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Publications and Talks Before Joining IITK!

  1. S. Anantharaj*,  Prince JJ Sagayarj, Manova Santhosh Yesupatham, Roshini Arulraj, Karthik Eswaran, Karthikeyan Sekar, and Suguru Noda*, The Reference Electrode Dilemma in Energy Conversion Electrocatalysis: "Right vs Okay vs Wrong", Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023, DOI: 10.1039/D3TA03145D (Impact Factor: 14.51).

  2. Hashika Rajan, S. Anantharaj*,  Jin-Kuk Kim*, Min Jae Ko*, and SungChul Yi*, Strategically Designed Trimetallic Catalyst with Minimal Ru Addresses Both Water Dissociation and Hydride Poisoning Barriers in Alkaline HER, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023, 11, 16084-16092. (Impact Factor: 14.51).

  3. S. Anantharaj* and S. Noda, Electrochemical Dealloying-Assisted Activity Enhancement: The Next Big Thing in Water Electrosplitting!, Nano Energy, 2023, Accepted! (Impact Factor: 19.065).

  4. S. Anantharaj* and S. Noda, The Importance of Carefully Choosing the Vertex Potentials of Hydrogen Underpotential Deposition, Materials Today Energy, 2023, 101234. (I.F: 9.257, Ranking Q1)

  5. S. Anantharaj*, P. E. Karthik and S. Noda, Ambiguities and Best Practices in the Determination of Active Sites and Real Surface Area of Monometallic Electrocatalytic Interfaces, Journal of Colloids and Interface Science, 2023, 634, 169-175. (I.F: 9.965, Ranking Q1)

  6. P. Sudhagar*, K. Sridharan, S. Nagarajan, S. Anantharaj, P. Robertson, M. F. Kuehnel, A. Irebian, and M. Maroto-Valer, Solar Hydrogen Fuel Generation from Wastewater—Beyond Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: A Perspective, Energies, 2022, 15(19), 7399. (I.F: 3.252, Ranking Q2)

  7. S. Anantharaj* and S. Noda, How Properly Are We Interpreting Tafel Lines in Energy Conversion Electrocatalysis?, Materials Today Energy, 2022, 101123. (I.F: 9.257, Ranking Q1)

  8. S. Anantharaj* and S. Noda, Dos and Don'ts in Screening Water Splitting Electrocatalysts, Energy Advances, 2022, 1, 511-523. *Invited Article*

  9. S. Anantharaj* and S. Noda, iR Drop Correction in Electrocatalysis: Everything One Needs to Know!, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022, 10, 9348-9354. (I.F: 12.732, Ranking Q1)

  10. S. Anantharaj* and S. Noda, Layered 2D PtX2 (X= S, Se, Te) for Electrocatalytic HER in Comparison with Mo/WX2 and Pt/C: Are We Missing the Bigger Picture?, Energy and Environmental Science, 2022, 15 (4), 1461-1478. (I.F: 38.532, Ranking Q1)

  11. S. Anantharaj*, Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on Pt and Ru in Alkali with Volmer-step Promotors and Electronic Structure Modulators, Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2022, 100961. (I.F: 7.271, Ranking Q1) *Invited Article*

  12. S. Anantharaj*, S. Kundu, and S. Noda, Worrisome exaggeration of activity of electrocatalysts destined for steady-state water electrolysis by polarization curves from transient techniques. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2022, 169, 014508. (I.F: 4.316, Ranking Q1)

  13. S. Anantharaj*, T. Nagamatsu, S. Yamaoka, S. Noda*, Efficient methanol electrooxidation catalyzed by potentiostatically grown Cu-O/OH(Ni) nanowires: Role of inherent Ni impurity. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2022, 5, 419-429. (I.F: 6.024, Ranking Q2)

  14. S. Anantharaj*, H. Sugime, S. Noda*, Why Shouldn’t Double-Layer Capacitance (Cdl) Be Always Trusted to Justify Faradaic Electrocatalytic Activity Differences? Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2021, 115842. (I.F: 4.464, Ranking Q1)

