• CoS2/TiO2 Nanocomposites for Hydrogen Production under UV Irradiation 

      Shanmugaratnam, Sivagowri; Velauthapillai, Dhayalan; Ravirajan, Punniamoorthy; Christy, Alfred Antony; Shivatharsiny, Yohi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Transition metal chalcogenides have intensively focused on photocatalytic hydrogen production for a decade due to their stronger edge and the quantum confinement effect. This work mainly focuses on synthesis and hydrogen ...
    • Cost Effective Solvothermal Method to Synthesize Zn-Doped TiO2 Nanomaterials for Photovoltaic and Photocatalytic Degradation Applications 

      Rajaramanan, Tharmakularasa; Shanmugaratnam, Sivagowri; Gurunanthanan, Vijayakumar; Shivatharsiny, Yohi; Velauthapillai, Dhayalan; Ravirajan, Punniamoorthy; Senthilnanthanan, Meena (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a commonly used wide bandgap semiconductor material for energy and environmental applications. Although it is a promising candidate for photovoltaic and photocatalytic applications, its overall ...
    • Recent progress and approaches on transition metal chalcogenides for hydrogen production 

      Shanmugaratnam, Sivagowri; Yogenthiran, Elilan; Koodali, R; Ravirajan, Punniamoorthy; Velauthapillai, Dhayalan; Shivatharsiny, Yohi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Development of efficient and affordable photocatalysts is of great significance for energy production and environmental sustainability. Transition metal chalcogenides (TMCs) with particle sizes in the 1–100 nm have been ...
    • Roles of Interfacial Modifiers in Inorganic Titania/Organic Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Heterojunction Hybrid Solar Cells 

      Pirashanthan, Arumugam; Kajana, Thirunavukarasu; Velauthapillai, Dhayalan; Shivatharsiny, Yohi; Bentouba, Said; Ravirajan, Punniamoorthy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Hybrid Titanium dioxide/Poly(3-hexylthiophene) heterojunction solar cells have gained research interest as they have the potential to become cost-effective solar technology in the future. Limited power conversion efficiencies ...
    • SnS2/TiO2 Nanocomposites for Hydrogen Production and Photodegradation under Extended Solar Irradiation 

      Shanmugaratnam, Sivagowri; Selvaratnam, B; Baride, Aravind; Koodali, R; Ravirajan, Punniamoorthy; Velauthapillai, Dhayalan; Shivatharsiny, Yohi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Earth–abundant transition metal chalcogenide materials are of great research interest for energy production and environmental remediation, as they exhibit better photocatalytic activity due to their suitable electronic and ...
    • TiO2 as a Photocatalyst for Water Splitting—An Experimental and Theoretical Review 

      Eidsvåg, Håkon; Bentouba, Said; Vajeeston, Ponniah; Shivatharsiny, Yohi; Velauthapillai, Dhayalan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Hydrogen produced from water using photocatalysts driven by sunlight is a sustainable way to overcome the intermittency issues of solar power and provide a green alternative to fossil fuels. TiO2 has been used as a ...