Profile of Dr. P. Matheswaran
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• Ion Beam Irradiation
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Research Area
• Ion Implantation
• Ion Beam Irradiation
• Semiconductor Technology
Featured Publications
The investigation of the annealing effect on quaternary Se-Te-Sn-Ag (STSA) thin film's structural, morphological, optical, and electrical properties – Physica B (2026)
Courses Teaching
- Cyber Security
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Atomic and Solid State Physics
- Laser Physics and Fiber Optics
- Principles of Communication Systems
- Condensed Matter Physics I
- Condensed Matter Physics II
- Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy
Education & Career of Dr. P. Matheswaran
• Ion Implantation
• Ion Beam Irradiation
• Semiconductor Technology
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- Education
Ph. D
Subject : Physics
Institution : Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore
Affiliated University : Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
Year of Award : 2013M.Sc
Subject : Physics
Institution : Sri Ramakrishna Misssion Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore
Affiliated University : Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
Year of Award : 2005B.Sc
Subject : Physics
Institution : Gobi Arts and Science College, Coimbatore
Affiliated University : Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
Year of Award : 2003- Career
Present
Institute Name: Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore
Designation: Assistant Professor
Period: 23.08.2013 to till datePast Experience
Institute Name: Kongu Engineering College
Designation: Assistant Professor
Period: 04.06.2012 to 22.08.2013Institute Name: Gobi Arts and Science College
Designation: Lecturer
Period: From 01.06.2005 to 30.06.2006
Research Areas of Dr. P. Matheswaran
• Ion Implantation
• Ion Beam Irradiation
• Semiconductor Technology
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- Ion Implantation / Ion Beam Irradiation
Publications of Dr. P. Matheswaran
• Ion Implantation
• Ion Beam Irradiation
• Semiconductor Technology
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International Journals (40)
- R. Saravana Kumar, P. Sudhagar, R. Sathyamoorthy, P. Matheswaran, Yong Soo, "Direct assembly of ZnO nanostructures on glass substrates by chemical bath deposition through precipitation method”, Superlattices and Microstructures 46 (2009) 917-924. (IF: 3)
- P.Matheswaran, R. Sathyamoorthy, R. Saravana Kumar, S. Velumani, “AC and dielectric properties of vacuum evaporated InTe bilayer thin films”, Materials Science and Engineering: B 174 (2010) 269-272. (IF:4.6)
- R. Saravana Kumar, R. Sathyamoorthy, P. Matheswaran, P. Sudhagar, Yong Soo Kang, “Growth of novel ZnO nanostructures by soft chemical routes”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 506 (2010) 351-355. (IF:6.3)
- R. Saravanakumar, P. Sudhagar, P. Matheswaran, R. Sathyamoorthy, Yong Soo Kang, “Influence of seed layer treatment on ZnO growth morphology and their device performance in dye-sensitized solar cells”, Materials Science and Engineering B 172 (2010) 283-288. (IF:4.6)
- P. Matheswaran, R. Saravana Kumar, R. Sathyamoorthy, “Effect of annealing on the structural and optical properties of InSe bilayer thin films”, Vacuum 85 (2011) 820-826. (IF: 3.9)
- R. Sathyamoorthy, P. Sudhagar, R. Saravana Kumar, P. Matheswaran, Ranjith G Nair, “Facile synthesis of thiol-stabilized CdSexTe1-x nanocrystals”, Physica B: Condensed Matter 405 (2011) 715-719. (IF:2.8)
- R. Saravana Kumar, R. Sathyamoorthy, P. Sudhagar, P. Matheswaran, C.P. Hrudhya, Yong Soo Kang, “Effect of aluminum doping on the structural and luminescent properties of ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by wet chemical method”, Physica E : Low-Dimensional System & Nanostructures 43 (2011) 1166-1170. (IF: 2.9)
- P. Matheswaran, B. Gokul, K.M. Abhirami, R. Sathyamoorthy, “Thickness dependent structural and optical properties of In/Te bilayer thin films”, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 15 (2012) 486 - 491. (IF: 4.6)
