• PhD from National University of Singapore
  • Area of research: Nanostructured anode materials for Lithium-ion battery.
• Master of Science in Physics
  • Department of Physics, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India.
• Bachelor of Science in Physics
  • Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

• Assistant Professor in the School of Electronic Systems and Automation, Digital University Kerala (Former IIITM-Kerala)

  ( July 2023 onward)

• Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, CHRIST University, Hosur Road, Bangalore
• Postdoctoral Research Associate in École Normale Supérieure, Paris
• Postdoctoral Research Associate in University of Manchester & National Graphene Institute, UK
• Post-doctoral research fellow in Graphene Research Center, NUS, Singapore

2026

• Broad spectrum antibacterial activity of nanostructured Cu oxide thin films grown via glancing angle sputtering deposition.Karthikeyan, R., Priyadarshini, P., Sarojini, S., Sreekumar, K., Cherian, C. T., & Fernandes, R. P. Applied Physics A. DOI: 10.1007/s00339-026-09338-z

2025

• Electrocatalysts Based on 2D Materials for Hydrogen Evolution Reactions.Chacko, L., Fernandes, R. P., Cherian, C. T., & Patel, N. K. Handbook of Energy Materials. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-4480-1_58-1
• Facile fabrication of mesh-free, GO-reinforced ZrO2-based separators for advanced alkaline water electrolysis.Madhura, A., Cherian, C. T., & Patel, N. Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society. DOI: 10.1007/s43207-025-00556-4
• Review: RF magnetron sputtering, a promising synthesis route for scalable production of thin-film batteries.Karthikeyan, R., Cherian, C. T., & Fernandes, R. P. Journal of Materials Science. DOI: 10.1007/s10853-025-10929-z
• Low-temperature highly graphitized porous biomass-based carbon as an efficient and stable electrode for lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors.Sruthy, E. S., Grimm, A., Paul, M., Cherian, C. T., Thyrel, M., Molaiyan, P., Lassi, U., Petnikota, S., & Reis, G. S. D. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances. DOI: 10.1016/j.ceja.2025.100762
• Silver–graphene composite: A coating on polyethersulfone membrane for superior water purification with antibacterial, catalytic and antifouling properties.Jose, J. K., Cherian, C. T., Balachandran, M., Mishra, B., & Tripathi, B. P. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. DOI: 10.1007/s10098-025-03224-7

2023

• pH-dependent water permeability switching and its memory in MoS2 membranes.Hu, C. Y., Achari, A., Rowe, P., Chi, C., Sreepal, V., Hussain, A. K., Cherian, C. T., Su, Y., Michaelides, A., & Nair, R. R. Nature. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05849-4
• Fabrication of silver nanoparticle decorated graphene oxide membranes for water purification, antifouling and antibacterial applications.Jose, J. K., Mishra, B., Kootery, K. P., Cherian, C. T., Tripathi, B. P., Sarojini, S., & Balachandran, M. Materials Science and Engineering: B. DOI: 10.1016/j.mseb.2023.116789
• Synthesis and characterization of graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide membranes for water purification applications.Jose, J. K., Mishra, B., Cherian, C. T., Tripathi, B. P., & Balachandran, M. Emergent Materials. DOI: 10.1007/s42247-023-00508-w

2022

• Reply to: Random interstratification in hydrated graphene oxide membranes and implications for seawater desalination.Abraham, J., Vasu, K. S., Williams, C. D., Gopinadhan, K., Su, Y., Cherian, C. T., Dix, J., Prestat, E., Haigh, S. J., Grigorieva, I. V., Carbone, P., Geim, A. K., & Nair, R. R. Nature Nanotechnology. DOI: 10.1038/s41565-021-01067-z

2020

• Cation-controlled wetting properties of vermiculite membranes and its promise for fouling resistant oil–water separation.Huang, K., Rowe, P., Chi, C., Sreepal, V., Bohn, T., Zhou, K.-G., Su, Y., Prestat, E., Balakrishna Pillai, P., Cherian, C. T., Michaelides, A., & Nair, R. R. Nature Communications. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14854-4

2018

• Electrically controlled water permeation through graphene oxide membranes.Zhou, K.-G., Vasu, K. S., Cherian, C. T., Neek-Amal, M., Zhang, J. C., Ghorbanfekr-Kalashami, H., Huang, K., Marshall, O. P., Kravets, V. G., Abraham, J., Su, Y., Grigorenko, A. N., Pratt, A., Geim, A. K., Peeters, F. M., Novoselov, K. S., & Nair, R. R. Nature. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0292-y

