Working on "Electrochemical Supercapacitor" in various dimensions for 13 years, each of following involves materials and device fabrication related activity.

Post-Doctoral Researcher (2013-2014)
Institute of Chemistry and Technical Electrochemistry, Poznan University of Technology
Pl. M. Sklodowskiej-Curie 5, Rektorat (B-1) p.50860-965 Poznan (Poland)

Industrial experience: worked with Nissan-Renault (Chennai) project on electrolyte materials for sodium ion batteries for electric vehicles

Achievements:

• Selected for IASc-INSA-NASI Summer Research Fellowship in 2013, conducted by Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 
• 2012: Selected for Research Associateship (RA) of Council of Scientific &IndustrialResearch (CSIR) ACK. No. 263190/2K11/1, File No.9/45(1202)/2012-EMR-I
• Junior Research Fellowship of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) (Govt. of India), India. (NET-JRF) Date: 18.12.2005, Roll No. 507751 qualified.
• Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE): GATE Score-376, (Year-2006) and AIR 422, conducted by Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur qualified.

• Graphene and Graphene Oxide based electrodes for Supercapacitors and batteries.
• Nanostructured conducting polymers (Polyaniline, polypyrrole, polythiophene and their derivatives etc.) and their oxide composites for supercapacitor applications.
• Nanostructured oxide materials for cathode applications in magnesium and lithium ion batteries.
• Carbon and carbon polymer composites for energy storage technology.
• Bucky gels of MWCNTs, Conducting polymer (polyaniline, polypyrrole etc.), Oxides (V2O5, MoO3, MnO2 etc.), Carbon (Carbon nanotube, Grapheneetc) and Composites based electrodes.
• Ionic liquid based gel polymer electrolytes (new generation materials for energy conversion and storage-greener approach) for batteries and supercapacitors applications.
• Plastic crystal-Ionic liquid-polymer based electrolytes: "Plastic crystal" as a ‘solid plasticizer' and ‘Ionic Plastic Crystal.
• Ionic liquid based Li+, Na+, Mg2+ and K+ ion conducting polymer gel electrolytes for cationic effect and salvation size effect on double layer formation.
• Technology development for the electrochemical energy storage/conversion devices particularly for supercapacitors, rechargeable batteries (Magnesium Batteries, Lithium Polymer Batteries, Lithium Ion Batteries, Sodium batteries), solar cells, Fuel cells.
• To work for environment friendly advanced materials in the applications for energy storage/conversion. Better energy density & power density, cycling in "Hybrid Capacitors or Hybrid Batteries"

Research Grant:

DST SERB (Government of India) Early Career Research Award Scheme Project (2016): File Number: ECR/2016/001871 project titled "Design and optimization of performance parameters of hybrid capacitors using graphene (nano-carbons)/metal-oxide nano-composites electrodes with sodium ion based electrolytes". Cost: ~ 23 Lakh

International Research Project Grant from Russian Government (2014):

Research Grant: 1.16 Crore INR, under international scientist scheme top 100/5 at International Research Projects Department, National University of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

Industrial experience: worked with Nissan-Renault (Chennai) project on electrolyte materials for sodium ion batteries for electric vehicles

Membership of Learned Societies: 1. The Electrochemical Society, USA

2. Indian Solid State Ionics Society

Member of Editorial Board:

1. Journal of Pure Applied and Industrial Physics

2).Journal of Materials Science and Surface Engineering,

Reviewer in various reputed journals of RSC, AIP, ECS, IOP, ACS, Elsevier and Springer

Achievements:

Ø Selected for IASc-INSA-NASI Summer Research Fellowship in 2013, conducted by Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, atBhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai

Ø 2012: Selected for Research Associateship (RA) of Council of Scientific &IndustrialResearch (CSIR) ACK. No. 263190/2K11/1, File No.9/45(1202)/2012-EMR-I

Ø Junior Research Fellowship of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) (Govt. of India), India. (NET-JRF) Date: 18.12.2005, Roll No. 507751 qualified.

