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Professor Satheesh Krishnamurthy

Professor Satheesh Krishnamurthy FRSC, FIMMM

Profile summary

  • Central Academic Staff
  • Professor of Energy Technology
  • Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
  • School of Engineering & Innovation
  • satheesh.krishnamurthy

Professional biography

Professor Satheesh Krishnamurthy is also a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), Fellow of Materials, Minerals and Minning (FIMMM)  and Chair of Energy Technology, at the School of Engineering and Innovation, STEM at The Open University. He is also vice president of Indian chamber of Youth Entrerepneurs (indiancye.org)  Prior to joining the faculty in 2012, he was a Research Fellow at Dublin City University (2008-2012) and Trinity College Dublin, Ireland between (2004- 2008) and he received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 2004. He is currently reviewer of high impact factor journals such as Physical Review B, Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology and also in the peer review panel of Royal Academy of Engineering,UNESCO and various other research councils

Research in Professor Krishnamurthy’s lab is primarily funded through reserachgrants from various research councils. His research vision is socially oriented research that has direct benefit to society

  • European Union Horizon 2020 
  • Erasmus Plus
  • Royal Academy of Engieneering
  • Newton Fund
  • Global Challenges Research Fund
  • British Council UKIERI
  • Royal Society 
  • Higher Education Innovatuon Fund
  • Industry grants
  • Science without borders - Brazilian government scheme

His research is focused on commercializing low cost commercial viable nanomaterials, devices for energy harvesting and storage.  During his PhD Prof. Krishnamurthy has received the Overseas Research Scholarship Award for doing PhD (2001-2004). He was invited by former president of India Dr. A.P.J Kalam in the year 2007 to discuss about Nano initiatives in India and societal impacts. Dr. Krishnamurthy’s work on gold nitride, entitled Scientists create substitute for gold, came as special issue in BBC. Dr. Krishnamurthy also represented Ireland in Eu-India research and Innovation Forum and led several delegations to India to forge tangible scientific and Innovation partnership with India.

Prof. Satheesh Krishnamurthy is a material and surface scientist, involved in preparation and characterisation of various nanostructured films and metal nitrides and oxides for electronics, optical and Energy applications. His research focuses on the materials science and engineering of several technologies that will impact our society in the future. He is currently working on a multidisciplinary research team.  

He uses various synchrotron-based photoemission, x-ray emission, x-ray absorption and x-ray excited optical luminescence to study the electronic and optical properties of carbon, silicon and graphene nano structures and bulk films. He uses/used the following synchrotron light sources:

  • Max-Lab, Lund, Sweden  
  • National Centre for Electron Spectroscopy, UK  
  • Synchrotron Radiation Source, UK  
  • VUV Beamline, Elettra, Trieste, Italy  
  • Advanced Light Source, California, USA  
  • National Synchroton Light Source, Brookhaven, USA  
  • Stanford Synchrotron Light Source (SSRL), USA  

He is committed to changing the world through discoveries and developing the science and technology by bottom up approach.    

He has produced 70 international journal publications of high scientific impact journals such as Nature Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials etc., he has 2 international patents and 2 more pending approval.  He has delivered 25 invited talks at several international conferences and has delivered Inspirational Lecture series for school students.

Research Grants: Grants and Awards as a Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PI or Collaborator 

  • Ongoing Projects 

  • Smart innovative system for recycling wastewater and creating closed loops in textile manufacturing industrial processes, 8.2M Euro Eu horizon2020 program
  • Plasma functionalsiation of low cost flexible solar cells, Royal Society grant with SRM University 
  • Development of low cost methods for recycling Lithium ion batteries-2018-2020, Royal Academy of Engineering, Industry Academia Partnership Program, Newton Fund,150,000 Pounds (part funding from company
  • Integrated Treatment System for Textile Industry Wastewater with solar powered systems – 2017-2019Royal Academy of Engineering, Industry Academia Partnership Program, Newton Fund, 120,000 pounds (part funding from company) 
  • Smart Remote Solar Lab- Frontiers of Engineering for Development- Royal Academy of Engineering, 2017-2018, 20,000 pounds
  • Self cleaning materials for solar cells,Frontiers of Engineering for Development, 2017-2018- Royal Academy of Engineering, 20,000 pounds 
  • Development of Graphene oxide coating for industrial applications – 2018-2020 (Lohmann Technologies, 100,000 Pounds (under discussion) 

  • Competed Projects

    .International workshop on Energy and Environment, Higher Education Innovation Fund, The Open University, UK, £ 8000, Conference Chair, In collaboration with International Development SRA, Supported by Royal Academy of Engineering, European union Erasmus plus and Newton Fund, 2017

  • Development of an open access remote photovoltaic laboratory and associated open educational resources for online training and education, Erasmus plus(2014 – 2017), PI Satheesh Krishnamurthy a consortium with UK, France and Greece, 160,000 Euros
  • GrapheneAssisted Low-cost Energy-efficientSolar cell (GALES), PI Satheesh Krishnamurthy, The OU, Liverpool University, NIT Durgapur and IACS Kolkata, UKIERI- British Council, 60,000 Pounds (2014-2016)-
  • ULTRAFAST PHOTONIC PROCESSES AND INTERACTIONS for Solar Applications , Eu IRSES collaboration between DCU, IIT Madras, IIT Delhi and University of Southampton, I am one of the Collaborator,Grant Value 800,000 Euros(2013-2016)
  • Surface functionalization of silicon for battery applications, 2016, July, NEXEON, 8000 Pounds (Consultancy)  
  • Smart materials and incorporation of graphene modified membranes for Energy conversion/storage- Science Without Borders, postdoc fellowship – Main Supervisor- 2014-2016, 150,000 Euros
  • Smart Materials functionalization for industry applications – 2015 December, Higher Education Innovation Fund55,000 Pounds
  • Surface and Engineering diagnostics and solutions for copper wire contamination for aircraft parts, Labinal power ltd, 10000 pounds(Research contract ) – 2014 November
  • Defect diagnostics and surface functionalisation of steel, Hydratight Ltd, (consultancy job) finalising project- 2014 Jan - 20000Pounds      
  • Hybrid Nano-micro systems for thin film solar cells. PI Satheesh Krishnamurthy,in collaboration with IIT Delhi, India –Ireland joint research funding, Euros – 250,000(2011-2013)
  • Smart Nanomaterials for Microbial fuel cells, PI Satheesh Krishnamurthy, in collaboration with IIT Madras, India- Ireland joint research funding Euros – 25,000  (2011-2013)
  • Novel transparent conductors for Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) for primary wastewater treatment at Northern Ireland (NI) water treatment plant. PI Dr. Enrico Marsilli, Dr. Satheesh Krishnamurthy (Collaborator), GBP 1,80,0000 equivalent (2011-2014), QUESTOR Funding agency.
  • Probing the surface and interfaces of gold nitride nanoparticles on different substrates and surface characterisation of novel bio materials, Satheesh Krishnamurthy PI  Euros 40,000 , travel and research grant (September 2010- December 2010)
  • Deposition and development of novel materials for bio sensors applications- Enterprise Ireland in collaboration with National University Galway – Euros 2000 
  • Deposition of gold nitride by plasma assisted PLD, PI Satheesh Krishnamurthy, Trinity college Dublin internal grant 4000 Euros (2007)

AWARDS AND HONOURS: 

  • News interview TV3 Ghana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h_A5TOzjBM
  • Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Human Resource Development, INSPIRE Award, to give outreach lecture to school students in India, August 2018 
  • Top 40 Engineers to represent EU US Frontiers in Engineering program, California
  • Top 20 Engineers in UK to represent Frontiers in Engineering for Development at South Africa, Pretoria, Feb 2018 
  • November 2017 https://www.naefrontiers.org/Directory-All/PeopleDirectory/185021.aspx
  • Top 20 Engineers in UK to represent Frontiers in Engineering for Development, Feb 2017, Edinburgh, UK
  • Recipient of British Indian Awards 2017
  • UK India Research Excellence Award on low cost solar cells UK India Tech Summit, November 2016.
  • Global Initiative for Academic Network, course on solar energy to Indian institutes, funded by Ministry of Human Resource development, Government of India, 2016.
  •  Recipient of Overseas Research Fellowship, UK (2001-2004)
  •  Recipient of International Research Scholarship, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (2001-2004)
  • Invited by former President APJ Abdul Kalam to discuss Nanotechnology initiatives, at the President’s office, 2006
  •  Articles about my PhD work appeared in the following media

