Prof. Nagaraju D H Professor

Research Grants Received

Co-Investigator (2022-2025) INR 46.23660 lakhs

Sustainable Selective Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction into Alcohols Using Tailored Metal Complexes as Electrode Material in Engineered Novel Ionic Liquids

Program: Department of Science and Technology (DST)

Reference: SERB/F/5771/2021-2022

Status: Ongoing

Investigator (2019-2022), INR 28.83 Lakhs

Development of Heavy Metal Ion Sensor for Food and Water Analysis

Program: Device Development Program, Department of Science and Technology (DST)

Reference: DST/TDT/DDP-33/2018(G)

Status: Completed

Co-Investigator (2018-2021) INR 57 lakhs

Development of Solid-State Super Capacitor Using Novel electrode materials

Program: Materials of Energy Storage, Department of Science and Technology (DST)

Reference: DST/TMD/MES/2k17/61

Status: Completed

International Visits

• Austria
• Hungary
• Germany
• Singapore
• Sweden
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• South Korea

Published Articles (IF = Impact Facto; * = corresponding author)

• High-Energy-Density Asymmetric Supercapacitor Based on Layered-Double-Hydroxide-Derived CoNi2S4 and Eco-friendly Biomass-Derived Activated Carbon
  • Aisha Siddiq, Nagaraju D H*, Mahesh Padaki
  • Energy Fuels (ACS) 2022, 36, 21, 13286–13295 (IF = 4.654)
• Advances in Zinc and Magnesium Battery Polymer Cathode Materials
  • Shivakumar P, Manjunatha Kumara K S, Shubhankar Kumar Bose, Nagaraju D H*
  • ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2022, accepted (IF = 6.959)
• Recent Advances in On-Site Monitoring of Heavy Metal Ions in the Environment
  • HNN Kumar, D H Nagaraju*, Z Yhobu, P Shivakumar, KSM Kumara, Srinivasa Budagumpi, B M. Praveen
  • Microchemical Journal, 2022, 182, 107894 (IF = 5.304)
• Pyridine‐functionalized N‐heterocyclic carbene gold (I) binuclear complexes as molecular electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reactions
  • Z Yhobu, GB Markandeya, JG Małecki, HT Srinivasa, RS Keri, D H Nagaraju, M Azam, Saud Al-Resayes, Srinivasa Budagumpi
  • Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2022, 36 (10), e6837 (IF = 4.072)
• Coordination chemistry of silver(I), gold(I) and nickel(II) with bis N-heterocyclic carbenes: applications in electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction
  • BM Geetha, Z Yhobu, V Monica, JG Małecki, D H Nagaraju, M Azam, Saud Al-Resayes, Srinivasa Budagumpi
  • Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 2022, 1-16 (IF = 1.75) (Invited Article)
• A Spongy Rhizophora mucronata derived Ultra-high Surface area Activated Carbon for High Charge Density Supercapacitor Device
  • Aisha Siddique, Nagaraju D. H.* Mahesh Padaki.
  • Journal of Energy Storage, 2022, Accepted (IF = 6.5)
• Pyridine–functionalized N–heterocyclic Carbene Gold(I) Binuclear Complexes as Molecular Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reactions
  • Z. Yhobu, B. M. Geetha, J.G. Małecki, H.T. Srinivasa, R.S. Keria, D.H. Nagaraju, M. Azame, S.I. Al–Resayese, and S. Budagumpi submitted
  • Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2022, Accepted (IF = 4.105)
• Synergetic Effect of Ru@ Octahedral Site of Fe3O4 and Charge Transfer from rGO to Ru/Fe3O4 for Improved Hydrogen Evolution Reaction-Experimental and DFT Studies
  • KR Shwetha, DH Nagaraju, Samadhan Kapse, Ranjit Thapa, Srinivasa Budagumpi, Zhoveta Yhobu
  • Materials Letters, 2023, 331, 133450 (IF = 3.574)
• Highly efficient catalysts of ruthenium clusters on Fe3O4/MWCNTs for the hydrogen evolution reaction
  • Shwetha, K. R. Nagaraju D. H.*, Shivanna, M. Samdhan Kapse, Ranjit Thapa.
  • New Journal of Chemistry, 2022, Accepted (IF = 3.591)
• Tuning the Surface Functionality of Fe3O4 for Sensitive and Selective Detection of Heavy Metal Ions
