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IntroductionBalakrishnan Kirubasankar specializes in low-dimensional functional materials, electrocatalysis, and sustainable energy conversion and storage. His research focuses on the atomic-scale design and interface engineering of two-dimensional (2D) materials, transition-metal compounds, water-splitting electrocatalysts, and advanced electrochemical energy technologies.
He received his Ph.D. from Pondicherry University, India, where his research focused on nanostructured electrode materials and hybrid energy-storage systems. During his doctoral studies, he was awarded the National Fellowship by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, in recognition of his academic excellence and research potential. He also participated in several nationally funded research projects supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) Nano Mission and the University Grants Commission (UGC), India, contributing to the development of advanced nanomaterials and electrochemical energy-storage devices.
He subsequently joined Sungkyunkwan University (Republic of Korea) as a postdoctoral researcher, where he conducted research on high-performance electrocatalysts for green hydrogen production through alkaline water electrolysis (AWE) and anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE). His work, supported by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea, focused on catalyst design, interface engineering, operando electrochemical analysis, and scalable electrolyzer technologies for sustainable hydrogen production.
To date, Bala has published more than 30 SCI-indexed research papers in leading international journals, including ACS Nano, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Science, Nano Energy, Chemical Science, Small, Nanoscale, and Chemical Engineering Journal. His publications have received more than 2,500 citations, with an h-index of 24 (Google Scholar). He has also contributed to several invited review articles and interdisciplinary research collaborations in advanced energy materials and electrochemical technologies.
His current research interests include 2D materials engineering, electrocatalysis, photoelectrochemical systems, artificial leaf technologies, green hydrogen production, and advanced electrochemical energy-conversion systems.
Education Experience2019/05-2014/10, PhD in Nanoscience and Technology, Pondicherry University
2013/04-2011/08, M.Tech in Nanoscience and Technology, Pondicherry University
2011/05-2007/09, B.Tech in Chemical Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College.
Work Experience2022/01-2025/02, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University.
2021/02-2022/01 ， Senior Researcher, Department of Chemical Science, Sookmyung Women’s University.
Atomic-scale design and functional modification of two-dimensional materials and their applications in energy conversion and storage.
Published more than 30 papers in prestigious journals with total citations >2500 and H-index of 24.
10elected publications.
1.Balakrishnan Kirubasankar, Ashok Mondal, Seok Joon Yun, Ki Kang Kim, Young Hee Lee, et al. “Contemporary challenges in van der Waals 2D semiconductors” ACS Nano 20 (2026) 3228-3361
2.Balakrishnan Kirubasankar, Jisu Kwon, Sohyeon Hong, Yo Seob Won, Soo Ho Choi, Jeeho Lee, Jae Woo Kim, Ki Kang Kim, Soo Min Kim, “A robust and highly active bimetallic phosphide/oxide heterostructure electrocatalyst for efficient industrial-scale hydrogen production” Nano Energy 128 (2024) 109805
3.Enoch Elorm Anthonio, Hang Sik Kim, Balakrishnan Kirubasankar, Jae Woo Kim, Hai Phuong Duong, Hayoung Ko, Young-Min Kim, Young-Kyu Han, Ki Kang Kim, et al., “Seed-assisted substitutional doping of the late 3d-transition metals in transition metal dichalcogenides” Advanced Functional Materials 36 (2026) e31464
4.Balakrishnan Kirubasankar, Yo Seob Won, Laud Anim Adofo, Soo Ho Choi, Soo Min Kim, Ki Kang Kim, “Atomic and structural modification of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides for various advanced applications” Chemical Science 13 (2022) 7707-7738
5.Yo Seob Won, Balakrishnan Kirubasankar, Hyung-Jin Kim, Ik Seon Kwon, Jae Woo Kim, Hayoung Ko, Young-Kyu Han, Soo Min Kim, Ki Kang Kim, “Phase Transformantion of Needle-Like Fe-Co0.85Se to Hexagonal Fe-Co3O4 for echanced high-current density oxygen evolution via lattice oxygen redox” Small 21 (2025) 2505220.
6.Huong Thi Thanh Nguyen, Laud Anim Adofo, Sang-Hyeok Yang, Hyung-Jin Kim, Soo Ho Choi, Balakrishnan Kirubasankar, Byeong Wook Cho, Andrew Ben-Smith, Joohoon Kang, Young-Min Kim, Soo Min Kim, Young-Kyu Han, Ki Kang Kim, “1T’-RexMo1-xS2-2H MoS2 lateral heterojunction for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction performance” Advanced Functional Materials 33 (2023) 2209572
7.Balakrishnan Kirubasankar, Yo Seob Won, Soo Ho Choi, Jae Woo Kim, Laud Anim Adofo, Soo Min Kim, Ki Kang Kim, “Unraveling the surface self-reconstruction of Fe-doped Ni-thiophosphate for efficient oxygen evolution reaction” Chemical Communication 59 (2023) 9247-9250
8.F.O.T.A-Fordjour, Seok Joon Yun, Hyung-Jin Kim, Woosen Choi, Balakrishnan Kirubasankar, Soo Ho Choi, Laud Anim Adofo, Stephen Boandoh, Yong In Kim, Young-Min Kim, Young Hee Lee, Young-Kyu Han, Ki Kang Kim, “Substitutional vanadium sulfide nanodisperesed in MoS2 film for Pt-scalable catalyst” Advanced Science 8 (2021) 2003709
9.Balakrishnan Kirubasankar, Pazaniraja Palanisamy, Subasri Arunachalam, Vignesh Murugadoss and Subramania Angaiah, “2D MoSe2-Ni(OH)2 nanohybrid as an efficient electrode material with high rate capability for asymmetric supercapacitor applications” Chemical Engineering Journal 355 (2019) 881-890
10.Balakrishnan Kirubasankar, Vignesh Murugadoss, Jing Lin, Mengyao Dong, Jiaoxia Zhang, Tingxi Li, Ning Wang, Zhanhu Guo, Subramania Angaiah, “In-situ grown nickel selenide onto graphene nanohybrid electrodes for high energy density asymmetric supercapacitors” Nanoscale 10 (2018) 20414-20425
1.National Fellowship for Students, University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi (2015–2019)
2.Best Poster Award, Asia–Oceanic Sonochemical Society Conference, SRM University (2017)
3.Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Best Oral Presentation Award, University of Madras (2017)
4.University Second Rank, M.Tech in Nanoscience and Technology (2013)
5.University Third Rank, B.Tech in Chemical Engineering (2011)
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