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Prof. Udaykumar Khanapuram

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Physics

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

    Key Notes

    • Journal(s): 72
    • Conference(s): 7
    • Book Chapter(s): 9
    • PhD: Current - 5  Awarded - 1
    • Event(s) Organized:  Workshop - 1

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    6

    DOCTORAL STUDENTS

    4

    PROJECTS

    3

    PATENTS

    Research Areas

    2D Materials
    Electrochromics
    Energy Harvesting
    Energy Storgae
    Metal-Organic Frameworks
    Thin Films
    Transparent Conducting Oxides
    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
    Degree Institute Year
    Doctor of Philosophy Indian Institute of Technology Madras 2016
    Master of Science Osmania University 2010
    Bachelor of Science Osmania University 2007
    COURSES HANDLED
    Course L-T-P Credit Degree Level
    Engineering Physics(PH1161) 3-0-2 4 UG
    Nuclear and Particle Physics(PH25009) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Electromagnetic Theory(PH16002) 3-0-0 3 UG, PG
    Electricity and Magnetism(PH3202) 3-0-2 4 UG
    Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory(PH2206) 0-1-2 2 UG
    Electricity and Magnetism(PH2202) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Modern Physics(PHI311) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Electromagnetic Theory(PH4151) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Electricity and Magnetism(PHB251) 3-0-2 4 UG
    Electricity and Magnetism(PHI251) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Engineering Physics(PH133) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Physics for Metallurgists(PH183) 2-0-2 3 UG
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    Self-poled and poling-free efficient piezoelectric nanogenerators for power generation and self-powered applications, By Naveen Kumar; Kushal Ruthvik Kaja; Swati Panda; Sugato Hajra; Mohamed A. Belal; Premkumar Sharad Bhosale; Uday Kumar Khanapuram; Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina; Hohyun Keum; Kyoungtae Lee, Elsevier, Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science, vol. 42 , pp.101259 , 2026
    MXene-Molecular Chromophore Triboelectric Systems for Self-Powered Noble-Gas Discharge, By Suman Mudu, Vijay Kumar Chuncha, Navaneeth Madathil, Raju Pembarti, Charyulu Devarayapalli, Raghu Chitta, G Manjula, Palash Mishra, Dae Sung Lee, Khanapuram Uday Kumar*, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, American Chemical Society, ACS Applied Electronic Materials, vol., pp., 2026
    The Y3+Donor-Doped CCTO (Ca0.95Y0.05Cu3Ti4O12) Dielectric Fillers for Electrical Output Enhancement of Flexible Triboelectric Nanogenerator, By Kittipan Saichompoo, Thitirat Rattanawongwiboon, Wilasinee Kingkam, Phakkhananan Pakawanit, Usa Sukkha, Hiroaki Onoda, Sugato Hajra, Uday Kumar Khanapuram, Thitirat Charoonsuk, Naratip Vittayakorn, Wiley, Advanced Engineering Materials, vol., pp.e202503196, 2026
    Upcycling Industrial Waste Silicone Sealants into Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Power Generation and Rail Switch Sensing, By Anusha Kaki; Mahesh Velupula; Navaneeth Madathil; Khanapuram Uday Kumar; Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, Wiley, Energy Technology, vol.14, pp.e202502152, 2026
    Synergistic Effects of Metal-Modified Carbon Nanotubes: Experimental Characterization and Theoretical Modeling for Energy and Environmental Solutions, By Govindhasamy Murugadoss , Nachimuthu Venkatesh , Narthana Kandhasamy , Irina Zaporotskova , Durai Govindarajan , Kumaresan Natesan , Kamalan Kirubaharan , Khanapuram. Uday Kumar and Soorathep Kheawhom, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Materials Advances, vol.7, pp.1584-1603, 2026
    Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation and Toxicity Mitigation of Organic Dyes Using Silver-Doped Tin Sulfide Quantum Dots: A Comprehensive Study on Environmental and Biological Implications, By Govindhasamy Murugadoss; Nachimuthu Venkatesh; S. Ahamed Roshan; Palanisamy Sundararaj; Uday Kumar Khanapuram, Wiley, ChemCatChem, vol.18, pp.e70656, 2026
    High-Performance Droplet Driven Electrification for Self-Powered Real-Time Nitrate Monitoring in Agricultural Water Systems, By Kushal Ruthvik Kaja; Sugato Hajra; Utchawadee Pharino; Premkumar Sharad Bhosale; Swati Panda; Mohamed Belal; Saichon Sriphan; Uday Kumar Khanapuram; Naratip Vittayakorn, Hoe Joon Kim, Elsevier, Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices, vol.11, pp.101154, 2026
    Co-doped ZnO/Ti 3 C 2 MXene hybrids with synergistic interfacial engineering for superior tetracycline photodegradation: experiment and theory, By Kaniyampati Pavitra Vengamamba; Bolam Kim; Eun Mi, Jo; Youngsu Lim; Devarayapalli Kamakshaiah Charyulu; Uday Kumar Khanapuram; Dae Sung Lee, Nature, npj Clean Water, vol., pp., 2026
    Harvesting Energy from Friction: The Revolutionary Decade of Triboelectric Nanogenerators, By Uday Kumar Khanapuram, Gokana Mohana Rani, Swati Panda, Thitirat Charoonsuk, Krystian Mistewicz, Sugato Hajra, Kushal Ruthvik Kaja, Reddicherla Umapathi, Saichon Sriphan, Jakub Jała, Haranath Divi, Albert Smalcerz, Mohamed Belal, Pannur Jaahnavi, Moein Safarkhani, Hanseung Kim, Hoe Joon Kim, Yun Suk Huh, Naratip Vittayakorn, Bartłomiej Nowacki, Sai Kishore Ravi, Stephen James Eichhorn, Monica F. Craciun, Ana Borras, Hamideh Khanbareh, Jiaqian Qin, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, Elsevier, Advanced Powder Materials, vol.5, pp.100373, 2026
    Metal-Displacement-Derived Silver Nanoparticles for Visible-Light Catalysis and TENG-Enabled Circuit Integration, By Rajani Kumar Kandikonda, Rajesh Katru, Navaneeth Madathil, Nachimuthu Venkatesh, Raju Nagapuri, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, Haranath Divi, Chenna Reddy Mallu, Manikandan Dhayalan*, Govindhasamy Murugadoss, Khanapuram Uday Kumar, Springer, Scientific Reports, vol., pp., 2026
    Design of Mn3O4/Fe2O3 Nanocomposites for Efficient Electrochemical Water Oxidation: Towards Sustainable OER Catalysts, By Seethiraju D Ramarao, Rajesh Katru, K Uday Kumar, C Thirmal, Springer, The European Physical Journal Plus, vol., pp., 2026
    Phenothiazine Dye-based Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Self-Powered Electronic Devices and Electroluminescent Applications, By Deepak R, Vijay Kumar Ch, Navaneeth M, Rakshita M, Rajesh Katru, Rakesh Kumar R, Palash Mishra, Raghu Chitta, Uday Kumar K, Wiley, Advanced Sustainable Systems, vol.10, pp.e01504, 2025
    Integration of 2D MoS2 with Ti3C2 MXene via in-situ growth for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction: Experimental and theoretical insights, By Devarayapalli Kamakshaiah Charyulu, Muzammil Hussain, Bolam Kim, Sakthivel Kumaravel, Eun Mi Jo, Kaniyampati Pavitra Vengamamba, Inam Ullaha, Youngsu Lim, Uday Kumar Khanapuram, Dae Sung. Leea, Elsevier, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol.196, pp.152596, 2025
    Upcycling Medical Tablet Blister Waste into High-Performance Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Sustainable Energy Harvesting, By V. Lakshmi Suneetha, V. Mahesh, R. Rakesh Kumar, Khanapuram Uday Kumar, MDPI, Nanoenergy Advances, vol.5, pp.19, 2025
    Redox-Driven Synthesis of Stable Copper Nanoparticles via Metal Displacement and Their Application in Organic Dye Degradation, By Rajinikumar Kandikonda, Govindhasamy Murugadoss, Nachimuthu Venkatesh, Siva Shankari Velmurugan Subbaraj, Divya Palani, Suneetha Thota, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, Haranath Divi, Manikandan Dhayalan, Anuchit Phanumartwiwath, Chenna Reddy Mallu, Uday Kumar Khanapuram, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Materials Advances, vol., pp., 2025
