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:
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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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2020
Journal Article
Synthesis of multiple‐twinned Pd nanoparticles anchored on graphitic carbon nanosheets for use as highly‐active multifunctional electrocatalyst in formic acid and methanol oxidation reactions
Huang, Huajie, Wei, Yujie, Shen, Bingfeng, Zhang, Yao, He, Haiyan, Jiang, Quanguo, Yang, Lu, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Na, Jongbeom, Xu, Xingtao, Zhu, Jixin and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2020). Synthesis of multiple‐twinned Pd nanoparticles anchored on graphitic carbon nanosheets for use as highly‐active multifunctional electrocatalyst in formic acid and methanol oxidation reactions. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 7 (11) 2000142, 2000142. doi: 10.1002/admi.202000142
2020
Journal Article
Modulating the void space of nitrogen-doped hollow mesoporous carbon sphere for lithium-sulfur batteries
Yu, Chengzhong, Liu, Yang, Kong, Yueqi, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Yang, Yannan, Zhou, Liang and Huang, Xiaodan (2020). Modulating the void space of nitrogen-doped hollow mesoporous carbon sphere for lithium-sulfur batteries. ChemNanoMat, 6 (6), 925-929. doi: 10.1002/cnma.202000168
2020
Journal Article
Sandwich-structured ordered mesoporous polydopamine/MXene hybrids as high-performance anodes for lithium-ion batteries
Li, Tao, Ding, Bing, Wang, Jie, Qin, Zongyi, Fernando, Joseph F S, Bando, Yoshio, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Kaneti, Yusuf Valentino, Golberg, Dmitri and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2020). Sandwich-structured ordered mesoporous polydopamine/MXene hybrids as high-performance anodes for lithium-ion batteries. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 12 (13) acsami.9b18883, 14993-15001. doi: 10.1021/acsami.9b18883
2019
Journal Article
Modulating ion diffusivity and electrode conductivity of carbon nanotube@mesoporous carbon fibers for high performance aluminum-selenium batteries
Kong, Yueqi, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Liu, Yang, Song, Hao, Huang, Xiaodan and Yu, Chengzhong (2019). Modulating ion diffusivity and electrode conductivity of carbon nanotube@mesoporous carbon fibers for high performance aluminum-selenium batteries. Small, 15 (51) 1904310, e1904310. doi: 10.1002/smll.201904310
2019
Journal Article
Self-assembly of nickel phosphate-based nanotubes into two-dimensional crumpled sheet-like architectures for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitors
Wulan Septiani, Ni Luh, Kaneti, Yusuf Valentino, Fathoni, Kresna Bondan, Wang, Jie, Ide, Yusuke, Yuliarto, Brian, Nugraha,, Dipojono, Hermawan Kresno, Nanjundan, Ashok, Golberg, Dmitri, Bando, Yoshio and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2019). Self-assembly of nickel phosphate-based nanotubes into two-dimensional crumpled sheet-like architectures for high-performance asymmetric supercapacitors. Nano Energy, 67 104270, 104270. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.104270
2019
Journal Article
Auto-programmed heteroarchitecturing: self-assembling ordered mesoporous carbon between two-dimensional Ti3C2Tx MXene layers
Allah, Abeer Enaiet, Wang, Jie, Kaneti, Yusuf Valentino, Li, Tao, Farghali, Ahmed A., Khedr, Mohamed Hamdy, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Ding, Bing, Dou, Hui, Zhang, Xiaogang, Yoshio, Bando and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2019). Auto-programmed heteroarchitecturing: self-assembling ordered mesoporous carbon between two-dimensional Ti3C2Tx MXene layers. Nano Energy, 65 103991, 103991. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2019.103991
