year of Award Type Commercialized Status
1 A Facile Synthesis of Graphene Nanosheets: Energy Storage, Flexible organic electronics to Photovoltaic and Space Power Systems GRANTED UTAU-1343 2009 INTERNATIONAL NO
2 Rapid microwave-Hydrothermal synthesis and carbon coated of nanostructured phospho-olivine LiFePO4 cathodes for lithium ion batteries GRANTED UTAU-1187 2008 INTERNATIONAL NO
3 Surface modified, high performance graphite anodes for lithium ion batteries for lithium ion batteries GRANTED UTAU-1223 2008 INTERNATIONAL NO
4 Rapid microwave-solvothermal synthesis and surface modification of nanostructured phospho-olivine cathodes for lithium ion batteries GRANTED UTAU-1187 2007 INTERNATIONAL YES
5 A Novel process for the preparation of nanostructured organo-inorganic hybrid materials as high energy density cathode for lithium ion batteries GRANTED IN 2002-DE915 2005 NATIONAL NO
6 Improvement in process related to preparation of high surface area Hausmannite (Mn3O4) powder GRANTED IN 2002-DE942 2005 NATIONAL NO

Papers Published in UGC Approved Journals

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Papers Published in Non UGC Approved Peer Reviewed Journals

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1 Improved Performance of the Al2O3-Protected HfO2–TiO2 Base Layer with a Self-Assembled CH3NH3PbI3 Heterostructure for Extremely Low Operating Voltag Twinkle George., Arumugam Vadivel Murugan ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 4, 45, 51066–51083 2022 10.38
2 Sulfonate Functionalized Turbostratic Carbon Derived from Borassus flabellifer Flower: A Ultrathin Protective Layer to Mitigate the Dendrite Formation Thileep Kumar Kumaresan., Sudhakaran Ramadoss., Arumugam Vadivel Murugan ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng 10, 14151–14162 2022 9.224
3 High-Energy-Density LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 and Dual-Phase LTO‐R‐TiO2 Materials via a Microwave-Assisted Reaction: Alleviating the Capacity Fading M Bonnisa Magdaline.T., Arumugam Vadivel Murugan ACS Appl. Energy Mater 4, 10, 11419–11435 2021 6.959
4 Ultrasensitive Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Detection by Porous Silver Supraparticles from Self–Lubricating Drop Evaporation Tulsi Satyavir Dabodiya., S. G. Sontti., Z. Wei., Q. Lu., R. Bille., Arumugam Vadivel Murugan Adv.Mater.Interfaces ., 2201998 2021 6.389
5 Microwave-Enhanced Chemistry At Solid-Liquid Interfaces: Synthesis of All-Inorganic CsPbX3 Nanocrystals and Unveiling the Anion-Induced Evolution of S Thesika, Kabalaraj. and Arumugam Vadivel Murugan , Inorg. Chem 59(9), 6161-6175 2020 4.825
6 Microwave-assisted hydrometallurgical extraction of Li4Ti5O12 and LiFePO4 from ilmenite: effect of PPy-Br2 derived C-coating with N, Br, and Nb5+ Co-d T. Bonnisa Magdaline and Arumugam Vadivel Murugan Dalton Transactions 2020 2020 4.052
7 Microwave-Enhanced Chemistry at Solid–Liquid Interfaces: Synthesis of All-Inorganic CsPbX3 Nanocrystals and Unveiling the Anion-Induced Evolution of Kabalaraj Thesika and Arumugam Vadivel Murugan Inorg. Chem 59, 9, 6161-6175 2020 4.85
8 Microwave-assisted hydrometallurgical extraction of Li4Ti5O12 and LiFePO4 from ilmenite: effect of PPy-Br2 derived C-coating with N, Br, and Nb5+ Co-d Bonnisa Magdaline. T.,; Arumugam Vadivel Murugan Dalton Trans. 49, 6227-6241 2020 4.390
9 Human Umbilical Cord ... for Multi-modality Imaging in Tumor Mice Model Shashank Shankar Chetty, Selvarasu Praneetha, Arumugam Vadivel Murugan, Kavitha Govarthanan, Rama Shanker Verma ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 12, 3, 3415-3429 2020 8.456
10 Human Umbilical Cord Wharton's Jelly-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Labeled with Mn2+ and Gd3+ Co-doped CuInS2-ZnS Nanocrystals for Multi-modality Ima Shashank Shankar Chetty, Selvarasu Praneetha, Arumugam Vadivel Murugan*, Kavitha Govarthanan, Rama Shanker Verma ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 12, 3, 3415-3429 2020 8.456
11 Tetragonal to Monoclinic Crystalline Phases Change of BiVO4 via Microwave-Hydrothermal Reaction: In Correlation with Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalyt Tulsi Satyavir Dabodiya, Praneetha Selvarasu, Arumugam Vadivel Murugan Inorg. Chem 58, 8, 5096-5110 2019 4.85
