
Dr DHAVALE VISHAL MAHESH
Scientist
सिक्री
- vishal@csircmc.res.in
- 91-44-22544558
- Academic Background
- Professional Background
- Areas of Scientific Interest
- Awards & Honours
- Publications
- Project
Academic Background
- B.Sc. (Chemistry), Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
- M.Sc. (Physical Chemistry), Solapur University, Solapur, Maharashtra, India
- Ph.D. (Chemical Sciences), Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, New Delhi, India
Professional Background
- Post-Doc, Tokyo Institute of Chemical Technology (Titech), Suzukakedai Campus, Kanagawa, Japan
Areas of Scientific Interest
- Fuel Cells, Metal-air Battery, Electrocatalysts, Liquid Fuel Oxidation
Awards & Honours
- Senior Research Fellowship awarded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India (April 2012)
- Post-doctoral Research Fellowship awarded by Kanagawa Academy Science and Technology, Japan (June 2015)
- Inspire Faculty Award by Department of Science and Technology (DST)-Govt. of India (August 2016)
- Marie-Curie Fellowship awarded by MSCA-European Commission (February 2017)
Publications
- J. V. S. Krishna, NarraVamsi Krishna, Santosh K. Singh, Pankaj K. Shaw, Vishal M. Dhavale*, Anil K. Vardhaman*, L. Giribabu* Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2018 DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201701427
- Sakharam B. Tayade, Satish S. Bhat, RajithIllathvalappil, Vishal M. Dhavale, Vitthal A. Kawade, Avinash S. Kumbhar, Sreekumar Kurungot and Christian Näther, Cryst. Eng. Commun., 2018, DOI: 10.1039/C7CE01814B.
- Ayasha Nadeema, Vishal M. Dhavale and Sreekumar Kurungot, Nanoscale 2017, 34/9, 12590-12600
- Santosh K.Singh, Vishal M. Dhavale, RabahBoukherroub, Sreekumar Kurungot, Sabine Szunerits, Applied Materials Today, 2017, -/8, 141-149
- RajithIllathvalappil,Vishal M. Dhavale, Siddheshwar N. Bhange, Sreekumar Kurungot, Nanoscale2017, 9, 9009-9017
- Tayade S.B., Vishal M. Dhavale, Kumbhar A. S., Kurungot S., Lönnecke P., Hey-Hawkins E., Pujari B, Dalton Trans., 2017, 46/21, 6968-6974
- FereshtehChekin, Santosh K.Singh, Alina Vasilescu, Vishal M. Dhavale, Sreekumar Kurungot, RabahBoukherroub, and Sabine Szunerits, ACS Sens.,2016, 1/12, 1462-1470
- Dinesh Mullangi, Vishal M. Dhavale, S. Shalini, Shyamapada Nandi, Sreekumar Kurungot and RamanathanVaidhyanathan, Adv. Energy Mater., 2016, 1600110
- Santosh K. Singh, Deepak Kumar, Vishal M. Dhavale, Sourav Pal, Sreekumar Kurungot, Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 2016 DOI:10.1002/admi.201600532
- S. Shalini, Vishal M. Dhavale, Kavalakal M. Eldho, Sreekumar Kurungot, Thallaseril G. Ajithkumar and RamanathanVaidhyanathan, Nat. Sci. Rep., 2016, DOI: 10.1038/srep32489
- Vishal M. Dhavale, Sreekumar Kurungot, ACS Catalysis, 2015, 3/5, 1445-1452
- Vishal M. Dhavale, Santosh Singh, Nadeema Ayasha, S. Gaikwad, Sreekumar Kurungot, Nanoscale 2015, 47/7, 20117-20125
- Santosh Singh, Vishal M. Dhavale, Sreekumar Kurungot, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 38/7, 21138-21149
- Chinmay G. Nardele, Vishal M. Dhavale, K. Sreekumar, S. K. Asha, J. Poly. Sci. Part-A: Poly. Chem., 2015, 5/53, 629-641
- S. Nandi, Vishal M. Dhavale, S. Shalini, U. W. Zwanziger, H. Singh, Sreekumar Kurungot, RamanathanVaidhyanathan Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 16/2, 1500301
- Mrigendra Dubey, Ashish Kumar, Vishal M. Dhavale, Sreekumar Kurungot, D. S. Pandey, Cryst. Eng. Comm., 2015, 43/17, 8202-8206
- Dhanraj B Shinde, Vishal M. Dhavale, Sreekumar Kurungot, V. K. Pillai, Bull. Mater. Sci., 2015, 2/38, 435-442
- Vishal M. Dhavale, S. Gaikwad, Sreekumar Kurungot, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 5/2, 1383-1390
- Vishal M. Dhavale, S. Gaikwad, Leena K George, R. Nandini Devi, Sreekumar Kurungot, Nanoscale2014, 21/6, 13179-13187
- Santosh Singh, Vishal M. Dhavale, Sreekumar Kurungot, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2014, 1/7, 442-451
- Anurag Sunda, Vishal M. Dhavale, Sreekumar Kurungot, ArunVenkatnathan, J. Phy. Chem. B,2014, 7/118, 1831-1838
- Vishal M. Dhavale,$PradipPachfule,$ SharathKandambeth, Sreekumar Kurungot, Rahul Banerjee, ($Equal Contribution), Chem. Euro. J.2013, 3/19, 974-980
- Vishal M Dhavale, Sreekumar Kurungot, J. Phy. Chem. C 2012, 13/116, 7318-7326
- R. S. Diggikar, Vishal M. Dhavale, Dhanraj B. Shinde, N.S. Kanbargi, M.V. Kulkarni, B.B. Kale,RSC Adv., 2012, 8/2, 3231-3233
- Vishal M. Dhavale, Sreekuttan M. Unni, H. N. Kagalwala, V. K. Pillai, Sreekumar Kurungot, Chem. Commun.,2011, 13/47, 3951-3953
- Sreekuttan M. Unni, Vishal M. Dhavale, Vijayamohanan K. Pillai, Sreekumar Kurungot, J. Phy. Chem. C, 2010, 34/114, 14654-14661
- A. B. Deshmukh, Vinayak S. Kale, Vishal M. Dhavale, Sreekumar Kurungot, V. K. Pillai, Manjusha V. Shelke, Electrochem. Commun.,2010, 12, 1638-1641
Project
S.No | Title | Status | Project Type& Duration |
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1 | Non-Precious Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cells and Metal-air Battery | Ongoing | DST-Inspire Faculty; Nov2016 to Nov-2021 |
2 | Modulated Metal-Complexes for Electrochemical Conversion of Water-to-Dioxygen | Ongoing | Project Type& Duration:In-house, Mar-2018 to Mar-2019 |

Dr M U SREEKUTTAN
Scientist
सिक्री
- Room No. F5, CECRI Madras Unit, CSIR Madras Complex, Taramani, Chennai-600113, Tamilnadu.