    Advances In Nanogenerators Enabled Smart Mask-based Self-Powered Health Monitoring Units, By Mohamed Belal, Swati Panda, Udaykumar Khanapuram, Sugato Hajra, Kushal Ruthvik Kaja, Rakesh Rajaboina, Venkateswaran Vivekananthan, Naratip Vittayakorn, Hoe Joon Kim, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Materials Advances, vol.6, pp.8210-8238, 2025
    Electrochemical and impedance spectroscopic properties of Sm and Fe co-doped LiMn2O4 cathode material (ICSEM 2025), By N. Suresh Kumar, Anji Reddy Polu, M. Sumithra, C. Thirmal, Seethiraju D. Ramarao, P. Ajay Kumar, K. C. James Raju, K. Uday Kumar, Ramesh Mamindla, Manish K. Niranjan, Wiley, Macromolecular Symposia, vol., pp.e70187, 2025
    A layered double hydroxides/MXene composite based triboelectric nanogenerator for energy harvesting and self-powered electroplating applications, By Navaneeth Madathil, Anjaly Babu, Mahesh Velpula, Anu Kulandaivel, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, Uday Kumar Khanapuram, Kamakshaiah Charyulu Devarayapalli, Dae Sung Lee, Royal Society of Chemistry, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, vol.9, pp.4364-4374, 2025
    Biowaste Sea Shells‐Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator: Sustainable Approach for Efficient Mechanical Energy Harvesting, By Lakshmi Suneetha Vikram, Supraja Potu, Durga Prasad Kasireddi AK, Uday Kumar Khanapuram, Haranath Divi, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, Wiley, Energy Technology, vol.13, pp.2401333, 2025
    VS4-NiAl LDH Composite Electrodes for Next-Generation High-Performance Supercapacitors, By Rajesh Katru, Rakshita Muddamalla, Kamakshaiah Charyulu Devarayapalli, Haranath Divi, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina: Uday Kumar Khanapuram, Dae Sung Lee, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, vol.13, pp.16024-16039, 2025
    E-Waste to Energy: Self-Powered Electronic Devices and Organic dye Degradation Using TENG-Assisted Catalysis, By Kaki Anusha, Maharana Gouranga, M Navaneeth, Mahesh Velupula, K Uday Kumar, Joseph Paul, Rajaboina Rakesh, Wiley, Advanced Sustainable Systems, vol., pp., 2025
    High-Performance NIR Reflective Yellow Pigment for Sustainable Cool Surface Coatings to Address Urban Heat Island Mitigation, By A. Mridula, M. Rakshita, KAK Durga Prasad, Subrata Das, K. Uday Kumar*, S. Surendra Babu, and D. Haranath, Elsevier, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, vol.198, pp.109755, 2025
    Functionalized MIL-125(Ti) Based High-Performance Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Hygiene Monitoring, By Anjaly Babu, Navaneeth Madathil, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, Hitesh Borkar, Kamakshaiah Charyulu Devarayapalli, Yogendra Kumar Mishra, Sugato Hajra, Hoe Joon Kim, Uday Kumar Khanapuram, Dae Sung Lee, Royal Society of Chemistry, Materials Advances, vol.6, pp.4725-4737, 2025
    Anatase vs. Rutile: Optimizing TiO₂-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Clean Energy Harvesting, By Charitha Vankendinne, Supraja Potu, Anjaly Babu, Rakshita Muddamalla, Rajesh Katru, Rajani Kumar Kandikonda, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, Haranath Divi, Uday Kumar Khanapuram, Dipti Gupta, Wiley, Advanced Sustainable Systems, vol., pp.2500314, 2025
    Revolutionizing TENG Technology with MOF Composite Fibers: Applications in Public Transit Monitoring, Staircase Alerts, and Security, By Lakshakoti Bochu; Anjaly Babu; Supraja Potu; Uday Kumar Khanapuram; Prakash Kodali, ACS, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, vol.7, pp.4132–4141, 2025
