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Dr. Thamilselvan A

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Assistant Professor

Basic Sciences-Chemistry

Karunya University

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Electrochemistry for energy and environmental applications

Wastewater treatment, Electrochemical sensors/biosensors, Photo(electro)catalysis, Solar energy conversions, Nanozymes

Mail: thamilselvan@sru.edu.in

Educational
Qualifications
(From Highest)

2017

Ph.D in Chemistry from Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

2012

M.Sc in Chemistry from Madurai Kamaraj University

2010

B.Sc in Chemistry from Bharathidasan University

Professional
Experience

2023

Research Professor at Gachon University Global Campus, South Korea, from 2023-09-11 to 2025-09-30.

2023

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Gachon University Global Campus, South Korea, from 2023-06-01 to 2023-09-10.

2019

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at National Tsing-Hua University, from 2019-12-30 to 2023-04-30.

2017

National Postdoctoral Research Fellow at CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, from 2017-08-07 to 2019-08-06.

Key Publications

Annadurai Thamilselvan, A. Samson Nesaraj*, E.J. James and Michael Noel, Effect ofchemically treated / untreated carbon cloth: Potential use as electrode materials in the capacitive deionization process of desalination of aqueous salt solution, Journal ofElectrochemical Science and Technology, (2015)6(4), 139-145. [Impact Factor: 3.0].

A. Thamilselvan,A. S. Nesaraj*, M. Noel, Review on carbon-based electrode materials forapplication in capacitive deionization process, International Journal of EnvironmentalScience and Technology, 13 (2016) 2961-2976. [Impact Factor: 3.3].

Derin Don, K. Velmurugan, J. Prabhu, N. Bhuvanesh, A. Thamilselvan, R. Nandhakumar*, A Dual Analyte Fluorescent Chemosensor based on a furan-pyrene conjugate for Al3+& HSO3-,Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and BimolecularSpectroscopy, 174 (2017) 62-69. [Impact Factor: 4.6].

Kesavan Stalindurai, Ayyanar Karuppasamy, Jia-Peng, Kuo-Chuan Ho, Annadurai Tamilselvan,ChennanRamalingan*, fused heterocycles possessing novel metal free organicdyes for dye sensitized solar cells, Tetrahedron, 73 (2017) 278-289. [Impact Factor: 1.9]

K. Velmurugan, A. Thamilselvan, A. Robert Antony, V. Rajesh Kannan, Lijun Tang, R. Nandhakumar*, Imidazoquinoline bearing thiol probe as fluorescent electrochemical sensing of Ag and relay recognition of proline, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 313 (2017) 130-141. [Impact factor:4.7].

S. Priyatharshni, A. Tamilselvan, C. Viswanathan, N. Ponpandian*, LaCoO3 Nanostructures Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode for Simultaneous Electrochemical Detection of Dopamine, Ascorbic Acid and Uric Acid, Journal of The Electrochemical Society,164 (4) (2017)152-158 . [Impact Factor: 3.8].

S. Suresh, N. Bhuvanesh, J. Prabhu, A. Thamilselvan, S. Rex Jeya Rajkumar, K. Kannan, V. Rajesh Kannan, R. Nandhakumar*,Pyrene based chalcone as a reversible fluorescent chemosensor for Al3+ ion and its biological applications. Journal of Photochemistry andPhotobiology A: Chemistry,359 (2018) 172-182. [Impact factor: 4.7].

Annadurai Thamilselvan*,Kadarkarai Govindan, A. Samson Nesaraj, Subramanian Uma Maheswari, Yoram Oren, Michael Noel, E.J. James, Investigation on the effect of organic dye molecules on capacitive deionization of sodium sulfate salt solution using activated carbon cloth electrodes. Electrochimica Acta, 279 (2018) 24-33. [Impact Factor: 5.6].

S. Yuvaraj, S. Ramachandran, A. Subramani, A. Thamilselvan, S. Venkatesan, M. Sundararajan*, Chandra Sekhar Dash, Impact of Mg2+ ion on the structural, morphological, optical, vibrational and magnetic behaviour of Mg:ZnAl2O4 spinel. Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, 32 (2019) 1-8. [Impact factor:1.8].

