MK Research Group
Electrocatalysis Lab

Welcome to the Electrocatalysis Lab at IISER Thiruvananthapuram. Our research focuses on mechanistic analysis of oxygen reduction reaction, development of trifunctional electrocatalysts for Zn-air battery and water electrolysis applications, and biomass oxidation to value-added products.
Group News!!
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Congratulations to Dr. Anook Nazer E. A. for completing your doctoral degree.
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Congratulations to Dr. J. Anjana for completing your doctoral degree.
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Congratulations to Gokul P. M. for successfully completing your BS-MS degree.
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A warm welcome to Dr. Allwin Sudhakaran, who has joined our group as a postdoc.
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Congratulations to Parvathi V. G. and Dr. Anook Nazer E. A. for publishing the work "Highly Durable Bifunctional LaCoxNi1–xO3-Based Electrocatalysts for Zinc–Air Batteries" in ACS Applied Energy Materials.
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Congratulations to Shankar B. and Gokul P. M. for publishing the work "MOF‐Derived CoW‐Alloy Carbon Nanotubes: A Trifunctional Electrocatalyst for Water Splitting and Zinc‐Air Battery Applications" in ChemCatChem.
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Congratulations to Dr. Anook Nazer E. A. for publishing the work "Trifunctional GdCoO₃ perovskite electrocatalysts for zinc–air battery and water electrolysis applications" in Material Advances.
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Congratulations to Dr. Anook Nazer E. A. for publishing the work "Mechanochemical doping of boron & nitrogen on graphite as the metal-free bifunctional electrocatalysts for zinc-air battery" in Electrochimica Acta.
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Congratulations to J. Anjana for successfully defending your thesis.
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Congratulations to Anook Nazer E. A. for successfully defending your thesis.
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Congratulations to Dr. A. Muthukrishan on his promotion from assistant to associate professor.
Recent Publications
Parvathi Vijayakumar Geetha, Anook Nazer Eledath and Azhagumuthu Muthukrishnan*
ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2025, ASAP DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.5c01014
Annet Anna Thomas, Anook Nazer Eledath, M. Junaid Bushiri and Azhagumuthu Muthukrishnan*
Mater. Adv., 2025, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D5MA00193E
Shankar Baskaran, Gokul Pandiyan Mageswari, Azhagumuthu Muthukrishnan*
ChemCatChem, 2025, e00598 DOI: 10.1002%2Fcctc.202500598
Anook Nazer Eledath, Azhagumuthu Muthukrishnan*
Electrochimica Acta, 525, 2025, 146132 DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2025.146132
Funding




Contact
Contact Address
Dr. A. Muthukrishnan
Associate Professor
School of Chemistry IISER Thiruvananthapuram, Maruthamala, PO: Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram - 695551, Kerala, India.
Email: muthukrishan@iisertvm.ac.in
Office
CSB-3111B
School of Chemistry
IISER Thiruvananthapuram
Maruthamala P.O., Vithura
Kerala, 695551
Laboratory
CSB-3111A and 2203
School of Chemistry
IISER Thiruvananthapuram
Maruthamala P.O., Vithura
Kerala, 695551