Electronic Materials and    
Thin Films Lab

  
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Refereed publications (latest 10)
  1. Nikhila Patil, Sowmmya Venkatesh, Parasuraman Swaminathan, and P. Sumathi, “Design Evaluation and Performance Analysis of Silver Nanoparticle Ink-Based Printed Heaters”, Flex. Print. Electron. in press (2024).
  2. Neha Thakur, Sudha Arumugam, Neethu Thomas, Aarju Mathew Koshy, Parasuraman Swaminathan, and Hari Murthy, “Direct Ink Writing of Nickel oxide-based Thin Films for Room Temperature Gas Detection”, J. Semicond. 46, 011611 (2025). DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/24080025
  3. Kokkiligadda Jhansi and Parasuraman Swaminathan, “Photocatalytic Dye Degradation with Magnetically Recoverable and Reusable Bismuth Ferrite Nanoparticles”, J. Electron. Mater. in press (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s11664-024-11574-z
  4. Kokkiligadda Jhansi and Parasuraman Swaminathan, “Role of Chelating Agents on the Sol-Gel Synthesis of Bismuth Ferrite Nanoparticles”, J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol. 112, 846 (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s10971-024-06588-2
  5. Neha Sharma, Ganapathi Rao Kandregula, Aarju Mathew Koshy, Kothandaraman Ramanujam, Debdutta Ray, and Parasuraman Swaminathan, "Water-based activated carbon ink for printed flexible biodegradable supercapacitors", 
    Adv. Sustain. Syst. 2024, 2400649 (2024). DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202400649 
  6. Neha Thakur, Parasuraman Swaminathan, and Hari Murthy, “Mathematical model of nickel-graphene composite inks for jetting proeprties in inkjet printing”, Malaysian J. Sci. 43, 59 (2024). DOI:10.22452/mjs.vol43no3.8
  7. Neethu Thomas, Bharathkumar S, Aarju Mathew Koshy, Madivala G. Basavaraj, and Parasuraman Swaminathan, “Investigating the optical and electrical performance of rod coated silver nanowire-based transparent conducting films”, 
    IOP Nanotechnology 35, 465602 (2024). DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad7142
  8. Rajarshi Chakraborty, Subarna Pramanik, Nila Pal, Utkarsh Pandey, Swati Suman, Parasuraman Swaminathan, and Bhola Nath Pal, “Emulating low-power synaptic plasticity in a solution-processed oxide-based long retention memory transistor with high learning accuracy”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 16, 47820 (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c07345
  9. Sobhan Hazra, Sandeep Dahiya, Satya Veer Singh, Utkarsh Pandey, Swati Suman, Parasuraman Swaminathan, Bhola Nath Pal, “Flexible transparent conductors with a percolated Ag nanostructure and its application as efficient 
    self-bias plasmonic photodetector”, Chem. Engg. J. 498, 155313 (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.155313
  10. Meenu Maria Solly, Neha Sharma, Aarju Mathew Koshy, Faiz Ali, Sudha Arumugam, and Parasuraman Swaminathan, “Effect of annealing temperature on the electrochromic properties of electrochemically oxidised nickel”, J. Electron. Mater. 53, 6348 (2024). DOI:10.1007/s11664-024-11325-0
Patents
Granted (latest 5)
  1. Sanjeev Patil, Sudha Arumugam, and Parasuraman Swaminathan, “BISMUTH FERRITE-BASED FLEXIBLE DEVICE FOR ROOM TEMPERATURE GAS SENSING”, Indian Patent No. 549328. Click here for the patent certificate.
  2. Swati Suman and Parasuraman Swaminathan, “SYSTEM FOR OPTOELECTRONIC CHARACTERIZATION OF SOLID-STATE PHOTODETECTORS”, Indian Patent No. 548386. Click here for the patent certificate.
  3. Balamurugan L and Parasuraman Swaminathan, “MICRONEEDLE ARRAY DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF”, Indian Patent No. 540518. Click here for the patent certificate.
  4. L. Balamurugan and Parasuraman Swaminathan, “SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FORM CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING DEVICE”, Indian Patent No. 537167. Click here for the patent certificate. 
  5. Nitheesh M. Nair, Debdutta Ray, and P. Swaminathan, “SINGLE LAYER FLEXIBLE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME”, Indian Patent No. 435167. Click here for the patent certificate.
Filed (latest 5)
  1. Swati Suman and Parasuraman Swaminathan, “A NARROWBAND PRINTED FLEXIBLE HYBRID PHOTODETECTOR AND A METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOF”, Indian Patent, Application No. 202441087736, Filed on 13/11/2024.
  2. Nikhila Patil, Sowmmya Venkatesh, Parasuraman Swaminathan, and Sumathi Parasuraman, “A PRINTED PATTERNS OF THIN FILM HEATERS ON A QUARTZ SUBSTRATE USING SILVER NANOPARTICLE INK AND ITS METHOD OF PRINTING”, Indian Patent, Application No. 202411065129, Filed on 28/08/2024.
  3. Ranjithvel M, Sudha A, and Parasuraman Swaminathan, “ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE BASED ON VANADIUM OXIDE ACTIVE ELECTRODE AND SALT-BASED ELECTROLYTE”, Indian Patent, Application No. 202441060769, Filed on 12/08/2024.
