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Dr. M. Ulaganathan

Associate Professor, Department of Physics, School of Physical Sciences, Coimbatore

Qualification: BSc, MSc, Ph.D
m_ulaganathan@cb.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems: Secondary Batteries (Li-ion and Beyond Li), Supercapacitors, Hybrid Capacitors, Redox Flow Batteries: Electrode, Electrolyte, Flow Cell and Stack Design.

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Bio

Dr. M. Ulaganathan is working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Physics, Amrita School of Physical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Coimbatore, India. Earlier, Dr. Ulaganathan received Ph.D. in Physics from Alagappa University, School of Physics, Tamil Nadu, India, in 2011. He joined as Research Fellow at the Energy Research Institute @ Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 2012. He also served at CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI) from 2017 to 2022 as a Ramanujan Fellow (One of the prestigious awards given by Govt of India). Recently, Dr. Ulaganathan has been listed in the World’s Top- 2% Scientist list in the field of Energy. He has contributed decisively to one of the emerging fields of electrochemical energy storage systems, including Redox Flow Batteries, Li-ion batteries, Na-ion batteries, Hybrid Electrochemical Capacitors, and Electrochemical Supercapacitors. Dr. Ulaganathan has contributed more than 80 research articles in reputed international Scopus-indexed journals. He has been recognized with good citations and a 30 h-index.

Currently, Dr. Ulaganathan is focusing on various metal oxides and metal hydroxide nanomaterials for energy storage applications. The focus also includes anode and cathode materials for secondary battery applications, electro-catalyst for redox flow battery (RFB) applications, recycling of battery materials, flow design, and fabricating various energy storage systems.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2023

Achieving Exceptional Cell Voltage (2.34 V) through Tailoring pH of Aqueous Zn-Br2 Redox Flow Battery for Potential Large-Scale Energy Storage

Cite this Research Publication : Thamizhselvan, R.; Naresh, R.; Ulaganathan, M*; Pol, V. G.; Ragupathy, P., Achieving Exceptional Cell Voltage (2.34 V) through Tailoring pH of Aqueous Zn-Br2 Redox Flow Battery for Potential Large-Scale Energy Storage. Electrochimica Acta2023, 441, 141799

Year : 2023

An efficient upcycling of graphite anode and separator for Na-ion Batteries via solvent-co-intercalation process

Cite this Research Publication : Subramanyan, K., Jyothilakshmi, S., Ulaganathan, M., Lee, Y. S., & Aravindan, V. (2024). An efficient upcycling of graphite anode and separator for Na-ion Batteries via solvent-co-intercalation process. Carbon, 216, 118525

Year : 2023

Rechargeable Na-MnO2 battery with modified cell chemistry

Cite this Research Publication : Senthilkumar, S. T., Marcilla, R., Kim, Y., Palma, J., Ulaganathan, M., & Park, J. S. (2023). Rechargeable Na-MnO2 battery with modified cell chemistry. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 84, 414-423.

Publisher : Journal of Energy Chemistry

Year : 2023

Binder‐Free Electro‐Deposited MnO2@ 3D Carbon Felt Network: A Positive Electrode for 2V Aqueous Supercapacitor

Cite this Research Publication : Prabu, V., Geetha, K., Sekar, R., &Ulaganathan, M. (2023). Binder‐Free Electro‐Deposited MnO2@ 3D Carbon Felt Network: A Positive Electrode for 2V Aqueous Supercapacitor. Energy Technology, 11(2), 2201345

Publisher : Energy Technology

Year : 2023

Electrocatalytic Behavior of Carbon Quantum Dots in Sustainable Applications: A Review

Cite this Research Publication : Unnikrishnan, E., Krishnamoorthy, A., Shaji, S. P., Kamath, A. S., &Ulaganathan, M. (2023). Electrocatalytic Behavior of Carbon Quantum Dots in Sustainable Applications: A Review. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 101436

Publisher : Current Opinion in Electrochemistry

Year : 2023

Hybrid Aqueous Alkaline Zinc/TEMPO Flow Battery: A Sustainable High Voltage Green Energy Storage Device

Cite this Research Publication : Deshmukh, S., Thamizhselvan, R., Mariyappan, K., Kathiresan, M., Ulaganathan, M., &Ragupathy, P. (2023). Hybrid Aqueous Alkaline Zinc/TEMPO Flow Battery: A Sustainable High Voltage Green Energy Storage Device. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 170(5), 050522

Publisher : Journal of The Electrochemical Society

Year : 2023

Redox flow batteries: Pushing the cell voltage limits for sustainable energy storage

