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List of Publications

Total number of publications                            = 52

h-index                                                             = 23       

i10-index                                                          = 41

Total citations (Google Scholar)                       = 1251

2026

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Present-Research Assistant Professor at SCH, South Korea

 

(52) Kamble, B.; De, A.; Jang, S.-J.; Karmkar, A.; Vinothkumar, V.; Mujawar, N.; kundu, S.; Kim, T. H. Jang, S.-J.; Oh, D.-E.; Kim, T. H. Structural Design of MOF-based and MOF-derived Composites for Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysis: Materials Innovation for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Energy Environ. Mater. 2026. In Press

 

(51) Muthukrishnan, K.; Vinothkumar, V.; Sethuraman, M.-G.; Kim, T. H. Potentiodynamic Fabrication of Aromatic Diamine Linkers on Electrochemically Reduced Graphene Oxide Surface for Environmental Pollutant Nitrobenzene Monitoring, Biosensors, 2026. In Press

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2025

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(50) Sekhar, Y.-C.;  Vinothkumar, V.; Rao, H.-S.; Cho, S.; Kim, T. H. Thermally Treated MoO3 Supports for Pt/C Catalysts: Enhancing the Methanol Electro-Oxidation Efficiency, Adv. Mater. Technol. 2025, e01383.

https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202501383

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(49) Amin, Al.; Prasad, G. V.; Vinothkumar, V.; Jang, S.-J.; Oh, D.-E.; Kim, T. H. Reduced Graphene Oxide/β-Cyclodextrin Nanocomposite for the Electrochemical Detection of Nitrofurantoin, chemosens. 2025, 13, 247. 

https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors13070247

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(48) Vinothkumar, V.; Sekhar, Y.-C.; Chen, S.-M.; Manjula, N.; Kim, T. H. A Sensitive and Selective Sensor Based on Orthorhombic Copper Molybdate Decorated on Reduced Graphene Oxide for the Detection of Promethazine Hydrochloride, Sensors, 2025, 25, 3569 (Invited with a full APC waiver) 

https://doi.org/10.3390/s25113569

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(47) Vinothkumar, V.; Sekhar, Y.-C.; Chen, S.-M.; Kim, T. H. Development of Sensitive Mn@TiO2/RGO Nanocomposite-Based Sensor for the Detection of Sunset Yellow in Food Samples, Flatchem. 2025, 51, 100861.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flatc.2025.100861                                                                         

(46) Sekhar, Y.-C.; Vinothkumar, V.; Kuppam, P. K. R.; Oh, J.; Kim, T. H. Methanol-Tolerant Pd-Co Alloy Nanoparticles on Reduced Graphene Oxide as Cathode Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction in Fuel Cells, Catalysts, 2025, 15, 128. 

https://doi.org/10.3390/catal15020128

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(45) Prasad, G. V.; Sekhar, Y.-C.; Imran, K.; Vinothkumar, V.; Kim, T. H. Development of MOF-Derived ZnO/Co3O4@Carbon Nanospheres Composite for Improved Methanol Electro-Oxidation, J. Phys. Chem. Solids. 2025, 196, 112304. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2024.112304

 

2024

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(44) Vinothkumar, V.; Sekhar, Y.-C.; Chen, S.-M.; Kim, T. H. One-Step Designing of Spinel CuCr2O4/Cr2O3 Nanostructures as Efficient Positive Electrode for a High-Performance Supercapacitor, Surf. Interfaces. 2024, 54, 105290. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2024.105290​​​​​​​

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(43) Sekhar, Y.-C.; Vinothkumar, V.; Rao, H.-S.; Sarma, L.-S; Oh, J.; Kim, T. H. Synergistic Effects of Platinum-Bismuth Nanoalloys on Reduced Graphene Oxide for Superior Methanol and Ethanol Oxidation in Acidic Medium, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 2024, 81, 471-480. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.07.334

