Prof. M. Thanihaichelvan
Professor in Electronics
BEng (Hons) (Anna)
MSc (East London)
PhD in Physics (Victoria, Wellington)
CEng (UK)
SMIEEE, MIET, MInstP
thanihai@univ.jfn.ac.lk
Research Interests
Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Biomedical engineering, Lab on a Chip, Graphene and Carbon nanotubes, Microelectronic fabrication, Soral energy materials and solar cells.
Key Publications
Academic Profile
Awards & Grants
Publications
Teaching
Academic and Research Activities
Admin Roles
Academic Profile
Prof. M. Thanihaichelvan
- PhD in Physics (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand) [2019] (Thesis title: Carbon nanotube and graphene field effect transistors for aptamer and odorant receptor-based biosensors
- MSc (Telecommunication, United Kingdom) (with distinction) [2010] (Thesis title: Coupling matrix synthesis method for cross coupled quasi-elliptical microwave filters)
- B.Eng. (Hons.) in Electronics and communication engineering (Anna university, Chennai, India) [2008]
Employment History
- Since November 2023, Professor in Electronics, University of Jaffna.
- July 2019 – November 2023, Senior Lecturer (II), Department of Physics, University of Jaffna.
- April 2016 – March 2019, PhD researcher, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
- November 2012 – June 2019, Lecturer (Probationary), Department of Physics, University of Jaffna.
- November 2011 – October 2012, Lecturer (On Contract), Department of Physics, University of Jaffna.
Postgraduate Supervision
MPhil
- G. Abiram (MPhil Thesis) (Completed, 2022)
- Title: Fabrication and characterisation of Perovskite thin film field-effect transistors
- K. Vithurshan (MPhil Thesis) (Ongoing)
- Experimental and machine learning exploration of electronic properties of Carbon nanotube bundle network field-effect transistors
MSc
- P. Sumanthiran
- Mrs. T. Lojana
Professional Memberships
- Chartered Engineer (Engineering Council, UK)
- Senior Member (IEEE)
- Life member (Institute of Physics, Sri Lanka)
- Member (Institute of Physics, UK)
Awards & Grants
Research Grants
- 2023: IEEE Summer School on Emerging Photovoltaic Technologies (Principal investigator) (USD7,500.00), Awarded by The IEEE EDS Education Committee.
- 2023: Indo-Sri Lanka Joint Workshop Programmes (Co-investigator) (LKR 450,000.00 and INR 600,000.00), Awarded by The State Ministry of Skills Development, Vocational Education, Research and Innovation Sri Lanka and Department of Science and Technology, The government of India.
- 2020: Characterising and forecasting the performance of floating solar systems with different PV technologies under Bruneian environment (Collaborator) (BND 26,500.00) (UBD/RSCH/1.3/FICBF/2022/016) FITS Research grant, University Brunei Darussalam, Brunei.
- 2020: Development of an Electronic Detection System for Rapid Diagnosis of COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 (Principal investigator) (LKR 1.5 million) (RG/COVID/2020/HS/02) Awarded by National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka.
Awards and Honours
- 2024: Most Outstanding Young Researcher Award in the field of Natural Sciences, Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Directors (CVCD) Excellence Awards 2024, for exceptional research and scholarly contributions as a young academic within the Sri Lankan university system.
- 2023: IEEE Sri Lanka Section Outstanding Student Branch Counselor/Advisor award for the year 2023, for the outstanding contribution to the IEEE, Sri Lanka chapter as a Counselor/Advisor for the year 2023
- 2020: Dr. Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan International Junior Faculty Award 2020 for nanomaterial Engineering, Technological Advances in Science, Medicine, and Engineering Conference (TASME 2020) 22-23 August 2020, University of Toronto and Sick Kids Hospital, Canada
- 2017: Presidential Award for Research Publication (2015), Awarded by The National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka.
- 2004: Annual Prize for Best Academic Performance (2004) BT/Shivananda Vidyalaya, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, Awarded at Annual Prize Day 2004 for achieving the top performance in the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination (Mathematics Stream: Combined Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry) with a District Rank of 07, securing admission to the Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya.
