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Inorganic Chemistry, Catalysis, Energy and Environment
India

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Seoul National University: Seoul, Seoul, KR

2020-09-01 to present | Research Assistant Professor (Department of Materials Science and Engineering)
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Balamurugan Mani

Seoul National University: Gwanak-gu, Seoul, KR

2014-09-01 to present | Postdoctoral Fellow (Department of Material Science and Engineering)
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Balamurugan Mani

Central University of Tamil Nadu: Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, IN

2014-01-01 to 2014-08-31 | Research Associate (Department of Chemistry)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Bharathidasan University: Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, IN

2006-08-01 to 2012-12-20 | Doctor of Philosophy (School of Chemistry)
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Balamurugan Mani

Bishop Heber College: Trichy, Tamil Nadu, IN

2003-06-01 to 2005-04-30 | Master of Science (Department of Chemistry)
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Funding (1)

CO2 Reduction to C2 Products

2021-06 to 2024-02 | Grant
National Research Foundation of Korea (Seoul, KR)
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Works (33)

Apoptotic cell death of stomach cancer lines (AGS) induced by Co-NTB complex through cellular organelles and DNA damage

RSC Advances
2025 | Journal article
Contributors: Sri Renukadevi Balusamy; Mani Balamurugan; Sumitha Purushothaman; Sivaraman Somasundaram; Mohamed Farouk Elsadek; Daewon Sohn; Saeedah Musaed Almutairi; Ivan Mijakovic; Shadi Rahimi; Haribalan Perumalsamy
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Diatom derived hollow 3D Frame as a synergetic support for millerite nanoparticles: A unique hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst and its mechanistic insights

Chemical Engineering Journal
2025-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Atanu Panda; Younghu Son; Muhammad Umer; Geunsik Lee; Mani Balamurugan; Jihyun Lee; Wooyul Kim; Reddicherla Umapathi; EA Lohith; K. Keerthi et al.
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Enzyme-mimicking redox-active vitamin B12 functionalized MWCNT catalyst for nearly 100% faradaic efficiency in electrochemical CO2 reduction

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Yashly Yesudas K.; Mani Balamurugan; Ki Tae Nam; Buvaneswari Gopal; Annamalai Senthil Kumar
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Boron nitride nanotubes supported icosahedral Pd nanoparticles: Enabling ultrahigh current density-superior hydrogen evolution activity and theoretical insights

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
2024-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Sada Venkateswarlu; Sooyeon Kim; Mani Balamurugan; Younghu Son; Minyoung Yoon; Ki Tae Nam; Sang Soo Han; Myung Jong Kim
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Tuning the CO2 Reduction Selectivity of an Immobilized Molecular Ag Complex beyond CO

Inorganic Chemistry
2024-04-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Mani Balamurugan; Jun Ho Jang; Jeong Eun Kim; Won Il Choi; Young In Jo; Sunghak Park; Elumalai Varathan; Ki Tae Nam
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A Reflection on Sustainable Anode Materials for Electrochemical Chloride Oxidation

Advanced Materials
2023-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0935-9648
Part of ISSN: 1521-4095
Contributors: Seungwoo Choi; Won Il Choi; Jun‐Seo Lee; Chang Hyun Lee; Mani Balamurugan; Andrew D. Schwarz; Zung Sun Choi; Hyacinthe Randriamahazaka; Ki Tae Nam
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Ru-Doped Co3O4 Nanoparticles as Efficient and Stable Electrocatalysts for the Chlorine Evolution Reaction

ACS Omega
2023-09-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Won Il Choi; Seungwoo Choi; Mani Balamurugan; Sunghak Park; Kang Hee Cho; Hongmin Seo; Heonjin Ha; Ki Tae Nam
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Geometric and Electronic Structural Engineering of Isolated Ni Single Atoms for a Highly Efficient CO<sub>2</sub> Electroreduction

Small
2023-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1613-6810
Part of ISSN: 1613-6829
Contributors: Inae Song; Yaeeun Eom; Muthu Austeria P; Da Hye Hong; Mani Balamurugan; Ramireddy Boppella; Do Hwan Kim; TAE KYU KIM
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Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

Chemical Valorisation of Carbon Dioxide
2022-12-19 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9781839164071
Part of ISBN: 9781839164071
Part of ISBN: 9781839167652
Part of ISBN: 9781839167645
Contributors: Mani Balamurugan; Lydia Merakeb; Ki Tae Nam; Marc Robert
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Rational Design of First-Row Transition Metal Complexes as the Catalysts for Oxidation of Arenes: A Homogeneous Approach

ACS Catalysis
2022-08-19 | Journal article
Contributors: Anjana Rajeev; Mani Balamurugan; Muniyandi Sankaralingam
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Pyrrolic N-Stabilized Monovalent Ni Single-Atom Electrocatalyst for Efficient CO2 Reduction: Identifying the Role of Pyrrolic–N and Synergistic Electrocatalysis

Advanced Functional Materials
2022-06-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Balamurugan Mani
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μ-Oxo-bridged diiron(iii) complexes of tripodal 4N ligands as catalysts for alkane hydroxylation reaction using m-CPBA as an oxidant: substrate vs. self hydroxylation

RSC Advances
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Mani Balamurugan; Eringathodi Suresh; Mallayan Palaniandavar
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Electrochemical Synthesis of Glycine from Oxalic Acid and Nitrate

