Summary
Doctoral researcher with 5+ years of experience in developing materials for rechargeable lithium-ion, sodium-ion, and magnesium-ion batteries, and evaluating their performance in lab scale; Currently focusing on post-lithium-ion battery systems for the Ph.D. thesis.
Authored/co-authored multiple peer-reviewed publications as a part of Master's and Ph.D. theses' research. Co-inventor in an Indian Patent for developing a high-performance sodium-ion battery cathode material. Undertook research internships in various realms of experimental physics and materials science at national labs & institutes across India during the Master's degree program.
Experimental Skills
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Battery Analysis:
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Coin-cell assembly and testing
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Performance evaluation in potentiostat/galvanostat and battery cyclers
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Materials Synthesis:
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Polymer blends & nanocomposites for electrolyte applications
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Inorganic materials through sol-gel & hydrothermal methods for anode/cathode applications
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Carbon nanotubes and carbon composites through Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
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Characterization Techniques:
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Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) Analysis, Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Raman Spectroscopy, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), BET surface/pore analysis.
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Research Interests
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Energy Storage Devices
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Batteries: Lithium-ion, and post-lithium-ion systems
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Materials Synthesis & Device Fabrication
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Synthesis of nanomaterials and inorganic materials for application as anodes/cathodes
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Synthesis of carbon nanotubes/carbon composites through CVD
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Fabrication of 3D nano-architectures for battery electrodes
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