Dr. S. Shivakumara Associate Professor

Specialization

Inorganic chemistry, Solid State Chemistry, Electrochemistry

Areas Of Interest

Materials Electrochemistry: Materials for Batteries, supercapacitors, and Electrochemical sensors

Qualification

PhD, Postdoc ( IISc Bangalore; IFW Dresden, Germany; Dalhousie University, Canada)

Teaching Experience

Academic- Teaching – 8 years, Research - 21 years

Awards & Recognition

• Dr. D.S. Kothari Post Doctoral Fellowship.
• Best Researcher.
• As a Reviewer in international peer-reviewed journals.

International Visits

Germany, Canada

Vidwan ID/Profile URL

https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/231350

Scopus ID/Google Scholar ID

https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=lpbFS6QAAAAJ&hl=en

Publications In Refereed Journals

Key Publications (Only Q1 & Q2 rated):

Corresponding author *

•   N Yogeesha, S Shivakumara*, CR Ravikumar, HC Ananda Murthy, Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of anionic azo dyes using copper-doped lanthanum oxide nanoparticles, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics (In Press).
• R. Swarna, P. Sanjay, M. S. Vasanthkumar & S. Shivakumara*, High surface area activated carbon cathode material for Zn-ion hybrid supercapacitor, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics (In Press).
• Sanjay P, Vasanthkumar M S, S. Shivakumara* Srinivas M, Synergistic Photocatalytic Activity of α-MnO2 Nanorods for the Degradation of Methylene Blue and Rhodamine-B Dyes, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics (In Press).
• R. Swarna, P. Sanjay, M. S. Vasanthkumar & S. Shivakumara*, Low-temperature exfoliated reduced graphene oxide cathode material for zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitor, Ionics (2025) 1-12.
• Xiao Han, Tirupathi Rao Penki, Shivakumara Sekharappa*, Brij Kishore, Gopi Raja, Udayabhaskararao Thumu, Yixi Wang, Krishna Harika Villa & Munichandraiah Nookala, Low-temperature thermal exfoliated reduced graphene oxide as an anode material for Li-ion batteries, (2025). 
• N Yogeesha, S Shivakumara*, CR Ravikumar, HC Ananda Murthy, Green and chemical fuel driven solution combustion synthesis of La2O3 nanoparticles for their photocatalytic and electrochemical studies, Ionics, 31 (2025) 8335–8356.
• S. Shivakumara*, Tirupathi Rao Penki, and N. Munichandraiah, Stacked reduced graphene oxide anodes for lithium-ion batteries with enhanced electrochemical Performance, Carbon (Submitted).
• R. A. Dharanendra, M. Shet Prakash, S. Sreenivasa, S. Shivakumara*, Electrochemical corrosion behaviour of zinc and zinc-reduced graphene oxide coatings on mild steel in 3.5% NaCl solution, Bulletin of Materials Science 45 (2022), 1-8
• N. Manikandan, B. Lakshmi, and S. Shivakumara*, Preparation of self assembled porous flower-like nanostructured magnetite (Fe3O4) electrode material for supercapacitor application, J Solid State Electrochem 26 (2022)  887-895.
• N. Manikandan, B. Lakshmi, and S. Shivakumara*, Electrochemical capacitance performance of high surface area, porous hematite (⍺-Fe2O3) nanorods, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 33 (2022) 7109-7118.
• R. A. Dharanendra, M. Shet Prakash, S. Shivakumara* and K. V. Jagannath, Electrochemical corrosion behaviour of nickel and nickel-reduced graphene oxide coatings on mild steel in 3.5% NaCl solution, ECS Transactions 107 (2022), 199.
• Y. A. Kulakarni, M.R. Jagadeesh, S. Jambaladinni, H.M. Suresh Kumar, M.S. Vasanthkumar, S. Shivakumara*, AC conductivity and dielectric properties of nanostructured amorphous manganese dioxide and polypyrrole/manganese dioxide composite. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 32 (3), 3352-3360
• Y. A. Kulakarni, M.R. Jagadeesh, S. Jambaladinni, H.M. Suresh Kumar, M.S. Vasanthkumar, S. Shivakumara*, Frequency dependence of AC conductivity and dielectric properties evaluation of in-situ prepared polyaniline/manganese dioxide composite, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 31 (9), 7226-7231.
• S. Shivakumara* and Munichandraiah, In-situ preparation of nanostructured α-MnO2/polypyrrole hybrid composite electrode materials for high performance supercapacitor, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 787 (2019) 1044-1050.
