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CURRICULUM VITAE
Name : Dr. J. THEERTHAGIRI
Qualification : Ph.D in Chemistry
Present Designation : Scientist-C
Centre of Excellence for Energy Research,
Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,
International research Centre,
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology,
Chennai -600 119, Tamilnadu, India.
Permanent Address:
Gobichettipalayam (Village & Post)
Papireddipatti Taluk,
Dharmapuri District,
Tamil Nadu-635 305.
India. Mobile : +91 9626453229
E-mail : [email protected]; [email protected]
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
Ph.D in Chemistry (2013 - 2017) – Department of Chemistry, Thiruvalluvar
University, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India.
M.Sc. Chemistry (2009 - 2011) - Department of Chemistry, Ramakrishna
Mission Vivekananda College (Autonomous), University of Madras, Chennai,
Tamilnadu, India.
B.Sc. Chemistry (2006 - 2009) - Department of Chemistry, Sacred Heart
College (Autonomous), Tirupattur, Thiruvalluvar University, Tamilnadu, India.
HSC. State Board (2006) - KGV Govt. Boys Hr. Sec. School, H. Pudupatty,
Tamilnadu, India.
SSLC. State Board (2004) - KGV Govt. Boys Hr. Sec. School, H. Pudupatty,
Tamilnadu, India.
AREA OF INTEREST
❖ Nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion applications.
❖ Electrocatalysis.
❖ Electrocatalytic Hydrogen evolution reaction.
❖ Dye-sensitized Solar Cells.
❖ Supercapacitors.
❖ Heterogeneous Photo-Catalysis.
WORK/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
May 2017 – Till date Scientist-C/ Assistant Professor, Centre of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology/Centre of Excellence for Energy Research,
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (Deemed to be
University), Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
Aug 2019 - Korean Research Fellow – Outstanding Overseas Invited Post-
Doctoral Researcher, Department of Chemistry and Research
Institute of Natural Science, Gyeongsang National University,
Jinju 52828, South Korea.
June 2013 – Mar 2017 Ph.D Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry,
Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore, India.
Thesis title:
Synthesis, characterization and applications of platinum free
counter electrode materials for dye-sensitized solar cells.
Supervisor: Dr. J. Madhavan
Jan 2016 – Feb 2016 Exchange Non-Graduating Research Student, Centre for Ionics
University of Malaya, Department of Physics, Faculty of
Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumber, Malaysia.
Aug 2013 – Mar 2016 Research Fellow (JRF/SRF) under Department of Atomic
Energy-Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, Mumbai, India
sponsored project, Department of Chemistry, Thiruvalluvar
University, Vellore, India.
Dec 2011 – Jan 2013 Project Fellow under Department of Science and Technology,
New Delhi, India sponsored project, Department of Chemistry,
FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. Title of the Project: Development of Morphology-Controlled Transition Metal
Sulfides Supported on Carbon-Based Materials as Advanced Electrodes for
Supercapacitor Applications.
Funding Agency: ISRO, Govt. of India
Approved Cost: 14.92 L
Duration: 2019-2021 (On-going).
GRANT SANTIONED - for Conference
DST-SERB, New Delhi sanctioned Rs. 50,000/- for organizing the “National
Symposium on Sustainable Energy Conversion & Storage Materials” Sanction order
No. SSY/2017/001726 dated 12 March 2018, (Status: Completed).
BRNS, Mumbai sanctioned Rs. 50,000/- for organizing the “National Symposium
on Sustainable Energy Conversion & Storage Materials” Sanction order No.
34/17/115/2017-BRNS/319 dated 12 March 2018, (Status: Completed).
Editorial Experiences
Guest Editor, Environmental Pollution (IF 5.714, ISSN 0269-7491) Elsevier (2020) Special Issue: Surface Tailored Innovative Materials and Technologies for Wastewater Treatment
Editor, Elsevier –Book, “Oxide Free Nanomaterials for Energy Storage and Conversion
Applications”
Status: On-Going
Publication Date: 01st Sept 2021
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Analytical: Powder X-ray diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Transmission
Electron Microscopy, Energy dispersive X-ray analysis, Fourier transform infrared
spectroscopy, Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, UV-vis spectrophotometer,
Photoluminescence, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Electrochemical studies: J-V
characteristics, Transient photocurrent studies, Electrochemical impedance
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, K.K.Birla, Goa
Campus, Goa, India.
spectroscopy, Cyclic voltammetry, Tafel polarization, and Purification /
chromatography techniques.
Software: ZsimDemo, origin and Chemistry drawing software (ChemDraw), Windows,
MS office.
PERSONAL SKILL & EXTENSION CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
➢ Awarded Korean Research Fellow (KRF) - Overseas Invited Outstanding Researcher
(Govt. of Korea).
➢ As an International Consultant in the project code: 13-ADV1205-02, entitle “Design
of Tunable Broadband Conjugated-Polymer Laser” awarded to Department of Physics
and Astronomy, King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
➢ As a Resource person in "International Conference on Advanced Research in
Mechanical Engineering (IC-ARME2019) organized by MVJ College of Engineering,
Bengaluru, India. 29-30 April 2019.
➢ Given invited talk on “Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoparticles and their
Biotechnical Applications” at Training Program organized by Sathyabama Institute of
Science and Technology, Chennai, India. 11 April 2019.
➢ As an External Examiner (Practical for first year B.E students) for Bharath University,
Chennai, India. 2-3, May 2018.
➢ As an External Examiner (M.Sc, Chemistry final year Projects) for Sathyabama
Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India. 15 June 2018.
➢ Convener in DST-SERB and BRNS Sponsored “National Symposium on Sustainable
Energy Conversion & Storage Materials (NSSECSM - 2018) held on 26-27, April 2018.
➢ Given invited talk on “Basic of Biosensors” at DBT Sponsored Teacher/Researcher
Short-Term Training Course on “Recent Trends in Thin Film Development and their
Applications in Biomedical and Biosensor Devices” organized by Sathyabama Institute
of Science and Technology, Chennai, India.
➢ Resource person for an inauguration Chemistry Association at Sacred Heart College,
Tirupattur, and gave a Invited lecture on “Nanomaterials for dye-sensitized solar cells
and Photocatalytic applications”. 27 Sep 2017.
➢ Presented a research work in “ICFMD 2015” organized by Centre for Ionics University
of Malaya, University of Malaya, Malaysia, during 04-06 August (2015).
➢ Best Poster Award: National Conference on Recent Advances in Nanosciences”
organized by Department of Chemistry, Auxilium College, Vellore. 21-22 Nov 2014.