- sreekuttanunni@cecri.res.in
- Academic Background
- Professional Background
- Areas of Scientific Interest
- Awards & Honours
- Publications
- Patents and Copyrights
Academic Background
S.No. | Degree | Year | Subject | University/Institution | % of marks |
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1 | B. Sc. | 2005 | Chemistry | M. G. University, Kottayam, Kerala | 89.6 |
2 | M. Sc. | 2007 | Chemistry (Physical Chemistry) | School of Chemical Sciences, M. G. University, Kottayam, Kerala | 74.5% (First Rank) |
3 | Ph.D. | 2015 | Chemical Science | Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory Campus, Pune |
Professional Background
S.No. | Positions held | Name of the Institute | From | To |
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1. | Research Project fellow | CSIR-National Chemical Lab | 18/04/2008 | 01/02/2010 |
2 | JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow | Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan | 30/11/2015 | 05/08/2017 |
3 | Scientist | CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Chennai, India | 18/08/2017 | Till date |
Areas of Scientific Interest
- Electrocatalysis, Photocatalysis, Low Temperature Fuel Cell, Metal Air Batteries, and Super Capacitor
Awards & Honours
S.No | Name of Award | Awarding Agency | Year |
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1 | Member of Advanced Review Panel of “RSC Advances” (Peer Reviewed Journal) | Royal Society of Chemistry | 2016 onwards |
2 | NCL RF-Brahmachari-Sarma Best Ph. D Thesis Award | NCL Research Foundation | 2016 |
3 | JSPS postdoctoral fellowship | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan | 2015 |
4 | Raman-Charpak Fellowship | Indio-French centre for the promotion of advanced research | 2013 |
5 | SRF and JRF | University Grant Commission, India | 2010-2015 |
6 | Best poster presentation award | CSIR-NCL | 2013 |
Publications
1 | Graphene with Fe and S Coordinated Active Centers: An Active Competitor for the Fe–N–C Active Center for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Acidic and Basic pH Conditions S. N. Bhange, S. M. Unni, and S.Kurungot ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2018, 1, 368–376 |
2 | Nitrogen-Doped Graphene with a Three-Dimensional Architecture Assisted by Carbon Nitride Tetrapods as an Efficient Metal-Free Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution P. K. Gangadharan, S. M. Unni, N. Kumar, P. Ghosh and S. KurungotChemElectroChem, 2017, DOI: 10.1002/celc.201700479 |
3 | Direct synthesis of a carbon nanotube interpenetrated doped porous carbon alloy as a durable Pt-free electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction in an alkaline medium S. M. Unni, G. M. Anilkumar, M. Matsumoto, T. Tamaki, H. Imai and T. Yamaguchi Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2017,1, 1524-1532 (HOT article by editor) |
4 | In situ grown nickel nanoparticles in a calixarenenanoreactor on a graphene–MoS2 support for efficient water electrolysis B. J. Waghmode, S. N. Bhange, S. M. Unni, K. R. Patil and D. D. Malkhede Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2017,1, 1329-1338 (HOT article by editor) |
5 | Valorization of coffee bean waste: a coffee bean waste derived multifunctional catalyst or photocatalytic hydrogen production and electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reactions S. M. Unni, L. George, S. N. Bhange, R. N. Devi and S. Kurungot, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 82103-82111 |
6 | Nitrogen and Sulphur Co-doped Crumbled Graphene for Oxygen Reduction Reaction with Improved Activity and Stability in Acidic Medium S. N. Bhange, S. M. Unni and S. Kurungot, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 6014-602 |
7 | Layer-separated MoS2 bearing reduced graphene oxide formed by an in-situ intercalation-cum-anchoring route as a Pt-free electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction R. Illathvalappil, S. M. Unni and S. Kurungot, Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 16729-16736. |
8 | The Effect of Carbon-Based Substrates onto Non-precious and Precious Electrocatalytic Center S. M. Unni, C. A. Campos-Roldan, J. M. Mora-Hernandez, Y. Luo, L. A. Estudillo-Wong, and N. Alonso-Vante, ECS Trans., 2015, 69, 35-42 |
9 | Carbon Nanohorn-derived Graphene Nanotubes as a Platinum-free Fuel Cell Cathode S. M. Unni , R. Illathvalappil, S. N. Bhange, H. Puthenpediakkal and S. Kurungot, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 7, 24256-24264 |
10 | CoSe2 supported on nitrogen-doped carbon nanohorn as methanol tolerant cathode for air breathing micro laminar flow fuel cells S. M. Unni , J. M. Mora-Hernandez, S. Kurungot and N. Alonso-Vante, ChemElectroChem, 2015, 2, 1339–1345 |
11 | In vitro and in silico antifungal efficacy of nitrogen doped carbon nanohorn (NCNH) against Rhizoctoniasolani S. Dharni, Sanchita, S. M. Unni, S. Kurungot, A.lSamad, A. Sharma, D. D. Patra, J. Biomol. Struct. Dyn., 2016, 34, 152-62 |
12 | Substrate effects on the catalytic centre of CoSe2 for oxygen reduction reaction S. M. Unni , J. M. Mora-Hernández , Y. Luo , and N. Alonso-Vante, ECS Trans., 2015, 64, 1-9. |
13 | Surface Modified Single Wall Carbon Nanohorn as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Platinum-Free Fuel Cell Cathode S. M. Unni, S. Ramdas, R. Illathvalappil, S. N. Bhange and S. Kurungot, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 4361 - 4367 |
14 | Layer-separated distribution of nitrogen doped graphene by wrapping on carbon nitride tetrapods for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction in acid medium S. M. Unni, R. Illathvalapil, P. K. Gangadharan, S. N. Bhange and S. KurungotChem. Commun., 2014, 50, 13769 – 13772 |
15 | Nitrogen induced surface area and conductivity modulation of carbon nanohorn and its function as an efficient metal-free oxygen reduction electrocatalyst for anion exchange membrane fuel cells S. M. Unni, S. N. Bhange, R. Illathvalappil, N. Mutneja, K. R. Patil and S. Kurungot, Small, 2014, 11, 352-360 |
16 | An efficient heteroatom-doped carbon electro-catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction by pyrolysis of protein-rich pulse flour cooked with SiO2 nanoparticles R. Ghokale, S. M. Unni, D. Puthussery, S. Kurungot and S. B. OgalePhysChemChemPhys, 2014, 16, 4251-4259 |
17 | A unique strategy in the design of a high performance thin all-solid-state supercapacitor mimicking the active interface of its liquid-state counterpart B. Anothumakkool, A. T. A. Torris, S. N. Bhange, S. M. Unni, M. V. Badiger and S. Kurungot, Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2013, 5, 13397–13404. |
18 | Two-in-one: Inherent Anhydrous and Water-assisted High Proton Conduction in a 3D Metal-organic Framework S. S. Nagarkar, S. M. Unni, A. Sharma, S. Kurungot, and S. K. Ghosh, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 53, 2638–2642 |
19 | Functionalized graphene using ethylenedioxythiophene as a 2-D multifunctional electrocatalyst for energy conversion applications. S. M. Unni, S. N. Bhange, B. Anothumakkool and S. Kurungot,ChemPlusChem,2013, 78, 1296–1303 |