• C. Munikrishnappa, Surender Kumar, S. Shivakumara,  and  N. Munichandraiah, Graphene oxide-TiO2-Hemin ternary hybrid composite material as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for degradation of organic contaminants, Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices.,4 (2019) 80-88.
•   Tirupathi Rao Penki, Geetha Valurouthu, S. Shivakumara, and N. Munichandraiah, In-situ synthesis of reduced graphene oxide (RGO)/bismuth (Bi) nanocomposites as high capacity anode materials for Mg-ion battery, New J. Chem., 42 (2018) 5996-6004.
• S. Shivakumara*,  Tirupathi Rao Penki, N. Munichandraiah, Asymmetric supercapacitors based on partially exfoliated graphite oxide and nanostructured manganese oxide in aqueous neutral electrolyte, Solid State Communications 260 (2017) 34-39.
• S. Shivakumara*, Brij Kishore, Tirupathi Rao Penki, N. Munichandraiah, Symmetric supercapacitor based on reduced graphene oxide in non-aqueous electrolyte, ECS Electrochemistry Letters, 4 (2015) A87-A89.
• Tirupathi Rao Penki, S. Shivakumara, M. Minakshi and N. Munichandraiah, Porous flower-like α-Fe2O3 Nanostructure: A High performanace anode material for lithium-ion batteries, Electrochemica Acta 167 (2015) 330-339. 
• S. Shivakumara*, Tirupathi Rao Penki, N. Munichandraiah, Preparation and electrochemical performanance of porous hematite (α-Fe2O3) Nanostructures as supercapacitor electrode material, J. Solid State Electrochem., 18 (2014) 1057-1066.
• Tirupathi Rao Penki, S. Shivakumara,, M. Manicham, N. Munichandraiah, Porous Flower-like α-Fe­­2O3 Nanostructures as anode electrode material for rechargeable Li batteries, ECS meeting abstracts 2014 Orlando, USA.
• S. Shivakumara*,  Brij Kishore, Tirupathi Rao Penki, N. Munichandraiah, Symmetric supercapacitor based on partially exfoliated and reduced graphite oxide in neutral aqueous electrolyte, Solid state communications 199 (2014) 26-32.
• S. Shivakumara*,  Tirupathi Rao Penki, N. Munichandraiah, High specific surface area α-Fe2O3 nanostructures as high performanance electrode material for supercapacitors, Materials Letters 131 (2014) 100-103.
• S. Shivakumara*, Tirupathi Rao Penki, and N. Munichandraiah, Synthesis and Characterization of Porous Flowerlike α-Fe2O3 Nanostructures for Supercapacitor Application, ECS Electrochemistry Letters, 2 (7) (2013) A60-A62.
• P. Ragupathy, S. Shivakumara,   H. N. Vasan, N. Munichandraiah, Preparation of Nanostrip V2O5 by Polyol Method and Its Electrochemical Characterization as Cathode Material for  Rechargeable Lithium Batteries, J. Phys. Chem. C, 112 (2008) 16700-16707.
• S. Shivakumara, U. Manohara, Y. Arthoba Naik and T. V. Venkatesha, Electrodeposition of Zn-Co alloy from acid chloride electrolyte, Bulletin of Electrochemistry, 26 (2008) 411-415.
• S. Shivakumara, H. P. Sachin, Ganesha Achary, Y. Arthoba Naik and T. V.  Venkatesha, Influence of Condensation Product on Electrodeposition of Zn-Mn alloy on Steel, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, 15 (2008) 29-35.
• S. Shivakumara, U. Manohara, Y.Arthoba Naik and T.V.Venkatesha, Influence of additives on electrodeposition of bright Zn-Ni alloy on mild steel from acid sulphate bath, Bull.Mater.Sci. 30 (2007) 455-462.
• S. Shivakumara, U.Manohara, Y.Arthoba Naik and T.V.Venkatesha, Effect of condensation product on electrodeposition of zinc on mild steel, Bull. Mater. Sci., 30 (2007) 463-468.
• H.P.Sachin, Ganesha Achary, S. Shivakumara, Y.Arthoba Naik and T.V. Venkatesha, Electrochemical preparation of orthophenylenediamine on different cathodes in sulphuric acid, Russian Journal of Electrochemistry, 43 (2007) 204-210.
• Ganesha Achary, H.P.Sachin, S. Shivakumara, Y.Arthoba Naik and T.V. Venkatesha, New Schiff's bases as corrosion inhibitors for zinc in acid medium, Russian Journal of Electrochemistry, 43 (2007) 844-849.
• S. Shivakumara, H.P. Sachin, Ganesha Achary, Y.Arthoba Naik and T.V. Venkatesha, Electrodeposition of Zinc from sulphate solution, Bulletin of Electrochemistry, 22 (2006) 371-377.
• Ganesha Achary, S. Shivakumara, H. P. Sachin, Y. Arthoba Naik and T.V. Venkatesha, Influence of condensation product of Chitosan and Vanillin on electrodeposition of zinc, Bulletin of Electrochemistry 22 (2006) 417-422.

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