Dr. Peter Amalathas Amalraj

• Ph.D. University of Canterbury, New Zealand [2017]
• BSc (Hons) in Physics, First Class, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka [2011]

Employment History

• Dec 2021 – To date: Senior Lecturer, Department of Physics, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
• Nov 2022 – To date: Visiting Lecturer, Department of Physics, Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
• Apr 2025 – Jun 2025: Visiting Researcher, Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic.
• Sep 2024 – Nov 2024: Visiting Researcher, Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic.
• Feb 2023 – Apr 2023: Visiting Researcher, Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic.
• Aug 2022 – Oct 2022: Visiting Researcher, Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic.
• Oct 2017 – Nov 2021: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic.
• Jun 2017 – Aug 2017: Research Associate, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
• Dec 2013 – May 2017: Ph.D. Researcher – Nanostructure Engineering Science and Technology (NEST) Group, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
• Feb 2015 – Nov 2016: Teaching Assistant, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
• Oct 2012 – Nov 2013: Lecturer (Temporary), Department of Physics, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
• Nov 2011 – Sep 2012: Demonstrator, Department of Physics, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Postgraduate Supervision

PhD

• Selvadurai Loheeswaran, “Defect engineering for highly efficient and stable wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells, Reading for PhD in Physics, University of Jaffna, October 2024 to October 2027. [Co-Supervisor]

MPhil

• Harini Haritharan, “Development of High-Performance and Stable FAPbBr3 Perovskite solar Cells by Low-Dimensional Perovskite Passivation, Reading for MPhil in Physics, University of Jaffna, June 2026 to June 2028. [Supervisor]
• M.W.Malsha Kawindi Mannawadu, “Suppressing light-induced phase segregation in wide-bandgap mixed-halide perovskites for highly efficient and photostable solar cells, Reading for MPhil in Physics, University of Jaffna, June 2026 to June 2028. [Supervisor]

MSc

• Reema Pradeep Newaskar, “Study of Phase Segregation in Mixed Halide Perovskite for Solar Cells”, MSc, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic- Completed 2021. [Co-Supervisor]

Professional Memberships

• Mar 2016 – Present: Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE)
• Nov 2017 – Dec 2022: Member of the Institute of Physics (MInstP)
• From 2022: Life member of Jaffna Science Association

Research Grants

• Principal investigator: LKR 20 million “Explorative, Economic, and Efficient Perovskite Based Energy Harvesting Devices”, India-Sri Lanka Joint R&D Call-2024 funded by The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka- 2026-2028.
• Principal investigator: LKR 3 million “NRC IDG 2024-008: “Suppressing the light induced phase segregation for highly efficient and photostable wide-bandgap mixed halide perovskite solar cells”, National Research Council, Sri Lanka -2025- 2028.
• Principal investigator: LKR 0.8 million “URG/2022/SEIT/14: Photoinduced phase segregation in mixed halide perovskites: influence of a two-dimensional perovskite passivation treatment”, University research grant- 2022, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka -Completed.

Awards and Honours

• BEST PAPER AWARD IN SESSION Materials and Energy, 29th Annual Technological Advances in Science, Medicine, and Engineering (TASME) Conference, 2025.
• 2010: The “University prize” for the best performance in the Honors Degree examination in Science, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
• 2010: “Sir Arunachalam Mahadeva Memorial Prize” for the best performance in the Honors Degree examination in Science Specialized in Physics, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
• 2010: “Ramalingam Veerasingam Memorial Prize” for the best performance in the Theoretical Physics unit in the Honors Degree Examination in Science, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Scholarships and Fellowships

• Apr 2025 – June 2025: Research Fellowship funded by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TACR).
• Sep 2024 – Nov 2024: Research Fellowship funded by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TACR).
• Feb 2023 – Apr 2023: Research Fellowship funded by Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and Czech National Foundation.
• Aug 2022 – Oct 2022: Research Fellowship funded by Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.
• 2013-2016: UC Doctoral Scholarship, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
• 2008: “Prof. Kanthia Kunaratnam Scholarship for being the best student selected to read for an Honors Degree in Physics, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
• 2007-2011: Mahapola Higher Education Merit Scholarship to pursue BSc, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

