Projects

On-going Projects

1. "Valorization of biotic & industrial wastes for energy storage applications in Lithium-ion battery & Supercapacitor" Sponsored by CSIR-Waste to Wealth Mission Mode, September 2023-March 2026 (Role: PI for CSIR-CECRI Work Package).

2. “Fabrication of pouch-type hybrid supercapacitor device with MXenes-based nanocomposite electrodes in redox additive electrolytes” Sponsored by DST-SERB, Core Research Grant (CRG), December 2021-December 2024 (Role: PI).

 Completed Projects

1. “Development of Visible Light Active Functional Materials for Efficient Photocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic Generation of Hydrogen” Sponsored by DST (Hydrogen and Fuel Cell (HFC-2018)), September 2019-August 2023 (Role: PI)

2. “Integrated Self-powered Energy Storage System” Sponsored by DST (Materials for Energy Storage (MES-2018)), October 2019-September 2023
     (Role: Co-PI)

3. Fabrication of symmetric/asymmetric high energy density supercapacitor in non-aqueous electrolytes using bio-derived carbon/carbon nanocomposites”
   Sponsored by DST-SERB Extra Mural Research Funding (Individual Centric), Oct 2017-April 2021 (Role: PI).

4. "Fabrication of 12V, 500F supercapacitor device assembly" CSIR-Fast Track Translation (FTT) Project, August 2020-March 2022 (Role: PI)

5.  “Hierarchical composite nano-structure photocatalysts for efficient water splitting under solar light irradiation” Sponsored by MNRE, India. Feb 2016- May
       2021 (Role: PI for CSIR-CECRI).

6. “Parylene-C Coating and optimization of thickness on LFM & SOV Spools” Sponsored by Godrej and Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd, Sep 2019-Feb 2020 (Role: PI)

7. “Parylene-C Coating on LFM & SOV Spools” Sponsored by Godrej and Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd, March 2019- May 2019 (Role: PI)

8. “Tri-layer coating of lithium sphere fuel for closed cycle propulsion of underwater torpedoes” Sponsored by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam, Aug 2016- May 2018 (Role: PI).

9. “Solid State Batteries for Consumer Electronics and ELVs” Sponsored by DHI, India. Nov, 2015- Oct, 2018 (Role: PI).

10. “Synthesis and characterization of novel graphene-based materials for electrochemical applications” under Fast Track Scheme, SERB, DST, India, 2014-2017 (Role: PI).

11. “Advance Carbon Materials” (AdCarbMate) - To exploit novel carbonaceous materials for electrochemical applications relating to batteries and super-capacitors, under 12th Five Year Plan program of CSIR, India, 2012-2017 (Role: member come PI).

12.  “Multifunctional electrodes and electrolytes for futuristic electrochemical Technologies (MULTIFUN)” under 12th Five Year Plan program of CSIR, India, 2012-2017 (Role: Member).

13. “Development of Graphene-based Nanomaterials for High Energy Supercapacitor Applications” CSIR-CECRI in house start up project, 2012-2016 (Role: PI).