Assistant Professor
Physics
Bharathiar University
3.2
Metal-organic Frameworks, Electrochemical water splitting, Energy Storage
Waste-derived MOFs, Hydrogen Production, Photo/Electrocatalysis
Mail: p.dhanaprabhu@sru.edu.in
Ph.D. in Department of Physics from Bharathiar University, Tamil Nadu
M.Sc. in Department of Physics from Bharathiar University, Tamil Nadu
B.Sc. in Department of Physics from Bharathiar University, Tamil Nadu
Assistant Professor at SR University, Warangal, from 2026-02-05 to .
Postdoctoral Researcher at Ming Chi University of Technology, Taiwan, from 2022-12-08 to 2026-01-19.
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Key Publications: Sivagurusundar Ramar; Athibala Mariappan; Dhanaprabhu Pattappan; Kanagavel Mahendran Devi Satiya; Ayyadurai Kannan; Nachimuthu Venkatesh; Yi-Ting Lai; Tae Hwan Oh, Jagadeesh Kumar Alagarasan, Visible light response of NiNb2O6/g-C3N4/Ag heterojunctions for degradation of ofloxacin and analyzing the impact of an environmental problem through embryos -journal of alloys and Compounds- Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1053, 186319 (2026)-IF-6.3.
Dhanaprabhu Pattappan, Pandian Mannu, Sivagurusundar Ramar, Chung Li Dong, Ta Thi Thuy Nga, Da-Wei Huang, Yu-Chin Liao, Yi-Ting Lai*, Visible-light Induced Dual Charge Couplings via Green Mixed Ligand Metal-Organic Framework for Boosting Photoelectrocatalytic Hydrogen Production in Pharmaceutical Wastewater- Separation and Purification Technology, 382, 136041 (2026)-IF-9.0.
Akash Ashokrao Jagtap, Rajalakshmi Sakthivel, Subbiramaniyan Kubendhiran, Lu-Yin Lin, Sayee Kannan Ramaraj, Xinke Liu, Dhanaprabhu Pattappan, Hsu- Wei, Yi-Ting Lai, Ching-Wei Tung, Ren-Jei Chung, Metal-organic framework derived Mn0.2Zn0.8Se/C amalgamated with nitrogen-doped graphene hydrogel for antioxidant trolox detection in food, environmental, and biological samples- Chemical Engineering Journal, 496, 154178 (2024)-IF-13.4.
Samidurai Thangavel, Dhanaprabhu Pattappan, Prabahar Subramaniam, Srikanth Srinivasan, Sridharan Madanagurusamy, Karthikadevi Krishnasamy, Yi-Ting Lai, Karunanithi Udayar*, Defect-enabled room-temperature acetone gas sensors based on Zn-doped cauliflower-like bismuth oxide-Ceramics International, 50, 36512-36520 (2024)-IF-5.1.
Dhanaprabhu Pattappan, Amirthalingam Mohankumar, R. T. Rajendra Kumar, Sundararaj Palanisamy, Yi-Ting Lai, Yun Suk Huh, Jae-Jin Shim, Yuvaraj Haldorai, Visible light photocatalytic activity of a FeCo metal-organic framework for degradation of acetaminophen and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and a nematode-based ecological assessment (2023) – Chemical Engineering Journal 464, 142676-2023. IF-13.4.
Stella Vargheese, Dinesh Muthu, Dhanaprabhu Pattappan, K.V. Kavya, R.T. Rajendra Kumar, Yuvaraj Haldorai, Hierarchical flower-like MnO2@nitrogen-doped porous carbon composite for symmetric supercapacitor: Constructing a 9.0 V symmetric supercapacitor cell, Electro chem. Acta. 364, 137291 (2020)-IF-5.5.
Development of waste-derived MOFs for Photoelectrochemical hydrogen production and photocatalysis TC degradation
Taiwan Presidential International Hackathon Award
Excellence Award-2023 MRSTIC International Conference
PTSDG poster award