Scholarships and Fellowships
- TWAS-CSIR Postdoctoral fellowship, to conduct research on Electrochemical transistors at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of India 2022, Awarded by The World Academy of Science (TWAS)
- PhD Scholarship, to conduct PhD research at Victoria University of Wellington, Awarded by The Royal Society of New Zealand, 2016 to 2019
Publications
SCIE Journal Articles
- Sivabalakrishnan, K., Thanihaichelvan, M., Tharsan, A., Eswaramohan, T., Ravirajan, P., Hemphill, A., Surendran, S. N. (2023). Resistance to the larvicide temephos and altered egg and larval surfaces characterize salinity-tolerant Aedes aegypti. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 1–12. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-35128-1
- Thanihaichelvan, M., Karunya, M. J., & Sutharsini, U. (2023). Mechanically exfoliated graphene from Sri Lankan vein graphite for field effect transistor application. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 51(1), 105–112. doi:10.4038/jnsfsr.v51i1.10752
- Abiram, G., Gourji, F. H., Pitchaiya, S., Ravirajan, P., Thanihaichelvan, M., & Velauthapillai, D. (2022). Air processed Cs2AgBiBr6 lead-free double perovskite high-mobility thin-film field-effect transistors. Scientific Reports, 12(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-022-06319-z
- Abiram, G., Thanihaichelvan, M., Ravirajan, P., & Velauthapillai, D. (2022). Review on Perovskite Semiconductor Field–Effect Transistors and Their Applications. Nanomaterials, 12(14), 2396. doi:10.3390/nano12142396
- Lakmal, A. A., Kumarasinghe, R. K., Seneviratne, V. A., Thanihaichelvan, M., & Dassanayake, B. S. (2022). Effect of CdS Layer Thickness on Thermally Evaporated-CdS/CdTe Solar Cell Efficiency. Journal of Materials Science:Materials in Electronics, 33(19), 15627–15637. doi:10.1007/s10854-022-08467-46
- Nguyen, H. P. T., Thanihaichelvan, M., & Plank, N. O. (2021). Comparison of duplex and quadruplex folding structure adenosine aptamers for carbon nanotube field effect transistor aptasensors. Nanomaterials, 11(9), 2280. doi:10.3390/nano11092280
- Thanihaichelvan, M., Surendran, S. N., Kumanan, T., Sutharsini, U., Ravirajan, P., Valluvan, R., & Tharsika, T. (2021). Selective and electronic detection of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) using carbon nanotube field effect transistor-based biosensor: A proof-of-concept study. Materials Today: Proceedings, 49, 2546–2549. doi:10.1016/j.matpr.2021.05.011
- Pirashanthan, A., Thanihaichelvan, M., Mariappan, K., Velauthapillai, D., Ravirajan, P., & Shivatharsiny, Y. (2021). Synthesis of a carboxylic acid-based ruthenium sensitizer and its applicability towards Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Solar Energy, 225, 399–406. doi:10.1016/j.solener.2021.07.056
- Sutharsini, U., Thanihaichelvan, M., Ramesh, S., & Ng, C. K. (2021). Surface yttria content and hydrothermal ageing behaviour of two step sintered 3Y-TZP ceramics. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 49(2), 219–225. doi:10.4038/jnsfsr.v49i2.10029
- Pirashanthan, A., Thanihaichelvan, M., Mariappan, K., Ravirajan, P., Velauthapillai, D., & Yohi, S. (2020). A multifunctional ruthenium based dye for hybrid nanocrystalline titanium dioxide/poly(3-hexylthiophene) solar cells. Materials Letters, 274. doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2020.127997
- Siva, U., Thanihaichelvan, M., Yohi, S., Natarajan, M., Velauthapillai, D., & Ravirajan, P. (2020). Single walled carbon nanotube incorporated Titanium dioxide and Poly(3-hexylthiophene) as electron and hole transport materials for perovskite solar cells. Materials Letters, 276. doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2020.128174
- Thanihaichelvan, M., Hamiaux, C., Colbert, D., Kralicek, A. V., Plank, N. O., & Carraher, C. (2020). Evaluating insect odorant receptor display formats for biosensing using graphene field effect transistors. ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2(11), 3610–3617. doi:10.1021/acsaelm.0c00677
- Thanihaichelvan, M., Browning, L. A., Dierkes, M. P., Reyes, R. M., Kralicek, A. V., Carraher, C., . . . Plank, N. O. (2019). Metallic-semiconducting junctions create sensing hot-spots in carbon nanotube FET aptasensors near percolation. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 130, 408–413. doi:10.1016/j.bios.2018.09.021
