Sri Harsha A

R&D Expertise:
• Development of thin film surface coatings on battery materials via Atomic layer deposition technique.
• Failure mechanism analysis and trouble shooting.
• Understanding the electrolde/electrolyte interfaces in Electrochemical cells.
• Developing chemical solutions to improve the electrochemical performance of LIB’s.
• Design of electrolyte formulations for various cathodes material to achieve cell performance targets.
• Plan, execute, analyze, draw conclusions… Show more

R&D Expertise:
• Development of thin film surface coatings on battery materials via Atomic layer deposition technique.
• Failure mechanism analysis and trouble shooting.
• Understanding the electrolde/electrolyte interfaces in Electrochemical cells.
• Developing chemical solutions to improve the electrochemical performance of LIB’s.
• Design of electrolyte formulations for various cathodes material to achieve cell performance targets.
• Plan, execute, analyze, draw conclusions of electrochemical experiments.

Projects achieved:
1. Improving the electrochemical properties of NMC811 by surface modification of metal fluorides, metal sulphides, metal phosphates and metal oxide etc via wet chemical or atomic layer deposition techniques.
2. Formulation of novel electrolytes for improved electrochemical performance for layered oxide cathode materials.
3. Formulation of electrolytes for improved electrochemistry for metal-oxygen batteries.
4. Synthesis of NMC622 with various precursors supplied by industries, for systematic material and electrochemical evaluation.
5. Synthesis of argyrodite-based solid-state electrolyte and further material and electrochemical characterization for solid-state batteries.
6.Electrolyte formulations for improving the electrochemical properties of Li-O2 battery technology. Show less

Development of indigenous 2.5Ah lithium-ion battery pouch prototype to achieve one of the milestones for India government funded project that is ‘National centre for photovoltaic research and education (NCPRE) Phase-II’.
• Part of Lithium-ion prototype battery fabrication facility establishment in IIT Bombay
• Delivering industrial grade commercial electrodes for sodium ion battery upon on industrial orders.
• Development of prototype Lithium-ion battery pouch cells using graphite… Show more

Development of indigenous 2.5Ah lithium-ion battery pouch prototype to achieve one of the milestones for India government funded project that is ‘National centre for photovoltaic research and education (NCPRE) Phase-II’.
• Part of Lithium-ion prototype battery fabrication facility establishment in IIT Bombay
• Delivering industrial grade commercial electrodes for sodium ion battery upon on industrial orders.
• Development of prototype Lithium-ion battery pouch cells using graphite anode Vs LCO cathode. This process involved slurry preparation, casting, electrode cutting, fabrication of Z-fold pouch stacking, pouch cell sealing, electrolyte wetting and final pouch sealing followed by electrochemical cycling. Show less

Design, development and demonstration of indigenous self-humidified fuel cell system for mobile and stationary applications of 1kW capacity