

Career
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08-2018 ~ till date
Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental Science
Keimyung University
Republic of South Korea
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02-2017 ~ 01-2018
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Chonbuk National University, Republic of South Korea
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09-2015 ~ 01-2017
Project Associate
Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineeringand Dept. of Chemical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
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08-2010 ~ 09-2015
Senior Research Fellow
CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI)
Madras Unit, CSIR-Madras Complex Chennai
India.
MY LATEST RESEARCH

A facile and cost-effective anion exchange technique to fabricate a layered, multifaceted, free standing, ultra-thin ternary cobalt molybdenum sulfide nanosheet (Co–Mo–S NS) architecture grown on a 3D porous Ni foam substrate.
The unique Co–Mo layered double hydroxides are first synthesized as precursors and consequently transformed into ultra-thin Co–Mo–S NS. When employed as an electrode for supercapacitors, the Co–Mo–S NS delivered an ultra-high specific capacitance of 2343 F g−1 at a current density of 1 mA cm−2 with tremendous rate capability and extraordinary cycling performance (96.6% capacitance retention after 20000 cycles)
Nanoscale, 2017, Advance Article, 10.1039/C7NR03763E

Nitrogen and fluorine co-doped graphite nanofiber (N/F-GNF) and its cumulative effect with Fe and Co has been developed as an alternative non-precious metal catalyst for efficient oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in acidic medium. Synergism effect between the doped hetero atoms and the co-ordinated Fe and Co towards ORR activity and durability of the catalyst is deeply investigated. A high ORR onset potential equal to commercial Pt/C catalyst is observed with Fe-Co/NF-GNF catalyst which indicates this catalyst is a potential alternative to Pt/C.
Nanoscale (2016) 8, 14650–14664.

A novel hybrid of 2D Ni–Mo–S nanosheet integrated nitrogen doped graphene (NG) is successfully developed via a simple, scalable, and cost-effective hydrothermal process, and its application towards energy conversion devices is explored. The presence of exclusive mesoporous structures combined with an excellent conducting NG network in the Ni–Mo–S/NG hybrid exhibits superior electrocatalytic activities as a counter electrode (CE) for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) and the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in alkaline electrolytes. The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of DSSCs with the Ni–Mo–S/NG hybrid as the CE achieved 9.89%, outperforming conventional Pt CEs (8.73%). Furthermore, Ni–Mo–S/NG showed high catalytic activity for the ORR with an onset of 0.98 VRHE and outstanding durability compared to commercial Pt/C.
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017,5, 17896-17908

Sulfonic acid-functionalized graphene (S-graphene) is explored as a potential inorganic filler as well as a solid acid proton conducting medium to realize a hybrid membrane with Nafion for direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC).
ACS Energy & Fuels, 2016, 30, 725−734