“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”

- Albert Einstein -

Peer-reviewed Publications

Affiliation: University of Calicut

1. Cost efficient fabrication of flexible polymer metacomposites: Impact of carbon in achieving tunable negative permittivity at low radio frequency range

P Swetha, R Aswini, M Binesh, Muhammed Shahin T.H., Kishore Sridharan*, and Sindhu Swaminathan*

Materials Today Communications 34 (2023) 105287 (IF: 3.662); PDF

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.105287

2. Facile synthesis of gram-scale mesoporous Ag/TiO2 photocatalysts for pharmaceutical water pollutant removal and green hydrogen generation

Yassine Cherif, Hajer Azzi, Kishore Sridharan, Seulgi Ji, Heechae Choi, Michael G. Allan, Sihem Benaissa, Karima Saidi-Bendahou, Lois Damptey, Camila Silva Ribeiro, Satheesh Krishnamurthy, Sanjay Nagarajan, M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer, Moritz F. Kuehnel, and Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu*

ACS Omega 8 (2023) 1249-1261 (IF: 4.132); PDF

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c06657

3. Enhanced photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical performance of KBiFe2O5/g-C3N4 heterojunction photocatalyst under visible light

Durga Sankar Vavilapalli*, Raja Gopal Peri, B Muthuraaman, Kishore Sridharan, MS Ramachandra Rao, Shubra Singh

Physica B: Condensed Matter 648 (2023) 414411 (IF: 2.988); PDF

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2020.412367

4. Solar Hydrogen Fuel Generation from Wastewater—Beyond Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: A Perspective

Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu*, Kishore Sridharan, Sanjay Nagarajan, Sengeni Ananthraj, Peter Robertson, Moritz F Kuehnel, Ángel Irabien, Mercedes Maroto-Valer

Energies 15 (2022) 7399 (IF: 3.252); PDF

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en15197399

5. A robust photocatalyst using silver quantum clusters grafted in titanium dioxide nanotubes

Sulakshana Shenoy, and Kishore Sridharan*

Surfaces and Interfaces 30 (2022) 101941 (IF: 6.137); PDF

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2022.101941

6. Priming with Nanoscale Materials for Boosting Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants

Amritha M.S., Kishore Sridharan*, Jos T. Puthur*, and Om Parkash Dhankher

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 69 (2021) 100017-100035 (IF: 5.895); PDF

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.1c03673

7. A review on nanostructured silver as a basic ingredient in medicine: physicochemical parameters and characterization

Gabriel M. Misirli, Kishore Sridharan and Shirley M. P. Abrantes

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 12 (2021) 440-461 (IF: 3.272); PDF

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.12.36

8. Advanced Two-Dimensional Heterojunction Photocatalysts of Stoichiometric and Non-Stoichiometric Bismuth Oxyhalides with Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Applications

Kishore Sridharan*, Sulakshana Shenoy, S. Girish Kumar, Chiaki Terashima, Akira Fujishima and Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu

Catalysts 11 (2021) 426 (IF: 4.501); PDF

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11040426

9. Bimetallic nanoparticles grafted ZnO hierarchical structures as efficient visible light driven photocatalyst: An experimental and theoretical study

Sulakshana Shenoy, Kartick Tarafder, and Kishore Sridharan*

Journal of Molecular Structure 1236 (2021) 130355 (IF: 3.841); PDF

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130355

10. Rapid sonochemical synthesis of copper doped ZnO grafted on graphene as a multi-component hierarchically structured visible-light-driven photocatalyst

Sulakshana Shenoy, Saeed Ahmed, Irene MC Lo, Shubra Singh, and Kishore Sridharan*

Materials Research Bulletin 140 (2021) 111290 (IF: 5.600); PDF

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2021.111290

11. Graphitic C3N4/CdS composite photocatalyst: Synthesis, characterization and photodegradation of methylene blue under visible light