➢ Distinctions with first class-B.Sc., Chemistry at Sacred Heart College (Autonomous),
affiliated to Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore (2006 to 2009).
➢ Active member in National Service Scheme and Youth Red Cross.
➢ Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
COUNTRIES VISITED
➢ South Korea as an Outstanding Overseas Invited Researcher, Department of
Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Science, Gyeongsang National
University, Jinju, South Korea, from August-2019 to till date.
➢ Malaysia for participating as an oral presenter at the “5th International Conference
on Functional Materials and Devices 2015 (ICFMD 2015), organized by Centre for
Ionics University of Malaya, Department of Physics, University of Malaya,
Kulalumpur 50603, Malaysia during 4-6th August 2015.
➢ Malaysia for working as “Exchange Non-Graduating Research Student” at Centre
for Ionics University Malaya, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science,
University of Malaya, Kulalumpur 50603, Malaysia, during 23.01.2016 to
21.02.2016.
PUBLICATIONS
1. Sedhu Nagarajan, V. Vasudevan, Theerthagiri Jayaraman, R. Arumugam, Raj
Vairamuthu, Nickel hexacyanoferrate film coated pencil graphite electrode as
sensor and electrode material for environment and energy applications, Int. J.
Energy Research (2020) https://doi.org/10.1002/er.5640.
2. J. Theerthagiri, S.J. Lee, A.P. Murthy, J. Madhavan, M.Y. Choi, Fundamental
aspects and recent advances in transition metal nitrides as electrocatalysts for
hydrogen evolution reaction: A review, Current Opinion in Solid State &
Materials Science 24 (2020) 100805.
3. J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, S.J. Lee, M. Ashokkumar, Bruno.G. Pollet,
Sonoelectrochemistry for energy and environmental applications, Ultrasonics
Sonochemistry 63 (2020) 104960.
4. K Karuppasamy, J. Theerthagiri, D. Vikraman, C.J. Yim, S. Hussain, R.
Sharma, T. Maiyalagan, J. Qin, H.S. Kim, Ionic liquid-based electrolytes for
energy storage devices: a brief review on their limits and applications, Polymers
12 (2020) 918.
5. J. Theerthagiri, E. Cardoso, G. Fortunato, G. Casagrande, B. Senthilkumar, J.
Madhavan, G. Maia, Highly electroactive Ni pyrophosphate/Pt catalyst towards
hydrogen evolution reaction, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11 (2019)
4969–4982.
6. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, P. Nithyadharseni, S.J. Lee, G. Durai, P.
Kuppusami, J. Madhavan, M.Y. Choi, Recent progress and emerging challenges
of transition metal sulfides based composite electrodes for electrochemical
supercapacitive energy storage, Ceramics International 46 (2020) 14317-14345.
7. S.H. Lee, H.J. Jung, S.J. Lee, J. Theerthagiri, T.H. Kim, M.Y. Choi, Selective
Synthesis of Au and graphitic carbon-encapsulated Au (Au@GC) nanoparticles
by pulsed laser ablation in solvents: catalytic Au and acid-resistant Au@GC
nanoparticles, Applied Surface Science, 506 (2020) 145006.
8. P. Shanmugam, A.P. Murthy, J. Theerthagiri, W. Wei,
J. Madhavan, Hyun-Seok Kim, T. Maiyalagan, J. Xie, Robust bifunctional
catalytic activities of N-doped carbon aerogel-nickel composites for
electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution and hydrogenation of nitrocompounds, Inter.
J. Hydrogen Energy 44 (2019) 13334-13344.
9. J. Theerthagiri, G. Durai, Tetiana Tatarchuk, M. Sumathi, P. Kuppusami, M.Y.
Choi, Synthesis of hierarchical structured rare earth metal doped Co3O4 by
polymer combustion method for high performance electrochemical
supercapacitor electrode materials, Ionics (2019) DOI:10.1007/s11581-019-
03330-9
10. D. Balaji, P. Arunachalam, K. Duraimurugan, J. Madhavan, J. Theerhagiri,
A.M. Al-Mayouf, M.Y. Choi, Highly efficient Ni0.5Fe0.5Se2/MWCNT
electrocatatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction in acid media, Int. J. Hydrogen
Energy (2019) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.09.039.
11. J. Theerthagiri, S. Sunitha, R.A, Senthil, P. Nithyadharseni, A. Madan kumar,
A. Prabhakarn, T, Maiyalagan, H.S. Kim, A review on ZnO nanostructured
materials: Energy, environmental and biological applications, Nanotechnology
30 (2019) 39200.
12. A. Priya, M. Arumugam, P. Arunachalam, A.M. Al-Mayouf, J. Madhavan, J.
Theerthagiri, M.Y. Choi, Fabrication of visible-light active BiFeWO6/ZnO
nanocomposites with enhanced photocatalytic activity, Colloids and Surfaces A:
Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 586 (2020) 124294.
13. G. Durai, P. Kuppusami, T. Maiyalagan, J. Theerthagiri, P. Vinoth Kumar,
Hyun-Seok Kim, Influence of chromium content on microstructural and
electrochemical supercapacitive properties of vanadium nitride thin films
developed by reactive magnetron co-sputtering process, Ceramic International
45 (2019) 12643-12653.
14. M.V. Arasu, A. Madankumar, J. Theerthagiri, S. Salla, S. Prabu, H.S. Kim,
N.A. Al-Dhabi, S. Arokiyaraj, V. Duraipandiyan, Synthesis and characterization
of ZnO nanoflakes anchored carbon nanoplates for antioxidant and anticancer
activity in MCF7 cell lines, Materials Science and Engineering: C 102 (2019)
536–540.
15. J. Madhavan, J. Theerthagiri, D. Balaji, S. Sunitha, M.Y. Choi, M.
Ashokkumar, Hybrid Advanced Oxidation Processes involving Ultrasound: An
Overview, Molecules 24 (2019) 3341.
16. P. Prabukanthan, S. Thamaraiselvi, G. Harichandran, J. Theerthagiri, Single-
step electrochemical deposition of Mn2+ doped FeS2 thin films on ITO
conducting glass substrates: physical, electrochemical and electrocatalytic
properties, J. Mater. Sci.: Materials in Electronics 30 (2019) 3268–3276.
17. J. Theerthagiri, S. Chandrasekaran, S. Sunitha, V. Elakkiya, P. Nithyadharseni,
R.A. Senthil, T. Maiyalagan, H.S. Kim, Recent developments of metal oxide
based heterostructures for photocatalytic applications towards environmental
remediation, J. Solid State Chem., 267 (2018) 35-52.
