Research Papers
Published Research Papers
Peer-reviewed contributions advancing science, innovation, and real-world impact.
Publications listed on Google Scholar. Updated 11 October 2026.
2026
PVD-Assisted Hydrothermal Growth of Binder-Free Hierarchical NiCo2O4 Electrodes for Enhanced Lithium-Ion Storage
L Noerochim, ZNM Rabbani, AK Altama, H Purwaningsih, ...
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 190989, 2026
Dual-Metal Pre-Intercalation for Highly Reversible VOPO4 Cathodes with Suppressed Vanadium Dissolution in Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries
M Zimik, S Hussain, M Kasif, RP ESN, V T, R Thangavel
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2026
Nanoconfined Se Anions in 2D CoP/Co2P as High-Performance Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Efficient H2 Production with Urea-Assisted Alkaline Seawater Electrolysis
M Devi, K Gurjar, M Zimik, S Hussain, B Moorthy, R Thangavel
Energy & Fuels 40 (33), 18487-18497, 2026
Reversible Mn2+ Ion Storage in a Layered VSe2 Cathode: Insights into Storage Kinetics and Structural Reversibility in Aqueous Manganese-Ion Batteries
S Hussain, S Rajkumar, M Zimik, ESNR P, B Moorthy, R Thangavel
Energy & Fuels 40 (24), 13086-13098, 2026
Electrochemical-thermal coupled modeling of a serpentine-shaped liquid cooling channel for lithium-ion battery packs with high discharge rates
PK Nema, P Muthukumar, R Thangavel
International Journal of Thermal Sciences 220, 110299, 2026
2025
Interfacial regulation with sodium-rich alloy/fluoride protective layer for reversible and dendrite-free sodium metal anodes
M Moorthy, R Thangavel, SY An, H Dhanasekaran, YS Lee
Surfaces and Interfaces, 108323, 2025
High‐performance hybrid supercapacitor using NiFe2O4/rGO/polypyrrole ternary composite derived from Prussian blue analogs
M Kasif, M Zimik, S Hussain, M Devi, R Thangavel
Journal of the American Ceramic Society 108 (12), e70181, 2025
Layered VSe2 as an Al-Ion Storage Cathode for Aqueous Aluminum-Ion Batteries with Fast Diffusion and Stability and Its Charge Storage Mechanism
S Hussain, M Zimik, M Kasif, M Devi, R Thangavel
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 17 (37), 51954-51967, 2025
Review on Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction: From Molecular Mechanisms to Scalable Systems
VV Mundada, M Devi, B Das, V T, R Thangavel
Energy & Fuels 39 (36), 17192-17233, 2025
2D layered VSe2 with high pseudocapacitive Zn-ion storage as a cathode for high-power zinc-ion batteries
S Hussain, M Zimik, M Devi, M Kasif, R Thangavel
Energy Advances 4 (9), 1154-1166, 2025
Recent trends in artificial SEI layers for controlling dendrite formation and enhancing cycle life: toward stable and durable sodium metal batteries
M Moorthy, R Thangavel, SY An, A Anilkumar, D Han, YS Lee
Small 21 (34), 2502974, 2025
Environmental waste-derived dual heteroatom-rich sustainable carbon as anodes for Li-and Na-ion batteries
R Balasubramaniam, R Thangavel, H Dhanasekaran, M Moorthy, S Park, ...
