Dayadeep Monder

Dayadeep Monder

dmonder@iitb.ac.in

Academic Background:

  • PhD University of Alberta 2008
  • MSc University of Alberta 2001
  • BE Panjab University 1996

Contact Address:

Department of Energy Science and Engineering IIT Bombay

Phone: +91 22-2576-7864


Research Interest:

  • Modelling reversible solid oxide cells and systems
  • Modelling at the electrode and cell levels: structure - properties - performance
  • Materials for photoelectrochemistry
  • Flow battery modelling
  • First principles catalysis and ab–initio thermodynamics

Courses Offered:

  • EN417 - Computer Programming
  • EN207 - Data Analysis and Interpretation
  • EN899 - Technical Writing and Presentations
  • EN315 - Reaction Engineering and Combustion
  • EN604 - Fuel Cells
  • EN404 - Electrochemistry

List of Publications:

  1. Arini Kar, K. R. Balasubramaniam, and Dayadeep S. Monder. Phase Diagram, Electronic Structure, and Optical Properties of KCuTe1–xSex Photocathodes: A Computational Study, ACS Applied Energy Materials, published online, 2025. DOI
  2. Punit Kumar and Dayadeep S. Monder. CO2 Activation and Dissociation on Exsolved Ni/La2O3 Catalysts: A First-Principles Study, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 128, 15451–15463, 2024. DOI
  3. Garima Aggarwal, S. Chawla, A. J. Singh, N. Alampara, D. S. Monder, K. R. Balasubramaniam. Formation of an extended defect cluster in cuprous oxide, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 57, 335103, 2024. DOI
  4. Swati Rana, Dayadeep S. Monder, and Abhijit Chatterjee. Thermodynamic calculations using reverse Monte Carlo: A computational workflow for accelerated construction of phase diagrams for metal hydrides, Computational Materials Science, 233, 112727, 2024. DOI
  5. Arini Kar, K. R. Balasubramaniam, and Dayadeep S. Monder. First principles phase diagram and electronic structure estimation of ZnO1-xSex photoanodes, Journal of Applied Physics, 134, 235702, 2023. DOI
  6. Punit Kumar and D. S. Monder. Electronic structure and catalytic activity of exsolved Ni on Pd core-shell nanoparticles, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 24, 29801–29816, 2022. DOI
  7. Swati Rana, N. Masli, D. S. Monder, and A. Chatterjee. Hydriding pathway for Ni nanoparticles: Computational characterization provides insights into the nanoparticle size and facet effect on layer-by-layer subsurface hydride formation, Computational Materials Science, 210, 111482, 2022. DOI
  8. Vinod M. Janardhanan and D. S. Monder. Microkinetic modeling of CO2 reduction on Pt in a solid oxide electrolysis cell, Electrochimica Acta, 408, 139742, 2022. DOI
  9. Rustam S. Shekhar, A. Bertei, and D. S. Monder. Structure - properties - performance: modelling a solid oxide fuel cell with infiltrated electrodes, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 167, 084523, 2020. DOI
  10. Vivek Pawar, S. Appari, D. S. Monder, and V. M. Janardhanan. Study of the combined deactivation due to sulfur poisoning and carbon deposition during biogas dry reforming on supported Ni catalyst, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 56, 8448–8455, 2017. DOI
  11. Shixue Liu, T. Ishimoto, D. S. Monder, and M. Koyama. First-principles study of oxygen transfer and hydrogen oxidation processes at the Ni-YSZ-gas triple phase boundaries in a solid oxide fuel cell anode, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119, 27603–27608, 2015. DOI
  12. Vinod M. Janardhanan and D. S. Monder. Sulfur poisoning of SOFCs: a model based explanation of polarization dependent extent of poisoning, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 161, F1427–F1436, 2014. DOI
  13. E. Harikishan Reddy, D. S. Monder, and S. Jayanti. Thermal management of high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell stacks in the power range of 1 to 10 kWe, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39, 20127–20138, 2014. DOI
  14. Eric F. Hardjo, D. S. Monder, and K. Karan. An effective property model for infiltrated electrodes in solid oxide fuel cells, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 161, F83–F93, 2014. DOI
  15. E. Harikishan Reddy, D. S. Monder, and S. Jayanti. Parametric study of an external coolant system for a high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, Applied Thermal Engineering, 58, 155–164, 2013. DOI
  16. D. S. Monder, K. Nandakumar, V. Vorontsov, J. Luo and K. T. Chuang. An investigation of fuel composition and flow-rate effects in a H2S fueled SOFC: experiments and thermodynamic analysis, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 90, 1033–1042, 2012. DOI
  17. D. S. Monder and K. Karan. Ab-initio adsorption thermodynamics of H2S and H2 on Ni(111): the importance of thermal corrections and multiple reaction equilibria, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 114, 22597–22602, 2010. DOI
  18. D. S. Monder, K. Nandakumar, and K. T. Chuang. A fully coupled multiphysics model for a H2S SOFC, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 157, B542–B551, 2010. DOI
  19. D. S. Monder, K. Nandakumar and K. T. Chuang. Model development for a SOFC button cell using H2S as fuel, Journal of Power Sources, 162, 400–414, 2006. DOI
  20. Yale Zhang, D. S. Monder, and J. F. Forbes. Real-time optimization under parametric uncertainty: a probability constrained approach, Journal of Process Control, 12, 373–389, 2002. DOI

Work Experience:

  • Associate Professor Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 2018-
  • Assistant Professor Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 2014–2018
  • Assistant Professor Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad 2011–2014
  • Postdoctoral fellow Queen’s–RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre, Kingston, Ontario 2008–2011

Department of Energy Science and Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai - 400076, INDIA

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