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Gopinathan Sankar is a researcher affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions in the subfields of materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, polymers and plastics, and organic chemistry.

Their work spans several specialized topics including catalytic processes in materials science, copper-based nanomaterials and applications, advancements in battery materials, transition metal oxide nanomaterials, ZnO doping and properties, nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, and electrocatalysts for energy conversion.

Key recent publications by Gopinathan Sankar include:

  • Surface charge as activity descriptors for electrochemical CO2 reduction to multi-carbon products on organic-functionalised Cu (2023, Nature Communications)
  • 2023 roadmap for potassium-ion batteries (2023, Journal of Physics Energy)
  • Reversible photochromic W18O49: Mechanism revealing and performance improvement for smart windows (2023, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • VO2/ZnO bilayer films with enhanced thermochromic property and durability for smart windows (2020, Applied Surface Science)
  • Anion Vacancy Regulated Sodium/Potassium Intercalation in Potassium Prussian Blue Analog Cathodes for Hybrid Sodium-Ion Batteries (2023, Advanced Functional Materials)

Sankar frequently publishes in venues such as ECS Meeting Abstracts, Chemistry - Methods, Nature Communications, Advanced Functional Materials, and the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Most recurrent co-authors collaborating with Sankar are:

  • Ivan P. Parkin
  • Albertus D. Handoko
  • Yang Xu
  • Meltem Yilmaz
  • Shouqin Tian

Their research profile shows a consistent focus on developing and understanding materials with applications in energy storage, catalysis, and environmental sustainability, as reflected in both the thematic focus and publication record.

Best Publications

  • Heterogeneous catalysts obtained by grafting metallocene complexes onto mesoporous silica

    Thomas Maschmeyer;Fernando Rey;Gopinathan Sankar;John Meurig Thomas

  • High-Performance Nanocatalysts for Single-Step Hydrogenations

    John Meurig Thomas;Brian F. G. Johnson;Robert Raja;Gopinathan Sankar

  • Highly selective oxidation of methane to methanol at ambient conditions by titanium dioxide-supported iron species

    Jijia Xie;Renxi Jin;Ang Li;Yingpu Bi

  • Molecular-sieve catalysts for the selective oxidation of linear alkanes by molecular oxygen

    John Meurig Thomas;Robert Raja;Gopinathan Sankar;Robert G. Bell

  • Metal organic framework-mediated synthesis of highly active and stable Fischer-Tropsch catalysts.

    Vera P. Santos;Tim A. Wezendonk;Juan José Delgado Jaén;A. Iulian Dugulan

  • Molecular sieve catalysts for the regioselective and shape- selective oxyfunctionalization of alkanes in air.

    John Meurig Thomas;Robert Raja;Gopinathan Sankar;Robert G. Bell

  • Powerful redox molecular sieve catalysts for the selective oxidation of cyclohexane in air

    Robert Raja;Gopinathan Sankar;John Meurig Thomas

  • The role of synchrotron-based studies in the elucidation and design of active sites in titanium-silica epoxidation catalysts.

    John Meurig Thomas;Gopinathan Sankar

  • Intelligent Multifunctional VO2/SiO2/TiO2 Coatings for Self-Cleaning, Energy-Saving Window Panels

    Michael J. Powell;Raul Quesada-Cabrera;Alaric Taylor;Diana Teixeira

  • Isolated Fe Sites in Metal Organic Frameworks Catalyze the Direct Conversion of Methane to Methanol

    Dmitrii Y. Osadchii;Dmitrii Y. Osadchii;Alma I. Olivos-Suarez;Ágnes Szécsényi;Ágnes Szécsényi;Ágnes Szécsényi;Guanna Li;Guanna Li

  • Designing a Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Production of Adipic Acid by Aerial Oxidation of Cyclohexane

    Markus Dugal;Gopinathan Sankar;Robert Raja;John Meurig Thomas

  • Bio-inspired CO2 Conversion by Iron Sulfide Catalysts Under Sustainable Conditions

    A. Roldan;N. Hollingsworth;A. Roffey;H.-U. Islam;H.-U. Islam

  • Elucidating the Nature of Fe Species during Pyrolysis of the Fe-BTC MOF into Highly Active and Stable Fischer–Tropsch Catalysts

    Tim A. Wezendonk;Vera P. Santos;Maxim A. Nasalevich;Quirinus S.E. Warringa

  • Solvent-free, low-temperature, selective hydrogenation of polyenes using a bimetallic nanoparticle Ru-Sn catalyst

    Sophie Hermans;Robert Raja;John M. Thomas;Brian F. G. Johnson

  • Synthesis and structure of a layered titanosilicate catalyst with five-coordinate titanium

    M. A. Roberts;G. Sankar;J. M. Thomas;R. H. Jones

  • SAPO-18 Catalysts and Their Broensted Acid Sites

    Jiesheng Chen;Paul A. Wright;John Meurig Thomas;Srinivasan Natarajan

  • COMBINED QUEXAFS-XRD - A NEW TECHNIQUE IN HIGH-TEMPERATURE MATERIALS CHEMISTRY - AN ILLUSTRATIVE IN-SITU STUDY OF THE ZINC OXIDE-ENHANCED SOLID-STATE PRODUCTION OF CORDIERITE FROM A PRECURSOR ZEOLITE

    Gopinathan Sankar;Paul A. Wright;Srinivasan Natarajan;John Meurig Thomas

  • The rheology of collapsing zeolites amorphized by temperature and pressure

    G. N. Greaves;F. Meneau;F. Meneau;A. Sapelkin;L. M. Colyer

  • X-ray absorption spectroscopic study of Bronsted, Lewis, and redox centers in cobalt-substituted aluminum phosphate catalysts

    P. A. Barrett;G. Sankar;C. R. A. Catlow;J. M. Thomas

  • A zeolite structure (ITQ-13) with three sets of medium-pore crossing channels formed by 9- and 10-rings.

    Avelino Corma;Marta Puche;Fernando Rey;Gopinathan Sankar

  • Preparation, Characterisation and Performance of Encapsulated Copper–Ruthenium Bimetallic Catalysts Derived from Molecular Cluster Carbonyl Precursors

    Douglas S. Shephard;Thomas Maschmeyer;Gopinathan Sankar;John Meurig Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

John Meurig Thomas
John Meurig Thomas University of Cambridge
Robert Raja
Robert Raja University of Southampton
Andrew M. Beale
Andrew M. Beale University College London
Robert G. Bell
Robert G. Bell University College London
C. R. A. Catlow
C. R. A. Catlow University College London
Thomas Maschmeyer
Thomas Maschmeyer University of Sydney
Tatsuya Okubo
Tatsuya Okubo University of Tokyo
Wei Fan
Wei Fan University of Massachusetts Amherst
Paul A. Wright
Paul A. Wright University of St Andrews
Wim Bras
Wim Bras Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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