2019
Journal Article
Ultralong storage life of Li/MnO2 primary batteries using MnO2-(CFx)n with C–F semi-ionic bond as cathode materials
Chang, Yali, Wang, Min, Wang, Shengping, Na, Jongbeom, Bund, Andreas, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2019). Ultralong storage life of Li/MnO2 primary batteries using MnO2-(CFx)n with C–F semi-ionic bond as cathode materials. Electrochimica Acta, 320 134618, 134618. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.134618
2019
Journal Article
Molecular design strategies for electrochemical behavior of aromatic carbonyl compounds in organic and aqueous electrolytes
Peng, Huiling, Yu, Qianchuan, Wang, Shengping, Kim, Jeonghun, Rowan, Alan E., Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Yamauchi, Yusuke and Yu, Jingxian (2019). Molecular design strategies for electrochemical behavior of aromatic carbonyl compounds in organic and aqueous electrolytes. Advanced Science, 6 (17) 1900431, 1900431. doi: 10.1002/advs.201900431
2019
Journal Article
Reduced graphene oxide (rGO) prepared by metal‐induced reduction of graphite oxide: improved conductive behavior of a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/rGO composite
Mallik, Abul K., Habib, Md. Lawshan, Robel, Fataha N., Shahruzzaman, Md., Haque, Papia, Rahman, Mohammed Mizanur, Devanath, Vasudevan, Martin, Darren J., Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Takafuji, Makoto and Ihara, Hirotaka (2019). Reduced graphene oxide (rGO) prepared by metal‐induced reduction of graphite oxide: improved conductive behavior of a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/rGO composite. ChemistrySelect, 4 (27), 7954-7958. doi: 10.1002/slct.201901281
2019
Journal Article
Pore-tuning to boost the electrocatalytic activity of polymeric micelle-templated mesoporous Pd nanoparticles
Li, Cuiling, Iqbal, Muhammad, Jiang, Bo, Wang, Zhongli, Kim, Jeonghun, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar, Whitten, Andrew E., Wood, Kathleen and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2019). Pore-tuning to boost the electrocatalytic activity of polymeric micelle-templated mesoporous Pd nanoparticles. Chemical Science, 10 (14), 4054-4061. doi: 10.1039/c8sc03911a
2019
Journal Article
Electrochemical characteristics of cobaltosic oxide in organic electrolyte according to bode plots: double‐layer capacitance and pseudocapacitance
Xu, Yinsheng, Wang, Shengping, Peng, Huiling, Yang, Zhigao, Martin, Darren, Bund, Andreas, Nanjundan, Ashok and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2019). Electrochemical characteristics of cobaltosic oxide in organic electrolyte according to bode plots: double‐layer capacitance and pseudocapacitance. ChemElectroChem, 6 (9) celc.201900289, 2456-2463. doi: 10.1002/celc.201900289
2019
Journal Article
Soft‐templated synthesis of sheet‐like nanoporous nitrogen‐doped carbons for electrochemical supercapacitors
Allah, Abeer Enaiet, Yamauchi, Yusuke, Wang, Jie, Bando, Yoshio, Tan, Haibo, Farghali, Ahmed A., Khedr, Mohamed Hamdy, Alshehri, Abdulmohsen, Alghamdi, Yousef Gamaan, Martin, Darren, Wahab, Mohammad A., Hossain, Md. Shahriar A. and Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar (2019). Soft‐templated synthesis of sheet‐like nanoporous nitrogen‐doped carbons for electrochemical supercapacitors. ChemElectroChem, 6 (6) celc.201900151, 1901-1907. doi: 10.1002/celc.201900151
2019
Journal Article
Double-layered modified separators as shuttle suppressing interlayers for lithium–sulfur batteries
Deng, Chao, Wang, Zhuowen, Wang, Shengping, Yu, Jingxian, Martin, Darren J., Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2019). Double-layered modified separators as shuttle suppressing interlayers for lithium–sulfur batteries. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11 (1) acsami.8b14196, 541-549. doi: 10.1021/acsami.8b14196