  15. P. E. Karthik*, V. R. Jothi, P. Sudhagar*, S. Yi*, and S. Anantharaj*, Alternating Techniques for a Better Understanding of Photoelectrocatalysts. ACS Catalysis, 2021, 11, 12763-12776. (I.F: 13.084, Ranking Q1)

  16. S. Anantharaj*, P. E. Karthik, and Suguru Noda, The Significances of Properly Reporting Turnover Frequency in Electrocatalysis Research. Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 23051-23067. (I.F: 15.336, Ranking Q1) (open access)

  17. K. R. Davies, Y. Cherif, G. P. Pazhani, S. Anantharaj, H. Azzi, C. Terashima, A. Fujishima, and P. Sudhagar*, The Upsurge of Photocatalysts in Antibiotic Micropollutants Treatment: Materials Design, Recovery, Toxicity and Bioanalysis. Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, C: Photochemistry Reviews. 2021, 48, 100437. (I.F: 12.927, Ranking Q1)  

  18. B. Jones, K. R. Davies, M. G. Allan, S. Anantharaj, I. Mabbett, T. M. Watson, J. Durrant, M. F. Kuehnel, and P. Sudhagar*, Photoelectrochemical Concurrent Hydrogen Generation and Heavy Metal Recovery from Polluted Acidic Mine Water. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 2021, 5, 3084 - 3091. (I.F: 6.367, Ranking Q1)  

  19. S. Anantharaj*, Suguru Noda*, Mathiass Driess, Prashanth. W. Menezes*, The Pitfalls of Using Potentiodynamic Polarization Curves for Tafel Analysis in Electrocatalytic Water Splitting. ACS Energy Letters. 2021, 6, 1607-1611. (I.F: 23.101, Ranking Q1) (open access)

  20. S. Anantharaj*, Ru-Tweaking of Non-precious Materials: The Tale of a Strategy That Ensures Both Cost and Energy Efficiency in Electrocatalytic Water Splitting. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2021, 9, 6710-6731. (I.F: 12.732, Ranking Q1)

  21. H. Rajan, M. Christy, V. R. Jothi, S. Anantharaj*, and S. Yi*, A Bifunctional Hexa-filamentous Microfibril Multi-metallic Foam: An Unconventional High-Performance Electrode for Total Water Splitting Under Industrial Operation Conditions. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2021, 9, 4971-4983. (I.F: 12.732, Ranking Q1)  

  22. S. Anantharaj*, Suguru Noda*, Vasanth Rajendhiran Jothi, SungChul Yi*, Mathiass Driess*, and Prashanth W. Menezes*, Strategies and Perspectives to Catch the Missing Pieces in Energy‐Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Media. Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 18981-19006. (I.F: 15.336, Ranking Q1) (open access)

  23. S. Anantharaj*, Hisashi Sugime, Shohei Yamaoka, and Suguru Noda*, Pushing the Limits of Rapid Anodic Growth of CuO/Cu(OH)2 Nanoneedles on Cu for Methanol Oxidation Reaction: Anodization pH is the Game Changer. ACS Applied Energy Materials 2021, 4, 899-912. (I.F: 6.024, Ranking Q2)

  24. S. Anantharaj*, Hisashi Sugime, and Suguru Noda*, Chemical Leaching of Inactive Cr and Subsequent Electrochemical Resurfacing of Catalytically Active Sites in Stainless Steel for High-Rate Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS Applied Energy Materials 2020, 3, 12596-12606. (I.F: 6.024, Ranking Q2)

  25. S. Anantharaj*, S. Pitchaimuthu*, and S. Noda*, A Review on Recent Developments in Electrochemical Hydrogen Peroxide Synthesis with a Critical Assessment of Perspectives and Strategies, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2021, 287, 102331. (I.F: 12.984, Ranking Q1)

