Professional Brief
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Professional Experience
Graduate research assistant, Research foundation for the state University of New York
Research fellow under the Post Graduate Research Programme, National Energy Technology Laboratory
Graduate Engineer ESSAR Steels Hazira Pvt. Ltd., Gujarat,India
Honors, Awards & Grants
University gold medal, National Institute of Technology, Calicut
2011
Research fellow under the Post Graduate Research Programme, National Energy Technology Laboratory
2014
Research fellow under the Post Graduate Research Programme, National Energy Technology Laboratory
2014
Sponsored Research Projects
| S. No | Title of the project | Role | Funding agency and year of sanction | Budget Lakhs | Duration and status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sensing CO, NO2 and NO with plasmonic materials for high temperature applications | Principal Investigator | Aeronautics Research & Development Board, 2019 | 30.0379 | 3 years, completed |
| 2 | Highly transparent and conducting flexible films for aircraft canopy applications | Co-Investigator | Aeronautics Research & Development Board, 2020 | 18.1548 | 2 years (completed) |
| 3 | Development of Amorphous Tin Oxide based Active Channel Layers and Fabrication of a High Mobility Transistor with Stable Operation | Co-Investigator | Science and Engineering Research Board, 2019 | 76.45 | 3 years (ongoing) |
Fellowships awarded to the group’s research scholars
CSIR- SRF fellowship awarded to Ms. A. R. Indhu in the discipline of material physics in 2024.
CSIR- SRF fellowship awarded to Ms. T. Manimekala in the discipline of physical chemical sciences in 2024.
Publications
List of papers published in SCI journals
Crafting the architecture of biomass-derived activated carbon via electrochemical insights for supercapacitors: a review
T. Manimekala,R. Sivasubramanian, Mushtaq Ahmad Dar and Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
RSC Adv., 2025, 15, 2490.
Chemically engineered plasmonic Au gallium oxide nanocomposites for harsh environment applications: an investigation into thermal and chemical robustness
L. Keerthana Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 15018–15031.
Asymmetric Supercapacitors Based on ZnCo2O4 Nanohexagons and Orange Peel Derived Porous Carbon Electrodes
M Haripriya, T Manimekala Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam Manickam Minakshi Sundaram, and R. Sivasubramanian
Chem. Asian J. 2024, e202400202
Deciphering interfacial properties and intermediaries via probing lattice deformations: Growth solution chemistry for mixed/pure phase metal oxide/perovskites
Dharanya. C , Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, (2024), 691, 133804.
Microwave Prepared Oxidation Resistant Cu Microstructures with Tailored Morphologies
A. R. Indhu, Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
Chemistry Africa, (2024)
In-situ scrutiny of the transition melting of pristine (Au) and metal oxide (Au-gallia) – supported plasmonic nanostructures
Keerthana L, Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, (2024), 185, 111800
Oxidative and Colloidal Kinetics of Size-Controlled Copper Structures through Surface Plasmon-Regulated Examinations for Broadband Absorbance
A.R. Indhu, Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
Chemistry select (2024) – accepted.
Plasmonic Copper: Ways and Means of Achieving, Directing,and Utilizing Surface Plasmons
A. R. Indhu, Dharanya, Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
Plasmonics (2023).
High‑temperature stable plasmonic gold gallia nanocomposites for gas sensing
L. Keerthana, A. R. Indhu, Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
Journal of Materials Research, (2023), 38, 497–506.
Transitional evolution of Strontium Titanate and its intermediaries founded on alkalinity,
Dharanya, C. Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
Journal of Solid State Chemistry 326 (2023) 124227.
Curvature Optimised Plasmonic Gold-Gallium Oxide Nanocomposites for High Temperature Optical Detection of NO2,
Keerthana L, Dharanya C and Dharmalingam G,
Nanomed Nanotechnol 2023, 8(2): 000235.
Plasmonic nanotechnology for photothermal applications-an evaluation
A. R. Indhu, L. Keerthana, Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, Accepted(2022).
Biomass derived activated carbon‑based high‑performance electrodes for supercapacitor applications
T. Manimekala, R.Sivasubramanian, S. Karthikeyan, Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
Journal of porous materials, 2022
An approach towards the synthesis of faceted Ga2O3 nano and micro‑structures through the microwave process
L. Keerthana, A. R. Indhu, Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
Applied Nanoscience, 12, (10) 2857-2871, 2022.
Oxygen vacancies in nanostructured hetero-interfacial oxides
C. Dharanya, Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
a review,Journal of nanoparticle research,24, 60, 2022.
Nanomaterials Based Biosensor using Field Effect Transistors
T. Manimekala, R.Sivasubramanian, Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
A Review,Journal of Electronic Materials, 51,1950-1973, 2022.
Plasmonic Au-metal oxide nanocomposites for high temperature and harsh environment sensing applications
K. Narayanan, M. A. Dar, G.Dharmalingam
Chemistry – An Asian Journal, 16, 3558-3584, 2021.
AgNWs-a-TiOx: a scalable wire bar coated core–shell nanocomposite as transparent thin film electrode for flexible electronics applications
S. Arulkumar, T. Senthilkumar,S. Parthiban, G. Dharmalingam, A.Goswami, S. M. Alshehri, M. B.Gawande
Materials in Electronics, Journal of Materials Science 32, 6454-6464, 2021
Branched gold nanostructures though a facile fructose mediated microwave route
K. Narayanan, D. Gnanaprakash
Journal of cluster science, 33, 1-14, 2020
Quantification of ethanolby metal-oxide-based resistive sensors
G. Dharmalingm, R. Sivasubramanian, S. Parthiban
a review, Journal of Electronic materials, 49,3009-3024, 2020
Solution processed boron doped indium oxide thin-film as channel layer in thin-film transistors
S. Arulkumar, S. Parthiban, D. Gnanaprakash, J. Y. Kwon
Materials in Electronics, Journal of Materials Science 30, 18696-18701, 2019
Chemical sensing dependence on metal oxide thickness for high temperature plasmonics-based sensors
Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam, M. A. Carpenter
Sensors and Actuators, B, 251, 1104-1111, 2017.
