I am Dr. Kedhareswara Sairam Pasupuleti, currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University, USA. Prior I was worked at the Institute of Quantum Systems, Chungnam National University (CNU), South Korea, where I also ahve earned my Ph.D. in Physics. I holds my Master’s degree in Physics from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India. My research expertise spans the development of flexible and wearable sensor devices, electrochemical and acoustic gas sensors, nanomaterials synthesis (including 2D materials, polymer nanocomposites, and metal oxides), and thin film fabrication for applications in environmental monitoring, healthcare diagnostics, photodetectors, and energy storage. My current focus lies in the integration of bioelectronics and biosensing technologies with real-time electronics for health monitoring platforms.
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
Postdoctoral Research Associate.: Texas A&M University, College Station Texas, USA.
Biomedical engineering Department
Postdoctoral Research Associate.: Chungnam National University (CNU), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Institute of Quantum Sciences and Department of Physics
Guide: Dr. Moon-Deock Kim
Chungnam National University (CNU), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Department of Physics
Dissertation title: 2D g-C3N4 hybrid nanostructures for toxic gas sensing based on surface acoustic wave sensor
Thesis advisor: Dr. Moon-Deock Kim
M.Sc.: Sri Venkateswara University (SVU), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Department of Physics
Dissertation title: Microstructural and Supercapacitive Performance of Nickel Oxide (NiO) Thin Films Prepared by RF Magnetron Sputtering
Thesis advisor: Dr. O. Mahammad Hussain
B.Sc.: Yogi Vemana University (YVU), Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Department of Natural Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, and Computer science)
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Physics and Astronomy, Surfaces and Interfaces, Materials Science, Biomaterials
Surface-Oxidized Heterojunction In2O3/InN Core–Shell Nanorods on V-Grooved Si(111) for Enhanced Self-Powered Near-Infrared Photodetection Na-Hyun Bak, Kedhareswara Sairam Pasupuleti, Yun-Hae Shim, Jong Hoon Kim, Young Heon Kim, Young-Kyun Noh, Moon-Deock Kim ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2026 Self-powered (SP) III-nitride semiconductor-based near-infrared (NIR) photodetectors (PD) are essential components in applications such as night vision, optical communication, and biomedical sensing. However, the III-nitride-based PD achieving high sensitivity with low power consumption remains a challenge due to intrinsic material constraints and leakage current issues. In this work, we present an SP NIR PD based on In 2 O 3 /InN core–shell nanorods grown on V-grooved Si substrates. By integrating surface engineering at the heterointerface with optimized substrate geometry, the device achieves enhanced photoresponse and significant suppression of dark current. The built-in potential at the In 2 O 3 /InN interface effectively blocks thermally activated carriers, resulting in the lowest dark current of 1.4 × 10 –11 A and a magnificent light-to-dark current ratio exceeding ∼10 7 . Meanwhile, the V-grooved Si substrate improves light absorption through geometric confinement, while the core–shell architecture promotes efficient charge separation. Under 940 nm illumination and zero bias, the device exhibits a responsivity of 2.03 A/W, a detectivity of 7.30 × 10 13 Jones, and an external quantum efficiency of 2.68%. These results highlight the synergistic effects of surface passivation, heterostructure design, and substrate geometry in advancing next-generation SP NIR PD.
Ultrafast Detection of ppb-Level NH3 Gas at Room Temperature Using CuO Nanoparticles Decorated AlN-Based Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor Na-Hyun Bak, Kedhareswara Sairam Pasupuleti, Reddeppa Maddaka, Yun-Hae Shim, Thu Thi Minh Pham, Young Heon Kim, Moon-Deock Kim ACS Sensors, 2025 Rational design of heterostructure (HS)-based surface acoustic wave (SAW) smart gas sensors for efficient and accurate subppm level ammonia (NH3) detection at room temperature (RT) is of great significance in environmental protection and human safety. This study introduced a novel HS composed of an AlN-based SAW resonator and CuO nanoparticles (NPs) as a chemical interface for NH3 detection at RT (∼26 °C). The structural, morphological, and chemical compositions were detailly investigated, which demonstrates that the CuO/AlN HS was successfully formed via interfacial modulation. The CuO/AlN HS SAW sensor exhibited a significant positive frequency shift of 52.60 kHz in response to 100 ppm of NH3, which is 4.8 times higher than that of the as-grown AlN SAW sensor. Additionally, the CuO/AlN HS SAW sensor exhibited ultrafast response/recovery times of 5/25 s, a remarkably low limit of detection (LOD) of 24 ppb, and excellent long-term stability and selectivity. These results are attributed to the high porosity and defect sites of CuO NPs, which enhanced charge transfer at the heterointerface, as well as decreased mass loading and conductivity effects. The CuO/AlN HS SAW sensor also demonstrated distinct frequency responses to 100 ppm of NH3, under varying relative humidity (RH): a positive shift at low RH (5%-10%) due to increased conductivity, and a negative shift at high RH (20%-80%) due to enhanced mass loading. These NH3 gas sensing characteristics of the CuO/AlN HS SAW sensor were validated through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy band diagram analysis and resistive-type gas sensing measurements. These findings highlight the potential of the integrating metal oxide with nitride semiconductors for advanced SAW-based gas sensing technology in environmental and industrial applications.
