Research & Development
Objectives of CESD
- New materials and new processes of electrodes for advanced Li-ion batteries
- Cost-effective or cobalt-free cathode materials and Flammable Resistant (FR) electrolytes for Li-ion battery
- To improve the safety of the cell as compared to the Conventional Li-ion battery
- Alternative energy storage technologies (e.g. Na-ion, Li-air, Li-S etc.), including solid-state batteries
- Develop innovative processes for recycling batteries
- Optimised 3D printing processes to improve the capacity, charge acceptance and cycle life
Slurry mixture, Film coater, Hot air over,
Muffle Furnace
Controlled atmosphere tube furnaces
Stirrer Reactors
Publications
- Chanakya Karra, Praneash Venkatachalam, Kamala Kumari Duru, Pardha Saradhi Maram, Asha Anish Madhavan and Sujith Kalluri. ApplicationDriven Industrial-Scale Manufacturing of Li/Na-Ion Battery Cathodes: Current Status and Future Perspective, Journal of The Electrochemical Society
- Kamala Duru, Praneash Venkatachalam, Chanakya Karra, Asha Anish Madhavan, Karthikeyan Elumalaı Sujith and Kalluri. Lithium-lon Battery Model Parameters Estimation Using Equivalent Circuit Model for E-mobility Applications, ECS Transactions (Q4), 2022.
- Praneash Venkatachalam, Chanakya Karra, Kamala Kumari Duru, Pardha Saradhi Maram, Asha Anish Madhavan and Sujith Kalluri. Challenges and Benchmarking in Scale-Up of Ni-Rich Cathodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries, Journal of The Electrochemical Society (Q1), 2022. (IF - 3.9)
- Kamala Kumari Duru, Praneash Venkatachalam, Chanakya Karra, Asha Anish Madhavan, Sangaraju Sambasivam, Sujith Kalluri. Equivalent Circuit Model Parameters Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Cuckoo Search Algorithm, Journal of The Electrochemical Society (Q1), 2022. (IF -3.9)
- Praneash Venkatachalam, Chanakya Karra, Kamala Kumari Duru, Pardha Saradhi Maram, Sangaraju Sambasivam, Hua Kun Liu, Sujith Kalluri. Critical Perspective on the Industry-centred Engineering of Single-Crystalline Ni-rich Cathodes, ChemNanoMat (Q1), 2023. (IF -3.8)
- Sumit Khatua, Y. Bhaskara Rao, K. Ramakrushna Achary, L. N. Patro. Li-ion transport studies of NASICON-type LiZr2(PO4)3 solid electrolyte crystallizing in rhombohedral structure at room temperature. Surfaces and Interfaces (Q1), 2023. (IF - 6.2)
- Y. Bhaskara Rao, Y. Saisrinu, Sumit Khatua, K. Kamala Bharathi, L. N. Patro. Nitrogen doped soap-nut seeds derived hard carbon as an efficient anode material for Na-ion batteries, Journal of Alloys and Compounds (Q1), 2023. (IF - 6.2)
- Katapalli Ramakrushna Achary, Yenduri Bhaskara Rao, Ramesh Kumar Kamadurai, Laxmi Narayana Patro. Mechanochemical synthesis and fluoride ion conductivity studies in SrSnF4 polymorphs. Journal of Physical Chemistry C (Q1), 2023. (IF - 3.7)
- Y. Bhaskara Rao, K. Ramakrushna Achary K. Kamala Bharathi, L. N. Patro. Enhanced ionic conductivity of Na-excess Na3Zr2Si2PO12 solid electrolyte by tuning its elemental composition and sintering temperature. Journal of Materials Scince (Q1), 2023. (IF - 4.5)
- Y.Bhaskara Rao, K. Ramakrushna Achary, L.N. Patro. Enhanced electrochemical performance of the Na3V2(PO4)3/C cathode material upon doping with Mn/Fe for Na-ion batteries,ACS Omega (Q1), 2022. (IF - 4.1)
- K. Ramakrushna Achary, Y Bhaskara Rao, D. Bhosale LN Patro. Fast ion transport in mechanochemically synthesized SnF2 based solid electrolyte, NH4Sn2F5, Solid State Ionics (Q2), 2022. (IF - 3.2)
Patent
- Pankaj Pathak, Pardha Sarathi M., Sujith Kalluri (2023) "A method for recovering metals and metal oxides from waste Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries", Application No. 202241072287.