First author publications

1.      Dhandapani, Elumalai, Kavitha Kandiah, Gowdhaman Arumugam, Ranjith Rajendran, and Navaneethan Duraisamy. "Hierarchically porous activated carbon electrodes synthesized from expired tablets for high-performance supercapacitor and photocatalysis application." Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 36, no. 10 (2025): 1-18.

2.      Dhandapani, Elumalai, R. Vasudevan, R. Ramesh, and Navaneethan Duraisamy. "Fabrication of carbon quantum dots modulated/polyindole (PIn/CDs) thin film by electrospray deposition for high-performance next-generation solid-state supercapacitor." Surfaces and Interfaces 41 (2023): 103194.

3.      Dhandapani, Elumalai, Navaneethan Duraisamy, and Ramesh Rajedran. "Carbon-quantum-dots-anchored poly (aniline-co-indole) composite electrodes for high-performance supercapacitor applications." ACS Applied Polymer Materials 5, no. 9 (2023): 7420-7432.

4.      Dhandapani, Elumalai, P. Maadeswaran, R. Mohan Raj, Vairamuthu Raj, Kavitha Kandiah, and Navaneethan Duraisamy. "A potential forecast of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) as an ultrasensitive and selective fluorescence probe for Hg (II) ions sensing." Materials Science and Engineering: B 287 (2023): 116098.

5.      Dhandapani, Elumalai, Sadhasivam Thangarasu, S. Ramesh, K. Ramesh, R. Vasudevan, and Navaneethan Duraisamy. "Recent development and prospective of carbonaceous material, conducting polymer and their composite electrode materials for supercapacitor—A review." Journal of Energy Storage 52 (2022): 104937.

6.      Dhandapani, Elumalai, Prabhu Sengodan, Navaneethan Duraisamy, and Rajendran Ramesh. "Fabrication of semi‐flexible carbon quantum dots‐reinforced polypyrrole (PPy/CQDs) composite electrodes by hybrid electrospray deposition for high‐performance energy storage device." International Journal of Energy Research 46, no. 6 (2022): 7277-7292.

7.      Dhandapani, Elumalai, S. Prabhu, Navaneethan Duraisamy, and R. Ramesh. "Bifunctional copper zinc bimetallic tungstate nanoparticles decorated reduced graphene oxide (CuZnWO4/rGO) for high-performance photocatalytic and supercapacitor application." Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 33, no. 11 (2022): 8446-8459.

8.      Dhandapani, Elumalai, Sanjeevamuthu Suganthi, Shanmugam Vignesh, Marimuthu Dhanalakshmi, Jeyaperumal Kalyana Sundar, and Vairamuthu Raj. "Fabrication and physicochemical assessment of L-Histidine cross-linked PVA/CMC bio-composite membranes for antibacterial and food-packaging applications." Materials Technology 37, no. 2 (2022): 124-134.

9.      Dhandapani, Elumalai, Navaneethan Duraisamy, and R. Mohan Raj. "Green synthesis of carbon quantum dots from food waste." Materials Today: Proceedings 51 (2022): 1696-1700.

10.   Dhandapani, Elumalai, S. Prabhu, Navaneethan Duraisamy, and R. Ramesh. "Polyindole intercalated graphitic carbon nitride (PIn/g-C3N4) composites for high-performance supercapacitor application." Journal of Energy Storage 44 (2021): 103360.

11.   Dhandapani, Elumalai, Navaneethan Duraisamy, and Prabu Periasamy. "Highly green fluorescent carbon quantum dots synthesis via hydrothermal method from fish scale." Materials Today: Proceedings 26 (2020): A1-A5.

Patent

12.   Elumalai Dhandapani.; Navaneethan D.; Maadeswaran P.; Ramesh Kumar K.A.; Murugesan K.; Kavitha K.; Unleashing the Power of Betel Nut Fibre-Derived Carbon Quantum Dots (CQDs) for Next-Gen Energy Storage Applications, India (2025)

Application No.202541002116 A

Co-Author publications

13.   Kaveri, Kavitha, Ramya Shanmugam, Elumalai Dhandapani, and Navaneethan Duraisamy. "Microwave-engineered biomass carbon decorated with reduced graphene oxide for high-performance supercapacitors." Journal of Energy Storage 141 (2026): 119176.

14.   Duraisamy, Navaneethan, Krishna Shenniangirivalasu Kandasamy, Elumalai Dhandapani, Kavitha Kandiah, Sarojini Jeeva Panchu, and Hendrik C. Swart. "Biomass derived 3D hierarchical porous activated carbon for Solid-State symmetric supercapacitors." Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials (2025): 1-23.

15.   Duraisamy, Navaneethan, Krishna Shenniangirivalasu Kandasamy, Elumalai Dhandapani, Kavitha Kandiah, Sarojini Jeeva Panchu, and Hendrik C. Swart. "3D Porous Activated Carbon Network Derived from Luffa Sponge for Sustainable High‐Performance Supercapacitors." ChemNanoMat 11, no. 7 (2025): e202500147.

16.   Navaneethan, D., S. K. Krishna, D. Elumalai, S. Radhakrishnan, and K. Kavitha. "Activated carbon derived from wood-decaying fungi and their excellent electrochemical performance of organic electrolyte based coin-cell device." Diamond and Related Materials (2025): 112480.

17.   Duraisamy, Navaneethan, Krishna SK, Elumalai Dhandapani, and Kavitha Kandiah. "A Review on Biomass-Derived Activated Carbon for Next-Generation Supercapacitors: Cutting-Edge Advances and Future Prospects." Energy & Fuels 39, no. 5 (2025): 2306-2347.

18.   Chettiannan, Balaji, Elumalai Dhandapani, Gowdhaman Arumugam, Ramesh Rajendran, and Manickam Selvaraj. "Metal-organic frameworks: A comprehensive review on common approaches to enhance the energy storage capacity in supercapacitor." Coordination Chemistry Reviews 518 (2024): 216048.

19.   Gowdhaman, A., S. Arun Kumar, D. Elumalai, C. Balaji, M. Sabarinathan, R. Ramesh, and M. Navaneethan. "Ni-MOF derived NiO/Ni/r-GO nanocomposite as a novel electrode material for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitor." Journal of Energy Storage 61 (2023): 106769.

20. Prabhuraj, T., S. Prabhu, Elumalai Dhandapani, Navaneethan Duraisamy, R. Ramesh, KA Ramesh Kumar, and P. Maadeswaran. "Bifunctional ZnO sphere/r-GO composites for supercapacitor and photocatalytic activity of organic dye degradation." Diamond and Related Materials 120 (2021): 108592.