Dr. R.N. Singh

Professor
D.Phil (Allahabad)
Contact Information:
Tel.+91-542-6701596(lab), +91-9415812176(R)
Email Id:[email protected]

 
 
Academic Qualifications:
 
S. No.DegreeInstitutionYear
1.B.Sc.BHU, Varanasi1970
2.M.Sc.BHU, Varanasi1972
3.D. PhilAllahabad University1978
 
Area of specialization:
 

Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis, Solid State Electrochemistry, Material Chemistry, Corrosion, Electrocatalysis (Alcohol Fuel Cells and Water Electrolysis cells) , Nanomaterial.

Awards:
  • Fr. Yeddanapalli memorial award (1991) by the Indian Chemical Society (ICS).
  • Prof. S.R.Palit award (1993) by the ICS to one of our research paper.
  • Prof.A.K.Dey award (1994) by the ICS to one of our research paper.
 
Membership of professional society:
 

Life Fellow Member of the Chemical Research Society of India, Bangalore. Life Fellow Member of the Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata. Life Fellow Member of the Indian Science Congress Association. Member of the International Society of Electrochemistry. Member of the Electrochemical Society, USA, (1989-90). Life Member of the Indian Association of Solid State Chemists and Allied Scientists. (ISCAS), Jammu University, Jammu. Life Fellow Member of the Society for Advancement of Electrochemical Science and Technology. Life Fellow Member of The National Academic of Sciences, India.

 
Any additional information:

  1. Delivered an invited lecture and chaired a session at 1st International conference on Nanostructured Materials and Nanocomposites (ICNM-2009) held at Kottayam, Kerala, India from 6 to 8th April2009.
  2. Delivered an invited lecture and chaired a session at the National Conference on Frontiers of Colloids, Surface and Nanostructured Systems (FCSNS-2009) held at the Department of Chemistry, Imphal from 18 to 20th February
  3. Invited to deliver a lecture during IUPAC 5th International Symposium on Novel Materials and Synthesis (NMS-V) & 19th International Symposium on the Fine Chemistry and Functional Polymers (FCFP-XIX) to be held in Shanghai (China) during18-22 October 2009.

List of 10 major Publications: (in order of importance)

  1. Electrochemical studies on protective thin Co3O4 and NiCo2O4 films prepared on titanium by spray pyrolysis for oxygen evolution; R.N. Singh, J.F Koenig, G. Poillerat and P. Chartier, J. Electrochem. Soc., 137 (1990) 1408. (Times cited = 134).
  2. Thin films for Co3O4 and NiCo2O4 obtained by the spray pyrolysis technique for electrocatalysis III. The electrocatalysis of oxygen evolution; R.N. Singh, M. Hamdani, J.F.Koenig G. Poillerat and P. Chartier, J. Appl. Electrochem., 20 (1990) 442. (Times cited = 87).
  3. Preparation of perovskite-type oxides of cobalt by malic acid aided process and their electrocatalytic surface properties in relation to oxygen evolution; S.K. Tiwari, P. Chartier and R.N. Singh, J. Electrochem. Soc., 142 (1995) 148. (Times cited = 52).
  4. Thin films of Co3O4 and NiCo2O4 prepared by the method of chemical spray pyrolysis for electrocatalysis IV. The electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction; R.N. Singh, J.F Koenig, G. Poillerat and P. Chartier, J. Electroanalytical Chem., 314 (1991) 241. (Times cited = 49).
  5. Sol-gel derived spinel MxCo3-xO4 (M = Ni, Cu; 0 ? x ? 1) films and oxygen evolution; R. N. Singh, J.P. Pandey, N.K. Singh, B. Lal, P. Chartier and J.F. Koenig; Electrochimica Acta, 45 (2000) 1911. (Times cited = 39).
  6. High specific surface area nickel mixed oxide powders LaNiO3 (perovskite) and NiCo2O4 (spinel) via sol-gel type route for oxygen electrocatalysis in alkaline media; M.El Baydi, S.K. Tiwari, R.N. Singh, J.L. Rehspringer, P. Chartier, J.F. Koenig and G. Poillerat, J. Solid State Chem., 116 (1995) 157. (Times cited = 32).
  7. Electrocatalytic properties of new active ternary ferrite film anodes for O2 evolution in alkaline medium. R.N.Singh, N.K.Singh and J.P.Singh; Electrochimica Acta, 47 (2002) 3873.(Times cited = 29).
  8. Electrocatalytic activity of electrodeposited composite films of polypyrrole and CoFe2O4 nanoparticals towards oxygen reduction reaction. B. Lal, M. Malviya and R. N. Singh; Electrochimica Acta, 49 (2004) 4605. (Times cited = 28).
  9. Electrocatalytic properties of spinel-type MnxFe3-xO4 synthesized below 1000C for Oxygen evolution in KOH solution; N.K. Singh, S.K. Tiwari, K.L. Anitha and R.N. Singh, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans., 92 (1996) 2397. (Times cited = 27).
  10. Electrocatalytic activities of binary and ternary composite films of Pd, MWCNT and Ni for ethanol electrooxidation in alkaline solutions. R.N. Singh, A. Singh, Anindita, Carbon 47 (2009) 271-278. (Times cited = 09).