20 | 1-Dimensional Alignment of Porous Polyethylenedioxythiophene Using Carbon Nanofiber as a Solid Template: An Efficient Charge Storage Material with Improved Capacitance Retention and Cycle Stability B. Anothumakkool, S. N. Bhange, S. M. Unni, S. Kurungot, RSC Advances2013, 3, 11877-11887. |
21 | 3-Diamensionally self assembled single crystalline Platinum nanostructure on few layer graphene as an efficient oxygen reduction electrocatalyst. S. M. Unni, V. K. Pillai and S. Kurungot, RSC Advances,2013, 3, 6913-6921. |
22 | Hierarchically nano-perforated graphene as a high performance electrode material for ultra capacitor D. Mhamane, A. Suryawanshi, S. M. Unni, S. Kurungot, S. B. Ogale, Small, 2013, 9, 2801–2809 |
23 | Graphene enriched with pyrrolic coordination of the doped nitrogen as an efficient metal-free electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction. S. M. Unni, S. Devulapally, N Karjule and S. Kurungot, J. Mater. Chem.,2012, 22, 23506-23513 |
24 | Single-layer-graphene-assembled 3D hexaporous carbon for high performance supercapacitor. P. Yadav, A. Banerjee, S. M. Unni, J. Jog, S. Kurungot and S. B. Ogale, ChemSusChem.2012, 5, 2159 – 2164. |
25 | Disordered brownmillerite with enhanced oxygen reduction activity C. P. Jijil, S. M. Unni, S. Kurungot and R. N. Devi, Chem. Mater. 2012, 24 2823–2828 |
26 | Trigol based reduction of graphite oxide to graphene with enhanced charge storage activity D. Mhamane,S. M. Unni,A. Suryawanshi,O. Game,C. Rode,B. Hannoyer,S. Kurungot,and S. B. Ogale, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 11140-11145. |
27 | Ex-situ dispersion of core–shell nanoparticles of Cu–Pt on an in situ modified carbon surface and their enhanced electrocatalytic activities V.M. Dhavale, S. M. Unni, H. N. Kagalwala, V. K. Pillai and S.KurungotChem. Commun., 2011, 47, 3951-3953. |
28 | High Pt Utilization Electrodes for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells by Dispersing Pt Particles Formed by a Preprecipitation Method on Carbon “Polished” with Polypyrrole S. M. Unni, V. M. Dhavale, V. K. Pillai and S. Kurungot, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2010, 114,14654–14661 |
29 | Pt–MoOx-carbon nanotube redox couple based electrocatalyst as a potential partner with polybenzimidazole membrane for high temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell application. R. Vellacheri, S. M. Unni, S. Nahire, U. K. Kharul and S. Kurungot Electrochim. Acta, 2010, 55, 2878-2887. |
30 | Carbon Nanofiber with Selectively Decorated Pt Both on Inner and Outer Walls as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Fuel Cell Applications B. K. Balan, S. M. Unni and S. KurungotJ. Phys. Chem. C, 2009, 113, 17572–17578. |
31 | Domain Size Manipulation of Perflouorinated Polymer Electrolytes by Sulfonic Acid-Functionalized MWCNTs to Enhance Fuel Cell Performance R. Kannan, M. Parthasarathy, S. M. Unni, S. Kurungot and V. K. Pillai, Langmuir, 2009, 25, 8299–8305 |
Patents and Copyrights
S.No | Patent Title | Name of Applicant(s) | Patent No. | Award Date | Agency /Country | Status |
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1 | Process for the synthesis of nitrogen-doped carbon electro-catalyst | S. B. Ogale, K. Sreekumar, R. Ghokale, S. M. Unni | 9899687 | 02/20/2018 | US | Granted |
2 | Process for the preparation of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) | V. Pillai, S. Kurungot, U. K. Kharul, H. Chawdhari, S. M. Unni, B. Unni, H. N. Kagalwala | 9490488 B2 | 11/08/2016 | US | Granted |
3 | A process for the preparation of PBI based membrane electrode assembly (MEA) with improved fuel cell performance and stability. | S. Kurungot, R. Illathuvalapil, S. N. Bhange and S. M. Unni, | US20160315343A1 | US | Filed | |
4 | A process for the preparation of nitrogen doped carbon nanohorn for oxygen reduction electrocatalysis | S. Kurungot, S. M Unni, S. Ramadas | US20160240861A1 3169DEL2013 WO 2015/059718 A1 | US India PCT | Filed | |
5 | Novel step towards a comprehensive solution to the problem of cost effective energy and food waste management. | S. B. Ogale, S. Kurungot, R. Ghokale, S. M. Unni | WO 2015029076 A1 2593/DEL/2013 | PCT India | Filed | |
6 | An improved process for the preparation of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) | K. V. Pillai, S. Kurungot, U. K. Kharul, H. Chawdhari, S. M. Unni, B. Unni, H. N. Kagalwala | WO 2012/131718/A1 EP2692004A1 869/DEL/2011 A | 06/21/2017 22/11/2013 | PCT Europian India | Granted Granted Granted |

S CHELLAMMAL
Principal Scientist
सिक्री
- Academic Background
- Professional Background
- Areas of Scientific Interest
- Project Completed
- Publications
Academic Background
Professional Background
Areas of Scientific Interest
Project Completed
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Publications

BALASUBRAMANIAN ANANTHARAMAN
Scientist
सिक्री
- balaanantharaman@csircmc.res.in
- 7358413728
Academic Background
- ME, Chemical Engineering, City University of New York, USA
- B.Tech, Chemical Engineering, SVCE, Anna University
Professional Background
- Electrochemistry, Electron Microscopy, Fluid Mechanics, Mass Transfer
Areas of Scientific Interest
- Li-ion battery, Electron Microscopy, Li-nS battery

Dr D KALPANA
Senior Scientist
सिक्री
- drkalpanaa@gmail.com
- Academic Background
- Professional Background
- Areas of Scientific Interest
- Awards & Honours
- Publications
- Parents and Copyrights
Academic Background
- Ph.D
Professional Background
- Post-Doc from Chonnam National University, South Korea
Areas of Scientific Interest
- Fuel cells and supercapacitors
Awards & Honours
Awards:
- Received Young Scientist Award for the paper entitled, “ Acrylamide based proton conducting polymer gel electrolyte for supercapacitors” in the Second International conference on electroactive polymers: Materials and devices (ICEP 2007), Goa.
- Won the first prize and received the Best Paper Award for the paper entitled, “ A new class of solid polymer electrolyte for high surface area carbon aerogel for supercapacitors” in the 12th National Convention of Electrochemists (NCE – 12) held at Madurai during 18-19 February 2005.
- Received the Best Paper Award for the paper entitled, “Electrochemical properties of LiCo0.5Fe0.5O2” in National Conference on Power Electronics (IEEE-PEECON) held at National Institute of Technology, Chennai on February 2003.
- Received the Best Paper Award and bagged Gold medal for the paper entitled, “Physico-chemical properties of LiNi0.5Fe0.5O2” in the 11th National Convention of Electrochemists held at CECRI, Karaikudi on April 2002
- Received the Best Paper Award for the paper entitled, “ Alkaline solid polymer electrolyte for Ni-MH batteries” in the Tenth National Convention of Electrochemists held at CECRI, Karaikudi on April 2001.
- Recipient of the award “Outstanding Woman of the College” in Govt. College for Women, Pudukkottai during the year 1994.
