Academic Profile
| Year | Degree | College/Department | Institution/University |
| 2013 – 2018 | Ph.D. | Functional Materials Division | AcSIR at CECRI, India |
| 2009 – 2011 | M.Sc., Physics | School of Physics | Madurai Kamaraj University, India |
| 2006 – 2009 | B.Sc., Physics | Department of Physics, VHNSN College | Madurai Kamaraj University, India |
Research Profile
| Year | Position | College/Department | Institution/University |
| Aug. 2022 – To date | Assistant Professor | Department of Physics | NIT, Durgapur |
| 2020 – July 2022 | DST Inspire Faculty | Department of Sciences and Humanities | RGIPT, Jais, India |
| 2018 – 2020 | Post Doctoral Fellow | Department of Applied Physics | Aalto University, Finland |
| 2011 – 2013 | Junior Research Fellow | Functional Materials Division | CSIR-CECRI, India |
NIT Durgapur
At NIT Durgapur, I teach Engineering Physics (1 and 2nd Sem) and Physics of Engineering Materials (3rd Sem) to undergraduate students and Condensed Matter Physics II & III, Physics of Nanomaterials, and Photonics to postgraduate students.
RGIPT Jais
I taught Classical Physics (2 Sem) and Modern Physics (1 Sem) to undergraduate students at RGIPT, Jais, India. I have guided two undergraduate projects at RGIPT, Jais
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of the PI | Name of the CoPIs | Funding Agency | Amount (Rs.) | Project Type | Project Status | Date of Initiation | Date of Completion |
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| 1 | High Throughput Density Functional Calculations to Develop Electrochemically Active Cluster Compounds for Multifarious Applications. | Karthikeyan Jeyakumar | NIL | Department of Science and Technology | 3,500,000 | Sponsored | Ongoing | 2020-09-04 | 2025-09-03 |
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of the PI | Name of the CoPIs | Funding Agency | Amount (Rs.) | Project Type | Project Status | Date of Initiation | Date of Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Throughput Density Functional Calculations to Develop Electrochemically Active Cluster Compounds for Multifarious Applications. | Karthikeyan Jeyakumar | NIL | Department of Science and Technology | 3,500,000 | Sponsored | Ongoing | 2020-09-04 | 2025-09-03 |
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of the PI | Name of the CoPIs | Funding Agency | Amount (Rs.) | Project Type | Project Status | Date of Initiation | Date of Completion |
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| 2024 | 1. Single-Atomic Co–N4 Sites with CrCo Nanoparticles for Metal–Air Battery-Driven Hydrogen Evolution Shadab Saifi, Gargi Dey, Renna Shakir, Jeyakumar Karthikeyan, Ravi Kumar, D Bhattacharyya, ASK Sinha, Arshad Aijaz Inorganic Chemistry 63, 16, 7218–7232 SCI 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04443 American Chemical Society https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04443 | 2024 |
| 2024 | 2. Unlocking Exceptional CO2 Reduction Selectivity at Neutral Conditions: A First-Principles Study on Chlorinated Single Iron Doped Graphitic Carbon Nitride R Shakir, HP Komsa, K Kumar Paswan, ASK Sinha, J Karthikeyan The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 128 (13), 5505-5514 SCI 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c07748 American Chemical Society https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c07748 | 2024 |
| 2024 | 3. Metalloid-doping in SMoSe Janus layers: First-principles study on efficient catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction Muthu Vallinayagam, Jeyakumar Karthikeyan, Matthias Posselt, D Murali, Matthias Zschornak Journal of Materials Chemistry A SCI 10.1039/D3TA07243F Royal Society of Chemistry https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TA07243F | 2024 |
| 2023 | 4. NiFeOOH-Co9S8-Intercalated Nanostructure Arrays for Energy-Efficient H2 Production and Sulfion Oxidation at High Current Density Santosh Semwal, Renna Shakir, Jeyakumar Karthikeyan, Akhoury Sudhir Kumar Sinha, Umaprasana Ojha ACS Applied Nano Materials 6, 20, 18945–18956 SCI 10.1021/acsanm.3c03438 American Chemical Society https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsanm.3c03438 | 2023 |