- Thanihaichelvan, M., Zheng, H. Y., Colbert, D., Kralicek, A. V., Carraher, C., & Plank, N. O. (2019). Biosensing with Insect Odorant Receptor Nanodiscs and Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11(9), 9530–9538. doi:10.1021/acsami.8b19433
- Pirashanthan, A., Thanihaichelvan, M., Robertson, N., Ravirajan, P., & Velauthapillai, D. (2019). A quarterthiophene-based dye as an efficient interface modifier for hybrid titanium dioxide/poly(3-hexylthiophene)(p3ht) solar cells. Polymers, 11(11). doi:10.3390/polym11111752
- Thanihaichelvan, M., Loheeswaran, S., Balashangar, K., Velauthapillai, D., & Ravirajan, P. (2019). Polymer/fullerene blend solar cells with cadmium sulfide thin filmas an alternative hole-blocking layer. Polymers, 11(3). doi:10.3390/polym11030460
- Tharsika, T., Thanihaichelvan, M., Haseeb, A. S., & Akbar, S. A. (2019). Highly sensitive and selective ethanol sensor based on zno nanorod on SnO2 thin film fabricated by spray pyrolysis. Frontiers in Materials, 6. doi:10.3389/fmats.2019.00122
- Uthayaraj, S., Karunarathne, D. G., Kumara, G. R., Thanihaichelvan, M., Rasalingam, S., Rajapakse, R. M., Velauthapillai, D. (2019). Powder pressed cuprous iodide (CuI) as a hole transporting material for perovskite solar cells. Materials, 12(13). doi:10.3390/ma12132037
- Vignarajah, J., Thanihaichelvan, M., & Ubenthiran, S. (2019). Effect of sintering holding time on tetragonal phase stability of yttria stabilized zirconia ceramics. Key Engineering Materials, 803 KEM, 143–147. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.803.14321
- Balashangar, K., Paranthaman, S., Thanihaichelvan, M., Amalraj, P. A., Velauthapillai, D., & Ravirajan, P. (2018). Multi-walled carbon nanotube incorporated nanoporous titanium dioxide electrodes for hybrid polymer solar cells. Materials Letters, 219, 265–268. doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2018.02.088
- Thanihaichelvan, M., Browning, L. A., Dierkes, M. P., Reyes, R. M., Kralicek, A. V., Carraher, C., . . . Plank, N. O. (2018). Data on liquid gated CNT network FETs on flexible substrates. Data in Brief, 21, 276–283. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.09.093
- Ubenthiran, S., Thanihaichelvan, M., & Singh, R. (2018). Effect of Air and Argon Sintering Atmospheres on Properties and Hydrothermal Aging Resistance of Y-TZP Ceramics. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 27(7), 3574–3580. doi:10.1007/s11665-018-3428-1
- Loheeswaran, S., Thanihaichelvan, M., Ravirajan, P., & Nelson, J. (2017). Controlling recombination kinetics of hybrid poly-3-hexylthiophene (P3HT)/titanium dioxide solar cells by self-assembled monolayers. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 28(6), 4732–4737. doi:10.1007/s10854-016-6116-7
- Sutharsini, U., Thanihaichelvan, M., Ting, C. H., Ramesh, S., Tan, C. Y., Chandran, H., Urriés, I. (2017). Effect of two-step sintering on the hydrothermal ageing resistance of tetragonal zirconia polycrystals. Ceramics International, 43(10), 7594–7599. doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.03.052
- Thanihaichelvan, M., Sri Kodikara, M. M. P., Ravirajan, P., & Velauthapillai, D. (2017). Enhanced performance of nanoporous titanium dioxide solar cells using cadmium sulfide and poly(3-hexylthiophene) co-sensitizers. Polymers, 9(10). doi:10.3390/polym9100467
- Balashangar, K., Thanihaichelvan, M., Ravirajan, P., Mahanama, G. D., Dissanayake, M. A., Colegrove, E., Sivananthan, S. (2015). The effect of surface roughness of substrates on the performance of polycrystalline cadmium sulfide/cadmium telluride solar cells. Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics, 10(4), 435–439. doi:10.1166/jno.2015.1777
- Thanihaichelvan, M., Sockiah, K., Balashangar, K., & Ravirajan, P. (2015). Cadmium sulfide interface layer for improving the performance of titanium dioxide/poly (3-hexylthiophene) solar cells by extending the spectral response. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 26(6), 3558–3563. doi:10.1007/s10854-015-2869-7