12 Noninvasive Tracking and Regenerative Capabilities of Transplanted Human Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Labeled with I-III-IV Semicondu Shashank Shankar Chetty, Selvarasu Praneetha, Kavitha Govarthanan, Rama Shanker Verma, Arumugam Vadivel Murugan ACS Applied. Materials & Interfaces 11, 9, 8763-8778 2019 8.456
13 The rapid microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of NASICON-structured Na3V2O2x(PO4)2F3−2x (0 < x ≤ 1) cathode materials for Na-ion batteries Daria Burova, Iaroslava Shakhova, Polina Morozova, Anna Iarchuk, Oleg A Drozhzhin, Marina G Rozova, S Praneetha, A. Vadivel Murugan*, Jean-Marie Tarascon, Artem M Abakumov RSC Advances . 9, 19429-19440 2019 3.049
14 Microwave‐Assisted Synthesis of Quasi‐Pyramidal CuInS2–ZnS Nanocrystals for Enhanced Near‐Infrared Targeted Fluorescent Imaging of Subcutaneou S Shashank Chetty, S Praneetha, A Vadivel Murugan*, Kavitha Govarthanan, Rama S Verma Adv. Biosys . 3, 1800127 2019 3.26
15 Tetragonal to Monoclinic Crystalline Phases Change of BiVO4 via Microwave-Hydrothermal Reaction: In Correlation with Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalyt Tulsi Satyavir Dabodiya, Praneetha Selvarasu, Arumugam Vadivel Murugan Inorg. Chem 58, 8, 5096-5110 2019 4.85
16 Noninvasive Tracking and Regenerative Capabilities of Transplanted Human Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Labeled with I-III-IV Semicondu Shashank Shankar Chetty, Selvarasu Praneetha, Kavitha Govarthanan, Rama Shanker Verma, Arumugam Vadivel Murugan ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 11, 9, 8763-8778 2019 8.456
17 The rapid microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of NASICON-structured Na3V2O2x(PO4)2F3−2x (0 < x ≤ 1) cathode materials for Na-ion batteries Daria Burova, Iaroslava Shakhova, Polina Morozova, Anna Iarchuk, Oleg A Drozhzhin, Marina G Rozova, S Praneetha, A. Vadivel Murugan*, Jean-Marie Tarascon, Artem M Abakumov RSC Adv. 9, 19429-19440 2019 3.049
18 Microwave‐Assisted Synthesis of Quasi‐Pyramidal CuInS2–ZnS Nanocrystals for Enhanced Near‐Infrared Targeted Fluorescent Imaging of Subcutaneou S Shashank Chetty, S Praneetha, A Vadivel Murugan*, Kavitha Govarthanan, Rama S Verma Adv. Biosys. 3, 1800127 2019 NA
19 Transition Metal Ion (Mn2+, Fe2+, Co2+, and Ni2+)-Doped Carbon Dots Synthesized via Microwave-Assisted Pyrolysis: A Potential Nanoprobe for Magneto-fl Sajid Abdul Rub Pakkath, Shashank Shankar Chetty, Praneetha Selvarasu, Arumugam Vadivel Murugan*, Yogesh Kumar, Latha Periyasamy, Muthukamalam Santhakumar, Sudha Rani Sadras, Kirankumar Santhakumar ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng 4, 7, 2582-2596 2018 4.511
20 Transition Metal Ion (Mn2+, Fe2+, Co2+, and Ni2+)-Doped Carbon Dots Synthesized via Microwave-Assisted Pyrolysis: A Potential Nanoprobe for Magneto-fl Sajid Abdul Rub Pakkath, Shashank Shankar Chetty, Praneetha Selvarasu, Arumugam Vadivel Murugan*, Yogesh Kumar, Latha Periyasamy, Muthukamalam Santhakumar, Sudha Rani Sadras, Kirankumar Santhakuma ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng 4, 7, 2582-2596 2018 4.511
21 Unveiling the Co2+ Ion Doping-Induced Hierarchical Shape Evolution of ZnO: In Correlation with Magnetic and Photovoltaic Performance R. Krishnapriya, S. Praneetha, S. Kannan, A. Vadivel Murugan ACS - Sustainable. Chemistry & Engineering, 5 (11), 9981–9992 (2017) 2017 5.951
22 Microwave-solvothermal synthesis of various TiO2 nano-morphologies with enhanced efficiency by incorporating Ni nanoparticles in an electrolyte for dy R. Krishnapriya, S. Praneetha, A. Vadivel Murugan* RSC -Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 4 (10), 1665-1678, 2017 4.036
23 Energy efficient, one-step microwave-solvothermal synthesis of a highly electro-catalytic thiospinel NiCo2S4/graphene nanohybrid as a novel sustainabl R. Krishnapriya, S. Praneetha, A.M.Rabel, A. Vadivel Murugan RSC Journal of Materials Chemistry C 5 (12), 3146-3155, 2017 6.723
24 One-pot microwave-assisted in situ reduction of Ag+ and Au3+ ions by Citrus limon extract and their carbon-dots based nanohybri Sajid Abdul Rub, S. Shashank Chetty, S. Praneetha, A. Vadivel Murugan RSC Advances 6 (105), 103482-103490 2016 3.826
25 Sustainable, rapid synthesis of bright-luminescent CuInS2-ZnS quantum-dots: Multistage nanoxenotoxicity assessment and intravital bioimaging in Zebraf S. Shashank Chetty, S. Praneetha, S. Basu, C. Sachidanandan and A. Vadivel Murugan* Nature - Scientific Report 6, 26078 2016 5.578