2017

• Ultrathin graphene-based membrane with precise molecular sieving and ultrafast solvent permeation.Yang, Q., Su, Y., Chi, C., Cherian, C. T., Huang, K., Kravets, V. G., Wang, F. C., Zhang, J. C., Pratt, A., Grigorenko, A. N., Guinea, F., Geim, A. K., & Nair, R. R. Nature Materials. DOI: 10.1038/nmat5025
• Tuneable Sieving of Ions Using Graphene Oxide Membranes.Abraham, J., Vasu, K. S., Williams, C. D., Gopinadhan, K., Su, Y., Cherian, C. T., James, D., Prestat, E., Haigh, S. J., Grigorieva, I. V., Carbone, P., Geim, A. K., & Nair, R. R. Nature Nanotechnology. DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2017.21

2015

• ‘Bubble-free’ electrochemical delamination of CVD graphene films.Cherian, C. T., Giustiniano, F., McClelland, I., Steffen, J., Price, A. J., & Nair, R. R. Small. DOI: 10.1002/smll.201402024
• Dynamical spin injection at a quasi-one-dimensional ferromagnet-graphene interface.Singh, S., Cherian, C. T., Su, Y., Geim, A. K., Novoselov, K. S., & Nair, R. R. Applied Physics Letters. DOI: 10.1063/1.4906578

2014

• Molten synthesis of ZnO.Fe3O4 and Fe2O3 and its electrochemical performance.Reddy, M. V., Cherian, C. T., Adamski, G., & Chowdari, B. V. R. Electrochimica Acta. DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.11.161
• Ultra-thin Hexagonal Hybrid Nanosheets Synthesized by Graphene Oxide Assisted Exfoliation of $beta$-Co(OH)2 Mesocrystals.Deng, S., Cherian, C. T., Kim, J., Kim, J. H., Sow, C. H., Way, G., & Yan, Q. Chemistry – A European Journal. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201403565

2013

• Interconnected network of CoMoO4 sub-micron particles as high capacity anode material for Lithium ion batteries.Cherian, C. T., Sundaramurthy, J., Kalaivani, M., Reddy, M. V., Kumar, P. S., Mhaisalkar, S. G., Ramakrishna, S., & Chowdari, B. V. R. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. DOI: 10.1021/am302583c
• Zn2SnO4 nanowires versus nanoplates: electrochemical performance and morphological evolution during Li-cycling.Cherian, C. T., Reddy, M. V., Sow, C. H., & Chowdari, B. V. R. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. DOI: 10.1021/am400802j
• Morphologically robust NiFe2O4 nanofibers as high capacity Li-ion battery anode material.Cherian, C. T., Sundaramurthy, J., Kalaivani, M., Reddy, M. V., Kumar, P. S., Mhaisalkar, S. G., Ramakrishna, S., & Chowdari, B. V. R. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. DOI: 10.1021/am401779p
• Facile synthesis and Li-storage performance of SnO nanoparticles and microcrystals.Cherian, C. T., Reddy, M. V., Sow, C. H., & Chowdari, B. V. R. RSC Advances. DOI: 10.1039/C2RA22867J

2012

• (N, F)-co-doped TiO2: Synthesis, anatase-rutile conversion and Li-cycling properties.Cherian, C. T., Reddy, M. V., & Chowdari, B. V. R. CrystEngComm. DOI: 10.1039/c1ce05685a
• Electro-spun Fe2O3 nanorods as stable high-capacity anode material for Li-ion battery.Cherian, C. T., Sundaramurthy, J., Kumar, P. S., Reddy, M. V., Ramakrishna, S., & Chowdari, B. V. R. Journal of Materials Chemistry. DOI: 10.1039/C2JM30880J
• Li-cycling properties of nano-crystalline (Ni1-xZnx)Fe2O4.Cherian, C. T., Reddy, M. V., & Chowdari, B. V. R. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry. DOI: 10.1007/s10008-011-1596-1

2010

• Co2+ doped ZnO nanoflowers grown by hydrothermal method.Aneesh, M., Cherian, C. T., Vanaja, K. A., & Jayaraj, M. K. Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan. DOI: 10.2109/jcersj2.118.333