IITKGP

Subhasish Basu Majumder

Professor

Materials Science Centre

+91-3222-283986

subhasish@matsc.iitkgp.ac.in

Responsibilities

  • Head, Materials Science Centre

Research Areas

  • Oxide gas sensors
  • Fly ash based ceramic products
  • Multiferroic thin fims and composites
  • Li and Na ion batteries
  • Fiber reinforced cement composites
We have developed the expertise to synthesize structured oxides in the form of nano-powder (0-d), nano-tube (1-d), thin film (2-d), and composite thin film structures (2-2 and 0-3 type). For nano-structured oxide synthesis our laboratory is equipped with microwave-solvothermal equipment, moisture and oxygen controlled glove box, laminar flow clean bench, spin coating unit and several furnaces with programmable temperature control.
For dielectric and ferroelectric thin films we have developed the electrical measurement facilities to characterize them in terms of their frequency dispersion of capacitance, ac/dc conductivity, impedance, time dependent dielectric breakdown etc. For instrument control and data acquisition we have interfaced an impedance analyzer and electrometer to a personal computer using LabviewTM software.
We have developed both dynamic and static flow measurement set up to investigate the gas sensing characteristics of nano-structured ceramics. The dynamic flow set up is equipped with a gas delivery line, gas mixing and humidity control unit, temperature controlled reactor chamber, and resistance transient measurement setup. The system is automated for instrument control and data acquisition using RS232/GPIB interface and LabviewTM software. The sensing unit is also interfaced with a dedicated FFT analyzer and LCR meter for signal analyses and pattern recognition.
The laboratory for battery research is equipped with a semi-automated temperature controlled tape-casting unit for electrode coating, roll press and disc cutter for electrode preparation, glove box equipped with a crimping tool for CR2032 cell fabrication. An automated 8 channel battery analyzer is used to characterize these cells in terms of their charge discharge characteristics, cycleability and rate capability. Additionally we have also a dedicated potentiostat-galvanostat system for electrochemical analyses.
The concrete laboratory is equipped with the facilities to characterize the basic characteristics of cement and to characterize the developed concrete in terms of their cold crushing strength and flexural strength characteristics.
  • High-Performance and Safe Hybrid Li-Ion Batteries Based on Li4Ti5O12-TiO2(A)-TiO2(R)@C Anode and Na3V2O2(PO4)2F-Na3V2(PO4)3@C Cathode Akhtar M., Majumder T., Chang J.-K., Majumder S.B. By ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 10 1390-1397 (2022)
  • K+ and Mg2+ co-doped bipolar Na3V2(PO4)3: An ultrafast electrode for symmetric sodium ion full cell Das A., Basu Majumder S. , Roy Chaudhuri A. By Journal of Power Sources 461 228149- (2020)
  • High-Power and Long-Life Na3V2O2(PO4)2F-Na3V2(PO4)3@C/AC Bimaterial Electrodes for Hybrid Battery-Capacitor Energy Storage Devices Akhtar M., Mitra A., Chang J.-K., Majumder S.B. By ACS Applied Energy Materials 5 4070-4084 (2022)
  • The generalized solubility limit approach for vanadium based cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries Mitra A., Gilankar A., Das S., Jena S., Das D., Majumder S.B., Das S. By Journal of Materials Chemistry A 10 11636-11650 (2022)
  • Hierarchical Carbon Composites for High-Energy/Power-Density and High-Reliability Supercapacitors with Low Aging Rate Chen C.-C., Kirana N., Puspita D.F., Patra J., Hsieh C.-T., Gandomi Y.A., Lai H.-Z., Chang T.-L., Tseng C.-J., Majumder S.B., Wang C.-Y., Chang J.-K. By ChemSusChem e202200345- (2022)
  • High-Li+-fraction ether-side-chain pyrrolidinium asymmetric imide ionic liquid electrolyte for high-energy-density Si//Ni-rich layered oxide Li-ion batteries Umesh B., Rath P.C., Patra J., Hernandha R.F.H., Majumder S.B., Gao X., Bresser D., Passerini S., Lai H.-Z., Chang T.-L., Chang J.-K. By Chemical Engineering Journal 430 132693- (2022)
  • Effect of Nickel Doping on the Electrochemical Performances of Carbon-Coated Na3V2(PO4)3Cathodes for Hybrid Lithium-Ion Batteries Akhtar M., Majumder S.B. By ACS Applied Energy Materials 4 13538-13549 (2021)
  • Plasma sprayed CuO coatings for gas sensing and catalytic conversion applications, Ambardekar V., Bandyopadhyay P. P., Majumder S. B. By Sensors and Actuators B 331 129404- (2021)
  • Understanding on the effect of morphology towards the hydrogen and carbon monoxide sensing characteristics of tin oxide sensing elements Ambardekar V., Bhowmick T. , Bandyopadhyay P. P., Majumder S. B. By International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 46 23113-23123 (2021)
  • A Lithium ion rechargeable full cell using the flower like Na3V2(PO4)3@C cathode and Li4Ti5O12 anode Akhtar M., Pradhan S. K., Chang J. -., Majumder S. B. By ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 8 7523- (2020)

Principal Investigator

  • Air Quality Monitoring Prototype
  • Evaluation of Suitability of Nano Iron/Iron Oxide Powders for Energy and Sensor Applications
  • Evaluation of Suitability of Nano Iron/Iron Oxide Powders for Energy and Sensor Applications
  • Evaluation of the suitability of Tata Steel provided graphite flake as negative electrode for Li ion rechargeable cells
  • Indian Nanoelectronics Users Program-Idea to Innovation (INUP I2I)

Co-Principal Investigator

  • Development of Nanoparticle Incorporated Polymeric High Flux Hollow Fiber Nanofilteration Prototype for Desalination of Brackish Water Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  • Exploratory synthesis of Hard Carbon anode and identified cathode (TMO) and optimize in half-cell and full cells in coin cell, cylindrical and pouch formats for sodium ion batteries Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development
  • Nano-electronics Network for Research and Applications (NNetRA)- IIT Kharagpur (DST Part) Department of Science and Technology (DST)
  • Thermal Modelling and Cell characterization of Batteries for Electric Vehicles The MathWorks, Inc.

Ph. D. Students

Arijit Mitra

Area of Research: Energy Materials

Debayan Chatterjee

Area of Research: Rechargeable batteries

Pawar Rajwardhan Madhukar Aruna

Area of Research: Rechargeable batteries

Sharmistha Nayak

Area of Research: Nano-networks

Soutan Adak

Area of Research: Electroceramic materials

Subhadip Mondal

Area of Research: Electroceramic Materials

Unmesha Ray

Area of Research: Energy Materials