D SILAMBARASAN

@mdthinducollege.org

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS
THE MADURAI DIRAVIYAM THAYUMANAVAR HINDU COLLEGE, TIRUNELVELI

D SILAMBARASAN


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RESEARCH INTERESTS

* Fabrication of hydrogen storage materials using nanotechnology
* Interaction of nanomaterials with energetic ions
* Synthesis of thin films
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Scopus Publications

  • Hydrogen storage property of graphite stimulated by gamma irradiation
    D. Silambarasan, R. Sarika, V. Prasanna Venkatesh, K. Iyakutti, Asokan Kandasami, V. Vasu
    Next Materials, 2025
    The hydrogen intake ability of gamma-irradiated graphite was investigated in this work. Initially, the purchased graphite powder was deposited on substrates. Then, the deposited graphite was irradiated by gamma (γ) rays with different dose strengths of 200, 500 kGy, and 1 MGy in air atmosphere and ambient pressure conditions. Morphology was investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetry (TGA), and Raman analyses imply the improvisation of purity in the graphite after irradiation with 200 and 500 kGy dose strengths. Irradiation of graphite with 1 MGy induced the vacancy defects in the graphitic network. The graphite irradiated with 1 MGy exhibited a hydrogen intake of 1.1 wt% at 100 ºC and ambient pressure conditions. Schematic of effect of gamma irradiation and hydrogen storage • Effect of γ-irradiation on the hydrogen storage ability of graphite is reported here. • γ-ray induced vacancy defects are found to be responsible for hydrogen intake in the graphite. • Hydrogenation was carried out at atmospheric pressure and 100 ºC. • The graphite irradiated with 1 MGy exhibit a hydrogen intake of 1.1 wt% at 100 ºC and ambient pressure conditions. • γ-irradiation is an effective tool to modify the structural properties of graphite.
  • Investigation of antibacterial and anticancer activities of WO3 nanostructures
    M. Muniyalakshmi, D. Thilaga Sundari, R. Sarika, D. Silambarasan, V. Prasanna Venkatesh
    Solid State Communications, 2025
  • Investigation of MnO2/MWCNTs nanocomposite for various applications
    D. Thilaga Sundari, M. Muniyalakshmi, R. Sarika, D. Silambarasan, V. Prasanna Venkatesh
    Next Materials, 2025
    The MnO 2 /Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MC) nanocomposite was prepared by one-pot facile synthesis process. Potassium permanganate (2.5 g), concentrated sulphuric acid (0.5 ml) were used as precursor for preparing MnO 2 and Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs-100 mg) was added to it and stirred at 70°C for 1 h to produce the nanocomposite. The prepared nanocomposite was studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, UV–visible (UV) spectroscopy and thermal analysis. The electrochemical behaviour of prepared nanocomposite was examined by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and impedance spectroscopy. The magnetic property at room temperature (RT) was investigated using vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). The antibacterial activity was studied against S.aureus and E.coli bacteria. The morphology revealed that, MWCNTs were decorated by cross-linked MnO 2 nanoflakes uniformly. The nanocomposite exhibited increased bandgap, enhanced thermal stability, higher specific capacitance, ferromagnetic behaviour (at RT) and improved antibacterial activities.
