SUCHAND SANDEEP C. S.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Opto-electronic Materials
Chemical Engineering
TU Delft, Delft, The Netherlands
Phone: +31-152783460
Email: suchandsandeep@gmail.com, S.S.ChandramathiSukumaran@tudelft.nl
Web: http://tudelft.academia.edu/SuchandSandeepCS
Research Interests:
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Solar energy, Ultrafast spectroscopy, Intense field laser-matter
interaction, Nonlinear optics, Plasma physics, Laser based acceleration.
Present Position:
Postdoctoral researcher at Chemical Engineering department of the Delft University of Technology
(http://www.tudelft.nl) Netherlands.
Academic Qualifications:
PhD in Physics from the Raman Research Institute (http://www.rri.res.in) (2010)
Thesis title: Investigations of nonlinear optical effects and ultrafast laser induced plasma in nanostructured
media
Masters Degree (MSc) in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (http://www.iitm.ac.in) (20012003), Chennai, India (CGPA: 8.01/10).
Bachelors Degree (BSc) in Physics from Govt. College Madappally (http://www.gcm.edu.in) (1998-2001),
Kerala, India (CGPA: 8.82/10).
Research Experience:
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Multiple exciton generation and carrier multiplication measurements in quantum dot films
Ultrafast white-light transient absorption measurements for measuring exciton dynamics
Time resolved microwave conductivity measurements for determining photo-conductivity
X-ray and Gamma ray emission studies from femtosecond laser induced plasma in solid targets and
liquid jets
Spectroscopic and temporal evolution studies of ultrafast laser induced plasma in thin films
Electron and ion emission measurements from laser produced plasmas
Femtosecond and nanosecond pump-probe experiments
Measurements of optical nonlinearities of various materials like metal nanowires and nanotubes,
Ferro fluids, surface modified conducting polymers, CdS & PbS nanostructured films, chalcogenides,
core-shell protected nano particles, quantum dots, copper and silver nano clusters in glass hosts etc.
Synthesis of monodisperse PbSe, PbS, CdSe, CdS, FeS2 and Ge QDs via hot injection
Synthesis of metal nanoparticles and nanorods using wet chemical methods
Numerical simulations for nonlinear optics and basic laser plasma interaction experiments
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Nonlinear optical studies of dye doped liquid crystals
Time resolved photoluminescence and fluorescence quantum yield measurements
Laser damage threshold measurements of nanoparticles embedded in polymer matrices
Degenerate four wave mixing experiments
Z-scan experiments using monochromatic and supercontinuum light sources
Patents:
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An optical limiting device with the highest known laser damage threshold and method of
preparation thereof.
T. Pradeep, A. Sreekumaran Nair, Reji Philip and Suchand Sandeep C. S.
Indian patent 1273/CHE/2005 published on 2007-07-27 (Patent no : IN200501273-I4)
Publications in international journals:
1. High charge carrier mobility enables exploitation of carrier multiplication in quantum-dot films
C. S. Suchand Sandeep, Sybren ten Cate, Juleon M. Schins, Tom J. Savenije, Yao Liu, Matt Law , Sachin
Kinge, Arjan J. Houtepen, and Laurens D. A. Siebbeles
Nature Communications, 4, 2360 (2013)
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Disorder strongly enhances auger recombination in conductive quantum-dot solids
Yunan Gao, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, Juleon M. Schins, Arjan J. Houtepen, and Laurens D. A. Siebbeles
Nature Communications, 4, 2329 (2013)
3.