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(42) Vinothkumar, V.; Sekhar, Y.-C.; Chen, S.-M.; Prasad, G. V.; Kim, T. H. Fabrication of Spinel MCr2O4 (M = Ni and Co) Nanostructures as Positive Electrode Materials for High-Performance Supercapacitors, J. Energy Storage 2024, 92, 112185. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.112185

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(41) Pandiyan, R.; Vinothkumar, V.; Chen, S.-M.; Veerakumar, P.; Kim, T. H. Polyol-Assisted Synthesis of NdFeO3 Nanoparticles Decorated Porous N-CNTs for Voltammetric Sensing of Furazolidone in Veterinary Feeds and Urine Samples, Surf. Interfaces. 2024, 49, 104365. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2024.104365

 

(40) Vinothkumar, V.; Naveenkumar, P.; Oh, D.-E.; Maniyazagan, M.; Yang, H.-W.; Bong, S.; Kim, S. J.; Kim, T. H. Nickel-Mixed Chromium Sulfide Nanoparticle Synthesis, Characterization, and Supercapacitor Applications, Vacuum 2024, 225, 113234. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2024.113234

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2023

 

(39) Veerakumar, P.; Sangili, A.; Chen, S.-M.; Vinothkumar, V.; Kim, T. H. Octahedral Pt-Ni Alloy Nanoparticles Decorated on 3D Interconnected Porous Carbon Nanosheets for Voltammetric Determination of Dihydroxybenzenes Isomers. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2023, 6, 19981-19996. 

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.3c03777

                    

During postdoc at SCH, South Korea                                                                                           

(38) Prasad, G. V.; Vinothkumar, V.; Jang, S.-J.; Kim, T. H. An Ultrasensitive Electrochemical Sensor Based on MOF-Derived ZnO/Co3O4 Decorated on Graphene Nanocomposite for Low-Level Monitoring of α1-AR Antagonist Alfuzosin in Tablets and Human Samples. Inorg. Chem. Front. 2023, 10, 4829-4844. 

https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QI01089A

 

(37) Pandiyan, R.; Vinothkumar, V.; Chen, S.-M.; Arumugam, S.; Kim, T. H. Integrated LaFeO3/rGO Nanocomposite for The Sensitive Electrochemical Detection of Antibiotic Drug Metronidazole in Urine and Milk Samples. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2023, 635, 157672. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.157672

                                                                     

(36) Pandiyan, R.; Vinothkumar, V.; Chen, S.-M.; Prasad, G. V.; Kim, T. H. Perovskite Lanthanum Nickelate Nanoparticles: As Effective Modified Screen Printed Carbon Electrode for Electrochemical Detection of Trifluoperazine. Surf. Interfaces. 2023, 6, 102805. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2023.102805

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(35) Vinothkumar, V.; Prasad, G. V.; Chen, S.-M.; Sangili, A.; Jang, S.-J.; Lim, H. C.; Kim, T. H. One-Step Synthesis of Calcium-Doped Copper Oxide Nanoparticles as an Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Sensor and Supercapacitor Applications. J. Energy Storage 2023, 59, 106415. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2022.106415

 

(34) Vinothkumar, V.; Sakthivel, R.; Chen, S.-M.; Arumugam, S.; Kim, T. H. Construction of Sr@Mn3O4/GO Nanocomposite: A Synergistic Electrocatalyst for Nitrofurantoin Detection in Biological and Environmental Samples. Environ. Sci. Nano 2023. 

https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EN00983H

 

(33) Prasad, G. V.; Vinothkumar, V.; Jang, S. J.; Kim, T. H. Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube/Graphene Oxide/Poly (Threonine) Composite Electrode for Boosting Electrochemical Detection of Paracetamol in Biological Samples. Microchem. J. 2023, 184, 108205. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2022.108205

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2022

 

