SAI PRASAD NAYAK

Experienced in the field of green nanocomposites as electrocatalysts for the detection of biomolecules and fuel cell applications. Trained in designing nanocomposites using green synthetic and electrochemical (galvanostatic) techniques to modify various electrode surfaces in an energy-efficient fashion for fuel cell applications and sensing picomolar levels of dopamine in human urine samples. Thereby, resolving issues related to energy as well as advancing in the field of medical diagnosis. Subsequently, interpreted the mechanism behind the electrodeposition by using computational methods (gaussian) and experimental techniques that can be extended to manufacture similar nanocomposites in the future for various catalytic purposes as well as sensing vital biomolecules in the human body.

EDUCATION

MSc, Ph.D. (Chemistry)

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Energy, General Chemistry

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Vacuum impregnated silver–halloysite nanocomposites for the electrochemical detection of dopamine and uric acid
SP Nayak, JKK Kumar, B Uma, SS Ramamurthy
Ionics, 1-12 , 2026
2026
Influence of Cathode Morphology in Galvanostatic Deposition of Gold Nanoparticles
SP Nayak, B Rikhari, LK Ventrapragada, JKK Kumar, AM Rao
248th ECS Meeting (October 12-16, 2025) , 2025
2025
Corrosion Resistance Evaluation of MAO Coatings on Mg Alloy with Various Acid Pre-Treatments
B Rikhari, SP Nayak, GK Jayaprakash
248th ECS Meeting (October 12-16, 2025) , 2025
2025
Surface plasmon resonance waveguides and their applications: Insights from functional metal–dielectric–metal interfaces
KM Ganesh, SSM Lis, SP Nayak, P Das, S Bhaskar, N Reddy, ...
Nano-Engineering at Functional Interfaces for Multi-Disciplinary … , 2025
2025
Citations: 5
Eco-friendly synthesis of reduced graphene oxide as sustainable catalyst for photodegradation of methylene blue
SP Nayak, N Swarnkar, JKK Kumar
Inorganic Chemistry Communications 159, 111792 , 2024
2024
Citations: 9
Recent Advances of Polypyrrole for Biomedical Applications – A Mini-Review
BR Sai Prasad Nayak
Research & Development in Material science 19 (2), 2211-2213 , 2023
2023
Porous gold-curcumin nanocomposite for enhanced electrooxidation of glycerol and ethylene glycol
SP Nayak, LK Ventrapragada, AM Rao, JKK Kumar
Materials Letters 330, 133212 , 2023
2023
Citations: 8
A Porous Gold-Curcumin Nanocomposite for Picomolar Real-Time Detection of Dopamine in Urine
SP Nayak, LK Ventrapragada, JKK Kumar, AM Rao
Journal of The Electrochemical Society 169 (12), 127511 , 2022
2022
Citations: 3
Eco-friendly surface modification of oxidized carbon nanotubes with curcumin for simultaneous electrochemical detection of dopamine and serotonin
SP Nayak, V Prathyusha, JKK Kumar
Materials Chemistry and Physics 287, 126293 , 2022
2022
Citations: 35
Green synthesis of a novel porous gold-curcumin nanocomposite for super-efficient alcohol oxidation
SP Nayak, LK Ventrapragada, SS Ramamurthy, JKK Kumar, AM Rao
Nano Energy 94, 106966 , 2022
2022
Citations: 22
Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction By Porous Curcumin Enveloped Gold Nanoparticles
SP Nayak, LK Ventrapragada, SS Ramamurthy, JKK Kumar, AM Rao
Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts 240, 1884-1884 , 2021
2021
Engineering metal-dielectric nanostructures involving silver decorated Halloysite for augmented surface plasmon-coupled directional emission
SP Nayak, V Srinivasan, PK Badiya, JKK Kumar, SS Ramamurthy
Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 131, 114718 , 2021
2021
Citations: 4
Electrodeposition of Gold Nanoparticles on Halloysite Nanotubes Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode for Detection of Dopamine and Serotonin
SP Nayak, SS Ramamurthy, JKK Kumar
239th ECS Meeting with the 18th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors … , 2021
2021
Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles decorated reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite as an electrocatalytic platform for the simultaneous detection of dopamine and uric acid
SP Nayak, SS Ramamurthy, JKK Kumar
Materials Chemistry and Physics 252, 123302 , 2020
2020
Citations: 68
Identification of clinical and psychosocial characteristics associated with perinatal depression in the south Indian population
PK Badiya, S Siddabattuni, D Dey, SK Javvaji, SP Nayak, AC Hiremath, ...
General hospital psychiatry 66, 161-170 , 2020
2020
Citations: 31
Low-cost plasmonic carbon spacer for surface plasmon-coupled emission enhancements and ethanol detection: a smartphone approach
PK Badiya, V Srinivasan, SP Naik, B Rai, N Reddy, S Prathap Chandran, ...
Plasmonics 13 (2), 519-524 , 2018
2018
Citations: 13

