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Publications: Shwetharani R

Journal publications

  1. Shwetharani Ramu, Itika Kainthla, Lavanya Chandrappa, Jyothi Mannekote Shivanna, Brijesh Kumaran, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Recent advances in metal organic frameworks–based magnetic nanomaterials for wastewater treatment, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023, 10.1007/s11356-023-31162-8
  2. S Sumanth Dongre, R Shwetharani, Sk Abdul Moyez, R Geetha Balakrishna, In-situ neodymium ion doping into perovskite nanocrystals over ex-situ and its importance in triclosan sensing, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2023, 307, 128221, 10.1016/j.matchemphys.
  3. Sumanth Dongre S, Erakulan E. Siddharthan, Ranjit Thapa, Shwetharani Ramu, and R. Geetha Balakrishna, Dual Vacancy Passivation in CsPbCl3 Perovskite Nanocrystals: Implications on Optoelectronic Applications. ACS Appl. Nano Mater, 2023, 6, 14, 13227–13237
  4. Shwetharani R, Itika Kainthla, Sumanth Dongre S, Laveena D’Souza, R Geetha Balakrishna, Recent Advances of Ecofriendly 2D Monoelemental Bismuthene as an Emerging Material for Energy, Catalysis and Biomedical applications, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023,11, 6777-6799
  5. R. Shwetharani, M. Pratheeksha, S. Sumanth Dongre, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Functionalized 2D materials F–MoS2 and F-g-C3N4 with TiO2 as Composite Electrocatalysts for Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48, 14, 2023, 5438-5446
  6. Nagaiah Kambhala , Kaveramma A.B, Angappane S, ShwethaRani R, Thiyagaraj S, Harish Sharma Akkera, Effects of the phase, morphology, band gap and hydrogen evolution of vanadium oxide with reduced graphene oxide, Materials today communication, 34, 2023, 105478
  7. Arnet Maria Antony, Vishal Kandathil, Manjunatha Kempasiddaiah, R.Shwetharani, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Mahmoud M.Hessien, Gaber A.M.Mersal, Mohamed M.Ibrahim, Siddappa A.Patil. Graphitic carbon nitride supported palladium nanocatalyst as an efficient and sustainable catalyst for treating environmental contaminants and hydrogen evolution reaction, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2022, 647, 129116
  8. Chandan Hunsur Ravikumar, Shwetharani Ramu, Sakar Mohan & R. Geetha Balakrishna, MoSe2 nanoflowers as a counter electrode for quantum dots sensitized solar cells, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2022, 33, 12201–12209
  9. Sumanth Dongre S, Shwetharani R, Chandan Hunsur Ravikumar, Lavanya C, and R. Geetha Balakrishna, Review on 2D Arsenene and Antimonene: Emerging Materials for Energy, Electronic and Biological applications, Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 2022, 2200442.
  10. Jayaraman Theerthagiri, K. Karuppasamy, Seung Jun Lee, Shwetharani R, Hyun-Seok Kim, S.K. Khadheer Pasha, Muthupandian Ashokkumar, Myong Yong Choi, Fundamentals and comprehensive insights on pulsed laser synthesis of advanced materials for diverse photo- and electrocatalytic applications, Light-Science & Applications, 2022, 11, 250.
  11. Sri Vidhya R, R Shwetharani, Mohammed Jalalah, Mabkhoot Alsaiari, Farid A. Harraz, R Geetha Balakrishna, Review on Electrochemical Sensing of Triclosan using Nanostructured Semiconductor Materials, 2022, 10.1002/celc.202101664
  12. S. Akash, R. Shwetharani, J. Kusuma, S. Akhil, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Highly efficient and durable electron transport layer for QDSSC: An integrated approach to address recombination losses, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, November 2021, 10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.162740
  13. Jesna K George, Shwetharani Ramu, Vishaka V. Halali, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Inner Filter Effect as a Boon in Perovskite Sensing Systems to Achieve Higher Sensitivity Levels, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2021, 13, 48, 57264–57273.
  14. S Akash, R Shwetharani, J Kusuma, R Geetha Balakrishna, Insights and future perspectives for constructing efficient electron pathways in photoanodes of QDSSCs, Solar energy, 2021, 224, 650-665
  15. Shwetharani Ramu, Takashi Hisatomi, Kazunari Domen. Oxygen Evolution Activity of LaNbN2O-Based Photocatalysts Obtained from Nitridation of a Precursor Oxide Structurally Modified by Incorporating Volatile Elements. Catalysts, 2021, 11(5), 566
  16. Shwetharani R, Vignesh Nayak, M.S.Jyothi, R.Geetha Balakrishna, Review on recent advances of core-shell structured lead halide perovskites quantum dots,J of Alloys and Compounds, 834, 2020, 155246
  17. Shwetharani R, Halali V. Vishaka, Kusuma J, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Green to Blue Light Emitting CsPbBr3 Perovskite by Ligand Exchange and its Encapsulation by TiO2 for Tandem Effect in Photovoltaic Applications, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2020, 3, 6, 6089–6098
  18. R. Shwetharani, Samadhan Kapse, Ranjit Thapa, D. H. Nagaraju, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Dendritic Ferroselite (FeSe2) with 2D Carbon-Based Nanosheets of rGO and g-C3N4 as Efficient Catalysts for Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution,ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2020, 3, 12, 12682–12691
  19. R. Shwetharani, T. Sushmitha, G. U. Preethi, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Amplification of active sites and porosity for the adsorption of QDs via the induction of the rare-earth element la into TiO2 for enhanced photovoltaic effects in QDSSCs,New J. Chem., 2020,44, 20441-20448