Fellowships received:
- Award of “Senior Research Fellow” from CSIR, Delhi in the year 2000.
- Pursued Post-Doctoral Fellowship from Chonnam National University, South Korea during the year 2008-2009.
- INSA Visiting Scientist
Publications
- Boosting efficiency and stability using zirconia nanospheres held carbon for proton exchange membrane fuel cells, , P. Dhanasekaran, Sharon R Williams, D. Kalpana, Santoshkumar. D. Bhat Accepted in RSC Advances.
- A bio-derived carbon as an efficient supporting electro-catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction, P Rupa Kasturi, arunchander frederick, D. Kalpana, Kalaiselvan R, Communicated to Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
- Fabrication of solid-state flexible fiber supercapacitor using agave americana derived activated carbon and its performance analysis at different conditions, K. Pandi, K. Vijaya Sankar, D. Kalpana, Y. S. Lee, and R. Kalai Selvan, ChemistrySelect 2016, 1, 1 – 11.
- Activated carbon from orange peels as supercapacitor electrode and catalyst support for oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cell, M. Dhelipan, A. Arunchander, A. K. Sahu, D. Kalpana, Journal of Saudi Chemical Society 4 (2017) 487-494.
- Development of high-performance supercapacitor electrode derived from sugar industry spent wash waste, Ashesh Mahto, Rajeev Gupta, Krishna Kanta Ghara, Divesh N. Srivastava, PratyushMaity, D. Kalpana, Paul Zavala-Revira, R. Meena and S.K. Nataraj, Accepted in Journal of Hazardous Materials
- Surfactant-free hydrothermal synthesis of hierarchically structured spherical CuBi2O4 as negative electrodes for Li-ion hybrid capacitors, S. Yuvaraj, K. Karthikeyan, D. Kalpana, Y.S. Lee, R. Kalaiselvan, Journal of Colloid and Interface science 469 (2016) 47-56.
- Effects of temperature and pore structure on high surface area-activated carbon obtained from Peanut Shells, D. Kalpana, Y.S. Lee, J. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 16 (2016) 1- 6.
- Electrochemical properties of CoFe2O4 nanoparticles as negative and Co(OH)2 and Co2Fe(CN)6 as positive electrodes for pseudocapacitors, A. Shanmugavani, D. Kalpana, R. Kalaiselvan, Materials Research Bulletin 71 (2015) 133-141.
- Effect of pH on the sonochemical synthesis of BiPO4 nanostructures and its electrochemical properties for pseudocapacitors, Nithya V.D, Hanitha B, Surendran S, D. Kalpana, R. Kalaiselvan, UltrasonicsSonochemistry 22 (2015) 300-310.
- Synthesis of Bi2WO6nanoparticles and its electrochemical propertiesin different electrolytes for pseudocapacitor electrodes, V.D. Nithyaa, R. KalaiSelvan,D. Kalpana, Leonid Vasylechko, C. Sanjeeviraja, ElectrochimicaActa 109 (2013) 720– 731.
- Microwave synthesis of graphene/magnetite composite electrode material for symmetric supercapacitor with superior rate performance, K. Karthikeyan, D. Kalpana, Amaresh and Yun Sung Lee, RSC Advances, 2012, 2, 12322–12328.
- Electrochemical properties of microwave-assisted reflux-synthesized Mn3O4 nanoparticles in different electrolytes for supercapacitor applications, K. VijayaSankar, D. Kalpana, R. KalaiSelvan, J ApplElectrochem (2012) 42:463–470.
- Electrochemical supercapacitor studies of hierarchial structured Co2+ substituted SnO2 nanoparticles by a hydrothermal method, K. Karthikeyan, K. Amaresh, D. Kalpana, and Yun Sung Lee, J. Physics and Chemistry of Solids, (2012) 73, 363-367.
- New, low-cost, high-power poly(o-anisidine-co-metanilic acid)/activated carbon electrode for electrochemical supercapacitors, Kalpana, D., Lee, Y. S., and Sato, Y. Journal of Power Sources190, (2009) 592-595.
- A Novel Hybrid Supercapacitor Using a Graphite Cathode and a Niobium(V) Oxide Anode, Park, G. J., Kalpana, D., Thapa, A. K., Nakamura, H., Lee, Y. S., and Yoshio, M Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society30, (2009) 817-820.
- Synthesis and characterization of ZnCo2O4 nanomaterial for symmetric supercapacitor applications, Karthikeyan, K., Kalpana, D., and Renganathan, N. G. Ionics15, (2009) 107-110.
- Recycled waste paper-A new source of raw material for electric double-layer capacitors, Kalpana, D., Cho, S. H., Lee, S. B., Lee, Y. S., Misra, R., and Renganathan, N. G. (2009) Journal of Power Sources190, 587-591.
- Electrochemical characterization of supercapacitors based on carbons derived from coffee shells, M.R. Jisha, Yun Ju Hwang, Jae Sun Shin, Kee Suk Nahm, T. PremKumar, K. Karthikeyan, N. Dhanikaivelu, D. Kalpana, N.G. Renganathan, A. Manuel Stephan, Materials Chemistry and Physics 115(1) 2009, 33-39.
- Potentiodynamic deposition of poly (o-anisidine-co-metanilic acid) on mild steel and its application as corrosion inhibitor, Kumar, P. R., Kalpana, D., Renganathan, N. G., and Pitchumani, SElectrochimicaActa54, (2008) 442-447.
- Olivine type nanoparticle for hybrid supercapacitors, R. Vasanthi, D. Kalpana, N.G. Renganathan, J. Solid State Electrochemistry, 12 (2008) 961-969.
- Camphoric carbon nanobeads - A new electrode material for supercapacitors, Kalpana. D, Karthikeyan, K., Renganathan, N. G., and Lee, Y. S. Electrochemistry Communications10, (2008) 977-979.
- Acrylamide based proton conducting polymer gel electrolyte for electric double layer capacitors, B. Ganesh, D. Kalpana, N.G. Renganathan, Ionics, 14 (2008) 339-343.
- Electrocopolymerization of poly(o-toludine-co-metanilic acid) on mild steel surfaces and their physico-electrochemical characterizations, P. Rajakumar, D. Kalpana, N.G. Renganathan and S. Pitchumani, Synthetic metals 157 (2007) 899.
- Structural, magnetic and electrochemical studies on LiCo0.5Fe0.5O2D. Kalpana, R. Justin Joseyphus, N. Sivakumar, A. Narayanasamy and M. V. Ananth, Ionics, 12 (2006) 371.
- A Novel high power symmetric ZnO/Carbon Aerogel composite electrode for electrochemical Supercapacitor, D. Kalpana, K.S. Omkumar, S. Suresh Kumar and N.G. RenganathanJ. ElectrochimActa 52 (2006) 1309.
- Size dependent properties of nanocrystallineNiO electrode for electrochemical capacitors” Proceedings in International Conference on Advances in Materials Processing and Characterization.
- A new class ofalkaline polymer gel electrolyte for carbon aerogel supercapacitor,D. Kalpana, N.G. Rengathan, S. PitchumaniJournal of Power Sources, 157(2006) 621.