Sulakshana Shenoy, Kartick Tarafder and Kishore Sridharan*

Physica B: Condensed Matter 595 (2020) 412367 (IF: 2.988); PDF

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2020.412367

12. Bismuth oxybromide nanoplates embedded on activated charcoal as effective visible light driven photocatalyst

Sulakshana Shenoy and Kishore Sridharan*

Chemical Physics Letters 749 (2020) 137435 (IF: 2.719); PDF

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2020.137435

Affiliation: Mangalore University

13. Ultrashort and short pulse nonlinear optical investigations in thiolated nine-atom silver quantum clusters embedded in one-dimensional TiO2 nanotube matrix

Kishore Sridharan*, Pranitha Sankar and Reji Philip*

Optical Materials 94 (2019) 53-57 (IF: 3.754); PDF

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2019.05.033

14. Cadmium sulfide nanostructures: Influence of morphology on the photocatalytic degradation of erioglaucine and hydrogen evolution

Sulakshana Shenoy, Eunyong Jang, Tae Joo Park, Chinnakonda S. Gopinath, and Kishore Sridharan*

Applied Surface Science 483 (2019) 696-705 (IF: 7.392); PDF

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.04.018

Affiliation: National Institute of Technology Karnataka

15. Porous cobalt chalcogenide nanostructures as high performance pseudo-capacitor electrodes

Karthik S. Bhat, Sulakshana Shenoy, H.S. Nagaraja, and Kishore Sridharan*

Electrochimica Acta 248 (2017) 188-196 (IF: 7.336); PDF

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2017.07.137

16. Crystallization kinetics of Sn doped Ge20Te80-xSnx (0 ≤ x ≤ 4) chalcogenide glassy alloys

Brian Jeevan Fernandes, N. Naresh, K. Ramesh, Kishore Sridharan*, and N. K. Udayashankar*

Journal of Alloys and Compounds 721 (2017) 674-682 (IF: 6.371); PDF

DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.06.070

17. Melt quenched vanadium oxide embedded in graphene oxide sheets as composite electrodes for amperometric dopamine sensing and lithium ion battery applications

M. Sreejesh, Sulakshana Shenoy, Kishore Sridharan*, D. Kufian, A.K. Arof and H.S. Nagaraja*

Applied Surface Science 410 (2017) 336-343 (IF: 7.392); PDF

DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.02.246

18. Ultrafast and short pulse optical nonlinearity in isolated, sparingly sulfonated water-soluble graphene

Sreekanth P, Kishore Sridharan*, D. Koushik, P. Sankar, V.P.M. Pillai and Reji Philip*

Carbon 111 (2017) 283-290 (IF: 11.307); PDF

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2016.10.009

19. Nonlinear transmission and optical power limiting in Magnesium ferrite nanoparticles: effects of laser pulsewidth and particle size

Sreekanth P, Kishore Sridharan*, A.R. Abraham, H.P. Janardhanan, N. Kalarikkal and Reji Philip

RSC Advances 6 (2016) 106754-106761 (IF: 4.036); PDF

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6RA15788B

20. Microwave assisted growth of stannous ferrite microcubes as electrodes for potentiometric nonenzymatic H2O2 sensor and supercapacitor applications

Bindu K, Kishore Sridharan*, Ajith K.M., H.N. Lim and H.S. Nagaraja*

Electrochimica Acta 217 (2016) 139-149 (IF: 7.336); PDF

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2016.09.083

21. Eliminated phototoxicity of TiO2 particles by atomic-layer-deposited Al2O3 coating layer for UV-protection applications

Eunyong Jang, Kishore Sridharan, Young Min Park and Tae Joo Park

Chemistry - A European Journal 22 (2016) 12022-12026 (IF: 5.020); PDF

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201600815

22. Memory type switching behavior of ternary Ge20Te80-xSnx (0 ≤ x ≤ 4) chalcogenide compounds

Brian Jeevan Fernandes, Kishore Sridharan*, P. Munga, K. Ramesh and N. K. Udayashankar*

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 49 (2016) 295104 (IF: 3.409); PDF

