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 is centred on the design, synthesis, and testing of functional thin films with a particular focus on optoelectronic materials such as transparent conductors via chemical vapor deposition routes. Research and development of transparent conductors is interesting and important, not least because they are a vital component of many modern electronic devices such as solar cells and touch screens. I use insights from physics, chemistry and engineering to design thin films providing improved optoelectronic performance (or similar performance but with improved processability and/or making use of more available/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 over 80 papers in peer reviewed journals and have one granted US patent.
Courses taught
Advanced Chemical Engineering - MSc
Chemical and Energy Engineering - MEng (Hons)
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
| Proposal | Project | Role | Funder | Status | Status last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition of ZnO Transparent Electrodes | Atmospheric pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition of ZnO Transparent Electrodes | Principal Investigator | Royal Society | OPEN In preparation | Nov 2023 |
| Using Combinatorial Vapour Deposition to Explore Heterojunction Photoelectrode Materials for Solar Fuels and Chemicals Production (Combi-Solar-Chem) | Using combinatorial vapour deposition to explore heterojunction photoelectrode thin films for solar chemicals and fuels production: Combi-Solar-Chemicals | Principal Investigator | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | OPEN In preparation | Aug 2023 |
| Achieving Wide Spectrum Transparency with Ultra-High Mobility Transparent Electrodes to Enhance Solar Device Performance | Functional thin films/Transparent electrodes for solar cells | Principal Investigator | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | OPEN Submitted | Sep 2023 |
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
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
Sathasivam, S., Zhao, 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