Annadurai Thamilselvan, Venkatachalam Rajagopal, Vembusuryanarayanan*, Highly sensitive and selective amperometric determination of BPA on carbon black/f-MWCNTs composite modified GCE. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 786 (2019) 698-706. [Impact Factor: 6.3].

Manivel Perumal, Thamilselvan Annadurai, Rajagopal Venkatachalam, Noel Nesakumar, Vembusuryanarayanan*, Enhanced electrocatalytic activity of Ni-CNT nanocomposites for simultaneous determination of epinephrine and dopamine. Electroanalysis, 31(2019) 1-11. [Impact Factor: 2.5].

Annadurai Thamilselvan, Perumal Manivel, Venkatachalam Rajagopal, Noel Nesakumar, Vembusuryanarayanan, Improved electrocatalytic activity of Au@Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles for sensitive dopamine detection. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces,180 (2019) 1-8. [Impact Factor:5.6].

N. Bhuvanesh, S, Suresh, K, Velmurugan, A, Thamilselvan, R. Nandhakumar*, Quinoline based probes: large blue shifted fluorescent electrochemical sensing of cerium ion and its biological applications. Journal of Photochemistry andPhotobiology A: Chemistry, 386 (2020) 1-9. [Impact factor:4.7].

C. Immanuel Davida, N. Bhuvanesha, Haritha Jayaraja, Annadurai Thamilselvan, D. Parimaladevi, A. Abiramc, J. Prabhu, R. Nandhakumar*, Experimental and theoretical studies on simple S-S bridged dimeric Schiff base: selective chromo-fluorogenic chemosensor for nanomolar detection of Fe2+& Al3+ ions and its varied applications. ACS, Omega, 5 (2020) 3055-3072. [Impact factor:4.4].

Ramachandran, S. Dash, Chandra Sekhar. Thamilselvan, A. Kalpana, S. Sundararajan, M*. Rapid synthesis and characterization of pure and cobalt doped zinc aluminate nanoparticles via microwave assisted combustion method. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 20 (4) (2020) 2382-2388. [Impact Factor:1.3].

Sheng-Mu You, W.M.A. EI Rouby, Annadurai Thamilselvan, Cheng-Kuo Tsai, Win Darmanto, Ruey-An Doong*, and Pierre Millet, Fe/Ni Bimetallic organic framework deposited on TiO2nanotube array for enhancing higher and stable photo-electrochemical activity of oxygen evaluation reaction. Nanomaterials, 10 (1688) (2020) 1-13. [Impact Factor:4.3].

G. Prabakaran, K. Velmurugan, R. Vickram, C. Immanuel David, A. Thamilselvan, J. Prabhu, R. Nandhakumar*, Triphenyl-imidazole based reversible colori/fluorimetric sensing and electrochemical removal of Cu2+ ions using capacitive deionization and molecular logic gates.Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and BimolecularSpectroscopy,246 (2021) 119018. [Impact Factor:4.6].

Venkatachalam Rajagopal+,Annadurai Thamilselvan+, Noel Nesakumar and VembuSuryanarayanan*, Fortified electrochemical activity of Au@Fe3O4@rGO decorated GCE for sensing of acetaminophen, Materials Today Communications, 27 (2021) 102236. [Impact Factor: 4.5] (+V.R. and +A. T. Contributed equally to this work+).

SubramanianRamanathan, Annadurai Thamilselvan, D. Padmanabhan, ArulappanDurairaj, PalanisamySanthoshkumar, I. Sharmila Lydia, S. Kavitha, Vasanthakumar Samuel*, Development of rutin-rGO/TIO2 nanocomposite for electrochemical detection and photocatalytic removal of 2,4-DCP. Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society, 18 (2021) 2457-2472. [Impact Factor:2.2].