  26. S. Anantharaj*,  S. Kundu*, and S. Noda*, “The Fe Effect”: A Review Unveiling the Critical Roles of Fe in Enhancing OER Activity of Ni and Co Based Catalysts, Nano Energy, 2021, 80, 105514. (I.F: 17.881, Ranking Q1) (open access)

  27. S. Anantharaj*, Hisashi Sugime, and Suguru Noda*, Surface Amorphized Nickel Hydroxy Sulphide for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Medium. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 127275. (I.F: 13.273, Ranking Q1) (open access)

  28. S. Anantharaj*, Hisashi Sugime, Bozhi Chen, Natsuho Akagi, and Suguru Noda*, Boosting the Oxygen Evolution Reaction Activity of Cu Foam Containing Trace Ni by Supplementing Fe and Forming Nanowires in Anodization. Electrochimica Acta, 2020, 364, 137170. (I.F: 6.909, Ranking Q1)

  29. P. E. Karthik*,  I. Alessandri*, and S. Anantharaj*,  A Review on Electrodes Used in Electroorganic Synthesis and the Significance of Coupled Electrocatalytic Reactions, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2020, 167, 125503. (I.F: 4.316, Ranking Q1)

  30. K. Karthick, S. Anantharaj, S. R. Ede, S. Sam Sankar, K. Sangeetha, A. Karamakar, S. Kundu*, Developments in DNA Metallization Strategies for Water Splitting Electrocatalysis: A Review, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2020, 102205. (I.F: 12.984, Ranking Q1)

  31. S. Anantharaj*, Hisashi Sugime, and Suguru Noda, Ultrafast Growth of Cu(OH)2-CuO Nanoneedle Array on Cu Foil for Methanol Oxidation Electrocatalysis. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, 12, 27327-27338. (I.F: 9.229, Ranking Q1)

  32. S. Anantharaj* and Suguru Noda, Appropriate Use of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy in Water Splitting Electrocatalysis. ChemElectroChem 2020, 7, 2297-2308. (I.F: 4.590, Ranking Q2)

  33. S. Anantharaj* and S. Noda*, Nickel Selenides as pre-Catalysts for Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution Reaction: A Review, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2020, 45, 15763-15784. (I.F: 5.816, Ranking Q2)

  34. S. Anantharaj*, S. Kundu* and S. Noda*, Progress in Nickel Chalcogenides Electrocatalyzed Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020, 8, 4174-4192. (I.F: 12.732, Ranking Q1) (Open Access)

  35. S. Anantharaj*, Hisashi Sugime, Bozhi Chen, Natsuho Akagi, and Suguru Noda*, Achieving Increased Electrochemical Accessibility and Lowered OER Activation Energy for Co2+ Sites with a Simple Anion Pre-Oxidation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2020, 124, 9673-9684. (I.F: 4.126, Ranking Q2)

  36. S. Anantharaj* and S. Noda*, Amorphous Catalysts and Electrochemical Water Splitting: An Untold Story of Harmony, Small, 2019, 1905779-1905802. (I.F: 13.281, Ranking Q1)

  37. A. Rebekah, S. Anantharaj, C. Viswanathan and N. Ponpandian*, Zn-substituted MnCo2O4 nanostructure anchored over rGO for boosting the electrocatalytic performance towards Methanol Oxidation and Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER), International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2020, 45, 14713-14727. (I.F: 5.816, Ranking Q2)

  38. S. V. Singh, M. P. Kumar, S. Anantharaj, B. Mukherjee, S. Kundu and B. N. Pal*, Direct evidence of an efficient plasmon-induced hot-electron transfer at in situ grown Ag/TiO2 interface for highly enhanced solar H2 generation. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2020, 3, 2, 1821-1830. (I.F: 6.024, Ranking Q2)

  39. S. Anantharaj and V. Aravindan*, Developments and Perspectives in 3d Transition-Metal Based Electrocatalysts for Neutral and Near-Neutral Water Electrolysis. Advanced Energy Materials, 2020, 10, 1902666. (I.F: 29.368, Ranking Q1)

