研究助理教授

AWARDS AND DISTINCTION

ü Visiting Researcher at the department of physical chemistry, University of Madras, March-June, 2020.

ü Visiting Assistant Professor at the department of physical chemistry, University of Madras, November, 2019.

ü Awarded National Taipei University of Technology, Post Doctoral Fellowship (2017-2019)

ü Certificate of the excellence award Winning 2016 sunshine scholarship in the faculty and student research category.

ü Awarded Taipei Tech International Graduate School Student Scholarship for Academy Year 2014-2017.

ü Awarded with Summer Research Fellowship for the year 2011-2012 by Indian Academy of Science (IAS), India for meritorious postgraduate students.

ü First Rank student in Under Graduate, A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College, Tamilnadu, (2008 to 2011 Batch)

ü Proficiency prize Winner in Chemistry A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College, Tamilnadu, (2010&2011)

ü Best Paper Presentation Award at International Symposium On Smart Sensing Technology & 20^th Symposium of Association for Chemical Sensor in Taiwan (2015)

ü Distinguished paper award from an association of chemical sensor Taiwan.

ü Received travel grant from Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) Taiwan for Third International Conference on 2D Materials and Technology (ICON-2DMAT), Nanyang Technological University, December 11-15^th 2017 Singapore.

ü Received travel grant from Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)- Taiwan for ISAF-FMA-AMF-AMEC-PFM joint conference (IFAAP) to be held during May-27- June 1, 2018 at the International Convention Center, Hiroshima, Japan.

ü Visiting post-doctoral fellow at the department of physical chemistry, University of Madras, 2018.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Ph.D., Project

“Design, synthesis and exploration of graphene based inorganic nanocomposite materials and its electrocatalytic activity in oxygen reduction reaction and sensor application” Under the guidance of Prof. Shen Ming Chen. Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT), Taipei, Taiwan.

IIT-Madras, NCCR Project

“Synthesis of Higher Number Carbon Alcohols” Under the guidance of Prof B. Viswanathan (Head of the Department) & Dr.K.R.Krishnamoorthi. National Centre for Catalysis Research (NCCR), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai, India- 600036.

Postgraduate Project

“Synthesis, CMC Determination, Nucleic Acids Binding and Antimicrobial Activity of Some Surfactant Copper(II) Complexes Containing Amino Acid Schiff Bases” Under the guidance of Prof. S. Arunachalam, Biophysical Laboratory, School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620024, Tamil Nadu, India.

Summer Research Project

“Synthesis and Spectroscopic Properties of Few Metalloporphyrin Complexes” Under the guidance of Prof. Sankar Prasath Rath, Bioinorganic Laboratory, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur-620024, Uttar Pradesh, India.

PROJECT

1. Project Grand Number: MOST 109-2222-E-027-001 -

Project Title: Heteroatom doped carbon composite incorporated with delafosite copper complex for hydrogen evaluation reaction.

Funding Organization: Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)-Taiwan

Project Cost & Duration: 944,000 NTD (01.01.2020 to 30.12.2020)

Principle Invigilator: S. Sakthinathan

2. Project Grand Number: 109-2221-E-027-059-

Project Title: Three dimensional graphene nanosheets incorporated with electrospun transition metal ferrite hollow nanotube composite for supercapacitor application.

Funding Organization: Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)-Taiwan

Project Cost & Duration: 995,000 NTD (01.06.2020 to 31.07.2021)

Principle Invigilator: S. Sakthinathan

JOURNAL OF PUBLICATIONS

2019-2020

1. S. Sakthinathan*, A. K. Keyan, R. Rajakumaran, S. M. Chen, T. W. Chiu*, C. Dong, and S. Vinothini, Synthesis of N-rGO-MWCNT/CuCrO₂ catalyst for the bifunctional application of hydrogen evolution reaction and electrochemical detection of Bisphenol-A, Catalysts, 2021 (Accepted).

2. T. W. Chiu and S. Sakthinathan, Preparation of metal oxide thin film by pulsed laser deposition, IOP Publishing Ltd, 2020, 3-26.