  • Manjunatha Kumara KS, DH Nagaraju*, Zhoveta Yhobu, Nayan Kumar HN, Srinivasa Budagumpi, Shubhankar Kumar Bose, Venkata Narayana Palakollu
  • Sensors, 2022, 22, 22, 8895. (IF = 3.847)
• Recent advances in the chemistry of the phosphaethynolate and arsaethynolate anions
  • Suma Basappa, Ramesh Bhawar, Doddahalli H Nagaraju, Shubhankar Kumar Bose,
  • Dalton Transactions, 2022, 51, 3767-3777. (IF = 4.39)
• Metal–metal interactions in bi–, tri– and multinuclear Fe, Ru and Os N–heterocyclic carbene complexes and their catalytic application
  • Brinda K. N., Rangappa Keri, Nagaraju D. H., Srinivasa B.
  • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Accepted (IF = 2.524)
• Glucose Electrocatalysts Derived from Mono– or Di– Carbene Coordinated Nickel(II) Complexes and their Mesoporous Carbon Composites
  • Brinda, K. N. Gautam Achar, Jan Grzegorz Malecki, Srinivas Budagumpi, Nagaraju, D. H. *
  • Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2021, 35 (12), e6446. (IF = 4.105)
• Novel Carbene Anchored Molecular Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reactions
  • K. N. Brinda, Jan Malecki, Zhoveta Yhobu, Nagaraju D. H.* Srinivasa, B. Ekambaram Siddharthan.
  • Journal of physical chemistry C, 2020, 125 (7), 3793-3803. (IF = 4.126)
• Highly Corrosion Resistant Platinum-Rhodium alloy coating and its photocatalytic activity
  • Bharath K Devendra, BM Praveen, VS Tripathi, G. Nagaraju, D. H. Nagaraju, KO Nayana,
  • Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2021, 134, 109065. (IF = 2.495)
• Dendritic Ferroselite (FeSe2) with 2D Carbon-Based Nanosheets of rGO and g-C3N4 as Efficient Catalysts for Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution
  • R. Shwetharani, Samadhan Kapse, Ranjit Thapa, D. H. Nagaraju*, R. Geetha Balakrishna*
  • ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2020, 3, 12682-12691. (IF = 6.024)
• Solvothermal decoration of Cu3SnS4 on reduced graphene oxide for enhanced electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction
  • Varsha Raj G, Muralikirshna S, Nagaraju D. H., Samrat D, Ramakrishnappa T, Werasak Surareungchai
  • Environ. Prog. & Sus. Ener. 2020, (IF = 2.431)
• Glucose oxidase mimicking half-sandwich nickel (II) complexes of coumarin substituted N-heterocyclic carbenes as novel molecular electrocatalysts for ultrasensitive and selective determination of glucose
  • K. N. Brinda, Gautam Achar, Jan Grzegorz Malecki, Srinivas Budagumpi, D. H. Nagaraju*, V. Suvina, R. Geetha Balakrishna
  • Biosensensors and Bioelectronics, 2019, 134, 24-28. (IF = 10.62)
• Hydrogenase Enzyme like Nanocatalysts FeS2 and FeSe2 for Molecular Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
  • R Shwetharani, D. H. Nagaraju*, R.G. Balakrishna, V Suvina
  • Materials Letters, 2019, 248, 39-42. (IF = 3.423)
• Nanoflower like structures of MoSe2 and MoS2 as efficient catalysts for hydrogen evolution
  • Chandan Ravikumar, Vishnu G Nair, S. MuraliKrishna, D. H. Nagaraju*, R. Geetha Balakrishna,
  • Materials Letters, 2018, 220, 133-135. (IF = 3.423)
• Polypyrrole-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite hydrogels: A promising electrode material for the simultaneous detection of multiple heavy metal ions
  • V. Suvina, S. MuraliKrishna, D. H. Nagaraju*, R. Geetha Balakrishna,
  • Materials Letters, 2018, 232, 209-212. (IF = 3.423)
• Nanostructured binary and ternary metal sulfides: synthesis methods and their application in energy conversion and storage devices
  • Pranav Kulkarni, S. K. Nataraj, R. Geetha Balakrishna, D. H. Nagaraju, M. V. Reddy
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5(42), 22040-22094. (IF = 12.73)
• Hydrogels of polyaniline with graphene oxide for highly sensitive electrochemical determination of lead ions