  40. S. Anantharaj, K. Karthick P. Murugan and S. Kundu*, V3+ Incorporated β-Co(OH)2: A Robust and Efficient Electrocatalyst for Water Oxidation. Inorganic Chemistry 2019, 59, 730-740. (I.F: 5.165, Ranking Q1)

  41. K. Sangeetha, T. Prabaharan, S. R. Ede, K. Karthick, S. Anantharaj, S. Sam Sankar and S.
    Kundu*, Cobalt tungsten oxide hydroxide hydrate (CTOHH) on DNA scaffold: an excellent bifunctional catalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and aromatic alcohol oxidation. Dalton Transaction 2019, 48, 17117-17131. (I.F: 4.390, Ranking Q1)

  42. S. Anantharaj, K. Karthick, and S. Kundu*, Spinel Cobalt Titanium Binary Oxide as an All-Non-Precious Water Oxidation Electrocatalyst in Acid. Inorganic Chemistry 2019, 58, 8570-8576. (I.F: 5.165, Ranking Q1)

  43.  K. Karthick, S. Anantharaj, P. Swathi, S. N. Jagadeesan, P. Kumar, S. R. Ede, D. K.
    Pattanayak and S. Kundu*, Advanced Cu3Sn and Selenized Cu3Sn@Cu foam as Electrocatalysts for Water Oxidation in Alkaline and near Neutral conditions. Inorganic Chemistry 2019, 58, 9490-9499. (I.F: 5.165, Ranking Q1)

  44. S. Anantharaj, E. Subhashini, K. C. Swaathini, T. S. Amarnath, S. Chatterjee, K. Karthick
    and S. Kundu*, Respective Influence of Stoichiometry and NiOOH Formation in Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Reactions of Nickel Selenides. Applied Surface Science 2019, 487, 1152-1158. (I.F: 6.707, Ranking Q1)

  45. S. Anantharaj* and S. Kundu*, Do the Evaluation Parameters Reflect Intrinsic Activity of Electrocatalysts in Electrochemical Water Splitting? ACS Energy Letters 2019, 4, 1260-1264. (I.F: 23.101, Ranking Q1) (Open Access)

  46. Shipra Raj†, S. Anantharaj†, S. Kundu* and Poulomi Roy* († - Equally contributing principal author), In-situ Mn-Doping Promoted Conversion of Co(OH)2 to Co3O4 as an Active Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 2019, 7, 9690-9698. (I.F: 8.198, Ranking Q1)

  47. S. Sam Sankar, S.R. Ede, S. Anantharaj, K. Karthick, K. Sangeetha and S. Kundu*, Electrospun Cobalt-ZIF Micro-Fibers for Efficient Water Oxidation at Unique pH Conditions. Catalysis Science and Technology, 2019, 9, 1847-1856. (I.F: 6.119, Ranking Q2)

  48. S. Anantharaj, K. Karthick, T. S. Amarnath, S. Chatterjee, E. Subhashini, K. C. Swaathini, P. E. Karthik, and S. Kundu*, Membrane free water electrolysis under 1.23 V with Ni3Se4/Ni anode in alkali and Pt cathode in acid. Applied Surface Science 2019, 478, 784-792. (I.F: 6.707, Ranking Q1)

  49. K. Karthick, S. Anantharaj, S. R. Ede and S. Kundu*, Nanosheets of Nickel Iron Hydroxy Carbonate Hydrate with Pronounced OER Activity under Alkaline and Near-Neutral Conditions. Inorganic Chemistry 2019, 58, 1895–1904. (I.F: 5.165, Ranking Q1)

  50. S. Anantharaj, Manila O. Valapil, K. Karthick, Vijayamohanan K. Pillai, Subbiah Alwarappan, and S. Kundu*, Electrochemically Chopped WS2 Quantum Dots as an Efficient and Stable Electrocatalyst for Water Reduction. Catalysis Science and Technology 2019, 9, 223-231. (I.F: 6.119, Ranking Q2)

