Group News & Activities
Dr. Libus Talk
Dr. Libu was an invited speaker at International Symposium on Smart Energy, Materials, Manufacturing and Digital Technologies (ISSMART 2025) hosted by Teesside University under the British Council Going Global India Grant programme.
New Book
A great new book from Libu Manjakkal on Advanced Electrochemical pH Sensing Technologies: Scientific fundamentals and applications. All ready to buy for the New Year: https://amzn.eu/d/6kl68VZ
New Publications
Glad to share our two recent publications in collaboration with Prof. Suresh C Pillai and team in the area of battery materials.
Huge congratulations to Keith Sirengo for leading excellent work in this area.
Please see the links to work:
(1) Journal—Composite Part B: Engineering
https://lnkd.in/eRiQMiSE
(2) The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
https://lnkd.in/exM_7N6s
Dr. Akshpreets' visit
Thank you so much Akshpreet Kaur for your visit to our research group Edinburgh Napier University's SCEBE. Your knowledge sharing in the area of implantable TENGs was really supportive to my students and our group.
Thank you so much for last few days of your time with us. I wish you all the best for your journey.
New Marie Curie Fellow!
A warm welcome to our new Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Adarsh Sivan Pillai to Edinburgh Napier University's SCEBE. Adarsh will work with the group and Prof. Berk Canberk in the smart wound monitoring project and in collaboration with Prof. Luis Pereira.
We wish you all the best, Adarsh, for your bright future with the support
New Publication
Happy to share our new work. Congratulations Keith Sirengo and team.
Suresh C Pillai, Edinburgh Napier University's SCEBE
News about Febins' work
We’re proud to share our latest blog celebrates new research from the SMART Group at Edinburgh Napier University's SCEBE, that was recently published in Advanced Functional Materials.
Led by Associate Professor Libu Manjakkal, their collaborative #research explores perovskite-based materials for powering flexible, wearable electronics - a step forward in #sustainable tech. 🌱
📖 Read more in our latest blog! 👉 https://lnkd.in/e2EYAc7m
Structural Energy Storage
New Publication
Structural Energy Storage
New Publication
Water Quality Monitoring
New Publication
Dr. Libus' promotion
Graduation of Students
Proud to see master dissertation students Reyna Victoria Jaime Arellano and Habeeb Rahman successfully graduated from Edinburgh Napier University. They carried out excellent project with us in energy generator and sustainable materials. Wishing all the best for your career.
Jithins' Research Exchange Programme
Excited to share that Jithin completed a two-week research exchange as part of the Emerge Project program at CENIMAT | i3N, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Portugal!
Febins' Research Exchange Programme
Excited to share that Jithin completed a two-week research exchange as part of the Emerge Project program at CENIMAT | i3N, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Portugal!
Febin Receives RSC-Travel Grant
Thanks to the Royal Society of Chemistry's Researcher Development and Travel Grant, Febin had the incredible opportunity to visit Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT). During his visit, he engaged in insightful discussions on solid electrolytes for energy storage with researchers from the Polymer Science and Rubber Technology Department at CUSAT, with Dr. Prasanth R Krishna. These discussions have marked the beginning of an exciting new collaboration, and we are thrilled about the prospects ahead.
Faculty Visits-Newton Alumni
Thank you so much Dr. Anjan Das and Dr. Abhilash Pullanchiyodan for your excellent talks on organic and energy materials. It was really an inspiring discussion. Abhilash and Anjan visited us as part of their Newton International Fellowship Alumni grant program.
Dr.Libus Talk @EMRS
Flexible Electrochemical Capacitors - New Publication
Glad to share new publication from our team!!
ZnO is a non-toxic and biocompatible metal oxide which shows excellent an electrochemical properties and is used for various sensors and energy storage devices fabrication. In our work we developed flexible electrochemical capacitors (EC) based on ZnO-carbon black composite and which shows very good performances. The work published in Results in Engineering Journal
New Grants!!
Our team at Edinburgh Napier University's SCEBE received two grants in the Early Career Fellowships scheme under the International Science Partnerships Fund ISP Fund, managed by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology delivered by the British Council.
These two grants will support the career development of 6 Postdoctoral researchers at Edinburgh Napier University, and we expect three research fellows from Thailand in the project ‘TTHER’ and another three fellows from Malaysia in the project ‘ASCEND’. Please apply now for the position and the details can be found in https://lnkd.in/e6622w_E
Participation @ InnoLAE
Glad to present our research progress during the innoLAE - Innovations in Large-Area Electronics Conference ,Cambridge. Dr. Libu presented our research work on structural energy storage and our PhD student Prasutha R Markapudi presented our progress in water quality monitoring sensors
2D metal-organic framework - New Publication
thrilled to share our new work which was published in the Journal of Power Sources Elsevier
We present a significant advancement in the development of flexible electrochemical capacitor (FEC) by using 2D metal-organic framework (2D-MOF) Cu3(HHTP)2 with carbon black (CB) and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT: PSS). In our SMART lab Edinburgh Napier University's SCEBE we prepared 2D MOF and developed a new FEC for flexible and portable applications.
Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs) - New Publication
Glad to share our new work which was published in Wiley Journal- Small. Congratulations to Dr. Keerthi M. Nair and the team.
Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs) stand out as a remarkable material with a layered structure that embodies exceptional electrochemical properties. This study prepared both double-shelled and single-shelled NiFe-LDH particles using octahedral spindle-shaped MIL-101(Fe) as the template. These NiFe-LDH particles were then utilised to develop a flexible energy storage device.
This is an example of an excellent collaboration with the preparation and characterisation of the material by Atlantic Technological University, flexible energy storage device fabrication and analysis by Edinburgh Napier University and electrode materials analysis by the University of Surrey.
Welcome JEEVA SAJU!
Warm welcome JEEVA SAJU to our project on flexible sensors for wearable applications with support of Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
I wish you all the best for your new journey.
New Review Article!
Glad to share our new invited review article which was published in Sustainability #RSCSustainability - Royal Society of Chemistry.
In sustainable electronics, biopolymers have been used to create eco-friendly components that address the growing issue of E-waste. The circular economy solves the E-waste challenge by emphasising the principles of reducing, reusing, and recycling. As research progresses, biopolymers are expected to play a significant role in developing next-generation energy storage technologies, contributing to reduced environmental impact and enhanced performance.
Hybrid Supercapacitors - New Publication!
Hybrid supercapacitors (HSC) offer high performances including higher energy density and rapid power delivery. We developed a new HSC by utilising LaFeO3, a ABO3 perovskite materials as an active electrode. We prepared LaFeO3 composite and carried out an detailed studies. The electrochemical and energy-storing performances of the LaFeO3 were studied for the electrode prepared at different sintering temperatures and the electrode whose surface was modified using conductive polymer.
See our new work which published in Chemical Engineering Journal (CEJ)
https://lnkd.in/ec52XVC7
