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Dr. Manoranjan Ojha

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Assistant Professor

BS

IIT Hyderabad

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Electrochemistry, Energy Storage Device, Electrochromic Device, Electrolyzer

Electrochemistry, Energy Storage Device, Electrochromic Device, Electrolyzer

Educational
Qualifications
(From Highest)

2022

PhD in Physical Chemistry from IIT Hyderabad

2012

MSc in Chemistry from IIT Madras

2010

BSc in Chemistry from Vidyasagar University

Professional
Experience

2025

Assistant Professor at SR University, Warangal, from 2025-10-16 to .

2025

Post Doctoral fellow at NISER Bhubanaswar, Bhubanaswa, from 2025-03-26 to 2025-10-14.

2024

Post Doctoral fellow at NIT Warangal, Warangal, from 2024-05-20 to 2024-12-31.

2021

Research Associate at IIT Hyderabad, Kandi, from 2021-11-11 to 2023-11-11.

2013

Research Scholar at IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, from 2013-07-23 to 2016-12-21.

Student
Supervision

3

Ph.D

5

PG

3

UG

Key Publications

1. Ojha, Manoranjan; Deepa, Melepurath. Molybdenum selenide nanotubes decorated carbon net for a high performance supercapacitor. Chemical Engineering Journal, 368, 772–783 (2019).

2. Ojha, Manoranjan; Le Houx, James; Mukkabla, Radha; Kramer, Denis; Wills, Richard G. A.; Deepa, Melepurath. Lithium titanate/pyrenecarboxylic acid decorated carbon nanotubes hybrid-Alginate gel supercapacitor. Electrochimica Acta, 309, 253–263 (2019).

3. Mukkabla, Radha; Ojha, Manoranjan; Deepa, Melepurath. Poly (N-methylpyrrole) barrier coating and SiO? fillers based gel electrolyte for safe and reversible Li–S batteries. Electrochimica Acta, 334, 135571 (2020).

4. Das, Aparajita; Ojha, Manoranjan; Subramanyam, Palyam; Deepa, Melepurath. A poly (3,4-propylenedioxythiophene)/carbon micro-sphere-bismuth nanoflake composite and multifunctional Co-doped graphene for a benchmark photo-supercapacitor. Nanoscale Advances, 2(7), 2925–2942 (2020).

5. Ojha, Manoranjan; Wu, Billy; Deepa, Melepurath. NiCo metal–organic framework and porous carbon interlayer-based supercapacitors integrated with a solar cell for a stand-alone power supply system. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12(38), 42749–42762 (2020).

6. Ojha, Manoranjan; Liu, Xinhua; Wu, Billy; Deepa, Melepurath. Holey graphitic carbon nano-flakes with enhanced storage characteristics scaled to a pouch cell supercapacitor. Fuel, 285, 119246 (2021).

7. Sydam, Rambabu; Ojha, Manoranjan; Deepa, Melepurath. Ionic additive in an ionogel for a large area long lived high contrast electrochromic device. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 220, 110835 (2021).

8. Kolay, Ankita; Ojha, Manoranjan; Deepa, Melepurath. Graphene nanoparticles-decorated silicon nanowires with tungsten oxide counter electrode for quasi-solid state hybrid solar cells. Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 5(6), 1874–1891 (2021).

9. Ojha, Manoranjan; Wu, Billy; Deepa, Melepurath. Cost-effective MIL-53 (Cr) metal–organic framework-based supercapacitors encompassing fast-ion (Li?/H?/Na?) conductors. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 4(5), 4729–4743 (2021).

10. Ojha, Manoranjan; Naskar, Souvik; Kaur, Babneet; Kolay, Ankita; Deepa, Melepurath. Lithiated Tin di-sulfide micro-flowers with expanded interlayer spaces coupled with bakelite-carbon for an enhanced performance supercapacitor. Journal of Energy Storage, 44, 103463 (2021).

11. Naskar, Souvik; Ojha, Manoranjan; Gazi, Tapu Raihan; Ghosal, Partha; Deepa, Melepurath. Dendrite growth inhibition in a V?O?? nanorods based non-aqueous Zn-ion battery by a scalable polycarbazole@Carbon nanotubes overlayer. Composites Part B: Engineering, 252, 110516 (2023).

12. Ojha, Manoranjan; Pal, Manya; Deepa, Melepurath. Variable-tint electrochromic supercapacitor with a benzyl hexenyl viologen-prussian blue architecture and ultralong cycling life. ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 5(4), 2401–2413 (2023).

13. Naskar, Souvik; Ojha, Manoranjan; Deepa, Melepurath. Zinc hexacyanoferrate polyhedra coating at separator for a long-lasting LiV?O? nanorods-based Zn-ion battery. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 181, 111558 (2023).

14. Ojha, Manoranjan; Pal, Rati Kanta; Deepa, Melepurath. Selenium/g-C?N? with a Solid Li?Ti?O?? Blocking Layer for Selective Li? Ion Diffusion in Long-Lived Li–Se Batteries. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 6(15), 13912–13925 (2023).

15. Ojha, Manoranjan; Mysoon, Rida; Ray, Akshay Kumar; Rongali, Geetha Sravani; Deepa, Melepurath. Long-lived electrochromic device with protonated viologen and Poly (ethylenedioxythiophene-carbazole)/Prussian blue composite for smart windows. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 269, 112797 (2024).

16. Naidu, Ponnada Yallam; Ojha, Manoranjan; Naskar, Souvik; Deepa, Melepurath. Tuning recombination and charge separation in an/p/p heterojunction solar cell with CZTS, Ag?SbS? and a carbon interlayer. Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 8(24), 5887–5905 (2024).

17. Mysoon, Rida; Ojha, Manoranjan; Maity, Debanjan; Pal, Manya; Deepa, Melepurath. Switchable electrochromic supercapacitor with vivid colors using a phenolic-viologen paired with an Ag nanowires/NiO film. Journal of Energy Storage, 114, 115747 (2025).

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