- Influence of magnetic properties on electrochemical activity of LiNi0.5Fe0.5O2 ¸ D. Kalpana, R.JustinJoseyphus, C. Venkateswaran, A. Narayanasamy, M.V. AnanthJournal of Power Sources, 156 (2006) 598.
- Electrochemical deposition of polypyrrole for symmetric supercapacitors by B. Muthulakshmi, D. Kalpana, N.G. Renganathan, S .Pitchumani, Journal of Power Sources, 158 (2006) 1533.
- Electrocatalytic properties of electrodeposited Ni–Mn–S system in alkaline electrolytes, D. Kalpanaand M.V.Ananth, Transactions of the lnstitute of Metal Finishing 2005 Vol.83, No.31
- Synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline SnO2 and fabrication of lithium cell using nano SnO2, A. Chandra Bose, D. Kalpana, P. Thangadurai, S. Ramasamy, Journal of Power Sources, 107, (2002) 138-141.
- Hydrogen discharge on electrodeposited Ni-Mn-Fe coatings in 30 wt% KOH, A. Stephan, D. Kalpana, M.V. Ananth and V. Ravichandran, International Journal of Hydrogen energy, 24, (1999) 1059-1066.
- Synergistic effects and conductivity dispersions in MnO2, D. Kalpana, M.V. Ananth, A. Narayanasamy, K. Dakshinamoorthi, J. Electrochem. Soc. India, 47 (1998) 34-38.
- Preparation and characterization of Li1.1Mn2O4/polymer electrolyte graphite cell, R. Chandrasekaran, S. Selladurai, D. Kalpana, Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics, 37 (1999) 345-348.
Parents and Copyrights
- Evaluation of PEEK based membranes as Proton exchange membrane (PEM) for fuel cell applications, BHEL, Hyderabad - Completed
- New materials for next generation Li-ion batteries and ultra capacitors, CSIR- non-networked project - Completed
- Development of conducting polymer- carbon based super capacitor (OLP 0045), Inhouse project – completed
- Development of one-step electrodeposition of platinum nano arrays on sulphur doped grpahene for high-performance electrocatalyst, Naval Research Board, DRDO – Ongoing

HARSHAL AGARWAL
Scientist
सिक्री
- harshalagarwal@cecri.res.in
- 919025099870
- Academic Background
- Professional Background
- Areas of Scientific Interest
- Awards & Honours
- Publications
- Patents, Technology Transfer etc
Academic Background
- Master of Technology in Renewable Energy – Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR) of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India 2012-2014
- Bachelor of Technology in Automobile Engineering – SRM University, Kattankulathur, Chennai, India 2008-2012
Professional Background
- Scientist [2017 – Present], Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Chennai
- Prime Minister Fellow (Doctoral Research) [Apr 2016 – Mar 2017], Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Chennai
- Trainee Scientist (Renewable Energy R&D) [Sep 2012 – Mar 2016], Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC), Chennai
Areas of Scientific Interest
- Fuel Cell Systems Design and Modelling
- Fuel Cell Engineering
- Heat and Mass transfer
- Renewable Energy
Awards & Honours
- Prime Minister Fellowship for Doctoral research awarded by SERB in collaboration with CII
- Secured First Rank in B.Tech, Automobile department and received the Gold Medal.
- Performance based University Merit Scholarship for the academic years 2008-09, 09-10 and 2010-11.
Publications
- “Internal Humidification in PEM Fuel Cells Using Wick Based Water Transport,” Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 162 (9) F1000-F1010 (2015) [DOI: 10.1149/2.0621509jes]
- "Wick based in situ humidification in PEMFC: A comparative study", Published in the proceedings of International Conference on Power and Energy Engineering, 2014.
- "Compact Standing Wave Thermoacoustic Generator for Power Conversion Applications," Applied Acoustics 110 (2016) 110 – 118 [doi:10.1016/j.apacoust.2016.03.028]
- “Performance optimization of tunable standing wave thermoacoustic engine by varying the stack parameters and resonator length: an experimental study,” Published in IEEE Conference Publication, 2014, pp. 1-4 [DOI: 10.1109/ICAEE.2014.6838468].
Patents, Technology Transfer etc
- “A Novel Wick based technique for Internal Humidification in LT-PEMFC”: Patent Submission No.050056.
- 3 kW water cooled Low temperature PEM fuel cell stack to Reliance [Technology transfer is under process]

ALOK KUMAR RAMKRISHNA PAUL
Principal Scientist
सिक्री
- Academic Background
- Professional Background
- Areas of Scientific Interest
- Project Completed
- Publications
Academic Background
Professional Background
Areas of Scientific Interest
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Dr G V M KIRUTHIKA
Senior Scientist
सिक्री
- 044-2257-4577
- Academic Background
- Professional Background
- Areas of Scientific Interest
- Project Completed
- Publications
Academic Background
- M.Sc. Ph.D (Chemistry)
Professional Background
My research interests focuses on Studies on Materials for energy applications mainly on Ceramic Membranes/ Solid Electrolytes for energy applications such as electrodes for Fuel Cells/Battery applications, Sensor materials, Catalysts, etc,
Areas of Scientific Interest
Advanced Materials for energy applications
Project Completed
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Studies on Pyrochlore compounds for mixed ionic-electronic conductivity |
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Publications
- K. T. Kumaran, G. V. M. Kiruthika, I. Arulraj, and P. Ragupathy, Quinone-Wrapped Nanostructured MnO2: A Synergetic Approach to Enhanced Supercapacitive Behavior and Magnetic Properties J. Electrochem. Soc. 2016 163(8): A1743-A1752.
- Selvarani-G, Sahu-AK, Kiruthika-GVM, Sridhar-P, Pitchumani-S, Shukla-AK, PEFC Electrode with Enhanced Three-Phase Contact and Built-In Supercapacitive Behavior, J. Electrochem. Soc., 156, B118 B125, 2008.
- Selvarani, S. Vinod Selvaganesh, S. Krishnamurthy, G. V. M. Kiruthika, P. Sridhar, S. Pitchumani and A. K. Shukla, A Methanol-Tolerant Carbon-Supported Pt−Au Alloy Cathode Catalyst for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells and Its Evaluation by DFT, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2009, 113 (17), pp 7461–7468.
- C. Nithya, R. Thirunakaran, A. Sivashanmugam, G. V. M. Kiruthika and S. Gopukumar, High-Capacity Sol−Gel Synthesis of LiNixCoyMn1−x−yO2 (0 ≤ x, y ≤ 0.5) Cathode Material for Use in Lithium Rechargeable Batteries, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2009, 113 (41), pp 17936–17944.
- C.Jeyabharathi, S.Senthil Kumar, G.V.M.Kiruthika and K.L.N.Phani, Aqueous CTAB-assisted electrodeposition of atomic gold clusters and their oxygen reduction electrocatalytic activity in acid solutions, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2010, 49(16), 2925-2928
- G.V.M. Kiruthika, G.Behr, R. Kulkarni, S.K. Dhar and L.C Gupta, Y-induced stabilization of the superconducting phase in the Sc1-xYxNi2B2C system, Physica C, 405 (3-4) 2004 245-252.
