Dr. S. N. KARTHICK Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry, , Coimbatore.

E-mail : [email protected], [email protected] [email protected] Contact No: +91-9994662441

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore – 641 046, Tamilnadu, India. (Duration: November 2016 to Till now)

 Post-Doctoral Research Associate & Research Fellow in NRF, Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea. (Duration: September 2014 to November 2016)  Post-Doctoral Fellow under Dr. D. S. Kothari Post-Doctoral fellowship scheme Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. (Duration: June 2013 to September 2014)  Post-Doctoral Research Associate under Brain Korea 21 (BK-21), Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea. (Duration: Feb. 2009 to Feb. 2013)  Project Assistant - IV, Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, , India. (Duration: 21-07-2008 to 22-12-2008)  Lecturer, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Sri Kalishwari College, Sivakasi. (Duration: August 2004 to January 2005)

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Thesis Title : Preparation and Characterization of Nanocrystalline LiMn2O4 Based Thin Film Cathode Materials for Li- Ion battery. Branch : Industrial Chemistry (Materials-Electrochemistry) Year / Month of awarded : 2005 – 2008 / October 2008 University : , Karaikudi, India.

Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) Branch : Chemistry (Organic, Inorganic and Physical) Year /Month of passing/Class: 2003 – 2004 / April 2004 / First with Distinction College : A.N.J.A. College (Autonomous), Sivakasi, India. University : Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India.

Master of Science (M.Sc.) Branch : Chemistry (Organic, Inorganic and Physical) Year /Month of passing/Class: 2001 – 2003 / April 2003 / First College : A.N.J.A. College (Autonomous), Sivakasi, India. University : Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India.

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Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Branch : Chemistry (Organic, Inorganic and Physical) Year /Month of passing/Class : 1998 – 2001 / April 2001 / First College : A.N.J.A. College (Autonomous), Sivakasi, India. University : Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India.

RESEARCH INTEREST:

 Dye and Quantum sensitized solar cells, Perovskite solar cells  Supercapacitors  Photoelectrochemical and Photocatalytic water splitting  Sensor

INTERNATIONAL / NATIONAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS / AWARDS / EXPERIANCE:

1) Post-Doctoral Research Associate & Research Fellow in NRF (Duration: September 2014 to November 2016)

Position: Research fellow in NRF individual project (PI) & Post-Doctoral Research Associate under Brain Korea 21 PLUS (BK21+) scheme (Prof. Hee Je Kim and Prof. Moonsuk Yi’s group), School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pusan National University, Jangjeon, Geumjeong, Busan - 609735, South Korea. Field: Supercapacitors and Perovskite solar cell technology.

2) Post-Doctoral Fellow (Duration: June 2013 to September 2014)

Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow under Dr. D. S. Kothari Post-Doctoral fellowship scheme (Prof. S. Sampath’s group), Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India. Field: Photoelectrochemical water splitting and photocatalytic reactions, Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC) and Quantum dot solar cells (Q-DSSC), Organic solar cells

3) Post-Doctoral Research Associate (Duration: Feb. 2009 to Feb. 2013)

Position: Post-Doctoral Research Associate under Brain Korea 21 (BK-21) scheme (Prof. Hee Je Kim and Prof. Moonsuk Yi’s group), School of Electrical Engineering, Pusan National University, Jangjeon, Geumjeong, Busan - 609735, South Korea. Field: Dye and quantum dot sensitized solar cells (DSSC and QDSSC)

4) Project Assistant – IV (Duration: 21-07-2008 to 22-12-2008)

Position: Project Assistant – IV (Dr. T. Premkumar’s group), Electrochemical Power Systems Division, Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India. Field: Anodes materials for Li-ion batteries

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5) Ph.D Research work: (Duration: April 2005 – October 2008)

Position: Research Scholar (Dr. A. Subramania’s group), Advanced Materials Research Laboratory, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India.

Field: “Preparation and Characterization of Nanocrystalline LiMn2O4 Based Thin Film Cathode Materials for Li- Ion battery”

PROJECT FUNDING DETAILS:

1. Title of the Project: Development of new lead free perovskite solar cell with long electron-hole path length, including new scaffold material and low cost hole transport materials for high conversion efficiency.

