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Research Publications

Paper published in National International Journals
Academic Year 2023-2024

• Thirunavukkarasu, T., Ramachandran, E., Natarajan, K., Sparkes, H. A., Al-Resayes, S. I., & Azam, M, A study on the applications of 3-amino quinoline complexes of Pd (II) as catalysts for the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of aryl halides in aqueous and organic media. Polyhedron, 230, 116207 (Jan 2023).
• Jini D, Aravind M, Norah Salem Alsaiari, and Mika Sillanpa ̈a, Investigation on structural, optical, morphological, electrical, mechanical and biological activities of pure and crystal violet dye-doped epsomite single crystals, Journal of Material Science: Materials in Electronics, 35-01. (January 2023)
• M Aravind, M Amalanathan, Sadia Aslam, Arshe Noor, D Jini, Razan A Alshgari, Mohammed Sheikh Saleh Mushab, and Mika Sillanpaa, Hydrothermally synthesized Ag-TiO2 nanofibers (NFs) for photocatalytic dye degradation and antibacterial activity, Chemosphere, 138077. (February 2023)
• Hamideen, M. S., Chandrasekaran, A., & Neelakantan, M. A.. Cancer-Causing and Non-Cancer-Causing Assessment of Uranium in Ground Water Samples of Kanchipuram District, Tamilnadu, India. Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences, 60(4), 77-84. (2023)
• Raja, V., & Neelakantan, M. A. (2023). Studies on hydrogeochemistry of uranium in groundwater of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Earth System Science, 132(3), 146.
• Gabriya, L. R., Mary, A. D., & Aravind, M. (2023). Investigation on structural, optical, morphological, elemental, dielectric, mechanical, thermal, and second harmonic generation properties of various dye doped l-Lysine potassium dihydrogen orthophosphate single crystals for optoelectronic devices. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics (IF:2.8), 34(26), 1813. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-11186-z
• P. Suriya,M. Prabhu, V. Ezhilselvi, K. Jagannathan, Improvement of power conversion efficiency by tailoring of energy band gaps in Ag doped TiO2–SnO2 nanocomposites, Physica B: Condensed Matter, 670 (2023) 415359.

Academic Year 2022-2023

• M. A. Neelakantan, V. Latha, S. Thalamuthu, Polyaromatic ring containing β-diketone derivatives with antiproliferative activity toward human breast cancer cell lines: Synthesis, structure, DNA binding and molecular docking, Journal of Molecular Structure, 2022, 1249, 131573 IF:3.196, February 2022.
• Geetha, S., Rajeswari, S., Gomathi, V., & Latha, V, Forecasting the outbreak and spread of COVID-19 in India and Tamilnadu using logistic growth and SIR models. In AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 2444, No. 1, p. 020004 AIP Publishing LLC. (2022, March)
• Kowsalya, P., Neelakantan, M. A., & Bhuvanesh, N. S,Tetranuclear Cu (II) complex with [2+ 4] Cu4O4 cubane based core framework derived from 2-[{2-(1-hydroxy-ethyl)-phenylimino}-methyl]-6-methoxy-phenol: Quantifying conventional and unconventional interactions and QTAIM analysis. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1254, 132396 (April 2022).
• Raja, V., & Neelakantan, M. A, Spatial interpretation, radiological mapping of background gamma radiation and risk evaluation for Southern regions of Tamil Nadu, India. Environmental Forensics, 1-9 (May 2022).
• Ramasubbu, V., Kumar, P. R., Chellapandi, T., Madhumitha, G., Mothi, E. M., & Shajan, X. S., Zn (II) porphyrin sensitized (TiO2@ Cd-MOF) nanocomposite aerogel as novel photocatalyst for the effective degradation of methyl orange (MO) dye. Optical Materials, 132, 112558. (May 2022)
• Ramasubbu, V., Kumar, P. R., Chellapandi, T., Madhumitha, G., Mothi, E. M., & Shajan, X. S., Zn (II) porphyrin sensitized (TiO2@ Cd-MOF) nanocomposite aerogel as novel photocatalyst for the effective degradation of methyl orange (MO) dye. Optical Materials, 132, 112558. (May 2022)
• Kumar, P. R., & Ramasubbu, V, Effect of deoxycholic acid co-sensitization in porphyrin dye on quasi-solid dye-sensitized solar cells comprising titania aerogel with a large surface area. Solid-State Electronics, 198, 108480.(October 2022)
• M. Amalanathan, M. Aravind, Nafis Ahmed, M. Sony Michel Mary, P. Velusamy, T. Kumaresubitha, , Razia Noreen, and Shafaqat Ali, The influence of activated carbon annealing temperature on sunlight-driven photocatalytic dye degradation and biological activity, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 146-110149, (October 2022)
• Karuppasamy, K., Nichelson, A., Vikraman, D., Choi, J. H., Hussain, S., Ambika, C., & Kim, H. S. (2022). Recent Advancements in Two-Dimensional Layered Molybdenum and Tungsten Carbide-Based Materials for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reactions. Nanomaterials, 12(21), 3884.
• M. Aravind, T. Kumaresubitha, Nafis Ahmed, P. Velusamy,DFT, molecular docking, photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity of coumarin enriched Cinnamon bark extract mediated silver nanoparticles, Inorganic Chemistry Communicatios, 14-110176, November 2022
• Raja, V., & Neelakantan, M. A, Toxic uranium contamination in groundwater of Thoothukudi district, India: Evaluation of health risks using the geochemical and statistical approach. Toxin Reviews, 1-16.(November 2022)
• P. Aji Udhaya, Awais Ahmad, M. Meena, M. Abila Jeba Queen, M. Aravind, Abdallah.A.A. Mohammed, and Shafaqat Ali, Copper Ferrite nanoparticles synthesised using a novel green synthesis route: Structural development and photocatalytic activity, Journal of Molecular Structure, 1277-134807, December 2022
• P. Mala, Muthusamy Palanivel, Siluvayan Priyan, Anuwat Jirawattanapanit, Grienggrai Rajchakit, Pramet Kaewmesri, Sustainable Supply Chain System for Defective Products with Different Carbon Emission Strategies, Suatainability, 14, 16082, 1- 22, December 2022.

