Professional Background

• 2019 Jan - Present           Senior Principle Scientist - Central Electrochemical Research Institute-Chennai unit, CSIR-Madras complex, Taramani,  Chennai, India                 Professor - Chemical Science, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India

• 2015 Jan - 2019 Jan           Principle Scientist - Central Electrochemical Research Institute-Chennai unit, CSIR-Madras complex, Taramani,  Chennai, India                 Associate Professor - Chemical Science, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India

• 2011 Jan – 2015 Jan      Senior Scientist - Central Electrochemical Research Institute-Chennai unit, CSIR-Madras complex, Taramani,  Chennai, India

                  Assistant Professor - Chemical Science, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India Research on materials for futuristic electrochemical energy storage. In specific, developing novel electrodes for high capacity Li-ion batteries, Na/Mg-ion, Li-air batteries and battery hybrid supercapacitor electrodes.

• 2008- 2011         Scientist - Central Electrochemical Research Institute-Chennai unit, CSIR-Madras complex, Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India                Nanostructed electrode materials for Li-ion batteries. Mechanistics approach to battery degradation, life cycle studies of Li-ion batteries, materials effects on kinetics of Li-ion batteries.  

• 2006 Oct- 2008 Jan          Scientist Fellow (QHS)  - Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India Developing novel synthetic routes to high perfroming Li-ion battery electrode materials. Bulk synthesis and green chemistry approaches.

• 2005 Sept- 2006 Oct       Research Associate - Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India Ionic noble metal catalysts for heterogenious catalysis. Noble metals such as Pt and Pd substituted cerium oxides and their synthesis, charecterization and catalytic property towards simultaneious oxidation of CO, Hydrocarbons and NO reduction reactions.  

• 2003 Sept- 2005 Aug      Postdoctoral Fellow - Laboratoire de Réactivité et de Chimie Des Solides, CNRS, Université de Picardie, Jules Verne, Amiens, France                Synthesis, structure, characterization and electrochemical reactivity of new oxide phases. Their reactivity understanding through insitu electrochemical studies.

• 2003 March-2003 Aug    Research Associate - Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit (SSCU), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

• 2000 Jan-2003 March     Project JRF/SRF – SSCU, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

• 1998 Dec-2001 Dec        Project assistant- SSCU, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

Publications

Li-ion batteries

• D Ranjith Kumar, K. Inthumathi, D. Ganesh, A. S. Prakash, S. Jae-Jin, Palmyra Palm tree biomass-derived carbon low-voltage plateau region capacity on Na-ion battery and its full cell performance, J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 105698, (2021).
   
• MI Jamesh, P Moni, AS Prakash, M Harb, ORR/OER Activity and Zinc-Air Battery Performance of Various Kinds of Graphene-Based Air Catalysts, (2020).
   
• D R Kumar, K R Prakasha, A S Prakash, J J Shim, Direct growth of honeycomb-like NiCo2O4@ Ni foam electrode for pouch-type high-performance asymmetric supercapacitor , Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 836, 155370 (2020).
   
• P M Ette, A Chithambararaj, A S Prakash, K Ramesha, MoS2 Nanoflower-Derived Interconnected CoMoO4 Nanoarchitectures as a Stable and High Rate Performing Anode for Lithium-Ion Battery Applications, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12 (10), 11511-11521 (2020,)
   
• S G Chandrappa, P Moni, D Chen, G Karkera, The influence of ruthenium substitution in LaCoO3 towards bi-functional electrocatalytic activity for rechargeable Zn–air batteries, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 8, 39, 20612-20620, (2020)
   
• K R Prakasha, K Madasamy, M Kathiresan, A S Prakash - Ethylviologen Hexafluorophosphate as Electrolyte Additive for High-Voltage Nickel-Rich Layered Cathode, J. Phys. Chem. C, 123, 47, 28604–28610 (2019)
   
• G Karkera, A S Prakash, Decoupling the Cumulative Contributions of Capacity Fade in Ethereal-Based Li–O2 Batteries, ACS applied materials & interfaces, 11, 31, 27870-27881 (2019)
   
• I Kanagaraj, P Moni, AS Prakash, Highly nanocrystalline interconnected La 0.5 Ca 0.5 CoO 3− δ as an efficient bi-functional electrocatalyst for zinc–air batteries with structural and morphological evidence for ZnO mitigation, Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 3, 10, 2657-2667 (2019)
   
• G.C. Shivaraju, C. Sudakar, and A.S. Prakash, High-rate and long-cycle life performance of nano-porous nano-silicon derived from mesoporous MCM-41 as an anode for lithium-ion battery, Electrochimica Acta 294C (2019) pp. 357-364.
   
