DR R Ramesh Babu
DR R Ramesh Babu
DR R Ramesh Babu
2024
Google Scholar id : YflJdjoAAAAJ (as on date 02nd Feb. 2024) : Citations : 4453 h-index : 39 i10 –index - 102
Scopus id : 57130630800 (as on 02nd Feb. 2024) : Citations : 3664 h-index : 35 ; ORCID ID : 0000-0003-3007-8047
Ph.D. (Physics) ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI (Crystal Growth)
Awards/Fellowships ▪ Certificate of Appreciation presented by Bharathidasan University, Trichy, for High H-index in Web
received of Science and Scopus during Teacher’s Day Celebration – 2022.
▪ Tamil Nadu Young Scientist Award – 2018, Govt. of Tamil Nadu- Science City, Chennai
▪ Fellow, Academy of Sciences, Chennai (2018)
▪ Postdoctoral Fellowship (Oct. 2010-Sep.2011), Aichi Institute of Technology, Japan.
▪ Young Scientist Fellowship (2008-2011), DST FAST Track, Government of India.
▪ Tamil Nadu Young Scientist Fellowship Award (2008-2009)
▪ CSIR – Senior Research Fellow (SRF), Government of India.
Developed Research • Low-Temperature Solution Growth & Unidirectional Solution growth setups
facilities • Vertical Dynamic Gradient Freeze unit/Bridgman setups (Organic Crystal growth)
• Czochralski unit (Inorganic single crystals)
• Top-seeded solution growth setup (High-temperature solution growth)
• Spray pyrolysis setup & Spin coating unit/Organic molecular evaporation unit
Department of Physics
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirappalli – 620 024
Tamil Nadu, INDIA
Dr. R. RAMESH BABU, FASCh
Professor (Academic Level 14)
ID No. BDU1760793
Contact
Address : Dr. R. Ramesh Babu
Professor and Head
Department of Physics
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirappalli – 620 024
Tamil Nadu, INDIA
Academic/Additional Responsibilities
Areas of Research
Publications
Scopus id : 57130630800 :
h-index : 35
Citations : 3664
Completed Projects
Period Budget
S.
Agency Project Title (Rs. In
No From To lakhs)
Unidirectional growth of pure and doped L-
UGC
1 2008 2011 arginine family single crystals by Novel solution 10.68
(PI)
growth method and their characterization
Growth, Structural, Spectral, Thermal, Mechanical
CSIR
2 2008 2011 and Optical studies on semi-organic L-Lysine 11.00
(PI)
single crystals for NLO applications
Fabrication of energy efficient hybrid organic
DST
3 2009 2011 light emitting device (OLED) on nanostructure 19.43
(Co-PI)
templates for white lighting applications
Growth of Unidirectional single crystals of 4-
aminobeznzophenone by vertical dynamic
DST
4 2009 2014 gradient freeze and unidirectional solution 17.78
(PI)
growth techniques for nonlinear optical
applications
Ongoing Projects
S. Period Budget
No Agency Project Title (Rs. In
From To lakhs)
Hole Transport Materials-Free Fully Inorganic 35.0
1 2020 2023 Mixed Halide Perovskite Solar Cells Via Cost-
SERB-DST
Effective Spray Method
Fabrication of highly efficient organic-inorganic ~16.0
2 RUSA 2.0 2021 2023 hybrid mixed halide perovskite thin film solar cell
(Research) devices by spray technique
8. Tamil Nadu Young Scientist Fellowship Award (2008-2009), Tamil Nadu State
council for Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu, India.
9. Best Paper Presentation Award- Dec. 2005, Indian Science Congress Association,
Tenth National Seminar on Crystal Growth, Kongu Engineering College, Erode.
Tamilnadu
10. Best Paper Published – 2005 Award, Indian Science Congress Association, Crystal
Growth of Laser related materials, SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, Tamil
Nadu. India.
11. Senior Research Fellowship (Dec.2003-Dec.2005), Prof. P. Ramasamy -CSIR
Emeritus Scientistship Scheme” Growth and Characterization of organic Molecular
crystals for Radiation Detection”, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research,
Government of India.
2. Coordinator for the UGC sponsored Refresher Course in Physics conducted by UGC
Academic Staff College, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, from 17-02-2016
to 08-03-2016.
5. Coordinator for the UGC sponsored Refresher Course in Physics conducted by UGC
Academic Staff College, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, from 23-10-2019
to 05-11-2019.
Events Participated
11. UGC Orientation Program held at UGC-Academic Staff College, Khajamalai Campus,
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli - 620 024 during 1 – 28 February 2012.
15. UGC Refresher Course on Physical Sciences held at UGC-Academic Staff College,
Khajamalai Campus, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli - 620 024 during
06.11.2014 – 26.11.2014.
21. Participated UGC sponsored Two Day Workshop for Academic Administrators on
“Institutional Assessment and Accreditation on 12th & 13th March 2018.
26. Participated in the Six days International workshop on “Smart Materials Sensor
and Energy Devices) SMSED -2020)” during 25-30, May 2020 organized by the
Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, SSN College of
Engineering, Kalavakkam, Chennai.