Academic Year 2021-2022

• M. A. Neelakantan, V. Latha, S. Thalamuthu, Polyaromatic ring containing β-diketone derivatives with antiproliferative activity toward human breast cancer cell lines: Synthesis, structure, DNA binding and molecular docking, Journal of Molecular Structure, 2022, 1249, 131573 IF:3.196, February 2022.

Academic Year 2020-2021

• D. P. Dorairaj, Ya-Fan Lin, J. Haribabu, Theetharappan M, M. Narwane, R. Karvembu b, M.A.. Neelakantan, C..L. Kao, Chien-Chih Chiu,S.C.N. Hsu, Binding mode transformation and biological Aactivity on the Ru(II)-DMSO complexes bearing heterocyclic pyrazolyl ligands, Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 2021, 223, 111545 IF 4.155, October 2021
• M.R.Dash, B. Muthiah, S.S. Mishra, B. Annaraj, K.C. Lin, Kinetic insights into ethynyl radical with isobutane and neopentane, Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, 2021, 140(10), 134, September 2021
• M. Theetharappan, M.A. Neelakantan, (2021), A Water-Soluble Schiff Base Turn-on Fluorescent Chemosensor for the Detection of Al3+ and Zn2+ Ions at the Nanomolar Level: Application in Live-Cell Imaging, Journal of Fluorescence, Pub Date : 2021-05-29 , DOI: 10.1007/s10895-021-02756-7.
• V. Raja, S.K. Sahoo, K. Sreekumar, M.A. Neelakantan, (2021), High background radiation places and spatial distribution of uranium in groundwater of monazite placer deposit in Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India, Journal of Radio analytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 328(3), pp. 925–939.
• Mrs.R.Venkada Lakshmi, Velayutham Raja, Sabarathinam Chidambaram, Dr.C.Puthiya Sekar, Dr.M.A.Neelakantan, Industrial impact on groundwater quality with special reference to Cr2+ and Pb2+ in coastal aquifers, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment with Impact Factor 1.903, 193(7), 389 June 2021.
• Mrs.R.Venkada Lakshmi, Dr.C.Puthiya Sekar Dr.M.A.Neelakantan, Evaluation of Groundwater Quality in Virudhunagar Taluk, Tamil Nadu, India by using Statistical Methods and GIS Technique, Journal of the geological society of India IF:0.899, 97(5), pp. 527–538, May 2021.
• Neethu K.S, Sivaselvam S, Theetharappan M, Ranjitha J , Bhuvanesh N.S.P, Ponpandian , Dr.M.A.Neelakantan, Kaveri M.V, In vitro evaluations of biomolecular interactions, antioxidant and anticancer activities of Nickel(II) and Copper(II) complexes with 1:2 coordination of anthracenyl hydrazone ligands, Inorganic Chimica Acta IF:2.304, 524, 120419, April 2021.
• Dr. A. Panimaya Valan Rakkinia and K. Mohanraj, Influence of pH of the electrolyte on the formation and properties of electrodeposited ZrSe2 thin films, Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry IF:0.839, DOI: 10.1080/24701556.2021.1913420, April 2021.
• V.Raja, Dr.M.A.Neelakantan, Pollution and noncarcinogenic health risk levels of nitrate and fluoride in groundwater of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, India, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry IF:1.431, doi/full/10.1080/03067319.2021.1890063, February 2021.
• V.Raja, Dr.M.A.Neelakantan, Evaluation of Groundwater Quality with Health Risk Assessment of Fluoride and Nitrate in Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu,India Arabian Journal of Geosciences IF:1.37, January 2021.
• Velayutham Raja, Mrs.R.Venkada Lakshmi, Dr.C.Puthiya Sekar, Sabarathinam Chidambaram, Dr.M.A.Neelakantan, Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Groundwater of Industrial Township Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 80(1):144-163, doi: 10.1007/s00244-020-00795-y, January 2021.