Ø Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE): GATE Score-376, (Year-2006) and AIR 422, conducted by Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur qualified.

Awards: Young Scientist AwardforBest Paper (Oral), ‘Seventh National Conference on Solid State Ionics', at A.P.S. University Rewa (MP), 1-3 November, 2007.

Chapter@Book

Molybdenum-based Compounds For Energy Storage Aand Conversion" Qamar Abbas,

Yogesh Kumar, (2014) in "Molybdenum, Molybdenum oxides: Chemical, Electrochemical

properties and Industrial applications" Nova Science Publishers, NY USA, ISBN: 978-1-63321-213-8

Major Collaborations:

Dr. Canan VARLIKLI, Associate Professor Ege University, Solar Energy Institute 35100 Bornova-Izmir-Turkey,Email:canan.varlikli@ege.edu.tr

Prof. Y.M. Shulga,Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, andNational University of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

Research papers published or accepted in SCI Journals:

1. Bucky gel" of multiwalled carbon nanotubes as electrodes for high performance, flexible electric double layer capacitor by Singh, Manoj; Kumar, Yogesh; Hashmi, S.A. Nanotechnology24 (2013) 90465704, ISSN: 0957-4484, Impact factor (2018): 3.399
2. Structural and Electrochemical Properties of Succinonitrile Based Gel Polymer Electrolytes: Role of Ionic Liquid Addition, Mohd. Suleman, S. A. Hashmi, Yogesh Kumar J. Phy. Chem. B, 2013, 117, 7436-7443, ISSN: 1520-6106, Impact factor: 3.146 (2017)
3. Gel Polymer Electrolytes Based Electrical Double Layer Supercapacitors: A Comparative Study with Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and Activated Carbon Electrodes, Yogesh Kumar, G. P. Pandey, S. A. Hashmi, Accepted to publishJ. Phy. Chem. C, 116, 2012, 26118-26127,Cited by 2, IF=4.4, ISSN 1932-7447
4. Lithium ion transport and ion-polymer interaction in PEO based polymer electrolyte plasticized with ionic liquid, Yogesh Kumar, S. A. Hashmi, G. P. Pandey, Solid State Ionics, 201 (2011) 73-80Cited by 4, ISSN 0167-2738, IF 2.3
5. Ionic liquid mediated magnesium ion conduction in poly(ethylene oxide) based polymer electrolyte, Yogesh Kumar, S.A. Hashmi,G.P.Pandey, Electrochim Acta,56 (2011) 3864 Cited by 12 ISSN 0013-4686, IF 5.1
6. Ionic liquid incorporated PEO based polymer electrolyte for electrical double layer capacitors: A comparative study with lithium and magnesium systems, G.P. Pandey, Yogesh Kumar, S. A. Hashmi, Solid State Ionics(Elsevier), 190 (2011) 93-98 Cited 10
7. Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Electrodes for All Solid State Electrical Double Layer Capacitors with Ionic Liquid based Gel Polymer Electrolyte, G. P. Pandey, S. A. Hashmi, Yogesh Kumar, ‘J. Electrochem. Soc., 157 (1) A 105-A 114 (2010). Cited by 17
8. Performance Studies of Activated Charcoal Based Electrical Double Layer Capacitors with Ionic Liquid Gel Polymer Electrolytes, G. P. Pandey, S. A. Hashmi, Yogesh Kumar ‘Energy Fuels'(ACS)24, (2010), 6644-6652 Cited by 7
9. Ionic liquid incorporated polymer electrolytes for supercapacitor application, G P Pandey, Yogesh Kumar, S AHashmi, Ind. J. Chemistry, 49A, (2010) 743-751.Cited by 11
10. Structural Aspects, Biological and Nonlinear Optical Response of New N,N′-Di(2- tolyl)formamidiniumTosylate, Ram Kishan, Taruna Singh, SandeepGarg, N. Vijayan, Rustam Singh, Yogesh Kumar, B. Rupini, BrijeshRathi, Advanced Chemistry Letters, 1, (2013) , 134-139
