In the Arava group
Ph.D. graduated Winter 2021. Ph.D. studies from Fall 2017.
Current position
Staff Materials Scientist, Lyten
Education
- Ph.D., Mechanical EngineeringWayne State University
April 2021 (Winter 2021) · Dissertation: Nanoscale Level Insights into Lithium-Sulfur Redox System Using In Situ AFM-SECM and Raman Spectroscopy · Advisor: Prof. Leela Arava - M.S. thesisWayne State University
2019 · Advisor: Prof. Leela Arava - B.Tech., Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringNational Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India
2015
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Publications with Prof. Arava (16)
- 2022Naresh Kumar Thangavel, Kiran Mahankali, and Leela Mohana Reddy Arava. Nanoscale Visualization of Reversible Redox Pathways in Lithium-Sulfur Battery Using In Situ AFM-SECM. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 169(6), 060501 (2022). Link ↗
- 2022Kiran Mahankali, Sundeep Varma Gottumukkala, Nirul Masurkar, Naresh Kumar Thangavel, Rahul Jayan, Abdulrazzag Sawas, Sudhan Nagarajan, Md Mahbubul Islam, and Leela Mohana Reddy Arava. Unveiling the Electrocatalytic Activity of 1T′-MoSe2 on Lithium-Polysulfide Conversion Reactions. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14(21), 24486–24496 (2022). Link ↗
- 2021Keiko Kato, Anand B. Puthirath, Ali Mojibpour, Mikhail Miroshnikov, Sitakanta Satapathy, Naresh Kumar Thangavel, Kiran Mahankali, Liangliang Dong, Leela Mohana Reddy Arava, George John, Palash Bharadwaj, Ganguli Babu, and Pulickel M. Ajayan. Light-Assisted Rechargeable Lithium Batteries: Organic Molecules for Simultaneous Energy Harvesting and Storage. Nano Letters, 21(2), 907–913 (2021). Link ↗
- 2020Kiran Mahankali, Sudhan Nagarajan, Naresh Kumar Thangavel, Sathish Rajendran, Munaiah Yeddala, and Leela Mohana Reddy Arava. Metal-Based Electrocatalysts for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: A Review. Catalysts, 10(10), 1137 (2020). Link ↗
- 2020Kiran Mahankali, Naresh Kumar Thangavel, Daryna Gopchenko, and Leela Mohana Reddy Arava. Atomically Engineered Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Liquid Polysulfide Adsorption and Their Effective Conversion in Li-S Batteries. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12(24), 27112–27121 (2020). Link ↗
- 2020Mikhail Miroshnikov, Kiran Mahankali, Naresh Kumar Thangavel, Sitakanta Satapathy, Leela Mohana Reddy Arava, Pulickel M. Ajayan, and George John. Bioderived Molecular Electrodes for Next‐Generation Energy‐Storage Materials. ChemSusChem, 13(9), 2186–2204 (2020). Link ↗
- 2020Mikhail Miroshnikov, Hsin Wang, Naresh Kumar Thangavel, Kiran Mahankali, Sitakanta Satapathy, Keiko Kato, Ganguli Babu, Kizhmuri P. Divya, Leela Mohana Reddy Arava, Pulickel M. Ajayan, and George John. Nature-Inspired Purpurin Polymer for Li-Ion Batteries: Mechanistic Insights into Energy Storage via Solid-State NMR and Computational Studies. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 124(33), 17939–17948 (2020). Link ↗
- 2020Sathish Rajendran, Naresh Kumar Thangavel, Kiran Mahankali, and Leela Mohana Reddy Arava. Toward Moisture-Stable and Dendrite-Free Garnet-Type Solid-State Electrolytes. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 3(7), 6775–6784 (2020). Link ↗
- 2020Insights into the Reversible Redox Pathways in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries By in Situ AFM-SECM Coupled Raman Spectroscopy. ECS Meeting Abstracts Link ↗
- 2020In-Situ Electrochemical Mapping of Lithium-Sulfur Battery Interfaces Using AFM-SECM. ECS Meeting Abstracts Link ↗
- 2020Engineered Electrode-Electrolyte Interface for Moisture-Stable, Dendrite-Free Garnet-Type Solid-State Electrolytes. ECS Meeting Abstracts Link ↗
- 2019Kiran Mahankali, Naresh Kumar Thangavel, Yi Ding, Susil K. Putatunda, and Leela Mohana Reddy Arava. Interfacial behavior of water-in-salt electrolytes at porous electrodes and its effect on supercapacitor performance. Electrochimica Acta, 326, 134989 (2019). Link ↗
- 2019Kiran Mahankali, Naresh Kumar Thangavel, and Leela Mohana Reddy Arava. In Situ Electrochemical Mapping of Lithium–Sulfur Battery Interfaces Using AFM–SECM. Nano Letters, 19(8), 5229–5236 (2019). Link ↗
- 2019Mikhail Miroshnikov, Keiko Kato, Ganguli Babu, Naresh Kumar, Kiran Mahankali, Edward Hohenstein, Hsin Wang, Sitakanta Satapathy, Kizhmuri P. Divya, Harrison Asare, Leela Mohana Reddy Arava, Pulickel M. Ajayan, and George John. Nature-Derived Sodium-Ion Battery: Mechanistic Insights into Na-Ion Coordination within Sustainable Molecular Cathode Materials. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2(12), 8596–8604 (2019). Link ↗
- 2019Mikhail Miroshnikov, Keiko Kato, Ganguli Babu, Naresh Kumar Thangavel, Kiran Mahankali, Edward Hohenstein, Hsin Wang, Sitakanta Satapathy, Kizhmuri P. Divya, Harrison Asare, Pulickel M. Ajayan, Leela Mohana Reddy Arava, and George John. Made From Henna! A Fast-Charging, High-Capacity, and Recyclable Tetrakislawsone Cathode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 7(16), 13836–13844 (2019). Link ↗
- 2018Water-in-Salt Electrolytes for High-Voltage Supercapacitors. ECS Meeting Abstracts Link ↗