- Tharsika, T., Haseeb, A. S., Akbar, S. A., & Thanihaichelvan, M. (2015). Tailoring ZnO nanostructures by spray pyrolysis and thermal annealing. Ceramics International, 41(3), 5205–5211. doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.12.062
Conference full papers
- Thanihaichelvan M., Veena R., Plank, Natalie O.V., K, Pirunthan, Petra I., Prabu M, Prediction of Electronic parameters of Carbon Nanotube random network Field-effect Transistors under liquid gated conditions using a machine learning approach, 2022 IEEE International Conference on Nanoelectronics, Nanophotonics, Nanomaterials, Nanobioscience and Nanotechnology, 5NANO, 2022 Kottayam, India (Indexed in Scopus)
- A. Chapa Pamodani, Janani V., Sutharsini U., Thanihaichelvan M., Ramesh S., Ng C.K., Synthesis and Sintering Studies of Hydroxyapatite Derived from Biogenic Waste Materials, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2463, 2023, 050017, 8th Brunei International Conference on Engineering and Technology 2021, BICET 2021 (Indexed in Scopus)
- Thanihaichelvan M, Surendran S. N., Kumanan, T., Sutharsini, U., Valluvan, R., Tharsika, T., Selective and electronic detection of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) using carbon nanotube field effect transistor-based biosensor: A proof-of-concept study, Materials Today: Proceedings, 49, 2546 – 2549 (2021)
- Vignarajah, J., Thanihaichelvan, M., & Ubenthiran, S. (2019). Effect of sintering holding time on tetragonal phase stability of yttria stabilized zirconia ceramics. Key Engineering Materials, 803 KEM, 143–147.
Conference Abstracts
- Chamath, S. U. L. A., & Thanihaichelvan, M. (2023). Electronic properties of Cs2AgBiBr6 thin film field-effect transistor: A computational study. Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2023), Coimbatore Institute of Technology, 19 – 20 September 2023, Coimbatore, India, p. 81.
- Loheeswaran, S., Thanihaichelvan, M., & Punniamoorthy, R. (2023). Interfacial engineering of hybrid Titanium dioxide / poly(3-hexylthiophene) solar cells using dye molecules. Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2023), Coimbatore Institute of Technology, 19 – 20 September 2023, Coimbatore, India, p. 254.
- Lojana, T., Disagini, J., & Thanihaichelvan, M. (2023). Numerical modelling, and optimization of metal oxide – poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) bi-layer hybrid polymer solar cells. Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2023), Coimbatore Institute of Technology, 19 – 20 September 2023, Coimbatore, India, p. 216.
- Suyamathy, R., & Thanihaichelvan, M. (2023). Role of gate electrodes in the electronic properties of liquid gated CNT random network field-effect transistors. Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2023), Coimbatore Institute of Technology, 19 – 20 September 2023, Coimbatore, India, p. 88.
- Disagini, J., & Thanihaichelvan, M. (2022). Electrical conductivity study across the Carbon nanotube (CNT)-gold Schottky junction. Proceedings of the Physics Society, 2023, Department of Physics, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, p. 14.
- Gajanayake, G. K. U. P., Silva, D. S. M. D., & Thanihaichelvan, M. (2022). Introducing an ED-CdTe nucleation layer on the CBD-CdS layer in solar cell fabrication. Proceedings of the Physics Society (URS 2023), Department of Physics, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, p. 107.
- Karunya, J. M., & Thanihaichelvan, M. (2022). Mechanical exfoliation of graphene from Sri Lankan vein graphite for field effect transistor application. Proceedings of the Physics Society, 2023, Department of Physics, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, p. 13.
- Abiram, G., Thanihaichelvan, M., Punniyamoorthy, R., & Dhayalan, V. (2021). Perovskite semiconductors for thin film field effect transistors). Proceedings of the Technological Advances in Science, Medicine and Engineering Conference (TASME 2021), Sick Kids Hospital, 03 – 04 July 2021, Toronto, Canada.
- Disagini, J., & Thanihaichelvan, M. (2021a). Electrochemical biosensor for fast detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Proceedings of the Technological Advances in Science, Medicine and Engineering Conference (TASME 2021), Sick Kids Hospital, 03 – 04 July 2021, Toronto, Canada.
