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Dr. BATHULA BABU

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Professor

Physics

Acharya Nagarjuna University

15

Energy Storage

Materials Science

Mail: babu.bathula@sru.edu.in

Educational
Qualifications
(From Highest)

2014

Ph.D in Physics

2005

M.Sc in Physics

2003

BSc

Professional
Experience

2024

SR University at Warangal, from 2024-10-01 to .

2016

Yeungnam University at South Korea, from 2016-09-01 to 2024-09-30.

2015

Hanyang University at South Korea, from 2015-05-01 to 2016-08-31.

Key Publications

75. Vediyappan Thirumal, Bathula Babu, Planisamy Rajkumar, Jin-Ho Kim, Kisoo Yoo, Fluorinated reduced graphene oxide nanosheets for symmetric supercapacitor device performance, Flatchem 48 (2024)100757

74. Babu Bathula, TT Salunkhe, TR Gurugubelli, SVN Pammi, K Yoo, Highly efficient Z scheme heterojunction of colloidal SnO2 quantum dots grafted g-C3N4 for the degradation of rhodamine B under visible light, Results in Physics 62, (2024) 107826

73. Babu Bathula, TT Salunkhe, IT Kim, V Thirumal, K Yoo, Enhanced Supercapacitor Performance by Harnessing Carbon Nanoparticles and Colloidal SnO2 Quantum Dots, Crystals 14 (6), 482

72. B Babu, V Thirumal, , P Rajkumar, JH Kim, K Yoo, Enhancing Supercapacitor Performance with Zero-Dimensional Tin–Niobium Oxide Heterostructure Composite Spheres: Electrochemical Insights, Inorganics 12 (6), 142

71. V. Thirumal, P. Rajkumar, Babu Bathula, Kisoo Yoo and Jinho Kim, Performance of Asymmetric Hybrid Supercapacitor Device Based on Antimony-Titanium Carbide MXene Composite, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 982 (2024) 173598.

70. V. Thirumal, P. Rajkumar, Jin-Ho Kim, Bathula Babu*, Kisoo Yoo, Binder-Free TwoDimensional Few-Layer Titanium Carbide MXene Ink for High-Performance Symmetric Supercapacitor Device Applications, Crystals 14 (2024) 261.

69. Tejaswi Tanaji Salunkhe, Thirumala Rao Gurugubelli, Babu Bathula*, Vediyappan Thirumal, Jonghoon Kim, Kisoo Yoo, Energy storage nanoarchitectonics of La2W2O9 porous microspheres for advanced supercapacitive performance, Materials Chemistry and Physics 315 (2024) 128993.

68. V. Thirumal, S. Asaithambi, P. Rajkumar, Babu Bathula, Kisoo Yoo and Jinho Kim, Enhanced Energy Storage Efficiency with NbSnMoS2 Nanosheets as Electrode Material in Hybrid Supercapacitor Devices, New Journal of Chemistry, 48 (2024) 2715-2725.

67. TT Salunkhe, TR Gurugubelli, B Babu*, K Yoo, Recent Innovative Progress of Metal Oxide Quantum-Dot-Integrated g-C3N4 (0D-2D) Synergistic Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic Applications, Catalysts 13, 1414 (2023).

66. TT Salunkhe, G Dharmana, TR Gurugubelli, Babu Bathula*, K Yoo, Direct Hydrothermally Synthesized Novel Z-Scheme Dy3+ Doped ZnO/SnS Nanocomposite for Rapid Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Contaminants, Catalysts 13(9) 1292 (2023).

65. Bathula Babu, SB Eadi, J Yoo, HD Lee, K Yoo, Core@ shell nanorods for enhancing supercapacitor performance: ZnWO4 nanorods decorated with colloidal SnO2 quantum dots, Materials Letters, 343 (2023) 134389.

64. Babu Bathula, Sunil Babu Eadi, Hi-Deok Lee, Kisoo Yoo, ZnWO4 nanorod-colloidal SnO2 quantum dots core@ shell heterostructures: Efficient solar-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline, Environmental Research, 228 (2023) 115851.

63. Babu Bathula, YJ An, K Yoo, HM Kwon, SB Eadi, HD Lee, Demonstration of high on/off ratio and linearity of SnO2-quantum-dot-based synaptic device, Materials Letters, 341 (2023) 134193.