Funding Agency : National Research Foundation of Korea, Seoul, South Korea. No. of years/Budget : Three Years (01/06/2015 to 31/05/2018) / 150,471,000 Korean Won (90,00,000 Rs/-) Project Host Institute: Pusan National University, South Korea. Project undertaken : 01/06/2015 to 21/11/2016. (1.5 years)

2. Title of the Project: Development of stable and effective electrocatalytic Graphene/transition metal chalcogenide hybrid counter electrode material for enhanced performance and stability of solar cell.

Funding Agency : UGC-BSR Research Start-Up-Grant by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India. No. of years/Budget : Two Years (2018 to 2020) / Rs. 10,00,000 Project Host Institute: Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED IN REPUTED INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS:

Year: 2017

39. B. Balamuralitharan, S. N. Karthick, Suresh K. Balasingam, K. V. Hemalatha, Selvam .S, Anandharaj .J, K. Prabakar, Yongseok Jun, and Hee-Je Kim* Hybrid Reduced Graphene Oxide/Manganese Diselenide Cubes: A New Electrode Material for Supercapacitors, Energy Technology, 5 (2017) 1953-1962.

38. S. Selvam, B. Balamuralitharan, S. Jegatheeswaran, Mi Young Kim, S.N. Karthick, Boomi Pandi, M. Sundrarajan M. Sundrarajan, K. Prabakar, Hee-Je Kim*, Electrolyte imprinted graphene oxide-Chitosan chelate with copper crosslinked composite electrodes for intense cyclic stable flexible supercapacitors, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5 (2017) 1380.

Year: 2016

37. S. Selvam, B. Balamuralitharan, S.N. Karthick, K.V. Hemalatha, Kandasamy Prabakar, Hee-Je Kim*, Simultaneous electrochemical deposition of an e-rGO/β- CD/MnO2 ternary composite for a self-powered supercapacitor based caffeine sensor, Analytical Methods, 8 (2016) 7937. 3

36. C. Dhandapani, R. Narayanasamy*, S.N. Karthick, K.V. Hemalatha, S. Selvam, P. Hemalatha, S. Dinesh Kirupha, Hee-Je Kim, Drastic photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye by neodymium doped zirconium oxide as photocatalyst under visible light irradiation, Optik, 127 (2016) 10288. 35. S. Maruthamuthu, J. Chandrasekaran, D. Manoharan, S.N. Karthick, Hee‐Je Kim, Effect of CuBr2 salt treatment on the performance of nanocolloidal PPy: PSS multilayer thin film counter electrodes of dye‐sensitized solar cells, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 133 (2016) 43772. 34. S. Maruthamuthu, J. Chandrasekaran, D. Manoharan, S.N. Karthick, Hee-Je Kim, B. Saravanakumar, CuBr2 - induced charge screening on photoactive nanocolloidal polypyrrole:poly(styrene sulfonate) composite multilayer thin-film counter electrodes for high-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells, Polymer Internationals, 65 (2016) 584. 33. S. Maruthamuthu, J. Chandrasekaran, D. Manoharan, S.N. Karthick, Hee-Je Kim, Multilayer photoactive nanocolloidal PPy:PSS as a novel substitute for Pt free counter electrode in DSSC, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 133 (2016) 43114. 32. G. Rajendra Kumar, A. Dennyson Savariraj, S.N. Karthick, S. Selvam, B. Balamuralitharan, Hee-Je Kim, K.K. Viswanathan, M. Vijaykumar, K. Prabakar, Phase transition kinetics and surface binding states of methylammonium lead iodide Perovskite, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18 (2016) 7284. 31. S.N. Karthick, K.V. Hemalatha, Hee-Je Kim, Moonsuk Yi, C. Dhandapani, R. Narayanaswamy, Performance of sol–gel synthesized nanocrystalline TiO2 in quantum dot sensitized solar cell with deposition of CdS/CdSe quantum dots by different techniques, Science of Advanced Materials, 8 (2016) 645. 30. P. Hemalatha, S.N. Karthick, K.V. Hemalatha, Moonsuk Yi, Hee-Je Kim, M. Alagar, La-doped ZnO nanoflower as photocatalyst for methylene blue dye degradation under UV irradiation, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 27 (2016) 2367.