- Elilan, Y., Niluja, S., Shivatharsiny, Y., Thanihaichelvan, M., & Suvanya, A. (2021). A Greener approach for the synthesis of colloidal semiconducting CdS nanoparticles: Comparison with the chemical approach). Proceedings of the Technological Advances in Science, Medicine and Engineering Conference (TASME 2021), Sick Kids Hospital, 03 – 04 July 2021, Toronto, Canada.
- Joy Karunya, M., & Thanihaichelvan, M. (2021). Mechanical exfoliation of large-area graphene from Sri Lankan graphite for device application). Proceedings of the Technological Advances in Science, Medicine and Engineering Conference (TASME 2021), Sick Kids Hospital, 03 – 04 July 2021, Toronto, Canada.
- Thanihaichelvan, M., Cyril, H., Colm, C., Andrew, K., & Natalie. O. V, P. (2021). Evaluating the role of Orco in in-vitro insect odorant receptor graphene field effect sensors. 31st Anniversary World Congress on Biosensors), Elsevier, 26 -29 July 2021, Busan, South Korea.
- Uthayaraj, S., Shivatharsiny, Y., Thanihaichelvan, M., Muthukumarasamy, N., Dhayalan, V., & Ravirajan, P. (2021). The effect of incorporating carbon nanotubes in device structures of perovskite solar cells). Proceedings of the Technological Advances in Science, Medicine and Engineering Conference (TASME 2021), Sick Kids Hospital, 03 – 04 July 2021, Toronto, Canada.
- Disagini, J., & Thanihaichelvan, M. (2021b). Electrochemical Biosensor for Fast Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Proceedings of Peradeniya University International Research Sessions (iPurse 2021), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, p. 14.
- Arumugam, P., S, S., Thanihaichelvan, M., Niel, R., Dhayalan, V., & Ravirajan, P. (2019). Efficient Hybrid Titanium dioxide / Poly-3-hexylthiophene Solar Cells using an oligothiophene dye as an interface modifier. Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2019), University of Jaffna, 06 – 08 February 2023, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, p. 109.
- Thanihaichelvan, M., Loheeswaran, S., Kailasapathy, B., Dhayalan, V., & Punniyamoorthy, R. (2019). Titanium dioxide and Cadmium sulfide thin films as the hole-blocking layer for P3HT:PCBM bulk-heterojunction solar cells. Proceeding of Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA-2019), University of Jaffna, 06 – 08 February 2019, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, p. 16.
- Thanihaichelvan, M., Selvadurai, L., Dhayalan, V., & Ravirajan, P. (2019). Titanium dioxide and Cadmium sulfide thin films as the hole-blocking layer for P3HT:PCBM bulk-heterojunction solar cells. Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2019), University of Jaffna, 06 – 08 February 2023, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, p. 16.
- Yohi, S., Arumugam, P., Thanihaichelvan, M., Dhayalan, V., & Ravirajan, P. (2019). Multifunctionality of novel Ruthenium Dye (RuC) as an interface modifier for Nanocrystalline TiO2/Poly (3-hexylthiophene) hybrid Solar Cells. Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2019), University of Jaffna, 06 – 08 February 2023, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, p. 46.
- Colm, C., Thanihaichelvan, M., Andrew, K., & Natalie. O. V, P. (2018). Biosensing with insect odorant receptors and carbon nanotube field effect transistors. 28th Anniversary World Congress on Biosensors), Elsevier, 12-15 June 2018, Miami, Florida, USA.
- Thanihaichelvan, M., Hannah, Z., Andrew, K., Colm, C., & Natalie, P. (2018). Role of nanotube junction density on electrostatic gating in carbon nanotube aptasensors. The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Tomorrow’s Electronic Devices (TED) theme meeting, Victoria University of Wellington, 8 – 10 February 2018, Otago, New Zealand.
- Thanihaichelvan, M., Leo, B., Andrew, K., Colm, C., & Natalie, P. (2017). Role of Junction Density on Electrostatic Gating in Liquid Gated CNT Network FETs. Book of Abstracts of the 4th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICNT 2017), Taj hotel, December 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Thanihaichelvan, M., Marrissa, D., Andrew, K., Colm, C., & Natalie, P. (2017). Role of nanotube junction density on electrostatic gating in carbon nanotube aptasensors. The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Annual Symposium, Victoria University of Wellington, 28-29 November 2017, Wellington, New Zealand.