11. Flexible electric double-layer capacitors fabricated with micro-/mesoporous carbon electrodes and plastic crystal incorporated gel polymer electrolytes containing room temperature ionic liquids Mohd. Suleman ,Yogesh Kumar, S. A. Hashmi, J Solid State Electrochem 2015, 19,1347-1357DOI 10.1007/s10008-014-2731-5.
12. A novel configuration of electrical double layer capacitor with plastic crystal based gel polymer electrolyte and graphenenano-platelets as electrodes: A high rate performance Manoj K. Singh, MohdSuleman, Yogesh Kumar, S.A. Hashmi, Energy 80 (2015) 465-473.
13. Journal: ElectrochimicaActa, 2015, S.A. Hashmi, Mohd. Suleman, Yogesh Kumar, High-rate supercapacitive performance of GO/r-GO electrodes interfaced with plastic-crystal-based flexible gel polymer electrolyte. 182, 2015, 995-1007, Published
14. Journal: Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2015, S.A. Hashmi, Mohd. Suleman, Yogesh Kumar, Solid-state electric double layer capacitors fabricated with plastic crystal based flexible gel polymer electrolytes: Effective role of electrolyte anions. 163, 2015, 161-171
15. Yogesh Kumar, S.A. Baskakov, Y.V. Baskakova, V.M. Martynenko, A.S. Lobach, S.A. Vasiliev, Y.M. Shulga, A.A. Arbuzov , A.A. Volodin, Y.M. Volfkovich, V.E. Sosenkin, N.Y. Shulga , Y.N. Parkhomenko, A. Michtchenkod and A.L. Gusev, "Composite Of Graphene Oxide And Humic Acids: Results Of High-Temperature Treatment", International Scientific Journal for Alternative Energy and Ecology, 09-10 (2016) 197-198. (ISSN: 1608-8298)
16. Yogesh Kumar, Vinod Kumar Kasana, Pushpa Singh, S. Dixit, "Experimental Studies on Poly(3-Hexylthiophene) Electrode Based Supercapacitors: A Comparison of Electrolytic Species", Journal of Materials Science & Surface Engineering, 4 (2) (2016) 364-367. (ISSN: 2348-8956)
17. Ashwani Kumar, Amit Sanger, Arvind Kumar, Yogesh Kumar, Ramesh Chandra, An efficient α-MnO2 nanorods forests electrode for electrochemical capacitors with neutral aqueous electrolytes, Electrochim Acta 220 (2016) 712-720. (ISSN No. 0013-4686)
18. Ashwani Kumar, Amit Sanger, Arvind Kumar, Yogesh Kumar, Ramesh Chandra, Sputtered Synthesis of MnO2 Nanorods as Binder Free Electrode for High Performance Symmetric Supercapacitors, Electrochim Acta 222 (2016) 1761-1769. (ISSN No. 0013-4686)
19. Preparation of graphene oxide-humic acid composite-based ink for printing thin film electrodes for micro-supercapacitors, Y.M. Shulga, S.A. Baskakov, Y.V. Baskakova, A.S. Lobach, E.N. Kabachkov,Y.M. Volfkovich, V.E. Sosenkin, N.Y. Shulga, S.I. Nefedkin, Y. Kumar, A. Michtchenko, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 730 (2018) 88-95
20. Mohd. Suleman, M.A.R. Othman, S.A. Hashmi, Yogesh Kumar, Mohamad Deraman, R. Omar, M.R.M. Jasni, Activated graphene oxide/reduced graphene oxide electrodes and low viscous sulfonium cation based ionic liquid incorporated flexible gel polymer electrolyte for high rate supercapacitors, J. Alloys and Compounds, 695 (2017) 3376-3392. (ISSN No. 0925-8388)
21. Y.M. Shulga, S.A. Baskakov, Y.V. Baskakova, A.S. Lobach, Y.M. Volfkovich, V.E. Sosenkin, N.Y. Shulga, Y.N. Parkhomenko, A. Michtchenko, Y. Kumar, Hybrid porous carbon materials derived from composite of humic acid and graphene oxide, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 245 (2017) 24-30