SCIE Journal Articles

1. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Saisankar Sunthareswaran, Neda Neykova, Lukáš Horák, and Jakub Holovský. “Stabilizing Halide Distribution in Mixed Halide Perovskites through Diammonium-Based Passivation.” ACS Omega,11, no. 12 (2026): 19903-19913.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.6c01620
2. Eva Horynova, Jakub Holovsky, Lucie Landova, Naini Jain, Abhinav Deep Pakki, Meng-HsuehKuo, Ivana Beshajová Pelikánová, Branislav Dzurňák, Lukáš Horák, Ognen Pop-Georgievski, Amalraj Peter Amalathas and Neda Neykova.” Nickel Oxide Hole Transport Layer for Perovskite Solar Cells: Preparation via Pulsed Laser Deposition with Simulation and Experimental Insights”. Vacuum (2025) 114812.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2025.114812
3. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Loheeswaran Selvadurai, Lucie Landová, Neda Neykova, and Jakub Holovský. “Polymer-Assisted Crystallization and Defect Passivation in Planar Wide-Bandgap FAPbBr3 Perovskite Solar Cells.” ACS Omega 10, no. 36 (2025): 41515-41523.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.5c04987
4. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Archchana Rajavinayagam, Lucie Landová, Milan Dopita, and Jakub Holovský. “Synergetic Effect of Tetraoctylammonium Chloride in Suppressing Photoinduced Phase Segregation in Mixed Halide Perovskite Solar Cells.” Journal of Alloys and Compounds (2025): 180533.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.180533
5. Jakub Holovský, Katarína Ridzoňová, Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Brianna Conrad, Rupendra Kumar Sharma, Xin Yu Chin, Ebin Bastola, Khagendra Bhandari, Randy J. Ellingson, and Stefaan De Wolf. ” Below Urbach Edge: Solar Cell Loss Analysis Based on Full EQE Spectra.” ACS Energy Letters, no. 7 (2023): 3221-3227.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.3c00951
6. Ridzoňová, Katarína, Roman Grill, Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Branislav Dzurňák, Neda Neykova, Lukáš Horák, Peter Fiala et al. “Correlating light-induced deep defects and phase segregation in mixed-halide perovskites.” Journal of Materials Chemistry A10, no. 36 (2022): 18928-18938.  https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ta03538c
7. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Lucie Landová, Katarína Ridzoňová, Lukáš Horák, Pavla Bauerová, Jakub Holovský. “Unveiling the Effect of Potassium Treatment on the Mesoporous TiO2/ Perovskite Interface in Perovskite Solar Cells.” ACS Applied Energy Materials 4, 10(2021), 11488-11495.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.1c02229
8. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Lucie Landová, Zdeňka Hájková, Lukáš Horák, Martin Ledinsky, and Jakub Holovský. “Controlled Growth of Large Grains in CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Films Mediated by an Intermediate Liquid Phase without an Antisolvent for Efficient Solar Cells.” ACS Applied Energy Materials 3, 12(2020), 12484–12493.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.0c02441
9. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Lucie Landová, Teodor Huminiuc, Lukáš Horák, Brianna Conrad, Tomas Polcar, and Jakub Holovský. “Elucidating the role of TiCl4 post-treatment on percolation of TiO2 electron transport layer in perovskite solar cells.” Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics53, no. 38 (2020): 385501.  http://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ab938c
10. Brianna Conrad, Luca Antognini, Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Mathieu Boccard, and Jakub Holovský. “Illumination-Dependent Requirements for Heterojunctions and Carrier-Selective Contacts on Silicon.” IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics10, no. 5 (2020): 1214-1225.  https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2020.2998900
11. Jakub Holovský, Michael Stuckelberger, Tomáš Finsterle, Brianna Conrad, Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Martin Müller, and Franz-Josef Haug. “Towards Quantitative Interpretation of Fourier-Transform Photocurrent Spectroscopy on Thin-Film Solar Cells.” Coatings10, no. 9 (2020): 820.  https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings10090820
12. Eva Horynová,  Oleksandr  Romanyuk,  Lukáš  Horák,  Zdeněk  Remeš,  Brianna  Conrad, Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Lucie Landova, Jana Houdková, Petr Jiříček, Tomáš Finsterle, Jakub Holovský “Optical characterization of low temperature amorphous MoOX, WOX, and VOX prepared by pulsed laser deposition” Thin Solid Films 693 (2020): 137690.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2019.137690
13. Jakub Holovský, Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Lucie Landová, Branislav Dzurňák, Brianna Conrad, Martin Ledinský, Zdeňka Hájková et al. “Lead Halide Residue as a Source of Light-Induced Reversible Defects in Hybrid Perovskite Layers and Solar Cells.” ACS Energy Letters4, no. 12 (2019): 3011-3017.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.9b02080
14. Amalraj Peter Amalathas and Maan M. Alkaisi. “Nanostructures for light trapping in thin film solar cells.”  Micromachines 10, no. 9 (2019): 619.  https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10090619
15. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Lucie Landová, Brianna Conrad, Jakub Holovský, “Concentration-Dependent Impact of Alkali Li Metal Doped Mesoporous TiO2 Electron Transport Layer on the Performance of CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells”, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 123 (32) (2019), 19376-19384. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b05355
16. K Balashangar, S Paranthaman, M Thanihaichelvan, PA Amalraj, D Velauthapillai, P Ravirajan, “Multi-walled carbon nanotube incorporated nanoporous titanium dioxide electrodes for hybrid polymer solar cells” Materials Letters 219 (2018) 265-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2018.02.088
17. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Maan M Alkaisi, “Efficient light trapping nanopyramid structures for solar cells patterned using UV nanoimprint lithography”, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 57 (2017) 54-58.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2016.09.032
18. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Maan M Alkaisi, “Periodic upright nanopyramid fabricated by ultraviolet curable nanoimprint lithography for thin film solar cells”, International Journal of Nanotechnology, 14 (2017) 3-14.  https://doi.org/10.1504/IJNT.2017.082435
19. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Maan M Alkaisi, “Upright nanopyramid structured cover glass with light harvesting and self-cleaning effects for solar cell applications”, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 49 (2016) 465601. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/49/46/465601
20. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Maan M Alkaisi, “Effects of film thickness and sputtering power on properties of ITO thin films deposited by RF magnetron sputtering without oxygen”, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 27 (2016) 11064-11071. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-5223-9

