Dr Divyani Gupta
ARC Grant-Funded Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr. Divyani Gupta is ARC-Grant funded researcher A at the University of Adelaide, Australia. She obtained her PhD degree in July 2023 from Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India for thesis entitled "Electrocatalysis and its application towards overall ammonia synthesis and Zn-air batteries". Her research interests include designing of multifunctional catalysts for application in aqueous Zn-CO2 batteries for concurrent energy storage and decarbonization.
My current research is focused onto the rational design and development of electrocatalysts for application in metal-CO2 batteries to achieve concurrent energy storage and CO2 reduction as well as upcycling spent Li-ion batteries for electrocatalytic applications.
My previous research was based on electrocatalysis and its application for energy conversion and storage systems, particularly, ammonia synthesis and aqueous Zn-air batteries. In addition I have experience in HCl electrolysis, water splitting, methanol oxidation, urea synthesis, supercapacitors and Zn-CO2 batteries.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | ARC-Grant funded researcher A | Adelaide University |
| 2024 - 2025 | ARC-Grant funded researcher A | University of Adelaide |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Hindi | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Indian Institute of Technology Ropar | India | PhD |
| 2015 - 2017 | Lovely Professional University | India | MSc |
| 2012 - 2015 | Himachal Pradesh University | India | BSc |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Gupta, D., Wang, J., Han, H., Wang, Y., Kawsihan, A., Zhang, F., . . . Zou, J. (2026). Upcycled Ni–Co–Mn oxide bifunctional electrocatalyst from spent LIBs for electrochemical water splitting. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 14(28), 18031-18040. Scopus2 WoS2 |
| 2026 | Gupta, D., Zou, J., Kawsihan, A., Yuwono, J. A., Wu, Z., Yu, J., . . . Guo, Z. (2026). Bifunctional Catalysis Drives Efficient and Ethanol-Producing Aqueous Zn-CO₂ Batteries. Advanced Materials, e74846-1-e74846-15. |
| 2025 | Kaur, S., Garg, K., Gupta, D., Kafle, A., Shukla, V., Ahuja, R., & Nagaiah, T. C. (2025). Unleashing High Yield Urea Production by Pulse Electrodeposition of Bi/Cu <i>via</i> Co-reduction of N<sub>2</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub>. ACS ENERGY LETTERS, 10(1), 85-93. Scopus21 WoS22 |
| 2025 | Gupta, D., Zou, J., Mao, J., & Guo, Z. (2025). Concurrent energy storage and decarbonization by metal–CO₂ batteries: aqueous or non-aqueous?. Energy and Environmental Science, 18(11), 5215-5249. Scopus5 WoS7 |
| 2025 | Dhillon, S. K., Chaturvedi, A., Gupta, D., Nagaiah, T. C., & Kundu, P. P. (2025). Correction to: Copper nanoparticles embedded in polyaniline derived nitrogen-doped carbon as electrocatalyst for bio-energy generation in microbial fuel cells (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, (2022), 29, 53, (80787-80804), 10.1007/s11356-022-21437-x). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 32(26), 15997-15998. |
| 2025 | Gupta, D., & Guo, Z. (2025). Aqueous Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries for Sustainable Energy Storage. Carbon Neutralization, 4(4), e70023-1-e70023-22. Scopus11 WoS13 |
| 2025 | Zou, J., Gupta, D., & Liang, G. (2025). CO₂ utilization in energy storage and conversion. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 13(38), 32004-32029. Scopus3 WoS4 |
| 2025 | Singh, M., Kafle, A., Gupta, D., & Nagaiah, T. C. (2025). Long Life with Ultrahigh Capacitance Flexible Electrode At Practical Mass Loading For Battery Supercapacitor Hybrid. Small, 21(43), 13 pages. Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC1 |
| 2024 | Kafle, A., Gupta, D., Mehta, D., & Nagaiah, T. C. (2024). Tailoring cellulose paper <i>via</i> electroless CuSnB deposition for selective electrochemical detection of dopamine. CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 60(7), 897-900. Scopus4 WoS4 |
| 2024 | Gupta, D., Kafle, A., Singh, M., Kumar, S., & Nagaiah, T. C. (2024). Real-time screening of Ni<sub><i>x</i></sub>B<sub><i>y</i></sub> bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall NH<sub>3</sub> synthesis <i>via</i> SG-TC SECM. MATERIALS HORIZONS, 11(5), 1212-1222. Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC3 |