Full List of Publications:

  1. Electrochemical studies on protective thin Co3O4 and NiCo2O4 films prepared on titanium by spray pyrolysis for oxygen evolution; R.N. Singh, J.F Koenig, G. Poillerat and P. Chartier, J. Electrochem. Soc., 137 (1990) 1408. (Times cited = 134).
  2. Thin films for Co3O4 and NiCo2O4 obtained by the spray pyrolysis technique for electrocatalysis III. The electrocatalysis of oxygen evolution; R.N. Singh, M. Hamdani, J.F.Koenig G. Poillerat and P. Chartier, J. Appl. Electrochem., 20 (1990) 442. (Times cited = 87).
  3. Preparation of perovskite-type oxides of cobalt by malic acid aided process and their electrocatalytic surface properties in relation to oxygen evolution; S.K. Tiwari, P. Chartier and R.N. Singh, J. Electrochem. Soc., 142 (1995) 148. (Times cited = 52).
  4. Thin films of Co3O4 and NiCo2O4 prepared by the method of chemical spray pyrolysis for electrocatalysis IV. The electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction; R.N. Singh, J.F Koenig, G. Poillerat and P. Chartier, J. Electroanalytical Chem., 314 (1991) 241. (Times cited = 49).
  5. Sol-gel derived spinel MxCo3-xO4 (M = Ni, Cu; 0 ? x ? 1) films and oxygen evolution; R. N. Singh, J.P. Pandey, N.K. Singh, B. Lal, P. Chartier and J.F. Koenig; Electrochimica Acta, 45 (2000) 1911. (Times cited = 39).
  6. High specific surface area nickel mixed oxide powders LaNiO3 (perovskite) and NiCo2O4 (spinel) via sol-gel type route for oxygen electrocatalysis in alkaline media; M.El Baydi, S.K. Tiwari, R.N. Singh, J.L. Rehspringer, P. Chartier, J.F. Koenig and G. Poillerat, J. Solid State Chem., 116 (1995) 157. (Times cited = 32).
  7. Electrocatalytic properties of new active ternary ferrite film anodes for O2 evolution in alkaline medium. R.N.Singh, N.K.Singh and J.P.Singh; Electrochimica Acta, 47 (2002) 3873.(Times cited = 29).
  8. Electrocatalytic activity of electrodeposited composite films of polypyrrole and CoFe2O4 nanoparticals towards oxygen reduction reaction. B. Lal, M. Malviya and R. N. Singh; Electrochimica Acta, 49 (2004) 4605. (Times cited = 28).
  9. Electrocatalytic properties of spinel-type MnxFe3-xO4 synthesized below 1000C for Oxygen evolution in KOH solution; N.K. Singh, S.K. Tiwari, K.L. Anitha and R.N. Singh, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans., 92 (1996) 2397. (Times cited = 27).
  10. Active thin NiCo2O4 film prepared on nickel by spray pyrolysis for oxygen evolution; S.K. Tiwari, S. Samuel, R.N. Singh, G. Poillerat, J.F. Koenig and P. Chartier, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 20 (1995) 9. (Times cited = 27).
  11. Preparation of thin Co3O4 films on Ni and their electrocatalytic surface properties towards oxygen evolution; S.P. Singh, S. Samuel, S.K. Tiwari, and R.N. Singh, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 21 (1996) 171. (Times cited = 27).
  12. High surface area lanthanum cobaltates and its A and B site substituted derivatives for electrocatalysis of O2 evolution in alkaline solution. R.N. Singh and B. Lal; Int. J. Hydrogen Energy. 27 (2002) 45.(Times cited = 25).
  13. Synthesis of (La, Sr)CoO3 perovskite films through a sol-gel route and their Physicochemical and electrochemical surface characterization for anode application in alkaline water electrolysis; R.N. Singh, S.P. Singh, N.K. Singh, S.K. Tiwari, G. Poillerat and P Chartier, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans., 92 (1996) 2593. (Times cited = 24).
  14. Low temperature synthesis of perovskite-type oxides of La and Co and their Electrocatalytic properties for oxygen evolution in alkaline solution; A.N. Jain, S.K. Tiwari, P. Chartier and R.N. Singh, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans., 91 (1995) 1871. (Times cited = 23)
  15. Preparation and characterization of thin films of LaNiO3 for anode application in alkaline water electrolysis; R.N. Singh, L. Bahadur, J.P. Pandey, S.P. Singh, P. Chartier and G. Poillerat, J. Appl. Electrochem., 24 (1994) 149. (Times cited = 23).