  • S. Muralikrishna, D. H. Nagaraju*, R. Geetha Balakrishna, Werasak Surareungchai, T. Ramakrishnappa, Avinash B. Shivanandareddy
  • Analytica Chimica Acta, 2017, 990, 67-77. (IF = 6.558)
• Enhanced electrochemical performance of LiVPO4F/f-graphene composite electrode prepared via Ionothermal process
  • P. Rangaswamy, V. R. Shetty, G. S. Suresh, K. M. Mahadevan, D. H. Nagaraju
  • Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 2017, 47(1), 1-12. (IF = 2.398)
• Supercapacitors based on two dimensional VO2 nanosheet electrodes in organic gel electrolyte
  • R. B. Rakhi, D. H. Nagaraju, P Beaujuge, H. N. Alshareef
  • Electrochimica Acta, 2016, 220, 601-608. (IF = 6.901)
• Graphene oxide-Cu(II) composite electrode for non-enzymatic determination of hydrogen peroxide
  • S. Muralikrishna, Sarawut Cheunkar, Benchaporn Lertanantawong, T. Ramakrishnappa, D.H. Nagaraju*, Werasak Surareungchai, R. Geetha Balakrishna, K. Ramakrishna Reddy
  • J. Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2016, 776, 59-65. (IF = 4.464)
• Non‐noble metal graphene oxide‐copper (II) ions hybrid electrodes for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction
  • S. Muralikrishna, T. N. Ravishankar, T. Ramakrishnappa, D. H. Nagaraju,  Ranjith Krishna Pai
  • Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 2016, 35(2) 565-573. (IF = 2.431)
• Electroforming free resistive switching memory in two-dimensional VOx nanosheets
  • M. K. Hota, D. H. Nagaraju, M. N. Hedhili, H. N. Alshareef
  • Applied Physics Letter, 2015, 107, 163106-163110. (IF = 3.791)
• LiFePO4 wrapped reduced graphene oxide for high performance Li-ion battery electrode
  • D. H. Nagaraju*, Mirjana Kuezma, G. S. Suresh
  • Journal of Materials Science, 2015, 50, 4244-4249. (IF = 4.22)
• Flexible, Highly Graphitized Carbon Aerogel Based on Bacterial Cellulose/Lignin: Catalyst-Free Synthesis and its Application in Energy Storage Devices
  • Xuezhu Xu, Jian Zhou, D. H. Nagaraju, Long Jiang, Val R. Marinov, Gilles Lubineau, Husam N. Alshareef, Myungkeun Oh
  • Advanced Functional Materials, 2015, 25, 3193-3202. (IF = 18.81)
• To what extent can charge localization influence electron injection efficiency at graphene-porphyrin interfaces?
  • Manas R. Parida, Shawkat M. Aly, Erkki Alarousu, Aravindan Sridharan, Doddahalli H. Nagaraju, Husam N. Alshareef, Omar F. Mohammed
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2015, 17, 14513-14517. (IF = 3.676)
• Surface Passivation of MoO3 Nanowires by Atomic Layer Deposition Towards High Rate Durable Li Ion Battery Anodes
  • H. N. Alshareef, Muhammad Shahid, D. H. Nagaraju, Mohamed N. Hedhili
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2015, 7 (24), 13154–13163. (IF = 9.229)
• Novel synthetic approach for 1, 4-dihydroxyanthraquinone and the development of its Lithiated salts as anode material for aqueous rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries
  • S. G. Suresh, V. Rajashekara Shetty, R Mariappa, M. M. Kittappa, D. H. Nagaraju
  • New Journal of Chemistry, 2015, 39, 8534-8544. (IF = 3.591)
• Hydrothermal synthesis of 2D MoS 2 nanosheets for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction
  • S Muralikrishna, K Manjunath, D Samrat, Viswanath Reddy, T Ramakrishnappa, Doddahalli H Nagaraju
  • RSC Advances, 2015, 5 (109), 89389-89396. (IF = 3.361)
• Electrochemical Synthesis of Interpenetrating Networks of Biopolymer/Conjugated polymers for High Energy Density Supercapacitors
  • D. H. Nagaraju*, Tomasz Rebis, Roger Gabrialsson, Grzegorz Milczarek, Olle Ingångs
  • Advanced Energy Materials, 2014, 4, 1-7. (IF = 29.368)
• Two-Dimensional Heterostructures of V2O5 Nanosheets and Reduced Graphene Oxide as Electrodes for High Energy Density Asymmetric Supercapacitors