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 147, 461-470, 2025
Phosphorous doped nickel copper sulfide: modulation of activation energy for robust bifunctional alkaline water splitting
M Devi, S Hussain, M Zimik, B Moorthy, R Thangavel
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 137, 333-341, 2025
Investigation of transient heat generation from high energy density Li-ion battery for effective thermal management
PK Nema, P Muthukumar, R Thangavel
Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 61, 103573, 2025
Life cycle assessment of lithium-ion batteries with carbon-coated silicon-graphite composite anodes: impact of silicon content on cradle-to-gate environmental footprint
Vijaya, PK Nema, P Kalita, R Thangavel
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-15, 2025
2024
Recent Advancements and Future Prospects in Lithium‐Ion Battery Thermal Management Techniques
PK Nema, Vijaya, P Muthukumar, R Thangavel
Energy Storage 6 (8), e70076, 2024
Pyrolytic conversion of Mesua ferrea testa to nitrogen-doped porous carbon for supercapacitor applications
M Zimik, S Sarmah, BK Kakati, D Deka, R Thangavel
Materials Research Bulletin 180, 113017, 2024
Ultra-high areal capacity, ultra-long life, dendrite-free sodium metal anode enabled by antimony-based Na-ion conducting artificial SEI layers
M Moorthy, R Thangavel, BK Ganesan, A Saha, S Hong, YS Lee
Chemical Engineering Journal 498, 155234, 2024
Rapid electrochemical impedance spectroscopy via, continuous amplitude envelope of chirp signal on, li-ion 21700 battery
R Samant, R Suresh, OS Deshmukh, R Thangavel
2024 9th International Youth Conference on Energy (IYCE), 1-5, 2024
2023
A series of hybrid multifunctional interfaces as artificial SEI layer for realizing dendrite free, and long‐life sodium metal anodes
M Moorthy, B Moorthy, BK Ganesan, A Saha, S Yu, DH Kim, S Hong, ...
Advanced Functional Materials 33 (42), 2300135, 2023
Realizing high energy density supercapacitors assisted by light-induced charging
JR Rani, NC Das, M Kim, R Thangavel, ST Kim, YS Lee, JH Jang
Journal of Power Sources 576, 233197, 2023
Recent developments in zinc metal anodes, cathodes, and electrolytes for zinc-ion hybrid capacitors
M Devi, B Moorthy, R Thangavel
Sustainable Energy & Fuels 7 (16), 3776-3795, 2023
Bio-mass derived hierarchically porous and high surface area carbon as an efficient sulfur host for lithium-sulfur batteries
PK Nema, K Mohanty, R Thangavel
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 121, 235-241, 2023
Studying Na criticality in NaxMn2− xO2 (x= 1.05–1.3) type Na-rich disordered rocksalt cathode for higher capacity
BK Ganesan, R Thangavel, YS Lee
Materials Today Chemistry 28, 101368, 2023
Fluorine substitution enabled superior performance of NaxMn2-xO1. 5F0. 5 (x= 1.05–1.3) type Na-rich cathode
BK Ganesan, M Moorthy, R Thangavel, KW Nam, V Aravindan, YS Lee
Chemical Engineering Journal 454, 139876, 2023
2022
Ameliorating the electrode/electrolyte interface compatibility in Li-ion solid-state batteries with plasticizer
J Seol, R Balasubramaniam, V Aravindan, R Thangavel, YS Lee
Journal of Alloys and Compounds 927, 167077, 2022
Enhancing electrochemical performance by triggering a local structure distortion in lithium vanadium phosphate cathode for Li ion batteries
H Park, W Lee, R Thangavel, W Oh, BS Jin, WS Yoon
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 10 (47), 25129-25139, 2022
Understanding the Structural Phase Transitions in Na3V2(PO4)3 Symmetrical Sodium-Ion Batteries Using Synchrotron Based X-Ray Techniques
M Moorthy, S Lee, U Son, R Thangavel, YS Lee
Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts 242, 2528-2528, 2022
Effect of sodium addition on lattice structure and tuning performance in sodium rich NaxTm2-xO2 type cathode materials (Tm= Mn and Cr; X= 1.05–1.3)-a study
BK Ganesan, UR Son, R Thangavel, YS Lee
Electrochimica Acta 421, 140493, 2022
Review on Thermal Management System of Li-Ion Battery for Electric Vehicle
PK Nema, P Muthukumar, R Thangavel
North-East Research Conclave, 165-183, 2022
Understanding the Structural Phase Transitions in Na3V2(PO4)3 Symmetrical Sodium‐Ion Batteries Using Synchrotron‐Based X‐Ray Techniques
R Thangavel, D Han, B Moorthy, BK Ganesan, M Moorthy, Y Park, ...