2019
Book Chapter
Advanced carbon materials for electrochemical energy storage
Gaddam, Rohit Ranganathan, Kumar, Nanjundan Ashok, Narayan, Ramanuj, Raju, K.V.S.N. and Zhao, X.S. (2019). Advanced carbon materials for electrochemical energy storage. Nanomaterials synthesis: design, fabrication and applications. (pp. 385-418) edited by Yasir Beeran Pottathara, Sabu Thomas, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Yves Grohens and Vanja Kokol. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-815751-0.00011-0
2018
Journal Article
Pseudocapacitive behavior of Fe2O3 anode and its contribution to high reversible capacity in lithium ion batteries
Xiang, Yimo, Yang, Zhigao, Wang, Shengping, Hossain, Mohammad Shahriar, Yu, Jingxian, Nanjundan, Ashok Kumar and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2018). Pseudocapacitive behavior of Fe2O3 anode and its contribution to high reversible capacity in lithium ion batteries. Nanoscale, 10 (37), 18010-18018. doi: 10.1039/c8nr04871a
2018
Journal Article
Graphene‐Wrapped Nanoporous Nickel‐Cobalt Oxide Flakes for Electrochemical Supercapacitors
Azhar, Alowasheeir, Zakaria, Mohamed B., Lin, Jianjian, Chikyow, Toyohiro, Martin, Darren J., Alghamdi, Yousef Gamaan, Alshehri, Abdulmohsen Ali, Bando, Yoshio, Hossain, Md. Shahriar A., Wu, Kevin C.-W., Kumar, Nanjundan Ashok and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2018). Graphene‐Wrapped Nanoporous Nickel‐Cobalt Oxide Flakes for Electrochemical Supercapacitors. ChemistrySelect, 3 (29), 8505-8510. doi: 10.1002/slct.201801174
2018
Journal Article
Phosphorus-based mesoporous materials for energy storage and conversion
Mei, Peng, Kim, Jeonghun, Kumar, Nanjundan Ashok, Pramanik, Malay, Kobayashi, Naoya, Sugahara, Yoshiyuki and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2018). Phosphorus-based mesoporous materials for energy storage and conversion. Joule, 2 (11), 2289-2306. doi: 10.1016/j.joule.2018.08.001
2018
Journal Article
Synthesis of Hollow Co-Fe Prussian Blue Analogue Cubes by using Silica Spheres as a Sacrificial Template
Azhar, Alowasheeir, Zakaria, Mohamed B., Ebeid, El-Zeiny M., Chikyow, Toyohiro, Bando, Yoshio, Alshehri, Abdulmohsen Ali, Alghamdi, Yousef Gamaan, Cai, Ze-Xing, Kumar, Nanjundan Ashok, Lin, Jianjian, Kim, Hansu and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2018). Synthesis of Hollow Co-Fe Prussian Blue Analogue Cubes by using Silica Spheres as a Sacrificial Template. ChemistryOpen, 7 (8), 599-603. doi: 10.1002/open.201800120
2018
Journal Article
Controlled synthesis of mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbons with highly ordered two-dimensional hexagonal mesostructures and their chemical activation
Enaiet Allah, Abeer, Tan, Haibo, Xu, Xingtao, Farghali, Ahmed A., Khedr, Mohamed Hamdy, Alshehri, Abdulmohsen Ali, Bando, Yoshio, Kumar, Nanjundan Ashok and Yamauchi, Yusuke (2018). Controlled synthesis of mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbons with highly ordered two-dimensional hexagonal mesostructures and their chemical activation. Nanoscale, 10 (26), 12398-12406. doi: 10.1039/c8nr02647e
2018
Journal Article
Carbon nanoparticle-based three-dimensional binder-free anode for rechargeable alkali-ion batteries
Gaddam, Rohit Ranganathan, Kumar, Nanjundan Ashok and Zhao, X. S. (2018). Carbon nanoparticle-based three-dimensional binder-free anode for rechargeable alkali-ion batteries. Materials Today Energy, 8, 29-36. doi: 10.1016/j.mtener.2018.02.005
Funding
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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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