Year: 2015

29. E. Vijayakumar, P. Pratheep, N. Sivasankar, S.N. Karthick, A. Subramania, Influence of PVP template on the formation of porous TiO2 nanofibers by electrospinning technique for dye-sensitized solar cell, Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing, 120 (2015) 1211. 28. A. Dennyson Savariraj, G. Rajendrakumar, S. Selvam, S. N. Karthick, B. Balamuralitharan, Hee-Je Kim, K. Viswanathan, M. Vijayakumar, K. Prabakar, Stacked Cu1.8S nanoplatelets as counter electrode for quantum dot-sensitized solar cell, RSC Advances, 5 (2015) 100560. 27. Suresh Kukunuri, S. N. Karthick, S. Sampath, Robust, metallic Pd17Se15 and Pd7Se4 phases from a single source precursor and their use as counter electrodes in dye sensitized solar cells, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3 (2015) 17144. 26. S. Selvam, B. Balamuralitharan, S.N. Karthick, A. Dennyson Savariraj, K.V. Hemalatha, Soo-Kyoung Kim, Hee-Je Kim, Novel high-temperature supercapacitor combined dye sensitized solar cell from a sulfated β-cyclodextrin/PVP/MnCO3 composite, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3 (2015) 10225. 25. M. Kovendhan, D. Paul Joseph, P. Manimuthu, A. Sendilkumar, S.N. Karthick, S. Sambasivam, K. Vijayarangamuthu, Hee Je Kim, Byung Chun Choi, K. Asokan, C. Venkateswaran, R. Mohan, Prototype electrochromic device and dye sensitized solar cell using spray deposited undoped and ‘Li’doped V2O5 thin film electrodes, Current Applied Physics, 15 (2015) 622.

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Year: 2014

24. C. Justin Raj, S. N. Karthick, K.V. Hemalatha, Soo-Kyoung Kim, Byung Chul Kim, Kook-Hyun Yu, Hee-Je Kim, Synthesis of self-light-scattering wrinkle structured ZnO photoanode by sol–gel method for dye-sensitized solar cells, Applied Physics A – Materials science & processing, 116 (2014) 811. 23. C. Justin Raj, S.N. Karthick, S. Park, K.V. Hemalatha, S.K. Kim, K. Prabakar, Hee-Je Kim, Improved photovoltaic performance of CdSe/CdS/PbS quantum dot sensitized ZnO nanorod array solar cell, Journal of Power Sources, 248 (2014) 439.

Year: 2013

22. C. Justin Raj, S.N. Karthick, K.V. Hemalatha, Hee-Je Kim, K. Prabakar*, Highly efficient ZnO porous nanostructure for CdS/CdSe quantum dot sensitized solar cell, Thin Solid Films, 548 (2013) 636. 21 M. Kovendhan, D. Paul Joseph, P. Manimuthu, S. Sambasivam, S.N. Karthick, K.Vijayarangamuthu, A. Sendilkumar, K. Asokan, Hee Je Kim, Byung Chun Choi, C. Venkateswaran, R. Mohan, ‘Li’doping induced physicochemical property modifications of MoO3 thin films, Applied Surface Science, 284 (2013) 624. 20 Hee-Je Kim, Kim Dong Jo, S.N. Karthick*, K.V. Hemalatha, C. Justin Raj, Sunseong ok, Youngson choe, Curcumin dye extracted from Curcuma longa. L, used as sensitizers for efficient dye sensitized solar cells, International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 8 (2013) 8320.

19 Hee-Je Kim, Yeo-Tae Bin, S.N. Karthick, K.V. Hemalatha*, C. Justin Raj, S.Venkatesan, Songyi Park, G. Vijayakumar, Natural dye extracted from Rhododendron species flowers as a photosensitizer in dye sensitized solar cell, International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 8 (2013) 6734. 18 S.N. Karthick, K.V. Hemalatha, C. Justin Raj, Hee Je Kim, Moonsuk Yi*, Synthesis of nano-bound microsphere Co3O4 by simple polymer-assisted sol-gel technique, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 15 (2013) 1474. 17 Kalavathy Santhi, E. Thirumal, S.N. Karthick, Hee-Je Kim, V. Narayanan, A. Stephen*, Structural and magnetic investigations on metastable Ag-Fe nanophase alloy, Journal of alloy and compounds, 557 (2013) 172. 16 C. Justin Raj, K. Prabakar, S.N. Karthick, K.V. Hemalatha, Min-Kyu Son, Hee-Je Kim*, Banyan root structured Mg doped ZnO photoanode for dye sensitized solar cells, Journal of Physical Chemistry – C, 117 (2013) 2600.