3. A. K. Keyan, C. L. Yu, R. Rajakumaran, S. Sakthinathan*, C. F. Wu, S. Vinothini, S. M. Chen, T. W. Chiu*, Highly sensitive and selective electrochemical detection of dopamine based on CuCrO2-TiO₂ composite decorated screen-printed modified electrode, Microchemical Journal, 160 (2021) 105694. (IF=3.594, Rank=19/86-Chemistry, Analytical)

4. R. Rajakumaran, A. Krishnapandi, S. M. Chen, K. Balamurugan, F. M. Chang, S. Sakthinathan, Electrochemical investigation of zinc tungstate nanoparticles; a robust sensor platform for the selective detection of furazolidone in biological samples, Microchemical Journal, 160 (2021) 105750. (IF=3.594, Rank=19/86-Chemistry, Analytical)

5. T. Perumal, V. L. Mangesh, S. K. Perumal, R. Arumugam, N. Subramanian, S. Subramanian, and S. Kannan, Isomerization of Alkanes over Ionic Liquids Supported on SBA-15, Energy & Fuels, 34 (2020) 8824-8836. (IF=3.421, Rank=12/71-Chemistry, Applied)

6. S. Veeralakshmi, S. Kalaiselvam, R. Murugan, P. Pandurangan, S. Nehru, S. Sakthinathan, T. W. Chiu, An approach to develop high performance supercapacitor using Bi₂O₃ based binary and ternary nanocomposites, J Mater Sci: Mater Electron, https://doi.org/10.1007/ s10854-020-04743-3. (IF= 3.421, Rank= 27/135 –Engineering, chemical)

7. S. Sakthinathan*, P. Tamizhdurai, A. Ramesh, T. W. Chiu, V. L. Mangesh, S. Veerarajan, K. Shanthi, Platinum incorporated mordenite zeolite modified glassy carbon electrode used for selective electrochemical detection of mercury ions, Micropor Mesopor Mat, 292 (2020) 109770 (IF=4.551, Rank=12/71-Chemistry, Applied).

8. S. Sakthinathan, K. Thangavelu, P. Tamizhdurai, T. W. Chiu, Activated Graphite Supported Tunable Au–Pd Bimetallic Nanoparticle Composite Electrode for Methanol Oxidation, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol, 20 (2020) 6376-6384. (IF=1.354, Rank=75/92- Nanoscience and Nanotechnology)

9. C. L. Yu, S. Sakthinathan, B. Y. Hwang, S. Y. Lin, T. W. Chiu, B. S. Yu, Y. J. Fan, C. Chuang, CuFeO₂-CeO₂ nanopowder catalyst prepared by self-combustion glycine nitrate process and applied for hydrogen production from methanol steam reforming, Int. J. Hydrog. Energy, 45 (2020) 15752-15762. (IF=4.939, Rank=8/28-Energy, Fuel).

10. P. Tamizhdurai, R. Rajakumaran, S. Sakthinathan, S. M. Chen, T. W. Chiu, S. Narayanan, Highly sensitive detection of environmental pollutant cadmium with ultrasonic irradiated Pt-supported ZSM-5 modified electrode, Micropor Mesopor Mat, 307 (2020) 110449 (IF=4.551, Rank=12/71-Chemistry, Applied).

11. A. Ramesh, P. Tamizhdurai, P. S. Krishnan, V. K. Ponnusamy, S. Sakthinathan, K. Shanthi, Catalytic transformation of non-edible oils to biofuels through hydrodeoxygenation using Mo-Ni/mesoporous alumina-silica catalysts, Fuel, 262 (2020) 116494. (IF=5.128, Rank= 13/138-Engineering, Chemical).

12. H. J. Wu, Y. J. Fan, S. S. Wang, S. Sakthinathan, T. W. Chiu, S. S. Li, J. H. Park, Preparation of CuCrO₂ Hollow Nanotubes from an Electrospun Al₂O₃ Template, Nanomaterials. 2019, 3, 9(9). (IF=4.034, Rank=71/293-Material Science, Multidisciplinary).

13. S. Sakthinathan, T. Kokulnathan, S. M. Chen, T. W. Chiu, Simple sonochemical synthesis of cupric oxide sphere decorated reduced graphene oxide composite for the electrochemical detection of flutamide drug in biological samples, J. Electrochem. Soc, 166 (2) B1-B8 (2019). (IF=3.662, Rank=2/19-Energy, Fuel).