- G.V.M. Kiruthika and U.V. Varadaraju, Exhibition of structural flexibility of the infinite layer framework of the prototype compound Ca0.85Sr0.15CuO2 prepared under ambient conditions. Mat.Res. Bulletin, 40(9), 2005, 1460-67.
- G.V.M. Kiruthika and U.V. Varadaraju, Frustrated exchange interactions in the Dy6Al3Si system, Physica B, 359-361, 2005 217-219.
- G.V.M Kiruthika, K.V Govindan Kutty, U.V Varadarju, Effect of aliovalent ion substitution on the oxide ion conductivity in rare-earth pyrohafnates RE2−xSrxHf2O7−δ and RE2Hf2−x AlxO7−δ (RE=Gd and Nd; x=0, 0.1 and 0.2), , Solid State Ionics, Volume 110, Issues 3–4, 2 July 1998, Pages 335-340.
- Provas Pal, Sandip Kumar Pahari, Apurba Sinhamahapatra, Muthirulandi Jayachandran, G. V. Manohar Kiruthika, Hari C. Bajaj and Asit Baran Panda, CeO2 nanowires with high aspect ratio and excellent catalytic activity for selective oxidation of styrene by molecular oxygen, RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 10837-10847.
- G.V.M. Kiruthika, P.L. Paulose, Sujatha Patil and L.C. Gupta, Effect of Boron, Carbon stoichiomtery on the superconducting properties of LuNiBxCy Physica C, 433(1-2), 2005, 9-13

डॉ। एस मोहन
Chief Scientist & Scientist-in-charge
सिक्री
- mohan40159@cecri.res.in
- 9442126765
- Academic Background
- Professional Background
- Areas of Scientific Interest
- Awards & Honours
- Publications
- Parents and Copyrights
Academic Background
- Ph.D
Professional Background
- 29 years research experience in the area of electroplating
Areas of Scientific Interest
- electrochemistry
Awards & Honours
- N.M sampath Award , Best Electroplater Award
Publications
- R.Ramaswamy and S.Mohan "A Novel approach to the study of chemical oscillators” Current Science. 54 (20), (1985) 1063-1066
- 2. R.Venkatachalam S.Guruviah and S.Mohan "Electropolishing of Stainless steel from low concentrated Phosphoric acid electrolyte", Metal Finishing. U.S.A. 89, (1991) 47-50.
- 3. K.L.N. Phani, S.Mohan and R.Venkatachalam, "UPD copper electrochemically treated polycrystalline AU surfaces", Proc.Indian Acad. sciences, Chemical Science, Bangalore, 103 (5) (1991) 677-683
- 4. S.Mohan and R.Ramaswamy, "Uncatalysed oscillations in the bromate sulphuric acid system", Transaction of the SAEST, 27, (1992)149-152.
- 5. R.Venkatachlam and S.Mohan,"Electropolishing of stainless steel using Pulse technique", Transaction of Institute and Metal finishing, Assoc. India, 1(4) (1992) 13-21
- 6. S.Mohan and R.Ramaswamy,"Chemical oscillation in the catalysed bromate system with sulphanilic acid as the substrate'', Trans of SAEST (India), 28(2) (1993) 103-105
- S.Mohan and G.N.K. Ramesh Bapu,"Electrodeposition of Nickel-PTFE Polymer composites", Plat. Surf. Fin., 82 (4), (1995) 86-88
- S.Mohan and R.Venkatachalam,"Electropolishing of stainless steel using phosphoric acid -sulphuric acid as the Electrolyte with ethylene glycol as addition agent, Trans. Inst. Metal Fin. Assoc. India, 32, (1994). 15-18
- S.Mohan, and R.Venkatachalam and S.John," Chemically coloured stainless steel for Photo thermal conversion of solar energy", Bull. Electrochem., 9, (1993) 473-475
- 10. S.Vincent, M.Pandiammal, S.Mohan and R.Venkatachalam,"A Microprocessor based pulse unit for the anodic treatment of stainless steel",Bull. Electrochem., 9, (1993) 476-478
- 11.S.Mohan and R.Venkatachalam "Teflon coating on Aluminium",
- Trans. Inst. Metal Fin. Assoc. India. 4(2) (1995) 135-136
- S.Mohan, N.G.Renganathan and R.Srinivasan,"Non-stoichiometric Cu3.8-Ni Thin films", Mater. Sci. Lett., 15 (1996) 1048-1050
- S.Mohan, S.Pitchumani, K.L.N. Phani and C.Vincent, Pulse Electrosynthesis of PolyAniline", Proc. Macromolecules, IUPAC Macro-98, Allied Publishers. Vol 1 (1998) 328-331.
- S.Mohan, N.G.Renganathan, R.Venkataramanan and S.Venkatakrishna Iyar, " Evaluation of Anodised Aluminium Surface obtained from Sulphamic acid bath using Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, Plat. Surf. Fin., July, (1999) 58-61
- 15. S.Mohan and R.Venkatachalam,"Brush Plating- Present State of Art" Bull. Electrochem., 14 (12) (1998) 472-475
- 16. S.Mohan and R.Venkatachalam,"A New bath for Electropolishing of Stainless steel. Trans. Inst. Metal Fin. Assoc. India 7(3) (1998) 221-224
- 17. S.Mohan, G. Jayashree, T. Vasudevan . " Electropolishing of Stainless Steel” Bull. Electrochem., 16(9), (2000)388-391.
- 18.S.Mohan, G.Jayashree, T.Vasudevan, "Corrosion Resistant Electropolished Stainless Steel " Bull. Electrochem. 18, (2002) 97
- 19. S.Mohan, R.Venkatachalam and Srividya; “Pulse plating of Nickel with and without additives “Bull. Electrochem., 15, (1999) 257.
- 20. S.Mohan and M. Jayachandran ‘’ Studies on the brush Plated Sns Thin films‘’ J. Mater. Sci. Lett., 20, (2000) 381- 383
- 21. S.Mohan and S.Shriram “Electrodepostion of Nano crystalline Nickel – a brief review . Trans. Inst. Metal. Finish (UK) 78(5), (2000)194
- 22. D.Kanagaraj, S.Mohan, N.G.Ranganathan, V.Raj, R.Venkataramanan. Evalution of Aluminium surface Subjected to various surface teratments using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy ‘’ Bull. Electrochem. 15(3-4), (1999) 164-169
- 23. S.Mohan, C.Rajeshwari and N.G. Renganathan; "Quantification of additives in Nickel watt's bath by Cyclic voltammetric stripping technique” Trans. Inst. Metal Fin., U.K 79(2), (2001) 73-76.
