• Research interests:
  1. Nanoscience
  2. Green chemistry
  3. Sensing and degradation

Journal Publications:
1. Bony K. John, Neenamol John, Binila K. Korah, Chinnu Thara, Thomas Abraham, and Beena Mathew. “Nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots as a highly selective fluorescent and electrochemical sensor for tetracycline.” Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 432 (2022): 114060. ISSN: 1010-6030, IF: 5.14
2. Bony K. John, Neenamol John, Sneha Mathew, Binila K. Korah, Mamatha Susan Punnoose, and Beena Mathew. “Fluorescent carbon quantum dots as a novel solution and paper strip-based dual sensor for the selective detection of Cr (VI) ions.” Diamond and Related Materials 126 (2022): 109138. ISSN: 0925-9635, IF: 3.80
3. Bony K. John, Sneha Mathew, Neenamol John, Jincy Mathew, and Beena Mathew. “Hydrothermal synthesis of N, S-doped carbon quantum dots as a dual mode sensor for azo dye tartrazine and fluorescent ink applications.” Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 436 (2023): 114386. ISSN: 1010-6030, IF: 5.14
4. Bony K. John, Thomas Abraham, and Beena Mathew. “A review on characterisation techniques for carbon quantum dots and their applications in agrochemical residue detection.” Journal of Fluorescence 32, no. 2 (2022): 449-471. ISSN: 1573-4994 IF: 2.52
5. Bony K. John, and Beena Mathew. “Nitrogen and Sulphur Co-doped Carbon Quantum Dot Integrated Bismuth Oxide Nanocomposite for Photocatalytic Degradation and Electrochemical Sensing Applications.” Optical Materials (2023) ISSN: 1873-1252, IF: 3.75.
6. Bony K. John, Binila K Korah, Sneha Mathew, Chinnu Thara, Anu Rose Chacko, and Beena Mathewa. “Nitrogen and Sulphur Co-doped Carbon Quantum Dots as a Dual-mode Sensor for Mercuric Ions and as Efficient Antimicrobial Agents.” Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (2023) ISSN: 2190-6823, IF: 4.05.
7. Bony K. John, Chinnu R. Thara, Binila K. Korah, Neenamol John, and Beena Mathew. “Bioresource-derived Multifunctional Carbon Quantum Dots as a Fluorescence and Electrochemical Sensing Platform for Picric Acid and Noncytotoxic Food Storage Application.” Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (2023). ISSN: 1876-794X, IF: 6.1
8. Bony K. John, and Beena Mathew. “Fabrication of lanthanum-mediated carbon quantum dots for the fluorescent detection of aniline and enhancement in photocatalytic degradation efficiency of zirconium oxide nanoparticles.” Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, (2023). 446, 115127. ISSN: 1010-6030, IF: 5.14
9. Bony K. John, K. Sreekanth, Jincy Mathew, E. K. Radhakrishnan, Beena Mathew, “Biomass Derived Carbon Quantum Dots as a Versatile Platform for Fluorescent Sensing, Catalytic Reduction, Fluorescent Ink and Anticancer Agents,” Materials Today Sustainability 2024 26, 100715. IF:7.1
10. Sneha Mathew, Bony K. John, Jincy Mathew, Binila K. Korah, and Beena Mathew, Green synthesized carbon dots as antibiotics sensor and fluorescent ink. Journal of Molecular Structure, (2023) 1294, 136422. ISSN: 0022-2860, IF: 3.8
11. Binila K. Korah, Athira Murali, A., Bony K. John, Neenamol John, and Beena Mathew, Carbon dots as a sustainable nanoplatform. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, (2023), 139, 1-22. ISSN:2190-6823, IF: 4
12. M. Athulya, Bony K John, Anu Rose Chacko, Chithra Mohan, and Beena Mathew. “A Review on Carbon Quantum Dot Based Semiconductor Photocatalysts for the Abatement of Refractory Pollutants.” Chemphyschem: a European Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry (2022). ISSN: 1439-7641, IF: 3.52
13. Binila K. Korah, Chinnu R. Thara, Neenamol John, Bony K. John, Sneha Mathew, and Beena Mathew. “Microwave abetted synthesis of carbon dots and its triple mode applications in tartrazine detection, manganese ion sensing and fluorescent ink.” Food Control (2023): 109608. ISSN: 0956-7135, IF: 6.65
14. Sneha Mathew, Bony K. John, Chinnu R. Thara, Binila K. Korah, and Beena Mathew. “One-pot synthesis of sustainable carbon dots for analytical and cytotoxicity studies.” Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (2023): 1-14. ISSN: 2190-6823, IF: 4.05
15. Chinnu R.Thara, Binila K. Korah, Bony K. John, and Beena Mathew. “One-pot synthesised multifunctional carbon nitride dots for fluorescent sensing, bioimaging, and selective cytotoxic effect on cancer cells.” Journal of Molecular Liquids 368 (2022): 120809. ISSN: 0167-7322, IF: 6.63
16. Chinnu R. Thara, Binila K. Korah, Sneha Mathew, Bony K. John, and Beena Mathew. “Dual mode detection and sunlight-driven photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline with tailor-made N-doped carbon dots.” Environmental Research 216 (2023): 114450. ISSN: 1096-0953, IF: 8.4
17. Richa Roy, Anu Rose Chacko, Thomas Abraham, Binila K. Korah, Bony K. John, Mamatha Susan Punnoose, Chitra Mohan, and Beena Mathew. “Recent Advances in Graphitic Carbon Nitrides (g‐C3N4) as Photoluminescence Sensing Probe: A Review.” ChemistrySelect 7, no. 36 (2022): e202200876. ISSN: 2365-6549, IF: 2.30
18. Binila K. Korah, Neenamol John, Bony K. John, Sneha Mathew, D. Bijimol, and Beena Mathew. “Carbon dots as a fluorescent ink and dual-mode probe for the efficient detection of doxycycline and Hg (II) ions.” Journal of Materials Research 37, no. 18 (2022): 3060-3070. ISSN: 2044-5326, IF: 2.90
19. Mamatha Susan Punnoose, Siby Joseph, Bony K. John, Anu Rose Chacko, Sneha Mathew, and Beena Mathew. “Antibacterial, Cytotoxic, and Catalytic Potential of Aqueous Amaranthus tricolor–Mediated Green Gold Nanoparticles.” Plasmonics 17, no. 4 (2022): 1387-1402. ISSN: 1557-1963, IF: 2.72
20. Neenamol John, Ragam N. Priyanka, Thomas Abraham, Mamatha Susan Punnoose, Bony K. John, and Beena Mathew. “Rational design of Ag2CO3-loaded SGO heterostructure with enhanced photocatalytic abatement of organic pollutants under visible light irradiation.” Environmental Science and Pollution Research 29, no. 35 (2022): 53225-53237. ISSN: 1614-7499, IF: 5.19
21. Binila K. Korah, Anu Rose Chacko, Sneha Mathew, Bony K. John, Thomas Abraham, and Beena Mathew. “Biomass-derived carbon dots as a sensitive and selective dual detection platform for fluoroquinolones and tetracyclines.” Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 414, no. 17 (2022): 4935-4951. ISSN: 1618-2650, IF: 4.47
22. Sneha Mathew, Bony K. John, Thomas Abraham, and Beena Mathew. “Metal‐Doped titanium dioxide for environmental remediation, hydrogen evolution and sensing: a review.” ChemistrySelect 6, no. 45 (2021): 12742-12751. ISSN: 2365-6549, IF: 2.30
23. Jincy Mathew, Bony K. John, Sneha Mathew, Binila K. Korah, and Beena Mathew. “From seeds to sensors: Bixa orellana derived carbon quantum dots for efficient dual way detection of Cu (II) ion and antioxidant efficacy.” Microchemical Journal 207 (2024): 111777. IF: 4.9
Book publications:
1. Carbon Nanotubes for Bioimaging, Apple Academic Press, 2023, Bony K. John, Neenamol John, Jincy Mathew, and Beena Mathew. ISBN: 9781003396390
2. A Brief Review on Copper Oxide Nanoparticles for Catalytic Degradation, Noca Science Publication, 2023, Jaise Mariya George, Bony K. John, Neenamol John, and Beena Mathew. ISBN: 979-8-88697-440-9
3. Carbon Nanotube as a Promising Nanomaterial for Water Treatment, Apple Academic Press, 2023, Neenamol John, Bony K. John, Jincy Mathew, and Beena Mathew. ISBN: 9781003331285
Conference publications:
1. Bony K. John, Neenamol John, and Beena Mathew. “Green synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from Annona Reticulata leaves as a sensor for Chromium (III) ions.” Materials Today: Proceedings 72 (2023): 169-174.ISSN: 2214-7853
2. Bony K. John, Neenamol John, and Mathew, B. Microwave Assisted Synthesis of N,S-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots as a Fluorescent Sensor for Silver(I) Ions. Recent Advances in Nanotechnology, Springer Nature proceedings.
3. Neenamol John, Samjeev, P. S., Bony K. John, and Beena Mathew, Visible-Light-Assisted Photocatalytic Degradation of Methyl Orange Using La-Ag3PO4/ZnO as Photocatalyst. In International Conference on Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Challenges, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore (2022) 315-321
Edited books