• K. Guruprakash, G. C. Shivaraju,  and A. S. Prakash. Viable Synthesis of Porous MnCo2O4/Graphene Composite by Sonochemical Grafting: A High‐Rate‐Capable Oxygen Cathode for Li–O2 Batteries, 24, 65 (2018) 17303-17310.
   
• M. Jamesh, A.S. Prakash, Advancement of technology towards developing Na-ion batteries, Review article, Journal of Power Sources 378 (2018) 268-300.
   
• Guruprakash Karkera and A. S. Prakash, An Inorganic Electrolyte Li–O2 Battery with High Rate and Improved Performance ; ACS Applied Energy Materials 1 (3), (2018) 1381-1388
   
• Hemalatha K 1, Jayakumar M , Prakash AS. Influence of the manganese and cobalt content on the electrochemical performance of P2-Na0.67MnxCo1-xO2 cathodes for sodium-ion batteries,  Dalton Trans.  Jan 23;47(4): (2018) 1223-1232
   
• Tanmay Sarkar, K. R. Prakasha Mridula, Dixit Bharadwaj, and A. S. Prakash, Lithium diffusion study in Li₂MnO₃ and Li_1.17Ni_0.17Mn_0.67O₂: a combined experimental and computational approach, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 19 (47), (2017) 31724-31730.
   
• Tanmay Sarkar, K. R. Prakasha Mridula, Dixit Bharadwaj, and A. S. Prakash, Li-Removal Mechanism and Its Effect on Oxygen Stability Influencing the Electrochemical Performance of Li_1.17Ni_0.17Mn_0.67O₂: Experimental and First-Principles Analysis. J. Phys. Chem. C, 121 (38), pp 20591–20596 (2017).
• K. R. Prakasha, M. Sathish, P. Bera, A.S.  Prakash, ‘’Mitigating the surface degradation and voltage decay of Li_1.2Ni_0.13Mn_0.54Co_0.13O₂ cathode material through surface modification using Li₂ZrO₃’’ ACS Omega, 2, 2308-2316 (2017).
   
• K. Guruprakash, Tanmay Sarkar, Mridula Dixit Bharadwaj and A. S. Prakash, ‘’Design and development of efficient bi-functional catalyst by tuning the electronic properties of cobalt-manganese tungstate for oxygen reduction and evolution reaction’’ ChemCatChem, (2017) DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201700540.
   
• M. Jayakumar, K. Hemalatha, A. Arun Chander, A.K. Sahu and A. S. Prakash "Origin of Charge Storage in Graphene-Anchored Cobalt Oxide Nanocomposites".  125, 168-179,  Carbon (2017).
   
• K. Hemalatha, M. Jayakumar, Parthasarathi Bera and A. S. Prakash, “Improved electrochemical performance of Na_0.67MnO₂ through Ni and Mg substitution” J. Mater. Chem. A., 3, 20908-20912, (2015)
   
• K. R. Prakasha,  and A. S. Prakash “A time and energy conserving solution combustion synthesis of nano Li_1.2Ni_0.13Mn_0.54Co_0.13O₂ cathode material and its performance in Li-ion batteries” RSC Adv., 5, 94411 (2015)
   
• M. Sathiya, A. M. Abakumov, D. Foix, G. Rousse1, K. Ramesha, D. Gonbeau, M. Saubanere, M. L. Doublet, H. Vezin, C. P. Laisa, A. S. Prakash, G. VanTendeloo and J-M. Tarascon. "Origin of voltage decay in high-capacity layered oxide electrodes". Nature Materials, 14, 230–238 (2015)
   