Year: 2012

15 G. Vijayakumar, S.N. Karthick, R. Paramasivam, C. Ilamaran, Morphology and Electrochemical Properties of P(VdFHFP)/MgO-Based Composite Microporous Polymer Electrolytes for Li-Ion Polymer Batteries, Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 51 (2012) 1427. 14 S.N. Karthick, K.V. Hemalatha, C. Justin Raj, Hee-Je Kim, Moonsuk Yi*, Titanium dioxide paste preparation for dye sensitized solar cell using hydrothermal technique, Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, 13 (2012) s136. 13 S.N. Karthick, K.V. Hemalatha, C. Justin Raj, A. Subramania, Hee Je Kim*, Preparation of TiO2 paste using poly (vinylpyrrolidone) for dye sensitized solar cells, Thin Solid Films, 520 (2012) 7018.

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12 C. Justin Raj, S. N. Karthick, A. Dennyson Savariraj, K. V. Hemalatha, Park Song-Ki, Hee-Je Kim and K. Prabakar*, Electrochemical properties of TiO2 encapsulated ZnO nanorod aggregates dye sensitized solar cells, Journal of alloy and compounds, 537 (2012) 159. 11 K.V. Hemalatha, S.N. Karthick, C. Justin Raj, Min-Kyu Son, Soo-Kyoung Kim, Hee- Je Kim*, Performance of Kerria japonica and Rosa chinensis flower dyes as a sensitizer for dye sensitized solar cells, Spectrochemica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 96 (2012) 305. 10 Kalavathy Santhi, E. Thirumal, S.N. Karthick, Hee-Je Kim, Marimuthu Nidhin, V. Narayanan and A. Stephen, Synthesis, structure stability and magnetic properties of nanocrystalline Ag-Ni alloy, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 14 (2012) 868. 09 C. Justin Raj, S.N. Karthick, K.V. Hemalatha, Min-Kyu Son, Hee-Je Kim, K. Prabakar*, Magnesium doped ZnO nanoparticles embedded ZnO nanorod hybrid electrodes for dye sensitized solar cells, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 62 (2012) 453. 08 Kalavathy Santhi, S.N. Karthick, Hee-Je Kim, Marimuthu Nidhin, V. Narayanand, A. Stephen*, Microstructure analysis of the ferromagnetic Ag–Ni system synthesized by pulsed electrodeposition Applied Surface Science, 258 (2012) 3126.

Year: 2011

07 G. Vijayakumar, S.N. Karthick, A.Subramania, A new class of P(VdF-HFP)-CeO2- LiClO4-based composite microporous membrane electrolytes for Li-ion batteries, International Journal of Electrochemistry, 2011 (2011) 926383. 06 S.N. Karthick, K.V. Hemalatha, Hyunwoong Seo, Daniel Ludeman, Jin-Kyoung Kim, K.Prabakar, Hee-Je Kim*, Titanium oxide prepared by polymer gel assisted combustion method for dye sensitized solar cell, Current Applied Physics, 11 (2011) S127. 05 S.N. Karthick, K. Prabakar, A. Subramania, Ji-Tae Hong, Jin-Ju Jang, Hee-Je Kim*, Formation of anatase TiO2 nanoparticles by simple polymer gel technique and their property Powder Technology, 205 (2011) 36. Top 25 Hottest article - (http://top25.sciencedirect.com/subject/chemistry/6/journal/powder- technology/00325910/archive/31/)

Year: 2010

04 S.N. Karthick,S.Richard Prabhu Gnanakan, A.Subramania Hee-Je Kim, Preparation of nanocrystalline LiMn2O4 thin film cathode material in spray pyrolysis method for Li-microbatteries, Journal of alloy and compounds, 489 (2010) 674.

Year: 2008

03 G.Vijayakumar, S.N. Karthick, A.R.Sathiya Priya, S.Ramalingam, A.Subramania, Effect of nanoscale CeO2 on PVDF-HFP-based nanocomposite porous polymer electrolytes for Li-ion batteries, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 12 (2008) 1135. 02 A.Subramania, S.N. Karthick, N.Angayarkanni, Preparation and electrochemical behavior of LiMn2O4 thin film by spray pyrolysis method, Thin Solid Films, 513 (2008) 8295.

