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Dr KRISHNA KUMAR M

Specialization : Physics

Qualification : MSc, MPhil, PhD

Department : PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS

Campus : BANGALORE CAMPUS

Dr. Krishna Kumar M is a condensed matter physicist. He specializes in energy storage materials and electrochemical device development. His research focuses on hybrid capacitors and metal-ion capacitors. He also studies sodium-ion and lithium-ion battery technologies. His work supports efficient storage of clean and sustainable energy. He designs two-dimensional materials and transition metal-based nanomaterials. He develops hybrid nanocomposites with optimized energy and power densities. He investigates synergistic interactions within advanced hybrid material systems. He studies temperature-dependent electrochemical behavior in functional materials. He examines phase transitions affecting device performance and stability. He uses X-ray diffraction and computational methods for structural analysis. He explores structure-property relationships in advanced functional materials. He has received research funding from national agencies, including CSIR. He has supervised doctoral research in nanomaterials and energy devices. He has published extensively in reputed international journals and book chapters. He actively organizes seminars, workshops, and academic conferences. His work reflects strong commitment to research, mentorship, and scientific advancement.

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Articles in Periodicals

Articles in Journals

2026

Name of Journal: Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Date Of Publication: 05-Mar-2026

Category:

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 2026/March 2026/1 - 10

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,VENKATESAN ARUMUGAM

URL: https://link.springer.com/journal/13562

Indexing Agency: Scopus

2025

Name of Journal: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics

Date Of Publication: 13-Aug-2025

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 36/2025/1548

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,V. MUTHULAKSHMI

URL: https://link.springer.com/journal/10854

Indexing Agency: Web of Science

Name of Journal: Energy Technology

Date Of Publication: 04-Nov-2025

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 2025/2025/20250183 - 14

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,SUDHAHAR SAKKARAPANI

URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/21944296

Indexing Agency: Web of Science

2024

Name of Journal: Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials

Date Of Publication: 27-Jul-2024

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 2024/July 2024/1 - 14

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,P. DEVENDRAN

URL: https://link.springer.com/journal/10904

Indexing Agency: Web of Science

Name of Journal: Energy & Fuels

Date Of Publication: 27-Dec-2024

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 39/906 - 920

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,VENKATESAN ARUMUGAM

URL: https://pubs.acs.org/journal/enfuem?ref=breadcrumb

Indexing Agency: Web of Science

Name of Journal: Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials

Date Of Publication: 25-Mar-2024

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 2024/1 - 14

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,RAMESH K

URL: https://link.springer.com/journal/10904

Indexing Agency: Web of Science

Name of Journal: Materials Science & Engineering B

Date Of Publication: 12-Dec-2024

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 313/117939

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,THIRUNAVUKKARASU KESAVAN

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/materials-science-and-engineering-b

Indexing Agency: Web of Science

Name of Journal: Inorganic Chemistry Communications

Date Of Publication: 11-May-2024

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 165/112553

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,S. SUDHAHAR

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/inorganic-chemistry-communications

Indexing Agency: Web of Science

Name of Journal: Materials Science and Engineering: B

Date Of Publication: 06-Aug-2024

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 309/117607

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,P. DEVENDRAN

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/materials-science-and-engineering-b

Indexing Agency: Web of Science

Name of Journal: Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Date Of Publication: 02-Oct-2024

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 1009/176867

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,V. KOUSALYA DEVI

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-alloys-and-compounds

Indexing Agency: Web of Science

2023

Name of Journal: PHYSICA B-CONDENSED MATTER

Date Of Publication: 27-Jan-2023

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 653/414679

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,S. SUDHAHAR

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/physica-b-condensed-matter

Indexing Agency: Web of Science

Name of Journal: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics

Date Of Publication: 24-Mar-2023

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 34/820/1 - 14

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,S. SUDHAHAR

URL: https://www.springer.com/journal/10854

Indexing Agency: Web of Science

Name of Journal: Materials Chemistry and Physics

Date Of Publication: 23-Oct-2023

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 311/128569 - 11

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,S. SUDHAHAR

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/materials-chemistry-and-physics