14. B. Y. Hwang, S. Sakthinathan, T. W. Chiu, Production of hydrogen from steam reforming of methanol carried out by self-combusted CuCr_1-xFe_xO₂ (x = 0-1) nanopowders catalyst, Int. J. Hydrog. Energy, 44 (2019) 2848-2856. (IF=4.939, Rank=8/28-Energy, Fuel).

15. M. X. Lin, S. Sakthinathan, T. W. Chiu, H. Y. Chang, Y. M. Wang, Preparation of IT-SOFC with Pr₂NiO₄ cathode and hybrid Ce_0.8Sm_0.2O_1.9 electrolytes, J. Ceram. Soc. Jpn, 4 (2019) 127 [4]. (IF=1.108).

16. S. Y. Su, S. S. Wang, S. Sakthinathan, T. W. Chiu, J. H. Park, Preparation of CuAl₂O₄ submicron tubes from electrospun Al₂O₃ fibers, Ceramics International, 45 (2019) 1439-1442. (IF=3.83, Rank=2/27-Material Science, Ceramics).

17. P. Tamizhdurai, S. Sakthinathan, P. S. Krishnan, A. Ramesh, V. L. Mangesh, A. Abilarasu, S. Narayanan, K. Shanthi, T. W. Chiu, Catalytic activity of ratio-dependent SBA-15 supported zirconia catalysts for highly selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde and environmental pollutant heavy metal ions detection, Journal of Molecular Structure, 1176 (2019) 650-661. (IF=2.46, Rank=86/147-Chemistry, Physical)

18. T. Kokulnathan, R. Karthik, S. M. Chen, J. V. Kumar, S. Sakthinathan, A cerium vanadate interconnected with a carbon nanofiber heterostructure for electrochemical determination of the prostate cancer drug nilutamide, Microchimica Acta, 186 (2019) 579. (IF=6.232, Rank=9/84-Chemistry, Analytical)

2018

19. P. Tamizhdurai, S. Sakthinathan, A. Ramesh, A. Abilarasu, V.L. Mangesh, S. Narayanan, K. Shanthi, Te-Wei Chiu, Highly selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol over Pt-sulphated zirconia supported on SBA-15 catalyst by using a high-pressure fixed bed reactor, Polyhedron, 155 (2018) 390–397. (IF=2.34, Rank=18/45-Chemistry, Inorganic Nuclear)

20. B. Mutharani, S. Sakthinathan, S. M. Chen, T. W. Chen, T. W. Chiu, Preparation of Samarium Oxide Nanoparticles Decorated Functionalized Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes Modified Electrode for the Electrochemical Determination of Catechol, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci, 13 (2018) 6996 – 7007. (IF=1.573, Rank=19/29-Electrochemistry)

21. R. Karthik, J. V. Kumar, S. M. Chen, T. Kokulnathan, T. W. Chen, S. Sakthinathan, T. W. Chiu, V. Muthuraj, Development of novel 3D flower-like praseodymium molybdate decorated reduced graphene oxide: An efficient and selective electrocatalyst for the detection of acetylcholinesterase inhibitor methyl parathion, Sens. Actuator B-Chem. 270 (2018) 353–361. (IF=5.6, Rank=4/28-Electrochemistry)

22. J. V. Kumar, R. Karthik, S. M. Chen, K. H. Chen, S. Sakthinathan, V. Muthuraj, T. W. Chiu, Design of novel 3D flower-like neodymium molybdate: An efficient and challenging catalyst for sensing and destroying pulmonary toxicity antibiotic drug nitrofurantoin, Chemical Engineering Journal, 346 (2018) 11–23. (IF=7.100, Rank=7/137-Engineering, Chemical)

23. T. W. Chiu, C. H. Chen, H. Y. Shih, H. Y. Chang, Y. M. Wang, S. Sakthinathan, Electrospinning of Pr₂CuO₄ Fiber and its Cathode Application in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Trans. Mat. Res. Soc. Japan, 43[2] 43-47 (2018).