26 Investigation of the effect of reaction parameters on microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of hierarchical jasmine-flower-like ZnO nanostructures R. Krishnapriya, S. Praneetha, A. Vadivel Murugan RSC- New. J. Chem. 40 (6), 5080-5089 2016 3.086
27 Energy-efficient, microwave-assisted hydro/solvothermal synthesis of hierarchical flowers and rice grain-like ZnO nanocrystals as photoanodes for high R. Krishnapriya, S. Praneetha, A. Vadivel Murugan* RSC - CrystEngComm 17, 8353-8367 2015 4.034
28 Development of sustainable rapid microwave assisted process for extracting nanoporous Si from earth abundant agricultural residues and their carbon ba S. Praneetha and A. Vadivel Murugan* ACS - Sustainable Chem. Eng. 3, 224-236 2014 4.624
29 A rapid, one-pot microwave-solvothermal synthesis of hierarchical nanostructured graphene-LiFePO4 hybrid as a high performance cathode for lithium ion S. Praneetha and A. Vadivel Murugan*, RSC Advances 3, 25403-25409 2013 3.840
30 Pt-Encapsulated Pd-Co Nanoalloy Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Fuel Cells A. Sarkar, A. Vadivel Murugan, and A. Manthiram Langmuir 26, 2894-2903 2010 4.457
31 Rapid Microwave Assisted Solvothermal Synthesis of Methanol Tolerant Pt-Pd-Co Nanoally Electrocatalysts . A. Sarkar, A. Vadivel Murugan, and A. Manthiram Fuel Cell 10, 375-383 2010 3.149
32 Microwave irradiated solvothermal synthesis of LiFePO4 nanorods and their nanocomposite for lithium ion batteries A. Vadivel Murugan, T. Muraliganth, and A. Manthiram The Electrochemical Society (ECS), Transaction 13.16 (29) 49-56 2009 1.642
33 Template Free Synthesis of Mesoporous TiO2 with High Wall Thickness in Nanocrystalline Framework D. G. Kulkarni, A. Vadivel Murugan, A. K. Viswanath and C. S. Gopinath, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 9, 371- 377 2009 1.556
34 One-Pot Microwave-Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon-Coated LiMPO4 (M = Mn, Fe, and Co) Cathodes A. Vadivel Murugan, T. Muraliganth, and A. Manthiram Journal of Electrochemical Society, 156, A79- A83 2009 3.226
35 Low cost Pd-W Nanoalloy Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Fuel cells A. Sarkar, A. Vadivel Murugan, and A. Manthiram Journal of Materials Chemistry, 19, 159- 165 2009 7.443
36 High Capacity Double-layer Surface Modified Li[Li0.2Mn0.54Ni0.13Co0.13]O2 Cathode with Improved Rate Capability Q. Y. Wang, J. Liu, A. Vadivel Murugan, and A. Manthiram Journal of Materials Chemistry 19, 4965-4968 2009 7.443
37 Facile Synthesis of Carbon-decorated Single-Crystalline Fe3O4 Nanowire and their Application as high performance Anode in Lithium ion Batteries T. Muraliganth, A. Vadivel Murugan, and A. Manthiram, Chemical Communications-RSC 7360-7362 2009 6.834
38 Rapid, Facile Microwave-Solvothermal Synthesis of Graphene Nanosheets and their Polyaniline Nanocomposite for Energy Storage A. Vadivel Murugan, T. Muraliganth, and A. Manthiram Chemistry of Materials, 21, 5004- 5006 2009 8.354
39 “Dimensionally Modulated, Single-crystalline LiMPO4 (M = Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni) with Nano Thumb-like Shapes for High A. Vadivel Murugan, T. Muraliganth, Inorganic Chemistry, 48, 946-952 2009 4.762
40 Feature Article: “Nanostructured Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion A. Manthiram, A. Vadivel Murugan, A. Sarkar, and T. Muraliganth, Energy and Environmental Science 1, 621-638 2008 20.523
41 Nanoscale Networking of LiFePO4 Nanorods Prepared by a Microwave-Solvothermal Route with Carbon Nanotubes for Lithium Ion Batteries, T. Muraliganth, A. Vadivel Murugan, and A. Manthiram Journal of Materials Chemistry 18, 5661-5668 2008 7.443
42 Nanostructured Tungsten Oxide-Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): Poly(styrenesulfonate) Hybrid Films: Synthesis, Electrochromic Response, and Durabilit M. Deepa, A. K. Srivastava, K. N. Sood and A. Vadivel Murugan Journal of Electrochemical Society 155, D703- D710 2008 3.224
43 Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructured Pd-Mo Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Fuel cells A. Sarkar, A. Vadivel Murugan, and A. Manthiram, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112, 12037 - 12043 2008 4.772
44 Surface Modification of High Capacity Layered Li[Li0.2Mn0.54Ni0.13Co0.13]O2 Cathodes by AlPO4 Y. Wu, A. Vadivel Murugan, and A. Manthiram Journal of Electrochemical Society, 155, A635 - A641 ( 2008 3.226