Conference full papers

1. Brianna Conrad, Martin Muller, Zdeněk Remeš, Lucie Landova, Lukas Horak, Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Jakub Holovský, “Effect of a-Si on CH3NH3PbI3 Films and Applications in Perovskite Solar Cells” Proceedings of IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Chicago, IL, USA, June 2019, 0451-0456. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980569
2. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Lucie Abelová, Brianna Conrad, Branislav Dzurňák, Martin Ledinský, Jakub Holovský, “Probing photoinduced degradation of CH₃NH₃PbI₃ perovskite films by Kelvin Probe and Photoluminescence techniques”, Proceedings of 35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2018), Brussels, Belgium, September 2018. https://doi.org/10.4229/35thEUPVSEC20182018-3DO.4.5
3. Brianna Conrad, Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Jakub Holovský, “Fundamental and Technological Limits to Low-Light Efficiency of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells”, Proceedings of 35nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2018), Brussels, Belgium, September 2018.  https://doi.org/10.4229/35thEUPVSEC20182018-2DV.3.19
4. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Maan M Alkaisi, “Enhanced Light Scattering and Hydrophobicity of Glass with Upright Nanopyramid Structure for Solar Cells Using UV Nanoimprint Lithography”, Proceedings of 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2016), Munich, Germany, June 2016, 0245-0248. https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20162016-1BV.6.28
5. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Maan M Alkaisi, “Enhancing the performance of solar cells with inverted nanopyramid structures fabricated by UV nanoimprint lithography”, Proceedings of IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Portland, OR, USA, June 2016, 0346-0349. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749608
6. P.A.Amalraj, K.Balashangar, P.Ravirajan, “Hybrid TiO2/ Polymer solar Cells Made with Functionalized Single Wall carbon Nanotube (SWNT)”, Proceedings of First National Nanotechnology Conference – 2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 2012, 45-47.