Sustainable vanadium recovery from SAM spent catalysts: A hydrometallurgical approach for high-purity V₂O₅ production and gas sensing applications N Singh, KS Pasupuleti, S Ambili, J Lee, MD Kim, JY Lee Sustainable Materials and Technologies, e01995 , 2026 2026
Sustainable separation of copper and nickel from spent printed circuit boards; Case study: Density separation, sequential leaching, cementation, and oxidative precipitation N Singh, S Ambili, KS Pasupuleti, HN Kang, JY Lee Minerals Engineering 236, 109888 , 2026 2026 Citations: 1
Surface-Oxidized Heterojunction In 2 O 3 /InN Core–Shell Nanorods on V-Grooved Si(111) for Enhanced Self-Powered Near-Infrared Photodetection NH Bak, KS Pasupuleti, YH Shim, JH Kim, YH Kim, YK Noh, MD Kim ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces , 2026 2026
Enhancing selective extraction and recovery of critical metals from spent NCM black mass through a leaching procedure followed by precipitation and liquid-liquid extraction … N Singh, KS Pasupuleti, HN Kang, TH Lee, JY Lee Hydrometallurgy 239, 106604 , 2026 2026
Hydrometallurgical approach to recover vanadium and aluminum from the sulfuric acid manufacturing spent catalyst N Singh, HN Kang, RK Jyothi, MK Jha, KS Pasupuleti, JY Lee Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review 46 (8), 865-876 , 2025 2025 Citations: 10
Recovery of aluminum, vanadium, and nickel from waste desulfurization catalyst residue by roasting and water leaching N Singh, RK Jyothi, KS Pasupuleti, JY Lee Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 143, 632-644 , 2025 2025 Citations: 17
Room temperature ultrasensitive ppb-level H 2 S SAW gas sensor based on hybrid CuO@V 2 C MXene van der Waals heterostructure KS Pasupuleti, TMT Pham, BM Abraham, AM Thomas, D Vidyasagar, ... Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials 8 (1), 132 , 2025 2025 Citations: 51
Ultrafast Detection of ppb-Level NH 3 Gas at Room Temperature Using CuO Nanoparticles Decorated AlN-Based Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor NH Bak, KS Pasupuleti, R Maddaka, YH Shim, TTM Pham, YH Kim, ... ACS sensors 10 (2), 709-716 , 2025 2025 Citations: 19
NiO@GaN Nanorods-Based Core-shell Heterostructure for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting via Efficient Charge Separation KS Pasupuleti, RA Jayarathna, SY Hwang, PTM Thu, D Vidyasagar, ... Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 176882 , 2024 2024 Citations: 20
Renaissance of fly ash as eco-friendly catalysts for rapid CO2 release from amines AH Bhatti, M Waris, I Hussain, SS Chougule, KS Pasupuleti, I Kariim, ... Carbon Capture Science & Technology 11, 100198 , 2024 2024 Citations: 13
Exploring advanced materials: Harnessing the synergy of inverse gas chromatography and artificial vision intelligence PK Basivi, T Hamieh, V Kakani, VR Pasupuleti, G Sasikala, SM Heo, ... TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 173, 117655 , 2024 2024 Citations: 19
In2O3/InN core-shell heterostructure nanorods grown on V-grooved Si (111) substrate for the augmented self-powered UV photodetectors N Bak, KS Pasupuleti, YH Shim, MD Kim Oxide-based Materials and Devices XV, PC128870M , 2024 2024
Sustainable solution to the recycling of spent SCR catalyst and its prospective gas sensor application ABC Sola, KS Pasupuleti, JH Jeon, T Thenepalli, NH Bak, S Sampath, ... Materials Today Sustainability 25, 100649 , 2024 2024 Citations: 18
Facile engineering of TiO 2@ Pd based hybrid heterogeneous nanostructures for enhanced NO 2 gas sensing at room temperature under UV activation TMT Pham, KS Pasupuleti, TH Jeong, SM Lee, THM Nguyen, MD Kim, ... Nanoscale 16 (48), 22252-22266 , 2024 2024 Citations: 17
