Dr Madasamy Thangamuthu

Madasamy Thangamuthu received his Bachelor degree (B.Sc.) in Chemistry at Aditanar College of Arts and Science, Tiruchendur, affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India, in 2008, and Master degree (M.Sc.) degree in Chemistry at Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi, affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India, in 2010. He attained his Ph.D graduation in VHNSN College, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India, in 2014. Then, he did 5 years postdoctoral studies in Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. At present, he is a senior research fellow in Prof. Junwang Tang's Group at the department of Chemical Engineering of UCL. His current research focuses on the photocatalytic Z-scheme water splitting.

Education and Work Experiences

B.Sc in Chemistry, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, India, 2008

M.Sc in Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, India, 2010

Ph.D in Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, India, 2014

Postdoc, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, 2019

Research Experience

His research interests primarily focus on plasmonic heterogeneous photocatalysis. He is an expert on fabrication and characterization of large area plasmonic nanostructures (gold, silver, aluminium) and semiconducting materials for solar to chemical energy transformations. His expertise also includes development of electrochemical and surface plasmon resonance biosensors and immunosensors for the measurement of clinically important biomarkers using enzymes and their mimetics functionalized nanomaterials integrated electrodes. 

Selected Publications

1. Faraday Discussions, 2019, 214, 399-415.
2. Bioelectrochemistry 2013, 91, 1-7.
3. Talanta 2012, 100, 168-174.
4. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 2014, 220, 290-297.
5. Sensors 2018, 18 (3), 800.
6. Biosensors 2018, 8 (2), 34.
7. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 2014, 52, 209-215.
8. Analyst 2015, 140, 6071-6078.