- Thanihaichelvan, M., Andrew, K., Colm, C., & Natalie, P. (2017). Role of nanotube junction density on electrostatic gating in carbon nanotube aptasensors. New Zealand Institute of Physics Conference (NZIP 2017), Otago Museum, 10 – 13 July 2017, Otago, New Zealand.
- Kailasapathy, B., S, P., Peter, A., Amalathas, Thanihaichelvan, M., & Punniamoorthy, R. (2016). Multiwall Carbon Nanotube (MWNT) For Enhancing The Performance of Hybrid Titanium Dioxide /Poly(3- Hexylthiophene) Solar Cells. Book of Abstracts of the 3rd International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICNSNT 2016), Taj Hotel, 15 – 16 December 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka, p. 18.
- Thanihaichelvan, M., Punniyasiri, K., Niel, R., Dhayalan, V., & Ravirajan, P. (2016). Efficient Hybrid Titanium dioxide / Poly-3-hexylthiophene Solar Cells using an oligothiophene dye as an interface modifier. Book of Abstracts of the 3rd International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICNSNT 2016), Taj Hotel, 15 – 16 December 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka, p. 77.
- Vignarajah, J., Thanihaichelvan, M., & Sutharsini, U. (2016). Effect of Ageing on Defects and Surface Yttria Concentration of 3y-Tzp Ceramics. Book of Abstracts of the 3rd International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICNSNT 2016), Taj Hotel, 15 – 16 December 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka, p. 75.
- Thanihaichelvan, M., & Ravirajan, P. (2014). Cadmium sulphide (CdS) quantum dots (QD) on vertically aligned zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods for photovoltaic application. Proceedings of the International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICNSNT 2014), Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 12-13, 2014, p. 50.
- Thanihaichelvan, M., Jeong, J., Youngkoo, K., & Punniyamoorthy, R. (2014). Inverted Poly (3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl)(P3HT):[6,6]-Phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) bulk heterojunction solar cells with cadmium sulfide (CdS) as hole blocking layer. Proceeding of 1st Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference (RISTCON 2014), University of Ruhuna, 22 – 23 January 2014, Marara, Sri Lanka.
- Thanihaichelvan, M., Karshini, S., & Ravirajan, P. (2013). Nanostructured Cadmium sulfide (CdS) solar cells sensitized with a poly(3-hexylthiophene) polymer. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on New and Renewable Energy (ICNRE 2013), Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea, March 28-30, 2013
Book Chapters
- Mohamed, S. J., Murugasenapathi, N. K., Thanihaichelvan, M., Gopinath, S. C. B., & Tamilarasan, P. (2024). Organic electrochemical transistor-based advanced biosensor for clinical diagnosis. In V. Murugan, J. James, & M. Marimuthu (Eds.), Health and Environmental Applications of Biosensing Technologies (pp. 317–340). doi:10.1016/B978-0-443-19039-1.00015-8
- Sutharsini, U., Thanihaichelvan, M., & Singh, R. (2018). Two-Step Sintering of Ceramics. In R. Singh & I. Shishkovsky (Eds.), Sintering of Functional Materials (Ch. 1). doi:10.5772/68083
- Passian, A., Thundat, T., & Thanihaichelvan, M. (2017). Microcantilever Sensors. In Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering. doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-803581-8.10525-9
Patents
- Thanihaichelvan, M., Kralicek, A. V., Carraher, C., Aydemir, N., Travas-Sejdic, J., Khadka, R., & Plank, N. O. (2020). Sensor devices and methods. United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- Kralicek, A. V., Carraher, C., Aydemir, N., Travas-Sejdic, J., Khadka, R., Plank, N. O., & Thanihaichelvan, M. (2019). Biosensor device and Methods. United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Teaching
Undergraduate Teaching
- PHY107G2 Electronics (2020 onwards)
- PHY404X2 Applied Electronics (2020 onwards)
- PHY304M3 Advanced Electronics (2020 onwards)
- ELE301G3 Basic Electricity and Electronics (2020 onwards)
- ELE302G3 Analog and Digital Electronics (2020 onwards)
Postgraduate Teaching
- MCET10103: Essential Science for Energy technology (2023)
- MCET10303: Instrumentation and characterization techniques (2023)
- MCET10602: Laboratory based short projects (2023)
Inter-Faculty Teaching
Served as a Setter/Moderator, and Second Marking Examiner for the following subjects at the Faculty of Technology, University of Jaffna.