| 2024 | Mehta, D., Gupta, D., Kafle, A., Kaur, S., & Nagaiah, T. C. (2024). Advances and Challenges in Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical Immunosensors for Small Cell Lung Cancer Biomarker Neuron-Specific Enolase. ACS Omega, 9(1), 33-51. Scopus34 WoS33 Europe PMC19 |
| 2024 | Gupta, D., Kafle, A., Garg, K., Mehta, S., & Nagaiah, T. C. (2024). Recent trends in energy efficient chlorine production from HCl electrolysis. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12(10), 5626-5641. Scopus14 WoS14 |
| 2024 | Gupta, D., Mao, J., & Guo, Z. (2024). Bifunctional Catalysts for CO2 Reduction and O2 Evolution: A Pivotal for Aqueous Rechargeable Zn-CO2 Batteries. Advanced Materials, 36(35), 2407099-1-2407099-28. Scopus31 WoS32 Europe PMC8 |
| 2023 | Biswas, S., Brinkert, K., Catlow, R. A., Chen, H. -Y. T., El-Kadi, J., Fagiolari, L., . . . Zuliani, G. (2023). Electrocatalytic and photocatalytic routes to N<sub>2</sub> activation: general discussion.. Faraday discussions, 243(0), 402-428. |
| 2023 | Gupta, D., Kafle, A., Mohanty, P. P., Das, T., Chakraborty, S., Ahuja, R., & Nagaiah, T. C. (2023). Self-powered NH<sub>3</sub> synthesis by trifunctional Co<sub>2</sub>B-based high power density Zn-air batteries. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 11(23), 12223-12235. Scopus20 WoS21 |
| 2023 | Kafle, A., Gupta, D., & Nagaiah, T. C. (2023). Facile fabrication of NiFeB deposited flexible carbon cloth electrode towards overall water splitting in alkaline and saline solutions. ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA, 441, 8 pages. Scopus26 WoS27 |
| 2023 | Gupta, D., Kafle, A., Singh, M., Dahare, D., & Nagaiah, T. C. (2023). <i>Operando</i> scanning electrochemical microscopic investigation and visualization of NRR-HER competition in electrochemical NH<sub>3</sub> synthesis. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 11(45), 24812-24822. Scopus19 WoS19 |
| 2023 | Gupta, D., Kafle, A., & Nagaiah, T. C. (2023). Dinitrogen Reduction Coupled with Methanol Oxidation for Low Overpotential Electrochemical NH<sub>3</sub> Synthesis Over Cobalt Pyrophosphate as Bifunctional Catalyst. SMALL, 19(24), 12 pages. Scopus27 WoS28 Europe PMC5 |
| 2023 | Gupta, D., Kafle, A., Kaur, S., Thomas, T. S., Mandal, D., & Nagaiah, T. C. (2023). Selective Electrochemical Conversion of N2 to NH3 in Neutral Media Using B, N-Containing Carbon with a Nanotubular Morphology. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 15(3), 4033-4043. Scopus25 WoS27 Europe PMC7 |
| 2023 | Kaur, S., Kumar, M., Gupta, D., Mohanty, P. P., Das, T., Chakraborty, S., . . . Nagaiah, T. C. (2023). Efficient CO2 utilization and sustainable energy conversion<i> via</i> aqueous Zn-CO2 batteries. NANO ENERGY, 109, 9 pages. Scopus47 WoS49 |
| 2023 | Chaturvedi, A., Gupta, D., Kaur, S., Garg, K., & Nagaiah, T. C. C. (2023). Glucose oxidation assisted ammonia production <i>via</i> electrochemical dinitrogen reduction over CoWO<sub>4</sub>. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 11(34), 18280-18290. Scopus17 WoS17 |
| 2023 | Gupta, D., Kafle, A., & Nagaiah, T. C. (2023). Sustainable ammonia synthesis through electrochemical dinitrogen activation using an Ag<sub>2</sub>VO<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> catalyst. FARADAY DISCUSSIONS, 243(0), 339-353. Scopus15 WoS18 Europe PMC2 |
| 2023 | Gupta, D., Kafle, A., Kaur, S., & Nagaiah, T. C. (2023). A perspective on the future of electrochemical ammonia synthesis: aqueous or non-aqueous?. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 11(41), 22132-22146. Scopus16 WoS16 |
| 2023 | Ranjeesh, K. C., Kaur, S., Mohammed, A. K., Gaber, S., Gupta, D., Badawy, K., . . . Shetty, D. (2023). An In situ Proton Filter Covalent Organic Framework Catalyst for Highly Efficient Aqueous Electrochemical Ammonia Production. Advanced Energy Materials, 14(5), 9 pages. Scopus35 WoS22 |
| 2022 | Kafle, A., Gupta, D., Bordoloi, A., & Nagaiah, T. C. (2022). Self-standing Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> decorated paper electrode as a binder-free trifunctional electrode for electrochemical ammonia synthesis and Zn-O<sub>2</sub> batteries. NANOSCALE, 14(44), 16590-16601. Scopus23 WoS23 Europe PMC5 |