Van Dien Dang, JoemerAdorna Jr, Thamilselvan Annadurai, Hai Linh Tran, Liang-Yi Lin, and Ruey-An Doong*, Indirect Z-scheme nitrogen-doped carbon dot decorated Bi2MoO6/g-C3N4 photocatalyst for enhanced visible-light-driven degradation of ciprofloxacin. Chemical Engineering Journal, 422 (2021) 130103. [Impact Factor:13.2].

Manh Dung Nguyen, Thanh Binh Nguyen, Annadurai Thamilselvan, Thuy Giang Nguyen, EkoPrasetyoKuncoro; Ruey-an Doong*, Fabrication of visible-light-driven tubular F, P-codoped graphitic carbon nitride for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering,10 (2022) 106905. [Impact Factor: 7.2].

Van Dien Dang, Thamilselvan Annadurai, Akhil PradipraoKhedulkar, Jui-Yen Lin, Jomer Adorna Jr, Wan-Ju Yu, Bidhan Pandit, Trung Viet Huynh, Ruey-an Doong*, S-scheme N-doped carbon dots anchored g-C3N4/Fe2O3 shell/core composite for photoelectrocatalytic trimethoprim degradation and water splitting. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 320 (2023) 121928. [Impact Factor:21.1].

8. Annadurai Thamilselvan, Van Dien Dang, and Ruey-AnDoong, Ni-Co bimetallic decorated dodecahedral ZIF as an efficient catalyst for photoelectrochemical degradation of sulfamethoxazole coupled with hydrogen production, Science of the Total Environment, 873 (2023) 162208. [Impact Factor:8.0].

Annadurai Thamilselvan*, Kadarkarai Govindan, A. Samson Nesaraj, Subramanian Uma Maheswari, M. Noel,Investigation of carbonaceous materialselectrosorptionattributes and its performance for capacitive deionization process within the presence of humic acid. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30 (2023) 71714-71725.

Annadurai Thamilselvan, Thinh Viet Dang, Moon Il Kim*, Highly conductive peroxidase-like Ce-MoS2 nanoflowers for the simultaneous electrochemical detection of dopamine and epinephrine, Biosensors, 13 (2023) 1-12. [Impact Factor:5.6].

Akhil PradipraoKhedulkar, Van Dien Dang, Annadurai Thamilselvan, Ruey-AnDoong, Bidhan Pandit, Sustainable high-energy supercapacitors: Metal oxide-agricultural waste bichar composites paving the way for a greener future, Journal of Energy Storage, 77 (2024) 109723. [Impact Factor:9.8].

Jeong Un Kim, Jee Min Kim, Annadurai Thamilselvan, Ki-Hwan Nam, and Moon Il Kim, Colorimetric and electrochemical dual-mode detection of thioredoxin 1 based on the efficient peroxidase-mimicking and electrocatalytic property of Prussian blue nanoparticles, Biosensors, 14 (2024) 185. [Impact Factor: 5.6].

Annadurai Thamilselvan and Moon Il Kim, Recent advances on nanozyme-based electrochemical biosensors for cancer biomarker detection, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 177 (2024) 117815. [Impact Factor: 12.0].

Sivalingam Gopi†, Annadurai Thamilselvan†, Moon Il Kim*, Kyusik Yun*, Enhanced vitamin B12 detection using a CxNixOyFeyOx+3 bimetal-organic framework: a comprehensive electrochemical study, Electrochimica Acta, 512 (2025) 145476. [Impact Factor:5.6] († S.G. and A. T. Contributed equally to this work).

PitchaiMarimuthu, Thamilselvan Annadurai, Akhil PradipraoKhedulkar, Rushikesh G. Bobade, Moon Il Kim, Revanappa C. Ambare, Andy Ramu, Quinoline based dual fluorescence chemosensor for the detection of Zn2+ and Cd2+ ions, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 36, 1761 (2025) 1671. [Impact Factor:2.8].

Research Projects / Patents

SYNTHESIS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MOLECULAR IMPRINTED POLYMERS ELECTRODE FOR BIOSENSOR APPLICATION

Awards and Honors / Achievements

Project

National Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

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