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Dr. Ramachandran.K

Professional Details

Department

Chemistry

Designation

Assistant Professor

Qualification

M.Sc.,B.Ed.,Ph.D.

Area of Expertise

Perovskite Solar Cells,Supercapacitor,Solar Cells,Photocatalysis,Biodiesel,Glass Materials,Sensor,Battery,Nano Materials

Short Bio

Dr.K. Ramachandran earned with his Ph.D in Energy Science Interdisciplinary (Energy Science and Chemistry) from Alagappa University in 2021. He earned his MSc degree from The Gandhigram Rural Institute in 2012. He earned his BSc from Bharathidasan University in 2009. Dr.K. Ramachandran has more than 10 years of experience in teaching, research and interstitial. He has been serving as Assistant Professor of Builders Engineering College Since November 2022. His research area focuses on Perovskite Solar Cells, Solar Cells, Super Capacitor, Bio Diesel, Batteries, Photoctalysis, Sensor, Glass Materials and Nanomaterials etc., He has several research articles in reputed international journals. He has a strong track record of perovskite solar cell, highest efficiency of 20.35% percentage was achieved at room atmosphere in world wide. He is a recognized research supervisor (Ref. No. 4270042) at Anna University in Chemistry

Journal Publications

1.   Inorganic based hole transport materials for perovskite solar cells, S. Karuppuchamy*, G. Murugadoss, K. Ramachandran, Vibha Saxena, and R. Thangamuthu, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 29 (2018) 8847-8853. 

2.     Preparation of p-type CuSCN thin film by electrochemical method for inverted planar perovskite solar cells, K. Ramachandran, Vibha Saxena, G. Paruthimal Kalaignan, and S. Karuppuchamy*, AIP Conference Proceedings 2161 (2019) 020042.

3.     Development of TiO2 for low cost solar cells, S. Karuppuchamy*, C. Brundha, C. Karthikeyan, and K. Ramachandran, AIP Conference Proceedings 2161 (2019) 020046.

4.    Electrodeposition of CuI Thin Film for Perovskite Solar Cells, I. Karuppusamy, K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, Materials Science Forum 979 (2020) 180-184.

5.   Recent advances in semiconductor metal oxides with enhanced methods for solar photocatalytic applications, C. Karthikeyan, P. Arunachalam, K. Ramachandran, A.M. Al-Mayouf, S. Karuppuchamy*, Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 828 (2020) 154281. 

6.   Nanostructured Bilayer CuSCN@CuI Thin Films as Efficient Inorganic Hole Transport Material for Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells, K. Ramachandran, C. Jeganathan, G. Paruthimal Kalaignan and          S. Karuppuchamy*, Ceramics International, 47 (2021) 17883-17894. 

7.  High Performing Air Stable Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells Using Nanostructured CuSCN thin film as Hole Transport Material, K. Ramachandran, C. Jeganathan, R. Prabhakaran, M. Wakisaka, G. Paruthimal Kalaignan and S. Karuppuchamy* Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, 231 (2021)1 11116. 

8.   One-step Electrodeposition of CuSCN/CuI Nanocomposite and Its Hole Transport-Ability in Inverted Planar Perovskite Solar Cells, K. Ramachandran, C. Jeganathan and S. Karuppuchamy*, IOP Nanotechnology, 32 (2021) 325402. 

9.  Surfactant Assisted Electrochemical Growth of Ultra-Thin CuSCN Nanowires for inverted perovskite solar cell applications, K. Ramachandran, C. Jeganathan, and S. Karuppuchamy*, Organics Electronics, 95 (2021) 106214. 

10.  Electrodeposition of Nanostructured Bilayer CuI@CuSCN as Hole Transport Material for Highly Efficient Inverted Perovskite Solar  Cells, K. Ramachandran, C. Jeganathan and S. Karuppuchamy*, Journal of Alloys and Compound, 881 (2021) 160530. 

11.  Microwave Synthesis of Sn-doped NiO/CNT Composites: The Effect of Sn Incorporation on Their Electrochemical Properties, Sannasi Veeman, M. Maheswari, K. Ramachandran, and S. Karuppuchamy*, Journal of Electronic Materials, 50 (2021) 6102-6113. 

