Electrochemistry at Interface Lab
Dr.-Ing. Vijayshankar Dandapani
Associate Professor
Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay


Journal Articles
At IIT Bombay
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Alloy 304HCu in Advanced Ultra-Supercritical steam: Exploring the early oxidation mechanism, oxide scale structure and the effect of steam pressure. C. Sundaresan, Bhagwat Ghule, Dandapani Vijayshankar, V.S. Raja. Corrosion Science (2025), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2025.113339
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Protein in physiological fluid resists premature fracture of a magnesium alloy: Unique, remarkable and contrasting influences on stress corrosion cracking and corrosion. R.K. Singh Raman†,Amal Sibi†,Dandapani Vijayshankar, M.J.N.V. Prasad, G. Keerthiga, Solomon Ansah, Saad Al-Saadi,Jafar Albinmousa. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys (2025), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jma.2025.08.036. († - Equal contribution)
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Understanding the corrosion behavior of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) coated ZK60 Mg alloy under dynamic m-SBF electrolyte flow conditions.G. Keerthiga, R.K. Singh Raman, M.J.N.V. Prasad, Jafar Albinmousa, Michael Rohwerder, Dandapani Vijayshankar. Electrochimica Acta (2025), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2025.146812
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Origin of Hydrogen Embrittlement in Ferrite-Martensite Dual-Phase Steel. S. Manda, S. Kumar, R. R. Tripathy, B. Sudhalkar, N. N. Pai, S. Basu, A. Durgaprasad, Dandapani Vijayshankar, A.S. Panwar, and I. Samajdar. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2025), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.12.411
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Cathodic oxygen reduction kinetics at an organic coating/iron interface using a combined hydrogen permeation based potentiometry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy technique. R.R. Tripathy, S. Rioual, B.Lescop, D. Vijayshankar. Corrosion Science, (2025), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2024.112621
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Oxidation behaviour of austenitic stainless steel 304HCu in Advanced Ultra Supercritical (AUSC) steam and the efficacy of shot-peening treatment. C. Sundaresan, Bhagwat Ghule, H.C. Dey, S. Ningshen, Dandapani Vijayshankar, V.S. Raja. Corrosion Science, (2024), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2024.112214
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Revealing the Impact of Particle Size Distribution on Ageing of Lithium-Ion Batteries with Frequency Response Analysis. Hoon Seng Chan, Lars Bläubaum, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dandapani Vijayshankar, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Fridolin Röder, Christine Nowak, Dr.-Ing. André Weber, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Arno Kwade, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrike Krewer. Batteries & Supercaps 2023, e202300203. https://doi.org/10.1002/batt.202300203​. Featured on the Cover.
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Polymeric Coatings for Magnesium Alloys for Biodegradable Implant Application: A Review, G. Keerthiga, M. J. N. V. Prasad, Dandapani Vijayshankar and R. K. Singh Raman. Materials 2023, 16, 4700. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16134700
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Combined Hydrogen Potentiometry and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Approach for Quantification of Oxygen Reduction Kinetics at Buried Metal/Organic Coating Interfaces, Rasmi Ranjan Tripathy and Dandapani Vijayshankar. J. Electrochem. Soc. , 170(5), 051501 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/accf3c
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Electrochemical Corrosion Resistance of Mg Alloy ZK60 in Different Planes with Respect to Extrusion Direction, Keerthiga G, Vijayshankar D, Prasad M, Peron M, Albinmousa J, Singh Raman R. Metals. 2022; 12(5):782. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12050782
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Oxidation Behaviour of Ni-Base Superalloys in Supercritical Water: A Review, Ghule, B., Sundaresan, C., Vijayshankar, D., Raja VS., J Indian Inst Sci 102, 351–389 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41745-022-00289-x​
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Probing the Buried Metal-Organic Coating Interfacial Reaction Kinetic Mechanisms by a Hydrogen Permeation Based Potentiometric Approach, D. Vijayshankar, A. Altin, C.Merola, A. Bashir, E. Heinen, M. Rohwerder. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 163 (13) C778-C783 (2016).
