S. Ponnusamy

@srmist.edu.in

Professor, Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM IST
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India

Teaching Experience : 31
Research Experience : 22
No. of Ph. D. Scholars Guiding : 7
No. of Scholars Submitted Synopsis & Thesis: 3
No. of Scholars completed Ph. D. : 11

EDUCATION

Ph. D. : Thesis Title “Growth and Characterization of some Non – Linear Optical
(NLO) crystal”, crystal growth, University of Madras, Chennai, India, 2005.
M. Sc., : Physics, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, 1989.
B. Sc., : Physics, University of Madras, Chennai, India, 1985.
235

Scopus Publications

9098

Scholar Citations

51

Scholar h-index

168

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Room temperature ppb detection of nitrous oxide with work function tuned K+ intercalated SnS nanorods
    E Vinoth, SM Mariappan, RA Parveen, J Archana, S Ponnusamy, ...
    Chemical Physics Letters, 142603 , 2025
    2025
  • Enhanced thermoelectric properties of Ag-doped MnO2 Nanosheets/Carbon Fabric via interface induced energy filtering effect for wearable thermoelectric application
    R Santhosh, S Harish, H Ikeda, S Ponnusamy, M Navaneethan
    Ceramics International , 2025
    2025
  • Highly sensitive parts per trillion detection of microwave assisted V2O5 nano-flake sensor for hazardous NO2
    RA Parveen, E Vinoth, J Archana, S Ponnusamy, M Navaneethan
    Chemical Physics, 112949 , 2025
    2025
  • Synergistic effect of fermi level modulation and valence band regulation in mohite Cu2SnS3 for thermoelectric applications
    P Krishna, V Vijay, C Kanagaraj, J Archana, S Ponnusamy, ...
    Applied Physics Letters 127 (11) , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Mist CVD-derived ZnO hexagonal nanoflakes: impact of growth time engineering on solar-blind UV photodetection performance
    RA Parveen, E Vinoth, K Hara, S Harish, S Ponnusamy
    Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 36 (22), 1379 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Graphene-analogous functional materials: A review and perspective on the synthesis, properties, and special emphasis of gas sensors
    RA Parveen, E Vinoth, K Hara, J Archana, S Ponnusamy, M Navaneethan
    Chemical Engineering Journal 517, 163418 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 13
  • Interface-driven energy filtering effect and enhanced thermoelectric performance of Ag2Se/SnS composites: An experimental and theoretical insights
    R Santhosh, S Kamalakannan, S Harish, J Archana, S Ponnusamy, ...
    Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 691, 137375 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • Interface-driven energy filtering effect and phonon scattering in n-type Ag2Se/polyaniline nanocomposites for enhanced thermoelectric performance
    R Santhosh, R Abinaya, S Harish, J Archana, S Ponnusamy, H Ikeda, ...
    Carbon Letters, 1-14 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Fe‐Mediated Tweaking of Band Bending and Activation Energy in α‐MoO 3 Nano Lamella for Enhanced NO 2 Gas Detection Under Low Operating Temperature
    RA Parveen, E Vinoth, K Hara, J Archana, S Ponnusamy, M Navaneethan
    Small Methods 9 (4), 2401214 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 7
  • Synergistic effects of band engineering and point defect scattering via Te substitution in SnS for thermoelectric applications
    P Krishna, V Vijay, J Archana, MM Chehimi, S Ponnusamy, ...
    Emergent Materials 8 (3), 1509-1521 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Probing the band structure and phonon dynamics in Fe mediated Cu2SnS3 for thermoelectric applications
    P Krishna, V Vijay, C Kanagaraj, J Archana, S Ponnusamy, ...
    Applied Physics Letters 126 (7) , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • Preparation and characterization of TiO 2 nanostructures by changing the parameters of trichloroaniline concentration, pH and annealing for dye-sensitized solar …
    T Prakash, M Navaneethan, J Archana, S Ponnusamy, ...
    Indian Journal of Physics 98 (14), 4721-4729 , 2024
    2024
  • Tailoring the Lattice Thermal Conductivity of Al‐Incorporated Ag 2 Se for Near Room Temperature Waste Heat Recovery
    T Mathew, V Vijay, J Archana, M Navaneethan, S Ponnusamy
    ChemNanoMat 10 (11), e202400298 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 7
  • Synergistic tailoring of adsorption and vacancy enrichment in lamellar stacked layers of α-MoO3 nanorods by Mg2+ for NO2 gas sensor
    RA Parveen, E Vinoth, K Hara, J Archana, S Ponnusamy, M Navaneethan
    Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 417, 136017 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 15
  • TiO2 nanoparticle seeds transformed into nanotubes for effective dye-sensitized solar cell application
    G Arthi, J Archana, M Navaneethan, S Ponnusamy, Y Hayakawa, ...
    Materials Letters 372, 136981 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 6
  • Realization of strain field origination via Sb substitution in naumannite Ag 2 Se for room temperature power generation
    T Mathew, V Vijay, R Santhosh, E Senthilkumar, S Ponnusamy, ...
    Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 35 (19), 1321 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • NO 2 and NH 3 detection using work function measurement of solvothermal synthesised ZnO–NiO nanocomposites: a case study
    D Goyal, CP Goyal, D Chidambaram, Y Sivalingam, H Ikeda, ...
    Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 35 (14), 960 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 7
  • Mass and strain field mediated low thermal conductivity for enhanced thermoelectric properties in Zn substituted SnS
    P Krishna, V Vijay, S Ponnusamy, M Navaneethan
    CrystEngComm 26 (40), 5767-5776 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 8
  • Modulating Fermi energy in few-layer MoS 2 via metal passivation with enhanced detectivity for near IR photodetector
    R Abinaya, E Vinoth, S Harish, S Ponnusamy, J Archana, M Shimomura, ...
    Journal of Materials Chemistry C 12 (14), 5247-5256 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Synergistic effect of energy filtering effect and secondary phase formation in Cu substituted SnS for enhanced thermoelectric applications
    P Krishna, V Vijay, S Ponnusamy, M Navaneethan
    Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 35 (1), 14 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 8