62. Govinda Dharmana, Thirumala Rao Gurugubelli, Balaga Viswanadham, Babu Bathula *, and Kisoo Yoo, Novel In Situ Fabrication of Fe-Doped Zinc Oxide/Tin Sulfide Heterostructures for Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue, Journal of Chemistry 2023, 1407395.

61. Bathula Babu, Shaik Gouse Peera, Kisoo Yoo, Fabrication of ZnWO4-SnO2 Core–Shell Nanorods for Enhanced Solar Light-Driven Photoelectrochemical Performance, Inorganics, 11 (2023) 213.

60. Babu Bathula*, Thirumala Rao Gurugubelli, Jihyung Yoo, Kisoo Yoo, Recent Progress in the Use of SnO2 Quantum Dots: From Synthesis to Photocatalytic Applications, Catalysts, 13 (2023) 765.

59. Lakshmiprasad Maddi, Thirumala Rao Gurugubelli, Bathula Babu*, Kisoo Yoo, Effect of Cu2+ doping on the structural and optical properties of ZnAl2O4 nanosheets, Chemical Papers, 77 (2023) 241-248.

58. Abhijit N Kadam, Bathula Babu*, Sang-Wha Lee, Jonghoon Kim, Kisoo Yoo, Morphological guided sphere to dendrite BiVO4 for highly efficient organic pollutant removal and photoelectrochemical performance under solar light, Chemosphere, 305 (2022) 135461.

57. Thirumala Rao Gurugubelli, Bathula Babu*, Jonghoon Kim, Kisoo Yoo, Efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation and electrochemical supercapacitor performance of ZnAl2O4 hexagonal microstructures, Materials Letters, 303 (2022) 131812.

56. Govinda Dharmana, Thirumala Rao Gurugubelli, Prabhakara Srinivasa Rao Masabattula, Bathula Babu*, Kisoo Yoo, Facile Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Activity of Hydrothermally Grown Cu2+-Doped ZnO–SnS Nanocomposites for MB Dye Degradation, Catalysts,12(2022) 328.

55. Bathula Babu*, Jonghoon Kim, Kisoo Yoo, Nanocomposite of SnO2 quantum dots and Au nanoparticles as a battery-like supercapacitor electrode material, Materials Letters, 309 (2022) 131339

54. Bathula Babu*, Bhusankar Talluri, Thirumala Rao Gurugubelli, Jonghoon Kim, Kisoo Yoo, Effect of annealing environment on the photoelectrochemical water oxidation and electrochemical supercapacitor performance of SnO2 quantum dots, Chemosphere, 286 (2022) 131577.

53. Bathula Babu*, Ravindranadh Koutavarapu, Jaesool Shim, Jonghoon Kim, Kisoo Yoo, Improved photocatalytic abatement of tetracycline and photoelectrocatalytic water oxidation by tin oxide quantum dots anchored on nickel ferrite nanoplates, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 900 (2021) 115699.

52. Thirumala Rao Gurugubelli, Bathula Babu*, Jonghoon Kim, Kisoo Yoo, Hydrothermal synthesis of Fe-doped ZnAl2O4 nanosheets: bandgap engineering and room temperature ferromagnetism, Chemical Papers, 75 (2021) 6407–6416

51. Thirumala Rao Gurugubelli, Bathula Babu*, Kisoo Yoo, Structural, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Cobalt-Doped ZnAl2O4 Nanosheets Prepared by Hydrothermal Synthesis, Energies, 14(2021) 2869.

50. Bathula Babu*, Ravindranadh Koutavarapu, Jaesool Shim, Jonghoon Kim, Kisoo Yoo, Enhanced solar-light-driven photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical properties of zinc tungsten oxide nanorods anchored on bismuth tungsten oxide nanoflakes, Chemosphere, 268 (2021) 129346.

49. Ravindranadh Koutavarapu, Bathula Babu, Ch Venkata Reddy, I Neelakanta Reddy, Kakarla Raghava Reddy, MC Rao, Tejraj M Aminabhavi, Migyung Cho, Dongseob Kim, Jaesool Shim, ZnO nanosheets-decorated Bi2WO6 nanolayers as efficient photocatalysts for the removal of toxic environmental pollutants and photoelectrochemical solar water oxidation, Journal of environmental management, 265 (2020) 110504.

48. Bathula Babu*, Ravindranadh Koutavarapu, Jaesool Shim, Kisoo Yoo, Enhanced visiblelight-driven photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic performance of Au-SnO2 quantum dot-anchored g-C3N4 nanosheets, Separation and Purification Technology, 240(2020) 116652.

