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Selvakumar M

Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, NITK

ORCID iD 0000-0003-3769-2752
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Dr Selvakumar M presently working as Associate Professor in the Chemistry department of Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Formerly known as Manipal University) has rich experience of over 31 years research experience & 18 years teaching experience. Immediately after doing his PhD at NITK with UGC-JRF & SRF, he joined the prestigious Manipal University. Dr. Selva also fill the various patents in carbon conductive ink formulation and fabrication, the commercialization work is under progress. He as a faculty to teach M.Sc Chemistry and Engineering Chemistry for B.Tech graduates. He has over 128 research publications and 9 patents to his credit. His articles are well cited and got citations of 4000 (Source: google scholar)
[Last update: 12/11/2019).
Average citations per paper: > 34
H-index: 34; i-10 index: 94
He has published two book.
[Check online @ https://www.elsevier.com/books/biopolymer-electrolytes/y-n/978-0-12-813447-4]
[Check online @ https://www.amazon.com/Electrochemical-Capacitor-guide-young-researcher/dp/3659761729]
Recent Articles
1.Akash Poojary, Shilpa Shetty, Mohammad Saquib, Arun Kanathay A, Selvakumar M, B. S. Manjunatha, Ramakrishna Nayak. “MWCNT-decorated graphene nanocomposite ink: A cost-effective screen-printable gateway to high-performance flexible electronics for humidity sensing and energy storage applications.”
Sensors and Actuators: A. Physical 2026, 410:118301.
2. Kavya Naik, Mohammad Saquib, Shilpa Shetty, Ramakrishna Nayak, Sowmya R. Holla, Selvakumar M. “ Rational design and optimization of sustainable printable carbonaceous nanocomposite inks for electrochemical energy storage and sensing applications.” Surfaces and Interfaces., 2026, 96:109962.
3. Mohammad Saquib, Shilpa Shetty, Manasa R. Shankar, A. N. Prabhu, Ramakrishna Nayak, M. S. Santosh, M. Selvakumar, “A multifunctional flexible SnTe/MWCNT crystalline hybrid for energy storage and humidity sensing with 3D-printed device integration.” Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2026 14:16077
4.Shilpa Shetty, Mohammad Saquib, M. Selvakumar, Ramakrishna Nayak., “ Screen-printable water-based poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate)/polypyrrole/reduced graphene oxide ink for micro-supercapacitor and humidity sensor.” Journal of Power Sources., 2025, 660, 238-492.
5.Kavya Naik, Mohammad Saquib, Shilpa Shetty, Sowmya R, Holla, Ramakrishna Nayak, M. Selvakumar, Chandra Sekhar Rout., “ Recent advances in screen printable micro supercapacitors for emerging printed electronics.” Journal of Energy Storage., 2025, 140, 118946.
6.Mohammad Saquib, Ramakrishna Nayak, M. Selvakumar, D. Krishna Bhat, Chandra Sekhar Rout., “Enhanced flexibility and performance of interdigitated microsupercapacitors through insitu rGO growth in NiCuSe nanocomposite conductive ink.” Journal of Alloys and Compounds., 2025, 1027, 180574.
7.Mohammad Saquib, Shilpa Shetty, S. G. Sidddanth, Nagaraja Nayak, Chandra Sekhar Raout, Ramakrishna Nayak, Ahipa T. N., M. Selvakumar., “Engineered flexible micro supercapacitors with MOF-derived Co3O4/rGO nanocomposite optimized via response surface methodology for enhanced energy storage., Materials Advances., 2025, 6, 2211
8.Lakshmikanth M, Mohammad Saquib, Akshata Rathod, Ramakrishna Nayak, M. Selvakumar., “Miniaturised Flexible Sensors Empowered by MoS2/rGO 2D Materials for Enhanced Ammonia Detection.” IEEE Sensors., 2025. Accepted for Publication
9.Mohammad Saquib, Shilpa Shetty, Lakshmikanth M, Akshatha Rathod, Kavya Naik, Ramakrishna Nayak, M. Selvakumar., “ Challenges in carbon ink formulation and strategies for fabrication of flexible supercapacitors” Carbon Trends., 2025, 19, 100458.
He is interested to do more collaboration work and you can contact him [email protected], [email protected]

Employment

  • Manipal Institute of Technology Associate Professor
    2023 - Present
  • Manipal Academy of Higher Education Associate Professor
    2023 - Present

Education

  • NITK Ph.D.,
    2005 - 2009

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (81)