  51. K. Sangeetha, S. Sam Sankar, K. Karthick, S. Anantharaj, S. R. Ede, T. Shilpa Wilson, and S. Kundu*, Synthesis of Ultra-Small Rh Nanoparticles Congregated over DNA for Catalysis and SERS applications. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 2019, 173, 249-257. (I.F: 5.268, Ranking Q1)

  52. S. Anantharaj, S. R. Ede, K. Karthick, S. Sam Sankar, K. Sangeetha, P. E. Karthik, S. Kundu*, Precision and correctness in the evaluation of electrocatalytic water splitting: revisiting activity parameters with a critical assessment. Energy and Environmental Science 2018, 11, 744-771. (I.F: 38.532, Ranking Q1)

  53. N. Nesakumar, S. Anantharaj, S. Nandhini, S. Kundu, and A. Subbiah*, NiFe-Layered Double Hydroxide Sheets as an Efficient Electrochemical Biosensing Platform. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2018, 165, B1-B7. (I.F: 4.316, Ranking Q1)

  54. S. R. Ede, S. Anantharaj, K. Sakthikumar, K. Karthick, S. Kundu*, Investigation of Various Synthetic Protocols for Self-Assembled Nanomaterials and their Role in Catalysis: Progress and Perspectives. Materials Today Chemistry, 2018, 10, 31-78. (I.F: 8.301, Ranking Q1)

  55. S. Sam Sankar, K. Sangeetha, K. Karthick, S. Anantharaj, S. R. Ede, and S. Kundu*, Pt nanoparticle tethered DNA assemblies for enhanced catalysis and SERS applications. New Journal of Chemistry, 2018, 42, 15784 – 15792. (I.F: 3.591, Ranking Q2)

  56. S. Anantharaj, T. S. Amarnath, E. Subhashini, S. Chatterjee, K. S. Swaathini, K. Karthick, and S. Kundu*, Shrinking the Hydrogen Overpotential of Cu by 1 V Imparting Ultra-low Charge Transfer Resistance for Enhanced H2 Evolution. ACS Catalysis, 2018, 8, 5686-5697. (I.F: 13.084, Ranking Q1)

  57. S. R. Ede, S. Anantharaj, B. Subramanian, A. Rathishkumar, and S. Kundu*, Microwave Assisted Template-Free Synthesis of Ni3(BO3)2 (NOB) Hierarchical Nanoflowers for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution. Energy & Fuels, 2018, 32, 6224-6233. (I.F: 3.605, Ranking Q2)

  58. K. Karthick, S. Anantharaj, and S. Kundu*, Nickelo–Sulfurization of DNA Leads to an Efficient Alkaline Water Oxidation Electrocatalyst with Low Ni Quantity. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2018, 6, 6802-6810. (I.F: 8.198, Ranking Q1)

  59. S. Anantharaj, K. Karthick, and S. Kundu*, NiTe2 Nanowire Outperforms Pt/C in High-rate Hydrogen Evolution at Extreme pH Conditions. Inorganic Chemistry, 2018, 57, 3082-3096. (I.F: 5.165, Ranking Q1)

  60. S. Anantharaj, S. Chatterjee, K. C. Swaathini, T. S. Amarnath, E. Subhashini, and S. Kundu*, Stainless Steel Scrubber: A Cost-Efficient Catalytic Electrode for Full Water Splitting in Alkaline Medium. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2017, 6, 2498-2509. (I.F: 8.198, Ranking Q1)

  61. K. Sakthikumar, S. Anantharaj, S. R. Ede, K. Karthick, G. Ravi, T, Karthick, and S. Kundu*, Prompt Synthesis of Iridium Organosol on DNA for Catalysis and SERS Applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2017, 5, 11947-11957. (I.F: 7.393, Ranking Q1)

  62. S. Anantharaj, M. Venkatesh, A. S. Salunke, T. V. S. V. Simha, V. Prabu, and S. Kundu*, High-Performance Oxygen Evolution Anode from Stainless Steel via Controlled Surface Oxidation and Cr Removal. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2017, 5, 10072-10083. (I.F: 8.198, Ranking Q1)