• M. Jayakumar, K. Hemalatha, K. Ramesha and A. S. Prakash, “Framework structured Na₄Mn₄Ti₅O₁₈ as an electrode for Na-ion storage hybrid devices” Phy. Chem. Chem. Phy. 17, 20733-20740 (2015)
   
• E. McCalla, A. S. Prakash, E. Berg, M. Saubanère, A. M. Abakumov, D. Foix, B. Klobes, M-T Sougrati, G. Rousse, F. Lepoivre, S. Mariyappan, M-L. Doublet, D. Gonbeau, P. Novak, G. V. Tendeloo, R. P Hermann, J-M. Tarascon, Reversible Li-Intercalation through Oxygen Reactivity in Li-Rich Li-Fe-Te Oxide Materials, J.Elec. Chem. Soc.,162, A1341-A1351 (2015).
   
• K Hemalatha, A.S. Prakash, K Guruprakash, M Jayakumar, ‘’TiO₂ coated carbon nanotubes for electrochemical energy storage’’ J. Mater. Chem. A 2 (6), 1757-1766 (2014)
   
• M. Sathiya, G. Rousse, K. Ramesha, C.P. Laisa,  H. Vezin, M. Sougrati, M. L. Doublet, D. Foix, D. Gonbeau, W. Walker, A.S. Prakash, M. Ben Hassine, L. Dupont^,  and J.-M. Tarascon, "Evidence for Reversible Anionic Redox Species in High Capacity Li-Based Oxide Electrodes. The Model Case Li₂Ru_1-ySn_yO₃", Nature Materials, 12, 827–835, (2013). DOI: 10.1038/NMAT3699.
   
• M. Sathiya, K. Ramesha, G. Rousse, D. Foix, D. Gonbeau, A.S. Prakash, M-L Doublet, K. Hemalatha, J. M. Tarascon, “High Performance Li₂Ru_1–yMn_yO₃ (0.2 ≤ y ≤ 0.8) Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries: Their Understanding” Chemistry of Materials, 25 (7) 1121  (2013).
   
• M Sathiya, K Ramesha, G Rousse, D Foix, D Gonbeau, K Guruprakash, A.S. Prakash, M.L. Doublet, J-M Tarascon, ‘’Li₄NiTeO₆ as a positive electrode for Li-ion batteries’’ Chem. Comm. 49 (97), 11376-11378 (2013)
   
• M. Sathiya, K. Hemalatha, K. Ramesha, J. M. Tarascon, A.S. Prakash, “Synthesis, Structure, and Electrochemical Properties of the Layered Sodium Insertion Cathode Material: NaNi_1/3Mn_1/3Co_1/3O₂” Chemistry of Materials, 24 (10) 1846 (2012).
   
• M. Sathiya, A.S. Prakash, K. Ramesha, J-M. Tarascon and A.K. Shukla “V₂O₅-anchored Carbon Nanotubes for electrochemical energy storage” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 133, 16291-16299 (2011).
   
• A.S. Prakash, P. manikandan, K. Ramesha, M. Sathiya, J-M. Tarascon, and A. K. Shukla, “Solution-Combustion Synthesized Nanocrystalline Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ As High-Rate Performance Li-ion Battery Anode” Chemistry of Materials, 22, p2857-2863 (2010).
   
• M. Sathiya, A.S. Prakash, K. Ramesha and A.K. Shukla, “Rapid synthetic routes to prepare LiNi_1/3Mn_1/3Co_1/3O₂ as a high voltage, high-capacity Li-ion battery cathode”, Mater. Res. Bull., 44, 1990-1994 (2009).
   
• R.B.Khomane, A.S. Prakash, K. Ramesha and M. Sathiya “CTAB-assisted sol-gel synthesis of Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ and its performance as anode materials for Li-ion batteries”, Mater. Res. Bull.46, 1139 (2011).
   
• M. Sathiya, A.S. Prakash, K. Ramesha and A. K. Shukla “Nitrates melt synthesis of LiNi_0.8Co_0.2O₂ and investigation of its performance in Li-ion battery”, Bull. of Mater. Science, 34 (7) p. 1693-1698, (2011).
   