Academic Year 2019-2020

• Dr.S. Thalamuthu, Dr.M.A. Neelakantan, Trinuclear nickel(II) amino acid Schiff base complex containing phenolato and acetato bridges: Structural and functional resemblance of urease, Inorganica Chimica Acta IF:2.304, 516, 120109, October 2020.
• K. Karuppasamy, Dhanasekaran Vikramana, Jong-Hyeok Choi, Ranjith Bose,Dr.A. Nichelson, T. Maiyalagan, Hyun-Seok Kima, Hybrid lithium-ion capacitors based on novel1-butyl-3-methylimidazoliumbis(nonafluorobutanesulfonyl imide) (BMImBNFSI)ionic liquid electrolytes: a detailed investigation ofelectrochemical and cycling behaviors, Journal of Materials Research and Technology IF:3.327, Volume 9, Issue 3, Pages 5216-5227, April 2020.
• Dr.E.Ramachandran, Valentina Gandin, Roberta Bertani, Paolo Sgarbossa,K. Natarajan, Nattamai S.P. Bhuvanesh, Alfonso Venzo, Alfonso Zoleo , Mirto Mozzon , essandro Dolmella , Alberto Albinati, Carlo Castellano ,Nuno Reis Conceição, M. Fátima ,C. Guedes da Silva, and Cristina Marzano, Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Activity of Novel Cu(II) Complexes of 6-Methyl-2-Oxo-1,2-Dihydroquinoline-3-Carbaldehy de-4n-Substituted hiosemicarbazones, Molecules IF:3.060, 25, 1868, April 2020.
• Durai Ganesh, G.Senthilkumar, Laith Ahmed Najam, V.Raja,Dr.M.A.Neelakatan and R.Ravisankar, Uranium quantification in groundwater and health risk from its ingestion in and around Tiruvannamalai,Tamilnadu, India, Radiation Protection Dosimetry IF: 0.831, pp: 1-12 DOI: i:10.1093/rpd/ncaa024, Feb 2020.

Academic Year 2018-2019

• K.Karuppasamy,Dhanasekaran Vikraman,In-Tae Hwang,Hyun-Jung Kim, Dr.A.Nichelson,Ranjith Bose, Hyun-Seok Kim, Nonaqueous liquid electrolytes based on novel 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis (nonafluorobutane-1-sulfonyl imidate) ionic liquid for energy storage devices, Journal of Materials Research and Technology IF:3.327, Volume 9, Issue 2, Pages 1251-1260, December 2019.
• Neethu, K.S., Jayanthi, E., Theetharappan, M., Bhuvanesh Nattamai, S.P., Neelakantan, M.A., Kaveri, M. & Velusamy  (2019)  ” Organoruthenium (II) complexes featuring pyrazole‐linked Schiff base ligands: Crystal structure, DNA/BSA interactions, cytotoxicity and molecular docking”  Applied Organometallic Chemistry., e4751. doi:10.1002/aoc.4751

