DrAjit Kumar

Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Institute for Frontier Materials

  • Deakin University Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Institute for Frontier Materials
  • +61 3 924 45762 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Research Interests

Next-Generation Battery Technologies

Sodium/Lithium-sulfur batteries

Sodium-ion and sodium-metal batteries

Anode-free battery systems

Electrolyte Development

Ionic liquids for energy storage applications

Solid-state and hybrid electrolytes

Electrolyte-interface engineering

Advanced Materials for Energy Storage

High-performance cathode and anode materials

Nanostructured materials for battery applications

Functional coatings and separators

Battery Performance and Mechanisms

Electrochemical and thermal stability

Sulfur phase transition and interface dynamics

Advanced characterization techniques for battery systems

Sustainability and Scalability in Energy Storage

Cost-effective materials for large-scale energy storage

Recycling and lifecycle management of batteries

Renewable energy integration and grid storage solutions

 

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Ionic liquids for safe, long-lasting sodium metal batteries
    ARC - Linkage - Projects - LP250200766 - $239,879.0019 May 2026 - 18 May 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kumar A,
    • Kar M,
    • Pringle J