18. A.P. Murthy, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, Insights on tafel constant in the
analysis of hydrogen evolution reaction, J. Phys. Chem. C 122 (2018) 23943–
23949.
19. K. Vijai Anand, J. Aravind Kumar, K. Keerthana, S. Tamilselvan,
J. Theerthagiri, V. Rajeswari, S. Muthamil Selvan, K. Govindaraju,
Photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B dye using biogenic hybrid ZnO-MgO
nanocomposites under visible light, ChemistrySelect 4 (2019) 5178 –5184.
20. T. Rajesh Kumar, P. Prabukanthan, G. Harichandran, R.A. Senthil, T.
Arunkumar, J. Theerthagiri, A simple, economical and quick electrochemical
deposition of rare earth metal ions doped ZnSe/FeS2 double-layer thin films with
enhanced photoelectrochemical performance, Ionics 25 (2019) 6115-6122.
21. K. Govindaraju, K. Vijai Anand, S. Anbarasu, J. Theerthagiri, S. Revathy, P.
Krupakar, G. Durai, M. Kannan, K.S. Subramanian, Seaweed (Turbinaria
ornata)-assisted green synthesis of magnesium hydroxide [Mg(OH)2]
nanomaterials and their anti-mycobacterial activity, Materials Chemistry and
Physics 239 (2020) 122007.
22. T. Arunkumar, S. Sunitha, J. Theerthagiri, J. Jeevagan, M. Anish, T. Tatarchuk,
Effect of polyurea coating on corrosion resistance over mild steel and aluminium
substrates for liquid storage applications, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
670 (2018) 60–73.
23. J. Theerthagiri, G. Durai, K. Karuppasamy, P. Arunachalam, V. Elakkiya, P.
Kuppusami, T. Maiyalagan, H.S. Kim, Recent Advances in 2-D nanostructured
metal nitrides, carbides and phosphides electrodes for electrochemical
supercapacitors - A brief review, J. Industrial Eng. Chem., 67 (2018) 12-27.
24. Kavin Micheal, A. Ayeshamariam, R. Boddula, P. Arunachalam, M.S. AlSalhi,
J. Theerthagiri, Saradh Prasad, J. Madhavan, Assembled composite of hematite
iron oxide on sponge-like BiOCl with enhanced photocatalytic activity,
Materials Science for Energy Technologies 2 (2019) 104–111.
25. A. Selvi, A. Rajasekar, J. Theerthagiri, A. Ananthaselvam, K. Sathishkumar, J.
Madhavan, P.K.S.M. Rahman, Integrated remediation processes toward heavy
metal removal/recovery from various environments-A review, Frontiers in
Environmental Science 7 (2019) 66.
26. A.P. Murthy, D. Govindarajan, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, K. Parasuraman,
Metal-doped molybdenum nitride films for enhanced hydrogen evolution in
near-neutral strongly buffered aerobic media, Electrochimica Acta 283 (2018)
1525-1533.
27. A.P. Murthy, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, Highly water dispersible polymer
acid-doped polyanilines as low-cost, Nafion-free ionomers for hydrogen
evolution reaction, ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 1 (2018) 1512–1521.
28. K. Premnath, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, P. Arunachalam, M.A. Ghanem,
A.M. Al-Mayouf, Electrodeposited Co1-xMoxS thin films as highly efficient
electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction in acid medium, J. Solid State
Electrochem., 22 (2018) 2641–2647.
29. J. Theerthagiri, K. Karuppasamy, G. Durai, A.H. Sarwar Rana, P.
Arunachalam, K. Sangeetha, P. Kuppusami, H.S. Kim, Recent advances in metal
chalcogenides (MX; X=S, Se) nanostructures for electrochemical supercapacitor
applications: A brief review, Nanomaterials 8 (2018) 256.
30. G. Durai, P. Kuppusami, J. Theerthagiri, Microstructural and supercapacitive
properties of reactive magnetron cosputtered Mo3N2 electrodes: effects of cu
doping, Materials Letters 220 (2018) 201-204.
31. J. Theerthagiri, A.P. Murthy, V. Elakkiya, S. Chandrasekaran, P.
Nithyadharseni, Z. Khan, R.A. Senthil, R. Shanker, M. Raghavender, P.
Kuppusami, J. Madhavan, M. Ashokkumar, Recent development on carbon
based heterostructures for their applications in energy and environment: A
review, J. Industrial Eng. Chem., 64 (2018) 16-59.
32. Saradh Prasad, G. Durai, D. Devaraj, M.S. AlSalhi, J. Theerthagiri, P.
Arunachalam, M. Gurulakshmi, M. Raghavender, P. Kuppusami, 3D nano
rhombus Nickel nitride as stable and cost-effective counter electrode for dye-
sensitized solar cells and super capacitors applications, RSC Adv., 8 (2018)
8828-8835.
33. R.A. Senthil, A. Priya, J. Theerthagiri, A. Selvi, P. Nithyadharseni, J.
Madhavan, Facile synthesis of α-Fe2O3/WO3 composite with an enhanced
photocatalytic and photo-electrochemical performance, Ionics 24 (2018) 3673–
3684.
34. Saradh Prasad, D. Devaraj, M. Saleh AlSalhi, J. Theerthagiri, P. Arunachalam,
G. Durai, Fabrication of cost-effective dye-sensitized solar cells using sheet-like
CoS2 films and phthaloylchitosan based gel-polymer electrolyte, Energies 11
(2018) 281.
35. T. Rajesh Kumar, P. Prabukanthan, G. Harichandran, J. Theerthagiri, A.
Meera Moydeen, G. Durai, P. Kuppusami, Tetiana Tatarchuk, Comparative
study of structural, optical and electrical properties of electrochemically
deposited Eu, Sm and Gd doped ZnSe thin films, J. Mater. Sci.: Materials in
Electronics 29 (2018) 5638–5648.
36. T. Rajesh Kumar, P. Prabukanthan, G. Harichandran, J. Theerthagiri,
Tetiana Tatarchuk, T. Maiyalagan, Gilberto Maia, M. Bououdina,
Physicochemical and electrochemical properties of Gd3+-doped ZnSe thin films
fabricated by single-step electrochemical deposition process, J Solid State
Electrochem 22 (2018) 1197–1207.
37. Clara Gnana Selvi, J. Theerthagiri, Amutha Santhanam, Comparative
photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes using silver nanoparticles synthesized
from Padina tetrastromatica, Current Nanoscience 14 (2018) 71-75.
38. A.P. Murthy, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, K. Murugan, Electrodeposited
carbon-supported nickel sulfide thin films with enhanced stability in acid
medium as hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalyst, J. Solid State
Electrochem. 22 (2018) 365–374.
