KEVIN VARGHESE ALEX

@nano.ijs.si

Scientist (MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow), Dept. for Nanostructured Materials (K7)
Jozef Stefan Institute

KEVIN VARGHESE ALEX


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Research professional with a doctoral degree in Physics from the Central University of Tamil Nadu, India. Expertise in the field of experimental condensed matter & material physics, focusing on photocatalysis, resistive switching, plasmonic sensing, & energy storage capacitors. Awardee of Marie-Curie postdoctoral fellowship, DST-INSPIRE doctoral fellowship, and DST-INSPIRE scholarship.

Research area: Semiconductors, Ferroelectrics, Plasmonics, High Entropy Materials, Photocatalysis, Resistive switching, etc

EDUCATION

Central University of Tamil Nadu, India: 2017 – 2023
Ph.D. Physics, CGPA: 9/10, Funding: DST INSPIRE Fellowship

Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India: 2014 – 2016
M.Sc. Physics, CGPA: 8.83/10, Funding: DST INSPIRE Scholarship for Higher Education

Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India: 2011 – 2014
B.Sc. Physics, CGPA: 3.62/10, Funding: DST INSPIRE Scholarship for Higher Education

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Science, Catalysis
531

Scholar Citations

8

Scholar h-index

7

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Ternary Heterostructures Based on BaTiO 3 /MoO 3 /Ag for Highly Efficient and Reusable Photocatalytic Applications
    KV Alex, JPB Silva, K Kamakshi, KC Sekhar
    Advanced Materials Interfaces 10 (25), 2201948 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 8
  • Electrocatalysis by Graphene Materials
    KV Alex¹, J Gokulakrishnan, K Kamakshi, JPB Silva, S Sathish
    Graphene-based Carbocatalysts: Synthesis, Properties and Applications, 50 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 2
  • Optical properties of flexible ceramic films
    S Angitha, KV Alex, JPB Silva, KC Sekhar, M Tasneem, K Kamakshi
    Advanced Flexible Ceramics, 129-168 , 2023
    2023
  • Effect of the thickness on the photocatalytic and the photocurrent properties of ZnO films deposited by spray pyrolysis
    AS Ibrahim, KV Alex, MB Latha, K Kamakshi, S Sathish, JPB Silva, ...
    Discover Materials 2 (1), 10 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 18
  • Highly Sensitive, Cost‐Effective, and Flexible SERS Substrate Based on Green Synthesized GO/rGO for Pesticide Detection
    Gokulakrishnan, KV Alex, KC Sekhar, K Koppole
    ChemistrySelect 7 (20), e202200348 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 9
  • Automobile exhaust nanocatalysts
    KV Alex, K Kamakshi, JPB Silva, S Sathish, KC Sekhar
    Nanotechnology in the Automotive Industry, 529-560 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 1
  • Green synthesized Ag nanoparticles for bio-sensing and photocatalytic applications
    K Varghese Alex, P Tamil Pavai, R Rugmini, M Shiva Prasad, K Kamakshi, ...
    ACS omega 5 (22), 13123-13129 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 216
  • Barium‐doped zinc oxide thin films as highly efficient and reusable photocatalysts
    AR Jayakrishnan, KV Alex, AT Tharakan, K Kamakshi, JPB Silva, ...
    ChemistrySelect 5 (9), 2824-2834 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 28
  • Enhancing the dielectric relaxor behavior and energy storage properties of 0.6Ba(Zr 0.2 Ti 0.8 )O 3 –0.4(Ba 0.7 Ca 0.3 )TiO 3 ceramics through the incorporation of paraelectric …
    AR Jayakrishnan, KV Alex, K Kamakshi, JPB Silva, KC Sekhar, ...
    Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 30 (21), 19374-19382 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 30
  • Charge Coupling Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of BaTiO 3 /MoO 3 Heterostructures
    KV Alex, A Prabhakaran, AR Jayakrishnan, K Kamakshi, JPB Silva, ...
    ACS applied materials & interfaces 11 (43), 40114-40124 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 100
  • Substrate temperature induced effect on microstructure, optical and photocatalytic activity of ultrasonic spray pyrolysis deposited MoO 3 thin films
    KV Alex, AR Jayakrishnan, AK S, AS Ibrahim, K Kamakshi, JPB Silva, ...
    Materials Research Express 6 (6), 066421 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 26
  • Composition-dependent xBa (Zr0. 2Ti0. 8) O3-(1-x)(Ba0. 7Ca0. 3) TiO3 bulk ceramics for high energy storage applications
    AR Jayakrishnan, KV Alex, A Thomas, JPB Silva, K Kamakshi, N Dabra, ...
    Ceramics International 45 (5), 5808-5818 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 92
  • Structural, optical and photocatalytic properties of mixed phase MoO 3 thin film deposited by spray technique
    KV Alex, A Govind, AS Ibrahim, KC Sekhar
    AIP Conference Proceedings 2082 (1), 040003 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 1

