Dr. N. Balagowtham

 balagowtham16@gmail.com; nbmphy@tce.edu

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PUBLICATIONS       

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SEMINAR, CONFERENCE, WORKSHOP ATTENDED

 Educational Qualification

DEGREE BRANCH INSTITUTE YEAR
B.Sc. Physics Sadakathullah Appa College 2018
M.Sc. Physics Sadakathullah Appa College 2020
Ph.D. Physics SSN college of Engineering 2026

 Experience

PERIOD NO OF YEARS DESIGNATION INSTITUTION
17-11-2025 to 29-05-2026 0.6 Senior Project Engineer IIT Bombay

 Publications

 Journals
  1. K. Pavithra, R. Paulraj, P. Chithra Lekha, N. Balagowtham, and L. Marini, "Tailored Nickel-Bismuth Composites via Microwave-Assisted Synthesis for Enhanced Electrochemical Performance in Supercapacitors," Journal of Power Sources, 2025.
  2. N. Balagowtham, K. R. Acchutharaman, M. S. Pandian, M. Kumar, J.-H. Chang, and P. Ramasamy, "Challenges in Commercializing Perovskite Solar Cells with Focus on Sustainability, Stability, and Cost Efficiency," Solar Energy, vol. 301, p. 113892, 2025.
  3. Acchutharaman K R; Balagowtham Nambiraj; Senthil Pandian Muthu; Gayathre Lakshmi Muthusamy Anandan; Jeffrey Joseph John Jeya Kamaraj; Pavithra Suresh; Princy Anbu; Ismail Fathima Mohameed Umar Farook; Ramasamy Perumalsamy, Investigation of Nb5+ doping in TiO2 as a mesoscopic electron transport layer for carbon electrode-based perovskite solar cells, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025
  4. S. Nagarani, M. Krishnamachari, M. Kumar, J.-H. Chang, and N. Balagowtham, "Synergistic effect of Nitrogen and Boron co-doped porous activated carbon encapsulated NiCo2O4 nanosphere composite for enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction," Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, vol. 983, p. 119023, 2025
  5. B. S. Infant Lasalle, N. Balagowtham, M. S. Pandian, P. Karuppasamy, and P. Ramasamy, "Experimental and theoretical investigation on the SR method grown semi-organic Piperazinium Tetrachlorozincate Monohydrate (PTZM) single crystal for optoelectronic applications," Optik, vol. 309, p. 171855, 2024.
  6. Balagowtham Nambiraj, Acchutharaman Kunka Ravindran, Senthil Pandian Muthu, and Ramasamy Perumalsamy. "Cost‐Effective Synthesis Method: Toxic Solvent‐Free Approach for Stable Mixed Cation Perovskite Powders in Photovoltaic Applications." Small Methods 9, no. 1 (2025): 2400768.
  7. K. R. Acchutharaman, N. Santhosh, N. Balagowtham, G. L. M. Anandan, M. S. Pandian, and P. Ramasamy, "Catalyzing the Affordability of Perovskite Solar Cells with Aluminum-Modified Cubic Titania," ACS Applied Optical Materials, vol. 1, pp. 230-243, 2024.
  8. R. Arunpandian, B. S. Infant Lasalle, N. Balagowtham, M. Krishnamachari, M. S. Pandian, P. Ramasamy, K. Mohanraj, C.-H. Chiang, and P.-Y. Yang, "Computational and experimental investigation on piperazinediium bis (4-aminobenzoate) dihydrate single crystal for NLO applications," Journal of Molecular Structure, vol. 1288, p. 135811, 2023.
  9. N. Balagowtham, K. R. Acchutharaman, N. Santhosh, M. S. Pandian, and P. Ramasamy, "Highly stable MAPbI3 microcrystals: a single precursor derived from low-grade PbI2 using sono-chemical method for economical and efficient perovskite solar cells," Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, vol. 33, no. 27, pp. 21531-21545, 2022.
 Books
  1. N. Balagowtham, K.R. Acchutharaman, Muthu Senthil Pandian, P. Ramasamy, Mohanraj Kumar, Jih-Hsing Chang, "Metal Halide Perovskite Single Crystals for X-ray Detection Applications," Single Crystal Applications, Royal Book Publishing, India, p. 58-81, 2026.
  2. Jih-Hsing Chang, Arunkumar Senthilkumar, Pratima Devi Sivasubramanian, N. Balagowtham, Mohd. Shkir, Mohanraj Kumar, "Spintronic applications of magnetite and Heusler materials thin films," Nanostructured Thin Films, Elsevier, p. 181-202, 2026.

 Seminar, Conference, Workshop Attended

  1. International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology for Sustainability: Energy and Health Care (ICoNNS 2024) as part of Fullbright Specialist Program, Department of Basic Science and Humanities, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Karukutty, Ernakulam, Kerala, 04-07-2024 to 05-07-2024
  2. National Conference on Advanced Materials for Potential Applications and IPR (NACAM 24), Department of Chemistry & Research Centre, Sarah Tucker College, Tirunelveli., 27-02-2024 to 27-02-2024
  3. Young Scientist Conference, India International Science Festival, DBT-THSTI Campus in Faridabad, Haryana., 17-01-2024 to 20-01-2024
  4. International Conference on Advanced Materials and Technologies [AMT-2025] & Indo-Japan Workshop on Machine Learning for Advancing Crystal Growth Technology [MLACGT-2025], SSN Institutions, Chennai, India., 17-01-2024 to 20-01-2024
  5. Indian Conference on Carbon Materials, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai., 30-11-2023 to 02-12-2023
  6. International Conference on Technologically Important Materials for Device Fabrication, Aditanar College of Arts and Science, Tiruchendur., 01-09-2023 to 01-09-2023
  7. International Conference on Energy Conversion and Storage, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore., 05-06-2023 to 07-06-2023
  8. 66th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2022, Birla Institute of Technology, Jharkhand, Ranchi., 18-12-2022 to 22-12-2022
  9. National Conference on Recent Trends in Green Energy Technologies, Department of Green Energy, Pondicherry University., 08-12-2022 to 09-12-2022
  10. International Conference on Emerging Photovoltaic Materials and Technologies (ICEPV-2022) – VIRTUAL MODE, Ankara, Turkey., 27-04-2022 to 29-04-2022
  11. Indo-Norwegian International Online Conference on FARAON-2022, Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), University of Oslo (UiO), Norway and Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) India., 02-02-2022 to 04-02-2022
  12. Two days Online National Conference on Material for Energy and Environment, Academy of Maritime Education and Training, Chennai., 27-01-2022 to 28-01-2022
  13. 65th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2021, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai., 15-12-2021 to 19-12-2021

 Visits Abroad

PLACE PURPOSE DURATION
Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan International Internship Pilot Program 3 Months