  20. Vishaka V Halali, R Shwetharani, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Srinivasa Budagumpi, Ultra-trace level chemosensing of uranyl ions; scuffle between electron and energy transfer from perovskite quantum dots to adsorbed uranyl ions, Microchemical Journal, 156, 2020, 104808
  21. Chandan Hunsur Ravikumar, Shwetharani R, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Surface modified glass substrate for sensing E. coli using highly stable and luminescent CdSe/CdS core shell quantum dots,Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 2020, 204, 111799
  22. R. Shwetharani, H.R. Chandan, M. Sakar, Geetha R. Balakrishna, Kakarla Raghava Reddy, Anjanapura V. Raghu, Photocatalytic semiconductor thin films for hydrogen production and environmental applications,International journal of hydrogen energy, 45 (36), 2020, 18289-18308.
  23. R Shwetharani, R Geetha Balakrishna, One-Pot Synthesis of Flower like FeS2 as Counter Electrode for Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells,Materials Today: Proceedings, 9, 2019, 594-598
  24. R. Shwetharani, D.H. Nagaraju, R. Geetha Balakrishna, V. Suvina, Hydrogenase Enzyme like Nanocatalysts FeS2 and FeSe2 for Molecular Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, Materials Letters, 2019, 248, 39-42.
  25. Hemavathi B, Akash S, Shanmukappagouda, Kusuma J, Trupthi Devaiah C, Shwetharani R, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Ahipa T. N, New 2-methoxy-4,6-bis(4-(4-nitrostyryl)phenyl) nicotinonitrile: Synthesis, characterization and DSSC study, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 377, 2019, 75-79
  26. Rajesha Bedre Jagannatha, Shwetharani R, Mahesh Padaki, ZnO Zeolite Nanocomposite for Photocatalytic Elimination of Benzophenone and Caffeine, Chemistry Select, 2019, 4 (6), 1989-1993.
  27. Shwetharani R, Sakar Mohan, C. A. N. Fernando, Vassilios Binas and Geetha R Balakrishna, Recent Advances and Strategies Applied to Tailor Energy levels, Active Sites and Electron Mobility in Titania and its Doped/Composite Analogues for Hydrogen Evolution in Sunlight, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2019, 9, 12-46.
  28. Shwetharani R, R Geetha Balakrishna, One-Pot Synthesis of Flower like FeS2 as Counter Electrode for Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells, Materials Today: Proceedings, MATPR7043, 2018.
  29. J Kusuma, R Geetha Balakrishna, Siddappa Patil, MS Jyothi, HR Chandan, R Shwetharani, Exploration of graphene oxide nanoribbons as excellent electron conducting network for third generation solar cells, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2018, 183, 211-219.
  30. J Kusuma, R Geetha Balakrishna, Siddappa Patil, MS Jyothi, HR Chandan, R Shwetharani, Graphene Ribbons Tilting the efficiency scales, 2018, CURRENT SCIENCE, 115, 4, 603.
  31. R Shwetharani, M Sakar, HR Chandan, R Geetha Balakrishna, Observation of Simultaneous Photocatalytic Degradation and Hydrogen Evolution on the Lanthanum Modified TiO2 Nanostructures, Materials Letters, 2018, doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2018.02.031.
  32. R Shwetharani, A Poojashree, Geetha R Balakrishna, MS Jyothi. La activated high surface area titania float for the adsorption of Pb (ii) from aqueous media. New J. Chem., 2018, 42, 1067-1077.
  33. Rajesha B J, R. Shwetharani, Mahesh Padaki and R. Geetha Balakrishna, An efficient method for the synthesis of photo catalytically active ZnO nanoparticles by a gel-combustion method for the photodegradation of Caffeine, Nanochem Res, 2017, 2(1): 86-95.
  34. R. Shwetharani, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Efficient Algal Lipid Extraction via Photocatalysis and its Conversion to Biofuel, Applied Energy, 2016, 168, 364.
  35. R. Shwetharani and R Geetha Balakrishna, Photo-Active Float for Field Water Disinfection, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2016, 15, 447.
  36. M. S. Jyothi, P. D’Souza Laveena, R. Shwetharani, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Novel hydrothermal method for effective doping of N and F into nano Titania for both, energy and environmental applications, Mater. Res. Bull., 2016, 74, 478.
  37. Laveena P. D'Souza, R. Shwetharani, Vipin Amoli, C.A.N. Fernando, Anil Kumar Sinha, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Photoexcitation of Neodymium Doped TiO2 for Improved Performance in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Materials & design, 2016, 104, 346.
  38. V. S. Babu, M. S. Jyothi, Laveena P D’Souza, R. Shwetharani, Mahesh Padaki, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Elimination of an Endocrine Disruptive Chemical by PSf/TiO2 hybrid Membranes via Membrane Rejection and Photocatalytic Oxidation, J. Appl. Memb. Sci. Tech., 2016, 19, 19.
  39. R. Shwetharani, C. A. N. Fernando, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Excellent hydrogen evolution by a multi approach via structure–property tailoring of titania, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 39122.
  40. R. Shwetharani, M. S. Jyothi, P. D. Laveena, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Photoactive Titania Float for Disinfection of Water; Evaluation of Cell Damage by Bioanalytical Techniques, Photochem. Photobio., 2014, 90, 1099.
  41. R. Shwetharani, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Comparative Study of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Photo-oxidative Treatment on Bacterial Cell via Multianalytical Techniques, J. Photochem. Photobio. A: Chem., 2014, 295, 11.