| 2023 | 5. A DFT study of ammonia decomposition mechanism on electronically modified Fe3N surface by doping molybdenum Diksha Praveen Pathak, Anwesh Kumar, Balathanigaimani Marriyappan Sivagnanam, A. S. K. Sinha, J. Karthikeyan The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 127, 33, 16442–16452 SCI 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c04207 American Chemical Society https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c04207 | 2023 |
| 2023 | 6. Electronic Origin of Enhanced Selectivity Through the Halogenation of Single Mn Atom on Graphitic C3N4 for Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 from First Principles Calculations Renna Shakir; Hannu-Pekka Komsa; Akhoury Sudhir Kumar Sinha; Jeyakumar Karthikeyan The Journal of Physical Chemistry 127 & 14694 – 14703 SCI 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c00597 American Chemical Society https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c00597 | 2023 |
| 2023 | 7. Coupling Single-Ni-Atom with Ni–Co Alloy Nanoparticle for Synergistically Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction Shadab Saifi, Gargi Dey, J. Karthikeyan, Ravi Kumar, D. Bhattacharyya, A.S.K. Sinha, and Arshad Aijaz Inorganic Chemistry 62 & 8200–8209 SCI https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00584 American Chemical Society https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00584 | 2023 |
| 2022 | 8. Origin of Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity in Direct Band Gap g-C3N4 Nanoribbons with Tunable Electronic Properties for Water-Splitting Reaction: A First-Principles Study Anwesh Kumar, Hannu-Pekka Komsa, Diksha Praveen Pathak, Balathanigaimani Marriyappan Sivagnanam, ASK Sinha, J Karthikeyan The Journal of Physical Chemistry C Volume 126 Pages 19627-19636 SCI 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c03679 American Chemical Society https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c03679 | 2022 |
| 2022 | 9. The upsurge of absorption coefficient in CuInS2 thin film with Ru doping: an energetic absorber layer in a superstrate solar cell Logu Thirumalaisamy, Soundarrajan Palanivel, Karthikeyan Jeyakumar, Sethuraman Kunjithapatham, Trystan Watson, Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu Materials Today Chemistry 26 & 101217 SCI 10.1016/j.mtchem.2022.101217 Elsevier https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468519422004463 | 2022 |
| 2022 | 10. MoS2 and WS2 Nanosheets Decorated on Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Cobalt/Carbon Nanostructures as Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Shadab Saifi, Gargi Dey, Jeyakumar Karthikeyan, A. S. K. Sinha, and Arshad Aijaz ACS Applied Nano Materials 5 & 10696–10703 SCI 10.1021/acsanm.2c02028 ACS https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsanm.2c02028 | 2022 |
| 2021 | 11. Formation of Highly Doped Nanostripes in 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides via a Dislocation Climb Mechanism Yung‐Chang Lin, Jeyakumar Karthikeyan, Yao‐Pang Chang, Shisheng Li, Silvan Kretschmer, Hannu‐Pekka Komsa, Po‐Wen Chiu, Arkady V Krasheninnikov, Kazu Suenaga Advanced Materials 33 & 2007819 SCI 10.1002/adma.202007819 Wiley-VCH GmbH https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adma.202007819 | 2021 |
| 2021 | 12. Synthesis and Properties of Monolayer MnSe with Unusual Atomic Structure and Antiferromagnetic Ordering Markus Aapro, Md Nurul Huda, Jeyakumar Karthikeyan, Shawulienu Kezilebieke, Somesh C Ganguli, Héctor González Herrero, Xin Huang, Peter Liljeroth, Hannu-Pekka Komsa ACS Nano 15 & 13794–13802 SCI 10.1021/acsnano.1c05532 ACS https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.1c05532 | 2021 |
