Development of Layered Oxide Insertion Materials for Potassium-Ion Batteries by Prof Prabeer Barpanda | Department of Energy Science and Engineering

Location and Date:

27 Sep 2024 (Friday), 4 PM, DESE seminar Room, 2nd Floor

Seminar Abstract:

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are ubiquitous these days propelling myriads of consumer electronics, (hybrid) electric vehicles, and mid-to-large grid storage. Oxides and polyanionic frameworks form two distinct class of electrode materials for batteries. However, the unprecedented applications of LIBs have led to concern over the paucity and cost related to Li-based resources. Thus, lithium has been touted as the new gold in energy storage sector. This situation has triggered renewed interest in alternate monovalent and multivalent post-Li-ion batteries, where the potassium-ion batteries (KIBs) can be harnessed for grid storage. The present talk will dwell on few case studies on layered oxide materials for KIBs. Their synthesis, crystal structure, superstructure ordering and electrochemical performance will be described. Oxide insertion materials can be harnessed for K-ion batteries [1-3].

References:

[1] P.K. Jha et al, P. Barpanda, Adv. Funct. Mater., In Press, 2024.

[2] P.K. Jha et al, P. Barpanda, Small, In Press, 2024. (cover image)

[3] P.K. Jha et al, P. Barpanda, Inorg. Chem., 63, 7137, 2024. (cover image)

Short Biography:

Prabeer Barpanda is an Associate Professor in the Materials Research Centre at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. He completed his B. Engg. from National Institute of Technology Rourkela (NITR-India, 2002), M. Phil. from the University of Cambridge (UK, 2004) and Ph. D. from Rutgers University (USA, 2009). He pursued postdoctoral work in the Universite de Picardie Jules Verne (France, 2009-2010) and the University of Tokyo (Japan, 2011-2013). Prabeer’s research revolves around synthesis, structural, and electrochemical study of novel inorganic materials for secondary (post) Li-ion batteries. So far, he has published 150 journal articles, 3 book chapters, and 3 world patents. He has received several awards including Shell Centenary British Chevening Fellowship (UK), C.G. Fink Fellowship (ECS, USA), H.H. Dow Award (ECS, USA), JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship (Japan), ECS Young Investigator Award (ECS, USA), ISE Prize for Applied Electrochemistry (ISE, Switzerland), Ross Coffin Purdy Award (ACerS, USA), and Humboldt Fellowship for Senior Researchers (AvH Foundation, Germany). He directs the Faraday Materials Laboratory (FaMaL) at IISc. (More details can be found at http://www.prabeer.org)