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Our moisture-proof cathode is on the cover of Nature Energy
Priya’s paper shows that a thin phosphate shell keeps sodium cathodes stable in humid air. Congratulations to everyone involved!
Deccan Institute of ScienceDepartment of Chemistry
Better batteries, from the atom up
Safer, longer-lasting energy storage built from abundant elements.
About the lab
We are chemists, physicists and engineers working on the materials that will store the world’s clean energy. Our batteries use cheap, abundant elements, survive thousands of cycles and fail safely.
We build our own instruments to watch batteries while they work, and we share our data and code openly.
Research
All researchSodium-ion batteries
Cathodes and electrolytes that replace scarce lithium and cobalt with sodium, iron and manganese.
Solid-state electrolytes
Ceramic and polymer electrolytes that make batteries that cannot catch fire.
Watching batteries work
Operando X-ray and spectroscopy methods that follow a battery’s chemistry while it charges.
We’re recruiting
PhD positions in sodium-ion batteries · Postdoctoral researcher: operando X-ray methods · Summer research internships
Funding & affiliations
- National Research Foundation
- Clean Energy Mission
- Deccan Institute of Science
- Open Battery Consortium
- Materials Innovation Fund