22. Physico-chemical properties of polymer blended task specific novel S-(+)-2-3-dihydroxy-N, N, N-tributylpropanaminiumtriflate and1-(2-propoxy)-3-methylimdazolium-borohydride room temperature ionic liquids, Yogesh Kumar, HaydarAkdag, C. Varlikli, B. Rathi, B. Rupini, Ind. J. Pure Applied Physics, 55, 07, 503-511, (2017)
23. Fabrication of current collector using a composite of polylactic acid and carbon nano-material for metal-free supercapacitors with graphene oxide separators and microwave exfoliated graphite oxide electrodes, Electrochimica Acta ( IF 4.798 ) 2018 , DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.12.102,S.А. Baskakov, Y.V. Baskakova, N.V. Lyskov, N.N. Dremova, A.V. Irzhak, Y. Kumar, A. Michtchenok, Y.М. Shulga
24. S.A.Baskakov, R.A.Manzhos, A.S.Lobach, Y.V.Baskakova, A.V.Kulikov, V.M.Martynenko, F.O.Milovich, YogeshKumar, A.Michtchenko, E.N.Kabachkova, A.G.Krivenko, Y.M.Shulg, Properties of a granulated nitrogen-doped graphene oxide aerogel, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 498, (2018), 236-243
25. M.K.Kokare, N. A. Jadhav, YogeshKumar, K.M.Jadhav, S.M.Rathod, Effect of Nd3+ doping on structural and magnetic properties of Ni0.5Co0.5Fe2O4 nanocrystalline ferrites synthesized by sol-gel auto combustion method, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 748, (2018), 1053-1061
26. S.S. Gaur, P. K. Singh, A. Gupta, R. Singh, Yogesh Kumar, Synthesis and Analysis of Planar Optical Waveguides as pH Sensors, Recent Innovations in Chemical Engineering, (2018), 11, 40-44
27. Shulga YM, Melezhik AV, Kabachkov EN, Milovich FO, Lyskov NV, Irzhak AV, Dremova NN, Gutsev GL, Michtchenko A, Tkachev AG, Kumar Y. Characterisation and electrical conductivity of polytetrafluoroethylene/graphite nanoplatelets composite films. Applied Physics A. 2019 Jul 1;125(7):460. Springer
28. Aarya, Suveda, Yogesh Kumar, and R. K. Chahota. "Recent Advances in Materials, Parameters, Performance and Technology in Ammonia Sensors: A Review." Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials (2019): 1-22. Springer
29. Gupta, Meenal, P. K. Singh, B. Bhattacharya, Y. M. Shulga, N. Y. Shulga, and Yogesh Kumar. "Progress, status and prospects of non-porous, heteroatom-doped carbons for supercapacitors and other electrochemical applications." Applied Physics A 125, no. 2 (2019): 122 Springer
30. Kumar, Yogesh, Sangeeta Rawal, Bhawana Joshi, and S. A. Hashmi. "Background, fundamental understanding and progress in electrochemical capacitors." Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry 23, no. 3 (2019): 667-692. Springer
31. Rawal, Sangeeta, Bhawana Joshi, and Yogesh Kumar. "Synthesis and characterization of activated carbon from the biomass of Saccharum bengalense for electrochemical supercapacitors." Journal of Energy Storage 20 (2018): 418-426.
32. M. Tripathi, Yogesh Kumar, M. Gupta, Comparative studies on ionic liquid and polymer ionic liquid blend for application in EDLCs, Macromolecular Symposia (2019)
33. Kaswan, Rajinder, S. C. Sivasubramanian, Yogesh Kumar, and Anshuman Dalvi. "Conductivity and capacitance studies of silica glass composites containing [BMIM] Br and LiCl." Materials Research Express 6, no. 10 (2019): 105202.