47. Bathula Babu*, Jonghoon Kim, Kisoo Yoo, Improved solar light-driven photoelectrochemical performance of cadmium sulfide-tin oxide quantum dots core-shell nanorods, Materials Letters, 274 (2020) 128005.

46. Bathula Babu*, Ravindranadh Koutavarapu, Jaesool Shim, Kisoo Yoo, Enhanced solar light–driven photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline and organic pollutants by novel one–dimensional ZnWO4 nanorod–decorated two–dimensional Bi2WO6 nanoflakes, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 110 (2020) 58-70.

45. Bathula Babu*, Jaesool Shim, Kisoo Yoo, Efficient solar-light-driven photoelectrochemical water oxidation of one-step in-situ synthesized Co-doped g-C3N4 nanolayers, Ceramics International, 46 (2020) 16422-16430.

44. Ravindranadh Koutavarapu, Ch. Venkata Reddy, Bathula Babu, Kakarla Raghava Reddy, Migyung Cho, Jaesool Shim, Carbon cloth/transition metals-based hybrids with controllable architectures for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution - A review, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45 (2020) 7716-7740.

43. Bathula Babu*, Ravindranadh K, Jaesool Shim, Kisoo Yoo, SnO2 quantum dots decorated NiFe2O4 nanoplates: 0D/2D heterojunction for enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalysis, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 107 (2020) 104834.

42. Bathula Babu*, Ravindranadh K, Jaesool Shim, Kisoo Yoo, Facile one-pot synthesis of gold/tin oxide quantum dots for visible light catalytic degradation of methylene blue: Optimization of plasmonic effect, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 812 (2020) 152081

41. Ravindranadh Koutavarapu, Bathula Babu, Ch. Venkata Reddy, Kisoo Yoo, Migyung Cho, Jaesool Shim, A novel one-pot approach of ZnWO4 nanorods decorated onto gC3N4 nanosheets: 1D/2D heterojunction for enhanced solar-light-driven photocatalytic activity, Journal of Materials Science, 55 (2020) 1170–1183.

40. Bathula Babu*, Jaesool Shim, Kisoo Yoo, Effects of annealing on bandgap and surface plasmon resonance enhancement in Au/SnO2 quantum dots, Ceramics International 46 (2020) 17-22.

39. Bathula Babu*, B Akkinepally, J Shim, K Yoo, Facile one-step synthesis of pellet-pressassisted saddle-curl-edge-like g-C3N4 nanosheets for improved visible-light photocatalytic activity, Ceramics International 45 (2019) 15178-15187.

38. Ravindranadh K, Gyeongdong L, Bathula B, Kisoo Y, Jaesool S, Visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity of tiny ZnO nanosheets anchored on NaBiS2 nanoribbons via hydrothermal synthesis, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics (30) 2019 10900–10911.

37. Bathula Babu*, VVN Harish, R Koutavarapu, J Shim, K Yoo, Enhanced visible-lightactive photocatalytic performance using CdS nanorods decorated with colloidal SnO2 quantum dots: Optimization of core–shell nanostructure, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 76 (2019) 476-487.

36. Bathula Babu*, R Koutavarapu, VVN Harish, J Shim, K Yoo, Novel in-situ synthesis of Au/SnO2 quantum dots for enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic applications, Ceramics International 45 (2019) 5743-5750.

35. Bathula Babu*, Jaesool Shim, A.N. Kadam, Kisoo Yoo, Modification of porous g-C3N4 nanosheets for enhanced photocatalytic activity: In-situ synthesis and optimization of NH4Cl quantity, Catalysis Communications, 124 ( 2019) 123-127.

34. B. Babu, VVN. Harish, J. Shim, CV. Reddy, Solution combustion synthesis of SnO2NiO p–n heterojunction nanocomposite for photocatalytic application, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 29 (2018) 16988-16996.

33. Bathula Babu, I. Neelakanta Reddy, Kisoo Yoo, Dongseob Kim, Jaesool Shim, Bandgap tuning and XPS study of SnO2 quantum dots, Materials Letters 221 (2018) 211-215.

32. Ch. Venkata Reddy, Bathula Babu, I. Neelakanta Reddy, Jaesool Shim, Synthesis and characterization of pure tetragonal ZrO2 nanoparticles with enhanced photocatalytic activity, Ceramics International 44 (2018), 6940-6948.

