Dr. Pankaj Madkikar


Research Field

Fuel Cell Research, non-noble metal oxide based electrocatalysts for ORR in PEMFCs

  • Synthesis and chemical characterization of organometallic compounds which serve as precursors in catalyst synthesis
  • Synthesis and structural-morphological-electrochemical characterization of the synthesized catalyst
  • Functionalization of carbon support for platinum based ORR catalysts

Scientific Contribution

Articles

Comparative Study of Carbon-supported ZrO2 Nanoparticles Synthesized from Different Organometallic Precursors Madkikar, P.; Wang, X.; Mittermeier, T.; Monteverde Videla, A.; Denk, C.; Specchia, S.; Gasteiger, H. A.; Piana, M. (manuscript under preparation) 

ZrO2 Based Oxygen Reduction Catalysts for PEMFCs - Towards a Better Understanding Mittermeier, T.; Madkikar, P.; Wang, X.; Gasteiger, H. A.; Piana, M. J. Electrochem. Soc. 163 (2016) F1-F10

Carbon supported Valve Metal Oxide Based Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Acidic DMFCs Mittermeier, T.; Madkikar, P.; Wang, X.; Gasteiger, H. A.; Piana, M. 4th European PEFC and H2 Forum, D. Jones Editor, 2013

Oral/poster presentation

Poster presentation at CRC Graduate Academy 2016

Poster presentation at MSE - Kolloquium 2016

Oral presentation at CIMTEC 2014