Conference Abstracts

1. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, “Overcoming the stability and efficiency bottleneck in wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells”, 4th International conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2026), Coimbatore, India, 3-5 June 2026.
2. Harini Haritharan, ALM Aashik Ajas, Punniamoorthy Ravirajan, Dhayalan Velauthapillai, Jakub Holovský and Amalraj Peter Amalathas, “Low-dimensional surface passivation for enhanced stability of FAPbBr3 perovskite thin films”, 4th International conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2026), Coimbatore, India, 3-5 June 2026.
3. Selvadurai Loheeswaran, Punniamoorthy Ravirajan, Dhayalan Velauthapillai and Amalraj Peter Amalathas, “Overcoming the voltage deficit in FAPbBr3 solar cells through surface passivation”, 4th International conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2026), Coimbatore, India, 3-5 June 2026.
4. Saisankar Sunthareswaran, Neda Neykova, Lukáš Horák, Jakub Holovský and Amalraj Peter Amalathas, “1,3-Diaminopropane dihydroiodide passivation for stabilized halide distribution in mixed-halide perovskite solar cells”4th International conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2026), Coimbatore, India, 3-5 June 2026.
5. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Tereza Staňková, Lucie Landová, Neda Neykova, Jakub Holovský, “FACsPbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells: Ethylammonium Bromide Both as an Additive and Surface Passivation”, 42nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2025), Bilbao, Spain, 22 – 26 September 2025.
6. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Neda Neykova, Archchana Rajavinayagam , Lucie Landová , Tereza Staňková, Milan Dopita, Jakub Holovský, “The Role of Tetraoctylammonium Chloriade in Suppresing Photoinduced Phase Segregation in Mixed-Halide Perovskite Solar Cells”, 42nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2025), Bilbao, Spain, 22 – 26 September 2025.
7. Selvadurai Loheeswaran and Amalraj Peter Amalathas. “Tailored surface passivation of FAPbBr3 perovskites using a fluorinated organic ammonium for efficient and stable solar cells”, 29th Annual Technological Advances in Science, Medicine, and Engineering (TASME 2025) Conference (Hybrid Conference). Toronto, Canada, 5-6 July 2025.
8. Saisankar Sunthareswaran and Amalraj Peter Amalathas. “Surface passivation using Trimethylenediamine Dihydroiodide for kinetic control of halide phase segregation in mixed halide perovskite solar cells”, 29th Annual Technological Advances in Science, Medicine, and Engineering (TASME 2025) Conference (Hybrid Conference). Toronto, Canada, 5-6 July 2025.
9. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Selvadurai Loheeswaran, Lucie Landová, and Jakub Holovský, “Polymer-assisted crystallization and defect passivation in planar wide bandgap FAPbBr3 perovskite solar cells”, 3^rd International conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA), University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 27-28 March 2025.
10. Saisankar Sunthareswaran, Neda Neykova, Jakub Holovský and Amalraj Peter Amalathas, “Stabilizing halide distribution in mixed halide perovskites through Trimethylenediamine Dihydroiodide passivation”, 3^rd International conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA), University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 27-28 March 2025.
11. Senastath Maduranga and Amalraj Peter Amalathas, “Role of sputtering power and annealing temperature in tailoring Al-Doped ZnO thin film properties”, 3^rd International conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA), University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 27-28 March 2025.
12. Archchana Rajavinayagam and Amalraj Peter Amalathas. “Surface passivation for mitigating phase segregation in mixed halide perovskites solar cells”, VINGNANAM Research Conference – 2024, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 6 September 2024.
13. Savithiri Sivathasan, Joy Karunya Mahendiran and Amalraj Peter Amalathas. “Influence of open-air post-annealing on Al-Doped ZnO thin films prepared by non-oxidizing RF magnetron sputtering”, 28th Annual Technological Advances in Science, Medicine, and Engineering (TASME 2024) Conference (Hybrid Conference). Toronto, Canada, 6-7 July 2024.
14. Archchana Rajavinayagam and Amalraj Peter Amalathas. “Suppression of photoinduced phase segregation in mixed halide perovskites by surface passivation”, 28th Annual Technological Advances in Science, Medicine, and Engineering (TASME 2024) Conference (Hybrid Conference), Toronto, Canada, 6-7 July 2024.
15. Amalraj Peter Amalathas. “Suppressing light-induced phase segregation in mixed halide perovskites”, The Second International conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2023), Coimbatore, India, 19-20 September 2023.
16. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Thanihaichelvan Murugathas, Lucie Landová and Jakub Holovský. “Tailoring the Fermi Level of TiO2 Electron Transport Layer with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells”, The Second International conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2023), Coimbatore, India, 19-20 September 2023.
17. Jakub Holovský, Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Katarína Ridzoňová, Petr Jiříček, Branislav Dzurňák, Lucie Landová, Romanyuk Oleksandr, “Iodine-induced phase segregation in mixed-halide perovskites”, The 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Milan, Italy, 26-30 September 2022.