  16. Effect of Ni, Fe, Cu and Cr substitutions for Co in La0.8Sr0.2CoO3 on electrocatalytic properties for oxygen evolution; S.K. Tiwari, S.P. Singh and R.N. Singh, J. Electrochem. Soc., 143 (1996) 1505-1510. (Times cited = 19).
  17. Electrocatalytic properties of CuxCo3-xO4 (0 ? x ? 1) obtained by a new precipitation method for oxygen evolution; B. Lal, N.K. Singh, S. Samuel and R.N. Singh, J. New Mat. For Electrochem. Systems, 2 (1999) 59. (Times cited = 15).
  18. New active spinel-type MxCo3-xO4 films for electrocatalysis of oxygen evolution; J.P. Singh and R.N. Singh, J. New Materials for Electrochem. Syst., 3 (2000) 137.(Times cited = 14).
  19. Influence of minor additions of La, Ce and Nd on the mechanical and corrosion behaviour of aluminium bronze in HNO3 solution; R.N. Singh, N. Verma and W.R Singh, Corrosion, 45 (1989) 222. (Times citated = 14).
  20. Inhibition of mild steel corrosion in the presence of fatty acid thiosemicarbazides. M.A Quraishi, D. Jamal and R.N. Singh; Corrosion 58 (3) (2002) 201. (Times cited = 14).
  21. Novel electrocatalysts for generating hydrogen from alkaline water electrolysis. R.N. Singh, D. Mishra, Anindita, A.S.K.Sinha and A. Singh, Electrochem. Comm., 9 (2007) 1369 - 1373. (Times cited = 13).
  22. New Cr-substituted nickel ferrite nano-spinels for O2 evolution in alkaline solutions; R.N. Singh, J.P. Singh, B. lal, M.J.K. Thomas and S.Bera; Electrochim Acta 51 (2006) 5515 - 5523. (Times cited = 12).
  23. Electrocatalytic activity of metal substituted Fe3O4 obtained at low temperature for O2 evolution; J.P.Singh, N.K. Singh and R.N. Singh, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 24 (1999) 433. (Times cited = 12).
  24. Kinetics and mechanism of decomposition of hydrogen peroxide catalysed by Cu2+ and Cu(NH3)42+ adsorbed on alumina; S.K. Tiwari and R.N. Singh, Indian J. Chem., 26 (1987) 420. (Times cited = 12).
  25. Electrochemical behaviour of brass (Cu/Zn, 63/37) in binary mixtures of acetonitrile and water; R.N. Singh, L. Bahadur and P. Singh, Electrochim. Acta, 32 (1987) 895. (Times cited = 12).
  26. Sol-gel derived spinel Co3O4 films and oxygen evolution: Part II Optimization of preparation conditions for enhanced electrocatalytic activities and influence of the nature of the metal salt precursor. N. K. Singh, J. P. Singh and R. N. Singh, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 27 (2002) 895. (Times cited = 12).
  27. Preparation of electrodeposited thin films of nickel-iron alloys on mild steel for alkaline water electrolysis. Part I : Studies on oxygen evolution; R.N. Singh, J.P. Pandey and K.L. Anitha, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 18 (1993) 467.(Times cited = 11).
  28. Mechanism of ruthenium(III) catalysed oxidation of cyclopentanol by alkaline hexacyanoferrate(III); R.N. Singh and H.S. Singh, Indian J. Chem., 16 (1978) 145.(Times cited = 11).
  29. Electrocatalytic properties of lanthanum manganites obtained by a novel malic acid-aided route; N.K. Singh, S.K. Tiwari and R.N. Singh, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 23 (1998) 775.(Times cited = 11).
  30. Electrochemical behaviour of brass (Cu/Zn 63:37) in binary mixtures of N,N dimethylformamide and water; P. Singh, L. Bahadur and R.N. Singh, Corrosion, 42 (1986) 640.(Times cited = 10).
  31. Investigation of oxygen evolution on LaNi1-xMxO3 (M = Fe, Co, Cu; 0 < x < 0.5) films of controlled roughness; R.N. Singh, S.K. Tiwari, T. Sharma, P. Chartier and J.-F. Koenig, J. New Mat. For Electrochem. Systems, 2 (1999) 65. (Times cited = 09).
  32. Electrocatalytic activity of high specific surface area perovskite-type LaNiO3 via sol-gel route for electrolytic oxygen evolution in alkaline solution; R.N. Singh, S.P. Singh, N.K. Singh, A.N. Jain and S.K. Tiwari, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 22 (1997) 557. (Times cited = 09).
  33. Physicochemical and electrocatalytic properties of LaNiO3 prepared by a low temperature hydroxide solid solution precursor route for anode application in alkaline water electrolysis; R.N. Singh, A.N. Jain, S.K. Tiwari, G. Poillerat and P. Chartier, J. Appl. Electrochem., 25 (1995) 1133. (Times cited = 09).