·      BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/3205959.stm),

·      The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/seta/2003/11/06/stories/2003110600020200.htm)

·       Physics web (http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/18469)

Invited Talks:

Industries

  1.  Nanoenergy Harvesting, Irish PV and Wind, Ireland, March 2012

  2.  Nanoenergy Harvesting and cutting edge Characterisation for devices, Aditya Birla Group, Corporate Office, Mumbai,  India, February 2012

  3. Surface Characterisation of Nanomaterials for coating applications, British Petroleum, UK, August 2011

  4.  Plasma processing of thin films and surface characterisation, Element 6, (De Beers Group of Company, Berkshire, UK, May 2011

  5.  X-ray spectroscopic investigation of metal nitrides, Diamond UK, May 2009 

Academic/Invited talk at conferences

  1. Invited guest lecture for MPhil students on Nanotechnology, Societal and Ethical Challenges, University of Cambridge, September, 2013

  2. Nanomaterials and commercialisation challenges: Blue sky to reality- Hindustan University, India, August 2013

  3. Sustainable Energy Development- from James Bond 007 to reality, Engineers Ireland Week, Dublin, Ireland, March 2013

  4. Inspiring Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, TERI University, India, February 2013

  5. Intelligent Nanomaterials for Energy storage and harvesting, Cambridge Material Society, UK,  January 2013

  6. Low cost fabrication of Nanomaterials through PECVD and the Soft X‐ray spectroscopy a powerful tool to probe nanstructured systems at IEEE, International conference on Nanoelectronics, Singapore, December 2012

  7. Soft X-ray spectroscopy and its advantages and applications, International Conference on Recent Trends in Advanced Materials, VIT, VELLORE, February 2012

  8.  Semiconducting Nanoparticles and surface effects on Energy Applications, NANOMEET, Anna University, February, 2012

  9.  Nanomaterials, processing and Energy Harvesting, Central for Power Research Institute, Bangalore, February 2012

  10. Nanotechnology Shaken but not Stirred- Revolution of Endless Possibilities, East point Engineering College, Bangalore, February 2012

  11. Soft X-ray Spectroscopy – A powerful tool to probe Nanostructured systems, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, DCU IIT Madras workshop, September 2011

  12. Soft X-ray Spectroscopy – A powerful tool to probe Nanostructured systems, Centre for Nanoscience and Engineering, IISc, DCU-IISc workshop, September 2011

  13.  Nanotechnology- Revolution of Endless Possibilities at Dayananda Sagar College, Bangalore, Dec 2010

  14. 3rd Bangalore Nano- Dec 2010 (http://www.bangalorenano.in/nano_2010/speakers-profile.html#satheesh)

  15. Inspirational Lecture Programme for Youth at IISc auditorium- Bangalore Nano in Bangalore 8th Dec 2010, along with Prof Sir Richard Friend, Prof Anthony Cheetam, Prof Dunbar Birnie and Mr. Stephen Bill.

  16. Exploring the origin of ferromagnetism in Dilute Ferromagnetic oxides and novel nanostructure metal nitrides – International Conference on Fundamentals and Applications of Nanoscience and technology – Jadavpur University, India- Dec 2010  

  17. Understanding the Electronic and Optical properties of micro-Nano systems through various spectroscopes and optical techniques- International Conference on Multifunctional Materials- Banaras Hindu University- Dec 2010

  18. Soft X-ray spectroscopy –An effective probe to characterise Nanostructure materials- National Conference on Experimental Tools for Material Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India – Dec 2010

  19. Pulsed Laser Deposition of ZnO and field emission properties, INSPIRE, Ireland, June 2010

  20. X-ray spectroscopy and its applications to Nan systems- Nano materials Processing Laboratory Lecture series, Dublin City University, Ireland- September 2010

  21. Plenary talk on “ Nanotechnology – The Revolution of Endless Possibilities” at   Recent Trends in Advanced Materials conference, NIT, Karnataka, India – Feb 2010

  22. Lecture on “Nanomaterials and its applications”, SRM University, India Jan 2010

  23. Gold Nitride hard and super strong material, MAX-Lab, Sweden, 2009

  24. Prof Vasudev Aatre, former Director of Defence Research Development Organisation, India, invited me to give a lecture series for undergraduate and schoolteachers in the area of nanomaterials August 2008.

  25. Gold Nitride harder than gold, what next “Advanced nanomaterials” IIT Bombay 2008.

  26. Nanomaterials for Energy Devices, University of Madras, India, in December 2006.

  27. alk on “Electronic and optical properties of nanostructure materials”, University of Aberystwyth, UK, June 2006.

  28.  X-ray spectroscopy a powerful to investigate Nanostructure materials at R. K. M. Vivekananda College, University of Madras, India.

Group Members 

  • Mr. Avishek Dey (Post doct)
  • Miss Paheli Ghosh (PhD Student)
  • Mr. Gauthaman Chandrabose (PhD Student)
  • Mr. Manan Mehta (PhD student 
  • Adetokunboh.Bakenne, Postdoc
  • Prof Franco Amado, Postdoc
  • Ms Lily He (Visiting student from Dublin City University)
  • Miss Emer Duffy (Visiting student from University of Auckland)

Research interests

The research in our laboratory is focused on understanding and controlling surface and interfacial materials chemistry and applying this knowledge to a range of problems in semiconductor processing, nanotechnology, and sustainable energy. The role of interfaces becomes increasingly important as system dimensions are scaled downward. For example, most electronic and optoelectronic devices are undergoing rapid scaling, with lengths moving into the nanometer range and the surface to volume ratio becoming very large. The function of many next-generation electronic and nanoscale devices will therefore depend critically on the ability to control and modify the properties of their interfaces. One of the examples are Graphene see below

Graphene

For example Graphene and fucntionalised graphene represent a promising photovoltaic technology and supercapactior. The original design includes a monolayer of graphene and functionalized graphene surfaces adsorbed on a high-porosity conducting transparent electrode (the electron transporter) surrounded by an iodine electrolyte solution (the hole conductor).
 

Graphene

(Figure shows the representation of low cost flexible solar cells)
 

Functionlaised graphene surfaces/ dopant predicted to give half of the sheet resistance.  The flexible organic solar cells, which will fabricated on a plastic or Zenor substrate, retained a power conversion efficiency of 2.5–2.6%, regardless of the bending conditions, even up to a bending radius of 5.2 mm. The resultant systems are characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), atomic force microscopy (AFM), UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, and synchrotron methods, and by solar cell testing techniques including photoluminescence quenching and current-voltage measurements.
 