- 24. S.Mohan, D.Kanagaraj, R.Sindhuja, S.Vijayalakshmi and N.G.Renganathan
- Electropolishing of stainless steel –A Review Trans.Inst.Metal.Finish, 79, (2001)140
- 25. K.S.Ranga Krishnan, K.Srinivasan and S.Mohan, Electrodeposition of compositionally modulated alloys –A review Trans.Inst.Metal.Finish. 80, (2002) 46
- 26. S.Mohan, S.Shriram “Electrodepostion of Nanocrystalline Nickel- A review, Trans . Inst. Metal Finish, 78(5), (2000) 194
- 27.S.Mohan, S.Shriram and S.Karthikeyan “Electrodeposition of nanocrystalline Nickel” Bull. Electrochem., 18 (6), (2002) 241
- A.Subramanian, S.Mohan and T.Vasudevan “ Corrosion resistance of
- electropolished stainless steel” Bull. Electrochem., 18 (3) , (2002) 97
- S.Mohan N.G. Ranganathan, M. Kamal Kumar, D.Kanagaraj “Evaluation of corrosion resistance behaviour of different sealing agents on anodized aluminium alloys by electrochemical impedance Spectroscopy” Proc. Electrochem, 4 (2000) 305
- S.Mohan, D. Kanagaraj and V.Raj ‘’Effect of Sealing agents on the
- Corrosion behaviour of Sulphamic acid anodized Aluminia films “ Trans.inst.metal.finish . U.K. 81 (3), (2003) 83
- 31. S.Mohan , S.Raman , B. Ganesh Kesari and H.Latha Corrosion Studies on pulsed and direct Current Chromium Deposits’ Trans.inst.metal.finish. , 81 (2003) 1
- 32. S.Mohan and V.Raj A comparative Study of DC and Pulse Gold electrodeposits Trans.inst.metal.finish 83(2) (2005) 72
- 33. S.Mohan and V.RAJ ‘’The effect of additives on the Pulsed electrodeposition of Copper”, Trans.inst.metal.finish, 83(4), (2005) 194
- 33. Sobha Jayakrishnan, S.Mohan and M.Jayachandran B.Subramanian, C.SanjeevirajaCharacterization of Brush plated Sn and SnSe, Indian Surface Engineering, 2(1) (2005) 64-68
- 34. S.Mohan and Sobha Jayakrishnan B.Subramanian. Structural, Microstructural and Corrosion Properties of Brush Plated Copper-Tin Alloy Coatings ,Surface and coatings technology 201(2006)1145
- 35. Raj, and S.Mohan Efect of α-picoline and Quinoline on DC and Pulse plating of Nickel directly on aluminium Trans. Inst. of Metal finishing 85(3), (2007)
- 36. C. Basavaraja, V.B. Kulkarani, S.Mohan, Y.M. Iyer& G.V. Subbarao Experimental Studies on BZ reaction system containing Oxalic acid and acetone as mixed organic Substrate in a CSTR. Indian Journal of Chemistry 43A , April (2004) 739.
- 37. C. Basavaraja, V.B. Kulkarani, S.Mohan, Y.M. Iyer& G.V. Subbarao, Simulation of the effect of Oxalic acid and acetone on the bistable behaviour of the minimal bromate Oscillator in a CSTR. Indian Journal of Chemistry 44A , Oct (2005) 1984.
- 38. B.Subramanian, S.Mohan and Sobha Jayakrishnan Structural and electrochemical characterization of Ni nanostructure films on steels with brush plating and sputter deposition, Current Applied Physics (2006)
- 39. B.Subramanian, S.Mohan and Sobha Jayakrishnan, Selectivearea deposition of Tin-Nickel alloy coating-an alternative for decorative chromium plating, J. Applied. Electrochem, 37(2), (2007) 219
- 40.S.Mohan N.Dhanikaivelu and R. Rama Prabha, Pulsed electrodeposition of cobalt and nickel alloy, Tran.Inst. Metal Finishing 85 (5) (2007) 274.
- 41. G. Saravanan, S.Mohan, R. M. Gnanamuthu and J. VijayakumarEffect of AlCl3, CH3SO3H on thickness, current efficiency and corrosion properties of brush plated Cr(III) formate urea baths, Surface engineering24(6)(2008) 458- 463
- 42.S.Mohan, G. Saravanan and N. G. Renganathan Comparison of chromium coatings and electrochemical behaviour with direct current and pulse current deposition in trivalent chromium formate urea bath as alternative to conventional Cr coatings, accepted Surface Engineering 2008
- 43. A. Balasubramanian, D. S. Srikumar, G. Raja, G. Saravanan and S.Mohan, Effect of pulse parameter on pulsed electrodeposition of copper on stainless steel Surface Engineering 25( 5) (2009)389
- 44. C.Shanti, S. Bharathan, Rajasrien Jaiswal , R.M. Arunachalam and S.Mohan The Effect Of Pulse parameters in Electrodeposition of Silver alloy, Materials Letters 62 (2008) 4519–4521
- 45 S.Mohan and N. Rajasekaran, Pulse electrodeposition of tin from sulphate bath, Surface Engineering 25 (2009) 634.
- 46.. G. Saravanan, S. Mohan Corrosion behavior of Cr electrodeposited from Cr(VI) and Cr(III)-baths using direct (DCD) and pulse electrodeposition (PED) techniques’’Corrosion Science 51 (2009) 197–202.
- 47.G.Saravanan and S.Mohan Pulsed electrodeposition of microcrystalline Chromium from trivalent Cr-DMF bath, J.Applied electrochemistry. 39(2009) 1393-1397.
- 48. G. Saravanan and S.MohanSructure , Current efficiency and corrosion properties of brush electrodeposited ( BED) Cr frm Cr(III)-Dimethyl formamide ( DMF) -bath’’, J. Applied Electrochemistry 40(2010) 1-6.
- 49. N. Rajasekaran and S.Mohan Structure, microstructure and corrosion properties of brush plated Cu-Ni alloy, Journal of Applied Electrochemistry 39 (2009) 1911-1916.
- 50. J. Vijayakumar and S.Mohan Comparative study of microstructure and corrosion properties in 3.5% NaCl solution of the electrodeposited Nickel obtained from various baths’’, : Surface Engineering, Volume 27, Number 1, February 2011 , pp. 32-36(5)
- 51. N. Rajasekaran and S.Mohan ‘’Preparation, corrosion and structural properties of Cu-Ni multilayer from sulphate/citrate bath’’ Corrosion science 51(2009) 2139-2143.
- 52.S.Mohan, J. Vijayakumar and G. Saravanan Influence of CH3SO3H and AlCl3 in the direct and pulse current electrodeposition of trivalent chromium , , Surface Engineering 25 (8) (2009) 570.