39. K. Thiagaran, J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, P. Arunachalam, J. Madhavan,
Mohamed A. Ghanem, Synthesis of Ni3V2O8@graphene oxide nanocomposite
as an efficient electrode material for supercapacitor applications, J. Solid State
Electrochem. 22 (2018) 527–536.
40. A.P. Murthy, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, K. Murugan, Enhancement of
hydrogen evolution activities of low-cost transition metal electrocatalysts in
near-neutral strongly buffered aerobic media, Electrochemistry Communications
83 (2017) 6-10.
41. K. Thiagaran, J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, J. Madhavan, Simple and low cost
electrode material based on Ca2V2O7/PANI nanoplatelets for supercapacitor
applications, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 28 (2017)
17354–17362.
42. A.P. Murthy, J. Theerthagiri, K. Premnath, J. Madhavan, K. Murugan, Single-
step electrodeposited molybdenum incorporated nickel sulfide thin films from
low-cost precursors as highly efficient hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts in
acid medium, J. Phys. Chem. C 121 (2017) 11108–11116.
43. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, B. Senthilkumar, A.R. Polu, J. Madhavan, M.
Ashokkumar, Recent advances in MoS2 nanostructured materials for energy and
environmental applications - A Review, J. Solid State Chem. 252 (2017) 43–71.
44. J. Theerthagiri, R. Sudha, K. Premnath, P. Arunachalam, J. Madhavan,
Abdullah M Al-Mayouf, Growth of iron diselenide nanorods on graphene oxide
nanosheets as advanced electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction, Inter. J.
Hydrogen Energy 42 (2017) 13020–13030.
45. T. Rajesh Kumar, P. Prabukanthan, G. Harichandran, J. Theerthagiri,
C. Sivaraman, J. Madhavan, Optical, magnetic and photoelectrochemical
properties of electrochemically deposited Eu3+doped ZnSe thin films, Ionics 23
(2017) 2497–2507.
46. K. Murugan, C.M Samidoss, J. Theerthagiri, C. Panneerselvam, J. Madhavan,
A. Rajasekar, A. Canale, G. Benelli, Solution Combustion Synthesis of
Hierarchically Structured V2O5 Nanoflakes: Efficacy Against Plasmodium
falciparum, Plasmodium berghei and the Malaria Vector Anopheles stephensi, J.
Clust. Sci. 28 (2017) 2337–2348.
47. R.A. Senthil, J. Theerthagiri, A. Selvi, J. Madhavan, Synthesis and
characterization of low-cost g-C3N4/TiO2 composite with enhanced
photocatalytic performance under visible-light irradiation, Optical Materials 64
(2017) 533-539.
48. J. Theerthagiri, K. Thiagarajan, B. Senthilkumar, Z. Khan, R.A. Senthil, P.
Arunachalam, J. Madhavan, M. Ashokkumar, Synthesis of hierarchical cobalt
phosphate nanoflakes and their enhanced electrochemical performances for
supercapacitor applications, ChemistrySelect 2 (2017) 201-210.
49. M. Arunprasad, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, K. Murugan, Highly active
MoS2/Carbon electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction – an insight into
the role of internal resistance and roughness factor on tafel slope, Phys. Chem.
Chem. Phys. 19 (2017) 1988-1998.
50. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, M.H. Buraidah, K. Amarsingh Bhabu
J. Madhavan, A.K. Arof, Electrochemical deposition of carbon materials
incorporated nickel sulfide composite as counter electrode for dye-sensitized
solar cells, Ionics 23 (2017) 1017–1025.
51. R.A. Senthil, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, S. Ganesan, A.K. Arof, Influence
of organic additive to PVDF-HFP mixed iodide electrolyte on the photovoltaic
performance of dye-sensitized solar cells, J. Phys. Chem. Solids 101 (2017) 18-
24.
52. J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, K. Murugan, C. Mary Samidoss, Suresh Kumar,
A. Higuchi, G. Benelli, Flower-Like Copper Sulfide Nanocrystals are Highly
Effective Against Chloroquine-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum and the
Malaria Vector Anopheles stephensi, J. Clust. Sci. 28 (2017) 581–594.
53. K. Amarsingh Bhabu, A. Kalpana Devi, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, T. Balu,
G. Muralidharan, T.R. Rajasekaran, Tungsten doped titanium dioxide as a
photoanode for dye sensitized solar cells, J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron, 28
(2017) 3428–3439.
54. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, P. Arunachalam, M.H. Buraidah, J. Madhavan,
S.Amutha, A.K. Arof, Synthesis of various carbon incorporated flower-like
MoS2 microspheres as counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells, J. Solid
state Electrochem. 21 (2017) 581–590.
55. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, M.H. Buraidah, J. Madhavan, A.K. Arof,
Muthupandian Ashokkumar, One-step electrochemical deposition of Ni1-xMoxS
ternary sulfides as an efficient counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells, J.
Mater. Chem. A 4 (2016) 16119-16127.
56. K. Amarsingh Bhabu, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, T. Balu, G. Muralidharan,
T.R. Rajasekaran, Superior Oxide Ion Conductivity of Novel Acceptor Doped
Cerium Oxide Electrolytes for IT-SOFC Applications, J. Phys. Chem. C 120
(2016) 18452–18461.
57. R.A. Senthil, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, K. Murugan, P. Arunachalam, A.K.
Arof, Enhanced performance of dye-sensitized solar cells based on organic
dopant incorporated PVDF-HFP/PEO polymer blend electrolyte with g-
C3N4/TiO2 photoanode, J. Solid State Chem. 242 (2016) 199-206.
58. K. Amarsingh Bhabu, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, T. Balu, G. Muralidharan,
T.R. Rajasekaran, Enhanced electrochemical behavior of ceria based zirconia
electrolytes for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell applications, J.
Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron, 27 (2016) 10980–10992.
59. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, M.H. Buraidah, J. Madhavan, A.K. Arof,
Synthesis and characterization of (Ni1−xCox)Se2 based ternary selenides as
electrocatalyst for triiodide reduction in dye-sensitized solar cells, J. Solid State
Chem. 238 (2016) 113–120.
60. K. Amarsingh Bhabu, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, T. Balu, G. Muralidharan,
T.R. Rajasekaran, A.K. Arof, Investigations on acceptor (Pr3+) and donor (Nb5+)
doped cerium oxide for the suitability of solid oxide fuel cell electrolytes, Ionics
22 (2016) 2461–2470.
61. R.A. Senthil, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, A.K. Arof, Performance
characteristics of guanine incorporated PVDF-HFP/PEO polymer blend
electrolytes with binary iodide salts for dye-sensitized solar cells, Optical
Materials 58 (2016) 357-364.