Cite this Research Publication : Thamizhselvan, R., Naresh, R., Sekar, R., Ulaganathan, M., Pol, V. G., &Ragupathy, P. (2023). Redox flow batteries: Pushing the cell voltage limits for sustainable energy storage. Journal of Energy Storage, 61, 106622

Publisher : Journal of Energy Storage

Year : 2023

NanocatalyzedPtNi Alloy Intact@ 3D Graphite Felt as an Effective Electrode for Super Power Redox Flow Battery

Cite this Research Publication : Mariyappan, K., Mahalakshmi, T., Roshni, T. S., Ragupathy, P., &Ulaganathan, M. (2023). NanocatalyzedPtNi Alloy Intact@ 3D Graphite Felt as an Effective Electrode for Super Power Redox Flow Battery. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 10(7), 2202007

Publisher : Advanced Materials Interfaces

Year : 2017

Advanced Cathode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries: What Determines Our Choices?

Cite this Research Publication : Q.Yan Z.Dai, M.Ulaganathan, H.T.Tan, "Advanced Cathode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries: What Determines Our Choices?", SMALL METHODS Volume 1 Issue 5 Pages 1700098, 2017

Publisher : Wiley

Year : 2016

Recent advancements in all‐vanadium redox flow batteries

Cite this Research Publication : Mani Ulaganathan, Vanchiappan Aravindan, Qingyu Yan, Srinivasan Madhavi, Maria Skyllas‐Kazacos, Tuti Mariana Lim, "Recent advancements in all‐vanadium redox flow batteries", Vanchiappan Aravindan, Qingyu Yan, Srinivasan Madhavi, Maria Skyllas‐Kazacos, Tuti Mariana Lim

Year : 2015

Few-layered Ni (OH) 2 nanosheets for high-performance supercapacitors

Cite this Research Publication : Wenping Sun, Xianhong Rui, Mani Ulaganathan, Srinivasan Madhavi, Qingyu Yan, "Few-layered Ni (OH) 2 nanosheets for high-performance supercapacitors", Journal of Power Sources Volume 295 Pages 323-328, 2015

Publisher : Elsevier

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2023

Development of High-Performance EDLC Supercapacitor Using One-step Synthesized Fluorine Doped Carbon

Cite this Research Publication : Sai PremShaji, A. Kathirvel and M. Ulaganathan, Development of High-Performance EDLC Supercapacitor Using One-step Synthesized Fluorine Doped Carbon, SCICON '23, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE (IC-ECS – 2023), JUNE 21-23, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore-2023

Qualifications
Degree University
Ph.D Physics School of Physics,

Alagappa University, India

2011
MSc  Physics School of Physics,

Alagappa University, India

2003 – 2005
BSc Department of Physics,

H. H The Rajah’s College,

Tamil Nadu, India.
Professional Appointments
Position held Institute/University
Ramanujan Fellow DST-SERB,

CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI),

Govt. of India.

June-2017.
Research Fellow Energy Research Institute @ NTU, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

SEP- 2011 to Apr-2017 (Prof. Alex Yan, School of Materials Science and Eng.).
Research Scientist Zeca Powers Pte Ltd, Singapore.

Dec 2010 to Aug 2011.
Research

Research Highlights

  • Our article is cited/highlighted as a product reference in Alfa Aesar chemicals [J. Power Sources 2015, 274, 846-850].
  • Our finding is highlighted as “New Electrolyte Invention” –in USA Data Base (Vertical News). Materials Chemistry and Physics
  • Review article titled “Advanced cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries: What determines our choices? Small Methods, 2017, 1, 1700098. Highlighted in MaterialsView China； Most Accessed articles2017-2018 on Small Methods (Wiley).
  • Review article titled ‘Research progress on Na-ion capacitors‘ is a Hot Article for 2016 and as such, it has been included in the Hot Article 2016 web collection for the Journal of Materials Chemistry A (Royal Society Chemistry).
  • Our article placed in “hottest top 25 articles list” during 2011-Jul-Sep, in Materials Chemistry and Physics (Elsevier).
  • Top cited articles collection: Advanced Materials Interfaces, 3(1)1500309. Highlighted by Editor of the journal.
  • Top cited Article by Indian Authors in 2017-2018 from ACS Nano- Two-Dimensional Polymer Synthesized via Solid-State Polymerization for High-Performance supercapacitors.