Small Methods 6 (2), 2100888, 2022
Destabilization of the surface structure of Ni-rich layered materials by water-washing process
W Lee, S Lee, E Lee, M Choi, R Thangavel, Y Lee, WS Yoon
Energy Storage Materials 44, 441-451, 2022
2021
Emerging materials for sodium-ion hybrid capacitors: a brief review
R Thangavel, BK Ganesan, V Thangavel, WS Yoon, YS Lee
ACS Applied Energy Materials 4 (12), 13376-13394, 2021
Dual lithium storage of Pt electrode: alloying and reversible surface layer
Y Kim, W Choi, OH Kim, H Park, S Yun, R Thangavel, YH Cho, WS Yoon
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 9 (34), 18377-18384, 2021
Improving stability using a mixed ion/hybrid electrolyte strategy in a sodium ion capacitor
BK Ganesan, R Thangavel, M Moorthy, SJ Lee, WS Yoon, YS Lee
Journal of Power Sources 500, 229918, 2021
Flexible quasi-solid-state lithium-ion capacitors employing amorphous SiO2 nanospheres encapsulated in nitrogen-doped carbon shell as a high energy anode
R Thangavel, V Ahilan, M Moorthy, WS Yoon, S Shanmugam, YS Lee
Journal of Power Sources 484, 229143, 2021
Optimizing high voltage Na3V2 (PO4) 2F3 cathode for achieving high rate sodium-ion batteries with long cycle life
Y Subramanian, W Oh, W Choi, H Lee, M Jeong, R Thangavel, WS Yoon
Chemical Engineering Journal 403, 126291, 2021
2020
Rationally Designed 3D Graphene Hollow Spheres Towards Building High Energy–High Power Energy Storage System with Long Durability
R Thangavel, W Oh, M Jeong, S Yun, M Choi, YS Lee, WS Yoon
Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts prime2020, 420-420, 2020
Ultra-High Energy Density Hybrid Supercapacitors Using MnO2/Reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrid Nanoscrolls
JR Rani, R Thangavel, M Kim, YS Lee, JH Jang
Nanomaterials 10 (10), 2049, 2020
Nanoengineered Organic Electrodes for Highly Durable and Ultrafast Cycling of Organic Sodium‐Ion Batteries
R Thangavel, M Moorthy, BK Ganesan, W Lee, WS Yoon, YS Lee
Small 16 (41), 2003688, 2020
Cinnamon-derived hierarchically porous carbon as an effective lithium polysulfide reservoir in lithium–sulfur batteries
R Thangavel, AG Kannan, R Ponraj, K Kaliyappan, WS Yoon, DW Kim, ...
Nanomaterials 10 (6), 1220, 2020
Understanding the structural phase transitions in lithium vanadium phosphate cathodes for lithium-ion batteries
W Oh, H Park, BS Jin, R Thangavel, WS Yoon
Journal of materials chemistry A 8 (20), 10331-10336, 2020
Corrigendum to “Surface enriched graphene hollow spheres towards building ultra-high power sodium-ion capacitor with long durability”[Energy Storage Mater. 25 (2020) 702–713]
R Thangavel, AG Kannan, R Ponraj, G Yoon, V Aravindan, DW Kim, ...
Energy Storage Materials 27, 599, 2020
Surface enriched graphene hollow spheres towards building ultra-high power sodium-ion capacitor with long durability
R Thangavel, AG Kannan, R Ponraj, G Yoon, V Aravindan, DW Kim, ...