62. S. Vadivel, A.N. Naveen, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, T. Santhoshini Priya,
N. Balasubramanian, Solvothermal synthesis of BiPO4 nanorods/MWCNT (1d-
1D) composite for photocatalyst and supercapacitor applications, Ceramics
International 42 (2016) 14196–14205.
63. R.A. Senthil, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, A.K. Arof, Dye-sensitized solar cell
using 4-chloro-7-nitrobenzofurazan incorporated polyvinyl alcohol polymer
electrolyte, Ind. J. Phys. 90 (2016) 1265–1270.
64. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, M.H. Buraidah, J. Madhavan, A.K. Arof,
Synthesis of α-Mo2C by carburization of α-MoO3 nanowires and its
electrocatalytic activity towards tri-iodide reduction for dye-sensitized solar
cells, J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 32 (2016) 1339–1344.
65. S. Vadivel, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, B. Natesan, Enhanced photocatalytic
activity of degradation of Azo, Phenolic and Triphenyl methane dyes using novel
octagon shaped BiOCl discs/MWCNT composite, J. Water Process Engineering
10 (2016) 165–171.
66. S. Vadivel, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, D. Maruthamani, Synthesis of
polyaniline/graphene oxide composite via ultrasonication method for
photocatalytic applications, Mater. Focus 5 (2016) 393-397.
67. R.A. Senthil, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, Enhanced performance of dye
sensitized solar cell with 2-mercaptobenzothiazole doped
polyvinylidinefluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene polymer electrolyte, Ionics 22
(2016) 1225-1230.
68. R.A. Senthil, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, A.K. Arof, High performance dye-
sensitized solar cell based on 2-mercaptobenzimidazole doped
poly(vinylidinefluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) based polymer electrolyte, J.
Macromol. Sci. Pure Appl. Chem. 53 (2016) 245-251.
69. R.A. Senthil, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, Organic dopant added
polyvinylidene fluoride based solid polymer electrolytes for dye sensitized solar
cells, J. Phys. Chem. Solids 89 (2016) 78–83.
70. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, M.H. Buraidah, J. Madhavan, A.K. Arof,
Synthesis of W, Nb and Ta doped α-Mo2C and their application as counter
electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells, Mater.:Today Proceeding 3 (2016) S65–
S72.
71. R.A. Senthil, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, A.K. Arof, Influence of pyrazole
on the photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells with
polyvinylidene fluoride polymer electrolytes, Ionics 22 (2016) 425-433.
72. S.M. Shrikant, S.M. Shantilal, A. Gopal, S. Man, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan,
Functionalized graphene oxide: An advanced material for the photocatalytic
application, Inter. J. Photochem. 2 (2016) 1-4.
73. K. Susmitha, M. Mamatha Kumari, M. Naresh Kumar, L. Giribabu, J.
Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, M. Raghavender, Carbon nanohorns functionalized
PEDOT:PSS nanocomposites for dye sensitized solar cell applications, J Mater
Sci: Mater Electron 27 (2016) 4050-4056.
74. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, M.H. Buraidah, A. Selvi, J. Madhavan, A.K.
Arof, Low cost rice husk ash/PEDOT:PSS composite film as a counter electrode
for dye-sensitized solar cells, Mater. Focus 5 (2016) 355-361.
75. K. Amarsingh Bhabu, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, T. Balu, G. Muralidharan,
T.R. Rajasekaran, Cubic fluorite phase of samarium doped cerium oxide
(CeO2)0.96Sm0.04 for solid oxide fuel cell electrolyte, J. Mater. Sci. Mater.
Electron, 27 (2016) 1566-1573.
76. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, A. Malathi, A. Selvi, J. Madhavan, M.
Ashokkumar, Synthesis and characterization of CuS-WO3 composite
photocatayst for enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity. RSC Adv., 5
(2015) 52718-52725.
77. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, M.H. Buraidah, J. Madhavan, A.K. Arof, Effect
of tetrabutylammonium iodide content on PVDF-PMMA polymer blend
electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells, Ionics 21 (2015) 2889-2896.
78. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, M.H. Buraidah, J. Madhavan, A.K. Arof, Studies
of solvent effect on the conductivity of 2-mercaptopyridine doped solid polymer
blend electrolytes and its application in dye-sensitized solar cells. J. Appl.
Polym. Sci., 132 (2015) 42489.
79. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, J. Madhavan, T. Maiyalagan, Review on recent
progress in non platinum counter electrode materials for dye-sensitized solar
cells, ChemElectroChem 2 (2015) 928–945.
80. R.J.V. Michael, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, M.J. Umapaty, P.T. Mantoharan,
Cu2S-incorporated ZnS nanocomposites for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution.
RSC Adv., 5 (2015) 30175-30186.
81. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, A. Priya, J. Madhavan, M. Ashokkumar,
Synthesis of visible-light active V2O5/g-C3N4 composite photocatalyst. New J.
Chem., 39 (2015) 1367-1374.
82. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, J. Madhavan, B. Neppolian, A comparative study
on the role of precursors of graphitic carbon nitrides for the photocatalytic
degradation of direct red 81. Mater. Sci Forum. 807 (2015) 101-113.
83. R.A. Senthil, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, Hematite Fe2O3 nanoparticles
incorporated polyvinyl alcohol based polymer electrolytes for dye-sensitized
solar cells, Mater. Sci. Forum. 832 (2015) 72-83.
84. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, J. Madhavan, Synthesis, characterization and
optical properties of CdxZn1-xS nanocrystals, Mater. Sci. Forum. 832 (2015) 158-
166.
85. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, K. Susmitha, M. Raghavender, J. Madhavan,
Synthesis of efficient Ni0.9X0.1Se2 (X= Cd, Co, Sn and Zn) based ternary
selenides for dye-sensitized solar cells, Mater. Sci. Forum. 832 (2015) 61-71.
86. K. Amarsingh Bhabu, J. Dhivya Saranya, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, T. Balu,
T.R. Rajasekaran, Synthesis and characterization of zinc stannate nanomaterials
by sol-gel method, Mater. Sci. Forum. 832 (2015) 144-157.
87. R.A. Senthil, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, Optimization of performance
characteristics of 2-mercaptopyridine doped polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)
polymer electrolytes for dye sensitized solar cells. J. Non-Cryst. Solids 406
(2014) 133-138.
88. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, A. Priya, J. Madhavan, R.J.V. Michael, M.
Ashokkumar, Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical studies of Visible-light
active α-Fe2O3-g-C3N4 nanocomposites. RSC Adv. 4 (2014) 38222-38229.