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles decorated reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite as an electrocatalytic platform for the simultaneous detection of dopamine and uric acid
SP Nayak, SS Ramamurthy, JKK Kumar
Materials Chemistry and Physics 252, 123302 , 2020
2020
Citations: 68
Eco-friendly surface modification of oxidized carbon nanotubes with curcumin for simultaneous electrochemical detection of dopamine and serotonin
SP Nayak, V Prathyusha, JKK Kumar
Materials Chemistry and Physics 287, 126293 , 2022
2022
Citations: 35
Identification of clinical and psychosocial characteristics associated with perinatal depression in the south Indian population
PK Badiya, S Siddabattuni, D Dey, SK Javvaji, SP Nayak, AC Hiremath, ...
General hospital psychiatry 66, 161-170 , 2020
2020
Citations: 31
Green synthesis of a novel porous gold-curcumin nanocomposite for super-efficient alcohol oxidation
SP Nayak, LK Ventrapragada, SS Ramamurthy, JKK Kumar, AM Rao
Nano Energy 94, 106966 , 2022
2022
Citations: 22
Low-cost plasmonic carbon spacer for surface plasmon-coupled emission enhancements and ethanol detection: a smartphone approach
PK Badiya, V Srinivasan, SP Naik, B Rai, N Reddy, S Prathap Chandran, ...
Plasmonics 13 (2), 519-524 , 2018
2018
Citations: 13
Eco-friendly synthesis of reduced graphene oxide as sustainable catalyst for photodegradation of methylene blue
SP Nayak, N Swarnkar, JKK Kumar
Inorganic Chemistry Communications 159, 111792 , 2024
2024
Citations: 9
Porous gold-curcumin nanocomposite for enhanced electrooxidation of glycerol and ethylene glycol
SP Nayak, LK Ventrapragada, AM Rao, JKK Kumar
Materials Letters 330, 133212 , 2023
2023
Citations: 8
Surface plasmon resonance waveguides and their applications: Insights from functional metal–dielectric–metal interfaces
KM Ganesh, SSM Lis, SP Nayak, P Das, S Bhaskar, N Reddy, ...
Nano-Engineering at Functional Interfaces for Multi-Disciplinary … , 2025
2025
Citations: 5
Engineering metal-dielectric nanostructures involving silver decorated Halloysite for augmented surface plasmon-coupled directional emission
SP Nayak, V Srinivasan, PK Badiya, JKK Kumar, SS Ramamurthy
Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 131, 114718 , 2021
2021
Citations: 4
A Porous Gold-Curcumin Nanocomposite for Picomolar Real-Time Detection of Dopamine in Urine
SP Nayak, LK Ventrapragada, JKK Kumar, AM Rao
Journal of The Electrochemical Society 169 (12), 127511 , 2022
2022
Citations: 3
Vacuum impregnated silver–halloysite nanocomposites for the electrochemical detection of dopamine and uric acid
SP Nayak, JKK Kumar, B Uma, SS Ramamurthy
Ionics, 1-12 , 2026
2026
Influence of Cathode Morphology in Galvanostatic Deposition of Gold Nanoparticles
SP Nayak, B Rikhari, LK Ventrapragada, JKK Kumar, AM Rao
248th ECS Meeting (October 12-16, 2025) , 2025
2025
Corrosion Resistance Evaluation of MAO Coatings on Mg Alloy with Various Acid Pre-Treatments
B Rikhari, SP Nayak, GK Jayaprakash
248th ECS Meeting (October 12-16, 2025) , 2025
2025
Recent Advances of Polypyrrole for Biomedical Applications – A Mini-Review
BR Sai Prasad Nayak
Research & Development in Material science 19 (2), 2211-2213 , 2023
2023
Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction By Porous Curcumin Enveloped Gold Nanoparticles
SP Nayak, LK Ventrapragada, SS Ramamurthy, JKK Kumar, AM Rao
Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts 240, 1884-1884 , 2021
2021
Electrodeposition of Gold Nanoparticles on Halloysite Nanotubes Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode for Detection of Dopamine and Serotonin
SP Nayak, SS Ramamurthy, JKK Kumar
239th ECS Meeting with the 18th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors … , 2021
2021

Publications

• Nayak S.P., Nikita Swarnakar, J. K. K., Eco-friendly synthesis of reduced graphene oxide as sustainable catalyst for photodegradation of methylene blue, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 111792, 2023. (IF: 3.8)

• Nayak S.P., and Bhavana Rikhari, Recent Advances of Polypyrrole for Biomedical Applications – A Mini Review, Research and Development in Material Science, 19, 2, 2023.

• Nayak S.P., Lakshman K. V., Kumar J. K. K. and Rao A.M, Porous Gold-Curcumin Nanocomposite for Enhanced Electrooxidation of Glycerol and Ethylene glycol, Materials Letters, 330, 133212, 2022. (IF: 3.57)

• Nayak S.P., Lakshman K. V., Kumar J. K. K. and Rao A.M., A porous gold-curcumin nanocomposite for picomolar real-time detection of dopamine in urine, Journal of Electrochemical Society, 169 (12), 127511, 2022. (IF: 4.32)

• Nayak S.P., V. Pratyusha, Kumar J. K. K., Eco-friendly Surface Modification of Oxidized Carbon Nanotubes with Curcumin for Simultaneous Electrochemical Detection of Dopamine and Serotonin, Mater. Chem. and Phys, 126293, 2022. (IF: 4.09)

• Nayak S. P., Lakshman K. V., Ramamurthy S. S., Kumar J. K. K. and Rao A.M., Green Synthesis of a Novel Porous Gold-curcumin Nanocomposite for Super-Efficient Alcohol Oxidation, Nanoenergy, 2022. (IF: 17.881)

• Nayak S.P., Srinivasan V., Badiya P.K., Kumar J.K., Ramamurthy S.S., Engineering metal-dielectric nanostructures involving silver decorated Halloysite for augmented surface plasmon-coupled directional emission, Physica E Low Dime

Industry, Institute, or Organisation Collaboration

Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
Dayananda Sagar University
IISC
Clemson Univerity