Academic staff
Dr Sanjayan Sathasivam
sathasis@lsbu.ac.uk
Chemical and Energy Engineering
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5206-9558 (unauthenticated)
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I am a Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering at LSBU researching functional materials
My primary research focuses on designing, synthesising, and testing functional thin films, with a particular emphasis on optoelectronic materials like transparent electrodes, electrocatalysts, and photoelectrocatalysts. The development of these materials is both fascinating and crucial, as they play a pivotal role in renewable energy technologies such as solar and fuel cells, which are essential for achieving national and international commitments towards net-zero emissions.
I use insights from physics, chemistry and engineering to design thin films providing improved performance, processability and/or making use of more environmentally benign constituents for implementation in devices.
I completed my MSci in Chemistry in 2008 and my PhD in 2012 - both in the Department of Chemistry at University College London. After my PhD I worked in industry for four years as a scientific consultant working on projects ranging from water purification to photovoltaics before returning to UCL as a research fellow. Through my research, I have published ~100 research papers in peer reviewed journals and have one granted US patent.
A full list of my publications can be found on Google Scholar via this link:
https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=8-L01I4AAAAJ&hl=en
Courses taught
Advanced Chemical Engineering - MSc
Chemical and Energy Engineering - MEng (Hons)
Chemical and Energy Engineering - BEng (Hons)
Chemical and Energy Engineering (with foundation year)
Postgraduate Research Supervision
Current
| Mr Seonghyeok Park | Chemical Vapour Deposition of Oxide and Non-Oxide Transparent Conductors | PhD |
| Ms Abinaya Krishnamurthy | Harnessing Asymmetry: Engineering Catalytic Heterostructures for Water Splitting and beyond | PhD |
| Mr Matthew Tabima-Cuervo | Transparent Electrodes for Optoelectronic Devices | PhD |
University College London
University College London
University College London
Inorganic and materials chemistry
Combined Effect of Temperature Induced Strain and Oxygen Vacancy on Metal‐Insulator Transition of VO2 Colloidal Particles
Kargal, G L, Sathasivam, S., Li, J., Portnoi, M., Parkin, I. P. and Papakonstantinou, I (2020). Combined Effect of Temperature Induced Strain and Oxygen Vacancy on Metal‐Insulator Transition of VO2 Colloidal Particles. Advanced Functional Materials. 30 (49), p. 2005311. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202005311
Resonant Ta Doping for Enhanced Mobility in Transparent Conducting SnO2
Williamson, B.A.D., Featherstone, T. J., Sathasivam, S., Swallow, J.E.N., Jones, A.H., Smiles, M.J., Regoutz, A., Xia, X., Blackman, C., Thaku, P. K., Carmalt, C.J., Parkin, I.P, Veal, T.D. and Scanlon, D.O (2020). Resonant Ta Doping for Enhanced Mobility in Transparent Conducting SnO2. Chemistry of Materials. 32, p. 1964−1973. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b04845
Visible-Light-Active Iodide-Doped BiOBr Coatings for Sustainable Infrastructure
Wang, M., Quesada-Cabrera, R., Sathasivam, S., Blunt, M., Borowiec, J. and Carmalt, C. (2023). Visible-Light-Active Iodide-Doped BiOBr Coatings for Sustainable Infrastructure. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c11525
An Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition Route to Tin-Doped Gallium Oxide Thin Films with Optoelectronic Properties
Chen, R., Sathasivam, S., Borowiec, J. and Carmalt, C. (2024). An Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition Route to Tin-Doped Gallium Oxide Thin Films with Optoelectronic Properties. ACS Applied Electronic Materials. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaelm.4c00973
Surface mapping of photocatalytic activity in heterogeneous TiO2 films
Lee, R., Park, S., Sathasivam, S., Mills, A., Parkin, I.P., Palgrave, R.P. and Quesada-Cabrera, R. (2024). Surface mapping of photocatalytic activity in heterogeneous TiO2 films. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 15. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TA03692A
Superhydrophobic Hexadecyltrimethoxysilane-Modified Fumed Silica Nanostructure/Poly(butyl methacrylate) Composite Thin Films via Aerosol-Assisted Deposition: Implications for Self-Cleaning Surfaces
Huo, J., De Leon Reyes, C., Kalmoni, J.J., Park, S., Hwang, G., Sathasivam, S. and Carmalt, C. (2023). Superhydrophobic Hexadecyltrimethoxysilane-Modified Fumed Silica Nanostructure/Poly(butyl methacrylate) Composite Thin Films via Aerosol-Assisted Deposition: Implications for Self-Cleaning Surfaces. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 6 (18), p. 16383–16391. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.3c02575
Comparison of Fabrication Methods for Fiber‐Optic Ultrasound Transmitters Using Candle‐Soot Nanoparticles
Bodian, S., Aytac‐Kipergil, E., Zhang, S., Lewis‐Thompson, I., Sathasivam, S., Mathews, S., Alles, E., Zhang, E., Beard, P., Gordon, Ross J., Collier, Paul, Parkin, I., Desjardins, A., Colchester, R. and Noimark, S. (2023). Comparison of Fabrication Methods for Fiber‐Optic Ultrasound Transmitters Using Candle‐Soot Nanoparticles. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 10 (9), p. 2201792. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202201792
Transparent and Conducting Boron Doped ZnO Thin Films Grown By Aerosol Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition
Zhao, S., Sathasivam, S., Wang, M. and Carmalt, C.J. (2022). Transparent and Conducting Boron Doped ZnO Thin Films Grown By Aerosol Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition. RSC Advances. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2RA05895B
Transparent and conducting boron doped ZnO thin films grown by aerosol assisted chemical vapor deposition.
Zhao, D., Sathasivam, S., Wang, M. and Carmalt, C. (2022). Transparent and conducting boron doped ZnO thin films grown by aerosol assisted chemical vapor deposition. RSC Advances. 12 (51), pp. 33049-33055. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ra05895b
Enhanced Photoacoustic Visualisation of Clinical Needles by Combining Interstitial and Extracorporeal Illumination of Elastomeric Nanocomposite Coatings
Shi, M., Bodian, S., West, S.J., Sathasivam, S., Gordon, R.J., Collier, P., Vercauteren, T., Desjardins, A., Noimark, S. and Xia, W. (2022). Enhanced Photoacoustic Visualisation of Clinical Needles by Combining Interstitial and Extracorporeal Illumination of Elastomeric Nanocomposite Coatings. Sensors. 22 (17), p. e6417. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22176417
Production of an EP/PDMS/SA/AlZnO Coated Superhydrophobic Surface through an Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition Process
Park, Seonghyeok, Huo, Jiatong, Shin, Juhun, Heo, Ki Joon, Kalmoni, Julie Jalila, Sathasivam, S., Hwang, G. and Carmalt, C. (2022). Production of an EP/PDMS/SA/AlZnO Coated Superhydrophobic Surface through an Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition Process. Langmuir. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01060