24. T. Kokulnathan, S. Sakthinathan, S. M. Chen, R. Karthik, T. W. Chiu, Hexammine cobalt(III) coordination complex grafted reduced graphene oxide composite for sensitive and selective electrochemical determination of morin in fruit samples, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018,5, 1145-1155. (IF=5.958, Rank=3/45- Chemistry, Inorganic and Nuclear)

25. J. V. Kumar, R. Karthik, S. M. Chen, T. Kokulnathan, S. Sakthinathan, V. Muthuraj, T. W. Chiu, T. W. Chen, Highly selective electrochemical detection of antipsychotic drug chlorpromazine in drug and human urine samples based on peas-like strontium molybdate as an electrocatalyst, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018, 5, 643-655. (IF=5.958, Rank=3/45- Chemistry, Inorganic and Nuclear)

26. S. Sakthinathan, T. Kokulnathan, S. M. Chen, R. Karthik, T. W. Chiu, Ecofriendly preparation of graphene sheets decorated with an ethylenediamine copper(II) complex composite modified electrode for the selective detection of hydroquinone in water, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018,5, 490-500. (IF=5.958, Rank=3/45- Chemistry, Inorganic and Nuclear)

2017

27. S. Sakthinathan, S. Kubendhiran, S. M. Chen, M. Govindasamy, F. M.A. A. Hemaid, M. A. Ali, P. Tamizhdurai, S. Sivasanker, Metallated porphyrin noncovalent interaction with reduced graphene oxide‐modified electrode for amperometric detection of environmental pollutant hydrazine, Appl Organometal Chem. 31(2017) 3703, https:// doi.org/ 10.1002/ aoc.3703. (IF=3.581, Rank=19/72-Chemistry, Applied)

28. S. Sakthinathan, T. Kokulnathan, S. M. Chen, T. W. Chen, T. W. Tseng, X. Liu, W. C. Liao, A highly selective and sensitive detection of ellagic acid by using ethylenediamine ligand based cobalt (II) complex modified glassy carbon electrode, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci. 12 (2017) 6829-6841. (IF=1.573, Rank=19/29-Electrochemistry)

29. M. Govindasamy, S. Sakthinathan, S. M. Chen, T. W. Chiu, A. Sathiyan, J. P. Merlin, Reduced graphene oxide supported cobalt bipyridyl complex for sensitive detection of methyl parathion in fruits and vegetables, Electroanalysis, 29 (2017)1950 -1960. (IF=2.544, Rank=11/29-Electrochemistry)

30. S. Sakthinathan, S. Kubendhiran, S. M. Chen, C. Karuppiah, T. W. Chiu, Novel bifunctional electrocatalyst for ORR activity and methyl parathion detection based on reduced graphene oxide/palladium tetraphenylporphyrin nanocomposite, J. Phys Chem. C, 121 (2017) 14096-14107 (IF=4.189, Rank=31/146-Chemistry, Physical)

31. S. Sakthinathan, S. Kubendhiran, S. M. Chen, Hydrothermal Synthesis of Three dimensional graphene-multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposite for enhanced electrocatalytic oxidation of caffeic acid, Electroanalysis, 29 (2017) 1103-1112. (IF=2.544, Rank=11/29-Electrochemistry)

32. S. Kubendhiran, S. Sakthinathan, S. M. Chen, P. Tamizhdurai, K. Shanthi, C. Karuppiah, Green reduction of reduced graphene oxide with nickel tetraphenyl porphyrin nanocomposite modified electrode for enhanced electrochemical determination of environmentally pollutant nitrobenzene, J. Colloid Interface Sci, 497 (2017) 207-216. (IF=6.361, Rank = 44/135-Chemistry, Physical)

33. P. Tamizhdurai, S. Sakthinathan, S. M. Chen, K. Shanthi, S. Sivasanker, P. Sangeetha, Environmentally friendly synthesis of CeO₂ nanoparticles for the catalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde and selective detection of nitrite, Sci Rep, 7 (2017) 46372, DOI: 10.1038/srep46372. (IF=3.998, Rank=10/64-Multidisciplinary Sciences)

34. S. Sakthinathan, S. Kubendhiran, S. M. Chen, P. Sireesha, C. Karuppiah, C. Su, Functionalization of Reduced Graphene Oxide with β-cyclodextrin Modified Palladium Nanoparticles for the Detection of Hydrazine in Environmental Water Samples, Electroanalysis, 29 (2017) 587-594. (IF=2.544, Rank=11/29-Electrochemistry)

