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  1. Evaluating the electrochemical performance of single and multiple heteroatom doped carbon black from waste tires for supercapacitor application

    Article • Journal of Power Sources, December 2025, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  2. Fluorescent Carbon Dots From Simarouba glauca for Food Safety Applications

    Article • ChemistrySelect, December 2025, Wiley

    Dr manoj balachandran

  3. Surfactant-Guided Synthesis of Mn₃O₄ Nanostructures for Photocatalytic, Photoelectrochemical Applications and Sustainable Water Reuse

    Article • Topics in Catalysis, October 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  4. Exploring the Optical Properties of Functional Carbon Dots Derived from Jackfruit Seeds and their Potential Applications

    Article • Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, August 2025, Wiley

    Dr manoj balachandran

  5. Modulating Electrochemical Energy Storage Properties of Cassava Peel‐Derived Carbon Dots Via Solvent Engineering

    Article • Advanced Sustainable Systems, July 2025, Wiley

    Dr manoj balachandran

  6. Photosupercapacitors: integrating photovoltaics and supercapacitors for self-charging powerpacks

    Article • Carbon letters, May 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  7. Cotton-derived carbon fibers and MoS2 hybrids for efficient I3− reduction in bifacial dye-sensitized solar cells

    Article • Carbon, May 2025, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  8. Temperature‐Tuned Nitrogen and Oxygen Self‐Doped Carbonized Polymer Dots for Enhanced Supercapacitor Applications

    Article • Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, April 2025, Wiley

    Dr manoj balachandran

  9. Carbonized Molybdenum Disulfide-Decorated Carbon from Waste Papaya Straws as Counter Electrode for Bifacial Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

    Article • Journal of Electronic Materials, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  10. Development of Green Synthesized Novel Carbon Dots from Ruta Graveolens L. for Fluorescent and Intracellular Sensing of Mercury Ions in Pico‐molar (pm) Concentration

    Article • Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, December 2024, Wiley

    Dr manoj balachandran

  11. Effect of functionalization on the energy storage performance of super capacitors derived from wood charcoal

    Article • Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, December 2024, Wiley

    Dr manoj balachandran

  12. Polymer photosupercapacitors: combined nanoarchitectonics with polymer solar cell and supercapacitor for emerging powerpacks in next-generation energy applications

    Article • Journal of Materials Science, December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  13. Perovskite photosupercapacitors: Next generation powerpacks integrating solar cells and supercapacitors

    Article • Journal of Energy Storage, December 2024, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  14. Plasmonic Nanocomposite for Visible Light‐Modulated Bimorph‐Actuator

    Article • Advanced Materials Technologies, November 2024, Wiley

    Dr manoj balachandran

  15. Augmentation of the energy storage potential by harnessing the defects of charcoal for supercapacitor application

    Article • Journal of Energy Storage, November 2024, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  16. Exploring the Role of structurally modified Molybdenum disulfide composites with Prussian blue analogues as counter electrode catalysts for bifacial Dye-Sensitized solar cells

    Article • Solar Energy, November 2024, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  17. Integrating dye-sensitized solar cells and supercapacitors: portable powerpacks for future energy applications

    Article • Journal of Materials Science, November 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  18. Carbon dots-Zno/TiO2 ternary nanocomposite as a proficient material to enhance the performance of natural DSSC

    Article • Micro and Nanostructures, October 2024, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  19. Titania Doped CDs as Effective CT‐DNA Binders: A Novel Fluorescent Probe via Green Synthesis

    Article • Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, September 2024, Wiley

    Dr manoj balachandran

  20. Controlled reaction time of TiO2 and cocktail co-sensitization for improved DSSC performance

    Article • Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics, September 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  21. Moisture-Sensitive Fe2O3 Nanoparticle-Based Magnetic Soft Actuators

    Article • ACS Applied Nano Materials, August 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr manoj balachandran

  22. Enhanced visible light harvesting in dye-sensitized solar cells through incorporation of solution-processable silver plasmons and anthracite-derived graphene quantum dots

    Article • Materials Today Physics, August 2024, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  23. Enhancing the stability of DSSC by Co-activation of microwave synthesized TiO2 with biomass derived carbon dots

    Article • Optical Materials, August 2024, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  24. Citrus Medica-derived Fluorescent Carbon Dots for the Imaging of Vigna Radiate Root Cells

    Article • Journal of Fluorescence, June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  25. Magnetic field and light dependant supercapacitor behaviours of Mn3O4-rGO hybrid nanocomposites

    Article • Emergent Materials, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  26. Bio-waste derived multifunctional carbon dots for white light generation, forensic and antibacterial applications

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry, May 2024, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran, Suma Sarojini

  27. Lignite-derived nanocarbon as surface passivator and cosensitizer in dye-sensitized solar cell

    Article • Materials Today Energy, April 2024, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  28. Enhancement of the Electrochemical behaviour of Carbon Black via a defect induced approach

