Ms. Vijaya B
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Total Experience
Research -6 years
AREA OF INTERSET
- Polymer Electrolytes
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Photocatalysis
- Dye degradation
- Energy Storage Applications
course handled
Semiconductor physics and Computational methods
Publication details
- Vijaya, B., Nallakumar, S., Babu, R. S., & Rani, M. U. (2025). Ameliorating the electrochemical performance of composite polymer electrolytes: BaTiO3 as a nanofiller in PVdC-co-AN/PEG blends for energy storage applications. Solid State Sciences, 169, 108098.
- Santhosh, N., Vijaya, B., Logu, T., Thangavel, R., Anand Sekar., Roshini., & Rani, M. U. (2026). Boosting the chemi-resistive performance of rGO/Co2SnO4 hybrid films for ultra-sensitive and rapid low-ppm-level dimethylamine gas sensing under ambient conditions. Applied Surface Science Advances, 32, 100946.
- Santhosh, N., Logu, T., Kalainathan, S., Thangavel, R., Thomas, A., Vijaya, B., Anand Sekar., Uma Mageshwari P., Manohar Darla & Rani, M. U. (2025). Catalytic interplay and oxygen vacancy mediation on pristine and silver doped bismuth vanadate thin films for potential ammonia detection at room temperature. Surfaces and Interfaces, 108306.
- Sekar, A., Muthurakku, U. R., shanker Babu, R., Kumar, S., Vijaya, B., Vinayagamoorthy, R., & Darla, M. (2025). Exploring physicochemical traits of a novel DSDA single crystal grown via the fusion of new diphenylamine anion for optical limiting applications. Journal of Molecular Structure, 143686.
- Vijaya, B., Nallakumar, S., & Babu, R. S. (2025). Exploring nanoscale composite polymer electrolytes: PVdC-co-AN/PEG with Co₃O₄ nanofiller for advanced energy storage applications. Results in Engineering, 27, 106052.
- Sashmitha, K., Anand, S., Vijaya, B., Manohar, D., & Usha Rani, M. (2025). Tailoring physical, electrochemical, mechanical and thermal properties of PPC-PVdF blend electrolyte: A synergistic effect of LIBOB salt and EC plasticizer. Results in Engineering, 26, 104896.
- Vijaya, B., & Usha Rani, M. (2025). Effect of NiO Nanofiller on P (VdC‐Co‐AN) With PEG Polymer Blend Electrolyte for Energy Storage Applications. Journal of Polymer Science, 63(6), 1466-1480.
- Nallakumar, S., Thirumalaisamy, L., Kalainathan, S., Vijaya, B., Sekar, A., & Rani, M. U. (2024). Unveiling a growth temperature-dependent ultra-sensitive tetragonal scheelite BiVO4 thin film-based gas sensor for ammonia volatilization at room temperature. RSC advances, 14(53), 39498-39510.
- Vijaya, B., Jasmine Beulah Salome, S., Esther Swetha, S., Nallakumar, S., Anand, S., Jayasurya, D., & Usha Rani, M. (2025). Enhancing the ion transportation on PVDF‐HFP and PMMA based solid polymer electrolyte by fusing Co₃O₄ and NiO NPs for energy storage applications. Polymer Engineering & Science, 65(2), 680-699.
- Manohar, D., Babu, R. S., Vijaya, B., Nallakumar, S., Gobi, R., Anand, S., & Rani, M. U. (2024). A review on exploring the potential of PVA and chitosan in biomedical applications: A focus on tissue engineering, drug delivery and biomedical sensors. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 283, 137318.
- Vijaya, B., & Rani, M. U. (2024). Study on structural, electrical, morphological, thermal and mechanical properties of P (VdC-co-AN)/PEG polymer electrolyte for energy storage applications. Materials Science and Engineering: B, 309, 117655.
- Vijaya, B. & Rani, M. U.(2024). A free-standing CaO infused PVdF-HFP/PMMA polymer nanocomposite as solid-state electrolytes for energy storage applications. Ionics, 30(10), 6061-6071.
- Vijaya, B., Rani, M. U., & Babu, R. S. (2023). Study on plasticized Poly (vinylidene chloride-co acrylonitrile) polymer electrolytes for battery applications. Materials Research Express, 10(5), 055303.
- B Vijaya, Santhosh Nallakumar, Sekar Anand, Jasmine Beulah Salome S, Esther Swetha S, Manohar D and M Usha Rani Development and Performance Evaluation of Ternary Metal Tungstate (MWO4; M=Co, Ni, Cu) Nanoparticles for Removal of Organic Pollutants Under Visible Light Irradiation. (In Submission to journal)
Awards and Achievements
- Best Poster presentation award in “International Conference on Recent Advancements in Spectroscopy (ICRAS - 2023)” held on 5-6 October 2023, Organized by the Department of Physics, National College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu.
- Raman Research Award for Research Publications at VIT Vellore (2023, 2024, 2025)
Workshops / Seminars
Work Experience
Academic Experience:
Assistant Professor, Division of Physics, SRMIST, Trichy from 06.04.2026 To till date.
Industry Experience:
Nil
Research Experience:
July 2025 – September 2025: Taiwan Experience Education Program (TEEP) and completed a three-month industrial research project [carried out an advanced research project on the polymer encapsulation of solid electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries]
PI: Dr. Wei-Ren Liu, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
2020 - 2026: Development of P(VdC-co-AN) based Polymer electrolytes for lithium - ion battery applications [Guide: Dr. M. Usha Rani, VIT, Vellore].
Memberships
Funded Projects
NIL