31. Participated in the American Chemical Society Science Talk (Virtual Lecture
Series) on Engineering Charge Transit in Optically sensitive Two-dimensional
Materials on 3rd July 2020.
32. Participated JOVE Webinar using Jove in Classroom, conducted on 6th September
2021 in collaboration with Bharathidasan University, Trichy.
Professional Bodies
Advisory Board
Others
1. K Arjunan, R. Ramesh Babu, Fabrication of samarium doped SnO2 thin films using
facile spray pyrolysis technique for photocatalysis application, Ionics, 30 (1) (2024)
491 – 507.
15. S.Raja, R. Ramesh Babu, Investigation on the dielectric and magnetic properties of
perovskite-spinel (KNbO3-NiFe2O4) composites, Materials Research Bulletin, Volume
155, November 2022, 111973,
16. M. Vadivel, R. Ramesh Babu, M. Sridharan, Spray-Deposited Rare Earth Metal Ions
(La3+ and Sm3+) Substituted CoFe2O4 Thin Films for NH3 Gas-Sensing Applications,
35 (9) (2022) 2563-2571.
19. N. Renuka, R Ramesh Babu, N. Vijayan, P. Baskaran, Effect of dyes on the growth,
structural, morphological, optical, mechanical and dielectric properties of Sulphamic
acid single crystal, 2022 Advances in Science and Engineering Technology
International Conferences (ASET), IEEE Xplore Pages 1-6,
10.1109/ASET53988.2022.9735054. (Publication date 21.02.2022)
20. Indira Gandhi Tamizhmani, Raja Sakthivel, Ramesh Babu Ramraj Arivanandhan
Mukannan, Impact of Ni doping on the structural, morphological, electrical and
optical properties of SnO2 thin films by spray pyrolysis technique, Applied Physics
A, 127 (2021) 923
21. P Velusamy, M Sathiya, Yunpeng Liu, Shanhu Liu, R Ramesh Babu, Mohamed Aly
Saad Aly, E Elangovan, Haibo Chang, Liqun Mao, Ruimin Xing, Investigating the effect
of Nd3+ dopant and the formation of g-C3N4/BiOI heterostructure on the
microstructural, optical and photoelectrocatalytic properties of g-C3N4, Applied
Surface Science 561 (2021) 150082.
22. A Subashini, V Veeramani, K Thamaraiselvi, Aurelien Crochet, Priya Rose, Reji Philip,
R Ramesh Babu, K Ramamurthi, Synthesis, growth and characterization of
benzylideneaniline compounds: N-(4-bromobenzylidene)-4-fluoroaniline and N-(4-
bromobenzylidene)-4-methoxyaniline, Optical Material, 117 (2021) 111081.
23. S. Raja, K. Arjunan, R. Mahalakshmi, B. Noorul Ayin, and R. Ramesh Babu, Studies
on multiferroic properties of (1-x)BiFeO3-(x)KNbO3 composites, AIP Conference
Proceedings 2265, 030577 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063 /5.0017284
29. Balaji Srikanth Ragunath, Kumaran Sangeetha, Ramraj Ramesh Babu, Reverse
Saturable Absorption and Optical Limiting Application of Methyl Orange Dye Doped
l‑Arginine Monohydrochloride (LAHCl) Single Crystals, Crystal Research and
Technology 55 (2020) 1900190. (0.58)
30. N Kumaresan, MMA Sinthiya, K Ramamurthi, R Ramesh Babu, K Sethuraman, Visible
light driven photocatalytic activity of ZnO/CuO nanocomposites coupled with rGO
heterostructures synthesized by solid-state method for RhB dye degradation,
Arabian Journal of Chemistry 13 (2020) 3910-3928 (3.298)
41. K. Sangeetha, S. Thamotharan, R. Ramesh Babu, S. Madan Kumar, (2018), Linear and
nonlinear optical properties of 4-Nitrobenzoic acid (4-NBA) single crystals, Bulletin
of Materials Science 41:73. (0.925)
45. Ch Surya Prakasarao, Slavia Deeksha D’souza, Pratim Hazarika, Karthiselvan. S.,
Ramesh Babu R., Kovendhan M., R. Arockia Kumar, and D. Paul Joseph, (2018;
Fabrication and stability investigation of ultra-thin transparent and flexible Cu-Ag-
Au tri-layer film on PET, AIP Conference Proceedings 1942, 080010, doi:
10.1063/1.5028844.
61. N Renuka, R Ramesh Babu, N Vijayan, B Rathi, K Thukral, (2017), Effect of Oxygen
Ion Irradiation on the Structural and Optical Properties of L-Arginine Acetate Single
Crystals, Springer Proceedings in Physics book series (SPPHY- Recent Trends in
Materials Science and Applications, 189, 511-519.