  34. Studies of electrocatalytic properties on some austenitic stainless steels in alkaline medium for O2 evolution; S.K. Tiwari, Anitha K.L. and R.N. Singh, J. Electroanalytical Chem., 319 (1991) 263. (Times cited = 09).
  35. Electrochemical behaviour of perovskite-type La1-xSrxCoO3 (0 ? x ? 0.4) obtained by a novel stearic acid sol-gel method for electrocatalysis of O2 evolution in KOH solutions. B. Lal, M. K. Raghunandan, M. Gupta and R. N. Singh; Int. J. Hydrogen Energy , 30 (2005) 723. (Times cited = 09).
  36. Perovskite type La2-xSrxNiO4 (0 = x = 1) as active anode materials for methanol oxidation in alkaline solutions; R.N.Singh, T. Sharma, A. Singh, Anindita, D. Mishra, S.K. Tiwari, Electrochim. Acta., 53 (2008) 2322-2330. (Times cited = 09).
  37. Electrocatalytic activities of binary and ternary composite films of Pd, MWCNT and Ni for ethanol electrooxidation in alkaline solutions. R.N. Singh, A. Singh, Anindita, Carbon 47 (2009) 271-278. (Times cited = 09).
  38. The electrocatalysis of O2 evolution/reduction on LaNiO3 prepared by a novel malic acid-aided method; S.K. Tiwari, J.F. Koenig, G. Poillerat, P. Chartier and R.N. Singh, J. Appl. Electrochem., 28 (1998) 114. (Times cited = 08).
  39. Electrocatalytic activity of binary and ternary composite films of Pd, MWCNT and Ni. Part II: Methanol electrooxidation in 1 M KOH. R.N. Singh, A. Singh, Anindita, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 34 (2009) 2052-2057. (Times cited: 06).
  40. Mechanism of oxidation of alcohol by ruthenium(III)/Fe(CN)63- system in alkaline medium; R.N. Singh, R.K. Singh and H.S. Singh, J. Chemical Research (London)-S (1978) 176-178. (Times cited = 06).
  41. Electrocatalytic properties of spinel-type NixFe3-xO4 synthesized at low temperature for oxygen evolution in KOH solutions; N.K. Singh and R.N. Singh, Ind. J. Chem., 38A (1999) 491. (Times cited = 06).
  42. Physicochemical and electrochemical characterization of active films of LaNiO3 for use as anode in alkaline water electrolysis; S.P. Singh, R.N. Singh, G. Poillerat and P. Chartier, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 20 (1995) 203. (Times cited = 06).
  43. Mechanism of electroreduction of oxygen on thin Co3O4 and NiCo2O4 films; R.N. Singh, S.K. Tiwari and P. Chartier, Indian J. Chem., 29 (1990) 837. (Times cited = 06).
  44. Mechanism of oxidation of hexoses by bromamine-T; R.N. Singh and Om Prakash, Indian J. Chem., 21 (1982) 616. (Times cited = 05).
  45. Kinetics of Ag(I) catalysed oxidation of isoamyl alcohol by peroxydisulphate; R.N. Singh, L.N. Singh and H.S. Singh, Indian J. Chem., 15 (1977) 40-41. (Times cited = 05).
  46. Preparation and electrochemical characterization of spinel type Fe-Co3O4 thin film electrode in alkaline medium; E. Laouini, M. Hamdani, M.I.S. Pereira, J. Douch, M.H. Mendonca, Y. Berghoute, R.N. Singh. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 33 (2008) 4936-4944. (Times cited = 05)
  47. Polypyrrole and La1-xSrxMnO3 (0 x 0.4) composite electrodes for electroreduction of oxygen; R.N. Singh, M. Malviya, Anindita, A.S.K. Sinha and P. Chartier, Electrochim. Acta, 52 (2007) 4264-4271. (Times cited =04)
  48. Effects of Ta, La, and Nd additions on the corrosion behaviour of aluminium bronze in mineral acids; R.N. Singh, S.K. Tiwari and W.R. Singh, J. Appl. Electrochem., 22 (1992) 1175. (Times cited = 04).
  49. Electrocatalytic properties of Pperovskite type La2-xSrxNiO4 (0 x 1) obtained by the citric acid sol-gel precursor route for oxygen evolution in KOH solutions; R.N. Singh, T. Sharma and A. Singh, J. New Materials for Electrochem. Syst. 10 (2007) 105-111. (Times cited = 04).
  50. Effect of partial substitution of Cr on electrocatalytic properties of CoFe2O4 towards O2 evolution in alkaline medium; R. N. Singh, N. K. Singh, J. P. Singh, G. Balaji & N. S. Gajbhiye, Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy 31 (2006) 701-707. (Times cited = 04)
