Publications

2023

  • Janith Weerasinghe, Karthika Prasad, Joice Mathew, Eduardo Trifoni, Oleg Baranov, Igor Levchenko, and Kateryna Bazaka. “Carbon Nanocomposites in Aerospace Technology: A Way to Protect Low-Orbit Satellites.” Nanomaterials 13, no. 11 (2023): 1763.
  • Prasad, Karthika, Janith Weerasinghe, Olha Bazaka, Elena P. Ivanova, Igor Levchenko, and Kateryna Bazaka. “Conductive adhesive self-healing nanocomposite hydrogels for photothermal therapy in wound healing.” Functional Nanocomposite Hydrogels (2023): 395-427.

2022

  • Wang, Peiyu, Renwu Zhou, Rusen Zhou, Wenshao Li, Janith Weerasinghe, Shuxiong Chen, Bernd HA Rehm et al. “Cold atmospheric plasma for preventing infection of viruses that use ACE2 for entry.” Theranostics 12, no. 6 (2022): 2811. Download
  • Senadeera, G. K. R., W. I. Sandamali, J. M. K. W. Kumari, T. Jaseetharan, Janith Weerasinghe, Prashant Sonar, V. P. S. Perera, J. C. N. Rajendra, N. Karthikeyan, and M. A. K. L. Dissanayake. “Morphological and structural study on low cost SnO2 counter electrode and its applications in quantum dot sensitized solar cells with polysulfide electrolyte.” Materials Science and Engineering: B 286 (2022): 116075. Download
  • Sandamali, W. I., G. K. R. Senadeera, T. S. M. Liyanage, J. M. K. W. Kumari, T. Jaseetharan, A. M. Janith Weerasinghe, V. P. S. Perera, J. C. N. Rajendra, N. Karthikeyan, and M. A. K. L. Dissanayake. “Efficient triple-layer photoanode incorporated with nitrogen-doped TiO 2 nanocrystals for CdS quantum dot-sensitized solar cells.” Ceylon Journal of Science 51, no. 4 (2022): 449-457. Download
  • Sasi, Syamlal, Karthika Prasad, Janith Weerasinghe, Olha Bazaka, Elena P. Ivanova, Igor Levchenko, and Kateryna Bazaka. “Plasma for aquaponics.” Trends in Biotechnology (2022).
  • Wu, Ziyang, Ting Liao, Sen Wang, Janith Weerasinghe, Aaron S. Micallef, Wei Li, Anthony P. O’Mullane et al. “Conversion of Catalytically Inert 2D Bismuth Oxide Nanosheets for Effective Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Catalysis via Oxygen Vacancy Concentration Modulation.” Nano-micro letters 14, no. 1 (2022): 1-17. Download
  • Ekanayake, UG Mihiri, Helapiyumi Weerathunga, Janith Weerasinghe, Eric R. Waclawik, Ziqi Sun, Jennifer M. MacLeod, Anthony P. O’Mullane, and Kostya Ken Ostrikov. “Sustainable Claisen-Schmidt chalcone synthesis catalysed by plasma-recovered MgO nanosheets from seawater.” Sustainable Materials and Technologies 32 (2022): e00394. Download
  • Al-Jumaili, Ahmed, Muhammad Adeel Zafar, Kateryna Bazaka, Janith Weerasinghe, and Mohan V. Jacob. “Bactericidal vertically aligned graphene networks derived from renewable precursor.” Carbon Trends 7 (2022): 100157. Download
  • Dissanayake, M. A. K. L., K. Umair, G. K. R. Senadeera, T. Jaseetharan, Janith Weerasinghe, and H. W. M. A. C. Wijayasinghe. “Plasmonic gold nanoparticle incorporated MgO-coated SnO2 photoanode for efficiency enhancement in dye-sensitized solar cells.” Solar Energy 233 (2022): 363-377. Download