35. S. Sakthinathan, S. M. Chen, W. C. Liao, Multiwalled carbon nanotube supported Schiff base copper complex inorganic nanocomposite for enhanced electrochemical detection of dopamine,Inorg. Chem. Front, 4 (2017) 809-819. (IF=5.958, Rank=3/45- Chemistry, Inorganic and Nuclear)

2016

36. S. Sakthinathan, S. Kubendhiran, S. M. Chen, K. Manibalan, M. Govindasamy, P. Tamizhdurai, S. T. Huang, Reduced graphene oxide non-covalent functionalized with zinc

tetra Phenyl Porphyrin Nanocomposite for Electrochemical Detection of Dopamine in Human Serum and Rat Brain Samples, Electroanalysis, 28 (2016) 2126-2135. (IF=2.544, Rank=11/29-Electrochemistry)

37. S. Kubendhiran, S. Sakthinathan, S. M. Chen, C. M. Lee1, B. Lou, P. Sireesha, C. Su, Electrochemically Activated Screen Printed Carbon Electrode Decorated with Nickel Nano Particles for the Detection of Glucose in Human Serum and Human Urine Sample, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci, 11(2016) 7934-7946. (IF=1.573, Rank: 19/29-Electrochemistry)

38. S. Sakthinathan, S. Kubendhiran, S. M. Chen, F. M. A. A. Hemaid, W. C. Liao, P. Tamizhdurai S. Sivasanker, M. A. Alic, A. A. Hatamlehc, A non-covalent interaction of Schiff base copper alanine complex with green synthesized reduced graphene oxide for

highly selective electrochemical detection of nitrite, RSC Adv, 6 (2016) 107416-107425. (IF=3.070, Rank=56/166-Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)

39. S. Sakthinathan, H. F. Lee, S. M. Chen, P. Tamizhdurai, Electrocatalytic oxidation of dopamine based on non-covalent functionalization of manganese tetraphenylporphyrin /reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 468 (2016) 120-127. (IF=6.361, Rank=44/135-Chemistry, Physical)

40. S. Sakthinathan, S. Kubendhiran, S. M. Chen, P. Tamizhdurai, Reduced graphene oxide/goldtetra phenyl porphyrin (RGO/Au–TPP) nanocomposite as an ultrasensitive amperometric sensor for environmentally toxic hydrazine, RSC Adv. 6 (2016) 56375-56383. (IF=3.070, Rank=56/166-Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)

41. S. Palanisamy, S. Sakthinathan, S. M. Chen, B. Thirumalraj, T. H. Wu, B. S. Lou, X. Liu, Preparation of β-cyclodextrin entrapped graphite composite for sensitive detection of dopamine, Carbohydr Polym. 135 (2016) 267–273. (IF=7.182 Rank=4/72-Chemistry, Applied)

42. C. Karuppiah, S. Sakthinathan, S. M. Chen, K. Manibalan, S. M. Chen, S. T. Huang, A non-covalent functionalization of copper tetraphenylporphyrin/chemically reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite for the selective determination of dopamine, Appl Organometal Chem, 30 (2016) 40-46. (IF=3.581, Rank=19/72-Chemistry, Applied)

2015

43. K. Nagaraj, K. Senthilmurugan, P. Thangamuniyandi, S. Sakthiunathan, Microheterogeneous mediated electron transfer reaction (ETR) of surfactant cobalt (III) complexes by Fe²⁺: Effect of pyridine substituent as co-ligand, Arabian Journal of Chemistry (2015), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2014.11.062 (IF=4.762, Rank =31/166-Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)

44. K. Nagaraj, K. Senthilmurugan, P. Thangamuniyandi, S. Sakthinathan, Kinetics and thermodynamics of formation and electron-transfer reactions of surfactant cobalt (III) complexes containing polypyridyl ligands with Fe(CN)₆⁴⁻ in microheterogeneous environment, Chemical Kinetics, 47(2015) 174-182. (IF=1.531, Rank=106/146-Chemistry, Physical)