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/49/29/295104

23. Superior photostability and photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanoparticles coated with ultrathin TiO2 layer through atomic-layer-deposition

Kishore Sridharan, Eunyong Jang, Young Min Park and Tae Joo Park*

Chemistry - A European Journal 21 (2015) 19136-19141 (IF: 5.020); PDF

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201502876

Affiliation: Hanyang University

24. Nonlinear optical investigations in 9-atom silver quantum clusters and graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets
Kishore Sridharan, P. Sreekanth, Tae Joo Park and Reji Philip*
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 119 (2015) 16314-16320 (IF: 4.177); PDF
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b02372

25. Silver quantum clusters (Ag9) grafted graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and dye degradation
Kishore Sridharan, Jung-Hyun Park, Jong-Ho Kim*, Jung-Ho Lee*, and Tae Joo Park*
Chemistry: A European Journal 21 (2015) 9126-9132 (IF: 5.020); PDF
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201500163

26. Anomalous growth of multi-phased and multi-dimensional Manganese oxide-Metal (Fe, Co and Ni) oxide nanostructures: synthesis and optical limiting properties
Kishore Sridharan, Nivya Roy, Reji Philip* and Tae Joo Park*
Journal of Alloys and Compounds 611 (2014) 82-90 (IF: 6.371); PDF
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.05.041

27. Transition metal (Fe, Co and Ni) oxide nanoparticles grafted graphitic carbon nitrides as efficient optical limiters and recyclable photocatalysts
Kishore Sridharan, Tintu Kuriakose, Reji Philip* and Tae Joo Park*
Applied Surface Science 308 (2014) 139-147 (IF: 7.392); PDF
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.04.121

28. Impurity mediated large three photon absorption in ZnS:Cu nanophosphors
R. Sreeja, Kishore Sridharan, Reji Philip, M. K. Jayaraj*
Optical Materials 36 (2014) 861-866 (IF: 3.754); PDF
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2013.12.002

29. Deformation assisted fabrication of uniform spindle, tube and rod shaped nanoscale 3D TiO2 architectures and their photocatalytic activity
Kishore Sridharan, Eunyong Jang, Tae Joo Park*
CrystEngComm 15 (2013) 8241-8245 (IF: 3.756); PDF
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3CE41481G

30. Non-Hydrothermal synthesis and optical limiting properties of One-Dimensional Se/C, Te/C and Se-Te/C core-shell nanostructures
Kishore Sridharan, Muhamed Shafi Ollakkan, Reji Philip*, Tae Joo Park*
Carbon 63 (2013) 263-273 (IF: 11.307); PDF
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2013.06.079

31. Novel visible light active graphitic C3N4-TiO2 composite photocatalyst: Synergistic synthesis, growth and photocatalytic treatment of hazardous pollutants
Kishore Sridharan, Eunyong Jang, Tae Joo Park*
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 142-143 (2013) 718-728 (IF: 24.319); PDF
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2013.05.077

32. Thorn-ball shaped TiO2 nanostructures: Influence of Sn2+ doping on the morphology and enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity
Kishore Sridharan and Tae Joo Park*
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 134-135 (2013) 174-184 (IF: 24.319); PDF
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2013.01.017

33. Single step synthesis and optical limiting properties of Ni–Ag and Fe–Ag bimetallic nanoparticles
Kishore Sridharan, T. Endo, SG Cho, J Kim, Tae Joo Park* and Reji Philip*
Optical Materials 35 (2013) 860-867 (IF: 3.754); PDF
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2012.10.053

Affiliation: Raman Research Institute

34. Synthesis, characterization, and nonlinear optical properties of donor–acceptor conjugated polymers and polymer/Ag nanocomposites
MG Murali, Udayakumar Dalimba*, and Kishore Sridharan
Journal of Materials Science 47 (2012) 8022-8034 (IF: 4.628); PDF
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-012-6692-8