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Synthesis and characterization of NiO nanoparticles by sol–gel method
    M Alagiri, S Ponnusamy, C Muthamizhchelvan
    Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 23 (3), 728-732 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 352
  • Sensitivity enhancement of ammonia gas sensor based on Ag/ZnO flower and nanoellipsoids at low temperature
    M Navaneethan, VL Patil, S Ponnusamy, C Muthamizhchelvan, ...
    Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 255, 672-683 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 306
  • Synthesis and characterization of NiFe2O4 nanoparticles and nanorods
    P Sivakumar, R Ramesh, A Ramanand, S Ponnusamy, ...
    Journal of Alloys and Compounds 563, 6-11 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 285
  • Preparation and properties of nickel ferrite (NiFe2O4) nanoparticles via sol–gel auto-combustion method
    P Sivakumar, R Ramesh, A Ramanand, S Ponnusamy, ...
    Materials Research Bulletin 46 (12), 2204-2207 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 285
  • Synthesis and characterization of nickel ferrite magnetic nanoparticles
    P Sivakumar, R Ramesh, A Ramanand, S Ponnusamy, ...
    Materials Research Bulletin 46 (12), 2208-2211 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 241
  • Controlled structural and compositional characteristic of visible light active ZnO/CuO photocatalyst for the degradation of organic pollutant
    S Harish, J Archana, M Sabarinathan, M Navaneethan, KD Nisha, ...
    Applied Surface Science 418, 103-112 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 207
  • Influence of Al doping on the structural, morphological, optical, and gas sensing properties of ZnO nanorods
    M Navaneethan, GK Mani, S Ponnusamy, K Tsuchiya, ...
    Journal of Alloys and Compounds 698, 555-564 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 205
  • Fabrication of hierarchical NiCo2S4@ CoS2 nanostructures on highly conductive flexible carbon cloth substrate as a hybrid electrode material for supercapacitors with enhanced …
    M Govindasamy, S Shanthi, E Elaiyappillai, SF Wang, PM Johnson, ...
    Electrochimica Acta 293, 328-337 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 201
  • Vibrational spectral investigation on xanthine and its derivatives—theophylline, caffeine and theobromine
    S Gunasekaran, G Sankari, S Ponnusamy
    Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 61 (1-2 … , 2005
    2005
    Citations: 198
  • Low temperature ammonia gas sensor based on Mn-doped ZnO nanoparticle decorated microspheres
    RS Ganesh, E Durgadevi, M Navaneethan, VL Patil, S Ponnusamy, ...
    Journal of Alloys and Compounds 721, 182-190 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 193
  • Synthesis and characterization of TiO2 nanorods by hydrothermal method with different pH conditions and their photocatalytic activity
    K Santhi, M Navaneethan, S Harish, S Ponnusamy, C Muthamizhchelvan
    Applied Surface Science 500, 144058 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 154
  • Synthesis and photocatalytic activity of Gd doped ZnO nanoparticles for enhanced degradation of methylene blue under visible light
    S Selvaraj, MK Mohan, M Navaneethan, S Ponnusamy, ...
    Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 103, 104622 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 153
  • Synthesis and characterization of NiFe2O4 nanosheet via polymer assisted co-precipitation method
    P Sivakumar, R Ramesh, A Ramanand, S Ponnusamy, ...
    Materials Letters 65 (3), 483-485 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 146
  • Photocatalytic properties of Mn-doped NiO spherical nanoparticles synthesized from sol-gel method
    S Sankar, SK Sharma, N An, H Lee, DY Kim, YB Im, YD Cho, RS Ganesh, ...
    Optik 127 (22), 10727-10734 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 142
  • Tuning the selectivity of NH3 gas sensing response using Cu-doped ZnO nanostructures
    RS Ganesh, E Durgadevi, M Navaneethan, VL Patil, S Ponnusamy, ...
    Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 269, 331-341 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 138
  • Morphology-directed synthesis of ZnO nanostructures and their antibacterial activity
    M Ramani, S Ponnusamy, C Muthamizhchelvan, J Cullen, ...
    Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 105, 24-30 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 136
  • Enhanced charge transfer and separation of hierarchical CuO/ZnO composites: The synergistic effect of photocatalysis for the mineralization of organic pollutant in water
    P Bharathi, S Harish, J Archana, M Navaneethan, S Ponnusamy, ...
    Applied Surface Science 484, 884-891 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 135
  • Synthesis, studies and growth mechanism of ferromagnetic NiFe2O4 nanosheet
    P Sivakumar, R Ramesh, A Ramanand, S Ponnusamy, ...
    Applied Surface Science 258 (17), 6648-6652 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 105
  • Amino acid-mediated synthesis of zinc oxide nanostructures and evaluation of their facet-dependent antimicrobial activity
    M Ramani, S Ponnusamy, C Muthamizhchelvan, E Marsili
    Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 117, 233-239 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 103
  • Preparation of sheet like polycrystalline NiFe2O4 nanostructure with PVA matrices and their properties
    P Sivakumar, R Ramesh, A Ramanand, S Ponnusamy, ...
    Materials Letters 65 (9), 1438-1440 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 100