45. K. Nagaraj, S. Sakthinathan, S. Arunachalam, Synthesis, CMC determination and nucleic acid-binding interaction of a surfactant copper (II) complex containing amino acid–Schiff base ligand: [Cu(sal-ala) (bpy)(DA)], J. Iran Chem Soc, 12 (2015) 267-275. (IF=1.552, Rank =101/166-Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)

46. M. Velmurugan, S. Sakthinathan, S. M. Chen, C. Karuppiah, Direct electron transfer of glucose oxidase and electrocatalysis of glucose based on gold nanoparticles/ electro activated graphite nanocomposite, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci, 10 (2015) 6663-6671. (IF=1.573, Rank=19/29- Electrochemistry)

47. S. Sakthinathan, S. Palanisamy, S. M. Chen, P. S. Wu, L. Yao, B. S. Lou, Electrochemical detection of phenol in industrial pollutant absorbed molecular sieves by electrochemically activated screen printed carbon electrode, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci, 10 (2015) 3319-3328. (IF=1.573, Ranking=19/29-Electrochemistry)

48. S. Sakthinathan, S. M. Chen, Graphene supported nanocomposite for electrochemical detection of pollutant materials: A short review, Int. J. Electrochem. Sci, 10 (2015) 6527-6536. (IF=1.573, Ranking =19/29-Electrochemistry)

49. K. Sugumar, K. Nagaraj, K. S. Murugan, P. Thangamuniyandi, S. Sakthinathan, P. Vijayakumar, A Comparative study on the electron transfer reaction (ETR) of surfactant cobalt (III) complexes of aliphatic/aromatic ligands in microheterogeneous media: A thermodynamic approach, RSC Adv, 5 (2015) 48079-48085. (IF = 3.070, Rank = 56/166-Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)

50. K. Nagaraj, S. Sakthinathan, S. Arunachalam, Biophysical insights into the intercalative interaction of surfactant cobalt (III) complexes of certain diimine ligands bound to yeast tRNA: Effects of hydrophobicity, Spectrochim. Acta Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc. 147 (2015) 93-98. (IF=2.931, Rank = 12/42-Spectroscopy)

51. K. Nagaraj, K. S. Murugan, P. Thangamuniyandi, S. Sakthinathan, Electron-transfer reactions of cobalt (III) complexes. 1. The kinetic investigation of the reduction of various surfactant cobalt (III) complexes by iron (II) in surface active ionic liquids, Spectrochim. Acta Mol. Biomol. Spectrosc, 143 (2015) 101-106. (IF=2.931, Rank= 12/42-Spectroscopy)

2014

52. K. Nagaraj, S. Sakthinathan, S. Arunachalam, Thermodynamics and kinetic investigation of electron transfer reactions of surfactant cobalt (III) complexes containing diimine ligands with iron (II) in the presence of liposome vesicles and amphiphilic salt media, RSC Adv, 4, (2014) 56068-56073. (IF=3.070, Rank=56/166-Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)

53. K. Nagaraj, K. Senthilmurugan, P. Thangamuniyandi, S. Sakthinathan, Synthesis, micellization behavior, DNA/RNA binding and biological studies of a surfactant cobalt (III) complex with dipyrido [3,2-a:2′,4′-c] (6,7,8,9-tetrahydro) phenazine, J Fluoresc, 24 (2014) 1701-1714. (IF=2.093, Rank=51/76-Chemistry, Analytical)

54. K. Nagaraj, S. Ambika, S. Rajasri, S. Sakthinathan, S. Arunachalam, Synthesis, micellization behavior, antimicrobial and intercalative DNA binding of some novel surfactant copper(II) complexes containing modified phenanthroline ligands, Colloids Surf. B, 122 (2014) 151-157. (IF=4.389, Rank=16/73-Biophysics)

55. K. Nagaraj, K. Senthilmurugan, P. Thangamuniyandi, S. Sakthinathan, Nucleic acid binding study of surfactant copper (II) complex containing dipyrido [3,2-a:20-30-c] phenazine ligand as an intercalator: in vitro antitumor activity of complex in human liver carcinoma (HepG₂) cancer cells, RSC Adv, 4 (2014) 56084–56094. (IF=3.070, Rank=56/166-Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)