45 Comparison of Microwave Assisted Solvothermal and Hydrothermal Syntheses of LiFePO4/C Nanocomposite Cathodes for Lithium Ion Batteries” A. Vadivel Murugan, T. Muraliganth, and A. Manthiram, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112, 14665 -14671 2008 4.772
46 Rapid Microwave-Solvothermal Synthesis of Phospho-Olivine Nanorods and their Coating with a Mixed Conducting Polymer for Lithium ion Batteries A. Vadivel Murugan, T. Muraliganth, and A. Manthiram Electrochemistry Communications, 10, 903 - 906 2008 4.847
47 Varistors based on Ta-doped TiO2 S. C. Navale, A. Vadivel Murugan, and V. Ravi, Ceramics International 33, 301-303 2007 2.605
48 Cyclic Voltammetry, Electrochemical Impedance Studies and ex-situ x-ray Diffraction Studies of Electrochemical Insertion and Deinserion of Lithi A. Vadivel Murugan, M. V. Reddy, G. Campet, and K. Vijayamohanan Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 603, 287-296 2007 2.729
49 Preparation of Nanocrystalline Ferroelectric CaBi4Ti4O15 by Citrate Gel Method A. Vadivel Murugan, A. B. Gaikward, V. Samuel, and V. Ravi Ceramics International, 33, 569-571 2007 2.605
50 Chemical Methods to Synthesize FeTiO3 Powder J. Mona, S. N. Kale, A. B. Gaikward, A. Vadivel Murugan, and V. Ravi Materials Letter 60, 1425-1427 2006 2.489
51 Preparation of Nanocrystalline Ferroelectric BaBi4Ti4O15 by Pechini Method A. Vadivel Murugan, S. C. Navale, V. Ravi Materials Letter, 60,1023-1025 2006 2.489
52 Phase Evolution of NiTiO3 Prepared by Co-precipitation Method A. Vadivel Murugan, V. Samuel, S. C. Navale, and V. Ravi Materials Letter, 60, 1791 - 1792 2006 2.489
53 Highly Efficient Organic-Inorganic Poly(3,4- ethylenedioxythiophene)/ MoO3 Nanocomposite Electrodes for Electrochemical Supercapacitor . A. Vadivel Murugan, A. K. Viswanath, C. S. Gopinath, and K. Vijayamohanan Journal of Applied Physics, 100, 0743191-0743193 2006 2.183
54 A Co- Precipitation Technique for the Preparation of Ferro-electric BaBi2Ta2O9 A. Vadivel Murugan, S. C. Navale, V. Ravi, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 98, 344 - 346 2006 2.129
55 Synthesis of Nanocrystalline La2O3 Powder at 100oC A. Vadivel Murugan, S. C. Navale, and V. Rav Materials Letter, , 60, 848 - 849 2006 2.489
56 A Co-precipitation Technique to Prepare BiNbO4, MgTiO3 and Mg4Ta2O9 Powders” A. B. Gaikward, S. C. Navale, V. Samuel, A. Vadivel Murugan, and V. Ravi Materials Research Bulletin , 41, 347-353 2006 2.288
57 A Co-precipitation Technique to Prepare Sr0.5 Ba0.5 Nb2O6 A. Vadivel Murugan, A. B. Gaikward, V. Samuel, V. Ravi Bulletin of Materials Science 29, 221-223 2006 0.870
58 Eu3+ doped Lanthanum Oxide Nanowhiskers: Microwave Hydrothermal Synthesis, Characterization and Photoluminescence Properties A. Vadivel Murugan A. K.Viswanath, V. Ravi, and V. Saaminathan Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 39, 3974-3977 2006 2.721
59 Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Anatase TiO2 by Microwave Hydrothermal method A. Vadivel Murugan V. Samuel, V. Ravi Materials Letter 60, 479 - 480 2006 2.489
60 Photoluminescence Properties of Nanocrystalline ZnS on Nanoporous Silicon . Vadivel Murugan, O. Y. Heng, V. Ravi, A. K. Viswanath, and V. Saaminathan, Journal of Materials Science 41, 1459- 1464 2006 2.371
61 Photoluminescent Studies of Eu3+ doped Y2O3 Nano-Phosphors Prepared by Microwave Hydrothermal Method A. Vadivel Murugan, A. K. Viswanath, V. Ravi, B.A. Kakade, and V. Saaminathan Applied Physics Letter, 89, 123120- 123122 2006 3.302
62 Synthesis and Characterization of Organic-Inorganic Poly(3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene) PEDOT/ MoS2 Nanocomposite via in situ Oxidative Polymerization A. Vadivel Murugan, M. Quintin, M. Delville, G. Gampet, A. K. Viswanath, C. S. Gopinath, and K. Vijayamohanan Journal of Materials Research, 21, 112-118 2006 1.647
63 Exfoliation Induced Nanoribbon Formation of Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxy thiophene) PEDOT between MoS2 Layer as Cathode Material for Lithium Batteries A. Vadivel Murugan, M. Quintin, M. Delville, G. Gampet, C. S. Gopinath and K. Vijayamohanan, Journal of Power Sources 156, 615-619, 2006 6.227
64 Novel Organic-Inorganic Poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene) based Nanohybrid Materials for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries and Supercapacitors A. Vadivel Murugan, Journal of Power Sources, 159, 312-318 2006 6.227
65 Preparation of Nanocrystalline Mg4Nb2O9 by Citrate gel Method A. Vadivel Murugan, A. B. Gaikward, and V. Rav Bulletin of Materials Science 29, 7-9 2006 0.870
