News

September 7-12, 2025

Dr. Binson Babu served as a symposium organizer (Symposium 7) at the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) 76th Annual Meeting in Mainz.

The meeting featured a wide range of inspiring presentations and discussions, providing an excellent platform for scientific exchange and collaboration. Dr. Babu contributed to the program by delivering both an oral and a poster presentation and by serving on the judging panel for poster evaluations.

The event also offered valuable opportunities to reconnect with colleagues, establish new professional contacts, and foster collaborations for future research.

September, 2025

Dr. Binson Babu visited and delivered an invited talk at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), Germany. Many thanks to Prof. Simon Fleischmann, Prof. Alberto Varzi, and Prof. Dominic Bresser for their hospitality and warm interactions. Excited to continue building fruitful collaborations ahead!

This visit was part of a research networking initiative across German research institutes, supported by the Indo German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC) PECFAR Call 2025. The collaboration is in association with Dr. Juan Luis Gómez Urbano and Prof. Andrea Balducci at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany.

August, 2025

Dr. Binson Babu visited the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology (Fraunhofer IWS), Dresden, Germany, as part of the IGSTC PECFAR Call 2025 initiative to foster collaborative research.

A heartfelt thank you to Prof. Holger Althues and Prof. Kaskel Stefan for the warm welcome.

August, 2025

Dr. Binson Babu delivered an invited talk as part of the IGSTC PECFAR Call 2025 research visit at Friedrich Schiller University Jena.

A heartfelt thanks to Prof. Andrea Balducci for the warm hosting and great support.

This visit served as a valuable platform to present our recent research progress and to engage in meaningful academic exchange in the area of advanced energy storage, aligned with the broader objectives of the IGSTC PECFAR Call 2025 to foster Indo-German collaborations

August, 2025

Dr. Binson Babu visited Fraunhofer IKTS, Arnstadt, Germany, through the IGSTC PECFAR Call 2025 initiative, aimed at building and nurturing new collaborations.

A special thanks to Dr. Lukas Medenbach for the warm welcome and insightful discussions during the visit.

Aug, 2025

Ms. Harshita Sudabathula joined NERL to conduct her UG-thesis PHY 499.

Welcome, Harshita, to NERL!

Aug, 2025

Mr. Aditya Prakash joined NERL to conduct the OUR project.

Welcome, Aditya, to NERL!

Aug, 2025

Mr. Chinmay Desai joined NERL to conduct the OUR project.

Welcome, Chinmay, to NERL!

August, 2025

Dr. Binson Babu visited the group of Prof. Matteo Bianchini and delivered a talk at Bavarian Center for Battery Technology (BayBatt), University of Bayreuth, Germany.

This visit was part of a research networking initiative across German research institutes, supported by the IGSTC PECFAR Call 2025. The collaboration is in association with Dr. Juan Luis Gómez Urbano and Prof. Andrea Balducci at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany.

July, 2025

Excited to share that the review article "𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭-𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐮𝐦–𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐟𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬", in collaboration with Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan and Kiel University, Germany, is featured on the cover of 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 (𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓)!

Article featuring

https://www.uni-kiel.de/en/tf/details/news/114-schwefelbatterien

July, 2025

Ms. Divyanshi Soni presented a poster on “Investigation of Solvated Ionic-Liquid-based Binary Mixture Electrolytes for Sodium-Ion Batteries” at the Emerging Battery Technology Conference: Indian Context for Commercialization, held at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune.

July, 2025

Dr. Reshma Raveendran joined NERL as an independent Researcher!

Welcome Dr. Reshma to NERL!

June, 2025

Dr. Binson Babu selected for Paired Early Career Fellowship in Applied Research (PECFAR 2025), IGSTC.

This is a collaboration in association with Dr. Juan Luis Gómez Urbano and Prof. Andrea Balducci at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany.

June, 2025

Seventh article from NERL is published in the journal Advanced Sustainable Systems! 🎉

Article Type: Review

Title: Advances in MXenes: Synthesis and Electrochemical Applications.

Congratulations Manuj! 🎉

June, 2025

Sixth article from NERL is published in the journal Advanced Energy Materials! 🎉

Article Type: Review

Title: Fast-Charging Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

Congratulations Najeeb! 🎉

May 26-30, 2025

Students from Shiv Nadar School and Vidyagyaan Leadership Academy visited the Nanoscience and Energy Research Lab (NERL) in the Department of Physics at Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (Deemed to be University) as part of the KaryoUS STAR Summer Internship Program.

Congratulations to the STAR STEM and KaryoUS Society for organizing such a fantastic initiative, giving students the opportunity to explore cutting-edge research. It was a pleasure spending time with such enthusiastic and brilliant young minds, ranging from Grade 9 to Grade 12.

A heartfelt appreciation 👏 goes out to Divyanshi Soni, Manuj Ahuja, Pinky Sharma, and Sheikh Najeeb Ul Haq for their dedicated engagement with the students over the past 1 week!

March, 2025

Fifth article from NERL is published in the journal ChemPhysChem! 🎉

Article Type: Research Article

Title: Electrochemical Studies of SrTiO3/Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite For High-Power Energy Storage and Oxygen Evolution Reaction Applications

Congratulations Dushyant! 🎉

November, 2024

Fourth article from NERL is published in the journal ACS Omega! 🎉

Article Type: Research Article (Open Access!)

Title: Unravelling the Anion Storage Properties of Manganese-Doped SrTiO3

Congratulations Dushyant! 🎉

November, 2024

Ms. Pinky Sharma joined NERL as a PhD student!

Welcome, Pinky, to NERL!

October, 2024

Mr. Vaibhav Gangwar joined NERL to conduct OUR project.

Welcome, Vaibhav, to NERL!

October, 2024

Ms. Garima Mamtani joined NERL to conduct the OUR project.

Welcome, Garima, to NERL!

August, 2024

Mr. Hari Gangi joined NERL to conduct his UG-thesis PHY 499.

Welcome Hari to NERL!

August, 2024

Prof. George John from City College of New York, USA, visited NERL @ SNIoE and delivered a talk on "Molecules to Materials- Biomass as A Platform for Molecular Design"

August, 2024

Prof. Pulickel Ajayan from Rice University visited NERL @ SNIoE and delivered a talk on "Material Science with 2D Atomic Layers".

June 3-7, 2024

Mr. Saksham Zutshi from Shiv Nadar School Gurgaon (grade 2 student) visited NERL as an intern for one week!

It is a great pleasure to have you! We wish you great success in the future! 🎉

May 30-31, 2024

As a part of the KaryoUS Summer Internship Program organized by the Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, students from grades 9 through 12 explored the NERL. We elucidated various electrochemical energy storage systems and conducted demonstrations on supercapacitor fabrication.

A heartfelt appreciation 👏 goes out to Divyanshi Soni , Dushyant Sharma , Manuj Ahuja, and Sheikh Najeeb Ul Haq for their dedicated engagement with the students over the past two days!