31. B. Babu, A.N. Kadam, G. Thirumala Rao, Sang-Wha Lee, Chan Byon, Jaesool Shim, Enhancement of visible-light-driven photoresponse of Mn-doped SnO2 quantum dots obtained by rapid and energy efficient synthesis, Journal of Luminescence 195 (2018) 283–289.

30. B. Babu, Migyung Cho, Chan Byon, Jaesool Shim, Sunlight-driven photocatalytic activity of SnO2 QDs-g-C3N4 nanolayers, Materials Letters 212 (2018) 327–331.

29. B. Babu, Migyung Cho, Chan Byon, Jaesool Shim, One pot synthesis of Ag-SnO2 quantum dots for highly enhanced sunlight-driven photocatalytic activity, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 731 (2018) 162-171.

28. Ch. Venkata Reddy, B. Babu, Jaesool Shim, Synthesis, optical properties and efficient photocatalytic activity of CdO/ZnO hybrid nanocomposite, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 112 (2018) 20–28.

27. B. Babu, G. Thirumala Rao, R. Ravikumar, Jaesool Shim, Ch. Venkata Reddy, Structural and optical properties of Fe-doped SnO2 quantum dots, Materials Research Express 4 (2017) 125021.

26. Hahnjoo Yoon, Dong Su Shin, Bathula Babu, Taek Gon Kim, Keun Man Song, Jinsub Park, Control of copper nanowire network properties and application to transparent conducting layer in LED, Materials and Design 132 (2017) 66–71.

25. Ch. Venkata Reddy, B. Babu, Jaesool Shim, Synthesis of Cr-doped SnO2 quantum dots and its enhanced photocatalytic activity, Materials Science and Engineering B 223 (2017) 131–142.

24. B. Babu, A.N. Kadam, R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar, Chan Byon, Enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity of Cu-doped SnO2 quantum dots by solution combustion synthesis, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 703 (2017) 330-336.

23. Ch. Venkata Reddy, B. Babu, S.V. Prabhakar Vattikuti, R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar, Jaesool Shim, Structural and optical properties of vanadium doped SnO2 Nanoparticles with high photocatalytic activities, Journal of Luminescence 179 (2016) 26–34.

22. B. Babu, Ch. Venkata Reddy, Jaesool Shim, R. V. S. S. N. Ravikumar, Jinsub Park, Effect of cobalt concentration on morphology of Co-doped SnO2 nanostructures synthesized by solution combustion method, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 27 (2016) 5197–5203.

21. B. Babu, K. Mallikarjuna, Ch. Venkata Reddy, Jinsub Park, Facile synthesis of Cu@TiO2 core shell nanowires for efficient photocatalysis, Materials Letters 176 (2016) 265–269.

20. B. Babu, E. Nagajyothi, Dong Su Shin, R. V. S. S. N. Ravikumar, Jinsub Park, A simple sonochemical approach of Mn2+ doped ZnO nanopowder: structural, optical and magnetic studies, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 27 (2016) 191–197.

19. G. Thirumala Rao, R. Joyce Stella, B. Babu, K. Ravindranadh, Ch. Venkata Reddy, Jaesool Shim, R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar, Structural, optical and magnetic properties of Mn2+ doped ZnO-CdS composite nanopowder, Materials Science and Engineering B 201 (2015) 72–78.

18. K. Ravindranadh, B. Babu, M. C. Rao, Jaesool Shim, Ch. Venkata Reddy, R. V. S. S. N. Ravikumar, Structural and photoluminescence studies of Co2+ doped Ca–Li hydroxyapatite nanopowders, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 26 (2015) 6667–6675.

17. R. Joyce Stella, G. Thirumala Rao, B. Babu, V. Pushpa Manjari, Ch. Venkata Reddy, Jaesool Shim, R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar, A Facile Synthesis and Spectral Characterization of Cu2+ Doped CdO/ZnS Nanocomposite, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 384 (2015) 6-12.

16. R. Joyce Stella, G. Thirumala Rao, V. Pushpa Manjari, B. Babu, Ch. Rama Krishna, R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar. Structural and optical properties of CdO/ZnS core/shell nanocomposites, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 628 (2015) 39–45.

15. G.S.C. Bose, V. Pushpa Manjari, B. Babu, R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar, Spectral investigations of VO(II) ions doped NaCaAlPO4F3 phosphor, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 26 (2015) 2025-2032.