66 Control of Nano- CdS Morphology via Simple Microwave Solvothermal Route A. Vadivel Murugan, B. B. Kale, A. V. Kulkarni, L. B. Kunde, and V. Saaminathan Journal of Materials Science -Materials in Electronics 16, 295 - 299 2005 1.486
67 Comparison of Different Soft Chemical Routes Synthesis of Nano-crystalline LiMn2O4 and their Influence on its Physicochemical Properties A. Vadivel Murugan, et al Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry 10, 104 -109 2005 2.446
68 Entrapment of Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxy thiophene) between VS2 Layers to form a New Organo-inorganic Intercalative Nanocomposite A. Vadivel Murugan, et al Journal of Materials Chemistry 15, 902 - 909 2005 7.443
69 Electrochemical Studies of Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) PEDOT / VS2 Nanocomposite as a Cathode Material for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries A. Vadivel Murugan Electrochemistry Communications 7, 213 -218 2005 4.847
70 Electrochemical Properties of Microwave Irradiated Synthesis of Poly (3, 4-ethylene dioxythiophene) / V2O5 Nanocomposites as Cathode Materials for Rec A. Vadivel Murugan Electrochimica Acta 50, 4627 - 4636 2005 4.505
71 Enhanced Double-layer Capacitance Behavior and Electrical Conductivity in Layered Poly (3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) Based Nanocomposite” A. Vadivel Murugan, et al Applied Physics Letter, 87, 243511 -243513 2005 2.183
72 A novel approach to prepare poly (3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) nanoribbons between V2O5 layers by microwave irradiation A. Vadivel Murugan, et al Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 108, 10736 - 10742, 2004 3.302
73 Evidence of the intercalative redox polymerization of ethylenedioxythiophene into V2O5 achievement of highly conducting poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophe . A. Vadivel Murugan, et al Active and Passive Electronic Components, 27, 229-236 2004 3.302
74 Preparation Characterization and Electrochemical Lithium Insertion into the New Organic-Inorganic Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxy thiophene)/ V2O5 hybrid A. Vadivel Murugan, et al Active and Passive Electronic Components, 26, 171-183 2003 1.2
75 Electrochemistry of Inorganic Nanocrystalline Electrode Materials for Lithium Batteries A. Vadivel Murugan, et al Active and Passive Electronic Components, 26, 23 - 29 2003 1.2
76 Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Organo-Inorganic Hybrid Material of Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxy thiophene)/Phosphomolybdate anion A. Vadivel Murugan, et al Active and Passive Electronic Components 26, 81- 86 2003 1.2
77 Electrochemical Lithium Insertion into a Poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene) PEDOT/V2O5 nanocomposite A. Vadivel Murugan, et al Journal of Power Sources 105, 1- 5 2002 6.217
78 Poly-(3,4-ethylenedioxy thiophene) PEDOT/ V2O5 Hybrid cathode for Lithium Batteries A. Vadivel Murugan, et al Electrochemistry Communications, 4, 384 - 387 2002 4.847
79 Novel Microwave-Solvothermal Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Cadmium Sulfide for Photonic application A. Vadivel Murugan, B. B. Kale, A. V.Kulkarni, V. Saaminathan Proceedings of SPIE- The International Society for Optical Engineering 4594, 440 - 446 2001 0.926
80 Synthesis and Characterization of New Organo-Inorganic Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxy thiophenePEDOT/V2O5 Nanocomposite by Intercalation A. Vadivel Murugan, et al Journal of Materials Chemistry 11, 2470 - 2475 2001 5.09
81 Microwave-Solvothermal Synthesis of Nanocrystalline CdS A. Vadivel Murugan, R. S. Sonawane, B. B. Kale, S. K. Apte, and Aarti V. Kulkarni, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 71, 98 -102 2001 2.129
82 Phase Transformation in Microemulsion-derived Polythiophene A. Vadivel Murugan, et al Journal of Materials Science Letter 18, 189 - 190 2000 1.2
83 Review Article - “Electrochemically Synthesized Conducting Polymeric Materials for Application Towards Technology in Electronics, Optoelectronics A. Vadivel Murugan, et al Materials Chemistry and Physics , 61, 173-191 1999 2.259
84 Phase Transformation in Chemically Synthesized Polythiophene on Heat Treatment” A. Vadivel Murugan, et al Journal of Materials Science Letter, 17, 2117-2120 1999 1.569