Graphene Layers Copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) is one of the most promising absorber technologies for thin film photovoltaics, and variations on CIGS solar cells are currently being manufactured by several solar cell companies. Sunlight is absorbed in the CIGS layer, and the charge is extracted and transported through the buffer layer before being collected by the electrodes. The most promising buffer layer is a very thin layer of cadmium sulfide deposited via chemical bath deposition; however, due to health concerns involved with cadmium, other materials are being studied for buffer layers, and plasma enchanced chemical vapour depositon is one most promising alternatives for depositing these thin layers of n-type semiconductors. We are currently looking at new materials and methods for the buffer layer deposition in CIGS photovoltaics via PECVD and understanding the surface and interface effects through various spectroscopic techniques…

 

Our Experimental Facilites 

  • Ultra high vaccum x-ray photoemission spectroscopy
  • Magnetron Sputtering 
  • Surface energy measurements - contact angle
  • Cyclic Voltametry 
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy 
  • JEOL 2100 Transmission Electron Microscopy
  • Atmospheric and RF plasma for material functionalisation
  • Atomic Force Microscopy
  • Raman Microscopy 

Teaching interests

  • T213: Energy and Sustainability
  • T356 : Engineering Small World
  • Previous teaching at Dublin City University 
  • EE 535 Renewable Energy Systems Technology and Economics

External collaborations

Prof BR Mehta, Indian Institute of Delhi , India

Dr. Dermot Brabazon, Dublin City University, Ireland

Dr. Vin Dhanak, Liverpool University, UK

Prof Jinghua Guo, Advanced Light Source, Berkeley, California, US

Dr. Amit K. Chakraborty, NIT Durgapur, India

Prof Andrea Ferrrai, University of Cambridge, UK

Prof BR Mehta, Indian Institute of Delhi , India

Dr. Dermot Brabazon, Dublin City University, Ireland

Prof Jinghua Guo, Advanced Light Source, Berkeley, California, US

Prof Brett Paul, University of Tasmania, Australia

Dr. Amit K. Chakraborty, NIT Durgapur, India

 

Externally funded projects

Self-cleaning coatings for targeting solar energy and water supply mismatch in India and Brazil
RoleStart dateEnd dateFunding source
Lead01 Dec 202130 Nov 2025Royal Academy of Engineering

Photovoltaic (PV) panels are the most common means to harvest solar energy – the most abundant renewable energy source - and convert it to electricity. Due to dust accumulation, PV cell efficiency can drop by about 40% within a year in a dusty climate. Cleaning PV panels by traditional approaches damages the cell surfaces and consumes large quantities of water – this exacerbates the water scarcity issues, in particular in water starved regions in western India and Sub-Saharan Africa, which are attractive locations for solar energy. In fact this mismatch of solar and water supply is also prevalent in Brazil and a number of other low and middle income countries (LMICs). In solar thermal systems, the light concentrating mirrors suffer similarly. Therefore, there is an urgent need for smart cleaning that avoids surface damage and the water loss – the solution of this problem clearly has direct energy and environmental benefits. We wish to use ‘self-cleaning’ superhydrophobic and transparent coatings as the solution. If designed properly, droplets on can roll-off such coatings at minor tilting (

Climate-Compatible Growth - 21/22 collaborative research only
RoleStart dateEnd dateFunding source
Lead01 Apr 202131 Mar 2022Loughborough University;FCDO Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Research project for Climate-Compatible Growth project.

Smart innovative system for recycling wastewater and creating closed loops in textile manufacturing industrial processes
RoleStart dateEnd dateFunding source
Lead01 Dec 202030 Nov 2023EC (European Commission): FP (inc. Horizon Europe, H2020, ERC)

Waste2Fresh will bring to bear a ground-breaking innovative system that will for the first time recycle water and create closed loops in textile manufacturing industrial processes. By combining a novel catalytic decolouration technology (Nanofique) with validated innovative and established technologies for degradation of organics and disinfection (photocatalytic process unit including energy generation/storag), removal of heavy metal ion (WATERNOMET CD/PAAs-based process unit), water desalination/polishing (PCI Group system), wastewater harvesting (CSDI) and real-time monitoring and control, Waste2Fresh will deliver a cost-effective (€0.9/m3 of reusable water compared to €2.59/m3 for nearest state-of-the-art) and environmentally benign integrated system that increases resource and water efficiency in textile manufacturing by 30% compared to the current state-of-the-art. The broad range of water pollutants (organics, metals, salts) addressed by the Waste2Fresh system allows it to be applicable for closed-loop wastewater recycling in other energy-intensive industries such as brewing and distilling, power, petrochemicals, leather tanning and pulp & paper; creating a multiplier effect on the transformative impact that the solution will have to EU/global industry and society in terms of resource efficiency and environmental sustainability. Waste2Fresh overall concept is ambitious for addressing scarcity of fresh water and remediation of pollution. Energy-intensive industries such as the textile manufacturing industry are major users of fresh water (e.g. for processing, washing, diluting, heating, cooling, etc) which is a scarce resource. Current state-of-the-art textile wastewater treatment methods (figures 1.4a and 1.4b) are complex, too costly and environmentally unsustainable (e.g. chemical use). The lack of cost-efficient closed loop wastewater recycling technology in such industries exacerbates the problem of water resource scarcity and creates environmental pollution as the costs involved deters most manufacturers from treating wastewater (especially in developing countries like India), leading to industrial wastewater ending up in rivers and oceans. To reduce the use of fresh water and improve water availability in relevant EU water catchment areas as outlined in the Water Framework Directive, breakthrough innovations are needed to recycle water and create closed loops in industrial processes are needed. Wast2Fresh innovatively meets this need.

SMART COATING SYSTEMS ON NATURAL FIBRES FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT
RoleStart dateEnd dateFunding source
Lead01 Apr 201901 Feb 2022Royal Academy of Engineering

Dyes, natural or synthetic, are common pollutants in industrial wastewaters from textile, food and cosmetics manufacturing, among others. Color removal from wastewaters can be achieved by physical, chemical, biological methods or their combination. Research groups, in Colombia and UK, have developed nanomaterials for removal of dyes from industrial wastewaters. Colombia plays a major role in Palm Oil production worldwide. It is well known that Palm Oil production uses large amount of fresh water that becomes polluted with dyes. Conventional wastewater treatment methodologies are not suitable to remove these compounds from POME (Palm Oil Mill Effluent). La Alianza del Humea, a Colombian company, produces 7.2 cubic meters of dye contaminated water per day. With this project, we seek a partnership with Open University, Nanofique Ltd and La Alianza del Humea to provide means of removing color from Palm Oil industrial wastewater in Colombia by using nano biocomposites and nanomaterials. We will deliver a sound solution to the Palm Oil industry in Colombia by tuning and improving the stability or nanoparticle coatings on hard cellulosic fibers. We have previously demonstrated that nanocomposites of transition metal nanoparticles synthesized on the surface of hard fibers can efficiently remove dyes from contaminated waters, however, these materials lack stability which affects their reusability. We aim to produce a new generation of nano structured composites with improved performance.

Development & Realisation of Economical Methods for Recycling Lithium Ion Batteries
RoleStart dateEnd dateFunding source
Lead01 Apr 201931 Dec 2021UKIERI UK-India Education and Research Initiative

The goal of the project is to develop an eco-friendly, inexpensive commercial process to recycle lithium ion batteries (LIBs). The prime objective is not only to recover Aluminum and Copper current collectors of LIBs but also develop chemical processes to recover transition metals such as (Ni, Co, Mn, Ti etc.) used in cathodes for LIBs. Besides, the other important objective is to synthesize value added products such as Lithium carbonate and N-butyl lithium for Pharmaceutical industry and Lithium perfluorooctane sulfonate as a pesticide for agriculture industry from the Li and electrolyte used in LIBs. Hydrometallurgy and Chemical recycling process will be developed to recycle LIBs. Chemical process includes pretreatment which consists of leaching of electrodes, extraction of metals from leach mixtures. Efforts will be directed to produce graphene oxide from graphite electrodes. Our approaches will reduce COx emissions, avoid ground water contamination, and other toxic contaminants.

Recycling LIBs
RoleStart dateEnd dateFunding source
Lead01 Apr 201828 Feb 2023Royal Academy of Engineering

The goal of the project is to develop an environment friendly, low cost commercial process to recycle the Li-ion Batteries. The prime objective is not only to recycle Al and Cu current collectors of LIBs but also develop a chemical process to recover Metals such as (Li, Ni, Co, Fe, Ti and Mn) from spent cathodes and anodes and polymers from separators. Hydrometallurgy recycling process is proposed here which mainly comprises discharging and dismantling, pretreatment leaching of cathode and anode active materials, and extraction of metals from leach mixtures. Besides we may explore pyrometallurgy to leach cathode and anode materials. As discussed recycling LIBs will benefit a long-term environmental impact. This will help to avoid ground water contamination, reduce COx emissions, and also from toxic HF gas, and polyethylenes.

