• M. Sc. Cochin University of Science and Technology, India.
• PhD, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland.

Assistant Professor, University of Calicut (2012-2020)

Post-Doctoral Fellowship (2010-2012) - Marie-Curie Fellow, School of Chemistry, Monash University, Australia and University of Limerick, Ireland (2009-2012).

Post Doctoral Researcher, University of Limerick (2009-2010) - Materials and Surface Science Institute (MSSI) University of Limerick, Ireland.

Research Intern, Ceramic Technology Division, NIIST, India (2004-2006).

Research Supervision

Supervised PhD student, Mhil Project and post graduate students, both in day-to-day running of the project and its overall planning.

PhD students Degree awarded - 4

MPhil students Degree awarded – 4

PG dissertations successfully supervised -20

Project completed

1. Design and development of non-toxic Camouflage Pigments for military applications.
2. Development of low cost and high efficient photocatalytic water splitting system using Black TiO2 nanomaterials.
3. Brownmillerite (A2B2O5) Based Solar Photocatalysts for Energy and Environmental Applications.
4. Study and development of graphene based composites for water purification by photocatalysis
5. Flexible and electrically conductive polymers based on natural rubber reinforced with heterocyclic monomers and nano fillers.

• Materials and Nano Chemistry for Energy and Environmental Applications
• Catalysis and photocatalysis, Dye Sensisited Solar Cells and Super capacitors
• Inorganic pigments.

1. Visible light-driven photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye over bismuth-doped cerium oxide mesoporous nanoparticles, Sajith N.V., S. Jose, Soumya B., M.R.P. Kurup, P. Periyat, Env. Sci. Pollu. Res., DOI : 10.1007/s11356-020-10750-y, 2020.
2. Synthesis, structural characterization, Hirshfeld surface and DFT based reactivity, UV filter and NLO studies of Schiff base analogue of 4-aminoantipyrine, T. A. Nibila, S. Ahamed, P. Periyat, K .K. Aravindakshan, Results in Chemistry, 2, 100062-100065, 2020.
3. Recent advances in infrared reflective inorganic pigments, S Jose, D Joshy, SB Narendranath, P Periyat*, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 194, 7-27, 2019.
4. Multifunctional nanohybrid material from discarded razor blades as cost-effective supercapacitor electrodes and oil-spill cleaners, J Kavil, PM Anjana, CP Roshni, P Periyat, RB Rakhi, Applied Surface Science, 487, 109- 115, 2019.
5. Development of 2D nano heterostructures based on g-C3N4 and flower shaped MoS2 as electrode in symmetric supercapacitor, J Kavil, S Pilathottathil, MS Thayyil, P Periyat*, Nano Structures & Nano-Objects, 18, 1-5, 2019.
6. Low temperature synthesis of NIR reflecting bismuth doped cerium oxide yellow nano-pigments, S Jose, SB Narendranath, D Joshy, NV Sajith, MRP Kurup, P Periyat*, Materials Letters 233, 82-85,2018.
7. CdS sensitized TiO2 nano heterostructures as sunlight driven photocatalyst, J Kavil, A Alshahrie, P Periyat*, Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects 16, 24-30,2018.
8. Titania nanotubes dispersed graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets as efficient electrode materials for supercapacitors, J Kavil, PM Anjana, P Periyat, RB Rakhi, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 29, 16598-16608, 2018.
9. Black TiO2 nanomaterials: a review of recent advances, SG Ullattil, SB Narendranath, SC Pillai, P Periyat*, Chemical Engineering Journal 343, 708-736, 2018.
10. Ti3+ Induced Brown TiO2 Nanotubes for High Performance Sodium-Ion Hybrid Capacitors, B Babu, SG Ullattil, R Prasannachandran, J Kavil, P Periyat*, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 6 (4), 5401-5412, 2018.
11. Selective Solar Photocatalysis by High Temperature Stable Anatase TiO2, MS Beegam, SG Ullattil, P Periyat*, Solar Energy, 160, 10-17, 2018.
12. One-Pot Synthesis of g-C3N4/MnO2 and g-C3N4/SnO2 Hybrid Nanocomposites for Supercapacitor Applications, P Periyat*, J Kavil, RB Rakhi, PM Anjana, Sustainable Energy & Fuels 2, 2244–2251, 2018.
13. One-pot synthesis of gC3N4/MnO 2 and gC3N4/SnO2 hybrid nanocomposites for supercapacitor applications, J Kavil, PM Anjana, P Periyat*, RB Rakhi, Sustainable Energy & Fuels 2, 2244-2251, 2018.
14. Tuning of selective solar photocatalysis by Mn2+ decorated nanocrystalline mesoporous TiO2, MS Beegam, SB Narendranath, P Periyat*, Solar Energy 158, 774-781, 2017.
15. Polyaniline as photocatalytic promoter in black anatase TiO2, J Kavil, SG Ullattil, A Alshahrie, P Periyat*, Solar Energy 158, 792-796, 2017.
16. A dual function nanocrystalline TiO2 platform for solar photocatalysis and self cleaning application, B Naufal, SG Ullattil, P Periyat*, Solar Energy 155, 1380-1388, 2017.
17. A Sol-solvothermal Processed ‘Black TiO2’as Photoanode Material in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, SG Ullattil, AV Thelappurath, SN Tadka, J Kavil, BK Vijayan, P Periyat*, Solar Energy, 155, 490-495, 2017.
18. Microwave-power induced green synthesis of randomly oriented mesoporous anatase TiO2 nanoparticles for efficient dye sensitized solar cells, SG Ullattil, P Periyat*, Solar Energy 147, 99-105, 2017.
19. Self-Doped ZnO Microrods: High Temperature Stable Oxygen Deficient Platforms for Solar Photocatalysis, SG Ullattil, P Periyat*, B Naufal, MA Lazar, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 55, 6413-6421, 2016.

20. A ‘one pot’gel combustion strategy towards Ti3+ self-doped ‘black’anatase TiO2− x solar photocatalyst, SG Ullattil, P Periyat*, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4, 5854-5858, 2016.

21. Anatase titania nanorods by pseudo-inorganic templating, P Periyat*, PA Saeed, SG Ullattil, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 31, 658-665,2016.

22. Sol–gel derived nanocrystalline ZnO photoanode film for dye sensitized solar cells, P Periyat*, SG Ullattil, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 31, 139-146, 2016.

23. Green microwave switching from oxygen rich yellow anatase to oxygen vacancy rich black anatase TiO2 solar photocatalyst using Mn (ii) as ‘anatase phase purifier’, SG Ullattil, P Periyat*, Nanoscale 7, 19184-19192, 2015.

1. Associate Member of Royal Society of Chemistry
2. Marie-Curie Fellowship (2009-2012).
3. RSC young member’s award (2008).
4. Summer Research Fellowship, Indian Academy of Science (2014).
5. Young Scientist Award - 2017 by KSCSTE, Kerala State Government.