| 2021 | 13. Fe-doped CuGaS2 (CuGa1-xFexS2)-Detailed analysis of the intermediate band optical response of chalcopyrite thin films based on first principle calculations and experimental studies S. SubaViveka, T.Logu, N.Ahsan, J.Karthikeyan, P. Murugan, M.Sampath, S.Kalainath and Arunava Gupta, Y.Okada, K.Sethuraman Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 136 & 106133 SCI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2021.106133 Science Direct https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369800121004741 | 2021 |
| 2019 | 14. dz2 orbital-mediated bound magnetic polarons in ferromagnetic Ce-doped BaTiO3 nanoparticles and their enriched two-photon absorption cross-section P Senthilkumar, S Dhanuskodi, J Karthikeyan, P Murugan Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 21 & 4032-4045 SCI 10.1039/C8CP06055J Royal Society of Chemistry https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2019/cp/c8cp06055j | 2019 |
| 2019 | 15. Fluorine-enriched mesoporous carbon as efficient oxygen reduction catalyst: understanding the defects in porous matrix and fuel cell applications V Parthiban, B Bhuvaneshwari, J Karthikeyan, P Murugan, AK Sahu Nanoscale Advances 1 & 4926-4937 SCI 10.1039/C9NA00572B Royal Society of Chemistry https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/na/c9na00572b | 2019 |
| 2019 | 16. Integration of phenylammoniumiodide (PAI) as a surface coating molecule towards ambient stable MAPbI3 perovskite for solar cell application KO Ogunniran, G Murugadoss, R Thangamuthu, J Karthikeyan, P. Murgan Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 191 & 316-328 SCI 10.1016/j.mtchem.2022.101217 North-Holland https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927024818305646 | 2019 |
| 2019 | 17. Room‐Temperature Ferromagnetism in MoTe2 by Post‐Growth Incorporation of Vanadium Impurities Paula Mariel Coelho, Hannu‐Pekka Komsa, Kinga Lasek, Vijaysankar Kalappattil, Jeyakumar Karthikeyan, Manh‐Huong Phan, Arkady V Krasheninnikov, Matthias Batzill Advanced Electronic Materials 5 & 1900044 SCI 10.1002/aelm.201900044 American Chemical Society https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/aelm.201900044 | 2019 |
| 2019 | 18. Which Transition Metal Atoms Can Be Embedded into Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Dichalcogenides and Add Magnetism? J Karthikeyan, Hannu-Pekka Komsa, Matthias Batzill, Arkady V Krasheninnikov Nano Letters 19 & 4581-4587 SCI 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b01555 American Chemical Society https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b01555 | 2019 |
| 2018 | 19. Exploring the Mechanism of Spontaneous and Lithium-Assisted Graphitic Phase Formation in SiC Nanocrystallites of a High Capacity Li-Ion Battery Anode TK Bijoy, J Karthikeyan, P Murugan The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 121 & 15106-15113 SCI 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b04489 American Chemical Society https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b04489 | 2018 |
| 2018 | 20. Unveiling the multifunctional roles of hitherto known capping ligand oleic acid as blue emitter and sensitizer in tuning the emission colour to white in red-emitting phosphors S Sekar, J George Muller, J Karthikeyan, P Murugan, N Lakshminarasimhan Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 20 & 19087-19097 SCI 10.1039/C8CP02954G Royal Society of Chemistry https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2018/cp/c8cp02954g | 2018 |
| 2018 | 21. Borophene layers on an Al(111) surface – the finding of a borophene layer with hexagonal double chains and B9 nonagons using ab initio calculations J Karthikeyan, Yashasvi S Ranawat, P Murugan, Vijay Kumar Nanoscale 10 & 17198-17205 SCI 10.1039/C8NR04638G Royal Society of Chemistry https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2018/nr/c8nr04638g | 2018 |
| 2017 | 22. Tuning of intrinsic antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic ordering in microporous α-MnO2 by inducing tensile strain G Kruthika, J Karthikeyan, P Murugan Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 19 & 3770-3776 SCI 10.1039/C6CP07259C Royal Society of Chemistry https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2017/cp/c6cp07259c | 2017 |