18. Jakub Holovský, Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Katarina Ridzoňová, “Predicting Solar Cell Material Limits
    from Fourier-Transform Photocurrent Spectroscopy Measurements”, 35th European Photovoltaic
    Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2021), 06-10 September 2021.
19. Lukáš Horák, Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Jakub Holovský, “Texture analysis of strongly oriented
    MAPbI3 layers using fast reciprocal-space mapping”, 25th Congress and General Assembly of the
    International Union of Crystallography- IUCr 2021, Prague, Czech Republic, 14-22 August 2021.
20. Jakub Holovský, Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Rupendra Kumar Sharma“Optical and electrical performance of a layer in solar cell in a limit of very low thickness”, The 2021 Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS), VIRTUAL Conference, May 31st to June 3rd, 2021.
21. Jakub Holovský, Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Lucie Landová, Branisalv Dzurňák, Brianna Conrad, Martin Ledinský, Ognen Pop Georgievski, Jan Svoboda, Terry Chien-Jen Yang, Quentin Jeangros, “Metallic lead formation as a culprit of light-induced reversible changes in CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite layers and solar cells”, The 28th International Conference on Amorphous and Nano-crystalline Semiconductors (ICANS), Paris, France, 4-9 August 2019.
22. Eva Horynová, Brianna Conrad, Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Lucie Abelová, Ognen Pop-georgievski, Zdeněk Remeš, Jakub Holovský, “Optical characterization of high work function transparent conducive oxide thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition”, The 2019 Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS), Nice, France, 27-31 May, 2019
23. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Lucie landova, Brianna Conrad, Jakub Holovský, “Alkali Lithium Metal Doping Effects on Mesoporous TiO2 Electron Transport Layer Based CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells” 11th International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (HOPV19), Rome,Italy, 12-15 May 2019
24. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Lucie Abelová, Brianna Conrad, Branislav Dzurňák, Martin Ledinský, Jakub Holovský, “Interface charge dynamics in heterogeneous CH₃NH₃PbI₃ perovskite structures studied by Kelvin Probe and Photoluminescence techniques” 10th International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (HOPV18), Benidorm, Spain, 28-31 May 2018.
25. Thivakarasharma, K. Prashanthan, M. Thanihaichelvan, K. Balashangar, P.A. Amalraj, N.Robertson, J. Nelson, V. Dhayalan,and P. Ravirajan, “Strategies to improve charge transport in hybrid metal oxide/ polymer solar cells using dyes and multiwalled carbon nanotubes”, The 4^th International conference on Solar Energy Materials, Solar Cells and Solar Energy Applications, 4-6 January 2018, Kandy, Sri Lanka, P109
26. Thivakarasarma, A. Pirashanthan, S.Loheswaran, K. Balashangar, K. Prashanthan, M. Thanihaichelvan, P.A. Amalraj, S. Rasalingam, N. Robertson, J. Nelson, V.Dhayalan, and P. Ravirajan, Role of interface modifiers on enhancing the performance of Hybrid Nanocrystalline Metal oxides / Polymer Solar cells, International Symposium on Nanomaterials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (ISNCHA – 2017), 6-8 December 2017, Coimbatore, India
27. Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube (MWCNT) Incorporated Nanoporous Titanium Dioxides (TiO2) Photo-anodes for Hybrid TiO2/ Polymer Solar Cells, K. Balashangar, S. Paranthaman, M. Thanihaichelvan, A. Amalraj, D.Velauthapillai and P. Ravirajan, International Symposium on Nanomaterials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (ISNCHA – 2017), Coimbatore, India, 6-8, December 2017.
28. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Maan M Alkaisi, “Nanopyramid Structures with Light Harvesting and Self-cleaning Functions for High Performance Solar Cells”, 8th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN-8), Queenstown, New Zealand, 12-16 Feb 2017.
29. Balashangar, S. Paranthaman, P. A. Amalraj, M. Thanihaichelvan, P. Ravirajan, “Multiwall carbon nanotube (MWNT) for enhancing the performance of hybrid titanium dioxide /
    poly(3-hexylthiophene) solar cells”, 3rd International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology -2016 (ICNSNT-2016), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 15-16 December 2016.
30. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Maan M Alkaisi, “The Formation of Periodic Upright Nano-Pyramids Using UV Nanoimprint Lithography (UV-NIL)”, 7th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN-7), Nelson, New Zealand, 8-12 February 2015.
31. Loheeswaran, P. A. Amalraj, K. Balashangar and P. Ravirajan, “Improving the performance of Titanium dioxide / polymer solar cell by introducing monolayers at the interface” , Jaffna University International Research Conference-2012 (JUICE-2012),Jaffna, Sri Lanka , 20-21 July 2012.
32. Loheeswaran, P.A. Amalraj, K. Balashangar, and P. Ravirajan, “Improving the performance of hybrid Titanium dioxide/polymer Solar Cell using Single Wall carbon Nanotube (SWNT)”, The First International Conference on Advanced Materials, Science and Engineering (ICAMSE), Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 2-3, 2012.
33. A.Amalraj, K. Balashangar, P. Ravirajan, “Improving the performance of Hybrid TiO2/polymer Solar Cells using functionalized Single Wall carbon Nanotube”, International Conference on New and Renewable Energy 2012 (ICNRE 2012), Daegu, KNU, Korea, March 16-17, 2012.