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Green synthesized Ag nanoparticles for bio-sensing and photocatalytic applications
    K Varghese Alex, P Tamil Pavai, R Rugmini, M Shiva Prasad, K Kamakshi, ...
    ACS omega 5 (22), 13123-13129 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 216
  • Charge Coupling Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of BaTiO 3 /MoO 3 Heterostructures
    KV Alex, A Prabhakaran, AR Jayakrishnan, K Kamakshi, JPB Silva, ...
    ACS applied materials & interfaces 11 (43), 40114-40124 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 100
  • Composition-dependent xBa (Zr0. 2Ti0. 8) O3-(1-x)(Ba0. 7Ca0. 3) TiO3 bulk ceramics for high energy storage applications
    AR Jayakrishnan, KV Alex, A Thomas, JPB Silva, K Kamakshi, N Dabra, ...
    Ceramics International 45 (5), 5808-5818 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 92
  • Enhancing the dielectric relaxor behavior and energy storage properties of 0.6Ba(Zr 0.2 Ti 0.8 )O 3 –0.4(Ba 0.7 Ca 0.3 )TiO 3 ceramics through the incorporation of paraelectric …
    AR Jayakrishnan, KV Alex, K Kamakshi, JPB Silva, KC Sekhar, ...
    Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 30 (21), 19374-19382 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 30
  • Barium‐doped zinc oxide thin films as highly efficient and reusable photocatalysts
    AR Jayakrishnan, KV Alex, AT Tharakan, K Kamakshi, JPB Silva, ...
    ChemistrySelect 5 (9), 2824-2834 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 28
  • Substrate temperature induced effect on microstructure, optical and photocatalytic activity of ultrasonic spray pyrolysis deposited MoO 3 thin films
    KV Alex, AR Jayakrishnan, AK S, AS Ibrahim, K Kamakshi, JPB Silva, ...
    Materials Research Express 6 (6), 066421 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 26
  • Effect of the thickness on the photocatalytic and the photocurrent properties of ZnO films deposited by spray pyrolysis
    AS Ibrahim, KV Alex, MB Latha, K Kamakshi, S Sathish, JPB Silva, ...
    Discover Materials 2 (1), 10 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 18
  • Highly Sensitive, Cost‐Effective, and Flexible SERS Substrate Based on Green Synthesized GO/rGO for Pesticide Detection
    Gokulakrishnan, KV Alex, KC Sekhar, K Koppole
    ChemistrySelect 7 (20), e202200348 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 9
  • Ternary Heterostructures Based on BaTiO 3 /MoO 3 /Ag for Highly Efficient and Reusable Photocatalytic Applications
    KV Alex, JPB Silva, K Kamakshi, KC Sekhar
    Advanced Materials Interfaces 10 (25), 2201948 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 8
  • Electrocatalysis by Graphene Materials
    KV Alex¹, J Gokulakrishnan, K Kamakshi, JPB Silva, S Sathish
    Graphene-based Carbocatalysts: Synthesis, Properties and Applications, 50 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 2
  • Automobile exhaust nanocatalysts
    KV Alex, K Kamakshi, JPB Silva, S Sathish, KC Sekhar
    Nanotechnology in the Automotive Industry, 529-560 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 1
  • Structural, optical and photocatalytic properties of mixed phase MoO 3 thin film deposited by spray technique
    KV Alex, A Govind, AS Ibrahim, KC Sekhar
    AIP Conference Proceedings 2082 (1), 040003 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 1
  • Optical properties of flexible ceramic films
    S Angitha, KV Alex, JPB Silva, KC Sekhar, M Tasneem, K Kamakshi
    Advanced Flexible Ceramics, 129-168 , 2023
    2023