​(32) Vinothkumar, V.; Sakthivel, R.; Chen, S.-M.; Kim, T. H. Facile Design of Wolframite Type CoWO4 Nanoparticles: A Selective and Simultaneous Electrochemical Detection of Quercetin and Rutin. J. Electroanal. Chem. 2022, 922, 116774. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116774

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(31) Chul Lim, H.; Jang, S.; Cho, Y.; Cho, H.; Venkataprasad, G.; Vinothkumar, V.; Shin, I.; Hyun Kim, T. Graphene Quantum Dot‐Doped PEDOT for Simultaneous Determination of Ascorbic Acid, Dopamine, and Uric Acid. ChemElectroChem 2022,e202200557. 

https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202200557

 

(30) Kesavan, G.; Vinothkumar, V.; Chen, S.-M.; Thangadurai, D. T. Phosphorus-Doped Graphitic Carbon Nitride: A Metal-Free Electrocatalyst for Quercetin Sensing in Fruit Samples. Electrochim. Acta 2022, 140759. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140759

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(29) Vinothkumar, V.; Sakthivel, R.; Chen, S.-M.; Kim, T. H.; Abinaya, M.; Kubendhiran, S.; Gopu, G. Nanoarchitectured Nickel Phosphate Integrated with Graphene Oxide for the Toxicant Diphenylamine Detection in Food Samples. J. Food Compos. Anal. 2022, 111, 104628. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2022.104628

 

During Ph.D. at NTUT, Taiwan

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(28) Vinothkumar, V.; Sakthivel, R.; Chen, S.-M. Rare Earth Dysprosium Nickelate Nanospheres for the Selective Electrochemical Detection of Antipsychotic Drug Perphenazine in Biological Samples. Mater. Today Chem. 2022, 24, 100883. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2022.100883

 

(27) Pandiyan, R. *; Vinothkumar, V. *; Chen, T.-W.; Chen, S.-M.; Abinaya, M.; Rwei, S.-P.; Hsu, H.-Y.; Huang, C.-W.; Yu, M.-C. Synthesis of Ag@ZrO2 Nanoparticles: A Sensitive Electrochemical Sensor for Determination of Antibiotic Drug Tinidazole. Int. J. Electrochem. Sci 2022, 17 (220414), 2. (*Equal contributions)

https://doi.org/10.20964/2022.04.18

(26) Vinothkumar, V.; Koventhan, C.; Chen, S.-M.; Huang, Y.-F. A Facile Development of Rare Earth Neodymium Nickelate Nanoparticles for Selective Electrochemical Determination of Antipsychotic Drug Prochlorperazine. J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 2022. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2022.02.008

(25) Koventhan, C.; Vinothkumar, V.; Chen, S.-M. Rational Design of Manganese Oxide/Tin Oxide Hybrid Nanocomposite Based Electrochemical Sensor for Detection of Prochlorperazine (Antipsychotic Drug). Microchem. J. 2022. 107082. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2021.107082

2021

(24) Vinothkumar, V.; Kesavan, G.; Chen, S.-M. Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets Incorporated with Polypyrrole Nanocomposite: A Sensitive Metal-Free Electrocatalyst for Determination of Antibiotic Drug Nitrofurantoin. Colloids Surfaces A Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 2021. 127433. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127433

(23) Veerakumar, P.; Vinothkumar, V.; Chen, S.; Arumugam, S.; Lin, K.-C. Ultrafine Rhenium-Ruthenium Nanoparticles Decorated on Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Simultaneous Determination of Antibiotic (Nitrofurantoin) and Anti-Testosterone (Flutamide) Drugs†. J. Mater. Chem. C 2021. 

https://doi.org/10.1039/D1TC02885E

(22) Manjula, N.*; Vinothkumar, V.*; Chen, S.-M. Synthesis and Characterization of Iron-Cobalt Oxide/Polypyrrole Nanocomposite: An Electrochemical Sensing Platform of Anti-Prostate Cancer Drug Flutamide in Human Urine and Serum Samples. Colloids Surfaces A Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 2021, 127367. (*Equal contributions)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127367