  51. Electrocatalytic activity of La-manganites prepared by low temperature synthesis; T. Sharma, N.K. Singh, S.K. Tiwari and R.N. Singh, Ind. J. Engg. & Mat. Science, 5 (1998) 38. (Times cited = 04).
  52. Electrochemical characterization of polypyrrole/cobalt ferrite composite films for oxygen reduction; M. Malviya, J.P. Singh and R.N. Singh; Ind. J. Chem. 44A (2005) 2233. (Times cited = 03).
  53. Transport behaviour of Cl�- in composite films of polypyrrole and CoFe2O4 obtained for oxygen reduction . M. Malviya, J.P. Singh, B. Lal and R. N. Singh; J. New Materials for Electrochem. Syst., 8(3) (2005) 221. (Times cited = 03).
  54. The corrosion and electrochemical behaviour of zinc in binary mixtures of dimethylformamide and water; R.N. Singh, L. Bahadur and P. Singh, Corros. Sci., 27 (1987) 561. (Times cited = 03).
  55. The corrosion and electrochemical behaviour of zinc in binary mixtures of dimethylformamide and water; R.N. Singh, L. Bahadur and P. Singh, Corros. Sci., 27 (1987) 561. (Times cited = 03).
  56. Electrocatalytic properties of new spinel-type MMoO4 (M = Fe, Co & Ni) Electrodes for Oxygen evolution in alkaline solutions. R.N. Singh*, J.P. Singh, A. Singh, Int. J. Hydrogen energy 33 (2008) 4260-4264. (Times cited = 02).
  57. Electrocatalytic activities of Pd-Ni nanoparticles obtained on multiwalled carbon nanotubes towards oxygen evolution in 1 M KOH; J.P. Singh, X.G. Zhang, Hu-Lin Li, A. Singh and R.N.Singh; Int. J. Electrochemical Science, 3 (2008) 416-426. (Times cited = 02).
  58. Electrocatalytic activities of nano-sized spinel- type Cux�Co3-xO4 (0 = x = 1) for methanol oxidation in alkaline solutions; R.N. Singh, T. Sharma, A. Singh, Anindita, D. Mishra, Int. J. Electrochemical Science, 2 (2007) 762-777. (Times cited = 02).
  59. Electrocatalytic characterization of new La1-xSrxCoO3 films on Pt for use as oxygen anode in alkaline solutions. R.N. Singh and B.Lal; Ind J. Chem. 40A (2001) 1037. (Times cited = 02).
  60. Electrocatalytic properties of lanthanum manganite-based oxides obtained by a low temperature method; A.N. Jain, S.K. Tiwari and R.N. Singh, Ind. J. Chem., 37A, (1998) 125. (Times cited = 02).
  61. Influence of minor additions of La, Ce and Nd on the corrosion behaviour of aluminium bronze in sulphuric acid solution; R.N. Singh, S.K. Tiwari and N.Verma, British Corrosion Journal, 25 (1990) 131. (Times cited = 02).
  62. Influence of minor additions of Ta and Nd on the corrosion behaviour of propeller bronze in mineral acids; R.N. Singh, S.K. Tiwari and N. Verma, Corros. Prev. & Contr., 352 (1988) 43. (Times cited = 02).
  63. A kinetic study of osmium tetroxide catalysed oxidation of methyl digol and ethyl digol by hexacyanoferrate (III) in aqueous alkaline medium; H.S. Singh, A.K. Sisodia, S.M. Singh, R.K. Singh and R.N. Singh, J. De Chimie Physique, 73 (1976) 283-286. (Times cited = 02).
  64. Oxidation of methanol on perovskite-type La2-xSrxNiO4 (0 = x = 1) film electrodes modified by dispersed Ni in 1M KOH; R.N. Singh, A. Singh, D. Mishra, Anindita and P. Chartier, J. Power Sources 185 (2008) 776-783. (Times cited = 02).
  65. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy investigation of spinel type cobalt oxide thin film electrodes in alkaline medium. E. Laouini, M. Hamdani, M.I.S. Pereira, J. Douch, M.H. Mendonc,Y. Berghout, R.N. Singh, J. Appl. Electrochem. 38 (2008) 1485-1494. (Times cited = 02).
  66. Electrochemical Characterization of composite films of LaNiO3 and polypyrrole for electrocatalysis of O2 reduction, M. Malviya, R.N. Singh and P. Chartier, J. New Materials for Electrochem. Syst. 10 (2007) 181 � 186. (Times cited = 02).
  67. Preparation and Characterization of CuFe2-xCrxO4 (0= x =1.0) nano spinels for electrocatalysis of oxygen evolution in alkaline solutions; R.N. Singh, J.P. Singh, B. Lal, A. Singh; Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy 32 (2007) 11-16. (Times cited = 02).
