V S Manikandan

Dr. V S Manikandan


Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 June 2018 in Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology
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VMV S Manikandan
V S Manikandan
APAkshaya K. Palai
Akshaya K. Palai
SMSmita Mohanty
Smita Mohanty
SNSanjay K. Nayak
Sanjay K. Nayak


19 June 2024 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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FBFelipe Pizarro Barraza
Felipe Pizarro Barraza
DTDhandayuthapani Thiyagarajan
Dhandayuthapani Thiyagarajan
ARAnanthakumar Ramadoss
Ananthakumar Ramadoss
VMV S Manikandan
V S Manikandan
SDShanmuga Sundar Dhanabalan
Shanmuga Sundar Dhanabalan
Arun ThirumuruganArun Thirumurugan
Arun Thirumurugan

8 September 2020 in Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
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TGT. Govindaraj
T. Govindaraj
CMC. Mahendran
C. Mahendran
VMV S Manikandan
V S Manikandan
RSR. Suresh
R. Suresh

2 January 2024 in Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
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VMV S Manikandan
V S Manikandan
TKT. Kavin Kumar
T. Kavin Kumar
RPRanjith Kumar Poobalan
Ranjith Kumar Poobalan
PSP. Sakthivel
P. Sakthivel
Natarajan ChidhambaramNatarajan Chidhambaram
Natarajan Chidhambaram
Arun ThirumuruganArun Thirumurugan
Arun Thirumurugan

23 December 2022 in Nanomaterials
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ASAthithya S
Athithya S
VMV S Manikandan
V S Manikandan
HKHarish Santhana Krishnana
Harish Santhana Krishnana
KSKuppusamy Silambarasan
Kuppusamy Silambarasan
GSGopalakrishnan Shanmugam
Gopalakrishnan Shanmugam
JAJayaram Archana
Jayaram Archana
We report Ag nanoparticles infused with mesosphere TiO2/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanosheet (TiO2/rGO/Ag) hybrid nanostructures have been successfully fabricated using a series of solution process synthesis routes and an in-situ growth method. The prepared hybrid nanostructure is utilized for the fabrication of photovoltaic cells and the photocatalytic degradation of pollutants. The photovoltaic characteristics of a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) device with plasmonic hybrid nanostructure (TiO2/rGO/Ag) photoanode achieved a highest short-circuit current density (JSC) of 16.05 mA/cm2, an open circuit voltage (VOC) of 0.74 V and a fill factor (FF) of 62.5%. The fabricated plasmonic DSSC device exhibited a maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 7.27%, which is almost 1.7 times higher than the TiO2-based DSSC (4.10%). For the photocatalytic degradation of pollutants, the prepared TiO2/rGO/Ag photocatalyst exhibited superior photodegradation of methylene blue (MB) dye molecules at around 93% and the mineralization of total organic compounds (TOC) by 80% in aqueous solution after 160 min under continuous irradiation with natural sunlight. Moreover, the enhanced performance of the DSSC device and the MB dye degradation exhibited by the hybrid nanostructures are more associated with their high surface area. Therefore, the proposed plasmonic hybrid nanostructure system is a further development for photovoltaics and environmental remediation applications.