65. P Velusamy, R Ramesh Babu, KT Aparna ((2017), Effect of Sm doping on the physical
properties of ZnO thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis technique,
AIP Conference Proceedings 1832 (1) , 080085
74. M. Sukumar M, R. Ramesh Babu K. Ramamurthi, (2017), Etching, dielectric and third
order nonlinear optical studies on Czochralski growth Bi2ZnB2O7 single crystals,
Materials Research Innovations 21(2), 79-85. (0.35)
91. M. Sukumar M, R. Ramesh Babu K. Ramamurthi, (2016), Linear and Third order
nonlinear optical properties of LiRbB4O7 single crystal, Solid State Sciences 51, 8–
12. (1.811)
97. P. A. Praveen, R. Ramesh Babu, and K. Ramamurthi, (2015) Validation of PM6 & PM7
semiempirical methods on polarizability calculations, AIP Conference Proceedings
1665, 090011
98. P. Velusamy, R. Ramesh Babu, and K. Ramamurthi, (2015), Effect of transition metal
ion (Ni) doping on the structural, optical and electrical properties of CdO thin films
by spray pyrolytic technique, AIP Conference Proceedings 1665, 080028
109. S. Mathuri, K. Ramamurthi, R. Ramesh Babu, (2015), Investigation on CdSe Thin Film
deposited by Electron Beam Evaporation Technique, International Journal of
ChemTech Research 7, No.2, pp 967-973
113. A. Subashini, Priya Rose, Reji Philip, Helen Stoeckli-Evans, K. Ramamurthi R. Ramesh
Babu, (2015), Spectral, thermal and optical properties of N, N’-bis (4-
chlorobenzylidene)-3, 3’-dimethoxybipheyl-4, 4’-diamine, Optics and Laser
Technology 66, (2015) 22-27. (1.879)
114. S. Mathuri, M. Kayalvizhi, G. Vasuki, R. Ramesh Babu, K. Ramamurthi, A. Crochet, K.
M. Fromm, (2014), Investigation on the Growth and Characterization of Novel
Creatininium malate Single Crystal, Chem Sci Rev Lett 2014, 3(12), 1208-1218.
(4.856)
131. Mohd. Shakir, V. Ganesh, B. Riscob, N. Vijayan, Devendra Kumar Rana, Anoop Kumar,
R. Ramesh Babu and G. Bhagavannarayana, (2013), Analysis on structural, SHG
efficiency, optical and mechanical properties of KDP single crystals influenced by
Glycine doping, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular
Spectroscopy 103, 199-204. (2.129)
136. L. Jothi, G. Vasuki, R. Ramesh Babu and K. Ramamurthi, (2012), 4-[(E )-(4-
Methylphenyl)iminomethyl]phenol, Acta Cryst. (2012). E68, o897. (0.347)
137. Leona Saitoh, R. Ramesh Babu, Santhakumar Kannappan, Kenzo Kojima, Teruyoshi
Mizutani and Shizuyasu Ochiai, (2012), Performance of spray deposited poly [N-9”-
hepta-decanyl-2,7- carbazole-alt-5,5-(4’,7’-di-2-thienyl-2’,1’,3’-benzothiadiazole)]
/[6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester blend active layer based Bulk
heterojunction organic solar cell devices, Thin Solid Films 520, (2012) 3111-3117.
(1.64)
162. T. Uma Devi, N. Lawrence, R. Ramesh Babu, K. Ramamurthi, (2008), Growth and
characterization of glycine picrate single crystal, Spectochimica Acta Part A :
Molecular and Biomolecular spectroscopy, 71, 340-343. (1.510)
163. K.Sethuraman, R.Ramesh Babu, R.Gopalakrishnan and P.Ramasamy (2008),
Synthesis, Growth and Characterization of a New Semiorganic NLO crystal: L-alanine
sodium nitrate (LASN), Crystal Growth and Design, 8, (6), 1863–1869. (4.215)
165. T. Uma Devi, N. Lawrence, R. Ramesh Babu and K. Ramamurthi, (2008), Growth and
characterization of L-prolinium picrate single crystal: A promising NLO crystal
Journal of Crystal Growth, 310, 116–123. (1.757)
166. T. Balakrishnan, R. Ramesh Babu and K. Ramamurthi, (2008), Growth, Structural,
Optical and Thermal properties of γ – Glycine Crystal, Spectrochimica Acta Part A:
Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy A.: 69, 1114-1118. (1.510)
181. R.Ramesh Babu, N.Vijayan, R.Gopalakrishnan and P.Ramasamy, (2006), Growth and
characterization of L-Lysine monohydrochloride (L-LMHCl): a new nonlinear optical
crystal, Crystal Research Technology 4, 41, 405-410. (0.85)
184. N.Vijayan, R.Ramesh Babu, R.Gopalakrishnan and P.Ramasamy, (2004), Growth and
characterization of hippuric acid single crystals for NLO applications, Journal of
Crystal Growth 273 (3-4) 564-571. (1.70)
193. R.Ramesh Babu, N.Vijayan, R.Gopalakrishnan and P.Ramasamy, (2002), Growth and
characterization of Benzaldehyde Semicarbazone (BSC) single crystals, Journal
Crystal Growth 240, 545-548. (1.40)