Book Chapters:

  • Karthikeyarajan Vinothkumar, R Shwetharani, R Geetha Balakrishna, Membrane-based separation technologies for zero liquid discharge, Concept of Zero Liquid Discharge, 2023, Pages 109-128
  • R. Shwetharani, M.S. Jyothi, M. Dinamani and S. Radoor, Chapter 6: Progress in Photocatalysis for Hydrogen Evolution and Environmental Remediation, Book: Emerging Nanomaterials for Catalysis and Sensor Applications - 1st Edi (routledge.com), Taylor and Francis group, 2023, ISBN: 9781003218708.
  • Shwetharani R, Chandan Hunsur Ravikumar, Jyothi M. S., R. Geetha Balakrishna, Applications of Quantum Dots in Solar Cells, Elsevier. 2023, 277-311.
  • ChandanHunsur Ravikumar, Lavanya C, Akash S, Shwetharani R, Werasak Surareungcahi, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Chapter 8 - Nanomaterials for organophosphate sensing: present and future perspective, 2023, 183-202.
  • Shwetharani R, Yathish K V, Jyothi M S, Lavanya C, Sabarish Radoor, R Geetha Balakrishna, Natural Fibre Reinforced Vinyl Ester Composites: Influence of Silica Nanoparticles on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022 (Accepted)
  • M Sakar, HR Chandan, R Shwetharani, Graphene Paper-Based Electrochemical Sensors for Biomolecules, 2019, Elsevier, 297-320.
  • Shwetharani R, Bindu K, Laveena P D'Souza, R. Mithun Prakash, and R. Geetha Balakrishna, Anion modified photocatalysts, ( book title: Photocatalytic Systems by Design: Materials, Mechanisms and Applications), Elsevier (publisher), 2021, 55-83, 10.1016/B978-0-12-820532-7.00002-3
  • M.S. Jyothi, R. Shwetharani, Sabarish Radoor, and R. Geetha Balakrishna, Switchable photovoltaic effect in solar cells: Architecture, features, and future scope, Book: Functional Materials Processing for Switchable Device Modulation, Wood head Publishing (Elsevier), 2021, 161-178.