Academic Year 2017-2018

• Neelakantan, M.A., Balamurugan. M., Balakrishnan, C. & Mariappan, S.S. (2018) “Zinc(II)-N 2 O 2 ligation complex-based DNA/protein binder and cleaver having enhanced cytotoxic and phosphatase activity: Zinc(II)-N2O2 ligation complex and phosphatase activity” Applied Organometallic Chemistry, DOI: 10.1002/aoc.4400.
• Neelakantan, M.A., Balakrishnan, C., Kowsalya, P. & Selvarani, V. (2018) “Experimental and theoretical studies on vanadium bromoperoxidase activity of alkyne arm dioxidovanadium(V) complex: Crystal structure, spectral studies, and DFT calculations” Polyhedron, 145, pp.191-199.
• Kowsalya, P., Bhuvanesh, N.S.P. & Neelakantan, M.A. (2018) “Chemical Reactivity and Quantifying the Intra‐ and Intermolecular Interactions in Zwitterionic Compounds” ChemistrySelect, 3,pp. 2045-2052.
• Balakrishnan, C. & Neelakantan, M.A. (2018) “Crystal structure and bio-catalytic potential of oxovanadium(IV) Schiff base complexes derived from 2-hydroxy-4-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)benzaldehyde and alicyclic/aromatic diamines” Inorganica Chimica Acta, 469, pp.503-514.

Academic Year 2016-2017

• Neelakantan, M.A., Balakrishnan, C., Selvarani, V. & Theetharappan, M. (2017) “DNA/BSA binding interactions and VHPO mimicking potential of vanadium(IV) complexes: Synthesis, structural characterization and DFT studies” Applied Organometallic Chemistry, DOI: 10.1002/aoc.4125
• Neelakantan, M.A., Balamurugan, K., Balakrishnan, C. & Subha, L. (2017) “Interaction of Amino Acid Schiff Base Metal Complexes with DNA/BSA Protein and Antibacterial Activity: Spectral Studies, DFT Calculations and Molecular Docking Simulations” Applied Organometallic Chemistry, DOI: 10.1002/aoc.4259
• Gandhimathi, S., Theetharappan, M., Bhuvanesh, N.S.P. & Neelakantan, M.A. (2017) “Crystal structure, theoretical and experimental electronic structure and DNA/BSA protein interactions of nickel(II) N2O2 tetradentate Schiff base complexes” Polyhedron, 138, pp.88-102.
• Balakrishnan, C., Neelakantan, M.A. & Sharmila Banerje (2017) “A Zwitterionic pH Responsive ESIPT-Based Fluorescence “Turn-On” Al 3+ Ion Sensing Probe and its Bioimaging Applications” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 253, pp. 1012-1025 (IF: 5.401).
• Chithiraikumar, S., Balakrishnan, C. & Neelakantan, M.A. (2017), “Tuning ligand vicinity towards development of ” turn-on” fluorescence for cadmium(II) ions under physiological pH and bio-imaging”, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, vol. 249, pp. 235-245 (IF: 4.758).
• Balakrishnan, C., Theetharappan, M., Kowsalya, P., Natarajan, S., Neelakantan, M.A. & Mariappan, S.S. (2017), “Biocatalysis, DNA–protein interactions, cytotoxicity and molecular docking of Cu(II), Ni(II), Zn(II) and V(IV) Schiff base complexes”, Applied Organometallic Chemistry, DOI: 10.1002/aoc.3776 (IF: 2.452).
• Chithiraikumar, S., Gandhimathi, S. & Neelakantan, M.A. (2017), “Structural characterization, surface characteristics and non-covalent interactions of a heterocyclic Schiff base: Evaluation of antioxidant potential by UV–visible spectroscopy and DFT”, Journal of Molecular Structur, vol. 1137, pp. 569-580 (IF: 1.780).
• Gandhimathi, S., Balakrishnan, C., Theetharappan, M., Neelakantan, M.A. & Venkataraman, R. (2017), “Noncovalent interactions from electron density topology and solvent effects on spectral properties of Schiff bases”, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, vol. 175, pp. 134-144 (IF: 2.653).

