DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS

VIVEKANANDA MAHANTA

Biography

“Joined as a regular Ph.D. Scholar under the supervision of Dr. Kothandaraman R. (Associate Professor) at Clean Energy Lab. (CEL), Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras, India. Doing research on Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices, specifically on Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB), hybrid flow battery, Supercapacitor, Lithium-ion battery etc.. My research focus on electrode materials synthesis and their applications on VRFB, electrolyte modifications, device fabrication, synthesis of membranes and their applications in VRFB and other energy storage devices. “

Education

  • M.Sc. Chemistry from Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar, M.P.
  • B.Sc. Chemistry (Hons.) from North Orissa University, Odisha.

Research Interests

  • Electrode materials synthesis and their applications on VRFB, electrolyte modifications, device fabrication, synthesis of membranes and their applications in VRFB and other energy storage devices.

Representative Publications

 Activated carbon from sugarcane bagasse as potential positive electrode catalyst for vanadium redox flow battery, Materials Letters, 247 (2019), pp. 63-66.

 

Honors and Rewards

  • GATE-2016

VIVEKANANDA MAHANTA

CY17D037

Guide

DR. KOTHANDARAMAN, R.