Educational Qualifications
Ph.D. Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala, India,2003
M.Sc. (Physics) Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India, 1997
B.Sc. (Physics) PR NSS College, Mattanur, Kerala, India,1995
Research experience
Twelve years experience in preparation of thin films by Thermal evaporation, Chemical bath deposition, Spry pyrolysis and Characterization by X-ray diffractometer, Uv-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer, Keitheley Electrometer and SMU for conductivity measurement, Hall measurements, Photoluminescence measurement and Ion implantation studies
Teaching Experience
1 Lecturer - September 2002 to April 2006 - Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, Kochi, Kerala, India - 682 039
2 Assistant Professor - May 2006 onwards - National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil nadu, India – 620 015
Sponsored Research projects
Preparation of p-ZnO films by dual acceptor doping and fabrication of homo-junction devices, DST Fasttrack Scheme 2010-2012.
List of Publications
1. Structural electrical and optical properties of silver selenide thin films.
M.C. Santhosh Kumar and B. Pradeep, Semicond. Sci. Technol. 17 (2002) 261-265
2. Transport properties of silver selenide thin films from 100 K to 300K
M.C. Santhosh Kumar and B. Pradeep, Mater. Lett. 56 (2002) 491-495
3. Preparation and electrical properties of silver selenide thin films by reactive evaporation.
M.C. Santhosh Kumar and B. Pradeep, Bull. Mater. Sci. 25 (2002) 407-411
4. Photoelectrical properties of Silver Indium Selenide Thin Films.
M.C. Santhosh Kumar and B. Pradeep, Journal of Materials Science Letters 22 (2003) 287-291
5. Formation and properties of silver indium selenide thin films by co-evaporation.
M.C. Santhosh Kumar and B. Pradeep, Vacuum 72 (2004) 369 – 378
6. Thickness effect on structural, optical and electrical properties of ZnO thin films by Spray Pyrolysis
T. Prasada Rao, M.C. Santhoshkumar, Applied Surface Science 255 (2009) 4579–4584
7. Highly Oriented (1 0 0) ZnO thin films by spray pyrolysis,
T. Prasada Rao, M.C. Santhoshkumar, Applied Surface Science 255 (2009) 7212–7215
8. Effect of H+ irradiation on the optical properties of vacuum evaporated AgInSe2 thin films
M.C. Santhosh Kumar and B. Pradeep, Applied Surface Science 255 (2009) 8324–8327
9. Effect of stress on optical band gap of ZnO thin films with substrate temperature by spray pyrolysis
T. Prasada Rao, M.C. Santhosh Kumar, S. Anbumozhi Angayarkanni, M. Ashok,
Journal of Alloys and Compounds 485 (2009) 413–417
10. Effect of aluminium doping and annealing on structural and optical properties of Cerium Oxide nanocrystals
T. Dhannia, S. Jayalekshmi, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, T. Prasada Rao, A. Chandra Bose Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 70 (2009) 1443–1447
11. Active infrared thermal imaging for quantitative analysis of defects and delaminations in composite materials
S. Bagavathiappan, Y. Siva Sankar, M.C. S. Kumar, John Philip, T. Jayakumar and Baldev Raj,
Journal of Non-Destructive Testing & Evaluation, 8 (2009) 28-36
12. Physical properties of ZnO thin films deposited at various substrate temperatures using spray pyrolysis
T. Prasada Rao, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, V. Ganesan, S. R. Barman, C. Sanjeeviraja, Physica B 405 (2010) 2226–2231
13. Effect of He+ ion irradiation on the structural and optical properties of vacuum evaporated AgInSe2 thin films
M.C. Santhosh Kumar, B. Pradeep Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 495 (2010) 284–287
14. Effect of iron doping and annealing on structural and optical properties of cerium oxide nanocrystals
T. Dhannia, S. Jayalekshmi, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, T. Prasada Rao, A. Chandra Bose,
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 71 (2010) 1020–1025
15. Physical properties of Ga - doped ZnO thin films by spray pyrolysis
T. Prasada Rao and M. C. Santhosh Kumar, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 506 (2010) 788–793
16. Optical constants of co-evaporated Ag2Se thin films with proton irradiation,
M.C. Santhosh Kuamar, B. Pradeep, Journal of Ovonic Research Vol. 6, No. 3, June 2010, p. 143 – 148