Year: 2006 6

01 A.Subramania, N.Angayarkanni, S.N. Karthick, T.Vasudevan, Combustion synthesis of inverse spinel LiNiVO4 nano-particles using behavior as the fuel, Materials Letters, 60 (2006) 3023.

CONFERENCES / SEMINARS / WORKSHOPS / GUEST LECTURES DETAILS:

Resource Person (Invited/ Keynote/Plenary/Chairperson) / Guest lectures:

Year: 2018 11. S.N. Karthick, Technical Session Chairperson in “National Conference on Emerging Materials for Sustainable Future” (EMSF - 2018) Organized by Department of Physics, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore on 09&10th February 2018 (09th February 2018).

Year: 2017

10. S.N. Karthick, Invited Talk on “Energy storage materials in supercapacitors: Overview”, National Conference on Challenges in Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Systems – Battery 2017, Organized by the Department of Chemistry, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, on 15 and16th December 2017 (16th Dec. 2017). 09. S.N. Karthick, Guest Lecture talk on “Nanomaterials in Energy Harvesting and Energy Storage”, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Vellore, Tamilnadu India on 04th November 2017. 08. S.N. Karthick, Invited Talk on “Recent Trends in Solar Energy Harvesting”, International Conference on New Vistas in Materials Science held in Department of Chemistry & Research Centre, Sarah Tucker College, , Tamilnadu, India on 7th September 2017. 07. S.N. Karthick, Guest Lecture talk on “Solar Energy & Technology: An Overview”, Department of Chemistry, Energy Club, Nirmala College for Women, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India on 23th August 2017. 06. S.N. Karthick, Guest Lecture talk on “Chemistry: In our day today life and future”, Department of Chemistry, Sarah Tucker College, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India on 13th March 2017. 05. S.N. Karthick, Invited talk on “Perovskite solar cell: A breaking new technology in modern era”, International Conference on Materials and Technology - synthesis, processing and applications (ICMAT-SPA2017) held on 09 March 2017 at Department of Physics, Sri S. Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College, Sattur , Tamilnadu, India.

Year: 2016

04. S.N. Karthick, Guest lecture on “Recent trends in conjoined energy harvesting and storage devices”, Department of Nanoscicence and Nanotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India held on 18th November 2016. 03. S.N. Karthick, Plenary Talk on “Development of powered systems based on integration of high capacitance supercapacitor with organometallic perovskite solar cell”, International Conference on Energy Environmental and Engineering 2016 (ICEEE 2016), Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India, Feb.29, March 1 and 2, 2016.

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02. S.N. Karthick, Keynote lecture on “Basic concepts of dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)” with the demonstration of solar cell fabrication techniques, TEQIP-II Sponsored Workshop on Renewable Energy Technology for Sustainable Environment (RETSE 2014), Feb. 20 & 21, 2014. 01. S.N. Karthick, Keynote speech on “Semiconductor sensitized solar energy conversion systems” , National conference on Advanced Research Trends in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Einstein College of Engineering, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India, Jan. 20 & 21, 2012.