  • Synthesis and characterization of WO3-GO nanocomposite for hydrogen storage, electrochemical, antibacterial and anticancer applications
    M. Muniyalakshmi, C. Anantha Prabhu, D. Thilaga Sundari, R. Sarika, D. Silambarasan, V. Prasanna Venkatesh
    Solid State Sciences, 2024
  • Fundamentals of nanoceramics and their composites
    V. Selvam, R. Sarika, D. Silambarasan, S. Sofiya Lawrence Mary, K.S. Prakash
    Industrial Applications of Nanoceramics, 2024
  • Synthesis and characterization of TiO2
    C Anantha Prabhu, D Silambarasan, R Sarika, V Selvam
    Materials Today Proceedings, 2022
  • Synthesis and characterization of graphene oxide nanosheets
    M. Muniyalakshmi, K. Sethuraman, D. Silambarasan
    Materials Today Proceedings, 2020
    Graphite is a 3-dimension carbon based material made up of millions of layers of graphene. By the oxidation of graphite using strong oxidizing agents, oxygenated functionalities are introduced in the graphite structure which not only expand the layer separation, but also make the material get dispersed in water. This property enables the graphite oxide to be exfoliated in water using sonication, ultimately producing single or few layer graphene known as graphene oxide (GO). This remains as a very important property when mixing the material with ceramic or polymer materials and trying to improve their electrical and mechanical properties. In this work, Graphene Oxide nanosheets was synthesized by modified hummer’s method. Materials such as graphite power, H2SO4 and KMnO4 solution was used as precursors. The solution formed by the precursors after desired experimental conditions was filtered and washed. Then the suspension was centrifuged and dried which resulted in Graphene Oxide nanosheets. The synthesized samples were characterized by XRD, Raman, FTIR and SEM analyses.
  • Hydrogen adsorption on single walled carbon nanotubes-tungsten trioxide composite
    D. Silambarasan, V.J. Surya, V. Vasu, K. Iyakutti, T.R. Ravindran, M. Jeyanthinath
    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2017
    In this work, hydrogen storage property of single walled carbon nanotubes-tungsten trioxide (SWCNTs-WO 3 ) composite is investigated. The composite is prepared and hydrogenated by electron beam (e-beam) evaporation technique. Hydrogenation is carried out during the preparation of the composite itself. The amount of hydrogen uptake by the composite is 2.7 wt%, which is due to the collective adsorption of hydrogen by CNTs and WO 3 nanostructured materials, the method of preparation and hydrogenation involved. The incorporated hydrogen is completely (100%) released in the temperature range of 175–305 °C which in turn infers that the hydrogenated composite is stable at room temperature. The stored hydrogen has the average binding energy of 0.4 eV and the nature of binding is found to be weak chemisorption. Spillover mechanism is attributed for the hydrogen uptake of the composite.
  • Gamma (γ)-ray irradiated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) for hydrogen storage
    D. Silambarasan, V.J. Surya, K. Iyakutti, K. Asokan, V. Vasu, Y. Kawazoe
    Applied Surface Science, 2017
    A study on hydrogen uptake performance of Gamma (γ)-ray irradiated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was conducted. Initially, the MWCNTs was irradiated by γ-rays emitted from 27 Co 60 source with different doses of 25, 50, 100, 150, and 200 kGy in air at ambient conditions. Irradiation at lower doses of 25 and 50 kGy improves the graphitic order of MWCNTs, but higher doses of 100 and 150 kGy introduces structural imperfection and at very high dose of 200 kGy, the structure becomes distorted. Thermogravimetry (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, I-V measurements, and Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirm the changes in MWCNTs caused by irradiation. Further, the γ-irradiated MWCNTs was hydrogenated and the MWCNTs irradiated at 150 kGy exhibits a considerable hydrogen storage capacity of 1.2 wt.% at 100 °C and ambient pressure, while the MWCNTs irradiated at lower doses does not show any trace of hydrogenation. Raman and elemental analyses provide the evidence for hydrogenation.
  • Investigation of hydrogen storage in MWCNT-TiO2 composite
    D. Silambarasan, M. Kanmani, K. Iyakutti, M. Jeyanthinath, T.R. Ravindran, V. Vasu
    Physica E Low Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, 2016
    The hydrogen storage capacity of MWCNT–TiO 2 composite has been evaluated in the present work. The composite has been prepared by means of ultrasonication followed by drop casting on substrates. Morphology, structural and functional group studies of the prepared samples are carried out by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy. Then, the samples are hydrogenated in the hydrogenation chamber as a function of time. Hydrogen storage capacity of the composite sample is found to be 0.9 wt% at 100 °C. Hydrogen uptake of the composite is accounted for the spillover mechanism in CNTs–metal oxide composite. Desorption temperature range, activation energy of desorption, binding energy of hydrogen are determined from thermogravimetric (TG) analysis.