- P. Matheswaran, R. Sathyamoorthy, K. Asokan, “Schottky Nature of InSe/Cu Thin Film Diode Prepared by Sequential Thermal Evaporation”, Electronic Materials Letters 8 (2012) 621-626. (IF: 2.6)
- P. Matheswaran, R. Sathyamoorthy, K. Asokan, “Evidence for phase change memory behaviour in In2(SexTe1-x)3 thin films”, Electronic Materials Letters 8 (2012) 417-421. (IF: 2.6)
- P. Matheswaran, K.M. Abhirami, B. Gokul, R. Sathyamoorthy, Jai Prakash, K. Asokan, “130 MeV Au ion irradiation induced dewetting on In2Te3 thin film”, Applied Surface Science 258 (2012) 8558-8563. (IF: 6.9)
- R. Sathyamoorthy, P. Matheswaran, K. Asokan, “Synthesis of α-In2Te3 thin films from In/Te bilayer by Si ion irradiation” Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids 167 (2012) 799-806. (IF: 1.3)
- P. Matheswaran, R. Sathyamoorthy, K. Asokan, “Effect of 130 MeV Au ion irradiation on CO2 gas sensing properties of In2Te3 thin films”, Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical 177 (2013) 8-13. (IF: 7.7)
- B. Gokul, P. Matheswaran, R. Sathyamoorthy, “Influence of annealing on the physical properties of CdO thin films by SILAR method”, Journal of Materials Science and Technology 29 (2013) 17-21. (IF: 14.3)
- B. Gokul, P. Matheswaran, K.M.Abhirami, “Structural and Dielectric properties of NiO nanoparticles”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 363 (2013) 161-166. (IF: 3.5)
- K.M. Abhirami, P. Matheswaran, B. Gokul, R. Sathyamoorthy, D. Kanjilal, K. Asokan, “Effect of SHI irradiation on the morphology of SnO2 thin film prepared by reactive thermal evaporation", Vacuum 90 (2013) 39-43. (IF: 3.9)
- K.M. Abhirami, P. Matheswaran, B. Gokul, R. Sathyamoorthy, K. Asokan, “Swift heavy ion provoked structural, optical and electrical properties in SnO2 thin films”, Applied Physics A 111 (2013) 1175-1180. (IF: 2.83)
- K.M. Abhirami, P. Matheswaran, B. Gokul, R. Sathyamoorthy, K. Asokan, “Structural and morphological properties of Ag ion irradiated SnO2 thin films”, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 73 (2015) 012113. (IF: 0.55)
- M. Balaji, R.A. Jeyaram, P. Matheswaran, “Enhanced performance of SnO2Mn (1-X)Cu (X) Fe2O4 gas sensors towards carbon dioxide and oxygen”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 696 (2017) 435-442. (IF:6.3)
- M. Padian, P. Matheswaran, B. Gokul, R. Sathyamoorthy, K. Asokan, "Structural, optical and electrical properties of In2(Te1-xSex)3 thin films" Vacuum 147 (2018) 107-114. (IF: 3.9)
- M. Pandian, P. Matheswaran, B. Gokul, R. Sathyamoorthy, K. Asokan, "Preparation and Characterization of Indium Chalcogenide Thin Films: A material for phase change memory", Applied Surface Science 449 (2018) 56-67. (IF: 6.9)
- M. Pandian, P. Matheswaran, B. Gokul, R. Sathyamoorthy, M. Ramachandran, K. Asokan, "Structural and thermoelectric properties of Se doped In2Te3 thin films", AIP Advances 8 (2018) 115015. (IF: 1.4)
- M. Pandian, P. Matheswaran, B. Gokul, R. Sathyamoorthy, K. Asokan, " Structural transition behavior in Indium chalcogenide thin films" Materials Today Proceedings 18 (2019) 1529-1601. (IF: 1.46)
- M.Padian, P.Matheswaran, B.Gokul, R.Sathyamoorthy, K.Asokan, Pawan Kumar, "Temperature-dependent AC conductivity and dielectric and impedance properties of ternary In–Te–Se nanocomposite thin films", Applied Physics A 125 (2019) 458. (IF: 3.1)
- B Gokul, P Saravanan, P Matheswaran, M Pandian, R Sathyamoorthy, K Asokan, Vellora Thekkae Padil Vinod, Miroslav Černík, "Study on the field-cooling induced magnetic interactions in Gd-doped NiO nanoparticles, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 493 (2020) 165713. (IF: 2.993)
- M.Padian, P.Matheswaran, B.Gokul, R.Sathyamoorthy, Meena R, Chung-LiDong, K.Asokan, "Enhancement of thermoelectric performance of n-type In2(Te0.94Se0.06)3 thin films by electronic excitations" Applied Surface Science 505 (2020) 144115. (IF: 6.9)
- N.Manivannan, B.Chandar Shekar, P.Matheswaran, CK Senthil kumaran, “Room temperature synthesis and Structural, opto-Luminescence, magnetic behavioral variations of Mn doping on ZnS hybrid nanoparticles by Chemical precipitation method”, Materials Today Proceedings 47 (2021) 1741-1746. (IF: 3.1)
- K Pandian Mannu, Matheswaran Palanisamy, Gokul Bangaru, Sathyamoorthy Ramakrishnan, Meena Ramcharan, Asoakn Kandasami, “Electrical transport properties of Indium chalcogenide thin films and their thermoelectric applications”, Materials today proceedings 48 (2022) 115-118. (IF: 3.1)