Energy Storage Materials 25, 702-713, 2020
2019
Cover Feature: Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomer‐Based Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Sodium‐Metal Cells with Enhanced Cycling Performance (ChemSusChem 20/2019)
MS Park, HS Woo, JM Heo, JM Kim, R Thangavel, YS Lee, DW Kim
ChemSusChem 12 (20), 4539-4539, 2019
Thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer‐based gel polymer electrolytes for sodium‐metal cells with enhanced cycling performance
MS Park, HS Woo, JM Heo, JM Kim, R Thangavel, YS Lee, DW Kim
ChemSusChem 12 (20), 4645-4654, 2019
Enhanced electrochemical performance for EDLC using ordered mesoporous carbons (CMK-3 and CMK-8): Role of mesopores and mesopore structures
TN Phan, MK Gong, R Thangavel, YS Lee, CH Ko
Journal of Alloys and Compounds 780, 90-97, 2019
Effect of Organic Solvents on the Electrochemical Performance of Sodium‐Ion Hybrid Capacitors
MS Park, GK Veerasubramani, R Thangavel, YS Lee, DW Kim
ChemElectroChem 6 (3), 653-660, 2019
Cover Feature: Effect of Organic Solvents on the Electrochemical Performance of Sodium‐Ion Hybrid Capacitors (ChemElectroChem 3/2019)
MS Park, GK Veerasubramani, R Thangavel, YS Lee, DW Kim
ChemElectroChem 6 (3), 599-599, 2019
An ultra-high-energy density supercapacitor; fabrication based on thiol-functionalized graphene oxide scrolls
JR Rani, R Thangavel, SI Oh, YS Lee, JH Jang
Nanomaterials 9 (2), 148, 2019
Influence of Mesoporous Structure on Electrochemical Performance for EDLCs of Ordered Mesoporous Carbon Materials (CMK-3 and CMK-8)
PT Ngoc, R Thangavel
한국공업화학회 연구논문 초록집 2019, 245-246, 2019
2018
High performance organic sodium-ion hybrid capacitors based on nano-structured disodium rhodizonate rivaling inorganic hybrid capacitors
R Thangavel, R Ponraj, AG Kannan, K Kaliyappan, DW Kim, Z Chen, ...
Green Chemistry 20 (21), 4920-4931, 2018
High Volumetric Quasi‐Solid‐State Sodium‐Ion Capacitor under High Mass Loading Conditions
R Thangavel, AG Kannan, R Ponraj, MS Park, H Choi, DW Kim, YS Lee
Advanced Materials Interfaces 5 (19), 1800472, 2018
Nitrogen-and sulfur-enriched porous carbon from waste watermelon seeds for high-energy, high-temperature green ultracapacitors
R Thangavel, AG Kannan, R Ponraj, V Thangavel, DW Kim, YS Lee
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 6 (36), 17751-17762, 2018
Electrochemical Performance of Sodium Polymer Battery Employing Polyurethane-Based Gel Polymer Electrolyte
MS Park, R Thangavel, YS Lee, DW Kim
Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts aimes2018, 389-389, 2018
Highly interconnected hollow graphene nanospheres as an advanced high energy and high power cathode for sodium metal batteries
R Thangavel, AG Kannan, R Ponraj, X Sun, DW Kim, YS Lee
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 6 (21), 9846-9853, 2018
Ordered mesoporous carbon CMK-8 cathodes for high-power and long-cycle life sodium hybrid capacitors
TN Phan, MK Gong, R Thangavel, YS Lee, CH Ko
Journal of Alloys and Compounds 743, 639-645, 2018
High-energy green supercapacitor driven by ionic liquid electrolytes as an ultra-high stable next-generation energy storage device
R Thangavel, AG Kannan, R Ponraj, V Thangavel, DW Kim, YS Lee
Journal of Power Sources 383, 102-109, 2018
2017
Rapidly Synthesized, Few-Layered Pseudocapacitive SnS2 Anode for High-Power Sodium Ion Batteries
R Thangavel, A Samuthira Pandian, HV Ramasamy, YS Lee
ACS applied materials & interfaces 9 (46), 40187-40196, 2017
Efficient method of designing stable layered cathode material for sodium ion batteries using aluminum doping
HV Ramasamy, K Kaliyappan, R Thangavel, WM Seong, K Kang, Z Chen, ...