17. Band gap variation in co-evaporated AgInSe2 thin films with 1.26 MeV He+ ion irradiation,
M.C. Santhosh Kuamar, B. Pradeep, Indian Journal of Physics, 85 (2011) 401-409
18. Realization of stable p-type ZnO thin films using Li–N dual acceptors,
T. Prasada Rao and M. C. Santhosh Kumar, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 509 (2011) 8676– 8682
19. Effect of annealing on the structural, optical and electrical properties of ZnO thin films by spray pyrolysis,
T. Prasada Rao and M. C. Santhosh Kumar, Indian J. Phys., 85, (2011) 1381-1391.
20.The role of substrate temperature on the properties of nanocrystalline Mo doped ZnO thin films by spray pyrolysis,
R. Swapna, M.C. Santhosh Kumar, Ceramics International 38 (2012) 3875–3883
21.Resistivity Stability of Ga Doped ZnO Thin Films with Heat Treatment in Air and Oxygen Atmospheres,
T. Prasada Rao, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, Journal of Crystallization Process and Technology, 2 (2012) 72-79
22. Effects of thickness and atmospheric annealing on structural, electrical and optical properties of GZO thin films by spray pyrolysis
T Prasada Rao, M C Santhosh Kumar, N. Sooraj Hussain, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 541 (2012) 495–504
23. Deposition of the low resistive Ag-N dual acceptor doped p-type ZnO thin films
R. Swapna, M.C. Santhosh Kumar, Ceramics International, 39 (2013) 1799–1806
24. Growth and characterization of molybdenum doped ZnO thin films by spray pyrolysis
R. Swapna, M.C. Santhosh Kumar, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 74 (2013) 418–425
25. Microstructural, electrical and optical properties of ZnO:Mo thin films with various thickness by spray pyrolysis, R. Swapna, M. Ashok, G. Muralidharan, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 102 (2013) 68–75
26.Aging and annealing effects on properties of Ag-N dual-acceptor doped ZnO thin films, R. Swapna, R. Amiruddin, and M. C. Santhosh Kumar, AIP Conf. Proc. 1512 (2013) 682-683
27.Deposition of Na-N dual acceptor doped p-type ZnO thin films and fabrication of p-ZnO:(Na, N)/n-ZnO:Eu homojunction, R. Swapna, M. C. Santhosh Kumar,Materials Science and Engineering B, 178 (2013) 1032– 1039
28. Fabrication and Characterization of n-ZnO:Eu/p-ZnO:(Ag, N) homojunction by spray pyrolysis, R. Swapna, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, Materials Research Bulletin 49 (2014) 44–49
29. Dual Acceptor Doping and Aging Effect of p-ZnO:(Na, N) Nanorod Thin Films by Spray Pyrolysis, R. Swapna, R. Amiruddin, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, AIP Conference Proceedings 1576 (2014) 167-170
30. Analysis of Structural and Electrical Properties of Aluminium Doped Lead Sulphide (PbS) Thin Films Prepared by CBD Method. S. Cheemadan, K. Keerthana, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, J. Environ. Nanotechnol. Volume 2, No.4 (2014) pp. 28-33
31. Fabrication of Hyddrophobic ZnO Surfaces on SS304 Substrates, R. Amiruddin, Akshay Srinivas, C. S. Sujith Kumar, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, J. Environ. Nanotechnol. Volume 2, No.4 (2014) pp. 51-56
32. Epitaxial Growth of Vertically Aligned Highly Conducting ZnO Nanowiresby Modified Aqueous Chemical Growth Process R. Amiruddin, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, Ceramics International 40 (2014) 11283–11290
33. Enhanced visible emission from vertically aligned ZnO nanostructures, R. Amiruddin, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, Journal of Luminescence 155 (2014) 149–155
34. Flow boiling heat transfer enhancement on copper surface using Fe doped Al2O3- TiO2 composite coatings C.S. Sujith Kumar, S. Suresh C.R, Aneesh, M.C. Santhosh Kumar, A.S. Praveen, K. Raji, Applied Surface Science (accepted 2014)
35. Effect of Annealing Atmosphere on Structural and Optical Properties of Nd:ZnO Thin Films, T. Prasada Rao, S. Gokul Raj, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, Procedia Materials Science 6 (2014 ) 1631 – 1638