- ETE211TC3: Electrical Power Generation
- ETA403TC2: Vehicle Dynamics and Control
- ETE403TC2: Robotics and Automation
- ETE315TC3: Embedded Systems
- ETE310TC3: Electronics and Communication
- ETE305TC3: Power Electronics and Applications
- ETE305TC3: Electrical Transmission and Distribution System
- ETE304TC3: Measurement and Instrumentation
- ETE224TC3: Control System Engineering
- ETE211TC3: Electrical Power Generation
Teaching at Other Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
Served as a Moderator, and Second Marking Examiner for the following subjects at the Faculty of Applied Science, Department of Physical Sciences, Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
- EE 3226: Electronic Sensors
- EE 2125: Electronic Materials
- EE 2136: Digital Electronics
- PH 3125: Physical Techniques in Industry
- EE 2125: Electronic Materials
- EE 1224: Electricity and Magnetism
- EE 3237: Opto-Electronics
- EE 2125: Electronic Materials
- EE 1224: Electricity and Magnetism
Served as a Moderator, and Second Marking Examiner for the following subjects at the Department of Physics, Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
- PH1013 – General Physics – I
Academic and Research Activities
Keynote and Invited Talks
- Thanihaichelvan, M. (2023). Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Field Effect Transistors for Electronic Biosensors. The Second International Conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA 2023), Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India.
- Thanihaichelvan, M. (2022a). Future of CNT and Graphene FETs in Biosensor applications. First International Conference on Computer, Power and Communication, Sairam Institutions, IEEE Madras Section, Chennai, India.
- Thanihaichelvan, M. (2022b). Role of initial testing ligand concentration on the performance of insect odorant receptor nanodisc immobilised CNT FET biosensors (International Online Conference on Nano Materials (ICN 2022) Mahatma Gandhi University). Kottayam, Kerala, India: 12-14 August 2022.
- Thanihaichelvan, M., & Natalie, P. (2018). Role of junction density on electrostatic gating in random channel carbon nanotube aptasensors (28th Anniversary World Congress on Biosensors). Miami, Florida, USA: 12-15 June 2018.
Feature Articles in Newsletters and Scientific Magazines
- Nanotechnology and its potential applications, Thanihaichelvan M, Voice for change, 119-129, Jaffna Managers forum, 2013
- சேதன அசேதன கலப்பின (Hybrid) சூரிய கலங்கள், Thanihaichelvan M, Parithichudar, 7(1), 20-22, Holy family convent, Jaffna, 2014
- Solar Energy, Thanihaichelvan M, S. Senthuran, P. Ravirajan, Introduction to Clean energy technologies, 10-26, Jaffna Science Association, Sri Lanka 2017,
- Electronic noses or artificial olfactory sensors, Thanihaichelvan M, IEEE SL Section newsletter, July 2020, Page:12-15
- Fast and electronic detection of COVID-19 (Coronavirus 2), Thanihaichelvan M, IEEE SL Section newsletter, February 2021, Page:1-3
- Single strand DNA Biosensors, Thanihaichelvan M, Biosafety newsletter, 3(1) August 2021
- Carbon nanotube field effect transistors: The small big thing, Thanihaichelvan M, IEEE SL Section newsletter, October 2021, Page:43-44
- Graphene field effect transistor, Thanihaichelvan M, IEEE University of Jaffna chapter annual newsletter, 2021, Page:18-19
- CNT FET, Thanihaichelvan M, IEEE SL Section newsletter, August 2022, Page:31 – 32
- New mysteries in the Giza pyramids (கீசாவின் பெரும் பிரமிட்டுகளின் புதிய மர்மங்கள்), Valampuri, 06.11.2017
- Artificial olfactory sensors (செயற்கை வாசனை உணரிகள்). Valampuri, 05.01.2018
- December star 2020 (மார்கழி நட்சத்திரம்-2020), Kaalaikkathir, 21.12.2020
Resource Person
- March 2023: Participated as a resource person and delivered a talk titled “STEAM in future” in the “STEAM Education launching programme 2023” Organised by Provincial Department of Education, Northern province, J/Hindu Ladies College, 31.03.2023
- September 2023: Participated as a resource person and delivered a talk titled “University Ranking Systems and their needs” in the “Workshop on Publication Ethics and University Ranking 2023” Organised by Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 12.09.2022
- September 2022: Participated as a resource person and delivered a talk titled “Managing References using Mendeley” in the “Staff Induction programme 2022” Organised by Staff Development Centre, University of Jaffna
- August 2022: Participated as a resource person and delivered a talk titled “Innovation lab and Innovation lab arrangement” in the “Capacity building programme 2022” Co-organised by Staff Development Centre, University of Jaffna
- August 2021: Participated as a panellist in the “Bio-safety awareness webinar” Co-organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Ministry of Environment, Sri Lanka.