Integrated Treatment System for Textile Industry Wastewater
RoleStart dateEnd dateFunding source
Lead01 Apr 201714 May 2020Royal Academy of Engineering

As water becomes a limiting resource in densely populated regions of the world, effective treatment of industrial wastewater not only becomes necessary for safe recycling of the resource but also is essential for the survival of the industry. The textile industry consumes about 140 L of water / kg of finished product, and dying is one of the most polluting of the chain of activities it conducts. The current treatment methods for textile wastewater involve sedimentation, biological treatment and various tertiary treatments like reverse osmosis, ultra-filtration or nano-filtration to remove the various contaminants and making water safe for reuse or disposal into water bodies. These processes consequently generate voluminous sludge for disposal and hazardous membrane rejects. To overcome these expensive processes and hazardous waste generation we have explored the possibility of employing a plant-microbe system (Mohanapriya et al., under review). The salient advantage of this process is its low power requirement and elimination of toxic byproducts from breakdown of aromatic compounds present in textile mill effluents. The proposed project will address the following questions to develop a comprehensive solution to the textile mill wastewater treatment: a. can we use a photocatalytic process to quickly decolorize azodyes in high concentration in waste streams? b. can we develop an integrated system to detoxify and depollute the wastewater? c. what are the mechanistic basis for such a treatment process? d. how do we translate these findings for the benefit of the industry? The collaborators bring in their unique expertise for solving these problems. The beneficiaries will be the textile processing industries, the participating academic institutions for the range of experiences on offer for their faculty and students, and the industrial partner to reach out to and expand its customer base with new and effective solutions.

Internet of things- Smart Remote solar PV lab
RoleStart dateEnd dateFunding source
Lead13 Mar 201730 Nov 2017Royal Academy of Engineering

Over the last few decades, the applications of photovoltaic systems have grown rapidly and they are on their way to become a major energy source for India and Europe. Over the past few years the installed capacity increased 200 to 400% in Asia and Europe.. The year 2016 was another one for the books for solar photovoltaic (PV) technology, as it has experienced remarkable growth over the past decade and is on the way to becoming a mature and mainstream source of electricity. For the second year in a row, in 2017 PVs were the top new source of electricity generation in the European Union. The capacity of the systems installed during this year is sufficient to cover the annual power supply needs of over 40 million European and Asian households. Each year these PV installations save more than 36 million tons of CO2. It is thus argued that reducing the EU's and Asias current rate of fossil-fuel combustion can be assisted greatly by introducing coherent, comprehensive and coordinated energy education policies. PVs continue to prove their ability to compete in the energy sector as a mainstream power generation source. However, even if the most pessimistic scenario is taken into account, PVs will continue to increase their share of the energy mix in Europe and around the world, becoming a reliable source of clean, safe and ceaseless renewable energy for all. It has been suggested that education on solar systems must be one of the priorities of the energy policy, to promote the solar energy applications for sustainable development. It is impossible to successfully promote solar systems without appropriately educated people who will be involved in their design, sizing, and installation. The main part of a PV system is the PV panel itself, as it is the part responsible for the conversion of solar energy to electricity. Thus, the theory of PV panels has been included in the curriculum of most educational institutes with an engineering course. However, it is well known how important the role of hands-on experience is in engineering education and hence, the theoretical study should be combined with experimentation in order for the students to be able to apply the theory of a specific device in actual conditions. Nowadays, the traditional approach of educational sessions in real laboratories is changing, with the virtual and remote laboratories gaining ground. This is attributed to the rapid developments and adoption of computer, internet and control technologies. A remote laboratory offers the ability to perform an extensive set of educational experiments under real conditions through the internet and within a very short time. At the same time, the student can have a live view of the systems through a web camera, offering him/her a sense of personal presence in the place where the experiment takes place. This project suggests the development of an open access remote PV laboratory for educational purposes. The remote PV laboratory, which will consist of specialized PV equipment, sensors, monitoring and control hardware, will be installed outdoors at the facilities of the OU, and allowing the users from India to perform real-world tests and experiments with photovoltaic panels over the internet, in real time. The system should be accessible by everyone on the planet with an internet access . It also should be accompanied by appropriate educational material, for several target groups, such as students, postgraduates, professionals and educators, allowing it to be used by a broad variety of users directly. The design should also be modular, to be easy to modify and or upgrade.

Publications

Facile Synthesis of Gram-Scale Mesoporous Ag/TiO2 Photocatalysts for Pharmaceutical Water Pollutant Removal and Green Hydrogen Generation (2023-01-10)
Cherif, Yassine; Azzi, Hajer; Sridharan, Kishore; Ji, Seulgi; Choi, Heechae; Allan, Michael G.; Benaissa, Sihem; Saidi-Bendahou, Karima; Damptey, Lois; Ribeiro, Camila; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Nagarajan, Sanjay; Maroto-Valer, M. Mercedes; Kuehnel, Moritz F. and Pitchaimuthu, Sudhagar
ACS Omega(8) (pp. 1249-1261)

Interfacial band alignment and photoelectrochemical properties of all-sputtered BiVO4/FeNiOx and BiVO4/FeMnOxp–n heterojunctions (2023)
Correa, Andressa S.; Rabelo, Lucas G.; Rosa, Washington S.; Khan, Niqab; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Khan, Sherdil and Gonçalves, Renato V.
Energy Advances ((Early Access))

Recent Advances in MXene Nanocomposites as Electromagnetic Radiation Absorbing Materials (2023)
Sawant, Kailas Kantilal; Satapathy, Anwesha; Mahimkar, Ketan; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Kaur, Amarjeet; Kandasubramanian, Balasubramanian and Raj, Anthonisamy Arockia Bazil
Journal of Electronic Materials ((Early access))

Functionalized Graphene-Incorporated Cupric Oxide Charge-Transport Layer for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Performance and Hydrogen Evolution (2023)
Krishna, Ambati Mounika Sai; Ramasubramanian, Brindha; Haseena, Sheik; Bamola, Priyanka; Sharma, Himani; Mahata, Chandreswar; Chroneos, Alexander; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Ravva, Mahesh Kumar; Chandu, Basavaiah; Lim, Yee-Fun; Kumar, Avishek; Ramakrishna, Seeram; Biring, Sajal; Chakrabortty, Sabyasachi and Dalapati, Goutam Kumar
Catalysts, 13(4) (p 785)

Blockchain technology and AI ‐facilitated polymers recycling: Utilization, realities, and sustainability (2022-12-08)
Verma, Deepak; Okhawilai, Manunya; Dalapati, Goutam Kumar; Ramakrishna, Seeram; Sharma, Abhishek; Sonar, Prashant; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Biring, Sajal and Sharma, Mohit
Polymer Composites, 43(12) (pp. 8587-8601)

Plasma jet printing induced high-capacity graphite anodes for sustainable recycling of lithium-ion batteries (2022-10-15)
Bhar, Madhushri; Dey, Avishek; Ghosh, Sourav; van Spronsen, Matthijs A.; Selvaraj, Vimalnath; Kaliprasad, Y.; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Martha, Surendra K.
Carbon, 198 (pp. 401-410)

Improved photoelectrochemical properties of TiO2-graphene nanocomposites: Effect of defect induced visible light absorption and graphene conducting channel for carrier transport (2022-10)
Mehta, Manan; Chandrabose, Gauthaman; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Avasthi, Devesh Kumar and Chowdhury, Sushabhan
Applied Surface Science Advances, 11, Article 100274