56. K. Nagaraj, G. Velmurugan, S. Sakthinathan, P. Venuvanalingam, S. Arunachalam, Influence of self-assembly on intercalative DNA binding interaction of double-chain surfactant Co (III) complexes containing imidazo [4,5-f] [1,10] phenanthroline and dipyrido[3,2-d:2’-3’-f] quinoxaline ligands: experimental and theoretical study, Dalton Trans, 43 (2014) 18074-18086. (IF=4.052, Rank = 7/46-Chemistry, Inorganic, Nuclear)

57. K. Nagaraj, S. Sakthinathan, S. Arunachalam, Effect of hydrophobicity on intercalative binding of some surfactant copper(II) complexes with tRNA, Monatsh Chem, 145 (2014) 1897-1902. (IF = 1.349, Rank =106/166-Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)

58. K. Nagaraj, S. Sakthinathan, S. Arunachalam, Synthesis, CMC determination, antimicrobial activity and nucleic acid binding of a surfactant copper(II) complex containing phenanthroline and alanine Schiff-base, J Fluoresc, 24 (2014) 589-598. (IF=2.093, Rank = 51/76-Chemistry, Analytical)

59. T. Kokulnathan, T. W. Chen, S. M. Chen, V. Kumar, S. Sakthinathan, E. R. Nagarajan, Hydrothermal synthesis of silver molybdate/reduced graphene oxide hybrid composite: An efficient electrode material for the electrochemical detection of tryptophan in food and biological samples, Composites Part B Engineering, 169 (2019) 249-257. (IF=7.635, Rank = 1/25-Material Science, Composites)

60. S. Nehru, S. Sakthinathan*, P. Tamizhdurai, Te-Wei Chiu*, K. Shanthi, Reduced graphene oxide/multiwalled carbon nanotube composite decorated with Fe₃O₄ magnetic nanoparticles for electrochemical determination of hydrazine in environmental water, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol, 2019. (Accepted) (IF=1.354, Rank=75/92- Nanoscience and Nanotechnology)

61. T. C. Chao, S. Sakthinathan, T. W. Chiu, Y. Fu, Anisotropic delafossite-type CuFeO₂ thin films deposited by electrospinning with rotating collector, J Ceram Soc JPN, 2019, 127 [7] 498-503. (IF=1.108, Rank=13/28, Material Science, Ceramics)

62. A. K. keyan, R. Rajakumaran, C. F. Wu, S. Sakthinathan, S. M. Chen, T. W. Chiu, Highly sensitive and selective electrochemical detection of dopamine based on CuCrO₂-TiO₂ decorated screen-printed modified electrode, Microchemical Journal, 2020 (Revision submitted)

63. S. Sakthinathan, A. Karthikeyan, C. F. Wu, S. Vinothini, S. M. Chen, T. W. Chiu, Carbon nanofiber/CuCrO₂ composite for high sensitive and selective electrochemical detection of 4-nitrophenol in environmental samples and supercapacitor applications, RSC Advances, 2020 (Manuscript Submitted).

64. C. H. Weng, R. J. Huang, S. Sakthinathan, T. W. Chiu, C. Dong, Preparation of CuCrO₂ anisotropic delafossite-type thin film by electrospinning on glass substrates, Thin Solid Film, 2021 (Manuscript Submitted).

65. C. L. Yu, S. Sakthinathan, B. S. Yu, T. W. Chiu, C. Dong, Hydrogen generation by methanol steam reforming process by delafossite-Type CuYO₂ nanopowder catalyst, Thin Solid Film, 2020 (Manuscript Submitted).

66. G. T. Lai, S. Sakthinathan, T. W. Chiu, Hydrogen Generation from Methanol Steam Reforming Process Over CuCrO₂-CeO₂ Catalysts, Thin Solid Film, 2020 (Manuscript Submitted).

67. R. J. Huang, S. Sakthinathan, T. W. Chiu, Hydrothermal synthesis of CuCrO₂ with the high surface area for H₂ production from methanol steam reforming, Thin Solid Film, 2020 (Manuscript Submitted).

68. C. Y. Chen, S. Sakthinathan, T. W. Chiu, Preparation and Characterization of Delafossite CuCrO₂ Thin Film on Flexible Substrates, Thin Solid Film, 2020 (Manuscript Submitted).

