Polyoxometalate-Based Materials and Applications

Nilesh R. Chodankar received his Ph.D. degree in Physics from Shivaji University, Maharashtra, India in 2016. During his Ph.D. study, he worked on flexible-solid state supercapacitors derived from metal oxide-carbon composite electrodes and polymeric gel electrolytes. Soon after graduating, he received his first international postdoctoral position at the Chemical Engineering Department, Chonnam National University, South Korea where he explored the utilization of different carbon-based nanomaterials and atomic layer deposition (ALD) techniques for energy-oriented applications in collaboration with Prof. Do-Heyoung Kim. Currently, he is working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Energy & Materials Engineering, Dongguk University, South Korea. In his research career, he has worked on multidisciplinary research projects in the areas of material science and engineering for sustainable energy storage and conversion systems. He has made a genuine contribution to his field with more than 83 high-ranking peer-reviewed articles, which have attracted more than 3500 citations. Deepak P. Dubal is a Professor at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. With an extensive background in the field of nanomaterials for clean energy conversion and storage systems, Professor Dubal’s current research is focused on designing and engineering functional materials such as new oxides/nitrides, polyoxometalates (POMs), and conducting polymers and their hybrids for energy storage applications, with special emphasis on supercapacitors, Li-ion batteries, and beyond Li-ion batteries. He is working to develop an integrated system as a self-charging power source for wearable electronics and implantable medical devices.

1. Introduction of POMs – Structural diversity
2. Redox active molecular clusters as potential materials for supercapacitors
3. POMs as liquid electrolytes for redox flow batteries
4. Role of POMs in Li-ion batteries – Recent advancements
5. POMs-based electrodes for Post-Li ion batteries
6. Engineering of POM-based materials for photo-/electro-catalysis
7. Development of PO Ms for CO2 reduction reactions
8. POMs for production of ammonia through nitrogen reduction reactions
9. Potential of POMs in biomedicinal applications
10. POMs-based materials for sensor systems
11. Understanding the fundamental aspects of the electrochemical application using theoretical/computational (DFT or ML) approach