Professional Experience

• Postdoctoral Fellow at IISc Bangalore from 2003 to 2004.
• Postdoctoral Fellow at KAIST from 2004 to 2005.
• Postdoctoral Fellow at IISc Bangalore from 2005 to 2006.
• Postdoctoral Fellow at KAIST from 2006 to 2008.
• Research Assistant Professor at KAIST from 2008 to 2009.

International Patents

• Nanocrater  catalysts in metal nanopaticles and method for preparing the same,
  Jeung Ku Kang, Augustine Saji, Jung-woo Lee, Weon Ho Shin, Kyu Seong Han,  Jung HoonChoi  –  US Patent – No:  8, 137, 760 B2; Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
   
• Partially deactivated metal catalysts and methods for preparing the same, Jeung Ku Kang, Kyung Min Choi, Jung Hoon Choi, Saji Augustine, Weon Ho Shin, Seong HoYang – US Patent – No:  8, 012, 902 B2; Date of Patent:  Sep 6,  2011
• Nanocrater in metal nanoparticles shells and method for preparing the same,
  Jeung Ku Kang, Saji Augustine, Jeung-woo Lee, Weon Ho Shin, Kyeu Seong Han,  Jeung Hoon Choi – Korean Patent – 10-0831069  B; Date of Patent 14-05-2008
• Metal catalysts with locally controlled chemical activities capable of generating shell and Iron Nitrides and manufacturing method thereof,Jeung Ku Kang, Kyung Min Choi, Jung Hoon Choi, Saji Augustine, Shin Weon Ho, Yang Seong Ho – Korean Patent – 10 – 20100011221 A;  Date of Patent: 03-02-2010

International Publications (Peer Reviewed)