Papers Published in Conference Proceedings

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Books

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Chapters in Books

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1 Devices Development and Deployment Status for Commercial Usage. Green Energy Harvesting: Materials for Hydrogen Generation and Carbon Dioxide Reductio T. S. Dabodiya, T. George, K. D. Singh, A. Vadivel. Murugan Green Eneegy Harvesting Materials for hydrogen generation and carbon di oxide reductino. John Wiley and Sons 2023 9781119776086
2 Nanostructured Materials as Nanoprobes for Bioimaging Applications S.D. Geethanjali and A. Vadivel Murugan Oxide Nanostructures: Growth, Microstructures, and Properties Pan Stanford publishing 2014 978-981-4411-35-6
3 Applications of Nanostructured Hybrid Materials for Supercapacitors A. Vadivel Murugan, and K. Vijayamohanan The Chemistry of Nanomaterials, Synthesis, properties, and applications WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, publishers 2007 978-3-527-31664-9
4 Organic-Inorganic Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/V2O5 & Polypyrrole/γ-Fe2O3 Nano-hybrids as Lithium Insertion Electrodes Batteries M. Quintin, A. Vadivel Murugan, C. W. Kwon, M. H. Delville, K. Vijayamohanan and G. Campet Electro- chemical Studies of Batteries Nova Science Publishers 2005 1-59454-329-1

Edited Books

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Ongoing Projects

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1 Fund for improvement of S & T infrastructure in universities and higher educational institutions (FIST) program DST-FIST 5 years 220 2025

Ongoing Consultancy Works

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Completed Projects

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1 Impact of morphology, interfacial modification in the electrodes and novel Pb2+ free device architecture on the performance of perovskite solar cell by microwave assisted solvothermal and ultrasonic s DST-SERI 3 years ( 2016 - 2019) 89 2019
2 Nano-architectured fluorophosphate cathode & phosphorence-based hybrid anode for sodium-ion batteries. DST-RFBR (Indo-Russia) International collaborative Project 2 years 35 2019
3 Scale-up process development of highly efficient innovative core-shell structured electrode materials and investigate their electrochemical performance for lithium batteries for clean energy storage DST-MES 2016-2019 104 2019
4 Development of a facile solution processed highly efficient nanostructured CuMX (M=In, Zn, Sn: X=S, Se) for solar energy conversion PU-University Start-up grant 2012-2015 10 2012
5 Development of dimensionally modulated different morphology of ZnO, TiO2 structure-performance relationship for dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC) UGC-Major Project 2012-2015 14 2012
6 Cadmium free highly luminescence I-III-VI semi-conducting CuInS@ZnS, InP@ZnS photonics materials for bio-imaging applications DST-TSG New Delhi 2012-2015 27 2012
7 Synthesis, characterization & electrochemical investigation of silicon based nanohybrid anode materials for lithium ion batteries DST-SERB New Delhi 2012-2016 55 2012