Plasmonic and nonlinear optical absorption properties of Ag:ZrO 2 nanocomposite thin films
Manish Kumar, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, G. Kumar, Y. K. Mishra, R. Philip, and G. B. Reddy
Plasmonics (2013) doi: 10.1007/s11468-013-9605-z
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Activating carrier multiplication in PbSe quantum dot solids by infilling with atomic layer deposition
Sybren ten Cate, Yao Liu, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, Sachin Kinge, Arjan J. Houtepen, Tom J. Savenije,
Juleon M. Schins, Matt Law, and Laurens D. A. Siebbeles
J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 4, 1766 (2013)
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Photoconductivity of PbSe quantum-dot solids: Dependence on ligand anchor group and length
Yunan Gao, Michiel Aerts, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, Elise Talgorn, Tom J. Savenije, Sachin Kinge, Laurens
D. A. Siebbeles, Arjan J. Houtepen
ACS Nano, 6, 9606 (2012)
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Two-photon assisted excited state absorption in multiferroic YCrO3 nanoparticles
Shiji Krishnan, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, Reji Philip, and Nandakumar Kalarikkal
Chemical Physics Letters, 529, 59 (2012)
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Enhanced optical nonlinearity in β-AgVO3 nanobelts on decoration with Ag nanoparticles
Manas R. Parida, C. Vijayan, C. S. Rout, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, and Reji Philip
Applied Physics Letters, 100, 121119 (2012)
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Near-resonant two-photon absorption in luminescent CdTe quantum dots
Jayakrishna Khatei, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, Reji Philip and, KSR Koteswara Rao
Applied Physics Letters, 100, 81901 (2012)
9.
An optical limiter based on silver-silica nanocomposites
P. B. Anand, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, Kishore Sridharan, T. N. Narayanan, Senoy Thomas, Reji Philip,
and M. R. Anantharaman
Advanced Science - Engineering and Medicine, 4, 33 (2012)
10. Free charges produced by carrier multiplication in strongly coupled PbSe quantum dot films
M. Artes, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, Y. Gao, T. J. Savenije, J. M. Schins, A. J. Houtepen, S. Kinge, and L. D. A.
Siebbeles
Nano Letters, 11, 4485 (2011)
11. Nonlinear optical characterization of new thiophene-based conjugated polymers for photonic
switching applications
P. K. Hegde, A. V. Adhikari, M. G. Manjunatha, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, and Reji Philip
Advances in polymer Technology, 30, 312 (2011)
12. Photoinduced transparency of effective three-photon absorption coefficient for femtosecond laser
pulses in Ge16As29Se55 thin films
A. R. Barik, K. V. Adarsh, Ramakanta Naik, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, Reji Philip, Donghui Zhao, and
Himanshu Jain
Applied Physics Letters, 98, 201111 (2011)
13. Nonlinear and magneto-optical transmission studies on magnetic nanofluids of non-interacting
metallic nickel nanoparticles
A. P. Reena mary, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, T. N. N. Narayanan, Reji Philip, Padraig Moloney, P. M.
Ajayan, and M. R. Anantharaman
Nanotechnology, 22, 375702 (2011)
14. An open aperture z-scan study of Sr(2)CeO(4) blue phosphor
R. Seema, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, Reji Philip, and Nandakumar Kalarikkal
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 509, 8573 (2011)
15. Nonlinear absorption and photoluminescence emission in nanocomposite films of Fuchsine Basic
dye polymer system
G. Sreekumar, P. G. Louie Frobel, S. Sreeja, S. R. Suresh, S. Mayadevi,C. I. Muneera, C. S. Suchand
Sandeep, Reji Philip, and Chandrachur Mukharjee
Chemical Physics Letters, 506, 61 (2011)
16. Tunability of third order nonlinear absorption in (Pb,La)(Zr,Ti)O3 thin films
D. Ambika, V. Kumar, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, and Reji Philip
Applied Physics Letters, 98, 011903 (2011)
17. Room-temperature ferromagnetism and optical limiting in V2O5 nanoflowers synthesized by a novel
method
Manas Parida, C. Vijayan, Chandra Rout, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, Reji Philip, and P. C. Deshmukh
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115, 112 (2011)
18. Spectrally broadened excitonic oscillations and enhanced optical nonlinearities in Dy3+ doped ZnO
nanoparticles
B. Karthikeyan, Suchand Sandeep C. S., T. Pandiyarajan, P. Venkatesan, and Reji Philip
Applied Physics A, 102, 115 (2011)
19. Novel poly(3,4-dialkoxythiophene)s carrying 1,3,4-oxadiazolyl biphenyl moiety: Synthesis and NLO
studies
A.V. Adhikari, Pramod Kumar Hegde, Manjunatha M. G., C. S. Suchand Sandeep and Reji Philip
Polymer International, 60, 112 (2011)
20. Nonlinear optical properties of nanosized rare earth doped strontium barium niobate ceramics
Nuja J., Suchand Sandeep C. S., Reji Philip and Nandakumar K.