69. S. Sakthinathana, A. Karthikeyan, R. Rajakumaran, S. M. Chen, T. W. Chiu, Synthesis of N-rGO/MWCNT/CuCrO₂ catalyst for the bifunctional application of hydrogen evolution reaction and electrochemical detection of endocrine-disrupting chemicals Bisphenol-A,

70. S. Sakthinathan, A. Karthi keyan, R. Rajakumaran, S. M. Chen, T. W. Chiu, Synthesis of B-RGO/MWCNT/CuFeO₂ composite for the hydrogen evolution reaction and electrochemical detection of nitrofurazone.

71. S. Sakthinathan, A. Karthi keyan, R. Rajakumaran, S. M. Chen, T. W. Chiu, Synthesis of B-RGO/MWCNT/CuFeO₂ composite for the hydrogen evolution reaction and electrochemical detection of nitrofurazone

BOOK CHAPTER & PATENT

1. T. W. Chiu, S. Sakthinathan, Semiconducting Metal Oxide Thin-Film Transistors, edited by Ye Zhou. Chapter Title: Preparation of Metal Oxide Thin Film by Pulsed Laser Deposition,IOP Publishing, 2020 (Revision Received)

2. T. Kokulnathan, S. Sakthinathan, Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Electrocatalysis, IOP Publishing, 2020 (Revision Received)

3. P. Tamizhdurai, S. Sivasanker, M. Lavanya, k. Shanthi, S. Sakthinathan and A. Meenakshisundaram, A Catalyst Composite Using Mesoporous Material Supported Ionic Liquids for Isomerization of Alkanes, Indian Patent numbers; R20184002532, Filed on 25-01-2018.

FIELD OF RESEARCH INTEREST

ü Graphene, multiwalled carbon nanotubes, metal nanoparticles and metal oxides nanocomposite

ü synthesis and applied to the electrocatalysis application.

ü 1D, 2D and 3D nanomaterials synthesis and applied to the energy storage and conversion application.

ü Electrochemistry, hydrogen energy, oxygen reduction reaction

ü Microporous, mesoporous and thin film preparation.

INSTRUMENT HANDLED

ü UV-Visible Spectra Photometer

ü Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

ü IR spectroscopy, (JASCO 460 PLUS)

ü Cyclic Voltammetry

ü Gas Chromatography

ü P-XRD

ü Raman spectroscopy

ü BET surface area analyzer

SEMINAR / WORKSHOP & PAPER PRESENTATION

ü Participated in workshop on “National workshop on Bio inorganic chemistry” organized by Madurai Kamaraj university, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India during 28-30^th Seb-2012.

ü Participated in “National level conference on chemical biology and medicinal chemistry” organized by Indian Institute of Science (IISC) Bangalore, India during7^th Feb-2013.

ü Poster Presented in International conference on “LIGHT IN CHEMISTRY MATERIAL S & BIOLOGY” organized by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India during 24-25^th Feb-2014.

ü Poster Presented in “16^th NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CATALYSIS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” organized by Catalysis society of India, & National environmental Engineering research institute, Nagpur, India, during 4-5^th Feb-2014.

ü Paper Presented in 2015 International Symposium On Smart Sensing Technology & Symposium of Association for Chemical Sensor In, Taipei, Taiwan. 5^th June 2015.

ü Poster Presented in “International Chemical and Biological Sensing Analysis Symposium, organized by National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, during, 21-22^th March-2016.

ü Oral presentation in 4^th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN-2017), SRM University, India, 9-14^th, August-2017.

ü Oral presentation in the 3rd International Conference on 2D Materials and Technology (ICON-2DMAT 2017), School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, December 11-15, 2017

ü Oral presentation in 4^th 2018 ISAF-FMA-AMF-AMEC-PFM (IFAAP) Joint Conference, Hiroshima, Japan, May 27-June 1, 2018.

OVERALL PERFORMANCE

ü Total number of research article published-55

ü Total impact factor -198.075

ü Average Impact factor -3.61

ü Manuscript under process -5

ü Number of Student Guided-3 (PhD), 4(Master)

INSTITUTIONAL COLABORATION

ü Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Madras, Chennai - 600 025, India.

ü Department of Chemistry, Anna University, Chennai, India.

ü Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, Chennai, India.

ü Sriram College of Arts and Science, Tiruvallur, Tamilnadu, India

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