Overview
Background
Ashok is a Professor of Energy Storage at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia, and an Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland (UQ). As a nanomaterial (carbon) and energy expert, he previously served as the Chief Scientific Officer at a listed company specialising in graphene production and applications. Ashok has received prestigious fellowships, including Marie-Curie, JSPS-Japan, and UQ Fellowship, and has secured several million AUD in funding for his research.
He has authored over 100 published papers and holds seven filed patents in the fields of nanomaterials and energy. His work has been featured in esteemed journals such as Chemical Review, ACS Nano, Advanced Energy Materials, Energy & Environmental Science, Nature Protocols, and Chemical Communications. Ashok is also dedicated to mentoring young researchers and students to advance the frontiers of materials science and energy storage.
Availability
- Professor Ashok Kumar Nanjundan is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, Bharathiar University
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, Bharathiar University
- Doctor of Philosophy, Pukyong National University
- Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education, Griffith University
- Member, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
Works
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2021
Journal Article
Deep eutectic solvents: green approach for cathode recycling of li‐ion batteries
Padwal, Chinmayee, Pham, Hong Duc, Jadhav, Sagar, Do, Thu Trang, Nerkar, Jawahar, Hoang, Linh Thi My, Kumar Nanjundan, Ashok, Mundree, Sagadevan G. and Dubal, Deepak P. (2021). Deep eutectic solvents: green approach for cathode recycling of li‐ion batteries. Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, 3 (1) 2100133, 2100133. doi: 10.1002/aesr.202100133
2021
Journal Article
Multi-heteroatom doped nanocarbons for high performance double carbon potassium ion capacitor
Pham, Hong Duc, Fernando, Joseph F. S., Horn, Michael, MacLeod, Jennifer, Motta, Nunzio, Doherty, Bill, Payne, Alice, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Golberg, Dmitri and Dubal, Deepak (2021). Multi-heteroatom doped nanocarbons for high performance double carbon potassium ion capacitor. Electrochimica Acta, 389 138717, 138717. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138717
2021
Journal Article
Programmed design of selectively-functionalized wood aerogel: Affordable and mildew-resistant solar-driven evaporator
Meng, Taotao, Jiang, Bo, Li, Zhengtong, Xu, Xingtao, Li, Dagang, Henzie, Joel, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Bando, Yoshio (2021). Programmed design of selectively-functionalized wood aerogel: Affordable and mildew-resistant solar-driven evaporator. Nano Energy, 87 106146, 106146. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106146
2021
Journal Article
KOH-activated hollow ZIF-8 derived porous carbon: nanoarchitectured control for upgraded capacitive deionization and supercapacitor
Kim, Minjun, Xu, Xingtao, Xin, Ruijing, Earnshaw, Jacob, Ashok, Aditya, Kim, Jeonghun, Park, Teahoon, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, El-Said, Waleed A., Yi, Jin Woo, Na, Jongbeom and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2021). KOH-activated hollow ZIF-8 derived porous carbon: nanoarchitectured control for upgraded capacitive deionization and supercapacitor. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13 (44) acsami.1c09107, 52034-52043. doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c09107
2021
Journal Article
Thermal reductive perforation of graphene cathode for high‐performance aluminum‐ion batteries
Kong, Yueqi, Tang, Cheng, Huang, Xiaodan, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Zou, Jin, Du, Aijun and Yu, Chengzhong (2021). Thermal reductive perforation of graphene cathode for high‐performance aluminum‐ion batteries. Advanced Functional Materials, 31 (17) 2010569. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202010569
2021
Journal Article
Nitrogenization of biomass-derived porous carbon microtubes promotes capacitive deionization performance
Sheng, Xinran, Xu, Xingtao, Wu, Yue, Zhang, Xiaojie, Lin, Peng, Eid, Kamel, Abdullah, Aboubakr M., Li, Zhengtong, Yang, Tao, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2021). Nitrogenization of biomass-derived porous carbon microtubes promotes capacitive deionization performance. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 94 (5), 1645-1650. doi: 10.1246/bcsj.20210029
2021
Journal Article
Cellulose‐Based Nanogenerators: An Overview of Cellulose‐Based Nanogenerators (Adv. Mater. Technol. 3/2021)
Annamalai, Pratheep K., Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Dubal, Deepak P. and Baek, Jong‐Beom (2021). Cellulose‐Based Nanogenerators: An Overview of Cellulose‐Based Nanogenerators (Adv. Mater. Technol. 3/2021). Advanced Materials Technologies, 6 (3), 2170018. doi: 10.1002/admt.202170018
2021
Journal Article
An overview of cellulose‐based nanogenerators
Annamalai, Pratheep K., Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Dubal, Deepak P. and Baek, Jong‐Beom (2021). An overview of cellulose‐based nanogenerators. Advanced Materials Technologies, 6 (3) 2001164, 2001164. doi: 10.1002/admt.202001164
2021
Journal Article
Sorghum biomass-derived porous carbon electrodes for capacitive deionization and energy storage
Kim, Minjun, Lim, Hyunsoo, Xu, Xingtao, Hossain, Md Shahriar A., Na, Jongbeom, Awaludin, Nur Nadia, Shah, Jagrat, Shrestha, Lok Kumar, Ariga, Katsuhiko, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Martin, Darren J., Shapter, Joseph G. and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2021). Sorghum biomass-derived porous carbon electrodes for capacitive deionization and energy storage. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 312 110757, 110757. doi: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2020.110757
2021
Book Chapter
Nanocellulose-based carbon as electrode materials for sodium-ion batteries
