Prof. Sunil Kumar
Department : Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests
Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems
Na-ion Batteries
All-Solid-State Rechargeable Batteries
Electroceramics
Professional Summary
Associate Professor, Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, IIT Indore, 2022 – present
Assistant Professor, Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, IIT Indore, 2018 – 2022
DST INSPIRE Faculty, Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, IIT Indore, 2015 – 2020
Research Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2012 – 2014
Publications
S Saxena, H N Vasavan, M Badole, A K Das, S Deswal, P Kumar, and S Kumar*, “Tailored P2/O3 phase-dependent electrochemical behaviour of Mn-based cathode for sodium-ion batteries ” Journal of Energy Storage, 64 (2023), 107242, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.107242
Hari Narayanan Vasavan, Manish Badole, Samriddhi Saxena, Asish Kumar Das, Sonia Deswal, Pradeep Kumar, Sunil Kumar, “Excellent Structural Stability-Driven Cyclability in P2-Type Ti-Based Cathode for Na-Ion Batteries”, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 6 (2023), 2440, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.2c03750
A K Das, M Badole, H N Vasavan, S Saxena, P Gami, S Kumar*, “Highly conductive ceramic-in-polymer composite electrolyte enabling superior electrochemical performance for all-solid-state lithium batteries”, Ceramics International, (2023), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.06.214
M Badole, H N Vasavan, S Saxena, A K Das, P Gami, D Kumar, S Deswal, P Kumar, S Kumar*, “High-Performance [00l]-Textured BiAlO3-Doped K0.5Bi0.5TiO3 Ceramics”, ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 5 (2023), 3436, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaelm.3c00434
H N Vasavan, M Badole, S Dwivedi, D Kumar, P Kumar, S Kumar*, “Enhanced rate performance and specific capacity in Ti-substituted P2-type layered oxide enabled by crystal structure and particle morphology modifications”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 448 (2022), 13662, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.137662