Manikandan Palanisamy

Research Assistant Professor

Biography

2022 – Present
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2018 – 2022
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Davidson School of Chemical Engineering
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

2015 – 2017
Postdoctoral Research Associate
School of Energy and Chemical Engineering
UNIST – Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea

2014 – 2015
Research Associate & Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Physics
IISER – Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

2011 – 2015
PhD, Graduate Researcher & CSIR–Senior Research Fellow
Electrochemical Power Sources Division
CSIR – Central Electro-Chemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, India

2007 – 2011
Project Research Fellow
Electrochemical Power Sources Division
CSIR – Central Electro-Chemical Research Institute
Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, India

Research

• Chemical Science and its Applications
• Solid-State Chemistry and Crystal Structure Studies
• Electrochemistry and its Applications
• Multifunctional Approaches on Energy Storage Materials – Anodes, Cathodes, Separators, and Electrolytes
• Lithium-ion, Sodium-ion, Potassium-ion, and Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
• Advanced Design and Construction for Lithium-ion and Sodium-ion Pouch cell Fabrications
• All-Solid-State Lithium-ion and Sodium-ion Batteries
• Advanced Synchronized System for Longer-Lasting Rechargeable Batteries
• Thermal safety studies for Lithium-ion, Sodium-ion, and Potassium-ion Batteries
• Development of OER/ORR and HER Electrocatalysts
• Rechargeable Seawater Battery System

Education

PhD, Chemistry, 2015, CSIR–Central Electro-chemical Research Institute (CSIR–CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, India

M. Phil., Chemistry, 2008, Bharathidasan University, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India

M. Sc., Chemistry, 2006, Bharathidasan University, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India

B. Sc., Chemistry, 2004, Bharathidasan University, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India

Awards and Recognitions

Outstanding Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2022 – ViPER Group, Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 

CSIR-Senior Research Fellowship award, 2011 – Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India

Publications

Google Scholar Link

https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=10gjRAgAAAAJ&hl=en&inst=9897619243961157265