36. Optical Properties of Samarium Doped ZnO Thin Films, T. Prasada Rao, S. Gokul Raj, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, IEEE xplore, 2nd International Conference on Devices, Circuits and Systems (ICDCS) 2014
37. Investigation on P-N dual acceptor doped p-type ZnO thin films and subsequent growth of pencil-like nanowires, R. Amiruddin, Sebin Devasia, K. Mohammedali, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, Semiconductor Science and Technology (Accept-2014)
Books Published:
1. Engineering Physics, M.C. Santhosh Kumar (2004 September),
ISBN 978-81-901761-1-0
2. Advanced Physics for engineers M.C. Santhosh Kumar (2010 July)
ISBN 978-81-901761-7-0
Papers in Conference/ Symposia
1. M.C. Santhosh Kumar and B. Pradeep, “Effect of electron, proton and He+ irradiation on AgInSe2 thin films”Proceedings of “ International conference on optoelectronic materials and thin films for advanced technology” OMTAT 2005, CUSAT, Cochin- 22, 452- 458
2. S. Vibin kumar, V.R. Ravindran, C. Sreelekshmi, M.K. Suresh, M.C.Santhosh Kumar, Computed Tomographic reconstruction for solid rocket motor using digital X-ray imaging” National conference on Recent Trends in Optoelectronics and Laser Technology, 9-11 April 2007, Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram, page 54
3. Dhannia .T, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, A. Chandra Bose, S. Jayalekshmi, “Synthesis and Characterization of Cerium Oxide Nanocrystals” National conference on New Horizons in theoretical and Experimental Physics (NHTEP – 2007) October 2007, Kochi, India
4. P. Arun kumar , K. Arunmuthu , T. Saravanan , John Philip , T. Jayakumar and M.C.Santhosh Kumar, “ Fourier Transformation of Microfocal Radiography images for enhanced sensitivity for defect detection and quantification” National seminar onNDE, NDE 2007, Vadodara November 27- 29, 2007
5. Y. Siva Sankar , S.Bagavathiappan , T.Saravanan, John Philip, T. Jayakumar and M.C.Santhosh Kumar, “Thermal imaging of adhesively de-bonded structures” National seminar on NDE, NDE 2007, Vadodara November 27- 29, 2007
6. T. Dhannia , M. C. Santhosh Kumar, A. Chandra Bose, S. Jayalekshmi, “Lattice constant dependence on particle size of doped Cerium Oxide nanoparticles on annealing” National Conference on emerging materials and Technologies for India – 2020, January 24-25, 2008, Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials engineering, NIT Trichy -15 page 19
7. E. Gomathi, G. Gobi, M.C. Santhoshkumar, T. Prasadarao, K. Siva Prasad, “Preparation and PbS and PbFexS1-x thin Films by chemical bath deposition” National Conference on emerging materials and Technologies for India – 2020, January 24-25, 2008, Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials engineering, NIT Trichy - 15 page 52
8. T. Prasada Rao, M.C. Santhoshkumar, “Thickness effect of nanostructured ZnO thin films by Automated Spray Pyrolysis” National Conference on Thin Films materials and Devices, NITK, Surathkal, May 2-3, 2008, Surathkal.
9. T. Prasada Rao, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, “ZnO/a-BaTiO3 composite thin films for TCO applications by spray pyrolysis” National Conference on Nanophotonic materials, Department of Physics, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, October 10-12, 2008.
10. T. Prasada Rao, M.C. Santhosh Kumar, “Effect of Accetic acid on structural, optical and electrical properties of nanostructured ZnO thin films by spray pyrolysis” 2nd DAE-BRNS International Symposium on Materials Chemistry, December 2-6, 2008, BARC, Mumbai, India
11. T. Prasada Rao, M.C. Santhoshkumar and T. Dhannia, “Effect of ethanol on properties of ZnO thin films by spray pyrolysis” Proceedings of the 53rd DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, December 2008.