  68. Electrocatalytic properties of spinel-type MxCo3-xO4 oxides prepared by a new sol-gel route for O2 evolution in alkaline solutions; J.P. Singh and R.N. Singh, Ind. J. Chem. 39 (2000) 819. (Times cited = 02).
  69. Electrochemical characterization of a new binary oxide of Mo with Co for O2 evolution in alkaline solution, R.N. Singh, Madhu, R. Awasthi, A.S.K. Sinha, Electrochim. Acta 54 (2009) 3020-3025. (Times cited = 01).
  70. Preparation and Electrochemical Characterization of a New NiMoO4 catalyst forElectrochemical O2 Evolution. R.N. Singh, Madhu, R. Awasthi and A.S.K. Sinha. J Solid State Electrochem 13 (2009) 1613-1619. (Times cited = 01).
  71. Electrocatalytic activities of binary and ternary composite electrodes of Pd, nanocarbon and Ni for electro-oxidation of methanol in alkaline medium. R.N. Singh, A. Singh, Anindita, J. Solid State Electrochem. 13 (2009) 1259-1265. (Times cited = 01).
  72. Effect of partial substitution of Cr on electrocatalytic properties of MnFe2O4 towards O2- evolution in alkaline medium; R. N. Singh, J. P. Singh, H. Nguyen Cong, P. Chartier. Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy 31 (2006) 1372-1378. (Times cited = 01).
  73. Electrocatalytic properties of perovskite-type La1-xSrxMnO3 obtained by novel sol gel route for O2 evolution in KOH solutions. N. K. Singh, B. Lal and R. N. Singh, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 27 (2002) 885. (Times cited = 01).
  74. Electrocatalytic properties of Sr-doped LaMnO3 obtained by a new sol-gel route in relation to O2 evolution in alkaline solution. B.Lal, N.K.Singh and R.N.Singh; Ind. J. Chem. 40A (2001) 1269. (Times cited = 01).
  75. Electrochemical corrosion behaviour of copper in binary mixtures of propylene carbonate and water; W.R. Singh, L. Bahadur and R.N. Singh, Indian J. Tech., 28 (1990) 143. (Times cited = 01).
  76. Kinetics and mechamism of decomposition of hydrogen peroxide catalysed by Co2+ adsorbed on alumina; S.K. Tiwari and R.N. Singh, Indian J. Chem., 26 (1987) 1044. (Times cited = 01).
  77. Mechanism of Ru(III) catalysed oxidation of ?-hydroxycarboxylate ions by hexacyanoferrate(III) in alkaline medium; R.N. Singh and P.K. Tikoo, Indian J. Chem., 19 (1980) 1210. (Times cited = 01).
  78. Kinetics of Ag(I) catalysed oxidation of glyoxal and glyoxalic acid by peroxydisulphate; R.N. Singh, L.N. Singh and H.S. Singh, Indian J. Chem., 15 (1977) 1117-1118. (Times cited = 01).
  79. Impedance study of spinel type Fe-Co3O4 oxide thin film electrodes in alkaline Medium. E. Laouini, M. Hamdani, M.I.S. Pereira, Y. Berghoute, J. Douch, M. H.Mendonca, R.N. Singh, Int. J. Electrochemical Science (2009) 1074-1084. (Times cited = 01).
  80. Kinetics of silver (I) ion catalysed oxidation of malonic acid by peroxydisulphate; B.N. Prasad, R.N. Singh and N.P. Singh, J. Scientific Research, B.H.U., 24 (1974) 6.
  81. Viscosity of concentrated solutions of sodium acetate in acetamide-water mixtures at 250C; D. Singh, B.N. Prasad, N.P. Singh and R.N. Singh, J. Scientific Research, B.H.U., 23 (1973) 12.
  82. Kinetics of hydrolysis of methyl salicylate by potassium hydroxide; R.N. Singh and B.N. Prasad, J. Scientific Research, B.H.U., 22 (1972) 185.
  83. Mechanism of Ru(III) catalysed oxidation of butane-1,4-diol and pentane-1,5-diol by alkaline hexacyanoferrate(III); R.N. Singh, R.K. Singh and H.S. Singh, J. Chemical Research (London), (1977) 2971-2984.
  84. Kinetics of silver (I) ion catalysed oxidation tert-amyl alcohol with peroxydisulphate; R. N. Singh, Acta Ciencia Indica, 4 (1977) 320.
  85. A kinetic study of Ru(III) catalysed oxidation of propane 1,2-diol and butane-2,3-diol by hexacyanoferrate(III) in aqueous alkaline medium; H.S. Singh, S.M. Singh, A.K. Sisodia, R.K. Singh and R.N. Singh, Proc. 3rd National Symposium on Catalysis, (1978) 288-297.
  86. Mechanism of Ag(I) catalysed oxidation of ?-butyrolactone with peroxydisulphate; R.N. Singh, J. Scientific Research, B.H.U., 31 (1979) 417.
  87. Kinetics and mechanism of osmium(VIII) catalysed oxidation of glyoxalate ion with alkaline hexacyanoferrate(III); R.N. Singh, J. Scientific Research, B.H.U., 30 (1979) 409.
