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Prof. M. Navaneethan

Professor (Research)

navaneem@srmist.edu.in
m.navaneethan@gmail.com

About

Dr. M. Navaneethan is a Professor (Research) at SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Chennai. With deep expertise in nanomaterials, his research group is focused on the design and development of multi-functional nanostructured materials that are crucial for advancing technologies in Thermoelectrics, Gas sensors, Hydrogen production and Photovoltaics. His research group with a strong emphasis on multi-disciplinary collaborations are actively pushing the boundaries beyond possibilities. They are devoted in advancing scientific knowledge and developing innovative materials that can lead to transformative changes in society. They believe dedication, determination and discipline into science makes it the way of life.

Fields of Interest

Thermoelectric Materials and devices

Dye Sensitized Solar cells

Chemi-resistive Gas Sensors

Hydrogen Production

Photodetectors

S. No	Project Title	PI/Co-PI	Year	Agency
1.	Development of high-performance silicide-based thermoelectric materials and devices for mid-temperature applications	PI	2022-2025	*SERB CRG*
2.	Designing of two-dimensional MoS2 – Bi2Se3 layered nanocomposites with nano-inclusions for Thermoelectric Applications	PI	2023-2026	*CSIR EMR*
3.	High-performance thermoelectric materials and devices based on layered MoS2 nanostructures for mid-temperature energy harvesting applications	Co-PI	2023-2028	*DST FIST*
4.	Development of Nanostructured Materials for Fabrication of Wearable Thermoelectric Generator	PI	2022-2025	*UGC DAE CSR*
5.	Fabrication of room-temperature gas sensors using novel nanostructured materials	PI	2022-2023	*SRM SERI*
6.	Development of high-performance phonon-liquid electron crystal argyrodite compounds via band and entropy engineering for mid-temperature thermoelectric generator	PI	2023-2026	*SERB CRG*

Takayanagi Award - Hamamatsu Foundation for Promotion of Electronic Science, Japan 2023
JSPS – Invitation fellow - JSPS Government of Japan 2022
Young Scientist Award - ICONN, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India 2021
Jasso Visiting Professor - JASSO, Ministry of Education, Govt of Japan 2020
Outstanding Research Award - Research Day 2020, SRMIST, India 2020
Outstanding Researcher Award- SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India 2020
JASSO Follow-up Research Fellowship - JSPS Government of Japan 2020, 8. “Visiting Professor – Paris Diderot University”, Paris, France, April-May 2017
“JSPS Fellowship award” - Government of Japan, October 2012- September 2014,
“JST-CREST Fellow”- Government of Japan, April 2016 – present
“Outstanding Researcher Award” – September 2012, Shizuoka University, Japan..
“Young Researcher Award” by ASIA NANO 2010 at Tokyo, Japan 1-3rd November 2010
“Best paper award” by ICONN 2013, SRM University, India 18-20th March 2013
“Monbukagakusho-MEXT scholarship” - Government of Japan, October 2009- September 2012
“Best poster award” by CHINA NANO 2009 at Beijing, China, 1-3rd September 2009
“Travel support award for young researchers” by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India to attend CHINA NANO 2009
University Rank holder – Master of Science (Periyar University, 2006)

Tunable polaronic transport and thermal conductivity in K+ doped 0D metal halide perovskite Cs3Bi2I9

C N, Dhivya Mahalakshmi, Mohamed Jibri K P. Archana J, Navaneethan M

Applied Physics Letters, 127, 224101, 2025

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0292888

Interfacial and electronic engineering of Pd@ NiFe-MOF heterojunctions for efficient bifunctional water splitting

Govindaraj, T., S. Kamalakannan, and M. Navaneethan

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 196, 152117, 2025

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.152117

Defect-rich 2D Ti3C2Tx MXene for rapid methylene blue degradation under visible light

Singh, Nivedita, K. Sathiyamoorthy, Yadav Ram Singh, S. Harish, J. Archana, M. Navaneethan, and A. Karthigeyan

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics , 36, 2025

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-025-16068-0

Enhanced thermoelectric properties of Ag-doped MnO2 Nanosheets/Carbon Fabric via interface induced energy filtering effect for wearable thermoelectric application

Santhosh, R., S. Harish, H. Ikeda, S. Ponnusamy, and M. Navaneethan

Ceramics International , 2025

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.11.010

Oxygen vacancy-driven photocatalysis using Sr-modified MXene: Synergistic effects of doping and functional groups with phytotoxicity insights

Singh, Nivedita, K. Sathiyamoorthy, M. Navaneethan, and A. Karthigeyan

Journal of Water Process Engineering , 80, 109085, 2025

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.109085

Enhanced Acoustic Phonon Scattering via engineering the Interface in MoS₂/CuS Nanocomposites for Ultra-Low Thermal Conductivity

Jenisha, M. Arockia, S. Harish, J. Archana, and M. Navaneethan

Journal of Alloys and Compounds , 1045, 184493, 2025

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.184493

Band degeneracy driven high power factor in higher manganese silicide for thermoelectric application

Karuna, J., V. Vijay, M. Navaneethan, and J. Archana

Applied Physics Letters , 127, 154105, 2025

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0295429

Interface engineering and enhanced power factor of AgSbSe2: CuO and AgSbSe2: MoS2 for wearable thermoelectric applications.

Keshav, M. R., J. Vinodhini, S. Harish, and M. Navaneethan

Materials Today Communications , 49, 114053, 2025

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2025.114053

Band Structure Tuning and Thermal Conductivity Suppression via Isovalent Te Substitution in MoS2 for Thermoelectric Applications

John, Simon Sajan, Abinaya Rengarajan, Kanagaraj Chinnadurai, Mohamed M. Chehimi, Senthil Kumar Eswaran, and M. Navaneethan

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1044, 184327, 2025

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.184327

Highly sensitive parts per trillion detection of microwave assisted V2O5 nano-flake sensor for hazardous NO2

Parveen, R. Aysha, E. Vinoth, J. Archana, S. Ponnusamy, and M. Navaneethan

Chemical Physics , 601, 112949, 2025

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphys.2025.112949

Prof. Navaneethan's Research Group

Prof. M. Navaneethan's Research Group