(21) Koventhan, C.; Vinothkumar, V.; Chen, S.-M.; Veerakumar, P.; Lin, K.-C. Polyol-Assisted Synthesis of Spinel-Type Magnesium Cobalt Oxide Nanochains for Voltammetric Determination of the Antipsychotic Drug Thioridazine. J. Electroanal. Chem. 2021, 115600. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.115600

(20) Vinothkumar, V.; Sakthivel, R.; Chen, S.-M.; Abinaya, M.; Kubendhiran, S. Facile Synthesis of Alpha-Phase Strontium Pyrophosphate Incorporated with Polypyrrole Composite for the Electrochemical Detection of Antipsychotic Drug Chlorpromazine. J. Alloys Compd. 2021, 161537. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.161537

(19) Vinothkumar, V.; Koventhan, C.; Chen, S.-M.; Abinaya, M.; Kesavan, G.; Sengottuvelan, N. Preparation of Three Dimensional Flower-like Cobalt Phosphate as Dual Functional Electrocatalyst for Flavonoids Sensing and Supercapacitor Applications. Ceram. Int. 2021. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.07.140

(18) Vinothkumar, V.; Kesavan, G.; Chen, S.-M. Highly Selective Voltammetric Detection of Antipsychotic Drug Thioridazine Hydrochloride Based on NiO@Gd2O3 Modified Screen Printed Carbon Electrode. J. Electroanal. Chem. 2021, 115535. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.115535

(17) Vinothkumar, V.; Abinaya, M.; Chen, S.-M. Ultrasonic Assisted Preparation of CoMoO4 Nanoparticles Modified Electrochemical Sensor for Chloramphenicol Determination. J. Solid State Chem. 2021, 302, 122392. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2021.122392

(16) Vinothkumar, V.; Abinaya, M.; Chen, S.-M.; Sethupathi, V.; Muthuraj, V. Ultrasound Assisted Synthesis of Silver Titanate for the Differential Pulse Voltammetric Determination of Antibiotic Drug Metronidazole. Phys. E Low-dimensional Syst. Nanostructures 2021, 134, 114865. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physe.2021.114865

(15) Chelliah, K.; Vinothkumar, V.; Chen, S.-M. Development of Electrochemical Sensor Based on Cobalt Oxide/Tin Oxide Composite for Determination of Antibiotic Drug Ornidazole. New J. Chem. 2021. 

https://doi.org/10.1039/D1NJ01345A

(14) Veerakumar, P.; Sangili, A.; Chen, S.-M.; Vinothkumar, V.; Balu, S.; Hung, S.-T.; Lin, K.-C. Zinc and Sulfur Codoped Iron Oxide Nanocubes Anchored on Carbon Nanotubes for the Detection of Antitubercular Drug Isoniazid. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2021, 4 (5), 4562–4575. 

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c00172

(13) Vinothkumar, V.; Koventhan, C.; Chen, S.-M. Facile One-Step Synthesis of Ni@CeO2 Nanoparticles Towards High Performance Voltammetric Sensing of Antipsychotic Drug Trifluoperazine. J. Alloys Compd. 2021, 160682. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.160682

(12) Vinothkumar, V.; Sangili, A.; Chen, S.-M.; Abinaya, M. Additive-Free Synthesis of BiVO4 Microspheres as an Electrochemical Sensor for Determination of Antituberculosis Drug Rifampicin. Colloids Surfaces A Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 2021, 624, 126849. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126849

(11) Kesavan, G.; Vinothkumar, V.; Chen, S.-M.; Thangadurai, T. D. Construction of Metal-Free Oxygen-Doped Graphitic Carbon Nitride as an Electrochemical Sensing Platform for Determination of Antimicrobial Drug Metronidazole. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2021, 556, 149814. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.149814