• p-CuI/n-ZnO heterojunction for enhanced dye degradation in water treatment.
  Nisha Joseph, R. A. Ramachandran, Alphonsa Paul, Saji Augustine, Tina Sebastian.
  Solid State Communications (2025), 116192.
• Boosting DSSC performance with “sweet protocol” synthesized rGO incorporated TiO₂ photoanodes.
  Alphonsa Paul, Jincemon Cyriac, Nisha Joseph, Saji Augustine, Tina Sebastian.
  Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry (2025), 1–14.
• TiO₂–Cu Np–TiO₂ multilayer thin films: photocatalytic and photovoltaic prospects.
  Alphonsa Paul, Jincemon Cyriac, Nisha Joseph, Saji Augustine, Tina Sebastian.
  Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 16(3) (2025), 035017.
• The impact of quantum-sized nickel nanoparticles on TiO₂ in photovoltaic and photocatalytic systems.
  Alphonsa Paul, Nisha Joseph, Tina Sebastian, C. O. Sreekala, Bindu R. G., Saji Augustine.
  Journal of Applied Physics 136 (2024) 173105.
• Facile room temperature deposition of ZnS thin films on flexible plastic substrates via nebulized spray method.
  A. Paul, J. C. John, V. J. Ambily, N. Joseph, S. Augustine, S. Thomas, T. Sebastian.
  Journal of Scientific Research 16 (2) (2024) 527–535.
• Exploring the photocatalytic potential of copper iodide thin films deposited via multiple spray technique.
  Nisha Joseph, Tina Sebastian, Jilu C John, Alphonsa Paul, Jincemon Cyriac, Saji Augustine.
  Applied Surface Science Advances 19 (2024) 100570.
• In₂S₃–Gr and In₂S₃–CNT nanocomposite thin films as gas sensors.
  Jilu C John, Sunil C Vattappalam, Tina Sebastian, Alphonsa Paul, Nisha Joseph, S. Shaji, Saji Augustine.
  Diamond and Related Materials 128 (2022) 109215.
• A study of Cr³⁺-substitution induced defects restructuring in BiFeO₃ by positron annihilation and other supportive methods.
  Jincemon Cyriac, Saji Augustine, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Shubharaj Mukherjee, Maudud Ahmed, P.M.G. Nambissan.
  Physica E 142 (2022) 115286.
• Optoelectronic Characteristics of In₂S₃-CNT Nanocomposite Thin Films for Photodetector Application.
  Jilu C John, Tina Sebastian, Jincemon Cyriac, Alphonsa Paul, S. Shaji, Saji Augustine.
  Journal of Electronic Materials 50 (2021) 2800.
• Dysprosium-substitution-induced structural changes of multiferroic nanocrystalline bismuth ferrite.
  Jincemon Cyriac, Saji Augustine, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Shubharaj Mukherjee, Maudud Ahmed, P.M.G. Nambissan.
  Physica B: Physics of Condensed Matter 599 (2020) 412431.
• Comparison of photocatalytic efficiency of TiO₂ and In₂S₃ thin films under UV and visible light irradiance.
  Alphonsa Paul, Jilu C John, Saji Augustine, Tina Sebastian, Ardhra Joy et al.
  Advanced Materials Letters 11(12) (2020).
• Investigations on the properties of indium sulphide–Graphene nanocomposite thin films.
  Jilu C John, Tina Sebastian, Sunny Mathew, S. Shaji, Saji Augustine.
  Thin Solid Films 695 (2020) 137758.
• Synthesis and Characterization of Sprayed Copper Iodide Thin Films on Flexible Substrate.
  Nisha Joseph, Tina Sebastian, Jilu C John, Saji Augustine.
  AIP Conference Proceedings 2263 (2020) 050008.
• Tailoring the dielectric and magnetic properties of Eu-substituted BiFeO₃ nanoparticles.
  Jincemon Cyriac, Jilu C. John, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Saji Augustine.
  Materials Today: Proceedings 25 (2020) 134–139.
• Defects Characterization studies of Europium-substituted bismuth ferrite nanocrystals.
  Jincemon Cyriac, Sunny Mathew, Saji Augustine, P.M.G. Nambissan.
  Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 51 (2018).
• Sculpting fabrication of nanocrater catalysts and exclusive control of wall numbers and diameters in carbon nanotubes.
  Kyung Min Choi, Saji Augustine et al.
  Journal of Materials Chemistry 21 (2011) 15175.
• Facile way to exclusively control the number of walls in carbon nanotubes through synthesis of exposed-core/shell catalyst nanoparticles.
  Kyung Min Choi, Saji Augustine et al.
  Angewandte Chemie 47 (2008) 9904–9907.
• Nanopores in Carbon Nitride Nanotubes: Reversible Hydrogen Storage sites.
  SeYun Kim, Hyun Seok Kim, Saji Augustine, Jeung Ku Kang.
  Applied Physics Letters 89 (2006).
• Mechanism and Nanosize Products of the Sol–Gel Reaction using Diphenylsilanediol and Methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane.
  SeYun Kim, Saji Augustine et al.
  Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109 (2005) 9397.
• Effects of Doping, Electron irradiation, H⁺ and He⁺ Implantation on the Thermoelectric Properties of Bi₂Se₃ Single Crystals.
  Saji Augustine, Ampili S., Yang Seong-Ho, Jeung Ku Kang, Elizabeth Mathai.
  Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 17 (2005) 2873.
• Structural, Electrical and Optical properties of Bi₂Se₃ and Bi₂Se(3-x)Tex thin films.
  Saji Augustine, Ampili S., Jeung Ku Kang, Elizabeth Mathai.
  Materials Research Bulletin 40 (2005) 1314.
• Heterovalent cation-substituted Aurivillius phases Bi₂SrNaNb₂TaO₁₂ and Bi₂Sr₂Nb₃−xMxO₁₂.
  T. K. Mandal, T. Sivakumar, Saji Augustine, J. Gopalakrishnan.
  Materials Science and Engineering B 121 (2005) 112.
• Bi₄LnNb₃O₁₅ (Ln = La, Pr, Nd) and Bi₄LaTa₃O₁₅: New intergrowth Aurivillius phases.
  T. K. Mandal, Saji Augustine, J. Gopalakrishnan.
  Materials Research Bulletin 40 (2005) 920.
• Dislocation, Annealing and Quenching Effects on Microindentation hardness of Bi₂Te₃ crystals.
  Saji Augustine, Elizabeth Mathai.
  Materials Characterization 52 (2004) 253.
• Effects of Fast Electron Bombardment and Annealing on Bi₂Te₃ single crystals.
  Saji Augustine, Elizabeth Mathai.
  Semiconductor Science and Technology 18 (2003) 745.
• Effect of Te doping and Electron irradiation on thermal diffusivity of Bi₂Se₃ thin films.
  Saji Augustine et al.
  Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 36 (2003) 994.
• Effect of Te doping on thermal diffusivity of Bi₂Se₃ crystals – photoacoustic technique study.
  S. D. George, Saji Augustine et al.
  Physical Status Solidi 196 (2003) 384.
• Growth of LBMO Thin Films by Ion Beam Sputtering – Crystallinities and Ferromagnetic Resonance.
  S. Iwasaki, K. Yoshii, M. Ogata, Saji Augustine.
  Transactions MRS Japan 28 (2003) 1117.
• Growth, Morphology and Microindentation analysis of Bi₂Se₃ and Bi₁.₈In.₂Se₃ crystals.
  Saji Augustine, Elizabeth Mathai.
  Materials Research Bulletin 36 (2001) 2251.
• Structural modifications in Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes by Swift Heavy Ion Irradiations.
  Sanjeev Gautam, Keun Hwa Chae, Pardeep Thakur, Saji Augustine et al.
  Accepted for publication in IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology Proceedings.