| 2022 | Gupta, D., Kafle, A., Kaur, S., Mohanty, P. P., Das, T., Chakraborty, S., . . . Nagaiah, T. C. (2022). High yield selective electrochemical conversion of N<sub>2</sub> to NH<sub>3</sub><i>via</i> morphology controlled silver phosphate under ambient conditions. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 10(38), 20616-20625. Scopus23 WoS25 |
| 2022 | Mehta, S., Gupta, D., & Nagaiah, T. C. (2022). Selective Electrochemical Production of Hydrogen Peroxide from Reduction of Oxygen on Mesoporous Nitrogen Containing Carbon. CHEMELECTROCHEM, 9(2), 8 pages. Scopus19 WoS19 |
| 2022 | Dhillon, S. K., Chaturvedi, A., Gupta, D., Nagaiah, T. C., & Kundu, P. P. (2022). Copper nanoparticles embedded in polyaniline derived nitrogen-doped carbon as electrocatalyst for bio-energy generation in microbial fuel cells. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH, 29(53), 80787-80804. Scopus15 WoS15 Europe PMC1 |
| 2021 | Thakur, N., Gupta, D., Mandal, D., & Nagaiah, T. C. (2021). Ultrasensitive electrochemical biosensors for dopamine and cholesterol: recent advances, challenges and strategies. CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 57(97), 13084-13113. Scopus59 WoS55 Europe PMC18 |
| 2021 | Kafle, A., Kumar, M., Gupta, D., & Nagaiah, T. C. (2021). The activation-free electroless deposition of NiFe over carbon cloth as a self-standing flexible electrode towards overall water splitting. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 9(43), 24299-24307. Scopus38 WoS38 |
| 2021 | Gupta, D., Kafle, A., Chaturvedi, A., & Nagaiah, T. C. (2021). Recovery of High Purity Chlorine by Cu-Doped Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> in Nitrogen Containing Carbon Matrix: A Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for HCl Electrolysis. CHEMELECTROCHEM, 8(15), 2858-2866. Scopus6 WoS6 |
| 2021 | Gupta, D., Chakraborty, S., Amorim, R. G., Ahuja, R., & Nagaiah, T. C. (2021). Local electrocatalytic activity of PtRu supported on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes towards methanol oxidation by scanning electrochemical microscopy. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 9(37), 21291-21301. Scopus35 WoS33 |
| 2021 | Nagaiah, T. C., Gupta, D., Das Adhikary, S., Kafle, A., & Mandal, D. (2021). Tuning polyoxometalate composites with carbonaceous materials towards oxygen bifunctional activity†. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 9(14), 9228-9237. Scopus37 WoS35 |
| - | Zou, J., Gupta, D., Yuwono, J. A., Zhang, S., & Guo, Z. (2025). The promises and reality of metal–CO2 batteries. Nature Reviews Clean Technology, 1(10), 699-718. |
Divyani Gupta (CI), Australian Synchrotron Soft X-ray (SXR) spectroscopy beamtime (Proposal SXR/25023), Grant value: AUD 98,352.
Divyani Gupta (Lead Investigator): Graduate Women SA (GWSA) Postdoctoral Grant 2025, University of Adelaide, Grant Value: AUD 5000.
Jinshuo Zou (CI), Divyani Gupta (co-investigator), Australian Synchrotron Infrared microscopy (IRM) beamtime (Proposal IRM/24712), Grant value: AUD 131,136.
Sailin Liu (CI), Divyani Gupta (co-investigator), Australian Synchrotron Infrared microscopy (IRM) beamtime (Proposal IRM/23969), Grant value: AUD 98,352.
DST-INSPIRE Fellowship (sole CI, DST/INSPIRE/03/2017/000005, IF180101), Department of Science and Technology, India (2018-2023), Grant Value: 22,34,132 INR (~39,824 AUD).
DST-INSPIRE Scholarship for Higher Education, Department of Science and Technology, India (2012-2015)
Moderator (2025): Masters of Engineering Research Project 2025 (ENG 7002A)
Teaching Assistant (2025): Materials Characterisation (MAT ENG 7101 (PG))
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | The optimization and characterization of layered cathodes for lithium-ion batteries. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Jingxi Li |
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Stabilizing the lattice oxygen and phase structure of layered transition metal oxides as cathodes | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Wei Zheng |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - 2026 | Co-Supervisor | The optimization and characterization of layered cathodes for lithium-ion batteries | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Jingxi Li |
| 2025 - 2026 | Co-Supervisor | High voltage lithium cobalt oxide as cathode for high performance lithium-ion batteries | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Wei Zheng |
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