• A.S. Prakash, P. Rozier, L. Dupont, and J-.M. Tarascon, “Electrochemical reactivity of Li₂VOSiO₄ towards Li”, Chemistry of materials, 18 (2), p. 407 -412, (2006).
   
• A.S. Prakash, D. Larcher, M. Morcrette, M.S. Hegde, J-B. Leriche and C. Masquelier,   “Synthesis, Phase stability and electrochemically-driven transformations in the LiCuO₂-Li₂CuO₂ system”, Chemistry of Materials (17), p. 4406-4415, (2005).
   
• Dominique Larcher, A.S. Prakash, Juliette Saint, Mathieu Morcrette and Jean-Marie Tarascon, Electrochemical reactivity of Mg₂Sn phases with metallic lithium”, Chemistry of  materials 16(25), p.5502-5511. 2004.
   
• J. M. Tarascon, C. Delacourt, A.S. Prakash, M. Morcrette, M. S. Hegde, C. Wurm, C. Masquelier, “Various strategies to tune the ionic/electronic properties of electrode materials”, Dalton Transactions, (19), p. 2988-2994, (2004)
   
• D. Larcher, A.S. Prakash, , M.S. Hedge, L. Laffont, and J-.M. Tarascon, “Electrochemical activity of MSb₂O₆ trirutile-type phases vs. Li”, Journal of Electrochemical Society, 153 (9)  A1778-A1787 (2006). 
   
• G Binato, D. Larcher, A.S. Prakash, R. Herrera urbina, M.S.Hegde, and J-.M. Tarascon, “Synthesis, Characterization and Li-electrochemical performances of highly porous Co₃O₄ powders”, Chemistry of Materials, (19) p. 3032-3040 (2007).
   
• M. Sathiya, A.S. Prakash, K. Ramesha and A.K. Shukla, “Nitrate-melt synthesised HT-LiCoO₂ as a superior cathode material for Lithium-ion batteries”, Materials, 2009, 2, 857-868: doi: 10.3390/ma2030857
   
• Synthesis and Catalysis
   
• A.S. Prakash, P. Vishnu Kamath and M.S. Hegde “Synthesis and characterization of the layered double hydroxide of Mg with Cr”, Mater. Res. Bull., 35 (13), p.2189-2197 (2000).
   
• A.S. Prakash, A. M. A. Khadar, K. C. Patil and M.S. Hegde, “ Hexamethylenetetramine: A new fuel for solution combustion synthesis of complex oxides”, J. Mater. Syn. Processing,10(3) p135 (2002).
   
• Shivkumara, M.S. Hegde, A.S. Prakash, A. M. A. Khadar G. N. Subbanna and N. P. Lalla “Low temperature synthesis, structure and properties of alkali-doped La₂NiO4, LaNiO₃ and LaNi_0.85Cu_0.15O₃ from alkali hydroxide fluxes”, Solid State Sciences, 5(2), p. 351-357, (2003).

• A.S. Prakash, P. Bera, A. M. A. Khadar and M. S. Hegde “Cu- substituted MnCu_xAl_2-XO₄: A new catalyst for NO reduction and oxidation of CO, NH₃, CH₄, and C₃H₈”, Indian J. Chem., 42A(7), p. 1581-1589, (2003)

• A. Gayen, T. Baidya, A.S. Prakash, N. Ravishankar, M.S. Hegde, “Influence of cerium precursor on the size and solid solubility of transition metals in combustion synthesized Ce_1-xM_xO_2-d (M = Cu, Pd) nano crystallites: Enhancement of redox properties and catalytic activity”, Indian J. Chem., 44(1), p. 34-48, (2005).

• M.Bellaki, A.S.Prakash, C. Shivakumar, and M.S. Hegde. “Auto combustion synthesis of oxide-ion conductors of the type Bi_1-xLn_xO_1.5 Phases (Ln = Y, La-Lu)”, Bulletin of materials science, 29, (4), (2006).

• A.S. Prakash, C. Shivakumar, M.S. Hegde, Loic Dupont and J. M. Tarascon, “Synthesis of Non stoichiometric Bi₂O_4-x by oxidative precipitation”, Materials research bulletin, 42 P707-712 (2007).  