Book Chapters

1. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Maan M Alkaisi , “Nanopyramid Structures with Light Harvesting and Self-Cleaning Properties for Solar Cells”, in Emerging Solar Energy Materials Edited by S Ameen, M. Shaheer Akhtar and H-S Shin. London: IntechOpen; 2018. p. 25–44. ISBN: 978-1-78923-583-8.
2. Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Maan M Alkaisi, “Fabrication and Replication of Periodic Nanopyramid Structures by Laser Interference Lithography and UV Nanoimprint Lithography for Solar Cells Applications” in Micro/Nanolithography – A Heuristic Aspect on the Enduring Technology Edited by J Thirumalai. London: IntechOpen; 2018. p. 13-41, ISBN: 978-1-78923-031-4.

Undergraduate Teaching

• PHY405M3: Laser Physics (2022 – Present)
• PHY406M3: Atomic and Molecular Spectra (2022 – Present)
• PHY408M3: Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2025 – Present)
• PHY303M3: Quantum Mechanics (2024)
• PHY302G3: Modern Physics (2022 – Present)
• PHY106G2: Electricity and Electromagnetic fields (2024)

Inter-Faculty Teaching

• GYCH 21012: Basic Science for Geography, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna (2024 – Present)
• BSNS 1221: Basic Science for non-Science, Faculty of Management studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna ( 2012)

Teaching at Other Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)

• PH 4033: Quantum Mechanics -II, Visiting Lecturer, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Eastern University, Sri Lanka (2022 – Present)
• PH 2221 Atomic and Nuclear Physics, PH 3122 Industrial Materials, PH 1123 Physical Optics, PH 3223 Statistical Physics, PH 2123 Elementary Quantum Mechanics, Moderator and Second Marker at Faculty of Applied Science, Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University, Sri Lanka (2023 – Present)

Keynote and Invited Talks

1. “Overcoming the stability and efficiency bottleneck in wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells” 4th International conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2026), Coimbatore, India, 3-5 June 2026.
2. “Metal halide perovskites for sustainable solar energy: From fundamentals to long term stability”, International Academia–Industry–Innovation Conclave (AIIC-2025), Lady Doak College, Madurai, India, 27-29 November, 2025.
3. “Suppressing light-induced phase segregation in mixed halide perovskites”, The Second International conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2023), Coimbatore, India, 19-20 September 2023.
4. “Fundamentals of Photovoltaics”, IEEE Summer School on Emerging Photovoltaic Technologies, organized by IEEE Electron Device Society, University of Jaffna, 22-25 July 2023.
5. “Perovskite as light harvester: The game changer in PV technology”, IEEE Summer School on Emerging Photovoltaic Technologies, organized by IEEE Electron Device Society, University of Jaffna 22-25 July 2023.
6. “Impact of Alkali Li Metal Doped Mesoporous TiO2 Electron Transport Layer on the Performance of CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells”, 6th CAP Assembly, a biannual conference organized by the Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, Prague, Czech Republic, 21 September 2019.
7. “Photoinduced Degradation of CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Films”, 4th CAP Assembly, a biannual conference organized by the Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, Prague, Czech Republic, 24 October 2018.