    Magnetite Nanoparticles Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Self-Powering Applications, By Anu Kulandaivel, Supraja Potu, Navaneeth Madathil, Mahesh Velpula, Anjaly Babu, Uday Kumar Khanapuram, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, Springer, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics , vol.36, pp.471, 2025
    Investigating the blue photoluminescence and decay characteristics of rare-earth-doped long afterglow phosphors for flexible and transparent labels using silicone rubber: A potential substitute in darkness, By K A K Durga Prasad, M Rakshita, Aachal Sharma, Payal Pradhan, K Uday Kumar, R Rakesh Kumar, and D. Haranath, Springer, Journal of Applied Physics, vol.137, pp.045102 , 2025
    Terahertz based optical & electrical properties of PZT, By Yadagiri K; Raghavendra Reddy V; Nagaraju M; Choudary A.K; Uday kumar K; Haranath D, Springer, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, vol.109, pp.237–245, 2024
    Phosphor-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator: A Novel Self-Powered Luminescent Device, By Rakshita M; Navaneeth M; Sharma Aachal; Pradhan Payal; Durga Prasad KAK; Khanapuram Uday Kumar; Rajaboina Rakesh Kumar; Divi Haranath, ACS, ACS Applied Electronic Materials, vol.6, pp.1821–1828, 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
    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.3, pp.393-400, 2024
    From Acoustic to Electric: Advanced Triboelectric Nanogenerators with Fe-based Metal-Organic Frameworks, By Anjaly Babu, Sushmita Gupta, Rajesh K, Navaneeth M, Anu K, Prakash K, Haranath D, Uday Kumar K*, Rakesh Kumar R, Wiley, Energy Technology, vol.12, pp.2400796, 2024
    2D Layered Materials based Triboelectric Self-Powered Sensors, By Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina*, Uday Kumar Khanapuram*, Anu Kulandaivel, Wiley, Advanced Sensor Research, vol.3, pp.2400045, 2024
    Enhancing Triboelectric Nanogenerators Performance with MXenes-Silicone Nanocomposites: A Leap Forward in Energy Harvesting and Touch-Sensitive Technologies, By Navaneeth M, Supraja Potu, Jitesh Pani; Lakshakoti B, Anjaly babu, Hitesh Borker, Prakash K; Uday Kumar Khanapuram, ACS, ACS Applied Electronic Materials, vol.6, pp.5563-5574, 2024
    Sustainable Energy Harvesting from Medical Waste: Utilizing Discarded Ointment Tubes in Triboelectric Nanogenerators, By V. Lakshmi Suneetha, P. Supraja, K. Uday Kumar, R. Rakesh Kumar*, Elsevier, Material Letters, vol.377, pp.137350, 2024
    Innovative Integration of Triboelectric Nanogenerators into Signature Stamps for Energy Harvesting and Smart Applications. , By Lakshakoti Bochu, Supraja Potu, Madathil Navaneeth, Uday Kumar K, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, Prakash Kodali, MDPI, Engineering, vol.5, pp.958-966, 2024
    Innovative Triboelectric Nanogenerator (TENG) Design Utilizing a Stress Ball for Energy Harvesting, Wellness, and Safety Applications, By B. Lakshakoti, P Ravi Sankar, Supraja P, Navaneeth M., Mahesh V., Khanapuram Uday Kumar, Prakash K, Rajaboina Rakesh Kumar, IOP, Engineering Research Express , vol.6, pp.015081, 2024
    Resolving restacking issue of multilayers in MXene for enhanced supercapacitive performance, By Jitesh Pani, Priyanka Chaudhary, Narinder Kumar, K. Uday Kumar, B Yadav, and Hitesh Borkar, Wiley, Energy Technology, vol.11, pp.2300193, 2024
    “Simple and Cost-effective Synthesis of a Rare-earth Free Long Afterglow Phosphor for Dark Visual Markings; , By K.A.K. Durga Prasad; S Puranjay; M Rakshita; Aachal A Sharma; Payal P. Pradhan; K Uday Kumar; R Rakesh Kumar, Springer, Journal of Fluorescence, vol.1, pp.1, 2024
    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.8, pp.471, 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