Funded Projects 

  • P.I.-Ramanujan Fellow-DST-SERB- ref.SB/S2/RJN-082/2016; 2017-2022, Rs. 112,58,167/- (Lakhs).
Awards & Achievements

Awards & Achievements

  • Ramanujan Fellow-SERB, DST-Govt. of India
  • SERB Research Scientist
  • Research Fellow@NTU, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
  • Top cited Articles by Indian Authors in 2017-2018 from ACS Nano
  • Senate Member – Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tamil Nadu, India nominated by Hon’ble Governor – Chancellor of the University (2021-2024)

Invited Talks

  • Electrode Materials For Redox Flow Battery Applications, Technology important Materials Evolution (Time-2021), Dept. of Physics, Er. Perumal Manimekalai College of Engineering, Koneripalli, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, May 21&22-2021.
  • Recent developments in Redox flow batteries, Two Days National Workshop on Recent Advances in Materials for Multidisciplinary Applications”(RAMM-2021), Dept. of Physics, Bishop Heber College, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, 30 &31 March-2021 (virtual)
  • Nanostructured materials for supercapacitor applications, Two days online faculty development program (FDB), Dept of Chemistry, Vel Tech Multi Tech, and Chennai, current trends in Advanced Materials, Nanotechnology and energy (CTANE-2020), 29-Nov-2020.
  • High voltage cathode materials for Li-ion battery applications, Two days online faculty development program on Recent trends on science and technology, Dept of Physics, Vel Tech Multi Tech, Chennai, 28-Nov-2020.
  • Nanostructured electrocatalyst for redox rlow battery applications, Dept. of Physics, MCET, Pollachi, STTP on Nanomaterials for clean energy and environmental applications. 24-Nov-2020. (Virtual).
  • Recent Trends in anode and cathode materials for Li-ion battery applications, Dept. of Physics, MCET, Pollachi, STTP on Nanomaterials for clean energy and environmental applications. Inaugural and Keynote talk. 16-Nov-2020. (Virtual).
  • Insight to Physics World, Department of Physics, Nehru arts and science college, Coimbatore,   Tamil Nadu, India, 4th – August 2020. (Virtual).
  • Overview on Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies, 30-06-2020, Faculty Development Program on Advanced Materials for Energy, Environment and Health care Applications, Sethu Institute of Technology, Madurai. (Virtual).
  • Thin films & 2D-Materials beyond graphene for energy storage applications, 24-06-2020. National Webinar on Recent Trends in Physics of Materials-2020, Department of Physics, Pachaiyappa’s College Chennai-600030. (Virtual)
  • Electrochemical Supercapacitors: Fabrication, Testing, Analysis and Applications, 02-062020. International virtual seminar on Emerging technologies in energy storage and conversion, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai. (Virtual)
  • Thin film coating techniques, 05-03-2020. Workshop Thin film coatings & Nanomaterials: Nehru arts and science college, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Nanomaterials synthesis and characterizations, 06-03-2020. Workshop Thin film coatings & Nanomaterials: Nehru arts and science college, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Development of supercapacitors from lab-scale to prototype – using nanostructure materials. 28.02.2020, Conference: National Seminar on prospects in material science. Vellalar College for Women, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
  • High-power supercapacitors for armaments applications-from lab scale to prototype. Dr. Mahalingam College of engineering and technology, Tamil Nadu, 15, 16-02-2018.
  • Recent developments in redox Flow batteries, Advanced Functionalised Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion -2019 (AFMESC-2019), JAN-3-4, CIT, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • An approach to develop supercapacitor from lab-scale to prototype, Research Scholar Forum, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, 08-08-2018.
  • Redox flow battery for sustainable energy storage applications, The 6th International Conference on Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Technology (ICFCHT-2017), National University of Malaysia, Malaysia. 11-13, April 2017
  • High Power Aqueous Asymmetric supercapacitors, National Seminar on Advanced Materials Research (AMR-2017). School of Physics, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu-Jun- 19-2017.
  • Graphene metal oxide composites for aqueous and organic Supercapacitors, International Conference on Advanced Materials (ICAM-2016), Shri Sakthi Kailash Women’s College- Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. 29-July-2016.
  • Recent Developments in Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries-High Energy Storage Applications, International Workshop on Advanced Materials (IWAM-2014), 20&21, March 2014. School of Physics, Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu, India.

Membership in Professional Bodies

  • Member of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE)MemberID:11059
  • Life Member Vijnanabharati – VIBHA (Swadeshi Science Movement)-ID: 23000
  • Lifetime member of the Indian crystal growth association, (ICGA)
  • Member of Materials Research Society Singapore (MRS)
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