- C.K.Senthil Kumaran, N.Manivannan, B.Chandar Shekar, P.Matheswaran, M.Mohammed Ibrahim, “Induced ferromagnetic behavior of Cr doped ZnS nanoparticles”, Materials today proceedings 48 (2022) 258-262. (IF: 3.1)
- B Gokul, P Matheswaran, M Pandian, C Arun Paul, K Ravikumar, V Gopala Krishnan, Mohd Shkir, S AlFaify Gedi, Sreedevi, “Polymorphism induced magnetic transitions in Ni(OH)2 nanostructures”, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 539 (2021) 168364. (IF: 2.993)
- B Gokul, P Matheswaran, M Pandian, C Arun Paul, K Ravikumar, Abd El-Rehim, "Exchange bias and magnetocrystalline anisotropy of non-stoichiometric CoxFe3− xO4 nanoparticles", Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 33 (2022) 9629-9640. (IF: 3)
- Thangabalu Subramani, Govindaraj Thimmaray, Babu Balraj, Narendhar Chandrasekar, Matheswaran Palanisamy, SenthilKumar Nagarajan, Saranya Amirtharajan, Mohanraj Kumar, Chandrasekar Sivakumar, "Surfactants assisted synthesis of WO3 nanoparticles with improved photocatalytic and antibacterial activity: A strong impact of morphology", Inorganic Chemistry Communications 142 (2022) 109709. (IF: 5.4)
- M.K. Komal Poojha, M. Vijayakumar, P. Matheswaran, El Sayed Yousef, K. Marimuthu, " Modifier’s influence on spectral properties of dysprosium ions doped lead boro-telluro-phosphate glasses for white light applications", Optics and Laser Technology 156 (2022) 108585. (IF: 5)
- Mannu Pandian, Alageshwaramoorthy Krishnaprasanth, Matheswaran Palanisamy, Gokul Bangaru, Ramcharan Meena, Chung-Li Dong, Asokan Kandasami, “Effects of Heavy Ion Irradiation on the Thermoelectric Properties of In2(Te1−xSex)3 Thin Films”, Nanomaterials 12 (2022) 3782 (IF: 4.3)
- T. Usha Devi, E. Ranjith Kumar, Mohanraj Kumar, Babu Balraj, Chandrasekar Sivakumar, Palanisamy Matheswaran Narendhar Chandrasekar, Senthil Kumar Nagarajan, “Physicochemical properties and photocatalytic activity of MoO3 nanostructures: Evaluation of structural, optical, vibrational, and morphological properties”, Ceramics International 49 (2023) 13994-14006. (IF 5.532)
- M.K. Komal Poojha, K.A. Naseer, P. Matheswaran, K. Marimuthu, E. El Shiekh, "Effect of alkali/alkaline modifiers on Pr3+ ions doped lead boro-tellurite glasses for lasing material applications", Optical Materials 143 (2023) 114289 (IF: 4.2)
- Karthikeyan Kandhasamy, Matheswaran Palanisamy, Shankar Hari, Shradha Suman, Kamatchi Jothiramalingam Sankaran, Pandiyarasan Veluswamy, Gokul Bangaru, Asokan Kandhasami, "Thermally processed phase change behavior on the stoichiometric efficacy of quaternary Se77.5-X Te20 Sn2.5 AgX (X = 2.5, 5, 7.5) thin films", Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 171 (2024) 108037 (IF:4.6)
- Pandian Mannu, V. S. Manikandan, Karthikeyan Kandhasamy, Gokul Bangaru, Matheswaran Palanisamy, Arun Thirumurugan, Asokan Kandasami, Chi-Liang Chen & Chung-Li Dong, "Thermal annealing-induced phase transition and optical property modulation of InxSe80−xTe20 thin film", Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 36 (2025) 508 (IF: 2.8)
- T. Gayathri, G. Muralidharan, Upendra Kumar Kagola, Ranjib Kumar Padhi, P. Matheswaran, K. Marimuthu, "Spectroscopic refinement of the Eu3+ ions enriched Alkaline-earth oxyfluoro ternary glasses for enhanced performance of red laser and optoelectronic applications", Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 203 (2025) 112746 (IF:4.9)
- Karthikeyan Kandhasamy, Shankar Harisingh, Pandian Mannu, Shradha Suman, Kamatchi Jothiramalingam Sankaran, Chung-Li Dong, Han-Wei Chang, Asokan Kandasamy, Matheswaran Palanisamy, Gokul Bangaru, "The investigation of the annealing effect on quaternary Se-Te-Sn-Ag (STSA) thin film's structural, morphological, optical, and electrical properties", Physica B: Condensed Matter - Accepted for Publication on 07.01.2026 (IF:2.8)
- 2020-2022
- 2010-2019
- International
- National
- International
- National
- Books Edited Year Wise
- Chapter Edited Year Wise
Courses Handled by Dr. P. Matheswaran
• Ion Implantation
• Ion Beam Irradiation
• Semiconductor Technology
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- Course Teaching