Research papers published in conference proceedings/ Book Chapters:

1. Electrochemical supercapacitors: Towards solid state type configuration with polymer based electrolytes S.A.Hashmi, ManojK.Singh, Sellam, Mohd.Suleman and Yogesh Kumar "Electroactive Polymer- Materials and Devices" Vol V, Series Ed. Suresh Chandra (Allied Publishers India Ltd, 2015)
2. Electrochemical Supercapacitors: Fundamental and Recent Advances, S.A.Hashmi, Manoj K. Singh, Yogesh Kumar, chapter in Learning manual, National Workshop on Energy Storage/Conversion Devices using Ion Conducting Polymer Electrolytes (NWESD-2012), Department of Physics, Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology, Guna, M. P.
3. Ionic Liquid Based Lithium Ion Conducting Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Electrical Double Layer Capacitors, Yogesh Kumar, G.P. Pandey, S.A. Hashmi, Electroactive Polymers: Meterials& Devices" Vol. 4; Series Ed. Suresh Chandra(Macmillan Publishers India Ltd., New Delhi, 2011)
4. Ionic Liquid based Polymer Electrolyte for Electrical Double Layer Capacitors with MWCNT Electrodes, G.P.Pandey, S.A.Hashmi,Yogesh Kumar, "Solid State Ionics-Fundamental Researches and Technological Applications" Ed. B.V.R. Chowdari etal,Wuhan University of Technology Press, China (2010), pp. 1117-1124
5. Studies on PVdF-HFP based alkaline gel polymer electrolyte, Yogesh Kumar, S.A. Hashmi"Solid State Ionics" Ed. B.V.R. Chowdari (Macmillan India Ltd New Delhi, 2008) p. 587
6. Experimental studies on magnesium containing PVdF-HFP based compositepolymeric gel electrolytes, D. K. Rai, S.A. Hashmi, Yogesh Kumar, G.P. Pandey,"Electroactive Polymer- Materials and Devices" Vol II, Series Ed. Suresh Chandra (Allied Publishers, New Delhi, 2007) p. 407
7. Molybdenum-based Compounds For Energy Storage Aand Conversion" Qamar Abbas, Yogesh Kumar, (2014) in "Molybdenum, Molybdenum oxides: Chemical, Electrochemical properties and Industrial applications" Nova Science Publishers, NY USA, ISBN: 978-1-63321-213-8
8. An Introduction of Spectroscopy in Industries and Research, Pankaj Singh, Parul Singh, Yogesh Kumar, (2015) inTrends in physics, Editor : Dr. Vijay sharma , page no. 81-104 Apple books, Delhi, India, isbn 978-93-8996-51-3.
9. Y. Kumar, Pushpa Singh, M. Gupta, "Environmental aspects of renewable energy harvesting sources and energy storage devices" 4th Chapter, page no. 51-70, published in book named "Environmental Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities (2018)" Ed. Dr. P. Agnihotri, ISBN: 9789-3877-39062, published by International Book Publication, JHERF Corporate Office, Jabalpur, M.P.
10. B. Rupini, Yogesh Kumar, P. Singh, M. Gupta, Chemical disaster management and environmental impact: a review on the present day scenario in india, environmental degradation, JRF International Book Publication, Ch No. 10, pp. 143-155, 2018, ISBN - 978-93-87739-20-8

Book (Edited):

Chief Editor: Prof. Geeta Singh, Editors: Dr. Yogesh Kumar, Dr. Pankaj Singh, (2017) Climate change and Disaster Management, Shivalik Publishers, New Delhi