12.  Fabrication of Efficient and Stable Planar Perovskite Solar Cell using Copper Oxide as Hole Transport Material, V. Arjun, KP. Muthukumaran K. Ramachandran, A. Nithya Arjunan, S. Karuppuchamy*, Journal of Alloys and Compounds. (2022) 166285. 

13.   Low content of Ni‐Pt nanoparticles decorated carbon nanofibers as efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction, P. Sakthivel, K. Ramachandran, C. Balraj, TS. Senthil and P. Manivel*, Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 99 (2024) 852-862. 

14.  Simultaneous electrochemical detection of ascorbic acid, dopamine and uric acid using Au decorated carbon nanofibers modified screen printed electrode, P. Sakthivel, K. Ramachandran, K. Maheshvaran, TS. Senthil and P. Manivel, Carbon Letters, (2024) 1-17. 

15.  A vacuum pressure sensor based on graphene/ZnO nanorod Schottky junction, P. Sakthivel, K. Ramachandran, M. Malarvizhi, S. Karuppuchamy and P.Manivel, Carbon Letters, 34 (2024) 1-11. 

16.   Investigation on Luminescence Properties of Dy3+ Ions Doped NaBaB9O15 Phosphors For Optoelectronic Applications, V. Parthibaraj, R. Vijayakumar, Ranjib Kumar Padhi, K. Ramachandran and K. Maheshvaran. Journal of Fluorescence, (2024). 

National / International Conferences

1.     Synthesis of nanostructured materials for solar cell Applications, K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, International Conference on Renewable Energy Science and Technology (ICREST), 10-11 MAR-2017, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

2.   Synthesis and Characterization of CuO/Ti4O7 and Ti4O7/CuO Nanocomposites for Energy Applications, J. Maragatha, K. Ramachandran and  S. Karuppuchamy*, International conference on advanced nanomaterials, 26-27 February-2018, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

3.     Development of Nanomaterials for Energy Applications, M. R. Samantaray, K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, International conference on advanced nanomaterials, 26-27 February-2018, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

4.     Synthesis of Core-Shell Structured Materials for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Abhay Kumar Mondal, C. Brundha, K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, International conference on advanced nanomaterials, 26-27 February-2018, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

5.     Effect of the Perovskite Film Thickness and High Temperature Pre-heating on the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells, K. Ramachandran, Vibha Saxena, G. Murugadoss, R. Thangamuthu and S. Karuppuchamy*, International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (i-SET-2018), 27-28 June – 2018, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

6.     Synthesis and Characterization of Core-Shell Structured Materials for Large Area Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Abhay Kumar Mondal, S. Suhasini, K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (i-SET-2018), 27-28 June–2018, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

7.     Preparation and Characterization of CuSCN and their Application in Perovskite Solar Cells, K. Ramachandran, Vibha Saxena and S. Karuppuchamy*, International Conference on Nanomaterials and Their Applications (ICNA-18), 11-12 September-2018, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

8.     Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructured NiO-Al2O3 Catalyst for Biodiesel Production, C. Karthikeyan, K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, International Conference on Nanomaterials and Their Applications (ICNA-18), 11-12 September-2018, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

9.     Synthesis and Application of Low-Cost TiO2 Photoanode in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, M.R. Samantaray, K.  Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, International Conference on Nanomaterials and Their Applications (ICNA-18), 11-12 September-2018, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

10.  Electrochemical Deposition of p-Type CuSCN Thin Film for Perovskite Solar Cells, K. Ramachandran, Vibha Saxena and S. Karuppuchamy*, International Conference on Materials & Technologies for Energy Conversion and Storage  (M-TECS-18), 26-29 September-2018, DAE Convention Center, Mumbai, India.

 

11. Chemical Bath Deposition of CuSCN Thin Film as HTM Layer for Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells, K. Ramachandran, M.R. Samantaray, Vibha Saxena, G. Paruthimal Kalaignan and S. Karuppuchamy*, International Conference on Exploring Nanostructures for Enhanced Power Conversion Efficiency of Solar Cells (ICENES’19),  7-8 January-2019,  Gandhigram, Tamilnadu, India.

