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Prof. Udaykumar Khanapuram

PhD (Indian Institute of Technology Madras)

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Physics

Room No: 414 +91-870-2462570
kanapuram.udaykumar@nitw.ac.in
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Research Areas

 2D Materials

 Electrochromics

 Energy Harvesting

 Energy Storgae

 Metal-Organic Frameworks

 Thin Films

 Transparent Conducting Oxides

  • Courses Handled
  • Research IDs
  • Selected Publications
  • Project/Consultancy
  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Modern Physics(PHI311)
  • Mechanics, Waves and Oscillations Laboratory(PH2103)
  • Switching Theory and Logic Design Lab(PH5107)
  • Engineering Physics(PH1161)
  • Electromagnetic Theory(PH4151)
  • Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory(PHI253)
  • Electricity and Magnetism(PHB251)
  • Electricity and Magnetism(PH3202)
  • Electromagnetic Theory(PH16002)
  • Electricity and Magnetism(PHI251)
  • Engineering Physics(PH133)
  • Physics for Civil Engineers(PH131)
  • Physics for Metallurgists(PH183)
  • ORC ID: 0000-0003-1297-4104
  • SCOPUS ID: 57785147700
  • Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=b5pLytUAAAAJ


  • Oxide based Triboelectric Nanogenerators: Recent Advances and Future Prospects in Energy Harvesting, By Supraja Potu, Anu Kulandaivel, Buchaiah Gollapelli, Uday Kumar Khanapuram, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, Elsevier, Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, vol.161, pp.100866, 2024
  • Exploring wettability: a key to optimizing liquid-solid triboelectric nanogenerator, By Anu Kulandaivel, Uday Kumar Khanapuram, Rajaboina Rakesh Kumar, ACS, Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol., pp., 2024
  • Revolutionizing Waste-to-Energy: Harnessing the Power of Triboelectric Nanogenerators, By K Uday Kumar, Sugato Hajra, G Mohana Rani, Swati Panda, R Umapathi, S Venkateswarlu, Hoe Joon Kim, Yogendra Kumar Mishra, R Rakesh Kumar, Springer, Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, vol.7, pp.1-42, 2024
  • Facile and Robust High-Performance Triboelectric Nanogenerator Based on Electronic Waste for Self-Powered Electronics, By V. Lakshmi Suneetha; V. Mahesh; P. Supraja; M. Navaneeth; K. Uday Kumar; R. Rakesh Kumar, Wiley, Energy Technology, vol., pp., 2024
  • Wearable High-Performance MWCNTs/PDMS Nanocomposite based Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Haptic Applications, By Suresh Nuthalapati, Aniket Chakraborthy, Injamamul Arief, Kamal Kumar Meena, K Ruthvik, R Rakesh Kumar, K Uday Kumar, Amit Das, M Ercan Altinsoy, Anindya Na, IEEE, IEEE Journal on Flexible Electronics, vol., pp., 2024
  • Advances in Ferrofluid-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators: Design, Performance, and Prospects for Energy Harvesting Applications, By Anu Kulandaivel; Supraja Potu; Anjali Babu; Navaneeth Madathil; Mahesh Velpula; Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina; Uday Kumar Khanapuram, Elsevier, Nanoenergy, vol.120, pp.109110, 2023
  • Facile Direct Growth of ZIF-67 Metal–Organic Framework for Triboelectric Nanogenerators and Their Application in the Internet of Vehicles, By Anjaly Babu, Laksha Koti B, Supraja Potu, Ruthvik K, Navaneeth M, Mahesh V, Uday Kumar K, Prakash K, Haranath D, Balaji K, Rajanikanth A, ACS, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, vol.11, pp.16806, 2023
  • Enhancing Triboelectric Nanogenerator Performance with Metal–Organic-Framework-Modified ZnO Nanosheets for Self-Powered Electronic Devices and Energy Harvesting, By Supraja Potu, M. Navaneeth, Anshika Bhadoriya, Arbacheena Bora, Yuvaraj Sivalingam, Anjaly Babu, Mahesh Velpula, Buchaiah Gollapelli, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina*, Uday Kumar Khanapuram, Haranath Divi, Prakash Kodali, and Lakshakoti Bochu, ACS, ACS Applied Nano Materials, vol.6, pp.22701, 2023
  • Crystalline Porous Material‐Based Nanogenerators: Recent Progress, Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities, By Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, Uday Kumar Khanapuram, Venkateswaran Vivekananthan, Gaurav Khandelwal, Supraja Potu, Anjaly Babu, Navaneeth Madathil, Mahesh Velpula, Prakash Kodali, Wiley, Small, vol.20, pp.230620, 2023
  • High-performance triboelectric nanogenerator using ZIF-67/PVDF hybrid film for energy harvesting, By Anjaly Babu, K. Ruthvik, P. Supraja, M. Navaneeth, K. Uday Kumar, R. Rakesh Kumar, K. Prakash & N. Raju , Springer, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, vol.34, pp.2195 , 2023

Development of high-performance triboelectric nanogenerator based on 2D MoS2@Metal organic framework Hybrid films for self-powered IoT systems

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor BRNS, DAE
  • Duration 35 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 3084500
  • Status Ongoing

Development of Kelvin probe machine for surface analysis

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor M/s. Thin film solutions consultants and project executors P
  • Duration 36 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 5000000
  • Status Ongoing

Multifunctional hybrid smart electrochromic device for energy saving applications

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor NIT Warangal
  • Duration 24 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 425000
  • Status Completed


Anjaly Babu

  • Area of Research: Energy Harvesting

Mridula A

  • Area of Research: Energy Harvesting

Rajesh Katru

  • Area of Research: Energy Storage

Rjani Kumar K

  • Area of Research: Nano Fertilisers
  • PhD Coordinator (Continuing from July, 2024)
  • Faculty Advisor, Integrated MSc (Continuing from July, 2023)