| 2017 | 23. Manifestation of Concealed Defects in MoS2 Nanospheres for Efficient and Durable Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Sakkarapalayam Murugesan Senthil Kumar, Karuppiah Selvakumar, Jeyakumar Karthikeyan, Rangasamy Thangamuthu, Palanichamy Murugan, Parasmani Rajput, Shambhu Nath Jha, Dibyendu Bhattacharyya, Nuria Navascues, Silvia Irusta Chemistry Select 2 & 4667-4672 SCI 10.1002/slct.201700103 Chemistry Europe https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/slct.201700103 | 2017 |
| 2016 | 24. First principles modeling of Mo6S9 nanowires via condensation of Mo4S6 clusters and the effect of iodine doping on structural and electronic properties Iflah Laraib, J Karthikeyan, P Murugan Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 18 & 5471-5476 SCI 10.1039/C5CP06085K Royal Society of Chemistry https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2016/cp/c5cp06085k | 2016 |
| 2016 | 25. Corrosion inhibition effect of novel methyl benzimidazolium ionic liquid for carbon steel in HCl medium Perumal Kannan, Jeyakumar Karthikeyan, Palanichamy Murugan, Toleti Subba Rao, Nallaiyan Rajendran Journal of Molecular Liquids 221 & 368-380 SCI 10.1016/j.molliq.2016.04.130 Elsevier https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167732216302914 | 2016 |
| 2015 | 26. Structural stability and bonding nature of Li–Sn–carbon nanocomposites as Li-ion battery anodes: first principles approach TK Bijoy, J Karthikeyan, P Murugan RSC advances 5 & 123-129 SCI 10.1039/C4RA11187G Royal Society of Chemistry https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2015/ra/c4ra11187g | 2015 |
| 2015 | 27. The Role of Valence Electron Concentration in Tuning the Structure, Stability, and Electronic Properties of Mo6S9–xIx Nanowires J Karthikeyan, Vijay Kumar, P Murugan The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 119 & 13979-13985 SCI 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b04663 American Chemical Society https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b04663 | 2015 |
| 2015 | 28. Nitrogen and fluorine co-doped graphite nanofibers as high durable oxygen reduction catalyst in acidic media for polymer electrolyte fuel cells S Gouse Peera, AK Sahu, A Arunchander, SD Bhat, J Karthikeyan, P Murugan Carbon 93 & 130-142 SCI 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.05.002 Pergamon https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000862231500398X | 2015 |
| 2014 | 29. Influence of Structural Polymorphs on Tunable White Light Generation from Orange-Red-Emitting BiPO4:Eu3+ Phosphor by Surface Modification J George Muller, J Karthikeyan, P Murugan, N Lakshminarasimhan The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 118 & 19308-19314 SCI 10.1021/jp505454n American Chemical Society https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/jp505454n | 2014 |
| 2013 | 30. Atomic structure and edge magnetism in MoS 2+ x parallelogram shaped platelets J Karthikeyan, Vijay Kumar, P Murugan Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 15 & 13077-13082 SCI 10.1039/C3CP51499D Royal Society of Chemistry https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2013/cp/c3cp51499d | 2013 |
| 2019 | 31. Computational Approach To Reveal the Structural Stability and Electronic Properties of Lithiated M/CNT (M = Si, Ge) Nanocomposites as Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries T. K. Bijoy, Karthikeyan J, and P. Murugan* ACS Omega 4 & 4153–4160 SCI 10.1021/acsomega.8b03433 American Chemical Society https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsomega.8b03433 | 2019 |
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Research Grants Awarded
Academic Awards Received
B.Sc., Physics Gold Medal (College Level) – 2009.
Department of Physics
NIT Durgapur,
Mahatma Gandhi Avenue,
Durgapur - 713209,
West Bengal,
India.
Mobile: 9434789059
E-mail: kjeyakumar.phy@nitdgp.ac.in
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