- April-May 2021: Delivered an invited lecture titled “Nanotechnology driven approaches against the COVID-19 pandemic” at “Online Faculty Development Programme on Recent Trends in Nanomaterials and its applications” Organised by The Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India and Sponsored by All India Council for Technical Education.
- February 2021: Delivered an invited lecture titled “Carbon nanotube and graphene field-effect transistors: future of electronic biosensors” at “Online Faculty Development Programme on Recent Trends in Nanomaterials and its Applications” Organised by The Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India and Sponsored by All India Council for Technical Education.
- 12, 13 Sep 2020: Workshop on “Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) and X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD) as effective research tools for material research” Organised by The Department of Physics under the HRNCET and CBERC projects. At Clean Energy Research lab, Department of Physics, University of Jaffna
- 06-08 Feb 2020: Delivered an Invited talk titled “Carbon nanotube and graphene field-effect transistors for Biosensors” Workshop on “Clean energy technologies” Co-organised by The Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
- 15-17 Apr 2014: Workshop on fabrication and characterization of organic and thin film solar cells for Scientists and Engineers, Co-organised by National Science Foundation and Department of Physics, University of Jaffna At the Department of Physics, University of Jaffna
- 14-15 Dec 2013: GCE A/L Physics Practical training program for High-school teachers in the Northern province, Sri Lanka, Organized by: National Institute of Education (NIE) Sri Lanka, At the Department of Physics, University of Jaffna
Editorial work
- Conference Editor: Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications, 2023 (AMCEHA 2023, 2025 and 2026)
- Editor in Chief: Proceedings of the Physics Society, University of Jaffna – 2021, 2022 and 2023
- Associate Editor: Vignanam, Journal of Science, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna 2020 to 2023
Conference and Workshop Presentations/Participation
- Evaluating the role of Orco in in-vitro insect odorant receptor sensors with graphene field effect transistors, 31st Anniversary World Congress on Biosensors 26-29 July 2021, Live and On-demand, ELSEVIER
- Role of Junction Density on Electrostatic Gating in Liquid Gated CNT Network FETS, New Zealand Institute of Physics Conference 2017, 10-12, July, 2017, Otago Museum, Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
- CNT network FETs for Biosensors, IEEE Postgraduate Presentation Day 2018, 5th September 2018, IEEE New Zealand central section, New Zealand
Reviewer for Indexed Journals
- Biosensors and Bioelectronics (SCI Indexed Journal), Reviewer Since 2020
- Journal of alloy and compounds, (SCI Indexed Journal), Reviewer Since 2023
- Biosensors, (SCI Indexed Journal), Reviewer Since 2022
- Materials, (SCI Indexed Journal), Reviewer Since 2022
- Molecules, (SCI Indexed Journal), Reviewer Since 2022
- Energies, (SCI Indexed Journal), Reviewer Since 2023
- Sensors, (SCI Indexed Journal), Reviewer Since 2023
- Physica status solidi (a) – applications and materials science, (SCI Indexed Journal), Reviewer Since 2021
- ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (2020)
Admin Roles
- Head, Department of Physics (Since July 2026)
- Chair, Faculty Sub-committee on External Degree Programme in Science
- Advisor: IEEE EDS and NTC Student Branch Chapter, University of Jaffna (Since Apr 2022)
- Faculty Coordinator, UBL, University of Jaffna (Since Apr 2022)
- Editor, Faculty Newsletter, 2023 to 2026
- Career Guidance Advisor, 2020 to 2022
- Member of the Senate, Since May 2023