    Article • Emergent Materials, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  29. Fluorescent Carbonized Polymer Dots Derived from o-phenylenediamine and its Photonic Application

    Article • Journal of Fluorescence, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  30. Cocos nucifera L.-derived porous carbon nanospheres/ZnO composites for energy harvesting and antibacterial applications

    Article • Carbon letters, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  31. Performance of DSSC with green synthesized and thermodynamically sintered Bi-phase TiO2 with various sensitizers

    Article • Optical Materials, March 2024, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  32. Fossil fuel derived GQD as a photosensitizer in dye-sensitized solar cells

    Article • Materials Letters, February 2024, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  33. Nanocarbon assisted green hydrogen production: Development and recent trends

    Article • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, January 2024, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  34. Nickel Telluride Quantum Dots as a Counter Electrode for an Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell

    Article • ACS Applied Electronic Materials, December 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr manoj balachandran

  35. Polymer-nanocarbon composites: a promising strategy for enhanced performance of organic solar cells

    Article • Emergent Materials, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  36. Extrinsic pseudocapacitance: Tapering the borderline between pseudocapacitive and battery type electrode materials for energy storage applications

    Article • Journal of Energy Storage, December 2023, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  37. Facile Synthesis of Polymer Dot and Its Antibacterial Action Against Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  38. A Review on Advanced Nanomaterials for Antibacterial Applications

    Article • Current Nanoscience, November 2023, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr manoj balachandran, JEPHIN K JOSE

  39. Fabrication of silver nanoparticle decorated graphene oxide membranes for water purification, antifouling and antibacterial applications

    Article • Materials Science and Engineering B, November 2023, Elsevier

    Suma Sarojini, Dr manoj balachandran

  40. Bandgap modification of graphene oxide in GO-silver nanocomposites (synthesized using tulsi and blueberry) as an alternative for fluorination

    Article • Materials Today Proceedings, November 2023, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  41. Fuel coke derived nitrogen and phosphorus co-doped porous graphene structures for high-performance supercapacitors: The trail towards a brown-to-green transition

    Article • Journal of Energy Storage, November 2023, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  42. Phosphorus-doped molybdenum disulfide as counter electrode catalyst for efficient bifacial dye-sensitized solar cells

    Article • Materials Today Energy, October 2023, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  43. Novel Applications of Graphene and its Derivatives: A Short Review

    Article • Current Nanomaterials, September 2023, Bentham Science Publishers

    JEPHIN K JOSE, Dr manoj balachandran

  44. A Review on Recent Trends in Biological Applications of Non-conjugated Polymer Dots

    Article • Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  45. Synthesis and characterization of graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide membranes for water purification applications

    Article • Emergent Materials, May 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    JEPHIN K JOSE, Dr manoj balachandran

  46. Antibacterial Effect of Phosphorous-Doped Carbon Nanomaterial Derived from Alstonia Venenata

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Suma Sarojini, Dr manoj balachandran

  47. Biomass Derived Fluorescent Nanocarbon Sensor for Effective Sensing of Toxic Cadmium Metal Ions

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  48. Biosafety and Toxicity Evaluation of Carbon Nanomaterials

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  49. Doable production of highly fluorescent, heteroatom-doped graphene material from fuel coke for cellular bioimaging: An eco-sustainable cradle-to-gate approach

    Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  50. Heteroatom engineered graphene-based electrochemical assay for the quantification of high-risk abused drug oxytocin in edibles and biological samples

    Article • Food Chemistry, January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  51. Polymer-Based Nanomaterial as a Bacteriostatic Agent on Gram-Positive Bacteria

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  52. Polymer-Carbon nanocomposite: Synthesis, optical and biocidal properties

    Article • Results in Chemistry, January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  53. Toxic heavy metal ion detection by fluorescent nanocarbon sensor derived from a medicinal plant

    Article • Results in Chemistry, January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  54. Materials and structures of perovskite solar cells

    Article • International Journal of Energy Research, September 2022, Wiley

    Jelby George, Dr manoj balachandran

  55. An outlook on zero-dimensional nanocarbons as components of DSSC

    Article • Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  56. Investigation of fluorescence enhancement and antibacterial properties of nitrogen-doped carbonized polymer nanomaterials (N-CPNs)

    Article • International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization, August 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr manoj balachandran

  57. Green Synthesized Fluorescent Nano-Carbon Derived from Indigofera Tinctora (L.) Leaf Extract for Sensing of Pb2+ Ions

    Article • ECS Transactions, April 2022, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr manoj balachandran

  58. Non-Antibacterial Carbon Nanoparticles and Its Fluorescence Properties

    Article • ECS Transactions, April 2022, The Electrochemical Society

    Dr manoj balachandran

  59. Fluorescent Mechanism in Zero-Dimensional Carbon Nanomaterials: A Review

    Article • Journal of Fluorescence, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  60. Fluorescent PVDF dots: from synthesis to biocidal activity