Feature Articles in Newsletters and Scientific Magazines

1. Plasmonics for light trapping in thin-film solar cells, Amalraj Peter Amalathas, IEEE Sri Lanka Section Newsletter, July 2022, Pages:26-27.
2. Ionovoltaics: Transforming Energy Generation with the Motion of Ions, Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Newsletter of the IEEE Student Branch, University of Jaffna, 2023, Page: 24-25.
3. Is green hydrogen a solution to tackle climate change?(காலநிலை மாற்றத்தை எதிர்கொள்ள பசுமை ஐதரசன் ஒரு தீர்வாகுமா?), Valampuri, Part I- published – 21.02.2025 and Part II – published – 22.02.2025.
4. Solar energy: a new path for Sri Lanka’s future (சூரிய சக்தி: இலங்கையின் எதிர்காலத்திற்கான புதிய பாதை), Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Yalin Thedal, Jaffna Science Association -Section A, Volume 1, Issue 1, May 2025, Pages:24-27.
5. Perovskite solar cells: A game changer in renewable energy, Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Clean Energy Newsletter, Volume 9, Issue 1, October 2025, Pages:07-10.
6. Tandem solar cells breaking the efficiency limits of conventional photovoltaics, Amalraj Peter Amalathas, Clean Energy Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2026, Pages:14-18.

Resource Person

• Teachers Empowerment Seminar on 2025 GCE (A/L) Physics Evaluation Standards Jointly Organized by The Centre for Science Education, University of Jaffna, Provincial Department of Education, Northern Province, IEEE EDS and NTC Student Branch Chapter, University of Jaffna and The Physics Society, University of Jaffna, 20 March 2026.
• “Metal Halide Perovskites for Next-Generation Sustainable Solar Energy Technologies”, Refresher Course on Advanced Functional Materials for Energy and Healthcare Applications (AFMEHA) organized by the UGC-Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC) at the Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT), India, 05 February 2026.
• Mastering the Art of Scientific Writing: Crafting Effective Publication, organized by Jaffna Science Association-Section A, 16 April 2025.
• Preparation session for G.C.E A/L examination in Physics-2023, Mu/Yogapuram Maha Vidyalayam, Mallavi, organized by Jaffna Science Association (JSA), 29 November 2023.
• Preparation sessions for science and technology stream students who sit GCE (A/L) Examination – 2023. “How can students avoid the occurrence of errors in answering GCE(A/L) Physics question paper? Key Points Based on a Marking Scheme”, organized by Centre for Science Education, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, 14 December 2023.
• Hands-on training sessions: Making thin films, UV-Vis spectroscopy and making PV devices, IEEE Summer School on Emerging Photovoltaic Technologies, organized by IEEE Electron Device Society, University of Jaffna, 22-25 July 2023.
• “Hands-on training sessions on the fabrication of p-i-n perovskite solar cells”, Organized by the Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic, 14-15 September 2022.
• “Hands-on Training Sessions on Fabrication and Characterization of n-i-p Perovskite Solar Cells”, Organized by the Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic, 19-21 October 2021.
• Practical Workshop for GCE (A/L) Physics Teachers, organized by Provincial Department of Education, Northern Province, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 17-19 December, 2011.

Editorial work

• Topic Editor (Journal): Crystal
• Editorial Board Member (Journal): Journal of Jaffna Science Association (JJSA) from 2023
• Associate Editor (Journal): VINGNANAM Journal of Science- from September 2024
• Chief Editor (Conference Proceedings): VINGNANAM Research Conference -2024
• Co-Convener (Conference): 4th International conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2026)
• Symposium Editor (Conference):

• • The Second International Conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2023)
  • Third International Conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2025)
  • 4th International conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2026)

• Session Chair (Conference): 29th Annual Technological Advances in Science, Medicine, and Engineering (TASME 2025) Conference