  63. S. Anantharaj, K. Karthick, S. Kundu*, Evolution of Layered Double Hydroxides as High-performance Water Oxidation Electrocatalysts: A Review with Insights on Structure-Activity and Mechanism. Materials Today Energy, 2017, 6, 1-26. (I.F: 7.311, Ranking Q2)

  64. M. Mathankumar,† S. Anantharaj,† A. K. Nanda Kumar, S. Kundu* and B. Subramanian*, († - Equally contributing principal author), Potentiostatic phase formation of β-CoOOH on pulsed laser deposited biphasic cobalt oxide thin film for enhanced oxygen evolution. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2017, 5, 23053-23066. (I.F: 12.732, Ranking Q1)

  65. V. Mani,† S. Anantharaj,† S. Mishra, N. Kalaiselvi*, and S. Kundu* († - Equally contributing principal author), Iron hydroxyphosphate and Sn-incorporated iron hydroxyphosphate: efficient and stable electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction. Catalysis Science and Technology, 2017, 7, 5092–5104. (I.F: 6.119, Ranking Q2)

  66. S. Natarajan,† S. Anantharaj,† Rajesh J. Tayade, Hari C. Bajaj*, and S. Kundu* († - Equally contributing principal author), Recovered spinel MnCo2O4 from spent lithium-ion batteries for enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen evolution in alkaline medium. Dalton Transactions, 2017, 46, 14382–14392. (I.F: 4.390, Ranking Q1)

  67. S. Anantharaj, K. Karthick, M. Venkatesh, T. V. S. V. Simha, A. S. Salunke, L. Ma, H. Liang, and S. Kundu*, Enhancing Electrocatalytic Total Water Splitting at Few-Layer Pt-NiFe Layered Double Hydroxide Interfaces. Nano Energy, 2017, 39C, 30-43. (I.F: 17.881, Ranking Q1)

  68. K. Karthick, S Anantharaj, P.E. Karthick, B. Subramanian, and S. Kundu*, Self-Assembled Molecular Hybrids of CoS-DNA for Enhanced Water Oxidation with Low Cobalt Content.
    Inorganic Chemistry, 2017, 56, 6734-6745. (I.F: 5.165, Ranking Q1)

  69. B. Malik,† S. Anantharaj,† K. Karthick, Deepak K. Pattanayak, and S. Kundu* († - Equally contributing principal author), Magnetic CoPt Nanoparticle Decorated Ultrathin Co(OH)2 Nanosheets: An Efficient Bifunctional Water Splitting Catalyst. Catalysis Science and Technology, 2017, 7, 2486-2497. (I.F: 6.119, Ranking Q2)

  70. S. Anantharaj, J. Kennedy, and S. Kundu*, Microwave Initiated Facile Formation of Ni3Se4 Nanoassemblies for Enhanced and Stable Water Splitting in Neutral and Alkaline Media. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9, 8714-8728. (I.F: 9.229, Ranking Q1)

  71. S. Anantharaj, and S. Kundu*, Enhanced Water Oxidation with Improved Stability by Aggregated RuO2-NaPO3 Core-shell Nanostructures in Acidic Medium. Current Nanoscience, 2017, 13, 333-341. (I.F: 1.824, Ranking Q3) *Invited Article*

  72. S. Anantharaj, P.N. Reddy, and S. Kundu*, Core-Oxidized Amorphous Cobalt Phosphide Nanostructures: An Advanced and Highly Efficient Oxygen Evolution Catalyst. Inorganic Chemistry, 2017, 56, 1742-1756. (I.F: 5.165, Ranking Q1)

  73. S. Anantharaj, P.E. Karthik, and S. Kundu*, Petal-Like Hierarchical Array of Ultrathin Ni(OH)2 Nanosheets Decorated with Ni(OH)2 Nanoburls: A Highly Efficient OER Electrocatalyst. Catalysis Science and Technology, 2017, 7, 882–893. (I.F: 6.119, Ranking Q2)

