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Overview

Rangachary Mukundan is affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans several areas within engineering and energy, with a significant emphasis on electrical and electronic engineering as well as renewable energy and materials chemistry.

Their work frequently appears in venues such as ECS Meeting Abstracts, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, The Cambridge Structural Database, Microscopy and Microanalysis, and Nature Energy. These journals and conferences reflect an active engagement with both applied and foundational aspects of electrochemical research and materials analysis.

Their publication record includes numerous papers in key areas of fuel cell technology and energy conversion. Recent notable papers include:

  • New roads and challenges for fuel cells in heavy-duty transportation, 2021, Nature Energy
  • Recent developments in catalyst-related PEM fuel cell durability, 2020, Current Opinion in Electrochemistry
  • Grooved electrodes for high-power-density fuel cells, 2023, Nature Energy
  • Ionomer-free and recyclable porous-transport electrode for high-performing proton-exchange-membrane water electrolysis, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Water Electrolysis: Cell-Level Considerations for Gigawatt-Scale Deployment, 2025, Chemical Reviews

Their research encompasses a variety of topics including:

  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Frequent collaborators include David A. Cullen, Siddharth Komini Babu, Haoran Yu, Deborah J. Myers, and Sandip Maurya, reflecting a consistent network of co-authorship in overlapping fields of study.

The subfields in which Rangachary Mukundan has contributed are diverse and include electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, automotive engineering, and energy engineering and power technology. This multidisciplinary approach underlines a focus on both fundamental science and practical applications related to energy technologies.

Best Publications

  • Scientific aspects of polymer electrolyte fuel cell durability and degradation.

    Rodney Borup;Jeremy Meyers;Bryan Pivovar;Yu Seung Kim

  • New roads and challenges for fuel cells in heavy-duty transportation

    David A. Cullen;K. C. Neyerlin;Rajesh K. Ahluwalia;Rangachary Mukundan

  • A Critical Review of Modeling Transport Phenomena in Polymer-Electrolyte Fuel Cells

    Adam Z. Weber;Rodney L. Borup;Robert M. Darling;Prodip K. Das

  • Recent developments in catalyst-related PEM fuel cell durability

    Rodney L. Borup;Ahmet Kusoglu;Kenneth C. Neyerlin;Rangachary Mukundan

  • Solid-state mixed potential gas sensors: theory, experiments and challenges

    Fernando H Garzon;Rangachary Mukundan;Eric L Brosha

  • Carbon Corrosion in PEM Fuel Cells and the Development of Accelerated Stress Tests

    Natalia Macauley;Dennis D. Papadias;Joseph Fairweather;Dusan Spernjak

  • Sulfur Tolerant Anodes for SOFCs

    Rangachary Mukundan;Eric L. Brosha;Fernando H. Garzon

  • Ozonated Graphene Oxide Film as a Proton‐Exchange Membrane

    Wei Gao;Gang Wu;Michael T. Janicke;David A. Cullen

  • Grooved electrodes for high-power-density fuel cells

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  • CO/HC sensors based on thin films of LaCoO3 and La0.8Sr0.2CoO3−δ metal oxides

    Eric L Brosha;R Mukundan;David R Brown;Fernando H Garzon

  • Recent Advances in Catalyst Accelerated Stress Tests for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

    Sarah Stariha;Natalia Macauley;Brian T. Sneed;David Langlois

  • Cold start of polymer electrolyte fuel cells: Three-stage startup characterization

    Yun Wang;Partha P. Mukherjee;Jeff Mishler;Rangachary Mukundan

  • Development of ceramic mixed potential sensors for automotive applications

    Eric L. Brosha;Rangachary Mukundan;David R. Brown;Fernando H. Garzon

  • Elucidating the Dynamic Nature of Fuel Cell Electrodes as a Function of Conditioning: An ex Situ Material Characterization and in Situ Electrochemical Diagnostic Study.

    Sadia Kabir;Deborah J. Myers;Nancy N. Kariuki;Jae Park

  • Membrane accelerated stress test development for polymer electrolyte fuel cell durability validated using field and drive cycle testing

    Rangachary Mukundan;Andrew M. Baker;Ahmet Kusoglu;Paul Beattie

  • Dynamics of Particle Growth and Electrochemical Surface Area Loss due to Platinum Dissolution

    Rajesh K. Ahluwalia;Srikanth Arisetty;Jui-Kun Peng;Ram Subbaraman

  • Application of commercial automotive sensor manufacturing methods for NOx/NH3 mixed potential sensors for on-board emissions control

    Praveen K. Sekhar;Eric. L. Brosha;Rangachary Mukundan;Wenxia Li

  • Mixed Potential Hydrocarbon Sensors based on a YSZ Electrolyte and Oxide Electrodes

    Rangachary Mukundan;Eric L. Brosha;Fernando H. Garzon

  • 3D Analysis of Fuel Cell Electrocatalyst Degradation on Alternate Carbon Supports

    Brian T. Sneed;David A. Cullen;Kimberly S. Reeves;Ondrej E. Dyck

  • Effect of flow field geometry on operating current density, capacity and performance of vanadium redox flow battery

    Sandip Maurya;Phong Thanh Nguyen;Yu Seung Kim;Qinjun Kang

  • Ceria‐Electrolyte‐Based Mixed Potential Sensors for the Detection of Hydrocarbons and Carbon Monoxide

    R. Mukundan;Eric L. Brosha;David R. Brown;Fernando H. Garzon

  • Accurate measurement of the through-plane water content of proton-exchange membranes using neutron radiography

    D. S. Hussey;D. Spernjak;A. Z. Weber;R. Mukundan

  • Mixed potential sensors using lanthanum manganate and terbium yttrium zirconium oxide electrodes

    Eric L. Brosha;Rangachary Mukundan;David R. Brown;Fernando H. Garzon

Frequent Co-Authors

Karren L. More
Karren L. More Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Adam Z. Weber
Adam Z. Weber Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Yu Seung Kim
Yu Seung Kim Los Alamos National Laboratory
Rajesh K. Ahluwalia
Rajesh K. Ahluwalia Argonne National Laboratory
Partha P. Mukherjee
Partha P. Mukherjee Purdue University West Lafayette
Deborah J. Myers
Deborah J. Myers Argonne National Laboratory
Piotr Zelenay
Piotr Zelenay Los Alamos National Laboratory
David A. Cullen
David A. Cullen Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Yun Wang
Yun Wang University of California, Irvine
Olivier Lottin
Olivier Lottin University of Lorraine

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