89. Pragnya P. Mishra, J. Theerthagiri, Rabi N. Panda, Mesoporous vanadium
nitride synthesized by chemical routes, Adsorp. Sci. Technol., 32 (2014) 465-
474.
90. J. Theerthagiri, Shankar B. Dalavi, M. Manivel Raja, R.N. Panda, Magnetic
properties of nanocrystalline ε-Fe3N and Co4N phases synthesized by newer
precursor route, Mater. Res. Bull., 48 (2013) 4444–4448.
91. Shankar B. Dalavi, J. Theerthagiri, M. Manivel Raja, R.N. Panda, Synthesis,
characterization and magnetic properties of nanocrystalline FexNi80−xCo20
ternary alloys, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 344 (2013) 30-34.
92. R.N. Panda, Shankar B. Dalavi, J. Theerthagiri, Synthesis of high surface area
W2N and Co–W–N nitrides by chemical routes, Adsorp. Sci. Technol., 30 (2012)
345-354.
PUBLICATIONS IN BOOKS
1. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, D. Thirumalai, J. Madhavan, “Handbook of
Ultrasonics and Sonochemistry” Chapter title: Sonophotocatalytic degradation
of organic pollutants using nanomaterials, Springer (2016) DOI: 10.1007/978-
981-287-278-4_50, PP. 553-586.
2. J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan, “Counter Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized and
Perovskite Solar Cells” Chapter title: Pt Electro-catalysts for I-mediated Dye-
Sensitized Solar Cells, Wiley (2018) Page number 27-43, ISBN:
9783527413676.
3. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, J. Madhavan, “Rational Design of Solar Cells for
Efficient Solar Energy Conversion” Chapter title: Design and Fabrication of
Carbon‐based Nanostructured Counter Electrode Materials for Dye‐sensitized
Solar Cells, Wiley (2018) Page number 193-219, ISBN: 978-1-119-43740-6.
4. J. Theerthagiri, K. Duraimurugan, Hyun Seok-Kim, J. Madhavan,
"Photocatalytic Functional Materials for Environmental Remediation" Chapter
title: Graphitic carbon nitride based nanostructured materials for photocatalytic
applications, Wiley (2019) Page number 291-308, ISBN: 978-1-119-52984-2.
STATEMENT OF RESEARCH WORK
Dye-sensitized solar cells: The development of highly ordered architectures of catalytic
nanomaterials has received immense attention due to their natural growth with unique
morphology and their potential applications in energy and environmental issues. The
solar cell is a promising renewable energy device that converts sunlight into electricity
and it has a broad potential to contribute the solution for the future energy problem that
humanity faces. Among various solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cells demonstrate
specific advantages over other photovoltaic devices, because of their high efficiency,
low cost, simple fabrication procedures, environmental friendliness, transparency and
good plasticity. The major components of conventional dye-sensitized solar cells
consist of nanocrystalline semiconductor oxide, dye-sensitizer, redox electrolyte and
counter electrode (CE). Recently, extensive studies of the individual components of
dye-sensitized solar cells have been carried out to reduce production costs and achieve
high cell performance. The cell performance depends on many factors such as surface
morphology, particle size, photoelectrode thickness of TiO2 and the nature of the dye.
In DSSCs, counter electrode is a crucial component, in which triiodide is reduced to
iodide by electron flowing through the external circuit. An effective approach of
improving the performance of a counter electrode is to enhance the power conversion
efficiency and to reduce the cost of the device. Platinum-coated conducting glass
electrode gives the best performance but their high cost and scarcity of platinum restricts
the large scale application of DSSCs. This has prompted researchers in developing low
cost and earth abundant alternative Pt free electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells. In
light of this, my present research works on the development of alternate counter
electrode materials such as carbon materials, conducting polymers, oxide and sulfide
materials, transition metal nitrides and carbides, and composite materials for DSSCs.
Photocatalysis: Photocatalysis has received considerable attention in the areas of
environmental remediation and energy storage, as it uses abundantly available solar
energy. The essential requirement of a photocatalyst is that it should be stable,
inexpensive and capable of harvesting light in the visible region. Industrial and
agricultural pollution of the environment is increasing with expanding global
population. The textile, cosmetics and food industries used organic dyes are most
important source for contamination of environment due to high toxic and non
biodegradability. Photocatalytic degradation is an effective way for the removal of
organic pollutant from waste water. Therefore, it is necessary to develop highly
effective visible light induced catalytic materials to resolve most of the critical problem
related to energy and environmental issues.
Hydrogen evolution reaction: Energy production is one of the pressing and most
important issues of the present century with increasing population. In this context,
hydrogen (H2) is considered to be one of the best options for future energy needs as a
clean fuel. H2 can also be produced from different sources such as water, biomass,
natural gas or coal. Commercially, H2 production is obtained from coal gasification and
steam reforming of methane. But both these methods have environmental related issues
and also involve high cost. Hence, the production of H2 energy via splitting of naturally
abundant water or environmental pollutants such as H2S has urged researchers to focus
on green and renewable energy resources. Among different hydrogen production
courses, electrocatalytic evolution of H2 from water is a promising method for
sustainable H2 production because of its simple fabrication process, large scale
production, economical and environmental friendly. The electrocatalytic performance
of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is dependent on the choice of catalyst, with
an optimal catalyst having a binding energy for adsorbed H+ close to that of the reactant
or product. Generally, Pt-based metals are used as most efficient electrocatalysts for
HER. However, Pt as a noble metal has high cost and low abundance, which strongly
hinders the large scale production and commercial application of Pt as electrocatalyst.
This promoted numerous studies to develop noble metal free alternative electrocatalysts
with high HER activity.
Supercapacitor: Development of relevant energy storage devices is very essential in
utilizing sustainable and renewable energy resources. In recent years, with the rapid-
growth of portable electronic devices and hybrid electric vehicles, the demand for high
power energy resources has increased manifold. Thus, for the next-generation power
devices, as stand-alone power sources or as complementing energy storage units for
energy harvesters, supercapacitors are expected to play an important role for future self-
powered devices mainly due to their higher power density. Among all types of electrical
energy storage devices, supercapacitors (also known as electrochemical capacitors), are
considered the most promising one because of their superior performance
characteristics, including high power density, short charging time, long operational life,
and excellent safety. In the past few years, suitable electrode materials with rational
nanostructured designs have demonstrated superior electrochemical properties for high
performance supercapacitors. Nanostructured electrode materials have been proven to
exhibit superior electrochemical performances to the bulk counter parts because of their novel
properties associated with decreased size, unique shape, and defective nature. The nanoscale
structure can effectively improve electrochemical reaction efficiency and utilization of active
materials with improved energy and power densities. A systematic electrochemical studies will
be conducted to evaluate the synthesized electrode materials for supercapacitor applications.