  74. S. R. Ede, S. Anantharaj, K. T. Kumaran, S. Mishra, and S. Kundu*, One step synthesis of Ni/Ni(OH)2 nano sheets (NSs) and their application in asymmetric supercapacitors. RSC Advances, 2017, 7(10), 5898-5911. (I.F: 3.361, Ranking Q2)

  75. S. Anantharaj, K. Sakthikumar, A. Elangovan, G. Ravi, T. Karthik, and S. Kundu*, Ultra-small rhenium nanoparticles immobilized on DNA scaffolds: An excellent material for surface enhanced Raman scattering and catalysis studies. Journal of Colloid & Interface Science, 2016, 483, 360-373. (I.F: 8.128, Ranking Q1)

  76. S. Anantharaj, S. R. Ede, K. Sakthikumar, K. Karthick, S. Mishra, and S. Kundu*, Recent Trends and Perspectives in Electrochemical Water Splitting with an Emphasis on Sulfide, Selenide, and Phosphide Catalysts of Fe, Co, and Ni: A Review. ACS Catalysis, 2016, 6(12), 8069-8097. (I.F: 13.084, Ranking Q1)

  77. S. Anantharaj, P. E. Karthik, B. Subramanian, and S. Kundu*, Pt Nanoparticle Anchored Molecular Self-Assemblies of DNA: An Extremely Stable and Efficient HER Electrocatalyst with Ultralow Pt Content. ACS Catalysis, 2016, 6 (7), 4660-4672. (I.F: 13.084, Ranking Q1)

  78. K. Sakthikumar, S. Anantharaj, S. R. Ede, K. Karthick, and S. Kundu*, A highly stable rhenium organosol on a DNA scaffold for catalytic and SERS applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2016, 4 (26), 6309-6320. (I.F: 7.393, Ranking Q1)

  79. S. Anantharaj, M. Jayachandran, and S. Kundu*, Unprotected and interconnected Ru0 nano-chain networks: advantages of unprotected surfaces in catalysis and electrocatalysis. Chemical Science, 2016, 7(5), 3188-3205. (I.F: 9.825, Ranking Q1)

  80. S. R. Ede, A. Ramadoss, U. Nithiyanantham, S. Anantharaj, and S. Kundu*, Bio-molecule assisted aggregation of ZnWO4 nanoparticles (NPs) into chain-like assemblies: Material for high-performance supercapacitor and as a catalyst for benzyl alcohol oxidation. Inorganic chemistry, 2015, 54 (8), 3851-3863. (I.F: 5.165, Ranking Q1)

  81. S. Anantharaj, P. E. Karthik, and S. Kundu*, Self-assembled IrO2 nanoparticles on a DNA scaffold with enhanced catalytic and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activities. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3 (48), 24463-24478. (I.F: 12.732, Ranking Q1)

  82. S. R. Ede, S. Anantharaj, U. Nithiyanantham, and S. Kundu*, DNA-encapsulated chain and wire-like β-MnO2 organosol for oxidative polymerization of pyrrole to polypyrrole. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2015, 17 (7), 5474-5484. (I.F: 3.676, Ranking Q1)

  83. S. Anantharaj, U. Nithiyanantham, S. R. Ede, and S. Kundu*, π-stacking intercalation and reductant assisted stabilization of osmium organosol for catalysis and SERS applications. RSC Advances, 2015, 5 (16), 11850-11860. (I.F: 3.361, Ranking Q2)

  84. U. Nithiyanantham, S. R. Ede, S. Anantharaj, and S. Kundu*, Self-assembled NiWO4 nanoparticles into chain-like aggregates on DNA scaffold with pronounced catalytic and supercapacitor activities. Crystal Growth & Design, 2014, 15 (2), 673-686. (I.F: 4.076, Ranking Q2)

  85. S. Anantharaj, U. Nithiyanantham, S. R. Ede, and S. Kundu*, Osmium organosol on DNA: application in catalytic hydrogenation reaction and in SERS studies. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2014, 53 (49), 19228-19238. (I.F: 3.720, Ranking Q2)