Counterion chemistry of 5-halo (X: Cl, Br, I)-uracil derived carbon nitride: unlocking enhanced photocatalytic performance T Bhoyar, BM Abraham, A Gupta, DJ Kim, NR Manwar, KS Pasupuleti, ... Journal of Materials Chemistry A 12 (2), 979-992 , 2024 2024 Citations: 15
UV light activated g-C3N4 nanoribbons coated surface acoustic wave sensor for high performance sub-ppb level NO2 detection at room temperature KS Pasupuleti, D Vidyasagar, LN Ambadi, N Bak, SG Kim, MD Kim Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 394, 134471 , 2023 2023 Citations: 45
Core shell heterojunction interface in green synthesized Sm3+ ions doped ZnO nano-particles to promote the charge separation for efficient photocatalytic applications A Kem, KS Pasupuleti, M Jayasimhadri, MD Kim, KR Peta Journal of Alloys and Compounds 960, 170841 , 2023 2023 Citations: 24
Multifunctional hexagonal-shaped zinc vanadate nanostructures for lithium-ion battery and NH3 gas sensor applications H Bandi, AK Kakarla, KS Pasupuleti, R Shanthappa, PP Waifalkar, ... Materials Today Chemistry 33, 101689 , 2023 2023 Citations: 30
ZnO@Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene Hybrid Composite-Based Schottky-Barrier-Coated SAW Sensor for Effective Detection of Sub-ppb-Level NH 3 at Room Temperature … KS Pasupuleti, AM Thomas, D Vidyasagar, VN Rao, SG Yoon, YH Kim, ... ACS Materials Letters 5 (10), 2739-2746 , 2023 2023 Citations: 80
CdS/TiO2 nano hybrid heterostructured materials for superior hydrogen production and gas sensor applications VN Rao, PK Sairam, MD Kim, M Rezakazemi, TM Aminabhavi, CW Ahn, ... Journal of Environmental Management 340, 117895 , 2023 2023 Citations: 52
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
High performance langasite based SAW NO2 gas sensor using 2D g-C3N4@ TiO2 hybrid nanocomposite KS Pasupuleti, M Reddeppa, SS Chougule, N Bak, DJ Nam, N Jung, ... Journal of Hazardous Materials 427, 128174 , 2022 2022 Citations: 154
Interaction activated interfacial charge transfer in 2D g-C3N4/GaN nanorods heterostructure for self-powered UV photodetector and room temperature NO2 gas sensor at ppb level M Reddeppa, NT KimPhung, G Murali, KS Pasupuleti, BG Park, I In, ... Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 329, 129175 , 2021 2021 Citations: 113
ZnO@Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene Hybrid Composite-Based Schottky-Barrier-Coated SAW Sensor for Effective Detection of Sub-ppb-Level NH 3 at Room Temperature … KS Pasupuleti, AM Thomas, D Vidyasagar, VN Rao, SG Yoon, YH Kim, ... ACS Materials Letters 5 (10), 2739-2746 , 2023 2023 Citations: 80
Ag nanowire-plasmonic-assisted charge separation in hybrid heterojunctions of Ppy-PEDOT: PSS/GaN nanorods for enhanced UV photodetection KS Pasupuleti, M Reddeppa, BG Park, KR Peta, JE Oh, SG Kim, MD Kim ACS applied materials & interfaces 12 (48), 54181-54190 , 2020 2020 Citations: 77
Flexible, stable, and self-powered photodetectors embedded with chemical vapor deposited lead-free bismuth mixed halide perovskite films VH Vuong, SVN Pammi, S Ippili, V Jella, TN Thi, KS Pasupuleti, MD Kim, ... Chemical Engineering Journal 458, 141473 , 2023 2023 Citations: 73
PrGO decorated TiO2 nanoplates hybrid nanocomposite for augmented NO2 gas detection with faster gas kinetics under UV light irradiation N Harathi, M Bollu, KS Pasupuleti, Z Tauanov, KR Peta, MD Kim, ... Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 358, 131503 , 2022 2022 Citations: 72
Boosting of NO2 gas sensing performances using GO-PEDOT: PSS nanocomposite chemical interface coated on langasite-based surface acoustic wave sensor KS Pasupuleti, M Reddeppa, DJ Nam, NH Bak, KR Peta, HD Cho, SG Kim, ... Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 344, 130267 , 2021 2021 Citations: 70