Investigation of the microstructure and phase evolution across multi-material Ni50.83Ti49.17-AISI 316L alloy interface fabricated using laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) (2022-09)
Ekoi, Emmanuel J.; Degli Alessandrini, Giulia; Mughal, Muhammad Zeeshan; Vijayaraghavan, Rajani K.; Obeidi, Muhannad A.; Groarke, Robert; Kraev, Igor; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Brabazon, Dermot
Materials & Design, 221, Article 110947

Ultra-Sensitive Impedimetric Immunosensor Using Copper Oxide Quantum Dots Grafted on the Gold Microelectrode for the Detection of Parathion (2022-08-25)
Nagabooshanam, Shalini; Talluri, Bhusankar; Thomas, Tiju; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Mathur, Ashish
Micromachines, 13, Article 1385(9)

Electrochemical Compatibility of Graphite Anode from Spent Li-Ion Batteries: Recycled via a Greener and Sustainable Approach (2022-06-13)
Bhar, Madhushri; Ghosh, Sourav; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Yalamanchili, Kaliprasad and Martha, Surendra K.
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 10(23) (pp. 7515-7525)

Demonstration of a plant-microbe integrated system for treatment of real-time textile industry wastewater (2022-06-01)
Jayapal, Mohanapriya; Jagadeesan, Hema; Krishnasamy, Vinothkumar; Shanmugam, Gomathi; Muniyappan, Vignesh; Chidambaram, Dinesh and Krishnamurthy, Satheesh
Environmental Pollution, 302, Article 119009

Selected 'Starter kit' energy system modelling data for selected countries in Africa, East Asia, and South America (#CCG, 2021). (2022-06)
Allington, Lucy; Cannone, Carla; Pappis, Ioannis; Cervantes Barron, Karla; Usher, Will; Pye, Steve; Brown, Edward; Howells, Mark; Zachau Walker, Miriam; Ahsan, Aniq; Charbonnier, Flora; Halloran, Claire; Hirmer, Stephanie; Cronin, Jennifer; Taliotis, Constantinos; Sundin, Caroline; Sridharan, Vignesh; Ramos, Eunice; Brinkerink, Maarten; Deane, Paul; Gritsevskyi, Andrii; Moura, Gustavo; Rouget, Arnaud; Wogan, David; Barcelona, Edito; Niet, Taco; Rogner, Holger; Bock, Franziska; Quirós-Tortós, Jairo; Angulo-Paniagua, Jam; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Harrison, John and To, Long Seng
Data in Brief, 42, Article 108021

Sugar beet pulp: Resurgence and trailblazing journey towards a circular bioeconomy (2022-03-15)
Rana, Ashvinder K.; Gupta, Vijai Kumar; Newbold, John; Roberts, Dave; Rees, Robert M.; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Thakur, Vijay Kumar
Fuel, 312, Article 122953

Cellulosic biomass-based sustainable hydrogels for wastewater remediation: Chemistry and prospective (2022-02-01)
Thakur, Sourbh; Verma, Ankit; Kumar, Vinod; Yang, Xiao Jin; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Coulon, Frederic and Thakur, Vijay Kumar
Fuel, 309, Article 122114

Ultra-Sensitive Immuno-Sensing Platform Based on Gold-Coated Interdigitated Electrodes for the Detection of Parathion (2022-02)
Nagabooshanam, Shalini; Roy, Souradeep; Wadhwa, Shikha; Mathur, Ashish; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Bharadwaj, Lalit Mohan
Surfaces, 5(1) (pp. 165-175)

Bioengineered solar harvesting systems for next generation applications (2022-01-01)
Saxena, S.; Dixit, F.; Dalapathi, G. K.; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Kandasubramanian, B.
Solar Energy, 231 (pp. 857-879)

Surface Functionalized MXenes for Wastewater Treatment—A Comprehensive Review (2022)
Damptey, Lois; Jaato, Bright N.; Ribeiro, Camila Silva; Varagnolo, Silvia; Power, Nicholas P.; Selvaraj, Vimalnath; Dodoo‐Arhin, David; Kumar, R. Vasant; Sreenilayam, Sithara Pavithran; Brabazon, Dermot; Kumar Thakur, Vijay and Krishnamurthy, Satheesh
Global Challenges, 6, Article 2100120(6)

Application of neural network in metal adsorption using biomaterials (BMs): a review (2022)
Nighojkar, Amrita; Zimmermann, Karl; Ateia, Mohamed; Barbeau, Benoit; Mohseni, Madjid; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Dixit, Fuhar and Kandasubramanian, Balasubramanian
Environmental Science: Advances ((Early Access))

Understanding the dopant induced effects on SFX-MeOTAD for perovskite solar cells: a spectroscopic and computational investigation (2021-12-07)
Gunn, Fraser Andrew Stewart; Ghosh, Paheli; Maciejczyk, Michal; Cameron, Joseph; Nordlund, Dennis; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Tuttle, Tell; Skabara, Peter; Robertson, Neil and Ivaturi, Aruna
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 9(45) (pp. 16226-16239)

Atmospheric pressure plasma engineered superhydrophilic CuO surfaces with enhanced catalytic activities (2021-10-30)
Dey, Avishek; Chandrabose, Gauthaman; Ghosh, Paheli; A. O. Damptey, Lois; Clark, Adam H.; Selvaraj, Vimalnath; Vasant Kumar, Ramachandran; Braithwaite, N St.J.; Zhuk, Siarhei; Dalapati, Goutam Kumar; Ramakrishna, Seeram and Krishnamurthy, Satheesh
Applied Surface Science, 564, Article 150413

Removal and Degradation of Mixed Dye Pollutants by Integrated Adsorption-Photocatalysis Technique Using 2-D MoS2/TiO2 Nanocomposite (2021-09)
Chandrabose, Gauthaman; Dey, Avishek; Gaur, Shivani Singh; Pitchaimuthu, Sudhagar; Jagadeesan, Hema; Braithwaite, N. St. John.; Selvaraj, Vimalnath; Kumar, Vasant and Krishnamurthy, Satheesh
Chemosphere, 279, Article 130467

Material dependent and temperature driven adsorption switching (p- to n- type) using CNT/ZnO composite-based chemiresistive methanol gas sensor (2021-06-01)
Sinha, Madhumita; Neogi, Samya; Mahapatra, Rajat; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Ghosh, Ranajit
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 336, Article 129729

Enhanced photoelectrochemical response of 1D TiO2 by atmospheric pressure plasma surface modification (2021-04-06)
Satale, Vinayak Vitthal; Ganesh, Vattikondala; Dey, Avishek; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Bhat, S. Venkataprasad
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46(24) (pp. 12715-12724)

Cu2O/CuO heterojunction catalysts through atmospheric pressure plasma induced defect passivation (2021-03-01)
Dey, Avishek; Chandrabose, Gauthaman; Damptey, Lois A.O.; Erakulan, E.S.; Thapa, Ranjit; Zhuk, Siarhei; Dalapati, Goutam Kumar; Ramakrishna, Seeram; Braithwaite, Nicholas St. J.; Shirzadi, Amir and Krishnamurthy, Satheesh
Applied Surface Science, 541, Article 148571

Development of Field Deployable Sensor for Detection of Pesticide From Food Chain (2021-02-15)
Nagabooshanam, Shalini; Sharma, Shruti; Roy, Souradeep; Mathur, Ashish; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Bharadwaj, Lalit M.
IEEE Sensors Journal, 21(4) (pp. 4129-4134)

CeO2/Ce2O3 quantum dot decorated reduced graphene oxide nanohybrid as electrode for supercapacitor (2021-01-15)
Chakrabarty, N.; Dey, A.; Krishnamurthy, S. and Chakraborty, Amit K.
Applied Surface Science, 536, Article 147960

Influence of La3+ induced defects on MnO2–carbon nanotube hybrid electrodes for supercapacitors (2021-01-07)
Chakrabarty, Nilanjan; Char, Monalisa; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Chakraborty, Amit K.
Materials Advances(1) (pp. 366-375)