14. G. Thirumala Rao, B. Babu, R. Joyce Stella, V. Pushpa Manjari, R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar, Synthesis, Structural and Optical Properties of undoped and Cu2+ doped ZnO-CdS composite nanopowder, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy139 (2015) 86–93.

13. K. Ravindranadh, B. Babu, V. Pushpa Manjari, G. Thirumala Rao, M.C. Rao, R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar, Optical and Structural Properties of Undoped and Mn2+ doped Ca-Li Hydroxyapatite Nanopowders using Mechanochemical Synthesis, Journal of Luminescence 159 (2015) 119–127.

12. K. Ravindranadh, B. Babu, Ch. Venkata Reddy, Jaesool Shim, M.C. Rao and R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar, EPR and optical studies of Fe3+ doped Ca-Li Hydroxyapatite Nanopowder: Mechanochemical Synthesis and Spectral Investigations, Applied Magnetic Resonance 46 (2015) 1-15.

11. G. Thirumala Rao, B. Babu, R. Joyce Stella, V. Pushpa Manjari, Ch. Venkata Reddy, Jaesool Shim, R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar, Synthesis and characterization of VO2+ doped ZnO-CdS composite nanopowder, Journal of Molecular Structure 1081(2015) 254-259.

10. B. Jaya Raja, M. Rajesh Yadav, V. Pushpa Manjari, B. Babu, Ch. Rama Krishna, R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar, Synthesis and characterization of undoped and Mn(II) ions doped Li2CaAl4(PO4)4F4 Nanophosphors, Journal of Molecular Structure 1076 (2014) 461–467.

9. B. Babu, G. Rama Sundari, K. Ravindranadh, M. Rajesh Yadav, R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar, Structural, spectroscopic and magnetic characterization of undoped, Ni2+ doped ZnO nanopowders, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 372 (2014) 79-85.

8. B. Babu, G. Thirumala Rao, V. Pushpa Manjari, K. Ravindranadh, R. Joyce Stella, R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar, Sonochemical assisted synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of Fe3+ doped ZnO nanopowder, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 25 (2014) 4179–4186.

7. B. Babu, V. Pushpa Manjari, T. Aswani, G. Thirumala Rao, R. Joyce Stella, R. Ravikumar, Structural, optical and magnetic properties of Cr3+ doped ZnO nanopowder, Indian Journal of Physics 88 (2014) 683–690.

6. T. Aswani, V. Pushpa Manjari, B. Babu, Sk. Muntaz Begum, G. Rama Sundari, K. Ravindranadh, R.V.S.S.N.Ravikumar, Spectral characterizations of undoped and Cu2+ doped CdO nanopowder, Journal of Molecular Structure 1063 (2014) 178-183.

5. B. Babu, T. Aswani, G. Thirumala Rao, R. Joyce Stella, B. Jayaraja, R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar, Room temperature ferromagnetism Cu2+ doped ZnO nanopowder by ultrasound assisted solid state reaction technique., Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 355 (2013) 76-80.

4. T. Aswani, B. Babu, V. Pushpa Manjari, R. Joyce Stella, G. Thirumala Rao, Ch. Rama Krishna, R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar, Synthesis and spectral characterizations of trivalent ions (Cr3+, Fe3+) doped CdO nanopowders, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 121 (2014) 544- 550.

3. B. Babu, Ch. Rama Krishna, Ch. Venkata Reddy, V. Pushpa Manjari, R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar, Synthesis and structural characterization of Co2+ ions doped ZnO nanopowders by solid state reaction through sonication, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 109 (2013) 90-96.

2. I.N. Prakash, B. Babu, Ch. Venkata Reddy, P. Narayana Murty, Y.P. Reddy, P. Sambasiva Rao, R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar, Spectroscopic studies on Fe3+ and Mn2+ ions doped SrB4O7 glasses, Physica B 406 (2011) 3295-3298.

1. U.S. Udayachandran Thampy, Ch. Rama Krishna, Ch. Venkata Reddy, B. Babu, Y.P. Reddy, P.S. Rao, R.V.S.S.N. Ravikumar, Spectral investigations on Cu2+ doped ZnO nanopowder, Applied Magnetic Resonance 41 (2011) 69-78.

Research Projects / Patents

Project
Photocatalytic Abatement of NOx air pollutants by a novel combination of 1D Cu@TiO2 Core@shell nanowires supported 2D g-C3N4

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