Boron doped g-C3N4 quantum dots based highly sensitive surface acoustic wave NO2 sensor with faster gas kinetics under UV light illumination KS Pasupuleti, S Ghosh, N Jayababu, CJ Kang, HD Cho, SG Kim, ... Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 378, 133140 , 2023 2023 Citations: 68
UV light driven high-performance room temperature surface acoustic wave NH 3 gas sensor using sulfur-doped g-C 3 N 4 quantum dots KS Pasupuleti, SS Chougule, D Vidyasagar, N Bak, N Jung, YH Kim, ... Nano Research 16 (5), 7682-7695 , 2023 2023 Citations: 62
Engineering Chemical Vapor Deposition for Lead‐Free Perovskite‐Inspired MA 3 Bi 2 I 9 Self‐Powered Photodetectors with High Performance and Stability VH Vuong, SVN Pammi, KS Pasupuleti, W Hu, VD Tran, JS Jung, MD Kim, ... Advanced Optical Materials 9 (12), 2100192 , 2021 2021 Citations: 56
Plasmonic Pt nanoparticles triggered efficient charge separation in TiO2/GaN NRs hybrid heterojunction for the high performance self-powered UV photodetectors KS Pasupuleti, SS Chougule, N Jung, YJ Yu, JE Oh, MD Kim Applied Surface Science 594, 153474 , 2022 2022 Citations: 55
CdS/TiO2 nano hybrid heterostructured materials for superior hydrogen production and gas sensor applications VN Rao, PK Sairam, MD Kim, M Rezakazemi, TM Aminabhavi, CW Ahn, ... Journal of Environmental Management 340, 117895 , 2023 2023 Citations: 52
Room temperature ultrasensitive ppb-level H 2 S SAW gas sensor based on hybrid CuO@V 2 C MXene van der Waals heterostructure KS Pasupuleti, TMT Pham, BM Abraham, AM Thomas, D Vidyasagar, ... Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials 8 (1), 132 , 2025 2025 Citations: 51
Resistive type NO2 gas sensing in polymer-dispersed liquid crystals with functionalized-carbon nanotubes dopant at room temperature S Pagidi, KS Pasupuleti, M Reddeppa, S Ahn, Y Kim, JH Kim, MD Kim, ... Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 370, 132482 , 2022 2022 Citations: 50
RF sputter-deposited nanostructured CuO films for micro-supercapacitors G Mahendra, R Malathi, SP Kedhareswara, A Lakshmi-Narayana, ... Applied Nano 2 (1), 46-66 , 2021 2021 Citations: 50
Highly sensitive g-C3N4 nanosheets as a potential candidate for the effective detection of NO2 gas via langasite based surface acoustic wave gas sensor KS Pasupuleti, D Nam, N Bak, R Maddaka, JE Oh, SG Kim, HD Cho, ... Journal of Materials Chemistry C , 2021 2021 Citations: 46
UV light activated g-C3N4 nanoribbons coated surface acoustic wave sensor for high performance sub-ppb level NO2 detection at room temperature KS Pasupuleti, D Vidyasagar, LN Ambadi, N Bak, SG Kim, MD Kim Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 394, 134471 , 2023 2023 Citations: 45
Proliferation of the Light and Gas Interaction with GaN Nanorods Grown on a V-Grooved Si(111) Substrate for UV Photodetector and NO 2 Gas Sensor Applications M Reddeppa, DJ Nam, N Bak, KS Pasupuleti, H Woo, SG Kim, JE Oh, ... ACS applied materials & interfaces 13 (25), 30146-30154 , 2021 2021 Citations: 40
Potassium Molten Salt-Mediated In Situ Structural Reconstruction of a Carbon Nitride Photocatalyst A Gupta, T Bhoyar, BM Abraham, DJ Kim, KS Pasupuleti, SS Umare, ... ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 15 (15), 18898-18906 , 2023 2023 Citations: 35
Efficient charge separation in polypyrrole/GaN‐nanorod‐based hybrid heterojunctions for high‐performance self‐powered UV photodetection KS Pasupuleti, M Reddeppa, BG Park, JE Oh, SG Kim, MD Kim physica status solidi (RRL)–Rapid Research Letters 15 (12), 2000518 , 2021 2021 Citations: 35