Srikanth Gopalan Ph.D.

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Associate Professor

Ph.D., University of Utah

phone: (617) 358-2297
email: sgopalan@bu.edu
office: 730 Commonwealth Avenue, ENA 210

Research Interests

Fuel cells * Chemical thermodynamics * Kinetics and transport phenomena to model the behavior of electrochemical systems

Professor Srikanth Gopalan conducts research in the areas of application of solid state electrochemistry to clean power generation. He is interested in the role of materials structure, point defect chemistry, microstructure, and interfaces on their electrical and transport properties.  Applications of interest include solid oxide fuel cells, hydrogen generation through membrane separation, electrochemical sensors and energy storage.

Current projects include: application of x-ray, spectroscopic, and electrochemical tools to unravel the cathodic processes in solid oxide fuel cells, application of a mixed ionic and electronic conducting membrane for high purity hydrogen generation, conversion of waste to hydrogen using a modified high temperature electrolysis process, and potentiometric sensors for sensing rare earth cations in aqueous media.

Selected Publications
  • Weidong He, Kyung Joong Yoon, Ryan S. Eriksen, Srikanth Gopalan, Soumendra N. Basu, Uday B. Pal, “Out-of-Cell Measurements of H2-H2O Effective Binary Diffusivity in the Porous Anode of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs),” Journal of Power Sources, 195,  p. 532, 2010.
  • Kyung Joong Yoon, Guosheng Ye, Srikanth Gopalan, and Uday B. Pal, “Cost-effective Single Step Co-firing Process for Manufacturing Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) using High Shear Compaction (HSC)TM Anode,” Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, vol. 7(2), 2010.

K.J. Yoon, S. Gopalan, and U.B. Pal, “Analysis of Electrochemical Performance of SOFCs Using Polarization and Modeling and Impedance Measurements,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 156, B311-B317, 2009.
2.     K.J. Yoon, G.S. Ye, S. Gopalan ,and U.B. Pal, “Cost-effective Single Step Co-firing Technique for Manufacturing Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) using High Shear Compaction (HSC) Anode,” Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, Accepted  for publication, 2009. PLEASE PROVIDE THE REFERENCE INFO
3.     H. Wang, S. Gopalan, and U.B. Paul, “Hydrogen Generation and Separation Using Gd0.2Ce0.8O1.9-Gd0.08Sr0.88Ti0.95AI0.05O3 Mixed Ionic and Electronic Conducting Membranes,” J. Electrochem. Soc., Accepted for publication, 2009. PLEASE PROVIDE THE REFERENCE INFO
4.     J.W. Fergus, S. Gopalan, T. Gür, R. Mukundan, and W.J.F. Weppner, “Impact of the Kiukkola-Wagner Paper on the Development of Electrochemical Probes and Tools for Fundamental Studies and Industrial Application,” Interface, Accepted for publications, 2009. PLEASE PROVIDE THE REFERENCE INFO
5.     W. Huang, S. Gopalan, U.B. Paul, and S.N. Basu, “Evaluation of Electrophoretically Deposited CuMn1.8O4 Spinel Coatings on Crofer 22 APU for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Interconnects,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 155, B1161, 2008.
6.     K.J. Yoon, S. Gopalan, and U.B. Pal, “Effect of Anode Active Layer on Performance of Single-Step Cofired Solid Oxide Fuel Cells,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 155, B610, 2008.
7.     K.J. Yoon, S. Gopalan, and U.B. Pal, “Effect of Fluid Composition on Performance of Single-Step Cofried SOFCs,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 154, B1080, 2007.
8.     K.J. Yoon, W. Huang, G.S. Ye, S. Gopalan, and U.B. Pal, and D. Seccombe, “Electrochemical Performance of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Manufactured by Single Step Co-firing Process,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 154, B389, 2007.K.J. Yoon, S. Gopalan, and U.B. Pal, “Analysis of Electrochemical Performance of SOFCs Using Polarization and Modeling and Impedance Measurements,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 156, B311-B317, 2009.
  • W. Huang, S. Gopalan, U.B. Paul, and S.N. Basu, “Evaluation of Electrophoretically Deposited CuMn1.8O4 Spinel Coatings on Crofer 22 APU for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Interconnects,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 155, B1161, 2008.
  • K.J. Yoon, S. Gopalan, and U.B. Pal, “Effect of Anode Active Layer on Performance of Single-Step Cofired Solid Oxide Fuel Cells,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 155, B610, 2008.
  • K.J. Yoon, S. Gopalan, and U.B. Pal, “Effect of Fluid Composition on Performance of Single-Step Cofried SOFCs,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 154, B1080, 2007.
  • K.J. Yoon, W. Huang, G.S. Ye, S. Gopalan, and U.B. Pal, and D. Seccombe, “Electrochemical Performance of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Manufactured by Single Step Co-firing Process,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 154, B389, 2007.