35.Investigations on the electrical, thermal and optical properties of the nonlinear optical Allyl Thiourea Mercury Chloride single crystals
G Sreekanth, S Chandralingam, Jacob Philip, MS Jayalakshmy, Reji Philip, Kishore Sridharan, R Santhosh Kumar, and Ginson P Joseph*
Materials Research Bulletin 47 (2012) 4043-4047 (IF: 5.600); PDF
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2012.08.063

36. A comparative study on the optical limiting properties of different nano spinel ferrites using Z-scan technique
Jeevan Job Thomas, Shiji Krishnan, Kishore Sridharan, Reji Philip and N. Kalarikkal*
Materials Research Bulletin 47 (2012) 1855-1860 (IF: 5.600); PDF
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2012.04.067

37. An Optical Limiter Based on Silver-Silica Nanocomposites
PB Anand, CSS Sandeep, Kishore Sridharan, TN Narayanan, S Thomas, R Philip and MR Anantharaman*
Advanced Science, Engineering and Medicine 4 (2012) 33-38; PDF
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1166/asem.2012.1115

38. Synthesis and nonlinear optical properties of Lead Telluride nanorods
Kishore Sridharan, V. Tamilselvan, K. Narasimha Rao, D. Yuvaraj and Reji Philip*
Optical Materials 34 (2012) 639-645 (IF: 3.080); PDF
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2010.09.024

39. Novel N-substituted-5-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-ethyl carboxylates as potential NLO materials
B Chandrakantha, AM Isloor*, Kishore Sridharan, R Philip, P Shetty, M Padaki and HK Fun
Arabian Journal of Chemistry 6 (2011) 97-102 (IF: 3.754); PDF
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2010.09.024

40. Optical nonlinearity in lead sulfide microtowers
V. Tamilselvan, Kishore Sridharan, K Narashimha Rao and Reji Philip*
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 43 (2010) 385402 (IF: 3.409); PDF
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/43/38/385402

41. Optical Nonlinearity in NiFe2O4 Nanoparticles
Kishore Sridharan, Milan Agarwal, Jacob Philip, Tamio Endo and Reji Philip*
Transactions of Materials Research Society of Japan 35 (2010) 159-162; PDF
DOI: http://doi.org/10.14723/tmrsj.35.159

Invited Talk and Conference Presentations

1. Invited Lecture: “Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy: Fundamental concepts and applications” as Resource Person in Synergistic Training Program Utilizing the Scientific and Technological Infrastructure (STUTI), 22 September 2022 (FN session), Department of Physics, University of Calicut in collaboration with Aligarh Muslim University and supported by Department of Science and Technology.

2. Invited Lecture: “An overview on Nanoscience, Clean energy and environmental remediation” as Resource Person in the Workshop on Functional Materials: Synthesis, Characterization & Applications, 24th March 2022 (FN session), Research and PG Department of Physics, St. Thomas College, Thrissur 680001, Kerala, India in association with DBT STAR College Scheme.

3. Invited Lecture: “Overview of Science at the Nanoscale: An Interdisciplinary approach to solving problems”, as Resource person in the 5th Faculty Induction Programme, 3rd September 2021, UGC- Human Resource Development Centre, University of Calicut, Thenhipalam 673635, Kerala, India.

4. Invited Talk: "2D/2D Heterojunction Photocatalysts for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Applications", as Invited Speaker in the 3rd International Workshop on Advances on Photocatalysis (AdvPhotoCat-EE2021), 28-29th June 2021, Organized by IMT Bucharest, Romania and Center of Materials Technology and Photonics, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece.

5. Invited Lecture: “Materials Science at the Nanoscale”, as Resource person of the 3rd Refresher Course in Materials Science: Recombinant Memetics, 23rd November 2020, UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, University of Calicut, Thenhipalam 673635, Kerala, India.

6. Invited Lecture: “Role of Nanostructured Materials in addressing the challenges of the 21st Century”, as Resource person of the Webinar, 14th July 2020, Department of Science & Humanities, M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Karur – 639113, Tamil Nadu, India.