12. T. Dhannia, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, S. Jayalekshmi, T. Prasadarao,“The Effect of annealing on structural and optical properties of aluminium doped Cerium Oxide nanocrystals” Proceedings of the 53rd DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, December 2008.
13. T. Dhannia, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, S. Jayalekshmi, “Aluminium doped nanocrystalline cerium oxide-a new material for SOFC” The Second International Conference on Frontiers in Nanoscience and Technology, January 3 – 6, Department of Physics, CUSAT, Kochi, India
14. S. Anbumozhi Angayarkanni, A. Safarulla, T. Prasada Rao and M. C. Santhosh Kumar, Optical and structural properties of ZnO thin films by Spray pyrolysis. UGC sponsored National conference on “Nanomaterials for energy conversion and conservation” (NMECC-09), Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli, March 29 (2009).
Realization of stable p-type ZnO thin films using a Li-N dual acceptor doping for optoelectronic applications
Frontiers in Optics 2010/ Laser science XXVI”, Rochester, New York USA, October 24-28, 2010.
16. K. Vishwanathan, Bhaskar Mohan Murari, P. Jegatheesan, T. Prasada rao, M.C. Santhosh Kumar, B. Karthikeyan,
Study of electrical glucose sensing by ZnO thin films “International conference on electroceramics”
13-17 Dec 2009 Univesity of Delhi, Delhi, India
17. Govind Kumar Sharma, K.P. Amarnath, M.C. Santhosh Kumar, C. Babu rao and T. Jayakumar,
Enhancement of signal to Noise ratio in Ultrasonic NDE using Wavelet Transform,
National Seminar on NDE (NDE 2009), 10-12 December 2009, Tiruchirappalli-15
18. Govind Kumar Sharma, G. Anil Kumar, M.C. Santhosh Kumar, C. Babu rao and T. Jayakumar,
Automatic classification of defects in ultrasonic inspection using artificial neural network,
National Seminar on NDE (NDE 2009), 10-12 December 2009, Tiruchirappalli-15
19. T. Prasada Rao, M. C. Santhosh Kumar,
Realization of stable p-type ZnO thin films using a Li-N dual acceptor doping for optoelectronic applications,
Frontiers in Optics 2010/ Laser science XXVI”, Rochester, New York USA, October 24-28, 2010
20. K. Anitha, J. Nasiha, M.C. Santhosh Kumar,
Ferromagnetism in Cobalt doped CeO2 nanocrystals by co-precipitation,
3rd International conference on Frontiers in Nanoscience and Technology, (Cochin nano-2011),
CUSAT, Kochi, Kerala, India, August 14-17, 2011
21.R. Swapna, T. Prasada Rao, M. C. Santhosh Kumar,
Effect of molybdenum doping on structural, optical and electrical properties of nanostructured ZnO thin films,
3rd International conference on Frontiers in Nanoscience and Technology (Cochin nano-2011),
CUSAT, Kochi, Kerala, India, August 14-17, 2011.
22. R. Swapna, M. C. Santhosh Kumar,
Effect of Annealing on the properties of MZO thin films by spray pyrolysis,
International conference on Advanced Materials, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, 12th to 16th December 2011.
23.R. Swapna, M. C. Santhosh Kumar,
Fabrication of the low Resistive Ag-N doped Nanocrystalline p-type ZnO Thin films,
International Conference & Workshop on nanostructured Ceramics & other Nanomaterials
(ICWNCN-2012), University of Delhi, Delhi, March 13-16, 2012.