Spectroscopy Letters, 44, 334 (2011)
21. A new nonlinear optically active donor–acceptor-type conjugated polymer: synthesis and
electrochemical and optical characterization
M. G. Manjunatha, A. V. Adhikari, P. K. Hegde, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, and Reji Philip
Journal of Electronic Materials, 39, 2711 (2010)
22. Optical limiting properties of CdS nanowires
V. Sai Muthukumar, Jason Reppert, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, Siva Rama Krishnan, N. Kuthirummal, S.
Siva Sankara Sai, K. Venkataramaniah, Reji Philip, and A. M. Rao
Optics Communications, 283, 4104 (2010)
23. A new donor-acceptor type conjugative poly{2-[4-(1-cyanoethenyl)phenyl]-3-(3,4didodecyloxythiophen-2-yl)prop-2-enenitrile}: Synthesis and NLO studies
P. K. Hegde, A. V. Adhikari, M. G. Manjunatha, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, and Reji Philip
Synthetic Metals, 160, 1712 (2010)
24. Mixing does the magic: A rapid synthesis of high surface area noble metal nanosponges showing
broadband nonlinear optical response
K. Sai Krishna, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, Reji Philip and M. Eswaramoorthy
ACS Nano, 4, 2681 (2010)
25. Nonlinear optical studies on new conjugated poly{2,2'-(3,4-dialkoxythiophene-2,5-diyl)bis[5-(2thienyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole]}s
Pramod Kumar Hegde, A.Vasudeva Adhikari, Manjunatha. M.G, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, and Reji Philip
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 117, 2641 (2010)
26. Optical limiting properties of Te and Ag2Te nanowires
C. S. SuchandSandeep, A. K. Samal, T. Pradeep, and RejiPhilip
Chemical Physics Letters, 485, 326330 (2010)
27. Nonlinear optical studies on a new poly{2-(biphenyl-4-yl)-5-[3,4-didecyloxy-5-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2yl)thiophen-2-yl]-1,3,4-oxadiazole}
Pramod Kumar Hegde, Airody Vasudeva Adhikari, Manjunatha M. G, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, and Reji
Philip
Materials Science Forum, 657, 56 (2010)
28. Synthesis and characterization of a new NLO active donor-acceptor type conjugated polymer
derived from 3,4-diphenylthiophene
Manjunatha. M. G, A. V. Adhikari, Pramod Kumar Hegde, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, and Reji Philip
Journal of Polymer Research, 17, 495 (2010)
29. Study of optical properties and effective three-photon absorption in Bi-doped ZnO nanoparticles
B. Karthikeyan, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, Reji Philip, and M. L. Baesso
Journal of Applied Physics, 106, 114304 (2009)
30. Optical limiting properties of hydrophobic poly(etherimide) membranes embedded with isolated
and aggregated gold nanostructures
V. D’Britto, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, R. Philip and B. L. V. Prasad
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 352, 7983 (2009)
31. Nonlinear optical properties of (Pb1-xSrx)TiO3 thin films
D. Ambika, V. Kumar, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, and Reji Philip
Applied Physics B, 97, 661 (2009)
32. Optical characterization of a new donor–acceptor type conjugated polymer derived from 3,4diphenylthiophene
Manjunatha. M. G, A. V. Adhikari, Pramod Kumar Hegde, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, and Reji Philip
Journal of Maretial Science, 44, 6069 (2009)
33. Optical and nonlinear absorption properties of Na doped ZnO nanoparticle dispersions
B. Karthikeyan, Suchand Sandeep C. S., T. Pandiyarajan, P. Venkatesan, and Reji Philip
Applied Physics Letters, 95, 023118 (2009)
34. The synthesis of high coercivity cobalt-in-carbon nanotube hybrid structures and their optical
limiting properties.