  • Structural ordering of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) caused by gamma (γ)-ray irradiation
    D. Silambarasan, K. Iyakutti, K. Asokan, V. Vasu
    Aip Conference Proceedings, 2015
  • Functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes with uracil, guanine, thymine and l-alanine
    D. Silambarasan, K. Iyakutti, V. Vasu
    Chemical Physics Letters, 2014
  • Reversible hydrogen storage in functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes
    D. Silambarasan, V. Vasu, K. Iyakutti, V.J. Surya, T.R. Ravindran
    Physica E Low Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, 2014
  • First principles studies on hydrogen storage in single-walled carbon nanotube functionalized with TiO2
    M. Kanmani, R. Lavanya, D. Silambarasan, K. Iyakutti, V. Vasu, Y. Kawazoe
    Solid State Communications, 2014
  • Water soluble polymer-SWCNT-based composite for hydrogen storage
    D. Silambarasan, V. Vasu, K. Iyakutti
    IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 2014
  • Single-step preparation and hydrogenation of single walled carbon nanotubes-titanium dioxide composite
    D. Silambarasan, V.J. Surya, K. Iyakutti, V. Vasu
    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2014
  • Investigation of single-walled carbon nanotubes-titanium metal composite as a possible hydrogen storage medium
    D. Silambarasan, V.J. Surya, V. Vasu, K. Iyakutti
    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2013
  • Single walled carbon nanotube-metal oxide nanocomposites for reversible and reproducible storage of hydrogen
    D. Silambarasan, V. J. Surya, V. Vasu, K. Iyakutti
    ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2013
  • Desorption studies on hydrogenated single walled carbon nanotubes functionalized with borane (BH3)
    Duraisamy Silambarasan, Velappa Jayaraman Surya, Veerapandy Vasu, Kombiah Iyakutti
    Advanced Materials Research, 2013
  • One-step process of hydrogen storage in single walled carbon nanotubes-tin oxide nano composite
    D. Silambarasan, V.J. Surya, V. Vasu, K. Iyakutti
    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2013
  • Hydrogen adsorption/desorption in functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes
    D. Silambarasan, V. Vasu, V. J. Surya, K. Iyakutti
    Aip Conference Proceedings, 2012
  • Investigation of hydrogen desorption from hydrogenated single-walled carbon nanotubes functionalized with borane
    D. Silambarasan, V. Vasu, V. J. Surya, K. Iyakutti
    IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 2012
  • Hydrogenation in SWCNTs functionalized with borane
    D. Silambarasan, V. Vasu, V. J. Surya, K. Iyakutti, Alka B. Garg, R. Mittal, R. Mukhopadhyay
    Aip Conference Proceedings, 2011
  • Computation of interaction potential of adsorbates on zigzag SWCNTs application to functionalization and hydrogen storage
    I. LAKSHMI, D. SILAMBARASAN, V. J. SURYA, M. RAJARAJESWARI, K. IYAKUTTI, H. MIZUSEKI, Y. KAWAZOE
    International Journal of Nanoscience, 2011
  • Experimental investigation of hydrogen storage in single walled carbon nanotubes functionalized with borane
    D. Silambarasan, V.J. Surya, V. Vasu, K. Iyakutti
    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2011

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Effect of Gamma (γ) - Ray Irradiation on Synthesized Manganese Oxide (MnO2) Nanoparticles
    DSKA D. Thilaga Sundari, C. Anantha Prabhu, R. Sarika
    Indian Journal of Natural Sciences 16 (89), 92768-92775 , 2025
    2025
  • Curcumin-Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex Loaded Nanofibers for Lead Ion Detection
    DSDRS Raj Sarika*
    INNOVATIONS AND ADVANCES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH 1, 158-175 , 2025
    2025
  • Hydrogen Storage Potential of Wo3-Flg Nanocomposites: A Step Towards Clean Energy
    VPV M. Muniyalakshmia,R. Sarikac,D. Silambarasan*
    INNOVATIONS AND ADVANCES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH 1, 138-150 , 2025
    2025
  • Hydrogen storage property of graphite stimulated by gamma irradiation
    D Silambarasan, R Sarika, VP Venkatesh, K Iyakutti, A Kandasami, ...