The electrochemical techniques include cyclic volammetry, galvanostatic charge/discharge,
electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, etc. for evaluating supercapacitor characteristics
such as specific capacitance and cycling stability.
Polymer electrolytes: Since the pioneer work of Gratzel in 1992, more research
contributions are focused on various aspects of DSSC to improve its efficiency. A
typical DSSC usually employing an electrolyte based on I−/I3− redox couple in an
organic solvent is known to suffer from major disadvantages such as short term stability,
sealing problems, evaporation losses and solvent leakages. Hence, recent investigations
to overcome such disadvantages have been focused on developing highly conducting p-
type semiconductor, hole conductor and polymer incorporating I−/I3− redox couple
materials as electrolytes. Polymer electrolytes have generated tremendous interest
towards their applications in DSSCs. Polymer electrolytes are well-known to exhibit
reasonable ionic conductivities and eliminate the problems of sealing and solvent
leakage. In recent years, polymer blending has been identified as a feasible method to
overcome the shortcomings of an individual polymer and to develop new materials with
desirable properties by combining the advantages of the individual components of two
or more polymers. Interestingly, several efforts have been devoted to suitably modify a
highly compliant polymer namely, poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVdF) and poly(ethylene
oxide) (PEO) in order to increase its ionic conductivity by means of incorporating a
plasticizer. The function of the plasticizer is to decrease polymer–polymer chain
interactions and also to introduce a new path for salt dissociation.
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
1. Participated in “Workshop on Sustainable Energy Conversion & Storage
Devices” SRM University, Kattankulathur, 2-8 September (2013).
2. Presented in “International conference on emerging trends in chemical sciences
organized by the school of advanced sciences” held at VIT University, Vellore,
Tamil Nadu, India, during 5-7 December 2013.
Title: Effect of phenothiazine addition in polyvinylidinefluorid-co-
hexafluoropropylene polymer electrolytes for device application.
J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, J. Madhavan, M. Kumaravadivel, S. Austin
Suthanthiraraj, P. Maruthamuthu.
3. Participated in “International Workshop on Advanced Materials (IWAM-2014)”
organized by Department of Physics, Alagappa University, 20-21 March (2014).
4. Presented in “National level seminar on Neoperspectives on Chemical,
Biochemical & Microbial world (NCBMW-14)” held at Sri Akilandesvari
Womens College, Wandiwash, Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India, during 10
& 11 October 2014. Title: Effect of 2-mercaptopyridine on polyvinylidine
fluoride (PVDF) based polymer electrolytes and its application for
nanocrystalline dye sensitized solar cells. R.A. Senthil, J. Theerthagiri,
J.Madhavan.
5. Presented in “National level seminar on Neoperspectives on Chemical,
Biochemical & Microbial world (NCBMW-14)” held at Sri Akilandesvari
Womens College, Wandiwash,Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India, during 10
& 11 October 2014. Title: Ionic conductivity studies of phenothiazine doped
PEO-PVDF blended polymerelectrolytes for device applications. A. Shoba, R.A.
Senthil. J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan.
6. Participated and presented a poster in “National Conference on Recent Advances
in Nanosciences” organized by Department of Chemistry, Auxilium College,
Vellore. 21-22 November (2014). Title: Synthesis and characterization of
molybdenum carbide for enhanced electrocatalytic activity in dye sensitized
solar cell and 4-Nitrophenol reduction.
7. Participated and presented a poster in “International Conference on Energy,
Water and Environmental Science and technology (ICEWEST- 2015)”
organized by PG and research Department of Chemistry, Presidency College
(Autonomous), Chennai during 05-06 February (2015).
8. Presented in “International conference on Smart Materials (ICSM)” held at
Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu, India, during 11
& 12 February 2015. Title: Optimization of the ionic conductivity of
phenothiazine doped polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) polymer electrolytes for
device applications. R.A. Senthil, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan.
9. Presented in “International conference on Smart Materials (ICSM)” held at
Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu, India, during 11
& 12 February 2015. Title: Enhanced performance of Co3S4/PANI
electrocatalyst towards tri-iodide reduction for dye-sensitized solar cells. J.
Theerthagiri, R. A. Senthil, J. Madhavan.
10. Presented in “National Conference on Advanced Materials for Energy and
Environmental Applications (AMEEA-2015)” Organized by Department of
Physics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, during 18-20
March 2015. Title: Efficient dye sensitized solar cell with 2-
mercaptobenthiazole doped polyvinylidinefluride-co-hexafluoropropylene
(PVDF-HFP) polymer electrolyte. R.A. Senthil, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan.
11. Presented in “National Conference on Advanced Materials for Energy and
Environmental Applications (AMEEA-2015)” Organized by Department of
Physics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, during 18-20
March 2015. Title: Synthesis of nanocrystalline α-Mo2C from hydrothermally
obtained α-MoO3 nanowires and its electrocatalytic effect on counter electrode
in dye-sensitized solar cells. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, J. Madhavan.
12. Presented in “National Conference on Advanced Materials for Energy and
Environmental Applications (AMEEA-2015)” Organized by Department of
Physics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, during 18-20
March 2015. Title: Simple fabrication of Rice Husk Ash/PEDOT:PSS composite
film as low cost counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells.
J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, J. Madhavan.
13. Presented in “National conference on Emerging Trends in Chemistry and
Materials (ETCM)” held at Department of Chemistry, Thiruvalluver University,
Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, during 9 & 10 April 2015. Title: Optimization of
ionic conductivity of 2-mercaptobenzoimidazole doped PVDF based copolymer
for dye sensitized solar cells. R.A. Senthil, J. Theerthagiri,
J. Madhavan.
14. Presented in “National conference on Emerging Trends in Chemistry and
Materials (ETCM)” held at Department of Chemistry, Thiruvalluver University,
Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, during 9 & 10 April 2015. Title: Synthesis of α-
Mo2C, PEDOT:PSS/α-Mo2C composite counter electrode for cost effective dye-
sensitized solar cells. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, J. Madhavan.
15. Presented in “National conference on Emerging Trends in Chemistry and
Materials (ETCM)” held at Department of Chemistry, Thiruvalluver University,
Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, during 9 & 10 April 2015. Title: Synthesis and
characterization of WO3-g-C3N4 visible light active photocatalyst for Acid
Orange-7 degradation. A. Priya, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan.