T N Narayanan, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, M M Shaijumon, Pulickel M Ajayan, Reji Philip, and M R
Anantharaman
Nanotechnology, 20, 285702 (2009)
35. Synthesis and nonlinear optical characterization of new poly{2,2'-(3,4- didodecyloxythiophene-2,5diyl)bis[5-(2-thienyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole]}
Pramod Kumar Hegde, A.Vasudeva Adhikari, Manjunatha M.G., C. S. Suchand Sandeep and Reji Philip
Synthetic Metals, 159, 1099 (2009)
36. Enhanced optical nonlinearity in polyaniline-porphyrin nanocomposites
Rakesh K. Pandey, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, Reji Philip, and V. Lakshminarayanan
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113, 8630 (2009)
37. Fine structure in the spatial self phase modulation pattern: at a glance determination of the sign of
optical nonlinearity in highly nonlinear films
Liana Lucchetti, S. Suchand, and Francesco Simoni
Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics, 11, 034002 (2009)
38. Optical properties and ultrafast optical nonlinearity of Yb3+ doped Sodium Borate and Bismuthate
glasses
B. Karthikeyan, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, Jaemine Cha, Hiromichi Takebe, Reji Philip, and S. Mohan
Journal of Applied Physics, 103, 103509 (2008)
Also featured in the Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science, Vol 7, issue 6
39. An optical limiter based on ferrofluids
Swapna S. Nair, Jinto Thomas, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, M. R. Anantharaman, and Reji Philip
Applied Physics Letters, 92, 171908 (2008)
Also featured in the Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science, Vol 7, issue 6
40. Structural and non-linear optical properties of self-assembled SnO2 doped Silicon nanorings formed
by pulsed laser ablation
J. R. Rani, V. P. Mahadevan Pillai, C. S. Suchand sandeep, and Reji philp
Electrochem. Solid-State Letters, 11, K73 (2008)
Also featured in the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, Vol 17, issue 22
41. Optical and nonlinear optical properties of copper nanocomposite glasses annealed near the glass
softening temperature
B. Karthikeyan, M Anija, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, Muhammed Nadeer T M and Reji Philip
Optics Communications, 281, 2933-2937 (2008)
42. Excitonic transitions and off-resonant optical limiting in CdS quantum dots stabilized in a synthetic
glue matrix
Pushpa Ann Kurian, C. Vijayan, K. Sathiyamoorthy, C. S. Suchand Sandeep and Reji Philip
Nanoscale Research Letters, 2, 561-568 (2007)
43. Ultrafast optical power limiting in free-standing Pt-Polyvinyl Alcohol nanocomposite films
synthesized in situ
B. Karthikeyan, M. Anija, P. Venkatesan, C. S. Suchand Sandeep and Reji Philip
Optics Communications, 280, 482-486 (2007)
44. Nonlinear optical properties of MeV and keV ion beam synthesized Ag nanoclusters
B. Joseph, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, B.R. Sekhar, D.P. Mahapatra and Reji Philip
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 265, 631-636 (2007)
45. Observation of three-photon absorption and saturation of two-photon absorption in amorphous
nanolayered Se/As2S3 thin film structures
K V Adarsh, K S Sangunni, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, Reji Philip, S Kokenyesi and V Takats
Journal of Applied Physics, 102, 026102 (2007)
46. Two-photon-assisted excited state absorption in nanocomposite films of PbS stabilized in a
synthetic glue Matrix
Pushpa Ann Kurian, C Vijayan, C. S. Suchand Sandeep, Reji Philip and K Sathiyamoorthy
Nanotechnology, 18, 075708 (2007)
47. Sol-gel synthesis and nonlinear optical transmission in Zn(1−x)Mg(x)O, (x<0.2) thin films
C. S. Suchand Sandeep, Reji Philip, R. Satheeshkumar and V. Kumar
Applied Physics Letters, 89, 063102 (2006)
Personal Details
Full Name
: Chandramathi Sukumaran Suchand Sandeep
Nationality
: Indian
Date of birth
: 8th May 1981
Present Address
: Opto-electronic materials,
Chemical Engineering
Delft University of Technology,
Julianalaan-136, Delft 2628BL,
The Netherlands.
Ph: +31-152783460
Permanent Address
: Chandni, Orkkatteri,
Vadakara, Kerala,
India – 673501.
Ph: +91-4962546645