Publications

Tungsten-modified MXene-integrated spinel oxides as high-performance and stable catalysts for water/seawater oxidation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A  2026 (Accepted manuscript). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D6TA00628K

Exploring the Feasibility of Hydrogen Driven Chemical Desalination through Redox Mediated Salt Ion Capture. Amit Tiwari, Akhilendra Pratap, VJ Akash, Prachi Upadhyay, Sankar Chakma, Ijjada Mahesh. ACS Sustainable Resource Management, 2026, 3, 5, 1335–1343. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.5c00509

Dual Function of Phosphate Buffer in Untreated Seawater Electrolysis: Boosting Oxygen Evolution Reaction Efficiency and Inhibiting Cathode Scaling. PV Raja, I Mahesh. Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 10, 1535-1546 (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D5SE01439E

Mechanistic Understanding of Origin of Selectivity for Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Untreated Natural Seawater Oxidation: Theoretical and Experimental Insights. PV Raja, DR Kanchan, A Banerjee, A Joshy, R Sankannvar, I Mahesh. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 200, 152946 (2026). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.152946 

Electrostatic-Electrochemical Coupling Enables Energy Storage and Electrosynthesis of Nano-catalysts in Charged Electrolytes.  PV Raja, P Vishnu, V Kumar, A Chandel, I Mahesh. Chem Rxiv 2025.

Hydrogen Production from Low-Grade Water Electrolysis to Contribute to Sustainable Development Goals 6 and 7: Challenges and Opportunities. P Vishnu, D Tanwar, I Mahesh. Chem Rxiv 2025.

Hydrated Electrocatalysis: To Boost the Selectivity for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Seawater Electrolysis. PV Raja, P Vishnu, TK Panigrahi, R Sankannavar, SP Vangala, I Mahesh. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 129 (4), 2288-2289 (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c06083 

Scalable Production of Monolayer Shell (Pt)@ Core (Pd) Nanoparticles by Electroless Cu UPD for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. I Mahesh, A Sarkar. Electrocatalysis 12, 127-136 (2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12678-020-00635-6.

Nano-structured palladium impregnate graphitic carbon nitride composite for efficient hydrogen gas sensing. A Ibrahim, UB Memon, SP Duttagupta, Ijjada Mahesh, RK Singh Raman, A Sarkar, G Pendharkar, SSV Tatiparti. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 45 (17), 10623-10636 (2020). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.04.140 

Mechanism of electrochemical oxidation of nitroxide radicals in ethaline deep eutectic solvent. NA Shaheen, M Ijjada, MB Vukmirovic, R Akolkar. Journal of The Electrochemical Society 167 (14), 143505 (2020). DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/abc439 

Hysteresis effects and roughness suppression efficacy of polyethylenimine additive in Cu electrodeposition in ethaline. NA Shaheen, I Mahesh, MB Vukmirovic, R Akolkar. Electrochemistry Communications 115, 106721 (2020). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2020.106721 

Self-restraining electroless deposition for shell@ core particles and influence of lattice parameter on the ORR activity of Pt (Shell)@ Pd (Core)/C electrocatalyst. I Mahesh, A Sarkar. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 122 (17), 9283-9291. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b12353 

Scale‐Up Process of Core@ Shell Monolayer Catalyst without Active Potential Control through Electroless Underpotential Deposition Galvanic Replacement. I Mahesh, A Sarkar Chemistry Select 3 (41), 11622-11626.

Efficient electrooxidation of ethanol on Bi@ Pt/C nanoparticles:(i) Effect of monolayer Bi deposition on specific sites of Pt nanoparticle (ii) Calculation of average number of e-s without help of chemical analysis. I Mahesh, R Jaithaliya, A Sarkar Electrochimica Acta 258, 933-941.

Electrochemical Study of Oxygen Reduction on a Carbon‐Supported Core–Shell Platinum–Gold Electrocatalyst with Tuneable Gold Surface Composition. I Mahesh, A Sarkar. ChemElectroChem 3 (5), 836-845 (2016).

Mechanism Underlying Electron-Transfer Reactions Involving TEMPO and 4-Hydroxy-TEMPO in Deep Eutectic Solvents. M Ijjada, NA Shaheen, MB Vukmirovic, R Akolkar. Meeting of the Electrochemical Society PRiME conference,2683-2683, Online (2020)

Electrolyte Additives for Controlling Roughness of Copper Electrodeposits Formed in Deep Eutectic Solvents. NA Shaheen, M Ijjada, MB Vukmirovic, R Akolkar. Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts, 237, 1206-1206, Online (2020)

Structure of micelles in re-entrant phase of SDS/Al(NO3)3 solutions. R Nadaf, M Ijjada, J Narayanan, B Kutty, VK Aswal, JR Bellare. PS Goyal Solid State Physics, 1512 (1), 118-119, IIT Bombay, India (2013)