Chalcogenide-Based Materials for Optoelectronics, Energy, and Sustainability

Chalcogenide-based materials have emerged as a promising class of materials, making them highly valuable in advancing technologies across optoelectronics, energy, and sustainability domains. Their infrared transparency and high non-linear optical responses enable innovative applications in photonics and energy-efficient systems. Their compatibility with flexible and low-cost fabrication methods supports the development of environmentally conscious and scalable solutions. As global demand grows for sustainable materials, chalcogenides offer a versatile platform to drive progress in next-generation electronic and energy technologies. Chalcogenide-Based Materials for Optoelectronics, Energy, and Sustainability explores the role of chalcogenide-based materials in materials science. This book examines chalcogenide-based nanocomposites, integrating materials science, chemistry, physics, and engineering. Covering topics such as material science, sustainability, and engineering, this book is an excellent resource for scientists, academics, educators, and policy analysts.

Dr. Karthik Kannan is currently serving as a Research Faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan, and as Adjunct Professor at Saveetha Institute of Technical and Medical Sciences, Chennai, India and Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, India. Dr. Kannan is the recipient of the prestigious TEGC (Science and Technology specialization), approved by the NSTC. He was also honored with the highly competitive Brain Pool Fellowship from the NRF, which he held at Kumoh National Institute of Technology, South Korea. Dr. Karthik Kannan has an extensive publication record with over 170 peer-reviewed research articles with 7,960 citations (Google Scholar, November 2025), with an h-index of 56 and an i10-index of 122. Notably, Stanford University has listed him among the World’s Top 2% Scientists for six consecutive years (2020–2025), with distinction in both single-year and career-long impact rankings (1960–2023).

Dr. Tari Vinaya Satyawan Savitri is working as a Postdoctoral fellow at Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia. She formerly worked as a ‘Grants Writer - Offshore’ at Envirotech Education Pty. Ltd., Australia. She has completed her Ph.D. in Environmental Science from the University of Mumbai. She did undergraduate studies in Zoology, M.Sc., in Environmental Science, and a Diploma in Biotechnology (2 years) from the University of Mumbai and a B.Ed. from S.N.D.T. University, Mumbai, India. She has qualified for the State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) for Assistant Professorship (valid in Maharashtra and Goa, India). She has been awarded many prestigious awards, including “Young Scientist Award” from the Deccan Environmental Research Organization (DERO), India “ADAMYA -The Unconquerable, Empowering Women” from the Gender Sensitization Cell, SIES College of Arts, Commerce, and Science, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India “A Friend of the Blue Planet” from the Australian Centre for Sustainable Development, Research, and Innovation (ACSDRI), Australia “Citation of Honour; Rising Star of Viksit Bharat” from Vigyan Setu Foundation, Mumbai, India She is an ‘Academic editor” at PLOS ONE, Journal (USA), an early career editorial board member at “Microbial Biotechnology” (United Kingdom), an editorial board member at “Farming and Management” (India), “Open Journal of Agricultural Research” (USA) etc. Recently, her edited book entitled “Novel Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies for Two-Dimensional MXenes and MBenes” was published by IGI Global Publishing, USA. She has attended around 40 conferences/ workshops/ webinars/ faculty development programs. She has published over 40 research items in reputed Journals, Books, Magazines/e-newsletters, and conferences. She has authored book chapters with several reputed publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, IGI Global, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, etc. She was an Associate Researcher at the Australian Centre for Sustainable Development, Research, and Innovation (ACSDRI), Australia (2020-2023). She has successfully served as an organizing committee member, scientific committee member, conference treasurer, and hostess for many national and international conferences. She is also associated with various national and international scientific societies as a panel member, professional/official member, life member, etc. Her current research interests are environmental economics, sustainable crop protection practices, circular economy, environmental pollution, nanotoxicology, and biomedical applications of nanomaterials. She has also been a reviewer for around 30 reputed scientific journals. She has collaborated with overseas countries such as the USA, Australia, Qatar, Indonesia, Nigeria, Thailand, Malaysia, Turkey, Taiwan, Russia, etc.