24.R. Swapna, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, Ag-N dual Acceptor Doping and Fabrication of n-ZnO:Eu/p-ZnO:(Ag, N) Homojunctions by spray pyrolysis,
1st International conference on Emerging Advanced nanomaterials, (ICEAN 2012), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 22nd – 25th October 2012
25.R. Swapna, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, K. Venkateswaralau
4th International conference on Advanced nanomaterials, IIT Madras, Chennai, India, October 17-19, 2012
26.R. Swapna, R. Amiruddin, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, Aging and Annealing Effects on Properties of Ag-N Dual Acceptor Doped ZnO Thin Films,
57th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India 3-7 December 2012
27.R. Swapna, R. Amiruddin, M. C. Santhosh Kumar,
2nd International Conference on Optoelectronic Materials and thin Films for Advanced Tecnology, (OMTAT 2013) CUSAT, Kochi, Kerala, 3-5 January 2013
28.Saheer Cheemadan, K. Keerthana and M.C. Santhosh Kumar Analysis of Structural and Electrical Properties of Aluminium doped lead sulphide., “National Conference on Advanced Materials for Emerging Technologies, July 11 to 12, 2013, Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
29.R. Amiruddin, Akshay Srinivas, M. C. Santhosh Kumar, Fabrication of Hydrophobic ZnO Surfaces on SS304 Substrates, “National Conference on Advanced Materials for Emerging Technologies, July 11 to 12, 2013, Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
30.R. Ameeruddin, M.C. Santhosh Kumar, Growth of Vertically Aligned ZnO Nanowires for Light Emitting Diodes (LED’s) Applications International Conference on Thin Films and Applications, September 11-13, SASTRA University, Tanjore, India
31. Nithin P.V., Krishnan Balasubramanian, Prabhu Rajagopal and M.C. Santhosh Kumar, Flying Spot Laser Thermography for the Detection of Surface Breaking Cracks on steal, 14th Asia pacific Conference on Non-Destructive Testing, 18-22 Nov 2013, Mumbay, India.
32. Sarath chandarn, N. Jothilakshmi, Paritosh Nanekar and M.C. Santhosh Kumar, Non-destructive Characterization of Cracks in Cladded Pressure Vessels, 14th Asia pacific Conference on Non-Destructive Testing, 18-22 Nov 2013, Mumbay, India.
33. R. Swapna, K. Venkateswarlu, M.C. Santhosh Kumar, Heat Treatment Impact on the Properties of Na and N Dual Doped zno Thin Flms by Spray Pyrolysis, 2nd International Conference on Nanomaterials and Technologies (CNT 2014), 17-18 October, Hyderabad, India
34. R. Swapna, T. Srinivasa Reddy, K. Venkateswarlu, M.C. Santhosh Kumar, Effect of Post-Annealing on the Properties of Eu Doped zno Nano Thin Films, 2nd International Conference on Nanomaterials and Technologies (CNT 2014), 17-18 October, Hyderabad, India
35. Neelkamal Kulhara, Arpita Ghosh, M.C. Santhosh Kumar, Sarmishtha Palit Sagar, Estimation of Moisture in Blast Furnace Coke by Non-Invasive Technique, National Seminar & Exhibition on Non-Destructive Evaluation, NDE 2014, 4-6 December, Pune, India
36. B.S. Akhil, Krishnan Balasubramanian and M.C. Santhosh Kumar, Modeling Laser Ultrasonic Inspection using FEM, National Seminar & Exhibition on Non-Destructive Evaluation, NDE 2014, 4-6 December, Pune, India
37. T. Srinivasa Reddy and M.C. Santhosh Kumar, Depositiotion and characterisation of co-evaporated Cu2SnS3 thin films for photovoltaic applications, International conference on sustainable energy Technologies, 11-13, December 2014, PSG College of Engineering, Coimbatore, India
Projects Guided
Ph.D. Thesis completed
Dr.T. Prasada Rao
Title of thesis: Preparation and characterization of n-type and p - type ZnO thin films for optoelectronic applications
Degree Awarded: 2011
Dr. R. Swapna
Title of thesis: Investigations on preparation and properties of various n-type and p-type ZnO thin films and fabrication of p-n homojunctions
Degree Awarded: 2014
PG projects guided: 33
Research Group members
Ph.D. Students
Mr. R. Amiruddin
Research Area: Oxide nanostructures for LED Applications
Mr. T. Srinivasa Reddy
Research Area: Development of CZTS based solar cells by PVD Technique
Mr. Saheer Cheemadan
Research Area: Mixed Oxide nanostructures for TCO electrodes
Papers Handled for UG and PG