Patent:

  • Method of Extraction of Algal Oil by Photo Catalysis, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Shwetharani R- Applied

International Fellowship:

  • JAUW FY2019 International Fellowship from Japanese Association of University Women to work in Centre for Energy and Environmental Science, Shinshu University under the supervision of Professor Kazunari Domen for six months (October 1st 2019 to March 31st 2020).

Conference papers presented:

  1. Shwetharani R, Rajath, Sampath S, International conference on women in electrochemistry, Electrochemical society of India, NiPS3/MoS2/rGO hybrid electrocatalyst for electrochemical hydrogen evolution, April 7 th and 8 th 2023, IISc, Bangalore (Best paper award)
  2. Sumanth Dongre S, Shwetharani R, R Geetha Balakrishna, International Conference on Advances in Chemical & Material Sciences (ACMS-2022), Comparison of In-situ and Ex-situ doping of Nd 3+ into CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals, 14 to 16 April, 2022, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Kolkata, India.
  3. Shwetharani R, Sumanth Dongre S, Halali V Vishaka, Kusuma J, R Geetha Balakrishna, International Conference on Materials - Properties, Measurements and Applications (ICMPMA2022), Ligand Exchange and TiO 2 encapsulation of CsPbBr 3 Perovskite Nanocrystals, 9 to 13 May, 2022, Research and Postgraduate Department of Physics, Fatima Mata National College, Kerala, India.
  4. Sumanth Dongre S, Shwetharani R, Sk Abdul Moyez, R Geetha Balakrishna, International Conference on Chemical Sciences: Academia, Industry & Society Interface (ICCS 2022), Evaluation of In-situ and Ex-situ doping of Nd 3+ into Perovskite Nanocrystals and Triclosan Sensing, 23 to 25 June, 2022, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, Bangalore, India.
  5. Sumanth Dongre S, Shwetharani R, Sk Abdul Moyez, R Geetha Balakrishna, Second International e-Conference on Chemicals & Materials for Emergent technologies (CheMET_2022), Mechanistic interpretation of In-situ doping in perovskite nanocrystals for energy transfer and its importance in Triclosan sensing, 17 and 18 October, 2022, Centre for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Qatar.
  6. Sumanth Dongre S, Shwetharani R, R Geetha Balakrishna, SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE On Advanced Materials for Health, Energy and Environment (AMHEE-2023), 2-dimensional Metal Chalcogenide Composites as an Efficient Catalyst for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution, 28 th February to 2 nd March 2023, JSS Science and Technology University, Mysuru, India.
  7. Shwetharani R, Samadhan Kapse, Ranjit Thapa, D H Nagaraju, R Geetha Balakrishna, 2D Hybrid Nanosheets Composites FeSe2/g-C3N4, FeSe2/GO and FeSe2/rGO as Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, International Conference on Recent Trends in 2D Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications: A Virtual Event, Feb 24-26, 2021. (Best oral-2nd prize)
  8. Participated in webinar titled "APPLICATION OF GREEN CHEMISTRY TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY” organized by Department of Chemistry, Dr Ambedkar Institute of Technology on 27-08-2020
  9. Attended DST-ACS workshop on "MASTERING THE PUBLISHING PROCESS, July-2020
  10. Shwetharani R, Pranav Kulkarni, Suvina V, D H Nagaraju, R Geetha Balakrishna, 2D FeSe2/g-C3N4 and FeSe2/rGO Hybrid Nanosheets composites as Electrocatalyst for Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution, First Indian Materials Conclave and 30th Annual General Meeting of MRSI, IISc, Bangalore, February 12-15, 2019 (Oral)
  11. Shwetharani R, R Geetha Balakrishna,Ligand Assisted Bandgap Tuning of CsPbBr3 Perovskite Quantum Dots for Tandem Photovoltaics, 10th international conference on Materials for advance technologies, Marina Bay Sands, 23-28th June, 2019, Singapore
  12. Participated in the International conference "International Conference on Frontiers in Materials from Basic Science to Real Time Application", Jain University, Bangalore, 13 to 16 March 2019.