3 Ph.D. students currently working

Awards: Young Scientist AwardforBest Paper (Oral), ‘Seventh National Conference on Solid State Ionics’, at A.P.S. University Rewa (MP), 1-3 November, 2007.Membership of Learned Societies: 1. The Electrochemical Society, USA
2. Indian Solid State Ionics Society

Member of Editorial Board:

1. Journal of Pure Applied and Industrial Physics
2. Journal of Materials Science and Surface Engineering, 

Reviewer in various reputed journals of RSC, AIP, ECS, IOP, ACS, Elsevier and Springer

Ph.D.: 2011 

Dissertation: ‘Studies on Polymeric Gel Electrolytes based Electrochemical Supercapacitors'

Key Work: Project-2

1. Synthesis of polymer based electrolyte i.e. ionic liquid based polymer gel electrolyte.
2. Optical microscopy and XRD for structural studies, DSC and TGA for thermal studies, FTIR and Raman studies to investigate the salt ion-polymer interaction and the ion conduction mechanism and the interactions of ionic liquid with host polymer
3. The impedance spectroscopy (LCR meter, HIOKI, Japan) to evaluate the ionic conductivity and to identify the cationic motion in the electrolytes.
4. The cyclic voltammetric studies were performed to study the electrochemical stability window of the gel/polymer electrolytes and to confirm the cationic conduction.
5. The transport number measurements to study the contribution of the cations and anions in the polymer/gel electrolytes using combined a.c. and d.c. technique followed by Bruce-Vincent or Watanabe method.
6. Variable temperature solid-state 7Li NMR measurements were performed to confirm the lithium ion conduction in polymer electrolyte.
7. Morphology of electrodes (activated charcoal (AC) and MWCNT) by FESEM and Surface area and porosity analysis (Micromeritics, USA) by BET, BJH, t-plot method.
8. EDLCs using AC and MWCNT electrodes with optimized Li+ and Mg2+ ion conducting polymer based electrolytes. The impedance spectroscopy was performed to evaluate the specific capacitance at low frequency region and high frequency resistances of the cells
9. The cyclic voltammetric studies (CH instruments, USA)for electrochemical stability of electrode-electrolyte interfaces and specific capacitance for different scan rates.
10. Charge-discharge studies (Arbin BT2000, USA) to evaluate specific capacitance, energy and power densities with SCTS software.

Project-3: (During the CSIR JRF and SRF Research Project)

1. Chemical synthesis of bulk & nanostructured (nanotubes, nanorods, nanofibers etc.) conducting polymers(Polyaniline, polypyrrole, polythiophene and their derivatives etc.), in-situ composite with CNTs, Graphene, MoO3, MnO2, V2O5.
2. Chemical synthesis of nano-structured Ni(OH)2, Co(OH)2, NiOx, CoOx, RuO2, MnO2 for pseudo-capacitors and batteries.
3. Electro-deposition of the thin films of conducting polymers, oxides and α-phase of CoO2
4. Nano-composite gel polymer electrolytes using nanofillers SiO2, MgO etc.
5. Electrochemical studies of conducting polymers & nano-composites electrodes for rechargeable batteries and redox-capacitors

Technical Skills:

• Electrolyte synthesis by Standard solution cast technique, hot press technique.
• Synthesis of Ionic liquids and Activated Carbon from coconut shell, nano-materials (high temperature furnace and centrifuge)
• Chemical synthesis and electro-deposition of conducting polymers & oxides
• Inkjet printing, spin coating techniques for electrodes & electrolytes
• Experience with various cell fabricating machines such as Mixing, Coating, Ultrasonic and Electrolyte Filling.
• Handling as well as basic maintenance of glove box of Cole-Parmer (USA)
• Managing purchase, lab maintenance, progress&schedule analysis of projects
• Supervision of undergraduate student for his dissertation work
• Capable of both collaborative and independent research, Able to identify experimental problems and resolve them independently
• Good communication skills, good imagination and creativity in writing the projects,creating new methodologies