    Article • Polymer Bulletin, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Suma Sarojini, Dr manoj balachandran

  61. Quantifying the role of nanocarbon fillers on dielectric properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride) matrix

    Article • Polymers and Polymer Composites, January 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr manoj balachandran

  62. Cost-effective route to nanodiamonds from low-rank coal and their fluorescent & dielectric characteristics

    Article • Ceramics International, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  63. Antibacterial efficiency of carbon dots against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria: A review

    Article • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  64. Mesoporous onion-like carbon nanostructures from natural oil for high-performance supercapacitor and electrochemical sensing applications: Insights into the post-synthesis sonochemical treatment on the electrochemical performance

    Article • Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, November 2021, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  65. Nitrogen-Doped Carbonized Polymer Dots (CPDs) and their Optical and Antibacterial Characteristics: A Short Review

    Article • Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, October 2021, AMG Transcend Association

    Dr manoj balachandran

  66. Disorders in graphene: types, effects and control techniques—a review

    Article • Carbon letters, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  67. Impedance, Electrical and Dielectric behaviour of Tin Oxide Nanoparticle doped with Graphite, Graphene Oxide and Reduced Graphene Oxide

    Article • International Journal of Electrochemical Science, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  68. Valorization of agro-industrial fruit peel waste to fluorescent nanocarbon sensor: Ultrasensitive detection of potentially hazardous tropane alkaloid

    Article • Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  69. Facile Synthesis of Few-Layer Graphene Oxide from Cinnamomum camphora

    Article • Nanobiotechnology Reports, March 2021, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Dr manoj balachandran

  70. Crumpled and porous graphene for supercapacitor applications: a short review

    Article • Carbon letters, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  71. Luminescence and energy storage characteristics of coke-based graphite oxide

    Article • Materials Chemistry and Physics, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  72. Dielectric performance of graphene nanostructures prepared from naturally sourced material

    Article • Materials Today Proceedings, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  73. Electrochemical efficacies of coal derived nanocarbons

    Article • International Journal of Coal Science & Technology, December 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  74. Coal-Based Fluorescent Zero-Dimensional Carbon Nanomaterials: A Short Review

    Article • Energy & Fuels, October 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr manoj balachandran

  75. Antibacterial performance of GO–Ag nanocomposite prepared via ecologically safe protocols

    Article • Applied Nanoscience, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  76. Biosynthesized Ag Nanoparticles: a Promising Pathway for Bandgap Tailoring

    Article • Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, August 2020, AMG Transcend Association

    Dr manoj balachandran

  77. Novel carbon nano-onions from paraffinum liquidum for rapid and efficient removal of industrial dye from wastewater

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  78. Pure and Functionalized Carbon Based Nanomaterials

    Article • July 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr manoj balachandran

  79. Extraction of Graphene Nanostructures from Colocasia esculenta and Nelumbo nucifera Leaves and Surface Functionalization with Tin Oxide: Evaluation of Their Antibacterial Properties

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, June 2020, Wiley

    Dr manoj balachandran

  80. Fabrication Approaches for Graphene in Supercapacitors

    Article • January 2020, Materials Research Forum, LLC

    Dr manoj balachandran

  81. Effect of Temperature on Electrical Properties of Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO)/Li-ion Embedded Flexible Solid Polymer Electrolyte Films

    Article • Materials Today Proceedings, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  82. Impedance and electrochemical studies of rGO/Li-ion/PANI intercalated polymer electrolyte films for energy storage application

    Article • Materials Today Proceedings, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  83. Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon Nanomaterial Derived from Anthracite

    Article • Materials Today Proceedings, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  84. Characterization of nanocarbon based electrode material derived from anthracite coal

    Article • Materials Research Express, December 2019, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr manoj balachandran

  85. Flexible polymer composite films incorporated with Li-ion/reduced graphene oxide: excellent optical and photoluminescence performance

    Article • Applied Nanoscience, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  86. Synthesis of emeraldine PANI polymer-reduced graphene and its use as polyelectrolyte

    Article • Polymer Bulletin, September 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  87. Green Luminescence and Irradiance Properties of Carbon Dots Cross-linked with Polydimethylsiloxane

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, July 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr manoj balachandran

  88. Surface modified graphene/SnO2 nanocomposite from carbon black as an efficient disinfectant against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Materials Chemistry and Physics, June 2019, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  89. An Investigation on Structural, Electrical and Optical properties of GO/ZnO Nanocomposite

    Article • International Journal of Electrochemical Science, April 2019, ESG

    Dr manoj balachandran

  90. Facile synthesis of graphene-tin oxide nanocomposite derived from agricultural waste for enhanced antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  91. Biowaste derived graphene quantum dots interlaced with SnO2 nanoparticles – a dynamic disinfection agent against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr manoj balachandran