1. Inorganic Chemistry, Prakash publications, Kottayam, ISBN: 978-93-81888-11-7.
2. Basic Nanochemistry: An overview of nanomaterials and Zn-Al LDH, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, ISBN: 978-6200243942.

Academic recognitions and responsibilities:
1. Scholarship College Level Nodal Officer

Workshops/Seminars/Conferences/FDPs attended:
1. FDP programme, Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam during 05-02-2024 to 09-02-2024.
2. Paper presentation in the International Conference on Nanotechnology: Opportunities & Challenges (ICNOC-2022), Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India on November 28-30, 2022.
3. Flash talk at the International Conference on Contemporary Catalysis, Energy and Sustainability (ICCC-2022), jointly organized by Ariel University, Israel, Ben Gurion University of Negev, Israel and Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India, during 21st -23rd June 2022.
4. Paper presentation at the International Online Conference on Nanomaterials (ICN 2022) jointly organized by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France and University of Johannesburg, South Africa from 12th-14th, August 2022.
5. Short invited lecture at the International Online Conference on Nanomaterials (ICN2022) jointly organized by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France and University of Johannesburg, South Africa from 12th-14th, August 2022.
6. Oral presentation at the International Conference on Novel Materials and Technologies for Energy and Environmental Applications (NMTE2A 2022) organized by Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani – Hyderabad Campus, on 18th and 19th February 2022.
7. Paper presentation at the International Conference on Innovative Green Materials for Sustainable Engineering (IGMSE-2023), organized by SIMATS School of Engineering, Saveetha University, Chennai, India on February 27-28, 2023.
8. Poster Presentation in the DST-SERB sponsored International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials (ICAFM-2018), organized by S.B College, Changanassery on 9th and 10th October 2018.