Angewandte Chemie International Edition
2021-09-27 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1433-7851
Part of ISSN: 1521-3773
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Balamurugan Mani

Redox-neutral electrochemical conversion of CO2 to dimethyl carbonate

Nature Energy
2021-07-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2058-7546
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Balamurugan Mani

Alkane and alkene oxidation reactions catalyzed by nickel(II) complexes: Effect of ligand factors

Coordination Chemistry Reviews
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85074235851

Contributors: Sankaralingam, M.; Balamurugan, M.; Palaniandavar, M.
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Chapter 6. Bridging Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Systems: Atomically Dispersed Metal Atoms in Carbon Matrices for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Carbon Dioxide Electrochemistry
2020 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9781788015462
Part of ISSN: 2044-0782
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Balamurugan Mani

Manganese Oxide-based Heterogeneous Electrocatalysts for Water Oxidation

Energy & Environmental Science
2020 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1754-5692
Part of ISSN: 1754-5706
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Plasmonic metamaterials for chiral sensing applications

Nanoscale
2020 | Journal article
Contributors: Yoon Young Lee; Ryeong Myeong Kim; Sang Won Im; Mani Balamurugan; Ki Tae Nam
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Quantitative analysis of the coupling between proton and electron transport in peptide/manganese oxide hybrid films

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
2020 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1463-9076
Part of ISSN: 1463-9084
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Electrochemical C–N Bond Formation for Sustainable Amine Synthesis

Trends in Chemistry
2020-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2589-5974
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Balamurugan Mani

Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin Complex) Immobilized Graphene Oxide for Efficient Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction Reaction

ChemSusChem
2020-09-18 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1864-5631
Part of ISSN: 1864-564X
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Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to Ethylene by Molecular Cu‐Complex Immobilized on Graphitized Mesoporous Carbon

Small
2020-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Mani Balamurugan; Hui‐Yun Jeong; Venkata Surya Kumar Choutipalli; Jung Sug Hong; Hongmin Seo; Natarajan Saravanan; Jun Ho Jang; Kang‐Gyu Lee; Yoon Ho Lee; Sang Won Im et al.
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Mechanistic Investigation of Biomass Oxidation Using Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles in a CO2-Saturated Electrolyte for Paired Electrolysis

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
2020-04-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Seungwoo Choi; Mani Balamurugan; Kang-Gyu Lee; Kang Hee Cho; Sunghak Park; Hongmin Seo; Ki Tae Nam
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Achieving highly efficient CO2 to CO electroreduction exceeding 300 mA cm−2 with single-atom nickel electrocatalysts

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
2019 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2050-7488
Part of ISSN: 2050-7496
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Electrochemical β‐Selective Hydrocarboxylation of Styrene Using CO 2 and Water

Advanced Science
2019-12-17 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2198-3844
Part of ISSN: 2198-3844
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Importance of Entropic Contribution to Electrochemical Water Oxidation Catalysis

ACS Energy Letters
2019-07-19 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2380-8195
Part of ISSN: 2380-8195
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Tris(2-benzimidazolylmethyl)amine-Directed Synthesis of Single-Atom Nickel Catalysts for Electrochemical CO Production from CO<inf>2</inf>

Chemistry - A European Journal
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85054574545

Contributors: Jeong, H.-Y.; Balamurugan, M.; Choutipalli, V.S.K.; Jo, J.; Baik, H.; Subramanian, V.; Kim, M.; Sim, U.; Nam, K.T.
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Involvement of high-valent manganese-oxo intermediates in oxidation reactions: realisation in nature, nano and molecular systems

Nano Convergence
2018-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2196-5404
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Mechanistic Investigation of Water Oxidation Catalyzed by Uniform, Assembled MnO Nanoparticles

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85013119836

Contributors: Jin, K.; Seo, H.; Hayashi, T.; Balamurugan, M.; Jeong, D.; Go, Y.K.; Hong, J.S.; Cho, K.H.; Kakizaki, H.; Bonnet-Mercier, N. et al.
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Non-heme μ-Oxo- and bis(μ-carboxylato)-bridged diiron(III) complexes of a 3N ligand as catalysts for alkane hydroxylation: Stereoelectronic factors of carboxylate bridges determine the catalytic efficiency

Dalton Transactions
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84978648916

Contributors: Balamurugan, M.; Suresh, E.; Palaniandavar, M.
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Iron(iii) complexes of tripodal tetradentate 4N ligands as functional models for catechol dioxygenases: The electronic vs. steric effect on extradiol cleavage

Dalton Transactions
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84907855043

Contributors: Balamurugan, M.; Vadivelu, P.; Palaniandavar, M.
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Nickel(II) complexes of pentadentate N5 ligands as catalysts for alkane hydroxylation by using m-CPBA as oxidant: A combined experimental and computational study

Chemistry - A European Journal
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84906949169

Contributors: Sankaralingam, M.; Balamurugan, M.; Palaniandavar, M.; Vadivelu, P.; Suresh, C.H.
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Nickel(ii) complexes of tripodal 4N ligands as catalysts for alkane oxidation using m-CPBA as oxidant: Ligand stereoelectronic effects on catalysis

Dalton Transactions
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-80052776649

Contributors: Balamurugan, M.; Mayilmurugan, R.; Suresh, E.; Palaniandavar, M.
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