    Sustainable Energy Harvesting from Medical Waste: Utilizing Discarded Ointment Tubes in Triboelectric Nanogenerators, By V. Lakshmi Suneetha, P. Supraja, K. Uday Kumar, R. Rakesh Kumar, Elsevier, Material Letters, vol.377, pp.137350, 2024
    High-performance MOF-303 based Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Self-Powered Electronics and Road Safety Applications, By Mahesh V; Navaneeth M; Supraja P; Lakshakoti B; Krishnakanth Chithari; Jayalaxmi V; Prakash K; Uday Kumar K; Rakesh Kumar R, ACS, ACS Applied Electronic Materials, vol.6, pp.7890-7897, 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
    Wood Plastic Composites (WPC) Waste Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Mechanical Energy Harvesting and Self-Powered Applications, By Lakshmi Sunitha V, Supraja Potu, Durga Prasad K. A.K., Navaneeth M, Anjaly Babu, Mahesh V, Uday Kumar K, Haranath Divi, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, Elsevier, Material Letters, vol.351, pp.134995, 2023
    Conductivity Enhancement in K+ ion Conducting Solid Polymer Electrolyte [PEG: KNO3] and its Application as an Electrochemical Cell, By Anji Reddy Polu; Aseel A. Kareem; Kwangmin Kim; Dongkyu Kim; M. Venkanna; Hussein Kh. Rasheed; Uday Kumar K, Springer, Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol.40, pp.2975–2981, 2023
    15. Triboelectric nanogenerator based on commercial ITO-PET sheets for mechanical energy harvesting and self-powered indicator display applications, By M. Navaneeth; P. Supraja; Anjaly Babu; K. Uday Kumar; K. Prakash; and R. Rakesh Kumar, Elsevier, Material Letters, vol.336, pp.133866, 2023
    16. A medical waste X-ray film based triboelectric nanogenerator for self-powered devices, sensors, and smart buildings, By M, Navaneeth; Potu, Supraja; Babu, Anjaly; Rajaboina, Rakesh Kumar; K, Uday Kumar; Divi, Haranath; Kodali, Prakash; K, Balaji, Royal Society of Chemistry, Environmental Science: Advances, vol.2, pp.848-860, 2023
    Pr2CrMnO6 double perovskite as new electrode material for electrochemical energy storage, By Rupesh K. Muddelwar, Jitesh Pani; Ajay B. Lad, K. Uday Kumar, Vishwajit M. Gaikwad and B. Hiitesh Borkar, Elsevier, Materials Chemistry and Physics, vol.302,, pp.127726, 2023
    Transforming Medical Plastic Waste into High-Performance Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Sustainable Energy, Health Monitoring, and Sensing Applications, By M Navaneeth, Supraja Potu, Anjaly Babu, B Lakshakoti, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, Uday Kumar K, Haranath Divi, Prakash Kodali, K Balaji, ACS, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, vol.11, pp.12145, 2023
    Rare-Earth Ion-Activated Nanostructured Fluorescent Marker for Easy Naked Eye Detection and Swift Imaging of Latent Fingerprints, By Payal P. Pradhan, Rakshita Muddamalla, Aachal A. Sharma, Durga Prasad Kasireddi A. K, Uday Kumar Khanapuram, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, and Haranath Div, ACS, ACS Applied Nano Materials, vol.21, pp.19767, 2023
    Surface-Engineered High-Performance Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Self-Powered Health Monitoring and Electronics, By Supraja Potu, Navaneeth Madathil, Siju Mishra, Arbacheena Bora, Yuvaraj Sivalingam, Anjaly Babu, Mahesh Velpula, Lakshakoti Bochu, Balaji Ketharachapalli, Anu Kulandaivel, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina*, Uday Kumar Khanapuram, Haranath Divi, Prakash Kodali, Banavoth Murali, and Ravi Ketavath, ACS, ACS Applied Engineering Materials, vol.10, pp.2663, 2023
    High-Performance Triboelectric Nanogenerator Based on 2D Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Self-Powered Electronic Devices, By Ruthvik K, Anjaly Babu, Supraja P, Navneeth M, Mahesh V, Uday Kumar K*, Rakesh Kumar R*, Manmada Rao B, Haranath D, Prakash K, Elsevier, Material Letters, vol.350, pp.134947, 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