  86. S.R. Ede, A. Ramadoss, S. Anantharaj, U. Nithiyanantham, and S. Kundu*, Enhanced catalytic and supercapacitor activities of DNA encapsulated β-MnO2 nanomaterials. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2014, 16 (39), 21846-21859. (I.F: 3.676, Ranking Q1)

 

Book Chapter(s):

  1. S. Anantharaj* and Suguru Noda, Chapter 19: Layered 2D Transition Metal Chalcogenides (W, Mo, Pt) for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, Sulfide, and Selenide Based Materials for Emerging Applications, Published by Elsevier, 2022.

  2. S. Anantharaj, S. Kundu*, Chapter 11: Transition metals based electrocatalysts for hydrogen production from water.  2017, 241-264. in “New trends in nanotechnology, material and environmental sciences” by Akademiker Verlag Publishers, Germany.

Invited Talks

Invited Talks/Lectures:

  • International webinar on ‘Electroanalytical Techniques for water splitting: dos and don’ts’ organized by The Department of Physics, Saveetha Engineering College, Chennai, India. (27-05-2020)

  • International webinar on ‘Cyclic and linear sweep voltammetry: fundamentals and applications’ organized by The Department of Chemistry, Bhaktavatsalam memorial college for women, Chennai, India. (31-05-2020)

  • International webinar on ‘Developments in Electrocatalytic Water Splitting: Hydrogen Generation and Beyond’ organized by The Department of Physics, Kumbagonam Government Arts College, Kumbagonam, India. (23-06-2020)

  • International webinar on ‘Oxygen Electrocatalysis: The Holy Grail of Energy Conversion and Storage’ organized by The Department of Chemistry, Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai, India. (29-06-2020)

  • An invited lecture on ‘Fundamentals of Electrochemistry’ jointly organized by The Department of Physics, Bharathiar University, Kovai and The Academy of Sciences, Chennai, India. (18-07-2020)

  • An invited lecture on ‘Oxygen Electrocatalysis for Sustainable Future’ jointly organized by The Department of Physics, Bharathiar University, Kovai and The Academy of Sciences, Chennai, India. (18-07-2020)

  • A Keynote Lecture on ‘Voltammetry and Electrochemical Impedance Analysis: The Fundamentals’ jointly organized by The Department of Physics, Manonmaniyam Sundaranar University, Nellai in association with ThermoFischer Scientific, India and ANEH, India. (18-9-2020)

  • A Keynote Lecture on ‘Electroanalytical Techniques and Electrocatalytic Water Splitting: Best Practices’ jointly organized by The Department of Physics, Manonmaniyam Sundaranar University, Nellai in association with ThermoFischer Scientific, India and ANEH, India. (18-9-2020)

  • Invited talk on ‘Recent Advances in the Growth of One-Dimensional Cu-based Nanostructures for Methanol Electrooxidation: Chemical vs. Electrochemical Methods’ organized by The Department of Chemistry, Bharath Institute for Higher Education Research, Chennai as a part of ICANN-2021. (06-02-2021)

  • Invited talk on ‘Voltammetry and Electrochemical Impedance Analyses: Fundamentals and Applications’ organized by The Department of Ceramic Engineering, IIT Varanasi (BHU), Varanasi, India as a part of FAC-2021. (06-02-2021)

  • Invited talk on 'The Inevitability of Oxygen Electrocatalysis in Energy Storage and Conversion' hosted by the Department of Chemistry, BITS Pilani, India. (02-07-2021)

  • Invited talk on “Electrochemists: The Future Coders of Energy Conversion Science and Technology” hosted by the Department of Chemistry, KMG College of Arts and Science, Gudiyatham, Vellore, TN, India. (02-07-2021)

  • Invited talk on “7+ Years of Chasing Better Efficiency in Electrocatalytic Water Splitting for H2 Generation” hosted the Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India (10-11-2021).

Selected Lectures

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