Ultrafast epitaxial growth of CuO nanowires using atmospheric pressure plasma with enhanced electrocatalytic and photocatalytic activities (2021)
Dey, Avishek; Ghosh, Paheli; Chandrabose, Gauthaman; Damptey, Lois A. O.; Kuganathan, Navaratnarajah; Sainio, Sami; Nordlund, Dennis; Selvaraj, Vimalnath; Chroneos, Alexander; Braithwaite, Nicholas St.J. and Krishnamurthy, Satheesh
Nano Select, 3(3) (pp. 627-642)

Electro-deposited nano-webbed structures based on polyaniline/multi walled carbon nanotubes for enzymatic detection of organophosphates (2020-09-01)
Nagabooshanam, Shalini; John, Alishba T; Wadhwa, Shika; Mathur, Ashish; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Bharadwaj, Lalit M
Food Chemistry, 323, Article 126784

Efficient hole transport material formed by atmospheric pressure plasma functionalization of Spiro-OMeTAD (2020-09)
Ghosh, Paheli; Ivaturi, Aruna; Bhattacharya, Debabrata; Bowen, James; Nixon, Tony; Kowal, Jan; Braithwaite, Nicholas St John and Krishnamurthy, Satheesh
Materials Today Chemistry, 17, Article 100321

Solution Processed Pure Sulfide CZCTS Solar Cells with Efficiency 10.8% using Ultra-Thin CuO Intermediate Layer (2020-09)
Zhuk, Siarhei; Wong, Terence Kin Shun; Petrović, Miloš; Kymakis, Emmanuel; Hadke, Shreyash Sudhakar; Lie, Stener; Wong, Lydia Helena; Sonar, Prashant; Dey, Avishek; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Dalapati, Goutam Kumar
Solar RRL, 4, Article 2000293(9)

Microwave- and Formaldehyde-Assisted Synthesis of Ag–Ag3PO4 with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity for the Degradation of Rhodamine B Dye and Crude Oil Fractions (2020-06-01)
Nyankson, Emmanuel; Amedalor, Reuben; Chandrabose, Gauthaman; Coto, Michael; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Kumar, R. Vasant
ACS Omega, 5(23) (pp. 13641-13655)

BiVO4/TiO2 core-shell heterostructure: wide range optical absorption and enhanced photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic performance (2020-05-26)
Mehta, Mannan; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Basu, Suddhasatwa; Nixon, Tony P. and Singh, Aadesh P.
Materials Today Chemistry, 17, Article 100283

Fast response and low temperature sensing of acetone and ethanol using Al-doped ZnO microrods (2020-04)
Sinha, Madhumita; Mahapatra, Rajat; Mondal, Manhas Kumar; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Ghosh, Ranajit
Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, 118, Article 113868

Strength-ductility trade-off via SiC nanoparticle dispersion in A356 aluminium matrix (2020-01-13)
Mousavian, R. Taherzadeh; Behnamfard, S.; Khosroshahi, R. Azari; Zavasnik, J.; Ghosh, P.; Krishnamurthy, S.; Heidarzadeh, A. and Brabazon, D.
Materials Science and Engineering A, 771, Article 138639

Microfluidic Affinity Sensor Based on a Molecularly Imprinted Polymer for Ultrasensitive Detection of Chlorpyrifos (2020)
Nagabooshanam, Shalini; Roy, Souradeep; Deshmukh, Sujit; Wadhwa, Shikha; Sulania, Indra; Mathur, Ashish; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Bharadwaj, Lalit M. and Roy, Susanta S.
ACS Omega, 5(49) (pp. 31765-31773)

Effects of Precursor Concentration in Solvent and Nanomaterials Room Temperature Aging on the Growth Morphology and Surface Characteristics of Ni–NiO Nanocatalysts Produced by Dendrites Combustion during SCS (2019-11-15)
Xanthopoulou, Galina; Thoda, Olga; Boukos, Nikos; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Dey, Avishek; Roslyakov, Sergey; Vekinis, George; Chroneos, Alexandros and Levashov, Evgeny
Applied Sciences, 9(22) (e4925)

Plasma jet based in situ reduction of copper oxide in direct write printing (2019-05)
Dey, Avishek; Lopez, Arlene; Filipič, Gregor; Jayan, Aditya; Nordlund, Dennis; Koehne, Jessica; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Gandhiraman, Ram P. and Meyyappan, M.
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, 37, Article 31203(3)

Continuous Hydrothermal Synthesis of Metal Germanates (M2GeO4 ; M = Co, Mn, Zn) for High Capacity Negative Electrodes in Li‐ion Batteries (2019)
Bauer, Dustin; Ashton, Thomas E.; Groves, Alexandra R.; Dey, Avishek; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Matsumi, Noriyoshi and Darr, Jawwad A.
Energy Technology, 8, Article 1900692(1)

Electrochemical micro analytical device interfaced with portable potentiostat for rapid detection of chlorpyrifos using acetylcholinesterase conjugated metal organic framework using Internet of things (2019)
Nagabooshanam, Shalini; Roy, Souradeep; Mathur, Ashish; Mukherjee, Irani; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Bharadwaj, Lalit
Scientific Reports, 9, Article 19862

Synthesis of MoS2-TiO2 nanocomposite for enhanced photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical performance under visible light irradiation (2018-09)
Mehta, Manan; Singh, Aadesh P.; Kumar, Sandeeep; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Wickman, Björn and Basu, Suddhasatwa
Vacuum, 155 (pp. 675-681)

Novel Hydrothermal Synthesis of CoS2/MWCNT Nanohybrid Electrode for Supercapacitor: A Systematic Investigation on the Influence of MWCNT (2018-07-16)
Sarkar, A.; Chakraborty, Amit K.; Bera, S. and Krishnamurthy, S.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 122(23) (pp. 18237-18246)

Plasma Jet Printing and in Situ Reduction of Highly Acidic Graphene Oxide (2018-06-26)
Dey, Avishek; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Bowen, James; Nordlund, Dennis; Meyyappan, M. and Gandhiraman, Ram P.
ACS Nano, 12(6) (pp. 5473-5481)

Efficacy of atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge for inactivating airborne pathogens (2017-07-05)
Romero-Mangado, Jaione; Dey, Avishek; Diaz-Cartagena, Diana C.; Solis-Marcano, Nadja E; Lopez-Nieves, Marjorie; Santiago-Garcia, Vilynette; Nordlund, Dennis; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Meyyappan, M.; Koehne, Jessica E. and Gandhiraman, Ram P.
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, 35(4) (p 41101)

Robust water repellent ZnO nanorod array by Swift Heavy Ion Irradiation: Effect of Electronic Excitation Induced Local Chemical State Modification (2017-06-12)
Shanmugam Ranjith, Kugalur; Raveendran Nivedita, Lalitha; Asokan, Kandasami; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Pandian, Ramanathaswamy; Kamruddin, Mohammed; Kumar Avasthi, Devesh and Rajendra Kumar, Ramasamy Thangavelu
Scientific reports, 7, Article 3251

Tuning the properties of a black TiO2-Ag visible light photocatalyst produced by rapid one-pot chemical reduction (2017-06)
Coto, Michael; Divitini, Giorgio; Dey, Avishek; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Ullah, Najeeb; Ducati, Cate and Kumar, R. Vasant
Materials Today Chemistry, 4 (pp. 142-149)

Nanoparticle functionalized laser patterned substrate: an innovative route towards low cost biomimetic platforms (2017-01-23)
Bagga, K.; McCann, R.; O'Sullivan, F.; Ghosh, P.; Krishnamurthy, S.; Stalcup, A.; Vázquez, M. and Brabazon, D.
RSC Advances, 7 (pp. 8060-8069)

Mediator-free interaction of glucose oxidase, as model enzyme for immobilization, with Al-doped and undoped ZnO thin films laser-deposited on polycarbonate supports (2017-01)
Kumar, Fidal; Inguva, Saikumar; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Marsili, Enrico; Mosnier, Jean-Paul and Sainathan, Chandra
Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 96 (pp. 67-74)