    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
    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
    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
    12. Plant-based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Biomechanical Energy Harvesting, By Anjaly Babu, D. Rakesh, P. Supraja, Siju Mishra, K. Uday Kumar*, R. Rakesh Kumar, D. Haranath Estari Mamidala, Raju Nagapuri, Elsevier, Results in Surfaces and Interfaces, vol.8 , pp.100075, 2022
    13. Magnetic and spin-phonon coupling studies of magneto-electric SrFe8Co2Ti2O19 M-type hexaferrite, By Raju N; Uday Kumar K; Sreenath Reddy M; Gopal Reddy Ch; Yadagiri Reddy P; Raghavendra Reddy V, Elsevier, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, vol.562, pp.169868, 2022
    14. ZIF-67 metal-organic frameworks based triboelectric nanogenerator for self-powered devices, By Sachin, Anjaly Babu, Uday Kumar K*, Supraja P, Navneeth M, Rakesh Kumar R*, Siju Mishra, Haranath D, Prakash K, Raju N, Thirmal C, MDPI, Nanoenergy Advances, vol.2, pp.291-302, 2022
    7. A simple and low cost triboelectric nanogenerator based on two-dimensional ZnO nanosheets and its application in portable electronics, By P. Supraja, R. Rakesh Kumar, Siju Mishra, D. Haranath, R Ravi Sankar, K. Prakash, N. Jayarambabu, T. Venkatappa Rao, K Uday Kumar, Elsevier, Sensors and Actuators A Physical, vol.335, pp.113368, 2022
    8. Studies on contact angle measurements in superoleophobic aluminum hydroxide nanoflakes, By Rakshita Muddamalla, Anjaly Babu, K Jayanthi, Sivaiah Bathula, K Uday Kumar, Haranath D, Elsevier, Material Letters, vol.315, pp.131938, 2022
    9. Enhanced Water Oxidation reaction activity of Mn3O4 nanocrystals in alkaline medium by doping Transition-metal Ions, By P. Saraswathi; Anjaly Babu; S D Ramarao; K. Uday Kumar; Hitesh Borkar; Ch. Rajesh; K. Raghavendra Kumar, IOP, Nano Futures, vol.6, pp.025007, 2022
    10. Energy harvesting properties of the Nafion thin films, By Anjaly Babu, Supraja P, Siju Mishra, Uday Kumar K*, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, Haranath Divi, Thirmal C, Raju N, Venkatappa Rao Tumu, K. Balaji, A. Rajanikanth, IOP, Engineering Research Express , vol.4, pp.045015, 2022
    11. High-Performance and Low-Cost Overhead Projector Sheet-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Self-Powered Cholesteric Liquid Crystal, Electroluminescence, and Portable Electronic Devices, By Potu Supraja, Rajaboina Rakesh Kumar, Gollapelli Buchaiah, Vallamkondu Jayalakshmi, Siju Mishra, Divi Haranath, Anjaly Babu, K. Uday Kumar, Puppala Ravi Sankar, Kodali Prakash, ACS, ACS Applied Energy Materials, vol.5, pp.13702–13713, 2022
    6. Enhanced output of ZnO nanosheet based piezoelectric nanogenerator with a novel device structure, By Siju Mishra, P Supraja, Vishnu V. Jaiswal, P Ravi Sankar, R Rakesh Kumar, K. Prakash, K. Uday Kumar, D. Haranath, IOP, Engineering Research Express , vol.3, pp.045022, 2021
    5. Electrochromic properties of reactive magnetron sputtered WO3 thin films prepared with neon as sputter gas, By K. Uday Kumar and A Subrahmanyam, American Scientific Publishers, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, vol.20, pp.3724–3733, 2020
    3. Electrochromic properties of tungsten oxide thin films on lexan polycarbonate substrates prepared with neon as sputter gas, By K. Uday Kumar and A Subrahmanyam, IOP, Materials Research Express, vol.6, pp.065502, 2019
    4. Electrochromic device with Magnetron sputtered Tungsten oxide and nafion membrane performance with varying tungsten oxide thickness a report, By K. Uday Kumar S D Bhat and A Subrahmanyam, IOP, Materials Research Express, vol.6, pp.045513, 2019