Indexing Agency: Web of Science

Name of Journal: Optical Materials

Date Of Publication: 23-Aug-2023

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 143/September 2023/114294

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,S. SUDHAHAR

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/optical-materials

Indexing Agency: Scopus

Name of Journal: Journal of Energy Storage

Date Of Publication: 22-Dec-2023

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 79/15 February 2024/110153 - 15

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,P. DEVENDRAN

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-energy-storage

Indexing Agency: Web of Science

Name of Journal: Chemistry Select

Date Of Publication: 12-Feb-2023

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 8

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,SAKKARAPANI SUDHAHAR

URL: https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/23656549

Indexing Agency: Web of Science

Name of Journal: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics

Date Of Publication: 10-Jan-2023

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 34

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M

URL: https://link.springer.com/journal/10854

Indexing Agency: Web of Science

Name of Journal: Materials Science and Engineering: B

Date Of Publication: 10-Feb-2023

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 290/116328 - 116328

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,S. SUDHAHAR

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/materials-science-and-engineering-b

Indexing Agency: Web of Science

Name of Journal: Journal of Energy Storage

Date Of Publication: 05-Oct-2023

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 73/109115 - 17

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,T. THEIVASANTHI

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-energy-storage

Indexing Agency: Web of Science

Name of Journal: Carbon Trends

Date Of Publication: 05-Apr-2023

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 11/100262

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,S. SUDHAHAR

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/carbon-trends

Indexing Agency: Scopus

2022

Name of Journal: Materials Letters

Date Of Publication: 11-Nov-2022

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 331/133464

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,M. JEEVARAJ

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/materials-letters

Indexing Agency: Web of Science

Blog

Invited Talks

2026

Name of the Program: One-day hands-on Training on energy storage devices and Characterization Techniques

Date: 2026-03-30 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Nitte (Deemed to be University)

Films / Videos / Documentaries

MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated

2024

Name of Student: Vignesh G

Institutions:

Month & Year: March 2024

Name of Student: Jeevaraj M

Institutions:

Month & Year: April 2024

2021

Name of Student: Ranjithkumar R

Institutions:

Month & Year: November 2021

Research Project

1

Investigator(s):

Sponsors: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi

External

Investigator(s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,IMRAN JAFRI R,PARTHA KUMBHAKAR

Sponsors: Science and Engineering Research Board

External

Investigator(s): KRISHNA KUMAR M,IMRAN JAFRI R,PARTHA KUMBHAKAR

Sponsors: Defence Research and Development Organisation

External
2

Investigator(s): KRISHNA KUMAR M

Sponsors:

Internal

Workshop / FDP / Training Programme

2025

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Course on Quantum Mechanics

Name of the Organiser: Coursera

Level:

Role: Participant

Date: 2025-11-13

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Hands-on experience with Optics (UG experiments)

Name of the Organiser: Christ University

Level:

Role: Participant

Date: 2025-07-01

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Faculty Development Program

Name of the Organiser: Christ University

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant & Presenter

Date: 2025-05-19

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: From Theory to Simulation: A Hands-on Course on G16 and VASP for Materials Research

Name of the Organiser: Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore

Level: National

Role: Participant

Date: 2025-05-09

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Learner centred andragogy, E-content development and Micro-credentials

Name of the Organiser: Christ University

Level:

Role: Participant & Presenter

Date: 2025-03-24

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Electrochemical Energy Systems: From Fundamentals to Fabrication (A Skill Development Program)

Name of the Organiser: Christ University

Level: National

Role: Organiser & Participant

Date: 2025-03-07

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Case Studies, Simulation, and Gamification

Name of the Organiser: Teaching Learning Enhancement Cell (TLEC)

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2025-02-21

2024

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: GigaWatt PV Technology

Name of the Organiser: Christ University

Level: International

Role: Organiser & Participant

Date: 2024-10-07

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Primary and Secondary Batteries