A low-cost, sulfurization free approach to control optical and electronic properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 via precursor variation (2016-12)
Gupta, Saatviki; Whittles, Thomas J.; Batra, Yogita; Satsangi, Vibha; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Dhanak, Vinod R. and Mehta, Bodh Raj
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 157 (pp. 820-830)

Plasma engineering of graphene (2016-06)
Dey, A.; Chroneos, A.; Braithwaite, N. St. J.; Gandhiraman, Ram P. and Krishnamurthy, S.
Applied Physics Reviews, 3, Article 21301(2)

Synthesis of Diagnostic Silicon Nanoparticles for Targeted Delivery of Thiourea to Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-Expressing Cancer Cells (2016-04-13)
Behray, Mehrnaz; Webster, Carl A.; Pereira, Sara; Ghosh, Paheli; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Al-Jamal, Wafa T and Chao, Yimin
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8(14) (pp. 8908-8917)

In-situ plasma hydrogenated TiO2 thin films for enhanced photoelectrochemical properties (2016-04)
Singh, Aadesh P.; Kodan, Nisha; Mehta, Bodhraj; Dey, Avishek and Krishnamurthy, Satheesh
Materials Research Bulletin, 76 (pp. 284-291)

Hydrogen Treated Anatase TiO2: A New Experimental Approach and Further Insights from Theory (2016-02-21)
Mehta, Manan; Kodan, Nisha; Kumar, Sandeep; Mayrhofer, Leonard; Walter, Michael; Mosler, Michael; Dey, Avishek; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Basu, Suddhasatwa and Singh, Aadesh P.
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4(7) (pp. 2670-2681)

Synthesis and characterisation of polyaniline (PAni) membranes for fuel cell (2016)
Amado, Franco D.R and Krishnamurthy, Satheesh
Advanced Materials Letters, 7(9) (pp. 719-722)

Effect of annealing on the magnetic properties of ball milled NiO powders (2015-06-15)
Kisan, Bhagban; Saravanan, P.; Layek, Samar; Verma, H. C.; Hesp, David; Dhanak, Vinod; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Perumal, A.
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 384 (pp. 296-301)

Improvement in the structural, optical, electronic and photoelectrochemical properties of hydrogen treated bismuth vanadate thin films (2015-04-06)
Singh, Aadesh P.; Kodan, Nisha; Dey, Avishek; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Mehta, Bodh R.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40(12) (pp. 4311-4319)

Thermally controlled growth of carbon onions within porous graphitic carbon-detonation nanodiamond monolithic composites (2015)
Duffy, E.; He, X.; Nesterenko, E. P.; Brabazon, D.; Dey, A.; Krishnamurthy, S.; Nesterenkoa, P. N. and Paul, B.
RSC Advances, 5(29) (pp. 22906-22915)

Liquid phase pulsed laser ablation: a route to fabricate different carbon nanostructures (2014-05-30)
Al-Hamaoy, Ahmed; Chikarakara, Evans; Hussein, Jawad; Gupta, Kapil; Kumar, Dinesh; Rao, M. S. Ramachandra; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Morshed, Mohammad; Fox, Eoin; Brougham, Dermot; He, Xiaoyun; Vázquez, Mercedes and Brabazon, Dermot
Applied Surface Science, 302 (pp. 141-144)

Finite size effects in magnetic and optical properties of antiferromagnetic NiO nanoparticles (2014-01)
Kisan, Bhagaban; Shyni, P. C.; Layek, Samar; Verma, H. C.; Hesp, David; Dhanak, Vinod; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Perumal, A.
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 50, Article 2300704(1)

Hydrogen absorption in thin ZnO films prepared by pulsed laser deposition (2013-12-15)
Meilkhova, O.; Čížek, J.; Lukáč,, F.; Vlček, M.; Novotný, M.; Bulíř, J.; Lančok, J.; Anwand, W.; Brauer, G.; Connolly, J.; McCarthy, E.; Krishnamurthy, S. and Mosnier, J.-P.
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 580(Sup. 1) (S40-S43)

Soft x-ray spectroscopic investigation of Zn doped CuCl produced by pulsed dc magnetron sputtering (2013-06-19)
Rajani, K. V.; Daniels, S.; McNally, P. J. and Krishnamurthy, S.
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 25, Article 285501(28)

Defect studies of ZnO films prepared by pulsed laser deposition on various substrates (2013-06-10)
Melikhova, O.; Čižek, J.; Procházka, I.; Kužel, R.; Novotny, M.; Bulíř, J.; Lančok, J.; Anwand, W.; Brauer, G.; Connolly, J.; McCarthy, E.; Krishnamurthy, S. and Mosnier, J.-P.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 443, Article 12018

Morphology-directed synthesis of ZnO nanostructures and their antibacterial activity (2013-05-01)
Ramani, Meghana; Ponnuswamy, S.; Muthamizhchelvana, Chellamuthu; Cullen, Joseph; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Marsili, Enrico
Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 105 (pp. 24-30)

Extracellular electron transfer mechanism in Shewanella loihica PV- 4 biofilms formed at indium tin oxide and graphite electrodes (2013-02-08)
Jain, Anand; O Connolly, Jack; Woolley, Richard; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Marsili, Enrico
International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 8 (pp. 1778-1793)

In situ formation of onion-like carbon from the evaporation of ultra-dispersed nan (2013-01)
Krishnamurthy, S.; Butenko, Yu. V.; Dhanak, V. R.; Hunt, M. R. C. and Šiller, L.
Carbon, 52 (pp. 145-149)

Electron transfer mechanism in Shewanella loihica PV-4 biofilms formed at graphite electrode (2012-10)
Jain, Anand; Zhang, Xiaoming; Pastorella, Gabriele; Connolly, Jack O.; Barry, Niamh; Woolley, Robert; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Marsili, Enrico
Bioelectrochemistry, 87 (pp. 28-32)

Structural characterization of ZnO thin films grown on various substrates by pulsed laser deposition (2012)
Novotný, M.; Čížek, J.; Kužel, R.; Bulíř, J.; Lančok, J.; Connolly, J.; McCarthy, E.; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Mosnier, J-P.; Anwand, W. and Brauer, G.
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 45, Article 225101

Zinc oxide and indium tin oxide thin films for the growth and characterization of Shewanella loihica PV-4 electroactive biofilms (2011)
Connolly, Jack; Jain, Anand; Pastorella, Gabriele; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Mosnier, Jean-Paul and Marsili, Enrico
Virulence, 2(5) (pp. 479-482)

Resonant soft X-ray emission and X-ray absorption studies on Ga1-xMnxN grown by pulsed laser deposition (2011)
Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Kennedy, Brian; Mcgee, Fintan; Venkatesan, M.; Coey, J. M. D.; Lunney, James G.; Learmonth, Timothy; Smith, Kevin E.; Schmitt, Thorsten and McGuinness, Cormac
Physica Status Solidi (C) Current Topics in Solid State Physics, 8(5) (pp. 1608-1610)

Characteristics of silicon nanocrystals for photovoltaic applications (2011)
Moore, D.; Krishnamurthy, S.; Chao, Y.; Wang, Q.; Brabazon, D. and McNally, P. J.
Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science, 208(3) (pp. 604-607)

Transparent ultrathin conducting carbon films (2010)
Schreiber, Martin; Lutz, Tarek; Keeley, Gareth P.; Kumar, Shishir; Boese, Markus; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Duesberg, Georg S.
Applied Surface Science, 256(21) (pp. 6186-6190)

Growth and characterisation of Al 1-xCr xN thin films by RF plasma assisted pulsed laser deposition (2009-04-04)
Arnold, B.J.; Krishnamurthy, S.; Kennedy, B.; Cockburn, D.; McNally, D.; Lunney, J.G.; Gunning, R.; Venkatesan, M.; Alaria, J.; Michael, J.; Coey, D.; McGuinnessy, C. and Guo, J.-H.
e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology, 7 (pp. 497-502)