    Next Materials 9, 101310 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Investigation of antibacterial and anticancer activities of WO3 nanostructures
    M Muniyalakshmi, DT Sundari, R Sarika, D Silambarasan, VP Venkatesh
    Solid State Communications 403, 115969 , 2025
    2025
  • Investigation of MnO2/MWCNTs nanocomposite for various applications
    DT Sundari, M Muniyalakshmi, R Sarika, D Silambarasan, VP Venkatesh
    Next Materials 6, 100475 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Electrochemical Performance of Manganese Dioxide (MnO2) Nanoparticles Synthesized by Co-Precipitation Method
    SR Thilaga Sundari D, Silambarasan D
    Nanotechnology Perceptions 20 (7), 3869-3878 , 2024
    2024
  • Synthesis and characterization of WO3-GO nanocomposite for hydrogen storage, electrochemical, antibacterial and anticancer applications
    M Muniyalakshmi, CA Prabhu, DT Sundari, R Sarika, D Silambarasan, ...
    Solid State Sciences 158, 107764 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 5
  • Synthesis and characterization of WO3-few layer graphene nanocomposite for antibacterial and anticancer applications
    DS M. Muniyalakshmi, D. Thilaga Sundari, C. Anantha Prabhu, R. Sarika
    African Journal of Biological Sciences 6 (15), 7808-7823 , 2024
    2024
  • Fundamentals of nanoceramics and their composites
    V Selvam, R Sarika, D Silambarasan, SSL Mary, KS Prakash
    Industrial Applications of Nanoceramics, 329-346 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • Synthesis and characterization of TiO2
    CA Prabhu, D Silambarasan, R Sarika, V Selvam
    Materials Today: Proceedings 64, 1793-1797 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 32
  • Synthesis and characterization of graphene oxide nanosheets
    M Muniyalakshmi, K Sethuraman, D Silambarasan
    Materials Today: Proceedings 21, 408-410 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 157
  • Reversible and Reproducible Hydrogen Storage in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Functionalized with
    D Silambarasan, VJ Surya
    Carbon Nanotubes: Recent Progress, 331 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 5
  • Hydrogen adsorption on single walled carbon nanotubes-tungsten trioxide composite
    D Silambarasan, VJ Surya, V Vasu, K Iyakutti, TR Ravindran, ...
    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 42 (40), 25294-25302 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 12
  • Gamma (γ)-ray irradiated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) for hydrogen storage
    D Silambarasan, VJ Surya, K Iyakutti, K Asokan, V Vasu, Y Kawazoe
    Applied Surface Science 418, 49-55 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 64
  • Carbon Nanotubes as Future Energy Storage System
    V Vasu, D Silambarasan
    Mechanics, Materials Science & Engineering Journal 9 (1) , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 3
  • Hydrogen Storage in Carbon nanotube based Materials - Solid State Reversible Hydrogen Storage
    VVKI D. Silambarasan
    ISBN: 978-3330007437 1, 1-124 , 2016
    2016
  • Investigation of hydrogen storage in MWCNT–TiO2 composite
    D Silambarasan, M Kanmani, K Iyakutti, M Jeyanthinath, TR Ravindran, ...
    Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 80, 207-211 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 11
  • Structural ordering of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) caused by gamma (γ)-ray irradiation
    D Silambarasan, K Iyakutti, K Asokan, V Vasu
    AIP Conference Proceedings 1665 (1), 050088 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 1
  • Functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes with uracil, guanine, thymine and l-alanine
    D Silambarasan, K Iyakutti, V Vasu
    Chemical Physics Letters 604, 83-88 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 14

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Synthesis and characterization of graphene oxide nanosheets
    M Muniyalakshmi, K Sethuraman, D Silambarasan
    Materials Today: Proceedings 21, 408-410 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 157
  • Single walled carbon nanotube–metal oxide nanocomposites for reversible and reproducible storage of hydrogen
    D Silambarasan, VJ Surya, V Vasu, K Iyakutti
    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 5 (21), 11419-11426 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 80
  • Gamma (γ)-ray irradiated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) for hydrogen storage
    D Silambarasan, VJ Surya, K Iyakutti, K Asokan, V Vasu, Y Kawazoe
    Applied Surface Science 418, 49-55 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 64
  • Experimental investigation of hydrogen storage in single walled carbon nanotubes functionalized with borane
    D Silambarasan, VJ Surya, V Vasu, K Iyakutti
    international journal of hydrogen energy 36 (5), 3574-3579 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 45
  • First principles studies on hydrogen storage in single-walled carbon nanotube functionalized with TiO2
    M Kanmani, R Lavanya, D Silambarasan, K Iyakutti, V Vasu, Y Kawazoe
    Solid state communications 183, 1-7 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 41
  • One-step process of hydrogen storage in single walled carbon nanotubes-tin oxide nano composite
    D Silambarasan, VJ Surya, V Vasu, K Iyakutti
    International journal of hydrogen energy 38 (10), 4011-4016 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 41
  • Investigation of single-walled carbon nanotubes-titanium metal composite as a possible hydrogen storage medium
    D Silambarasan, VJ Surya, V Vasu, K Iyakutti
    International journal of hydrogen energy 38 (34), 14654-14660 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 37
  • Synthesis and characterization of TiO2
    CA Prabhu, D Silambarasan, R Sarika, V Selvam
    Materials Today: Proceedings 64, 1793-1797 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 32
  • Reversible hydrogen storage in functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes
    D Silambarasan, V Vasu, K Iyakutti, VJ Surya, TR Ravindran
    Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 60, 75-79 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 27
  • Functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes with uracil, guanine, thymine and l-alanine
    D Silambarasan, K Iyakutti, V Vasu
    Chemical Physics Letters 604, 83-88 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 14
  • Investigation of hydrogen desorption from hydrogenated single-walled carbon nanotubes functionalized with borane
    D Silambarasan, V Vasu, VJ Surya, K Iyakutti
    IEEE transactions on nanotechnology 11 (5), 1047-1053 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 14
  • Hydrogen adsorption on single walled carbon nanotubes-tungsten trioxide composite
    D Silambarasan, VJ Surya, V Vasu, K Iyakutti, TR Ravindran, ...
    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 42 (40), 25294-25302 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 12
  • Investigation of hydrogen storage in MWCNT–TiO2 composite
    D Silambarasan, M Kanmani, K Iyakutti, M Jeyanthinath, TR Ravindran, ...
    Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 80, 207-211 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 11
  • Single-step preparation and hydrogenation of single walled carbon nanotubes-titanium dioxide composite
    D Silambarasan, VJ Surya, K Iyakutti, V Vasu
    International journal of hydrogen energy 39 (1), 391-397 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 11
  • Computation of interaction potential of adsorbates on zigzag SWCNTs—Application to functionalization and hydrogen storage
    I Lakshmi, D Silambarasan, VJ Surya, M Rajarajeswari, K Iyakutti, ...
    International Journal of Nanoscience 10 (03), 391-396 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 10
  • Water soluble polymer-SWCNT-based composite for hydrogen storage
    D Silambarasan, V Vasu, K Iyakutti
    IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology 13 (2), 261-267 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 9
  • Synthesis and characterization of WO3-GO nanocomposite for hydrogen storage, electrochemical, antibacterial and anticancer applications
    M Muniyalakshmi, CA Prabhu, DT Sundari, R Sarika, D Silambarasan, ...
    Solid State Sciences 158, 107764 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 5
  • Reversible and Reproducible Hydrogen Storage in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Functionalized with
    D Silambarasan, VJ Surya
    Carbon Nanotubes: Recent Progress, 331 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 5
  • Investigation of MnO2/MWCNTs nanocomposite for various applications
    DT Sundari, M Muniyalakshmi, R Sarika, D Silambarasan, VP Venkatesh
    Next Materials 6, 100475 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Carbon Nanotubes as Future Energy Storage System
    V Vasu, D Silambarasan
    Mechanics, Materials Science & Engineering Journal 9 (1) , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 3