Ramanujam, B. T. S, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar and Annamalai, Pratheep Kumar (2021). Nanocellulose-based carbon as electrode materials for sodium-ion batteries. Nanocellulose based composites for electronics. (pp. 295-312) edited by Sabu Thomas and Yasir Beeran Pottathara. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-822350-5.00012-6
2021
Journal Article
Large interspaced layered potassium niobate nanosheet arrays as an ultrastable anode for potassium ion capacitor
Pham, Hong Duc, Chodankar, Nilesh R., Jadhav, Sagar D., Jayaramulu, Kolleboyina, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar and Dubal, Deepak P. (2021). Large interspaced layered potassium niobate nanosheet arrays as an ultrastable anode for potassium ion capacitor. Energy Storage Materials, 34, 475-482. doi: 10.1016/j.ensm.2020.10.013
2020
Journal Article
Nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon microspheres by spray drying-vapor deposition for high-performance supercapacitor
Sun, Xiaoran, Kong, Yueqi, Liu, Yang, Zhou, Liang, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Huang, Xiaodan and Yu, Chengzhong (2020). Nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon microspheres by spray drying-vapor deposition for high-performance supercapacitor. Frontiers in Chemistry, 8 592904, 592904. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2020.592904
2020
Journal Article
Synthesis of uniformly sized mesoporous silver films and their SERS application
Lim, Hyunsoo, Kim, Dabum, Kwon, Goomin, Kim, Hyun-Jong, You, Jungmok, Kim, Jeonghun, Eguchi, Miharu, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Na, Jongbeom and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2020). Synthesis of uniformly sized mesoporous silver films and their SERS application. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 124 (43) acs.jpcc.0c07234, 23730-23737. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c07234
2020
Journal Article
Ammonia gas sensing properties of Al doped ZnO thin films
Kathwate, L. H., Umadevi, G., Kulal, P. M., Nagaraju, P., Dubal, D. P., Nanjundan, A. K. and Mote, V. D. (2020). Ammonia gas sensing properties of Al doped ZnO thin films. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 313 112193, 112193. doi: 10.1016/j.sna.2020.112193
2020
Journal Article
Solid-state lithium–sulfur batteries: Advances, challenges and perspectives
Ding, Bing, Wang, Jie, Fan, Zengjie, Chen, Shuang, Lin, Qingyang, Lu, Xiangjun, Dou, Hui, Kumar Nanjundan, Ashok, Gleb, Yushin, Zhang, Xiaogang and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2020). Solid-state lithium–sulfur batteries: Advances, challenges and perspectives. Materials Today, 40, 114-131. doi: 10.1016/j.mattod.2020.05.020
2020
Journal Article
Potassium‐ion storage in cellulose derived hard carbon: the role of functional groups
Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Gaddam, Rohit Ranganathan, Niaei, Amir H. Farokh, Annamalai, Pratheep K., Dubal, Deepak P., Martin, Darren James, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Searles, Debra J. and Zhao, Xiu Song (2020). Potassium‐ion storage in cellulose derived hard carbon: the role of functional groups. Batteries and Supercaps, 3 (9) batt.202000116, 953-960. doi: 10.1002/batt.202000116
2020
Journal Article
Cover Feature: Potassium‐ion storage in cellulose‐derived hard carbon: the role of functional groups
Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Gaddam, Rohit Ranganathan, Farokh Niaei, Amir H., Annamalai, Pratheep K., Dubal, Deepak P., Martin, Darren James, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Searles, Debra J. and Zhao, Xiu Song (2020). Cover Feature: Potassium‐ion storage in cellulose‐derived hard carbon: the role of functional groups. Batteries and Supercaps, 3 (9) batt.202000183, 791-791. doi: 10.1002/batt.202000183
2020
Journal Article
True Meaning of Pseudocapacitors and Their Performance Metrics: Asymmetric versus Hybrid Supercapacitors
Chodankar, Nilesh R., Pham, Hong Duc, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Fernando, Joseph F. S., Jayaramulu, Kolleboyina, Golberg, Dmitri, Han, Young-Kyu and Dubal, Deepak P. (2020). True Meaning of Pseudocapacitors and Their Performance Metrics: Asymmetric versus Hybrid Supercapacitors. Small, 16 (37) 2002806, e2002806. doi: 10.1002/smll.202002806
2020
Journal Article
Graphene and molybdenum disulphide hybrids for energy applications: an update
Chodankar, N.R., Nanjundan, A.K., Losic, D., Dubal, D.P. and Baek, J.-B. (2020). Graphene and molybdenum disulphide hybrids for energy applications: an update. Materials Today Advances, 6 100053, 100053. doi: 10.1016/j.mtadv.2019.100053
2020
Journal Article
Uncovering giant nanowheels for magnesium ion–based batteries
Fan, X., Garai, S., Gaddam, R. R., Menezes, P. V., Dubal, D. P., Yamauchi, Y., Menezes, P. W., Nanjundan, A. K. and Zhao, X. S. (2020). Uncovering giant nanowheels for magnesium ion–based batteries. Materials Today Chemistry, 16 100221, 100221. doi: 10.1016/j.mtchem.2019.100221
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Functional Membrane Separators for Rechargeable Non-Aqueous Aluminium-Ion Batteries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Xiaodan Huang, Professor Michael Yu
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Development of Stable and High-Capacity Aqueous Aluminum-Ion Batteries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Michael Yu, Dr Xiaodan Huang
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
A systematic investigation on the valorisation of carbon from sorghum biomass for energy storage materials
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Pratheep Kumar Annamalai, Professor Darren Martin
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Biomass-Derived Carbon Materials as Anodes for Rechargeable Batteries
Associate Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Nickle cobaltite-based anode materials for sodium-ion capacitors
Associate Advisor
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- Polymer Synthesis
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