Core and valence exciton formation in x-ray absorption, x-ray emission and x-ray excited optical luminescence from passivated Si nanocrystals at the Si L2,3 edge (2009-03-04)
Šiller, L.; Krishnamurthy, S.; Kjeldgaard, L.; Horrocks, B. R; Chao, Y.; Houlton, A.; Chakraborty, A. K. and Hunt, M. R. C
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 21, Article 95005(9)

Gold surface with gold nitride-a surface enhanced Raman scattering active substrate (2009)
Brieva, A. C.; Alves, L.; Krishnamurthy, S. and Šiller, L.
Journal of Applied Physics, 105, Article 54302(5)

Growth of carbon nanotubes on Si substrate using Fe catalyst produced by pulsed laser deposition (2008-11)
Krishnamurthy, S.; Donnelly, T.; McEvoy, N.; Blau, W.; Lunney, J. G.; Teh, A. S.; Teo, K. B. K. T. and Milne, W. I.
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 8(11) (pp. 5748-5752)

High-yield production of graphene by liquid-phase exfoliation of graphite (2008-09)
Hernandez, Yenny; Nicolosi, Valeria; Lotya, Mustafa; Blighe, Fiona M.; Sun, Zhenyu; De, Sukanta; McGovern, I. T.; Holland, Brendan; Byrne, Michele; Gun'ko, Yurii K.; Boland, John J.; Niraj, Peter; Duesberg, Georg; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Goodhue, Robbie; Hutchison, John; Scardaci, Vittirio; Ferrari, Andrea C. and Coleman, Jonathan N.
Nature Nanotechnology, 3(9) (pp. 563-568)

Electronic and optical properties of magnesium phthalocyanine (MgPc) solid films studied by soft X-ray excited optical luminescence and X-ray absorption spectroscopies (2008)
Peltekis, N.; Holland, B. N.; Krishnamurthy, S.; McGovern, I. T.; Poolton, N. R. J.; Patel, S. and McGuinness, C.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130(39) (pp. 13008-13012)

Optical characterization of oxide encapsulated silicon nanowires of various morphologies (2008)
King, Sharon M.; Chaure, Shweta; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Blau, Werner J.; Colli, Alan and Ferrari, Andrea C.
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 8(8) (pp. 4202-4206)

Pulsed laser deposition of nanoparticle films of Au (2007-12)
Donnelly, T.; Krishnamurthy, S.; Carney, K.; McEvoy, N. and Lunney, J. G.
Applied Surface Science, 254(4) (pp. 1303-1306)

Evaporation and deposition of alkyl-capped silicon nanocrystals in ultrahigh vacuum (2007-08)
Chao, Yimin; Šiller, Lidija; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Coxon, Paul R.; Bangert, Ursel; Gass, Mhairi; Kjeldgaard, Lisbeth; Patole, Samson N.; Lie, Lars H.; O'Farrell, Norah; Alsop, Thomas A.; Houlton, Andrew and Horrocks, Benjamin R.
Nature Nanotechnology, 2(8) (pp. 486-489)

Observation of van der Waals driven self-assembly of MoSI nanowires into a low-symmetry structure using aberration-corrected electron microscopy (2007)
Nicolosi, Valeria; Nellist, Peter D.; Sanvito, Stefano; Cosgriff, Eireann C.; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Blau, Werner J.; Green, Malcolm L. H.; Vengust, Damjan; Dvorsek, Damjan; Mihailovic, Dragan; Compagnini, Giuseppe; Sloan, Jeremy; Stolojan, Vlad; Carey, J. David; Pennycook, Stephen J. and Coleman, Jonathan N.
Advanced Materials, 19(4) (pp. 543-547)

Soft-x-ray spectroscopic investigation of ferromagnetic Co-doped ZnO (2006)
Krishnamurthy, S.; McGuinness, C.; Dorneles, L. S.; Venkatesan, M.; Coey, J. M. D.; Lunney, J. G.; Patterson, C. H.; Smith, K. E.; Learmonth, T.; Glans, P. -A.; Schmitt, T. and Guo, J. -H.
Journal of Applied Physics, 99, Article 08M111(8)

Reactions and luminescence in passivated Si nanocrystallites induced by vacuum ultraviolet and soft-x-ray photons (2005-08-15)
Chao, Y.; Krishnamurthy, S.; Montalti, M.; Lie, L. H.; Houlton, A.; Horrocks, B. R.; Kjeldgaard, L.; Dhanak, V. R.; Hunt, M. R. C. and Šiller, L.
Journal of Applied Physics, 98, Article 44316(4)

Gold film with gold nitride — a conductor but harder than gold (2005-05-30)
Šiller, L.; Peltekis, N.; Krishnamurthy, S.; Chao, Y.; Bull, S. J. and Hunt, M. R. C.
Applied Physics Letters, 86, Article 221912(22)

Photoemission study of onion like carbons produced by annealing nanodiamonds (2005-02-15)
Butenko, Yu. V.; Krishnamurthy, S.; Chakraborty, A. K.; Kuznetsov, V. L.; Dhanak, V. R.; Hunt, M. R. C. and Šiller, L.
Physical Review B, 71, Article 75420(7)

Nitrogen ion irradiation of Au(110): Photoemission spectroscopy and possible crystal structures of gold nitride (2004-07-15)
Krishnamurthy, S.; Montalti, M.; Wardle, M.; Shaw, M.; Briddon, P.; Svensson, K.; Hunt, M. and Šiller, L.
Physical Review B, 70(4)

Photoemission spectroscopy of clean and potassium-intercalated carbon onions (2003-03-15)
Montalti, M.; Krishnamurthy, S.; Chao, Y.; Butenko, Yu. V.; Kuznetsov, V. L.; Dhanak, V. R.; Hunt, M. R. C. and Šiller, L.
Physical Review B, 67, Article 113401(11)

Thermally induced decomposition of single-wall carbon nanotubes adsorbed on H/Si(111) (2002-12-16)
Hunt, Michael R. C.; Montalti, Massimo; Chao, Yimin; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; Dhanak, Vinod R. and Šiller, Lidija
Applied Physics Letters, 81, Article 4847(25)

Influence of Nanostructures in Perovskite Solar Cells (2022)
Ghosh, Paheli; Sundaram, Senthilarasu; Nixon, Tony P. and Krishnamurthy, Satheesh
In: Olabi, Abdul-Ghani ed. Encyclopedia of Smart Materials (pp. 646-660)
ISBN : 9780128157336 | Publisher : Elsevier

Influence of Nanostructures in Perovskite Solar Cells (2016)
Ghosh, P.; Sundaram, S.; Nixon, T. and Krishnamurthy, S.
In: Hashmi, M.S.J. ed. Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering
ISBN : 978-0-12-803581-8 | Publisher : Elsevier

Preparation and properties of porous graphitic carbon monoliths embedded with nanodiamonds and other temperature-induced nano carbons (2014)
Duffy, Emer; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh; He, Xiaoyun; Nesterenko, Ekaterina P.; Brabazon, Dermot; Nesterenko, Pavel N. and Paull, Brett
In : 2014 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit (21-25 Apr 2014, San Francisco, CA)

Smart energy management for off-grid hybrid sites in telecoms (2012)
Phelan, Shane; Meehan, Paula; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Daniels, Stephen
In : The IET CIICT 2012 Symposium on ICT and Energy Efficiency and Workshop on Information Theory and Security (5-6 Jul 2012, Dublin, Ireland) (pp. 15-21)

Next Steps for Hydrogen - physics, technology and the future (2016-05-26)
Nuttall, William; Glowacki, Bartek and Krishnamurthy, Satheesh
Institute of Physics, London.

Methods of Making Gold Nitride (2008-10-30)
Siller, Lidija; Krishnamurthy, Satheesh and Chao, Yimin