Thermal energy harvestingnear-infrared radiation and accessing lowtemperatures with plasmonic sensors
N. A. Karker, G. Dharmalingam,M.A. Carpenter
Nanoscale, 7, 17798-17804, 2015.
Investigation of the optical and sensing characteristics of nanoparticle arrays for high temperature applications
Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam, Michael A. Carpenter
Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers 9491,949108-1, 2015
Thermal Energy Harvesting Plasmonic Based Chemical Sensors
N.A. Karker, G. Dharmalingam, M.A. Carpenter
ACS Nano, 8, 10953-10962, 2014
Plasmonics-based detection of H2 and CO: discrimination between reducing gases facilitated by material control
G. Dharmalingam, N. A. Joy, B. Grisafe, M. A. Carpenter
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 3, 712-721,2012
Conferences/seminars/workshops organized
One day workshop on Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR)
PSG Institute of Advanced Studies
10.10.2022
Conferences / Seminars Presented
Local heating of plasmonic metal nanostructures: an investigation of the competing effects in the broad absorption spectra for energy storage applications
A. R. Indhu, Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
Proceedings of the international conference on computational nanoscience and energy storage technology (ICCNEST), 2023
pH dependent studies on lattice and phase transformations of strontium titanate (STO) for energy applications
Dharanya, C., Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
Proceedings of the international conference on computational nanoscience and energy storage technology (ICCNEST), 2023
Microwave-assisted synthesis of Cu on various scales trigger broad-band plasmonic absorbance
R. Indhu, Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
3rd international conference on light applications in science and engineering research (LASER), 2023
Gold-gallia nanostructures for high-temperature detection of emissions using surface plasmon-based optical sensing mode
L. Keerthana, Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
3rd international conference on light applications in science and engineering research (LASER), 2023
Gold-gallium oxide nanocomposites for harsh environment sensing
L. Keerthana, Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
International Materials Conclave (IMC), 2023.
Investigation of the optical and sensing characteristics of nanoparticle arrays for high temperature applications
Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam and Michael A. Carpenter
Proc. SPIE 9491, 2015 Sensors for Extreme Harsh Environments II, 949108
Morphological control of YSZ encapsulated gold nanoparticles for emissions sensing: Discrimination between reducing gases facilitated by material control
Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam and Michael A. Carpenter
57th Annual ISA POWID Symposium, 2014
Au-metal oxide composite films for stable and sensitive high temperature gas sensing
Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam and Michael A. Carpenter
MRS Fall 2012 meeting and exhibit
Harsh Environment Compatible Plasmonics based Chemical Sensors
Nicholas Karker, Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam, Michael Carpenter
Optical Sensors, Optical Society of America, Pages
SeTu3D. 5, 2017
SeTu3D. 5, 2017
2-D braided nanocomposites, Two day conference on graphene & analogous nanostructures
Nandha, G.R, Dharmalingam, G
PSG College of Technology, Tamil Nadu, 2018
Fabrication of 2D non-closed polystyrene masks by dry etching, Two day conference on graphene & analogous nanostructures
Balan, Ambigai, A.C., Dharmalingam Gnanaprakash
PSG College of Technology, Tamil Nadu, 2018
Conductivity enhancement by defect site rectification of 2D graphene for oled applications, Two day conference on graphene & analogous nanostructures
Pandi, E.R., Dharmalingam, G
PSG College of Technology, Tamil Nadu, 2018
TiO2 nanosheets for methylene blue dye degradation, Two day conference on graphene & analogous nanostructures
Banu, T., Dharmalingam, G
PSG College of Technology, Tamil Nadu, 2018
Microwave assisted copper nanostructures – a report, International virtual conference on advanced materials and sustainable energy and environment
A.R. Indhu, Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
Department of Physics, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Tamil Nadu, 2022
Plasmonic harsh environment sensors through the use of metal-metal oxide nanocomposites, International virtual conference on advanced materials and sustainable energy and environment
L. Keerthana, Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
Department of Physics, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Tamil Nadu, 2022
Role of aqueous electrolytes on the electrochemical performance of biomass derived activated carbon for supercapacitor applications, Second International Conference on Sustainable Materials and Technologies for Bio and Energy Applications (SMTBEA-2022)
Manimekala, T., Sivasubramanian, R., Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam
Department of ECE, SSN College of Engineering and SSN Research Centre (Department of Physics), Tamil Nadu, 2022
Books/Book Chapters Published
Survey of optical sensors for harsh environments, Advances in sensors
D. Gnanaprakash, N. Karker, M. A. Carpenter
reviews | IFSA publishing Volume: 6 | ISBN: 978-84-09-03030-9, e-ISBN: 978-84-09-03031-6
Ph.D. Research Scholars
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L. Keerthana Research title: Sensing CO, NO and NO2 for high temperature applications |
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C. Dharanya Research title: Engineered hetero-interfaces for plasmonic applications |
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A. R. Indhu Research title: Plasmonic nanomaterials for photothermal applications |
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T. Manimekala Research title: Carbon based nanomaterials for supercapacitors |