12. Electrodeposition of CuI Thin Film for Perovskite Solar Cells, I. Karuppuchamy, K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, International Conference on Exploring Nanostructures for Enhanced Power Conversion Efficiency of Solar Cells (ICENES’19), 7-8 January-2019, Gandhigram, Tamilnadu, India.

 

13. Electrochemical Deposition of P-Type Nickel Oxide Thin Film for Perovskite Solar Cells, S. Suhasini, K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, International Conference on Exploring Nanostructures for Enhanced Power Conversion Efficiency of Solar Cells (ICENES’19), 7-8 January-2019, Gandhigram, Tamilnadu, India.

 

14.  Electron Transport and Recombination in Core-Shell Structure Photoanoe for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, M.R. Samantaray, K. Uma Maheswari, Santanu Das, K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, Proceedings of the India-UK Second International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy, Environment and Healthcare Applications (ANEH-2019), 04 - 06 February-2019, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

15. Chemical Bath Deposition of CuSCN Thin Film for Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells, K.Ramachandran, Vibha Saxena, G. Paruthimal Kalaignan, R. Thangamuthu and S. Karuppuchamy*, 2nd International Conference On Sustainable Environment & Energy (ICSEE’19) 21 -22 February-2019, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

16. Synthesis and Application of Low-cost 1D and Mesoporous TiO2 Photoanode in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, M. R. Samantaray, J.Anandha Raj, K. Uma Maheswari, Santanu Das, K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, 2nd International Conference On Sustainable Environment & Energy (ICSEE’19) 21 -22 February-2019, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

17. Electrochemical Deposition of CuSCN Thin Film as HTM Layer for Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells, K. Ramachandran, Vibha Saxena, G. Paruthimal Kalaignan and S. Karuppuchamy*, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Sustainable Energy Resources, Materials and Technologies (ISERMAT-2019), 14-15 March 2019, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

18. Development of TiO2 for Low-Cost Solar Cells, S. Karuppuchamy*, C. Brundha and K. Ramachandran, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Sustainable Energy Resources, Materials and Technologies (ISERMAT-2019), 14-15 March 2019, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

19. Electrodeposition of CuI Thin Film for Perovskite Solar Cells, I. Karuppusamy, K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Sustainable Energy Resources, Materials and Technologies (ISERMAT-2019), 14-15 March 2019, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

20. Preparation of p-Type CuSCN Thin Film by Electrochemical Method for Inverted Planar Perovskite Solar Cells, K. Ramachandran, G. Paruthimal Kalaignan and S. Karuppuchamy*, 3rd International Conference on Applied Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICANN-2019), 18-19 March 2019, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

21. Electrodeposition of CuI for Inverted Planar Perovskite Solar Cells, I. Karuppusamy, K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, 3rd International Conference on Applied Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICANN-2019), 18-19 March 2019, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

22. Synthesis of NiO hole transporting material for inverted planar perovskite solar cells, V. Arjun, K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, National Conference on Advanced Materials for Sustainable Energy and Sensors (NCAMSES-2019), 20 - 22 March 2019, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

23. Preparation and characterization of ZnO by facile microwave method for DSSC application, V. Sannasi, S. Divya, K. Ramachandran, S. Karuppuchamy*, National Conference on Advanced Materials for Sustainable Energy and Sensors (NCAMSES-2019), 20 - 22 March 2019, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

24. Preparation and optimization of CuSCN for inverted perovskite solar cells, K. Ramachandran, G. Paruthimal Kalaignanb and S. Karuppuchamy*, International Conference on Nonmaterials Driven Advances in Chemical and Biosensors (NANOSE 2019), 27-29 November 2019, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

25.  Electrodeposited CuSCN/CuI Thin-films as Hole Transport Material for Perovskite Solar Cells, K. Ramachandran, C. Jeganathan, C. Karthikeyan and   S. Karuppuchamy*, Two Days International Conference on Renewable Energy Science and Technology (ICREST-2020), 28-29 September 2020, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