  88. Kinetics and mechanism of Ru(III) catalysed oxidation of benzyl alcohol with alkaline hexacyanoferrate(III); R.N. Singh and P.K. Tikoo, J. Scientific Research, B.H.U., 31 (1980-81) 339.
  89. Corrosion studies of Zn in aqueous binary mixtures of acetonitrile through polarization technique; L. Bahadur, P. Singh and R.N. Singh, Proc, 10th Int. Cong. on Metallic Corros., 1 (1987) 643.
  90. Kinetics and mechanism of decomposition of hydrogen peroxide catalysed by Cu2+ adsorbed on beryllium oxide; S.K. Tiwari and R.N. Singh, Indian J. Tech., 25 (1987) 401.
  91. Electrochemical corrosion behaviour of copper in binary mixtures of dimethyl formamide and water; R.N. Singh, P. Singh and W.R Singh, J. Electrochem. Soc. (India), 37 (1988) 227.
  92. Corrosion of Zn in propylene carbonate: Role of water, H+ and O2; W.R. Singh and R.N. Singh, J. Electrochem. Soc. (India), 39 (1990) 104.
  93. Electrochemical corrosion behaviour of copper in binary mixtures of acetonitrile and water; R.N. Singh, P. Singh and W.R Singh, Bulletin of Electrochemistry, 5 (1989) 813.
  94. Corrosion studies of brass (63/37) in binary mixture of propylene carbonate and water; W. R. Singh and R.N. Singh, J. Electrochem. Soc. (India), 41 (1992) 111.
  95. The effect of some rare earth additives on corrosion of aluminium bronze in hydrochloric acid solution; R. N. Singh, N. Verma, S. K. Tiwari and W.R. Singh, Ind. J Chem Tech., 1 (1994) 103.
  96. Active thin film anodes for alkaline water electrolysis; R.N. Singh, J. Ind. Chem. Soc.,72 (1995) 221. (Fr L M Yeddanapalli Memorial Lecture 1991 delivered at the 30th Annual Convention of Chemists on 22 December 1993 at Calcutta).
  97. Electrochemical characterization of composite films of polypyrrole and La1-xSrxCoO3 (0 = x = 0.4) for electrocatalysis of O2 reduction; R. N. Singh, M. Malviya, Anindita, Ind. J. Chem., 46 A (2007) 1923-1928.
  98. Influence of small substitution of Ru on the electrocatalytic properties of the perovskite-type LaSrNiO4 electrodes towards the methanol oxidation in 1M KOH; R.N. Singh, A. Singh, Anindita, D. Mishra, S.K. Tiwari and M.K. Gunjan, Ind. J. Chem 47A (2008) 1187-1193.
  99. Influence of the nature of conductive support on the electrocatalytic activity of electrodeposited Ni films towards methanol oxidation in 1 M KOH. R.N. Singh, A. Singh, D. Mishra, Anindita, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 33 (2008) 6878-6885.
  100. Iron molybdates as electrocatalysts for O2 evolution reaction in alkaline solutions, R.N. Singh, Madhu, R. Awasthi, S.K. Tiwari, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 34 (2009) 4693-4700.
  101. Composite films of Pd, nanocarbon and Ni for ethanol electrooxidation. R.N. Singh, Anindita, A.Singh, D. Mishra, Proceeding of ICNM I (2009) 255-267.
  102. Pd-1%Ni Composite Electrodes for Electrooxidation of Phenol in Acid Solution. R.N. Singh, D. Mishra, Anindita, Int. J. Electrochemical Science 4 (12) (2009) 1638-1649.
  103. Effect of V-substitution in NiFe2O4 spinel oxide for oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline medium. Anindita, R.N. Singh. Int.J. of Hydrogen Energy 35 (2010) 3243-3248.
  104. Electro-catalytic activities of binary nano-composites of Pt and nano- carbon/multiwall carbon nanotube for methanol electrooxidation. R.N. Singh, R. Awasthi, S.K. Tiwari, The Open Catalysis Journal 3 (2010) 54-61.
  105. Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured Pd-xwt%Ni and Pd-10wt%Ni-ywt%C composites towards electrooxidation of alcohols. R. Awasthi, Anindita, R.N. Singh, The Open Catalysis Journal 3 (2010) 62-70.
  106. Review: Co3O4 and Co-based spinel oxides bi functional oxygen electrodes. M. Hamadani, R.N. Singh, P. Chartier, Int. J. Electrochemical Science 5 (2010) 556-577.
  107. Thin films of Pd and Pd-1%MWCNT as new electrocatalysts for oxidation of phenol in acid medium. R.N. Singh, Madhu, Anindita, J. Solid State Electrochem. (Corrected Proof).