16. Participated as an Oral presenter in “5th International Conference on Functional
materials and Devices (ICFMD 2015)” organized by Centre for Ionics
University of Malaya, University of Malaya, Malaysia, during 04-06 August
(2015).
17. Presented in “ Indian National conference on Development in Inorganic
Applications (INDIA-2015)” held at the Department of Chemistry, School of
Physical Sciences, Periyar University, Salem-636011, Tamil Nadu on 15th &
16th October 2015. Title : Dye-sensitized solar cell using α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles
incorporated PVA polymer electrolytes. R.A. Senthil, J. Theerthagiri, J.
Madhavan.
18. Presented in “Indian National conference on Development in Inorganic
Applications (INDIA-2015)” held at the Department of Chemistry, School of
Physical Sciences, Periyar University, Salem-636011, Tamil Nadu on 15th &
16th October 2015. Title : Carburization of α-MoO3 nanowires and its
electrocatalytic activity for tri-iodide reduction. J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil,
J. Madhavan.
19. Presented in "One Day National Conference on Recent Trends in Chemical
Sciences "RTCS-2016)" held at the Department of Chemistry, Muthurangam
Govt Arts College (Autonomous), Vellore- 632002, Tamil Nadu on 5th February
2016. Title : Fabrication of dye-sensitized solar cell using 5-amino-1,3,4-
thiadiazole-2-thiol modified PVDF-HFP polymer electrolytes. R.A. Senthil, J.
Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan.
20. Presented in "One Day National Conference on Recent Trends in Chemical
Sciences "RTCS-2016)" held at the Department of Chemistry, Muthurangam
Govt Arts College (Autonomous), Vellore- 632002, Tamil Nadu on 5th February
2016. Title : Cost-effective and transparent Ni0.9X0.1Se2 (X= Cd, Co, Sn and Zn)
ternary selenides as the counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells. R. Sudha,
J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, J. Madhavan.
21. Presented in "One Day National Conference on Recent Trends in Chemical
Sciences "RTCS-2016)" held at the Department of Chemistry, Muthurangam
Govt Arts College (Autonomous), Vellore- 632002, Tamil Nadu on 5th February
2016. Title : Synthesis of visible light active CuS-WO3 nanocomposite by wet
chemical route. L.S. Amudha, J. Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, J. Madhavan.
22. Presented in “National Symposium on Chemistry for Engineers (NSCE2016)”
held at the Department of Chemistry, VIT University, Vellore-632014, Tamil
Nadu on 9th April 2016. Title : Dye-sensitized solar cell using guanine
incorporated PVDF-HFP/PEO polymer blend electrolytes with binary iodide
salts. R.A. Senthil, J. Theerthagiri, J. Madhavan.
23. Presented in “National Symposium on Chemistry for Engineers (NSCE2016)”
held at the Department of Chemistry, VIT University, Vellore-632014, Tamil
Nadu on 9th April 2016. Title: Development of Ni0.9X0.1Se2 (X= Cd, Co, Sn and
Zn) ternary selenides as the counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells. J.
Theerthagiri, R.A. Senthil, J. Madhavan.
24. Participated and presented a paper in “International Symposium on Conservation
of Aquatic and Terrestrial Biodiversity (ISCATBIO-2016)” organized
by Department of Zoology, Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore, during 28-30
September (2016).
25. Participated and presented a paper in “International Conference on Recent
Advances in Bioresource Technology (RABT-2017)” organized by Department
of Biotechnology, Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore, during 15-17 February
(2017).
26. Presented in “National Conference on Recent Advancements in Materials
Science (NCRAMS - 2017)” held at the PG and Research Department of Physics
and Chemistry, Government Arts College, Thiruvannamali, Tamil Nadu on 25-
26 July 2017. Title: Molybdenum Incorporated Nickel Sulfide Thin Films by
Electrochemical Deposition Method as Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution
Electrocatalysts in Acid Medium. K. Premnath, J. Theerthagiri and J.
Madhavan.
27. Presented in “National Symposium on Sustainable Energy Conversion &
Storage Materials (NSSECSM - 2018)” held at the Centre of Excellence for
Energy Research, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu on 26-27 April 2018. Title: Synthesis of Graphitic Carbon Nitride
from Different Sources and Their Photocatalytic Activity Towards Degradation
of DR81. Kavin Micheal, Ayesha Mariam, J. Theerthagiri.
28. Presented in “National Symposium on Sustainable Energy Conversion &
Storage Materials (NSSECSM - 2018)” held at the Centre of Excellence for
Energy Research, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu on 26-27 April 2018. Title: One-step Electrochemical Deposition
of Rare Earth Metal Ions doped ZnSe/FeS2 Double-Layer Thin Films for Solar
Cell. T. Rajesh Kumar, P. Prabukanthan, G. Harichandran, J. Theerthagiri.
29. Presented in “National Symposium on Sustainable Energy Conversion &
Storage Materials (NSSECSM - 2018)” held at the Centre of Excellence for
Energy Research, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu on 26-27 April 2018. Title: Development of V2O5–g-C3N4
Composite with Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance Towards Wastewater
Treatment. K. Theeranchinnamalai, J. Theerthagiri, S.S.R. Inbanathan.
30. Presented in “National Symposium on Sustainable Energy Conversion &
Storage Materials (NSSECSM - 2018)” held at the Centre of Excellence for
Energy Research, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu on 26-27 April 2018. Title: Synthesis and Characterization of
BiOCl/α-Fe2O3 Composite with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity. Jisha
Kumari, J. Theerthagiri, S.S.R. Inbanathan.
PERSONAL DETAILS
NAME : J. THEERTHAGIRI
FATHER’S NAME : T. JAYARAMAN
MOTHER’S NAME : J. CHINNAPAPPA
DATE OF BIRTH : 02/09/1988
PASSPORT NUMBER : L4312002
GENDER : Male
MARITAL STATUS : Married
NATIONALITY : Indian
HOBBIES : Reading books & listening music.
LANGUAGE SKILLS : Tamil & English.
REFERENCES
1. Dr. J. Madhavan
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Thiruvalluvar University
Vellore-632 115
Phone: +91 9600100714
E-mail: [email protected]
2. Prof. Muthupandian Ashokkumar
Asst. Deputy Vice-Chancellor International, University of Melbourne
Deputy Head, School of Chemistry
University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
Phone: +61383447090
E-mail: [email protected]
3. Dr. A. Madankumar
Scientist 'C',
Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
International Research centre,
Sathyabama Instituite of Science and Technology (Deemed to be University),
Chennai - 600119
Email: [email protected]
DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the details furnished above are true to the best of my knowledge.
(THEERTHAGIRI.J)