Participate / Oral / Poster Presentation: 39. S.N. Karthick, Participated in the “DST-PURSE Phase II Sponsored two days lecture workshop on Biological Techniques”, Organized by Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India on 1 & 2nd March 2018. 38. S.N. Karthick, Participated in the “Science academies lecture workshop on Emerging Trends in Chemical Sciences”, Organized by Department of Chemistry, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India on 15 – 17th February 2018. 37. S.N. Karthick, Participated in the Electrochemical Society – Indian section School on “Applications of functional materials for electrochemical energy conversion given by Prof. P.V. Kamat, University of Notre Dame, USA, Organized by CECRI, Karaikudi at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Coimbatore on 26 – 28th December 2017. 36. S.N. Karthick, Participated in the one day “BIOSAFETY AWARENESS SEMINAR” Organized by Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC), Bharathiar University, Coimbatore on 27th September 2017. 35. S.N. Karthick, Participated in the Workshop on “Think Tank Initiation for IPR Policy Implementation” Organized by the Intellectual property rights cell, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore on 27th July 2017. 34. S.N. Karthick, Participated in the “Science academies lecture workshop on Advances in Materials Electrochemistry”, organized by Department of Chemistry (PG & Research) Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India on 22nd July 2017. 33. S.N. Karthick, B. Balamuralitharan, K.V. Hemalatha, S. Selvam, A. Dennyson Savariraj, Hee Je Kim, Moonsuk Yi, Performance of MoS2 thin film and powder prepared by simple chemical bath technique for solar cell and supercapacitor applications, International Conference on Nano for Energy and Water (NEW)-2017 and Indo-French Workshop on Water Networking” from 22-24 February 2017, UPES- Dehradun. 32. S.N. Karthick, B. Balamuralitharan, S. Selvam, K.V. Hemalatha, A. Dennyson Savariraj, Hee-Je Kim, Moonsuk Yi, Synthesis and characterization of carbon mixed rd MoSe2: Performance in supercapacitor application, The 3 International Conference on Advanced Electromaterials (ICAE-2015), ICC Jeju, South Korea, November 17 to 20, 2015. 31. S.N. Karthick, K.V.Hemalatha, S.Selvam, B.Balamuralitharan, Hee-Je Kim, Moonsuk Yi, MoS2 synthesized by simple method as a stable efficient counter electrode for dye sensitized solar cell, Global Photovoltaic Conference 2014 (GPVC 2014) International symposium on photovoltaics 2014 (ISP 2014), BEXCO, Busan, South Korea, Nov. 10 & 11, 2014. 30. K.V. Hemalatha, S.N. Karthick, C. Justin Raj, B. Suresh Kannan, Yongseok Jun, Hee Je Kim, ZnCo2O4 microsphere prepared by simple polymer assisted sol-gel 8

technique for supercapacitor application, International union of Materials Research Society- International Conference in Asia 2013 (IUMRS-ICA 2013) , Indian Institute of Science, bangalore, India, Dec. 16 to 20, 2013. 29. S.N. Karthick, K.V. Hemalatha, C. Justin Raj, Hee Je Kim, Moonsuk Yi, Preparation of nanocrystalline TiO2 by combustion method and its performance in quantum dot sensitized solar cell, International union of Materials Research Society- International Conference in Asia 2012 (IUMRS-ICA 2012) , BEXCO, Busan, South Korea, August 26-31, 2012. 28. S.N. Karthick, Towards Nanostructured Solar cell Technologies, Sungkyun International Solar Forum, May 30 to June 1, 2012. 27. S.N. Karthick, K.V. Hemalatha, C. Justin Raj, Min-Kyu Son, Hee-Je Kim, Preparation of photoanode using Pluronic triblock copolymer for dye sensitized solar cell, International Conference on advanced Electromaterials (ICAE2011), Jeju, South Korea, Nov. 7 to 10, 2011. 26. S.N. Karthick, K.V. Hemalatha, C. Justin Raj, Hee-Je Kim, Moonsuk Yi, Titanium dioxide paste preparation for dye sensitized solar cell using hydrothermal technique, 2nd International Symposium on Hybrid Materials and Processing (HYMAP 2011), haeundae, Busan, South Korea, Oct. 27 to 29, 2011. 25. K.V. Hemalatha*, S.N. Karthick, R. Veerasamy, Hee Je Kim, Preparation of cobalt oxide by combustion assisted polymer pyrolysis technique, International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (NANO 2010), Centre for Nano Science and Technology, K.S.R College of Technology, Tiruchengode, namakkal, India, Dec. 13 to 16, 2010. 24. S.N. Karthick, K.V.Hemalatha, Daniel Ludeman, Jin-ho Choi, Seok-won Choi, K. Prabakar, Hee Je Kim, Preparation and characterization of titanium dioxide by a simple combustion method, International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (NANO 2010), Centre for Nano Science and Technology, K.S.R College of Technology, Tiruchengode, namakkal, India, Dec. 13 to 16, 2010. 23. S.N. Karthick, Hee Je Kim, Preparation of TiO2 paste using different methods for dye sensitized solar cell, KCS Conference of International Students Majoring in Chemistry, Korean Chemical Society, Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 10, 2010. 22. S.N. Karthick, K.V. Hemalatha*, R. Veerasamy, Hee Je Kim, Cobalt oxide material synthesized in low temperature for supercapacitor application, National conference on nanomaterials (NCN-2010), Department of Physics, Karunya University, Coimbatore. India, Dec. 3 & 4, 2010. 21. S.N. Karthick, K.V. Hemalatha, Hyunwoong Seo, Jin-Kyoung Kim, K. Prabakar, Hee-Je Kim*, Titanium oxide prepared by polymer gel assisted combustion method for dye sensitized solar cell, International Union of Materials Research Societies International Conference on Electronic Materials 2010 (IUMRS-ICEM 2010), The Materials Research Society, Aug. 22 to 27, 2010. 20. K.V. Hemalatha, S.N. Karthick, Hee Je Kim, Preparation and characterization of microsperes spinel Co3O4 material by simple polymer pyrolysis technique, International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology(ICONN-2010), SRM University Kattankulathur-603203, Chennai, India, Feb. 24-26, 2010. 19. S.N. Karthick, Min-Kyu Son, Inyoung Shin, K. Prabakar, Hee Je Kim, Effects of different composition of TiO2 paste for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology(ICONN-2010), SRM University , Kattankulathur-603203, Chennai, India, Feb. 24-26, 2010. 18. S.N. Karthick, T.Prem Kumar, Lithium insertion behavior of silver-filled multi-walled carbon nanotubes, International conference on Elecrochemical Power Systems (ICPES- 2008), Mascot hotel, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Organizers SAEST and 9

Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, India, Nov. 26-28, 2008. 17. S.N. Karthick, A.Subramania, Effect of Nd3+ doping on electrochemical behaviour of thin film cathode materials, International conference on Elecrochemical Power Systems (ICPES-2008), Mascot hotel, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Organizers SAEST and Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, India, Nov. 26- 28, 2008. 16. S.N. Karthick, B.Suresh kannan, A.Subramania, Preparation of LiMn2O4 thin film by reverse microemulsion – assisted spin coating and its electrochemical behaviour, International conference on Elecrochemical Power Systems (ICPES-2008), Mascot hotel, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Organizers SAEST and Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, India, Nov. 26-28, 2008. 15. S.N. Karthick, B.Suresh kannan, A.Subramania, Preparation of Y3+ doped th nanocrystalline LiMn2O4 thin film by polymer spray pyrolysis method, 11 Asian conference on Solid State Ionics, BU-DRDO Centre for Life Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, June 9-13, 2008. 14. S.N. Karthick, National workshop on Green Chemistry, Dept. of Industrial Chemistry, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, March 31, 2008. 13. S.N. Karthick, B.Suresh kannan, G.Vijayakumar, A.Subramania, Preparation and characterization of LiGdxMn2-xO4 thin film cathode materials by polymer spin coating technique for rechargeable lithium batteries, International conference on Material science research and Nanotechnology (ICMSRN 2008), Dept. of Physics, Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal, Feb 27-29, 2008. 12. S.N. Karthick, G.Vijayakumar, A.Subramania, Preparation and characterization of nanocrystalline LiMn2O4 thin film by spray pyrolysis method for thin film Li-batteries, International conference on Advanced Materials and Composites (ICAMC 2007), National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science & Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala,India, Oct 24-26, 2007. 11. S.N. Karthick, N.Suresh, G.Vijayakumar, T.Vasudevan, A. Subramania, Preparation of Ga doped LiMn2O4 Nanocrystalline thin film cathode materials by sol-gel spin coating technique for Li-ion Microbattery, National Seminar on Recent Advances in Textile and Electrochemical Sciences (RATES 2007), Dept. of Industrial Chemistry, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, June 1-2, 2007. 10. S.N. Karthick, G.Vijayakumar, A.Subramania, Effect of PEG on the formation of nanocrystalline LiMn2O4 thin film cathode material in spray pyrolysis method for thin film Li-batteries, International Conference on Nanomaterial and its Applications (ICNA-2007). Department of chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India, Feb 4-6, 2007. 09. S.N. Karthick, Workshop on ‘Electron Microscope, XRD and their Application in Material Science & Biological Science, Department of Instrumentation Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, Jan. 9-12,2007. 08. S.N. Karthick, P.Mangayarkarasi, A.Subramania, Spray pyrolitic synthesis of cobalt oxide (Co3O4) thin films with large surface area from cobalt nitrate solutions, International symposium for research scholars on Metallurgy, Materials science & Engineering, IIT madras, Chennai, Dec. 18-20, 2006. 07. S.N. Karthick, National workshop on Nanomaterials-synthesis, characterization and Applications (NMSCA-2006), Department of Industrial chemistry, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Dec. 14-15, 2006. 06. G.Vijaya kumar , S.N. Karthick and A.Subramania, A new (PVdF-Co-HFP:MgO) based microporous nanocomposite polymer electrolyte for lithium batteries, International conference on nanoscience and nanotechnology (ICNSNT – 2006), Center 10