The journal of physical chemistry letters 8 (20), 5021-5030, 2017
All-organic sodium hybrid capacitor: a new, high-energy, high-power energy storage system bridging batteries and capacitors
R Thangavel, K Kaliyappan, DU Kim, X Sun, YS Lee
Chemistry of Materials 29 (17), 7122-7130, 2017
A Sodium Hybrid Capacitor with High Energy Retention and Ultra-High Stability
R Thangavel, SY Kim, MK Gong, JY Park, HV Ramasamy, YS Lee
Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts 232, 489-489, 2017
High volumetric energy density hybrid supercapacitors based on reduced graphene oxide scrolls
JR Rani, R Thangavel, SI Oh, JM Woo, N Chandra Das, SY Kim, YS Lee, ...
ACS applied materials & interfaces 9 (27), 22398-22407, 2017
Engineering the Pores of Biomass‐Derived Carbon: Insights for Achieving Ultrahigh Stability at High Power in High‐Energy Supercapacitors
R Thangavel, K Kaliyappan, HV Ramasamy, X Sun, YS Lee
ChemSusChem 10 (13), 2805-2815, 2017
Pushing the energy output and cyclability of sodium hybrid capacitors at high power to new limits
R Thangavel, B Moorthy, DK Kim, YS Lee
Advanced Energy Materials 7 (14), 1602654, 2017
Cu-doped P2-Na0. 5Ni0. 33Mn0. 67O2 encapsulated with MgO as a novel high voltage cathode with enhanced Na-storage properties
HV Ramasamy, K Kaliyappan, R Thangavel, V Aravindan, K Kang, ...
Journal of materials Chemistry A 5 (18), 8408-8415, 2017
Cu-doped P2-Na₀. ₅Ni₀. ₃₃Mn₀. ₆₇O₂ encapsulated with MgO as a novel high voltage cathode with enhanced Na-storage properties
HV Ramasamy, K Kaliyappan, R Thangavel, V Aravindan, K Kang, ...
Correction: Cu-doped P2-Na₀. ₅Ni₀. ₃₃Mn₀. ₆₇O₂ encapsulated with MgO as a novel high voltage cathode with enhanced Na-storage properties
HV Ramasamy, K Kaliyappan, R Thangavel, V Aravindan, K Kang, ...
NaTi2 (PO4) 3 Grown on Graphene Sheets as High Energy Anode for Sodium-ion Energy Storage Devices
B Moorthy, R Thangavel
2017 년도 한국재료학회 춘계학술대회, 2017
2016
A Novel P2-Type Layered Cathode Material for Sodium-Ion Batteries
HV Ramasamy, K Kaliyappan, X Sun, SG Baek, HJ Choi, R Thangavel, ...
Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts imlb2016, 337-337, 2016
Sodium Hybrid Capacitor: A Next Generation Energy Storage System
R Thangavel, K Kaliyappan, SG Baek, HJ Choi, HV Ramasamy, GH Lee, ...
Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts imlb2016, 721-721, 2016
Going beyond lithium hybrid capacitors: proposing a new high‐performing sodium hybrid capacitor system for next‐generation hybrid vehicles made with bio‐inspired activated carbon
R Thangavel, K Kaliyappan, K Kang, X Sun, YS Lee
Advanced Energy Materials 6 (7), 1502199, 2016
Capacitors: Going Beyond Lithium Hybrid Capacitors: Proposing a New High‐Performing Sodium Hybrid Capacitor System for Next‐Generation Hybrid Vehicles Made with Bio‐Inspired …
R Thangavel, K Kaliyappan, K Kang, X Sun, YS Lee
Advanced Energy Materials 6 (7), 2016
2014
Electrochemical Properties of Cu Doped Lithium Manganese Silicate/PANI Composite As Cathode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries
SN Lee, S Palanichamy, JY An, R Thangavel, YS Lee
Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts imlb2014, 307-307, 2014
Undated publications
High-Stability Carbon Resistors
R Thangavel, SY Kim, MK Gong