1. In Situ High-Temperature Phase Elucidation of Secondary Particles and Segregating Nanoparticles with Surface Coating-Networking Architecture for High-Voltage Cathode Life at High Rate
   Manikandan Palanisamy* and Matthew Mench
   Advanced Energy Materials, 2025. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aenm.202404368
2. Catalytic Microwave Degradation of Plastic Waste built Ultrafast Graphitic Shell Encapsulated Metallic Nanoparticles Revealed Ferromagnetism and Stable Li+ ion Storage
   Manikandan Palanisamy*, Ramakrishnan Perumal, Di Zhang, Haiyan Wang, Olga Maximova, Leonid Rokhinson, Vilas G. Pol
   RSC–Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024, 12, 19081–19093
   https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2024/ta/d4ta01354a
3. In situ thermal safety aspect of electrospun polyimide-Al2O3 separator reveals less exothermic heat energies than polypropylene at the thermal runaway event of lithium-ion batteries
   Manikandan Palanisamy*, Keng-Wei Lin, Chieh-Tsung Lo, Vilas G. Pol
   ACS–Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022, 14, 28310−28320.
4. Mesoporous Weaved Turbostratic Nanodomains Enable Stable Na⁺ Ion Storage and Micropore Filling is Revealed to be More Unsafe than Adsorption and Deintercalation
   Manikandan Palanisamy*, Ramakrishnan Perumal and Vilas G. Pol
   ACS–Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022, 14, 684−697.
5. Ultrafast anchored SnO₂ nanoparticles revealed capacity fade and hysteresis abated stable cycling performance for high-rate lithium-ion batteries Manikandan Palanisamy*, Colin Jamison, Xing Sun, Zhimin Qi, Haiyan Wang and Vilas G. Pol
   Carbon, 2021, 185, 608−618.
6. Discharge state of layered P2-type cathode reveals unsafe than charge condition in thermal runaway event for sodium-ion batteries
   Manikandan Palanisamy*, Venkata Rami Reddy Boddu, Parasharam M. Shirage and Vilas G. Pol
   ACS–Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021, 13, 31594−31604.
7. TiO₂ nanoparticle embedded nitrogen doped electrospun helical carbon nanofiber- carbon nanotube hybrid as a superior anode for lithium-Ion batteries
   Lavanya Thirugnanam‡, Manikandan Palanisamy‡, Satheesh Kaveri, Sundara Ramaprabhu, Vilas G. Pol and Mrinal Dutta
   International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021, 46, 2464 – 2478.
8. In situ replenishment of formation cycle lithium-ion loss for enhancing battery life
   Manikandan Palanisamy*, Mihit H. Parekh and Vilas G. Pol
   Advanced Functional Materials, 2020, 30, 2003668 (1–14).
9. Encapsulated Sb and Sb₂O₃ particles in waste-tire derived carbon as stable composite anodes for sodium-ion batteries
   Manikandan Palanisamy*, Vilas G. Pol, Samuel F. Evans, Kia Jackson, Charl J. Jafta, Craig A. Bridges, Sheng Dai, Alan M. Levine, Richard J. Lee and Mariappan Parans Paranthaman
   RSC–Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2020, 4, 3613–3622.
10. Lithium metal battery pouch cell assembly and prototype demonstration using tailored polypropylene separator
    Manikandan Palanisamy, Vihang P. Parikh, Mihit H. Parekh and Vilas G. Pol
    Wiley–Energy Technology, 2020, 8, 2000094 (1–8).
11. Advanced perspective on synchronized bifunctional activities of P2-type material to implement interconnected voltage profile for seawater batteries
    Palanisamy Manikandan, Koshal Kishor, Jinhyup Han and Youngsik Kim
    Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2018, 6, 11012–11021.
12. Structural characterization of layered Na₅Co_0.5Mn_0.5O₂ material as a promising cathode for sodium-ion batteries
    Palanisamy Manikandan, Seongwoo Heo, Hyun Woo Kim, Hu Young Jeong, Eungje Lee and Youngsik Kim
    Journal of Power Sources, 2017, 363, 442–449.
13. Insights into the Dual-electrode Characteristics of Layered Na₅Ni_0.25Mn_0.75O₂ Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries
    Manikandan Palanisamy, Hyun Woo Kim, Seongwoo Heo, Eungje Lee and Youngsik Kim
    ACS–Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9, 10618−10625.
14. Hybrid solid electrolyte with the combination of Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂ ceramic and ionic liquid for high voltage pseudo-solid-state Li-ion batteries
    Hyun Woo Kim‡, Palanisamy Manikandan‡, Young Jun Lim, Jin Hong Kim, Sang-cheol Nam and Youngsik Kim
    Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, 4, 17025–17032.
15. Layered P2-type Na₅Ni_0.25Mn_0.75O₂ as a high-performance cathode material for sodium-ion batteries
    Manikandan*, D. Ramasubramonian and M. M. Shaijumon
    Electrochimica Acta, 2016, 206, 199–206.
16. A Nano-granular Sn impregnated NiTi alloy matrix anode for high voltage Li-ion pouch cells
    Manikandan, P. Periasamy and R. Jagannathan
    RSC–Advances, 2015, 5, 3844–3853.
17. Microstructure - twinning and hexad multiplet(s) in Lithium-rich layered cathode materials for Lithium-ion batteries
    Manikandan, P. Periasamy and R. Jagannathan
    RSC–Advances, 2014, 4, 40359–40367.
18. Grain boundary driven capacity fade/hysteresis abated in composite cathode material for Lithium-ion batteries/pouch cell
    Manikandan, P. Periasamy and R. Jagannathan
    Journal of Power Sources, 2014, 264, 299–310.
19. Faceted shape-drive cathode particles using mixed hydroxy-carbonate precursor for mesocarbon microbeads versus LiNi_1/3Mn_1/3Co_1/3O₂ Li-ion pouch cell
    Manikandan, P. Periasamy and R. Jagannathan
    Journal of Power Sources, 2014, 245, 501–509.
20. Novel mixed hydroxy–carbonate precursor assisted synthetic technique for LiNi_1/3Mn_1/3Co_1/3O₂ cathode materials
    Manikandan and P. Periasamy
    Materials Research Bulletin, 2014, 50, 132–140.
21. Sol-gel synthesis and impedance characteristics of networked nanocrystalline olivine cathode for Li-ion full cells
    Manikandan, P. Periasamy and R. Jagannathan
    RSC–Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2013, 1, 15397–15405.
22. Physicochemical characteristics of poly (vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene)-alumina for mesocarbon microbeads versus LiNi_1/3Mn_1/3Co_1/3O₂ Li-ion polymer cells
    Manikandan, S. Kousalya and P. Periasamy
    Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2013, 74, 1492–1498.
23. Solution combustion synthesis of layered LiNi₅Mn_0.5O₂ and its characterization as cathode material for Lithium-ion cells
    Manikandan, M. V. Ananth, T. Prem Kumar, M. Raju, P. Periasamy and K. Manimaran
    Journal of Power Sources, 2011, 196, 10148–10155.
24. Solution-Combustion Synthesized Nanocrystalline Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ As High-Rate Performance Li-Ion Battery Anode
    S. Prakash, P. Manikandan, K. Ramesha, M. Sathiya, J. M. Tarascon and A. K. Shukla
    ACS–Chemistry of Materials, 2010, 22, 2857–2863.

Patents

1. In situ replenishment of formation cycle lithium-ion loss for enhancing battery life
   Manikandan Palanisamy, Mihit H. Parekh and Vilas G. Pol
   US Patent, 2020; https://patents.google.com/patent/US20210013555A1/en.

2. Cathode active material for a sodium ion battery and a process thereof
   Manikoth M. Shaijumon, Palanisamy Manikandan and Deivanayagam Ramasubramonian
   Indian Patent, 2015, Application No: 2095/CHE/2015.