National Publications

• Structural and Optical Properties of In₂S₃ and In₂S₃–Gr Nanocomposite Thin Films.
  Jilu C John, Tina Sebastian, Jincemon Cyriac, Saji Augustine.
  Research Lines, ISSN 0975-8941, XII (1&2), 2019, 5–9.
• Synthesis and Characterizations of Indium Sulphide Thin Films.
  Jilu C John, Saji Augustine, Tina Sebastian, Sunny Mathew, S Shaji.
  ALFOMINE: International Journal Part A (Sciences), ISSN 2250-3870, 5(6), 2018, 68–71.
• Synthesis and Characterization of Bi₁₋ₓEuₓFeO₃ (x = 0 and 0.1) Nanocrystalline System.
  Jincemon Cyriac, Saji Augustine, Sunny Mathew.
  ALFOMINE: International Journal Part A (Sciences), ISSN 2250-3870, Vol. 4, No. 5, 2016.

Papers Presented in International Conferences

• Structural and Compositional Studies of In₂S₃–Gr and In₂S₃–CNT Nanocomposite Thin Films.
  Jilu C John, Saji Augustine, Tina Sebastian, S. Shaji.
  Proceedings of International Conference on Recent Advancements in Material Science (NewPhy2020), The New College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 21 January 2020.
• Synthesis and Characterization of Sprayed Copper Iodide Thin Films on Flexible Substrate.
  Nisha Joseph, Tina Sebastian, Jilu C John, Saji Augustine.
  Proceedings of International Conference on Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM 20), Mar Athanasius College, Kerala, India, 14–16 January 2020.
• Tailoring the dielectric and magnetic properties of Eu-substituted BiFeO₃ nanoparticles.
  Jincemon Cyriac, Jilu C John, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Saji Augustine.
  Proceedings of International Conference on Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM 20), Mar Athanasius College, Kerala, India, 14–16 January 2020.
• A Novel Synthesis and Characterization of Eu Doped BiFeO₃ Thin Film.
  Jincemon Cyriac, Sunny Mathew, Saji Augustine, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, P. M. G. Nambissan.
  4th International Conference on Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications, IIUCNN, M.G. University, Kottayam, Kerala, India, 12–14 April 2019.
• Substitutional effects of Cr³⁺ on BiFe₁₋ₓCrₓO₃ multiferroic system.
  Jincemon Cyriac, Rahul M T, Saji Augustine, Sunny Mathew.
  International Conference on Optoelectronics and Nano Materials for Advanced Technology (icONMAT), CUSAT, Kochi, India, 3–5 January 2019.
• Morphological and Compositional Study of Copper Iodide Thin Films.
  Nisha Joseph, Tina Sebastian, Jilu C John, Saji Augustine.
  Proceedings of International Conference on Frontiers of Material Science (FOMS-19), St. Joseph’s College, Devagiri, Kozhikode, Kerala, India, 16–18 December 2019.
• Synthesis and Characterization of Graphene Doped Indium Sulphide Thin Films.
  Jilu C John, Tina Sebastian, Sunny Mathew, S. Shaji, Saji Augustine.
  Proceedings of Third International Conference on Optoelectronic and Nano Materials for Advanced Technology (icONMAT 2019), Kochi, Kerala, India, 2–5 January 2019.
• Optical Studies of Graphene Doped Indium Sulphide Thin Films.
  Jilu C John, Sunny Mathew, Saji Augustine, Tina Sebastian.
  Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Material Science (ICAMS 2018), Sree Sankara College, Kalady, Kerala, India, 24–25 October 2018.
• Effects of substitution on the structural, optical, dielectric and ferroelectric properties of multiferroic BiFe₁₋ₓCrₓO₃ system.
  Jincemon Cyriac, Rahul M T, Saji Augustine, Sunny Mathew.
  International Conference on Nanotechnology: Ideas, Innovations and Initiatives – 2017, IIT Roorkee, India, 06–08 December 2017.
• Room Temperature Ferromagnetism in MWCNTs Synthesised by Microwave Chemical Vapour Deposition Technique.
  IEEE International Magnetics Conference (InterMag-2011), April 25–29, 2011, Taipei, Taiwan.
• Asia-Oceania Forum on Synchrotron Radiation Research (AOFSRR) and PAL Users’ Joint Workshop.
  July 5–9, 2010, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL), Pohang, Korea.
• Modification of Carbon Nanotubes after High Energy Heavy Ion Irradiation.
  6th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Devices, December 9–11, 2009, Jeju, Korea.
• Fabrication of Single Layers of LSMO and Nano-Double-Layers of LSMO/YBCO by IBS.
  IUMRS-ICAM 2003, Yokohama, Japan.
• Effects of Collisions between Sputtered Particles and Supplied Oxygen above the Substrate on Bi2201 Film Growth by IBS.
  IUMRS-ICAM 2003, Yokohama, Japan.
• Growth, Morphology and Microhardness Studies of Bi₂Te₃ and Bi₂Te₂.₉Se₀.₁ Single Crystals by Horizontal Zone Melting Technique.
  International Conference on Fundamentals of Crystal Growth, CGC, Anna University, Chennai, India, 2000.
• Electric and Thermo-Electrical Properties of Bi₂Te₃ and Bi₂Te₂.₉Se₀.₁ Single Crystals.
  International Conference on Fundamentals of Crystal Growth, CGC, Anna University, Chennai, India, 2000.