  13. Sushmitha T, R. Shwetharani, M. Sakar, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Simultaneous Photocatalytic Degradation and Hydrogen Evolution on the Lanthanum Modified TiO2 Nanostructures, International Conference on Green Methods for Separation, Purification and Nanomaterial Synthesis, held during 24-25th April 2018.
  14. R. Shwetharani, T. Sushmitha, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Augmentation of Active sites and porosity for QDs adsorption by induction of rear earth element La into TiO2 towards Energy Applications, International Conference on Green Methods for Separation, Purification and Nanomaterial Synthesis, held during 24-25th April 2018.
  15. Shwetharani R, T. Sushmitha, R Geetha Balakrishna: “Tailoring the active sites of nano-structured TiO2 through Lanthanum doping for High Performance Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar cells” at International Conference on Nanomaterials and their Applications, held on March 1-2, 2018 at University of Mysore, Mysore.
  16. Shwetharani R, Poojashree A, R Geetha Balakrishna: “Adsorption of Toxic Heavy metal Pb(II) Ions from aqueous solutions using La doped TiO2 nanostructures” held on Feb 27-28, GCNOC – 2017, St Aloysius college, Mangalore.
  17. Shwetharani R, Preethi G U, Laveena P’Dsouza and R Geetha Balakrishna: “Enhanced photovoltaic performance from Nd doped TiO2 semiconductor for quantum dot-sensitized solar cell” at International conference on green chemistry and nanotechnology opportunities and challenges -2017, 28th -29th Feb 2017, St Aloysius college, managalore (received best poster award)
  18. Attended "National Seminar on Frontier in Materials and Chemical Sciences" at Centre for Nano and Material Sciences (CNMS), Jain University, 30 to 31 Aug 2018.
  19. R. Shwetharani, Laveena P D’souza, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Enhanced Photovoltaic Performance with ZnS Modification in Nd-TiO2 Semiconductor for Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells, IUMRS-ICYRAM-2016, Dec 11-15, IISc, Bangalore.
  20. Shwetharani R and R Geetha Balakrishna: Improved Hydrogen Generation through a multi approach by structure property tailoring of Titania, ICNANO-2016, 21st to 23rd April 2016, Muddenahalli, Chikkaballpur, Karnataka. (Oral)
  21. R. Shwetharani, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Algal lipid extraction through photocatalysis. National Conference on Advanced Nanotechnology and its applications, 22-23rd Jan 2015, Bangalore. (Oral)
  22. R. Shwetharani, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Comparison of the effectiveness of TiO2 and neutral photo-Fenton system photocatalysis for the destruction of s.typhi: Evaluation by multianalysis techniques, ICRAES-2014, M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology. Bangalore.
  23. R. Shwetharani, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution from FeTiO2 by Photocatalytic Water Splitting, 7th Bangalore India Nano. 5-6th Dec 2014.
  24. R. Shwetharani, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Comparative Study of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Photo-oxidative Treatment on Bacterial Cell via Multianalytical Techniques, International Conference on Frontiers in Nano Science, Technology and Applications, 20-22nd Dec 2014, Puttaparthi, Andra Pradesh. (Poster)
  25. Advanced workshop on Scanning Probe Microscopy, 4th July 2014, CeNSE, IISc, Bangalore.
  26. R. Shwetharani, K. R. Chethana, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Inactivation of Salmonella typhimurium, a Water Borne Pathogen by a Feasible Photocatalysis, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu.
  27. R. Shwetharani, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Disinfection of water by Titanium dioxide/Doped TiO2, RAMBSWERD-2013, KSSRDI, Bangalore.

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