Dr M U SREEKUTTAN
Scientist
CECRI
- Room No. F5, CECRI Madras Unit, CSIR Madras Complex, Taramani, Chennai-600113, Tamilnadu.
- sreekuttanunni@cecri.res.in
- 044-22544576
- 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 |
Dr G V M KIRUTHIKA
Principal Scientist
CECRI
- 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
S.No. | Title | Cost (in rupees) | Duration | Agency |
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1 |
Studies on Pyrochlore compounds for mixed ionic-electronic conductivity |
38.00 Lakhs |
2015-2018
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SERB-DST |
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