7. Invited Lecture: “Nanoscience: Convergence of Physics and Chemistry Concepts” as a Resource person for the “Winter School in Basic Sciences”, 11th December 2019, UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Kannur University, Kannur – 670002, Kerala, India.

8. Invited Lecture: “Design and development of functional nanostructured materials”, 1st September 2018, Department of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal – 576104, Karnataka, India.

9. Invited Talk: “Introduction to Functional Nanostructured Materials and their Characterization”, 16th August 2017, Department of Physics, St. Agnes College, Mangaluru – 575002, Karnataka, India.

10. Invited Lecture: “An Overview on Functionalizing Nanomaterials through Particle Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) Technique”, 05–08th June 2016, Second International Conference on Materials Science and Technology (ICMST) 2016, Department of Physics, St. Thomas College, Pala, Kottayam – 686574, Kerala, India.

11. Invited Talk: “Recent Trends in the Design and Development of Nanostructured Materials for Harnessing Solar Energy”, 24–25th February 2016, National Seminar on Frontiers in Materials Science, Department of Physics, St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri, Calicut – 673008, Kerala, India.

12. Invited Talk: “Design and Development of Nanostructured Materials for Harnessing Energy”, 07th January 2016, National Seminar on Recent Trends in Materials Science, Department of Physics, Government College Kasargod – 671123, Kerala, India.

13. Invited Talk: “Functionalized nanomaterials by atomic-layer-deposition (ALD) technique”, 18th March 2015, Physics Colloquium (A2 Hall), Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli – 620015, Tamil Nadu, India.

14. Poster: Kishore Sridharan and Tae Joo Park, “Anomalous growth of multi-phased and multi-dimensional Manganese oxide-Metal (Fe, Co and Ni) oxide nanostructures”, 16th – 19th November 2014, International conference on Electronic Materials and Nanotechnology for Green Environment (ENGE 2014), Ramada Plaza, Jeju, Korea.

15. Poster: Kishore Sridharan, Eunyong Jang and Tae Joo Park, “Doped and hybrid TiO2 nanostructures for photocatalytic treatment of hazardous pollutants”, 1st – 3rd July 2014, International Nanophotonics and Nanoenergy Conference (INPEC) 2014, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea (Recognition: Best Poster Award).

16. Poster: Kishore Sridharan and Tae Joo Park, “Growth manipulation of three dimensional TiO2 nanoscale architectures for dye sensitized solar cells applications”, 2nd – 3rd April 2014, Korea Photovoltaic Society (KPVS) spring conference, EXCO, Daegu, Korea.

17. Invited Talk: “Nanostructured materials for applications in photocatalysis and solar fuel generation”, 17th January 2014, Department of Chemical Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidhyapeetham (University), Amritanagar, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

18. Presentation: Kishore Sridharan, Nivya Roy, Reji Philip and Tae Joo Park, “Multi-dimensional Manganese oxide-metal (Fe, Co and Ni) oxide composite nanostructures: synthesis, photocatalytic and optical limiting properties”, 16th – 20th December 2013, International Union of Materials Research Societies - International Conference in Asia (IUMRS-ICA) 2013, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

19. Poster: Eunyong Jang, Kishore Sridharan and Tae Joo Park, “Vacuum technology for functional nanoparticle synthesis”, 7th – 8th November 2013, International conference on Nano Science and Nano Technology (ICNST) 2013, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.

20. Poster: Kishore Sridharan and Tae Joo Park, “Doped and hybrid nanostructured TiO2 visible light active photocatalysts”, 20th – 24th May 2013, International Nanophotonics and Nanoenergy Conference (INPEC) 2013, Hefei University, China.

21. Poster: Kishore Sridharan and Tae Joo Park, “Single step synthesis of Thorn-ball shaped TiO2 nanostructures”, 26th – 31st August 2012, International Union of Materials Research Societies - International Conference in Asia (IUMRS-ICA) 2012, BEXCO, Busan, Republic of Korea.