• A.S. Prakash, C. Shivakumar and M.S. Hegde, “Single step preparation of CeO₂/CeAlO₃/g-Al₂O₃ by solution combustion method: Phase evolution, thermal stability and surface modification”, Materials Science and Engineering, B, 139, P 55-61 (2007).

• Manjunath Bellakki, C. Shivakumara, Tinku Baidya A.S. Prakash, N. Y. Vasanthacharya and M.S. Hegde, Synthesis, Structure and Oxygen Storage Capacity of Pr_1-xZr_xO_2-d and Pr_1-x-yPd_y Zr_xO_2-d, Materials Research Bulletin, 43, 2658-2667 (2008).

• C. Shivakumara, Manjunath B. Bellakki, A.S. Prakash and N. Y. Vasanthacharya, “Rapid synthesis of ferromagnetic La_1-xNa_xMnO₃ (0.00 £ x £ 0.25) by solution combustion method”, Journal of American Ceramic Society, 90, P 3852 (2007). 

• K. Ramesha and A.S. Prakash, “Synthesis and Investigation of magento-dielectric effect in A₂FeMn_0.5W_0.5O₆ (A = Ca, Sr, Ba) double pervoskites”, Mater. Sci. Eng. B, 164, 124-130 ( 2009)

• Manjunath B. Bellakki, C. Shivakumara, N. Y. Vasanthacharya and A.S. Prakash, “Rapid synthesis of room temperature ferromagnetic Ag-doped LaMnO₃ perovskite phases by the solution combustion method, Materials Research Bulletin, 45, 1685-1691(2010).

• K. Ramesha, A.S. Prakash, M. Sathiya, M. Giridar, A.K. Shukla, “Synthesis and photocatalytic properties of Ag[Li1/3Ru2/3]O2: a new delafossite oxide”, Mater. Sci. Eng. B, B 176, 141–146 (2011)

• K. Ramesha, A.S. Prakash, M. Sathiya, G. Madras and A. K. Shukla, “Synthesis of new (Bi,La)₃MSb₂O₁₁ phases (M = Cr, Mn, Fe) with KSbO₃-type structure and their magnetic and photocatalytic properties”, Bulletin of Materials Science, 34 (2), 217-277,  (2011).
   
• R. Ramachandran, M. Sathiya,  K. Ramesha, A.S. Prakash, G. Madras, A. K. Shukla, “Photocatalytic properties of KBiO₃ and LiBiO₃ with tunnel structures”, Journal of Chemical Sciences, 123 (4), 517-524, (2011).
   
•  Metal organic-inorganic hybrid compounds
• D. Chopra, P. Dagur, A.S. Prakash, T.N. Guru Row, M.S. Hegde, “Synthesis and crystal structure of M(hmt)₂(H₂O)₆(NO₃)₂.4H₂O complexes, where M=Mn²⁺, Co²⁺”, Journal of Crystal Growth, 275(1-2), p. e2049-e2053, (2005)
   
• P. Dagur, D. Chopra, A.S. Prakash, T.N. Guru Row, M.S. Hegde, “Synthesis, characterization and structure of [Ni(H₂O)₆]₂(Cr₂O₇)₂(hmta)₄.2H₂O (hmta=hexamethylenetetramine): a novel metal organic-inorganic hybrid”, Journal of Crystal Growth, 275(1-2), p. e2043-e2047, (2005)

• D. Chopra, P. Dagur, A.S. Prakash, T. N. G. Row, M. S. Hegde, Hexaaquamanganese(II) dinitrate bis(hexamethylenetetramine) tetrahydrate”, Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, 60 Part 4, p. M348-M349, (2004)

• P. Dagur, D. Chopra, A.S. Prakash, T. N. G. Row, M. S. Hegde, Hexaaquanickel(II) dichromate bis(hexamethylenetetramine) monohydrate”, Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, 59 Part 12, p. M1129-M1130, (2003)

Patents

Research Projects /Grants being implemented

• Handled 9 research grants independently over the 2006-2016 period