Completed Consultancy Works

S.No Title of the Consultancy Work Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year

Career Guidance Offered to students

S.No Name of the Scheme No. of Students Competitive Examinations/ Career Counseling No. of Students Passed No. of Students Placed

List of capability enhancement such as Soft skill development, Remedial coaching, Language lab,
Bridge courses, Yoga, Meditation, Personal Counselling and Mentoring etc.,

S.No Name of the Programme/Scheme Date of Implementation No. of Students Enrolled Agencies Involved

Research Guidance - PG

S.No Year Degree No. of Students Awarded Department/Centre
1 2020 M.TECH 4 Centre for Nanoscience and Technology
2 2019 M.TECH 3 Centre for Nanoscience and Technology
3 2018 M.TECH 4 Centre for Nanoscience and Technology
4 2016 M.TECH 5 Centre for Nanoscience and Technology
5 2015 M.TECH 5 Centre for Nanoscience and Technology
6 2014 M.TECH 5 Centre for Nanoscience and Technology
7 2013 M.TECH 4 Centre for Nanoscience and Technology
8 2012 M.TECH 2 Centre for Nanoscience and Technology

Research Guidance - Ph.D

S.No Student Name Registration Date Registration No. Thesis Title Thesis Submitted Status Thesis Submitted Date Vivavoce Completed Status Date Awarded
1 S. Shashank Chetty 04-08-2014 1400160008 Microwave-Solvothermal Synthesis of NIR-Fluorescent CuInS2-ZnS Nanocrystals for Multi-Modal Diagnostics Imaging of Melanoma and Stem Cells Regenerative Therapy. YES 22-10-2019 YES 09-06-2020
2 S. Praneetha 09-07-2012 Sustainable, rapid synthesis processes, characterization and electrochemical studies of nanohybrid architecture electrodes for lithium ion batteries YES 10-10-2018 YES 08-04-2019
3 Sajid Abdul Rub 10-07-2012 Rapid microwave-assisted synthesis of Au and Ag nanoparticles decorated carbon-dots for dual modal imaging application. YES 29-06-2018 YES 10-07-2017
4 R. Krishnapriya 10-07-2012 Microwave assisted hydro/solvothermal synthesis of nanoscale materials for Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC) application YES 31-10-2016 YES 30-06-2017
5 Tulsi Dabodiya 2016 Synthesis of BiVO4 and its hybrid materials via Microwave hydro/ solvothermal for photocatalytic and solar fuels application NO NO
6 K. Thesika 2016 Synthesis of Perovskite based materials (CsPbX3/CH3NH3PbX)(X=Cl,Br,I) and its hybrid materials for solar Photovoltaic application NO NO
7 Bonnisa Magdaline 2016 Microwave assisted synthesis of LiFePO4/Li4Ti5O12 from Earth abundant Indian-ore for Lithium batteries NO NO
8 R. Sudhakar 30-10-2019 1900160004 Solid state Electrolytes fro Lithium ion batteries NO NO
9 Twinkle George 31-10-2019 1900160001 Perovskite based materials for solar energy conversion NO NO

Research Guidance - Post Doctoral

S.No Scholar Name Designation Funding Agency Fellowship Title Year of Joining Year of Completion
1 Thileep Kumar Ph.D SERB NPDF 01-03-2021 31-05-2022

Financial assistance availed to attend conferences / workshops and to pay membership fee
of professional bodies during the year

S.No Conference/ workshop attended for which financial support provided Professional body for which membership fee is provided Amount of Support Place From Date To Date Year

E-Lecture Details

S.No E-Lecture Title Development of e-content/e-learning/delivering Member of Editorial Bodies Reviewer/Referee of
Content/Module Title Institution/Platform Year Weblink

Details of Online Education Conducted

S.No Nature of Online Course No. of Sessions Target Group Date

Invited Talks in Conference/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme

S.No Title of the Paper Conferences/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme Organized by Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level From To Year
1 Nanostructured Materials for Sustainable Clean Energy Power Systems Second National Power Engineering Research Scholars’ Conference (NPERSC) IIT Madras International 24-02-2018 25-02-2018 2018
2 Nanostructured Materials for Sustainable Clean Energy Power Systems Second National Power Engineering Research Scholars’ Conference (NPERSC) IIT Madras International 28-02-2018 28-02-2018 2018
3 Challenges and opportunities in cathode and anode materials for lithium ion batteries for clean ener International Conference on advanced rechargeable batteries and allied materials Centre for Materials for electronics technology, (C-MET) International 08-03-2017 10-03-2017 2017
4 Prospects of Nanoscience and Technology National Science Day and Project expo Ganesh College of Engineering and Technology International 28-02-2017 28-02-2017 2017
5 Nanotechnology for sustained clean energy conservation and storage CODISSIA Trade fare complex IIT Madras, & CODISSIA INTECH tech center International 17-09-2016 17-09-2016 2016
6 Nanomaterials for Energy Storage and Conversion International conference on nanotechnology (ICNano-2016) electrochemical society of India and Indian ceramic Soc., Visvesvaraya Technological University(VIT) International 21-04-2016 23-04-2016 2016
7 Nanoscience and Technology National Science Day Ganesh College of Engineering and Technology National 28-02-2015 28-02-2015 2015

Conferences/Seminars Organized

S.No Title of the Programme Sponsors Venue & Duration Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level From To Year

Workshop Organized

S.No Title of the Programme Sponsors Venue & Duration Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level From To Year

Administrative Responsibilities in the Government and Quasi Government Agencies

S.No Name of the Position Agency/Organisation Duration Nature of Duties

Affiliation in Academic Bodies/Societies

S.No Name of the Body/Society Nature of Affiliation Year
1 The Electrochemical Society (ECS), USA Active Member 2008
2 The Society for Advancement of Electrochemical Science and Technology (SAEST) Life Member 2008
3 Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) Life Member 2000

Participation & Extension Activities (Academic/Administraion)

S.No Name of the Position (Head, Dean, Co-ordinator, Director, etc.,) Duration Nature of Dutites
1 PhD external examiner 2015-2016 National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Academic-CSIR, Pune & East-West Engineering college, Visvesvaraya Technological University(VIT), Bangalore
2 Resource Person 2011-Present Orientation course conducted for Assistant Professor/Faculty members Human Resource Development (HRD)-Centre Pondicherry University & Calicut University, Kannaur University, Kerala
3 Doctoral committee member 2013- Present Nanoscience and Technology, Physics, , Green energy technologies) in Pondicherry University mechanical engineering Pondicherry Engineering college and student election officer
4 Vice-Chancellor Nominee and University Observer 2010- 2015 M.B.B.S, M.B.A examinations all over centers of Pondicherry University in India (Pondicherry, Kerala, Orissa, Mumbai)
5 Vice-Chancellor Nominee 2010- Present Governing Council member for various Para-Medical, Engineering and Educational colleges affiliated to Pondicherry University
6 Vice-Chancellor Nominee 2014 PhD admission in Centre for green energy technology, Pondicherry University
7 Centre Head In-charge 2010- Present absence/leave of Centre head of Centre for Nanoscience&technology, Pondicherry University
8 Member of school board studies Committee 2017-Present School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Trichy, TN
9 Member of school board studies Committee 2010- Till date Madanjeet School of Green Energy Technologies (includes two departments: Nanoscience and Green Energy Technologies), Pondicherry University
10 Centre Head 8th June,2018-Till date Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Madanjeet School of Green Energy Technologies
11 Court Member 2019-present Pondicherry University

Participation & Extension Activities (Co-Curricular)

S.No Name of the Position (NSS, NCC, Warden etc.,) Duration Nature of Dutites

Collaboration with Institution/Industry

S.No Collaborator Name Designation Institution/Industry Type Nature of Collaboration Period of Collaboration Visits to Collaborating
Institution / Industry		 Details of Collaborative Research/Teaching
From Date To Date From Date To Date

Faculty Development Programme Attended (Orientation, Refresher, other Short Term Course during the year)

S.No Title of the FDP Organiser Venue Duration From Date To Date Year

Details of Executive Development Prog/Management Development Prog. conducted

S.No Name of the Programme No. of Participants Venue Duration From Date To Date Year Revenue Generated

Participation in IMPESS, IMPRINT, SPARC, STARS, LEAP Programme etc and DSF Funding Programme

S.No IMPRESS/IMPRINT/SPARC/STARS/LEAP/Others Place From Date To Date Year

Enrolment under ARPIT Programme

S.No Name of the Programme Period of the Programme
From Date To Date