- 52.S.Mohan, V. Ravindran, B. Subramanian, G. Saravanan. “Electrodeposition of zinc–nickel alloy by pulse plating using non-cyanide bath”, Trans. IMF. 87(2) 2009 85-89
- 53.M. Ilayaraja, S. Mohan, R.M. Gnanamuthu, G. Saravanan. “Nanocrystalline zinc-nickel alloy deposition using pulse electrodeposition (PED) technique. Trans. IMF. 87 (3) 2009 145-148
- 54. S.Mohan and N.Rajasekaran Influence of electrolyte pH on composition, corrosion properties and surface morphology of electrodeposited Cu-Ni alloy, Surface engineering 27 (7) 2011 519-523
- 55. N.Rajasekaran and S.MohanEffect of bath temperature on corrosion, structure and microstructure of electrodeposited Cu-Ni alloy Trans.IMF 89 (2) 2011 83-88
- 56. J.Vijayakumar, S.Mohan and S.Sunil Yadav “” Effect of Dicarboxylic acid on microstructuren and mechanical properties of sub-microcrystalline Ni-Co alloys J.Alloys and compounds 509 2011 9692-9695
- 57. N.Rajasekaran and S.Mohan Giant magnetoresistance in
- electrodeposited films – current status and the influence of parameters
- Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences, 37:3, 158-180 2012
- 58.Gengan Saravanan, and S. Mohan, “Electrodeposition of Fe-Ni-Cr alloy
- from Deep Eutectic System containing Choline chloride and Ethylene
- Glycol”. Int. J. Electrochem.Sci. 6(2011) 1468
- 59 S. Mohan, Gengan Saravanan, and N.G. Renganathan, “Comparison of
- chromium coatings and electrochemical behavior with direct and pulse
- current deposition in trivalent chromium formate urea bath as alternative to
- conventional Cr coating”. Surf. Eng. 27(10) (2011)775
- 60. RM. Gnanamuthu,S. Mohan,G. Saravanan and Chang Woo Lee,
- “Comparative study on structure, corrosion and hardness of Zn-Ni alloy
- deposition on AISI 347 steel aircraft material”. J.Alloys and Compd.513
- (2012) 44
- 61. N. Rajasekaran and S. Mohan’” A Comparative Study of Cu-Co Alloys
- versus Cu/Co Multilayered Coatings Obtained by Electrodeposition J.
- Electrochem. Soc. 2012, Volume 159, Issue 10, Pages D577-D581.
- 62.. J. Vijayakumar and S. Mohan*,’’ Effect of benzyl alcohol and thiourea onelectrodeposition of cadmium:electrochemical impedance spectroscopystudy’’ , Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing 2013 VOL 91 NO 3 165
- 63.R.M. Gnanamuthu a, S.Mohan b, ChangWooLee a, Development of high energy capacities of nanoscaled Sn–Cu alloy thin film electrode materials for Li-ion batteries, Materials Letters , 84 (2012) 101–103.
- 64. J. Vijayakumar, S. Mohan and J. Maharaja’’Effect of magnetic field on
- Current efficiency andcrystal orientation of NiCo alloy using pulse
- electrodeposition technique’’ Journal for Electrochemistry and Plating
- Technology . May 2013.
- 65. J. Vijayakumar, S. Mohan*, S. Anand Kumar, S.R. Suseendiran, S. Pavithra ‘’Electrodeposition of Ni-Co-Sn alloy from choline
- chloride-based deep eutectic solvent and characterization as cathode for hydrogen evolutionin alkaline solutions international journal of hydrogen energy 3 8 ( 2 0 1 3 ) 1 0 2 0 8e1 0 2 1 4
- 66.Subramanian Mohan, Gengan Saravananan, Andreas Bund
- ‘’Role of magnetic forces in pulse electrochemical deposition of Ni nanoAl2O3 composites’’ Electrochimica Acta 64 (2012) 94– 99
- 67.N. Rajasekaran, S. Mohan,∗and R. Jagannathan
- ‘’Patterning in Co-Cu Electrodeposits (Ampere Map!), Magnetic
- Clusters Probed Using Ferromagnetic Resonance’’
- Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 161 (5) D214-D218 (2014)
- 0013-4651/2014/161(5)/D214/5/$31.00 © The Electrochemical Society
- CSIR - Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi-630006, India
- 68.N. Rajasekaran,a,b L. Poga´ny,a A´ . Re´ve´sz,c B. G.
- To´th,a S. Mohan,b L. Pe´ter,a,∗ ‘’Structure and Giant Magnetoresistance of Electrodeposited Co/CuMultilayers Prepared by Two-Pulse (G/P) and Three-
- Pulse (G/P/G)Plating Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 161 (6) D339-D348 (2014) D339
- 69.. Synthesis of 3D porous CeO2/reduced graphene oxide xerogelcomposite and low level detection of H2O2Shailendra K. Jha∗, C. Naveen Kumar, R. Pavul Raj, Niki S. Jha, Electrochimica Acta 120 (2014) 308– 313
- 70. M. Kaleesh Kumar , Niki S. Jha , S. Mohan ,Shailendra K. Jha
- Reduced graphene oxide-supported nickel oxidecatalyst with improved CO tolerance for formic acidelectrooxidation international journal of hydrogen energy 3 9 ( 2 0 1 4 ) 1 2 5 7 2-1 2 5 7 7
- 71M. Kaleesh Kumar, R.K. Vishnu Prataap, S. Mohan and Shailendra K. Jha
- Preparation of electro-reduced graphene oxide supported walnut shape nickel nanostructures and their application to selective detection of dopamine” MicrochimicaActa 2016
- 72. S.Mohan and Vishnu prathap Electrodeposited-hydroxide surface-covered
- porous nickel–cobalt alloy electrodes for efficient
- oxygen evolution reaction Chem. Commun., 2017,
- 53, 3365
- 73. S. Kumaraguru, R. Pavulraj, J. Vijayakumar, S. Mohan*
- Electrodeposition of cobalt/silver multilayers from deep eutectic solvent and their giant magnetoresistance Electroplating and Metal Finishing Technology Division, Central Electrochemical Research Institute Journal of Alloys and Compounds 693 (2017) 1143-49
- 74. R. Pavul Raj, S. Mohan and Shailendra K. Jha, Controlled reverse pulse electrosynthesized spike-piece-structured Ni/Ni(OH)2 interlayer nanoplates for electrochemical pseudocapacitor applications” Chemical Communications2016 52 1930 – 1933
- 75. A.Selvakumar, R. Perumalraj, J. Sudagar and S. Mohan. “Nickel multiwalled carbon nanotube composite coating on aluminum alloy rotor for textile industries”
- Institution of Mechanical Engineers Journal of Materials: Design and Applications
- 2016 230(1) 319 – 327
- 76. M. Ramaprakash , G. Sreedhar, S. Mohan and S. K. Panda, Corrosion protection studies of CeO2–TiO2 nanocomposite coatings on mild steel, Transactions of the IMF 2016 VOL 94 NO 5
- 77. Gengan Saravanan Subramanian Mohan Pt nanoparticles embedded on reduced graphite oxide with excellent electrocatalytic properties, Applied appliedSurface ScienceVolume 386, 15 November 2016, Pages 96–102
- 78.R. Pavul Raj,a P. Ragupathy*b and S. Mohan*aRemarkable capacitive behavior of a Co3O4– polyindole composite as electrode material for supercapacitor applicationsJ. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 24338–24348
Parents and Copyrights
- S.Mohan, R.Venkatachalam and S.John A process for the colouring of stainless steel useful for the manufacture of utensils for solar cookers''. Patent application No. 804/del/92.
- S.Mohan, N.G.Renganathan and Y. Mahadeva Aiyar A device for producing electrical power. Patent application No.57/del/ 95.
- B. Subramanian, M.Jayachandran, P. Kuppuswami and S.Mohan
- A process for the preparation of Brush plated TIN Sulpho selenide semiconductor thin film electrode useful for photoelectrochemical ( PEC) Cells. Patent application No. 0144NF2006/IN

AKHILA KUMAR SAHU
Senior Scientist
सिक्री
- Academic Background
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