{"id":344,"date":"2015-08-26T04:37:04","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T04:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/che\/?page_id=344"},"modified":"2020-01-23T06:50:55","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T06:50:55","slug":"dr-p-k-d-m-c-karunaratne","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/che\/dr-p-k-d-m-c-karunaratne\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. P. K. D. M. C. Karunaratne"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senior Lecturer<\/strong>
\nB.Sc. (USJP), Ph.D. (Wayne State University , USA)<\/p>\n

Biosketch:<\/strong><\/p>\n

B.Sc. – University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, 2002
\nPh.D. – Wayne State University, USA. 2009
\nPostdoctoral scholar – University of Notre Dame,USA.2010<\/p>\n

Research interest :<\/strong><\/p>\n

Extraction of Nanocellulose from natural sources.\u00a0 Modification of MMT clay for polymer composite applications.\u00a0 Applications of Green chemistry principles in the laboratory.<\/p>\n

Selected Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karunarathne, M. C.; Baumann, J. W.; Heeg, M. J.; Martin, P. D.; Winter, C. H. Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Volatility Evaluation of Zirconium and Hafnium Amidate Complexes.\u00a0 J. Organomet. Chem. 2017, 847, 204<\/p>\n

Karunarathne, M. C.; Knisley, T. J.; Tunstull, G. S.; Heeg, M. J.; Winter, C. H.<\/p>\n

Exceptional thermal stability and high volatility in mid to late first row transition metal complexes containing carbohydrazide ligands.\u00a0 Polyhedron 2013, 52, 820<\/p>\n

Winter, C. H.; Knisley, T. J.; Karunarathne, P. K. D. M. C.<\/p>\n

Thermally Stable Volatile Film Precursors.\u00a0 International Patent; WO 2010\/132871 A1, 2010.<\/p>\n

Wiedmann, M. K.; Karunarathne, M. C.; Baird, R. J.; Winter, C. H.<\/p>\n

Growth of Tantalum(V) Oxide Films by Atomic Layer Deposition Using the Highly Thermally Stable Precursor Ta(NtBu)(iPrNC(Me)NiPr)2(NMe2).\u00a0 Chem. Mater.\u00a0 2010, 22, 4400<\/p>\n

Awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n