Optoelectronics, Sensors, Photovoltaics, Ferroelectric capacitors, Energy Materials, and Thin films
Selected Publications
Effect of sputter pressure on UV photodetector performance of WO3 thin films, P. V. Karthik Yadav, B Ajitha, Y. A. K. Reddy, V. R. M. Reddy, M. Reddeppa, M.D. Kim, Applied Surface Science 536, 147947, (2021)
Recent advances in development of nanostructured photodetectors from ultraviolet to infrared region: A review, P.V. Karthik Yadav, B. Ajitha, Y. A. K. Reddy, A. Sreedhar, Chemosphere 279, 130473, (2021)
WS2/WO3 Heterostructure-based photodetectors on SiO2/Si for future optoelectronics, P.V. Karthik Yadav and Y. Ashok Kumar Reddy, ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. 5, 2538−2547, (2023)
Oxygen partial pressure dependent UV photodetector performance of WO3 sputtered thin films, P.V. Karthik Yadav, Y. A. K. Reddy, B. Ajitha, V. R. M. Reddy, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 816, 152565, (2020)
Advancements of uncooled infrared microbolometer materials: A review, P.V. Karthik Yadav, I. Yadav, B. Ajitha, A. Rajasekar, S. Gupta, Y. A. K. Reddy, Sensors & Actuators: A. Physical 342, 113611, (2022)
High porosity and oxygen vacancy enriched WO3-x thin films for room temperature hydrogen gas sensors, Ramya Barathy T, P.V. Karthik Yadav, A. Mondal, B. Ajitha, J. Jarugala, Y. A. K. Reddy, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Microstructure tailoring for enhancing the energy storage performance of 0.98[0.6Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3-0.4(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3]- 0.02[BiZn1/2Ti1/2O3] ceramic capacitors, A.R. Jayakrishnan, P. V. Karthik Yadav, J.P.B. Silva, K.C. Sekhar, Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices 5, 119e124, (2020)
Education
Ph.D., Physics, IIITDM-Kancheepuram, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, 2019 - 2023
I.M.Sc., Physics, CUTN, Thiruvarur, Tamilnadu, India, 2014 - 2019
Professional Profile
Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia 2023-Current
Awards
Best paper award (1st prize) in International Conference on Material Science for Societal Advancement, MSSA-2019.
KAUST Affiliations
KAUST Solar Center (KSC)
Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)
Research Interests Keywords
OptoelectronicsGas SensorsphotovoltaicsFerroelectric CapacitorsEnergy MaterialThin film