- Cyber Security
- Semiconductor Devices
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Laser Physics and Fiber Optics
- Condensed Matter Physics I & II
- Princ. of Communication Systems
- Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy
- Course Material
As suggested in Curriculum
Projects Handled by Dr. P. Matheswaran
• Ion Implantation
• Ion Beam Irradiation
• Semiconductor Technology
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- Funded Project: On-going
Nil
- Funded Project: Completed
Funded Project: Completed (3)
Title of the project : Phase change memory properties of SHI irradiated metal chalcogenide thin films.
Funding Agency : Inter University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi
Amount : 6,03,000/-
Duration : 2015 - 2018Title of the project : Electrical switching properties of low energy ion beam irradiated indium chalcogenide thin films.
Funding Agency : Inter University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi
Amount : Beam time experiment (BTR)
Duration : 2019 - 2021Title of the project : Electrical switching properties of Quaternary chalcogenide thin films.
Funding Agency : Inter University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi
Amount : 6,03,000/-
Duration : 2021 - 2024
Research Guidance of Dr. P. Matheswaran
• Ion Implantation
• Ion Beam Irradiation
• Semiconductor Technology
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- Ongoing
- Name of the scholar: K.Karthikeyan
Title of the Thesis:
Date of Award: Ongoing
- Name of the scholar: K.Karthikeyan
- Completed
- Name of the scholar: M.Pandian
Title of the Thesis: Indium chalcogenide thin films: Synthesis, characterization and their thermoelectric applications
Date of Award: 14.07.2020
- Name of the scholar: M.Pandian
- Ongoing
1.Name of the Candidate : Nil
Title of the Dissertation :
Date of Award :- Completed
1. Name of the scholar: M.Pandian
Title of the Dissertation: Effect of composition on structural, optical and electrical properties of In2(Te1-xSex)3 thin films
Date of Award: 16.02.20172. Name of the scholar: M.Deepa
Title of the Dissertation: Synthesis and Magnetic Properties of Cu doped BiFeO3 (CBFO) thin films
Date of Award: 16.02.2021
- Ongoing
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- Completed
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- Ongoing
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Institutional Responsibilities of Dr. P. Matheswaran
• Ion Implantation
• Ion Beam Irradiation
• Semiconductor Technology
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- Administrative (KASC)
1.Name of the Responsibility : Dean
Period : May 2025 - Till date
Designation : Dean - Research and Development
Nature of the Responsibility : Faster research ambiance and to promote funded research projects1.1 From 2017-2023
Designation : FIST Coordinator
Nature of the Responsibility : Documentation, Presentation Assistance, etc.,s2.Name of the Responsibility : NAAC - SSS
Period : 2017 - May 2025
Designation : SSS Coordinator
Nature of the Responsibility : Data base Collection, Maintenance, Feed back Collection, Report preparation3.Name of the Responsibility : Research Coordinator
Period : 2019 - May 2023
Designation : Physics Department - Research Coordinator
Nature of the Responsibility : Monitoring Research activities and Maintenance of Instruments.4.Name of the Responsibility : UV - Vis - NIR Consultancy
Period : 2016 - Till date
Designation : Consultant cum In-charge
Nature of the Responsibility : Sample Analysis5.Name of the Responsibility : Thermal evaporation - Consultancy
Period : 2021 - Till date
Designation : Consultant cum In-charge
Nature of the Responsibility : Sample Preparation6.Name of the Responsibility : Common Instrumentation Lab In-charge
Period : 2021 - Till date
Designation : Lab In-charge
Nature of the Responsibility : Lab Logbook Maintenance, Instrument Maintenance7.Name of the Responsibility : Course Coordinator
Period : 2022 - Till date
Designation : Certificate course on Electronic Instrumentation
Nature of the Responsibility : Design the curriculum, Handling classes, Question paper setter and evaluation8.Name of the Responsibility : UG and PG Aided Admission