    2. Electrical transport in disordered tin-doped indium oxide ITO thin films Quantum correction to the conductivity, By Deepak Kumar Kaushik, K. Uday Kumar, A Subrahmanyam, AIP , AIP Advances , vol.7, pp.015109 , 2016
    1. Flexible electrochromics magnetron sputtered tungsten oxide thin films on Lexan optically transparent polycarbonate substrates, By K Uday Kumar, D. S. Murali, and A. Subrahmanyam, IOP, Journal of Physics D Applied Physics , vol.48, pp.255101, 2015
    Conference(s)
    Integrating Machine Learning Techniques in Supercapacitor Research: A Comprehensive Review By Narendra Bandaru; Kalyani Vallabhudasu; Ch. Venkata Reddy; K Uday Kumar, 2024 International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Emerging Communication Technologies (ICEC), 2025
    Triboelectric Nanogenerator Based on Different Polymers: Experimental and Simulation Study By P. Ravi Sankar; R. Rakesh Kumar; K. Uday Kumar; G. Venkatesh; Cheruku Ramalingaswamy; K. Prakash, 2023 IEEE 20th India Council International Conference (INDICON), 2024
    Study of ZnO nanosheets Growth Parameters Effect on the Performance of the Triboelectric Nanogenerator By Supraja Potu, Navaneeth M, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, Siju mishra, Haranath divi, Uday Kumar Khanapuram , Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023
    Performance Prediction of Contact Separation Mode Triboelectric nanogenerators using Machine Learning Models By Ravi Sankar Puppala; K. Prakash; R. Rakesh Kumar; Md. Farukh Hashmi; K. Uday Kumar, IEEE, 2023
    As-deposited sol-gel made TiO2-SiO2 films as protective coatings for silver By B M Pratima, Uday Kumar K, and A Subrahmanyam, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2020
    High-efficiency Magnetron sputtered tungsten oxide thin film electrochromics with Neon sputtering By K. Uday Kumar, Deepak Kumar Kaushik, KM Karuppasamy and A Subrahmanyam, Society of Vacuum Coaters, 2016
    Studies on Tungsten Oxide Based Electrochromics on Lexan Substrates Prepared by Reactive DC Magnetron Sputtering By K Uday Kumar, D. S. Murali, M.K. Jain, and A. Subrahmanyam, Society of Vacuum Coaters, 2014
    Book Chapter(s)
    Materials and preparation methods By Anu Kulandaivel, Uday Kumar Khanapuram, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, Prakash Kodali in Textile- and Fiber-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators Advances and Perspectives, Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials, Elsevier, 978-0-443-24074-4, 2026
    Power Management Strategies By Lakshakoti Bochu, Prakash Kodali, Anu Kulandaivel, Rakesh Kumar Rajaboina, Uday Kumar Khanapuram in Textile- and Fiber-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators Advances and Perspectives, Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials, Elsevier, 978-0-443-24074-4, 2026
    Performance Enhancement Strategies By Supraja Potu, M. Navaneeth, Anjaly Babu, Rakesh Kumar R, K Uday Kumar, Prakash Kodali in Textile- and Fiber-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators Advances and Perspectives, Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials, Elsevier, 978-0-443-24074-4, 2026
    Triboelectric Nanogenerators Competency to Wireless Device Applications By P. Ravi Sankar, P. Supraja, K. Prakash, R. Rakesh Kumar, K. Uday Kumar in Wireless Power Technologies for Biomedical Devices, Springer Nature Switzerland, Analog Circuits and Signal Processing, 2025
    Nanostructures for energy harvesting By Swati Panda, Sugato Hajra, R. Rakesh Kumar, K Uday Kumar, Ana Borrás, Yogendra Kumar Mishra, Hoe Joon Kim in Advances in Nanostructures: Processing and Methodology to Grow Nanostructures, Elsevier , Advances in Energy Harvesting, 2025