  • D. H. Nagaraju, Qingxiao Wang, P. Beaujuge, H. N. Alshareef
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014, 2, 17146-17152. (IF = 12.90)
• Palladium Nanoparticles Anchored on Graphene Nanosheets: Methanol, Ethanol Oxidation Reactions and Their Kinetic Studies
  • D. H. Nagaraju* S. Devaraj, P. Balaya
  • Materials Research Bulletin, 2014, 60, 2014, 150-157. (IF = 4.641)
• In Situ Reduction and Functionalization of Graphene Oxide with L-Cysteine for Simultaneous Electrochemical Determination of Cadmium(II), Lead(II), Copper(II), and Mercury(II) ions
  • S. Muralikrishna, K. Sureshkumar, T. S. Varley, D. H. Nagaraju*, T. Ramakrishnappa
  • Analytical Methods, 2014, 6, 2014, 8698-8705. (IF = 2.896)
• Green chemistry route to the synthesis of Palladium Nanoparticles Decorated on Graphene for Ethanol Oxidation Reaction
  • D. H. Nagaraju*, G. S. Suresh
  • ECS Electrochemistry Letters, 2012, 1, F21-F23. IF = (1.771)
• Anthraquinone functionalized carbon composite electrode: Application to ammonia sensing
  • T. Ramakrishnappa, Pandurangappa, D. H. Nagaraju
  • Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2011, 155, 626-631. (IF = 7.46)
• Electrochemical detection of acetaminophen on the functionalized MWCNTs modified electrode using layer-by-layer technique
  • R. Manjunatha, D. H. Nagaraju, G. S. Suresh, J. S. Melo, S. F. D’Souza, T. V. Venkatesh
  • Electrochimica Acta 2011, 56, 6619-6627. (IF = 6.901)
• Nanostructured mesoporous materials for lithium-ion battery applications
  • P. Balaya, P. Saravanan, S. Hariharan, V. Ramar, H. S. Lee, M. Kuezma, S. Devaraj, D. H. Nagaraju, K. Ananthanarayanan, C. W. Mason
  • Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2011, 8035, 803503.
• Direct electrochemistry of cholesterol oxidase on MWCNTs
  • R. Manjunatha, D. H. Nagaraju, G. S. Suresh, J. S. Melo, S. F. D’Souza, T. V. Venkatesh
  • Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 2011, 651, 24-29. (IF = 4.464)
• Detection of uric acid in the presence of dopamine and high concentration of ascorbic acid using PDDA modified graphite electrode
  • H. Manjunatha, D. H. Nagaraju, G. S. Suresh, T. V. Venkatesha
  • Electroanalysis 2009, 21, 2198-2206. (IF = 3.223)
• Electrocatalytic studies of cytochrome c functionalized single walled carbon nanotubes on self-assembled monolayer of 4-ATP on gold
  • D. H. Nagaraju, Rakesh K. Pandey, V. Lakshminarayanan
  • Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 2009, 627, 63-68. (IF = 4.464)
• Electrochemically grown mesoporous gold film as high surface area material for electro-oxidation of alcohol in alkaline medium
  • D. H. Nagaraju, V. Lakshminarayanan
  • Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2009, 113, 14922-14926. (IF = 4.126)
• Detection of Uric Acid in the Presence of Dopamine and High Concentration of Ascorbic Acid Using PDDA Modified Graphite Electrode 
  • H. Manjunatha, D. H. Nagaraju, G. S. Suresh, T. V. Venkatesha
  • Electroanalysis 2009, 21, 2198–2206. (IF = 3.223)
• Electrochemical Synthesis of Thiol-Monolayer-Protected Clusters of Gold
  • D. H. Nagaraju, V. Lakshminarayanan
  • Langmuir (Letter) 2008, 24, 13855–13857. (IF = 3.882)
• Effect of calcining temperature on the electrochemical performance of nanocrystalline LiMn2O4 powders prepared by polyethylene glycol (PEG-400) assisted Pechni process
  • S Vivekanandhan, M Venkateswarlu, N Satyanarayana, P Suresh, D. H. Nagaraju, N. Munichandraiah
  • Materials Letters 2006, 60 (27), 3212-3216. (IF = 3.423)
• Analysis of ac impedance of AgO-Zn cells: effects of state-of-charge, temperature and cycle-life
  • P Suresh, D. H. Nagaraju, AK Shukla, N Munichandraiah
  • Electrochimica Acta 2005, 50 (16), 3262-3272. (IF = 6.9)