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Hydrogen permeation as a tool for quantitative characterisation of oxygen reduction kinetics at buried metal-coating interfaces, D.Vijayshankar, T.H. Tran, A. Bashir, S. Evers and M. Rohwerder. Electrochimica Acta, 189, 111-117, (2016).
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Nanorough silica coatings by chemical vapor deposition. D. Vijayshankar, L. Mammen, P. Papadopoulos, D. Vollmer. RSC Advances , 4, 12737- 12742, (2014).
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Effect of nanoroughness on highly hydrophobic and superhydrophobic coatings. L. Mammen, X. Deng, M. Untch, D. Vijayshankar, P. Papadopoulos, R. Berger, E.Riccardi, F. Leroy, D. Vollmer. Langmuir, 28 (42), 15005–15014, (2012).
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Atomistic mechanisms of moisture-induced fracture at copper-silica interfaces. D. Vijayashankar, H. Zhu, S. Garg, R. Teki, R. Ramprasad, M.W. Lane, G. Ramanath. Appl. Phy. Lett., 99, 133103 (2011).
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Stability, reutilization and scalability of activated hydrotalcites in aldol condensation. S. Abello, D. Vijaya-Shankar, J. Perez-Ramirez. Applied Catalysis A: General 342 (2008) 119–125.
Talks
At IIT Bombay
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Invited
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Organic Coating Degradation Kinetics Quantified using a Novel Hydrogen Permeation Potentiometry and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Approach, at the International Conference and Exhibition on Materials Engineering and Technology & Advances in Heat Treatment , ASM International, India Chapter, Mumbai, 2022
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Combined hydrogen potentiometry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy approach for quantifying oxygen reduction reaction kinetics at buried organic coating/metal interfaces, invited lecture online as part of CORR Seminar Series organised by Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, November 2023.
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Cathodic oxygen reduction kinetics at an organic coating/iron interface using a combined hydrogen permeation based potentiometry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy approach, IITB-IoE-SCPP Workshop on Experimental and Machine Learning Aspects of Material Failure under Cyclic Loading and Hydrogen Environments, November 2024.
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Role of surface passive films on electrochemical hydrogen permeation in steels, Symposium on Water Chemistry and Corrosion in Nuclear Power Plants in Asia, organized by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), November 2024.
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Novel technique to measure coating degradation on hydrogen transporting pipelines, Green Hydrogen Reality Check 2025, Bridging the Gap between Vision and Progress, IIT Bombay Research Hub for Green Energy and Sustainability, Feb. 2025.
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Novel Technique based on hydrogen permeation and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy for monitoring coating degradation, Indo-French Workshop on Hydrogen & Ammonia for Green Energy Transition, September 2025.
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A Novel Potentiometric Approach to a Quantitative Characterization of Oxygen Reduction Kinetics at Buried Metal – Organic Coating Interfaces, Invited speaker, Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) - Aqueous Corrosion, New London, NH, USA (2016)
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A Novel Potentiometric Approach to a Quantitative Characterization of Oxygen Reduction Kinetics at Buried Metal – Organic Coating Interfaces, Selected by the GRS audience as one of the two best speakers to present at Gordon Research Conference - Aqueous Corrosion, New London, NH, USA (2016) http://www.mpie.de/3494005/dandapani-gordon-conference
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Unraveling the Degradation Mechanism of Buried Metal-Organic Coating Interface by a new Hydrogen Permeation Based Potentiometry Approach, Coatings Science International (COSI), Noordwijk, The Netherlands (2016)
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A Novel Potentiometric Approach to a Quantitative Characterization of Oxygen Reduction Kinetics at Buried Metal – Organic Coating Interfaces, 67th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Den Haag, The Netherlands (2016)
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Novel Quantitative Approach for Characterizing the Buried Metal/Coating Interfacial Kinetics Using Hydrogen Permeation Based Potentiometry, DPG, Dresden, 2017
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Dynamic diagnostics methods for determination of health status and calibration of the state of charge of methods of lithium ion batteries, FVA Informationstagung, 2018