R. SHANMUKA SUNDARI (PH.D.)
Ms. Shanmuka Sundari Ranganathan is a material researcher who works in the field of thermoelectrics and functional materials. She joined Department of Physics, SRM IST (formerly known as SRM University) in July 2018 as a Research Scholar in Functional Materials and Energy Devices (FMED) laboratory. She completed his master’s in Physics from Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Bharathiar University and bachelor’s in Physics from Ethiraj College for Women, University of Madras. She gained experience in tuning material properties using nanotechnology from her master’s project in Ag-doped TiO2. She is experienced in fabricating nanomaterials through physical and chemical routes. In FMED She is experienced and equipped on handling hot-press sintering equipment. Shanmuka Sundari’s focus of research is on tunning the material properties of Cu1.8S and MoS2-based metal chalcogenides (MCs) and perovskite oxide (SrTiO3) for thermoelectric application. She presented his research in many reputed conferences and workshops.
Campus: SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Kattankulathur – Chennai.
Research Interest: Thermoelectrics, Metal Chalcogenides, 2-D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDCs), perovskite oxide.
Education
Ph.D. (Physics) - Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu Campus, Japan (Pursuing)
Ph.D. (Physics) - SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur Campus, India (Pursuing)
M.Sc. (Physics) - Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore (Affiliated to Bharathiar University), India (2018)
B.Sc. (Physics) - Ethiraj College for Women, (Affiliated to MadrasUniversity), India (2016)
Publications
R. Shanmuka Sundari, V. Vijay, V. Shalini, S. Harish, M. Shimomura, J. Archana, S. Ponnusamy, and M. Navaneethan. "Effective decoupling of grain boundaries and secondary phase interfaces for enhanced thermoelectric performance of Cu1.8S/WS2 nanocomposites." Journal of Alloys and Compounds (2023): 170796. [I.F - 3.9]
Workshop/Coference
R. Shanmuka Sundari, S. Harish, M. Shimomura, J. Archana, M. Navaneethan, S. Ponnusamy, “Thermoelectric performance of ZnO/MoS2 grown on mesh for room temperature flexible power generation”, presented poster presentation in “International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN-2023)”, SRM IST, Chennai, (27-29) March 2023.
R. Shanmuka Sundari, S. Harish, J. Archana, M. Navaneethan, S. Ponnusamy, “Improved thermoelectric performance of Cu2-xS/SnSe nanocomposites for mid-temperature power generation”, presented poster presentation in “International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN-2023)”, SRM IST, Chennai, (27-29) March 2023.
R. Shanmuka Sundari, S. Harish, J. Archana, M. Navaneethan, “Investigation of thermoelectric performance of Cu2-xS/SnSe nanocomposites for mid-temperature power generation”, presented poster presentation in “Dr. Paarivendhar Research Colloquium (DPRC-KLC 2022)”, SRMIST, Chennai, (24-26) March, 2022.
R. Shanmuka Sundari, S. Harish, J. Archana, M. Navaneethan, “Investigation of thermoelectric performance of Cu2-xS/WS2 nanocomposites for mid-temperature power generation”, presented poster presentation in “1st International Conference on Thin Films and Nanotechnology: Knowledge, Leadership and Commercialization (ICTN-KLC 2021)”, IIT Delhi, New Delhi, (24-26) August 2021.
R. Shanmuka Sundari, S. Harish, J. Archana, M. Navaneethan, S. Ponnusamy, “Investigation of thermoelectric performance of Cu1.8S/WS2 nanocomposites for mid-temperature power generation”, presented poster presentation in “International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN-2021)”, SRM IST, Chennai, (1-3) February 2021.
6. R. Shanmuka Sundari, K. P. Mohamed Jibri, S. Harish, J. Archana, M. Navaneethan, S. Ponnusamy, “Substitution of Gd and Fe in SrTiO3 for enhanced thermoelectric power generation”, presented poster presentation in “International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN-2021)”, SRM IST, Chennai, (1-3) February 2021.
R. Shanmuka Sundari, S. Harish, J. Archana, M. Navaneethan, S. Ponnusamy, “Tuning electrical transport properties of Sb2S3/rGO nanocomposites for Thermoelectric application”, presented poster presentation in “International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN-2021)”, SRM IST, Chennai, (1-3) February 2021.
R. Shanmuka Sundari, S. Harish, J. Archana, M. Navaneethan, “Investigation of thermoelectric performance of Cu2-xS/WS2 nanocomposites for mid-temperature power generation”, presented oral presentation in presented oral presentation in “Virtual Conference on Thermoelectrics (VCT 2021)”, International Thermoelectric Society, (20-22) July 2020.
R. Santhosh, R. Shanmuka Sundari, S. Ponnusamy, M. Navaneethan, J. Archana, S. Harish, C. Muthamizhchelvan, “Investigations of low-cost and eco-friendly nano-structured I2-VI Chalcogenides for waste heat recovery presented poster presentation in “National Conference on Hierarchically structured materials (NCHSM-2020)”, SRM University, Ramapuram campus, Chennai, (21-22) February 2020.
Ranganathan Shanmuka Sundari, “Certificate of Achievement” for the course of Japan-Asia Youth Exchange Program in Science (SAKURA Exchange Program in Science-2019), Shizuoka University, Japan.
R. Shanmuka Sundari, R. Santhosh, S. Ponnusamy*, M. Navaneethan, J. Archana, S. Harish, C. Muthamizhchelvan, “Investigating the thermoelectric properties of SrTiO3/GO/Ag3PO4 nanocomposites”, participated in Dr. Paarivendhar Research Colloquium (DPRC-2019)
P. Baskaran, R. Shanmuka Sundari, K.D. Nisha, S. Harish, M. Navaneethan, J.Archana, S. Ponnusamy, C. Muthamizhchelvan, H. Ikeda, Y. Hayakawa, “Elemental substitution of Cu2ZnSnS4 for efficient counter electrode of dye-sensitized solar cells”, presented poster in “National Conference on Hierarchically structured materials (NCHSM-2019)”, SRM University, Ramapuram campus, Chennai, (22-23) February 2019.