2021

  • Janith Weerasinghe, James Scott, Athukoralalage Don K. Deshan, Dechao Chen, Amandeep Singh, Suvankar Sen, Prashant Sonar, Krasimir Vasilev, Qin Li, and Kostya Ostrikov. “Monochromatic Blue and Switchable Blue‐Green Carbon Quantum Dots by Room‐Temperature Air Plasma Processing.” Advanced Materials Technologies (2021): 2100586. Download
  • Li, Wenshao, Renwu Zhou, Rusen Zhou, Janith Weerasinghe, Tianqi Zhang, Alexander Gissibl, Patrick J. Cullen, Robert Speight, and Kostya Ken Ostrikov. “Insights into amoxicillin degradation in water by non-thermal plasmas.” Chemosphere (2021): 132757. Download
  • Dissanayake, M. A. K. L., J. M. K. W. Kumari, G. K. R. Senadeera, T. Jaseetharan, Janith Weerasinghe, and Hafeez Anwar. “A low-cost, vein graphite/tin oxide nanoparticles based composite counter electrode for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells.” Materials Science and Engineering: B 273 (2021): 115440. Download
  • Manawasinghe, I.S., Phillips, A.J., Xu, J., Balasuriya, A., Hyde, K.D., Stępień, Ł., Harischandra, D.L., Karunarathna, A., Yan, Weerasinghe, Janith, J. and Luo, M., 2021. Defining a species in fungal plant pathology: beyond the species level. Fungal Diversity, pp.1-16. Download
  • Zhou, Rusen, Xiaoxiang Wang, Renwu Zhou, Weerasinghe, Janith, Tianqi Zhang, Yanbin Xin, Hao Wang, Patrick Cullen, Hongxia Wang, and Kostya Ken Ostrikov. “Non-thermal plasma enhances performances of biochar in wastewater treatment and energy storage applications.” Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering (2021): 1-9. Download
  • Senadeera, G. K. R., D. Balasundaram, M. A. K. L. Dissanayake, B. A. Karunaratne, Weerasinghe, Janith, C. A. Thotawatthage, T. Jaseetharan, J. M. K. W. Kumari, and D. L. N. Jayathilaka. “Efficiency enhancement in dye-sensitized solar cells with co-sensitized, triple layered photoanode by enhanced light scattering and spectral responses.” Bulletin of Materials Science 44, no. 1 (2021): 1-8. Download
  • Weerasinghe, Janith, Suvanker Sen, J. M. K. W. Kumari, M. A. K. L. Dissanayake, G. K. R. Senadeera, C. A. Thotawatthage, Mihiri Ekanayake et al. “Efficiency enhancement of low-cost metal free dye sensitized solar cells via non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma surface treatment.” Solar Energy 215 (2021): 367-374. Download
  • Kumari, J. M. K. W., G. K. R. Senadeera, Weerasinghe, Janith, C. A. Thotawatthage, and M. A. K. L. Dissanayake. “Effect of polyaniline (PANI) on efficiency enhancement of dye-sensitized solar cells fabricated with poly (ethylene oxide)-based gel polymer electrolytes.” Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry 25, no. 2 (2021): 695-705. Download
  • Zhou, Renwu, Tianqi Zhang, Rusen Zhou, Sen Wang, Danhua Mei, Anne Mai-Prochnow, Weerasinghe, Janith, Zhi Fang, Kostya Ken Ostrikov, and Patrick J. Cullen. “Sustainable plasma-catalytic bubbles for hydrogen peroxide synthesis.” Green Chemistry 23, no. 8 (2021): 2977-2985. Download

2020

  • Weerasinghe, Janith, Wenshao Li, Rusen Zhou, Renwu Zhou, Alexander Gissibl, Prashant Sonar, Robert Speight, Krasimir Vasilev, and Kostya Ken Ostrikov. “Bactericidal silver nanoparticles by atmospheric pressure solution plasma processing.” Nanomaterials 10, no. 5 (2020): 874. Download

2019

  • Balasundaram, D., R. Senadeera, L. Dissanayake, Weerasinghe, Janith, C. Thotawatthage, and N. Jayathilaka. “Performance Enhancement of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells by Cosensitization of Triple Layered Photoanode Consisting of TiO2 Nanofibers.” (2019). Download

2018

  • Bandara, T. M. W. J., Weerasinghe, Janith, M. A. K. L. Dissanayake, G. K. R. Senadeera, M. Furlani, I. Albinsson, and B-E. Mellander. “Characterization of poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene)(PVdF-HFP) nanofiber membrane based quasi solid electrolytes and their application in a dye sensitized solar cell.” Electrochimica Acta 266 (2018): 276-283. Download
  • Senadeera, G. K. R., Weerasinghe, Janith, M. A. K. L. Dissanayake, and C. A. Thotawatthage. “A five-fold efficiency enhancement in dye sensitized solar cells fabricated with AlCl 3 treated, SnO 2 nanoparticle/nanofibre/nanoparticle triple layered photoanode.” Journal of Applied Electrochemistry 48, no. 11 (2018): 1255-1264. Download

2017

  • Weerasinghe, Janith, M. A. K. L. Dissanayake, G. K. R. Senadeera, V. A. Senaviratne, C. A. Thotawatthage, and J. M. K. W. Kumari. “Application of electrospun cellulose acetate nanofibre membrane based quasi-solid state electrolyte for dye sensitized solar cells.” Ceylon Journal of Science 46, no. 2 (2017). Download