Full List of Publications:

Electrochemistry of Novel Materials,edited by J. Lipkovasky & P.N.Ross (VCH publications) 1994, p.284: 02 research papers

Papers cited:

  1. Electrochemical studies on protective thin Co3O4 and NiCo2O4 films prepared on titanium by spray pyrolysis for oxygen evolution; R.N. Singh, J.F Koenig, G. Poillerat and P. Chartier, J. Electrochem. Soc., 137 (1990) 1408.
  2. Thin films for Co3O4 and NiCo2O4 obtained by the spray pyrolysis technique for electrocatalysis III. The electrocatalysis of oxygen evolution; R.N. Singh, M. Hamdani, J.F.Koenig G. Poillerat and P. Chartier, J. Appl. Electrochem., 20 (1990) 442.

Interfacial Electrochemistry,edited by A. Wieckowski (Marcel Dekker, Inc.) 1999, p.789: 10 research papers

Papers cited:

  1. Electrocatalytic activity of high specific surface area perovskite-type LaNiO3 via sol-gel route for electrolytic oxygen evolution in alkaline solution; R.N. Singh, S.P. Singh, N.K. Singh, A.N. Jain and S.K. Tiwari, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 22 (1997) 557.
  2. Preparation of thin Co3O4 films on Ni and their electrocatalytic surface properties towards oxygen evolution; S.P. Singh, S. Samuel, S.K. Tiwari, and R.N. Singh, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 21 (1996) 171.
  3. Electrocatalytic properties of spinel-type MnxFe3-xO4 synthesized below 1000C for Oxygen evolution in KOH solution; N.K. Singh, S.K. Tiwari, K.L. Anitha and R.N. Singh, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans., 92 (1996) 2397.
  4. Active thin NiCo2O4 film prepared on nickel by spray pyrolysis for oxygen evolution; S.K. Tiwari, S. Samuel, R.N. Singh, G. Poillerat, J.F. Koenig and P. Chartier, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 20 (1995) 9.
  5. Physicochemical and electrochemical characterization of active films of LaNiO3 for use as anode in alkaline water electrolysis; S.P. Singh, R.N. Singh, G. Poillerat and P. Chartier, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 20 (1995) 203.
  6. Electrocatalytic activity of high specific surface area perovskite-type LaNiO3 via sol-gel route for electrolytic oxygen evolution in alkaline solution; R.N. Singh, S.P. Singh, N.K. Singh, A.N. Jain and S.K. Tiwari, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 22 (1997) 557.
  7. Preparation of perovskite-type oxides of cobalt by malic acid aided process and their electrocatalytic surface properties in relation to oxygen evolution; S.K. Tiwari, P. Chartier and R.N. Singh, J. Electrochem. Soc., 142 (1995) 148.
  8. Physicochemical and electrocatalytic properties of LaNiO3 prepared by a low temperature hydroxide solid solution precursor route for anode application in alkaline water electrolysis; R.N. Singh, A.N. Jain, S.K. Tiwari, G. Poillerat and P. Chartier, J. Appl. Electrochem., 25 (1995) 1133.
  9. Low temperature synthesis of perovskite-type oxides of La and Co and their Electrocatalytic properties for oxygen evolution in alkaline solution; A.N. Jain, S.K. Tiwari, P. Chartier and R.N. Singh, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans., 91 (1995) 1871.
  10. High specific surface area nickel mixed oxide powders LaNiO3 (perovskite) and NiCo2O4 (spinel) via sol-gel type route for oxygen electrocatalysis in alkaline media; M.El Baydi, S.K. Tiwari, R.N. Singh, J.L. Rehspringer, P. Chartier, J.F. Koenig and G. Poillerat, J. Solid State Chem., 116 (1995) 157.