  4. Abishek Kumar, Neethu Thomas, and Parasuraman Swaminathan, ``PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FLEXIBLE SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (SERS) SUBSTRATES, SUBSTRATES THEREOF AND THEIR APPLICATIONS'', Indian Patent, Application No. 202441041004, Filed on 27/05/2024. 
  5. Abishek Kumar, Neethu Thomas, and Parasuraman Swaminathan, “NANOPATTERNING POLYMER SURFACE USING OXYGEN PLASMA”, Indian Patent, Application No. 202341079046, Filed on 21/11/2023

  
Preprints (latest 5)
  1. Vishal Mohade, Krishna Kumar, and P. Swaminathan, “Optoelectronic properties of silver doped copper oxide thin films”, arXiv:2307.13649 [physics.appph]
  2. Neethu Thomas and P. Swaminathan, “Transmittance modulation by gold nanoparticle mediated wet chemical etching of silica”, ChemRxiv, 10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-m6279
  3. Aarju Mathew Koshy, A. Sudha, Satyesh Kumar Yadav, Parasuraman Swaminathan, “Effect of substrate temperature on the optoelectronic properties of DC magnetron sputtered copper oxide films”, arXiv:2205.05615 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]
  4. Nitheesh M. Nair, Debdutta Ray, Parasuraman Swaminathan, “Paper-based printed CPW-fed antenna for Wi-Fi applications”, arXiv: 2202.03266 [eess.SP]
  5. K.R. Kumaresh, Lakshman Neelakantan, Parasuraman Swaminathan, “Template-assisted growth of silver nanowires by electrodeposition”, arXiv:2201.04947 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci] 
Conference presentations (latest 10)
  1. Kokkiligadda Jhansi and Parasuraman Swaminathan, “Role of Chelating Agents on the Synthesis of Bismuth Ferrite Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants”, International Conference on Advanced Ceramics for Sustainability (Cera4S 2024), IIT Madras, November 2024
  2. Mudidhudi Pujitha, Kokkiligadda Jhansi, Badisha Venkateswarlu, and Parasuraman Swaminathan, “Evaluation of Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B using Manganese Zinc Ferrite Catalyst”, International Conference on Advanced Ceramics for Sustainability (Cera4S 2024), IIT Madras, November 2024
  3. Anupama Behera, Neha Sharma, Swati Suman, and Parasuraman Swaminathan, “Electrochromic Behaviour of Nickel Oxide Thin Films Grown by DC Magnetron Sputtering”, IoP Golden Jubilee Young Women Scientists Meet (IGJYWSM-2024), Bhubaneswar, November 2024
  4. Neha Sharma, Debdutta Ray, and Parasuraman Swaminathan, “Ti3C2Tx & silver nanowires-based printed transparent flexible micro-supercapacitor”, 6th IEEE International Flexible Electronics Technology Conference (IFETC 2024), Bologna, Italy, September 2024
  5. A. M. Koshy, N. Sharma, K.V. Raman, and Parasuraman Swaminathan, “Silver nanowire - sodium carboxymethylcellulose composite ink for sustainable fabrication of highly transparent and flexible electronic devices”, IFETC 2024, Bologna, Italy, September 2024
  6. Anupama Behera, Neha Sharma, and Parasuraman Swaminathan, “Electrochromic behaviour of nickel oxide thin films grown by DC magnetron sputtering”, International Conference on Energy and Environmental Materials (E2M-2024), IIT Indore, July 2024 (best poster award in Theme A/Synthesis & Characterization of Energy Materials)
  7. Swati Suman, Anupama Behera, and Parasuraman Swaminathan, “Fabrication of Broadband UV MSM Photodetector Using Reactive Sputtered Nickel Oxide Film”, Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Seattle, Washington, USA, April 2024
  8. Neha Sharma, Debdutta Ray, and Parasuraman Swaminathan, “Water-based activated carbon ink for flexible biodegradable supercapacitors”, International Conference on Sustainable Nanomaterials Integration & Organization 
    for Energy and Environment (ISNIOE2) 2024, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (SNIoE) Deemed to be University, Delhi NCR, March 2024 (best presentation in Environmental Sustainability)
  9. Aarju Mathew Koshy and P. Swaminathan, “Sustainable 3D printing of transparent flexible electronic devices using eco-friendly silver nanowire-cellulose composite ink”, AMALGAM 2024 (Materials Festival), Annual Technical Event, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai, March 2024 (best oral presentation award)
  10. Neethu Thomas, Bharathkumar S, and Parasuraman Swaminathan, “Tailoring the dimensions of silver nanowires (Ag NW) by modifying the polyol synthesis and the fabrication of Ag NW-based transparent conducting films (TCFs)”, Complex Fluids (CompFlu 23) Conference, IIT Madras, Dec 2023
Invited talks (latest 5)
  1. “Transition metal oxide-based nanostructures for functional applications”, International Conference on Advanced Ceramics for Sustainability (Cera4S 2024), IIT Madras, November 2024
  2. “Optoelectronic properties and applications of metal oxides”, Faculty Development Program on Advances in Semiconductor and Photonic Devices, Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad. Telangana, August 2024
  3. "Printed Electronics'', INUP Familiarization workshop, Centre for NEMS and Nanophotonics (CNNP), IIT Madras, July 2024
  4. “Printed electronics”,Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Summer Internship 2024: Semiconductor Technology, June 2024
  5. “Printed electronics: From fundamentals to applications”, Quanta 2024, Society of Materials Science Engineers (SMSE) at College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, May 2024