Name of the Organiser: Coursera

Level: International

Role: Participant

Date: 2024-07-08

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Q-Karyashala 2024: Workshop on Quantum Technologies

Name of the Organiser: Quantum Research Park, IISc Bangalore

Level: National

Role: Participant

Date: 2024-06-24

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Innovations in Lithium Battery Technology

Name of the Organiser: Coursera

Level: International

Role: Participant

Date: 2024-06-20

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Mastering Innovative Online Course Development

Name of the Organiser: Centre for Digital Learning

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2024-03-11

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Scaffolding Adult Learning Through Learner-Centered Approach

Name of the Organiser: Teaching Learning Enhancement Cell

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2024-02-28

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Revisiting UG - Physics Experiments

Name of the Organiser: Department of Physics and Electronics, Christ University

Level: National

Role: Participant

Date: 2024-01-16

2023

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: FDP on ?Empowering educators: Course planning and ICT tools for effective teaching"

Name of the Organiser: Department of Physics and Electronics, Christ University

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2023-12-05

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Faculty Development Program-I

Name of the Organiser: Christ University

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2023-06-26

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: One week FDP on Computational modelling of materials

Name of the Organiser: Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science, Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh

Level: National

Role: Participant

Date: 2023-05-08

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Faculty Orientation Program

Name of the Organiser: Christ University

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2023-03-14

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Induction Program

Name of the Organiser: Christ University

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2023-02-24

Awards / Achievements /Others

2025

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Top 2% Scientist by Stanford University 2025 - Physics & Astronomy

Description: Listed in Stanford - Elsevier Top 2% Scientist in 2025

Organisation: Stanford - Elsevier

Month/Year: 29 September 2025

2020

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: CSIR Summer Research Training 2020

Description: CSIR Summer Research Training Program (CSIR-SRTP)

Organisation: CSIR-NEIST

Month/Year: 03 August 2020

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: INSA Visiting Researcher

Description: Visiting Research Fellowship

Organisation: Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi

Month/Year: 02 March 2020

Books

Book Chapters

2024

Type of Book: CHAPTER

Title : 2D Metals Fundamentals, Emerging Applications, and Challenges

ISBN: 9781032645001

Month/Year: Nov 2024

2023

Type of Book: CHAPTER

Title : Graphene Fabrication, Properties and Applications

ISBN: 978-981-99-1205-6

Month/Year: May 2023

Case Study

Patents

Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium

2026

Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role: PRESENTER


Title: Tuning Graphene Oxide via N/S Doping and Thermal Treatment for Energy Storage


Date: 2026-03-09


Organising Institution: C-MET, Thrissur, MeitY & University of Manchester


Level:


2024

Type of the Program: SEMINARS


Role: KEYNOTE_SPEAKER


Title: Nanomaterials for Advanced Technological Applications


Date: 2024-07-03


Organising Institution: Dayananda Sagar Academy of Technology and Management


Level: NATIONAL


Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role:


Title:


Date: 2024-04-18


Organising Institution:


Level: NATIONAL


Type of the Program: SEMINARS


Role: KEYNOTE_SPEAKER


Title: Surface modifications on 2D carbon materials for energy storage needs


Date: 2024-03-26


Organising Institution: Department of Physics, Government Arts College for Men (Autonomous), Chennai


Level: NATIONAL


Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role: PARTICIPANT


Title:


Date: 2024-03-21


Organising Institution:


Level: INTERNATIONAL


2023

Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role: PARTICIPANT


Title:


Date: 2023-11-20


Organising Institution: Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore


Level: INTERNATIONAL


Type of the Program: SEMINARS


Role: PARTICIPANT


Title:


Date: 2023-06-06


Organising Institution: Intellectual Property Office, India


Level: NATIONAL


Own MPhil / PhD Thesis

2015

Guide Name: Dr. R. Mohan Kumar

Institution: University of Madras

Month Year: February 2015

Consultancy

Copyright

Cases / Notes / Working Papers

Chapters / Articles in Books

Conferences / Seminars Attended

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