Academic Year 2015-2016

• Theetharappan, M., Subha, L., Balakrishnan, C. & Neelakantan, M.A. (2016), “Binding interactions of mixed ligand copper(II) amino acid Schiff base complexes with biological targets: Spectroscopic evaluation and molecular docking”, Applied Organometallic Chemistry, DOI: 10.1002/aoc.3713 (IF: 2.452).
• Balakrishnan, C. & Neelakantan, M.A. (2016), “Exploration of biological activities of alkyne arms containing Cu(II) and Ni(II) complexes: syntheses, crystal structures and DFT calculations”, RSC Advances, vol. 6, pp. 102482-102497 (IF: 3.289).
• Annaraj, B. & Neelakantan, M.A. (2016), “Synthesis, structure information, DNA/BSA binding affinity and in vitro cytotoxic studies of mixed ligand copper(II) complexes containing a phenylalanine derivative and diimine co-ligands”, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, B: Biology, vol. 160, pp. 278-291 (IF: 3.035).
• Gandhimathi, S. & Neelakantan, M.A. (2016), “Crystal structure, solvatochromism and estimation of ground and excited state dipole moments of an allyl arm containing Schiff base: Experimental and theoretical calculations”, Journal of Molecular liquids, vol. 219, pp. 239-250 (IF: 2.740).
• Chithiraikumar, S. & Neelakantan, M.A. (2016), Experimental and theoretical investigation of a pyridine containing Schiff base: Hirshfeld analysis of crystal structure, interaction with biomolecules and cytotoxicity, Journal of Molecular Structure, vol. 1108, pp. 654-666 (IF: 1.602).
• Rosalin, S., Paulraj Joseph, J. (2016), “Induced Cycle Number of Derived Graphs” Discrete Mathematics Algorithms and Applications, vol. 8, pp. 15.
• Kathiresan, K.M., Lenin, R. & Martin Baca, “The forcing strong metric dimension of a graph” Contributions to Discrete Mathematics – Accepted (IF: 0.09)
• Kathiresan, K.M. & Lenin, R. (2016), “Some Results on adjacency dimension of a graph”, Journal of Graph Labeling, vol. 2, pp. 177-182.
• Neelakantan, M.A., Annaraj, B. & Mitu, L.(2016), “Synthesis and crystal structure of imidazole containing amide as a turn on fluorescent probe for nickel ion in aqueous media. An experimental and theoretical investigation”, Journal of Molecular Structure, vol. 1104, pp. 1-6 (IF: 1.602).
• Subha, L., Balakrishnan, C., Natarajan, S., Theetharappan, M., Subramanian, B. & Neelakantan, M.A. (2016), “Water soluble and efficient amino acid Schiff base receptor for reversible fluorescence turn-on detection of Zn2+ ions: Quantum chemical calculations and detection of bacteria”, Spectrochimica Acta, Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, vol. 153, pp. 249-256 (IF: 2.098).

Academic Year 2014-2015

• Balakrishnan, C., Subha, L., Neelakantan, M.A. & Mariappan. S.S. (2015), “Synthesis, spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, DFT calculations, DNA binding and molecular docking of a propargyl arms containing Schiff base” Spectrochimica Acta, Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, vol. 150, pp. 161-171 (IF: 2.098).
• Annaraj, B. & Neelakantan, M.A. (2015), “Synthesis, crystal structure and biological exploration of water soluble Cu(II) complexes of vitamin B6 derivative”, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, vol. 102, pp. 1-8 (IF: 3.902).
• Latha, V., Balakrishnan, C. & Neelakantan, M.A. (2015), “Synthesis, crystal structure and DFT studies of a dual fluorescent ketamine: Structural changes in the ground and excited states”, Journal of Molecular Structure, vol. 1092, pp. 63-71 (IF: 1.602).
• Rosalin, S. & Paulraj Joseph, J.(2015), “Induced Cycle Number of Graphs”, Journal of Discrete Mathematical Sciences and Cryptography, vol .18, pp. 887-901.
• Subha, L., Balakrishnan, C., Thalamuthu, S. & Neelakantan, M.A. (2015), “Mixed ligand Cu(II) complexes containing o-vanillin-L-tryptophan Schiff base and heterocyclic nitrogen bases: Synthesis, structural characterization and biological properties”, Journal of Coordination chemistry, vol. 68, pp. 1021-1039 (IF: 1.756).
• Ashok Kumar, J., Perumal, S. & Murali, K.R. (2015), “Brush Electrodeposited AgGaSe thin films”, International Journal of applied Engineering. Research, vol. 10, pp. 1602-1605.
• Ashok Kumar, J., Perumal, S. & Murali, K.R (2015), “Brush Electrodeposited AgGaSe2 Films and their Optical Characteristics”, Chinese Journal of Physics, vol. 53, pp. 2