Period : 2014 - Till date
Designation : Admission Committee member - Physics
Nature of the Responsibility : To promote admission9.Name of the Responsibility : Ragging Curb committee member
Period : 2021 - Till date
Designation : Ragging Curb committee member
Nature of the Responsibility : Monitoring students discipline and addressing ragging curb10.Name of the Responsibility : Discipline committee member
Period : 2017 - Till date
Designation : Boys Hostel discipline committee member
Nature of the Responsibility : Monitoring students discipline11.Name of the Responsibility : Stage Committee - College events
Period : 2014 - Till date
Designation : Stage committee member
Nature of the Responsibility : College day / Sports day / Graduation day Organizer12.Name of the Responsibility : Project Investigator
Period : 2022 - 2023
Designation : Unnat Bharat Abiyan Scheme
Nature of the Responsibility : Conduct Energy Audit and create awareness about electrical energy saving13.Name of the Responsibility : Alumni In-charge
Period : 2019 - Till date
Designation : Alumni In-charge - Physics Department
Nature of the Responsibility : Organize Alumni meet, Feedback collection and Report preparation14.Name of the Responsibility : Laboratory / Lab Stock Verification
Period : 2016 - Till date
Designation : Member in Laboratory / Lab Stock Verification
Nature of the Responsibility : Stock verification by Year wise15. Name of the Responsibility : Skill and Entrepreneurship Development
Period : 2017 - 2022
Designation : Member in Skill and Entrepreneurship Development cell
Nature of the Responsibility : Promote Skill and Entrepreneurship activities among students16.Name of the Responsibility : CIA Committee Member
Period : 2015 - 2019
Designation : Member in CIA Committee
Nature of the Responsibility : Conduct of CIA exam, Exam paper collection and Distribution17.Name of the Responsibility : NSS Programme Officer
Period : 2018 - 2020
Designation : NSS Programme Officer - Unit III
Nature of the Responsibility : Organizing different events through NSS Programme and organizing Camp.
Awards & Memberships of Dr. P. Matheswaran
• Ion Implantation
• Ion Beam Irradiation
• Semiconductor Technology
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- Awards
Academic awards
1.Awarding agency : Best Poster Presentation Award @ National Seminar on Advances in Materials Science
Country : Manonmanium Sundaranar University, Tirunalveli, India
Title of paper : Bandgap tailoring in In/Te bilayer thin films
Date of Award : 20092.Awarding agency : Best Poster Presentation Award @ National Seminar on Advanced Materials: Processing and Applications
Country : Bharathair University, Coimbatore, India
Title of paper : Formation of Dewetting on In/Te bilayer thinfilm by SHI irradiation
Date of Award : 2009- Membership
Membership in Professional Bodies
1.Name of the body : Indian Academe's Researchers Association
Country : India
Membership: Life member from 20192.Name of the body : Indian Science Congress Association
Country : India
Membership: Life member from 2013
Visits/Collaborations/Others of Dr. P. Matheswaran
• Ion Implantation
• Ion Beam Irradiation
• Semiconductor Technology
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- Visits
For Research:
NPL-New Delhi, IUAC-New Delhi, DU-New Delhi, JNU-New Delhi
BARC-Mumbai, TIFR-Mumbai
CUSAT-Cochin
BHU-Varanasi
CSIR-CLRI-Kolkata
IOP-Bhuvaneshvar
IISc-Bangalore- Collaborations:
Research Collaboration - Department of Physics - The Gandhigram Rural Institute for Higher Education
- Others
Invited lectures
1. 25.09.2025 Research and innovation: A Student's perspective - Nirmala College for Women, Coimbatore
2. 13.03.2024 Familiarization of Ion Beam Techniques - Vellalar College for Women, Erode
3. 25.08.2023 Ion Beam processing - Nirmala College for Women, Coimbatore
4. 29.05.2021 Research Guidance and Career Opportunities - Sri GVG Visalakshi College for Women, Udmalpet
5. 03.06.2020 Roll of Ion Beams on Semiconductor Revolution - Excellence in Nanotechnology - K.S.R College of Technology, Tiruchengode
6. 25.05.2020 Webinar Series on Vistas in the field of research and Innovations - KASC
7. 26.02.2019 Acquaintance on Ion Beam Techniques - Vellalar College for Women, Erode