    Advances in Zinc Oxide (ZnO) Nanostructures Based Nanogenerators: Challenges, Opportunities By P. Supraja, Siju Mishra, R. Rakesh Kumar, D. Haranth, K. Uday Kumar, Hitesh Borkar in Advances in Energy Research, Nova Science Publishers, Advances in Energy Research, 2022
    Organic-inorganic perovskites nanogenerators for energy harvesting applications, Advances in Energy Research By Savita Sharma, K. Uday Kumar, D. Haranath, R. Rakesh Kumar, and Hitesh Borkar in Nanogenerators: Advances in Research and Applications, Nova Science Publishers, Nanogenerators: Advances in Research and Applications, 2021
    Synthesis, Characterization & Applications of ZnO-TiO2 Nanocomposites By R. Rakesh Kumar, K. Uday Kumar, D. Haranath in Nanoscale Compound Semiconductors, and their Optoelectronics Applications, Elsevier , Nanoscale Compound Semiconductors, and their Optoelectronics Applications, 2020
    Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials By R. Rakesh Kumar, K. Uday Kumar, D. Haranath in Multifunctional Nanostructured Metal Oxides for Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices, CRC Press, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, 2020
    Patent(s)
    A Multi-Functional Device Fabricated with Non-Rare Earth Phosphor Material (INDIAN Patent; 6947)
    Paralyzed patient health monitoring, stress relief, and safety using stress ball triboelectric nanogenerator (202441029719)
    Ultrasonically assisted eco-friendly method for synthesizing copper nanoparticles (202641008896)
    PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
    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
    Project Cost (INR): 3084500
    Date of Commencement: 01-10-2024  
    Duration: 35 Months
    Status: Ongoing
    A proof-of-concept implementation of TENG-Based Underwater Wireless Communication
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Consultancy
    Sponsor: DRDO
    Project Cost (INR): 1000000
    Date of Commencement: 26-05-2025  
    Duration: 12 Months
    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
    Project Cost (INR): 6500000
    Date of Commencement: 06-04-2023   Date of Completion: 05-04-2026
    Duration: 36 Months
    Status: Completed
    Multifunctional hybrid smart electrochromic device for energy saving applications
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: NIT Warangal
    Project Cost (INR): 425000
    Date of Commencement: 03-12-2020   Date of Completion: 02-12-2022
    Duration: 24 Months
    Status: Completed
    RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
    Current PhD Students
    Mridula A
    Area of Research: Passive Radiative Cooling
    Pembarthi Raju
    Area of Research: Energy Harvesting
    Rajanikumar K
    Area of Research: Metal Nanoparticles
    Rajesh Katru
    Area of Research: Energy Storage
    Swet Sabuj Pattnayak
    Area of Research: Energy Storage Materials and Devices
    Previous PhD Students
    Anjaly Babu (2025)
    Area of Research: Energy Harvesting
    CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME / GIAN
    Kelvin Probe Microscope Technique
    18-Nov-2022 → 18-Nov-2022
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: Self‑sponsored
    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    •  Physics Department Faculty coordinator for CRIF and I-STEM (Continuing from July, 2025)
    •  Course coordinator for INT M. Sc II year (Continuing from July, 2025)
    •  PhD Coordinator (Continuing from July, 2024)
    •  Faculty Advisor, Integrated MSc (Continuing from July, 2023)
    •  Ranking Sub committee member (June, 2023 - June, 2024)
    •  Course coordinator for M. Sc III year (July, 2022 - June, 2025)
    •  NSS faculty Advisor (August, 2021 - August, 2023)
     Last updated on May 11, 2026