  92. Synthesis of nanocarbon–polyaniline composite and investigation of its optical and electrical properties

    Article • January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  93. Superior charge discharge ability of reduced graphene oxide/Li-ion embedded polymer composite films

    Article • Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran, Professor GIRISH M JOSHI

  94. Tailoring of low grade coal to fluorescent nanocarbon structures and their potential as a glucose sensor

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  95. Opto-electric property relationship in phosphorus embedded nanocarbon

    Article • Results in Physics, September 2018, Elsevier

    Dr manoj balachandran

  96. Facile synthesis of preformed mixed nano-carbon structure from low rank coal

    Article • Materials Science-Poland, March 2018, De Gruyter

    Dr manoj balachandran

  97. Enhancement of Coal Nanostructure and Investigation of Its Novel Properties

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  98. Synthesis of Graphene Oxide Nano Structures from Kerosene Soot and its Impedance Analysis

    Article • Asian Journal of Chemistry, January 2018, Asian Journal of Chemistry

    Dr manoj balachandran

  99. Tunable direct band gap photoluminescent organic semiconducting nanoparticles from lignite

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  100. Synthesis of Nano-Crystalline Tin Dioxide and its Effect on Calcination

    Article • Asian Journal of Chemistry, January 2017, Asian Journal of Chemistry

    Dr manoj balachandran

  101. Extraction and Characterization of Preformed Mixed Phase Graphene Sheets from Graphitized Sub-Bituminous Coal

    Article • Asian Journal of Chemistry, January 2017, Asian Journal of Chemistry

    Dr manoj balachandran

  102. Extraction of Preformed Mixed Phase Graphene Sheets from Graphitized Coal by Fungal Leaching

    Article • January 2017, IGI Global

    Dr manoj balachandran

  103. A comprehensive analysis of various structural parameters of Indian coals with the aid of advanced analytical tools

    Article • International Journal of Coal Science & Technology, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  104. Synthesis and Characterization of sp2-sp3 Bonded Disordered Graphene Like Nanocarbon from Coconut Shell

    Article • Advanced Science Engineering and Medicine, February 2016, American Scientific Publishers

    Dr manoj balachandran

  105. Wrinkled graphene: synthesis and characterization of few layer graphene-like nanocarbons from kerosene

    Article • Materials Science-Poland, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Dr manoj balachandran

  106. Extraction and Characterization of Wrinkled Graphene Nanolayers from Commercial Graphite

    Article • Asian Journal of Chemistry, January 2016, Asian Journal of Chemistry

    Dr manoj balachandran

  107. Graphitization of Coal by Bio-Solubilization: Structure Probe by Raman Spectroscopy

    Article • Asian Journal of Chemistry, January 2016, Asian Journal of Chemistry

    Dr manoj balachandran

  108. Probing the Nature of Defects of Graphene like Nano-Carbon from Amorphous Materials by Raman Spectroscopy

    Article • Asian Journal of Chemistry, January 2016, Asian Journal of Chemistry

    Dr manoj balachandran

  109. Synthesis and characterization of porous, mixed phase, wrinkled, few layer graphene like nanocarbon from charcoal

    Article • Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, November 2015, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Dr manoj balachandran

  110. Structural characterization of graphene layers in various Indian coals by X-Ray Diffraction technique

    Article • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, February 2015, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr manoj balachandran

  111. Biodegradation of Coal Minerals by Gluconic Acid and its Effect on the Stacking Structure of Carbon: An Investigation

    Article • Journal of Bioremediation & Biodegradation, January 2015, OMICS Publishing Group

    Dr manoj balachandran

  112. Systematic investigations of graphene layers in sub-bituminous coal

    Article • Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry, November 2014, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Dr manoj balachandran

  113. Investigation of nanocrystalline structure in selected carbonaceous materials

    Article • International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  114. Investigation on Biosolubilization of Coal by Aspergillus Niger

    Article • Chemical Science Transactions, June 2014, Chemical Science Transactions

    Dr manoj balachandran

  115. Role of Infrared Spectroscopy in Coal Analysis—An Investigation

    Article • American Journal of Analytical Chemistry, January 2014, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Dr manoj balachandran

  116. Characterization of Nano-Crystalline Carbon from Camphor and Diesel by X-ray Diffraction Technique

    Article • Asian Journal of Chemistry, January 2014, Asian Journal of Chemistry

    Dr manoj balachandran

  117. Chemical leaching of an Indian bituminous coal and characterization of the products by vibrational spectroscopic techniques

    Article • International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials, March 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr manoj balachandran

  118. Raman Spectrum of Graphite Layers in Indian Coal

    Article • January 2011, American Institute of Physics

    Dr manoj balachandran