for nanoscience and nanotechnology, , Guindy campus, Chennai, Aug 26-28, 2006. 05. A.Subramania, S.N. Karthick, N.Angayarkanni, and T.Vasudevan, Physical and electrochemical characterization of LiMn2O4 thin film electrode prepared by spray pyrolysis method, International Conference on Recent Advancements in Chemistry, Auxilium college, Vellore, Jan. 5-6, 2006. 04. A.Subramania, S.N. Karthick, G.Vijayakumar and T.Vasudevan, Synthesis of Nano- crystalline ZnO powder by a novel polyol-mediated solvothermal process for gas sensor application, Indo-Australian symposium on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, March 31- April 1, 2006. 03. A.Subramania, N.Angayarkanni, S.N. Karthick and T.Vasudevan, Synthesis and characterization of LiCayMn2-yO4 cathode materials by a sol-gel thermolysis process for lithium-ion batteries, National seminar on emerging trends and new vistas in chemistry (EMTIC2005), Dept. of Chemistry, University of Calicut, Kerala, India, Nov 29-30, 2005. 02. N.Angayarkanni, S.N. Karthick, R.Gangadharan, T.Vasudevan and A.Subramania, Hexamine combustion for the synthesis of nanocrystalline cubic spinel LiMn2O4 powder for lithium ion batteries, National conference on Nanomaterials and Applications, Amity institute of Nano technology, Noida, India, May 27-28, 2005. 01. S.N. Karthick, Participated in the National conference on Application Oriented Nanomaterials, Organized by Department of Industrial Chemistry, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, March 10-11, 2005.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME/ORIENTATION PROGRAMME:

04. Participated in the Orientation Programme, Organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore on 17th November to 14th December 2017. 03. Guest lecture talk on “Foreign Opportunities” in the Faculty Development Programme on Entrepreneurship in Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, scheduled from 06th to16th November 2017 (16th November 2017). 02. Participated in the Two days “FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME / BRAIN STROM SESSION” at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore on 20 & 21st July 2017. 01. Participated in Two days Orientation Programme, Organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore on 30, 31st January 2017.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: a) Reviewer in American Chemical Society: 1. ACS Catalysis 2. ACS applied energy materials Royal Society of Chemistry: 1. Dalton Transaction Science Direct: 1. Applied Surface Science, 2. Arabian Journal of Chemistry 3. Ceramics International, 4. Chinese Chemical Letters 5. Optik – International Journal of Light and Electron Optics 6. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 7. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 8. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 11

9. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society 10. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 11. Materials Design, 12. Organic Electronics 13. Powder Technology, 14. Solid State Sciences, 15. Solar Energy, 16. Thin Solid Films Elive: 1. Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 2. Material Science in Semiconductor Processing Wiley Publications: 1. Energy Technology, 2. ChemSusChem, Springer: 1. Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, 2. Journal of Low Temperature Physics. b) Membership details

01. Life member in Materials Research Society of India (Membership No: LMB2269) c) Editorial Board details

02. Guest Editor for the “Journal of Nanomaterials” special issues on the topic of Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies in HINDAWI publishers (2017-2018). 01. Editorial Board Member of the Proceedings Book entitled “National Conference on Life Science: Research, Practices and Application for Sustainable Development”, Published by MacMillan Publishers (ISBN: 938700007-9), New Delhi, India.

NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATORS:

1. Dr. S. Sampath Professor Department of Inorganic and Physical chemistry, Indian institute of science, Bangalore – 560 012, India. Phone : +91 – 8022933315 (office) E – mail : [email protected]

2. Dr. Hee Je Kim, Professor, School of Electrical Engineering Pusan National University Jangjeon, Geumjeong, Busan – 609735, South Korea. Phone : +82 - 515102364 (office), Mobile No: +82 - 192950613 E – mail : [email protected]

3. Dr. Moonsuk Yi Associate Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Pusan National University Jangjeon, Geumjeong, Busan – 609735, South Korea. Phone : +82 - 515102381 (office), Mobile No: +82 - 1031132381 E – mail : [email protected]

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