Assistant Professor (OG)
Area of Specialization:
Semiconductor materials from energy and environmental applications
Research Interests:
Dye-sensitized solar cells
Sensors
Photocatalysis
Selected Publications:
• Saranya, A, Devasena, T, Sivaram, H & Jayavel, R 2019, ‘Role of hexamine in ZnO morphologies at different growth temperature with potential application in dye sensitized solar cell’, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, Vol. 92, pp. 108-115, Impact Factor: 3.927.
• P. Baraneedharan, Siva. C, Saranya. A, Jayavel. R, Nehru. K, Sivakumar. M , ‘Dual emissive Sn(1-2x)CuxCoxO2 nanostructures - A correlation study of doping concentration on structural, optical and electrical properties’, Superlattices & Microstructures, 68 (2014) 66- 75. Impact Factor: 2.658
• Baraneedharan. P, Saranya. A, Kalaiselvam. S, Chandrasekaran. J , Optical and electrical properties of SnO2 /Al-SnO2 nanoparticles by simple chemical reduction method, International Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IRP house), Vol.3 No. 2 (2012) 121-126
National & International Conference:
• Presented a poster titled ‘Structural and Optical properties of Doped ZnO Nanorods and their Applications in Dye Sensitized Solar Cell’ in the ‘2nd International Conference on Nano Science & Engineering Applications’ held during 4th-6th October 2018
• Presented a poster titled ‘Carotenoids in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells’ in the ‘International Seminar on Advanced Nanomaterials’ (ISAN 18) held during 27th-28th February 2018
• Presented a paper tilted ‘Study of Metal doped ZnO and its Use in Transparent Thin Film Transistor’ in the ‘International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology’ during 6th-8th July 2011
• Presented a poster titled ‘Study of ZnO and its Applications in Transistors’ in the ‘National Level Conference on Materials for Advanced Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research’ (NANOMEET-2011) held during 7th-8th March 2011
• Presented a poster titled ‘Synthesis and Charaterisation of ZnO nanorods for Conventional Dye Sensitized Solar Cells’ in the ‘National Conference on Nano Materials’ during 3rd-4th December 2010
Conferences/Seminars/Workshops Attended:
• Participated in one day Interactive Workshop on ‘Research For Resurgence’ on 13th March 2018
• Participated in the ‘International Conference on Recent Trends in Applied Science and Technology’ held during 8th-9th September 2017
• Participated in the ‘International Workshop on Advanced Functional Nanomaterials’ held during 22nd-24th March 2017
• Participated in the ‘National Seminar on Recent Advances in Nanoscience and Technology’ held during 6th-7th October 2016
• Attended the Author Workshop on ‘How to Write for and get Published in Scientific Journals’ on 29th January 2013
• Participated in the ‘Second International Workshop on Advanced Functional Nanomaterials’ (SIWAN-2013) held during 28th-30th January 2013
• Attended the ‘INUP Familiarization Workshop on Nanofabrication Technologies’ conducted during 16th-18th April 2012
• Participated in the course ‘Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy: Basics and Applications to Low Dimensional Structures – Course code:176020B07’ from 3rd-7th December 2018 held as a part of Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) program of Ministry of Human Resource and Development, India
• Participated in the National Workshop and Hands on Training Program on ‘Thin Film Solar Cells’ held during 22nd-23rd September 2017
• Attended the Lecture cum Demonstration Programme ‘Two Day Workshop on AFM, MFM, EFM, KPFM, STM & PFM’ organized during 10th-11th August 2017
• Participated in the National Workshop and Hands on Training Program on ‘Thin Film Solar Cells’ held during 11th-12th November 2016
• Attended the ‘INUP Hands-on Training on Photovoltaics’ conducted during 19th-28th April 2012 held as a part of Indian Nanoelectronics Users Program of IISc, Bangalore
Achievements and Awards:
1 Anna Centenary Research Fellowship Anna University 2013-15