(10) Kesavan, G.*; Vinothkumar, V.*; Chen, S.-M. Sonochemical Synthesis of Copper Vanadate Nanoparticles for the Highly Selective Voltammetric Detection of Antibiotic Drug Ornidazole. J. Alloys Compd. 2021, 867, 159019. (*Equal contributions)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.159019

(09) Kesavan, G.; Gopi, P. K.; Chen, S.-M.; Vinothkumar, V. Iron Vanadate Nanoparticles Supported on Boron Nitride Nanocomposite: Electrochemical Detection of Antipsychotic Drug Chlorpromazine. J. Electroanal. Chem. 2021, 882, 114982. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.114982

(08) Sangili, A.; Vinothkumar, V.; Chen, S.-M.; Veerakumar, P.; Lin, K.-C. Efficient and Green Synthesis of Silver Nanocomposite Using Guar Gum for Voltammetric Determination of Diphenylamine. J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron. 2021, 32 (1), 1289–1302. 

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-04902-6

2020

(07) Sangili, A.*; Vinothkumar, V.*; Chen, S. M.; Veerakumar, P.; Chang, C. W.; Panneer Muthuselvam, I.; Lin, K. C. Highly Selective Voltammetric Sensor for l -Tryptophan Using Composite-Modified Electrode Composed of CuSn(OH)6 Microsphere Decorated on Reduced Graphene Oxide. J. Phys. Chem. C 2020, 124 (47), 25821–25834. (*Equal contributions)

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c07197

(06) Sangili, A.*; Vinothkumar, V.*; Chen, S. M.; Veerakumar, P.; Lin, K. C. Gold Nanoparticle Embedded on a Reduced Graphene Oxide/ Polypyrrole Nanocomposite: Voltammetric Sensing of Furazolidone and Flutamide. Langmuir 2020, 36 (46), 13949–13962. (*Equal contributions)

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c02448

(05) Vinothkumar, V.; Sangili, A.; Chen, S. M.; Veerakumar, P.; Lin, K. C. Sr-Doped NiO3 Nanorods Synthesized by a Simple Sonochemical Method as Excellent Materials for Voltammetric Determination of Quercetin. New J. Chem. 2020, 44 (7), 2821–2832.

https://doi.org/10.1039/c9nj05660b

(04) Manjula, N.; Vinothkumar, V.; Chen, S.-M.; Sangili, A. Simultaneous and Sensitive Detection of Dopamine and Uric Acid Based on Cobalt Oxide-Decorated Graphene Oxide Composite. J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron. 2020, 31 (15), 12595–12607.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-03810-z

(03) Koventhan, C.; Vinothkumar, V.; Chen, S. M.; Sangili, A. Highly Sensitive Electrode Materials for the Voltammetric Determination of Nitrofurantoin Based on Zinc Cobaltate Nanosheets. New J. Chem. 2020, 44 (28), 12036–12047. 

https://doi.org/10.1039/d0nj01796e

(02) Koventhan, C.; Vinothkumar, V.; Chen, S.-M.; Chen, T.-W.; Sangili, A.; Pandi, K.; Sethupathi, V. Efficient Hydrothermal Synthesis of Flake-Like Molybdenum Disulfide for Selective Electrochemical Detection of Metol in Water Real Samples. Int. J. Electrochem. Sci 2020, 15, 7390–7406. 

https://doi.org/10.20964/2020.08.43

(01) Vinothkumar, V.; Sangili, A.; Chen, S.-M.; Chen, T.-W.; Abinaya, M.; Sethupathi, V. Voltammetric Determination of Sudan I by Using Bi2WO6 Nanosheets Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode. Int. J. Electrochem. Sci 2020, 15, 2414–2429. 

https://doi.org/10.20964/2020.03.08

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Research Assistant Professor

Department of Chemistry

Soonchunhyang University

Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do,

South Korea 31538

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