26.  Preparation of Nanostructured CuSCN@CuI Thin-films for Solar Cell Application, R. Ramya, K. Ramachandran, C. Jeganathan and S. Karuppuchamy*, Two Days International Conference on Renewable Energy Science and Technology (ICREST-2020), 28-29 September 2020, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

27.  Preparation of CuSCN Thin-films by One Step Electrodeposition Technique, S. Iswarya, K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, Two Days International Conference on Renewable Energy Science and Technology (ICREST-2020), 28-29 September 2020, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

28.  Preparation of Double Layer CuI@CuSCN Thin-films by Electrodeposition Method, A. Rathika, K. Ramachandran, C. Jeganathan and S. Karuppuchamy*, Two Days International Conference on Renewable Energy Science and Technology (ICREST-2020), 28-29 September 2020, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

29.  Direct Growth of Nanostructured CuSCN/CuI Thin-films on TCO using Electrodopsition Technique, S. Ilakkiya, K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, Two Days International Conference on Renewable Energy Science and Technology (ICREST-2020), 28-29 September 2020, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

30.  Direct Growth of Cu2O Nanostructures on ITO Substrate by Hydrothermal Technique, M. Manikandan, C. Jeganathan, K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, Two Days International Conference on Renewable Energy Science and Technology (ICREST-2020), 28-29 September 2020, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

31.  Electrospun NiO/CuO Nano-fibres for Photocathode Application, S. Ajithkumar, K. Ramachandran, C. Jeganathan, V. Arjun and S. Karuppuchamy*, Two Days International Conference on Renewable Energy Science and Technology (ICREST-2020), 28-29 September 2020, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

32.  Preparation of Inorganic Hole Transport CuSCN@CuI for Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells using Carbon as a Counter Electrode K. Ramachandran, C. Jeganathan and S. Karuppuchamy*, 4th International Conference on Recent Trends in Applied Science and Technology (ICRTAST-2020), 26-29 December 2020, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.

33. Electrochemically Grown Nanostructured CuI as a Hole Transport Material for Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells C. Jeganathan, K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, 4th International Conference on Recent Trends in Applied Science and Technology (ICRTAST-2020), 26-29 December 2020, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.

34.  Development of 1-D CuO/NiO Nanorod for Low-Cost Perovskite Solar Cells, K. Ramachandran, C. Jeganathan, K. Maheshvaran, C. Karthikeyan and S. Karuppuchamy*, Three days National Conference on Nanomaterials Driven Advances in Chemical and Biosensors (NanoSe-2022), 23-25 March 2022, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

35.  Copper Oxide Nanoparticles as an Inorganic Hole Transport Material for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells, V. Arjun, K.P. Muthukumaran, A. Nithya K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, Three days National Conference on Nanomaterials Driven Advances in Chemical and Biosensors (NanoSe-2022), 23-25 March 2022, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

36.  Investigation of Spinel Copper Cobaltite Nanoparticles as a Hole Transport Material for Planar Perovskite Solar Cells, K.P. Muthukumaran, V. Arjun, A. Nithya, K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, Three days National Conference on Nanomaterials Driven Advances in Chemical and Biosensors (NanoSe-2022), 23-25 March 2022, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

37.  Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructured Mg-Al Catalyst for Biodiesel Production, S. Soundarya, C. Karthikeyan, K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, Three days National Conference on Nanomaterials Driven Advances in Chemical and Biosensors (NanoSe-2022), 23-25 March 2022, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

 

38.  Development of Nanostructured Ca-Al Catalyst for Biodiesel Production, G. Deepak, C. Karthikeyan, K. Ramachandran and S. Karuppuchamy*, Three days National Conference on Nanomaterials Driven Advances in Chemical and Biosensors (NanoSe-2022), 23-25 March 2022, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

Books / Book Chapter Published

1. ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS, Dr. M. Kumaresan, Dr. K. Ramachandran, Dr. G. Raja, Mrs. O. A. Sridevi and Dr. P. Sakthivel, Published on July 2024. ISBN: 978-93-6096-243-2 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13254089)


2. Engineering Chemistry, Mr.C. Krishna Moorthy, Dr. P. Sakthivel and Dr. K. Ramachandran, Published on Sep 2024. ISBN: 978-81-969358-9-4