Conference and Workshop Presentations/Participation

• 4th International conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2026), Coimbatore, India, 3-5 June 2026.
• International Academia–Industry–Innovation Conclave (AIIC-2025), Lady Doak College, Madurai, India, 27-29 November, 2025.
• 29th Annual Technological Advances in Science, Medicine, and Engineering (TASME 2025) Conference (Hybrid Conference). Toronto, Canada, 5-6 July 2025.
• Third International conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA), University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 27-28 March 2025.
• VINGNANAM Research Conference – 2024, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 6 September 2024.
• The Second International Conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2023), Coimbatore, India, 19-20 September 2023
• 6^th Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (CAP) Assembly, FEL, CTU in Prague, Czech Republic, 21 October2019
• 11th International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (HOPV19), Rome, Italy, 12-15 May 2019.
• Landsberg Seminar-fundamental problems in photovoltaics, Prague, Czech Republic, 15 March 2019.
• 5^th Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (CAP) Assembly, FEL, CTU in Prague, Czech Republic, 05 March 2019
• 4^th Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (CAP) Assembly, FEL, CTU in Prague, Czech Republic, 24 October 2018
• 35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2018), Brussels, Belgium, 24-28 September 2018.
• Visiting Researcher, PV-Lab, EPFL, Switzerland, 2-12 July 2018
• 10th International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (HOPV18), Benidorm, Spain, 28-31 May 2018 (Poster Presentation).
• Landsberg Seminar-fundamental problems in photovoltaics, Prague, Czech Republic, 26 March 2018.
• 3^rd Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (CAP) Assembly, FEL, CTU in Prague, Czech Republic, 21 March 2018.
• 9^th INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON TEACHING IN PHOTOVOLTAICS (IWTPV 18), Prague, Czech Republic, 15-16 March 2018.
• 2^nd Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (CAP) Assembly, FEL, CTU in Prague, Czech Republic, 30 October 2017.
• 8th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN-8) , Queenstown, New Zealand, Feb 12-16, 2017.
• 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) 2016, Munich, Germany, June 20-24, 2016.
• 43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Portland, OR, USA, June 5-10, 2016.
• Scientific Writing Course: How to write good journal papers and present good conference papers, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, 24 Feb -10 March 2015.
• 7th international conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN 7), Nelson, New Zealand, February 8-12, 2015.
• Photovoltaics bootcamp 2014, Craigieburn Environmental Education Centre, Canterbury, New Zealand, Organized by MESA and MacDiarmid Institute, April 6- 9,2014.
• Advanced Workshop on Thin-film solar cells: their science, fabrication, and characterization, University of Ruhuna, March 19-21, 2013.
• First National Nanotechnology Conference-2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 24-25, 2012.
• Jaffna University International Research Conference-2012 (JUICE-2012), Jaffna, Sri Lanka, July 20-21, 2012.
• International conference on New and Renewable Energy 2012 (ICNRE 2012), Daegu, KNU, Korea, March 16-17, 2012.
• Workshop on Research Methodology for Study Programmes in Physical Sciences, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, February 2010.

Reviewer for Indexed Journals

• Scientific Reports
• Dalton Transactions
• Journal of Physics: Energy
• IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology
• Journal of Electronic Materials
• Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics; Coatings
• Materials
• Energies; Crystals
• Molecules
• Applied Sciences
• Electronic Materials
• Encyclopedia
• Journal of the National Science Foundation
• Ceylon Journal of Science

Reviewer for Conferences

• 8th International Research Conference-TRINCO 2026
• VINGNANAM Research Conference -2024
• VINGNANAM Research Conference -2022
• 11th YSF Research Symposium 2023
• The Second International Conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2023)
• 4th International conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2026)
• The Annual Research Conference (ARC-2023), Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University.

• Chief Examiner in Physics G.C.E. A/L – 2022 to 2026
• Treasurer, Faculty of Science Alumni Association – 11 June 2022 to 23 May 2026
• Member, Sports Advisory Board – April 2023 to April 2024
• Member, Science Faculty Research Committee – June 2023 to Present
• Coordinator- The IEEE Summer School on Emerging Photovoltaic Technologies, 2023
• Academic Counsellor – September 2023 to Present
• Member, Technical Evaluation Committee for Consumable Items- 2023 to Present
• Member, Web and IT Service Committee –September 2023 to Present
• Member, Career Guidance Cell- November 2023 to Present
• Member, Biosafety Committee- November 2023 to Present
• Student Counsellor – March 2024 to Present
• Secretary, Jaffna Science Association –Section A –July 2024 to May 2025
• Senior Treasurer, Science Students’ Union- February 2025- November 2025