Yuvaraj Sivalingam

Research Interests

My research is mainly focused on the synthesis of organic/inorganic hybrid nanomaterials and their applications in sensors for food analysis, environmental monitoring, medical diagnosis; photoelectric/piezoelectric self-powered gas sensor arrays; piezoelectric nanogenerators; self-powered photodetectors; gate extended FET-based biosensors.

Selected Publications

Unprecedented Multifunctionality in Novel Monophase Micro/Nanostructured Ti-Zn Alloy
H. K. Vikraman, J. George, R. P. Reji, G. P. Kuppuswamy, Sanjay. D. Sutar, A. Swami, S. Ramamoorthy, A. Sundaramurthy, S. Pramanik, S. Velappa Jayaraman, S. Perumal, Y. Sivalingam* and S. R. N. K. Mangalampalli
Small, 2023, 2305126
NiOX Template-Grown Ni-MOF-Coated Carbon Paper Electrode Embedded Extended Gate Field Effect Transistor for Glucose Detection in Saliva: En Route toward the Noninvasive Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus
G. P. Kuppuswamy, M. S. Shabanur Matada, G. Marappan, M. Y. Mulla, S. Velappa Jayaraman, C. Di Natale and Y. Sivalingam*
ACS Appl. Electron. Mater., 2023, 5, 3268–3279
Novel Ternary Nitride Thin Film-Based Self-Powered, Broad Spectral Responsive Photodetector with a High Detectivity for Weak Light
J. George, H. K. Vikraman, R. P. Reji, K. Mamidipudi Ghanashyam, S. Velappa Jayaraman, Y. Sivalingam and K. Mangalampalli Sri Rama Narasimha
Advanced Materials Technologies, 2023, 8, 2200645
A ZIF-67 derived Co3O4 dodecahedron-shaped microparticle electrode-based extended gate field-effect transistor for non-enzymatic glucose detection towards the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus
G. P. Kuppuswamy, K. Pushparaj, V. J. Surya, E. K. Varadharaj, S. S. Kumar, C. D. Natale and Y. Sivalingam*
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 5345–5355
Piezoelectric nanogenerator-induced work function on a metal phenolic coordination framework from copper oxide nanospheres for efficient biomechanical energy harvesting and physiological monitoring
A. Ravikumar, V. Natraj, Y. Sivalingam*, V. J. Surya, F. Zheng, H. Wang, Q. Du and N. Liu
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 16492–16505
Light-Activated Porphyrinoid-Capped Nanoparticles for Gas Sensing
G. Magna, M. Muduganti, M. Stefanelli, Y. Sivalingam, F. Zurlo, E. Di Bartolomeo, A. Catini, E. Martinelli, R. Paolesse and C. Di Natale
ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2021, 4, 414–424
Combinatorial selectivity with an array of phthalocyanines functionalized TiO2/ZnO heterojunction thin film sensors
Y. Sivalingam*, G. Magna, R. Kalidoss, S. Murugan, D. Chidambaram, V. Nutalapati, S. V. Jayaraman, R. Paolesse and C. D. Natale
Nanotechnology, 2021, 33, 075503
Comparative Study on the Preparation and Gas Sensing Properties of Reduced Graphene Oxide/SnO2 Binary Nanocomposite for Detection of Acetone in Exhaled Breath
R. Kalidoss, S. Umapathy, R. Anandan, V. Ganesh and Y. Sivalingam*
Anal. Chem., 2019, 91, 5116–5124
The light modulation of the interaction of l-cysteine with porphyrins-coated ZnO nanorods
Y. Sivalingam, R. Pudi, L. Lvova, G. Pomarico, F. Basoli, A. Catini, A. Legin, R. Paolesse and C. Di Natale
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2015, 209, 613–621
Low voltage electrolyte-gated organic transistors making use of high surface area activated carbon gate electrodes
J. Sayago, F. Soavi, Y. Sivalingam, F. Cicoira and C. Santato
J. Mater. Chem. C, 2014, 2, 5690–5694
The light-enhanced gas selectivity of one-pot grown porphyrins coated ZnO nanorods
Y. Sivalingam, G. Magna, G. Pomarico, A. Catini, E. Martinelli, R. Paolesse and C. Di Natale
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2013, 188, 475–481
The influence of gas adsorption on photovoltage in porphyrin-coated ZnO nanorods
Y. Sivalingam, G. Magna, G. Pomarico, A. Catini, E. Martinelli, R. Paolesse and C. Di Natale
J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 20032–20037
Gas-Sensitive Photoconductivity of Porphyrin-Functionalized ZnO Nanorods
Y. Sivalingam, E. Martinelli, A. Catini, G. Magna, G. Pomarico, F. Basoli, R. Paolesse and C. Di Natale
J. Phys. Chem. C, 2012, 116, 9151–9157

Education

Ph.D., Sensorial and Learning System Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, 2014
M.Tech., Sensor System Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, 2009
M.Sc., Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, 2007
B.Sc., Physics, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, 2005

Professional Profile

2023-present: Research Scientist, Sensors Lab, Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Science and Engineering (CEMSE) Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
2022-2023: Associate Professor (Research-focused), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India
2016-2022: Assistant Professor (Research-focused), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India
2015-2016: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
2014-2015: Postdoctoral Fellow, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
2013-2014: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

Scientific and Professional Membership

American Chemical Society (ACS)
Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)
Chemical Society of Japan
The Society of Polymer Science, Japan

Awards

June 2017: Awarded Early Career Research Award from the Department of Science and Technology – Science and Engineering Research Board, Government of India.
April 2015: Awarded JSPS Post-Doctoral Fellowship from Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) for two years (April 2015-March 2017)
December 2013: Awarded First Level Research Grant from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy for one year (December 2013-December 2014)

KAUST Affiliations

CEMSE - Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division

Research Interests Keywords

Nanomaterials synthesis gas sensor arrays biosensors applications nanogenerators photodetector devices organic field effect transistors