Papers Presented in National Conferences

• Influence of Deposition Methods on Structural and Optical Properties of In₂S₃ Thin Films.
  Jilu C John, Tina Sebastian, Jincemon Cyriac, Nisha Joseph, S Shaji, Saji Augustine.
  Proceedings of National Seminar on Advanced Materials for Energy (NSAME 2019), St. Thomas College, Ranni, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India, 17–18 December 2019.
• Structural transformation and enhancement of properties in Dy³⁺ doped BiFeO₃ multiferroic system.
  Jincemon Cyriac, Jilu C John, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, P. M. G. Nambissan, Tina Sebastian, Saji Augustine.
  National Conference on Advances in Nanomaterials & Nanotechnology, Department of Physics, Mar Thoma College, Tiruvalla, Kerala, India, 6–7 August 2019.
• Structural and Optical Properties of In₂S₃–CNT Nanocomposite Thin Films.
  Jilu C John, Saji Augustine, Tina Sebastian, Jincemon Cyriac, Nisha Joseph.
  National Conference on Advances in Nanomaterials & Nanotechnology, Department of Physics, Mar Thoma College, Tiruvalla, Kerala, India, 6–7 August 2019.
• Enhanced dielectric and magneto-electric studies in Eu doped Bismuth Ferrite (Bi₁₋ₓEuₓFeO₃) system due to structural distortions.
  Jincemon Cyriac, Sunny Mathew, Saji Augustine, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, N. S. Negi, P. M. G. Nambissan.
  31st Kerala Science Congress, Fatima Mata National College, Kollam, Kerala, India, 2–3 February 2019.
• Dielectric and magneto-electric studies in Europium doped Bismuth Ferrite (Bi₁₋ₓEuₓFeO₃) systems due to structural distortions.
  Jincemon Cyriac, Sunny Mathew, Saji Augustine, Tina Sebastian, P. M. G. Nambissan.
  30th Kerala Science Congress organized by KSCSTE, Government Brennen College, Thalassery, Kannur, Kerala, India, 28–30 January 2018.