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Dr. N Manikanda Prabhu
Assistant Professor
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Faculty of Natural Sciences
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Department
Department of Chemistry
Dr. N Manikanda Prabu is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry that comes under the Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, RUAS. He is deeply involved in teaching, conducting examinations, curriculum design, notes preparation and the review processes for various undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs of the university. He has mentored eleven postgraduate project students (as of 2022). His research includes studies on metal oxides, thermoelectric materials, photocatalysis and wastewater treatment. His papers have been published in international and national level peer-reviewed journals. He has also participated in several international and national level conferences, seminars, workshops, FDPs etc. He obtained his B. Sc. and M.Sc. (Chemistry) from The American College, Madurai which is affiliated to Madurai Kamraj University. He worked at the Indian Institute of Science as a project associate from 2007 to 2009. Having completed his doctoral studies at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany in 2014, he continued with his post-doctoral studies at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore till 2016. He also qualified in the National Eligibility Test (NET) and GATE-2007.
Qualifications
- Ph.D.
Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, 2014
- M.Sc. in Chemistry
The American College, Madurai 2007
- B.Sc. in Chemistry
The American College, Madurai, 2005
Experience
Total Years of Experience9 Years and 7 Months (as of Feb 2023)
Academic Experience
6 Years and 7 Months
Research
3 Years
Training Experience
- Nanomaterial Synthesis and Solid State Synthesis
- Characterization Tools such XRD, SEM, EDAX, PL, DRS, ICP-AES etc.
- Software such as Origin, Diamond, MS-office etc.
- Metal oxides, Photocatalysis, Thermoelectric materials, Functional materials
- Qualified in NET
Ph.D. Dissertation:
- Synthesis and thermoelectric studies of Zintl phases in the systems Ba-Al-Sb, Ba-Ga-Sb and Ba-In-Sb
National Conference Papers – 0
International Conference Papers - 0
National Journal Papers - 01
- Enhancement of photocatalytic activity of BiVO4 by barium doping, Athul Sunny, N. Manikanda Prabu*, Indian Journal of Chemistry-Section A, 2020, 59, 6, 775-782.
International Journal Papers 07
- Role of Temperature and Time in the formation of infinite M-O-M linkages and isolated clusters in MOFs: A few illustrative examples, Partha Mahata, Manikanda Prabu, Srinivasan Natarajan*, Inorg. Chem., 2008, 47(19), 8451-8463 (one of the most read articles from Inorganic Chemistry in 2011).
- Time and Temperature dependent study in the three component Zn-Triazolate-Oxybis (benzoate) system: Stabilization of new topologies, Partha Mahata, Manikanda Prabu, Srinivasan Natarajan*, Cryst. Growth Des., 2009, 9(8), 3683-3691.
- Effect of metal ion doping on the photocatalytic activity of aluminophosphates, Avijit Kumar Paul, Manikanda Prabu, Giridhar Madras, Srinivasan Natarajan*, J. Chem. Sci., 2010, 122 (5), 771–785.
- Synthesis, Structure and optical studies of a family of three dimensional rare earth aminoisophthalates, [(µ2-OH)(C8H5NO4)], M = La3+, Y3+, Pr3+, Nd3+, Sm3+, Eu3+, Gd3+, Dy3+ and Er3+, Debajit Sarma, Manikanda Prabu, Silvanose Biju, M. L. P. Reddy, Srinivasan Natarajan* , Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2010, 24, 3813-3822.
- Fabrication of magnetically recoverable BiVO4/NiFe2O4 composites for the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue, William Remlalfaka; Chinnasamy Murugesan; P.N. Anantharamaiah; N. Manikanda Prabu*, Ceramics International, 2021, 47, 8, 11526-11535.
- Fabrication of reusable polymer nanocomposite films made of thermoplastic polyurethane and modified BiVO4 for Photodegradation of Malachite Green, R. Mohan, A. G. Jineesh and N. Manikanda Prabu*, Environ. Eng. Res., 2022, 27, 4, 210161. https://doi.org/10.4491/eer.2021.161.
- Design and study of BiVO4/MnCo2O4 nanocomposites for visible light-driven antibacterial applications, K.N.V. Suguna Sarvani, Lingayya Hiremath, N. Manikanda Prabu*, Current Science, Vol. 124, NO. 2, 2023, pp. 183-189.
- Life Member of Catalysis Society of India
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